The Beginning
Chapter 7: The Lift
Jackie and her friends were getting the last of their things packed in preparation for the flight home. Their plane left in two and a half hours.
"Are you ready to go Jackie?" Amanda asked.
"Yeah." Jackie answered with a sigh as she continued to stare blankly out the window.
"Ash hurry up, we have to leave for the airport soon." Amanda said to the closed bathroom door. Ashley opened the door.
"Ok, I'm almost done, I just have to put on my mascara." She said.
Amanda decided to put some lip gloss on, and just as she was starting to dig through her make-up bag someone started knocking on the door.
"Jackie, would you get the door?" Ashley called.
Jackie opened the door.
"Nick" she exclaimed happily.
"Hi, do you ladies need a lift to the airport?" He asked with a friendly smile on his face.
"Sure, but I thought you had to work." Jackie said.
Nick grinned at her. She laughed
"Let me guess, Warrick's covering for you, isn't he?"
"Yup." Nick answered with a smile.
"Well thank him for me." Jackie said.
"Will do." Nick assured her.
Soon the ladies were piling in Nick's truck. Ashley and Amanda sat in the back while Jackie sat up front with Nick. Nick held her hand all the way to the airport.
When they arrived at the airport Ashley said "Jackie, we'll go check us all in, we'll meet you back here when we are finished."
"Ok thanks" Jackie said, she was grateful that she got a few more minutes alone with Nick.
Once her friends were gone Nick again grabbed her hand. "Listen Jackie, I don't know how you feel, but I don't want this to be goodbye for good."
"Neither do I." Jackie said.
A slow smile spread across Nick's face. "Ok great, I'll call you then if that's ok?" Nick asked.
"I'd love that."
"Jackie, I'm sorry but we have to go, there is a long line to get through security." Amanda said.
Jackie looked over and saw her two best friends were smiling at her.
"I better go." Jackie said, not at all wanting too.
Nick leaned in and gave her a small kiss. "I'll call, I promise." He said.
She nodded as tears once again began to fill her eyes.
Nick let go of her hand and watched until her and her friends were through security. Jackie turned back one last time and gave him a slight wave before disappearing out of sight.
Soon they were on the plane waiting to take off. A single tear was ran down Jackie's face.
"He said he'd call." Amanda said trying to cheer her up.
"Amanda all guys say they will call, but do they ever?" Jackie said.
"Some do." Amanda answered.
Jackie gave her a skeptical look and then just stared out the window.
"Are you going to tell your parents about him?" Ashley asked.
"No, probably not, I don't know what I'd say."
Ashley nodded and then turned her attention back to the magazine she was reading.
Before any of them knew it the flight was over and they were back in their hometown. The friends all said their goodbyes to each other and then headed back to each of their respective apartments.
Jackie had just gotten home and started unpacking her suitcase when her phone rang. She assumed it was Ashley or Amanda so she didn't even bother looking at the caller I'D before she answered.
"Hello" she answered.
"Hi, how was your flight?" a deep voice asked and goose bumps began to form on Jackie's arms.
"It was good, it didn't crash, so that's always a good thing."
Nick laughed "Yeah, I'd say that was the most important thing when you are talking about an airplane."
Jackie laughed too "I agree."
Nick then turned serious "Listen Jackie, I haven't been able to get you off my mind since you left. I've been thinking about how we could possibly make this work and I thought that if possible we could take turns coming to visit each other every couple of months. I'll come to visit you in a couple of months since you just left Vegas. Does that sound like a good plan to you?"
"It sounds like a wonderful plan."
"Great." Nick said, and Jackie could almost see his handsome smile. "And of course we can call each other all the time." He added quickly.
"Of course." She said.
"Ok then, I will talk to you soon and I will see you in a couple of months." Nick said.
"Ok bye Nick." Jackie said.
"Bye Jackie." Nick answered before hanging up the phone.
Jackie was so exited she was shaking and her heart was about to beat out of her chest. She immediately dialed Ashley's number.
"Hello" Ashley answered.
"Ashley he called." Jackie screamed into the phone.
"No way, already, what did he say, and don't leave out any details." Ashley said.
"He said that he couldn't get me off his mind and that he wants it to work out between us and so he has devised a plan."
"And what's the plan?" Ashley asked impatiently.
"He said that he wants us to take turns visiting each other every couple of months and that he'll come visit me in a couple of months since I just left Vegas."
"Oh my God Jackie I am soooo happy for you. Did you call Amanda and tell her?" Ashley said nearly screaming into the phone.
"Thank you, and no not yet, I am going to call her right after I get off the phone with you." Jackie said.
"Ok then, I am going to hang up so you can call her, she will be excited too." Ashley said.
"Alright, talk to you later." Jackie said and then the two friends hung up.
Jackie immediately called Amanda and told her what had transpired and just as Ashley had thought she was extremely happy and excited for Jackie.
After Jackie had hung up with Amanda she finished unpacking her suitcase. She didn't know the last time she had been this happy but she knew one thing for sure, she wanted these next couple of months to fly by because she couldn't wait to see Nick again.
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