Melissa opened the door to her room and went to her sister's later that night, all decked out to hit the clubs. Since Nick already saw the silver pants, she chose a pair of deep green vinyl ones with a tight black tank top and unbuttoned white dress shirt. On her feet she had donned a pair of platform black boots with four inch heels. "Tiff..." she said as she knocked on the door. "Come on...it's time to go."

"I'm not going!" Tiff yelled through the door, causing Melissa to jiggle the knob.

"Come on...unlock the door and let's go..."

"I'm not going!"

"PPPPLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSEEEEEEEE?!!!!" Melissa whined at the top of her lungs, causing a few doors to open down the hall. She didn't realize that Kevin, Brian and AJ were now watching her pound on the door and whine. Soon Howie opened his door and walked over to AJ's room with a questioning look on his face. AJ just shrugged.

"TI-IFF!!! You promised!!!!"

"I must have been drunk. Go away!"

Melissa pounded harder. Soon, Nick popped his head out of his door, his blond hair plastered to his head in a messy array. "What's going on out here?!" he asked in confusion as he stepped partially out of the door, only a towel being held around his waist.

"Free entertainment!" AJ replied with a slight laugh.

"Nickers...oh good. You gotta help me. Tiff's being a big meanie head, so break down her door and make her go clubbing with me."

"Get Kev to do it..." "Well, if you won't break her door down, will you go

to the club with me?"

Suddenly, Tiff's door flung open and a surprised Tiff looked at her sister. "Did you just ask him out?!"

"I wasn't going to go by myself. But since you've left your personal prison you can come. Thanks anyway Nick!"

"I'm not going! Take Nick!"

Nick grinned as he leaned against the door frame. "I'll go, Mel...Just let me get dressed."

Melissa pranced into his room and planted herself in front of the TV. "Ok...hurry up!"

Nick shook his head, grabbed his clothes and went back into the bathroom. As he got dressed, he could hear Melissa singing along to MTV. The familiar beginning music of "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" soon filtered into the room and she began singing, not realizing he was listening. He tugged his T-shirt over his head before grabbing a comb and parting his hair down the middle. A quick spray of Gravity and he was ready to go. He walked out into his room to find Melissa sprawled on her stomach on the bed, massacring his long note at the end of the song. He slid on his Nike sneakers and cleared his throat.

Melissa whirled around and her jaw literally dropped when she saw him. His forest green T-shirt contrasted with the soft golden tones of his hair and fit nicely over his lightly muscled torso. A pair of baggy jeans were held up with a black leather belt. His hair was still wet and clung to his head slightly, but she knew that wouldn't last long.

"How do I look?" he asked with a slightly wary smile.

"You have to ask? Nick...you're an absolute angel. Now...are you ready to hit some killer clubs?"

"Sure...lead the way."

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The crowd was loud and crowded, just like Melissa wanted it to be. Everyone was wrapped in the pounding beat emanating from the large speakers positioned around the dance floor. She grabbed Nick's hand and pulled him to the center of the dance floor, the bright lights dancing over their faces as they started to move to the music. They kept a couple feet between them as they laughed over the loud music.

Suddenly, some guy shoved Melissa forward, and she found herself grabbing onto Nick for balance. She looked up at him, her hands sliding up to his shoulders. They were soon moving in unison, their bodies close and intertwined. She could feel his manhood getting hard against her hip as he ground against her to the music. As if in slow motion, she watched as his head lowered to hers, his warm lips brushing across her, barely touching.

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"Sh..." Melissa said with a giggle as the elevator doors opened to their floor. It was now 2am and they were almost positive everyone else was asleep. They tried to be quiet as they walked toward their rooms. Nick reached his first and motioned for her to come in.

"Whoa...it's Friday!" he said as he looked at the clock.

"Yeah...wow! Well, I should go back to my room and go to bed."

"Aw...come on. Stay a little. We could play a quick game of Nintendo or something! Ever play Mario Kart?"

"No...is it fun?"

"It's the best game ever made!" Nick replied with a grin as he turned the TV and game console on. He handed Melissa a controller and motioned for her to sit next to him on the floor. He showed her what each button did, and they then started the game.