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Be234therz: Yay, thank-you! I'm soooo massively glad you like it so much: ) Oh, I read this review, before I read that one, so it did: ) Anytime: )

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Britannia

O and A/N: In the last chapter where Amanda says, "Matt would've never married me, even we would've had children!" There was supposed to be an "if" right after even, lol I must have over looked that 1! Sorry,

Britannia

The next day, it was Amanda's turn to meet Drake's family. She was very excited to meet them, but Drake was afraid they would weird her out. Well, maybe his mom and dad wouldn't, but Josh, well, that was another story. He was guaranteed to do something weird, or annoying, that would freak anyone out, anyway, they walked up to Drake's house, it looked nothing like Amanda's, but it was nice none the less.

"What up brotha?" Josh greeted Drake the way he always had

"Hey," he said

"Who's this fine ray of suh-un-shine?" he asked eyeing Amanda

"This is my girlfriend, Amanda,"

"Hi," Amanda said

"Hi, sorry about that."

"Oh, it's o.k., I'm not offended or anything," she said nicely

"Yeah, but I am," Drake said

"Hey Drake!" His mom and dad said in unison

"Hi," he said going to hug them, "This is Amanda," he continued

"Hello," they both said

"Hi," Amanda said

They reached out shake her hand, but were distracted by the evil stare Drake was giving Josh

"Drake? Are you O.K.?" His mom asked

"Yeah, it's nothing," he said raising an eyebrow at Josh, "Or is it…"

"Boys…." Their mom said, "Or men…" she continued. "Look, we're going to have dinner at a very expensive restaurant, called Trovet's, in a nearly failed attempt to impress Amanda, because we know Josh'll never bring home any women, let alone any that are as rich and pretty as Amanda is, so can you please control yourselves!" She took in a deep breath and let it out, "Well then, let's get going, Josh, you'll go with Drake and Amanda, and maybe get to know each other better, and your father and I will go together," she walked briskly out of the room, and Amanda, Drake, Josh, and Mr. Nichols stood still with expressions of confusion on all four faces.

"STEVE!" Mrs. Parker-Nichols yelled from the garage.

Mr. Nichols hurried out of the room, and turned to Drake, Josh, and Amanda, and mouthed, "P.M.S." then ran to the garage.

Drake, Josh, and Amanda still remained in the same positions. After about ten minutes, Josh finally said, "So, who's car are we takin'?" Drake and Amanda sighed heavily, and then Drake said, "Amanda's,"

"Hm?" Amanda said

"We drove yours here, so we might as well drive it there,"

"My Lamborghini? My baby?" she said, following Drake out the front door.

"Yes,"

"But-"

"Look, would you rather take that, or Josh's?" He pointed to Josh's old, disgusting looking Buick which had to have been made in the seventies, it had miss-matched pieces on it, some was gold, and others were red, and white. The headliner hung low, about to the seat's headrest, and the front of car's hood, was bent up in the center, like it had been crashed into to something. And there was no way in H. E. double hockey sticks that Amanda was riding in that. So she was going to have to risk something happening to her Lamborghini.

"Um, no that's o.k., we'll take my car." she said

"Let me drive," Drake said holding out his hand for the keys.

"Uh…" Amanda said fondling her keys,

"Look Babe, I see why you're uncomfortable about lettin' someone else drive your awesome car, but Drake'll take care of it," Josh said, touching Amanda's shoulder affectionately

Amanda looked at his hand on her shoulder, and then swiftly handed Drake the keys, and then said, "Um, alright…"

"You can your hand off her now," Drake said

"Right," he said, his hand flew off her shoulder, and into his pocket. He liked her already, he wanted to marry her, instead of Drake marrying her, he hoped she see he loved her more, but he didn't think that would happen, he was imagining what Amanda would look like on their wedding day…then on their honeymoon…

"Josh!" Drake said standing in front of Amanda, as if he knew what Josh was doing.

"Yeah," he answered casually.

"You can drive," he said tossing him the keys, there was no way he was going to be in the back seat imagining things about Amanda, so Drake would sit in the back with her.

When they got in Drake put his arm around Amanda, and she laced fingers with his hand. Josh watched them resentfully in the review mirror. Drake was constantly kissing Amanda, as if flaunting to Josh that he was her boyfriend, and not him.

