Chapter 12-

*a year later*

(*thanks to Eliese for helping me write this chapter, and helping me think up ideas for this story. Well actually, she was the insparation for the story so whatever I’ll shut up.*)

“Eliese, please stop whining” Amanda said getting up and walking away from her.

“but…but Amanda, you have to tell me” she said following her out of the bus and into the venue.

“no I will not tell you. She told me not to tell anyone” Amanda walked down the hall and into AJ’s dressing room locking the door behind her.

“hey whats up?” AJ asked as he laid on the couch trying to get some rest.

“oh nothing, its just Eliese bugging me again” she went over to him and lifted his upper body so his head was laying on her lap. Her fingers ran through his freshly dyed hair.

“what about now?” he asked

“she wants to know why Briannas pissed at her”

AJ laughed “jeez she really cant figure it out?”

“I guess not. but its not really her fault. Brianna shouldn’t be pissed if shes waited this long.”

“yeah but whatever” AJ yawned “im tired you can leave if you want, im just going to sleep”

“no I’ll stay with you, I like to watch you sleep” she smiled leaning down and giving him a kiss.

“if you wish” he said smiling at her.

~*~*~*~

“Nick your cheating” I said looking up at him.

“no im not” he replied smirking.

“yes you are, look” I reached over and pulled an extra card from under his arm.

“how did that get there?” he asked

“oh shut up” I laughed throwing my cards at him. “come on, you cheater its time to go and see what everyone else is up to.”

“okay” he said, I grabbed his hand and dragged him out and into Brians dressing room where everyone but Amanda and AJ were.

“hey everyone” I smiled, it seems that everyones eyes were fixed on our hands that were locked together. Eliese looked at me meanly and I saw the jealousy in her eyes. I quickly dropped his hand and we sat down. I sat on the floor and Nick sat next to me.

“so now that we’re all here, we can discuss the party” Kevin started

“what party?” Eliese asked making her way over to Nick and I, and sitting directly between us on the floor.

“you know, AJ and Amandas engagement party”

“don’t the people engaged usually throw an engagement party?”

“well yeah, but they arent so we are.” Brian said

“im glad Amanda and AJ are getting married, they’re so cute together” I laughed crawling over to Nick and sitting on his lap. “Nick don’t you agree?”

“of course”

“will you marry me Nick?” I asked sticking out my bottom lip.

He laughed “sure, in about 10 minutes just let me break up with Eliese first”

“that’s not funny Nick” Eliese said crossing her arms.

“oh lighten up Eliese” I sighed getting off Nicks lap. “your so uptight about this. Not like im going to steal him from you”

“yeah I bet you would” she said

“listen, we’re just friends ok?” I said

“sure, but its not my fault he wanted me and not you”

“you know what Eliese?” I said standing up. “don’t think I could have had my chance. Nick and I have been so close for the last year and honestly I don’t want to be anything but friends with him. so get off my back about it”

I walked out and went to the bus. I laid down on the couch and covered my face with my hands. I hated the fact the Nick and Eliese were dating. Well before I get into that, I’ll tell you about the last year.

That summer we went on tour with the guys, everything was cool. AJ and Amanda seriously dated but Nick and I just stayed friends. we finished school and graduated last month. AJ and Nick invited us out on tour with them again, along with Eliese. Her and Nick had just started dating, and I think It was all to make me jealous for some reason.

It had totally ruined my friendship with elise and almost my friendship with Nick. we couldn’t be alone together without Eliese on our backs about where we were and what we were doing.

I didn’t understand Nick point of view either. He had showed no interest in he before and all of a sudden one day they were going out. He always compalined about her to me, about how she was annoying him and things like that.

“Brianna what are you doing?” Amanda asked walking onto the bus. “Nick was looking for you”

“so what” I said

“whats wrong, was it Eliese again?”

“yeah” I sighed “she thinks im trying to steal him from her”

“well no offense or anything, but you two flirt constantly. If you talked like that to AJ I would have to kill you”

“Amanda…” I whined “I don’t like Nick why do you say that?”

