Emotions took control over Baby and were in the driver's seat. There was no sense in fighting in because deep down inside she wanted to see him.

As she reached Johnny's car he was just about to climb in when he seen her walking toward him. "There is no way!"

She gave him a big grin and replied. "Hey Johnny."

Johnny reached out to embrace her. "Baby, I can't believe it is really you."

Baby wrapped her arms around Johnny's neck. It felt so good to be in his arms again. "What are the odds huh?"

Johnny pulled back to get a good look at Baby. "It is so good to see you. How have you been?"

"Pretty good. What about you?" She replied as she noticed Johnny smiling.

"Life has been treating me pretty good." Johnny said shutting his car door. "Did you see the show?"

"Yeah, I did. It was really good. So you choreographed it?" Baby asked as she couldn't take her eyes off Johnny.

"Yeah, I did. This was a really good group to teach." Johnny looked as if he was beginning to fidget little. "So, ah, what are you doing in Boston? You live here?"

"Yes. I work for the Boston Globe. I moved here right after college." I returned.

"Hard to believe we have been in the same town for five years and have never run into each other till now." Johnny leaned back against his car and gave Baby a mischievous grin.

"What?" Baby said noticing the grin.

Johnny was leaned back with his arms crossed over his chest. "Just can't believe Baby Houseman is standing right here in front of me."

"Trust me I know how you feel. I was shocked to see your name in the program." Baby smiled back as she looked into Johnny's eyes.

He had the same sweet look about him. That look in his eyes was familiar yet seemed to hold new adventures. How much had he changed?

"You wanna go grab a drink across the street?" Johnny asked hoping she would take him up on his offer.

"Ah, well I really need to get back to work." Baby said not really wanting to say that.

"Yeah, I really need to get home and rest before tonight's show I guess." Johnny said as he tried to keep his smile.

Now an awkward moment had seeped up between them. Neither of them knew what to say at this point. Johnny looked toward the ground as Baby fidgeted with her notebook. Finally Baby broke the silence. "I can take a late lunch."

Johnny lifted his head and turned toward Baby. "I would like that."

In silence the two walked across the street to Chonchskies. They were seated in a corner booth in the back of the pub. Now she could get a good look at him. He was in his thirty's now and still handsome as ever. Age lines were showing on his face but his brown hair hid them when it would sweep across his forehead.

"Well, tell me what has been going on in your life." Johnny asked as he slouched down in the booth.

"Not much really to tell I guess." Baby said not knowing what to really say.

"After nine years, I find that hard to believe." Johnny said as he leaned over the table closer to her. "Tell me."

"Well," Baby took a deep breath as she continued. "I graduated Mt. Holyoke and moved here. It wasn't long I had the job at the Globe. See not much too really say."

Johnny gave Baby a strange look. "There has got to be more than that."

"Well, what about you?" Baby quickly turned the conversation to him.

"Ah, turn all the attention to me huh," He noticed Baby smiling at him. "Well, after Kellerman's I joined the labor union with my father. I worked there a while and I decided I wanted to make something of myself ya know?"

Baby nodded as Johnny continued. "So with that I went to the dance school here in Boston and got my degree in Fine Arts and started choreographing musicals and plays. I just couldn't let go of my love to dancing."

"That's great Johnny. I am proud of you." Baby said as he smiled sweetly at Johnny again.

"Thanks but that is not my best achievement." Johnny pulled out his wallet and took out picture and handed it to Baby. "His name is Jonathon. He is six."

Baby looked at the picture to see Johnny's son looking back at her. He had brown hair and brown eyes. He favored Johnny a lot. "He is very handsome."

"Yeah he is. I love him to death. I don't get to see him much because his mom got married and moved him to Salem." Baby handed the picture back to Johnny. "Kids are amazing gifts."

Baby watched Johnny eyes light up as he talked about Jonathon. Johnny had matured into so much over these nine years. "I will find out one day."

"You never got married or anything?" Johnny looked down and noticed she wasn't wearing a ring.

"No, just haven't met the one I guess." Baby chuckled feeling her cheeks becoming red.

"I never married either. I had planned to marry Jonathon's mom but we just weren't meant to be ya know?" Johnny focused on Baby's eyes. "So did you ever think about me over these nine years?"

Baby noticed the teasing in Johnny's voice. "Occasionally."

"Just occasionally huh?" Johnny said grinning as he took a sip of his drink. "Well, then I guess that means I occasionally thought about you too."

They sat there Baby's whole lunch hour as conversations drifted back and forth about Baby's family, Penny, and both of their lives since that summer at Kellerman's. There was never a silence as both spoke of their past. It seemed like each other hung on the others words waiting to here what adventure came next.

"I can just walk back to work from here." Baby pointed up at her building.

"It was good to see you again." Johnny said as he walked close to Baby.

"Yeah, you too. It's still hard to believe." Baby said as she stopped walking.

"What is it?" Johnny asked as he stopped in front of her.

Baby wanted to tell him that she was having her feelings for him returning. It had to be absurd her feeling them again after just seeing him again. Here her mind went again into should I do this or should I do that? mode. It was at the very moment she was longing just to touch his gentle lips again.

"Baby, you alright?" Johnny asked noticing the expression on Baby's face.

Snap out of it she kept telling herself. Nine years is too long to still love someone. Snap out of it! She was doing nothing but making it hard on herself.

"Oh, I am fine. Really." She returned to him taking a deep breath.

"Well, you are still beautiful than ever." Johnny said as he reached for her hand. "Been along time since I have seen that lovely face."

Baby looked up at Johnny to see him smiling down at her. It was a gorgeous smile. One that had mystery behind it but seemed loving at the same time.

Baby glanced down at her watch. "I am gonna be late if I don't hurry."

"Yeah, you better get going." Johnny said as he gently let go of Baby's hand. "I enjoyed our lunch."

"I did too." Baby looked at her watch again. "You take care."

"You too and don't let it be another nine years before we see each other again." Johnny said flashing her that smile again.

Baby turned and walked away. Their parting words held no future of seeing each other again. She had to admit to herself that bothered her. Just being around him sparked that fire inside her again. That fire had been out for years; actually nine years if you wanted to get technical. She had to realize again that her and Johnny both had moved on with there lives.

The picture of Jonathon popped into her head. He was such a handsome young man. It was hard to believe that Johnny had a son. Baby wondered what Jonathon's mother was like and did Johnny really love her? Did he love her like he had once loved Baby? All that was none of her business now but she just couldn't help but wonder.