My Aaron

Daisy's pov

Finally, he's here to see me!

"Ron!" I croaked out, tears flowing down my pale, dry cheeks.

In this moment I realized how much I truly missed him.

Slowly I stood on my wobbly feet and ran to him, throwing my arms around his neck and clutching him close to me, as if he would disappear if I loosened my hold on him. He wrapped his arms around me with as much strength as I did. Our hug felt stronger than anything known, just like our friendship.

In this moment, I felt alive, more alive than I've ever been. I have him back. My Aaron's back. He isn't going to leave me. He's still with me. Despite my betrayal, the pain I gave him. He's still here.

My Aaron

Is here.

There's nothing else I need at this moment.

"You're back, Ron. You're back to me." I whisper softly, my face snuggling in the crook between his neck and shoulder.

"I never left in the first place, my gummy bear. I was always here." He says smoothly, his hot breath fanning my earlobe, causing jitters of electricity run down my spine.

"I thought I lost you. I thought you'll never come back, that y-you'll h-hate me." I pull back slowly and plant my feet on the ground while keeping my gaze fixed on his chest, not being able to meet his eyes.

He brings his hands to my face and cups my face in his palms while wiping away the traitorous tears that escaped my eyes with his thumb pads.

"I can never hate you, my gummy bear. I didn't give you this name simply, you know. Just like the gum you are, I'm stuck with you. No matter what, I'm never leaving, not now, not ever. Got it?" He flicks my nose with his forefinger, a gesture he always does to lighten my mood.

"I'm sorry," I whisper slowly, I don't know for what I am apologizing, there are many reasons for me to. But in this moment, I felt the need to do it.

"Hey! No more tears and stop apologizing. I hold no grudges. What's done is done and I understand you had your reasons. And just so you know, I can never be mad at you. It took some time for me to come around but I'm here, aren't I?"

"Yes yes, you are!" I nod my head while a smile breaks onto my face.

"This is the smile, I want to see always." He stares deep into my chocolate brown eyes with longing, care and utmost affection that never fails to warm my heart.

"Come on, now stop being so dramatic. That's all I can handle in a day." He says with a teasing glint in his eyes.

I roll my eyes at him and swat his arm away.

"Come on, let's get some coffee and go to the backyard," I say pulling him along with me.

"Nuh-uh. Not now. Go and get ready, we've to be somewhere in exactly forty-five minutes." He says pulling me back so that I'm not walking anywhere else.

"Where are we supposed to be? As far as I know, there's nothing special today. So, what exactly are you talking about?" I fold my arms against my chest and raise an eyebrow at him trying to look as intimidating as I can be.

"Not working. I'm not falling for your tricks. Go and get ready. I'm not going to tell you, you're going to see for yourself."

I sigh defeatedly and turn around to go to my room but not before giving him a mocking glare. My best friend being the childish self he is, sticks his tongue out, I flip him off and run to my room to get ready.

**********

Dressed in a midnight blue off-shoulder top paired with a black high waist legging, I tied my hair up in a high ponytail. I went with light makeup which included a stroke of eyeliner, some mascara and pink lip gloss. I didn't know where he is taking me so just to be safe, I put on sneakers.

Having Aaron back, washed me with relief. I am incredibly happy to have my bestest best friend back. We've been together for so many years and suddenly thinking of losing him breaks my heart into pieces. We've many precious memories together.

Memories - bitter and sweet but still valuable. I can never lose him. I can never imagine myself without him.

"Hey! Where are you lost?" His faraway voice brings me out of my thoughts.

"Uh, nothing." I shrugged as I turned towards him in the passenger seat of his car.

"That was an amazing tune you played there." He comments with a genuine smile.

"Huh..you say as if you've heard it for the first time," I say rolling my eyes.

"Yeah it wasn't the first time but it wasn't the same either. It was different, deep and held a lot of meaning. It was as if it was coming from your heart. It conveyed many emotions. Sorrow, pain, loneliness, a craving for peace, love and hope. It just held a lot of meaning, Lazy dazy and it spoke volumes." He explains taking my hand in his and intertwining our fingers together.

I stay silent not knowing what to say.

"You know, you can share anything with me, right?" He says squeezing my hand.

"I know Ron. It's just that I've already hurt you so much and I don't want to dump any more problems on you." I say keeping y eyes fixed on my lap.

"Listen lazy dazy, I'm always with you. No matter what the situation or problem is, I'll always be there. Even if I've to choose you over my happiness, I'd do it in the blink of an eye. Just trust me, I'll solve it for you."

As much as I love him, my respect and love for him increased several folds. He's ready to sacrifice anything and everything for me and I can't use him like this. My gut feeling says everything is going to get ruined soon. A storm is brewing somewhere and I can feel the jitters its sending, the upcoming havoc it can cause.

There's a hollow in my heart, warning me, asking me to be ready. Amidst all this, I'm not sure whether I should include Aaron in this or not. I don't want him to fight my battles. I don't want him to suffer and get hurt for me.

"Hey! Don't worry, it'll all get better. We'll talk about it later but I'm here." He flashes me his breathtaking smile which is enough for me to forget all my worries.

"Where are we going, Ron?" I ask impatiently to change the topic.

"Somewhere." He grinned mischievously.

I know he isn't going to budge, so instead, I'll try making out the surroundings. With that thought, I turn towards the window and gaze at the surroundings.

Five minutes later, my eyes bulge out of their sockets and a gasp escapes my lips.

"Thi...this is " I couldn't complete the sentence as my mind isn't able to find words.

"Yes, lazy dazy. Took you long enough to realize."

My insides started dancing with excitement and I felt alive, too alive that I can't think of anything else. He was taking me there......