Stay With Me

Twenty nine

A week before Christmas, the Arizona airport is filled with locals and tourist trying to spend their holidays with their loved ones. Of course I'm one of those "locals" already, 3 days earlier, I have sent all of the furnitures that I can't let go of from the old house to my new one in Arizona. Even my dad's ashes was sent to my new home, it won't stay there though, because I wanted to lay him down next to Percy and mom, and I will do that. I asked Jared to stay with me but he declined. I also got to everyone to believe that I wasn't due til Christmas. So, here I am, in the airport, with a box full of gifts, not to mention my luggage without a car. So I didn't really think this through, so I can take the cab, but I don't really know where.

Alas. My phone rang and I answered it enthusiastically. Too enthusiastic, for that matter.

"Well, someone woke up in the good side of the bed." Lacy said. Thank gods it was Lacy.

"Lacy! Hey where are you?" I asked, trying not to sound so desperate.

"Uhh at home. I was just calling because Jared asked me to give him Vader, I think they're settling her down to the dog house you made them build, it was awesome!" She said, relief flushed through my veins. I have missed my Vader too much, I hope she likes the dog house I designed for her, I mean, it's not like she's gonna stay there or something.

"Oh okay, so you're not with any of the boys right now?" I asked, she chuckled.

"No, silly! I'm on my way to the bakery in a while too, we got a lot of o-"

"I'm at the airport." I blurted out, okay, don't get me wrong but if she started talking about the bakery, she won't stop.

"What. What airport." She asked.

"Like, Arizona airport, I arrived 10 mi--"

"Oh. My. God." She screamed. Too much of the I miss you too, I'm glad you're back.

"Well, don't tell anyone! It's a secret! But can you like uhh...."

"Of course! I'll be there in a jiffy!"

Of course waiting for Lacy, wasn't that excruciating, I was so excited and the mere fact that I am once again in Arizona made me happy. Like, really happy. It's like the pocket of sunshine on a rainy day.

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When Lacy helped me with my box full of gifts and my luggage (after her scream and hugs which, by the way, earned weird stares from the random crowd) we decided that we should make sure that the boys are in one place.

"I'll take a video of it. You have no idea how excited are they to see you again."

"Aren't they clingy?" I joked. We both laughed, and continued with our plan. Lacy dialed Jared's number and put it on speakers.

"Hey babe, what's up?" Jared asked.

"Nothing, do you guys have any plan today?" She asked, I grinned so wide, I made Joker proud.

"We were planning to like grill over at John's but that's like 5 hours from now, I'm like chilling over at Nike's" He said. I mouthed Vader to Lacy and she understood.

"Who's gonna look after Vader then?"

"Well, Garrett took her for a while and left her over at his place. So I guess that's it. Will I see you there?" He asked. Lacy looked at me and I nodded.

"Of course, see you." She said, hanging up. I smiled.

"So I guess he's at my place so the apartment is free?" I asked. She nodded and we head to the apartment.

My old room was almost empty now. Except for my bed and some clothes Jared didn't even packed for the new house. I don't mind tho', I understand, seeing your cousin's underpants isn't that attractive. The living room was still the same, new pictures hang sideways to the old ones. New memories with people I treasure.