Thank you guys for the reviews for the last chapter. I know that some of you thought that the proposal was a little fast, but you have to remember that the time they spent apart was brutal for Jordan, and since he finally got her back he didn't want to chance losing her again. Don't worry though, the quickness of the proposal will be addressed again in future chapters, but for right now they've been living in a little bit of a fantasy world since they've been on this tour together for the summer. But now with the summer coming to a close, they are about to be forced back into the real world. I hope that you like the story line progressions for the other characters as well. I'm going to try and balancing out the story this way, focusing mainly on Jordan and Angela, but with story lines developing for everyone else at the same time. Please let me know what you think about this chapter and I'll try and post sooner than I have been…..

"Earth to Angela" Rickie laughed, waving his hand in front of her face "Geeze, you're like a raccoon who found something shiny. Time to rejoin the living or we're going to take that thing away from you" he joked about the ring that had had Angela's undivided attention for the last few days.

"Sorry" she blushed, putting her hand under the table and rejoining the conversation "It just seems so unreal, you know?" biting her lip to stop the smile from taking over her face.

"I think I'm gonna be sick" Rayanne fake gagged, earning a push from Rickie "What? The two of you are normally really gushy, but ever since he put a ring that finger it's been a thousand times worse" Rayanne jokingly teased her.

"A thousand times worse?" Angela asked cocking her eyebrow at Rayanne who simply nodded in response. "You're one to talk, doll" Angela teased back. Rayanne's mouth dropped open in surprise.

"She got you there Raynie" Rickie laughed sipping the water in front of him.

"I don't know what you guys are talking about" Rayanne replied, thumbing through the magazine sitting in her lap.

"Please" Angela laughed, throwing a grape in Rayanne's direction "You and 'Shaney' have been just as bad as us, if not worse cause it's just so not normal for either of you"

Rayanne blushed and pushed her hair behind her ear "We're not that bad. Tell her Rickie" she said, turning to Rickie for support.

"Actually…" he winced "you two have been pretty cutesy these last few weeks" Rayanne huffed and narrowed her eyes at him "It's not a bad thing; so you guys hold hands in public and have nicknames for each other….it's really nice to see you so happy"

"We held hands once, and that was only because it was really crowded and we didn't want to lose each other" Rayanne defended.

"What about the nicknames?" Angela pushed with a small smile on her face.

"It's so weird" Rayanne mumbled, chewing on the side of her thumb "I mean, I always thought that this was impossible, but with Shane it's just…" she said, letting her thought drift off.

"Oh Rickie" Angela sighed in a fake southern drawl "Our little baby's growing up"

Rickie moved over to Angela's side and wrapped her arms around her, carrying on with her charade "After all these years…"

"You two are completely insane" Rayanne laughed burying her face into her magazine.

…..

"So there's only about a week left" Jordan breathed out as he lifted the weight bar up while Alex spotted him.

"What's your point?" Shane grunted from his spot a few machines down.

"Nothing, I was just wondering what your plan was" he answered as Alex helped him put the bar back in its place. Sitting up he wiped his face with a towel before trading places with Alex.

"Why does there have to be a plan?" Alex questioned as he took the bar back off its resting spot.

"Exactly" Shane agreed placing the weights on the ground and reaching for his water "We don't need to have a plan, neither of us are on tour and with you and Angela practically attached at the hip it's not gonna be that hard to see each other" he answered drinking down his water in a few gulps.

"Not like that kind of plan" Jordan replied taking over spotting Alex as he did his reps "I mean, what's next for you guys-is she like your girlfriend now?" Jordan teased looking over at Shane who was busy fidgeting with the empty bottle in his hands.

"Shut up man" Shane mumbled standing up and throwing the bottle in the trash "We're perfectly happy with the way things are, we don't have to like…put a label on it"

"I'm not saying that you do" Jordan pushed "It's just…well, this summer has been like an escape, for all of us…I was just wondering what was gonna happen when we all step back into reality"

"Why does anything have to change?" Alex asked, sitting up and looking between the two friends "I mean, so what you guys aren't all going to be on the same schedule-that doesn't mean that the world's coming to the end" Shane knew that he was right, but something in the back of his mind was making him wonder if maybe his world was about to come crashing down around him.

…..

"So you're telling me that you never even thought about it?" Angela questioned, popping a piece of chocolate in her mouth.

"Not really" Rickie answered reaching over and grabbing a piece for himself "I mean, I love New York…but I just assumed that once you and Jordan got your crap together that we'd just all pack up and head to LA. It just makes sense" he said like it was the easiest decision in the world.

"What about you Raynie, what do you think?" Angela asked.

"I don't know…I mean, New York has been good to us, and I'm gonna miss that life-but I mean, you're about to get married…that kind of trumps the takeout" Rayanne answered stretching out on the bench seat. "Have you talked to Jordan about this yet?"

"No, we're kind of having a hard time staying out of bed when we're alone" Angela blushed.

