The day MJ had left had been just like any other day. It passed in a completely normal way, nothing out of the ordinary. Jaden had been coerced into helping Harley rearrange the furniture and then the two had invited Dylan and Blake over and the Keventry/Moorehead cousins had spent their evening like just about every other, getting drunk while watching an old movie and throwing popcorn at Blake. Jaden had been completely unaware of how much history was repeating itself.
It wasn’t until the next day, when Jaden’s 16 phone calls had gone unanswered and he had traipsed over to MJ’s mother’s house to check on her that the reality of the situation finally hit him. Of course, Jaden knew that what Maggie Jean was going through was probably one of the worst experiences she had ever faced in her life. She’d lost her mother and a dear friend/ex-boyfriend in such a short time. He knew that life had thrown her some rough cards. But what he hadn’t known, was her plan to return to New York again.
He couldn’t blame her. She had every right to want to retreat away from her world that had taken so much from her. And yet, a part of him still hurt that she hadn’t even told him or Harley at the very least. She’d simply left and while Jaden respected her decision, he still wished she’d come home. So a couple days later when he’d heard from one of the Belfront’s that Kelly Smith was in fact going to New York, he knew he had to use this opportunity to communicate with her.
MJ wasn’t taking any of his calls, answering his texts, and was ignoring every single Facebook poke. But she couldn’t ignore someone actually there, telling her what Jaden had said, right? He didn’t know Kelly very well, but he couldn’t really let that stop him now. This might be his one chance. He’d probably looked like a crazy person, running up to her house for the first time, shirtless and sweaty from his run. But Jaden hadn’t really had time to shower and get properly dressed. Kelly had looked at him like he was crazy, but had actually agreed to pass on his message if she ran into MJ. And Jaden couldn’t be more grateful.
Everything had worked out infinitely better than he could have planned. That is until he actually had to wait for Kelly to return. The problem with not really knowing the person you asked to carry a message for you, meant they weren’t necessarily obligated to tell you their plans. And Jaden had waited and waited for days, for Kelly to return. He’d gotten so desperate, he’d rerouted his runs every day so that he could run by her house to check if she was home. He’d done this for a couple weeks before Harley had told him to stop creeping out Kelly’s neighbors. By then, Jaden had just about given up anyways. She’d been gone for 8 weeks when she had said she’d be gone for one. Maybe Kelly, like MJ, was done with Oxford.
That was why, when a knock had sounded on his and Harley’s door, Jaden had expected nearly anyone else besides the beanie-wearing, book-bag toting brunette who now stood at his doorway. “Kelly!” he said with a grin, the moment he opened the door, stepping forward and lifting her up in a big bear hug that probably wasn’t appropriate for someone who barely knew her. It was probably just as strange as him asking her to seek out another stranger even though he didn’t know her. But at least he was fully clothed this time. “You’re back. We had started to wonder if you were ever coming home!” he exclaimed with a chuckle, although it really was more of a question than a statement. “Come on in!” he added, stepping back a little and inviting her inside and off of his front porch.
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