More Than a First Kiss

9

Kourtney's POV

As we leave the pizza place I notice Nini looking back at Ricky. She looks so heartbroken. I can tell she's searching for something in him, something I think he lost long before they broke up. Ricky hasn't been himself the majority of this semester. Nini takes a deep breath and turns back around. Suddenly very excited. "Ok, so I have some exciting news!" she takes my hand and leads me towards a light blue bug. "My moms got me a car!" She holds her hands out, gesturing to the car. "Are you serious!?" I respond, looking into the car.

"Dead," she smiles, "You'll have to decorate this car with me, it's basically both of ours."

"And how is that?" I ask.

"Well we do almost everything together, you've borrowed countless of my things, why not borrow my car when you need it?" She smiles, I run-up to her and give her a big hug.

"I really have the most amazing best friend in the world," I express. She jokingly flips her hair, "You really do, don't you," she chuckles, "We'd better get going Kourt. We've got a big talk to attend."

When we get to my house her moms are already there. Everyone is sitting in the living room. "What took you two so long?" My mom asks.

"Sorry, Drama at slices," I explain.

"What kind of Drama?" Carol asks. Nini and I share a glance, she decides to answer.

"I'll talk to you about it later," she assures them, "But right now I need to know if my best friend can come to LA with me."

"We've had time to discuss it but first we would like to hear some reasons from you," My mom begins. Nini takes a deep breath in, she's been preparing for this moment.

"Kourtney has been working so hard this semester, juggling a job, theatre rehearsals, and yet never failed to support me through what I was going through. She deserves a vacation, she deserves to have some fun. I think joining me in LA for the summer could be really good for her. And she can use the time to learn more about design, there are hundreds of designers located in LA. Basically, I think it would be a lot of fun," Nini gestures to me so I can make a statement.

"I think Nini could really use a familiar and supportive face for this meeting with Jamie. I want to be there to support her and her singing career," that's all I have for now. Normally I'd have more to say but Nini stole a lot of my points.

"Well ok," my mom responds.

"Ok?" Nini and I say at the same time.

"You can go to LA for the summer with Nini, with one condition," she begins.

"Anything!" I add.

"You have the time of your life, oh and you call me every day," she chuckles. Nini and I immediately run over to her and give her the biggest hug.

LA here we come!

*TIME JUMP ONE WEEK*
(A/N: the timeline is that they ended school on June 6th so that's when everything in the last 5 1/2 chapters. now it's June 13th, Kourtney and Nini are leaving for LA. oh and yes the meeting with Jamie is just one day but I thought it would be cool for Nini to use it as an excuse for a well-needed vacation.)

Howie and I had an odd goodbye. He was super distant, I think he's mad at me for leaving this summer. Which is so ridiculous! Just because he's my boyfriend doesn't mean I have to revolve my life and decisions around how it works for him. I don't know what's going to happen between us if he doesn't get over it.

Gina, EJ, Big Red, Ashlyn, Carlos, and Seb all came to say goodbye as well. No Ricky, of course. None of us have heard from him since that day. He and Big Red had a huge fight the next day. I feel so bad for Big Red, he had always been such a good friend to Ricky. He hasn't been the same since a bit more quiet than normal.

"See you in a few months Kourt," he softly smiles reaching for a hug. When he and I hug I whisper into his ear, "You know I love you, right?" It's true. Big Red, Ricky, Nini, and I have all been close friends since kindergarten. We only stopped being close when Ricky and Nini started all their drama. So we never had much of a chance to reconnect. His and Ashlyn's relationship has been helping with that.

"I know, I love you too," he whispers back. We part and I give him a smile and nod. Aslyn then gives me a very tight hug. "I'm going to miss you guys so much, facetime me as often as possible ok," she says as she backs up, "I want to know everything that happens!"

"I promise to keep you updated."

The goodbyes end in a group hug between Nini, Ashlyn, Gina, and me. At this point, the four of us are crying. "Call us when you get there," Gina adds as we start to walk off, "I love you guys!" she shouts.

"Love you too!" Nini and I respond before walking into the airport. The last thing we see is Gina and Ashlyn holding each other still crying, our tears continue as well until we reach customs.