Rachel let out a baffled sigh as she hastily click away on her lap top. Concentrating so hard on her paper, she didn't hear Brian come into the kitchen. He tenderly wrapped his arms around her and kissed her gently on the cheek. Rachel stopped typing and rubbed her temples. "This is so irritating," she groaned.

"Having difficulties?" Brian asked as he sat in the chair next to her.

"It's not really all that difficult. I'm just not in the mood to do this. But I need to get it done."

"Maybe you should take a break from it. Come back and finish it later."

"No if I do that I'll never get back to it. I'll find a reason to procrastinate." Rachel drew in a deep breath as she looked at her partially finished paper. "I'm probably going to be up all night trying to write this stupid thing!"

Brian smiled and put his hand on her leg. "Want me to go get you a cappuccino? I don't mind."

Rachel smiled back at him. "Could you?"

"Sure no problem. I'll go pick up a movie for me to watch and get you your cappuccino."

Rachel pursed her lips. "I'm sorry I'm not being very good company tonight. I just really need to get this paper done."

"Don't worry about it. I just like being with you. Doesn't matter what you're doing as long as I'm with you."

"That's sweet," Rachel said as she put her hand on top of his.

Just then, they heard the front door open. Kristin appeared into the kitchen grinning from ear to ear. "Hey guys!"

"Hey! What are you doing here? I thought you were going to spend some time with Nick," Rachel asked.

"I am. I just came back to grab some stuff. Nick wants me to stay with him for the next two days."

"How did you get here?" Brian asked curiously.

Kristin's smiled grew bigger as she held out Nick's keys. "He let me drive the Durango!"

Brian's mouth dropped. "Whoa he let you drive his Durango?" Kristin nodded. "Nick Carter, my best friend, let someone other than him drive his Durango?"

"You got it!"

Brian laughed. "You've got him whipped. He never lets anyone drive that car."

Kristin laughed. "Well, I guess he trusts me."

"So you're staying with him for the next couple of days?" Rachel asked.

"Yeah. You don't mind do you?"

"No, not at all."

"Cool, I'm gonna start packing some stuff. Wanna help?"

"Sure, I could use a break anyway," Rachel said getting out of her seat.

"I'm gonna go get that movie and your cappuccino," Brian said. "I'll be back soon," he said then gave her a quick kiss on the cheek.

Rachel smiled and looked over at Kristin who was grinning at her. "What?"

"Nothing except you two are adorable."

Rachel blushed. "Oh stop!"

Kristin laughed and walked to her room. Rachel followed her. "So what do you and Brian have planned for the evening?" Kristin asked as she got out her duffel bag.

"Nothing really. I've got that big paper due on Monday so I'm gonna be working on that all night. I feel bad because I'm leaving Brian with pretty much nothing to do. He doesn't seem to mind though."

"I think it's cute. Can you get my toothbrush and toothpaste out of my bathroom please?"

"Sure," Rachel said as she went to the bathroom. "Here you go," she said then handed them to Kristin.

"Thanks. So how do you like being with Brian? Is it everything you ever hoped for?" she asked as she packed her clothes.

Rachel smiled. "I can't believe I'm actually with him. I feel like I'm in a dream and I'm about to wake up. But I never do."

Kristin smiled back. "I feel the same way about Nick. It's all kind of overwhelming. Nice, but overwhelming."

"Do you think we'll be able to handle them being on tour?" Rachel questioned as she sat on Kristin's bed.

"I don't doubt it one bit. You and I were able to keep our friendship going strong for 3 and a half years long distance. I'm sure we can handle a tour."

"I sure hope so," Rachel said, anxiously biting her nails.

"You will," Kristin said assuringly. She zipped up her duffel bag. "Well, I think I have everything. I'm gonna go ahead and go back to Nick's place."

"Okay, have fun," Rachel said as she followed Kristin to the front door.

"Oh I will," Kristin commented with a mischievous grin.

Just then, Brian came in through the door. "I"m back. Here's your cappuccino," he said as he handed the cup to Rachel.

"Thanks you sweetie," Rachel said then kissed him.

Brian smiled and wrapped around his arms around her waist and looked over at Kristin. "What are you smiling at?"

"Nothing," she said innocently. "I'm gonna go now. See you guys later."

"Yeah, go ahead, leave. And take Nick's Durango with you!" Brian joked. Kristin laughed and left the apartment. Brian let go of Rachel and walked over to the TV.

"What movie did you rent?" Rachel asked.

"The Other Sister," he said as he popped it into the VCR.

"You rented a chick flick?" she asked, surprised.

"Sure! Why not? I'm not afraid to show my feminine side," Brian said matter of factly then sat on the couch. "Aren't you gonna finish your paper?"

Rachel shook her head. "No, I'm gonna watch this movie with you and go back to it later. I'm too irritated to finish it right now."

"Okay," Brian said as he put his arm around her shoulders.

The two of them cuddled together and watched the movie. When the movie was over, Rachel looked over at Brian who was fast asleep on the arm of the couch. She got up and grabbed a spare blanket from the linen closet and draped it over him. Quietly she walked back into the kitchen and sat at the table to finish her paper. After a couple of hours, she was adding the final touch before saving it to a disk. Skimming the paper one last time, she saved it and shut off her lap top. Letting out a yawn of exhaustion she stood up and stretched. Looking at the clock and noticing it was almost 3 AM, she turned off the kitchen light and tip toed into the living room where Brian was still sleeping. She kissed him lightly on the forehead and turned off the lamp next to the couch. Making sure the front door was locked, she quietly crept to her room and got ready for bed. She had just crawled into bed when she felt two strong arms wrap around her waist. Rachel rolled over to find Brian laying next to her.

"I'm sorry did I wake you?"

"No, but I woke up and you weren't there. I missed you," he said as he nuzzled her neck.

Rachel smiled and laid her head on his chest. "You were sleeping so peacefully I didn't want to wake you. So I just left you there," she said then yawned.

"Did you finish your paper?"

Rachel nodded sleepily. "Yeah, now I"m really tired. I just wanna sleep for a really long time."

Brian chuckled lightly and kissed her on the cheek. "Good night," he said as he held her close and snuggled under the covers.

"Night," Rachel said drowsily then drifted off to sleep.