Where I'll Always Be
Chapter 23: X-Mas AND New Years
The party was rockin and the Nikkie and Craig got compliments all night. Before going home they did a quick wrap-up and they were invited to a teen night club on New Years.
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It was Christmas morning. Nikkie woke up in her navy blue sweatpants and a white tank top. She slipped on her black sweat shirt. She walked downstairs to see the Christmas tree filled with presents. She saw Alexa and Raylese ripping open gifts. Nikkie ran down the steps and went down to her mother and hugged her and told them all Merry Christmas.
"Here Nikkie this is yours" Raylese said handing her a box.
Nikkie ripped it open to find a whole collection of old R&B hits that she loved. She opened the rest and got a bunch of stuff. Then Kayla came into the room with three large boxes.
"These are gifts from your friends and family in Virginia" Kayla said.
After opening up all the gifts Nikkie went upstairs and took a shower and slipped on blue jeans, a black belt, her black and white jordans and a black and white shirt. She slipped on her black coat and white scraf. She grabbed a few gift bags she had beside the door and told her mom she would be back for dinner. She walked to Jimmy's house. When she got upstairs she wrapped her arms around him and kissed him. She handed him his gift. He pulled out a black box. She opened the box and to his surprised saw custom made nike's. They were the all white up-towns mids with a red check and red sole. And the area with the dots were red. Then on the side airbrushed in black and red was "N & J 4 LyFe". He smiled and hugged her.
"Thanks, I love them" he said then kissing her. Then he pulled out her gift. She ripped open the siler wrapping to reveal a silver sparkel box with a white ribbon around it. She removed the bow and removed the lid. She smiled when the cotton at the bottom held up a very beautiful and neatly folded white wife beater. The words "Jimmy -N- Nikkie 4 Ever" were air brushed in cursive. All the latters had a thin black airbrush outline and the inside filling was a dark violet color fading to a light orange. Then 2 light pink hearts finished it off. Nikkie looked up at him.
"Air brushing is beautiful" Nikkie said laughing at the fact that they both gave eachother an airbrushed product.
"Wait, your not done, look under the shirt" Jimmy said. Nikkie lifted the shirt and saw a black box. She opened it an found and silver necklace that had a silver heart as the charm and on the charm was inscripted "NS". And inbetween the chain of the necklace was all silver name plate earrings that had Nikkie's name on it.
After opening gifts and a bunch of hugs and kisses Jimmy got dressed so they could hed out to the Dot. They found Spinner, Paige, Craig and Hazel over there.They all exchanged gifts and hanging around. After a while of talking Nikkie and Jimmy were off to the ice-skating rink. They stayed and skated for a while before heading home for dinner.
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It was December 31st. The day before New Years. Nikkie was getting ready for the party. She slipped on a light blue jean skirt and a white belt. She put on a short sleeve shirt that fit her perfect and it hugged her hips like it was a dress but it wasnt so long. She fixed her hair into wavy curls. Then she slipped on her comfy white cotton shoes ( you know those eskemo looking shoes that look like boots but they are flat and soft). She went and slipped on her white coat and white gloves and left the house. She met up with Craig at his house. Jimmy was showing up later. She and Craig left towards the train station. There was already fresh snow from the night before laying on the ground. But then it suddenly it started snowing.
"It's snowing" Nikkie said softly but excitedly.
Craig watched as the beautiful light brown skin girl twirled around looking at the surroundings as the snow fell. Her curly black hair that layed perfectly behind her letting the snowflakes fall perfectly on her hair making her look even better, and her smile made him smile. Her brown eyes and lip gloss glissening from the street lights He stood there with his hands in his pockets. She finally stopped looking around and looked towards Craig. She smiled and linked her arm with his. They walked up the steps to the train station. After a while of waiting the train arrived. They sat down next to each other. Craig put his arm around her to warm her from the cold. Then her dell phone rang.
"Hello" Nikkie said
"Hey baby, I can't make it tonight. My cold is getting worse" Jimmy said sounding all stuffed up
"Well maybe I should come home, I'll go see you and.." Nikkei said
"No, no. Go. Just call me once it's 12:00. Hopefully I'm not sleeping" Jimmy joked
"Ok....feel better. Bye" Nikkie said
She hung up her phone.
