A/N: I was going to wait to post this chapter, but something made me think I should post it now. :) Enjoy it! And don't forget to review! Thanks for all the ones you have done so far!!
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With You by Chris Brown
I need you boo, (oh)
I gotta see you boo (hey)
And there're hearts all over the world tonight,
Said the hearts all over the world tonight x2
Verse 1
Hey! Little mama,
Ooh, you're a stunner
Hot..little figure,
Yes, you're a winner
And I'm so glad to be yours,
You're a class all your own
And..
Oh, little cutie
When..you talk to me
I swear..the whole world stops
You're my sweetheart
And I'm so glad that you are mine
You are one of a kind and..
Bridge:
You mean to me
What I mean to you and..
Together baby,
There is nothing we won't do
'cause if I got you,
I don't need money,
I don't need cars,
Girl, you're my heart.
And..
Chorus:
Oh!
I'm into you,
And girl,
No one else would do,
'cause with every kiss and every hug,
You make me fall in love,
And now I know I can't be the only one,
I bet there heart's all over the world tonight,
With the love of their life who feels..
What I feel when I'm
With you x5
Girl..
With you x5
Verse 2
Oh girl!
I don't want nobody else,
Without you, there's no one left then,
You're like Jordans on Saturday,
I gotta have you and I cannot wait now,
Hey! Little shawty,
Say you care for me,
You know I care for you,
You know...that I'll be true,
You know that I won't lie,
You know that I would try,
To be your everything..yeah..
Bridge:
'cause if I got you,
I don't need money,
I don't need cars,
Girl, you're my heart.
And..
Chorus
With you x5
Oh..
With you x5
Yeah Heh..
Bridge 2
And I..
Will never try to deny,
that you're my whole life,
'cause if you ever let me go,
I would die..
So I won't front,
I don't need another woman,
I just need your all and nothing,
'cause if I got that,
Then I'll be straight
Baby, you're the best part of my day
I need you boo,
I gotta see you boo
And there're hearts all over the world tonight,
Said the hearts all over the world tonight x2
Woo Oh.. Yeah
They need it boo,
They gotta see their boo,
Said the hearts all over the world tonight,
Hearts all over the world tonight x2
Chorus
With you x5
Girl..
With you x5
Oh..
Two days later, Reid and Avery sat in the library after classes going over their work so far on their project. Avery sighed as she closed her book and notebook. Reid looked up at her.
"You okay?" he asked as he set his pen down.
"Yeah. We've been at this for the last couple of hours. Can we call it a day, please?" He smiled softly.
"Sure." She smiled as she put her book in her bag that sat next to her on the table.
"We should be ready to actually start experimenting next week, right?"
"Yeah, I think so." He piled his things in his bag and looked at Avery as she put her notebook away. "You wanna go get some ice cream or something?" She looked at him and smiled.
"Yeah, that sounds good." They stood up.
"Why don't I take you to dinner first?" Avery raised her eyebrow and smiled.
"As in a date?"
"Yeah. Our first official date... as a couple." Avery slung her bag across her body as she looked at him.
"What do you mean 'official'?" They walked out of the library and started down the hall.
"Well, we did go to the movies." He took her hand in his and she smiled.
"That wasn't a date Reid. That was two friends having an outing."
"No. An outing is a group of people, not two. Two people and it's a date." He grinned as he looked over at her.
"Don't dates usually end with a kiss?" Reid laughed as he looked over at her.
"That one would have had you not bolted into your room when I tried to kiss you." Avery felt her cheeks beginning to turn red and heat up.
"I'm sorry about that," she said softly.
"Don't be. I know it was a bit unexpected and all. Besides, I still got my kiss." He grinned as he leaned down towards her. His lips brushed hers and she smiled.
Avery pushed open the heavy metal door on her floor and walked through. Reid followed and reclaimed her hand as they walked down the hall. They came to her door and stopped walking.
"I'll meet you down in the entrance hall in 30 minutes," Reid said as he reluctantly dropped her hand from his.
"What are we going to do for dinner?"
"Pizza, if that's okay with you." She smiled.
"That's fine, so long as you get me some ice cream after." He grinned.
