MyKenna stood in the lobby of the hotel and waited for Aaron. He signed autographs and MyKenna just watched him and smiled. She loved how he made his fans happy and she loved that they were happy for her and Aaron. IT meant a lot to her to have the fans support in her relationship with Aaron. Not many fans would be so supportive, but Aaron�s fans were. A fan approached her just as her phone rang.
�Hi, MyKenna,� the fan said.
�Hi,� MyKenna said.
�Is it alright if I get a picture with you?�
�Totally.� The fan smiled and gave her camera to an older lady. �Smile big.�
�I will.� They both laughed and the lady took the picture. �Thank you so much.�
�You�re so welcome.�
�You�re really lucky to be with someone as hot as Aaron.�
�Yeah I am. Did you get a picture with Aaron?�
�That was my first goal and it happened.�
�That�s great.� MyKenna�s phone rang again and she looked at the number.
�I�m sorry to bother you.�
�It�s ok so don�t worry about it.� The girl smiled and walked away. MyKenna dialed the number on her phone and waited a couple rings.
�Hello?� Dakota�s voice came from the other end.
�Hey,� MyKenna said.
�Hey.�
�What�s up?�
�Nothing; just wanted to talk.�
�Where�s Nick?�
�He stepped out to get something or something. I don�t know.� She chuckled. �He just told me to stay here.�
�Oh.�
�Where�s Aaron?�
�Signing autographs.�
�Cool.�
�The fans are so amazing.�
�Yes they are. So what are you and Aaron doing today?�
�Um, Aaron has some press thingers to do for a couple hours and then we�re going to a movie and then to dinner.�
�A romantic dinner?�
�He didn�t say.�
�I bet it is.�
�I hope so.�
�It will be because Aaron adores you so much.� MyKenna smiled and looked at Aaron, as he looked at her.
�What are you and Nick doing?�
�He said something about taking me shopping, for the millionth time, then I guess to the movies, and then I don�t know. Nick hasn�t told me what we�ll be doing after that.�
�Sounds like you�re not sure.�
�I�m not, because Nick tells me one thing one minute and then a few minutes later he tells me something else. I don�t understand that boy.�
�That makes two of us.� They laughed. �I�m sure it�ll be romantic.�
�Every time we�re together it�s always romantic.�
�We�re two of the luckiest girls in the world.�
�I still can�t believe it either. It feels like a dream.�
�I know what ya mean.�
�I remember you saying �I don�t like Aaron anymore�.� They laughed. �And then ya met him and that was it.�
�Yeah.� MyKenna looked at Aaron again, as he finished with the last few fans. �I�m going to go.�
�Oh, ok.�
�I�ll talk to ya later then.�
�Yeah; bye.�
�Bye.� MyKenna turned her phone off, as Aaron motioned her over. �Hey.�
�Ya ready?� Aaron asked.
�Yeah.� He gave her a kiss and they walked from the hotel. �I�m really excited about tonight.�
�So am I. Our first Valentine�s where we�re actually going to be alone.�
�Amazing ain�t it?� They laughed. �DJ ain�t sure what her and Nick are doing tonight.�
�Nick never knows what he�s going to do from one second to the next.�
�Neither does DJ come to think of it.� They laughed. �They�ll probably just end up shagging anyway.� They laughed again. �Really I don�t care what they do tonight, because they are in Los Angeles and we�re here in New York. Today and tonight is all about us.�
�And I�m all about you.� He kissed her.
�And that was the cheesiest line ya said to me yet.�
�Why?�
�Think of something original and don�t pull something from one of your songs.�
�Sorry.� She smiled. �Unless you�re serious about being all about me?�
�Of course.�
�Good.� She kissed him and they got into the limousine.
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Dakota sat on the hotel bed and flicked through the television channels. Nickolas was still gone and she was getting impatient for his return. She knew he wasn�t at any group meeting since they had the whole day off to be with their loved ones and Howard and Majandra were there earlier. She sighed and turned off the television. She looked at her watch; almost three hours. Where the hell was he? She called him, but he didn�t answer his phone and the guys didn�t know where he was. She got off the bed and walked out onto the balcony. She walked over to the edge and leaned on the railing. She looked down to the ocean and sighed again. She stood there a few moments then walked over and laid on the lounge bed. She looked up at the sky and closed her eyes.
"Freaking hog can�t wait for me,� Dakota said out loud to herself, as she continued walking to the parlor. She walked into the parlor saying, �Hey, Nicky, I�m home now so you can�� She trailed off, as she stared at what was in front of her on the sofa.
�Oh, God, Nick, I love you so much,� the girl moaned out.
�I love you too, Baby� Nickolas said, as the tears went down Dakota�s cheeks. The plate and glass crashed to the floor and Nickolas and the girl he was with looked. �Kota!� Nickolas jumped up and covered himself with the blanket.
�Oh my God!� Dakota said through tears.
�Um�I can explain.�
�You bastard!�
�Let me explain.� He walked over to her.
�Explain what? The fact that you�re a sick fucking bastard?� She slapped him across the face and ran out.
