The morning air is cool against my skin as I step outside of my tiny house. If I didn't have to go to the Sip-n-Zip I would probably walk to work. As I climb into the seat of my car I get a rush of déjà vu. A memory from high school, one that I haven't thought about in years, starts to play in my head.

"I could leave right now if I wanted to. I could just drop everything right now and never look back." I declare as I walk off of Travis' front porch.

"You wouldn't drop out of school or leave your family." Travis replies as he follows me.

Taking his hand, I look up at him, "I would if you came with me."

"Come on Emmers, we're only seventeen. I thought we grew out of this running away stuff," he sighs.

I get angry and pull away from him. With tears in my eyes I yell, "You can grow out of it, Travis, because you're getting out of this place! I'm stuck here! I'll be working at Larry's for the rest of my life."

Quickly, he pulls me into his arms. "I'll come back for you, Emmers. I promise I will."

The memory fades away as I pull into the Sip-n-Zip parking lot.

The high school Emmerson was right; I could leave if I wanted to but there were too many things keeping me in this tiny town. I had my friends and family, I had Nash, and I had the promise. He, Travis, promised me that he would be back. How, after all these years, could I still be in love with him? Nash should be the only person that I loved. Did I love him? We never once really defined what we were. We've just always been there for each other. Just the word relationship freaks him out. I guess, we were just us and I should be happy. I should be happy that he was there for me even when I cried for a love that I wish would come back to me.

A pang of guilt washed over me for Nash's sake. "Travis is never coming back so you need to get over it." I grumble to myself as I walk inside.

A/N: Sorry this chapter is so short! The next chapter is going to start going into more detail about characters. I also apologize if this story is going really slow. I have the idea I just don't know how to get it down properly. I hope that you all bear with me. xxS