Charlie was having a great time. Better than she had expected, and she was glad that she had listened to Bass and took the trip. But she was ready to go home.

It had been almost 8 weeks now since she had left and she missed him, and the rest of her family, more than she had thought possible. Friday, 5 days away, couldn't get here fast enough as far as she was concerned, because come Friday they were heading home.

The thing that made it the hardest was not seeing him. She had gotten to talk to him on the phone when she could find reception, and there had been emails and even a few IM chats, but after that first video chat, there had only been one other time when it had been possible to talk like that.

With the cheap hotels and hostels they were finding and the spotty reception there just hadn't been many options.

But the phone calls she managed to get through at least once a week were wonderful. Listening to his voice was close enough to home to keep her from being homesick and missing out on this wonderful trip by being mopey missing him.

He had been right of course, when he said she should come on the trip. Someday she would have looked back and regretted not going when she had the opportunity. Would she have regretted him? No, not a chance. But the lost opportunity? Yeah probably.

And really, when she stopped to think about it, she wanted to be with him for as long as he would have her, was 2 months really that big of a deal? Like he said, they still had a month together before school. And if she planned her semester out right, she could graduate after this semester; spending all her time with her nose in her text books had really paid off; and then she would come back home and they would figure out what their next step would be.

This trip was just going to be a small blip on the radar as far as their relationship was concerned, but the memories are going to be something that last her a lifetime.

Today though, was one of those days when she was going to hear his voice and that would tide her over until the weekend when she would finally see him again.

"Hello?" Bass said after a couple of rings.

Charlie smiled. "Hey, it's me." She said into the hotel phone. Her cell once again didn't have any reception. Next time she was going to take a trip half way across the world she was going to get a better phone.

"Charlotte."

She could hear the smile in his voice. Knowing that she was the one to put it there never ceased to amaze her.

"Say that again." She said.

Bass chuckled. "Charlotte." He said softly.

Charlie closed her eyes and sighed. "I miss you." She said.

"I miss you too, but you've only got a few more days, enjoy them please." He said and she smiled. He was always worried that she was thinking about him too much.

"You know my whole life doesn't revolve around you right?" she said with a laugh.

"Good." Bass said. "That would be boring for you."

Charlie chuckled and shook her head. He really had no idea how fascinating she found him did he?

….

They talked for a little while and he told her how everyone else was doing. But she knew their time was drawing to an end for this call.

Charlie sighed. "I'm going to have to go, I'm almost out of time on my phone card." She said, then she smirked. "My boyfriend is so needy and always wants to talk forever."

Bass laughed. "Wow, I'm sorry, who called who here?" he asked and Charlie laughed.

"Really though I have to go, but I'll see you Friday night right?" she asked.

Bass nodded his head. "Yeah, what time do you get in?"

"Bangkok time I leave at 6am on Friday, which makes 6pm Thursday for you, so I should land around 2 in the afternoon on Friday." She said.

"Mom and Miles and Danny are coming to get me, and I thought after that maybe I could get away and go have dinner with this good friend of mine that I've missed terribly." She said.

Bass chuckled. "We'll have to see, I might be busy Friday, my good friend Monica is getting into town that same day and I haven't seen her in a while." He said, referencing their ill-fated video chat from a few weeks ago.

Charlie laughed out loud. "Oh yeah that's right, I'll guess we'll just have to figure out something else then."

"Just play it by ear, see what happens." He said.

"Ok I have to go, the voice is telling me to." Charlie said.

Bass laughed. "You'll have to look into that voice problem when you get home, but for now have fun, and I love you, I'll see you on Friday."

Charlie chuckled at his stupid joke. "I love you too." She got out before the line went dead.

And, just so you know I did a little looking into it and I'm pretty sure I got those flight times and time differences right...lol I think...don't hold it against me if I'm wrong, I don't travel...lol