“What a nice greeting, don’t I get a hello?” he smiled.
“Yeah, ‘Hello’”she said returning the gesture.
“That’s more like it, the reason why I’m here is because I’ve been meaning to talk to you.” he replied.
“Uhh....ok, now?” she said as he walked over to her and put a hand on her shoulder.
“Yeah, that would be nice.”
“Ok, let me grab a sweatshirt and we can take a walk,” she replied and ran down the hall.
After a few minutes she returned into the room wearing her baggy black ‘Hurley’ sweatshirt, and her hair swept up loosely into a messy scrunchy. As she walked by to grab a coke AJ could smell that same perfume she used to wear, which sent old memories shooting threw his mind, making him yearn for her more.
He sighed, “Ready?” he asked putting out an arm.
“Yeah”she smiled and hooked arms with him. They soon walked out of the house and headed down the street toward the park. As soon as they reached the park Trisha walked strait over to the swings.
Only one was down so they both went for it.
“Heh heh! I got it!” AJ smiled.
“Not fair,”she pouted.
“Pour baby!”he laughed.
“Scoot over!”
“What?” he asked with a puzzled expression.
“Remember we used to do it all the time when we came here, remember the spider thing?”
“Ohh.....” he said as he helped her on his lap.
“Push off” AJ laughed.
“I cant, your legs are longer, you!”
With in no time the two were swinging in a steady but slow pace.
Trisha rested her head on his shoulder as they swung along.
“I’ve missed you,”he whispered in her ear. Trisha smiled and whispered back.
“I’ve missed you too.”
“Really?”he asked with a grin.
“Yeah, why wouldn’t I?”
“I don’t know, I just didn’t think you cared anymore.”
“AJ I’ve always cared, even if I didn’t show it. I am truly sorry for all the pain I have caused you, I’m trying to quit drinking, It’s not as easy as I thought, but I’m getting there slowly but surely.” she smiled.
“Are you serious?” he asked, his eyes narrowed.
“Yeah I am!” she said putting on the serious face.
“Stop it! Trish you never could keep a strait face,” he laughed.
“Hahaha, I know, but I am stopping, are you proud?”
“Of course I am!”
“Good, then we can be friends?”
“Friends?”he asked furrowing his eyebrows.
“Yeah, why you don’t want to be?”
“Well I was hoping for a little more then friends?” he smiled a hopeful smile.
“AJ!” she said as she raised her eyebrows, “Your so silly......” and was cut off by a warm and passionate kiss that felt like an eternity but only last less then a minute. She broke away and looked at him for a second.
“AJ we shouldn’t be doing this!” she replied, and started to get off the swing but AJ stopped her.
“Why? there’s nothing saying we can’t.” he leaned in to kiss her again but she pushed him away.
“AJ I’m serious.”
“Trish I love you, don’t push it away.”
“You don't even know what love is AJ, so don’t go preaching things that aren’t true,”she said and got up, she started walking down the street as AJ chased after.
“You don’t know what I feel Trisha, so don’t act like you do. I wanna be with you Trish, let me.”
“AJ I cant, I’m sorry, we’re friends that’s it!” she said and turned around to continue walking. AJ stood there baffled. He didn’t know what to do, he wanted to be with her more then anything but she wouldn’t allow him to. “This should be the other way around,”he thought. “AJ your a Backstreet Boy, you shouldn’t be chasing the girl, she should be chasing you.” He said silently.
Meanwhile, Brian had made Jennifer breakfast. Jennifer sat there eating her breakfast when she noticed Brian playing with his hands nervously. She remembered he really only did that before a big interview or press conference.
“What’s wrong?”she asked taking a sip of her juice.
“Huh?..Oh, um....nothing.”
“Are you sure? You can tell me!”
“Yes I’m sure, will you please just leave it alone!” he replied.
“God! ‘sorry’ I was only worried, damn!”
“Well don’t be!! your only wasting your time!” he spat.
“What the hell is your problem, and don’t tell me nothing, I wasn’t born yesterday.”
“Fine, you want to know, YOU ARE!!!!” he yelled totally loosing it.
Jennifer dropped her fork and stood up.
“Why are you doing this?” She cried. “LEAVE!!!”
“FINE!” he shouted as he stood up, knocking over a chair on his way out.
Tears fell hard as Jen ran up the stairs and into her room.
Brian got in his car and wheeled out of the drive as Trish walked up.
“Where are you going?” she shouted.
“Far away from here! Jump in!”
“Where are we going?” she asked as she buckled her seat belt.
“Anywhere and everywhere!” he laughed.
“Hell yeah!!!!” she shouted as she let her hair down and shook out the tangles.
AJ was walking down the road when he noticed the two speeding down the street.
“Where the hell are they going?” he muttered as he walked up the drive way.