"Crap!" She muttered grabbing her bag as she ran out her front door.
"Hi," a tiny voice greeted from behind her.
"Hey," she looked down at the small body with a mop of blonde hair, which was wet and messy, it looked like he had been swimming.
"I'm Aaron," he held out his hand.
"Hi Aaron," she smiled fumbling through her bag for her keys. "I'm Candice."
"Nice to meet you Candice. I'm your neighbor, I live over there," he pointed to the brick house to the left of hers.
"You, too," she said as she finally found her keys. "Sorry Aaron, but I really am late and I have to go. It was great meeting you, I'll see ya round."
"Bye." Aaron waved as she drove off in her mustang.
"He's really sweet," she whispered to herself heading down the road.

"Any mail for me?" B.J. sat up as Aaron entered the house.
"Nope," Aaron grinned, throwing the mail down in front on her on the table. "I met our new Neighbor."
"What's he like?" Leslie looked up from her teen magazine.
"SHE is nice," Aaron corrected her. "She's around Nick's age actually."
"What?" Nick looked up from his gameboy.
"Our new neighbor dummy," B.J. laughed.
"Oh," he went back to his gameboy, "so who is your new girlfriend?" he teased.
Aaron scrunched up his nose, "she's too old for me."
"Great," Nick didn't look up.

"Is this what he always does on his days off?" B. J. asked walking off to the kitchen.
"Yup!" Nick grinned. Aaron got up and headed for his room, leaving Nick by himself on the sofa playing his game. I wonder who our new neighbor is? he thought to himself. "I guess I'll find out later," he mumbled shrugging his shoulders and standing up.

"Em come here," Candice yelled stepping onto her front porch. "Emma!" She yelled again walking around to the back yard. She glanced into the next yard and saw the top of a tall blonde guy's head. "Emma," she sighed walking over to the gate.
"Right here," Emma announced as Candice opened the gate.
"Girl your mom is gonna kill me," Candice tapped her foot.
"Sorry."

"Hey Aaron!" Candice looked away from her cousin and toward the small boy standing next to a taller version of himself.
"Hey Candice. Sorry, I was talking to Emma. I wanted her to meet..Um..ur..Nick." Aaron called to his brother who looked dazed.
"Wha? Oh. Hi, I'm Nick," he smiled.
"I'm Candice." She shook his hand. They didn't let go until Emma cleared her throat.
"Sorry." Nick blushed dropping his hand.
"Me, too." Candice smiled nervously.
"Candice," Emma send Aaron a grin. "What did you want?"
"Oh we've gotta go home, I'll see you later, I guess." Candice grabbed Emma's hand.
Aaron smiled sweetly, "Bye."
"Bye," Candice started walking away.
"Bye," Nick watched her walk away. I could get lost in those eyes he thought smiling. "That's our new neighbor?!" Nick turned to Aaron.
"Yea. I told you about her this morning, remember?" Aaron raised an eyebrow.
"Um. No, not really." Nick shifted his weight to his other foot.
"Well, I did," Aaron rolled his eyes. "Emma is really sweet."
"Airs got a crush," Nick teased.
"OK, whatever. What about you and Candice? What's with that?"
"Nothin," Nick answered turning around and heading to his house. But I do wanna get to know her better he thought smiling to himself.

"Aaron is so cute," Emma raved.
"Your only 9 Em."
"So? And your only 19," Candice rolled her eyes. "I love Florida!"
"God Emma chew with your mouth shut," Candice teased.
"You know you like him."
"Who?"
"Nick."
"No way. I don't even know him." Candice protested.
"So you like him," Emma insisted.
"No, I don't." I do want to get to know him better though she thought taking a bite of her apple.

"You ready?" Candice yelled up the stairs.
"Almost. Hold on."
"K. I'll be in the car." Candice walked out the door. Nick was getting his mail. "Hey Nick!"
"Sup?" He walked over to her.
"Nothin. You?" She shifted through her mail.
"Nothin, I was just waiting for a letter from.." He trailed off.
"Yo Nick." She waved her hand in front of his face.
"Huh? Oh sorry. I've gotta go," he walked off.
"What was that?" Candice thought aloud.
"Come on lets go!" Emma called opening her door.
"Coming."

After dropping her cousin off at the school Candice headed back home. Nick was outside talking with an older women.
"Hello Nick," she waved.
"Candice come here," Nick yelled. She obeyed and headed toward his house.
"This is my mum, Jane. This is our new neighbor Candice."
"Hello," Jane greeted her with a warm smile.
"Hello Mrs. Carter." Candice shook her hand.
"Hun, just call me Jane," she laughed.
"OK," Candice shifted her weight as they stood in silence. Nick carter? Now why does that name sound so familiar? Candice asked herself.
"So will you?" Nick smiled sweetly. Candice hadn't even noticed he was talking.
"Huh? What?" she shook her head.
"Do you wanna come over and watch the game tonight?"
"Oh yeah sure. What time?"
"Um around three."
"Cool well I've gotta go," Candice started down the stairs. "Bye Jane it was nice meeting you."

"Hello?" Nick opened his door. "Oh hey."
Nick stood there staring, "well, are you gonna let me in or not?"
"Oh yea sorry." Nick ushered her in, she laughed a little. "My parents are at one of Aa..B.J.'s modeling things so everyone is gone besides Angel, she wanted to stay home."
"And Angel is Aaron's twin right?"
"Yup." They sat down to watch they game but didn't spend any time watching it they were talking most of the time.
"So where'd you used to live?" Nick asked facing Candice.
"Missouri."
"You don't look so thrilled about that." Nick smirked.
"Well, it's really boring out there and everything."
"I think people make places boring. I mean if you are active and stuff then you wouldn't be bored." Nick interrupted her.
"Oh really? Are you calling me boring?" Candice raised a fist.
"Yea, I am!" Nick stood up, he was about 6 inches taller than her.
"Well, I'll challenge your big butt to a game of basketball! Right now," she pocked her index finger at his chest.
"You're on girlie," he grabbed his basketball from the hall.

"You lose Nick," Candice grinned collapsing on the couch after the game.
"You didn't tell me you were so good," he collapsed next to her.
"Well, you never asked me. So, I guess I'll tell you now. I got a scholarship to FSU in, Ohmigod, basketball," she made a horrified face at him, then bust out laughing.
"So what are you studying there?" She sat up.
"Um, Theater, Clothing design, Make up, Biology, and Mathematics"
"Nice selection." Nick laughed.
"Yea well what do you do? Sit around all day and play Nintendo?"
"No, actually I have a career," Nick paused Is she acting? Does she know about the boys? What if she does, will she like me for me or Nick Carter the Backstreet boy?