Chapter 17

“He looked out, and I saw his eyes widen, “Dude! They’re making out,” he whispered back. “I’m gonna use your phone. OK?”

“Sure.”

AJ picked up the phone and hit a few buttons. “Kev? Come down to the third floor outside room 325. All right? And bring Brian and Howie with you.”

“Why?” asked Kevin a little suspiciously.

“Just cause. Believe me you’ll be amused.”

“Fine. I guess I’ll be down in a few minutes. I’ll try to get Brian and Howie to come with me.”

“Cool. Another thing. Be very quiet!”

“OK. Bye.”

“Bye.”

AJ walked back over, and I moved out of the way so he could see what was happening.

About five minutes after he hung up, Kevin stepped off the elevator on the third floor. He looked around and started down the hall toward room 325 stopping dead in his tracks when he saw Nick and Nicole. Like a typical three car pile-up Brian and Howie slammed into his back.

“Why’d you stop?” Brian whispered, remembering Kevin’s instructions to be quiet.

“Look.”

“Whoa! Howie look at Nick!”

“I see him. If this is all I’m going back to my room OK?” Howie said, not wanting Nick to be angry with him for spying.

‘YO NICK! HAVING FUN?!” Brian bellowed running down the hall.

“What the--” said Nick looking up.

“Brian come back here,” Kevin cautioned walking in the same path that Brian had just taken.

Inside the room AJ gave me a high-five. We were chuckling about what he’d just prompted when the door slammed open as Nicole stormed in. Nick was following her apologizing and yelling at Brian. Brian was apologizing and following Nick. Kevin was at the end of the little line and quietly shut the door behind himself.

With everyone talking and bickering it got quite loud in the little hotel room.

“Quiet! All of you!” Kevin said loudly as if he were talking to a bunch of two year olds. “Calm yourselves and be rational!”

We all stared at him with dumbfounded looks on our faces.

“AJ apologize to Brian and Nick,” Kevin said.

“Sorry guys. I thought it would be funny,” AJ said sheepishly.

“It’s all right, I overreacted. Sorry for yelling at your Brian,” Nick said putting his arm around Nicole.

“Not a problem I set myself up for that,” Brian said clapping Nick on the back. “I’m sorry too.”

“Now that that’s settled, why don’t we go back to our rooms?” Kevin suggested heading for the door.

“All right, g’night Robin. You too Nicole,” AJ said giving me another high-five.

“Night cutie,” Nick said kissing the top of Nicole’s head. “See ya Robin.”

“See ya tomorrow,” Brian smiled as he left the room.

As the door shut Nicole turned toward me and started to giggle. “Nick is such a good kisser!” she squealed as she fell onto her bed hugging a pillow.

“I’m sure he is, but why don’t we go to bed? You can tell me in the morning. OK? I promised Bri that I would go to the Baptist church with him.”

“Nick and I are going to the movies tomorrow,” she said dreamily.

Man! She had it bad for him! I threw her PJ’s at her and pushed her to the bathroom so she could change and get to sleep so she would shut up.

I crawled into my bed, snuggled down, and was out like a light before Nicole even exited the bathroom.


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