�No problem,� Justin said. �We got a few hours to ourselves.�
�So you�re not mad at me? I mean, I promised I�d go with ya to see Britney and I didn�t. I�m sorry about that. I just had a lot going on.�
�Hey don�t worry about it. I didn�t go anyway, because I chickened out. I was mad at first, but realized you probably had some problems with Nick. So how�s it going with you two?�
�Sunnie, let me in!� Nickolas begged from outside the room. �I�m sorry I got a bitch fit with you!�
Sunshine held back her smile and said into the phone, �Things could be better.�
�Still getting married?� Justin asked.
�Please, Sunnie!� Nickolas said knocking on the door. �I�m really sorry.� He continued knocking on the door.
�Yeah, we�re still getting married,� Sunshine said to Justin. �May 20, but I don�t know why, because he�s such an ass.�
�What�s wrong?� Justin asked. �And don�t lie.�
�I really don�t want to talk about it right now,� Sunshine said, as Nickolas continued to knock.
�Ok, then tell me what you�ve been up to the past couple months.�
�Can you hold on a minute?�
�Sure.�
Sunshine put the phone on the bed and got up. She walked over to the door and opened it. She looked at Nickolas, as he said, �Thank you.�
�I wanted to be nice and say this to your face,� Sunshine began, �go away and leave me alone. I�m in the middle of a very important call.� He looked at her dumbfounded and watched her close the door.
�No luck,� Kevin said from behind and startling Nickolas.
�She won�t leave me in,� Nickolas said.
�You upset her. Give her a little while to cool down. She�ll be fine�in a couple days.�
�Funny.� They walked to the parlor. �I didn�t mean to get pissed at her, but she knows how much I hate it when she calls me Snuggle Bums.�
�But it was funny. Ya have to admit that.�
�I guess it was.�
�Nickolas, ya have to control your anger with Sunshine. Whatever sickness she has I know your anger doesn�t help her any. She might not recover at all.�
�I know and I want her to recover completely. I want her to be happy either with or without me.�
�She loves you, Nick, and wants to be with you. You need to show her the proper love and respect she wants from you. She could careless if you both lost your money and lived on the streets. As long as she had you she�d be happy.�
�You trying to make me feel bad?�
�No, just stating the facts.� They walked out on the balcony.
�Ever since we got together it�s like we have been having some kind of trouble. Maybe it�s a sign that we�re better off friends and not lovers.�
�You and Sunn belong together and everyone knows that. You guys wanted each other from the moment you met. Don�t let a few misunderstandings ruin what you two share.�
�I�m not, but it�s obvious. We got along better when we were just friends.�
�You guys love each other way too much to let it end. Ya guys finally got back together after all that happened.�
�It�s a miracle too.�
�She�ll be out soon.� Kevin walked back inside and left Nickolas to his thinking.
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It was an hour and a half later and Sunshine was still in her room talking to Justin. She laid on her bed and looked at a picture of her and Nickolas, as she tried to listen to Justin talk. She blocked out what he was saying and began to think about Nickolas. Maybe the Snuggle Bums thing had run its course finally, but it was still funny to her. She would apologize to Nickolas though, after she finished her conversation with Justin. She loved Nickolas and�
�Sunn, are you still with me?� Justin asked.
�Yeah, sorry,� Sunshine apologized. �I was just thinking.�
�About Nick?�
�Guilty.�
�Then go talk to him.�
�I was thinking about that�after I was done talking to you.�
�Then I�ll hang up so you can.�
�Alright. Hey, if you decide to go see Britney and take her stuff back I�ll go with ya since I promised before.�
�You don�t have to.�
�Well I want to just in case you lose it. I know Brit meant a lot to you and it�s going to be hard.�
�I�ll be fine.�
�Sure ya will.�
�I�m going to go. I�ll talk to ya sometime soon.�
�Ok. Bye.� Sunshine turned off the phone and sat there a moment. She got up and walked from her room. She heard talking and music from Jessica Simpson coming from Josephine�s room and looked inside. She saw Josephine and Howard packing up Josephine�s things and said, �Hey.�
Howard looked and said, �Hey, Sunn.� She smiled. �Are you ok?�
�I�m fine. Is Nicky still here?�
�He was an hour ago,� Josephine replied.
�He was waiting for you to come out of your room,� Howard stated.
�He was in the living room playing video games,� Josephine added.
�Thanks,� Sunshine said and walked away. Before going to the parlor she took the opposite way to the kitchen and peaked in, but didn�t see Nickolas. She went in anyway, got a bottle of water, and went out to the parlor. She didn�t see Nickolas there either, but saw the mess he made with the PS3. She shook her head and figured Nickolas left, as she walked over to the game. She cleaned it up and just stood there a moment thinking while looking at a picture. She felt hands go around her waist and jumped, but knew it was Nickolas. She just stood there, as Nickolas kissed her cheek and then pressed his own against hers.
�I�m sorry,� Nickolas said apologetically. �I�m sorry for having a bitch fit with you.�
She only moved her eyes to look at him and said, �I�m the sorry one. I know it pisses ya off when I call ya Snuggle Bums.�
�It�s ok. It doesn�t bother me no more.� He turned her face to him and kissed her. �I was just being an ass.�
�I like having fun with you, because you�re so cute when I do it.�
�I know.�
�What time is it?�
�After 4:30.�
�What do you want to do?�
�Leave here and go down to our place in Apollo Beach.�
�And do what?�
�I can think of something.�
�Like?�
�Me and you.�
�And?�
�The bedroom.�
�And.�
�Chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream.�
�That it?�
�And some hand cuffs.�
�Nickolas Gene! Or shall I say �Alexander James�?�
�What?�
�You�ll get what.�
�Ok we�ll leave the cuffs out, but it is a new year so why not try something new.�
�No.�
�Why not?�
�Because I don�t look like Destiny and you don�t look like Alexander.�
�But we can just try it.�
�You have no cuffs.�
�I�ll get Alex�s.�
�So he can start spreading gossip? I don�t think so.�
�It�ll be fun.�
�Just leave the cuffs out of it.�
�So we can go and try something new.� Sunshine only smiled. �I can�t wait.� He kissed her and took her hand, leading her to the door.
�Jo! D! We�re going out!� Sunshine yelled.
�Ok!� Josephine yelled back and Nickolas and Sunshine went out the door.
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