It's present day, and we're seniors in high school(17 years old). There is this rumor going around school that some guy named Erik is going to be famous. When I see Erik, I go up to him and ask him if they're talking about him. He says,"Yeah I guess so."

I reply back to him," My friend's gonna be famous? Well, good luck on the try-outs and stuff."

He let's me know that if he does make it out of the some thousand people who will try-out, then he will be on TV. He says," So look for me on ABC Friday nights."

Then just before he walks off I say," Cool! Well, good luck, and I guess I'll see ya when I see ya."

The next year I made plans to go down to Orlando, Florida for Spring Break. While I was there I would be making my final decision trying to get in to Florida State University.

When I got to Florida, I stayed over one of my cousins house instead of staying in a hotel. My cousin is a radio personality for the radio station Z. 100. During the day she attends a community college, and during the night she works at the radio station. She lives in a condo about a mile and a half away from the ocean.

When I was situated into her house, at about 7:30) she took me to one of the malls. We looked at some of the swimsuits('cuz I didn't bring none) in a store called 'Wet Seal'. Then we went to a store called Licks just to look around. Then I saw Erik. So I notice that he's looking at some underwear with some other guy. I go up to him, and sarcastically say," Nice Boxers." They both turn around, and when Erik saw me his eye got all big. He said," April! 'Wiz up? How you been doing'?"

I said," Good. Just here making my final decision to try to get in to FSU." while noticing that he was sexier than usual, or maybe it was just the backwards white hat, and the non-prescription glasses that he was sporting quiet well if you asked me.

Erik asked, "Florida State University? Wow! I haven't even thought about college. Been so busy with this singing thing."

Then it clicked. I remembered him saying that he would be doing that. So I replied," Oh yeah. So how's that going'?"

He says," It's going good.........Yeah. They selected the final five, and me and this guy right here were chosen."

I said," WOW! Congrats! So who's this guy?" Because I'm thinking about how cute he would be with my cousin.

Erik tried to introduce us, but the guy stuck out his hand and introduced himself,"Hi. I'm Jacob, but you can call me Jake."

Then Erik interrupted by saying," Or shortly."

Jacob quickly corrected him," The height, not everything. I wear a size twelve and a half in shoes."

I thinking too much information fro me, but hey, he's trying not to give himself a bad name.

Erik asked me how long I would be in Florida, and I told him only for this week. Then, before we left, Eril gave me the number to where he was. He told me to use it if I needed someone to show me around Florida or just to talk. And I told him that I 'd try to call him later on that night if I don't fall asleep, or get to busy trying to fill out some papers for the college.

When we got back to my cousins place, I could not get over how good Erik looked. So I decided to call him at around 10ish after I took a shower, and ate my Pasta House dinner.

At about 10:15 (not at exactly 10:00. Didn't want to make it seem obvious that I was planning on calling him at 10:00) I called there and aked to speak to Erik. Some guy with a deep voice picked up the phone, and by the noise factor it sounded like they were having a party or something. When the guy with the deep voice answered the phone I asked if I could speak to Erik, and the guy's like," What! I can't hear you!"

I yelled back," Well, if everyone who's over there would quite singing and yelling' then you could hear me!"

Again he said," What!?"

So I just yelled," May I please speak to Erik!"

The voice said in a normal tone voice,"Hold on."

A couple of seconds later Erik picked up the phone and said,"Hellllo."

I said," I it's me...."

And before I could finish my sentence he spayed,"April! I was wondering' if you would call."

I had asked him if it wasn't to late to be calling there, and he told me that it never to late to call around there. And besides they were having a little meeting with their manager, and producer. So they would be up for quite sometime.

Erik went into they backyard on the steps to hear me better, and because he didn't want anyone listening in on his conversation.

We talked on the phone for about two-and-a-half hours, and during that time we made plans to do something the next, day after I came back from the first day of the college orientation.

The next day because she didn't have school that demit cousin and I went over to their house. We were an hour late because my cousin thought she knew a faster way, but we got lost.

When we rung the doorbell Erik came to the door with no shoes, and his hair messed up because he thought that we weren't coming.

When he saw us, he said," Well, well, well. Look who decided to show up."

I said," We're sorry. Somebody thought they knew a faster way." looking over at my cousin. She was looking await pretending to not know what we were talking about.

Erik went to go on his shoes, and put a hat on. Jacob was already dressed. So we headed out to the garage, and got into the black, '98, Ford Expedition with tinted windows, and a phone/navigating system.

So because they knew Florida's 'Hot Spots' to be at, they decided to take us to a mini golfing range.

While we were pullining into the place I said," Golf?...Golf. Of all the places in Orlando, Florida you guys decide to take us to play golf?"

Jacob supported him and Erik by saying," Well, yeah. We figured you guys saw all of the best sights of Florida on TV., or in book somewhere. So decided to take you two to some of the hidden sights of Florida."

While we were getting out the car, I said," This better be fun."

And it was.

While we were in line waiting, Erik would find ways to come into contact with me. He would pinch me on the sides of my waists to make me jump, or he would tap me on my shoulder and go over to the other side of my body so I would think someone else tapped me. When we got up to the counter the lady asked us if we had ever been to a place like this. We told her no and she gave us the option to keep on our clothes or wear their golf clothes. We chose to wear their clothes. My cousin and I wore plane white tennis skirts, and Jacob and Erik wore, these place paints( Jacob's were red and yellow, and Erik's were blue and yellow) with these pastel colored shirts.

