"So.. Nickers.. don't you look Spiffy?" Nick was wearing a casual suit, tie-less, but still relatively formal, sitting on a beanbag and staring at the television screen.
"Don't call me that." he muttered.
"Soo.." Jenna found herself a spot on a beanbag, between Nick and the screen, throwing her legs up onto his foot rest. "You and Emmy, huh?"
"Yeah." he smiled, confused, and trying to push her feet off, and watch his show, "You.. uh.. you mean Mary right?"
"Yeppers." she answered with a quirky grin.
"Yeah."
"Well.." Jenna lowered her voice, "Do ya' like 'er?"
"Yeah!" he cried, as if astonished she even had to ask.
"A lot?"
"Yeah!"
"You like that word, don't you?"
"Yeah."
Jenna shook her head, "You two should really go out.. you're just as spacey as she is!"
"We 'are' going out!"
"Like.. on a date!"
"We 'are'!"
"Huh?" Jenna looked confused, "So.. uh.. where ya' goin'?"
"I dunno.. dinner.. I'm bad at planning stuff."
Jenna smirked, "Y'know.. we're all goin' out.. this whole place is gonna be totally free!"
Nick blushed.
"Nah.. I, I ain't.. it's not.."
Jenna cut him off, "Well.. she wants to know what she's supposed to wear."
"Well why didn't she come see me herself?" he asked, leaning towards Jenna, this time, rather than the screen.
"Cause she's in her underwear." Nick got even redder, "Oh give it a break! It's not 'naughty' underwear or anything!" she paused for effect, all the while laughing inside, "Of course, you'll have to find out for yourself what kind of underwear she'll be wearin' tonight!"
Nick's eyes popped out of his head.
"Hey cool it, Chippy!"
"Chippy?"
"Oh.. well.. when you did that, you looked like a chipmunk.. Chippy... y'know!"
"You are one freaky girl.."
"Yeah, yeah, I know, tha's what makes me so loveable!"
Nick shook his head, and then smiled, "Uh.. Jenna.. me and Mary are probably gonna leave early, if anyone stays uh.. you.. won't.. could you.. not-tell-anyone-okay?" he managed to stutter out, "Cause it's supposed to be private."
Jenna rolled her eyes, "I'm her best friend, of course I will keep it a secret, it's just a stupid date!"
Nick got defensive, "It's not stupid!"
"Okay pouty! Calm down! Geez!"
Nick laughed it off, "Well. wassup wit' you?"
Jenna smiled, "Nothing... so.. uh.." she softened her voice, and looked around, "What happened with AJ out in the hall?"
"Well.. didn't she tell you?" asked Nick, his eyes curious.
"Not really.. it never came up.."
"Oh.. well.. I just walked in on him hitting on her real bad, and I surprised him.. she sort of had a chance to get away and stuff.. so she ran to me, and we went back in.. tha's all." he told her in an absolutely monotone voice, "Tha's all.."
Jenna laughed, "Cool.. uh.. was that before or after Derek came b.. wait.. you came in after.. so.. it was after, huh?"
"Derek?" asked Nick, finally showing interest.
"Yeah! Remember, he came by.. told her he wasn't the one she saw with that model girl, Parker.. and that it was Keith!" Jenna babbled on, while Nick sat there, shrinking back into his beanbag chair, "And then they made up, and they're all back together!"
"Oh." he said, his voice a little edgy, "I didn't know. They're back on now, like before?"
"Yeah!" Jenna didn't even notice the changes in his face or voice, "The lovebirds they were before!"
"Oh." he sounded hurt, and Jenna looked up at him.
"You didn't know?"
"I wouldn't have asked her out if I knew!"
"But it's just a 'friendly' thing!
He flipped out, "Is that what she told you!"
Jenna turned white, "I'm so sorry!"
Nick was already on his way in to see Mary and his pace quickened with each step towards her.
However, when he got there and saw her, wrapped in a silk sheet and smiling up at him, his anger drained, "H.. h.. hey Mary!"
"Hiya!"
"So.. uh.. are you.. uh.. doin' all right?"
"Uh huh!" she nodded and grinned.
"Oh.. okay.."
He went back out to where Jenna was smacking her head and laughing her eyes out, "I have never seen a guy so completely crazy about someone!"
He only smiled and floated back to the 'living room' as if on cloud nine.
She followed him, "Still, Nick-ay, you had absolutely no right being upset!"
He spun around and glared at her, "What are you talking about!"
"You and Mindy!"
"Mandy.. and no we're not! I even told Brian!" he said, defensively.
'Well, why don't you tell 'her'!"
"I 'will'!"
"Well, tell Emmy too! At least let her know how you feel!"
"But I can't even talk to her right now! How am I supposed to tell her? I need a little distraction.. or something..."
"Well.. why don't you just have a drink or something.. loosen yourself up.. then you can tell her.." Jenna smiled
"Okay.. thanks Jenna... you all right.."
"Same, kid.. same.."
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