Sunshine and Nickolas set their suitcases in the parlor entrance and Sunshine turned on the answering machine. Nickolas walked back into the room from the kitchen and they looked at each other. Neither said anything and Nickolas walked over to her. He kissed her and they just hugged for the longest time.
�Thank you, Nicky,� Sunshine said breaking the silence.
�It�s nothing, Sweets,� Nickolas assured her. �But are you sure this is how you want to spend your birthday?�
�Just as long as I�m with you it doesn�t matter.� They looked at each other. �I don�t need a big bash or any gifts. I just need you.�
�And you got me.� They kissed, as the front door shut.
�Sunn! Nick! Are you guys here?� Brian yelled from the foyer. Nickolas and Sunshine stopped kissing and Sunshine quickly put her sunglasses on, as Brian and Danielle walked in the room. �There you are.�
�What�s up?� Nickolas asked.
�We figured since its Sunn�s birthday,� Danielle started, �the four of us could go to Disney World today.� Sunshine and Nickolas looked at each other. �What?�
�We already made plans,� Sunshine replied and Nickolas pointed to the suitcases at the doorway.
�You�re leaving town?� Brian said.
�Sunnie wants to go away for a while,� Nickolas replied.
�Thanksgiving�s Thursday,� Danielle pointed out.
�We�ll be back for Thanksgiving,� Sunshine stated. �I just need to get away.�
�Can�t ya wait until tomorrow?� Brian asked.
�No,� Sunshine said. �I really need to do this. I�m sorry. Maybe we can do it when we get back.�
�Do you really want to spend your birthday on a plane?� Danielle questioned.
�All that matters is that I�m with Nick,� Sunshine said. �I wouldn�t care if I was stuck in a mine today just as long as Nick was with me.�
�But it�s your birthday,� Brian reminded her.
�I just want to be with Nick,� Sunshine repeated.
�On a plane,� Danielle said. �Why don�t you spend today with friends and family�at Disney?�
�Not on a plane,� Brian added. �To only God knows where.� Sunshine only looked at them. �Think of all the fun you can have at Disney; Nick spending all his money on you, the first in line for everything��
�It�s tempting, but no,� Sunshine said. �Nick and I are leaving and you can�t stop us.�
�Don�t you want to say bye first?� Danielle asked.
�No,� Sunshine said. �It�s easier this way, because I won�t have to answer any questions.�
�We�re going to miss our flight,� Nickolas said. �So we have to go.�
�Just like that,� Danielle said.
�Just like that,� Sunshine repeated.
�Can you guys follow us?� Nickolas asked. �So you can bring my truck back?�
�I guess,� Brian said and they all left the room. Nickolas and Sunshine grabbed their suitcases and they left the house.
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�Hey, you�re late,� Kevin said when he spied Brian and Danielle at Disney World. �Where�s Nickolas and Sunshine?�
�On a plane to only God knows where,� Brian replied. �We tried stopping them, but Sunshine insisted they leave today.�
�This is so like her,� Josephine said angrily. �All that matters to her anymore is Nick Carter. She could careless about her friends. I don�t even know why I wasted my time into doing this for her. I try to return the kindness to her and it blows up in my face. I wanted to do this since she threw me a part and look what happens. I curse the day her and Nick met and got together.� She walked away and everyone watched her.
�That went well,� Alexander said.
�We tried,� Danielle said. �But Sunn kept saying she had to go.�
�I told ya we should�ve told Nick,� Alexander stated. �But does anyone listen to Alex? No. I don�t know why Alex was put on this earth.�
�For me,� Destiny said kissing him.
�Alex, shut up,� Howard said.
�At least Nick would�ve talked her into staying,� Alexander said. �But no one thinks that far ahead.�
�Alex, you�re right,� Kevin admitted. �We should�ve told Nick.�
�Thank you,� Alexander said. �That�s all I wanted to hear.�
�Did they say where they were going?� Venus asked.
�No,� Danielle said. �Not even a hint.�
�I�m going to go find Josie,� Howard said walking away.
�I�m going to kick my sister�s ass,� Madeline said.
�Calm down, Honey,� Nicholas said.
�Josephine�s right,� Madeline said. �It�s nothing but Nick with Sunshine. She hardly goes home anymore.�
�It�s the same with Nick,� Bobbie Jean said. �It�s always Sunn with him. I can�t even remember the last time he went out to L.A. to see us. I love my brother and Sunn, but Nick needs to separate his time between his family and his fianc�e.�
�They both need beaten,� Madeline stated. �They�re obsessed with each other.�
�They�re in love,� Nicholas replied.
�No; obsessed. Sunn�s always been obsessed with him.�
�She just knew what she wanted,� Danielle said. �Just like Nick knew what he wanted when he saw Sunn.�
�Whatever.�
�So what are we going to do with all this food?� Venus asked.
�We could freeze the cake for when Sunshine and Nickolas get back,� Kevin suggested. �And have our own picnic.�
�Sounds good,� Alexander said. �I�m starving.� Everyone just shook their heads, as Alexander walked over to the food.
�I�m the pregnant one,� Destiny began, �but he�s the one that�s always eating.� They laughed and Alexander looked at them.
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