The next day, Juliette and AJ decided to spend sometime together. So, AJ suggested they go to the movies and then go shopping. Of course, Juliette was up for it.

"Okay, Jules. I'll pick you up in thirty," AJ said, before hanging up. Juliette hung up and turned to Nick.

"I'm gonna go out with AJ so I'll catch up with you later," she said, pulling him close to her. She gave him a little kiss and headed out the door.

"Damn it, she still has my shirt," Nick mumbled when she left.

***

As Juliette drove home, she ran her fingers through her hair thinking about the previous night. About what Nick had said. He meant all those thing he said, he meant it about her. She was the one that he loved, and nothing or no one could stop him.

She still had his shirt on, and she slipped on the shorts that he had put on yesterday. For some reason, she didn't feel like going home. She wanted to take a long drive around the gated neighborhood that she never saw before. She wanted to absorb everything that Nick told her. She was a sponge, not wanting to be squeezed.

Juliette looked at all of the beautiful houses. Only a few, about four or five in that neighborhood. Nick's was the only one on the right side so that he had the whole ocean behind him to himself. She opened the window, letting her hair run wild with the wind.

He loves me, he really does. The only thing is I don't know if I love him yet. It's only been three and a half weeks. You can't get anything yet, Jules, you just can't. God, I have to wait a couple more months to see if our relationship will ever get serious, she thought.

It seemed that the next time Juliette looked at the clock in her car it was 1 o'clock. She was an hour late to meet AJ. He's gonna kill me! was all she could think. Then, suddenly her cell phone rang.

"You're late!" AJ yelled once she picked it up.

"I'm sorry, pinhead, but I decided to take a drive around, and I kinda got lost in the moment," she replied apologetically.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever. What were you thinking about that you were so lost?" AJ's voice got softer, more curious. Juliette was dying to tell someone what she felt. She couldn't hold it in for this short amount of time, and if she didn't tell him now she didn't know what she would do.

"I was thinking about Nick-"

"Go figure," he interrupted.

"Let me speak, AJ. I was thinking about Nick, and last night. He told me to sleep with him, but not have sex. He just wanted to wake up seeing me next to him�he's so sweet. Anyway, before we went to bed, he sat on the couch telling me everything he felt. He just poured his heart out to me. The thing is, after he was done he told me he really loved me. I don't know if I love him back, AJ," Juliette explained. AJ sighed.

"Of course you don't love him yet, Jules, it's only been three weeks," he replied.

"Yeah, three weeks and seven years. I've known him for seven years!"

"Jules, you've known him for seven years but how long have you really known him? Yeah, I talk to Nick Carter sometimes when I'm talking to AJ, but does that really mean something? Did you ever get into a real, deep conversation? All of a sudden with one kiss it changes everything?" AJ questioned curiously. It was true. Everything he said was true. She just didn't know how.

"Yes, AJ, one kiss changes everything. That one kiss meant everything. Don't you understand? That's the kiss that Nick's been wanting to share for the past seven years, and he hasn't because of my past boyfriends. It could have been so much better if it happened three years ago. Maybe even last year when I was with Dustan. The point is he got what he wanted, and I gave it to him. I made his dreams come true. Don't you get it?" AJ let out another troubled sigh.

"No, Jules, I don't get it. This has never happened to me before. No love that you have felt have I felt before too. We're so different when it comes to relationships." They both paused for a moment, thinking of what to say next.

"Anyway, I'm just troubled, and I needed to take a long drive to relieve my feelings. So, I did, and that's why I was late. Ya happy? Good."

"No, Jules, I'm not happy. Right now I envy you. You have had practices with love. Practices that have taught you something about men. Now you know what to watch out for. You know Nick isn't like that, so you're going with Nick. Nick loves you, and you will soon love Nick. I have a feeling it will turn out perfect and you will have a great happy life together and get married and have a kid�" AJ said rapidly. He was truly jealous of Juliette. What should he be jealous of? She found the love of a lifetime. He knew that they would be happy forever, they would get married and have a child. He just saw it happening. And at that moment, he found the love for Juliette coming back to him. He no longer felt the security of knowing that he was okay with Nick and Juliette being together.