Chapter 8

Well, A.J. and I made a pact, whenever our parents
talked about the other we would make a vicious lie
about them, hoping it would make them hate each
other in the long run. A.J. did talk to Denise,
and she decided that it would be best if she let the
wedding wait until her 'baby boy' came
back from touring.
So we were off being related for a while at least.

Two weeks passed, and A.J. was leaving in two
days. I couldn't stand the thought of him
leaving, so I tried to ignore him, hoping he would
beg to stay.

"Hey baby, why aren't you answering
your phones?" A.J. asked walking into my house.

"Hi," I mumbled walking up the stairs.

"Where's Johnny?"

"Out."

"My mom?"

"With him."

"Why are you talking so weird?" He asked when
we reached my room.

"No reason."

"Uh…okay," he said looking at me weird.
"Well, tomorrow Jane, Nick's mom…"

"I know who she is," I interrupted.

"Right. Well, she's planning a farewell party for Nick,
only his closest friends, and no parents except for her
of course. It's a really formal thing, dressing
up and stuff, it's at the Hilton too!"

"Great," I said sighing.

"Okay…well anyways, are you going?" He asked
as I shrugged.

"He is my best friend, of course," I said as he grinned.

"Great!" He smiled. He sat down next to me
on my bed as I got up.

"Maybe you should go, I got a lot of stuff to do
before tomorrow," I said as he got up and sighed.

"What is wrong? You've been ignoring me and giving
me one…maybe two word answers to everything
I say," he said. I sighed, he saw straight through me!

"Nothing," I shrugged.

"Tell me," he said.

"No!"

"Yep, I'm not leaving until you tell me," he said
as I shrugged.

"Fine, you'll be alone," I said as I opened my
closet door. I took out my shoes and slipped them on.

"If you want it that way," he said blocking the doorway.

"I have to go, I'm late," I said sighing.

"Tell me."

"NO!"

"Why? Think I'll laugh or something?"

"That's not it," I mumbled.

"Then tell me!"

"Dammit A.J.!" I sighed and rubbed my temples.

"What? I just want to know what's
wrong!" He said. He had a good point; he had
every right to know.

"I'm ignoring you so when you leave it won't hurt
as much," I mumbled as I tried to push my way
out the door.

"Hey, I'm buff you can't get by," he said with a small
laugh as I grinned a little. "SEE! You can't be mad
at me! Don't ignore me either, you'll make me cry."

"WHAT?" I asked looking at him shocked.

"I will! You think I haven't before?" He asked as
my jaw dropped.

"A.J. McLean cries? No way!" I said as he shrugged.

"Only happens when I think of you," he said as I
laughed.

"Oh thanks! How is that good?" I asked.

"No I didn't mean it like that! Can we change the
subject please?" He asked as I folded my arms across
my chest. "Oh you're so adorable when you
try to ignore me!" He said pinching my cheek as I
laughed a little.

"WE GOT A LAUGH!" He yelled. "We're making
process!" He said wrapping his arms around my
waist. "Baby, if you don't talk to me I'll die! You have
to say goodbye to me, I'll cry the whole time I'm in
Europe!" He said as I wrapped my arms around his
neck.

"I can't ignore you," I said with a laugh.

"I know, it's a gift!" He said showing his white teeth
I loved so much.

"I love you," I said pecking him on the lips.

"Love you more," he said pecking me. "So
where ya going?" He asked.

"The mall with Belle, just so ya know I already knew
about the party tomorrow, that's why we're
going," I said as he pouted.

"I wanted to let you know first! Oh well…
want me to come?" He asked.

"You have no plans at all?" I asked as he
shrugged. "Packed everything?"

"Yep."

"Talked to all your friends?"

"Uh huh."

"Talked to Denise?"

"I have to eat breakfast with her
tomorrow morning," he whined.

"Well if you really want to come to see us
trying on dresses, be my guest," I shrugged.

"Cool," he said.

"A.J.?"

"Hmm?"

"Let's have tons of fun while you're
still here, okay?" I asked as he lifted me up.

"Of course baby it's my last 2 nights
here! Party!" He said as I laughed.

Well, A.J. was our dress critic, telling us which
looked best on us and which didn't, he was so cute!

"Nope, too big, how do you dance in
that?" He asked Belle as she nodded.

"Good point," she said getting back into the
dressing room.

"Belle have you gotten anywhere with
Nickolas?" I asked walking out of the dressing room.

"You mean she likes Nick!?!" A.J. asked.

"Yes A.J., you tell him or anyone I'll KILL
YOU!" Belle said throwing the dress over the stall.

"What do you think baby?" I asked him.
He mouth dropped.

"Uh…it's great if we were alone, but with
everyone else it's kinda…revealing," he said
as I looked at the mirror.

"Really? I like this one!" I whined.

"Well…buy it for later," he said as I giggled.

"I think I will," I said running back
to the stall. "So Belle have you?" I asked.

"I haven't gotten anywhere Jessie! Geesh!" She said.

"Well has he said anything to you?" I asked.

"No, we don't really talk much," she said.

"He's a really, really shy guy Belle," A.J. said.

"Yeah, that's probably why he hasn't talked to you," I
said as I zipped up a new dress. Belle and I came
out at the same time.

"Oh that's cute!" She said with a smile. We
walked over to A.J.

"Hmm…Belle I think we've found yours," A.J. said
as I looked at Belle's. It was very beautiful I
had to admit.

"Finally!" She said running to her stall to change.

