"So, where are going?" Katie asked, as the ten of them walked down the street, disguised in sun glasses and hats, hoping they wouldn't be recognized.
"Well, it's to early to go clubbing." AJ replied. "We could. . . geez, I don't know what we should do."
"It's about four now. . . " Kevin trailed off.
"We could go to a late lunch." Howie suggested.
"Nah, I'm not really hungry." Diane said.
"We could catch a movie." Brian suggested.
"No, to quiet. I need to go somewhere I can be loud." Danielle said.
"Girl, you are loud no matter where we go." Brittny laughed.
Danielle scowled.
"The girl does have a point, D. I've barely known you for three days, and you are pretty. . . vocal." AJ said.
"Alright, enough Danielle bashing, we need to decide what to do." Danielle said.
"We could go to an early dinner." Howie suggested.
"Man! All you ever think about it FOOD!" Nick groaned.
"I'm hungry. . . "Howie whined.
"I'll fill you up, baby." Holly said, seductivly.
"You mean he'll fill you up." AJ laughed.
"Boy, you are sick!" Danielle cried.
"Ya'll are perfect for eachother then. You've got a pretty nasty mind youself." Katie said.
Danielle grinned. "This is true."
"Let's go shopping." Nick said. "Then we can go out to dinner, Howie, and then to a club or two.
"Sounds like a plan." Kevin agreeed.
They walked a little bit further down the road until they reached a mall. Once they were inside they split up.
Kevin and Diane went into a sports shop, Howie and Holly went to Hallmark so Howie could buy his grandma a birthday card, AJ and Danielle went to the Sunglass Hut, Nick dragged Katie into the arcade, and Brittny and Brian went to Sam Goody.
After an hour and a half of searching the mall, everyone met up at the entrance.
"So, where are you going for dinner?" Howie asked.
"The Olive Garden!" Brittny and Danielle cried together.
Brian chuckled. "The Olive Garden it is. . . "
It was almost ten when they found their way into Tropic Suns, a club that they found.
They got two tables near by eachother, Danielle, AJ, Katie, and Nick at one, Brittny, Brian, Howie Holly, Kevin and Diane at the other, and ordered drinks.
Nick, Katie, AJ, and Danielle immediatly ran out onto the dancefloor while Kevin, Diane, Howie, Holly, Brittny, and Brian were content to wait for their drinks and talk-as best they could over the loud music.
"Damn!" Brittny cried. "Look at them go!"
Katie and Nick, and AJ and Danielle were freaking to "Touch It" by Monifa.
Brian laughed. "That's just like AJ, but I've never really seen Nick do that with a girl."
Brittny cocked an eyebrow. "Please don't tell me you've seen him to that to a guy."
"No! I've never seen him do that, period."
As they spoke, Nick wrapped his arm around Katie's waist, and they moved their bodies very close to eachother.
A mix of "Tearin' Up My Heart" by NSYNC began to play, and Nick stopped dancing. He grabbed Katie's arm, and pulled her off the dance floor.
"Where are we going?"
"They're playing NSYNC. Yuck! I hate NSYNC!"
"Awww. I like NSYNC. I met them a couple times, and they're great guys."
"Yeah, well, I still don't like them."
They sat down at their table.
"You big baby." Katie said.
"Shuddup!"
Katie played with the straw of her Pina` Colada as she watched Brittny drag Brian out onto the dancefloor.
"Katie?" Nick asked.
"Yeah?" she looked up to find him staring intently at her, with a determained look in his eyes.
"Every since last night, all I've been able to think about is you. And all I've been wanting to do is kiss you." He said, forwardly.
"Kiss me?"
"Yeah."
"Well.. . I'm not exactly stopping you. . . "
Nick smiled. He leaned across the table, and lightly let his lips touch Katie's.
A bright light flashed in front of them.
"What the. . ?!"
A man with a camera and a pencil tucked behind his ear was running excitedly through the crowd.
"Shit!" Nick cried.
"What?"
"Some guy just took a picture of us kissing!"
"So?"
"We just spent the morning telling the world we are 'just friends'."
Katie groaned. "Shit!"
"Exactly."
"What are we supposed to do?"
Nick leaned back in his chair, upset. "Prepare to be asked by reporters why we lied on national television.