Forever Ago

Chapter 3

The door opened to reveal a smiling Sebastian. "There's my best friend!" he cheered, wrapping his arms around you and pulling you into a hug.

You couldn't contain the laugh that escaped passed your lips. "How much have you had to drink already?"

"What? Can't I just be happy to see my best friend? We live like a mile from each other and I haven't seen you in forever!"

Rolling your eyes you walked into his apartment. "You know I've been busy with work Sebastian."

"Yeah I know Jess. You're such a hot commodity in the photography world." The two of you walked into his kitchen and you looked at your phone. You were about an hour early before the party started in case Seb needed any help. "Hey I'm going to hop in the shower before people start to get here. Make yourself a drink. You know where everything is."

You in deed did just that. In case Chris was going to be here, you didn't want to be completely sober for that meeting.

After taking your drink into the living room, you sat down on the couch and reminisced about the time you met Sebastian.

Summer of 2009

It had been ten whole years since you graduated high school, and nearly three years since you last saw Chris. He had moved away right after graduation to pursue his acting career; which you couldn't have been more supportive of. You had seen him a lot over those first few years, but slowly he began to get busier and he had then moved out to Los Angeles; the complete opposite side of the country. You were still getting your foot in the door as a photographer and didn't have too much money lying around to just fly out and see him.

But it wasn't just about seeing him. The phone calls and texts were beginning to be fewer and longer in between. To be honest, it broke your heart. You didn't want to seem like a clingy friend, even though you were madly in love with him, so you let it go. He would text or call you when he had the chance, right?

Oh how wrong you were. While you lived in New York City now, you still stayed in contact with Lisa as she became the only mother figure in your life after your parents died in a car accident from a drunk driver when you were 16.

You were waiting around the room for Sebastian Stan to arrive as you were photographing him for the cover of a magazine.

When he walked in, the two of you instantly clicked as you liked to get to know your muse somewhat before photographing them. He was so down to earth and easy to talk to; almost like your relationship with Chris back in the day.

It was what he said at one point that made you freeze. "Yeah I just got done filming a movie for the Marvel Universe. It's called Captain America: The First Avenger."

"Wow! That sounds amazing! Those Marvel movies have been doing really well recently," you remarked as you began to set up your camera.

"Yeah and it was so much fun to shoot. Chris Evans plays Captain America and he's a real great guy. We had a lot of fun on set."

As he mentioned Chris, you froze, eyes growing wide as you stared down at your camera before quickly recovering. Your heart gave a pain of sadness just hearing his name; you missed him so much. You had even given up on trying to text him over the last year because you never got a response.

All you could do is hum in response as he talked enthusiastically about the movie and his role. You didn't keep much tabs on Chris lately, including his movies and girlfriends because you just seemed to spiral into some sort of depression each time. So, after many lonely nights thinking about it, you decided to just move on as much as it pained you.