I shyly shoved my hands into the pockets of my jeans as we stood in the driveway for a few moments, both of us looking up into the sky, admiring the scenery. I took a deep breath, trying to calm my nerves, smelling the fresh air from the woods that surrounded the area, as Teddy turned to me. His eyes meeting mine, as a small smirk appeared on his lips, before he reached out for my hand. My whole body jumped as I let my hand take his again, his fingers intertwining with mine.

"Come on." Teddy spoke, pulling me with him as we began walking down the driveway, down the road.

"Where are we going?" I asked curiously as I finally let my body relax and go with the feeling of holding his hand. I tried my best to calm the nerves in my body as I reminded myself over and over again, he was just a friend from the past.

"My place." Teddy spoke, glancing back to me for a moment.

"What?" I exclaimed shockingly, stopping in my tracks, pulling Teddy to a stop with me. Teddy's whole face lit up as he burst out laughing, pointing to the house that was only a few hundred feet away from his father's house.

"That's my place." He said with a smile, as I nodded my head, still unsure of why we were going there.

"I wanna show you something." Teddy spoke reassuringly, as he gently tugged on my hand, getting me to start walking with him again. We joined back in step, as I walked next to him again.

"So, tell me Teddy, what's new since High School?" I teased, glancing over to the handsome man that walked next to me. I watched him smile wide as he glanced down to his feet, before looking over to me for a moment.

"Well, I don't play soccer anymore…" Teddy spoke with a chuckle, causing me to laugh a little.

"I heard. I bet you miss those shorts though." I teased, bumping him with my shoulder playfully, causing him to laugh out loud.

"Actually I do…have you seen what I wear now?" He asked looking over to me, as I blushed wildly, chuckling softly.

"I may have caught a glimpse or so." I lied, as I fought with my skin to return to a normal color.

"Riiiight." Teddy said with a smile, as he turned to look at me before he opened the door to the large house. I walked into the house, and my mouth dropped, it was absolutely beautiful and huge, I mean my whole house could fit in the living room of this house I swear. I glanced around at the décor, when I heard Teddy close the door behind us, standing next to me in the doorway.

I followed Teddy into the house as he led me through a few rooms, stopping in the TV room that was connected to the open kitchen.

"You want a drink?" Teddy asked, as he walked into the kitchen area.

"Uh..sure…" I answered nervously, as I let my hand massage the back of my neck, fighting with myself to keep in control of my nerves.

"I have water, Gatorade, Fruit Punch, and Beer." Teddy said from his place in front of the open fridge.

"I'll have what you're having." I said as I looked at the pictures that were on the shelves near the TV. He had pictures of him and his brothers, mostly him and Brett. There were pictures of him with his family, and others with people I'm guessing from wrestling or other parts of his life. I smiled at the one picture of him and Brett standing outside their old house that was next door to the house I still live in. It must have been before we moved in cause they were so much younger than when I met Teddy and Brett.

"Have you seen this one yet?" Teddy spoke from behind me, causing me to jump slightly, an amused smirk on his lips.

"Sorry." I said blushing, taking the beer he held out for me, as he lifted the one he was holding to his lips taking a sip.

"You're jumpy today." Teddy said in a low tone, his eyes dancing with mine.

"I guess so." I answered, lifting the beer to my lips as I quickly swallowed a swig, trying to avoid eye contact with him as much as I could.

"Is it because of me?" Teddy asked bluntly, catching me off guard as I quickly lifted my beer to my lips, taking another swallow before I processed that question.

"Maybe." I answered in a whisper tone, as I looked around the room, watching as Teddy stepped away from me, sitting on the couch across the room. I watched as he crossed one outstretched leg over the other, before he patted the cushion next to where he sat. I took another swig of my beer before I made the journey over to the couch, sitting next to him.

