Disclaimer- I do not own JONAS or anything else in this story...except Nikki and her family and background because guess what??? She's based off me! haha!
Chapter Four: Painting Party
The next day, Stella's cell phone went off about eleven that morning. "Hello?"
"Hey Stella!"
"Hey Nikki! What's up?"
"I just thought I'd let you know that one is the designated meeting time."
"Great! Sounds perfect. I'll pick up Macy and be there by one then."
"Alright I'll see you then. Bye!"
"See ya!"
Stella smiled to herself as she had the feeling that today was going to be a good day.
Nikki hung up the phone after calling Stella and sat heavily down on her bed. She sighed as she stared at her phone. She needed to call the boys to let them know, but the only number she had was Kevin's, and after the conversation with Stella last night, she was extremely nervous to call him.
After a few more moments, she sighed, took a deep breath, and brought up his contact information, hitting the button to call him. She slowly brought the phone up to her ear, slowly letting out her breath when it started ringing. After about four rings, she heard, "Hello?"
"Hey Kevin. It's Nikki."
"Oh hey Nikki. How are you?"
Nikki smiled. "I'm great. And you?"
"Wonderful. So what's up?"
"I was calling to let you and your brothers know that one o'clock is the designated meeting time."
"Great. That sounds perfect. We'll be there for sure."
"Good deal. Then…I guess I'll see you then."
"I-I mean we can't wait."
Nikki's cheeks flamed. "Me neither. Well, bye for now."
"Bye Nikki."
Nikki hung up the phone and let out a breath she didn't know she had been holding before falling back onto her bed, closing her eyes, and letting out a groan.
About ten till one, the doorbell to Nikki's house rang. Nikki, dressed in jeans and a white Diet Dr. Pepper t-shirt, her hair up in a messy ponytail with wisps escaping here and there, rushed to the door. She opened it to find Stella and Macy standing there with smiles.
"Hey guys!" Nikki said, standing back to let them in.
"Hey Nikki! Wow! You're house is so cute!" Macy said as they came in, Nikki shutting the door behind them.
"Thanks. It's two bedroom, two bath, so it's just right for us."
"Loving the hardwood floors and southern feel," Stella said.
"You want a tour?" Nikki asked.
"Yeah!" Macy said.
But just then, the doorbell rang again, and Nikki's heart started to pound. She turned her gaze to Stella her smirked and nodded her head once in the direction of the door. Nikki took a deep breath, slowly letting it out (causing Macy's face to furrow in confusion), before she walked over to the door. She opened it to reveal three smiling boys.
"Hey Nikki," they chorused.
"Hi guys," she said with a smile, stepping back to let them in.
"Nice house," Nick said, as Nikki shut the door behind them.
"Thank you. I was just about to give a quick tour. You guys wanna come along?"
"Yeah, for sure," Kevin said.
"Great. Now all I ask is to just ignore the sheets covering the furniture and a few of the boxes because remember, we are painting today and we're still unpacking."
"It's cool. We totally understand," Joe said.
"Ok. So. The room you're standing in, is the sitting room. And as you can see, there's no covered furniture in this room, because we've at least done this room, the kitchen, dining room, and my parents room."
"Cute! I love the blue theme in here!" Stella said, as she picked up a throw pillow.
"That was my sister's idea. She watches too much day time TV as a stay at home mom."
"Well she has excellent taste," Stella said.
"Well if you'll follow me, I'll show you to the dining room." She walked through the arch way to the dining room that was small, but had enough room for a table set for six.
"Oh! I love this table setting! Is this Arizona Tuscan tableware?" Stella asked.
Nikki laughed lightly. "Nothing gets by you."
"Is that real?" Kevin asked, pointing to the 18 point buck head that was hanging on the wall.
Nikki nodded. "Yeah my dad got it about two years ago. Since it was the biggest he'd ever shot, he wanted to frame it."
"Nice," Kevin said, nodding his head.
"And this is the kitchen," Nikki said, pointing through the doorway to their left. "And through this doorway is the living room."
There was a couch, a loveseat, a recliner, and entertainment center covered in a white sheets. There were several boxes stacked in the middle of the room away from the walls. "Nice and cozy," Joe said.
They followed Nikki through the doorway on the other side. "This is my parents bedroom here," she said, gesturing to the doorway directly to her right. "And the back door leads out to the backyard and garden. I'll show you guys that in a bit."
