| �Yeah. You know, I can say this last week as been one of the best weeks in my life,� Shannon said. She reached up and touched her earring. �I still love you,� she thought. She took on last look around and walked out the door. We threw all the food away that needed to be. I grabbed the bag that had the dress and the boxers. Me and Shannon just looked around and smiled. I closed the door and locked it. I got in the car and turned on the radio and �I Want It That Way� came one. �So, where would you like to go?� I asked as I backed out of the driveway. �How about IHOP?� �Sounds good to me.� We drove to the nearest IHOP that was closest to the airport. The drive there was about half and hour. We just sat there and listened to the radio. It seemed that we were thinking the same thing. When we first arrived in Orlando, we said that we would meet the Boys. And look at what happened. We got what we wanted with a little extra on the side. �What will you do if the Boys are following us?� Shannon asked. �I have no idea. I mean, I hope they don�t. It would be way to hard.� �Yeah, I know what you mean. I�m not sure I could ever see AJ again. Well, not in the near future.� �Yup. In fact, for the first time, I don�t want to listen to Howie or AJ sing. It just brings back to many memories.� We reached IHOP and went in. Neither one of us was really hungry, so we ordered something small. I looked over to the car and I could see the big bear that Howie won for me. �How much fun that Monday night was. The bear, the rides, the kiss. Wow, I almost forgot that�s where we had our first kiss. I never thought a kiss could be that sweet. And I never once had a kiss that sent my head spinning. But for some reason, Howie�s had that effect.� �AJ� Shannon thought. Her ear was killing her since she stayed on it the whole nigh. She followed my gaze and saw the bears. �How cute he was when he won that. Then he tired to make it talk, how adorable that was. Oh AJ. How I wish you would wake me up from this nightmare. Just give me a kiss and tell me how everything is going to be okay. That you�ll always be there,� Shannon thought. �Shannon?� I asked. �Yeah.� �Look at the time. We have to get going,� I said, looking at my watch. �Okay.� We paid for our meal and went to the car. I turned the radio on. The song �I Do� came on. I looked over at Shannon when she turned the radio down. �It�s one of our songs,� was all she said. She took out her CD�s and pulled out �I Swear� by All 4 One. She put it in and turned it up. �I had to play something that wasn�t our song,� she said, looking at me. I just nodded my head and a tear fell from my eye. I wiped it away before Shannon could see it. We reached the airport at 9:15. I told Shannon to go check the bags in and I�ll go turn the car. I watched her walk away and smiled. You could see how strong she was trying to be but since I knew her for so long, I knew she was dying inside. I went to drop the car off and pulled out the CD. As I was getting out, my cell phone started ringing. �Hello?� I asked. �Hi.� �Oh, God Lance. How are you?� �I�m doing okay. A little tired though. And you?� �Oh, um, I�m okay.� �No, your not,� he told me. �I should just tell him the truth,� I thought. I started walking to the airport. �Theresa, are you going to tell me what�s wrong?� he asked. �Yeah. Later though. When I�m back home.� �How about now?� he asked. I walked through the doors and stopped. �What do you mean, now?� �Like now.� I turned around and looked into a pair of eyes I hadn�t seen in a while. �Lance,� I said, giving him a hug. I looked at the time when I turned my cell phone off, it was going on 9:30. �Follow me,� I told him. I went and picked up the tickets and went to the gate the plane would be leaving from. At the ticket station, Shannon was there, waiting. �It�s good to see you, Lance,� she said, giving him a hug. �You too. So, are you going to tell me what happened?� he asked. I linked my arm through his and we walked to the gate. We sat down and I told him the short version of what happened. �I can�t believe they did that,� Lance said, giving me a hug and giving Shannon one too. �Well, it�s hard to believe, but it happened.� I looked at the time. It was 9:50. �Wow, look at the time.� �Sorry Lance,� Shannon said. �But we do have to get going,� I finished. �I understand. I�ll call when you guys get home, okay?� �Yeah, sure.� I gave him a hug. �Thanks,� I said in his ear. I gave him a kiss on the cheek. I looked behind me and stared. I could have sworn I just saw the Boys. Shannon gave Lance a hug and we waved bye. We boarded the plane and listened to our CD�s. I forgot that I had Millennium still in my player, so that when I turned it on, �Spanish Eyes� came on. I quickly turned it off. I looked through my CD�s and pulled out 98*. �There�, I thought. �I never danced with Howie on any of these songs.� I looked over at Shannon. She put her head on my shoulder and tried to fall asleep. I smiled and put a pillow there so she could be comfortable. �No way. She�s not trying to get back with him,� Howie thought. He watched as I gave Lance a kiss. �What have you done Emily?� he thought. �Come on D,� Kevin said. Howie followed Kevin to the plane. They would be arriving in Flagstaff shortly after the girls. Last night Kevin reserved the tickets and they just picked them up. �Are you sure this is going to work?� AJ asked Howie as he sat down. �I hope it does. If not, I have another idea,� Howie said. Howie looked out the window and prayed that either one of his ideas worked. He didn�t know what he would do it I wasn�t in his life. In such a short, he fell in love. He felt as if he�s known me for such a long time. �God Theresa, do you know how much I love you? It would be so hard if I saw you walk out of my life. I love you with all my heart,� he thought. �God D, if you plans don�t work, what am I going to do? Shannon, yes, I know that I�ve only known you for a while but we�ve become so close. I feel in love with you. Your smile, your eyes. You�re my little mouse. How am I going to deal with the fact that you don�t love me anymore? Please, don�t ever tell me that,� AJ thought. Through the whole flight, I just stared out the window. Every thought about the Boys kept going through my head. I woke Shannon up as the plane started to descend. We stood up and got the little things that was on the plane. We waited until the doors opened and then left. We went to the luggage claim and got out stuff. We started walking away, but I turned around. �The guys are here,� I thought. I turned back around and we started walking again. |
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