A/N : I'm not sure if anyone is reading this, [apart from Kala4nea, thanx for the review] but I thought I'd post the next chapter anyway, just in case. If you are reading this, please review so I know that there is a point in me continuing.

(Disclaimer : see part 1)

The door bell rang and Nicole moved to answer it. The door opened to reveal Chase.

"Chase, you have to leave" she said immediately.

"Well that's a nice welcome" he laughed, "I'm pleased to see you too"

"You know I'm always pleased to see you" she told him.

"Well, I think I'm going to need some proof" he smiled, playfully, knowing he would earn the kiss that he so desperately wanted, "you got any ideas?"

They leaned into each other until their lips met.

"Happy now?" Nicole asked as they broke away after a couple of minutes.

"Of course" Chase smiled, "Now tell me again why I have to leave"

"Y'know Jenny Jacobs?"

"Vaguely"

"Well, she called me up last night, well, this morning actually, after we got back, and asked me if she could come over this afternoon. She said it was urgent and I could say no"

"What time is she coming?" Chase checked his watch.

"2 o'clock" Nicole told him, "Why?"

"Because, that means we have another fifteen minutes to fill" he explained, smiling down on her as he moved into the hallway and closed the front door behind him.

"Well what did you have in mind?" she asked as if she didn't know.

He put his arms around her and moved in to kiss her again just as a knock came on the door.

"I'm guessing Jenny's early" Chase hated the fact that he was probably right in his guess.

"Look, go in there" Nicole said, pointing to the living room, "and I'll try and get rid of her" she concluded. Whatever it was that Jenny wanted, Nicole did not see that it would take long and then at least she should have some time alone with Chase before her mother came home.

Chase did as he was told and went and made himself comfortable on the sofa whilst Nicole went to answer the door.

On the other side of the door, Jenny knocked again. She wore a plain T-shirt and jeans with a pair of trainers, and her brown curly hair flew all over the place on the breeze. She had no make-up on at all and the effects of the party the night before had caused ringing in her ears, bags under her eyes and a severe pain in her head. All in all, Jenny Jacobs looked, and felt, a mess.

As the door opened, she felt nauseous. Had this been a really stupid idea? Nicole greeted her cheerily and Jenny's nerves calmed a little, although her jealousy rose slightly too.

"Hey Jenny, how are you?"

Nicole had perfect blonde hair that did as t was told. She had fashion sense, she had manicured nails, and she had a fresh complexion and a vibrancy about her all the time. It all made Jenny feel worse.

"Hi Nicole" she tried to smile, "I'm fine, well, actually, I'm not and that's kind of why I'm here" she fidgeted. "Look, do you mind if I come in for a minute?"

Nicole was too nice to say no and so moved away from the door and allowed the other girl to come inside, all the time hoping that Chases presence might deter Jenny from staying too long.

"Sure, come in," she smiled, "but I warn you, Chase is here"

"Oh great, because I could use his help too" Jenny grinned and Nicole's own expression grew more and more confused, but there was no time for questions as the brunette burst into the living room to find Chase, sitting on the sofa with a can of soda in his hand.

"Hey Chase" Jenny smiled.

"Hi" he replied, attempting to smile back, then he turned to Nicole, "I found this in the kitchen, hope you don't mind"

"That's fine" Nicole smiled, glad Chase felt at home in her home. Although plans weren't firmly settled between her mother and his father it looked as though they would all be living together soon anyway.

"So, Jenny, what's up?" Chase asked the girl, at an attempt to make conversation, as well as find out what she wanted with his girlfriend.

"Well, I wanted to talk to you about a guy I like" she blushed as she spoke, "he's a friend of both of you so I thought you'd be able to help me"

"And who would that be?" Chase asked, unable to think of who she could mean. He sipped at his drink and Nicole moved to sit down on the sofa next to him.

"Ray Neeley" Jenny smiled and it was all Chase could do not to spay the entire room with soda. He swallowed hard and looked utterly shocked.

"You wanna date Ray?"

Jenny only nodded as Chase looked at her strangely. Nicole was intrigued.

"I don't see how we can help you with that"

"Oh come on, Nicole" Jenny sighed, "Everyone knows that Ray likes you, and I like him so I need to be more like you. I'm asking you for a make-over"

"You're kidding, right?" Chase laughed, "You want Nicole to do a make-over on you so that Ray will go out with you?"

"Yes" Jenny was glad to admit.

"Well, I don't know Jenny" Nicole wasn't sure, but Jenny was.

"But you made-over Chase, why not me?"

"But that was different..."

"Not really. A lot of girls who hadn't even looked twice at Chase before, all started paying attention after you changed him" the dark haired girl explained.

Chase couldn't help but smile at that.

"A lot of girls?" he grinned and Nicole hit him playfully in the arm to silence him.

"Okay, why not? Yes, I'll do it. We'll do it!"

Jenny beamed, glad her proposal had been accepted but Chase wasn't convinced.

"Er, Nicole, could I have a word with you for a second" he said, tugging on his girlfriends sleeve, "We'll just be a minute" he smiled at the grinning girl in the chair and pushed Nicole into the kitchen.

"Are you crazy?" he asked her as soon as they were out of ear-shot.

"What? Ray needs a girlfriend and Jenny's a nice girl who really likes him"

"She's hardly his type, Nicole. You know Ray likes you" Chase reasoned but Nicole was determined.

"Chase, she knows that, that's why she wants our help. Look, here we have two people who both need dates and who are both in need of a little help if that is going to happen. Sound familiar? A few weeks ago that was us and look how happy we are now. We helped each other, now he have to help them. Please Chase" she moved up close to him and kissed his neck.

"I really don't have a choice, do I?" he said.

Nicole smiled and placed a final kiss on his lips.

"No, you don't" she said as she moved away from him. "I'll go and tell Jenny that we're all going shopping!"

A/N : Like I said before, if you read this, please review so I know that there is a point in me continuing with it. If I get a few more reviews then I will write and post more soon.