"Miss you?! Of course!" Jess sobbed, taking her glasses off and wiping her red rimmed eyes. Bella continued to cling onto me, as i smiled. She gently picked a piece of my hair off my shoulder.
"You cut your hair?" She asked shocked. I laughed guilty,"Yep! It got too long for me to handle." I shook my head, running my hands through the short strands. Vernon grinned and patted my head,"Good to see ya back sis!" He said, pressing a kiss to the top of my head, holding me tightly.

I grinned,"Good to be back!" I exhaled as I wrapped my arms around Bella and Jess. I smirked, "C'mon! Dry your eyes! I'm back, staying and you couldn't get rid of me even if ya wanted to!" I winked. Bella laughed, smudging her mascara as she wiped under eyes. I wrapped my arms around them and turned to Niko.
"Thanks for everything, my friend. Do you want to come in?" I invited, Niko grinned and shook his head,"I'll pass. Thanks though. I have to meet up with Titus. But...I cant miss the big throwdown between you and that bitch." He smirked, mentioning Sang. I snickered,"I'll be sure to provide entertainment. Goodbye for now" I waved as he got back into the car and drove off, after waving to Jess, V , and Bells.

"So...ready to catch up?" I questioned, throwing a grin over my shoulder at Vernon, Jess and Bella as they laughed and followed me into the house.
Damn..its good to be home!

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      "So you got new tatts in Russia!? Lucky bitch! I'm jealous!" Jess winked as we sat together on my bed, as I brushed through her long hair. I smiled,"You should definitely get more tattoos, I'll make you look like a badass!--like me!" I winked and tied the end of her braid and flopped down onto the fluffy pillows.
Jess glared at me,"I'm too much of a pussy to get a bigger one--I cried like a little bitch while I was getting this one!" She admitted pointed to the one on her forearm. I stared at her for a few fleeting seconds before bursting into loud laughter, laughing harder than I had in the last two years.

"But I can't believe that we're nineteen. Seems like yesterday I knocked on the front door of your house!" Jess admitted, throwing a arm around my shoulders. I nodded in agreement,"Yeah--wait, uh what about school!? The bitch took me before I could finish!" I groaned, falling back onto my bed. Jess hummed while brushing through her hair,"Well I guess you could get your GED, but let's not worry about that now!" Jess grinned, "But, when Bella and Mom found out you were coming back, they bought an apartment for us at the Sargent Jasper! Where the Toma's are at. On the same floor..." She frowned, as if the thought of me and her living mere feet away from them just dawned on her.

I smiled and shook my head,"Jess, it's fine. I promise. I'll all work out. Somehow," I muttered before I straightened my shoulders.
I sighed and stood up, strode over to my closet, "Fuck, I guess I have to get used to the Charelston heat. Again." I grinned and threw a shirt at Jess as she laughed. I grabbed a black singlet, a pair of boy shorts and a comfy pair of socks before I locked myself in the bathroom and quickly changed.

I sighed in relief as I patted cold water on my face, cooling my skin slightly before I finally left the bathroom.
As I stepped back into my bedroom, I found Jess already in a outfit like mine, as she pulled her long hair out of her face.
"So what do you think?" I asked her as I displayed my new tattoos with a smirk. Jess' eyes bulged behind her glasses as her eyes ran over my arms.
"Oh my god! Those are so fucking cool! Must have hurt like a bitch!" Jess exclaimed as she grabbed my arm, looking closely at the floral designs on my arm, and shoulder.

"Those boys won't know what fucking hit them!" She smirked devilishly, and I matched her smirk,"That's what I'm planning!"

"Girls! C'mon downstairs!" Vernon yelled from the livingroom. Jess and traded smiled as we linked arms and flounced down to joins bells and V.
As expected, the couple were curled up together as we sat down across from them.
Bella smiled,"I'm so glad your back! Oh, and by the way, Titus and the others will be here tonight!" Bella squealed as she gripped my hands and I sat and nestled to her side.
"Ah, those two boys of yours won't stop blowing up our phones since this morning. They hadn't had the chance to come over, because of those other idiots." Vernon growled and I laughed,"Those 'idiots' will be straightened out soon enough. We just gotta get rid of you-know-who." I replied, rolling my eyes at the thought Sang, or pink toad as Jess was calling her.

"What happened to you Aries?" Bella asked,  as she examined how much skinnier I was. And I pushed down the painful memories and forced a smile, "That part of my life is over, Bells. I don't want to ever re-visit it." I said firmly, with a slight shake of my head.
Bella pursed her lips and nodded.

For over the next two hours, all four of us laughed, joked around, and finally made plans for our new apartment.
"We have to go shopping soon. We'll get that our place ready in no time!" Jess declared, and I nodded firmly in agreement.
As I was about to open my mouth to reply, the I finally heard the parking of two cars outside and i gulped, nerves finally gripping at me. Not only was I gonna to see my boys, but also the father I hadn't seen in years.
Jess gripped my hand as three firm knocks sounded at the door. I shakily straightened my shoulder as Bella smiled , patted my shoulder as she went to answer the door.

I stood up as she opened the door and invited them in. And for the first time in two years, I laid eyes on two of my loves, tears shining in my eyes, and my heart my threatening to beat out of my chest, as the broken pieces of my heart finally started to repair itself; little by little.

A sob burst out of me as I made a beeline for my Dr. Sean, and my Love.

"Pookie!"

"Darling!"

      
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