Heaven In Your Eyes- Chapters 7-8

PART SEVEN

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A couple hours later, the party started dying down. By 3:00, Nick and I were sitting on Coral's couch together, amidst a HUGE mess.

"Ugh. You mean we've gotta clean all this up?" I groaned.

"Shh...."Nick put his finger to my lips, "Let's not think about that right now."

"I'm amazed my hair stayed in place tonight!" I grinned wickedly at Nick, beginning to remove the clips and bobby pins holding it up.

"No kidding! It looked great. You've got beautiful hair," Nick ran his fingers through my curls.

I kissed him softly, "You're a sweetie. You know, I hate to say it, but we should go get Coral and Brian and start cleaning up. The longer we leave it, the worse it's gonna look."

"Aw, come on, we should take advantage of this time alone!" Nick kissed me again, and I wrapped my arms around him as the kiss intensified. It was the kind of kiss that makes you go completely weak in the knees, and totally gets your pulse racing.

"Wow," I whispered, finally pulling away from his lips, but leaving my arms around him. "As much as I would totally love to stay here, your raging hormones will have to wait. Cuz I have NO idea where Coral and Bri are, but we have to get them."

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Hand in hand, we searched the main floor, finding no sign of either of them.

"Well, this is probably a sign that wherever they are, they don't wanna be disturbed," Nick suggested.

"Yeah. I want my lip gloss, I left it in Coral's room. Wanna come get it with me?" I gave Nick a pleading look.

"Lip gloss? I'm all for it!" Nick laughed.

"Race ya!" I ran up the stairs and down the hall towards Coral's bedroom. I waited, out of breath, outside the door to Coral's room for Nick to catch up.

"That wasn't fair! You got a head start!" Nick complained.

"yeah, well.." I smiled at him, "Too bad! Don't be such a whiner! Now let's go get my lip gloss."

I opened the door to Coral's room, and the first thing I noticed was that something was in her bed. The sheets were moving around and there were strange noises coming from it. Naturally, I screamed. Coral's head instantly popped up.

"What the-" she began, startled, pulling the covers around her, obviously to avoid too much exposure.

"huh?" Brian's head popped up as well, looking very confused.

"Oh god, not again," Nick mumbled.

"I just wanted-Never mind, not important!" My face turned various shades of red. I turned around and ran out, slamming the door behind me. "EW EW EW EW EW!"

"I think I've just been traumatized for life! Well, I guess now we're even," Nick joked.

"Gross! WEll, this is certainly one night I"ll never forget! But, hey, it's partially cuz of you," I kissed him sweetly.

"ooh, let's go back downstairs!" Nick wiggled his eyebrows, making me giggle.

Once back downstairs, Nick sat down on the couch, and I snuggled up close beside him, his arms around me. Instead of picking up where we had left off earlier, he sat there and rubbed my back gently. Sensing I was about to fall asleep, I kissed him one more time.

"Night-Night Nicky!" I yawned, snuggling back up against his warm body.

"Goodnight." Nick smiled at me. Then, not realizing I was asleep already, he added, "I-I love you."

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END PART SEVEN

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PART EIGHT

I woke up sometime around 11 the next morning. Noticing Nick was still asleep, I carefully slipped out of his arms and quietly crept out to the kitchen. Coral was also awake, sitting at the table sipping at her usual cup of coffee.

"Good morning!" Coral chirped.

"And why might we be so cheerful this morning?" I asked her.

"Oh--Nothing!" she smiled secretively.

"Oh god. You didn't. You and Brian?" My chin dropped.

"Uh, yeah, we did," she responded, smiling again.

"Oh my god!" I squealed, "That's great! That was the first, right?"

"Yeah...." she admitted.

"Sorry we kinda had to walk in on you in the middle of it...." I blushed.

"Well, I guess now we're even!" she teased me.

"That's what Nick said," I told her, pouring myself a glass of juice, "What do you say we make them breakfast?"

"Sounds like an excellent idea!" Coral agreed.

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About fifteen minutes later, Nick awoke to the smell of bacon and came into the kitchen.

"Hey hun!" I smiled and kissed him.

"Morning," he yawned.

Suddenly, I realized what I looked like, "Oh my god! Look at me! I'm still in the stupid dress, I forgot to take my makeup off, and my hair must look AWFUL!!"

"If I never cared before, why would it matter now?" Nick kissed me.

"You're such a sweetie!" I gushed.

"I'm beginning to regret that you guys finally hooked up!" a voice spoke behind us.

"Bri! You're up!" Coral ran over and kissed his cheek.

"Yes, yes I am!" Brian agreed, "By the way, what time it it?"

"It's 11:45," Coral replied.

"Uh-oh.....What day is it today?" Nick asked.

"Thursday," we all answered him.

"SHIT! Uh.....Brian......WE've gotta be at the studio by 12!" Nick remembered.

"Crap! I completely forgot!" Brian smacked himself upside the head.

"You girls can come, but hurry it up. Let's go!" Nick ordered.

"Yes SIR!" I shot back.

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In ten minutes flat we had managed to all quickly throw clothes on, grab breakfast to eat on the way, and get into the car. I was wearing white board short, a blue tank top, and a white fisherman's hat. Coral wore jeans and a white t-shirt, with her hair pulled back into two braids. Nick wore khakis, a t-shirt, and a red hat, and Brian wore khakis, a white wifebeater with a baby blue plaid shirt ontop, and a baby blue hat. We decided to take Coral's sidekick, but Brian drove, with Coral in the front seat, and Nick and I in the back.

"How's management gonna deal with us?" I asked Nick.

"Screw management. If they're ok with Coral and Bri, they'll be fine with us," Nick leaned in to kiss me.

"Wait!" I moved away from him," Gotta turn your hat backwards or it'll get in the way!" I pointed out.

Nick stuck his tongue out at me.

"Hey, boy, don't you go sticking your tongue out at ME!" I teased him.

He stuck his tongue out again and began to tickle me. Giggling, I leaned in to kiss him, and felt his tongue inside my mouth.

"Now, what did I say about that tongue?" I scolded him.

"Sorry," he replied sheepishly.

"At the risk of sounding like you two," Brian interupted.

"GET A ROOM!" Coral completed his sentence.

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When we reached the studio, we were met by AJ, and a girl that looked strangely familiar.

"Ah! There you guys are! Great party last night!" AJ greeted us.

"Yes, but unfortunately that's why we were almost not here today!" Brian said.

"So you two finally got together. Congratulations, man!" AJ slapped Nick on the back. "I'd like you all to meet someone. This," he guestured to the girl standing next to him,"Is my girlfriend Sheena, whom I've been meaning to introduce you to."

"So this is the famous Sheena?" Nick shook her hand, "Nice to meet you, finally. I'm Nick."

"And I'm Brian," brian introduced himself, "And this is Coral, my girlfriend."

"Hi," I smiled warmly, "I'm Caitlin."

"This may sound strange, but do I know you from somewhere?" Sheena asked me.

"I was just thinking the same thing....Hey, you're the daughter of those friends of my parents, aren't you? We were over at your house for dinner awhile back....." I figured out.

"Yeah! Ok, now I remember you! That's just too weird!" Sheena exclaimed.

"Yeah, yeah, ok, let's go inside, we're already running late!" Brian hurried us along.

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END OF PART EIGHT