"We'll never find me one!" I whined as A.J. got up
from his chair.

"You don't have any at home?" He asked as I pouted.

"No."

"Hmm…let me look for one. Have no fear, A.J.'s
here!" He said kissing me lightly before walking
out into the store to find me a dress.

"He's so different then what I expected!" Belle said
coming out of the stall with her dress in hand.

"What did you think of him before?" I asked sitting
down in A.J.'s seat with the dress on.

"Well, typical mean guy. Guy with tattoos, piercing,
shades he never takes off, he gives the
impression Jess," she explained.

"Believe me I thought that too at first," I said laughing.
"But everytime we talked he was so nice and sweet,
and when he talked…well when he talks to the guys
he's so different, he's like the way he
looks," I said with a little more explanation.

"Found one!" A.J. said as I got up.

"Wow I love it already!" I said looking at it.

"Well go I'm going to lose my mind if I'm in here
any longer!" Belle said as I grabbed the dress and
ran to the stall to change.

"A.J. does Nick ever talk about me?" Belle asked
I smiled.

"Well…he's told us how cool he thinks you are…oh!
One time he told us you were the only girl he knew that
was as awesome as he is in basketball!" A.J. said
as Belle and I both laughed.

"Thanks, but coming from Nick and how…not good
he is in basketball, that really isn't comforting,"
she said with a sigh.

"Hey don't worry! He'll come around, I'll make
him if I have to, I've beat him before," A.J. said as
I came out.

"No you will not Alexander James McLean!" I said
with a laugh. They didn't laugh with me; I looked
as they stared at my dress. "A thumbs up?" I asked.

"TWO!" They both said as I smiled.

We stopped for dinner at some local diner we saw
on the side of the highway, A.J.'s stomach was making
weird noises so we decided some local diner was okay
with us.

"One bacon cheeseburger with fries, one tuna salad,
and one caesar salad," our waitress said handing us
our food.

"A.J. that hamburger could feed three families!" I said
with a laugh.

"Well yours could feed three mice!" He said as I
looked at my caesar salad.

"At least mine isn't fattening, I don't date fat people," I
said holding in my laughter as Belle couldn't stop!

"Oh okay, well I'm leaving, waitress check
please!" He said as I laughed.

"You know I'm playing. You could never
get fat, you're too buff," I said as he nodded.

"Yeah that's right! Remember that!" He said taking a
huge bite out of his cheeseburger as Belle and I laughed.

"I can see your stomach getting fatter by the
second," I said. He showed me his food as I almost
barfed.

"EW! A.J. that was gross!" I said turning red
from laughter.

"Fine, I'll got by myself to the party tomorrow," he
said fake crying. He covered his eyes and started
whining as people started to stare.

"A.J.!" I said as he looked at me with tears in his eyes.

"See what you did? My one true love thinks I'm
sick and I'm fat!" He said as tears rolled down his
face. I looked at everyone around us and grinned.

"I got this," I said to them as they went upon
their business.

"Baby you know I'm just joking! I love you!" I said
as he wiped his eyes.

"Really?" He asked fluttering his eyelashes.

"YOU WERE FAKING?" I asked. Belle busted
out laughing as he smiled wide.

"I've been acting since I was 4!" He said as I pouted.
I stuck out my tongue as he kissed my cheek. "I love
you too, now let me eat woman!" He said as I
looked over at Belle.

"Nick's 3 times worse," I said as she stopped laughing.

"Really?" She asked as A.J. and I nodded.
"Oh boy," she said banging her head on the table as
A.J. and I both shrugged.

We dropped Belle off and went to the beach again.
We always went to the beach, it was like practically
ours.

"A.J.?" I asked lying in the sand.

"Yep?"

"If I was kidnapped by some weirdo killer guy and the
only way he would let me go is if he killed you,
would you do it for me?" I asked.

"Nope," he said as I sat up. We both laughed.

"No? Well what if I moved to Argentina and
changed my name to Ramona, would
you come find me and rescue me?"

"Nope."

"Well, what if I was pregnant and I said it was Kevin's?"

"WHAT!?!" He asked as I laughed.

"It probably would be Kevin's baby, since he's so
much sexier than you ya know," I said getting up.

"Oh you're going to get it!" He said chasing me.

"A girl outrunning you? How embarrassing!" I
yelled to him as I ran. He picked me up and
I squirmed. "AHH! RAPE!" I yelled in laughter.

"Kevin's huh? If you don't stop with that I'll…I'll…"

"You'll what?" I asked.

"I'll tickle you to death!" He said as I shook my head.

"Oh Alexander, I am so sorry, I will never ever
say that again," I said as he put me down.

"OW!" I yelled as I sat down on the sand.

"What did I do?" He asked sitting next to me.

"My knee is still bugging me!" I said almost in tears.

"I have to magical touch, let me fix it," he said rubbing
it gently as I sighed. I laid my head down on the
sand and closed my eyes; his touch made
all the pains go away.

"Jessie don't fall asleep on me," he said as I laughed.

"I won't," I said. I felt him stop as I opened
my eyes, he face right in front of mine.

"I couldn't help but kiss you," he said kissing me lightly.

"Okay…now keep working slave!" I said with a laugh.

"Yes mam! Would you like me to polish
your shoes after I'm done?" He asked as I laughed.

"No, I have something better in mind," I said
as he smiled wide.

"YES MAM!" He said as I laughed hard. I was
going to miss his goofiness, he was everything
and he was about to leave me for so long…so I thought.

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