Alexis and Taylor were quiet in the car now, compared to how they were. I hated to admit the atmosphere in this car had changed. I folded my arms behind my head then said:

"So what were you guys trying to do hook up?"I asked

The two of their faces turned bright red.

"What about you!"Taylor asked

I sighed,

"I have better things to do with my time then fall in love!"I said

"Oh really,I remember two three year old promise each other not to have a girlfriend or boyfriend till they were older!I think the exact words were: 'Ally wait for me we will grow old together!'"Alexis said

"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?"I asked

Taylor looked in the back seat at me.

"Getting all flustered a side of Ally I never see!"Taylor teased "Me like!"

I sighed, I had completely forgot about that promise. Matthew and I had made each other that promise when we were little. Like Alexis said we were three and he was moving to Oklahoma. Never to be heard from or saw again. I had to laugh at myself for even thinking he would come back to Alabama. Matthew was always even in our younger years. We drove up to Alexis house.

"Well do you guys want to come in?"I asked

Alexis closed her door.

"Sure,after all it is a family dinner tonight!"she said

"Okay I'll stay till supper!"Taylor said

We walked across the street. From Alexis house to mine.I reached for the door and noticed it was locked.

"That's weird!"I said

"Maybe they went out!"Alexis said

"Not likely, the car is still there unless mom rode her bike!"I said

"Nah!"Taylor answered for us.

I pulled my keys out of my pocket. I opened the door. We pulled our shoes off and threw them in the closet by the door. I walked into the living room. My friends were still sitting there stuff by the door. I blinked there in my living room was a guy. He had the darkest black hair that he was rubbing right now. I don't think that I could stop staring at his hazel eyes. They were killing me on the inside saying. 'You know me!' He fixed his light blue shirt over his khaki shorts.

"Um..hi!"he said

My two friends were now behind me.

"Ally why is there some complete stranger in your house!"Alexis asked

I threw my bag at his face. He caught it.

"What?"I asked

"That's amazing even for a crook!"Taylor said

"Wait his face looks familiar!"Alexis said

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN?"I asked

Soon he started to laugh.

"Same old Alal!"he said

"Al al?"Taylor asked

"No way!"Alexis said

I couldn't put the words in my head to go threw my mouth. It was Matthew. Only he called me by that name!

"Matthew?"I asked

"Oh,is that all you can say after eleven years?"Matthew asked getting up and walking to me.

When he was close enough I could smell him. He had a different voice, I guess puberty hit him. He was now taller then me. But,his sweet smell was still the same. I ran into him.

"You jerk!"I yelled

"Hey! I come back and that's how you say hello!"he asked

"Well you could have wrote or something!"I said

"Well I hear our mothers calling Al see you at supper!"Alexis said

"See you tomorrow!"Taylor said

The two left.

"How come I get the feeling like my two friends thought something complete different then what was happening!"I said
"You got that feeling to!"Matthew asked

A couple of hours of just talking it was time for supper. I walked in with Matthew. mom and dad already told us when we were five that they would adopted him. Alexis and her family were already at the table. I sat in between my cousin and my childhood friend. My dad walked in and threw his stuff on the love seat in the hall then walked in the kitchen letting loose his tie. My mom was whipping her hands off her apron.

"Hunny how was work!"she asked
"Good,well how did the telling go!"My dad asked
"I didn't it was your idea you can tell!"My mother replied
I looked across the table at my shrugged. She looked at her husband and he did to. Matthew was not even listing he was talking to Davis my nephew. Alexis's parents seem to know but they wouldn't tell us. Alexis's mom always loved making me do crazy things. One day she gave me thirty minutes to run to the grocery store and buy her some bread and candy. I was four and a half!

"okay fine I will tell!"My dad said
He rubbed the back of his black hair. My mom fixed her auburn perm. Sis and I knew something big was coming so we leaned back in our chairs. My sis let her honey gold hair fall behind her chair. Michale her husband took his hat off to show his black hair.

"Davis take those goggles down off your head and place them around your
neck!"My sis commanded
"Yes,mother!"he said
He reached for the goggles that made his auburn hair lie down. When he pulled them down hair went everywhere.
"Ally you know how you and Matthew were childhood friends?"My dad started
I looked at Matthew he seemed to already know where this was going.
"Yeah dad..what about it"I asked
I looked at Alexis she was grinning.
"Matthew is moving here from Oklahoma to go to collage here. To do that he needs to finish school so, that means he will be staying with us till he finishes school!"my dad said
"Oh, okay!"I said
Everyone almost fell out of there seats except for me and Davis. We were eating happily.