| ~Test of Your Sanity 13~ |
| Her blue eyes scanned the crowded Applebee�s, trying to spot the familiar Dolphin�s hat that Nick usually wore out in public. She spotted him in the far corner, sipping a Coke or something. She weaved through the crowds and made it to the booth. �Nick?� He looked up. �What is it?� �I have to tell you something,� she said softly. Nick�s eyes grew concerned at the tone she used. �What Heather?� �Yesterday�AJ he�� she was at a loss for words. Nick moved closer to his beloved girlfriend. �What did AJ do?� Her eyes burned as the tears of frustration started coming. �He�he kissed me.� Heather looked away quickly, hoping not to make eye contact. �HE WHAT?� Nick cried. Her blue eyes looked down at her hands. �He kissed me,� she repeated softly. �Why?� he demanded, feeling angry and betrayed. His best friend kissed his girlfriend? No way was that gonna get by. �I don�t know.� �He kissed you and he didn�t tell you WHY?� Nick said furiously. The hot tears fell down her face, splattering water on her hands. �I said I didn�t know.� Nick saw the tears hit her hands and forced himself to calm down. �I�m sorry.� Heather looked up at him. �W-what?� The blonde pulled her into his arms, stroking her hair. �I�m sorry for exploding on you.� Her tears soaked up into Nick�s shirt, but he didn�t care. He had bigger problems. �So�� he thought of the best way to say it, �he just kissed you?� He could feel her nod in his chest. �Ok. What were you doing?� �We were fighting.� �Why would he kiss you if you were fighting?� �I said I don�t know Nick!� she cried, crying harder. Nick cursed himself for making her feel even worse. �Shh shh it�s ok. I didn�t mean to make you cry. I�m just mad that�s all.� Heather hugged Nick tight, hoping all her problems would go away. *** �JJ sweetie. Time to wake up,� JC whispered, shaking her a little. She groaned and rolled to the side. JC lunged forward and caught her before she hit the hard ground. Her scream signaled that she was now awake. �Shh.� Her eyes searched the room and then she looked at him. �Where am I?� �You�re in our hotel room.� Slowly she got to her feet, rubbing the spot where her butt made contact with the floor. �Oh. How�d I get here?� �I carried you in here.� �Oh yeah.� �C�mon. It�s 9. Go take a shower,� JC said, kissing her softly. Jessie smiled. �I�m SO glad I�m here.� �Take a ten minute shower and I�ll give you one more.� She grinned and turned around, getting into the bathroom. JC chuckled to himself and sat down on his bed. He heard the door open and looked to see who it was. His brown hair stood up straight and his brown eyes glowed with his care free spirit. The man jumped up onto the soft green bed. �Good morning everybody!� Chris shouted, landing on the bed in a big thump. �Did you just drink coffee?� JC asked him. Chris nodded like a squirrel, 5 times in a second. JC stared at the ceiling. �May the Lord be with us now.� �What?� �Nothing.� After about 4 more minutes of useless talking, JC just stayed silent. The door of the bathroom opened and Jessie stepped out, dressed in tight black flares, a white belly button shirt with the word �Angel� written on it, strappy black sandals, and her hair in a high ponytail. �There. I was done in,� she glanced at her watch, �8 minutes and 45 seconds.� �You timed yourself?� JC laughed. �I don�t see what�s weird about that. I want my reward please.� JC shook his head and kissed her. �I�m all set to go!� Jessie smiled. �Hey Chris.� �Hey,� he greeted, his leg bouncing impatiently. �Is everybody else ready?� Jessie asked. �HELLO PARTY PEOPLE!� Justin shouted, walking into the room, followed by Lance and Joey. �So that�s where you went,� Lance said, sitting down on the couch. �We were waiting for you,� Joey complained, sitting down next to Lance and turning on the TV. �We thought you were having problems going to the bathroom or somethin�.� �Eew!� Jessie cried. �Guys,� JC interrupted. �I think we�re supposed to go to the restaurant.� �We are,� Joey said, staring at the screen of the TV. �You�re watching SUPERMAN?� Justin cried. �This is a baby show.� In a matter of seconds Justin was on the ground begging for forgiveness. �SORRY!� he shouted, slowly being crushed by Joey�s weight on his stomach. Joey thought about it, then got off. Justin crawled to his feet, breathing heavily. �Guys I�m hungry!