Then Drake whispered something to Amanda, which sounded more like mumbling, than whispering, and Amanda laughed, then she hit Drake in the arm playfully, then said, "You wish!" then laughed again, this time, so did Drake. Josh was still watching then he contemplated, 'What did he say?' What possible questions exist that the answer could be 'you wish'' He didn't stop wondering until they stopped at the restaurant, he handed the spare key to the valet, and then opened the door for Amanda and Drake.

"Thank-you," she said, as she tossed her sash around her neck, and pulled her hair our from under it.

"Anytime," he said

She smiled at him, then she and Drake held hands as they walked ahead into the restaurant.

Dinner went by very quickly for Drake, Amanda, Mrs. Parker-Nichols, and Steve Nichols, but for Josh it seemed like an eternity, he had to watch Drake and Amanda talk to each other, Drake would constantly move pieces of her hair out of the way, so she could see her face from the side better, and everyone was talking and laughing, all except Josh. He sat there silently with his elbows rested on the table, and his hands folded, and he had his head balanced on his hands. No one noticed he wasn't speaking the entire time, they were all too busy taking with Amanda, he almost didn't notice no one noticed because he was too busy staring at Amanda the entire time, he loved to stare at her, she had to be the prettiest woman alive, and he couldn't stand the fact that she was Drake's girlfriend. All their lives Drake had gotten all the women, and they were all attractive, Josh, however, had no one. As they exited the restaurant, Josh, still, remained silent, all the way to the car, getting into the car, and all the way home.

When they reached the house he went in, you guessed it, silently, and went upstairs to his room. (A/N: Drake and Josh's old room)

When Drake and Amanda came in, Drake helped her with her coat, and they just stood in the doorway.

"So…" Drake said

"So…" Amanda said

"Josh was really quiet at dinner."

"Yeah, I noticed, I wonder why…."

"I think he might've been sick, Josh never says absolutely nothing."

"Maybe,"

Drake pulled Amanda in to kiss him. Josh was about to come down the stairs and tell Drake, but when he saw them, he turned around and went back up.

"You can't tell him, look at how much he loves her. Not to mention, he'll probably kill you," he thought, as he closed the door behind him. "Hm…at least you're o.k. until they…." he shuddered, "What if they already have…." he shuddered again, How could he find out? Who could he ask? He was about to leave the room again, but he decided not to, he just laid down on the couch in his room, and fell asleep.

Drake and Amanda were now in the guest room, Drake was sitting on the bed and Amanda was re-brushing her hair.

"Hey, Amanda…" Drake said

"Yeah?" she answered sitting next to him on the bed

"I think…I think…" he started

"What?" she asked

He sighed softly, and then kissed her, she leaned forward and turned the lamp off, Drake slowly unbuttoned her blouse to reveal her bra, then they stared at each other, and kissed again.

(A/N: O.K., I think you all know where this is going…and I don't write stories with "that" in them, because that's just not me, and it's not rated M, so just pretend through this, it zooms out and all you see is a candle in the main shot (like a movie) and there's a time lapse, and then the candle goes out. And that's where this picks up…)

Drake and Amanda were sleeping soundly, Amanda's head was on Drake's chest, and he had his arm around her. The whole house was still until there was a loud banging on the door.

Amanda and Drake both shot up like rockets when they heard it.

"Oh my God," Amanda said, "What if everyone heard us?" Amanda whispered in a panic

"Well, to be as un-reassuring as possible, these walls, and floorboards are pretty thin…" Drake said

"Oh my God," Amanda said under her breath, putting her head in her hand

"Well, you and I are adults, and are soon to be engaged, so there's really nothing they can say…"

"But it's their house!"

"True…"

"What are we going to do! This is SO embarrassing!"

"Look, let's hope they didn't hear us,"

"What are the chances of that!"

"Not good,"

Amanda groaned, and then there was another loud bang

"Um, should I get that?" Drake said

"Hold on," Amanda rearranged the sheet so she was wrapped in it, and it looked like a pale yellow strapless dress., "O.K. we're good, open it,"

Drake nodded, and slipped his pants on as he headed for the door.

"Ye-es," he said as he opened the door.

