Chapter 21

21 "You're here!" I squealed as I jumped into Cody's arms and hugged the life out of him. After a ten minute hug, he laughed as he let go of me. I took a step back to take a look at his appearance. He wasn't anything like I remembered. No longer a brace-face, his hair was longer and styled upwards, his eyes looked brighter, he was no longer and skinny and lanky guy but instead was pretty well built and much, much taller now. I had to admit, Cody was really, really attractive now which was weird seeing considering we always knew him as the nerdy, brace face, little boy. Of course I had facetimed him over the years and saw his posts on social media but actually seeing him in person after all years felt a little overwhelming. "You look amazing, Jabz. No longer looking like a shy little girl hiding behind her hair." I laughed as we walked into my house, "I still am a shy little girl hiding behind my hair, when I want to be,