"I promise Ave." He leaned his head slightly to her and they kissed. He stroked her cheek as he looked at her and she opened her door.
"See ya in a bit." She walked into her room and closed the door. Nicki looked up from her notebook and smiled.
"Working late with Mr. Wonderful?" she asked as Avery set her things on her desk.
"Something like that." She grabbed her jeans and a shirt from her closet and went into the bathroom.
"Ya know... I still can't get my head around you and Reid dating." Nicki heard Avery laughing softly.
"I really can't either and I'm the one he's with." Nicki smiled.
"I still think you two are perfect for eachother though. You can see you genuinely have fun when you are around him and that's a good thing." Avery opened the bathroom door and walked out with her uniform in her hand.
"I do have fun with him. Even just studying."
"How is your project coming along?" Avery grabbed her hairbrush from her nightstand and began brushing her hair.
"Fine. We should be done with it by the time we are ready to leave on Winter Break. What are you doing tonight?"
"Studying... as usual." Nicki smiled awkwardly as Avery set her brush down.
"Alone?" Avery stood up and grabbed her purse from her desk.
"Yeah, actually, I am."
"Where's Tyler tonight?"
"He had to meet with Caleb about something or other. He didn't say what. You have fun though."
"Thanks. I'll be back in a couple hours."
"Don't hurry on my account." Avery opened the door and looked back at her friend.
"Oh, don't worry, I won't." She winked with a smile and walked out of the door.
Reid stood with his hands in his coat pockets watching the wind blow softly through the trees outside of the entrance hall. Avery walked into the room and smiled at his silhouette by the window. She walked over and he smiled when he saw her.
"It looks kinda cold out," she said as her arm snaked around his. He pulled a set of keys from his pocket and smiled at her.
"Don't worry about that. I'm 'borrowing' Tyler's Hummer."
"How did you manage that one?"
"Caleb came by and picked him up a few minutes ago, so I just took the keys."
"You did at least leave him a note, right?"
"Yeah." They walked out into the cold wind and quickly made their way over to Tyler's car. They got inside and Avery looked around.
"This thing looks so different from the front seat." Reid laughed softly. He started the car and pulled out of the parking lot.
Nicki looked over at her cellphone as it rang. She reached over and grabbed it from her nightstand. She looked at the screen and smiled at the picture as opened it. She put it to her ear.
"Hey Ty. What's up?"
"Do you want to have a little dinner with me?" She smiled.
"Sure. Are we going out?" She heard a knock on her door. "Oh hold on a sec. Someone's at the door."
"No problem." She got up and walked over to the door. She opened it and Tyler smiled brightly. She smiled and closed her phone. He closed his and slipped it into his pocket.
"I thought you were going to be busy with Caleb tonight."
"So did I, but it didn't take as long as I thought, so I had him stop by and pick up a couple of burgers from Nicky's." She stepped aside and he walked in. She closed the door and he sat on her bed. "Where's Ave?"
"Out with Reid." Nicki sat on her bed and crossed her legs.
"What are you working on?"
"Um... a paper for my Lit class." She gathered her things up and set them on nightstand. Tyler smiled as he set the bag with the hamburgers on the floor. He leaned nearer to her and gently kissed her. He looked at her and stroked her cheek with his thumb as he looked into her brown eyes. He smiled as she raised an eyebrow. She grabbed the lapels of his jacket and pulled him onto her as she laid back slowly. He laughed softly as he looked at her. She pulled off his jacket and let it fall to the floor beside the bed. They looked at eachother and Tyler smiled.
"What about dinner?" he asked softly.
"It'll be there, won't it?" Nicki smiled and pulled him to her forcefully. Her mouth ravished his as if she was dying of thirst and his mouth was the only thing that could quench it. Her fingers buried themselves in his messy brown hair as he repeatedly kissed her throat. Soft moans escaped from her lips everytime his would touch her skin. With every kiss he left behind, she felt as though she would catch fire from the heat of his lips. He slowly ran his tongue along her jaw before allowing his mouth to again claim hers. His fingers slowly traced their way down to the drawstring of her yoga pants. He gently began tugging on the thin strings that formed a floppy bow just below her belly button as his mouth continued its assault on hers. She grabbed his hand. He leaned up and looked at her as she put her free hand on his chest.
