Chapter 5
~*~Nick~*~
"Okay guys, smile again!"
I hate this! Nick thought as he grinned for the camera again. He could feel her eyes on them. Careful Nicky, he cautioned himself. Don’t get to attached. AJ will Kill you. Yet he knew it was hopeless, because he was already falling for her. He could feel it. DAMN he cursed. She’s probably got a boyfriend anyways. He sighed.
He felt Brian squeeze his shoulder. "hey man, whats wrong?" he hissed into his ear, before shooting another grin at the camera.
Nick shrugged.
"Okay that good fella’s thanks!" the photographer yelled. The boys broke apart, and a gasp of relief went threw each of them. AJ pulled him aside.
"Hey man, did you get any info on my babe yet?"
Nick glared at him. "Uhh no man, she’s got a boyfriend. You lose."
AJ began to laugh. "I NEVER lose! I’m gonna go ask her out right now! He said, and began to make his way over. Nick followed in hot pursuit. She glanced up again when she realized that she had company. Her face lighted up when she saw Nick.
"Hey Nick!" then glancing at who was with him, she said, "Oh its you"
AJ laughed, his throaty, raspy laugh. "Yes it is, and may I say that you are one of the most beautiful people I’ve ever seen." He said with a smug smile on his face.
She arched one of her eyebrows. Glancing at Nick she appeared to be nervous.
"So let me just get to my point." AJ began when he realized she wasn’t going to say anything back. "You. Me. Dinner at my place. Private. Romantic. Did I mention I would be there?"
She laughed out loud. "Uhh sorry....oh whats your name?"
AJ smiled. "My name is Alex."
She cleared her throat. "Uhh sorry ALEX, but I have a date tonight with...uh...NICK!" she said.
Nick jerked his head up in amazement. "WHAT?" he and AJ exclaimed at the same time.
She began to laugh. AJ face began to get dark. "Nick doesn’t know how to make a woman as beautiful as yourself, happy. I would know just how to please you."
Her eyes widened and she walked up so close to AJ that they almost were touching. Tracing her finger up and down his body, she began to speak. "How would you please me Alex" she purred in his ear.
He once again began to grin. "Well, I’d lay you down in a bed of rose petals, and kiss up and down your body"
Nick groaned. Meeting his eyes she winked at him. Then she turned her attention back to AJ. "And do you know what I’d do?" she asked breathily.
"No" AJ whispered getting really turned on.
"I’d....Puke in your mouth. Now get away from me. I can’t believe you’d sacrifice your relationship with your friend, for a girl you just met like 5 minutes ago."
Picking up her garbage bag, she began to walk along the fence looking for more garbage.
AJ turned to Nick. "I can’t believe you did that to me. I liked her."
Nick shrugged. AJ clapped him on the back. "Its okay, I’ll just go find that girl with the Black skirt." And he walked away.
Nick returned to Stacey. She glanced up. "I’m sorry if I got you in trouble. I just hate conceited people. They make me sick."
Nick remained silent, but the expression on his face was thoughtful. "Hey uh Stacey, do you have a watch on?"
She nodded. "yeah. It's 1:30."
Helping her up, he said, "lets go get some lunch. Is there any McDonald’s around here?"
She nodded. "Uhh, yeah I think. It's just a couple of blocks away. We’ll take my car."
Walking out of the park, Stacey could see, Kellee sitting in her car, with.......AJ.
Nick began to laugh. "man he sure does move fast!"
Stacey stared at the couple who had now began to make out. "he’s quite the character" she murmured.
Jumping into the Jeep, She started it up. Nick climbed in and they were off.
"Soooo......" began Nick, looking at her anxiously. "Is that girl your friend?"
Stacey snorted. "Oh yeah. Definitely!" she said sarcastically. " No actually we’re kinda enemies"
Nick nodded. "so I noticed."
She glanced at him nervously. "You, uh....heard what we were fighting about?"
He looked at her for a minute and said, "Yeah but we don’t have to talk about it."
She nodded and drew in a shaky breath. "She is one of the cruelest people I know. When my parents died, she came to the funeral wearing white. She constantly made me feel like shit. Basically telling me that it was my fault for them being dead. She has made my life living hell for the past year."
She sighed and stopped at a red light.
"What happened? Nick asked quietly. No reply. He looked up at her and thats when he saw it...the fear in her eye. It was as if she was reliving it in her head.