*Knock Knock*
There was a knock at Amanda's door about 1 in the afternoon. She walked to the door and seen Criss standing outside.
"HI!" Amanda said.
"Hey!"
Criss and Amanda have become really great friends and they had one thing in common. Nick. Amanda went to her for advice when she needed it and she always talked to her about him.
"Come in." Amanda closed the door after she was in.
"So, anything new with you and Nick?"
"We watched the sun set last night. It was so nice."
"Aw! You are so cute together."
Amanda gave her a warm smile.
"Did you stop at Nick's before you came over?"
"Yeah, but he was so caught up in his video game. I told him I would be over here though. Expect to see him in about 5 sec..." Criss didn't even finish her sentence when Nick walked through the door.
Amanda and Criss burst out in laughter.
"Are you laughing at me?" Nick asked in a serious way.
"Yes!!" Both of the girls said.
"Well, I feel loved now." Nick put on his puppy dog look that made the girls laugh even more.
"Well, I know when I'm not wanted." He was starting to walk out the door when Amanda grabbed his hand and pulled him to the couch. Amanda sat on Nick's lap on the love seat while Criss was on the other couch.
"What do you guys want to do today?" Amanda asked.
"Well, we could..umm.." Criss said.
"Yeah, let's do that and maybe we could do..ahhh...." Nick said.
Amanda giggled and Criss gave him a look.
"We've already done the movies, arcade, golf, and basketball and got noticed. How about we go to the mall so I can live my last moments around a crowd of girls?"
Amanda gave him a playful slap across the head. He started to tickle her but she wasn't ticklish at all so it didn't work. They were getting all playful together with Criss still in the room.
She didn't feel uncomfortable at all. They were two of her best friends and it made her happy to see them getting along so well. They never forgot about her and never excluded her either.
"Ugh! Get a room you guys! Save it till I'm gone!"
They stopped, looked at her and went back to what they were doing. Criss grabbed 2 pillows off the couch and walked over to them. She whacked one at Amanda and one at Nick. They grabbed the pillows and went after Criss. She was getting attacked by Nick greatly. The only thing she could think of to do to get him back was to pull down his shorts. He was about to hit her when she leaned down and yanked the shorts down.
Amanda was rolling on the floor with laughter. Nick turned red and Criss just covered her mouth to keep herself from laughing.
Nick had boxers on so it's not like they seen anything. He quickly pulled them up and picked Criss up and swung her over his shoulder.
"Put me down!!"
"Nope!"
Amanda got up and followed Nick who was going out the front door with Criss. He took her into his backyard and threw her into his pool. Amanda started laughing hard at Criss when Nick picked her up and threw her in. When she surfaced she started yelling at Nick. Nick didn't know that Criss was out of the pool. He was pretty close to the end so she sneaked up behind him and pushed him in.
Criss sat down on one of his lounge chairs and watched Nick surface. He had a look on his face like he was going to kill. It scared Criss and she darted out of his yard as fast as she could.
Amanda was still in the pool so Nick dunked her. They started a water fight. Criss was nice and safe, but wet, watching in Amanda's backyard. Nick and Amanda were getting pretty friendly in his pool. One minute they were splashing each other and the next minute they were kissing at the side of the pool. They were so caught up in kissing they didn't even notice Criss back in his yard. They were pretty close to the diving board so Criss jumped off the board and made a big splash right next to them. They separated and started splashing Criss. All of them were enjoying themselves immensely and didn't see Megan standing by the fence. They were getting out of the pool when they seen her.
"Oh hey Megan. I didn't see you." Nick greeted her.
"Hi."
Amanda took Criss inside of his house to get dried off while Nick talked to her.
"I didn't know you 2 were together." Megan told him.
"Uh, yeah." Nick told her softly.
"Well, that's nice." she said with a smile.
Inside, Amanda and Criss were peeking out of the window to see what was happening. They were about to leave the window when they seen Megan kiss Nick right on the lips. Amanda was even more shocked when she seen him kiss her back. Tears rolled down her face faster than she ever imagined they could. Criss embraced her in a hug and tried to comfort her.
Outside Megan and Nick were kissing. He tired to push her away but for some reason he couldn't. He kept going back for more even though he knew it was wrong. All he thought about was Amanda. Megan finally let go of him and gave him a smile.
Amanda burst out of the door and lunged right for Megan. She slapped her across the face as hard as she could. A big red hand print was plastered across her face.
