�So, Riz,� Lillie began, as the girls sat backstage at the show, �how did it go last night with Alex?�
�It was great,� Charisma replied smiling.
�So did ya kiss him?� Valondra asked smiling herself. �If ya don�t tell me I�ll just ask Alex and you know I will and everyone knows he�ll spill the beans. So come on and tell us.�
�I�ll make it easier on you,� Storm said. �I�ll spill the beans first.�
�What the hell did you and Lance do last night?� Alyssa asked.
�We kissed,� Storm said. �And what a kiss it was.� She smiled. �It wasn�t one of those friendly kisses, but��
�A long hot passionate one,� Valondra jumped in.
�You can say that,� Storm said.
�You kissed Lance Bass,� Rachel replied with a disgusted face. �Ugh.�
�I find him extremely sexy,� Storm stated. �And I don�t care what you think.� She smiled. �Now, Riz, it�s your turn. What happened with you and Alex?�
�Go on and share,� Antoinette urged. �I�m not going to get jealous, because I have Justin Timberlake.�
�Alright,� Charisma said taking a deep breath. �First, we went to the new Will Smith and then he took me to a nice intimate restaurant.� They looked at her closely.
�And then?� Valondra wanted to know.
�And then�� Charisma began smiling and pausing while remembering the kiss, �and then we kissed.�
�I knew it,� Valondra yelled getting all excited. �You little hussy.�
�Loni, calm down,� Antoinette said laughing at her antics.�
�What?� Valondra said. �I think it�s cute.�
�We know,� Rachel said. �So what about you and Kevin, Alyssa?�
�He was teaching me ballroom dancing last night,� Alyssa answered. �And you all know how much I wanted to do that.�
�Yeah,� they all said.
�And then we went hang gliding,� Alyssa stated and they looked at her shocked. �Ya know I love that.�
�Yeah,� they all said again.
�He was sharing with me something he loved so I shared something with him that I love,� Alyssa replied. �We had so much fun.�
�Did ya kiss?� Valondra asked.
�You�re pretty nosy,� Alyssa said.
�What?� Valondra said. �Can�t I know if my friends kissed a boy? I think it�s cool to share that much with each other just as long as you don�t tell me if you�re having sex or whatever.� They laughed. �And I don�t want to know if you gave the guy a blowjob or if he ate you out. That�s just�eww.� She shuddered at the thought. �Those thoughts should be kept private.�
�Alright,� Alyssa said. �We did kiss and it was really nice. I think he�s the best kisser I have kissed yet.�
�That�s cool,� Rachel said, as Valondra took a sip of her tea. �And why the hell are you drinking tea?�
�Dr. Littrell�s orders,� Valondra said and they looked at her strange. �My throats been sore the past couple days and Brian made me some tea with honey and told me it would help.� She took another sip.
�He�s sharing honey with you,� Rachel said glaring at her and Valondra stopped before taking another sip while looking at her. �That�s for us.�
�Oh God,� Valondra said putting her cup down and making a gagging sound. �I�m never going to look at honey again and Nicky and I just got our first honey massage yesterday.� She put her head on Fox�s shoulder and moaned.
�And what happened after that?� Alyssa wanted to know and Valondra looked at her.
�Nothing,� Valondra said sitting up straight again and sighing.
�You seem disappointed,� Storm pointed out and Valondra shrugged. �Do you ever get tempted to just do it and not care?�
�I get tempted at times,� Valondra said. �But it�s not what I want right now, ya know. I love Nick and all, and God knows I do, but I just ain�t ready to take that step with him. He understands how I feel and doesn�t force me into anything.�
�At least he respects you,� Fox said finally making himself heard and she looked at him. �Or else I�d have to kick his ass.�
�Were you tempted at all yesterday?� Alyssa asked.
Valondra grinned and said, �Yes I was.� She sighed. �We were in the showers rinsing off after the massage and just seeing that water and honey dripping from his body was just so�� She took a deep breath and they all smiled. �It was just so tempting and I had to fight that temptation.� She gave a disgusted sigh. �It�s just so frustrating, because everyone else around me is having sex and it�s like I have to do it or else I won�t be cool enough or fit it.�
�You don�t have to have sex to fit in, Loni D,� Fox said. �You�re cool the way you are.�
�Thank you,� Valondra said. �Sometimes I just don�t know what to do.�
�I say do it,� Alyssa said. �Do it before someone else gets to him.� Valondra looked at her. �Nick gets temptations to Loni D and you have to know that.�
�I do,� Valondra said.
�Then you also have to know he probably gets tempted with other girls since his girlfriend isn�t giving him nothing,� Alyssa stated and Valondra glared at her. �I�m not trying to make you mad or anything, but I�m just stating the facts.�
�Nickolas understands my choices and why I can�t have sex with him,� Valondra said. �He doesn�t make a big deal about it.� She put her face in her hands and sighed.
�Valondra, Nick�s not going to wait around forever for you to finally decide to sleep with him,� Alyssa said. �No man does.�
Valondra looked at her angrily and said, �Nick loves me for me and that�s what our relationship is based on. It is not based on sex and when we finally do have sex it�s going to be romantic and special. I don�t care what any of you think, because I�m not changing for anyone. I�m sticking with my morals and Nick loves that about me. We have an understanding relationship and we don�t care what others think about it.� She continued glaring at Alyssa.
�Ok,� Alyssa said. �You made your case and I�m sorry.�
�I didn�t know I had to make a case with my best friends,� Valondra rebutted.
�You didn�t have to,� Charisma said. �We understand.�
�Thank you,� Valondra said taking a deep breath to calm herself.
�Hey, Ladies,� Denise said interrupting them.
�I�m not a lady, Mrs. M,� Fox said and Valondra hit him. �Oiy!� He looked at her. �But since you�re so lovely I�ll let you get away with it.�
�My apologies,� Denise said and they all laughed.
�What�s up?� Antoinette asked.
�The guys are getting ready to do their last encore,� Denise stated. �I thought you would want to see it.�
�Yeah, thanks, Denise,� Rachel said, as they got up.
�Denise,� Valondra said pushing Charisma in front of her. �This is the lovely gal your son took out last night. Did he tell ya?�
�Yes he did,� Denise stated. �Actually he brought her by the house afterwards.�
�Dude, Riz,� Valondra said. �You didn�t tell us that.�
�Sorry,� Charisma said shrugging and giving her a weird look.
�So if Alex took you home to mommy last night then that means last night went rather well,� Valondra said smiling.
�I guess so,� Charisma replied smiling herself and walking away.
�Lon, let�s go,� Lillie said. �You�re holding up traffic and I want to see the last number and my Howie.�
�Alright, alright,� Valondra said walking to the stage.
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