"What happened" Craig asked
"Jimmy's sick" Nikkie said
"Oh....hope he gets better" Craig said
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They finally arrived at the party. It was 10:30. Craig and Nikkie hung around for a while until some people actually showed up. Nikkie was following Craig around trying to keep close. The club was huge yet it looked small because of the huge crowd. Nikkie finally found a seat in the back. Craig found her and brought two bottles of beer and a can of soda.
"Craig what are you doing" Nikkie asked as she pulled off her gloves and only unzipped her coat.
"Well before the new Year I want to have a little bit of alchohol. Never had and now it's time" Craig said
"This is not Craig speaking" Nikkie said as she watched Craig pour soda and beer into one cup. "Craig that's just bad" Nikkie aded with a smile at the end.
"Come on, this is my only chance to do this why not during New Years night with one of my best friends" Craig said. Nikkie froze with a slight smile. WoW, Nikkie thought to herself. He was right though, Jimmy wasn't going to find out and neither was her mother because she was staying over at Jimmy's that night. She looked at him as he pushed the cup towards her. She breathed in then out and said
"What the hell"
"Alright, to the new year" Craig said raising his cup.
"Yeah to the new year" Nikkie said
It was 11:32. Everyone Nikkie knew was there. But they were all over the club. Nikkie had only two beers, but somehow she held up her alchohol. She had no sign of too much happiness and she wasn't sweating either. But her head was hurting a bit. But it was nothing. But she decided to countdown in a small seating area. It was like a tiny section wear long seat wear wrapped around a table. She sat on the leather cushion and leaned back. Craig came into the area and sat on Nikkie's left side. All you could hear was the music being lowered and the microphones being tapped.
"Ok..........1 minute left to 2004" The announcer said
"33...32...31...30" Everyone screamed
Nikkie was getting sleepy but was still awake, she had enough energy to scream and shout though. She was exstatic and waiting for the number 1 to hit. Craig sat closer.
"15...14...13...12...11" Everyone shouted
Craig whispered in her ear.
"You ready for it" Craig said
Nikkie just smiled. Lipgloss still shining.
"5...4...3...2...1 HAPPY NEW YEAR" Everyone yelled and confetti came down balloons came down.
Nikkie looked to her side slowly. Craig and her face were so close. Never had they been this close. But everything happened in slow motion. Somehow Craig's lips met Nikkie's. But it felt like no one moved in. But Nikkie was sure Craig moved in the most. His bottom lip slowly grazed hers. She felt the tip of his tounge touch her lips. She moved back slowly and stared at him. She had no clue how it happened or where it came from. But it did happen. All there was, was staring. Suddenly Paige came in.
"Happy New Years" Paige said. Nikkie snapped out of it and immediatly turned to paige and smiled.
"HEY, happy 2004" Nikkie said hugging Paige and all of those who followed her.
Everyone began wrapping up. Nikkie slipped on her coat and gloves. SHe had ignored Craig the rest of the night. Finally walking home Craig tapped her on her shoulder.
"Nikkie, I'm not completely sure how we um....well kissed, but I need to know. It was an accident, right" Craig said
Nikkie stood silently as the wind blew and the snow came down harder.
"It was, too much was going through my head at the moment, and when it happened it sort of relieveed me, not in a good way like that, but..... I don't know. But it was an accident. So from here on, it's never to be mentioned. So lets just go back to before.....like before it all happened" Nikkie said. She kissed him on the cheek and walked towards Jimmy's building.
Craig was crushed finally he got to kiss her again (don't forget what happened last year), but this time it meant nothing to her.
Nikkie walked into Jimmy's building around 12:45. She knocked on his door. Jimmy opened up while rubbing his eyes like her just woke up. She walked closer to him and touched his face.
"Did I wake you, baby" Nikkie whispered
"Yeah, but it's ok" he said with his voice sounding sore. "Happy New Year" he added hugging her.
"Aww, go back to sleep, I'll be there in 5 minutes, let me just change" Nikkie said
"K, by the way you look cute tonight" Jimmy said
"Go to sleep" she said to him as he walked away
Nikkie went into the bathroom and changed. She went into the room and slipped under the covers with Jimmy. She cuddled up to him and kissed him goodnight.
AUTHORS NOTE: I know big shocker.......but no one finds out. But things start happening later on in the story. Chapter 24 coming soon.