She walked down a hallway and gestured to the door on her right. "And this is my bathroom."
"Your own bathroom? Must be nice," Nick said lowly.
Nikki laughed lightly. "Sharing a bathroom with my sister for 16 years, I take full advantage of it. There's the sitting room again," she said gesturing to the doorway on her left. "And this is my room," she said, walking into the room at the end of the hall.
There was a vanity with three mirrors, a large oak dresser, and a full size bed with white metal frame, and hand painted balls on the corners.
"I LOVE your bed. It's so cute!" Stella said.
"Thank you. The frame was my grandmother's."
"It's adorable," Stella said, running her hand along one of the hand painted porcelain balls.
"So what rooms are we painting?" Kevin asked.
"The living room, my bathroom, and my room are all that's left."
"What colors?"
"Well the living room is going to be like a sunflower yellow. My bathroom is going to truffle with brown edging, and my room is going to be turquoise with brown edging."
"Turquoise? Very bold. I like it," Macy said.
"It's my favorite color," Nikki said.
"So where are your parents?" Joe asked.
"They went to the store to get the steaks and stuff for dinner tonight." Just then, they heard a car door slam. "Speaking of which. That should be them. Excuse me for a second, I'm gonna go see if they need help."
Nikki went to the front door, to see her parents coming up the sidewalk, each caring two bags. "Need help?" she called, going and taking a bag from her mom.
"Thanks honey," she said, as they entered the door. They went into the kitchen, setting the bag down before she said, "So where's your friends? I saw two cars out front."
Nikki turned to look down the hall to see her friends standing in the doorway, she waved for them to come into the kitchen. They all filed into the kitchen and Nikki's mom smiled. "Mom. This is Stella Malone, Macy Misa, and Nick, Kevin, and Joe Lucas."
"Hi guys. It's nice to meet you. I'm Kim and this is my husband, Ed," she said, gesturing to the man putting away groceries, who paused momentarily to smile and wave.
"Nice to meet you, too," Stella said.
"You need any help?" Nikki asked.
Kim shook her head. "Oh no. You guys go ahead and get started. We're just going to put all this away and get started painting the living room. So you guys go ahead and get started on your bathroom and bedroom. We'll eat around six."
Nikki smiled. "Ok. Just holler if you need anything," Nikki said, as she turned to towards her friends, ushering them back down the hall.
Once they were in Nikki's room, Stella asked, "Is your dad Hispanic?"
Nikki nodded. "He's full blood Puerto Rican. Crazy huh, cause I'm white as snow."
They all laughed lightly. "You look a lot like your mom."
Nikki nodded. "I get that all the time. Back at home, people would call me Kim on accident all the time. So? Should we get started?"
"Yes. Let's," Kevin said.
Nikki went to her iPod holder, turned it on, and let her iPod play on shuffle. "Who's this?" Macy asked.
"Sugarland. They're a popular country duo," Nikki said, as she poured some paint into one of the paint pans.
"Cool. I like 'em," she said, as she handed out the brushes and rollers.
"Alright. Let me tape off the edges on the ceiling," Nikki said, going over to the ladder set up in the corner.
"You want me to do it?" Kevin asked feeling a little on edge with her being up so high.
"I got it. But would you do the ones along the runners on the bottom of the wall?"
Kevin nodded, grabbing the other roll of tape. "Sure thing."
Kevin and Nikki finished taping off the edges, and every body got to work with painting. For the first little while, the room was just filled with small talk and jokes. Then Nick, who was painting next to Macy said, "Hey Mace?"
Macy turned and when she did, her eyes went wide, and her free hand flew to her mouth. "Oh! I'm so sorry!"
Everybody turned to see Macy and Nick standing there frozen, a turquoise smear across the stomach on Nick's t-shirt. Nikki, Kevin, and Joe started laughing while Stella pulled a face. "Good thing that's not one of my designs. That's not coming out," she said before she started laughing as well.
Nick sighed before he chuckled. "Oh Macy," he sighed.
"I'm so sorry, Nick! You just startled me is all. What'd you need?"
"I was gonna ask you about how Algebra was going for you before you decided to use me as a human canvas."
Macy's eyes widened and her lips poked out into a pout. "I said I was sorry."
Nick sighed. "Oh Mace, don't give me that face. You know nobody can resist that face."
"That's why I use it," she said, her expression not changing.
