"Nick?" Linda called as she was leaning there on the bed that morning.

"What is it hon?"

" I was just wondering, have you ever been scared?" she said as she sat on the bed and look at him on the other side of the bed

"hmm, what you mean? of course I've been scared" he said as he turned around to face her

"Well have you been scared of the good stuff?"

"Scared of good stuff? Is there any reason to be scared of that?"

"I dunno, I'm scared, it's all so perfect, and I just want it to stay that way, I don't want this dream to end"

Nick stood there looking at her eyes, what was that all about?

"Listen beauty, this isn't a dream this is reality, I'm here see" he said as he reached out and touched her arms. "I'm as real as real can be, see, and when I do this" he said as he hold her face on one hand and gently kissed her mouth "It is real, and all you gotta do is fell it, and believe it, coz I'm gonna do my best for it never end"

"Thanks" she said as she suddenly hugged him tight

"for what?"

"For being just as I thought you were, and for letting me be a part of my life"

"Just stay in it, forever"

"I want to"

"hey, come on we've gotta pack" he said as he gave her a little kiss

"Man, I hate packing"

"Oh you do? shit I thought you were going to do all the packing for the two"

"Oh no way, you do yours yourself mister" she said as she walked to the bathroom

"Damn"

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AJ moved a little on his bed as he turned to the other  side and saw a girl's face smiling at him. He jumped a little as he got up.

"Shit"

"Hey good morning to you too"

"Man, hey, sorry for that"

"Sorry for what, for the night we had? I loved it"

"yeah, anyway look I gotta pack and all..."

"You guys leaving so soon?"

"yeah, we are, we are going to Italy now and then Spain"

"aw, but I just don't wanna leave you"

"it has been fun but I've got my work and all"

"Can't I go with you?"

"What?"

"I promise I wont be on the way, I promise I just don't want to leave you"

"Oh shit what have I done?" AJ thought as he looked at her. "It wasn't right, he couldn't do that"

"Look,... what's your name again?"

"Michelle" she said as he sat by the bed

"You are one sweet girl and all, and it isn't your fault, it's just that this wouldn't work, and in  2 weeks I'll be heading back to USA, so this wouldn't work"

"But I wanna be with you" she said as she started crying

"But I can't,  I can't sorry"

"AJ you jerk, what have you done? you made the girl cry, but this was the right thing to do, it was" he thought  as he walked to the bathroom and heard the girl getting dress as she said some words on french.

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Howie walked out of the bathroom as he took a look at Trish who was laying there still asleep. She looked so peaceful but yet, so sad, all he wanted was to make her the happiest woman on earth but, she just wasn't opening to him. He sat on the bed as he ran his hand on her soft skin, he leaned dow to her and gently kissed her forehead.

"Trish, wake up sweetie" he called as she moved a little and then opened his eyes facing his

"What time is it?"

"well, it's better you get a shower and then pack, we will leave in a couple of hours"

"oh" she said as she raised her head

"I have to get  out now, but I'll come back in an hour or  so" he said as got up and got his jacket on

"Ok,  see you then"

"yeah c yah" he said as he closed the door.
 
 

"Man I'm so tired" she said as she walked towards the bathroom "maybe a shower will wake me up"
 

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"Damn what's taking D so long? man maybe he forgot I was going out with him" AJ thought as he tied up his shoes

"Man, i don't want to but I guess I gotta go on and check him at his room" he  said as he opened the door .

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"Nick, help me out" Linda asked as she tried the close one of the suitcases

"Oh you need help now?" he joked

"Come on this stupid thing doesn't want to close"

"hey hey, all you need is a man's hand, you girls just don't now how to do this stuff"  he said as he tried to close it on, two, three times and nothing

"ha ha ha and you guys know it all right?" Linda asked she was laughing hard by now

"That stuff is just broken" he said upset as Linda gave it another try and managed to close it as she looked back at Nick

"well, maybe it just didn't liked me"

"yeah yeah exactly" she said as she put her arms around his neck and gave him a quick kiss

"What about some breakfast?"

"I'll be delighted"

"delighted huh?"

"yup"

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AJ knocked once again on Howie's door but no one was answering, maybe he left without me, or maybe...
He tried to open the door and saw it wasn't locked, he then took a look at the room and saw that no one was there. He stepped inside and noticed the sound of water running, someone was taking a shower. Maybe it was her...

"Shit I can't stay here for too long, I gotta go" he said as he turned away and then froze. Something was telling him to go after her.

"No, no I can't" he thought "but then again"

He walked towards the bathroom as he noticed the door was half opened.

This isn't right, just isn't" he thought but he was no longer in charge of his own body and a shiver ran down his spine as he saw her  silhouette .
he just stood there looking at that image, All he wanted was to open that curtain and take her , but, he couldn't it was just not right.

He breathed that so familiar soft  smile, as he felt a tear running down his cheek.

"No, no i just can't be here" he thought shaking his head as he decided to get out of that room.
 

When  he closed their hotel room door, he felt a felling of guilt like he never had felt it before. He just wanted to run away from that place, from all. he started running to his room as he faced Nick and Linda.

"hey, good morning" nick said as AJ just looked at him and ran away

"What the hell was wrong with him?" Nick asked while looked at his friend opening his hotel room

"Have no idea"

"You saw where he came from right?"

Linda nodded "T and D's room"

"Man,  you think she?"

"No, I don't think T would do that, she isn't that type, she isn't"

"I'm just worried about Bone"

"I know you are Nick, but don't just go thinking that my friend is a slut that goes on sleeping on every man's bed"

"I didn't  said that"

"yeah you didn't said that words, but you wanted to mean that"

"No, look.."

"No, you look, I love my friend very much, and I know she isn't enjoying this at  all, I'm telling you"

"ok, wrong move, sorry"

"You better be"

"you know what I love more about little arguments?"

"what?" she said still looking pissed

"This" he said as he kissed her passionately

"So, breakfast it is?" he asked

"ohh, yeah right"

"Let's go" he said smiling at her face