�DJ!� He ran after her and followed her outside to her car. �DJ! Wait!�
�Leave me the hell alone you sick fuck.� She got in her car and sped off�
�Aah!� Dakota yelled jumping up and looking around in horror. �Just a dream.� She took a deep breath and got up. She looked at her watch again; after four. She walked back inside and looked for Nickolas. She didn�t see him and shook her head. �Maybe it�s not just a dream after all.� She walked to the bathroom and picked up her stuff off the counter sink and walked back out. She picked up her suitcase and opened it. She dropped the stuff in it and started picking up her clothes, as the door opened. She looked and saw Nickolas, but didn�t say anything and continued what she was doing.
�Hey, Baby,� Nickolas said smiling and walking over to her. He went to kiss her and she walked away. She walked back over to her suitcase and put more things inside. Nickolas watched her and raised an eyebrow. �Going somewhere?� She just glared at him and sat on the bed to put her shoes on. �Are you ok?� She didn�t say anything and put her other shoe on. �If you�re mad at me I would like to know why?� She still didn�t say anything and got up off the bed. She closed her suitcase and picked up her stuff and walked to the door. �DJ, what�s going on?� She opened the door and walked out, as Nickolas went after her. She stopped at the elevator and Nickolas stood in front of her. �Did I do something wrong?� She looked away from him and waited for the elevator. �Ok, wait, I know what this is about. I�m late and I�m sorry.� The elevator opened and Dakota walked by him and got on. He sighed and quickly got on the elevator himself before it closed. �I can understand why you�re mad, Baby, but I can explain.�
�I have nothing to say to you,� Dakota said looking straight ahead.
�Then I�ll do the talking.�
�And I don�t want to hear anything you have to say.�
�Ugh, Kota. Why do you this?�
�I didn�t do anything, Nick.�
�You�re holding back again and I thought we talked about this.� She didn�t say anything. �You promised me you wouldn�t hold anything back anymore and talk to me about it.� She shook her head. �DJ, please talk to me.� The elevator opened and she started to get off, but Nickolas grabbed her arm. He held her back, as the elevator closed and people just looked.
�Get your fucking hand off me.� She pushed him away and he stopped the elevator. �What are you doing?�
�Neither of us is getting off this elevator until we talk.� She glared at him more. �You have no reason to be mad at me.�
�Why the hell not? You�ve been gone all day while I sat up in that room and waited for you�patiently.�
�I can explain.�
�I don�t want to hear your damn explanation, Carter, because I�ve had enough. You do this every damn time and I�m sick of it. You go out and leave me there waiting and waiting for you, because you say you�ll be back in an hour. I fall for it every time, because I love you and that love I have for you has blinded me. I was too blind to see what was actually going on with us. You�re fucking someone behind my back and my dream was telling me that. I was stupid and left people tell me it�s not going to happen when in all reality it was already happening. I�m not going to stay with you and be second best to that slut.�
�Damn it, Kota, I ain�t cheating on you. How many times do I have to tell you that? It�s just a fucking dream.�
�And dreams come true, remember? You told me that yourself.�
�But this one isn�t.�
�You�ve been telling me that for the past two years, Nick, and then you�d go and vanish for hours. Every time you came back you never have an explanation of where you were.� He just looked at her. �I would worry about you every time, just like today. I called your cell and you didn�t answer. You left at nine this morning and didn�t get back until now. That�s, like, seven hours of worrying about you and I don�t want to do it anymore.�
�I�m sorry.�
�Where were you?�
�I had to pick something up for you and then I just started thinking about the past two years or so with us. I lost track of time.�
�Doesn�t explain your phone?�
�I left it in the room.�
�I didn�t see it. Or hear it.� He sighed and started the elevator again. He hit the button for their floor and stood there in silence, as they went up. The elevator stopped and opened and Nickolas took her hand and led her back to their room. He opened the door and they went inside. He closed the door and walked over to the stand by the bed. He picked something up and looked at her.
He held up the object and said, �Right here�s my phone. It�s been on the stand all night and it�s turned off.� She didn�t say anything and just stood there looking at him. �I wouldn�t lie to you about where I was all day. I picked up what I had to then I went to the beach and was thinking about us. It�s the God�s honest truth, DJ. I had to really think about something before I went ahead and did it.� She still didn�t say anything and he walked over to her. They looked at each other and a tear went down her cheek. Nickolas wiped it away and kissed her forehead. He took something from his pocket and held it up for her. �This is for you.� She looked at it.
�What is it?�
�A promise ring.�
�For what?�
�That we�ll get married one day.�
�Why?�
�Because I want us to be together and have a family one day.� She just looked at the ring in his fingers. �Will you accept it? I was going to give it to ya tonight, but I have some making up to do right now so here it is.� She took the ring from him and looked at it closely. �I love you, DJ, and that�s not going to change anytime soon.� She looked at him. �You�re making me nervous.� She grinned. �I�m trying to make this up to you.�
�I don�t want this if you feel obligated to do so to keep me happy.�
�I don�t feel obligated. Yes I want you happy, but that�s not why I�m doing this. I want to do it, because it�s in my heart; just like I hope it�s in yours.� She bit her lip. �I want to marry you, but I know now�s not the right time. Maybe next year or sometime it will be.� She slowly nodded and put the ring on her finger. She looked at him and hugged him. �I�m sorry for upsetting you.� Dakota didn�t say anything and just hugged him.
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