“Okay does everyone have what they need?” Mel called from the kitchen.
“Yes” everyone yelled from the living room.
“Let’s all watch the first movie” Becca whined.
“‘Wild America’ it is” Kevin said. He put in the movie and everyone snuggled up with his or her significant other.
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After the movie……
“That’s such a male thing. Thinking you can go off and be adventurous while you leave your family at home” Kelly shook her head.
“Women would love to do that and you know it. That’s such a stereotype that men would be like that. I wouldn’t do it” Kevin replied.
“Stereotype! You all know it’s true. You look at boobs and that’s all you see in a girl” Nicki yelled.
“Well looky here. Miss how-much-cleavage-can-I-show.” AJ said sarcastically.
“It’s not our fault we look. If they weren’t thrown in our faces.” Howie interjected.
“Talk about stereotyping! I don’t do that, Becca doesn’t do that. Men just can’t control their hormones!” Melly yelled.
“How are we supposed to? God created us and made us this way. If you have a problem then switch to women” Brian yelled back.
“Maybe I will!” Bre yelled in Brian’s face.
“I don’t care anymore! Let’s go guys!” AJ turned towards the door.
“Fine!” Nicki threw her hands up in anger.
“Nick are you coming?” Kevin asked forcefully.
“No! This is you all’s stupid fight. Leave us alone” He pulled Becca closer.
“Get out Nick!” Kelly yelled.
“Fine. Bye Angel I love you.”
“I love you too Nicky” she said trying to hold the tears back.
Bre slammed the door behind them “Thank God”
“Why’d you make Nick leave?” Becca yelled in between tears.
“Cause he’s one of them” Mel said in disgust.
Becca didn’t say a word, she just ran straight to her room. “I’ll go get her”
“Becca” Nicki whispered.
“Go away”
“Honey”
“Don’t any of you talk to me. I miss Nick already.”
“Sorry” Nicki walked out of the room and left Becca alone”
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Nick walked straight to his room and slammed the door behind him.
“Frack what’s wrong?”
“You guys! I didn’t want to leave her but you made me! Just leave me alone”
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“If Becca’s this upset maybe we should just all apologize”
“No Mel. She’ll have to learn what pigs men are at one point in time” Nicki said.
“But she loves him.”
“Well....”
“Nothing” Mel stormed up from the table and went to Becca’s room. “Bear”
“Hey”
“The girls won’t budge”
“Oh well. I’m calling Nick anyway”
“Good. But tell him to have Howie call me”
“I will” Mel left the room “Is Nick there?”
“Look Becca” AJ paused “We all know you’re one of them so you can’t talk to him”
“AJ! Let me talk to him”
“No!!”
“Jack ass. I hope you pay for this”
“Whatever” And with that he slammed down the phone. Becca curled up and fell asleep crying.
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A few days later....
Becca and Mel had managed to ignore the girls. “Mel you wanna go to the mall?”
“Yeah. Maybe we could get our minds off things”
Mel picked the keys off the counter and they left.
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“I can’t believe them! They have no right to take us away from the people we love the most”
“I know. I mean especially you. You’ve been so much happier with Nick. I can handle it a bit more”
“I just wish I could see or talk to him”
“Well find a way Becca. I promise”
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“Howie I’m going out you wanna go with me?” Nick asked from across the table.
“Yeah”
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“Becca would love this” Nick looked at a pink (he he) tank top.
“Is this making you feel better or worse?”
“Worse. I miss her so much D”
“You must really love her”
“I do. I think I’ll get this for her. She looks about that size”
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“Melly this isn’t helping”
“Just relax. I’ll go pay for this stuff” She walked up to the cashier. Howie saw her.
“Melly?”
“Howie!” She jumped into his arms. Nick just stood back.
“Becca’s over there” Nick’s face lit up.
He picked her up from behind “Baby” He kissed her.
“I missed you sooo much” She looked down at his hand “Is this for your girlfriend?”
“Yep. Do you think it would fit her?”
“I think so. We have to spend the day together. I miss being with you.”
“Me too. Let’s shop today.”
“Good deal”
“Come on you two love birds” Mel teased.
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“Where is Becca and Mel. It’s almost midnight” Bre walked in the same path for the millionth time that night. Finally they got home.
“Where were you?” Bre demanded.