When the game had began everyone got there first chance to hit one birdie. Everyone but Erik had made one successful shot. When he was trying, I realized that he was not holding the club right. So I came from behind him , put my hands on his waist.

He moans sarcastically,"OOoo,baby." while wiggling his hips.

I say to him," Shut up!" and showed him how to hit the golf ball into the hole.

We're at the last hole and I was up. While I was trying to concentrate on making the golf ball go into the hole, I saw my cousin, and Jacob out the corner of my eye flirting with each other. Ya see, my cousin has this fetish about her nose, no one touches it but her. She's leaning up against the tree, and he's in her face messing with her nose. Every time he would touch it she would squint her face up, chuckle a little bit and say," Stop it." but really she wanted him to continue.

When I finished( I didn't make the shot, by the way) I yelled out to my cousin,"Hey! It's your turn."

When I said that it looked like they were beginning to kiss, but then she whispered," It's my turn. I gotta go." leaving Jacob disappointed with his head on his arm which was on the tree.

Erik went up to him and said," C'mon man. You'll get her."

Were all finished and turning our stuff in. Then, the lady asked him if he wanted to get a free membership card to the place. So Erik, Jacob, my cousin, and I were standing at the front desk listening to what she had to say and give us. Erik was standing with one of his arms on the counter top, and the other was in between him and I. He was rubbing my hand with on of his fingers, but playing like he wasn't doing it intentionally.

So when were leaving there, while in the Expedition the phone rang. Jacob picked it up and this is what he said," Hello...Jacob...Now?...You can't hold off for a couple of hours?....Huhhh, aight. I'll be there in about a half an hour...Aye ya'll, dat was Marc. He said I got a solo photo shoot to do."

Erik asked him where, and Jacob told him that it would be at the usual place. Then Jacob asked my cousin if she minded if he went and did this.

She said." No." but was clearly thinking,"Nooooooo. Please don't go!" At the end of her," No." to him she added on," Under one emption."

Jacob did not care what her exception was, as long as she was there with him, but he said," What's that?"

She whispered," If I can go with you." in his ear.

He told her that it would be fine just as long as she doesn't mind sitting in one places for a couple of hours.

Then she came back with," Jacob, if you're there then I'll never get board."

Well, Erik dropped off you two and decided to go back to the house to get something to eat, but when we got there Erik noticed that they were all out of chips, and sandwich spread. So he went to the store to get some, and I just chilled there. While he was gone, I chatted with Trevor as he cooking himself something to eat. We talked about Erik and how he is such a jokester, and how Jacob is cool , but when he want something done and it's not getting done right then he'll get a little angry.

Dan walks in with no shirt on and Trevor introduces us to each other. Dan says," So where did you two meet?"

Trevor and I looked at each other oddly, and quickly said,"No!No!No!"

I added on," I here seeing Erik." to get it clear with him.

The he said,"Oh, I'm sorry." and while he was walking away he had a confused look on his face.

I saw the look, and said," Whoa what's that look for?" to Dan.

He says," No, I'm sorry. It's just that you don't look like someone that would date Erik."

Then I corrected him again by saying," Well, we knew each other in high school, and I'm just here reuniting with him. Not dating him."

Dan walks off saying," Sorry."

Then Trevor makes the mishap ten time worse by saying," Yet. Dude, he's gonna get chug. He is a huge flirt."

I got mad and said,"O.K.One, obviously he's not gonna get me because I've been knowing' him since junior high, and he hasn't gotten me yet. And two, I'm not your dude. P.S. Sorry for blowing' up at you but you had to get knocked down to your place."

He walked off saying," He'll get chug."

I heard him and just rolled my eyes. Then I felt these hands run their way down my arms, and to my hands which were resting on the kitchen counter. Then, I felt the face come next to mine, and say," I."

I said," Hello you."

He says," So check dies' out, when I was coming' out of the store, some guys gave me four tickets to a new, very expensive restaurant. Wanna go?"

I asked him when and he said," We could go tonight or whenever, it's just that the Grand Opening lasts for three weeks, and this is the second week, so we got one more week to do this. I thought for a second and went through my list of excuses." Well, we can't do it tomorrow 'cuz I got an all day thing at the college. Then, the day after that one of my friends that live here is having a get-to-gether. So we'd be better off doing it tonight."

He says."Aight. 'Round 7:30."

And I say,"Alright." Then he goes into the bathroom.

Trevor gave me this," I told you so look." and when I saw him doing that I said," Trevor, shut up!"

A couple of minutes later, in walks my cousin and Jacob with these big smiles in their faces. I asked where you two went, and you said," At the photo shoot. 'Member?"

Then, Jacob walks out of the room, then about five minutes later he comes back, and they leave out again.

Erik comes out of the bathroom asking," Did Jacob or somebody, just come here?" and Trevor and I both nodded our heads.

Erik walks over to me and asks me what I wanted to do until dinner time. I told him," Well, I kinda have to go back to my cousins place to get something to wear, unless you want me to wear this." I point to my casual outfit which consisted of one of my old high school shirts, some jeans, white socks, and Adidas flip-flops.

Erik looked down at my outfit and said." Let's go."

When we got there I knocked on the door to see if anyone was there before we barge in. No one answered, so I let myself and Erik into the unlocked apartment. While I was looking through my bag, Erik was looking around. I picked out this red dress and told him that he was lucky, 'cuz I only bring one dressy outfit just in case something like this would happen.

We drove back to their place, and sat in the backyard (which you could see the ocean from) and talked, until we started getting ready at about 6:45.

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