"Angelika!" Rayanne giggled "I'm so proud of you right now"

"She has a point though" Rickie laughed along "Maybe Jordan wants to move to New York"

Angela sighed and fidgeted with the ring on her finger "I don't care where we end up" she answered honestly "All I know is that I belong with him; so where ever he is…that's where I'll be"

"Same for us" Rickie agreed "Whatever you decide we'll be fine with"

"So you'd be ok with moving to LA?" Angela asked looking at Rayanne.

"Why wouldn't I be?" Rayanne replied, looking confused with her friend's question.

"I just mean, well…don't take this the wrong way, but you've never been one for commitment, and even though I know that you'd be moving for me…I just don't want to put an added stress on whatever it is that's going on with you and Shane right now" Angela nervously stumbled through the conversation.

"Huh" Rayanne huffed "Well, I didn't think about that, but I guess I don't see why it would be a problem. I mean, it's not like I'd be moving for him like you said, and I'd have my own place so it's not like he'd have any reason to freak out…"she drifted off.

"So what is the story between you two" Rickie asked.

"I don't know" she shrugged "I mean whatever it is seems to be working for us…I don't really want to rock the boat by asking him what we're doing"

…

"I don't think that she wants to be my 'girlfriend'" Shane said as they were leaving the gym.

"Why do you think that?" Jordan questioned stepping to Shane's left as Alex fell into step on the right.

"I don't know…she hasn't said anything, but that's kind of what makes me think she's happy with the way things are" he shrugged "Hell, I'm just happy I've got her staying through the night right now and not freaking out when I grabbed her hand in public the other night. It might send her running back in the other direction if I tried to call her my girlfriend"

"I don't think you're giving her enough credit" Alex piped up "I mean, I know that she's always been a little phobic about all of this stuff…but even you guys have to admit that she's done a complete 180 since that night"

"That's true man" Jordan agreed "I never thought I'd ever live to see the day that Rayanne not only let a guy open a door for her, but also let him order for her at dinner"

"She couldn't decide what she wanted and I'd been there before" Shane defended a little embarrassed to know that his friend had remembered those seemingly meaningless moments.

"If that's your story" Jordan laughed, pushing Shane teasingly.

"Whatever, it doesn't even matter…who cares what I call her or what she calls me…" Shane started before being interrupted by both Alex and Jordan chiming at the same time.

"Shaney" Alex laughed

"Doll" Jordan poked.

"You're both ones to talk" Shane replied pushing Jordan back "Angela's got you wrapped so tightly around that little finger of hers and all Rickie has to do is snap his fingers and you'd come running" he joked.

"In a heartbeat" Alex agreed "that's what's so great about being in love though, he doesn't have to snap-I'm always there"

"And Angela may have me wrapped around her finger, but there's nowhere else in the world I'd rather be" Jordan smiled lazily.

"Let's just get back to the girls, you two are starting to drive me crazy" Shane teased, grabbing a cab and jumping in the back seat.

…..

"How was the work out?" Rickie asked Alex from across the table in a small diner down the street from the hotel room.

"Good, but those two talk way to much about their feelings" Alex joked "I swear, you'd think they were they gay ones instead of me"

"I'm glad that you get along with them" Rickie started hesitantly.

"They're great guys" Alex said while looking over the menu in front of him "want to split some nachos?"

"Sure" Rickie said, pushing his menu away and grabbing Alex's and placing it on top of his "I kind of have something I want to talk to you about"

"Why do I feel like this isn't going to be good?" Alex asked a look of concern washing over his face.

"It's not bad, but it does involve a pretty big change" he said, swallowing the lump that was forming in his throat. "Angela is going to move to LA after the tour ends and Rayanne's going with her" he paused trying to read the expression on Alex's face "I want to go with them and I want you to come with me"

"What about my work" Alex calmly asked, pulling his hands away from Rickie's.

"You could work from LA-you do most of your work from home anyway" Rickie answered biting nervously at the corner of his mouth.

"What about my family?" Alex asked, raising his voice a little.

"We could fly back every few months to visit" Rickie offered.

"I can't believe that you are springing this on me like this. It's like you already had the whole thing figured out and you just assumed I'd pack up my entire life and follow you without any hesitation." Alex pushed.

"It's not like I've been hiding this from you" Rickie attempted to defend himself "We just talked about this today, I'm talking to you about this as soon as possible"

"You're making a huge life decision for me with Angela and Rayanne. I love them, you know that I do, but I should have been involved in this conversation from the beginning not half way in" Alex argued.

"I don't know what you want me to say" Rickie answered his voice cracking with emotion "They are my life and they're going to be in LA"

"My whole life is in New York" Alex whispered bowing his head and leaning back against the booth.

"Except me" Rickie replied honestly "I have to go with them…I want to go with them."

"I don't know if I do" Alex answered honestly looking up with tears in his eyes as the waitress came to take their order. "We're not sure what we want yet" he spoke to her, his response carrying more weight then she knew as she walked away leaving them in silence.

….