Nick rolled his eyes. "I'm not mad about the shirt. I assumed we'd get some paint on us, so that's why I wore clothes I wouldn't mind getting dirty."
"So you mean I can do this?" Macy asked, before she brushed paint across Nick's chest.
Nick stared down at his shirt while everybody else in the room laughed. "But that means, I'll have to do this," he said, as he brushed paint from her collar to the bottom hem of her t-shirt.
Macy's face dropped. "This is one of my favorite custom made JONAS shirts!" she said.
"Now it's been customed by a JONAS," Nick said with a smirk.
Macy smirked as she bent down to the paint tray, but didn't rise up as she brought the brush from his thigh down to his ankle, leaving a turquoise trail down his pant leg.
Macy looked up at him with a smirk. "Now you have custom made pants a la Macy."
Nick cocked his head to one side. "Cute," he said as Macy stood back up.
"I think so," she said, as she turned her back to him and bent at the waist to re-dip her brush in the paint pan.
Nick glanced back at Joe and he nodded mouthing 'Do it!'. Nick smirked as he took his brush and slapped it across Macy's butt.
She stood straight up and turned to him, her mouth and eyes wide open. "Nick! What was that for?!"
Nick smirked at her. "I get last shot because you started it," he said, as he turned back to the wall.
Macy turned to Stella and Nikki, who were painting on the wall next to her. Stella made a few motions at Macy, and Macy and Nikki smirked as Macy nodded. She bent down, dipped the palm of her hand into the paint before stepping a little closer to Nick. He took no notice because she was painting with her clean hand. But the next thing he knew, there was a firm 'smack' on his rear end.
"Whoa!" he said, as he jumped in the air, spinning around to face a grinning Macy. The remainder of the group burst out laughing as he stared at Macy in confusion. She slowly brought up a turquoise painted hand. Nick glared at her before he said, "This isn't over Misa," he said in a low tone.
"That's what you think," she said, as she dropped the brush into the pan before heading to the bathroom to wash her hand off.
Nick shook his head before he re-dipped his brush in the paint, and turned back to the wall, but not before glancing behind him. When the rest of the group was caught by Nick's gaze, the quickly went back to painting the walls. Nick sighed before he turned back to the wall.
About two hours after they started, Nikki's room was complete. "Wow! This is a really good color combination. I never thought of something like this," Stella said, as they stood back and admired their work.
"Thanks. It's a really popular color combination in the south especially for women."
"Well you get the Stella stamp of approval," she said.
"And that's very hard to do," Joe whispered to Nikki.
"Not if you'd just listen to me, Joseph," Stella said sweetly.
Joe made a face at her behind her back before they heard, "Hey guys! I've got sweet tea if you want any!"
"Yay!" Nikki said, as she led the group into the kitchen.
They all filed into the kitchen grabbing a glass. "Thanks Mrs. Rivera," Kevin said.
"Yes. Thank you," everybody else chorused.
"What happened?" Kim asked, gesturing towards Macy and Nick.
"She started it." "He started it." They said at the same time.
"Well that'll be some memories to pack away," Kim said before she turned to her daughter. "Did you guys finish?"
Nikki nodded. "You wanna see?"
Kim nodded. "Of course!"
Kim left the room and few moments later they heard. "Oh wow guys! This looks really good. I love it!"
"Thanks!" they all chorused.
Kim came back into the room and said, "Alright. Well your dad and I are going to start dinner here pretty quick. So if you guys want to get a head start on your bathroom, go ahead."
Nikki nodded as she set her now empty glass in the sink. "Sounds good."
Everybody else did the same with their glass and followed Nikki into the roomy bathroom. After they taped off the edges in the bathroom, they got to work on painting it a color similar to crème. "What color did you say this was again?" Joe asked.
"It's called truffle," Nikki said, who was standing in the bathtub to paint the walls there.
"It looks like a crème color to me," he said, kneeling on the counter top to be able to reach the wall.
"It's a little darker than crème," she said.
After about an hour, they were finished with the truffle color. Kevin came up behind Nikki, who had finished the truffle color early and head started on the brown, admiring the edging. "Nice," he said.
Nikki smiled. "Thanks," she said, as she took a step back and turned, but forgetting she was in the tub. She tripped over the edge, letting out a yell as she fell back. Kevin was quick on his toes as he reached out to grab her, but ended up losing his own footing, sending them both to the ground, Nikki landing on top of him.
