"Mmm, good morning," she replied, pulling the sheets over their naked bodies.
"Did you have fun last night?"
"We must have had a lot of fun if we slept this late this morning," she stated. "But yeah, I had a great night. And this time I can actually remember everything that happened."
"That's always a plus."
She left a trail of kisses down his neck. "When I first got the assignment of reviewing your album, I was ready to kill my editor. She knows a lot of the history I've had with you. At least, she knows I worked with you before, and we parted on some not-so-nice terms. Now I'm really glad she convinced me to do it. I missed you so much."
"I missed you, too. After you left, I really regretted not straightening things out between us."
"I did, too."
"A little late now, though. We made up for it last night anyway." He kissed her forehead. "I love you, Liz. I realized it while you were on tour with us, and I should have just listened to my heart instead of being such a jerk about it and hurting you so bad."
"Forget about it. It's over. We're together now."
"I love you," he repeated.
"I love you, too."
She laughed. Obviously, Nick hadn't told him anything. "Nothing. I'm just in a good mood today."
"Gosh, you look like you got laid last night or something," AJ joked. She met Nick's eyes and they shared a giddy smile. "Oh, my God, don't tell me you guys?"
"Oh, come on, AJ. What would make you think that?" Nick inquired innocently.
"Don't think we missed that look, guys," Kevin stated.
"Did you not tell us the truth about where you were last night, Nick?" Brian asked.
"Okay, so we went on a date, but it was just a date! We didn't do anything more," Nick lied.
"Funny, usually you aren't gone until the next morning when you're on a date," Howie teased.
"Uh, don't you guys, um, have work to do, or something?" Liz stuttered. She was bright red.
"I don't think I've ever seen that girl blush," Kevin laughed.
"I don't think I've ever seen Nick that red, either," Brian added.
"All right, enough with the teasing. I think it's time to start recording," Nick stated.
"Dude, we better take advantage of this. Nick's actually anxious to get to work," AJ joked. "Let's go."