Brian didn't answer, it was more of a statement than a question in the first place. Once the hug was broken with Brian Whit turned her attention to Nick, "Oh, so since I only met you once, like four years ago, I don't get a hug?" she laughed.

Nick was caught off guard by her actually making eye contact with him, she never looked at him before when she'd spoken, shyness he had guessed. Now it seemed as if she was a changed person, she was in looks, that was for sure. Her attitude, Nick figured he'd just have to find out. He laughed before getting back to her question, "Yea you get a hug.." he began as their two bodies made contact. He breathed in the scent of her, '..Nautica' he thought as they broke apart.

"Damn ya'll, I gotta go help Aunt Jackie cook, ya'll have fun.." she yelled, sprinting off towards the backdoor. Her aunt who wasn't in the kitchen could be heard upstairs, the squeaking of the ironing board giving way to Whit's guesses. "Aunt J, wassup?" she asked, walking through the bedroom door and falling down on her Aunt's bed.

"Nothin much Whit, you seen Brian...and Nick" Jackie answered, raising her eyebrows at the last name she said.

Whitney rolled her eyes before partially laughing, "Yes I did, why do you ask?" she stated before rolling over to face her Aunt.

"Oh no reason, just curious" Jackie sighed as she ran the iron over her shirt. She wanted the best for her neice, Nick was a respectable young man in her eyes, better than what Whitney usually dated. She never really had serious realtionships, they always ended before they got serious. Most of Whit's boyfriends cheated on her because she had morals and she lived her life for herself, nobody else, a hard concept for most guys to grasp.

Two hours later all of the Littrell family was scattered through out the house. Whitney and Brian were enjoying kicking one another under the table, Nick would occasionly join in. By eleven all of the family except for the ones living in the house had cleared out, Brian sighed as he fell down on the couch where Nick and Whit sat. "Ooh 'Happy Gilmore' is on, gimme the remote Whit" Brian argued as he snatched it from her hands, turning it to HBO.

The three sat on the couch until one AM, laughing at the movie, "The price is wrong, bitch" Whit imitated Adam Sandler.

"No no no, I can do it better, 'The price is wrong, bitch'" Brian mocked, just as Jackie walked into the room.

"Brian, what are you doing son?" she asked, laughing.

"Oh, nothing" Brian laughed himself as Nick and Whitney cracked up. Over an hour later they were still all sitting on the couch, dressed differently though, never knowing where they might end up falling asleep. Both the guys were shirtless, although still wearing their basketball shorts. Whit had ended up in adidas shorts and a tank top. The three sat intently on the couch, staring at the screen, all sharing one blanket, soon drifting off into a deep sleep. The sound of the vacumm cleaner awoke them at eight the next morning, "God she still does that?" Brian asked as he yawned and rubbed his eyes.

"Does what?" Nick murmered from his side of the couch.

"Vaccums when everyone else is trying to sleep.." Whitney answered from her seat in the middle. She looked over at her shoulder, "Eww Bri, you didn't have to slobber on me while you slept" she laughed.

"Oh, sorry, but I don't have any diseases" Brian laughed as he wiped his spit off of her bare arm.

"Well you didn't have to drool on me" Nick began as he looked at his own bare shoulder, the one in which Whit had made a pillow out of during the night.

Whitney giggled, "Sorry, but look what you did to the couch" she stated as Nick looked at the arm of the couch.

"Damn get it up before Mama sees it, she'll have a fit.." Brian began as Nick wiped his own spit with his hand, then re-wiped it on his shorts.

"Aunt J's not that bad.." Whit began as the vaccum cut off and Brian's dad came downstairs.

"Morning" he called.

"Morning" the three replied.

"I gotta get to work, I'm running late, I'm getting off early today though..." he began as he made a dash for the front door.

They all waved goodbye and nodded as Whitney got up and made her way upstairs to where her Aunt was cleaning up. She found her way into the master bedroom and began to make up the bed, it was the least she could do for her Aunt who'd basically taken her in as another child. Once done with the bed she went to folding up clothes, still warm from the dryer. "Whit, why don't you go downstairs..." Jackie began as she joined in folding.

"Na, I'm fine up here, they're watching cartoons anyways..." Whit began.

"Well make them breakfast..." Jackie suggested.

"Your the only person I know who refuses help to clean up their home..." Whitney laughed.

"I know, now I know you think that SINGLE blonde down there on the couch is fine, so what are you waiting for...I saw you sleeping on his shoulder this morning..." Jackie said, raising her eyebrows, a small smile starting to appear.

"Aunt Jackie, that is NOT true and where do you come up with this stuff..." Whit laughed as she lowered her eyes from meeting her Aunt's and smiled herself. "Ok, so he is cute, thats it though" she stated.

"See, I knew it, now get down there before I take you down there myself..." Jackie began.

"Uhh if it makes you calm down, I'm going down there..." Whitney said as she finished folding up the towel she had and made her way downstairs. "Get out of here, I'm cooking" she stated as she walked into the kitchen where the two guys were already raiding the cabinets.

"Yes ma'am" Brian replied as himself and Nick made their way back into the livingroom. Thirty minutes later the three along with Jackie sat around the table, "..So Whit, maybe you could come down and visit in October, we'll be on a month break until we go back to recording, and Leigh will be in Orlando, I really want you two to meet. Then in March the new album is released and we go back on tour..." Brian offered.

"Yea, that'd be fun, I'm pretty sure I don't have anything going on and I really wanna meet Leighanne too, you've been with her for three years, you guys are engaged for Christs sake and I haven't even met her yet.." Whit laughed, but agreed as she took a sip of her orange juice and met eyes with Nick's.