Stephanie sat at the bar, her stare transfixed on her drink, completely ignoring the loud R&B music or the hundreds of people that had gathered around the club. She was thinking of him again, his warm touch, his soft kiss, his deep voice. It had been more than half a year since the fight and neither wanted to be the first to apologize, but both were slowly going insane without each other. She downed the rest of her drink and hopped off the stool. She was about to leave when someone touched her shoulder. She turned around and met two big brown eyes, hidden behind yellow lens sunglasses.
"Aj? Is that you?" Stephanie let a smile appear on her face. He nodded and pulled her into a hug.
"Yeah, it’s me. How ya been?" Aj asked, breaking the hug and pulling her into an empty booth.
"Oh me, I’ve been fine. But what about you? How was tour? Is Theresa here too? How are the rest of the guys?" She questioned in one breath. Aj just shook his head and laughed.
"Theresa’s not here, she’s sick and wanted to stay home. The guys are great, except, um, never mind, but tour was a blast." Aj said, looking around the room, hunting for a familiar face.
"What are you looking for Alex, your other girlfriend?" Stephanie teased, tapping his shoulder softly.
`"What? No, I couldn’t do that to my little Cupcake. But there’s someone here who’s eager to see ya again." He hinted slightly.
"Really who?" She asked, worried who Aj had in mind. "But don’t say Kev… you know who, or I’ll just haul off and slug ya now." She tried to joke lightly.
"Nah, we couldn’t get Kev to come out with us, but Bri, Nick, and D all miss ya like crazy." He smiled. ‘She still loves him. Maybe we can get them together again. Kevin really needs her.’ He thought to himself.
"Oh really! Where are they? I’m dying to see them again." She smiled a bit. Aj nodded and lead her across the dance floor to a booth, where three young men and two women sat.
"Hey guys, I was right. Looky who I found." Aj announced over the thunderous music. Everyone at the table looked up to see the familiar brunette from seven months ago. A chorus of hellos’ welcomed her. All three guys quickly got out of the booth and rushed up to her. Howie got there first.
"Hey Stephanie, how have you been? Gosh, we missed you on tour so much!" Howie hugged her and stepped back to allow a shorter Chinese woman with permed black-red hair walk up to then and link her arm with his. "This is my little China Doll, Mei-Ling."
"Hi I’m Stephanie." The two shook hands and smiled. Nick walked past Mei-Ling and up to Stephanie, looking down at her from his great height. He quickly pulled her into a hug, even tighter than Howie’s.
"Hey Shorty, how have ya been?" He asked, pulling back a little to give her a kiss on the nose.
"Just fine, Nick Nack. God, you get taller every time I see ya." She teased, playfully ruffling his hair. He leaned closer and gave her a kiss on the cheek.
"I missed ya on tour. I didn’t have anyone to beat at Mario Cart!" He laughed and pulled away, letting Brian walk up to her. Neither Stephanie nor Brian said a word, they just immediately hugged tightly. Of all the friendships in the gang, Brian and Stephanie’s was the strongest.
"Hey Steph, I missed you so much." Brian said quietly in her ear, hugging her even tighter as he did so.
"I missed you too, Bri. Without you around I don’t have a teddy-bear to cry on." She whispered back, catching a glimpse of a beautiful blond. Leighanne just stood by, knowing how close they were and didn’t mind their hugging. Stephanie pulled back and kissed Brian’s cheek softly. Leighanne walked up to Stephanie next, and hugged her as well.
"Hey you. I missed not having you on tour. I didn’t have anyone to gossip with. I missed ya Girlie." Leighanne smiled, remembering all the fun they had had, and how close they had always been.
"I missed you too, Big Sis. I didn’t really have anyone to talk to either. At least you had Theresa." Stephanie smiled and pulled away. "Hey listen, I don’t wanna ruin this moment but I really should be heading home. But you guys have to stop in at my place! Okay?" She grinned, ordering more than asking. Everyone nodded and gave her one last hug. Aj being the one to walk her out to her car, decided to ask the infamous question about Kevin.