1 (Hey sorry for the delay)
Chapter 23: X-Mas AND New Years
The party was rockin and the Nikkie and Craig got compliments all night. Before going home they did a quick wrap-up and they were invited to a teen night club on New Years.
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It was Christmas morning. Nikkie woke up in her navy blue sweatpants and a white tank top. She slipped on her black sweat shirt. She walked downstairs to see the Christmas tree filled with presents. She saw Alexa and Raylese ripping open gifts. Nikkie ran down the steps and went down to her mother and hugged her and told them all Merry Christmas.
"Here Nikkie this is yours" Raylese said handing her a box.
Nikkie ripped it open to find a whole collection of old R&B hits that she loved. She opened the rest and got a bunch of stuff. Then Kayla came into the room with three large boxes.
"These are gifts from your friends and family in Virginia" Kayla said.
After opening up all the gifts Nikkie went upstairs and took a shower and slipped on blue jeans, a black belt, her black and white jordans and a black and white shirt. She slipped on her black coat and white scraf. She grabbed a few gift bags she had beside the door and told her mom she would be back for dinner. She walked to Jimmy's house. When she got upstairs she wrapped her arms around him and kissed him. She handed him his gift. He pulled out a black box. She opened the box and to his surprised saw custom made nike's. They were the all white up-towns mids with a red check and red sole. And the area with the dots were red. Then on the side airbrushed in black and red was "N & J 4 LyFe". He smiled and hugged her.
"Thanks, I love them" he said then kissing her. Then he pulled out her gift. She ripped open the siler wrapping to reveal a silver sparkel box with a white ribbon around it. She removed the bow and removed the lid. She smiled when the cotton at the bottom held up a very beautiful and neatly folded white wife beater. The words "Jimmy -N- Nikkie 4 Ever" were air brushed in cursive. All the latters had a thin black airbrush outline and the inside filling was a dark violet color fading to a light orange. Then 2 light pink hearts finished it off. Nikkie looked up at him.
"Air brushing is beautiful" Nikkie said laughing at the fact that they both gave eachother an airbrushed product.
"Wait, your not done, look under the shirt" Jimmy said. Nikkie lifted the shirt and saw a black box. She opened it an found and silver necklace that had a silver heart as the charm and on the charm was inscripted "NS". And inbetween the chain of the necklace was all silver name plate earrings that had Nikkie's name on it.
After opening gifts and a bunch of hugs and kisses Jimmy got dressed so they could hed out to the Dot. They found Spinner, Paige, Craig and Hazel over there.They all exchanged gifts and hanging around. After a while of talking Nikkie and Jimmy were off to the ice-skating rink. They stayed and skated for a while before heading home for dinner.
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It was December 31st. The day before New Years. Nikkie was getting ready for the party. She slipped on a light blue jean skirt and a white belt. She put on a short sleeve shirt that fit her perfect and it hugged her hips like it was a dress but it wasnt so long. She fixed her hair into wavy curls. Then she slipped on her comfy white cotton shoes ( you know those eskemo looking shoes that look like boots but they are flat and soft). She went and slipped on her white coat and white gloves and left the house. She met up with Craig at his house. Jimmy was showing up later. She and Craig left towards the train station. There was already fresh snow from the night before laying on the ground. But then it suddenly it started snowing.
"It's snowing" Nikkie said softly but excitedly.
Craig watched as the beautiful light brown skin girl twirled around looking at the surroundings as the snow fell. Her curly black hair that layed perfectly behind her letting the snowflakes fall perfectly on her hair making her look even better, and her smile made him smile. Her brown eyes and lip gloss glissening from the street lights He stood there with his hands in his pockets. She finally stopped looking around and looked towards Craig. She smiled and linked her arm with his. They walked up the steps to the train station. After a while of waiting the train arrived. They sat down next to each other. Craig put his arm around her to warm her from the cold. Then her dell phone rang.
"Hello" Nikkie said
"Hey baby, I can't make it tonight. My cold is getting worse" Jimmy said sounding all stuffed up
"Well maybe I should come home, I'll go see you and.." Nikkei said
"No, no. Go. Just call me once it's 12:00. Hopefully I'm not sleeping" Jimmy joked
"Ok....feel better. Bye" Nikkie said
She hung up her phone.
