That Summer
Ready For Takeoff
*Annabella’s POV*
Sadly, Christmas had come and gone and tomorrow morning I was leaving to go back to Montreal. I never ended up seeing Gabe, to Katie’s delight, and I was perfectly fine with not seeing him. Katie, Gally, Matt, Jake, and I had spent the past two weeks chilling out, having fun, laughing, making more memories, and partying and I was going to miss them like crazy again once I left. Katie had left three days ago- the day before New Years and Gally had left yesterday along with Mel and Nate. Jake and Matt would be leaving tomorrow and we’d all be going to the airport together and that made me happy. That night as I was sitting in my room, writing a paper, and thinking about Brendan, I heard a knock on my door.
“Come in!” I said as I took my glasses off and closed my MacBook. “Hey sis.” Jake said as he sat down on my bed. “Hey. What’s up?” I asked taking a sip of my water. “Not much. Just wanted to see what you were doing because you’ve been up here all day.” He said laughing as he lay back on my bed. “Yeah I’ve been writing a paper and thinking.” I said with a sad sigh. “You okay?” He asked looked at me. “Yeah, it’s just… the past two weeks have made me realize how much I miss all of you guys. I mean I’m in Canada, Gally’s training in New York, Mel and Nate are in Tallahassee, you and Matt are in Colorado, and Katie’s in Pittsburgh… we’re all so far away from each other and I feel like I never see you guys anymore.” I pouted as I sat back against my headboard. “Yeah but you have friends and family up in Montreal and I know you’re having fun. I can tell you are every time you tell us about how it is and how college is and we’re all having fun with what we’re doing. We all miss each other, but when we see each other it’s amazing and special because it doesn’t happen often.” He answered as he came up next to me. “How do you always know what to say to make me feel better?” I asked leaning my head on his shoulder and smiling. “Because I’m amazing.” He said as we both started laughing. “Oh and mom sent me up to get you for dinner so let’s go.” He said as we both got up and headed downstairs to join my parents and Matt.
-Next morning-
*Annabella’s POV*
“Annabella, you have to wake up or you’re going to miss your flight.” I opened my eyes to see my mom shaking me awake. I looked at my alarm clock after she left to go wake up the boys and saw that it was 5:45 AM. “Why did I pick such an early flight?” I groaned to myself as I got up and headed to the bathroom with my sweatpants and sweatshirt. I came downstairs about 15 minutes later and Matt and Jake were both staring at me. “What? I wanna be comfortable for my flight.” I said as I grabbed a banana and headed for the car. My flight was at 7:15 and theirs was at 7:30 so we headed off to the airport to make sure we had enough time to get through security before our flights left.
At the airport our gates were right next to each other so we all sat together until my flight was called. “I’ll see you soon Bells.” Jake said as he hugged me and I got a little teary. “I’ll see you soon Jake and keep having a kick-ass season.” I laughed as I let go and moved onto Matt. “Hey sugar cube, you be good and we’ll see you soon, okay?” He asked as he held me tight against his chest. “Okay… take good care of my brother.” I said as I grabbed my bag and headed towards the gate. “We love you.” They said in unison and I said it back. About half an hour later the seatbelt sign went on and we were getting ready for takeoff…
-7 hours later-
Seven hours and one plane ride later I was back in Montreal. My flight landed at around 3 and my friend Catherine was picking me up from airport. “Anna!” She yelled as soon as she saw me and I broke out into a smile and ran towards her. We hugged for a few minutes, went to get my bags, and then headed for the car. “So am I taking you home, to my place, to the arena, or to Brendan’s?” She laughed as we got into the car and she started it. “Um, take me home. I’m sure Brendan will call when he wants to see me.” I said as we pulled out onto the highway. “Did he know you were coming home today?” She asked as we continued to drive. “Yeah but I don’t think he knew what time since he wasn’t picking me up from the airport.” About 20 minutes later we got to my apartment which was empty since Andrea was still at her parents. “Thanks Cath, I’ll see you next week, okay?” I said as I shut the door of her SUV. “Ugh don’t remind me- I don’t want classes to start again… I love vacation.” We both laughed at her whining and then she left and I headed upstairs to unpack and shower.
About 3 hours later I had showered, unpacked, put the dishes from the dishwasher away, and put in a load of laundry before finally sitting down on the couch with my laptop to finish my paper. It was around 6:45 when I heard my phone ringing. “Hello?” “Hey babe.” Hearing Brendan’s voice on the other end of the call instantly made me smile. “Hey, how are you?” “I’m good, well actually I’m great now that you’re home.” He laughed as I blushed a little bit. “How was your flight?” “It was long and I hated it, but what else is new.” I said as I closed my computer and brought it to my desk in my room. “Well I personally enjoy flying a lot.” He said matter-of-factly. “Well aren’t you special.” I teased as I laid down on my bed. “My mom says I’m special.” He joked and I started laughing uncontrollably. “I’m sure she does babe, I’m sure she does.” I said once I finally calmed down. “So how’s Andrea now that you’re home?” He asked in a weird tone. “Well she’s not here so I wouldn’t know. She’s as her parents’ house until Tuesday so I’m all alone here.” I smirked as I said what I knew he wanted to hear. “Well we can’t have you all alone and by yourself, now can we?” He asked in a seductive tone. “We sure can’t… but who could possibly come over and keep me company?” I asked in an equally seductive tone. “I think I know a guy.” He said and then hung up.
About 10 minutes later there was a knock at my door and before I could even open it all the way I was against the wall and felt Brendan kick the door shut with his foot. “Damn I missed that the past couple weeks.” I said giggling and then off to the bedroom we went.
