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"So its settled. You guys are staying with us then," Jackie said, proud of herself for asking AJ and Nick to stay with her.

"Sure. I don’t mind sharing a bed with my girl," AJ said, wrapping his arm around Carla.

"Yah, says who?" Carla asked, trying not to smile. She had missed him so much this week and she knew that she couldn’t leave him. It was time to forgive him.

"And I’ll just share with you," Nick said with a smile.

"Uh, no the couch is yours buddy!" Jackie laughed and they all laughed, except Nick.

Back at Jackie’s apartment, everyone got ready for bed. Jackie saw AJ follow Carla into her room and the door closed. Jackie gave Nick the good pillows and a couple of blankets and set him up on the couch.

"Sweats on chicks are hot. I don’t know why," Nick said, looking Jackie up and down.

"Um, because you’re a guy and you just like women in anything," Jackie chuckled and he thought about it.

"Actually, you’re just plain hot," he said and took her hand for a moment before she broke away. This was the last thing she needed right now. She wasn’t going to fall for a Backstreet Boy.

"Thanks. Okay well I will see you in the morning," she said, heading for her room. She laid in bed for about 15 minutes and then there was a knock at her door.

"Hey, I can’t sleep. Wanna talk?" NIck asked, coming in in blue silk boxers. Okay Jackie, remain calm she told herself. Here was this beautiful blond boy standing in the middle of her room and now he was going to sit on her bed.

"Sure. Hey, about that offer. I’ll take it if you are serious," she told him and he smiled hugely and then pulled her up for a hug.

"That’s awesome!! I will pay for the rest of your schooling. Don’t even worry about it," he told her and she thought she was living in a dream. First, the man of her dreams walks into her life, offers her a job, will pay for her school, and he thinks she is hot! Now the rest she was just biding her time.

"Nick, thanks for this all, really. I do appreciate it," she told him and hugged him back. Suddenly, his lips were touching hers and she couldn’t stop what she felt. But she had to try. Nope, couldn’t do it.

"Wow," was all he could say. He had kissed girls yah. But this is the one that meant something, he already knew that.

"What? Why are you smiling?" she asked.

"This is going to be good. I know it," he said.

"And how do you know?" she asked him.

"I’ve been around and this is the first time I have found everything I wanted and needed both," he told her. He softly kissed her once more and went back to the couch.

"I’m not ready to have sex AJ. You might as well know that right now," Carla told him gently and he understood.

"It’s okay. I just want to sleep with you in my arms," he told her, crawling in bed with her and wrapping his arms around her.

"I’m glad you’re here," she said.

"Me too. I love you baby," he said and she felt a tear roll down her cheek.

"I love you too," she told him, and they both fell asleep.