Dakota woke up that morning to the sound of the TV and looked. She saw MyKenna sitting at the table writing something on a piece of paper. She left out a moan and MyKenna looked, as Dakota put the covers back over her head. MyKenna just chuckled and went back to her writing.
�Turn that damn thing down,� Dakota complained.
�Oh, it ain�t that loud,� MyKenna stated.
�What time is it?�
�After 10:30.�
�It�s too early.�
�No it ain�t. How are you feeling? Health wise that is.�
�Fine, now let me sleep.�
�After you tell me what�s wrong.�
�Nothing�s wrong.�
�Don�t give me that. Why were you ignoring Nick last night when he dropped us off?�
�I wasn�t. I was just tired.� She moaned again.
�I might believe ya.� MyKenna got up, as there was a knock at the door. She looked at Dakota, but she didn�t budge and MyKenna walked to the door. �Who is it?�
�Nick and Aaron,� came Nickolas� voice and MyKenna looked back at Dakota, who still didn�t move from the bed. She smiled then opened the door.
�Hey,� MyKenna said.
�Hey,� Nickolas said in return, as him and Aaron walked in. �You girls ready yet?�
�I am, but DJ�s still in bed,� MyKenna stated pointing to the bed Dakota was in. �She won�t get up.�
�Did you tell her we�re going to Disney World today?� Aaron asked.
�She just woke, but she ain�t moving,� MyKenna replied shaking her head. �She said it�s too
early.�
�It is too early,� Nickolas said. �But Aaron made me promise before I went to bed last night that I�d go to Disney with him.� He glared at Aaron and he just smiled.
�Nick can�t deny his little brother,� Aaron said.
�Well I�m going down to the restaurant and getting something to eat,� MyKenna said. �I�m starving. I�d order room service, but they take too long.�
�I�ll come with ya,� Aaron volunteered.
�Alright,� MyKenna said. �Nick, maybe you can try and get her out of bed.�
�I�ll try my best,� Nickolas said, as Aaron and MyKenna went out the door and Nickolas closed it. He walked over to the bed Dakota was on and sat down beside her. She didn�t move. He moved the blanket from over her head, but she still didn�t move. �Deej?� She didn�t move or say anything. �Deej?� Still nothing and he just looked at her, as she slept. Sleeping, he thought, but MyKenna said she just got up. He leaned down to her ear. �DJ, are you awake?� She didn�t move. She must�ve fell back to sleep, he thought. He sat up straight again and looked at her. He pushed the stray hairs from her face and outlined her face with his fingers. Damn, what was wrong with him? Ever since he saw this girl he had this feeling inside him. Something he never felt before. He�s only known her for, like, 24 hours and already he was having these strong feelings towards her. Maybe what happened last night wasn�t a bad thing after all. Maybe he wasn�t sorry for it. He smiled and continued looking at Dakota. A few minutes went by before he found himself leaning down again and working his way to Dakota�s lips. His lips found her own in a matter of seconds and he kissed her softly. She quickly opened her eyes and found herself gazing into the sexiest blue eyes ever: she knew those eyes like she knew a good book. She slowly kissed him in return, but then suddenly pulled away. He looked at her, �Sorry.�
�Yeah,� Dakota said quietly. There were those words again. She sighed and looked away.
�I�m sorry if kissing you was the wrong thing to do.� She shook her head.
�It wasn�t.� She looked at him.
�I was just trying to wake you up since you didn�t answer me when I called your name.�
�Sorry, I was awake, but I guess I fell back to sleep.�
�Yeah.� She took her arms from under the covers and put them behind her head, as Nickolas continued looking at her.
�So�what are you doing here?�
�Um�we�re going to Disney World.�
�Since when? When was this decided?�
�Last night Aaron asked me and he called this morning to see if you girls wanted to go along. MyKenna said you agreed to come.�
�MyKenna didn�t ask me anything.�
�Oh.�
�I slept through the ringing telephone.� She grinned then put the blanket over her mouth. �What�s wrong?�
�Bad breath.� Her voice was muffled from the blanket. �And you�re like two inches from my face.�
�I didn�t notice.� He gave his sexy side smile. �Well, after I left here last night, I was doing some thinking�about last night.� She looked at him interested. �Ya know about what happened in the truck�or what almost happened in the truck.�
�What about it?�
�Maybe it wasn�t that bad after all.� He moved the blanket away from her face and pushed it down to her waist. She pursed her lips together so not to breathe on him. He licked his lips and got even closer.
