Sunshine took a sip of her wine and said, �Did you guys here about Justin and Britney?�
�About their engagement?� Josephine questioned.
�That was so last year, Jo,� Destiny answered.
�What is it?� Danielle asked.
�They broke up,� Sunshine replied.
�You�re kidding,� Destiny said.
�I�m serious,� Sunshine stated. �I stopped at NYPD and ran into Trace. He filled me in.� They looked at her interested. �Apparently Justin wanted to surprise Brit at her L.A. show. He went into the dressing room, a big bouquet of red roses in hand, and saw Britney kissing on of her dancers. Wait�we shouldn�t say kissing. Justin said it was more making out hot and steamy kind of thing.� They looked at her not knowing what to say. �He said they were all touchy feely and what not.�
�No shit,� Destiny said.
�That skank,� Josephine replied. �Justin is such a nice guy.�
�I then ran into Justin at the mall,� Sunshine continued, �and he told me things that Trace didn�t.�
�Like what?� Danielle asked.
�That Britney had broken it off. She gave him the ring back saying she doesn�t love him enough to marry him. Also that she wants to be with her dancer guy.�
�Wow!� Destiny said. �He must be heartbroken.�
�You have no idea. He is so upset. He was even crying.� They all got sad faces. �Remember New Year�s 2002 when we first met Britney and I was dancing with Justin?� They nodded. �Well, Britney brought that up and started accusing Justin and me of having a secret affair for the past four years.�
�Dude,� Venus said. �Did you comfort him?�
�I tried to make him feel better the best I could.�
�You and Justin should hook up, Sunn, since it�s clear Nickolas don�t want ya.� Sunshine only looked at her. �I�m sorry, Sunn. I didn�t mean it.�
�Don�t be sorry, V,� Josephine said. �Her and Nick are back together.�
�What?� the girls asked, but Sunshine just looked at them.
�When were you going to tell us?� Danielle questioned.
�I have no idea what she�s talking about,� Sunshine lied. �We�re not back together.�
�Whatever,� Josephine said. �That�s why he was leaving the condo with a humongous smile and you were only wrapped in a blanket this morning. And that�s why he called you.� She smiled.
�I told you,� Sunshine started, �It got really hot last night so I slept naked.�
�How hot did it get last night?� Venus asked. �Did ya steam up the place?�
�I haven�t seen Nicky since last night at Des�,� Sunshine said. �I don�t know why he was at the condo. We�re not back together. When the ring�s back on my finger then we�ll be back together again.�
�Did you talk to him?� Destiny asked.
�Yeah; he did call.�
�What for?� Danielle asked and Sunshine looked at her, not knowing what to say. �Well?�
�Well what?�
�What did ya talk about?�
�It�s between me and Nick. I don�t butt into your business.�
�So,� the girls said.
�So don�t butt into mine. It�s really getting old.�
�Now you�re mad,� Venus said.
�Soon.� They all looked at her and stayed silent for about five minutes.
Josephine broke the silence by saying, �I just realized that you and Justin�s situation�s are practically the same.�
�No kidding,� Sunshine said.
�Did you share your story with him?� Destiny asked.
�Yes I did. We even agreed to get together if we ever need to talk about it. Since we understand each other.�
�That�s so sweet,� Destiny said. �You two should hook up.�
�I don�t think so. Justin�s sweet, but he�s not Nickolas.�
�We understand,� Danielle stated. �You�ll always love Nick.�
�And I�ll always want to be with Nick. You guys have known that for the past eight years.�
�No one was ever better than Nick,� Venus said. �You gave Nick your heart way back when.�
�I knew we�d get married. I also believed he�d fall in love with me. But now�� She didn�t finish, as the girls looked at her. �But now it�s all changing. Nicky loves me, but doesn�t want to marry me. At least part of my dream came true. He fell in love with me.�
�We�re sorry, Sunnie Jo,� Danielle said.
�Don�t be.� She put on a smile. �So how�s it going with you and Rok?�
�Great; we�re happy.�
�I�m glad. Don�t let him get away. Have his baby if it keeps him.�
�Are you saying I got pregnant on purpose?� Destiny questioned.
�Well�� She didn�t finish and they all laughed.
�I didn�t plan it,� Destiny replied. �I swear. I don�t think I�m going to have anymore. Not with the way Alex is.�
�Remind me not have Alex�s kid,� Venus said. �I�ll have Kevin�s.� Sunshine looked at her, as she remembered something very important Kevin shared with her. Apparently he never told Venus yet like he told Sunshine he was going to.
Stopping herself from blurting out the secret, Sunshine said, �How can you have Kevin�s kid? You ain�t even having sex.� Venus looked at them. �So you say anyway, but we all know the truth.�
�Just like we know you and Nick had sex,� Venus said. �When was your first time?�
�Who said we were? I�m still a virgin.� She smiled.
�Don�t give us that,� Destiny said. �We know you already slept with Nick.�
�Even if I did,� Sunshine began, �I wouldn�t do it while he�s dating one of my friends.� I�ll just do it while I�m dating his friend, she thought.
�Ooh!� the girls said and Destiny glared at her.
�You knew I wanted him,� Destiny said. �Yet you still went out with Alex, hurting me.�
�Don�t you hate it when the tables are turned? You did the exact same thing to me when you went out with Nicky.�
�I didn�t leave the country.�
�At least your best friend�s famous. Something good came out of it.�
�So; you hurt Nick.�
�But it�s all right for him to hurt me?�
�I didn�t�� She was interrupted.
