Bradin's POV…
"Cora? What are you doing here?" I asked sitting up looking at her. The butterflies returned to my stomach. "You don't seem happy to see me…" She said putting a hand on the curve of her hip. She even wore my favorite outfit of hers… I stood up smiling, "Cora!" I hugged her and it felt good to have her hug back. "What are you doing here?" I asked again. "I couldn't miss Juice day!" She exclaimed smiling her heart-melting smile. My heart began to speed up, "How'd you know I was here?" "Well, you kind of told me where you were before you left Kansas." "I meant at the beach," I laughed. I couldn't help it, she always had these little things about her that made me laugh, and she was so adorable. "Ava told me. Derek and Nikki seemed rather happy to see me, how come you don't?" There was a little disappointment in her voice. I hugged her again and said, "I'm ecstatic! I can't believe you're here!" Cora kissed me lightly and I felt my knees go weak. "I've missed you," She said as she hugged me again. "Likewise… but Cora… I have something to tell you." I pulled away from her and began to tell her about Callie.
Cora's POV…
"Bradin, you told me that you wouldn't love anyone else, only me…" I struggled not to let tears fall down my face. "Cora, don't cry, things change. After a while you don't expect me to be lonely do you?" "I did! I never let any other guy flirt with me. I stayed lonely!" Why couldn't I believe this? I mean, I expected the worst, so why was I crying? "Callie, she's just… she was like a you away from you. She's smart; pretty, funny, kind, just li-""Bradin just don't talk about her… please. I'm here for 2 weeks. That's enough time to choose, isn't it?" "Cora, don't make me choose…" Too bad, I was. "Bradin, I knew you'd probably find another girl and everything but… you said you'd love me forever. Well last time I checked it was still forever." My eyes caught his, and… was that a tear forming in his eye? "Listen, I… that was before I… Cora… "He was at a loss for words. "Bradin, please, don't do something stupid; don't throw our whole friendship away, our whole lives away over a girl." He touched my cheek and turned away struggling to not cry. "Cora, I love you, I always will. I promised you that, and I still keep to that promise." This made me a little happier. Bradin smiled lightly and kissed my cheek, "Come on, let's go inside, it's getting cold out." We stood up and he put his arms around me. But I still knew he was thinking about Callie.