I added that chapter in to explain why Nikki will be grabbing Jimmy's ass in future chapters...or maybe she won't, but that was sort of the plan, but yea, she also did that butt smaking thing after the Harvard game so yea...

Defidently out of my mind. I was reading this interview with Jimmy Craig, and he started talking about Herb's kids and I was half expecting hi to say: "Yea, and Nikki Brooks, she was this crazy girl who had a crush on me." I mean I watch the movie and I half expect my scenes to come up, and I get sort-of dissapointed when they don't. Is that healthy?

So anyway, on with the show.

The boys were getting their first look around Lake Placid. Nikki climbed down from the bus, swinging onto Rizzo and Jimmy.

"Finally," she breathed in relief. "That was the single longest car ride of my life." She linked her arms in theirs and pulled them both forward as she skipped along, screaming rather than singing:

"We're off to see the wizard—"

"Nikki stop it," Coach Brooks ordered. "Can you please turn the crazy down just a bit?" Nikki gave him a thoughtful look, and shook her head.

"No, not possible." She said simply, "Come my minions!" She urged as Jimmy grabbed onto Buzzy, and Johnson hooked onto Rizzo; and the song went on:

"The wonderful wizard of Oz! Because, because, because, because—"

"Because!" They were greeted at the door by Lola's sing-song voice.

"Because of the wonderful things he does!" Nikki finished in unison with her as she rushed forward to execute an intricate hand shake with her best friend, which ended with several hip-bumps, and kisses on the cheek.

Coach Brooks was talking to some of the guys from the A.H.A.

"So what's the deal O.C.," Johnson asked as Jack, complete with crutched sort of hobbled over.

"I talked to Herb," he started. "He's leaving me in the dark."

"It'll be okay," Nikki assured him rubbing his arm lightly, as they went to check out the ice rink.

She thinks I walk on water

She thinks I hung the moon

She tells me every morning

They just don't make men like you

She thinks I've got it together

She swears I'm as tough as nails

But I don't have the heart to tell her

That she don't know me that well

Lola had her arm placed gently around Jack's waist as they stood out on the ice. She leaned into his shoulder, careful not to put extra pressure on his bad leg.

"You're strong," she assured him. "You're going to be able to make it through this." That had been her mantra since they went into the hospital together.

She don't know how much I need her

She don't know I'd fall apart

Without her kiss

Without her touch

Without her faithful loving arms

She don't know that it's all about her

She don't know I can't live without her

She's my world she's my everything

And she thinks she needs me

Jack looked over to her and couldn't help but let a tear fall down his face, as she rubbed his cheek gently. That was when Coach Brooks paced out onto the ice.

"Doc said, No, right," O.C. asked sniffing slightly, looking over with the saddest eyes you had ever seen.

"He said you might be able to go in a week or two." Herb answered.

"And if it's two?" Jack continued wiping away the tears that were falling down his face.

"Well then that puts me in a hell of a spot," Herb continued. "I've got twenty guys here and there all looking for me to do the best thing for the team."

"I understand," Jack went on as Lola gave him a slight comforting squeeze. It was a lie, he didn't understand it and he hated it.

Sometimes she cries on my shoulder

When she's lying next to me

But she don't know that when I hold her

That she's really holding me

Holding me


"Which is why I'm holding on to you," Herb finished. Lola and Jack both turned to him in disbelief.

"I swear to God Herb," Jack managed to choke out through the tears. "If you're kidding right now—"

"On one condition," Coach went on. "You don't even think about asking me to play until I say so."

"I will," Jack laughed in relief. "I mean I won't...I swear to you."

"Because if you do," Herb warned. "I'm sticking you butt on a plane and you're going back to Boston."

"Thank you, Herb," he started as Lola laughed in his ear, they slid halfway across the rink, before the celebration bug hit him.

She don't know how much I need her

She don't know I'd fall apart

Without her kiss

Without her touch

Without her faithful loving arms

She don't know that it's all about her

She don't know I can't live without her

She's my world she's my everything

And she thinks she needs me

"Woo! O.C.'s playing, baby!" He yelled happily. Lola gave him a hug and kissed his cheek.

"This is wonderful," she told him.

"You're wonderful," he answered with a cocky grin on his face.

Yea now the funny thing is

She thinks she's the lucky one

"Jack O'Callahan," she reprimanded him. "You think you're getting laid tonight don't you."

"Maybe a little," he cooed innocently. She shook her head in disgrace.

She don't know how much I need her

She don't know I'd fall apart

Without her kiss

Without her touch

Without her faithful loving arms

She don't know that it's all about her

She don't know I can't live without her

She's my world she's my everything

And she thinks she needs me

"Okay, maybe a little," she consented.

"Woo! O.C.'s getting—"

"Don't you even," she warned.

She thinks I walk on water

She thinks I hung the moon 1

Nikki, Rizzo, Jack, and Lola were relaxing in the boys' room after dinner. They all agreed that Lake Placid had some of the best Chinese food on the face of the planet, as they were involved in a completely random conversation.

"So I have to launch Zach off the trampoline," Nikki explained with animate hand motions. "He misses his mark terribly, goes flying off the stage, and into the teachers in the front row." Laughter.

"No, no, no. It gets better. Then the chicks from Baywatch show up, and there's this other girl chasing after them with a can of hair spray. Followed by this blond guy who must have been Luke Skywalker, because he's running from this dude in a black mask and cape yelling: 'You're not my Daddy'." More laughter.

"They're all like "Hey what's the problem?" and I'm just standing there like 'What the hell is this?' And here comes the American Werewolf in London, he grabs me and throws me off into the wing as Vader and Skywalker plunge into the Baywatch people, and a Speedo goes flying into the audience and lands on one of the mariachi players' sombreros." Lots of Laughter. "As it turns out it was all staged behind my back. I still don't know how they did it." She finished with a loud yawn.