Sadly, Christmas had come and gone and tomorrow morning I was leaving to go back to Montreal. I never ended up seeing Gabe, to Katie’s delight, and I was perfectly fine with not seeing him. Katie, Gally, Matt, Jake, and I had spent the past two weeks chilling out, having fun, laughing, making more memories, and partying and I was going to miss them like crazy again once I left. Katie had left three days ago- the day before New Years and Gally had left yesterday along with Mel and Nate. Jake and Matt would be leaving tomorrow and we’d all be going to the airport together and that made me happy. That night as I was sitting in my room, writing a paper, and thinking about Brendan, I heard a knock on my door.
“Come in!” I said as I took my glasses off and closed my MacBook. “Hey sis.” Jake said as he sat down on my bed. “Hey. What’s up?” I asked taking a sip of my water. “Not much. Just wanted to see what you were doing because you’ve been up here all day.” He said laughing as he lay back on my bed. “Yeah I’ve been writing a paper and thinking.” I said with a sad sigh. “You okay?” He asked looked at me. “Yeah, it’s just… the past two weeks have made me realize how much I miss all of you guys. I mean I’m in Canada, Gally’s training in New York, Mel and Nate are in Tallahassee, you and Matt are in Colorado, and Katie’s in Pittsburgh… we’re all so far away from each other and I feel like I never see you guys anymore.” I pouted as I sat back against my headboard. “Yeah but you have friends and family up in Montreal and I know you’re having fun. I can tell you are every time you tell us about how it is and how college is and we’re all having fun with what we’re doing. We all miss each other, but when we see each other it’s amazing and special because it doesn’t happen often.” He answered as he came up next to me. “How do you always know what to say to make me feel better?” I asked leaning my head on his shoulder and smiling. “Because I’m amazing.” He said as we both started laughing. “Oh and mom sent me up to get you for dinner so let’s go.” He said as we both got up and headed downstairs to join my parents and Matt.
-Next morning-
*Annabella’s POV*
“Annabella, you have to wake up or you’re going to miss your flight.” I opened my eyes to see my mom shaking me awake. I looked at my alarm clock after she left to go wake up the boys and saw that it was 5:45 AM. “Why did I pick such an early flight?” I groaned to myself as I got up and headed to the bathroom with my sweatpants and sweatshirt. I came downstairs about 15 minutes later and Matt and Jake were both staring at me. “What? I wanna be comfortable for my flight.” I said as I grabbed a banana and headed for the car. My flight was at 7:15 and theirs was at 7:30 so we headed off to the airport to make sure we had enough time to get through security before our flights left.
At the airport our gates were right next to each other so we all sat together until my flight was called. “I’ll see you soon Bells.” Jake said as he hugged me and I got a little teary. “I’ll see you soon Jake and keep having a kick-ass season.” I laughed as I let go and moved onto Matt. “Hey sugar cube, you be good and we’ll see you soon, okay?” He asked as he held me tight against his chest. “Okay… take good care of my brother.” I said as I grabbed my bag and headed towards the gate. “We love you.” They said in unison and I said it back. About half an hour later the seatbelt sign went on and we were getting ready for takeoff…
-7 hours later-
Seven hours and one plane ride later I was back in Montreal. My flight landed at around 3 and my friend Catherine was picking me up from airport. “Anna!” She yelled as soon as she saw me and I broke out into a smile and ran towards her. We hugged for a few minutes, went to get my bags, and then headed for the car. “So am I taking you home, to my place, to the arena, or to Brendan’s?” She laughed as we got into the car and she started it. “Um, take me home. I’m sure Brendan will call when he wants to see me.” I said as we pulled out onto the highway. “Did he know you were coming home today?” She asked as we continued to drive. “Yeah but I don’t think he knew what time since he wasn’t picking me up from the airport.” About 20 minutes later we got to my apartment which was empty since Andrea was still at her parents. “Thanks Cath, I’ll see you next week, okay?” I said as I shut the door of her SUV. “Ugh don’t remind me- I don’t want classes to start again… I love vacation.” We both laughed at her whining and then she left and I headed upstairs to unpack and shower.
About 3 hours later I had showered, unpacked, put the dishes from the dishwasher away, and put in a load of laundry before finally sitting down on the couch with my laptop to finish my paper. It was around 6:45 when I heard my phone ringing. “Hello?” “Hey babe.” Hearing Brendan’s voice on the other end of the call instantly made me smile. “Hey, how are you?” “I’m good, well actually I’m great now that you’re home.” He laughed as I blushed a little bit. “How was your flight?” “It was long and I hated it, but what else is new.” I said as I closed my computer and brought it to my desk in my room. “Well I personally enjoy flying a lot.” He said matter-of-factly. “Well aren’t you special.” I teased as I laid down on my bed. “My mom says I’m special.” He joked and I started laughing uncontrollably. “I’m sure she does babe, I’m sure she does.” I said once I finally calmed down. “So how’s Andrea now that you’re home?” He asked in a weird tone. “Well she’s not here so I wouldn’t know. She’s as her parents’ house until Tuesday so I’m all alone here.” I smirked as I said what I knew he wanted to hear. “Well we can’t have you all alone and by yourself, now can we?” He asked in a seductive tone. “We sure can’t… but who could possibly come over and keep me company?” I asked in an equally seductive tone. “I think I know a guy.” He said and then hung up.
About 10 minutes later there was a knock at my door and before I could even open it all the way I was against the wall and felt Brendan kick the door shut with his foot. “Damn I missed that the past couple weeks.” I said giggling and then off to the bedroom we went.
Notes
Hey guys!!So we just wanted to let you know that although Annabella never saw Gabe while she was home, he's not done in the plot... he'll just reappear later on ;)
@TazerKaner ok, I kinda know the feel (exams are coming up for me too) that's awesome though, I'm excited! :D
5/13/14