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I could hear Heather and Ari laughing outside The sound of Heather’s laugh did things to my body that drove me insane

Jeff put his hand on h your body, doesn’t it?"

I looked at him, confused "What?"

"The sound of her voice or laughter SoI still can’t believe she’sinto the barn Ari was holding Heather’s hand, and Heather had the most beautiful color on her cheeks

I whispered, "She’s glowing"

Jeff let out a s" Then, he s like Ari is when she’s pregnant, you are gonna be fucking exhausted all the ti as Ari walked up and peeked in on Luke When Luke lared at Jeff "If you wake hi with hi up Heather’s dad’s car from the park, I pulled up to my parents’ house and watched as Heather parked I jued over to her My mom and dad still didn’t know I had ot out, I pushed her against the car and started to kiss her She pulled back so

"I want you, princess," I whispered I kissed her neck and blew in her ear before I kissed her earlobe

"Oh god, Josh…don’t do that to me You kno h "Let’s just tell them another time Come on, let’s sneak away before they--"

"Josh?"

Oh holy shit I snappedon the steps next to ry mother

"Joshua Michael Hayes, where in the hell have you been? Your father and I have been worried sick! The last we knew you were at your apartment, and then you just disappeared"

Heather started to giggle

I looked back at her and winked "Do I take care of ht her hand up to herThen, her face turned pale "Oh ?"

"I think I’et sick!"

Suddenly, she pushedup

Well, damn…that hit her fast

My mother was down and by Heather’s side in two seconds flat

"Heather, honey…oh, baby girl, are you sick again?" My mother turned to ? My future wife is throwing her guts up,ten feet away, and lanced toward the door and sawbehind Lynda

I walked over to Heather "Baby, are you alright?"

"Please, Josh…just see what she wants"

My ave us both a confused look

As I faced Lynda, I let out a sigh, deciding to just get it over with "Lynda, what do you want?"

Lynda looked at my mother and then back at me "I, u"

I walked over to Lynda’s car and opened the driver’s side door "You and I no longer have anything to say to each other I need you to please leave…now"

Lynda looked stunned She slowly started to ot in "I don’t understand"

"Let me explain it to you I’m with Heather I’ll be with Heather until the day I die I love her and only her I will only ever love her Don’t ever text, eain Do I make myself clear?"

"But I--"

I leaned closer to her "I know all about the lies you were feeding her I’d die to protect her froain Ever"

She turned and got into the car but not before looking over at Heather, as now just standing there, watching us

I shut her door and watched her drive off When I turned back around,there with tears in her eyes She must know I have my memory back

"Mom--"

She held up her hand and shook her head "Give "

I smiled at Heather Yep, she knows

"I have waited for so long…for you to tell that bitch to take a hike! Oh My God! You don’t kno happy I a as ave each other a high five

What the fuck?

I looked over at Heather, and she just shrugged her shoulders I headed over to Heather, grabbed her hand, and walked her up to

"Jesus H Christ, y’all Did you really not like her that asp "Wait a minute How did you know that was Lynda?"

I srabbed od! Do you reht in the eyes

"Yeah, Mo"

My dad took both my mother and irl, get your ass in this hug!"

Heather started laughing as she walked up I pulled her in closer tofor a few ! How did it come back? Heather, why do you have your dad’s car? What the hell is going on?" le She looked atstory, Elizabeth, but after Josh left our house this …in person We both forgot that I’d left my car here yesterday, so I took my dad’s car"