"Wow," she started. "I better get to bed. I'll see you tomorrow, okay." She leaned over on the couch to give Mike a kiss. "See you guys tomorrow."

"Rizzo," Jack hissed, cocking his head in Nikki's direction.

"What?" Rizzo started cluelessly.

"Walk her to her room," Jack whispered.

"Huh?" Rizzo continued.

"I said get out of here!" Jack yelled indecently.

"God, oh!" He started rushing out after Nikki. Lola watched him leave and looked over at Jack with raised eyebrows.

"So, I guess that leaves us alone," she started.

"Yes it does," he answered leaning over to give her a passionate kiss. Lola couldn't help but laugh in elation as Jack kissed her face and neck enthusiastically. She kissed him on the lips lightly.

"Good night Jack," she went on, patting his chest lightly.

"What?" he started up. "Wait, where are you going?" He protested as she headed for the door.

"To my room," she answered teasingly.

"Hold on a minute," he insisted. "You said—"

"I said," she corrected him. "'Maybe a little'."

"A little," he mocked, forcing himself to his feet.. "That wasn't even—you're evil, pure evil."

"Sit down before you hurt yourself," she warned him.

"Who do you think you are anyway?" he protested.

"Do you have to ask?" she pressed sensitively.

"You're the woman I love," he answered, kissing her nose and her chin, and her lips. She looked at him with a smile in her eyes. "You're the woman with the most luscious lips in the world. And the most beautiful hazel eyes."

"You try too hard," she warned. "You're starting to sound cliché."

"You know you like it," he teased. She nodded, forcing him up against the wall, kissing him feverishly.

"Ouch," he started up.

"Oh God your knee, I'm sorry!"

"No," he assured her. "My head hit the shelf."

"Oh, good." He narrowed his eyes at her as she went on. "Which way's the bed room?" He cocked his head over to the right.

"Right, turn around," she instructed, wrapping a leg around his waist as they stumbled into the bedroom and tumbled onto the bed.

"Wait, wait, wait," she started up, as he worked on the buttons of her blouse. "What about Rizzo?"

"He's gone," Jack assured her.

"He's walking Nikki to her room," she put in.

"Yea, exactly," O.C. assured her. "He's sweet, not stupid."

"You obviously don't know Nikki very well," she insisted between vervent kisses. "She's one of those 'wait for marriage' types." Jack shook his head.

"Radicals," he started, as he put his mouth over hers. Lola's eyes flew open in the middle of their kiss.

"Oh no," she shot up.

"What's wrong?" he asked, as she rushed form the room.

"Our room is right next to Herb's," she called back at him.

"Oh, crap!" He exclaimed heading after her.

Rizzo started down the hall after Nikki.

"Hey!" He called, she spun around and he grimaced as she jammed her shoulder into one of the china closets, which adorned the halls of the hotel.

"Ow!" she started in pain as he rushed over. "That really hurts."

"Let me see," he urged, taking a look at her shoulder, and her shook his head. "You popped your shoulder out of place."

"It really hurts," she whined.

"It's okay," he promised, "Come on; let's get you into your room." He picked her up and carried her bridal style down to her room at the end of the hall. He sat her down on her bed, and plopped down beside her.

"I can just setthis back in," he assured her. "If you want. Or we could take you to the hospital and have them do the same thing."

"Okay," she started uneasily. "Go ahead."

Lola burst into the room to find Nikki sitting on the bed with Mike in her lovely Victoria Secret's bra. Lola gasped in absolute shock as Nikki and Rizzo both jumped at the sight of her.

"Nicolette!" She gaped. "I don't believe it."

"And you shouldn't," Nikki insisted pulling her shirt up to her body. "Because nothing's happening. I dislocated my shoulder, and Rizzo set it back in place."

"A likely story," Lola went on crossing her arms.

"It's the only story," Nikki insisted as Jack rushed into the room, slipped on the throw rug, flew into Lola, who toppled down onto Nikki and Rizzo.

"Mike get off me!" Nikki screamed, trying to fight her way out from the bottom of the dog pile, which was the first thing Coach Brooks heard as he came into the room.

He stormed into the bedroom and just froze for a moment, wouldn't you if you say what he saw. Lola was sitting on Rizzo's back pushing on O.C., who was trying to find firm footing on the hardwood floor. Rizzo was half on top of Nikki, half off the bed.

"Hi daddy," Nikki started uneasily.

"What is going on!" He ordered, pulling Jack and Lola up, and pushing Mike off the bed. "Your ass is on a plane, your ass is on a plane, your ass is on a plane, your ass is on a plane. All of your asses are on planes, separate planes!" He hollered pointing to them each separately for emphasis.

They were all protesting at once so that nothing coherent came out.

"No dad, it's not like that," Nikki finally managed to make herself heard. "I hit my arm, and Rizzo was setting my shoulder back into place when Lola came in and O.C. ran into her and we all fell over. I swear that's all that happened!"

"I'm supposed to believe that?" Herb continued.

"Think about it," Mike put in. "It's too crazy not to be true. If we were going to lie, we'd say something believable."

"Hold on. What?" Herb questioned in confusion.

"Bottom line," Jack went on. "Nothing happened. Nothing. Not to you're daughter, not to anyone. Nothing."

Some hours later,

"I can't believe we actually managed to talk ourselves out of that one," Lola sighed in relief, as the boys left. Jack glared at Rizzo in disgust.

"What?" Rizzo asked.

"You are an idiot!" Jack started in sheer annoyance. "Idiot!"

1 Andy Griggs, She Thinks She Needs Me.