In His Eyes

Chapter Two

I'm so sorry i didn't update in such a long time! i'm not gonna explain myself, cuz then u'd probably get made at me or something, so just deal with it! lol. it is shorter than usual, but i still hope u enjoy it!

I was completely stunned!!! But then... it hit me! "Joshua Winslow Groban!" A smile went across his face. "And your brother Chris Groban! I remember now!"

"You remember him too?" By the look in his face, I think he wasn't expecting me to remember his brother.

"Of course I do! You two were like family to me, I loved you both!" Wait, that sounded weird. I don't wanna give the wrong impression... "I mean as friends. I didn't really have those kind of feelings..."

"Yeah, yeah, I understand." We both nodded in unison.

"Well don't just stand there! Give me a hug! You know I love hugs!"

"How could I forget!" We tried the best hug we could through the car window. "I had this feeling that I knew you from somewhere, but I just couldn't remember where and when!"

"Me too! It was like the bell wasn't ringing hard enough!"

"I know! But when we were under the umbrella and I could see your face real close up, the bell finally rang! And loud, too!" We laughed.

"Well, my bell didn't ring until you mentioned my real name. I mean, I never mentioned my name when I went in the industry. So I was like, who else knows my name, other than Bailey and Lewis, and my boss? So I started backtracking through time, and you and your brother's faces came up to my mind as clear as I can see you now! Well... except you were younger when we were friends... No offence, you're still looking great - you even look like your dad - but you've had a few birthdays... and facial hair..."

He laughed. "No offence taken. And you've grown up to be more beautiful than I expected!"

I did my little irritated and bossy face and crossed my arms, to look like a little kid. "Joshua Groban! Are you saying you thought I was gonna be ugly?!"

In return, he did his little kid act crossing his arms and stomping his foot hard on the floor, which made a huge splash and made him more wet than he already was, if that's possible. "No, no, no, Larissa Nunes! I knew you'd be pretty, but not this pretty!" Then he tried to act like Chris. He made an ugly frown and looked like he was about to cry. "Why do you always have to make me feel bad, just 'cause you're a girl and I'm not!" He turned around, stomping his feet, and made crying noises just like Chris would do. He turned around and we laughed heartily. "Wow! It's been such a long time!"

"I know right! I can't remember the last time I saw you!"

"How long ago was it?"

I started trying to figure out the calculations. "Well, I was fourteen when I finished my first year of high school, and I didn't see you after the summer of my freshmen year... Now I'm twenty-seven... That makes... thirteen years!"

"Wow! That's... quite some time!" He slid his fingers through his hair. "I'm glad we were able to meet up. Before I go I have a question for you."

"Spill it out."

"Why did you change your name to Melissa?"

I was just waiting for you to ask that. "Well, nobody seems to know how to pronounce Larissa the right way; but they know how to say Melissa. But I didn't want to change it to Alissa, Lisa, or Lissa, because they'd probably pronounce it wrong anyways... So yeah..." I nodded my head.

Josh nodded his head. "Yeah, that makes sense. I remember you'd get really mad when people said your name wrong. Do you still get mad when they pronounce Larissa wrong?"

"I thought you said you had just one question!" I jokingly exclaimed.

He laughed. "Yeah, well, I won't guarantee this will be the last one either."

"Alright. Well, to answer your question I'd have to say not as much. I just sigh and say my name the right way. But if they continuously pronounce it wrong, I'd probably say stuff like, 'Can't you get it right? It's La-rih-ssa, not La-ree-ssa!!!'"

"Well, that's a good sign. It means you've matured into an adult!"

We both laughed. "Thanks for the compliment, I hope..."

"Yeah, it's a compliment."

"Ok, great! I was about to say something mean if it wasn't."

We laughed a little more. He reached into his back pocket. "Oh, by the way, here's my business card, so we can talk more later. Do you have a pen so I can write my home phone number?"

"Uh, yeah. Let me get it." I reached for my purse and pulled out my pen. "Here you go."

" Thanks." Josh wrote down his number. "Here. You can call me later so I can give you my address, 'cause I don't have space to write that down."

"Ok. Yeah, I'll be sure to call, 'cause you need to give me a better hug!" We laughed. "It was really nice seeing you!"

"It sure was! I'd better get in my car before I catch a cold."

"I think you already earned yourself one..."

He laughed. "Coincidently, the car behind me is mine." Josh pointed at the Porsche 911 Carrera.

"Oh, that's... interesting..."

"Yeah, I know!" He reached in his pocket and grabbed his key. He turned around and pressed the unlock button. Josh just opened the door and got into the passenger's seat. "It's a lot quicker this way. I don't have to walk around my car." He kind of squiggled around to the driver's seat. He waved good bye from the driver's seat. I waved back. He started his engine and backed out. I just sat there, looking at the rain fall down.

What just happened! Did this really take place in my life? Was I just dreaming? What am I feeling right now? Are these old feelings coming to the surface? I decided it was time to head home to my apartment. I started my engine, backed out, and started driving home. You know what? I think I'd better call Bailey when I get home and tell her about this! There wasn't much traffic, so I really didn't have time to think much.

As I arrived at my apartment, I realized that I didn't know what would happen. I used to think that I had my whole life planned out. But now... what would happen to me and my life now?