"Oof!" he said, as he fell back against the tile floor, his arms subconsciously tightening around Nikki's waist as her head hit his chest from the impact of the fall. Joe, Nick, Macy, and Stella had stopped, mid-stroke to witness the scene before them, not moving a muscle.
Nikki slowly raised her head with a frown on her face. "I'm SO sorry," she said.
Kevin gave her a small smile. "It's fine. I tried to keep you from falling, but I guess that didn't work out too well."
Nikki chuckled lightly as she slowly raised herself up off of him. "I appreciate the effort," she said with a smile, as she rose to her feet, and extended her hand to him. He took it, and with Nikki's help, he rose to his feet.
"You're welcome," he said, as he dusted himself off.
They stared at each other a moment before they looked down and turned to get back to work, snapping everybody else out of their trance to get back to work. After another hour and a half, the edging was done, and everybody stood back to admire their work.
"Awesome. Thanks so much guys!" Nikki said.
"Aww! You're so welcome! It was really fun," Stella said, side hugging the girl.
"Yeah really. We should do more projects like this," Joe said.
"I think things to do with each other would be fun, but I don't think projects like this all the time would be a good idea," Stella said, resting a hand on her boyfriend's shoulder.
Joe nodded. "True."
"So now what?" Macy asked.
"Kids! Dinner's ready!"
"Food!" Joe said, sprinting from the bathroom.
"Guess that answers your question," Nick muttered to Macy.
"Everybody just grab a plate and help yourselves," Kim said.
"Whoa! Steak, baked potatoes, corn on the cob, salad, and bread. This is like a genuine Texas feast!" Joe said with wide eyes.
"There's sweet tea and glasses on the dining room table. You guys go ahead and eat. Your dad and I are going to finish up the living room, and we'll eat when y'all are done."
"You sure?" Nikki asked, turning towards her with her empty plate in hand.
Kim nodded. "Yes ma'am. Now go. You guys make sure to get plenty now, ya hear?"
They all gathered and sat at the dining room table, with Nikki sitting at the head of one end, with Kevin on her left, Macy next to him, Nick at the other end, Joe next to him, and Stella on Nikki's right. They started eating, and the moment that Joe had his first bite of steak, he let out a groan.
"Oh my God! This is good! I love your mom," he said with a mouth full.
Nikki smiled. "I'm sure she'll appreciate the compliment."
"So what's your plans for tomorrow?" Stella asked.
Nikki shook her head as she swallowed her food. "Nothing honestly. Finish unpacking and decorate my room and bathroom."
"Oh! Can we help?" Macy asked.
"I think that's something we would leave to just you girls," Nick said.
"Oh come on, Nick! You don't want to hang up pictures? Fold towels? Make my bed?" Nikki asked with a smile.
Nick smirked as he looked at her from under his lashes. "No thank you."
"Well we could meet up with you guys when we get done," Stella offered.
Kevin nodded his head. "Sounds like a plan to me. What are we gonna do?"
"I don't know. That's a good question," Stella said.
Nick was scrolling through his phone before he said, "Wait. Guys we have that party in New York tomorrow night for Disney."
"Oh yeah!" Kevin said, disappointment evident in his voice.
"Ok. Well then another time then," Macy said, digging into her salad.
"Sorry Nikki," Kevin said softly.
Nikki smiled and waved a hand at him. "Don't worry about it. I understand. It'll be good girl bonding time."
"I'm all for that!" Stella said, raising her tea glass before taking a sip.
They finished up dinner, and Nikki was washing the dishes when Joe came up to her. "Need some help?"
Nikki glanced over at him before she smiled. "If you rinse and stick them in the dish drainer, I'll wash," she said.
"Deal." It was silent between them for a few moments before they heard laughter from the dining room. They looked up to see Kevin making some goofy hand movements, apparently telling a funny story. "He likes you ya know," Joe said simply.
Nikki nodded. "That's what Stella says."
"She's right ya know. I've known her almost all my life, and I hate to admit it, but she's rarely wrong."
Nikki sighed. "I just don't know how to go about it. To be honest, I have really bad trust issues when it comes to guys, so it's hard for me to let guys in now days."
Joe paused for a moment before he returned to his task, asking, "Why's that?"
Nikki sighed as she kept her gaze on the soapy water in front of her. "Because the last three boyfriends I had back in Texas, they always ended up the same. I wouldn't put out, so they cheated on me. It's really disheartening."
