The phone rang at 8:30, Alex heard it but rolled over and ignored it.
Jason was watching TV and had the volume down really low because both of his sisters were still sleeping. When the phone rang he went to answer it. "Hello?"
"Jason? This is Aaron, what's up?"
"Hey Aaron, nothin much. I was watching TV because the women are still asleep."
Aaron laughed, "The women? You mean your sisters?"
"Yeah, I call them 'the women'."
"Maybe I should start calling my sisters that. Hey are you going to the mall today?"
"I think so. Lex said she planned on it because mom and dad are having 'a day to themselves'." Jason said trying to sound like his dad on the last part.
Aaron laughed, "Nick said he would take us up to meet you guys. B.J. and Leslie are both at a friend's houses and Angel and I don't have anything to do. Besides, I think he just wants to see Alex."
"Who's B.J.?"
"That's my other sister, she's 17."
"Man, you are surrounded by women!"
Aaron laughed, "I know."
Alex rolled over and looked at her brother, "Who are you talking to?"
"Aaron, Where still going to the mall right? because they are gonna meet us."
It was to early for Alex to think, "I guess if you guys want to."
"We want to, there’s a big arcade that Aaron's going to show me."
Alex nodded, "That's fine, ask Aaron if his mom wants me to pick him and Angel up."
"Nick's gonna take them."
"Oh, I thought he had something to do today."
"Aaron, Nick's coming right?" Jason asked
"Yep."
"Yeah, Nick's coming." Jason told his sister
"Ask him what time."
"Aaron, what time?"
"Well, the mall opens at 10, so about 10."
"10."
Alex nodded. She got up and went to the bathroom to take a shower and get changed.
Jason continued to talk to Aaron like they had been friends for forever. They were still talking when Alex got out of the bathroom.
"Do you want to talk to Nick?" Jason asked
"Does he want to talk to me?"
"I dunno." Jason said handing her the phone.
She took the phone, "Hello?"
"Hold on a sec Alex, I'm trying to find him." Aaron said
After a minute Alex heard Nick say, "Hello?"
"Well, good morning."
"Hey, what's up?"
"Are you guys meeting us at the mall today?"
"Are we meeting you at the mall?" Alex heard Angel and Aaron say yes in the background, "I dunno..."
Alex moved the phone away from her ear when Aaron and Angel screamed "YES!"
"I guess that would be your answer."
Alex smiled, "Well, I think Jason and Aaron already have it planned out."
"Oh really. Those guys are hysterical, they act just alike."
"I know. I think I'll take the twins to get something to eat and then we can meet you guys at the mall."
"Sounds like a plan. You can just meet us on the West Side of the mall by the arcade.
"Okay, we'll see you guys in a minute."
Alex hung up and told Jason to get ready, "I am ready. I'm a guy remember."
"Oh, excuse me." Alex woke Jasmine up and within 20 minutes the were headed to get something to eat.
About 10:05 Alex and the twins arrived at the mall. Nick, Aaron, and Angel were waiting for them.
"Hey Jason, c'mon, you have to see this arcade!! It's awesome!!" Aaron said
Jason followed Aaron into the arcade as Jasmine and Angel talked about where they wanted to go.
"I guess I'll take them to do all the girly shopping." Alex said as they girls tried to pull her into the mall.
"I think it's okay if we leave the boys in the arcade." Nick said looking at them clobber a machine
Alex looked at him for a minute, "If you think it's okay."
"Let me go tell them to stay put." Nick ran into the arcade and gave the boys some more money, and told them that they would meet them in the food court at 12:30
Nick walked back out, "Okay, let's go."
***
They had been shopping for an hour and Nick was beginning to think he made a huge mistake. They had dragged him into all these stores with jewelry, hair things and too much pink! They had decided to go to the music store, and walked in to find his sister B.J., and several of her friends.
"Hey Beej."
"What are you doing here?" She asked wondering who he was with.
"We decided to come to the mall, what are you doing here?"
B.J. rolled her eyes at her brother, "Are you going to tell me who you’re with?"
"Oh yeah. This is Alex, and her sister Jasmine."
"Hi." Alex said smiling at the pretty blond
"It's nice to finally meet you, we've heard a lot about you."
Alex smiled, "So, I've been told." She glanced at Nick to see him roll his eyes
"Everybody has an imagination." he muttered
They talked for a few minutes before B.J. and her friends left.
***
They rest of the day went by pretty fast. They ate lunch and met Aaron and Jason. The boys asked if they could go see a movie and then the girls took Nick to 40 more stores he would have rather not gone in.
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At the end of the day Alex took 2 exhausted twins back to the hotel. After leaving them both asleep in their room, she went to her parent's room to ask them about going on the European tour.
