Chapter 5-Jeremy Comes Home

Wednesday seemed to drag just as Tuesday had. Everyone had either seen or heard what I had done to Jesse, who wasn't at school that day. I had a lot of work, but my teachers all agreed that because of the circumstances, my homework wasn't due until Friday. Even Mr. Beach was lenient even though I, along with everyone else, hated him, I was one of his favorite students. I was even more anxious and excited to see Jeremy again than I had been the day before.

After school, I had to take a bath, redo my make-up with a little more pizzazz, dress in a cute dress, and go to the karaoke club where I worked as a DJ and after 7:30, sang songs and sometimes performed dances to go with them. I looked at the clock before I left and saw that it was only 5:30.

It was 5:45 when I got to The Singing Banana again giggling as always at the pun intended towards my grandmother who was an amazing singer, but was sort of hunched over and curved like a banana. As I went in, I heard whistles from the guys waiting for the business to be opened by me.

I always wished that they would wait until it actually opened at 6:00 instead of waiting around to catch a glimpse of me as I prepared it for opening.

After an hour and a half of being the little DJ, I started taking requests and my mom took over. Usually, me and my two brothers or my sister would sing together, but tonight it was mostly requests for one-person songs, and I was the main singer since I can change my voice slightly to match most any song. After singing for half an hour, I saw my dad signaling me something but I couldn't tell what the message was supposed to be...I was still horrible at lip-reading.

"Okay, and that was Rolling in the Deep by Adele." I announced after I finished, "Next request please big bro!" Michael, my eldest brother at 25 handed me a slip of paper with the name of the next request printed in a somewhat familiar hand. I read it aloud.

"God Blessed the Broken Road by Carrie Underwood." I read, feeling tears forming in the corners of my eyes and turning red. This was mine and Jeremy's song. I felt so happy.

"I sat out on a narrow way, many years ago. Hoping I would find true love along the broken road..." I had just finished the song when I saw him.

Tall, normal size for an eighteen year old boy, and looking about the same except a little bigger, and slightly thinner. I almost had a broken leg as I nimbly but quickly jumped off the stage instead of walking down the stairs, and landed promptly in Jeremy's waiting arms. I felt one of my high heels fall to the floor as the entire population of the club simultaneously went 'AWWWW!' very loudly.

I didn't care or even get embarrassed, I was too busy squeezing the heck out of his neck. He had me by the waist and swung me around. After that, my brothers took over singing requests. I couldn't have been happier to see anyone in the whole world, but the moment was made even better by the sweetest kiss ever imaginable. Our first kiss, it was perfect except for the fact that it was right after him getting out of prison.

I loved him again and I knew right then and there that he loved me still, and had missed me as much as I had missed him.

"Alright you two, knock it off!" The agent named Rossi was coming towards us, grinning.

"Hush you!" I said, knowing it was rude, but I didn't care.

"Terri, calm down. You and me have all the time in the world to be together, and I plan on spending it all with you." Jeremy said. I looked into his angel blue eyes, and saw his reluctance as he set me down on the ground again. I slipped my shoe back on, and stood on tiptoe to kiss his cheek. I was so happy, but kind of upset because I couldn't kiss him without tiptoe. I only came up to his armpit now.

"If you don't get up here right now, we're going to carry you up here Short-Fuse!" I heard my other brother, Chester call.

"Alright help me up!" I said reaching towards them. They helped me up and I got the next request. I couldn't wait until the half hour of my work was over. I sang and sang and sang and sang. I was all pooped out when my shift was over. It was time for the requests to be over and the audience to karaoke their hearts out.

"I missed you." I said, jumping off the stage with a very light thud.

"I missed you more. Don't plan on me ever leaving you again." I heard him whisper in my ear as we embraced.