"What's wrong?" Confusion crept its way into his blue eyes and Nicki sighed softly.
"Um... I'm not ready to go that far yet, Tyler." He sat back on his knees and looked at her.
"Okay. We'll take it slow then, but I think just to be safe, maybe we should have dinner." Nicki smiled a little as she sat up.
"You're not mad?" He smiled as he touched her cheek. She smiled as he kissed her softly.
"No. It's fine. I'm not in a rush here, Nic." He reached over and grabbed the bag from the floor as he sat back on the bed.
Reid and Avery walked out of the ice cream shop, each holding a double scoop cone. He took her free hand as they began to walk down the street. He looked over at her as she swirled her tongue around the ice cream and he smiled. She looked over at him, her eyes wide.
"What?" she asked.
"That looks a little suggestive." Avery rolled her eyes.
"Tsk. Garwin, do you have to turn everything into something sexual?" He smiled.
"No, but that, unfortunately, is rather suggestive." She motioned to his cone.
"Can I have a taste?"
"Sure." He held it out to her and as she touched her tongue to the cold treat, he pushed it up into her face. He laughed as she gasped. She began laughing as she dropped his hand. She grabbed a napkin from her pocket and wiped the ice cream from her face.
"You are such an ass." She slapped his arm as he laughed harder.
"Ow... that hurt." She tossed the napkin in a trashbin in front of one of the numerous stores that lined the street. Her hand slipped back into his easily and they stopped by the marina. Avery looked out at the lines of boats tethered to the docks and smiled. Reid reached over and tucked a few stray hairs behind her ear. She looked at him and smiled.
"I have to give you credit, Garwin," she said softly.
"For what?"
"You told me that you would make me change my perception of you and you have." He smiled.
"Can I have a taste?"
"Sure." He smiled and leaned down slightly to her. "What the hell are you doing?"
"Taking a taste." He smiled again as he kissed her. As his tongue slowly invaded her mouth, her hand involuntarily let go of her ice cream cone and it fell into the water below. She pulled her mouth from his when she heard the splash. She looked over the rail at the cone that bobbed on the surface for a few seconds then slowly sank down farther into the water. She and Reid looked at eachother and laughed.
Nicki and Avery ran down the hall of their floor while frantically pulling on their ties a few days later.
"That is the fucking last time I let Tyler talk me into showing up at swim practice when I have things that I need to take care of," Nicki said as she pulled her keys from her bag.
"That's not exactly fair Nic. How the hell was he supposed to know that Coach Hamm would keep everyone late?" Nicki opened the door and the girls ran inside slamming the door behind them. Avery threw her bag and blazer on her desk and grabbed some jeans and a sweater from her closet.
"At least we packed last night. That saves us a little time." Both girls quickly changed. Avery looked up at Nicki as she tied her shoe.
"Have you given any thought to hair and make-up?" Nicki snickered softly.
"No, have you?" A small smile spread across Avery's face as she shook her head. "Well, Diane and Audra will not be pleased." They laughed.
"Oh well," Nicki began as she grabbed her hairbrush from her nightstand, "We still have a 45 minute ride into Boston, so we still have that time." Avery stood from her bed and walked into the bathroom. She grabbed her toothbrush and smiled.
"Well, if you want to get technical, we have until 9 tomorrow morning to come up with something." Nicki laughed.
"You know how pissed our mothers will be if we do that." Avery grinned.
"Yeah, I know." Both girls laughed again. The laughter quickly died when they heard a knock on their door. "That must be the guys." Avery walked over and opened the door. Tyler and Reid smiled. Tyler raised an eyebrow.
"I take it you two aren't ready to leave just yet?" Tyler asked as they walked into the room and Avery closed the door.
"Not completely, no." Reid leaned down and gently kissed Avery. She smiled as she looked up at him.
"Well, hurry up. We need to get on the road," Reid said with a smile.
"Yeah, we realize that Reid," Nicki said as she threw her deodorant, perfume and hairbrush in her bag. Avery did one last check of her bag to make sure she had everything before smiling.
