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It was officially summer. Jenn and John were so happy that they didn't have to deal with school anymore. That, and John had passed his driving test. He officially got his license and could drive places...particularly with Jenn. He grabbed the keys and drove to Jenn's house, despite how close it was. Normally, his parents would want him to walk but they didn't want to spoil his good mood.

He arrived at Jenn's house and when she answered the door, she was already pretty excited. He wondered if she had seen him pul up in the driveway. She squealed as he hugged her and she gave him a big, passionate kiss. He pulled away in a slight daze and chuckled. As he came back to his senses, she pulled him into the house and into her room.

"Not that I'm complaining, but what's going on?" he asked, slightly confused.

"Well...I have some news." She couldn't hide that big, goofy, adorable grin.

"Me too...it's why I came over." he smiled.

"Ooooooh~ well you go first." she insisted.

"Alright...I got my license." he beamed, pulling out the form of identification. She gasped happily as she took the little card and looked at the picture.

"Very handsome..." she teased. Everyone knew these types of pictures never turned out well and John's was no exception. They all looked like prison photos.

"Ha ha ha...very funny." he said rolling his eyes and taking the card back.

"You know I tease because I care." she said affectionately. He couldn't help but smile at that.

"Okay...so what's your news?"

"I'm going to Georgia! My parents are letting me go for a month!" she squealed excitedly. He still smiled, but the majority of it had faded.

"Great! A month, though?"

"Yeah...is that a problem?" she asked, confused.

"What about you and me? We're gonna have to go a month without seeing each other..." he said a bit dejectedly.

"I know...but I'll call you everyday, and send you pictures, videos, all that. Please be happy for me~~~! I haven't seen my old friends or my other family in like a year...please?" she pleaded. It was obvious that this trip was important to her.

"Okay...but what will I do about kisses and stuff?" he said with a dorky pout.

"I promise I'll make it up to you when I get back." she reassured.

"Okay...so when do you leave?"

"On Friday." she said smiling. It was Wednesday.

"Oh...well...can I be the one to drive you to the airport?" he asked softly.

"Of course~ and my parents will still be here so you can keep tabs on me that way." she winked as she went back to her packing. There was an article of clothing that caught his eye...and it wasn't a big article either.

He grabbed it and held up a rather small bikini. He was suddenly a bit uncomfortable with her going alone like this and with the outfits she seemed to be packing. He began going through her suitcase and taking things out that he deemed as inappropriate. She laughed when she saw his behavior and rolled her eyes as she returned those things, making him pout again.

"Why are you taking such small clothes?" he asked, crossing his arms.

"Because if you've ever been to Georgia, you know it's really hot and really humid." she explained smiling.

"How come you never wear this stuff with me?"

"I was when summer came around but the trip came up...don't worry. I'll still wear all this stuff when I get back to you too." she reassured again.

He helped her pack and they got into quite a few good makeout sessions as they finished packing her things for her trip. She grabbed her camera and got it ready. He looked skeptical but she pouted at him, leaving him defenseless. She took various pictures of them together, including some goofy poses and faces, some normal ones, one gangster one, and of course a few of them kissing or of him kissing or cheek and vice versa. Then she started to tug at his shirt, making him laugh in confusion as she tossed it aside.

"What are you doing?" he asked, arching an eyebrow as she took some pictures.

"So I can make everyone jealous with what a hot boyfriend I have." she winked, making him blush slightly.

Before either of them knew it, Friday had come along. She had an afternoon flight so John came to get her in the morning so she could get there with time to spare. She got a lecture from her parents about being good to her aunts, staying out of trouble, the usual stuff a parent reminds their child of when they travel alone. John came at the right time and drove her to the airport. He decided to keep her company at the airport until it was time for her to board her flight. When the time came, she smiled sadly for a moment before kissing him lovingly.

"It'll be a fast month...I promise. And you're gonna come pick me up, right?" she said happily. He nodded.

"For sure." he said smiling as he kissed her again.

"I'll call you as soon as I get to my aunt's house...and after I call my parents." she said quickly with a giggle. He nodded as he sent her off. HE couldn't help but shake the feeling that this month was going to be longer than she had said it would be.

The flight was pretty short from Massachusetts to Georgia and she had landed in Atlanta. When she stepped out of the gate, she spotted her aunt and cousins waiting for her. She practically ran to them and hugged them tightly. She immediately forgot her jetlag and fatigue as she chatted it up with them. A year to them had seemed like forever. They talked about old friends that they'd be meeting up with, places to eat, go shopping, hang out, all that good stuff.

As promised, as soon as she got there, she called her parents, letting them know she got there safely and she was doing well. Once she was done with that call, she made the second call...to her boyfriend. John had been waiting for her to call so he answered on the second ring.

