"So guys... what are we going to do?" Kevin asked.

"I don't know; But I'm not going without Rok," Nick said.

"Oh, come on Nick! Don't be sour! You spent the whole friggin' day with him!" AJ shot at Nick.

"It wont be the same without him! Who am I going to go on the Ferris wheel with so we can spit a the people below us?!" Nick asked.

"EWW!!! That was YOU?!?!" BJ shouted. Nick blushed, remembering the time him and Brian spit at BJ while she was talking to the dude operating the wheel.

"That's not the point!" he said changing the subject. "The point is, that I wont have a good time without him. You guys are great... but you don't do the things Brian and I do."

"Fine then... let's just decipher who's going and who's not," Kevin said.

"I'm out" Nick repeated. "I need something to do!! I'm in, I guess" AJ said. "I guess I'm in, too," BJ said. "Naw... I'm out" Howie chimed in. "Without Brian, I suppose I'm out, too," Kevin said. Then everyone looked at me. "Corinne? What about you?"

I was staring at the ceiling. I didn't want to leave BJ hanging... but now I just wasn't in the mood. "I'm out," I said.

"Great!! You mean it's just BJ and me?" AJ asked, irritated.

"No... actually it's just you. I'm not going without Corinne," BJ said.

"Ahh geeze!" AJ cried. "It's almost like, nobody cares anymore!!" he whimpered. "I care!" Howie said, swinging his arm over AJ's shoulder. He had that big cheesy grin on his face; AJ tried to stay irritated, but he couldn't as long as he looked at Howie. Both Howie and himself began laughing.

"No BJ... go ahead and go. Keep AJ company... or else I'm never gonna hear the end of it!" I groaned. AJ shook his head in agreement and then started chuckling.

"How about the three of us go out?" Kevin suggested, pointing to AJ, himself and Howie. "Is that cool?" The guys nodded in agreement.

"Good. Me and Corinne need to talk anyway," BJ said looking at me.

We said goodbye to the guys, and they headed out: Most likely for McDonalds. I dragged myself up to BJ's room and laid down on her bed. She shut the door behind us.

"Corinne, you need to tell Brian about your feelings for him," she blurted out straightforwardly.

"What?? What are you talking about!" I more screamed than asked.

BJ sighed out and came over to me. She sat down at the foot of the bed, and looked at me. She didn't have to say anything; She had that look that just asked, "What's going on in your head?" I moaned and sat up, looking at her.

"BJ... I don't know! Don't trust a thing I say or do; I'm just messed up," I said not really knowing how to answer her. BJ just sat there and kept looking at me. "Well what exactly do you want me to say?" I asked.

"Well... you can start by telling me exactly how you feel about Brian," she said. I gave her a look and moaned. I didn't want to tell her anything. I mean... this was stupid! I just had a stupid crush, and sooner or later it would pass. "Come on, Corinne! Talk to me," she again urged.

I was thinking about what Brian must be doing now. He was probably having a great time with Sarah. Why did she make me so mad? All these feelings were so irritating. I started to talk to BJ and found myself beginning to cry. "BJ... I don't know! I mean... I thought that this would pass after a while... but I find myself becoming more and more enthralled with him day by day. God... I don't know why, but it seems like... every time I close my eyes, he's there. And it hurts, BJ," I cried.

She sat there and looked at me with a shocked expression. "Oh my gosh, Corinne," she began. "You don't have a crush... you're in love!!" she exclaimed with a smile.

"WHAT?!? God... that's ALL I need!! To be in love with a taken man?! No... no way," I moaned.

"It's true!! I've never seen you this way. And, to tell you the truth... I'd much rather see you dating Brian, rather than that Sarah. You make a much better couple--" she told me.

I sighed and got off the bed. "I'm going home," I interrupted her. I picked up my bag and walked out the door. "Ok... Bye?!!" BJ called after me.

I walked all the way to the bottom of the stairs and was about to open the front door when I heard some noises from the living room. I turned around to see what it was, and I saw Nick sitting on the living room rug, playing his Nintindo. "Awe, crud!" he shouted, throwing down his control pad and placing his head in his hands. He looked so upset. I had two options: Go home like I wanted to do, or be a good friend and see what's bothering Nick. I sighed out loud and dropped my bag, walking into the living room.

"Hey," I said, sitting next to Nick. He looked up, startled. "Oh... hey," he answered.

"What's bothering you enough to where you would throw down your beloved game system?" I asked nudging him.

He smiled lightly. "Nothin'," he answered emotionless.

"No... don't give me that "nothin' " song and dance. Tell me... why are you so upset?" I coaxed him.

He sighed. "Do you know how long it's been since I've actually had a whole day with Brian? The guy is my best friend, and it seems like we never see each other any more. And I'll give you one guess to figure out why!!" he snapped at me.

"Ok... I take it that you are a little upset Brian decided to go out with Sarah," I answered him. He turned his head and looked at me as if to say, "duh." "Yeah... just a little!!" he answered me sarcastically.

"Well, she is Brian's girlfriend you know. It's not like he has to drop everything just so--" I tried to explain.

"Ha!" Nick interrupted me. "The girl is like... totally dependant on Brian! She has to spend every waking moment with him! She leaves practically no time for the two of us to hang together, and to tell you the truth, I think this is all emotionally draining on Rok." He looked down at his feet, and continued, "I think he'd be much better off with another girl. You know... some one caring and sweet; Who will give Brian a little free time. Maybe even... someone he's already friends with..." he said looking up at me.

My eyes widened. I grabbed him and said, "Has BJ told you anything, Nick??" Nick looked at me shocked and amazed. "Uh... no?" he said with uncertainty.

"Oh, that's just GREAT!! You know too, don't you?!" I shouted.

"Well... define 'know'..." he said. I gave him an impatient look. "OK, ok... maybe BJ did mention something..." he said. I sighed and began to get up, but he pulled me back down. "but DON'T be angry with BJ... I made her tell me. She didn't want to, but I kept bugging her. So, please don't be angry with her!!" he begged me.

"Nick, you haven't mentioned this to anyone else, have you?" I pleaded.

"Well, no. But Corinne... I really do think that you and Brian make a good couple," he said flashing his famous grin.

I was now starting to get irritated at this whole situating. "Oh please!!" I shouted getting up. "I'm going home. See you later, Nick," I shouted from the hall.

"Hey Corinne? Don't be ticked off man! Brian likes you too!" he called just before I slammed the door behind me. "Yeah right," I thought to myself.