Shane walked into his room to find Rayanne sleeping in his bed. Smiling to himself, he put his bag down and climbed quietly into the bed behind her, wrapping his arm around her and pulling her flush against his chest. She breathed in deeply, waking up and placing her hand in his.

"Hey" he whispered in her ear.

"Hey" she answered, closing her eyes again.

"Did you have a good time with Angela and Rickie?" he asked.

"Yeah" she nodded, turning so that she was facing him "I'm going to move to LA with Angela" she blurted out nervously, opening her eyes and attempting to read the look on Shane's face.

"When?" he asked yawning.

"After the tour…I'm assuming it'll be as soon as we sell our place and I can find a place I like" she answered, closing her eyes again suddenly feeling very awkward.

"You can stay with me until you find something" he offered, pushing the hair away from her face and gently kissing her forehead.

"Are you sure that's a good idea?" she asked playing with the collar of his shirt.

"Why not?" he replied, "It's not like it would be permanent and it'll get you to LA faster besides, I'd be a pretty crappy boyfriend if I didn't offer" he answered sleepily.

"Boyfriend?" she replied with a small smile.

"I was hoping I could just slip that in without you noticing or throwing too big a fit about it" he blushed.

"That is not how you ask a girl if she wants to go out with you" she laughed.

"Do you want to? Be my girlfriend I mean?" he asked nervously.

"I don't know" she teased "I'm going to have to think about it"

"Rayanne-"he whined.

"I'm kidding" she laughed, snuggling into his chest "I think I do...want to be your girlfriend I mean"

"That was easy" he joked tightening his arms around her small frame.

"Don't get too cocky" she grinned "You should know things with me aren't always going to be this easy"

"It's all a part of your charm" he laughed "besides, you're worth it" he whispered.

…

Jordan stretched before wrapping his arms back around Angela, running his hands up and down her bare back lazily.

Angela sighed contently, kissing his chest softly before nuzzling her face in the crook of his neck.

"You're birthday's coming up" Jordan mumbled softly "do you want to do anything special?"

Angela shrugged her shoulders and kissed the side of his neck "I don't really care" she sighed, rolling over so she was lying on her back. "Something small with everyone…everything's been so crazy lately for everyone…it'd would be perfect to just be together and happy for a while" she smiled.

Jordan propped himself up on his elbow and looked down sweetly at Angela, sweeping her hair away from her face. "Ok, just let me know…we can do whatever you want Red"

"I haven't been a red head in years" Angela said, smiling up at him "You're gonna have to come up with a new name for me" she teased.

"You'll always be Red" Jordan smiled, leaning down and kissing the tip of her nose. Angela's eyes fluttered shut as Jordan moved his kisses down her face to her neck and then to her collar bone. She drew in a sharp breath when he gently kissed the spot on her stomach right above her belly button. He smiled slightly as she arched her back and tangled her hands in his hair. "Do you have any idea how sexy you are?" he growled making his way back up her body, following the blush that was slowly creeping up her cheeks.

"The things a guy will say to get in a girl's pants" she teased, hoping to take the attention away from her embarrassment.

"You're beautiful" he breathed, starring deeply into her eyes, not allowing her to avoid the compliment "You're the most beautiful girl I've ever met, and I'm the luckiest guy in the world to just be here with you right now"

"Alright Catalano" Angela giggled rolling them over so she was straddling his torso "You need to stop or I'm gonna get a big head" Jordan placed his hands on her waist and laughed softly at her joke.

"Ok, I'll stop for now, but I'm never gonna let you forget just how perfect you are. You're gonna have to just get used to it, you're about to be mine for the rest of our lives" he smiled, raising his eyebrows at her.

"Speaking of which" Angela added, lacing her fingers with his "We need to talk about a few things"

"Like what" Jordan asked, placing his right hand behind his head.

"Like the living arrangement for one" she answered "I think that it makes the most sense for me to move to LA. I've already talked to Rayanne and Rickie and they'd both be fine with moving too"

"Are you sure? I could move to New York too if it'd be better" Jordan offered.

"What about Caleb? Lindsay's entire career is there. And Shane hates New York. Plus, you guys already have your studio set up in your house-it'd just be easier for us to come to you" Angela stated simply.

"Well it looks like you've already thought of everything" Jordan teased, squeezing her hand "If you're sure that you want to do it then I'm ok with it. We could look for a new place if you want too, get something that's completely ours" he offered.

"I like your place, all it needs is a little bit of a woman's touch and it'd be perfect" she smiled.

"Have you been thinking about redecorating already?" he teased.

"Maybe" she blushed "nothing major…just a few coats of paint and a new bed spread…you know, little things"

"Babe, I'm just teasing. I don't care what you do…as long as you're with me I don't care what our house looks like" he said, pulling her back down beside him.

"Well in that case, I was thinking about bright pink…everywhere" she laughed, unable to keep a straight face.

"Oh, you think you're so funny" Jordan laughed along with her, tickling her sides causing her laughter to fill the hotel room.