"What happened" Craig asked
"Jimmy's sick" Nikkie said
"Oh....hope he gets better" Craig said
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They finally arrived at the party. It was 10:30. Craig and Nikkie hung around for a while until some people actually showed up. Nikkie was following Craig around trying to keep close. The club was huge yet it looked small because of the huge crowd. Nikkie finally found a seat in the back. Craig found her and brought two bottles of beer and a can of soda.
"Craig what are you doing" Nikkie asked as she pulled off her gloves and only unzipped her coat.
"Well before the new Year I want to have a little bit of alchohol. Never had and now it's time" Craig said
"This is not Craig speaking" Nikkie said as she watched Craig pour soda and beer into one cup. "Craig that's just bad" Nikkie aded with a smile at the end.
"Come on, this is my only chance to do this why not during New Years night with one of my best friends" Craig said. Nikkie froze with a slight smile. WoW, Nikkie thought to herself. He was right though, Jimmy wasn't going to find out and neither was her mother because she was staying over at Jimmy's that night. She looked at him as he pushed the cup towards her. She breathed in then out and said
"What the hell"
"Alright, to the new year" Craig said raising his cup.
"Yeah to the new year" Nikkie said
It was 11:32. Everyone Nikkie knew was there. But they were all over the club. Nikkie had only two beers, but somehow she held up her alchohol. She had no sign of too much happiness and she wasn't sweating either. But her head was hurting a bit. But it was nothing. But she decided to countdown in a small seating area. It was like a tiny section wear long seat wear wrapped around a table. She sat on the leather cushion and leaned back. Craig came into the area and sat on Nikkie's left side. All you could hear was the music being lowered and the microphones being tapped.
"Ok..........1 minute left to 2004" The announcer said
"33...32...31...30" Everyone screamed
Nikkie was getting sleepy but was still awake, she had enough energy to scream and shout though. She was exstatic and waiting for the number 1 to hit. Craig sat closer.
"15...14...13...12...11" Everyone shouted
Craig whispered in her ear.
"You ready for it" Craig said
Nikkie just smiled. Lipgloss still shining.
"5...4...3...2...1 HAPPY NEW YEAR" Everyone yelled and confetti came down balloons came down.
Nikkie looked to her side slowly. Craig and her face were so close. Never had they been this close. But everything happened in slow motion. Somehow Craig's lips met Nikkie's. But it felt like no one moved in. But Nikkie was sure Craig moved in the most. His bottom lip slowly grazed hers. She felt the tip of his tounge touch her lips. She moved back slowly and stared at him. She had no clue how it happened or where it came from. But it did happen. All there was, was staring. Suddenly Paige came in.
"Happy New Years" Paige said. Nikkie snapped out of it and immediatly turned to paige and smiled.
"HEY, happy 2004" Nikkie said hugging Paige and all of those who followed her.
Everyone began wrapping up. Nikkie slipped on her coat and gloves. SHe had ignored Craig the rest of the night. Finally walking home Craig tapped her on her shoulder.
"Nikkie, I'm not completely sure how we um....well kissed, but I need to know. It was an accident, right" Craig said
Nikkie stood silently as the wind blew and the snow came down harder.
"It was, too much was going through my head at the moment, and when it happened it sort of relieveed me, not in a good way like that, but..... I don't know. But it was an accident. So from here on, it's never to be mentioned. So lets just go back to before.....like before it all happened" Nikkie said. She kissed him on the cheek and walked towards Jimmy's building.
Craig was crushed finally he got to kiss her again (don't forget what happened last year), but this time it meant nothing to her.
Nikkie walked into Jimmy's building around 12:45. She knocked on his door. Jimmy opened up while rubbing his eyes like her just woke up. She walked closer to him and touched his face.
"Did I wake you, baby" Nikkie whispered
"Yeah, but it's ok" he said with his voice sounding sore. "Happy New Year" he added hugging her.
"Aww, go back to sleep, I'll be there in 5 minutes, let me just change" Nikkie said
"K, by the way you look cute tonight" Jimmy said
"Go to sleep" she said to him as he walked away
Nikkie went into the bathroom and changed. She went into the room and slipped under the covers with Jimmy. She cuddled up to him and kissed him goodnight.
AUTHORS NOTE: I know big shocker.......but no one finds out. But things start happening later on in the story. Chapter 24 coming soon.
1 (Hey sorry for the delay)