I've decided to be nice and post chapter 25. I am going to be in NYC for the next few days and i will not have a computer, therefore i will not be able to write. That being said I hope you like this, and thank you for the reviews, they make me want to write more for you.

"Don't take this the wrong way, but what the hell is up your ass?"

"What are you talking about?" Danny crossed his arms in defense.

"You know damn well what I'm talking about." Tom crossed the room and sat next to Danny. "You barely said three words to Jackie. You would have to be blind not to have noticed the look on her face when they left."

"That's not the only thing you have to be blind not to notice," Danny mumbled to himself, sinking farther back into the couch cushion.

Tom gave him a confused look, "What are you talking about?"

Dan sighed before beginning. "Last week, I told you that I was going to go surprise her at school." Tom nodded remembering last week. "When I got there I saw her with some guy."

"Are you sure?"

"I'm not stupid. I know what I saw."

"There has to be an explanation, did you talk to her about it?"

"No, I came back here."

"But…" Tom started to say something about how Danny couldn't have been there but then remembered that Dougie had gone to see Megg, and that Harry and himself had gone home, leaving Danny alone for a full weekend to think over what he had seen and what it could mean. Danny has been known to think the worst and once he comes to a conclusion it is hard to get him to change his mind and see the other side of the story. He was about to open his mouth to say something but was interrupted by the front door opening.

"We're back!" Dougie yelled from the hall.

"We're in here," Tom responded looking to the doorway. Harry and Dougie walked in followed by the three girls. Dougie took a seat on the other side of Tom on the couch, Harry, Becky, and Jackie sat on the other couch, Megg sat in the chair.

"How was the shopping trip?" Tom asked noticing Jackie's lack of bags.

"Not to good for me," Jackie replied. "But they got some stuff." She motioned to Harry and Dougie.

"Sorry," Tom gave her a smile before turning to Doug. "What did you get?" Dougie began pulling items from his bag, cds, dvds, magiznes along with other things.

"You are worse than girls when it comes to shopping." Danny spoke up for the first time.

"You think I'm bad, you should see what Harry bought." He pointed across the room at his friend. Harry grinned before reaching into his bag and pulling out items similar to Dougie's. He stopped when there was just one thing left. The two of them had planned this. When the girls ran off to get food they had stayed behind and worked out this plan and so far it was working, there was just one final thing to do.

"And this," as he said it he pulled something red from the bag. The three girls, who moments earlier were laughing at Dougie and Harry, were completely silent. They stared at the item in Harry's hands.

"No…" Jackie broke the silence.

"Yes…" Harry laughed.

"I can't."

"Sure you can." He held it out to her.

"No, really, I can't." She made no movement to take the dress from him.

"Think of it is an early birthday present."

"Harry that's…"

"Just take the freaking dress already!" Megg laughed.

"I…thank you." Jackie got up and hugged him before taking it from him. "When did you…"

Dougie cut her off. "When you three wanted to get food, Harry said that he wanted to look around in the music store, so we split up. You three went one way and we went the other." The girls nodded, showing that they knew what he was talking about. "We did go to the music store and we got to talking about how it was a shame about the dress. That's when Harry came up with the brilliant idea of getting it for you."

"We went back and talked to the sales lady," Harry took over, "she remembered us from the way we were acting, and she handed us the dress. She said that she had been hopping that eventually one of us would came back to buy it for you because she saw you in it and thought that you looked wonderful." Jackie blushed when he said the last part. No one noticed the blank look on Danny's face.

"I've been wondering," Becky looked to her left at Jackie and Megg. They were sitting at a table in a club. Becky managed to convince them to spend the night and to go out with them for the evening. "What did Dougie promises you earlier?" Both Jackie and Megg laughed.

"I'm not sure if I can tell you that." Megg's mouth formed a smile as she looked across the table at Doug. "Screw it," she leaned over and whispered into Becky's ear.

"He what?" she looked at Dougie in shock.

"He's actually kind of good," Jackie defended him.

"Dougie? That Dougie?" Becky pointed to him, making sure they were talking about the same person.

"What? I'm a very talented person," Dougie said before taking a sip of his drink.

"Do I want to know what he's talking about?" Harry slid into the seat next to him.

"Probably not," Megg laughed. "Where are Fletcher and Jones?"

"By the bar," Harry motioned with his head. Looking over, they saw Danny and Tom talking to a group of girls. They rejoined the table a few minutes later. Dougie had just finished telling them a story about when he was younger, when Jackie felt someone's hand on her shoulder.

"You two come all the way down to London and you don't tell me?" The owner of the hand spoke. Jackie and Megg froze mid laugh. Jackie looked over at Megg, who was just as confused as she. Jackie noticed that his other hand was on Megg's shoulder. She knew that voice but couldn't place it at first.

"Matt!" she said finally, looking up at his face slightly ashamed that she had not recognized one of her best friends.

"Took you long enough," he laughed.

"I wasn't expecting to see you here."

"I could say the same." Jackie noticed the looks that the others at the table were giving her.

"This is Becky, Tom, Danny, and Harry." She pointed to them as she said their names. "Everyone this is Matt." They exchanged hellos with him.

"Nice to see you again Doug, haven't tried to break into any more dorms have you?" Matt smiled at him.

"Ah, no," Dougie turned a light shade of pink as Megg and Jackie giggled.

"Would you like a seat?" Tom offered despite the death glair he was getting from Danny.

"I would but I have some friends waiting, I just stopped by to harass these two." After a few goodbyes and nice to meet yous, he disappeared into the crowd around them.

"You tried to break into a dorm?" Harry raised his eyebrows at Dougie, trying not to laugh.

"The first time we went the door was open, then last weekend the door was locked and I got kind of angry at it. Matt saw me and when I said that I was looking for Megg he told me that he was going to meet them and led me to where they were…"

"That reminds me," Megg cut in. "Never leave him alone with dish soap and a hair dryer." Everyone looked at Dougie trying to figure out what he could have done with the two things. Dougie was about to say something but was interrupted by the sudden appearance of one of the girls Tom and Danny had been talking to.

"Would you care to dance?" she asked Danny. He quickly looked around the table before standing up and following her to the dance floor.