Chapter 6

I saw Leslie run into the room
crying and I held onto her.

"What's wrong Les?" I asked as she cried in my arms.

"I want to go home," Leslie said softly.

I looked at Brian; he had a look of guilt on his face.

"What did you do Brian?" I yelled.

"Nothing, I, Leslie come on I..." Brian started to say.

"Leave me alone Brian! Ash I want to go home
please!" Leslie said crying harder.

I nodded as Wendy got up.

"Call us later okay?" I said looking at the guys.

They nodded concerned for Leslie.

"Yeah," Nick said as he watched us leave.

The Guys Conversation...

"Brian what happened?" A.J. asked concerned.

"I, I don't know. We were talking and we started
making out when I told her no. I said things
I didn't mean and she freaked and ran out." Brian said
covering his face.

"You kissed her? I thought you said you didn't
like her like that," Nick said.

"I know what I said. But I like her, a lot. I just can't.
She's 17 you guys, do you know what would
happen if we started dating or anything?" Brian said.

"It shouldn't matter Brian. If you like
her it shouldn't matter." Kevin said.

Brian hit the wall and nodded, "I know."

Nick took his jacket and said, "Well I'm
going over there."

"What for?" Brian asked.

"To see Ashley," he said as they guys whistled.

"See you tomorrow Nick," A.J. said.

"Very funny you guys," Nick said as he shut the door.

At the Apartment...

"Hey Ashley," Nick said smiling.

"Oh hey! I didn't think you'd come over today," I said
as I let him in.

Leslie was sitting at the table eating chocolate
ice cream and crying her eyes out.

"Hey Nick," she managed to say.

"I know what's going on Leslie if you want to
know," Nick said sitting down next to her.

"Go ahead and tell me I guess," she said licking
her fingers.

"He likes you, a lot, but he's worried about going
out with a minor." He said taking a bite of ice cream.

I knew he shouldn't have told her.

"Oh okay, that makes me feel a lot better
Nick!" She said crying.

She banged her head on the table.

"He'll come around I promise Leslie, you just
have to wait okay?" He said concerned.

"Just go away. Ashley take him away will ya?" Leslie
said getting a beer out of the refrigerator.

"Yes Nick, I'm 17 and drinking beer,
got a problem with it?"

"No, nope, no." Nick said as I took him
away from the kitchen.

"Leslie you have to go to work in 15 minutes
babe!" I said pulling out her outfit.

It was a black halter top with black stirrup
shorts that always made her the center of attention.

That's why her boss hired her.

"Coming," she moped over to outfit and
walked to her room.

"She'll be okay right?" Nick asked.

"Yeah, just don't talk about him or let him
talk to her and she'll be fine. I hope." I said.

We sat down on the couch in the living room.

"You know I'm going on tour in a week
right?" He asked.

"Nope, now I know," I said looking at him.

"I was thinkin'...I like you, do you
like me?" He asked curiously.

"That was forward. Uh, yeah I do." I said smiling.

"Well, since I'm leaving in a week I was thinking
we make the most of it." He said taking my hands.

"You're saying we do everything a just forget about
each other after? Make fun of the situation?
Yeah, I'll do that," I said as we laughed.

He kissed me lightly when Leslie came in the room.

She had all her makeup done and hair,
you couldn't tell she had been crying or anything.

"I'm ready to go, I need the keys," she said.

"That's your working outfit?" Nick asked looking at her.

"Yeah, it's a very uh, bad kinda bar." She said
taking the keys from my hand.

"I'll be back at 6 okay?" She said as she shut the door.

"6 in the morning?" Nick asked stunned.

"Yeah, she's got the late shift." I said.

"And she's 17?" Nick said still stunned.

"Yes Nick! But can we get back now to what
we were doing? I kinda liked doing that." I
said smiling.

"Hold on," Nick said. "I want to tell Brian about this,"
Nick said taking out his cell phone. "Brian? Where are
you? Well Leslie's at work downtown at that bar
that we stopped at once. Yeah, I know, I know,
that's why I called you. Yeah, okay bye. He's going to
go and talk to her." Nick said as he hung up the phone.

"Okay now can we?" I said pleading.

"Very sexy girl aren't you?" Nick asked me.

"Depends on who it is I'm going to
be sexy too. Come here," I smiled as I kissed him.

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