He's Dying to Get Inside

Raylee was in good spirits as her cab drove towards the airport.
She had aced her exam, no problem.
In fact, this simple thought almost took away her nervousness.
Almost.

It wasn't like going to Maryland could potentially smash her hopes of ever being with Alex again or anything...
"Stop," she said quietly to herself before exiting the cab.
"Negative thinking gets you nowhere."

As she went to pay the cab driver, he looked at her with kind eyes.
"If he doesn't take you back, he isn't worth your time."
She nodded her head and thanked him as she exited the yellow car.

She had told Sal, the cab driver, her story as he took her to the airport.

Now that she was at the airport, she thought over her game plan.
All she had to do was survive the plane ride, get to Rian's party, confess her undying love to Alex, get back with him and live happily ever after.
Easy as pie.

She had to wait ten minutes, which really felt like ten hours, for her flight to be called.
She almost didn't hear it over the sound of her own heart beat.
The anxiety was killing her.
This trip wouldn't have been so bad had a certain party not been involved, but what's a girl to do?

As the plane took off, her nerves only rose.
The turbulence was worse than she remembered, but alas, she was just fine.
The plane ride ended as quickly as it started, it seemed.
After a few self-assuring words, she was good to go.

She began looking around the airport for Kara or one of the guys.
Instead, she was tackled by one girl and three band members.

After catching her breath, she stood to recieve hugs.

"Get off my bitch!" Kara yelled, getting looks from innocent bystanders.

Kara escorted the girl, sans boys, to her car.

"Where did the guys go?" Raylee asked.

"To Jack's car. You're coming home with me, kid. We need to get ready for a party tonight!"