Danni could hardly breath with excitement as she stepped off the bus in her beautiful sunshine state! She shouldered her backpack and collected her duffle bag as quickly as possible. It was an early, warm September morning. The sun was warm, the air was fresh, the people were smiling and friendly. At least one of them. Her beautiful sister. Danni ran to meet her. "Desiree!!" She dropped her bags and they threw their arms around each other. "Jeez! You're glowing! What'd you swallow a jar of light bugs or something?" Her sister laughed and hugged her back.
"Don't be ridiculous, honey. I told you I'm pregnant." They hugged again, clinging to each other. It was clear her sister had missed her. Danni was glad to know that. It was nice to be missed. She felt loved.
Desiree hooked her arm in Danni's and picked up her backpack. "So. Tell me about this mystery crush of yours." Danni blinked, nearly dropping her bag.
"What...??" Desiree laughed and kissed her cheek.
"Don't play dumb. She's been writing letters to Mom and Dad's house ever since you left. She must miss you quite a bit." Danni nearly choked on her breath.
"She???" Desiree blinked innocently. Obviously she found nothing wrong or surprising with this statement. Not that Danni could blame her. High school had been an...adventurous time.
"Well the handwriting certainly looks like a woman, and the person never signs their name, so we assumed..."
"No," Danni quickly corrected her, dumping her bags in the trunk of her sister's car. "Definitely not a woman. I promise." Desiree laughed and tried a few more times to get her to say who it was, but Danni wouldn't tell. She'd never tell. That would spoil half the fun.
"Here's your phone, by the way. Mom is still paying the bills on it, but Frank and I have our own plan now." Danni took the phone with a quick thanks and instantly sent a mass text to all her best friends.
"Danni's back!" The first to respond was of course the gorgeous hunk who wrote like a girl... For years Danni had crushed on one of the hottest boys in school, Tyler Wells, and after graduation he'd approached her about going out. She'd been his dirty little secret ever since and she wouldn't have it any other way!
She just wished Bree knew...
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