| �Let�s go inside, it�s chilly,� Shannon suggested. They went inside and AJ took her to his room. �Now, I know you don�t have any ideas?� Shannon said. �Actually, I just wanted to talk. You know, now that I�ve known you this long, I have many questions to ask you.� �Such as?� Shannon said, sitting down on his bed. �After you graduate form college, what are you going to do?� �Well, I told you, I�m going to be a special-ed teacher,� she said. AJ sat next to her on the bed. They talked for the next two hours. �It was odd,� Shannon thought, �we aren�t kissing, just holding hands, and yet these last few hours have been some of my greatest times.� They talked about their dreams and how the wanted a family. �So, what would be your favorite place to go?� AJ asked. �Venice, Italy.� �Wow, that�s where I want to go, too. Maybe after the tour we should take a trip?� �That would be nice, depending if you still remember me.� �Remember you? I could never forget my love. Someone who holds a special place in my heart,� he said, brushing her cheek with his hand. �Alex, I love you so much.� �I love you too Shannon. So much. And you will have a place in my heart, always. It we ever leave each other, my heart will have a hole. Please remember that.� �Always,� Shannon said as a tear fell from her eye. AJ kissed it away. He brought her closer to him and hugged her. She wrapped her arms around his waist and leaned against his body. �Now this is truly a memory a want to remember,� she thought. The stayed like that for a while longer then AJ started humming a tune. �Just To Be Close To You�. Shannon started to close her eyes. She looked at the time, it was going on 12:30. �Saturday is already here,� she thought. She knew she was about to cry and she didn�t want AJ to see her. �Um, I�ll be right back,� Shannon said. �No, if you want to cry, do it here.� Shannon just looked at AJ. She was surprised to see a tear fall from his eye. �Let�s make a promise. A promise that we will never forget each other.� �I promise. I will always love you Shannon. Always,� AJ said. �And I will always love you too.� For the first time there was no kiss, just a hug that said so much more. She couldn�t hold the tears back anymore. �Hey, don�t cry. It may be a while before we see each other but just think, you will always have my heart,� AJ said, kissing the top of her head. He took her hand and went to go lay down. He held her all night so that she knew he will always be there. �I�m going to get my pj�s on,� I said. �Okay,� Howie called out. I went into my room and found my flower pj�s. I looked at the time and it was 10:30. �God, where does the time go,� I thought. It felt like yesterday I met Howie and now tomorrow was the last full day that I have with him. He said the concert begins at 8:00 and they have a sound check at 6:00. I put my pj�s on and went to sit down in the living room with Howie. But to my surprise, the lights were out. Then I saw a few candles lighting up and I heard music come on. I was to memorized that I didn�t hear Howie come up behind me. He wrapped his arms around my waist and put his chin on my shoulder. �He�s so sweet,� I thought. He led me to the middle of the living room and we danced. He held me close and I let a tear run down my cheek. Oh, how I was going to miss this. How much I was going to miss him. I didn�t want to be apart for the next few months. I didn�t want him to leave me like that. It would be at least three months before me and Shannon could go on tour with them. I couldn�t be strong anymore. I let the tears flow. �Theresa, don�t. Everything is going to be okay,� Howie said. �Howie, I won�t be with you for 3 months. In that time you could met someone else and..� �Hush. There�s no one, NO ONE, that could ever replace you. You�re my corazon, mi amor. And 3 months goes by fast,� Howie said. �But Howie, what if..� He cut me off again. �Theresa, please don�t live your life one what ifs. Things work out for a reason. I met you and fell in love. You know how cute you were when you were on the ground in the club? And then when you yelled, all I could think about was wrapping my arms around you.� I smiled at the thought. �I must say, I�m glad I ran into you.� �I�m glad too.� We there on the couch and talked about the little things we didn�t already know about each other. It�s funny, we�ve known each other for six days and we felt like close friends. I thought about the last few days and everything me and Howie did and nothing came close to this. I wrapped my arms around his waist and leaned my head against his chest. I closed my eyes, looking at the time. It was going on 12:00. �Saturday has come,� I thought. I opened my eyes, thinking I had them closed for a few minutes. I looked at the time and it said 2:00. I noticed I was in bed with Howie. I feel back asleep after getting closer to Howie. �Okay guys. What should we do?� Brian asked Nick and Kevin. �I don�t know. Let�s call the guys and girls,� Nick suggested. �Okay Kev. You can wake them up,� Brian said. �Oh, thanks Brian,� Kevin said, picking up the phone. It was five till 11:00. �I hope they�re up,� he thought. �Hello?� AJ asked. �Yo man. I take it your up?� Kevin asked. �Yeah. Have been for the last half hour watching Shannon sleep. Why?� �Oh, me and the guys were wondering if you wanted to go on a picnic in the park?� �Yeah. Should I bring anything?� �Yeah, a stereo. I�ll call D, okay?� �That�s cool. What time?� �How about 12:30? Is that okay?� Kevin asked. �Yeah, see ya then,� AJ said. �Bye,� Kevin said. �A picnic in the park around 12:30, okay?� Kevin asked, sitting down in the chair in the living room. �Sure,� Brian said. �So, what should we take?� Nick asked, getting up to start making stuff. �Maybe we should leave the cooking to D?� Kevin asked. �Yeah. But we should make some sandwiches,� Brian said. �I�ll call him since you had the fun of waking AJ,� Nick said. |
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