"DON"T EVER TOUCH MY BOYFRIEND!!!!!!" she screamed. " And for you Nick, leave me alone. I thought you were better than that. We're through."
Amanda walked out of the gate with Criss close behind her. But before Criss left she slapped Nick right across the cheek and did the same to Megan.
She caught up with Amanda and followed her into her house. Amanda went straight for her room and fell on her bed. She cried and cried. Criss didn't say anything. She had no idea what to say. A while later she calmed down a little and picked up the picture of her and Nick on the night stand. She held it close to her heart before throwing it roughly on the ground. The glass split in 2 and laid there in pieces. Her heart was broken in 2 just like the frame.
Over at Nick's, he told Megan to leave. She wouldn't so he screamed at her to leave. He walked back into his house and cried on the couch. He hardly ever cried. He couldn't believe he just did that. Amanda meant the world to him, not Megan. She was just a friend but Amanda was more than a friend. He never wanted to hurt her- ever.
Amanda wanted to be alone so Criss went over to Nick's to give him a piece of her mind. She didn't bother to knock, just burst in to see Nick on the couch crying.
He looked up at her. Nick didn't know what to say. Criss gave him a cold stare and said, "How could you Nick? Why? She is over there crying her eyes out. You broke her heart!!!"
Her words made him cry even more. Criss didn't know why he was crying. He wasn't the one whose heart was in pieces. It was his fault that Amanda's was.
"I don't know." Nick said barely in a whisper.
"You had to have known because other wise you wouldn't have done it."
"I never wanted to do that Criss. I love Amanda more than anything or anyone. She means the world to me. I don't know why I did that." he said as the tears came pouring down his face.
Criss wasn't sure what to do. She knew Nick was very sorry for what happened but she knew that Nick couldn't take back what he did.
"Tell Amanda I'm sorry. That I'm very sorry. I never meant to hurt her. I love her so much. Please just tell her that. Please Criss." Nick pleaded.
"You tell her Nick. If I tell her it's not going to mean a thing. I'm not the one who broke her heart Nick, you are. "
"She won't listen to me Criss."
"I'm not sure she will take to you or not but if you love her as much as you say you do, then you will try your hardest to get her back. I know you Nick. You're a strong person and you'll try your hardest."
Criss walked out the door and drove back home. Amanda wanted to be alone and Nick needed time to think. She was stuck in the middle of things and she felt so bad for Amanda. It took her so long to realize that she loved Nick and then he kisses another girl.
Nick finally pulled himself together a little bit. His face was stained with tears. He knew Amanda was probably much worse. He walked over to her house slowly. Every step closer he got nervous and every step closer he knew he wanted Amanda to forgive him.
He knocked lightly on the door but got no answer. He knew Amanda wasn't going to answer so he walked right in. He could hear the sounds of her crying down the hall so he followed them. Nick walked in her room to see the picture of him and Amanda cracked down the center. Amanda was lying her head in her pillow letting the tears fall as they needed to.
"Amanda." he said softly.
"Leave Nick." she said in a whisper.
"I'm not going anywhere until you hear what I have to say."
Amanda didn't say a word. She wanted to hear what he had to say.
"I never meant to hurt you Mandy. You mean the world to me." He started to cry as he said these words.
"I don't know why I did what I did. I didn't want to. When I was kissing her all I thought about was you. You Amanda. No one else."
The room was silent for a few minutes before Amanda spoke.
"Why Nick? If all you thought about was me, why would you do that?"
"I honestly don't know. I don't love Megan Amanda. I love you."
"You love me?"
"I always have and I always will. Even if you can't find it in your heart to forgive me I just want you to know that I will never stop loving you."
Nick started to walk out of the room.
"Nick?"
"Yeah?"
"I love you too."
Nick smiled inside. Amanda got off the bed and went to Nick. He gave her a hug and squeezed her so tight. Amanda cried even more. She still loved Nick but she also couldn't forgive him that easily.
When they broke apart Amanda told him, "I love you Nick, but I need time to heal. I don't think we should see each other for a while. I need some time alone."
"I understand. I love you."
Nick went back to his house and sat on the couch. He stared at the ceiling for a long time.
Amanda called up Chris and told him everything that happened. He knew Amanda needed a friend so he told her to come back to Denver a while. She agreed and said she would leave this weekend. She called up Criss and told her about her plans. She promised not to tell Nick. A couple days later Amanda was in her car going back to Denver.
