Give Me Love

Chapter 19

I barely remember baggage claim and walking through the airport, because I was half-sleep through it all. Apparently I slept well on the plane, and my body wasn't ready to say goodbye to sleep mode. I woke up in the backseat of my mom's car with my head in Jimmy's lap.

"Is that my baby waking up?" She said as she drove.

"Hey mom.." I sat up slowly yawning, looking at Jimmy before looking up at my mom. "Why didn't you guys wake me up or slap me or something?"

"I thought it was cute the way Jimmy carried you around in the airport."

I giggled. "When we get home can you please cook your banana pancakes? I'm dying of hunger."

"I'm six steps ahead of you, they're waiting for you. We're almost there, don't die on me."

"You're the best." I smiled as I felt Jimmy grab my hand.

"Andie, I have somebody I want you to meet when we get home. Everyone's waiting for you there, you know."

"Grammy too?" I hadn't seen her since Jimmy and I first met. She's been so busy on cruises with her best girlfriends and trying to enjoy life.

"Yep, Grammy came home last week. She's dying to see you, Andie." Mom finally pulled into the driveway of Grammy's house and she looked back at me and Jimmy. "Aunt Vicky and Parker are inside."

"Really?" I began smiling hard. My aunt's only son, Parker and I were 5 months apart and we were inseparable until my mom and dad moved to New York. Last time I saw him was my high school graduation. He enlisted in the Army and has been away ever since. He always sent letters and I felt bad that I never wrote him back.

"Yeah, he came home last week. I wanted to surprise you."

"Come on, Jimmy!" I nearly tore my mom's car door off trying to get out. I didn't even look back to see if Jimmy was behind me. I twisted the doorknob once I made it to the door and everyone was sitting there in their pajamas watching The Today Show.

"Andie!" Mackenzie ran over to the door as soon as she became visible to me.

"Hey you," I smiled and hugged her. "You look pretty with your blue PJs, where's Macy?"

"Upstairs sleeping. She didn't wanna be apart of our allnighter." She grinned.

"Hey guys!" I noticed Grammy was sleeping peacefully. "Where is he?"

Parker emerged from the kitchen with a mug in his hand. He looked up at me and he looked like he had seen a ghost.

"Andie, you look like a whole different person!" He began laughing and I immediately ran to him and hugged him. Small drops of coffee landed on my sleeve as I began crying in his chest. I wonder if anyone told him what happened to me? I hoped he was staying around for good.

"You're talking about me? You're the one who looks like a whole different person." I punched his arm, and pretended like it didn't hurt.

"Well, they make you bulk up like this. I'm not that skinny little kid you used to beat on all the time, Andie Sawyer."

"God, I missed you." I smiled before realizing Jimmy and everyone else were still in the room.

"Andie, you aren't gonna give your favorite aunt a hug?" Aunt Vicky said from the couch.

"I was here less than 3 weeks ago." I giggled before walking over to her and kissing her cheek. I immediately walked over to Jimmy who was still standing in the front of the house with my mom looking extremely lost.

"Most of you know who he is, but this is my boyfriend Jimmy." I grabbed his hand and smiled at him.

"You mean Jimmy Fallon?" Parker sat his mug on the coffeetable and shook Jimmy's hand. "It's an honor, man. I can't even believe you're here right now, you're a genius."