i/I don't remember how this went so I'm just guessing. Here is where you all meet Cindy. There's not much to Cindy. She's just Benton's girlfriend. i/

Chapter 8 Jonny

~Present~

"Not now, Bandit! I'm trying to think! I'll play with you in a bit." My dog wanted my attention.

Suddenly, he started barking and whining. I turned around and saw he was about to start scratching the door.

"Oh sorry Bandit! I forgot to let you out!" I stood up and walked to my door and opened it. I headed for the back door and opened it. I was nearly knocked over by a white torpedo. "Silly pooch!" I chuckled. I stood on the back porch enjoying the evening breeze. I glanced toward the lighthouse and spotted my dad kissing his girlfriend, Cindy Johnson. She was a graphic designer. They had been going out for about six months now.

Seeing them brought back another memory……

~1 year ago~

"But Caroline—" Jean started to plead. Jean was a ghost who decided to take up residency in my body. Lady Caroline was also a ghost but she was in Jessie.

"Spare me your lies." Caroline/Jessie snapped.

"Please, Caroline, the other girl meant nothing to me!" Jean/I cried.

'Great' I thought to myself. 'I'm stuck in a soap opera like my mom used to watch!'

Caroline/Jessie turned her (their?) back to me (Him? Us?).

"Caroline, I love you still. What I did was wrong. Please, Lady Caroline, forgive me!"

Caroline/Jessie turned around. "You love me?"

"With my whole heart." He/I took a tentative step forward.

Caroline/Jessie crossed to me (him? Us?) and stopped an easy arms length away. "Do you mean it?"

"Yes, my darling Caroline." Jean/I put his/my hand on Caroline's/Jessie's cheek.

Before I knew what happened, Jean and Caroline were kissing. I felt Jean leave me and I knew that Caroline had left Jessie at the same time, but I kept kissing Jessie.

"Ahem" I completely forgot about Hadji.

I pretended to come back to reality and took a few steps backwards.

"Look!" Jessie pointed to the inner part of the island. "It's disappearing!"

The next thing I knew, Hadji, Jessie, Bandit and I were back on the Questor, heading home.

~Present~

I smiled to myself. I sometimes wonder what would have happened if Hadji hadn't been there. To tell you the truth, I certainly won't mind kissing her like that again……

1 The end….I think