"Thank you so much for bringing me all this way. I really appreciate it." I replied, letting go of her so that I could pull her hands into mine.

"It's nothing, Alvaro. It's the least I could do for being such a good friend." She said smiling at me before adding in a playful tone. "And besides, I missed you, too."

I couldn't help but let out a slight laugh at what she had said to me.

"Hey, where are you going, Alvaro?" Jessica suddenly said as she pulled away from me slightly and looked concernedly at me. "Don't you need to go home? Shouldn't your father be home and...