Joe's eyes narrowed. "That's not fair. You don't deserve that."
"I know. I mean, I've made a commitment not to have sex until marriage, and it's not fair that they can't respect that. Or me for that matter."
"We've made the same commitment too, ya know. My brother's and I."
Nikki's eyes widened as she turned her head towards him. "Really?"
Joe nodded glancing at her briefly. "Yup. So I really think you should give Kevin a chance. I mean sure he can be a little air headed sometimes, but that's just Kevin for you."
Nikki sighed as she placed the last dish in Joe's rinse sink before she pulled the plug on the soapy water. "As of right now, I'm taking Stella's advice and just letting everything play itself out. Run it's natural course."
Joe nodded his head in understanding as he rinsed the last dish, and Nikki handed him a hand towel to dry his hands. "That sounds fair enough. Very good idea actually. You don't want to rush anything or do anything you'll regret. Now if only we could get Nick and Macy on the same track," he said, as he leaned back against the counter, crossing his arms across his chest.
Nikki smirked as she leaned one hip against the counter, crossing her own arms across her chest. "I figured there was something going on between them. I mean the flirting level between them when we were painting my room was through the roof. And hilarious actually."
Joe shook his head. "They've been like since about October. Macy's extreme fangirliness toned down a lot after summer, and her and Nick quickly became close friends. Then around October they started flirting with each other, and it's so obvious to everybody around them except to…well them."
Nikki laughed lightly as she nodded her head. "That's usually how it goes."
"So…what are your feelings towards Kevin?" Joe asked in a low tone to avoid being heard.
Nikki looked up into the dining room, catching Kevin's eye. He smiled at her and she returned it before he returned his attention back to the others at the table. Nikki looked back at Joe with the smile still on her face to find him smirking at her. "I like him, too. A lot. I'll admit, he's not like the other guys. He's very considerate, funny, charming, and sweet. Qualities that I haven't actually come across in a guy that I've always hoped to."
Joe nodded his head a few times before he said, "Well, I think we can help out some. I was talking with Stella, and we figured out that maybe we need to get you guys to spend some alone time together. Not necessarily a date, but maybe to just hang out."
Nikki stared at him momentarily before she sighed and looked down at the ground. "I dunno."
"Why? What's wrong?"
Nikki licked her lips briefly before she looked back up at him. "I'm just nervous is all. Like I said, I never thought I'd meet the guy that has all the qualities I've ever wanted and more, so it just makes me a little nervous."
Joe grinned. "Don't worry. It'll be fine. We'll work out details later. Right now, I think you have a garden to show us, right?"
Nikki's eyes lit up. "Oh yeah! Come on guys! I wanna show you the garden!"
There was the sound of chairs scrapping across the floor before everybody had filed into the kitchen. "Come on," Nikki said, as she waved for them to follow her out the backdoor.
As soon as they stepped outside, they were underneath a carport that had Nikki's parents cars, and her own behind them. They wove through the cars to the other side, and there was a garden with a fountain and a small pond. There was a white wicker table with four matching chairs, and hammock tied to two pecan trees. There was a small gazebo with what appeared to be a hot tub with the cover over it. Nikki wrapped her arms around her to warm herself slightly in the January air. "It's not much, but it's probably my favorite thing about the house."
"I like it. It's very simple, yet sophisticated and cute," Stella said, eyeing the evergreen plants.
"When spring comes around, y'all will have to come back to see the flowers. There's going to be a ton of 'em. All different colors."
"For sure," Nick said.
"Well I hate to cut the garden tour short, but it's freezing out here," Nikki said, her teeth starting to chatter.
"I'm all for that," Joe said, as they all headed back into the house.
After visiting for about half an hour, Joe let out a yawn. "Aww. Are you tired, hon?" Stella asked, rubbing her hand across his back.
Joe nodded. "Yeah. I didn't sleep too well last night. Somebody was talking in their sleep," he said, looking pointedly at Kevin.
Kevin's face reddened. "What? I was having a bad dream!"
Joe rolled his eyes. "Oh yeah I'm sure," he muttered, deciding to be a good brother and not reveal what his brother was more than likely dreaming about.
"Well why don't we call it a night. Me and Macy will come over in the morning to help you decorate and unpack. Then…we'll go do something. Just us girls."
Nikki smiled as she stood up and followed them to the door. "Sounds great. Just give me a call before you head over."
