“What movie do you wanna watch?” Justin asked once we were comfortably strewn around my room.
“Let’s watch Dirty Dancing!” Ani suggested.
“I love that movie!” JC and I said together.
“Jinx!” I laughed.
“Ha! She got you bud! You can’t say anything until she says your name five times!” Chris laughed.
JC and I had reserved the couch, and I looked over at him and saw a look cross over his face Before I could react, I felt him trap me and start tickling me.
“No! eek! Fine! JC! JC! JC! JC! JC!” I said as he continued tickling me.
“Thank you,” he said and sat back right next to me. As Dirty Dancing started, I leaned back into his arms, and he wrapped his arms around me.
“Laura, can I talk to you for a minute?” Ani asked after the movie was over.
“Sure. We’ll be right back,” I said as I got out of JC’s arms. We went into the bathroom, and she locked the door.
“Okay, what the heck is going on between you and JC? And why didn’t you tell me sooner? You said earlier that you’re single!” Ani exclaimed quietly, as to not let the guys hear.
“I am single. Plus JC likes some other girl he met on tour,” I shrugged.
“Sure, if that’s true, then why did you both look so happy lying in eachother’s arms?” Ani asked, not believing me.
“Ani, I’m like that with Chris, but that doesn’t mean anything!”
“Yeah, but you’ve known Chris for a lot longer! Oh well, it doesn’t matter! You’ll see what’s in front of you soon!” Ani opened the door, and we saw Joey punch JC on the arm and then quickly sit back down when he saw us.
“So, what should we do now?” I asked sitting back on the couch.
“Well, I dunno about you, but I’m hungry,” Joey said.
“Do you guys wanna eat out and then head to the venue?” I asked.
“Yes!” Joey agreed.
“Okay, I think she’s asking the rest of us too,” Chris laughed.
“But yes, that sounds like a good idea,” Lance laughed.
“Okay, lemme go get security.” I walked out the door and found Jamie and Mark.
“Umm..what kind of food?” I asked once we had gotten in the limo.
“I know a fabulous Mexican restaurant,” Joey said. We followed Joey’s directions and found a festive little place. We sat down at a table and quickly ordered.
“Uh-oh. There is a group of girls over there that keeps looking over here,” Lance pointed to a group of about 15 girls.
We ate dinner without any interruptions, but throughout dinner I kept noticing all the girls on the phone constantly.
“Umm…we’ve got a problem…”JC said, “They’ve multiplied.
We looked arounf and there were at least 45 girls. We got up to try to get out, but they all stood up.
“I think we’re going to have to make a run for it,” Mark said.
“Everyone ready? The limo is parked two blocks away to avoid everyone seeing it outside the restaurant, but a lot of help that did,” Jamie said. “Now, on the count of three, we’ll all split up and run for the limo. 1…..2…..3!”
We all started running, the girls right on our tails. JC and I happened to go the same way, and we ha about half the girls following us. We got a ways ahead of the girls, and pulled into an alley. We could hear the girls getting closer, so just in case they noticed us, JC pushed me against the wall and kissed me. I was totally surprised at first, but his soft lips were so delicious.
“Hey, do you think that’s them?” I heard a girl ask from one end of the alley.
“I doubt it. Come on, I think I see them,” another girl said as they ran off.
When we were sure they were gone, JC pulled away.
“I’m sorry…I shouldn’t have done that,” JC said not looked at me.
“It’s okay,” I sighed feeling a little hurt.
“We should probably get back to the limo,” he said, still not looking at me.
We ran to the limo and got in on opposite sides.
“Are you okay? We were afraid we’d have to look for you,” Ani asked.
“We’re fine,” JC and I said looking out opposite windows.
“Okay, what happened?” Justin asked sensing the tension in the air.
“Nothing,” we both said.
We pulled up to the venue and slipped backstage.
“Okay, I have a meet and greet now, but you can wait with my dancers backstage,” I said while walking with Ani.
“Okay, we’ll see you later,” Chris said.
“Okay gurl, what happened?” Ani asked when we got away from the guys.
“Nothing,” I said again.
“Laura, you can’t lie to me, ya know that? I know you better than that,” Ani said.
“Ugh! I have no idea what happened! Look, I’ll tell you when we get back to the hotel, so I can think about it more,” I sighed.
“Okay, that sounds good. Anyways, guess what!” she said.
“What?” I asked.
“I talked to Justin, because we were the first two back at the limo, and he told me something interesting,” Ani said.
“Oh really? What did he say?”
“He said that you’re totally dense! Because what he was trying to tell you the other night on the phone before you had to go, was that you are the girl that has been on JC’s mind for the last week!”
“What?! Then why the hell did he react that way?!” I asked, confused out of my mind.
“Umm…care to explain?” Ani asked.
“Okay, when we got away from the restaurant, JC and I went the same way, and we tucked into an alley to try to escape. When we heard that girls getting closer, he kissed me. And then when the girls were gone, he said he was sorry and wouldn’t even look at me! He just left me standing there totally confused as to what just happened!”
“Really? That’s weird,” Ani said.
“Yeah, so maybe Justin is a little confused, because I seriously doubt that JC could possibly like me. Anyways, I have a meet and greet and a concert to do, so I can’t think about this right now,” I sighed.
“Okay, well, I’m going to go catch up with Chris, but I can’t wait to see your concert!” Ani smiled.
~*~ ~*~ ~*~with the guys~*~ ~*~ ~*~
“Man, what the hell happened between you and Laura?” Justin asked totally confused as to why JC was sulking.
“Okay, you’ve got some explaining to do, Romeo,” Ani said walking into the room.
“Did Laura tel you what happened? JC won’t!” Lance said.
“Yeah, she told me what happened alright! JC, why the hell did you ignore her afterwards? She’s confused out of her mind right now!” Ani said.
“It’s none of your business,” JC huffed.
“Okay, that’s where you’re wrong. Hurting my friend is my business, and that’s what your actions did!” Ani yelled in his face.
“I didn’t mean to hurt her, okay!” JC said looking at Ani. “It’s just that after I kissed her I freaked because I know that she’d never like me!” he yelled back.
“You kissed her?!?” Joey asked surprised.
“Well, you did hurt her! Look, I’m not absolutely sure if she likes you, because she’s not sure herself, but I do know that your response isn’t helping your case at all!” Ani said ignoring Joey.
“Look, this doesn’t involve anyone else but me and Laura, so stay out of it!” JC yelled before stalking out the door.
“Will someone please tell us what’s going on?!” Chris exclaimed.
“Ugh! That boy is just impossible!” Ani screamed.
“Look, I’m sure if you just let him sulk for a while, he’ll talk to Laura and they’ll solve whatever happened themselves,” Lance said trying to calm Ani down.
“I sure hope you’re right, for all of our sakes,” Ani said, walking out the door to find Chris.
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