Chapter Two


"so brian...you had time to think about what you did. do you have anything to say?" howie asked as they walked into the rainforest cafe.

brian dropped down on his knees and grabbed emmas hands,"im so sorry em. can you ever forgive me?"

emma sighed dramatically,"yes brian...i think i can. now can we please eat?...im starving."

"didnt you eat on the plane?"aj asked as the hostess showed them to the table.

"em gets airsick, all she does is sleep on the plane," kevin said.

they all walked over to the table and saw a girl sitting there with shoulder length brown hair,"hey mandy..." nick said.

amanda gave him a look,"hi nicky."

he flipped her off and aj rolled his eyes,"...yeah guys...thats cute." he sat down next to amanda and kissed her on the cheek. "amanda, this is emma...emma-amanda."

amanda smiled,"nice to meet you."

"you too...i take it you dont like the name mandy...?"emma said sitting down between kevin and brian.

"i hate it and blondie knows that," she said sticking her tongue out at nick who was sitting on the other side of kevin.

"ugh...dont call me blondie!"

howie rolled his eyes and sat on the other side of brian,"you guys...chill.."

"yeah," brian said. "we have company."

emma raised her eyebrows and looked at him,"since when am i company?"

"good point...okay guys forget what i said."

"already did," nick said under his breath.

the group finished dinner and walked outside,"hey guys im gonna go with amanda then we'll come over later," aj said as he walked with amanda towards her car.

"so do i have to ride alone?" brian asked.

"no, ill take pitty on you," howie said.

brian rolled his eyes,"oh how kind and generous of you..."

howie nodded and got into the passenger side. "okay guys," brian said getting into the drivers side,"ill meet you at my house."

"hey kevy, can i drive?" emma asked grinning evilly as they got to his car.

kevin raised his eyebrows,"...how should i say this...hell no."

emma started laughing and got in the passenger side while nick got in the back,"kev, why dont you let her drive?"

Kevin got in his side and started the car,"because the last time i let her drive she crashed my car into a tree...i stupidly volunteered to teach her how to drive..."

"hey...i only put a small dent in the car," emma said.

kevin rolled his eyes and headed to brians house. as soon as they reached the house emma jumped out the car and ran inside where howie and brian already were putting her stuff into one of the bedrooms.

"where is it?!" she yelled.

"in my room on the bed!" brian yelled back.

nick and kevin came inside,"wheres what?" howie asked.

kevin rolled his eyes,"dont tell me you still have that stupid bear..."

brian stuck out his tongue at him,"yes i do...leave me alone."

emma came running back downstairs holding a big white bear,"brian wheres his ear?!"

nick started laughing,"omg...thats what tyke was chewing on the other day!"

emmas eyes widened,"you let your ugly little rat dog near our bear...?"

"hey! dont talk about my baby like that!"

"wheres that damn dog..." emma said and started to walk out of the room.

kevin grabbed her arm,"leave tyke...brian will get a new bear for you...right brian."

"yeah, fine."

nick sat on the edge of the couch,"whats the deal with the bear?"

"just this annoying little tradition the two of them have of the trading the bear off...its really lame..."kevin said trying not to laugh.

brian gave him a look,"shut up kev."

"wheres my room?" emma asked.

"um...first door on the left..." brian said and emma took off running upstairs.

nick watched her go,"...that girl has alot of energy..."

howie laughed,"which is probably why her and bri get along so well."

the doorbell rang and kevin went to answer it while nick went to find a video that everyone would want to watch.

"is blondie here?" amanda called loudly as she walked inside.

"shut up mandy," nick called back from the tv room.

aj followed her,"wheres emma?"

"upstairs," kevin closed the door. "em...get down here!"

emma slid down the banister and nearly fell flat on her face after she jumped off. nick who was just coming out of the tv room caught her and the two of them lost their balance and fell on the ground, her landing on top of him.

"..oops..." emma said.

nick blushed,"uh...um...i..."

kevin rolled his eyes and helped emma up,"told you not to do that...guys you know why emma has that scar on her forehead?"

emma punched him in the arm,"shut up, i only fell cause you screamed right as i was sliding down and distracted me."

"hey em, you still want me to do your hair?" aj asked.

"oh yeah! let me go change so i dont get dye all over my clothes," she said and ran back upstairs.

kevin looked at nick still laying on the floor and smiled,"you okay?"

nick blushed,"yeah...fine..." he stood up and fixed his shirt.

emma came back downstairs in an old t-shirt,"k aj, where should we do this?"

"well..."

"in the bathroom," brian said giving them a look. "i like my carpet the way it is...i dont want it blue..."

aj rolled his eyes and followed emma into the bathroom. amanda went into the tv room and sat on the couch next to howie. nick, kevin, and brian all followed her in and sat around the room. amanda looked at nick and started smiling.

nick glanced at her and raised his eyebrows,"yes mandy...? "oh ha...funny...i was just thinking how cute you look when you have that look on your face..."

"...what look?" he asked and glanced at the other guys. they all shrugged.

amanda smiled,"youve got a crush."


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