written by: Sarah Stackhouse
Then Brian and Nick came down. "What's on TV?" Brian asked. "Uuuhhhhh, I think it's Total Request Live. Our video is number 1," Howie said. "Cool. Well, anyone up for a game of basketball?" Nick said, looking at the guys. "I'll play," I said. I felt kinda foolish, but I like bball. I played on my team freshman and sophomore year, so I thought it would be fun. "Really?" Brian said, with a 'huh?' look on his face. "Yeah, I can play basketball! Just cuz I'm a girl doesn't mean I can't shoot the ball, B-Rok," I gave him a sweet smile. "Okay, miss thang, let's see what you're made of. Anyone else wanna play?" Brian looked around the room. "I'll play," AJ stood up. Oh boy... "Okay, it'll be you and Sarah and me & Nick." Brian said. Boy, when he played bball, he really got into it. "Let me go put some descent shoes on," I said, and I ran upstairs to get my Nikes and put my hair back. I'll show them I can play a mean game of bball, I thought.
So I went downstairs and out the door. It was dark outside, but Nick turned on the light on the garage and we played in the driveway. "Okay, Nick you cover little miss Sarah over there, and I'll get AJ," Brian was hyper that night. They got the ball first, but AJ stole it away from them. Nick was right in front of me, but I shot out from behind him, motioning for AJ to pass me the ball. He did, and I took the shot. *swoosh* The ball went in the hoop. We played a good game. Once, Nick and I both went after the ball and I fell on top of him. We looked at each other for a second, but then I uttered a quiet 'sorry' and got up. AJ and I won the game.
"Dang, girl!" Nick said, out of breath. "I was wrong..... you're a good ball player," Brian said, also out of breath. "We won, we won, oh yeah, oh yeah..." I said, doin a little dance. They giggled, including AJ. "I'm goin in, I'm beat," AJ said. "Yeah, me too," Brian said. They both walked in the house, leaving me & Nick. Alone. "Man, you're pretty good! Hey, I know a place where we can catch our breath," he said. So we got up, and I followed him down some steps. We got to the water of the lake thing behind his house. There was a boat over by the house, and I followed him down a ways. He sat down on a stone wall, dangling his feet over the side and I sat next to him. The sky was clear and the moon was out, leaving it's white reflection across the water. I sighed and smiled. "It sure is a pretty night," Nick said. "Yeah, I wish all nights were like this. It really makes you glad to be alive," I said. He scooted closer. "Listen, I was thinking, um....would you, uh, like to go out some time?" he asked me. My heart fluttered. "Yeah! I mean, I'd love too!" He began to scoot closer. He looked straight into my eyes. His soft blonde hair glowed in the moonlight and his eyes twinkled. "You know, I really liked that kiss that night...." he said, moving his face closer to mine, slowly. "Yeah, I did too..." I said softly. He scooted closer. His face was coming closer to mine. I could smell his cologne. He scooted nearer. And closer, and closer...........