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of a restaurant was Seth, he was faced away from her, but she could tell from his movements that it was him. She watched as a tall, thin woman walked up to him, they kissed and he wrapped his arms around her. As they walked into the restaurant, there was no denying this woman was his fiancée. She was lost in watching them through the windows that she didn't notice that the light had changed to green. The car behind her honked and she hurriedly moved forward.
Their interactions were romantic and Cassie couldn't help but feel a sense of sorrow, sorrow that Seth had truly moved on. She quickly scolded herself; it was only a day ago that she thought she had moved on. She had no right to be irritated with Seth; she was the one that had left him. It was only right that he would find someone else, but it didn't make her feel any better.
She was determined that while she was in town she would remain close to her family, but avoid any talk about Seth, it would be easier that way.
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She waited on the porch, anxious for someone to answer the door. When the door opened, she stood facing her 15 year old brother. “Hey little brother, how's it going?”
Christopher stared at her for a second before giving her a hug, “Cassie?”
Cassie laughed, “Who else? I have missed you Christopher.”
“I've missed you too sis. Mom...Dad...Cassie's here.”
It was only a few seconds before they both ran around the corner. “Cassie,” her dad replied enthusiastically as they hugged.
When Cassie pulled away she turned to her mom and saw the tears in her eyes. “Mom?”
Her mother ran to her and gave her a hug. “I am so happy to see you. After we left, it killed me that things were left so tense between all of us.”
Cassie nodded, “I know and I'm sorry.”
“What happened? I thought you had vacation plans?”
“I did, but it's more important for me to be here with you guys. There's plenty of time to go on vacation.”
“How does Chad feel about that?” Her mother asked with inquisition.
“He understands,” Cassie lied but couldn't face the truth. “So, is Courtney here?”
“ They just stepped out. She'll be back soon. You must be exhausted.”
Cassie couldn't deny it, it was going on 11:00 and even though he slept on the plane, she felt she could sleep another 24 hours. “I am...in fact,” she turned to Christopher and placed her hands on her waist. “Mister, why aren't you in bed?”
“Cassie, I'm 15 and it's a weekend...come on.”
Everyone laughed at that remark and Cassie felt relieved to have some of the stress off of her. “You're right, but I think that I'm going to head upstairs and get some shut eye. Will you ask Courtney to stop by my room when she gets back?”
“Of course,” her mom replied with a smile.
As Cassie reached down for her bags, her brother cleared his throat. “Um, I've got this.”
She chuckled, “Such a gentleman.”
“Cassie,” her Mom spoke as she started to climb the stairs.
“Yeah mom?”
“It's good to have you home, even it is for just a little while.”
Cassie grinned, “It's good to be home. I'll see you guys tomorrow morning.”
When she reached the top of the stairs she saw Christopher coming out of her room. “That will be $10.00,” he laughed letting Cassie know he was teasing.
“Bill me,” she smiled.
“See you tomorrow Cass.”
“Night!”
When she walked in the room she saw that everything was as she left it all those years ago, down to the last stuffed animal on the bed. She grabbed her bag and began to unpack. She was just about to put her last outfit away when she heard a light tap on her door. After glancing at the clock she saw that it was almost midnight. She just hoped her sister could forgive her. When she opened the door she saw Courtney standing there, her head downward to the floor.
“Courtney, I...” she began, that's when Courtney looked
Their interactions were romantic and Cassie couldn't help but feel a sense of sorrow, sorrow that Seth had truly moved on. She quickly scolded herself; it was only a day ago that she thought she had moved on. She had no right to be irritated with Seth; she was the one that had left him. It was only right that he would find someone else, but it didn't make her feel any better.
She was determined that while she was in town she would remain close to her family, but avoid any talk about Seth, it would be easier that way.
___________________
She waited on the porch, anxious for someone to answer the door. When the door opened, she stood facing her 15 year old brother. “Hey little brother, how's it going?”
Christopher stared at her for a second before giving her a hug, “Cassie?”
Cassie laughed, “Who else? I have missed you Christopher.”
“I've missed you too sis. Mom...Dad...Cassie's here.”
It was only a few seconds before they both ran around the corner. “Cassie,” her dad replied enthusiastically as they hugged.
When Cassie pulled away she turned to her mom and saw the tears in her eyes. “Mom?”
Her mother ran to her and gave her a hug. “I am so happy to see you. After we left, it killed me that things were left so tense between all of us.”
Cassie nodded, “I know and I'm sorry.”
“What happened? I thought you had vacation plans?”
“I did, but it's more important for me to be here with you guys. There's plenty of time to go on vacation.”
“How does Chad feel about that?” Her mother asked with inquisition.
“He understands,” Cassie lied but couldn't face the truth. “So, is Courtney here?”
“ They just stepped out. She'll be back soon. You must be exhausted.”
Cassie couldn't deny it, it was going on 11:00 and even though he slept on the plane, she felt she could sleep another 24 hours. “I am...in fact,” she turned to Christopher and placed her hands on her waist. “Mister, why aren't you in bed?”
“Cassie, I'm 15 and it's a weekend...come on.”
Everyone laughed at that remark and Cassie felt relieved to have some of the stress off of her. “You're right, but I think that I'm going to head upstairs and get some shut eye. Will you ask Courtney to stop by my room when she gets back?”
“Of course,” her mom replied with a smile.
As Cassie reached down for her bags, her brother cleared his throat. “Um, I've got this.”
She chuckled, “Such a gentleman.”
“Cassie,” her Mom spoke as she started to climb the stairs.
“Yeah mom?”
“It's good to have you home, even it is for just a little while.”
Cassie grinned, “It's good to be home. I'll see you guys tomorrow morning.”
When she reached the top of the stairs she saw Christopher coming out of her room. “That will be $10.00,” he laughed letting Cassie know he was teasing.
“Bill me,” she smiled.
“See you tomorrow Cass.”
“Night!”
When she walked in the room she saw that everything was as she left it all those years ago, down to the last stuffed animal on the bed. She grabbed her bag and began to unpack. She was just about to put her last outfit away when she heard a light tap on her door. After glancing at the clock she saw that it was almost midnight. She just hoped her sister could forgive her. When she opened the door she saw Courtney standing there, her head downward to the floor.
“Courtney, I...” she began, that's when Courtney looked
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