“Brianna…” she mocked “you do, just admit it”

“well maybe I do. But not enough to ever act on it”

“come on, I see the way you look at him. don’t pull that shit on me. Its almost the same look I give AJ”

“hey you and AJ are getting married” I laughed “I was only kidding when I asked Nick to marry me you know”

“you asked him to marry you?” she asked

“oh you werent there, nevermind it was just a joke”

“and if he asked you, you would say no?”

“yes” I laughed “we havent ever dated so why would he ask anyways”

“I don’t know im just saying…and you havent dated but you’ve kissed”

“hey that wasn’t my fault. Brian dared us to, it was just a stupid game”

“Brianna you confuse me” she said getting a SODA (*haha*) from the fridge.

“I know I confuse myself” I sat up and looked out the window. “ohhhh Amanda…AJ’s coming”

“goodie” she got up and ran out of the bus throwing her arms around him and giving him a hug. “AJ your awake”

“I know” he said laughing. “I was coming to find you and see if you’d like to go for a walk to the store with me”

“yeah lets go” she kissed his cheek and he wrapped an arm around her waist as they walked off.

I got up and walked off of the bus. I grabbed a basketball and went to the court in the back of the venue. I bounced the ball around and missed a couple of baskets before Nick walked out, like always.

“hey” he said “I’ve been watching you, you seem upset”

“I am” I said simply.

“im sorry, I know its cause of Eliese”

“its not really” I said throwing the ball at him.

“than why don’t you tell me what it is?” he threw the ball to the side and sat down on the grass. He pulled me down on his lap and wrapped his arms around my waist.

“Nick I don’t wanna talk about it”

“come on Bree, you’ve been like my best friend since you came on tour last year, cant you talk to me?”

I sighed “I just don’t know”

“don’t know about what?”

“about everything, im just going to be honest with you ok?”

“ok be honest with me” he said laughing a little.

“well its us, kinda”

“what about us?”

“well us sorta is the question”

he laid back bringing me with him, so I was laying next to him with his arms around me.

“Brianna…I don’t really know what to tell you”

“Nick you just have to give me an answer, is there any hope for an us or not?” I looked at him, he sighed and closed his eyes. “I keep getting these mixed messages. Your dating one of my best friends, even if she does hate me right now. If you get annoyed with her, you’ll come to my room and sleep with me in my bed. When you don’t have your arms around her, you have your arms around me. I don’t know whats going on”

“you know I like you, I just didn’t think you liked me at all. I never thought you wanted to be more than friends. I didn’t think that after what happened with Matt you would want to date me.”

“Nick if I was going to be with anyone after Matt of course it would be you. You’re the only guy I trust”

“but I still didn’t know that you felt that way, you should have told me”

“your lying Nick” I said “how could you not know I liked you? Everyone can see it. I spend more time with you than I spend with anyone else. You were the only one there for me last year when I was going through all that shit with Matt going to jail and everything. For jesus sakes I just proposed to you”

he looked at me for a minute and then laughed.

“you look so cute when you get mad” he said smiling.

“not funny” I said looking away hiding my smirk.

“can I tell you something?” he said seriously.

“yeah sure, what is it?”

“I just wanted to go out with Eliese to see if you were affected by it. It worked”

“hey that’s not fair. You were trying to make me jealous?”

“umm yeah” he laughed

“I wasn’t”

“oh yeah right”

“I wasn’t, I swear. I was just upset that Eliese thought I was stealing you away from her”

“but…if im not mistaken, you already have”

Amanda and AJ walked back from the store and towards the arena they were having tonights concert.

“AJ, do you think im too young to get married?” she asked

he looked over at her. “why do you think you are?”

“well im 17, your 23”

“so the age difference bothers you?”

“no, but im afraid that it might bother someone else”

“well if it doesn’t bother me, and it doesn’t bother you, why should it bother anyone else?”

“well it shouldn’t, your right. But it probably will. I mean if like the press finds out”

“who cares, all I know is that I love you and I don’t care who knows” he arapped his arms around her waist and gave her a kiss.

“I love you too AJ”