Along for the ride

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♫ California girls were undeniable ♫

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Fine, fresh, fierce we've got it on lock

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West coast represent now put your hand up

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I turned up the radio in my car to California girls. I loved that song.

The path beneath my car was starting to get rocky whilst I was driving up the pathway to the familiar house I had been to all those years ago.

I was seventeen now, so it had been 5 years since I'd been here. I'd left to California where my mom had a new job, so really I had no choice.

The sun was shining and I could smell the familiar smell of the ocean air which made me smile. As soon as I saw the house come into my sight I turned the music down. It hasn't changed a bit and I smiled at that.

I parked my convertible in front of the house and got my bags out the back.

"Ariana! I'm so glad you could come," I heard a warm voice come from in front of me.

"Rebecca," I smiled walking over and giving her a hug. She looked just as I had remembered, the same chestnut brown hair and brown eyes and her petite frame. "I'm so glad to be here too."

Rebecca was a mother to me, more than a mother than my own mother, if that makes sense. She helped me grab my bags and we both walked into the house.

"Regina, could you show Ariana where her room is," she yelled out. In came running a petite blonde girl with emerald green eyes. "Ariana!" she yelled running over and hugging me.

"Regina, still as cute as ever," I chuckled.

"C'mon lets go," she said grabbing my bag and pulling me up the stairs. After walking through a few hallways we got to a small room that was painted white and had pink curtains and a painting of a flower.

I sat on the bed and stared at it. I swear I had seen it somewhere else before.

"So where's Jesse?" I asked still not taking my eyes of the beautiful painting.

If your wondering who Jesse was, he was my best friend ever since we were born, but before I left I never got a chance to say goodbye. I hope he doesn't hate me.

"He's at the beach with a few friends, hey when were done you want to go down there?" she asked.

"sure" I replied snapping my eyes away from the painting and picking up my clothes and putting them in the wardrobe.

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When we had finished un packing everything, I sighed exhausted.

"beach?" Regina asked.

I nodded grabbing my Bikini. I put it on and grabbed a top to go over it until I got to the beach. I put sunglasses on and ruffled my blonde hair with pink highlights in it a bit.

I walked down the stairs and saw Regina at the bottom.

"lets go," I smiled slipping on my flip flops and walking out the door.

As soon as we got to the beach I took off my flip flops and felt the sand in between my toes, I also took my top off to reveal my pink Bikini.

"Its really hot," I sighed whilst we were walking down the beach.

"yeah" she agreed.

"Hey sis, whose your hot new friend?"

I recognised that voice. I looked up and my mouth fell open. Jesse, was HOT. The last time I saw him, he was spotty with braces and really skinny. Now he was Muscled with jet black hair, and the same old Blue eyes I loved. He looked so much more manly than before.

"you don't remember me?" I asked.

He looked at my body up and down.

"I think I'd remember someone as hot as..."

"JESSE, its Ariana, she came back!" Regina squealed.

His face fell, I sudden felt really bad, the look of pain in his eyes was heartbreaking. He turned around and stormed off to his friends.

I honestly felt like crawling into a hole and dying.

"Don't worry Ariana, he'll be okay soon," she soothed.

I was going to worry, because I had a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach telling me he would never forgive me.

**JESSE**

I suddenly became angry, she came back? The one and only best friend I'd ever had, left me without even saying goodbye.

She even looked Different, hot, but different.

Her blonde hair and those pink high lights and plump lips would make any girl go crazy.

I turned and walked back over to my friends, that was the only thing I could do. I was mad and certainly didn't want to talk to her...yet.

"Dude isn't tat the girl your always telling me about?" Heath asked looking over at Ariana.

I nodded and he patted me on the back.

"She is HOT," he said.

I punched him on the arm.

"OFF LIMITS" I said.

"Dude, you just left her, how can she be off limits"

I didn't answer.

I didn't have to answer to him. I've Loved Ariana for ages, or been interested and I still am, I can't help the way I feel. Her just standing there sent me crazy.

　

**ARIANA**

When I got back to the house I walked into the living room and there on the mantle piece was a picture of me and Jesse, when we were seven. His goofy smile showing the braces and me looking at him. The love in my eyes, I don't even know how he hadn't noticed.

I picked it up and smiled. I had the same picture in my bedroom back home. I put it back and sighed. If only I could turn back time and change everything, maybe things would be different.

"Ariana,"

I turned around and saw Regina standing at the doorway.

"Dinner will be ready, in a mo," she said smiling and walking off.

I walked into the kitchen and took my seat next to Rebecca and an empty seat.

After 5 minutes of eating Jesse sauntered in and sat in the empty seat.

"Thanks Mom," he smiled at her.

He didn't even look at me. Regina noticed this and started a conversation with me.

"So Ariana, are you going to be going to school here next week?" she asked.

"Um yeah," I said playing with my food.

"WHAT," Jesse yelled clearly angry.

"I'm starting at your school next week," I said quietly.

I didn't know Jesse would be this angry about me moving here.

"I'm going upstairs," he muttered grabbing his plate and heading for the stairs. I felt like crying, did he really hate me that much?