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| Justin opened the door. �Where is Bridget?� Damon yelled. Justin shrugged. �You know where she is!� Damon shouted, pushing Justin aside and stalking into the house. Justin grabbed Damon�s arm. �What are you doing?� �Let go of me!� Damon turned and punched Justin in the face. Justin retaliated with a punch in Damon�s stomach and another hit to Damon�s face. Damon doubled over in pain as Chris and Joey rain to hold Justin�s arms back so he couldn�t do more damage. Damon recovered quickly and started for the door that Ocean and Rainbow were standing in front of. �Get out of my way!� �There is nothing in there,� Ocean said in a strangely calm voice. �Then you shouldn�t mind me going in,� Damon snarled. �This is not your house,� Rainbow added quietly. �Who the hell cares?� �Can you just leave?� Ocean asked. Damon backhanded her face so hard she fell to the floor. Rainbow was bending down to help Ocean up, but Damon shoved her against the wall and hit her too. Lance tapped Damon on the shoulder and when Damon turned around, Lance punched him in the face. �Don�t ever touch Ocean, Rainbow or Bridget again-� �Or what? Are you going to sing and dance me to death?� Damon laughed and turned around, kicking both Ocean and Rainbow. JC ran up and slammed Damon into a wall. �Didn�t you hear him? Don�t you ever touch Rainbow, Bridget or Ocean again-� �Or there is going to be hell to pay,� Justin said in a low voice. �You will not hurt three of the people I care about the most and get away with it.� A police car pulled into the driveway, sirens wailing and lights flashing with an ambulance not far behind. As the officer handcuffed Damon and led him to the police car, Lance picked Ocean up off the floor and held her tightly. �Are you okay?� Ocean nodded miserably as JC held Rainbow comfortingly. They watched the medics carry Bridget out on a stretcher. �Thank you,� she mouthed to the two couples. Later that night, Ocean and Rainbow were still over at Justin�s house with JC, Lance, Joey and Chris. Justin had gone to the hospital with Bridget. In an effort to try to forget the evening�s events, all six of them gathered in the living room to watch TC. A jewelry store commercial came on and showed a ring that made Rainbow gasp. �Oh my gosh! That ring is so pretty!� �Someone get that number!� Lance yelled as a joke with a hidden meaning. Chris jotted down the number on a pad of paper. �Oh yeah right,� Rainbow snorted. �Like any of you would be cool enough to get me a ring.� Chris was busying himself with folding a sheet of paper into a paper airplane. �Yeah, you�re right. JC � bombs away!� He threw the airplane and it hit JC in the cheek. �Wow, thanks for the gift, Chris,� JC said with a grin. �Anytime, man,� Chris replied. JC stood up. �I�ll be back in a second. �Where are you going?� Rainbow asked, missing the warmth of JC�s body already. �I have to take care of something � I�ll be back in two seconds. I promise.� JC ran up the stairs, taking two at a time. �Today was scary,� Ocean said, snuggling up with Lance. �I know you probably don�t want to talk about it�� �No, let�s do,� Joey replied. �It was scary.� �No kidding � I mean we�ve never come across anyone like that,� Rainbow said. �I�ve never been smacked that hard before in my life � I�ve never been hit at all. I mean, I thought my head was going to fall off my shoulders,� Ocean added. �I don�t know how Bridget went through all that.� �She�s a very strong person. I think that�s why Justin likes her,� Chris said. Lance nodded. �Yeah, she�s very innocent and child-like�fragile�but she�s also very strong and doesn�t compromise her standards for anyone.� �It�s surprising to me how through all of this, Bridget hasn�t slept with anyone, done drugs or any of that stuff,� Joey said. �I admire her. A lot,� Ocean added as JC galloped back down the stairs. Rainbow glared at JC. �I was counting. That was longer than two seconds.� JC took his place by Rainbow again. �I�m sorry.� That night they all fell asleep in the living room. The doorbell rang the next morning, bright and early � eight o�clock. JC slowly stood up so he wouldn�t disturb sleeping Rainbow and answered the door. He conducted his business, then thanked the person and shut the door. Humming softly, JC ran into Lance on his way to his room. �Hey, JC � what�s that?� Lance asked. Ocean shifted on the couch. JC pulled Lance into JC�s bedroom and handed the box to Lance. Lance opened the black velvet box and looked at JC with wide eyes. �How did you get it so fast?� Lance asked. �They weren�t going to get it here that fast, but when they got my name, they put it on rush delivery,� JC said with a smile. �Being famous has its perks.� �Yeah � so when are you going to pop the question?� Lance asked. �I�m going to take her to the carnival and propose then,� JC said with a deep breath. �How about you?� �I still have to call her parents and okay it with them � it�s a rule in her religion that the marriage has to be cool with both sets of parents,� Lance explained. �In a few days probably.� Chris and Joey quietly entered the room. �You got the ring?