"I believe I am done," she said as she zipped her bag. Nicki grabbed her toothbrush from the bathroom and tossed it in her bag. She grabbed a few scrunchies from her nightstand and tossed them in as well. She looked through her bag and smiled. She zipped it and looked at Tyler.
"I'm done." Reid raised his eyebrows as he looked between the two girls.
"You're both sure that you have everything?" he asked as he grabbed Avery's bag from her bed.
"Yeah. Anything else that we need, we can pick up in Boston," Avery said. Tyler grabbed Nicki's bag. The girls slipped into their coats and grabbed their purses.
"Alright, then let's get the hell out of here." The four teens walked out of the room, Avery locking the door behind them.
"I was beginning to get worried that something had happened to you," Diane said as the group walked into the lobby of the hotel. She hugged Nicki and smiled.
"Swim practice ran a little late, Diane. We got a bit of a late start," Avery said. Diane handed them each a room key and smiled.
"Nicki, you and Avery are in the room adjacent to me." Both girls rolled their eyes discreetly.
"Great," they said sarcastically in unison.
"Reid, you and Tyler are in the room across the hall adjacent to Meredith." Reid sighed. Avery took her bag from him and kissed him.
"Dinner later?" she asked as she grabbed the front of his jacket. He looked into her bright green eyes and smiled.
"Yeah." He looked at the digital watch wrapped around his wrist. "In an hour here in the hotel." She smiled.
"It's a date," she said softly. She looked at Diane. "Which room is my mother staying in?"
"She and your father are in the Presidential suite on the top floor," Diane said. Nicki smiled as she took her bag from Tyler.
"There's a place I wanna take you to for dinner," she with a smile.
"Alright. I'll meet you in the hall in an hour then." He smiled and they kissed. Reid and Tyler headed to the elevators. Diane looked at Nicki.
"Have you both decided on hair and make-up yet?" she asked as they walked to the elevators.
"Yeah. Up-do's all around, Mom." Diane smiled as the elevator doors opened. Everyone waiting for the elevator stepped inside and pushed different buttons for their floors.
Avery slid her card key in the slot on the door latch and waited for the light to turn green. When it did, she opened the door and stepped in. She flicked on the light as Nicki walked in behind her.
"Holy...," Avery said as she took in the extent of the room.
"Shit," Nicki breathed as she did the same. Nicki closed the door behind her and they made their way into the bedroom.
"Figures we would have to share a fucking bed." Nicki laughed softly.
"It'll be fine, so long as you don't take advantage of me." Avery smirked as she looked at her best friend.
"You are so not my type."
"Yeah, I know. I'm not 5'10", I don't have blonde hair or blue eyes for that matter..."
"Oh, but don't forget the most important thing..." Nicki looked interested.
"You aren't a man either." The girls laughed and sat on the bed. Avery grabbed the room service menu and looked at it. "We are going to be ordering room service like it is going out of style. Look at this." She handed the menu to Nicki and got up. She walked into the bathroom and flicked on the light. Her face lit up when she saw the huge tub. She grabbed a little card the sat in a display stand on the counter and giggled when she read it.
"What's so funny?" Nicki called from the bedroom. Avery walked out and held the card up. "What's that?" Avery looked down at the card.
"It's a 'menu' of different bath scents and accompaniments."
"What?"
"They have a bath butler. Comes and draws the bath, brings tea, hot chocolate, champagne, etc, etc, etc." Nicki snickered and got up. She walked over and looked at the card.
"We are going to be taking full advantage of this, aren't we?"
"Oh hell yeah." Avery walked back into the bathroom. "You gonna take Tyler to the Boston Backbay?"
"Yeah. I think he'll like it. What are you and Reid doing?" Avery walked out and set her bag on the bed.
"Dinner here at the hotel." The phone rang and the girls looked at eachother. Nicki grabbed the receiver.
"'Lo?"
"How are you girls liking the room?" her mother asked.
"It's beautiful. Just too much to put us in a regular room, eh Mom?" Avery grabbed some clothes from her bag and walked back into the bathroom.
"I want you to be comfortable. This ball is a big deal and any pampering you can get to stay stress free is a good thing." Nicki smiled.
"So true, Mom. So true."