“Out” they giggled.
“You were out with Howie and Nick. How could you?”
“Because we missed our boyfriends that’s why” Mel yelled back.
“You two can’t see them anymore”
“Whatever” Becca and Mel stormed up the stairs.
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By the time Nick and Howie had gotten home all the guys were in bed. Trying to not make any noise they made a lot and woke AJ up.
“Are you guys just getting in? You have a late night and pick up some chicks?”
“You could say that” Nick looked at Howie. They both went to their rooms and fell asleep with smiles on their faces.
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Over the past couple weeks Mel and Becca hadn’t seen or heard from Nick and Howie. Becca was pissed. Her and Mel had already planned to see them that day.
“We’re leaving” Becca said coldly.
“You can’t. We can’t let them win” Nicki pleaded.
“This isn’t a game. You’re messing with our lives. If you cared you’d leave it between the people who wanted to fight” and with that Becca and Mel left for the guys house.
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They both got out, took a deep breath and banged on the door.
Brian answered.
“Let us see Howie and Nick” Mel demanded
“No” he said smugly.
“Now!” Becca yelled. Howie and Nick came down the stairs hearing all of the noise.
“You all stop it! I missed you Melly.”
“Ditto”
“Angel, let’s go. We can go to my parents house.”
“What about us?” Mel whined.
“Well then come on” Nick and Becca got in the girls car and Mel went with Howie in his.
“Mom!” Nick yelled from the front room.
“We’re outside!”
All four walked out back. ”Mom” He hugged her. ”This is my girlfriend Becca. “
“Hi Mrs. Carter” she said shyly.
“Call me Jane. Mrs. Carter makes me sound old.”
“I will”
“And this is my girlfriend Mel”
“Hi Jane”
“I think BJ has some old bathing suits and the boys stuff is upstairs so you guys join us”
“I’ll show you” BJ climbed out of the pool and took them to her room. ”Here ya go. So how did you meet them/”
“We met at Mc Donalds” Becca giggled. “We didn’t even know who they were but when we went to the club the next night and starting playing ‘Quit Playing Games’ they froze. It was so funny!”
“Sounds like them.”
“You girls ready” Nick asked from outside of the door.
“Yep” They all walked out “Hey baby” Becca kissed him.
“Damn you’re looking good” Becca blushed. “Aww how sweet!” Nick picked her up and threw her over his shoulder.
“Nick put me down!!!”
“Okay” he threw her in the pool.
“Nickolas Gene Carter!” She got out of the pool and pushed him in. “Now we’re even” She stuck her tongue out.
“Oh mature” Nick mocked
“Oh and throwing me in the pool wasn’t”
“It was” they both turned away from each other. They both started laughing.
“I love you anyways Nicky”
“Sure. I believe that”
“Must you two always be so strange?” Mel asked
“Yeah”
“Are you all going to stay for lunch?” Jane asked
“Of course mom. Are you gonna get in?”
“Nope and don’t even try it”
“How did you..” Becca interrupted.
“All mom’s can do it”
“Speaking of moms when do I get the privilege of meeting your parents?”
“Never. I’m not legally theirs. See, I was emancipated then Kelly adopted me” She said sadly.
“I’m sorry”
“It’s okay Nick. Really. They don’t matter to me and they never did.” She smiled
“Okay baby” he kissed her. ”Let’s go in. Mom, what are we having for dinner?”
“Spaghetti”
“Ooh! Can I help?” Becca bounced into the kitchen.
“Sure. None of my kids will”
“I love making spag. It’s one of the only things I can cook”
“Go right ahead” Jane smiled. “So BJ told me how you guys met.”
“I think it’s pretty funny”
“Exactly where are you parents?”
“Somewhere. My brothers don’t know either. And don’t care.”
“It’s okay. If you ever need a mom to turn to I’m here”
“Thanx”
“How’d you get away with calling him Nicky?”
“I dunno. He just let me” She giggled.
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“Let’s just call the girls and apologize.” Brian suggested.
“I guess. But lets go so they can’t ignore us” AJ replied.
They all got in Kevin's car and drove off. When they got there Kevin knocked.
“We just wanted to apologize”
“Us too” Kelly said.
Everyone said their sorrys and had dinner together. Finally everything was normal....so they hoped.