Jen had been best friends with Ryan since she was 5 years old and she moved in next door to him and his family she was a tomboy preferring to join in with playing football with Ryan and his brother lee and her older brother Scott,they were all joined at the hip for years until university and Ryan joining a band pulled them all in different directions Jen had just finished 3 years at university and was moving back home she hasn't seen Ryan in nearly 4 years there was the odd text but he was living his dream and she was so proud of him he'd changed so much he was covered in tattoos for a start which Jen loved she'd heard off her mum that Ryan was back at home for abit one of the lads in the band was poorly so they were having a break as Jen pulled up outside her parents house she noticed a silver Mercedes in the fletcher's drive she knew this was Ryan's from the pictures she'd seen on his Instagram she got out of her mini and started unloading her things she could hear laughing and joking coming from next door and she looked to see Ryan and lee walking towards Ryan's car "alright Jen" lee shouted over to me "hey you ok" I asked him "yeh fine you back for good then" "yeh I am hey Ryan" I said he was just stood there not saying anything "hey" he said before walking off to his car and getting in lee looked at him and shook his head "see you later" he said "yeh see you" I said a few hours I'd unpacked all my things my parents were throwing a party to welcome me home and they'd invited the fletchers dad was firing up the BBQ I was playing with my nephew Dylan my brother was all settled down and married Dylan was 2 years old and I adored him he was perfect I noticed that the fletchers had arrived Ryan looked so good my crush on him hadn't gone away even after all these years and the tattoos and hair were making it worse he was stood looking awkward what on earth was up with him he was acting so strange lee nudged him and Ryan shot him a dirty look maybe he'd outgrown been my friend now he was in a band and famous why would he need me the girl who liked playing football and felt herself in skinny jeans a hoodie and converse he would never look twice at me when he could have anyone he wanted I picked Dylan up walking past them into the house I passed Dylan to my sister in law Faye "you ok" she asked "yeh fine" "what's with you and Ryan" she asked "what do you mean" I asked her "you used to be joined at the hip but you've not spoken to him yet you fallen out" "I don't know he seemed funny with me yesterday maybe he's outgrown me now he's successful why would he want to hang out with me anymore" "you really think that about me" I turned round it was Ryan "cheers Jen" he said walking off I turned back to Faye "go after him" she told me I rushed after him he was walking towards the bottom of the garden "Ryan stop" he turned round "you really think I'd ditch you because I'm successful thanks a fucking lot Jen" he snapped at me "we've not seen each other in four years Ryan and you more or less ignored me yesterday no how you been or anything" "I didn't expect to see you" "more like didn't want to see me I get it you don't want to be friends anymore" "that's not it Jen I don't want to be your friend anymore" I slowly nodded tears welling up in my eyes he didn't want to be my friend anymore after all these years "no Jen don't cry I didn't mean it like that fuck I'm messing this up I don't want to be your friend I want to be your boyfriend" "you what" "I shouldn't have said anything" he muttered "I thought you didn't like me anymore" I sobbed "I didn't mean to make you cry Jen please don't cry" he said he made his way over to me "I do like you I like you a lot I couldn't talk yesterday because it was a shock seeing you again after so long and the feelings I thought had gone came back straight away" "you want to be my boyfriend" I asked him "yeh I do" "do you know how long I've wanted you to ask me out" he shook his head "since I was 10 years old you've made me wait 13 years fletcher" I told him he smiled at me "no more waiting Jen we've wasted too much time" he told me leaning down to kiss me his lips met mine and it felt perfect and right we pulled away needing to breathe "wow" he muttered "hmm" was the only response I could muster he brushed a piece of hair behind my ear "your beautiful" he told me I shook my head "you are" he told me "your the beautiful one" I told him he laughed "I like your tattoos" I told him looking at them "always been a sucker for them" I told him "so it's the tattoos not me you like" he said "yeh your kinda ok" he gave me a playful nudge before moving back in for another kiss he pulled away and grabbed my hand leading me back to the party everyone noticed us holding hands and instantly started quizzing us on what was going on everyone was so happy for us and couldn't believe it had taken us so long to get together
