Chapter 7

"Jack," Livvie said. "You know how I feel about you." Jack nodded. "Livvie, I-well, put it this way, I've been an idiot towards you. I'm really sorry." This time it was Jack who moved closer to Livvie. Livvie shrugged and laughed. "I've experienced idiots before," she said. Jack looked at Livvie and saw the pretty smile he once knew. She looked back at Jack. . .and kissed him. No, this wasn't a peck on the cheek. It was a long kiss, a passionate one that only comes from love. Jack was amazed. "Livvie, I-" Livvie immediately realized her mistake. "Oh, God, Jack, I'm so sorry-" she got up from the sofa. "No," Jack said. He pulled her back down. "Livvie, I-I love you."

At the same time, Ricky realized his mistake. He pulled away from Marissa. Without saying anything, he stood up and walked to the door. "Go on. Jamal's waiting," he muttered, opening the door. Marissa stood up, confused. Without warning, she began to feel a strange sensation throughout her body. Ricky's eyes widened. "What the-? Marissa, you're glowing!" And indeed she was. She had a sparkling yellow aura about her. Suddenly, the entire room went white. When Ricky could see again, he looked to where Marissa was standing. "Casey!?"

Jamal took his key out of his pocket and opened the door to his apartment. "Ahh, home sweet home!" Jamal said merrily. He threw his keys on the dresser and looked around for Marissa. He was actually relieved she wasn't home because he wanted to be alone with Alison. Alison walked in slowly, looking around the place she used to live in, seeing all sorts of pictures of when she and Jamal were together. She sat down on the couch when she suddenly realized something very important. "Jamal!" she shouted. "Yeah?" she heard him say from another room. "I'm going to Lucy's to pack my stuff, all right?" She saw an arm stick out with the thumbs up signal and smiled at the Jamal she used to love. Then, she left for Lucy's house.

Livvie stared into Jack's face. "I love you too, Jack," she said, smiling. "After all this time, we finally say our true feelings for each other." She and Jack hugged tightly. Jack looked at Livvie.

"This time," he said, "I'm definitely not letting you go." He smiled and kissed her again.

Ricky couldn't believe his eyes. There was Casey, staring straight at him. The punk clothes, the tattoos, the disheveled hair in a ponytail, the beautiful face. "Oh my God," he said breathlessly. Marissa had become Casey. All of Casey's memories returned as she ran over to Ricky. "I'm back," she said. She hugged Ricky. He, however, was thoroughly confused. "But-how? I mean, I know you're an angel and all, but how the hell did this happen: Casey winked at Ricky. "The people upstairs decided to let me come back," she said, pointing to the ceiling. Then she continued her explanation. "Marissa, while having independent thoughts, was used, I guess, to find out what was goin' on down here. Your kiss-no, your love-brought me back, Ricky." She kissed him as he realized his dreams had come true.