�What are you doing?�
�I have no idea.� He chuckled at his response and she gave a little grin. �Ever since yesterday and being with you, I lose complete control of myself�like right now. I have no idea why though.� He got a little closer and she covered her mouth with her hand.
�Maybe I should go brush my teeth before I say anymore.� She went to get up, but Nickolas stopped her. She looked at him, as he got even closer. �I should really go brush.�
�Later.� He smiled and pinned her arms above her head. �Aaron and MyKenna went down to get something breakfast so we have sometime to ourselves.� She just looked at him a little worried and scared at the same time. �I ain�t going to rape ya so don�t panic.�
�I wasn�t.�
�Right. Close your eyes.�
�Why?�
�Just do it.� He smiled a pleading smile and she did, as he requested. That was easy; he thought and chuckled to himself.
�May I ask why I have to have my eyes closed?� Nickolas didn�t say anything and responded with a kiss.
Dakota kissed Nickolas in return and wanted to put her arms around him. She couldn�t though and Nickolas made sure of that. He kept her arms pinned above her head and continued kissing her. She really wanted to put her arms around him and hold onto him, but she couldn�t. She couldn�t move from the weight of Nickolas on top of her. She couldn�t do anything besides lay there and let Nickolas kiss her. Not that she didn�t like it; because she did�she loved it in fact. She smiled inside, as they continued kissing. Before she knew it she felt Nickolas� lips on her neck and kissing it gently. She quickly came back to reality and opened her eyes.
�Um�Nicky.�
�Hmm?� He sucked on her neck.
�I-I-I...� Damn she loved what he was doing to her.
�What is it?�
�I, uh�� She felt his tongue going up her neck and he stopped when he got to her mouth. They gazed deeply into each others eyes and saw each others souls.
�What is it?�
�I, uh�uh, I have to go to the bathroom.� What was she doing? It wasn�t everyday she got to make out with this guy.
�Do you really want to take care of your problem by yourself? I mean I�ll be more than willing to help ya out. All ya have to do is say so.� He smiled, but his smile was sure to fade, as soon as Dakota slapped him across the face.
�I can�t believe you. Get the hell off me.� She pushed him away and got the bed. �You have some nerve coming in here and trying your sexual games with me. I can�t believe you. You have no respect for women at all. Just because you�re a Backstreet Boy and get any woman you want doesn�t give you the right to try and take advantage of me.� She left out a disgusted sigh and walked to the bathroom then turned and looked at him, as he held the side of his face. �I am completely appalled by your actions towards me. Do you treat all women this way or is it just me? Are you trying to see how long it�ll take ya to get me into bed? Well it ain�t going to work so forget it!� She went into the bathroom and slammed the door shut. He shook his head and chuckled, as the bathroom door opened and Dakota walked out. �I don�t know why the hell I�m going into the bathroom and hiding. This is my room so you get the hell out.� She pointed to the door. �Now, because I don�t have to put up with your shit.� She glared at him. �Now, mister, and don�t give me none of those sexy smiles either.� Nickolas slowly got off the bed and gave her a little grin. She continued glaring at him and held back a smile. She continued pointing to the door and Nickolas slowly walked to it. She watched him and her eyes found their way to his butt. She bit her bottom lip and Nickolas opened the door. He didn�t even look back, as he walked out and closed the door. �Shit!� She left out another disgusted sigh an. She waited a few seconds then ran over to the door. She opened it and stepped outside to see Nickolas at the elevator. She took a step forward and sighed. �Nick, don�t go.� He looked at her and she smiled. �I�m sorry.� She watched as the elevator opened and Nickolas looked. She looked at him and waited to see what he was going to do. It closed a few seconds later and Nickolas looked at her. She started walking towards him and he did the same.
�You had me convinced.�
�I�m sorry. I didn�t mean what I said.�
�Don�t worry about it. I get my feelings hurt everyday. I�m criticized a lot.�
�But I didn�t mean it. I only mean the good stuff and not the bad.�
�Like?�
�Um�you�re sweet, caring, cute, smart, talented, handsome, lovable, sexy, um��
�That�s good enough.� They smiled and she hugged him.
�I should get a shower if I�m going to go with.�
�Maybe you should.� She nodded and they walked back to the room and went inside. Nickolas closed the door and Dakota walked over to her one suitcase. �I was thinking that maybe we could have dinner tonight?� Dakota looked at him. �Just me and you if ya want.�
�Um�I guess so.�
�Alright.� She grinned and walked to the bathroom. �Shit.�
�What?� She turned and looked at him.