� Chris complained, getting up. �Let�s go eat!� �You guys remember that song I made up on that All Access thing?� Justin asked, walking to the door. �I think so,� Joey recalled. �I was drummin�.� �I got it!� then Justin cleared his throat. �Eat, eat, eat. All day long. Eat, eat, eat while I sing this song. Eat, eat, eat, because it tastes real good. Eat, eat, eat, in your neighborhood.� �We gotta do something about that neighborhood part you guys,� Jessie smiled, going out the door. *** �What are you gonna do?� Heather asked. �Just talk to him.� �Oh. Ok.� Nick kissed her one last time, then went into the hotel room. AJ was sitting on the couch, staring at the TV. But the TV wasn�t on. �AJ?� AJ looked up at the new arrival. �Oh hey Nick.� �Heather tells me that you kissed her. Is that true?� Nick asked calmly. �Look man, I didn�t mean to. I just kinda�did it. I don�t know why.� �It�s ok. It�s ok, really,� Nick forgave. �But I just wanted to know if you had the slightest clue to WHY you did.� AJ looked thoughtful. �I THINK I know what it is�� �What?� The tattooed man looked hard at Nick. �Promise you won�t get mad?� Nick nodded. AJ took a breath. �I love her.� Nick almost fainted. His eyes were so wide they looked like teacup saucers. �What?� �I love her,� he repeated softly. �When did you? How did you? WHY did you?� Nick asked not really complete questions. �I just figured it out man. I didn�t know. But then I thought about it.� AJ sighed. �I�m sorry Nick.� Nick paced back and forth in about a 5 foot span, thinking fast. Could AJ take her away from him? �Why didn�t you tell her?� Nick asked. �Cuz I didn�t know at the time.� �Oh man.� �Sorry.� �But if there�s 2 of us�and 1 of her�who�s gonna get her?� Nick asked. �That is the question.� �Oh man,� Nick repeated, his brain taking an overload. �This is just too much.� �I said I was sorry.� Nick looked at AJ. His heart froze when he saw his �older brother�s� eyes glisten with tears. He knew AJ didn�t cry very often, and when he did, you did something VERY wrong. �I never said it was your fault,� Nick said quickly. �I just can�t help it. I�ve known her for forever. I can�t help but love her.� �Nobody can help what they feel.� A silence took over the room. �I tried to be the best, but I guess it wasn�t good enough,� AJ mumbled to himself. �What?� Nick racked his brains to guess at what he was talking about. Of course! �When they were dating. I guess SHE broke up with HIM� �So was so kind and perfect,� AJ went on to himself. �What did I do wrong?� Nick couldn�t take it anymore. The tears running down the man�s face were bad, but him talking about his past and so poorly of himself was just too much. He stood up and ran to the door, almost in tears himself. He closed it gently and sat down on the ground, trying to think. He loved Heather so much, but could it be possible that AJ loved her more? Could it be that SHE loved HIM? He could almost swear he saw the �WARNING: BRAIN OVERLOAD� sign in his head. �What�s wrong?� Heather asked, kneeling beside him. Nick looked up at her face. He knew what he had to do. �AJ loves you Heather.� Her face became a shade lighter. �What?� �He loves you. Finally someone to take you off my hands,� Nick said, standing up. �What?� she asked, not wanting to believe her ears. �I�m breaking up with you.� It�s the hardest thing I�ll ever have to do To look you in the eye and tell you I don�t love you Tears came to her eyes. �No�please Nick.� �Sorry Heather, but I DON�T love you.� It�s the hardest thing I�ll ever have to lie To show no emotion when you start to cry �But�I love you,� she whispered, her heart breaking slowly and painfully. Nick forced himself on, ignoring his slowly shattering heart as each tear stained the floor. �I said I was sorry Heather. Really I am. But I don�t love you.� I can�t let you see what you mean to me When my hands are tied and my heart�s not free We�re not meant to be -98 Degrees, The Hardest Thing Tears fell down from her cheeks as she grabbed his arm. �Please Nick. I love you.� �Let go.� Nick shook himself free, his heart dropping down to hell. �NO!� she cried, throwing herself at him. �Please don�t Nick!� �LET GO!� he shouted. He ran down the hall to his room and slammed the door. �No�� she pleaded. �Don�t leave me�� |
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