**Six months later**

Kaci was sitting in the shop filing her nails when the mailman came in the shop. She took the mail from him and shuffled through it. She pulled everything that was addressed to her and laid the rest of it on the desk in the office. As she walked back to the main part of the shop she pulled out an envelope that was addressed to her but had no return address. She opened the envelope and pulled out a letter and a plane ticket. It was a letter from Scotty.

Kace,
I know I haven't been able to talk to you much in the past few months but I've finally been able to sit down and write you. I've been living up in Pennsylvania with Bam and I want you to come up for the weekend and next week. I've already bought the plane ticket and it is going to accompany this letter. I refuse to take no for an answer and I expect you here by Friday, which should either be two days from the time this letter arrives or the next day. If it is the former, your ass best start packing quick. Got to go do a shoot! See you when you get here!
Love Scotty
PS: Dunn says that he still has the rings, I don't know why he wants you to know that, and Bam says hi.

Kaci laughed as she folded the letter back and placed it in the envelope, leaving the plane ticket in the envelope. She laid it down on the desk when Michael and Jayson walked into the shop. Jayson walked over to the desk and picked up the open envelope.

"You have the next two weeks off. I don't want to see you around town, understand?" said Jay.

"What?" said Kaci.

"I will drive you to the airport tomorrow morning, be ready at six-thirty," said Jay.

"What if I don't want to go?" asked Kaci.

"Too bad," said Michael. "You don't have anything to do for the next two weeks anyway. Your calendar is clear."

Kaci huffed as she took the envelope from Jay and walked out of the shop. Michael shook his head as he sat down.

"You think this is a good idea? They've barely spoken in six months," said Michael.

"All the better for her to spend time with him. No telling when he will come back down here," said Jayson.

When Jayson got to Kaci's house the next morning she was sitting on the front porch with a to-go cup of coffee in one hand and a cigarette in the other. She took one last drag on the cigarette and stomped it out before she walked over to his car. She tossed her two bags in the back seat and climbed in the front.

"Thought you quit that?" said Jay pulling out of the driveway.

"Hadn't had to fly in a while," said Kaci.

Jayson nodded his head in understanding. Kaci hated flying, hated heights of any kind, and avoided it at all costs. After a fifty minute drive to the airport Kaci grabbed her things and walked in the front. Jay called after to have fun and not get arrested as he pulled off. Kaci smiled as she walked up to the desk. She still had another hour before he flight left. She grabbed another coffee and sat down and pulled a book out for her to read.

Scotty was out on the half pipe Bam had in his backyard. He was just fucking around when Bam came out and started to skate as well. After a few more minutes they stopped and started to head back to the house.

"When does her flight come in?" asked Bam.

"Don't know. She is supposed to call me when she lands," said Scotty.

"Nice. It's at least an hour drive to Harrisburg," said Bam walking through the door.

Scotty shrugged his shoulders and walked up to the room he was staying in. He turned on his laptop and dicked around waiting for Kaci to call him. At 12:50pm his cell started ringing. He leaned over and looked at the Caller ID, it was Kaci.

"Your flight okay?" asked Scotty standing up.

"Yeah. You on your way? Since it is an hour and a half drive from West Chester. You couldn't get me on a flight to Philly?" asked Kaci.

"Thought this would give us time to catch up," chuckled Scotty. "Walking out of the house now. See you in a hour."

Scotty hung up his phone and climbed in his Corvette. Kaci pocketed her cell phone and went to the lounge to wait on her brother. While she was waiting she pulled her book out again and started to read.

After an hour and a half Scotty pulled into the airport parking lot. He walked the few feet to the front door of baggage claim and called his sister.

"Where are you?" asked Scotty.

"Up the stairs in the lounge," said Kaci. "I will be down there in a minute."

Kaci grabbed her two bags and made her wait to the escalator and rode down to meet her brother. When she found him he took one of her bags and walked out into the cold Pennsylvania weather.

"So glad I packed warm," said Kaci as she walked across the parking lot.

"Yeah. Sorry about it being winter. First time I've had any down time," said Scotty.

"Right," said Kaci climbing in the car.

The ride back to West Chester was a quiet one. Neither made the attempt to start a conversation. Scotty hoped the whole visit wasn't going to be like this. After the long, silent drive Scotty pulled into Bam's driveway. When he parked the car at the front door Dunn came walking outside.

Dunn was walking out the front door when Scotty pulled up to the front door. He looked and noticed that he had a girl with him. Upon further inspection he realized that it was Kaci. Scotty climbed out of the car and grabbed her bags from the trunk while she climbed out. Dunn smiled and walked over to her.

"Hey," he said.

"Hi," she said taking her bags from Scotty.

Scotty didn't say anything but walked in the house. Kaci followed behind him and followed him up the stairs. He opened a door and let it swing open the rest of the way.

"This is your room while you are here," said Scotty walking away down the hall.

Kaci huffed and walked in. She closed the door behind her and dropped her bags on the floor before she collapsed on the bed. Scotty walked back down the stairs and down another set to the Pirate Bar for a drink. Bam was talking with April when he walked in.

"Where is your sister? I wanted to meet her before I left," said April.

"Still in her room I guess," said Scotty.

"I guess I will see her tomorrow when we come for dinner," said April.

"Guess so," said Scotty.

April kissed Bam's cheek and did the same to Scotty before she left to go back to her house. Bam sat down across from his friend and stared at him.

"What?" asked Scotty.

"Last time I saw your sister she didn't come off as the time to stay locked up by herself," said Bam.

"She wasn't too keen on coming. Jayson and Michael told her that they didn't want to see her around town for the next two weeks. She was forced to come here," said Scotty. "Hell, we didn't say anything to each other on the ride back."

"Damn," said Bam. "Well make sure she is ready to party tonight because everyone is coming by."

Scotty shook his head as Bam went outside. He grabbed his beer and went up the stairs to Kaci's room. He knocked on the door and waited for her to answer. Kaci was sitting on her bed reading her book when someone knocked on her door. She sighed and got up from the bed and walked over to the door.

"Bam's having a party tonight," said Scotty. "Just giving you fair warning."

"Thanks," said Kaci closing the door.

Kaci sighed as she locked the door. She walked back over to her bags and rummaged through them. She found more clothes to change into after her shower. She walked into the adjoining bathroom and started running the water for her shower.

Bam was sitting outside smoking when Dunn came out and sat next to him. Dunn lit up a cigarette and took a drag off of it.

"Where is she?" asked Dunn.

"Room. Hasn't been out since she got here," said Bam. "Maybe this was a bad idea. Even Scotty said that they didn't talk the entire way over here. That's over an hour without him saying something."

Ryan chuckled, "Didn't think that was possible."

"Hopefully this party will loosen her up. She's gonna be here a while," said Bam.

"How long?" asked Dunn.

"At least a week, could be longer," said Bam. "All depends on her and what she wants to do with her two weeks off from the shop."

Dunn nodded his head as Bam stood and walked back in the house.