Reluctantly, the two girls got back into the car. They were eager to get to Florida and be able to just settle down and relax. Well, maybe not relax. Just not be cramped up into a tiny car.
Suddenly, something occured to Brianne after they drove off. "Was it just me... or did Kevin look kinda familiar?" she asked curiously
Jess thought for awhile. "Well.." she thought out loud, "he lives in Kentucky. He owns horses. He's got gorgeous emerald eyes. He's so tall. He's gotta be-"
"Kevin Richardson," they said simulatiously, looking briefly at each other in surprise.
"No way," Brianne breathed, suddenly starstruck. "Wow. We went riding with THE Kevin Richardson."
"And Howie was there," Jess smiled, with a little smile on her face. Though Brian would always be her favorite, she had an immense soft spot for Howie's adorable demeanor and puppy dog eyes.
Brianne laughed, "Too bad AJ wasn't there. Who knows what would have happened then," she smirked.
Rolling her eyes, Jess replied playfully, "remind me to smack you later!" Brianne nodded, laughing harder.
They rode several more minutes in comfortable silence, each digesting the hard beat of Creed, Brianne daydreaming about AJ and Jess worrying about the redecorating and getting all their stuff in.
"So, have you talked to Adam lately?" Jessica asked after a few minutes, turning to look at her friend while they were stopped at a red light.
"Huh?" Brianne asked, startled out of her fantasy. "Oh, yeah, that Adam." Jess nodded. "Well, we talked a little a few days ago. He got a new girlfriend, I think he said her name is Twix or Tootsie Roll or Peppermint or something."
"Candy, perhaps?" Jess laughed.
"That's it!" Brianne blushed. "Anyway, he said to have fun, behave, and take care of you."
"Take care of me?" Jess asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Nevermind," Brianne replied. "How's EJ?"
"Well, EJ said that we needed to talk about something," she replied thoughtfully. "Unfortunately, he wouldn't say what about. He also said to have fun in Florida."
"You sure he didn't mention anything?" Brianne asked, chewing mindlessly at a chunk of her blonde hair. Jess just nodded. "Weird."
Back in Kentucky, Kevin and Howie watched Jessica and Brianne drive off.
"She was cute," Kevin said, a smile playing on his rugged features.
"Which one?" Howie asked.
"The taller one. Brianne, I think was her name," Kevin replied.
"Ah. I like the short one," Howie laughed.
"She's shorter than you, it's amazing!" Kevin teased Howie, who pushed him over playfully.