“Anyone wanna watch a movie?” I asked. Everyone except Joey and Howie agreed.
“You two aren’t coming?” Justin asked.
“We’re meeting two girls at the club we went to last night!” Joey grinned.
“Well, have fun! And don’t do anything I wouldn’t do!” Justin laughed.
“Yea man! We can do anything we want!” Howie laughed.
“Hey! I’m not like Joey!” Justin protested.
“Whatever you say, buddy!” Joey laughed.
“Anyways, what type of movie do you wanna watch?” I asked.
Half wanted to see a scary movie and the other half voted for an action movie, so we split up into Kevin and Lance’s rooms.
“So, what scary movie should we watch?” I asked, sitting down on the couch in Lance’s room.
Brian, Nick, Justin, Lance, and Ani were in the room with us.
“Umm…what about Glass House? I think it’s more of a psychological thriller, but it’s the best choice,” Lance suggested.
We agreed, and sat back to watch the movie. During one part I got a little scared and buried my head into Nick’s chest, who chuckled at my actions. He gently pushed a piece of hair from my face and told me that the scene was over, so I sat back up.
“Don’t worry! I’ll protect you!” he said with a grin.
“Why don’t I feel any safer after you said that?” I laughed. Nick started tickling me, and soon we were involved in a massive tickle war. The others from the other room chose that time to meet back in Lance’s room, and pretty soon they had joined in the attack. Pretty soon we were all exhausted, and so we all headed back to our respective rooms.
~*~*~*~the next day~*~*~*~
Ani, Sayde, Shannon, Brit, Kirsten, and I spent the morning and most of the afternoon shopping in the boutiques around town. They had all helped me find an outfit for my “date” this evening, and around four we headed back so I could get ready.
After my shower, I walked out and put on the baby blue spaghetti strapped dress that flowed down to right above my knees.
“Ready for us?” Brit asked knocking on the door.
“Come on in,” I said.
“Ouhh! It looks perfect on you!” Shannon squealed.
“Hurry! We only have 30 minutes!” Kirsten said. The girls had told me that they were going to do my hair and makeup, since I’d never been the best at those things. I had been a major tomboy when I was younger, and would much rather have been playing football with the guys than playing dolls or dress-up.
“Am I allowed to look yet?” I asked Kirsten.
“Hold on! Almost done! There! Turn around!”
I turned around and smiled. Brit had done a great job with makeup as I knew she would, and Kirsten had french braided my hair into a crown on my head, and she had tied flowers into different sections of it.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door. Sayde walked over and peeked through.
“It’s only the guys,” she laughed and opened the door.
“What are you guys doing here?” Ani asked.
“Well, we came to see the gorgeous date.” Justin told her.
I had been sitting down behind Kirsten, Shannon, and Brit, and was hidden from view, and so I got up and walked around them.
“Hey guys!” I smiled.
“Wow! You look gorgeous!” Lance whistled.
“Thanks Lance,” I laughed.
“Come on! Turn!” AJ commanded.
I turned around and AJ whistled.
“Lovely darling! Simply marvelous!” Justin laughed.
Another person knocked on the door, and Joey opened it. The guys were blocking my view of whoever was there, so I started talking to Sayde.
“Hey, man, you better have her back here at a reasonable hour! And we’ll kick your ass if you try to pull anything with her!” Joey and AJ warned Jason, who was the person at the door.
“Okay man! I’ll make sure to get in your good graces!” he laughed. He stepped forward through the guys, who retreated to their rooms.
“Jason! Hey!” I smiled. He handed me three irises, my favorite flower, and I put them in a vase of flowers that a fan had given me.
“You look gorgeous tonight!” he smiled. “Ready to go?”
“Yup! Where are we going?” I asked.
“We’re going to a little café that a friend recommended,” he smiled as we walked to the limo that was waiting outside.
“So, how have you been since I last saw you?” I asked after we had ordered at the cute café.
“Great! Our tour went really well and we’re working on our new album! What about you?”
“Well, my tour was sold out and my cd has sold more than Britney Spears’ 3 cds combined.”
“That’s awesome! I’ve always thought she was a little too fake. I mean, that’s what’s so great about you! You write all your own music and lyrics, you play a million different instruments, and you don’t lip sync!”
“Yeah, I agree. I respect myself more for that too!” I laughed.
Our dinner came and we ate in comfortable silence.
“Want to go for a walk?” he asked after we left the café.
“Sure!” We went walking along the beach for a while, catching up.
“I have a question,” Jason said, turning to me.
“Yes?” I asked stopping.
“Laura, I had a great time tonight, and it only served to reinforce my feelings. I really miss what we had, and I was wondering if there was any way we could start again,” he said, looking into my eyes.
“Jason, you’re a great guy, and I absolutely loved the time we spent together. But right now I’m kind of getting into a relationship with someone hopefully. I’m really sorry! I just don’t want to have a relationship that will end at the end of the summer. We realized a while ago that things between us just couldn’t work. I love you, but I think we’ve learned that it’s better to remain friends.”
“Yeah, but it never hurts to ask,” he laughed. “I understand totally, just forget I asked!”
“I’m sorry,” I said as I kissed his cheek.
“It’s getting late. Should I drive you back to the hotel?”
“Sure. I have to get up early tomorrow for a radio interview.”
~*~*~*~back at the hotel~*~*~*~
“Laura! Laura!” I heard someone yell as I walked across the lobby. I turned around and saw Nick.
“Hey Nick, what’s up?” I asked as I pushed the button for our floor.
“Okay, I don’t know what happened tonight, but I need to tell you this! I really like you and want to be in a relationship with you! Please give me a chance, and I can prove how much you mean to me,” Nick said.
I turned towards him, gave him a passionate kiss, and then walked out of the open elevator, walked into my room, and shut the door.
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