~~~If You Knew What I Knew~~~
~~~~~~CHAPTER 9~~~~~~
AJ woke up to the sound of the shower running. He turned his head and saw Gina's bed made. He figured she was in the shower. He rubbed his eyes and heard the shower turn off. The door of the bathroom opened and Gina stepped out with only a towl on. When Gina saw AJ was awake her face quickly turned red. "Oh, I didn't know you were up. I just needed to get my clothes." She turned and started to walk back in the bathroom. AJ stood up. "Wait. I'm going to take a shower. You can stay out here and get changed." He picked up his bag of clothes and walked into the bathroom. Gina sat down on the bed. She thought of last night. When they kissed her heart was racing. No one ever made her feel the way he did.
Soon she was done getting dressed. AJ walked out of the bathroom, looking great of course. He smiled at her as he watched her brush her hair. When she was done she placed the brush in her bag. "It's early still, you wanna go hang out on the bus?" AJ asked. "What is there to do on the bus?" Gina asked. AJ just smiled. Gina quickly caught on. They left the room. The went down to the lobby. There were some fans lingering around. When they saw the two appear they all rushed over. There was only about 10. When AJ and Gina were done chatting with them for a few minutes they told them they had to go but the others would be down soon. They stepped on the bus. Jerry, their bus driver, sat in his seat eating a dounut and reading a book. AJ slapped his hand. "Hey Jerry." Jerry smiled. "Yo Bone!" AJ and Gina walked to the back of the bus to the entertainment area. They both sat down on the couch. "So were cool now? You don't hate me no more?" AJ asked. Gina smiled. "Nah, I never hated you." AJ smiled and moved closer to her. He placed his hands under her chin and kissed her.
Everyone was making their way down from their rooms. When they all got on the bus they all stayed towards the front. Kevin was the last on the bus. He sat down next to Danielle and they started to talk quietly. Jerry started the bus and started to drive to the arena. Brian looked around the bus and noticed Gina and AJ were missing. "Yo Jerry, AJ and Gina aren't on yet." Jerry shook his head. "Yeah they are. They were the first on. They're in the back." Nick stood up and walked quitely to the back. Everyone followed, curious why they were in the back togther. Nick opened the door slowly to reveal Gina and AJ on the couch totally making out. Nick started to clap and everyone else joined in. "Finally. We were woundering when you two were going to get togther." Nick said. Gina and AJ looked over at them. AJ stood up and pushed nick and the rest out the door and closed it. He turned back to Gina and their lips meet once again.
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Nick and Christina walked around the arena hand-in-hand. They were boared out of their minds and had nothing else to do. They walked in a slow pace just admiring eachother. Nick smiled to himself. Christina looked at him. "What are you smiling at?" Nick turned his head to look at her. "I was just thinking about how many kids we should have." Christina didn't expect him to say that. She thought he would say something about the new Sega Dreamcast or a new comic book he read. (It is Nick Carter.) "Kids?" Nick shrugged his shoulders. "Yeah. I think about that a lot. Don't you?" Christina looked down at the ground. They were now in the empty audience staring at the stage. "Not really." Nick continued. "I think about us all the time. I do want to spend the rest of my life with you." Christina looked up towards the stage. "Um...it looks like they're starting stage check. I gotta go." Nick grabbed her before she could walk away and kissed her passionatly. "Love you." Christina smiled slightly. "Love you too." Nick sat down in one of the seats and watched Christina step up on the stage. He wondered why she acted a little strange when he mention that.
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The girls started the last song that they perform. It is called "It's Always Been You." They started their dance moves. It wasn't a super fast song but fast enough to dance to. Gina stepped up and sang her part.
'I said I needed some time apart
That I wanted a fresh new start
But you saw right through my lie
I need you by my side'
Christina then stepped up and sang.
'I wanna be happy
But without you I'm in pain
Your my baby, my sweey honey
It's not you but me I blame'
When the song was finished they said good night and went back stage. Karen stood and chatted with Laura while they got something to drink. Laura smiled at because Jeff was sneaking up behind Karen. "What?" She asked. Then she felt his arms wrap around her. She turned to face him. "Oh, thats what you were smiling at." Jeff kissed her on the forehead. "So we gonna go swimming tomorrow?" Karen nodded her head. She turned back around to face Laura. "Hey Laura you can join us. Drew is gonna tag along so all four of us can hang out." Laura smiled. "Okay. The pool at the hotel right?" Jeff nodded his head. "Yup. We'll knock on you door and let ya know when were heading down." Drew walked over and joined the conversation. "What are we talking about?" "Tomorrow." He smiled. "Ah yes. A day off. We are still gonna chill out at the pool right?" Karen smiled. "Yup and Laura's gonna join us." Drew smiled and looked at Laura. "Very cool."
