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Chapter 1.

Mark and Shane looked at them, smiling as they waited for their reaction. The girls looked at each other, and smiled widely as they turned back to the lads. "Of course!" they shouted, and threw themselves around the lads'
necks. "It's a great idea, I love it!" Eliza said. Shane kissed her and smiled. "I'm so happy you girls like it." "Yeah, I can't wait to go." Mark lifted Liz up and swirled her around. "When are we going?" she asked
giggling. Mark put her down, and she had to grab a hold of his arm to prevent herself from falling. Shane laughed, "You a bit dizzy, Miss Lizzy?" he said, and started humming The Beatles' song. Eliza, Liz and Mark
broke out in laughter as he switched over to rock mode and played an air-guitar while jumping up and down, violently shaking his head. "Careful Shay, you can hurt yourself!" Eliza grabbed a hold of him. "Or the inventory�" Mark added. He laughed, "Aww, that's so nice of you to be so worried for me Feehily." Shane punched him friendly on the arm. "Isn't anyone going to answer my question?" Liz asked, and gave them her best puppy-look. Mark hugged her, "Of course we are, honey. When did we book the tickets for?" he asked Shane. "For tomorrow." he answered casually. The girls looked at each other. "Tomorrow?! We've got to pack! Oh God, what am I going to wear? When tomorrow?" "The plane leaves at 1.30pm, so we'll have to be there
around 1 o'clock." "Okay. What am I going to pack?" Eliza looked confused; she had pretty much the same look as Liz had. "We'll leave you two gals to it then. And we'll pick you up here tomorrow at 12.30. How does that sound?" "Sounds fine. See you tomorrow then!" The girls kissed them goodbye, and when Shane and Mark had left, they ran into their bedrooms and threw open the doors to their closets. Then they started to systematically toss the clothes they wanted to pack on their beds.The girls shared an apartment, and their bedrooms lay opposite one another. They had their doors open, and they walked back and forth into each other's rooms, bringing clothes in and out with them. "Hey! Do you have my blue cardigan in there? I can't find it!" Liz called. "Yeah, it's here. Do you have my sequinned red top?" "Yeah!" "I've got some other stuff here that's yours too, Liz." "Cool, me too. Exchange!" Liz called back laughing.Finally, at 7.30 in the evening, they had packed their suitcases, and put them in the hall. They had even put out the outfits they were going to wear the next day. "Man, am I hungry!" Eliza said, dumping down on the couch. Liz nodded, "Order a pizza?" she asked. "Yeah."

Eliza stood in her room fixing her hair, and Liz was in her room fighting with her hair. "Aaargh!" she stuck her tongue out at the mirror. "What?" "Nothing! My hair won't obey me." Eliza laughed, "Oh, I see. Just put a
few clips in it to keep it out of the way then." "I think I'll do that. Thanks!" "No problem babe!" They laughed. "Meet you in the hall in 5 sec okay?" "Already there, Liz, already there!" Liz walked out and smiled at Eliza. "Wow! You look so cool! Turn around," she demanded, and Eliza turned. "It's great! Shane's gonna love it!" "Thanks! You don't look all that bad yourself either." Eliza laughed. "Why, thank you." "No, I'm kidding. You look great too. And I love the shoes!" she said pointing to Liz' feet. "Thanks!" The doorbell rang and they both jumped. "I'll get it." Eliza walked to the door, and Liz went to turn off the lights. "Wow! You look totally amazing!" she heard Shane say as she walked out to join them. "Hi angel! You look beautiful." Mark said. "Hi. Thank you," Liz gushed. "Well ladies. Your carriage awaits." Shane bowed and took their suitcases. "Thank you. I'm just gonna lock up, and then I'll be out in a jiffy!" Liz pulled her keys from her purse. "A jiffy?" Mark asked. "You're so cute!" he said, and kissed her.A few minutes later they were all in the car, heading for the airport.
"So, where are we going?" Eliza asked. "Yeah, you still haven't told us." The lads smiled. "Come on! Spill it!" they pleaded. "Nope. We're not telling. It's a surprise." "Please, pretty please. Tell us where we're going."
Eliza asked again. But the lads just smiled and shook their heads. Eliza and Liz whispered something to each other and giggled. Then they turned to the lads again. "Sweet, kind Shane." Eliza said as she played with his hair. "Why won't you tell me where we're going?" Shane kissed her, "No, it's a surprise." "But honey, I really want to know." Eliza gave it another shot. Shane looked like he was about to give in, and Mark laughed. "Ah, if
you could see the look on yer face now!" he said, and Shane pulled himself together and snapped out of it. "No, it's still a surprise. I'm not giving in babe. And don't you look at me with those Bambi eyes." "Looks like you're
defeated." Mark said to Eliza. Then Liz made her move. "Markie, I'm so curious. Please sweetheart, tell me." She kissed his cheek softly. "Err� I can't," he started, but stopped when he saw her eyes. "Why? Please, tell me
where it is we're going." She leaned closer to him, and whispered in his ear. "Snugglebunny." Then she kissed him. "Okay. We're going to�" Mark started. "Mark! Shut it! It's a surprise, remember?" Shane said, and
Mark nodded. "Right. Sorry angel, can't tell you." Liz looked at Eliza. "Oh well, I guess we'll just have to wait then." Eliza nodded. "But you almost got it out of him. You're good, girl!" Liz smiled at her. "Thank you! You're
great too!"

Chapter 2.

They reached the airport 1.15pm, and had to hurry things up if they wanted to reach their flight. "Right, you girl wait here, and we'll go check our bags in." Eliza and Liz stood examining the screen that showed the departures. "Great. Only 10 places are scheduled to leave at 1.30pm." Eliza said, looking confused. "Mhm. I see, but we'll find out soon enough won't we?" Liz nodded towards Shane and Mark who came back from the check-in
counter. "Now you can tell us where we're going, please?" Shane shook his head, and smiled. "You'll see when we get there." "But they have to call the flight number and destination, and then we'll know. So there!" Liz smiled triumphantly. "Yeah, good point!" Eliza said. Shane and Mark looked at each other and smiled. "Good observation babe, but we've got that figured out too." Mark said with a secretive smile. They headed over to their gate,
and when they stood at their gate, the speakers crackled. "Let's see you get out of this one!" Eliza smiled. "Last call for flight�" the voice in the speakers tuned out. Shane and Mark put their hands over Eliza and Liz'
ears and kissed them. "Okay, so you've managed to keep it a secret. But we really ought to get on the plane." Eliza said. "After you," Shane said, holding his arm out.They found their seats, and it didn't take long before the plane took off.

"Ladies and gentlemen," the stewardess began. "Please fasten your seatbelts. We will be landing at the Charles de Gaulle airport in few minutes. We hope you enjoyed the flight, and have a nice stay in Paris."Liz looked at Mark, and gave him a huge smile. "We're going to Paris?" she asked. He nodded and smiled back at her. "Surprised?" he asked. "Yes, very! And happy. Thank you, Mark. You're the best ever!" He smiled lovingly at her, and kissed her. "Thank you. It's so nice to hear that you liked it Liz. You're the best ever too!" She grinned and put her head on his shoulder. Mark looked over at Shane, and saw that he was thrilled about Eliza's reaction, just like himself. He squeezed Liz tighter, and kissed her head. "I love you so much." he whispered.