CHAPTER 1
"Nickolas Gene Carter!?" I screamed, as picked me up, threw me over his shoulder and threw me in the pool. "Yes?" Nick asked, from the side of the pool, laughing hysterically. "You prick!" I yelled, surfacing. "What? How can you say that about your best friend?" he said, pretending to pout, and giving me his hand to help me out of the pool. "Come on in. The water’s great," I said, pulling him into the pool. "You little shit!" he screamed. "What? How can you say that about your best friend?" I mocked. "Yeah, well I guess I deserved it." "You know, if you wanted to go swimming, it’s helpful if you take your clothes off," Aaron Carter said, coming out the sliding doors. "Oh, hey A.C.," I said, coming out of the pool. "Can you get me a towel?" "Sure," he said, disappearing into the house. He emerged 5 minutes later with a fresh towel. "Don’t just stand there. Give me a hug," I said, chasing him around the pool. "No!" he shrieked, running away from my wet body. "You know Nikki. Don’t you think he’s a bit young for you?" Nick asked, sarcastically. I eyed him, while drying off. "Well, thanks to you, I’m all wet, so I’m going home to change." "Hey, wanna come back later? All the guys are coming over." "Yeah, sure. I’ll bring a couple my friends, too. If that’s all right with you, your majesty," I said, bowing. He laughed. "That’s fine. All my family’s going up to see my grandparents. Their leaving tonight. We have a gig, so I get the whole house to myself. Bring stuff to spend the night, okay?" "Okay. I’ll be back." ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* I got home and called Sami and Heather. "Hey, wanna go over to my friend’s house?" I asked Sami. "Yeah, sure. Where we goin’? How long are we staying? Who’s gonna be there? What time should we be there?" she asked. "Um. Nick’s, the night, all the Backstreet Boys, in about forty five minutes," I explained. "Kay. At your house?" "Yeah. I gotta go. I’m gonna call Heather, too." After I called Heather, I packed stuff for the night. As I was getting ready, I heard the doorbell. "Who’s there?" I asked, in a high pitched tone. "Open the door, dumb ass," Sami said. "Such language," I joked as I let her in. Five minutes after Sami came, Heather came. "So, who are the Backstreet Boys again?" "You freak! You have their CD," Sami said, to Heather. "Oh yeah!" she remembered. "That little short Spanish lookin’ dude is FINE!" Sami and I rolled our eyes. "C’mon guys. Let’s go." ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Ten minutes later, we were sitting in Nick’s living room, waiting for the other guys. Just then, the doorbell rang. "Hey Frick," Nick said as Brian walked in the door. He was about 5’8" with brown hair and bright blue eyes. "Hey Frack. Who’re your friends?" "That’s Nikki," he said, pointing to me. "And these are two of her friends Heather and Sami." "Wait a minute. Nikki, as in Nikki Williams?" Brian asked. Nick rolled his eyes. "Yes, Nikki, my best friend." "I thought I was your best friend," Brian said, pretending to pout. "Your my best guy friend," Nick informed. "Oh, okay," Brian replied, taking a seat between Heather and I. A knock came at the door. "Hey B. Wanna get that?" Nick yelled from the kitchen. "Sure," Brian said, jumping up from the couch, and bounding towards the door. "Hey cous," Brian said. In the doorway stood a tall guy. He had big, green eyes, was probably 6’1" or so, and had dark brown hair. "Hi," he replied. "Kevin, this is Nikki, Nick’s best friend," he motioned to me. "And two of her friends, Sami and Heather." "Hmm. Sami? That’s a pretty name," he commented. "Thanks," she said, blushing. "Now we just have to wait for A.J. and Howie," Nick said, coming into the living room with gobs of food. "Wait no longer," some guy, that had to be A.J. said, coming in. He had brown hair, and wore sunglasses. "My God Nick! Gonna feed an army?" "Yep," he said, smiling. "A.J., this is Nikki, Heather, and Sami," he said, pointing us all out. "Oh yeah. Your Nick’s chick," he said, referring to me. "A.J.," Nick wined. After everyone was done pigging out, the doorbell rang. "Well look who finally decided to grace us with his presence," Brian said, as a short little Spanish dude appeared. "Howie D., may I introduce you to Nikki, Heather, and Sami. Nikki’s my best friend." "Hiya," he said in a friendly tone. After a round of hello’s and hand shakes, we decided to all go swimming. After everyone had gotten into their swimsuits, I had gone up to get towels. As I set foot onto the patio, I knew it was eerily quiet. All of a sudden, I felt 7 pangs of water hit me from the water guns everyone was holding. Nick, Brian, A.J., Howie and Kevin were right around the corner, while Heather and Sami were in the pool. "You guys are so immature," I said, diving in. I had surfaced in time to hear A.J. lean over to Nick and say "What a hot chick. She’s got a body to die for." Nick just pushed him away and said "I can’t believe your saying that about my best friend." All the guys jumped in, splashing as much water out of the pool as possible. We were all just standing around, when Kevin spoke up. "Gotta work on that baby fat, huh Nicky?" he said, patting Nick’s stomach, which I had to admit, had no tone what so ever. All the guys laughed. "Guys," Nick wined. After about another half hour, everyone started to get cold. "Let’s go in," Howie said. Everyone agreed. Everyone had changed, and there was nothing to do. People were getting bored, so I suggested truth or dare. "Okay. But since you suggested it, you start off," Brian said, smiling. "Alright." I thought for a moment before choosing my victim. "Kevin, truth or dare?" "Dare," he said, confidently. "Okay." I looked outside to see an outside party next door. "Okay. I dare you to streak next door," I said, pointing to the party and smiling wickedly. Five minutes later, we heard all these girls scream. When Kevin came back, his clothes were all ripped, and he barely had pants. He was all out of breath. About forty five minutes later, it was my turn again. I was gonna be the last person. "Okay Nikki. Truth or Dare?" Brian asked, with a grin. "Dare." "Okay cous. This is it. Make it a good one," Kevin said, smiling. "Alright Nicole. I dare you to go play Seven Minutes in Heaven with," his voice trailed off as he looked around the room, "Nick!" "What?" we asked, simultaneously. "I can’t make out with him! He’s my best friend!" I protested. "Yeah," Nick agreed. "She’s like a sister to me." "Hey, you picked Dare. Now go on you two. Into the closet you go," Kevin said, pushing us in the closet. As Nick was just getting ready to say something, A.J. opened the door and handed me something. "Motivation," he said, closing the door. "How cheesy. A glow in the dark condom." Nick laughed, then looked at me seriously. "What?" I asked, but I was silenced by a powerful kiss. "What was that for?" I asked, breathlessly. "I’ve wanted to do that for three years ," he confessed. "Well why’d you stop?" I asked. He came forward again, this time with more passion and power. "How come you didn’t do this before?" He shrugged. "Stupidity," he replied, coming forward yet again. "Ya know Nikki. Your not supposed to enjoy your dare," Brian said, opening the door. Nick and I just smiled.
