| "Are you sure Esa? I really don�t want to keep anyone awake.� �Trust me, J, you guys won�t be a problem.� �Okay. We�ll be over in thirty.� �Kay, see ya then.� I hung up the phone and looked at Shannon. �Hey Mouse, Bri, D, and AJ are coming over, cool?� �Yeah. You know what I was thinking about?� Shannon asked me. �What?� I asked, sitting down on the couch. �How we used to love the Boys. Remember? We always said something about one of them in a sentence?� �Yeah, Shannon, I remember. I remember because we still do it.� �I know. I mean, we have inside jokes permanently on our bodies.� We just sat there and talked until we heard a faint knock on the door. I got up and opened it. AJ walked in and gave me a hug. Followed by Brian, who also gave me a hug. D walked in and decided on checking me out. I just blushed, remembering my satin pj�s. �Very nice,� he whispered in my ear. He gave me a hug and a kiss on the cheek. He grabbed my hand and dragged me over to the chair. There, he sat down and than pulled me down on his lap. He wrapped his arms around my waist and I leaned my head on his shoulder. I looked over at Shannon. She was holding Brian�s hand and they were talking to AJ. �Shannon, I�ve been meaning to ask you two this question. What�s up with the tattoos?� AJ asked. I looked over at Shannon and she just smiled. �Well, Theresa has more tattoos then I do. Basically our tattoos are either inside jokes or something we love.� �Please explain yours and then I�ll make Esa explain hers,� AJ said. �Okay, let me see. Starting first with my anklet on my left ankle, that�s an inside joke with Resa.� �Wait, what does AM stand for?� Brian asked. Shannon just glanced up at me and we broke into laughter. �AM , um stands for the guy I really like. Just someone famous, so it�s nothing important. Okay, moving on, the butterfly on my right leg was put on simply cause I love butterflies. Um, on my right arm I have the 69 with �Glowin� Yellow� over it because�because.� She couldn�t finish because we were sent into another fit of laughter. The guys were just sitting there, looking at us as if we were crazy. Finally, after a few minutes we settled down. �Well, it�s a joke,� she finished. �Is that it?� Howie asked. �Nope. I have a broken heart with a sword going through it on my left boob.� AJ just looked at her, knowing of all her tattoos, that one hurt the most, and the one he wanted to see the most. �Wow, and what about you sweet thing?� Howie asked. I thought for a moment and finally started. �Okay, I have an anklet of music notes with HD in the middle. Inside joke. I have a Gargoyle with �Brother Phil. Don�t Make Him Angry� underneath it. Once again, inside joke. The only things is, it was a dare from Shannon. She didn�t have to get one. Um, what else? Oh yeah, I have a broken heart with two roses going through it, saying �Love Hurts� on my left shoulder blade. Um, and um, �Latin Lover� over a 69 on my stomach. Now, that�s really something I don�t feel like explaining. And that was the first one I ever got.� �Wow,� was all AJ could manage. �Okay, new subject,� Shannon said. �Yeah,� I said, agreeing with Shannon. �Hey anybody want anything to drink?� I asked. �Yeah. Do you have any soda Esa?� AJ asked me. �Yeah. Anybody want anything?� I asked, standing up. �Just sodas,� Shannon answered for everybody. I walked into my kitchen and AJ followed me. �Theresa?� �Hmm?� �Why did you get so many tattoos?� AJ asked me. I was pulling out the sodas when he asked. I stood up and looked at him. �AJ, was I anything like you when we were younger?� I asked him. �Yeah.� �How were we? How did we act?� �We were rebellious kids. Wild, crazy, fun.� �Okay. What makes you think I�ve changed?� �Maybe just because you got older?� �Alex, the same reason you got your tattoos is the same reason I got mine. I�m different, crazy, rebellious. Just like you.� �So, I guess we really haven�t changed huh?� �Not really. I suppose we never will either. Two peas in a pod, me and you.� �Always,� he said with a smile. And with that we walked back into the living room. I checked the time: 4:30 already. I sat back down with Howie as the five of us talked. Shannon got to know the Boys and of course we all told stories. But Shannon had to ask one question, one I thought would hurt. �Theresa, when you and AJ were younger, did you guys go out or even kiss?� I just threw a look over at AJ, begging him with my eyes to say no, but of course he wasn�t looking, so he said yes, to both questions. �See, when I was younger, I always wondered what it would be like to kiss someone older. So, I decided on my best friend. We went out for a few days, but then she moved.� �Oh, how cute,� Brian said. I just looked at Shannon and she just looked back at me. I figured the answer would hurt her. But instead, I found an amused look in her eyes. She smiled and I smiled back. We talked for a few more but then I heard my alarm going off in my bedroom. I glanced up at the clock. It said 6:15. �Wow, we sure did talk,� I thought to myself. �I�m sleeping on the plane.� I glanced at the Boys and they figured everyone should get going. �Well, I guess that�s our cue to leave, huh?� Brian asked. �I guess so. But we�ll see you guys in a few hours anyway,� I told them. I couldn�t believe that we were actually getting ready to tour. �Bye Shannon, bye Esa,� AJ said, giving us hugs. �Bye Bone,� we called out at the same time. Brian gave us a hug and than left. Howie was soon to follow too. �Bye Shannon,� he said, giving her a hug. �Theresa, can I talk to you for a sec?� �Yeah.� I followed him to the door, while Shannon went to get our things together. �What�s up D?� I asked him. �Theresa, um I was wondering�� �Come on D,� AJ called out, cutting him off. �Okay,� he called back. He looked at me again. �I�ll talk to you later, okay?� �Yeah, sure.� He pulled me into a hug and then gave me a soft kiss on the cheek. He pulled away and then walked over to the car. I walked in and went to my bedroom. �I�ll see ya in six months,� Ramon said, giving us hugs. �Mony, you�re not going to come to one of our shows?� I asked him |
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