| �Fine,� she said. She tossed her hair over her shoulders and walked out of the room. �God, I�m so sorry. I can�t believe I just did that,� Shannon said. She sat down where Denise was and just put her head in her hands. �No, don�t worry. You finally got rid of her,� AJ said, putting his arm around her shoulder. �God AJ, your mom must hate me now,� Shannon said. She could feel a tear run down her cheek. �No, she doesn�t,� Denise said from the doorway. �Wh..What? Why not?� Shannon asked. �Oh, honey, how could I ever hat a woman who has made my son happy. You healed his heart. And I�m proud that you stood up to Amanda. If it wasn�t you, the me,� Denise said as she walked over and gave Shannon a hug. �Look at AJ. He�s probably happier now then when the Boys got a record deal. Look,� Denise said as they pulled apart. Shannon looked over at AJ who was giving them on of his goofy smiles. She went over to him and kissed him. �I love you,� she said in his ear. �Love you too.� �You know AJ, I hate to kick you out, but I�m going out of town to visit a friend early in the morning so I have to pack,� Denise said. �Okay mom. Be careful. Love you,� AJ said, kissing her on the cheek. �Love you too. Well, Shannon, it�s been a wonderful evening,� Denise said, pulling her in to give her a hug. �Yes, very interesting,� Shannon said, smiling. AJ and Shannon got in the car and decided to go back to AJ�s house. �Okay, Pollyanna, should we head to the movies?� Howie asked, getting up from his seat. �Yeah, let�s go.� �Um, what movie are we going to see?� I asked. �Well, you�ll just have to wait and see,� Howie said, pulling my chair out. �Okay, I�m not going to ask anymore questions,� I said. I knew that all Howie was going to tell me was wait and see. We pulled into the parking lot and Matt and Howie went to go get the tickets. �So, you know, I have to say this. You and Howie make a cute couple,� Pollyanna said. �Oh, thanks. So, please tell me what movie we�re going to see,� I said. �I don�t think so,� Howie said, coming up behind me. �Geez, scare me next time.� �Sorry. Come on. The movie is about to start.� We got some popcorn and soda and went to the theater. We got seats right in the middle. �Okay, you can tell me what we�re going to see,� I said. But it was too late. The title flashed and it was �The Mummy�. �Oh, Bradon. Good movie to watch,� I said. �Oh, and he is better looking then me?� Howie asked, putting his arm around my shoulder. �Hmm?� I asked, not taking my eyes off the screen. �Never mind.� �No mi corazon. Your not as good looking as Bradon,� I said. I tired so hard not to smile. He started pulling his arm away. �God, D, take a joke. Of course no one could top you.� �Much better,� he said and pulled me closer. �Popcorn,� he offered. I took some and forgot about the cut on my lip. �Ouch,� I said. The butter had stung. �What?� he asked. Pollyanna just looked at me. �Oh, um, I�ll tell ya later,� I said, sitting back. I kept touching my lip. The cut wasn�t big so you really couldn�t see it. Pollyanna leaned over and asked it was the butter and the cut. I just nodded my head. �What happened?� Howie whispered in my ear. �I just cut my lip. Nothing to worry about,� I said. I knew he would be totally pissed if he found out about Emily. The movie finished at 10 and we all went to our cars. �Wow, it got a little chilly,� I said. Howie put his jacket on my shoulders and wrapped his arms around my waist. I flashed a smile back to him. �Well, Pollyanna, I do hope I get to see you again before I leave and if I don�t, it was really nice to get to know you.� �Oh, yeah, you too. What time do you leave?� �Oh. Sunday at 3:00.� �Wow, just a day and a half left. Well, be careful and I�m sure I�ll see you again,� she said as she gave me a hug. I just gave her a smile and followed Howie to his car. As I got in, I just thought about the movie. �So, what did you think of the movie?� Howie asked, getting in the car. �It was okay. God some of those parts. But then the whole upside of the movie was Bradon.� �Oh God.� �But don�t worry. I still like you,� I said as I leaned over and gave him a kiss. �Okay, what would you like to do?� Howie asked. �Let�s just go back to my place.� �That�s cool.� Half and hour later, we reached my house and I noticed that AJ�s wasn�t here. �Oh, I guess I was right,� I thought. I unlocked the door and went inside. �So, what would you like to do?� AJ asked as he unlocked the door. �I don�t know. What time is it?� �Um 10:03,� AJ answered. �Well, is there anything you would like to do?� �Let me see. Besides this,� he said as he put his arms around her waist and kissed her, �no.� �Okay. I�m sure I can live with that.� AJ bent his head down and kissed her again. �Sorry, I have to stop this,� Shannon said. �Why?� �I just want to, um, get a drink,� Shannon answered. �Okay,� AJ said. He felt Shannon slap his arm and say your it. �Oh no, your not getting away that easily,� AJ called out. He ran after her and finally pinned her on the couch. �What did you think? You could win?� AJ asked. He bent his head down and kissed her. Slow and gentle at first but this time, AJ wanted more. He pulled away and gazed into those eyes he loved. �You know, we seem to have a problem with couches,� Shannon said as she pulled his head down to kiss her. �Um, maybe we should take it to another room?� AJ whispered in her ear. �Yeah. The living room has always been uncomfortable,� Shannon agreed. AJ lifted her up and took her outside. �Look AJ, it�s the last full moon. God, that�s so pretty,� Shannon said �Yeah, it is,� he agreed. He looked up to watch the moon rise and then went back to kissing her neck. |
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