Chapter 15: Love

"Alex, you'll never guess who's downstairs!" Qaasim said, running from down the hall.

"Uhh who Qaasim?" Alex asked him. He seemed to be the only one not happy here.

"Juanita!" Qaasim exclaimed. Alex's face lit up.

"For reals?" He asked.

"Yeah! She's on her way up here to see Cooper." Qaasim said. "It's time dude, you gotta tell her."

"Oh god, I'm nervous." Alex said.

"You can do it bro." Nat told him just as the elevator opened. Juanita stepped out and immediately locked eyes with Alex. She shook her head and looked away.

"Juanita! Just talk to me, it's all I ask." Alex told her.

"Fine, what do you want?" Juanita asked, crossing her arms in front of her chest.

"I want you to be my girlfriend." Alex told her.

"And why would you want that?"

"Because I've been in love with you since we were 8. You're the most amazing girl I have ever met and if don't get you all to myself, then well I don't know what would happen, but it wouldn't be good." Alex told her. Her straight face slowly turned into a smile and she opened her arms for a hug.

"I can't say no to that, now can I?" She giggled.

"That was my plan." He smiled. "Now let's go see Cooper. He'll be so excited his advice worked."

"Looks like everyone's happy now." Rosalina smiled.

"Not Cooper, he's still heartbroken over Patty." Nat said.

"Not for long, she just landed here." Qaasim said, looking up from his phone. "She's coming to make up with him."

"YES!" They all shouted.

"You guys gotta play it cool. Let's surprise Coop, he'll have no idea." Qaasim told them. They all nodded and went back to what they were doing. About 20 minutes later, the elevator opened and Patty stepped out, with a rolling suitcase behind her. She exchanged hugs with her old friends. She kept looking over at Cooper's room, where she saw Alex and Juanita walk out of.

"Just go in there." Rosalina told her. "He's miserable without you."

"You sure?" Patty asked.

"Positive." Nat told her. She nodded her head and went in.

"Hi Cooper." Patty said, tears forming when she saw his condition.

"Patty, what are you doing here?" Cooper asked in shock. "I thought you hated me."

"I could never hate you." Patty told him. "You were my first love..."

"And you were mine." Cooper smiled. "You were my only love."

"Cooper, I'm sorry. I never should have broken up with you. I know that work means a lot to you and I should have been more understanding." Patty said. "Will you give me another chance?"

He smiled at her and started to laugh. "Of course."

"I can't believe I let you go." Patty told him.

"I can't believe I let you leave." He said, pulling her into a long kiss.