"I'll see you for dinner in the Gallery restaurant later tonight then."
"Oh, Mom... I was going to take Tyler to dinner tonight."
"Oh, okay. I guess we can all meet in one of the restaurants for breakfast then."
"Sorry Mom."
"It's okay, Dear."
"I'll talk to you later, Mom. I need to get changed and all."
"Alright." Nicki hung up and sighed. Avery walked out of the bathroom and threw her clothes on the bed.
"What's wrong?" she asked as she grabbed a little case from her bag.
"My mother had hoped that she and I could have dinner, but I made plans with Tyler. I swear, without knowing, this woman knows how to make me feel fucking bad." Avery pulled a necklace and earrings from her case and put them on.
"Nic, if you feel that bad, change your plans with Tyler and have dinner with your mother." The phone rang again and Nicki grabbed the receiver.
"'Lo?"
"Nicolette, this is Audra. May I speak with my daughter, please?"
"Sure." She held the receiver out and Avery sighed.
"My mother now?" Nicki nodded. Avery took the receiver and put it to her ear.
"Hi Mom."
"Avery, Darling... How was your trip in?"
"Fine. We got in a bit ago."
"Your father and I are in the Presidential Suite. We would like you and Reid to join us and his mother for dinner here tonight."
"Reid and I already have plans to have dinner together."
"You'll have to change them. Meredith is letting him know as we speak." Avery sighed as she rolled her eyes.
"Alright, Mother. I'll see you in a few minutes then."
"Thank you Darling. Oh, and please bring your presentation statement with you. I'd like to have a chance to go over it before the ball tomorrow."
"Whatever. Mom." Avery hung up the phone and sighed.
"Problem?"
"Mandatory dinner with Meredith Garwin, Reid and my parents in their suite tonight."
"Have fun."
"Shut up, Nic. At least you get to go out with Tyler tonight."
"I'm thinking maybe he and I will go and have dinner with my mother. I hate it when she makes me feel guilty like this." Avery reached into her bag and pulled out two 3X5 cards.
"Then at least I won't be the only one suffering with the 'rentals tonight." Avery smiled and grabbed her room key. "See you later. If you get bored, come on up to the suite."
"No thanks. I'd rather not." Nicki laughed as Avery walked out of the room.
Avery started walking down the hall to the elevator, mumbling under her breath.
"Ave," Reid shouted. She stopped and turned around. He jogged up to her.
"I see your mom called you."
"Yep. Dinner with her and your parents. Should I be worried about meeting your dad?" Avery laughed softly.
"No, I don't think so." He took her hand in his and they walked to the elevator.
Nicki grabbed her room key and walked out of her room. She walked next door and knocked softly on the door. After a few seconds, the door opened and Diane smiled.
"What are you doing here? I thought you already had plans," she said softly.
"Well, I thought that maybe, you, me and Tyler could have dinner together here in the hotel." Diane smiled again.
"I'd like that." Nicki smiled.
"Okay, let me go get Ty and we can go downstairs." Nicki walked across the hall and knocked softly on Tyler's door. He opened it after a few seconds and smiled.
"I thought I still had some time before we were going to go to dinner," he said as he smiled.
"Um, slight change of plans." His smiled faded slowly.
"What?"
"Well, dinner with my mother in one of the restaurants downstairs."
"Alright. Let me grab my wallet."
"Thanks, Ty." Nicki smiled and turned as her mother walked out of her room smoothing her hair and skirt. "He's just getting his wallet." Diane smiled as Tyler walked out of his room. He slipped his wallet in his back pocket and snapped the chain strap onto one of the belt loops on the front of his jeans. He looked up at the two women in the hall and smiled.
"So, what kind of food does the restaurant serve here?" he asked as Nicki took his hand.
"Um, the one we're going to serves, seafood, of course, steaks, chicken, duck..." Diane said as they began walking down to the elevators. The doors opened and they stepped inside. Diane pushed one of the numerous buttons and the doors closed. Tyler leaned close to Nicki.
"Am I ready for dinner with your mother?" he whispered.
"I think so." came Nicki's whispered reply.
A/N: Hmmm, dinners with the parents... could be a good thing or a bad thing. Please review!!
