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Chapter 2

His flight lands at Los Angeles International Airport, and as he gathers his luggage in the baggage claim, he hears a male voice behind him say, "Hey Preppie - it's been way too long!"

Zack promptly turns around, "Slater!" They lean in for a hug, followed by their usual handshake. Slater was there to pick him up.

"Listen man, 6 years is way too long. I haven't seen you since my wedding. You and Kel need to move back here to California, or at the very least, make more of an effort to visit." uttered Slater.

"I wish, I'd love to be back here. But with Kelly in her position at the hospital, my job at the financial group, and the kids' in school...I don't think it's really feasible." Zack answered, thinking of his current life and how grounded they've become in Florida over the years. "But we do need to visit more often. It's just easier to have people come to us with us having 4 kids. You should know...you have kids. How are they by the way?"

"Everyone is great. Carla is back home in Sacramento putting them to bed now. She's going to make the trip out for the reunion later."

"That's great man, I'm really happy for both of you. You deserve it." Zack patted Slater's upper back.

"I almost forgot – I need to call Kel, and tell her I've landed safely."

Slater takes a look at Zack's iPhone, which is so much smaller and advanced than the cell phone he had back in high school. "Where's the 'brick'?" he grinned.

Zack responds, "Ha! It's been 20 years, man. A lot has changed. I still have it back home in the attic though...too many memories to part with it."

"Well, for having an iPhone, you have no excuse for not having Facebook. I need to know what's going on with my two best friends." Slater demanded.

Zack laughs, "Oh no, not you too. We get that from a lot of people. Look, Kel and I don't want it. I mean, what would we have to talk about on visits if you knew every little thing I was doing and thinking?" Zack expressed with a smirk, knowing everyone can get a bit personal on there.

He brings the phone to his ear as he calls his wife. "Besides, Kelly and I don't have much free time. The free time I have in between work and kids, I want to spend with her. Gotta keep the marriage healthy." he said with a wink and a big smile. Slater rolls his eyes, though he's happy to see his friends happy and still in love. That doesn't happen too often, especially with young marriages. Slater thinks about the grief he gave them when they announced their engagement, and he's pleased to see he was wrong to worry.

Zack finally hears his wife's voice over the phone after several rings. "Hey, is it a bad time? I'm here in LA and Slater is here with me."

Kelly responds, sounding defeated, "Everything is okay. Just dealing with the boys...they're being a handful, more than usual today."

"Put one of them on." Zack asked his wife.

"I've got it Zack. You go and enjoy your time with Slater. Tell him I can't wait to see him." Kelly remarked.

"Okay, but you call me if you need me. And I'll call you later to say good-night Love you."

"I love you too, hun. I'll talk to you later. Behave."

Zack rolled his eyes with a grin across his face. "When don't I behave?"

Kelly laughed. "Bye hun."

Zack ended the call after saying good-bye. He then looked down at his phone's wallpaper, which was a photo of the two of them vacationing in Greece last summer. After nearly 19 years of marriage, he still got butterflies thinking of his beautiful wife.

"Are your boys a handful too?" Zack asked Slater.

Slater smiles. "You bet, and they're only 4 and 2, so I can only imagine what they'll be like in a few years. ...Why, your boys giving Kel a hard time? How old are they now?"

"Aiden's 9 and Jackson's 7. Fun ages." Zack says sarcastically, though he really does love his time with them. "Then throw in a boy-crazy 12 year old girl, and a 4 year old girl that insists I play dolls and tea party with her the moment I step in the door, and you can just imagine my life." he says with a smile.

"Boy crazy, huh? How's that working out for you?" Slater asked.

"Well, considering I was once the boy who was going after the girl who looked like her...not good. It's crazy how much she looks and acts like her mother. The boys are calling her already. So umm...yeah, I'm not ready for this." Zack replied sounding stressed.

"It'll be okay. If she's anything like Kelly then you've got a good girl on your hands." Slater comforted Zack.

"Yeah, that's very true...but she still has some of me in her too, and I see more of that each day as she gets older. And it's the guys I don't trust...Come on, let's go get a drink." Zack changes the subject.