�I can�t.�
�Oh.�
�I just remembered that mom wants us all to have dinner tonight�together. One of those family times we rarely get anymore.�
�I understand.�
�I�m sorry. How about tomorrow night?�
�Sounds good. MyKenna and I can find something to do like we�ve been doing since we got here.�
�Alright.�
�Alright.� She went into the bathroom and closed the door.
�Damn.� He left out a sigh and sat at the table. He sat there about ten minutes then picked up the room phone and called down to the cafeteria.
�Kitchen,� the lady said and Nickolas heard banging in the background.
�Yeah, I�d like some room service sent up to room 1515,� Nickolas said.
�Alright and what would you like?�
�A bowl of strawberries.�
�Anything else. Like a drink or something?�
�Um�what goes with strawberries?�
�Champagne.�
�Besides that, because it�s too early.� They both stayed silent a minute. �Just send up some orange juice with the strawberries. It�s for two.�
�Alright, sir.�
�Thank you.� Nickolas heard a click then hung up the phone, as the door opened. He looked and saw MyKenna and Aaron walk in.
�I seen DJ�s finally up,� MyKenna said.
�Yeah,� Nickolas said.
�How�d ya get her up?� Aaron asked.
�I used some of that Carter charm, little brother,� Nickolas said and Aaron shook his head. �It works all the time.�
�I�m sure it does,� MyKenna said sarcastically while rolling her eyes. �Ya know what I wanted to do? I wanted to stop in at that little gift shop downstairs.�
�We can do that now since DJ�s in the shower,� Aaron said looking at Nickolas and smiled. Nickolas just glared at him. �She probably just got in anyway.�
�Most likely,� MyKenna said walked to the door and pulling Aaron along. �We�ll be back or just come down when she�s ready.�
�Alright,� Nickolas said, as MyKenna and Aaron went out the door. He sat there about five minutes more before there was a knock at the door. He got up and walked over to it. He opened it up and saw a busboy.
�Did you order room service?�
�Yeah.� The guy wheeled the cart in. �This isn�t my job, but I get stuck with it.� Nickolas just looked at him. �Five people in the cafeteria just quit last night so we�re short handed.� Nickolas nodded then handed the guy a generous tip. �Thank you.� He walked out and Nickolas closed the door.
�Hey, Nick!� Dakota yelled from the bathroom.
�Yeah,� Nickolas yelled in return.
�Who was at the door?�
�Um�just the cleaning lady.�
�Oh, alright.�
�Ok.� Nickolas smiled.
�Hey, Nick.�
�What?�
�Could you do me a favor?�
�Sure.�
�Um�in my suitcase, the big one, there�s a green tank top in there, could you get that for me?�
�Sure.�
�It�s the big green one.�
�Alright.�
�I�d wear this black one, but it has a big hole in it.�
�That was my fault.�
�I�m sure it was. You probably like wearing girls� clothes.�
�Just the sexy ones.� They laughed and Nickolas got the tank top out of the suitcase and pulled with it a bra. �Oh God.� He didn�t want to touch it, but knew he had to get it unhooked from the shirt. He waited a moment then quickly tried to unhook the bra.
�Did ya find it?�
�Uh, yeah.� He finished unhooking the bra and quickly stuffed it back in the suitcase underneath the rest of the clothes. He took a deep breath and shook his head while walking over to the bathroom. He knocked on the door. �Here.� The door opened and ajar and he saw Dakota�s hand peek out. He handed her the shirt and fought the urge to just pull her out of the bathroom.
�Thanks.� She took the shirt and closed the door.
�You�re welcome.� He walked over to the table and sat down. A minute later the bathroom door opened and Dakota walked out. �Wow!�
�What?� She looked at him.
�You look�really good. I mean sexy.�
�Thanks.� She gave an embarrassed grin and spied the cart. �What�s that?�
�Just a little breakfast before we head up to Orlando.�
�Oh.� She walked over and took the lid off the strawberries. �Strawberries? How nice.� She saw the orange juice. �With OJ.�
�I remembered you said you like strawberries.� She smiled.
�Yeah. Anything else you remember?�
�You said you think they�re a romantic fruit.� She looked at him and he smiled. She nodded her head and continued looking at him, while thinking about what he was doing.
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