You and Danny had always been close- your mom was as hands-off as they got, so you really only had each other- but after he left for college, things just felt...different.

He didn't talk to you as much anymore- he was always a dry texter, except for when he was far away, until now at least- and when he did text, it would usually devolve into him talking about his girlfriend, Cheyanne.

The same girlfriend you caught cheating on him on Instagram- with their professor, Just to make things worse- but he didn't believe you. At least, he didn't want to.

You and your mom stand in the lobby at the airport, waiting for Danny, and you break out into a big, goofy grin as soon as you see him- only for your face to completely drop once Cheyanne steps off the plane with him.

"Hey, squirt! How've you been?" He asks, Cheyanne rolling her eyes as soon as he used his old nickname for you.