"Hey Drake," Josh said

"Hi…" Drake answered very confused

Josh took one look at Amanda, in the pale yellow gown, and knew what was going on. Even though it was difficult to see, because it was dark, but the moonlight that came streaming in from the window provided enough light to illuminate the room.

"Oh…." he said

"Yeah…" Drake said, turning to look at Amanda who was trying to cover herself more with the comforter, but it wasn't helping.

"Well, I guess what I came here to tell you is….not important,"

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah, I'm sure. Good luck man," he said tapping Drake's shoulder and smiling.

"Thanks," Drake said

Then he turned to leave, and Drake shut the door.

He laid down next to Amanda, and shortly after, they fell asleep again.

The next day, Drake awoke to the sound of the shower. He sat up, and looked around the room, with the sunlight streaming in, and the steam coming into the room from the bathroom, he thought it looked like a picture, like it should be a painting called, 'Perfect Morning,' he considered that for a few minutes, then the shower went off, a hand reached out and grabbed the towel on the shower door handle, and then Amanda stepped out, even though she was wearing a towel, Drake couldn't stop staring.

She shook her wet hair back and forth, and Drake seemed to see it in slow motion with the beginning of 'Hot in Herre' by Nelly playing.

Hot in

So hot it here

So hot in

"What?" she finally said, when she noticed him staring

The song stopped in his head like a record when you stop it to quickly, "Um, nothing, you just look really beautiful."

"Well duh, I'm only wearing a towel." she laughed, and so did he, then someone knocked on the door again.

"Am I ever fully clothed when someone wants to talk to us?" Amanda said, shaking her head

"I guess not," Drake said with a laugh

He went to the door and opened it.

"Hello," he said

"Hey Drake." his mom said

"Hey,"

"Can I talk to you in the hallway," she whispered

"Uh sure,"

Drake followed her out into the hallway and shut the door quietly behind him, "What is it?" he asked

"Um, I heard the two of you last night, and I was wondering, are you two planning on getting married?"

"Yes, why?"

"Well, I….I wasn't sure, and it sounded like you two were really-

"Mom! Can we not discuss this right now?"

"Right, of course, you don't want your mother knowing what you two do behind closed doors,"

"No, not really,"

"Right, pretend I never said anything,"

"Believe me, I'll try," he said running back into the room

"Drake?" Amanda said

"Yeah,"

"Oh there you are. We'd you go?"

"Oh my mom wanted to talk to me,"

"Really? About wh-" Amanda gasped, "She heard, Oh my God she heard, I do not believe this, my future mother in law heard us. I'm am so mortified right now…." Amanda said, sitting on the bed, "What does she think of me now? Oh my God, she must think I am the worst person ever,"

"No, she doesn't think that, trust me you do not want to know what she thinks." Drake said, holding Amanda

"About me?"

"No, about what she heard,"

Knock, knock.

"Good God!" Drake said, he ran to the door, threw it open and said, "What?"

"Hi," Drake's dad said

"Hi," he answered

"Can I talk to you for a second?"

"Yeah, why not?", he was about to close the door behind them, when he turned to Amanda, and said, "Excuse us,"

"Um-hm," Amanda nodded and smiled

Drake shut the door and crossed his arms, "Yes?" he said

"I head some things last night…"

"Oh Lord…" Drake mumbled

"Yeah, and your mother seemed upset about it, but I think that it's a good thing,"

Drake shut his eyes and then opened them, "What?"

"Yes, I think that-, I think I should also tell Amanda this," he pushed the door open, and walked back in, "I think that what I heard is good for you two, I really have a good feeling that you two'll make a good couple."

"Please, please tell me you didn't conclude that from what you heard last night," Amanda said folding her hands like she was praying what she had just said wasn't true

"No, I did."

Amanda smacked her forehead with her hand, and left it there.

"Dad, really, can we not talk about this now?"

"Right, of course. See you downstairs,"

Drake slammed the door as he left and turned to Amanda wide eyed

"I really think I won't be able to look at your dad ever, again."

"I'm with ya on that one." he said

A/N: TAFN! A long chapter this time, I wanted to write this before the new week starts, and I have to be buried under another homework pile, lol

Regards,

Britannia