When they arrived at the hotel in Sydney,Australia, they were all very tired. Nick and Brian shared a room, AJ and Howie, and Kevin had a room to himself. Emmalee and Jen had to share a room together, even though the thought of it made Jen want to choke.
Emma decided to go downstairs and hang out by poolside. She wanted to be as far away from Jen as possible. She took her cell phone with her. She wanted to call her best friend. When she had reach the lounge chairs, she plopped down on the nearest one, and put on her sunglasses. Then she dialed her best friend's house. It rang a few times before someone picked up.
"Hello?" a deep male voice answered. Emma smiled.
"Hey, Dave! How are you? Long time since I've talked to you," Emma said into the phone.
"Em?? Oh, my God, I can't believe it's you. I've been doin' great. How about you?" Dave asked, laying back down on his bed.
"I'm all right," she responded.
"How come you haven't called me in a while? I thought you forgot about me, babe," he said half-joking.
"Oh, come on, Dave, you know I love you! I'm sorry I haven't called much but I've been sooo busy lately," she replied.
Jen gasped. Emma had just said she loved some guy named Dave. What a slut! But, hey! This might be a good thing for me. I'll tell Nick, and with luck, they'll break up! Jen thought, excitedly. She got closer to the lounge chair where Emma was sitting so she could here better. If only I had a tape recorder! It would be perfect, she thought.
"Yeah...uh huh. How's Steph?" Emma asked, referring to Dave's sister.
"She's great. She's been asking about you. I told her that you probably forgot about all of uf back home. When are you coming back, anyway, love?" Dave asked.
"Well, first we have to finish Austraila, and Germany first. That's a couple of months right there. So in maybe two months I'll be back home," Emma replied.
"I hope so! I miss you so much, and so do all of the other guys. Liz asked for you a lot too. Shows that you haven't called anyone, but I'll tell them you called."
"Great! I miss you guys too. Well, I better let you go, this is costing me a fortune, and I still gotta call Mom and Dad," Emma said regretfully.
"Emmalee, we haven't even been talking for five minutes!" Dave complained good-naturedly. Emma laughed. Even though Dave was 25 as well, he still acted like a teenager.
"I know, Dave, but it's a whole bunch of money. Unless you're willing to pay for half of it..." Emma said, smiling. She thought about telling him about Nick, but decided to tell him next time, so she won't have to go into a big explanation, and spend money.
"All right, all right, you've got me there. I'm so broke."
"What about your job? You get a lot of money don't you?" she asked.
"Well, this house isn't cheap," he responded. It was true, he had a huge house, with 6 bedrooms. Emmalee had stayed there before.
"Yeah, I know what you mean. Well, I better go now, hon, or I'm gonna make you pay!" Emma teased, laughing. Dave laughed too.
"Okay, okay. Bye, Emma, take care. Love you," he said.
"Love you, too. Bye," Emmalee said, before hanging up the phone and placing it inside her bag. She turned her head to get more comfortable, and drifted off into a light sleep.
Nick knocked on Emma's hotel room. He knocked for a few minutes, before he decided that she was either sleeping or out. He decided to go downstairs to the pool. He needed to cool of. He went back into his hotel room to get his towel and shorts. When he entered, Brian looked up from the TV show he was watching.
"Hey, Bri. Wanna go to the pool?" Nick asked, grabbing a towel and a pair of shorts. Brian shook his head.
"Nah, I'm gonna finish watching this. Maybe I'll catch up to you later," he said. Nick nodded, and exited the room. When he got outside, he walked towards the pool and saw Emmalee there. He smiled, and started walking in her direction. When he was standing in front of her, he called her name. Emma looked in his direction, and smiled.
"Hey, Nick! Come on and join me," Emma said, sitting up, and taking of her sunglasses. Nick sat down beside her, and pulled her head close to his, giving her a short, sweet kiss before releasing her.
"I was looking for you, baby. You didn't tell me you were gonna come down here, or I would have gone with you."
"Sorry, Nick. Hey! Let's go in the pool," she said. She stood up, grabbed his hand, and pushed him in the pool. She jumped in, too.
Chapter 9
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