*Kelly*
I walked out of the room hand in hand with AJ. He looked so good in his black pants and yellow Tommy pullover sweater. I couldn’t help but to just stare at his gorgeous face while I held onto his warm hand.
“What? Do I have something on my face or something?” AJ asked me, breaking into my thoughts, while rubbing his face.
I giggled and rolled my eyes. “No, dear, you don’t have anything on your face.”
“What were you looking at me like that for then?” he questioned as we entered the lobby and left the lodge.
“Brrr…it’s cold out here!” I shivered.
“Come here…” AJ said wrapping his coat around me forcing me so tightly against his warm chest. I could smell his enrapturing cologne as the wind blew violently across our faces.
“AJ, why did you bring me out here?? It’s gotta be like 20 below!”
“Just trust me, alright? You’ll see…. Now getting back to earlier…why were you looking at me like you were a few minutes ago?”
“Well, it’s just that well, you’re so darn gorgeous!” I said nudging him in the ribs.
He gave me one of his sparkling smiles that lights the sky. Then he ran his fingers softly through my long blonde hair.
“I’m gonna miss you so much!” I sighed burying my face into his neck as we walked across a snowy field.
“What? What are you talking about Kelly?” AJ said stopping and turning to face me.
“Well, after tomorrow, I won’t see you again. I mean, you live in Orlando, and well, I don’t. Plus, you’re going to be touring and everything…when will I ever see you?” I questioned thinking of all the horrible things that would happen after tomorrow.
“Baby, please…don’t worry about that. Of course I’m going to see you. Maybe you could come with us on tour or something. We’ll figure it out, but right now…let’s just not worry about it. It’s just me and you right now…”
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*Gail*
“Alright, Frack, so what are the plans for today?” I asked looking at Nick.
“Well ya know…” he said rubbing the bottom of his chin, “we haven’t challenged each other to a game of Mario Kart, yet…”
“Are you saying you wanna play Carter??” I said more with a threatening tone than a questioning one.
“Why yes, Gail, I am….ya think you can handle it?”
“Ugh!!” I rolled my eyes. “What do you think?” I said putting my hand on my waist and looking up at his tall 6’1” figure.
“I don’t know, but I’m ready to find out!! Let’s go…I’ll race ya!” he yelled getting a head start down the hall.
“Nick!! Wait, Nick, that’s not fair!” I pouted running after him. Halfway down the hall I stopped.
“What?? Gail, what are you doing?” Nick turned around and asked me.
“I’m not going any further. You cheated Nickolas and I refuse to race you,” I declared crossing my arms over my chest in defense.
“Oh yeah…??” he said raising an eyebrow and moving slowly closer to me.
“Yeah…I won’t move another inch until you race fairly.”
“Well, in that case you can stand here all day or I can move you myself!” he said still walking closer.
“Nick, you wouldn’t?!” I squealed.
“Uh-huh, wanna bet?” he said standing directly in front of me and picking me up, cradling me like a child.
“Nick!! Oh Nick!! Stop! Put me down!!” I screamed, hitting him in the chest playfully.
“Nope. Not a chance,” he laughed and then opened the door to his room and tossed me onto the bed.
I was laughing so hard that I couldn’t breathe.
“What?! Ya liked that huh?” he said lying down on his side next to me on the bed.
“I…uh…did…wait, lemme catch my breath,” I said gasping for air and holding my chest.
Nick laughed and said, “Man, you’re really out of shape, aren’t you?”
I looked at him wide eyed and said, “I can’t believe you just said that!”
“Oh come on Gail, I didn’t mean it…” Nick said reaching over and stroking my cheek.
“Yeah, I know,” I smiled. “Alright, so what about that game, huh??”
“Actually, since you’re sooo out of shape,” Nick teased, “why don’t we go to the gym and play a little one-on-one?”
“Sure! Sounds like a plan to me!! Or was that a challenge Nick?” I said glaring at him.
“Well, if ya really wanna know…” he trailed off as he came closer and started tickling me.
I was rolling across the bed trying to escape his tickling fingers when there was a knock on the door.
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*Claudi*
Brian and I walked into his bedroom to find Nick and Gail stretched across the bed with Nick lying half-way on top of Gail.
“Oooh…sorry! Didn’t mean to interrupt ya there Frack. I just came to grab my b-ball,” Brian said with half sincerity, half joking.
Nick quickly jumped off of Gail and stuttered, “Uh, no..this isn’t what it looks like. Really. See, I was just tickling her and then…”
“Yeah, yeah, Frack, we see how it is,” Brian said laughing.
I looked over and saw Gail blushing tremendously.
“B-Rok, quit, you’re embarrassing my girlfriend,” Nick said still teasingly as we all looked at Gail and laughed.
