Chapter 15
(Taylor and Nick talk until Reagan gets home, Taylor hangs up with Nick and grills Reagan for all the details. Saturday came before Reagan knew it)
Reagan: I can’t do this.  I can’t do this.  What was I thinking?
Taylor: Will you just relax.
Reagan: Relax…relax. I’m going on a date with Nick Carter and you want me to relax.
Taylor: Yes.
Reagan: (takes a few deep breaths)
(Ding-Dong)
Reagan: (eyes bug out) Oh god.
Taylor: You stay here. I’ll go get it.  (Taylor gets up, runs downstairs, and opens the door) Well Well Well, look at you all nice and cleaned up.
Nick: (blushes) Thanks.  Is she ready?
Taylor: Of course not. Come on in.
Nick: I bought these for her. Will she like them?
Taylor: Yea, I think she will.  (Calling to Reagan) REAGAN…YOUR DATE IS HERE.
Reagan: Oh god.  (Yells back) BE RIGHT DOWN! (Walks down the stairs, whispering) Don’t trip, don’t trip, dear god, don’t trip. (Makes it to the bottom of the stairs) Hi.
Nick: Hi.
Taylor: (smacks him and whispers) The flowers.
Nick: Oh right…these are for you. (Hands her a bouquet of red roses)
Reagan: Thanks, they are my favorite. (Smells them and then hands them to Taylor)
Taylor: You two have fun now. (Pushes them out the door and closes it behind them) I’m good.  (Walks into the kitchen and puts the roses in a vase)
(At the party, Reagan and Nick are mingling when all of a sudden Scott comes over)
Scott: So…this is the boyfriend?
Nick: (puts his arm around Reagan) Yes, I am.  And you are?
Scott: The name is Scott.
Reagan: Scott, this is my boyfriend, Nick.
(Nick and Scott shake hands)
Scott: (whispers) I’ll be watching you two.
Nick: Um…ok.  Do me a favor bud, stay away from my girlfriend.
Scott: Well, that was fun.  Bye bye now. (Walks away)
Reagan: (shivers)
Nick: You ok?
Reagan: He really scares me.
Nick: I can see why.  But no need to fear, you’re boyfriend is here. (Winks at her)
Reagan: My hero. (Bats her eyelashes)
Nick: (laughs) Come on, let’s show these people how it’s done. (They walk out to the dance floor)
(A week before Christmas, they are all gathered at Brian and Leighanne’s house)
Brian: Ok y’all. For those who don’t know, every year, we do a secret Santa thing.
Leighanne: Yea. For the two new people here, what we do is, we all pick a name out of this box. (Holds up a box) Then you all go home and open up the piece of paper, then you go buy a gift for that person, but it has to be $30 or lower. Got it?
Taylor: Um like no.  That was way too complicated.
Brian: Shut up wise ass, just for that. You pick first.
Taylor: Aw man. (Goes and picks up a paper) So now I have to wait?
Brian: Yup.
Taylor: Damn it.  You all know how impatient I am.
(Everyone laughs, they continue the picking process and then they all leave. The girls get home and sit around the kitchen table)
Taylor: Ok…here it goes.  On the count of 3.  1…2…3 (both girls open up their papers)
Aw man.  I got AJ. Who did you get?
Reagan: Oh god.
Taylor: Who?
Reagan: (turns the paper around) Howie.
Taylor: (laughs her ass off) I don’t envy you.
Chapter 16
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