The next day, Kendall was getting discharged from the hospital and as a result, the boys thought it only seemed fit that they threw a 'Welcome Home' party for him. Since Jasmine had decided to start on a new slate with Kendall, she gladly helped out.
"Did you get enough pizza?" Jasmine asked Carlos.
He nodded as he placed the pizza box down on the counter, "Yes."
"Okay… The cake?" Jasmine said
"James collected it earlier and it's already in the fridge." Carlos said
"Good." Jasmine said
She stood with her hands on her hip and looked around, seeing if there was anything she missed out.
"Jas, you've got to relax." Carlos said, "We did all the tasks you gave us."
"I know… I just want to make sure everything is in place." Jasmine said
"You're really the greatest, you know that?" Carlos said
Jasmine looked at Carlos with a puzzled expression.
"Kendall should have treasured you." Carlos said, "But, no. He gave you up just for a quick smooch."
"Carlos…" Jasmine said
He held up his hands in defence, "I know, I know… I'll stop.."
"I know you guys still feel pissed at Kendall for me. But, it's been a year and I told Logan that I decided to begin again with Kendall as friends. So, let's forget what happened, okay?" Jasmine said
Carlos looked at the look on Jasmine's face and nodded, "If you're okay with it, I guess I'm okay with it too."
Jasmine smiled and gave Carlos a side hug just as the keys to the front door jingled.
"Oh! They're back." Jasmine said, "Position!"
Carlos nodded and the two of them hurried to their positions by the door with the party poppers. As soon as the front door opened, the two of them pulled open the party poppers.
"WELCOME HOME!" They yelled.
Kendall stepped back a little in surprise before breaking into a smile when he saw Jasmine and Carlos standing by the door. His heart leapt when she came over and gave him a hug which he missed.
Jasmine was surprised by her own actions too. But, in that moment, she felt that it was right to give him a hug. She hurriedly let him go and stepped back next to Carlos as Dustin closed the front door.
As the other boys led him in, Logan looked at Jasmine.
"What was that about?" Logan asked
"I don't know… I was just living in the moment." Jasmine replied
"Really? You are kinda giving him mixed signals by doing that…" Logan said
"I know, I know." Jasmine said, "I'll try not to let him think otherwise."
The 'Welcome Home' party eventually became much larger when Kendall's family arrived with James. Mrs Schmidt had prepared more food and made the food table a lot more crowded.
Once he managed to pry himself away from everyone telling him 'Welcome Home', Kendall headed out to the backyard to get a breather. He thought he was alone until he spotted Jasmine sitting alone on one of the pool chairs.
He walked over slowly towards her and asked, "Is this seat taken?"
Jasmine looked up and gave him a small smile, "My invisible friend just left so you're good to take it."
Kendall laughed a little as he sat down on the pool chair next to hers.
She looked at him, "Shouldn't you be inside? This is your party…"
"Yeah… I know… It's just that it got too crowded inside. And too many people are wishing me a welcome home." Kendall said
Jasmine laughed, "I realized that the party may have gotten a little too big…"
The two of them laughed a little until they fell silent. Jasmine knew she had to talk to him about what is going to happen between them and what better way to do it then now?
"Kendall…" Jasmine said
"Yeah?" He said
She sighed and continued, "I know that you can't remember anything from a year ago but I can't pretend that nothing happened between us."
"I know…" Kendall said
"But… I am willing to start afresh." Jasmine said
"Like friends?" Kendall said
Jasmine nodded, "Like friends."
Kendall didn't exactly want to be friends again but seeing that it's the only way they could write off whatever happened between them, he nodded.
Jasmine smiled and put out her hand, "Hi. I'm Jasmine. Nice to meet you."
Kendall smiled and shook her hand, "Kendall. It's a pleasure to meet you, Jasmine."