Glancing down at the bottle I held in my hand, I was positive I was gonna finish this whole beer by the time we left this house. I didn't know why Teddy made me so nervous, I guess I never faced the feelings I had for him in High School. The truth is I never even gave us a chance, Teddy was the jock who loved the cheerleaders, and I was not one of those. Then after High School, he went off to college and I assumed forgot all about me, it wasn't until years later that I found out he was wrestling, put the nail in the coffin. Wrestlers don't go for girls like me, plain and simple, but yet here I am sitting in his living room. I tried to convince my mind that we were just friends, that's all he wanted and that's all I wanted, but deep down I knew I would still jump at the chance to be more than that to him.

We sat in silence for a few moments before Teddy twisted his body to face me, resting his beer on his knee.

"So, why do I make you nervous?" Teddy asked with a smile, his eyes examining my face as I forced myself to look straight ahead.

"I don't know…it's just…I don't know" I said running my hand through my hair.

"It's just what?" Teddy asked confused.

"Well it's just everything, you're back in my life, you're family is back in my life, which is a good thing and all but it's been so long. I mean you're not the High School Senior who lives next door, and I'm not the dorky sophomore who's running up the road trying to catch the bus anymore." I explained, stopping to take a sip of my beer.

"Things have changed." I said exasperatedly as I leaned back against the couch.

"They sure have." Teddy added with a smile, leaning forward to rest his beer on the coffee table, before reaching over and placing his hand on my knee. Even through the denim I was wearing I could feel the heat from his hand as it rested there.

"And just for the record, I never saw you as a dorky sophomore." Teddy added, a wide smile on his lips.

"Oh come on…everyone saw me as a dork…I mean I was!" I exclaimed laughing, resting my head against the back of the couch.

"I didn't." Teddy said looking at me with a smile, removing his hand from my knee as he grabbed his beer once again, then leaned back against the couch, as he took another drink of his beer.

I knew my face was red, I felt the heat covering my skin as I rolled my head to look at the man sitting next to me, him facing mine as our eyes connected again. There were only inches between and us and I could feel the butterflies deep in my stomach, as the small smirk appeared on his lips.

"So uh…what did you want to show me?" I asked suddenly, as I sat up, placing my beer down on the table.

"Oh yeah." Teddy responded, jumping to his feet and walking towards the shelf on the other side of the TV, I didn't make it to that side before earlier. I blushed as he bent over in front of me, reaching for a frame, as I tried my best not to oogle his denim covered backside, but was losing the battle quickly. The man definitely knew how to wear a pair of jeans, I shifted in my seat as he turned around to face me. A small smirk on his lips, as I quickly looked down to my hands, fighting the blush that threatened to cover my skin.

Teddy walked across the room, sitting back down on the couch next to me, this time his body right next to mine as he held out the photo he held in his hands out to me. I smiled looking at the photo, it was taken back in High School, but for some reason I couldn't remember exactly when the photo was taken. I smiled looking at the photo, it was Teddy and I sitting together, his arm around me, as Brett sat down on the floor in front of us, his face scrunched up in a funny expression as Teddy and I were all smiles. I looked at the photo for a few moments before Teddy broke the silence.

"You remember this?" he asked, leaning closer to me, his hand resting on the frame of the picture.

"Sure." I lied smiling, hearing Ted chuckle out loud.

"Liar." He accused, as I giggled, blushing a crimson red.

"Alright, you got me. I don't remember this photo." I admitted, looking at the photo for any clues.

"It was the day Rachel was born." Teddy admitted, as the memories rushed through me.

"Oh yeah…you were there…" I remembered, leaning back on the couch, as Teddy nodded his head.

"I do remember that day…You stole your dad's car." I said pointing to Teddy as he smiled wide.

"Borrowed…I borrowed it…plus it was an emergency, you were dying to get to the hospital, so I was gonna get you there." Teddy explained, putting the photo on the table, letting the frame stand the photo up facing us, before he leaned back against the couch next to me.

"If I remember correctly, I asked you if you had your license, and you said you did." I said with a smile, chuckling softly.

"Well if I told you the truth, you wouldn't have gotten in the car with me." Teddy admitted, causing both of us to laugh out loud. A few moments of silence passing between us before I spoke up again.

"Did you ever get in trouble for that?" I asked, looking over to the man next to me.