Stella nodded before she turned and gave her a brief hug, followed by Macy, Joe, and Nick doing the same, saying their goodbyes. The group casually turned and walked down the sidewalk to their car, as Nikki turned to Kevin. She took a deep breath before she said, "Uh…thanks for coming today. I appreciate the help, and I had a lot of fun."
Kevin nodded with a smile. "I did too. Thanks for inviting us. We should really hang out again sometime."
Nikki nodded at him as she stuck her hands in her back pockets with a smile. "I'd like that," she said softly.
"Good night, Nikki," he said softly, as he wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Good night, Kevin," she whispered, as she wrapped her arms around his neck to hug him back.
He held her close to him for a few moments before he slowly released her, smiling at her before he walked down the sidewalk, turning back momentarily to wave at her, which she returned with a smile and a small wave. Stella went to climb into her car, but before she did, she put her fingers to her head like a phone before mouthing, 'I'm calling you!'. Nikki smiled before she nodded at her and waving to everybody before turning back into the house to get out of the cold.
About an hour later, Nikki was walking into her room wrapped in a towel, drying her hair, when her phone rang. She went over and picked it up off her bed, seeing it was Stella. "Yes ma'am?"
"You're Texas accent is so cute."
Nikki rolled her eyes. "Yeah thanks," she said sarcastically.
"No seriously! Now…what happened at the door with Kevin?"
Nikki smiled. "He just said he'd like to hang out again sometime, we said good night, and he hugged me goodbye."
"But I also saw lovey dovey eyes, and his hug was longer and closer than the rest of ours were."
Nikki nodded. "I'll admit, it was a little bit more of an intimate exchange then with the rest of you guys. But I talked with Joe in the kitchen while he was helping with dishes."
"Really? What'd he say?"
"He said that he can tell that Kevin likes me, too, and to give Kevin a chance. And I told him about my trust issues."
"Trust issues?"
"Yeah I told him about how my last three boyfriends cheated on me because I didn't put out."
"Did he tell you about the purity rings?"
"Yeah he did. And I told him I have one too. It just makes me nervous that there's this guy that's everything I've wanted and more, and I didn't even have to look that hard for him."
Stella laughed lightly. "God works in mysterious ways. Well like I said, just let everything run its course. It'll work out fine."
Nikki sighed. "Alright. Well I'm gonna let go. I need to blow dry my hair before it air dries and knots up."
"Oh girl I understand that. I'll call you in the morning before me and Macy head over there."
"Ok sounds good. Night!"
"Night!"
Nikki hung up the phone, sighing as she tossed it onto her bed before dressing into her pajamas, and going to the bathroom to blow dry her hair.
"Dude! When are you going to make the move on Nikki?" Joe asked.
Kevin glanced at him briefly before turning his eyes back to the road. "Give me a break, Joe. I mean, we just met her a week ago. Let me get to know her better first."
"She likes you ya know," Joe said.
Kevin's grip tightened on the wheel. "Really? What gives you that idea?"
"She told me when we were talking in the kitchen today while doing dishes."
"Well I know to never trust you with a secret," Kevin muttered.
"She never said not to tell you."
"It's implied, doofus," Kevin said.
"Well anyway, all I have to say, is do everything you can romantically to win her heart because she's got some trust issues with guys, so it might not be as easy as we thought."
"Trust issues?" Nick asked as Kevin furrowed his eyebrows.
Joe nodded. "She said her last three boyfriends were all the same. The cheated on her because she made a commitment like us to not have sex before marriage, and apparently they didn't agree with that."
Kevin's grip tightened even more, making his knuckles turn white, his face hardening. "That's not fair. They better be glad I'm up here in New Jersey and not down there in Texas," he said through his teeth.
"Calm down, Kevin. I agree, it's terribly unfair, but no need to get worked up over what's happened and out of our control. The best thing you can do is show Nikki that you're the best guy that she could ever have," Nick said, leaning forward from the backseat.
Kevin sighed and nodded, his grip loosening slightly. "You're right. So? What do you propose I do?"
"I'm not sure yet. But we'll think of something," Joe said.
A/N-- So? What'd ya think? Reviews would be awesome. And you know what? Since I'm posting everything today except the last chapter, if you don't want to review each chapter, I won't make you. But reviewing at the last chapter you read would be VERY nice indeed. Thanks bunches!!!
-NikNak5
P.S.- I'm a Sugarland addict! So don't be surprised if you see more from them later on. ;)