I'm sorry if Chapter 9 wasn't much about John and Torrie. Thanks to all who reviewed! Hope you like Chapter 10

Chapter 10

The next morning..

It was now time for them to leave.

"God I'm going to miss this place!" Stacy said.

"I know! I mean.. this place brought us a lot of memories to treasure." Melina said.

"This is where Randy proposed to me.." Stacy said.

"Yeah, this is where Jeff and I officially got together" Trish said.

"This is where I found my true friends.." Torrie said. The girls looked at her. "I found true friendship in you guys!" Torrie added.

"Awwwww!!" the girls exclaimed and pulled Torrie into a hug. "We love you Tor and we'll always be your friends!" Stacy said.

The friends went on their separate ways once they got to the airport. Melina, Johnny, Stacy and Randy were together, and Jeff and Trish decided to follow. John drove off with Torrie.

In the car..

"So Tor, did you have fun?" John said as he glanced at Torrie.

"I did John! I've never been happier my entire life. It's my first time on a resort! I mean, I only see resorts on TV! I never actually thought I could visit one. And the food! The food's delicious! I could finish 10 plates in one sitting! Everyone was just sooo nice! They were all very kind and they showed me how to dress.. Ahhhh!! I love you!" Torrie froze when she realized how that sounded.

"you guys.. I love you guys" she quickly added.

John just smiled. He was glad that Torrie had the time of her life but also felt guilty. He felt he was the reason why Torrie never got to college and have normal friends like him. She was too busy serving him to even take care of herself. "Things are going to change from now on.." John thought.

Once they reached the gate to John's house, Torrie was about to get out of the car to open the gates when John stopped her.

"I'll do it." John said. Torrie smiled at him.

Torrie rushed to her trailer to put away her things. She was now in her usual loose shirt and jeans but her hair was at least combed. She went inside the house to cook dinner when she saw that the table was all set and John was busy in the kitchen.

"Hey! What are you doing?" Torrie asked.

John looked over his shoulder. Even though she was back to her old looks, he still thought she was beautiful. He found it very weird because not so long ago, he laughed at how she looked. "Oh, I'm preparing our dinner. You know, for a change, let's eat together." John said with a smile.

Torrie walked over to John. "John you don't have to do this. I'm the maid." Torrie looked at him.

"I know, I just thought that maybe it's my turn to serve you." John said getting back to what he was doing.

"Okay, but this will be the last time." Torrie said. She was flattered by his actions.

The next morning, John decided to go along with Torrie in the grocery store. He went so he learned how to be an efficient "grocery-shopper".

"When lightly pressed, the flesh of 'fresh' fish should be quite resilient and bounce back, the older it gets the more likely it is that the indent will remain or slowly bounce back" Torrie told John.

"To make shopping easier, you also have to make an aisle-by-aisle list like this one I'm holding. You also have to look pleasant you know, smile!" Torrie instructed John.

When they were paying, the cashier gave Torrie a free chocolate bar. "I saved it especially for you Torrie!" the old lady whispered then gave her a wink.

"Oh thank you Ms. Keller!" Torrie beamed her beautiful smile at her.

In the car..

"Wow, people there really like you Tor!" John said.

"Nah! I'm sure they'll like you too!" Torrie said. "Do you want some of this?" Torrie offered John a chunk of her chocolate bar. "I'll pass. You know, my mom told me that it's impolite to give someone something that's given to you." John told Torrie with a smile.

"I know that. But there is a difference between giving and sharing. I'm giving some not because I don't like it, dude! It tastes divine! I'm giving you some because I want you to enjoy what I'm enjoying." Torrie said.

"Okay.." John said as he took the chocolate. "Wow! It really does taste great! Thanks!" Torrie smiled at him and looked out the window.

Torrie was a smart girl. She also had the heart to match her beauty. John learned a lot from Torrie when he gave her the chance. In the back of his head, John was getting infatuated with Torrie.

John held the grocery bags and Torrie opened the door for him. They were laughing at each other's jokes when they were surprised at what they saw.

"Mom!" Torrie said. Tears were on her eyes as she rushed to her mother. She hugged and kissed her like it was their first time to see each other. "I missed you mom! Where were you?"

"I missed you too honey!" Helen responded as she hugged her daughter tighter.

John walked over to his mom and gave her a kiss on the cheek. "Hey ma!" John said. John visited his mother every weekend that is why he wasn't so surprised at her presence. He was surprised at Torrie's mother. They hadn't seen each other for 5 years.

"Hello Darling!" Mrs. Cena replied. "Helen, why don't John and I leave you and Torrie to talk." Mrs. Cena suggested. With that she left with John, John kept looking back at Torrie, he wondered what was wrong, what was there to talk about.

"Mom I missed you so much!" Torrie cried even harder. "Why did you leave me?"

"I'm sorry honey. I didn't want to, but your father and I had to." Torrie's mom started crying as well. "Torrie look at me.. For the five years that we were gone, your father and I fled to Australia to get a better job. The money I was making for being a maid and the money he made for driving a cab obviously wasn't enough. We have no house and no money to send you to school again. Believe me honey it was for the best"

Torrie just tried to understand her mother, it was painful to leave her without a say, but Torrie could not stay mad at her mom. "I understand mom! I just missed you so much!" Torrie cried. She remembered the nights when she was alone in her trailer crying because she missed her.

"But now, we have earned. We have enough money to send you to college and we also bought a house in Sydney. We can now live together, as a family, you no longer have to work, consider yourself as a typical young lady. We're leaving tomorrow" Helen beamed at her daughter.

"Tomorrow?" Torrie snapped. "yes, we've already booked a flight." Helen said.

With that, Torrie just hugged her mother. She was happy about the fact that she was finally going to be with her family but all the daylight drained out of her when she thought that she might never see John again.