� It wasn�t that bad, a little turbulence. That�s all,� Heather said, flopping down on her couch. I slept most of the flight,�

� Did you dream about me?� Nick asked.

� Uh huh,� She yawned. I-� Heather was interrupted by call waiting on her phone. � Hold on, Nick. There�s someone on the other line,� She said before clicking over. � Hello?

� Hey! Superstar!�

� Hey Rebecca. What�s up?�

� Party at Luis� tonight. Wanna go?�

� Sorry, Bec. No can do. Just got back from Florida, and I�m not up to it. Sorry,�

� Did lover boy wear you out?� She chuckled.

� That he did. Speaking of lover boy, he�s on the other line. I�ll call you back in a few,�

� Alright.�

Heather switched back over to Nick. � Sorry. That was Rebecca,�

� Oh. What did she want?�

� Invite me to a party-�

� You said no right? You�re not going,�

�  No. I�m too tired. I�m just gonna stay here and try to get some sleep. I have an interview with Teen People in the morning and then rehearsals for the AMA�s. Enough about me, when are you going back to school?�

� Tomorrow. I have graphic design in the morning and communications in the afternoon. Although I�d much rather spend the day with you,�

�  But I�m not there, so you have to go,� Heather said. � If it�s any conciliation, the feeling is mutual,�

� It does. Hey, I found what I assume is my gift from Italy, but I wanted to make sure it was mine-�

� Oh yeah. Do you like it?�

� Uh huh. It�s cool.�

� I thought you�d like it. I wanted to get you drums, but they didn�t have any 18th century Italian drum sets, so I thought a guitar would be okay. Have you played it yet?�

� I can play it?�

� Yep. The appraiser said it was still in great condition; it might need a little tuning, but it�s still useable,�

� Wow,� He said looking over at the guitar case, sitting neatly in the corner of his room. � Thank you so much baby,�

� You�re welcome. Listen, I�m gonna go. I have to get up early in the morning and I wanna hop in the bath before I go to bed,�

� Alright. Talk to you soon,�

� Good night, Nick,�

� Night, Heather,�

Chapter Seven

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