As Tabitha continued talking to Meg from inside, all the guys were talking and keeping Kelly entertained. Lynn ended up leaving. She had to run into town and do some arrands.

"So Tabs, have you told Nick?" Meg asked.

"No, I'm not going too. I told you I wasn't going too." Tabitha said while smiling.

"Oh, Ok! I guess Jess and I are just secretly hoping you would. Or, that he'll some how find out."

"Well, he isn't going to find out. No one's going to tell him. The only people that know are you and Jess, but you two wouldn't do that to me. My mom knows a little, but she wouldn't do that either."

"Yeah, your right! Well, good luck girl! Jess and I will see you in a few weeks."

"Ok, I'll call you tomorrow, alright?"

"You better! Check ya later, girly." Meg said as she hung up the phone.

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All of the guys were looking at an issue of Tabitha's YM magazine that was lying out on the pool chair. Brian flipped through the pages and found a full spread about Tabitha and Nick. It was basically a picture page filled with all the scenes they shot.

"Wow, Nick! Look. You and Tabs are in here. Wow, she looks beautiful, doesn't she?" Brian said as he turned the magazine around to show Nick.

Nick repositioned Kelly on his lap so they could both get a good look at the magazine. He had to admitt that she looked great! But of course, pictures didn't do her justice.

"Yeah, wow! She is beautiful." Nick said as he took a closer look at the magazine.

"You know what, Nicky?" Kelly said as she stared up at him.

"What's that Kel?"

"Tabitha thinks that you are verwy cute."

All the guys began laughing. Most of them were shocked at the sudden outburst that came from Kelly.

"Yeah, but dats not all." Kelly continued.

Nick, being a little more interested in what else she might be saying, allowed her to continue.

"Oh, it isn't?"

"She twold Meg and Jess that she likes you." Kelly said.

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Tabitha grabbed a pitcher of freshly squezzed lemon-aid and walked out onto the pool deck just as she heard what Kelly was talking about. The guys hadn't noticed she was outside yet.

"She likes me? Are you sure Kelly?" Nick said as he persisted in getting more and more information out of the little cutie.

"Nick? Maybe you should drop it." Kevin said as he saw Tabitha's figure from the corner of his eye.

"No, no, this is getting good! Tell me more, Kelly." Nick said as his smile got wider.

Tabitha wasn't really sure what the topic of the conversation was, so she listened in closely. She took a step further into the room.

"It's twue. Tabitha rweally likes you." She heard her little sister say to Nick.

As soon as Tabitha heard that, she dropped the pitcher of Lemon-aid on the floor and it shattered into tiny pieces of glass everywhere. Embarassed from the loud noise she had just made, she took one look at Nick and then at Kelly, then at the rest of the guys and quickly turned to run out of the room. But, she stepped on shattered glass as she turned and she screamed.

"AHHHH! SHI-" She was about to swear but remembered Kelly was in the room.

Tabitha bit her lip hard and cried from the pain. A.J. made an effort to get up and run after her. He obviously saw the blood on the carpet and realized she stepped on the glass. But, Nick stood up and gave Kelly to Brian.

"Nick? Listen, she's embarassed. She obviously didn't want you to know." Kevin said.

"Well, I'm glad I know. But first, I have to go after her. I mean, for christs sake, she stepped on glass. Howie? Can you clean this up so Kelly and you guys don't step in it too?" Nick asked.

"Sure, buddy!" Howie said.

"Do you think this will turn into a knock down drag-out?" A.J. asked the guys.

Brian sat and tickled Kelly. Kelly smiled, not really understanding what she had just done, or said.

"Nah! This is the best thing that could have happened to the both of them! Good job, Kel!" Brian said as he tickled her more.