“Alright, well you two have fun together. Claudi and I are gonna go shoot some hoops in the gym. See ya!” Brian said while putting his strong arm around my waist as if that’s exactly where it belonged. We started to leave the room when Nick called out, “Hey Bri, Claudi! Gail and I were just going to the gym. Wanna play a little two-on-two??”
Brian and I exchanged glances and then nodded in agreement. Brian and Nick changed into their gym shorts and tennis shoes.
“Okay, ya ready?” Brian said pulling me off of the bed by my arm and tossing me the ball.
I smiled and caught the ball. “Yeah, of course I am B-Rok, what do ya take me for?”
“Ok, so it’s me and Brian against you and Nick, right?” I questioned looking at Gail.
“Actually, Nick and I were really prepared for that whole one-on-one thing against each other, so why don’t me and you play Brian and Nick??” Gail suggested looking up at Nick.
Nick and Brian just looked at each other wide eyed and shrugged their shoulders.
“Alright then partner, let’s go,” I said pulling out of Brian’s embrace and walking over to Gail and leading her out the door.
“Ok, Frick, let’s go!” Nick said practically hopping out the door with energy and excitement.
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*Vic*
“Oh I’m sooo full. No more!” I pleaded as Kevin tried to feed me another bit of pancake.
“Come on…just a few more bites,” he whined.
“Kevin, no. I’m sooo stuffed! They were absolutely delicious!” I said getting up from the table.
He reached up and pulled me back down by my hand.
“Wait, I’ve got a surprise for you. Are you ready for it?”
I looked at him quizzically, “Um…yeah…I think so…”
“Alright, well, come on,” he said standing up and pulling out the chair for me.
I absolutely loved the way he was so gentle and thoughtful. As we were walking out of the room, into the hall, I placed my small hand into his soft, large hand. He just looked at me and smiled. I loved how I knew exactly what he was thinking and he knew exactly how I felt without saying a word.
We walked silently down the hall hand in hand when all of a sudden we heard a big commotion, like a stampede or something coming toward us from around the corner.
“What the…??” Kevin said as Gail and Claudi rounded the corner laughing with Nick and Brian chasing behind them.
Kevin and I looked at them in amazement and then back at each other and then started to laugh.
“Hey guys!” Kevin yelled over the laughter.
“Oh hey, Kev. What’s up man? We were just going to go play a little two-on-two,” Brian said.
“Well, Vic and I were just on our way to go see, I mean do, uh…well, we’re going. See you guys later,”
Kevin attempted to say leading me further down the hall into a big room that looked like a theater and had a big screen.
“Oooh…Kev, are we watching a movie?” I asked already plopping myself down into a big plush purple loveseat.
“Yeah, we are, but…” a big smile crossed his face, “that’s not the surprise. You’ll get the surprise oh, sometime near the end of the movie.”
“Oh, I can’t wait!” I exclaimed gleefully. “So what movie is it?”
“Dirty Dancing.” Kevin said cutting the lights off and starting the video.
“Oh I love this move. Patrick Swayze is sooo hot! Oh, I mean, uh…” Kevin looked at me in shock and then just laughed.
“Thanks,” I said interlocking my hand with his and cozying up to him.
“What for?” he said taking in a deep breathe of the shampoo I had used.
“For loving me.”
He just smiled as the movie started to play.
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*Theresa*
“Hey, what are you eating??” I questioned raising my eyebrow at the blob of food on Howie’s plate.
“It’s an omelet. Want some?” he said stuffing another bite of it into his mouth.
“Alright, I guess so. Is it good?”
“Yeah, here…” he said lifting a fork full of omelet up to my mouth.
“Mmm…that’s really good!” I said chewing the rest of it and wiping my mouth with a napkin.
“Yeah, sure is. You’ve never had an omelet before?” he said curiously.
“Nope, never!”
“Ohmygosh! You’ve got to try my mom’s!! They’re the best!” he said nonchalantly.
I just sorta smiled and got a bit quiet as I rummaged through my thoughts. Yeah, like I would ever get to meet Howie Dorough’s (of the Backstreet Boys) mom. When would I ever get the chance to go to Orlando? Goodbye omelettes…goodbye Howie….
“Yo, Theresa!! Hello….??” Howie said waving his hand in front of my face.
“Oh sorry. Did you say something?” I asked taking a sip of my coffee.
“Yes, actually I did. I was sorta important too. I asked if you would like to come meet my family.”
I couldn’t breathe. It was as if he could read my mind or something.
“Meet you..your, uh, um…your family?” I finally managed to stammer out.
“Yes. I called home this morning and told them all about you. They can’t wait to meet you! Will you come Theresa?” he begged looking at me with his dark chocolate eyes and holding both of my hands tightly in his.
“Yes, Howie, of course I will! I would love to meet your family!” I said getting this really warm, tingly feeling somewhere deep inside of me.