"Nah…more like a warning…They understood that it was a once in a lifetime thing." Teddy explained, stretching his arms out wide above his head.

"So you brought me over here to show me this photo?" I asked, turning to look at him, a sheepish smile on his face.

"Maybe…" Teddy answered reaching for his beer, taking a swig out of it, fighting the smile that was trying to appear on his lips.

"Liar." I teased, poking him in the ribs, as he placed his beer down on the table.

"Alright…alright" Teddy gave in, lifting his hands up in a 'give up' motion.

"I just figured it'd be nice to spend some time alone, you and me, that's all…" Teddy admitted.

"Just like old times huh?" I asked with a smile, as he nodded his head.

"Of course this time, you're actually legal to drink that." I pointed out, pointing to the beer as he placed it back down on the table, smiling wide.

"And this time we don't have my mom yelling "Keep the door open!" at us from down stairs!" Teddy added, causing both of us to chuckle.

"Yeah they were pretty convinced we would be doing something we shouldn't be.." I said, taking a swig of my beer.

"Nah, they just thought we were making out." Ted added, causing me to slightly choke on the liquid in my mouth, before I swallowed hard, my brain forcing me to regain my composure.

"Well with your reputation in high school, I'm sure they had their reasons for thinking that." I retorted smiling, watching as Teddy's lips curled into a wide smile.

"Well…yeah." Was all he added before giving me a wink and taking another drink of his beer.

The silence between us grew for a few moments before I stood to my feet, grasping my beer and placing it on the counter in the kitchen.

"I guess we should head back." I said softly, watching as he quickly emptied his bottle, before placing it next to mine and led me towards the door, holding it open for me before we started walking back to Sr.'s place.

"So since you brought the subject up, what's your reputation like these days?" Teddy asked, looking straight ahead as I glanced over to him with a smile.

"You asking me if I'm single?" I asked, watching as he shrugged his shoulders.

"Well if you are, yes I'm single. In fact my reputation is pretty much non-existant." I added softly, running my hand through my hair.

"Why's that?" Ted asked, picking up a small stone and tossing it in front of us.

"Too much going on I guess. Work, College, and plus Richie and Rachel are a lot of baggage for a lot of guys to take." I added, exhaling deeply.

"How about you?" I asked nonchalantly, not really sure what answer I wanted.

"Definitely haven't found Mrs. Right" Teddy responded quickly, glancing over to me with a smile.

"But I'm sure you're still the same stud you were back in the day, got the girls lined up around the corner just to be with you." I teased him, watching as he picked up another stone, giving it a toss watching as it flew through the air.

"Well, like you said…Things have changed." Teddy spoke, turning to face me.

"Oh I doubt they've changed that much." I said blushing, looking down at my feet as I drew in the dirt with the tips of my shoes.

"You'd be surprised." He responded softly, his hand grasping mine as we continued up the driveway together. It amazed me how calm I was letting his fingers intertwine with mine as we continued, stopping on the doorstep of Sr.'s house. Ted leaned his back against the door, turning to me, our connected hands gently swinging between us.

"Everything changes…you should know that by now." Teddy said with a smile, his eyes meeting mine as I fought to keep my skin the normal color.

"I mean, look at us. Over the last month, you're back in my life, I'm back in yours, and that's been a change in my life that I've loved every minute of." Teddy admitted, his face serious. I suddenly felt my nerves jump as I instinctively pulled my hand away from his, taking a step back from where he stood.

"Although, I haven't figured out why I make you nervous…" Teddy said before pushing himself off of the door, stepping closer to me, his lips just outside my ear, his breath cascading over my ear as he whispered.

"Yet…"

The light above the door suddenly flickered, causing both of us to look towards the door, when I heard Teddy grumble under his breath.

"My dad's a real comedian sometimes."

I couldn't help but giggle before walking past him towards the door, as it opened and Ted Sr. stood on the other side of the door.

"Oh I didn't know you two were out here! Dinner's on the table!" Ted Sr. spoke with a smile, as I walked past him into the house, with Teddy right behind me.