| The days flew by and Saturday morning was the last day I was taking Shannon shopping. And I had arranged for us to go to one of the best clubs and there she was supposed to meet the Boys. �Shannon, come on,� I yelled. It was already 2:15. We were supposed to go to the mall. And I would get the dress she liked earlier. �God, I�m coming.� �Hurry up you bitch.� �What did you call me?� she asked, coming out of the bathroom. �I called you a bitch.� �Okay, just making sure. And make sure you know I�m the Queen.� I just laughed at our little joke. We got in the car and she turned the radio on. �Everybody: Backstreet�s Back� came on. I tried to dance to it in the truck, without even thinking. After it was done, I looked over at Shannon. �How did you know that?� she asked. �I watch TV you know.� �Okay.� We arrived at the mall. We spent the whole day there. The last thing I got was Shannon�s dress. �Theresa, don�t. You shouldn�t have,� she said as I handed her the bag. �Just wear it tonight to the club, okay?� �Yeah. Thanks Theresa,� she said, giving me a hug. I pulled away and glanced at my pager. The time was 7:30. We were supposed to meet the Boys at 9:00. �Shannon, we have to get ready.� With that we left the mall and went to my house. We got down and went to my place. I walked in and Ramon and Roxanne were sitting on the couch. �Hi,� I said. I walked back to my room and Shannon followed. I went to my closet and pulled out my favorite dress. It was really the only thing I kept. It was short, dark blue, velvet and had spaghetti straps. Shannon�s dress was also dark blue, short and had spaghetti straps. Except hers was satin. Finally, around 8:45 we were ready to go. As we were driving, Shannon kept looking at me. �What?� �Theresa, how the Hell did you get $20,000 to spend on clothes?� �God Shannon. Your clothes were gifts. Can you leave it at that?� �Theresa, all I want to know is how you got the money?� �DUH!! I�m working now.� �They don�t make enough, so there�s no way they can pay you that much. Besides, Dru is my friend. Well, my friend/ex boyfriend. I called him but the funny thing is that he doesn�t know you. So, please tell me�God, that is one beautiful limo,� Shannon said. Finally, I would be able to tell her the truth. I forgot she went out with Dru. And now, the fun begins. We walked into the club and my eyes started searching. �Looking for anybody?� Shannon asked. I just nodded my head when I found who I was looking for. �Come on Shannon. I want you to met the people I�m working with.� �It�s about fuckin� time.� �Yeah, I know. But when you see who, you�ll see why I did what I did,� I said as I turned around and threw her a smile. She just looked at me confused but continued walking. �Alexy,� I called out. AJ�s head popped up at the name. �Shannon met the guys I work with. Kaos, aka Nick; D, my Latin Lover; Train, might I add Mr. Body Beautiful; and last not but least, B-Rok, well what can I say about Bri-Bri?� I smiled when she just stood in awe. She had her head down till I started calling out names. I heard someone behind me clearing his throat. I ran over to Alexy and gave him a hug. �Oh and Shannon, Da Bone man himself, AJ McLean.� Shannon just smiled at all the guys and took the seat Brian offered her. I looked at those two and saw how Bone was checking out Shannon. But when I had to say something to AJ, he couldn�t tear his eyes away from Shannon. �Good, now I can hook them up,� I thought., �Hey Theresa, may I have this dance?� Howie asked me with a heart melting smile. �Sure, why not D.� I took the hand he offered and walked onto the dance floor. I started searching and found Brian and Shannon. �Now, they better not get to close,� I thought. �What are you thinking about?� Howie asked me. I just looked into his eyes and almost died right there. �Nothing,� I said, smiling at him. �Well, I�m sad now. I was hoping you were going to tell me you were thinking about how much you enjoyed this.� �Oh, trust me, I am. In fact, I love it.� �Now, that makes me happy,� Howie said. �Pardon me, may I cut in?� AJ asked. �Hey AJ. Sure man. Save me another dance?� Howie asked. �Yeah.� I smiled as he gave me a kiss on the cheek. �So, Esa, things going okay between you and Howie?� AJ asked. �AJ! No, we�re just good friends.� �Sure,� AJ said. �AJ, man, get off it, okay? Sides, you know you�re the only love of my life.� �Oh my Esa.� �Hey guys,� Shannon said. She smiled at AJ but when she looked at me, it was a look of confusion. �What?� I mouthed. She just shook her head and turned back to Brian. I looked back at AJ and noticed he was looking at Shannon. I just smiled to my self. I looked over at Shannon, but she left. �Wanna go outside for a minute?� Brian asked Shannon. �Yeah. It�s getting hot in here.� Brian grabbed her hand and led her outside. They sat down on a bench and just looked up at the stars. Shannon saw a shooting star. So she closed her eyes and made a wish. She felt someone pressing his lips to her over so lightly, then they pulled away. Shannon opened her eyes and looked into those sweet blue ones. �Sorry, I couldn�t resist,� Brian said, looking down. �No, don�t be sorry Bri. I�m glad you did,� Shannon said. She could feel herself start to blush, so she put her head down. �Shannon, may I do it again?� �Brian, you don�t have to ask.� Brian slowly moved his head to hers and once again gave her a light kiss. �Hey, um, Shannon, I know we don�t know a lot about each other, but would you like to go on a date with me?� �Yes.� �I mean, I understand�� �Yes!� ��if you don�t want to.� �Damn it Brian, yes.� �You know there�s�� Brian stopped when Shannon pressed her lips against his. �There, now you know what I�ve been trying to say.� �So, it�s a yes.� �Gosh Brian, you sure are smart.� |
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