PART ONE



    “JC can you come in here for a minute please?” Nicole called from the room on the other side of the house.
    JC walked down the hall and then into her room. “Yes Nikki?” he asked.
    “Baby I was lonely. You’ve been on that computer for hours. Come sit with me and watch TV,” she pouted her lips and then added, “please.”
    JC smiled and then crawled into the bed with her. “Of course I will come in here with you. I thought you were avoiding me for a reason.”
    “No babe, you were glued to that computer.”
    JC chuckled, “I’m sorry. Blame it on Chris.”
    “He’s not all to blame,” she said back with a smile and then kissed him lightly. She then pulled back and leaned back against the pillow, which rested against the head board of the bed. Nikki grabbed JC’s hand and then said, “hold me?”
    “You don’t have to ask me twice,” he said and then wrapped an arm around her and pulled her close to him.

    The next morning the two of them woke up to the sound of the alarm ringing on the bedside beside them. Nikki rolled over and then groaned. “Damn, I gotta go to work already,” she mumbled.
    “Huh?” JC said groggily.
    “Nothing baby. I gotta get up and shower before I go to work. You should think about getting up too. Lance and Joey will be here in a couple hours to pick you up.”
    “Why?” he asked.
    She sat on the bed right next to him and said, “JC, babe, you gotta get up. They are coming because you guys have to do some important conference thing. You knew that.”
    JC sat up and rubbed his eyes and then said, “yeah, I know.” He looked at the clock and then added, “wake me up before you leave.”
    “Okay,” Nicole said and then kissed his forehead and headed off to the bathroom.
    Thirty minutes later she stood in the bathroom, put on her make up and fixed her hair. She peaked out of the bathroom door and saw her perfect boyfriend fast asleep in the bed. She was so glad that they were getting to spend the whole week together. They had been dating for shortly over a year and cherished every time they got to be together.
    The two of them met at JC’s 20th birthday bash. She had met in the summer of 1996, but never met the other guys. So for JC’s birthday, Lance invited her to go and meet everyone else. The minute that JC and Nikki met it was obvious that they would opt to see more of each other. They talked for the whole night and got to know each other the best they could. And now it is a month after JC’s 21st birthday and they are still together.

    Nikki finished making herself look descent enough to go to work and then went back into the room to wake up JC. “Baby,” she said as she ran her hand over his chest. “Baby it’s time to get up.”
    JC moaned a little and then slowly fluttered his eyes open. “Mmmm,” he kind of moaned, and rubbed Nikki’s side. “Good morning,” he continued to say. His eyes were halfway open, like he was afraid to see the light.
    “Good morning,” she said and then leaned down to kiss him on the nose. “I’ll be home tonight, probably a little bit before you.”
    “Okay,” JC said. He sat up in the bed and shuffled the sheets down some. JC sat there with his bare chest exposed and the sheets right below the drawstring on his pajama bottoms. “I’ll see you tonight.”
    “Uh huh,” she said and then let her lips brush his for a moment. “I love you,” she said as she began to walk out of the room.
    “I love you too,” he said and then leaned back against the head board. He was so not ready to get up.

    Two nights later, Nikki and JC decided that they wouldn’t go out with the rest of the guys. They just wanted to take a break and stay at home for a little while. Nikki had her own place in Orlando, and that is where she and JC spent most of their time when he was actually home. The two of them cuddled in the bed together and popped in a movie.
    They watched the movie for all of fifteen minutes before they found themselves kissing each other. After a few more minutes, Nikki pulled herself on top of JC and then leaned back to shut off the TV. She held her body over the top of his. Her medium length, dark brown hair fell off of the sides of her face and hung over the side of JC’s as she lowered her lips to his.
    JC put his hands on her hips and rubbed his fingers along her sides. Within a couple of minutes, JC managed to roll himself on top of Nikki. He kissed her neck and collar bone, and then her lips again. Nikki raised her head slightly to deepen the kiss. When she did that, she reached over and shut off the lamp. The only light source in the whole room was gone, and it left the two of them dressed in nothing, alone in the darkness.

