The song ended and everyone sat back down. Nick was happy that Amy didn't push him away and was willing to work it out....or atleast try to.
"Presents!!!!" Brian said happily and clapped his hands together like a little kid on Christmas morning.
Thorin laughed at her obnoxious boyfriend and rolled her eyes.
"Yup, Bri's right, its time for presents!" AJ pushed a few wrapped boxes towards Chrissy and Amy.
"We all pitched in for a joint gift, but open the other little girts first," Kevin said.
Chrissy picked up a small black box with a purple ribbon wrapped around it. To Chrissy, Love Howie
She looked up at him and smiled before opening it. Inside was a beautiful white gold bracelet with tiny diamond hearts going all the way around it.
"Aww Howie!!!" Chrissy wrapped her arms around him. "It's so beautiful! Thank you so much!!!"
Howie laughed. "Your welcome sweetie."
Amy reached for a evnvelope with her name on it. Inside was a card. She read it outloud, "It is your birthday and on this day I want you to know that you are a very special person who has touched and warmed many lives including mine. I also want you to know how much I appreciate you, Have a very happy birthday! Love, Nick. P.S- I'll give you your present later."
She looked up at him and smiled......wondering what the gift was.
The last gift was a big box wrapped in green paper. It was for both of them. They tore the paper of and pulled the box open. Inside was all tissue paper. They pulled it out eagerly looking for the gift. They found another envelope at the bottom of the box.
They exchanged confuzed looks then opened the envelope. Inside was a note. It read,
Dear Chrissy, Amy and Thorin,
How would you girls like to spend a week with us in Paris this summer? First class airplanes.....five star hotels and anything else you want. Love, Kevin, Howie, Brian, Nick and AJ.
They looked up at them to see if this was just a mean joke. "Your kidding?" Amy looked at each of them expecting them to start laughing and say yes.
"No, this isn't a joke. We want you guys to go on vacation with us this summer. So....do you want to come?" Howie said.
"Do we want to come?" Chrissy asked as if it was a really stupid question. "Of course we want to come!!!! Oh my God!!! I've wanted to goto France since I was like 10 years old!!!"
Amy and Chrissy ran up to each of the guys and gave them hugs. Then they gave Thorin a hug and they all jumped around excited.
Brian got up and started jumping up and down being a complete dork.
"Ok you guys, calm down!" Kevin laughed.
They danced for a little while longer and it was getting late so they all went back to the house.
When they pulled into the drive way there was a white Civic in the driveway.
"Isn't that Jessica's car?" Chrissy asked.
They saw someone sitting on the porch swing slowing rocking back and forth.
They got out of the car. "Jessica?" Kevin said loudly.
"Kevin?" She got up and ran into his arms.
Everyone else exchanged confuzed and worried looks.
"Jess, are you okay?" Thorin came up to her.
"Yeah, I think so. I just really need to talk to Kevin alone."
"Ok," Thorin said and backed away into Brians arms.
"Come on Nick, we need to talk." Amy took his hand and they walked around the big house to the beach.
She sat down in the sand right infront of the waves, but not close enough to get wet.
"Sit." She patted the sand next to her.
Nick sat down and took a deep breath like he was preparing for battle. "Amy, let me go first. I know that you probaly hate me right now and you have all the reasons to. But I just want you to know how sorry I am for kissing Laura. I don't know what came over me. But now I refgret it more then anything, I wish you knew, I really do. If you don't want to forgive me then I understand. I want you to know that I love you with all my heart....and I miss holding you."
Amy sat there stairing into the blue water, listening to what he said. She turned her face so he couldn't see her tears.
"Nick..." She started. She pulled back her tears. "......Theres something you have to know."
Nick looked at her, waiting for her to say something like she was married with five kids or something.
She opened her mouth to say something then stopped. "I kissed AJ." She started crying again.
Nick pulled her into his lap and rocked her back and forth. "I know."
She stopped and pulled away. "How?"
"I saw you two...earlier today, but I didn't say anything. I was so mad at both of you. That's why I kissed Laura. I wanted to get back at you and AJ. The kiss didn't mean anything to me. And I regret it so much, you don't even know."
"Nick, I do know. I feel the same way. I don't even know why I kissed AJ. It was just a spur of the moment thing, ya know? And I regret it too."
He smiled at her and pulled her onto his chest.
Looking into each others they slowly came closer and closer until their lips were pressed together. Nick held her face in his hands and softly kissed her then pulled away.
Amy pushed him down onto the sand and began kissing him harder.
They broke apart a few minutes later, both gasping for breath.
Nick took her hand in his. "Come on, we need to get back before they think we drowned," he laughed.
"Yeah"
She stood up and pulled him down for another kiss. Then she wrapped her arms around his neck and held him close. "I love you too baby," she whispered.
"Oh yeah! I'm such a blonde. I almost forgot to give you your present."
He pulled out a box almost identical to the one Howie gave Chrissy except it was smaller.
She opened it. Inside was a gold ring with XOXO's all around it. Each of the X's and O's were filled with diamonds.
"Nick!" She gasped. "I can't take this! This must have cost you a fortune!"
"Take it Amy. The money doesn't matter. Its just who I give it to that does. I love you so much and I want you to have it."
She looked at him uneasily then back at the ring. He urged her to put it on with his eyes.
She slipped it on her right ring finger and held her hand up in the air and watched it sparkle under the light from the stars.
"I love you Nick!!! Thank you so much!!!" She wrapped her arms around him and held him tight.
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Jessica had pulled Kevin into his own bedroom.
"Kev, I'm so sorry for just leaving like that. It's just that I didn't know how to react. Then when I went back to the house that I shared with my fiance guess what I found."
"What?" Kevin asked curiously.
"James! He was in bed with one of my good friends. I couldn't believe it. So I left him. Right then and there. I ended up sleeping in my car last night, cuz I didn't have anywhere else to go. So thats why I came here. Please don't be mad at me," she said quickly.
"Mad at you? How could I be mad at you? I can't beleive that guy would do that to you. You know that your welcome here anytime. I'm suprised that your taking this so well. Most girls would be crying thier eyes off."
"I did. I don't have any tears left," she said sadly.
Kevin walked to her and wrapped his arms around her. "I'm so sorry."
"It's ok Kevin. I'm over him. Your the one I want."
"Really?"
"Yes!" She pulled him down and kissed him with all she had.
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