"Steph, I know you’re gonna be mad at me for bringing this up, but I need to know what happened with you and Kev."
Stephanie quit walking altogether, and stared at the ground. She wasn’t completely sure what had happened, but jealously had seemed the only reason for it.
**Flashback**
"Stephanie, what’s the matter with you? You won’t even tell me anything anymore. I mean Brian knows more about your past then I do, and I’m dating you." Kevin mumbled from his chair across from the couch where Stephanie was seated.
"What are you talking about? Brian and I are really good friends and we confide everything in each other. Even our secrets. What’s wrong with that?" Stephanie questioned, not sure why Kev seemed so edgy.
"It’s just that you don’t trust me with those secrets. I mean, who was the first one to hear about your past? It was Brian. That just doesn’t seem fair to me." Kevin raised his voice in reference to her ex-boyfriend, Xavior, and all the problems he had caused in her life.
"I told him no more than fifteen minutes before I got a hold of you. I got some very weird calls from Xavior, and Brian was home when I called. He came over since you were busy in the studio with Jimmy. He was the closest person. He was there for me when you couldn’t be." Her voice cracked slightly, remembering the hell Xavior had put her through with all the threats over the phone.
"But I don’t understand why you always run to Brian before me. I’m your boyfriend, and I thought he was just your friend. Why do you always choose him over me?" Kevin asked, calmer. For some reason he felt all this jealousy towards Brian, and he couldn’t control what he was saying anymore.
"Because Brian is always there when I need him, he’s my best friend. He just knows when all I need is a hug and makes me laugh when I’m upset." Stephanie explained.
"Then why are you with me then huh? Why don’t you just go and be with Brian. I mean he is so damn perfect!" Kevin smarted off, standing up. He immediately regretted what he said, seeing the hurt look on her face. He loved her more than anything in the world but he was no longer control. He just stood outside himself, watching a jealous boyfriend yell at the woman he loved.
"How can you say that! I love you with all my heart and I thought you loved me! But I guess I was mistaken. Brian is just my friend, and will never ever be my boyfriend. If you’re going to say all this and keep treating me like I’m having an affair with him then I’m leaving! But before I go, know this, Brian is my friend, and you were my best friend and lover. But if you can’t trust me, and handle that I have a guy friend than I don’t think I need to be with you. Maybe you’ll do better alone. Goodbye Kevin." With that Stephanie got up from the couch and walked past him and out to the front hall, without once looking back at him. She quickly grabbed her keys and left.
‘I can’t go to Brian this time. He won’t understand.’ She thought, pulling out of the driveway. She turned her radio on full-blast hoping to clear her head a little. She as met by Kevin’s deep baritone voice, followed by Aj’s soulfully raspy voice.
‘I’ll Never Break Your Heart. How ironic. Well that mushy shit is never true.’ She laughed at herself harshly. She listened to the words and felt the tears begin to build behind her eyes, finally pulling into the driveway she had been searching for. She jumped out of her car and walked around to the back of the house to his open window. She noticed a ladder "conveniently" left out and gently placed against his window. A light was still on in his room, thankfully. ‘Good, he’s still awake. He’s who I need right now.’
Nick sat as his desk, writing in his journal as he hummed to whatever slow song was on the radio. He heard a slight noise behind him. Worrying it might be an over obsessed fan, he turned around slowly and very cautiously. He was surprise to find Stephanie climbing in through his window.
"Steph, what the hell are you doing here? You could have just used the door like normal people usually do." He joked, shutting his door quietly so his parents wouldn’t wake up. He looked back at her when she didn’t do her normal soft laughter, and noticed her tear-stained face. "My God, what’s wrong? Are you okay?" he questioned, as he pulled her towards him. She collapsed against his chest and started to sob for what seemed for hours. When she did finally stop she looked up into Nick’s caring blue eyes.
