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» CHAPTER TWELVE: BED TIME «

They walked upstairs, when at the top; Nick and Allie turned to the left and AJ and Valerie turned to the right.

~ Nick And Allie ~

 “You’ve been in this room before” Nick said as he opened the door. It was the room that AJ brought her and Valerie to earlier that day.

“Yep, I love this room. It’s so pretty with the flowered wallpaper and the roses.” Allison smiled at the thought of what AJ said to Valerie when she smelled the roses…. they are so cute together!

“Good. Do you need anything?”

Allie searched the room with her eyes, hoping to find something so that Nick could stay with her longer. She spotted a TV in the corner. “Well, do you want to watch some TV?”

“Umm, sure” Nick said, smiling. He also, did not want to leave Allie. Nick sat down on the bed while Allie got the remote and turned on the TV.

“So, what do you want to watch?” Allie asked as she sat down next to Nick.

“Anything that you want to watch” Nick said sweetly.

“Ok… the only thing on is Free Willy; it’s half way through the movie though. Is that ok?” Allie asked.

“That’s fine with me, as long as I’m with you,” Nick said, blushing slightly.

Allie smiled, trying hard to stay calm. "Great, but you’d better get the tissues. I always cry when they free Willy.”

Nick got up and disappeared into the bathroom. He came back out with a box of tissues. “Here you go” he said as he handed Allie the box.

“Thanks,” said Allie. They snuggled up close and watched the movie.

~ AJ And Valerie ~

 AJ led Valerie down the long hallway until they reached a door. AJ opened it; Valerie gasped when she walked in. “Omigosh!”

“Do, you like it? It seemed to be the room that best fit you” AJ said.

“I love it; it’s sooooo me!” Valerie exclaimed. She looked around the room. There was a bed with leopard skin sheets; an inflatable chair in the corner. There was vases of flowers all over the room; which were filled with red roses. In the corner were a TV and VCR. Next to the TV was a large antique dresser, with a mirror. “I’ve always dreamed of having a room like this!” Valerie said, still in shock.

“Well I’m glad that you like it…. I guess that you will need something to sleep in. I’ll be right back” AJ said as he ran out of the room.

Valerie walked over to the bed and sat there waiting for AJ to return. When he came back, he had a pair of boxers and a muscle tank in his hands. "Here, it’s better then sleeping in your clothes. You can change in the bathroom” AJ said pointing to the door, by the dresser.

“Thanks,” said Valerie. She took the clothes from AJ, and walked into the bathroom, closing the door behind her. A loud BOOM of thunder rattled the house just then. Valerie jumped, then realized what it was, so she calmed down. She splashed some water on her face; it felt so refreshing. Valerie sighed, ”How come my relationships are always so hard?” She changed into the clothes that AJ gave her; took one last look at herself and walked out of the bathroom.

“WOW, you look beautiful, even in my clothes!!” AJ said, smiling.

“Thank you!” Valerie said, trying to be happy. AJ saw through her fake smile.

“What’s wrong?” he asked, pulling her into his arms.

“AJ, I don’t know if this is going to work out between us…” Valerie said, with tears forming in her eyes.

“Oh, don’t worry. Everything is going to work out… I promise. I’ve known people who had tougher situations in their relationships than us and everything turned out great for them” AJ said reassuringly. “Now let me see that beautiful smile of yours.” He tipped her face up to his.

Valerie smiled. “I’m sorry, I worry too much.” “

That’s OK, I understand,” AJ said. He kissed, her softly. He pulled away. "Good night, angel. If you need anything; you know where my room is.” With that, he kissed Valerie’s hand and walked out of the room, closing the door behind him.

Valerie turned off the light and climbed into the bed. She just laid there, staring at the ceiling; thinking about AJ.

~ Meanwhile ~ The movie was over. Nick looked down at Allie, who had fallen asleep in his arms. 'She looks so pretty when she’s asleep' he thought. He climbed out of the bed, making sure that he did not wake her up. Then walked to the TV and turned it off; whispered a goodnight to Allie; and left her room to go to his.

~ 2:00 AM ~

 Valerie put her pillow over her head. "I can’t go to sleep with the sound of the thunder!” she yelled into her pillow. She was in the mood for a late night snack, so she climbed out of bed and crept downstairs. Valerie turned on the light in the kitchen; there was a flash of lightning and the lights went off.

"Crap! Now the power is out.” Valerie walked over to the window; the only light she had was the moon shining through the blinds. She opened the blinds and watched the wind blow the palm trees from side to side.

“Couldn’t sleep,” said a voice from behind her.

Valerie jumped. “Oh, AJ, you scared me!”

“Sorry,” said AJ wrapping one of his arms around Valerie; in his other hand, he held a candle.

“This storm has been keeping me up all night.”

“I haven’t been able to sleep either. Hey, do you want something to eat?” AJ asked.

“Sure, that’s why I came down here” Valerie said as AJ guided her into the kitchen.

“Let’s see what I have… how about some ice cream?”

“Nummy, I love ice cream” Valerie said, getting out the spoons.

“I love it when you talk like that” AJ said, grinning devilishly.

“Oh really?” Valerie said with a smile. She dug the spoon into the container of ice cream, and slowly fed it to AJ; he did the same to her. When they were done eating the last bit of ice cream, they walked back upstairs. “Do you want to sleep in my room tonight?” AJ asked (Author's Note: Not in that way… I know what you guys are thinking!).

“Well, ok” Valerie said, after a moment.

“Come with me then.” AJ led Valerie into his room. He set the candle down on the nightstand as he and Valerie got under the covers. AJ blew out the candle; Valerie shivered. “Are you cold?”

“Yeah, a little” Valerie said.

“Come here.” AJ opened his arms and pulled Valerie close. “Is that better?” he whispered into her ear.

“Yes, much better” Valerie said as she drifted into a deep and dreamy sleep; wrapped in the arms of the man of her dreams.

~ Meanwhile ~

 Nick couldn’t sleep; he heard voices down the hall. “It must be AJ and Valerie” he thought. He got out of bed and opened his door, just enough to peek through. AJ and Valerie walked into AJ’s room, closing the door behind them. “Damn, he works faster than I thought” Nick said under his breath. He walked over to Allie’s room and stood in the doorway, watching her sleep. All of a sudden, she opened her eyes, slowly.

“Nick?” Allie said, quietly.

Nick walked out of the doorway and sat down next to her. “Yes?”

“Will you stay with me tonight?” Allie asked, in a voice that sounded as if she was still dreaming.

“Of course.” Nick climbed into the bed with Allie and held her close. He dug his face into her hair, and smelt it. “Your hair smells so good.”

“Thanks….. Nick, I love the way you hold me.”

“Good, then I guess that I’ll have to hold you more often then,” Nick said, smiling.

“I would like that….” Allie started to fade away into a deep sleep.

"Nick…. I… love…..”

Nick looked down at Allison, but she was sleeping. He just held on to her tighter and fell asleep, thinking of what these next few days will be like, with Allison.

¤ Chapter 13: Goodbye ¤
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