"Hey baby." he said with a wide smile.

"Hey yourself." she said smiling back, though he couldn't see it.

"You're good with your promises." he chuckled.

"I told you I would..."

"Feel good to be back in Georgia?"

"It feels so so good...but only one important thing is missing."

"And what's that?"

"You...I wish you could meet my family." she said softly into the receiver.

"Me too...and I'm sure I will sometime in the hopefully near future." he said with a soft chuckle. He cold hear her yawn on the other side.

"I'll call you everyday, okay?" she said softly.

"Baby, go to bed. You sound tired. You had a long day." he said smiling.

"I'll call you tomorrow?" she asked with another yawn.

"For sure...bye baby."

"Bye..." she said, hanging up. And then she let sleep overtake her.

The next day, her cousins took her to the beach. It was a blast, getting to feel that warm water and that Georgia sun. They took tons of pictures and one of her cousins came across the picture of her and John...and the one of him shirtless.

"Hey Jenn...is this your boyfriend?"

"Yeah~ that's my John." she beamed proudly.

"Damn! He's hot! Does he have any brothers?" Jane asked giggling.

"He's got four...one older, three younger."

"Any as hot as him?"

"Well Steve is pretty good looking but he has a girlfriend." she said scratching her head.

"Damn...oh well..."

The spent the rest of the day, taking loads of pictures, tan out on the beach, and even play in the water. When all was said and done, the sun was actually starting to set and the weather started to get colder. They wrapped their towels around their bodies and headed on home. Jenn didn't realize how much she missed being home…as much as she had settled well in Massachusetts, nowhere truly felt like home like Atlanta. She took a shower and got relaxed back into the room. She reached over for her phone and called John. It didn't take long for him to pick up and as soon as she heard his voice, she smiled.

"Hello?" he panted. He sounded out of breath.

"John, you okay?" she asked quirking her eyebrow.

"Oh yeah…I just got done with a workout. That's all." he explained with a tired laugh.

"Fun?" she asked smiling.

"Oh yeah…loads. Besides, I gotta keep myself looking good for my lady." he smirked.

"Speaking of your body, my cousins thought you were hot. They asked about your brothers." she said with a giggle.

"Oh did they now?" he said, satisfied with himself.

"Oh yes."

"So what did you do today?" he asked as he got relaxed on his chair.

"We went to the beach."

"And I missed seeing you in that bikini?" he asked, disappointed.

"You'll see the pictures when I get back, baby." she said, sighing a bit.

"Okay, okay…long day?"

"Yeah…we spent the whole day there. I just got out of the shower." she said, laying back on the bed.

"I'll let you go and get some rest then." he said softly. He had to shower and get relaxed as well.

"Okay John. I'll call you tomorrow?" she said a bit tiredly.

"Yup. Talk to you tomorrow." he said as they hung up.

Over the next two weeks or so, Jenn and John had fallen into the pattern of talking for even just ten minutes on the phone everyday. Just hearing his voice made her happy. If John were to live in Atlanta with her, this would be perfect, but alas…you can't have everything you want.

About two and a half weeks into the trip, Jenn's cousin Brent came to surprise her. Brent lived down in Florida so he was able to take some time off to see her. They were very close. He was like the older brother she never had. She loved him a lot. She always had fun when they were growing up because girls were constantly fawning over him and she was always amused by it all. Jenn's other cousins knew he was coming so when he came to the door, they made sure she answered. She gasped in excitement.

"BRENT?!" she screamed as she jumped on him. He laughed, hugging her.

"I've missed you too Jennifer." Very few people were allowed to call her by her full first name…Brent was one of those people.

"Why didn't you tell me you'd be coming up here?" she asked, calming down slightly.

"Because that would ruin the surprise!" he said, ruffling her hair.

"How long are you staying for?" she asked, linking arms with him.

"A couple of days…how much longer back in town for?"

"Another week or so." she said shrugging.

"So do you have any plans for today?" he asked as they sat on the stairs.

"Not that I know of." she said grinning. This usually meant Brent had plans for them.

"So…you in the mood for…ice cream?" he said like he was talking to a little kid. She just squealed and nodded.

"Only YES! Let me go get my purse and stuff. I'll be right back." she said quickly and ran upstairs for her stuff.

In all the rush, she left her phone on her bed. Unfortunately, she didn't realize John would be trying to call her while she was out. She was just so excited, she didn't think about it. They ended up being gone for a while longer than planned as well. They were trying to fit over a year's worth of catching up in one outing.

John was starting tog et worried. She never took this long to answer the phone, especially with him calling. He decided to listen to some music and get his mind off of things. He put his phone on vibrate and shoved it in his pocket, so he'd feel it for sure if she called. If she didn't call back within the next hour or so, he'd call her again….to add to the six missed calls she had from him already.