    Nikki only had one more day left with JC before he had to head out to New York and then to California to do some stuff. Every now and then Nikki would go with him, but this time she really just needed to stay at home and get some work done. She worked at a law firm, and she had to do a lot of filing for the next case.
    “So what do you want to do today?” JC asked.
    “Oh, I dunno,” she said as she twirled her hair around her finger.
    “Well are you hungry?” he asked.
    “For ice cream,” she giggled.
    JC laughed a little too and then said, “Yeah, I could go for some ice cream too. How about we get us a huge bowl of it and then plop down on the couch and watch a movie or something?”
    “That sound’s good to me,” she said back.
    “Okay then, that’s the plan. I’ll get the ice cream, you find a movie.”
    “Okay,” she said as she watched JC walk into the kitchen. She stared at the movie case and tried to find something to watch. “Hmm,” she said. “JC, babe what do you want to watch?”
    JC yelled from in the kitchen, “uh, I don’t know. Just grab something.”
    Nikki actually wanted to watch a movie this time, so she looked the cabinet over once more. Finally as she neared the bottom, she found one that she wanted. “Can we watch Dirty Dancing?” she yelled. She was started when JC spoke from right behind her.
    “Sure,” he said. “But no need to yell about it,” he teased.
    “Haha,” she joked back. “I didn’t know that you were back in here.”
    “Well, I didn’t venture to the moon, just the kitchen.”
    “Okay smart ass,” she laughed. “Go sit your butt down with that ice cream.”
    “Pushy pushy,” he said as he walked towards the couch.
    “You better watch yourself,” she said and then tickled his sides.
    “I’d rather watch you.”
    “Oh, nice pick up line baby. Who taught you that one. Justin?”
    “Yeah, so!” he said and then laughed.
    “You are just too much,” she said and then kissed him. “Okay, let’s watch the movie this time!”
    “Okay,” he said with a smile and then got himself comfortable. The music started and they both sat on the couch, hips touching, and shared a huge bowl of ice cream. They managed to watch the whole movie together and finish the whole bowl of ice cream without saying but maybe one or two sentences throughout the whole movie.
    “So, what now?” Nikki asked once the credit lines started up.
    “Uhm... I say we go bowling.”
    “JC, you know I suck at bowling.”
    “Makes it all the more fun to watch,” he said with a smirk on his face.
    “You just like to make fun of me,” she pouted.
    “But it’s so cute when you get all excited because you score an eighty.”
    She slapped him lightly in the stomach. “Hey now, I was very proud of that score.”
    JC just laughed. “Well how about it then?” he asked and ran his hands down her arms.
    “Well, since ya asked nicely,” she said with a smile.
    “Took a lot out of me to do that ya know?” he joked.
    “Uh huh,” she said. “Let’s go,” she said and then grabbed her purse and headed for the door.

    The two of them got to the bowling alley about fifteen minutes later and surprisingly it was rather empty. There were probably about five or six other people there, and they were all above the age of thirty. After eyeballing everyone, JC and Nikki walked up to the desk and told the guy what size shoes they needed.
    “Lane seventeen,” JC said.
    “Yeah, and?”
    “Does everything I say have to have some hidden meaning or something?” he smiled.
    “No, I guess not,” she said sarcastically, “but I assumed you were saying it for a reason.”
    “Just talking to hear myself talk babe,” he said back and gave her a slight smirk.
    “You’re one strange soul, sir Chasez,” she teased. She ran her fingers over his chest and then poked him in the belly. “You know that right?”
    “All the more reason for you to love me, right?”
    “Well,” she said.
    “Well?! What? You’ve got to think about it now?” he joked as he tickled her sides.
    Nikki giggled but managed to say, “You... know I’m... kidding... Jaaacccceeeee.... stop!”
    “What’s wrong Nik?” he laughed.
    “JC I’m gonna pee my pants if you don’t stop!” she exclaimed while she tried to squirm out of his arms.
    “Well, in that case,” he said and let go of her. “I’ll let you free THIS time, but tonight it might not be so easy!”
    Nikki couldn’t help but laugh still. “Oh, I’ll get you back Joshua!” she said.
    “I’d like to see you try!”
    “You betting me that I can’t make you squirm?” she said.
    JC thought about the upside to that. “Hmm, yup I am.”
    “Fine stud... you’re on! Tonight, my place!”
    “Fine!” he exclaimed back. “Now that we have that settled, can we start the game?”
    “Yes,” she said and then walked over to get her a ball.
    “Nikki you might not want to pick that one,” JC warned as he saw the ball that Nikki was about to get.
    “But it’s a pretty color,” she said with her eye brows pointed downward.
    “Sweetie, it’ll rip your arm off when you throw it! It’s a heavier ball than you think it is. Color doesn’t make it any easier to throw.”
    “Oh whatever,” she said and then stuck her three fingers in the ball and attempted to life it. She got it off of the rack and then it practically pulled her whole upper body down with it. “My lord!” she yelled.
    JC ran over to help her, but only said, “told you so!”