"Kev and I had a fight and we broke up I guess." She sniffled, trying to hold back her emotions. Nick hugged her again and began to sing softly to her.
"I don’t know, what he does to make you cry, but I’ll be there to make you smile. I don’t have a fancy car, to get to you I’d walk a thousand miles…" Nick sang through the entire song, and when he finished he found Stephanie had fallen asleep against his shoulder. He gently picked her up and laid her down on his large bed. He pulled off her shoes and socks, and carefully climbed into the bed next to her. He slowly dozed off.
Nick woke to the feeling of Stephanie’s shaking body against his. He wrapped his arms around her and let her bury her face in his chest. Stephanie suddenly pulled her face up to meet his and stared into his eyes.
"Nick…" She whispered, until Nick’s lips covered hers. He didn’t feel guilty for doing what his heart told him to do now, Stephanie was finally single and she was in his arms right then. That was all he needed. She started kissing him back, pushing her tongue into his mouth. Nick’s hands began to roam down her back and under her baggy sweat shirt. They broke the kiss long enough to rid each other of their shirts and Stephanie’s bra. Nick’s lips attacked hers again and trailed his kisses down her neck.
"Oh Nick, I’ve waited forever to do this with you." She moaned, running her fingers through his blond hair. "Mmm, Nicky, make love to me. I need you so bad."
"I’ve wanted you to say that since I’ve met you." Nick smiled, unbuttoning her jeans and pushing them down her thighs. He was on his knees in front of her, in only his boxers. He quickly ridded himself of his boxers then ripped off Stephanie’s panties. He slid his body back over hers and kissed her mouth again. He suddenly pushed into her causing her to moan out loud. Nick groaned loudly at how great it felt to finally be in her. He kissed her roughly to keep them quiet so none of his family members would hear them.
Stephanie clung to his back, moaning into his mouth. She pulled back from his lips and stared up into his eyes as them moved together. They both hit a climax at the same time, Nick groaning softly and Stephanie whimpered against his neck. His hands moved over her breasts causing her to whimper his name.
"Nick, Nick. Wake up Nick Nack." His eyes snapped open to see Stephanie leaning over him. "Were you having a nightmare or something? You were moaning and moving around so much you almost knocked me out of bed." She stated, quietly, laying back down next to him.
"Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to knock ya up, I mean off. I guess I was but I don’t remember." Nick lied, blushing deeply.
"Ok, well it’s about 3:00 in the morning so let’s get a bit more sleep. Ok." She smiled and kissed his cheek softly.
‘It was all a dream? Must have been, but God I wish it had been real.’ Nick thought to himself. He rolled on his side to give Stephanie more room. Luckily she had already fallen back asleep, or she would have felt how much he wanted her right then.
**End of Flashback**
Stephanie looked up at Aj and almost started crying. He sensed this and pulled her into a hug. She broke the hug first though.
"It was all messed up. And I just ran away from it. He said I spent more time with Brian and that I kept running to B instead of him. I just don’t understand why he doesn’t get that Brian is like my big brother. He probably doesn’t even think about me anymore…" She started, then Aj cut her off.
"Are you kidding me? You’re all he talks about. All during tour it was nothing but ‘Stephanie this…’ or ‘Stephanie that…’ or ‘I miss Stephanie so much…" Aj smiled when he saw her face light up slightly.
"Really?" she asked, enthusiasm clear in her voice. Aj nodded.
"Of course. He really misses you. He’s home right now, so you could call him and talk to him. I’m sure he’d…"
"Aj, it’s almost 2:30 in the morning, he’s probably sleeping."
"He won’t mind. Promise me you will call him as soon as you get home. He really needs you. He’s still very in love with you. I’ve even caught him watching your soap opera to see you." Aj explained, making sure she promised before she left.
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