Jenn got back with Brent and they headed upstairs. He got settled on her bed and looked around at some of her things. Jenn grabbed her camera and showed him pictures, mainly of John. She beamed proudly as she slowed down enough to show him off to her cousin.

"So…what do you think?" she asked, mainly for his approval.

"I'm always gonna say you can do better, but aside from that, all is good." he reassured. She squealed.

"Oh, I gotta shower. If someone calls, can you answer the phone for me?" she asked with a big puppy face.

"Yeah, sure." he said as he looked at her pictures more. After about ten minutes, Brent heard the phone ring. He picked up.

"Hello? Jennifer's phone." he said politely. He didn't bother looking at the caller ID. It was John. He was a bit taken back when he heard her full name…and from a guy's voice.

"This is John…is Jenn there?"

"She's in the shower right now. Can I take a message?" he asked, getting a pen and paper ready.

"Umm…who are you?"

"I'm Brent. You the boyfriend?" he asked, assuming Jenn had told John about him.

"Yeah. Can you just have her call me back when she's done?" he asked quickly and with an annoyed tone to him.

"Okay…bye." Brent said awkwardly. He didn't understand what exactly was happening. Jenn got out of the shower and smiled as she brushed her hair, walking out.

"Were you bored?" she asked sitting near him.

"Nope…and your boyfriend called." he said handing her the phone. She got a look at the missed calls and her eyes widened. Six missed calls. She called him quickly, feeling a little bad about forgetting about him.

"John?" she asked softly when she knew he picked up.

"Yeah?" he asked, obviously not too happy.

"What's wrong?" she asked softly.

"Who's that guy with you?" he asked, not beating around the bush.

"Brent?" she asked, looking over at her cousin.

"Yeah…what was he doing in your room and answering your phone?" he said accusingly. Jenn finally started to catch on and laughed loudly.

"Oh my god! John, are you serious?!" she laughed loudly.

"What? What's so funny?" John asked, confused.

"Okay…I may be Southern, but I am not THAT Southern." she said with another giggle.

"What are you going on about?" John asked with a sigh.

"Brent's my cousin." she said finally calming down. John felt like a complete idiot.

"Oh…your cousin." he said, feeling even more stupid for being jealous.

"Yes…he's more like a brother but he's just my cousin."

"I'm sorry for getting worked up like that."

"It's okay…it's actually kind of cute. Besides, I'll be heading back in about a week." she said reassuringly.

"I'm so glad…not that I want to tear you away from your family, but I miss you baby." he said softly.

"I miss you too…a lot John." she said softly back.

"Well I don't wanna keep you from your family, so I'll talk to you later." he said softly before hanging up.

The rest of Jenn's trip went by rather quickly, at least from her point of view. It was so nice to see everyone and she was happy that she was able to buy various souvenirs and fit them all in her suitcase. It was a very tearful goodbye but she did miss her parents and her boyfriend. She couldn't wait to get all the pictures developed and show them to everyone. Her parents and John were going to come together to pick her up from the airport.

Once her flight landed, she practically ran to her parents and John. They all hugged her tightly and she kissed John passionately. That was probably what she had missed the most…his kisses. He wrapped his arm around her as they walked to the car. John couldn't stop smiling and neither could she for that matter.

"So did y'all miss me?" she asked.

"Someone's accent is back with a vengeance." her dad teased, making her blush.

"I can't help it." she said, trying to get it back to normal.

"Hey, I like it." John defended.

Once they got back home, Jenn took the pictures she took and showed them to John. He smiled as he went through them all. He smirked at the ones from the beach and the ones from the amusement park they had gone to. He saw a couple of them were with Brent and he just wanted to kick himself for getting worked up. He landed on one of her blowing a kiss to the camera on the beach. She looked beautiful in a baby blue bikini.

"I'm keeping this one." he said grinning.

"Why? I look like crap in that one." she said blushing and trying to snatch it back.

"I think you look beautiful." he said softly.

"Fine…" she gave in, letting him have the photo.

She spent the rest of the day in John's arms, exchanging stories and kisses to make up for the time they spent away from each other. She felt so relaxed in his arms. He seemed to have gotten his body even more toned now. She felt over his muscles and she definitely felt safe and secure there. Alas, the jetlag had finally begun to set in and she fell asleep in his arms and to the sound of his heartbeat. He noticed she had finally fallen asleep and he smiled down at her. He was content with stroking her hair and kissing her forehead and scalp every so often. He was so glad she was finally home.

Another really long chapter~~~~~~~
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Keep on keepin on~

Oh and I'm actually gonna be starting on another story too so be looking out for that ^^
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