Part 17

" So Blondie had the guts to kiss you on the cheek eh?" " Yes, he did. I was surprised. I did not expect it...Okay, well, I sort of did, but then I didn't. I didn't kiss him back...I couldn't." Sarah responded as her and Lisa we're lying in Lisa's bed. " Well Sar, sounds like you've had a pretty exciting night uh?" " Yes. Damn right sweetie. I brake up with James, see the boys after so long, go downtown, argue with Nick...FLIRT with Nick." " How exactly did you flirt." " I've got thy ways Lisa." " Ugh...I'll just ask Nick!" " Well...He'll just say my attitude trust me." " Well that's a given." Oh shut up Lisa!" Sarah shouted as she hit her with a pillow. " Well, all I've got to say is you two are going to hook up agian." " And how are you so sure." " Were leaving for Tampa Bay next week...RIGHT before Nick's birthday." " Oh no..." " Oh yes..." " I found out from Brian that they are leaving tomorrow night." " Wait...When did you call Brian?" " Oh, he called me to let me know you were on your way here. Then, I asked him. He said their flight leaves at 7:30pm." " Okay...And you're telling me this because..." " Well...Look, Nick doesn't want to leave...Because you're here and he found you. So, I was talking to Brian...He knows were coming in next week. We want you to surprise Nick for his birthday." " Oh...And exactly HOW long will we be in Tampa..." " You don't want to know." " Yes...I do!" " Okay...Don't freak hun...Please..." " Oh no...A month?...two months?" " How about we make it 3 months or maybe even more..."" Omg..." " Yea...And um...Guess where our little home for the time being is going to be..." " you've got to be kidding me..." " Sarah...For the next couple of months...We'll be living in Nick's neighborhood." " WHAT!" " I'm sorry! Our management said they are renting it for us for the time being and that they chose that one because they thought it would be perfect for us 2 to live in, and that it was close to our friend's house...Nick." " How far away our we from Nick?" " Um..." " Umm...What?" 2 streets before his." " Oh crap! But wait, ...He lives in Ruskin doesn't he?" " Nope that was 3 years ago he did. He moved back to Tampa to manage some more and be closer to the studio which the studio WE will be recording at." " OMG! I can never get away from this man." " Well Sarah...What goes around comes around..." " Yayaya..." " So...what are you going to get Nick for his birthday...Condemns?" " Ugh, Lisa!" Sarah laughed as she hit her turning off the light." '" It's just a suggestion!" " Whatever!" Sarah shouted as she got under the covers and kept thinking about the months ahead of her life... ~~~~
" Take you long enough Nick?" AJ asked as Nick walked back into the hotel room. " How long did I actually take Aje?" " 15 minutes." "Wow...Didn't realize it was that long."
" Yeah...We know. Anything that has to do with Sarah can take forvever." " Whatever." " Oh Nick...We've been on tour with you during the time you hadn't seen nor heard from Sarah...you were one lost puppy." " Yeah...I was pretty depressed." " You can say that again." " But, it sort of blew over after a while. I mean that new single that we recorded 3 years or 4 years back, I wrote some of that about her, and she was there when we recorded it. It turned out to be a successful hit... And it always reminded me of her!" " Ya...That's got to be hard. But Nick, you handled it pretty well." " Yeah, I suppose."
" Nick...You know were are leaving tomorrow night. Were heading towards O'hare at 6:30. Plane takes off at 7:30." " Okay, thanks for the info." " Are you going to see Sarah before you leave here." " Most likely. But...What would I do?" " GO visit her?" " At her house?" "Why not?"
" True...But maybe out to lunch..." "Ah...Fans?" " I've got some baseball caps and sunglasses that I can wear. Anyway, I'll ask for her opinion where we should go to stay away from fans, or which place she would suggest." " Ya, she knows this place better than we do." " Thanks AJ...Always coming in handy." " That's what friends are for Nick..."