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"Okay, we've got an hour before they close. So how about me and Howie will go to the kitchen area and get what we need. Brian and you, A.J., will go get the storage organizers we need. Nick, you can go off on your own cause if you came with any of us, we won't get don't what we need done." Kevin delegated. The others mockingly saluted him and set off on their missions.
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"So what is it that you need?" asked Michele.
"Pretty much everything!" laughed Kaitlyn. "We can just look through the showrooms and see what we need!"
"Well, we gotta hurry. There's 50 minutes before the store closes. We've gotta power shop!" Orianne joked.
They had ended up taking Michele's car too because she might get stuff for her own place and figured it was easier if she brought her car as well. They quickly looked from showroom to showroom when Orianne suddenly spotted a familiar blonde. "Nick?!"
"Oh great," Michele muttered through clenched teeth. She shot Kaitlyn a look like "what-the-hell-is-Orianne-doing?!?!"
Nick was approaching when Orianne suddenly remembered her friend's hatred for him. "Sorry," she quietly apologized. "I forgot."
Nick said hi to Kaitlyn and then looked at the girl who wasn't making eye contact with him. "Michele," he said curtly.
She glanced up at his towering 6'0" frame. "Nick."
Sensing the tension, all four of them mutually agreed to be on their way. Nick walked ahead quickly and was startled by his cell phone ringing. "Hello? Hey Kev. You guys are done already!? Well I bumped into Orianne here so she could give me a ride back. But don't tell Brian, cause then NOBODY will leave for a while! Yeah, see you later." He hung up the phone and smiled. He had more time to look around!
Kevin hung up the phone and informed the others that Nick met up with "a friend" and he'll get a ride with them. They paid for their merchandise and headed out to the parking lot. A.J. glanced at his watch. "Woah, we were in and outta there in half an hour! NEW RECORD!"
"That's cause we've learned to let Nick go off on his own!" laughed Howie.
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"Wow, I bought a lot of stuff," Kaitlyn commented as they headed to the checkout. It was 5 minutes to closing.
"And I didn't get a thing!" cried Michele. "Oh, hey, I gotta run to the ladies' room but you guys go on ahead. I'll just see ya tomorrow. We can decorate all day!"
"Okay, you sure?" Orianne asked.
"Yup, don't worry ‘bout me!" Michele assured.
"Alright, later babe!" Kaitlyn called, rolling her shopping cart into the checkout.
Michele ran back to the office and bedroom furniture area. For some odd reason, such a large store had on public restroom. She passed a set of bookcases when all of a sudden, her mouth was covered from behind and she was dragged backwards.
Deception