�Howie was the first person I ever slept with,� Josephine stated and everyone looked at her. �The first time was when Alex and I broke up and the second time was when we all went over to Europe after Sunn came back from South Dakota.�
�You were with Nicky,� Sunshine pointed out and Josephine looked at her. �You cheated on him and you threw a fit, because he had kissed me. I ought to pop you one and then go to D�s and pop him one also.� They glared at each other. �When did this supposedly happen?�
�That night you and Nick had dinner together. In Howie�s hotel room.�
�That�s the night I asked Nicky to marry me. I ought to��
�Kyle S was my first,� Destiny interrupted so not to have a fight. �In the backseat.�
�How romantic,� Sunshine said sarcastically and rolling her eyes.
�Why ain�t I surprised,� Venus asked. �You slept with Kelly, Brian, Alex�anyone else?�
�Josh L,� Destiny said and the girls shook their heads. �And a few more I won�t mention, because I�ll get my ass kicked by a certain someone.� She looked at Sunshine.
�Don�t even�� Sunshine began, but couldn�t finish, as the tears started coming to her eyes.
�No it wasn�t Nick,� Destiny assured her and rubbing her back to calm her down. �I wouldn�t do that to you.�
�Oh thank God.�
�It was, um�uh�Paul T and�um�Matt S�and uh�Brian H�and um, uh�Marc R�and uh�� She cleared her throat, as Sunshine glared at her. �Um, uh��
�Dominic R.� Destiny looked at her. �No wonder they all dumped my ass. They slept with my slut of a best friend. Was this before during or after?� Destiny only looked at her. �During.� Sunshine shook her head. �Thanks a hell of a lot.�
�Alex is the best though,� Destiny said and Sunshine just rolled her eyes.
�Nice,� the other three girls said and Venus said, �Tom B was my first.�
�Limp dick?� the four girls said in unison and Venus nodded. �Eww!�
�Trust me when I say there is no truth behind the nickname,� Venus stated and the girls looked at each other. �There were a couple of other guys between him and Kev, but we won�t discuss them because they were mistakes.�
�Probably my potential ex-boyfriends,� Sunshine said to no one in particular and they all looked at her. �And they just passed me up, because they fucked my best friends.�
�Jay S was my first,� Danielle said. �And there was Jeremy S, Mark S, a couple more, and Brian. Jeremy and I would always do it in the woods behind my house.�
�Just imagine how many times we walked in those woods,� Sunshine pointed out. �I dread to think.� She shuddered at the thought.
�Sunn�s first time was more romantic than any of ours,� Danielle replied. �Share it, Sunnie Jo.�
�No,� Sunshine said smiling at the thought.
�Come on,� Josephine urged.
�Alright,� Sunshine said. �I was laid down in a bed of roses.� Destiny, Josephine, and Venus looked at her in awe. �There was candles lit, the moon was shining in through the windows, and wow�D was just the best.� Danielle held back her laughter, as Josephine glared at Sunshine. �He didn�t go slow, he didn�t go fast�he was just great. He even asked if I was ok in between the love making. It was just�it�s indescribable actually.�
�Dike,� Josephine said kicking her under the table. �Shut up.� The phone rang and Sunshine picked it up as the others watched.
�Davis�,� Sunshine said. �Hey, D�yeah�no�no�ain�t it me you really want�I�ll let ya lay me down in a bed of roses�she doesn�t want ya no more��
�Give me the phone!� Josephine yelled and the others laughed.
�She�s only acting,� Sunshine said into the phone. �Maybe�but I love you�whatever gay butt�I didn�t stutter�I still want ya though�how about your place�come on it�ll be fun�some romantic tunes and the full moon�fine�I�ll think about it�yeah right�well I just thought that me whooping your ass at a game of monopoly would sound fun just like the old times, but I guess it�s your loss�I said I�ll think about it�bye.� She turned off the phone and looked at Josephine smiling. �We�re getting together later.�
�I�m sure,� Josephine said.
�Seriously though,� Sunshine started, �he said he�ll be home about ten.�
�Thank you. Seriously, who was your first?� Sunshine only smiled, as she began to think about Nickolas and all the times they made love. She didn�t say anything as the others looked at her. �Sunn, answer the question.�
Sunshine looked at them then finally said, �Nick was my first.� She smiled and continued eating.
�When?� Destiny asked.
�Back in July 2003 when I came back from Australia.�
�On the beach,� Danielle added. �Under the moonlit, starry sky.�
�How romantic,� Josephine said.
�You�re so lucky,� Destiny stated. �Me and Alex only do it in the bed.�
�Sunn and Nick already did it on Nick�s kitchen floor,� Josephine blurted out and Sunshine kicked her. �Ow! Bitch!�
�I told you to forget about that,� Sunshine replied. �But do you actually do what I say? No.�
�It�s funny. They were even covered in chocolate syrup and licking it off each other.�
�Perv, shut up. That never happened.�
�How come we didn�t know about this?� Venus asked.
�I did,� Danielle replied. �Jo told me.�
�Because you�re not supposed to,� Sunshine said. �What me and Nick did behind closed doors in the past or what we do in the future is no one�s business. I don�t want to know about your sex lives so you don�t need to know about mine.�
�Do ya�� Destiny began, but didn�t finish, as everyone knew what she was going to say.
�Do you?� Sunshine questioned in return.
�Only when I�m on top,� Destiny snickered laughing and the girls threw food at her.
�How did we get on the subject of sex?� Venus asked.
�Sunn!� Destiny, Josephine, and Danielle replied.
�What?� Sunshine asked and the girls threw food at her. �That�s it!� She got a spoonful of mashed potatoes and threw them across the table at Josephine.
�Food fight!� Venus yelled, as they began throwing food at each other.
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