Yay, a new chap! =)

Again, I owe a lot of credit for the ideas behind this to my best friend Kirsten. Thank you again, you are a life-saver! ^_^

I hope everybody likes!

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Nicole

The day after I met Landon, I was almost expecting him not to call. But, true to his word, he called that morning, and we settled on getting some lunch and then going to play mini golf. I decided to have him pick me up from Kathleen's, since picking a girl up from a huge mansion can be just a little bit intimidating.

To be perfectly honest, I was actually nervous. You have to understand, me being nervous is a rare thing. It barely ever happens. For only knowing the guy for two days, I really did like him. More than Greg, even. It felt good.

When the doorbell rang, I was sitting on Kathleen's couch, watching some show on TV with her. I jumped about a foot and a half, causing Kathleen to burst into a giggle fit.

"Jumpy, are we?"

"Oh, shut it." I chucked one of the pillows at her, jumping up to get the door. I opened it, waving. "Hey."

"Hey." There was that smile again. God, would I ever get used to that? He was almost as bad as Edward Cullen. Without the blood-sucking vampire thing going on, anyway. "Ready to go?"

"Yeah, just a sec." I popped my head back into the house. "I'm off. Anyone's guess when I'll be back."

"Have fun, Nikk," Kathleen winked in my direction. I rolled my eyes, following Landon out to his car. It was a small car, dark red in color. It was shiny, like it'd either just been through the carwash or it was brand new.

"Oh, nice car."

"Thanks, I only got it about two months ago, it's still pretty new." Landon opened the passenger door for me, and I smiled graciously as I slid into the passenger seat. He got into the car, starting it, and the stereo began playing a Beatles song. I gasped.

"You like the Beatles?"

"Yeah, they were amazing. Why wouldn't I?" He grinned at me. Had I mentioned that I liked the Beatles yesterday? I didn't think so…

I grinned back at him. "I knew we were going to get along."

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"Agh, missed again!"

I couldn't help but to laugh at how amazingly frustrated he was getting. We were on the 16th hole at the mini-golf course, and he was already losing by a considerable amount, which seemed to be upsetting him.

"It's not that difficult, dude. It's mini-golf. Just relax and aim. Concentrate."

He sighed, muttering something to himself that I couldn't quite hear. He hit the ball again, and finally put it in the hole.

"You're only down by 7," I said, trying to sound encouraging. He shrugged, smiling slightly.

"Maybe mini-golf wasn't such a good idea. It's been years since I've played." He rubbed the back of his head as we walked towards the next hole.

"That's okay; I think it's actually pretty fun." I grinned at him, setting my neon yellow ball down on the green.

"Well, of course you do. You're winning." He poked me in the shoulder, and I smiled cheekily. I hit the ball, apparently a little too hard, because it went flying, bounced, and landed right in a fountain. Landon looked ready to start cracking up. "Nice one."

I punched him lightly in the arm. "Shut up. Like you've never done that!"

"Actually, I honestly haven't." He said, still laughing. I walked over to the fountain, looking around in the water. I rolled up my sleeves, reaching for it. It was just barely out of reach. I sighed, looking back at Landon.

"Help me?"

He walked over, smiling smugly when he pulled the ball out of the water. I expected him to give it back, but instead he held it over his head. I attempted to jump for it, but it wasn't really working out. He was almost half a foot taller than me.

"Give it!" I demanded.

"Can I try something first?" He looked at me, curious.

"I don't care what you do! Just give me the damn b-"

My words were cut short unexpectedly. It took my brain a few seconds to register what was going on, and when I did, I wasn't sure if I should be ecstatic or pissed at him.

'He kissed me!'

It lasted a good 15 seconds, and then he pulled back, dropping the ball into my head while I stared at him, wide-eyed.

"What…the hell?"

"Sorry, maybe I should've waited until the second date."

I continued to stare at him for a brief moment, and then grinned at him.

"Nah, you're a good kisser. And you might actually get a second date. That's a rarity, consider yourself lucky."

He laughed, and I walked back to the green, dropping the ball again. I looked at him, the same

"Let's see if I'll stay on the course this time, shall we?"

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Kathleen

"Okay, what happened?"

As Nicole's best friend, it was my job to get every detail out of her, and I pounced the second she walked in the door. It was totally obvious that something had happened from the look on her face.

She looked at me, flustered. "What are you talking about?"

"You know what I'm talking about. Sit and spill." I grinned.

She sat down next to me, smiling slightly. "We went out to eat and we played mini-golf. I had a good time."

"And…?"

"And he kissed me."

I couldn't hold back a squeal of delight. "Really? That's awesome! He kissed you?!"

"He did," She nodded, breaking into a huge smile. I was pretty sure I'd never seen her so happy in years.

"That's great," I grinned back. "You really like him, don't you?"

She paused, and then nodded. "Uh-huh. I do."

I giggled, raising my eyebrows. "You two do make a good couple."

"Really?"

Before I could respond, the front door opened again and I heard Riley's voice. "Hey, I'm back." He walked into the living room, looking at Nicole. "Oh, you're here."

"Don't sound so excited to see me, Riley." She commented dryly. He rolled his eyes, walking off to the kitchen to put away the groceries.

"Oh, you two," I laughed, nudging Nicole. "You're always antagonizing each other."

"He started it."

I rolled my eyes, turning back toward the kitchen. "Hey, Ri, did you get my…"

"I did." He walked back in, handing me a carton of vanilla ice cream and a spoon. I grinned.

"I love you."

He laughed, kissing the top of my head. "Wow, I have to buy you ice cream just to get an 'I love you' anymore?"

"Riley, c'mon. You know that's not…" I stopped suddenly, dropping my hand to my stomach.

"Are you okay?" Riley and Nicole both looked at me, concern written all over their faces.

"I'm fine, I just thought I felt…" And there it was again. My eyebrows pushed together. It was a strange feeling in my stomach, like something very little fluttering its wings. Ten it hit me, and I broke into a wide smile. "It's the baby. I think the baby moved."

"Really?" Riley beamed, obviously relieved. I nodded.

"Oh, that reminds me." Nicole piped up. "I've been thinking. I think your baby needs an original name, something that sticks out. What do you think about Ringo Nicholas?"

I giggled sighing. "We're not naming this baby Ringo."

"Why not?! It's a solid name."

"But the kid would be picked on for the rest of his life." Riley argued.

"He has a point." I had to agree.

"Like my name. I was made fun of until I was a senior in high school!"

"Riley, it's not like she's naming it after you. Don't get cocky, that's what got you two in this mess in the first place."

I burst into giggles again, and Riley turned cherry red. "Nicole!"

"Well, really! If he would've just kept it in his…"

By now Riley was totally scarlet.

"SHUT UP!"

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My apologies, I couldn't resist on that last bit. XP

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