Nicky, Lorna, and Alex was sitting in a table at Red's market. Lorna, as always, kept talking about her incredible date with her new neighbor, Christopher. Nicky couldn't stand it any longer, but she promised that she would control herself this time.

"And then everything got even more perfect." Lorna was saying while Alex ate her sandwich and Nicky pretended to be busy on her cell phone. "He kissed me!"

"He what?" Nicky immediately stopped what she was doing and looked at Lorna in surprise.

"He kissed me! At the door of my apartment, it was amazing!" Lorna said excitedly.

"You didn't meet him yesterday?" Alex asked and Nicky nodded.

"I know it was fast, but don't you see? This was meant to be, it's our destiny," she said.

"Okay, don't exaggerate." Nicky rolled her eyes.

"I'm not exaggerating Nicky." Lorna warned. "I think he's going to ask me to be his girlfriend."

A brief silence surrounded the small group of girls. Alex and Nicky looked at each other, and then, breaking the silence, they began to laugh.

"What's it?" Lorna looked at her friends in disapproval, "What's so funny? I'm serious here."

"Lorna, that was literally just a kiss." Alex said. "It's not like he's in love with you."

"You don't understand," Lorna rolled her eyes. "You wasn't there. I know there is love between us."

"I already kissed you. Why don't you think I'm in love with you?" Nicky smirked.

"It was different Nicky, that was during a stupid game of truth or consequence"

Nicky sighed. "Yeah... But it was a kiss," she murmured as she walked over to Gloria.

"What's going on there kid?" Gloria said pointing her head to the table.

"Nothing just... Lorna and her stupid crush," Nicky replied. "Can you give me a Coke?"

"Your mother said she doesn't want you drinking too much soda," Gloria said staring at Nicky. "I saw you drinking coke earlier today."

Nicky rolled her eyes. "Come on, she's not even here."

Gloria kicked her ass for doing this. She knew she shouldn't, but she wasn't in the mood to play with Nicky. "It's the last time I'm doing this, Nicky." Gloria said sternly as she handed a coke to the girl.

Nicky smirked, "You're the best." She said as she walked back to the table. She was surprised when she saw Lorna getting out of the market.

"Where's she going?" Nicky asked Alex and took a sip of her coke.

"She said she's going to see Christopher," Alex replied with a laugh.

"Jesus Christ," Nicky rolled her eyes and laughed ironically. "This is crazy, she's really taking it seriously."

"Are you jealous?" Alex teased.

"Shut up," Nicky shoved her friend over the shoulder. "If she doesn't want me then I don't want her either," she said with a shrug.

Alex laughed. "Ok, let's believe that... But anyway, I have good news."

"What news?"

"Piper's having a pool party at her house, it's going to be really cool, I think you should go." Alex said.

"Sounds cool, when is it?" Nicky asked as they both grabbed their backpacks and prepared to go back to school.

"This Saturday, it's going to be so cool... Lorna is going," said Alex, getting out of the market and waving at Gloria.

"Bye Glo," Nicky waved to Gloria. "I have to talk to my mom. Hopefully she'll let me go."

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"Please, Mommy?" Nicky begged her mother with her hands together.

"Let's suppose I let you go to this party," Red said with her arms folded. "Where is the party? who are you going with? What time will you be back?"

"At Piper's house, I'll go with Alex and Lorna, and I don't know what time I'll come back." Nicky said quickly and gave a nice smile hoping to calm her mother.

"Ok." Nicky was already celebrating when Red interrupted her. "But I want you home at midnight Nicky, otherwise I'll pick you up myself."

"Midnight? 01h00 am please," Nicky complained.

"Midnight, and we don't talk about it anymore." Red said as she walked into the kitchen.

"Can I go with you?" Tricia pleaded innocently.

"Of course not, are you crazy?" Nicky chuckled.

"Why not?" Red asked seriously.

"Ma, it's a teen party, no way I'm going to take a nine-year-old baby with me." Nicky said as she fingered her cellphone.

"I'm not a baby and that's not fair!" Tricia kicked her sister, getting a push in return.

"HEY HEY HEY, stop." Red scolded. "Tricia this party is not suitable for you, but I promise we'll have fun here."

Nicky held out her tongue teasing her sister as Tricia stared at her with a sulky face.

"And if you keep acting like this, this party is not going to happen to you either, Nicky." Red said watching Nicky's teasing.

Nicky laughed and went to the TV.

"Mommy, can I call Mercy to sleep here Saturday?" Tricia asked excitedly.

"Since there's no party for you, I don't think that's a bad idea, honey." Red smiled at the younger daughter. "She can sleep here if her mother agrees."

"I DON'T WANT ANYONE IN MY ROOM," Nicky yelled from the couch as she watched Family Guy.

"There's nothing I care about in your room," Tricia shrugged.

"Don't mind her... Teens are boring." Red whispered to Tricia, and they laughed together.

Nicky snorted and increased TV volume. She hated when they did it. She's the coolest person in this house. If anyone was boring, it was them.

Red loved irritating her eldest daughter. And she was glad that Tricia also saw fun in it.

After dinner, the family gathered in the living room to watch a movie. Tricia wanted to watch "Inside Out", and Nicky wanted to watch a horror movie. Obviously, horror films were not an option for Red.

"Ma, come on!" Nicky complained, "Tricia is no longer a baby, she can watch horror movies."

"I don't want noneof you watching this kind of movie," Red said while putting "Inside Out" to watch. "And didn't you call her a baby earlier?"

"I can never choose the movies," Nicky said rolling her eyes. "We always end up watching these childish nonsense."

"Nicky," Red warned sternly.

"This isn't nonsense" Tricia defended. "Everyone knows you like cartoons Nicky"

"Whatever," Nicky murmured and agreed to watch the movie.

Nicky ended up enjoying watching "Inside Out". She laughed in several parts with her mother and sister. She couldn't help it. Even trying to be tough. She loved cartoons.

I know it took me a while to post this chapter. I'm having some personal issues, so I'm sorry for that! I hope you enjoy this chapter though. See you soon xx