    “Nikki what are you doing?” JC yelled from one of the benches.
    “I’m bowling! What does it look like I’m doing?”
    “I’d rather not say,” he yelled back again and then laughed. He watched as Nikki rolled the ball down the alley from between her legs.
    Nikki stood up and watched her ball slowly make its way down the lane. Win the ball knocked over eight pins she jumped up and yelled, “See, it helps! That’s the most pins I’ve knocked down all night!”
    “You are such a nut,” he said as she walked back up to him.
    She threw her arms around him and said, “oh but isn’t that why you love me?”
    “Damn straight,” he laughed as he pressed his lips against hers.
    “Yum,” she said in a teasing manner. “How much longer is this frame gonna take?” she asked.
    JC looked at her as she ran her hand under the bottom of his shirt. “Oh, uh, uhm... not long,” he said an then kissed her on the lips once more then made his way to the lane. He threw the ball and got a strike.
    “Score!” she yelled.
    JC shook his head. “She is so trying to tease me,” he mumbled to himself. He had no idea why he bet her that she couldn’t make him squirm. He knew hands down that she could. “You’re turn! Then the game is over,” he yelled.
    “Okay,” she squealed and ran to get her ball. She picked it up and threw it down the lane. “Oh my God,” she yelled as she watched all the pins go down. “Oh my God! JC I got a strike!” she exclaimed.
    “Score!” he smiled and then said, “great job baby!” he said and gave her a victory kiss. “Let’s go home!”

    The next morning Nikki woke up and JC’s eyes were practically penetrating her skin. She moaned and said, “baby how long have you been watching me?!”
    “Like thirty seconds,” he laughed.
    “I can tell when someone is staring at me,” she giggled.
    “No honey, I was gawking at you, not staring. HUGE difference,” he teased.
    Nikki giggled and then lifted her head a little and kissed him. “So, I won that little bet last night. I had you squirming like a fish in no water.”
    “That wasn’t fair though! You knew the exact spot that would get me!” he whined.
    “Oh so you think that anywhere else, I can’t get you to squirm?”
    “Uh huh,” he said. “And if you think you can,” he looked at his watch, “you’ve got thirty minutes to try.”
    “Piece of cake,” she said. “And what if I win?”
    “I’ll bring you back something really nice from New York.”
    “Deal,” she said. With that she lifted the covers and pulled them up over the top of both of them.

    Twenty minutes later, JC’s head popped out from under the sheet. He was all out of breath, but managed to say, “you win!”
    Nikki’s head bounced out and said, “told you so!”
    “Yeah yeah. Well I gotta shower and get out of here. I gotta meet the guys at the airport in like thirty minutes.” He leaned over and kissed her and then ran for the shower. A little over ten minutes later he came back out and found Nikki in the same spot. “Baby, I gotta go. I’ll call you tonight k?”
    “Okay,” she said. “Only two weeks right?”
    “Right, and then I will be right back here with you. And I want you to go to Vegas with us next month.”
    Nikki smiled and said, “okay.”
    “I love you,” he said.



Part Two