� Joey whispered. JC nodded and showed them the ring. �You can thank me now,� Chris said with a grin. JC snorted. �Already did.� �Let�s make breakfast for Osh and Rain and Justin and Bridget,� Joey suggested. �Good idea,� Lance agreed and they headed to the kitchen. An hour later, Rainbow and Ocean sleepily entered the kitchen, blinking their eyes and yawning. �What are you guys doing?� Ocean asked, surveying the kitchen scene in shock, �We�re cooking breakfast for the two beautiful women in this house,� Joey said with a grin. Rainbow sat at a stool by the counter. �Hmm, I see. And who would these beautiful entities be?� JC leaned across the counter and gave her a kiss. �Why, you and Ocean of course.� After Ocean emerged from her kiss with Lance, she said, �Why are you so happy this morning?� �Do I have to have a reason to be happy?� Lance replied. �Hey, we�re home!� Justin called. Ocean and Rainbow tore to the foyer. �Bridget!� They both hugged her tightly. �Are you okay?" Bridget nodded. �Bruised, but I�m feeling� fine.� There was a tall, blond guy standing in the doorway, looking star struck. Ocean looked at him strangely. �Can we um�help you?� �Are you Ocean?� the guy asked. Ocean nodded warily. �*The* Ocean? Mad TV Ocean?� Ocean nodded. �Yeah.� �I�m Eric, Bridget�s friend. It is so cool to meet you,� Eric said, shaking Ocean�s hand firmly. He caught sight of Rainbow standing next to JC who was rubbing her shoulders. �And you�re Rainbow, right?� Rainbow nodded with a smile. �Yeah.� Eric shook her hand as firmly and as enthusiastically as he had with Ocean. �Wow � I can�t believe I�m actually meeting you guys! I love Mad TV � you guys are the best!� �Thank you,� Rainbow said politely. �Thanks for saying hi to me, Eric,� Bridget said with a grin. Eric hugged Bridget. �I�m sorry, Bridge. What happened to you?� �Damon came last night and he beat all of us up pretty good,� Bridget said softly. �That son of a bi-� �Shush, Eric. There�s a restraining order on him � he can�t get near any of us now,� Bridget said. �Now-Eric, I�d like you to meet Justin, JC, Chris, Joey and Lance. Guys, this is Eric.� They all shook hands and became acquainted. Bridget caught Eric sneaking glances at Rainbow and Ocean. Bridget cleared her throat and smiled sweetly at Eric. �Eric, don�t even think about it. Rainbow and JC are going out and so are Lance and Ocean.� �I am well aware of that, Bridget, thank you very much.� Eric smiled back at Bridget. �Crap! The waffles!� Chris yelled and they all raced to the kitchen. The waffle iron was starting to smoke and Joey threw the lid open, waving his hands around. Lance smiled sheepishly. �At least it was just those four.� �You guys.� Rainbow shook her head and laughed. �Rain?� JC asked when they were eating breakfast. �Yes, sweetie?� Rainbow replied, taking a sip of her orange juice. �Do you want to go to the carnival tonight?� Rainbow smiled. �Of course.� �Okay then.� �Wow, this is actually good, you guys. I�m proud of you,� Ocean said with a grin. �It was all thanks to me,� Joey boasted. �No way man � this was all my doing,� Chris said. �Oh, shut up all of you � this was my idea.� Justin grinned and laughed as Bridget smacked him in the arm. �You weren�t even here!� she exclaimed. The doorbell rang. Justin groaned. �Nooo.� Ocean stood up. �I�ll get it.� She opened the door to find Britney standing on the porch in her latest pink outfit. �Good morning, Britney.� �Hi, Ocean! Is Justin around?� �Um, actually, he�s not.� �Where is he?� Britney asked. �Oh, um�� Ocean�s eyes started tearing up. �He�s�he�s in the hospital�� �Why?� �He uhh�had a heart attack,� Ocean lied, a tear falling down her cheek. �Oh no! Is he going to be okay?� Ocean nodded. �The doctor says he�ll be home in no time.� Britney looked at Ocean suspiciously. �Wait a minute�I�m not as dumb as I look.� �You�re not?� �No�I know it�s a fact that all people who have heart attacks die from them�now tell me where Justy really is,� Britney said. Lance came up behind Ocean. �Sweetie, you should tell her the truth.� Ocean turned to Lance and took several deep breaths in an effort to calm herself. �Okay�the truth is�his aorta ruptured.� �Oh no! His kidneys! Will he be okay?� Lance took a hysterical Ocean in his arms. �The doctors don�t know if he�ll make it.� �I have to see him!� Britney rushed to her pink car and drove away. Ocean and Lance began to laugh � long and hard � as they entered the kitchen. �What�s wrong with you two? How�d you get rid of her?� Justin asked. It took a few minutes to regain their composure but finally Ocean said, �Okay, first I told her that you had a heart attack and that you were in the hospital.� �Heart attack?� �Just listen. Then she was like, �It�s a proven fact that all people who have heart attacks die from them.� So Lance is like, �You better tell her the truth.� So then I told her that your aorta had ruptured � � �My aorta? I�m dead!� �Here�s the best part! She goes, �Oh no! His kidneys!�� Ocean said and began to laugh again. They laughed for a good twenty minutes. |
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