And I Love Her

Chapter 32 - Nothing To Lose

"I need you all to come for moral support," I tell my five best friends as I've sat them all down on the couch in the living room for a meeting. "We have 8 hours, I think you can all pack by then."

"Spain?" Chris asks.

"You want us to go to Spain with you?" Vivian adds on.

"Why not?" I ask.

"We have no business in Spain," Chelsea shakes her head as she bounces a little to keep baby Luca from crying.

"To celebrate Luca's first passport!" I cheer.

"You explained your plan to all of us," Noori gets up. "Like Chelsea said, we don't have any business whatsoever in Spain."

"You're going to see James," Naomi says. "What are we there to do?"

"Oh," I say. "I'm moving to Madrid!"

"What?" They all almost shout in unison and Luca lets out a cry.

"I decided to move back to Spain," I smile.

"For James?" Vivian asks.

"For me," I place my hand on my chest. "Whether or not James and I work out, which I hope we will, I found a home in Spain and I want to move back."

"Why not Barcelona?" Chris asks.

"Barcelona will remain... pure."

"Your job?" Vivian asks.

"I got the transfer," I clap.

"Okay, so," Noori crosses her arms. "We go and we house hunt or apartment hunt with you, whatever, then what?"

"Look," I step forward. "I don't just want your help finding a place, I want my closest friends by my side as I start all over and I want to spend time with you guys in my new home. You guys never got to visit those two years I was there, this is our opportunity. I want you guys to leave your mark and get to know that beautiful country."

"We go," Chris says.

"And you get together with James," Chelsea adds.

"What do we do while you two are being all coupley?" Naomi finishes their sentence.

"That's not gonna take the whole trip," I roll my eyes. "You can sight see for a day can't you?"

"We need to find a new roommate to help with Chelsea's share of the rent," Noori keeps fighting. "We can't just leave now."

"I'm putting the money I got out of my apartment towards this rent while we're in Spain," I say.

"We can't ask you to do that," Chelsea shakes her head.

"Hold on, honey," Chris says. "If she wants to you can't stop her."

I laugh at his response then I look back at everyone.

"All I'm asking is to spend a couple of weeks with some of the people that mean the most to me in my new home so we can have a proper-"

"Last hurrah?" Naomi cocks her eyebrow and smirks.

"Ha, ha," I bite.

"I for one," Chris stands up and walks over to me. "Will be happy to go with you to Spain. I've never been and I'd love to. And I'd like for all of you to come as well. Chelsea please come with, we could use the relaxation."

"I'm in," Naomi gets up. "I know you can get your hands on some Real Madrid match tickets for me, can't pass that up."

"Of course," I smile.