Chapter 7

Nicole woke up and walked downstairs where she saw Dani and Marcus eating cereal.

"Hey" Marcus said

"Hey" she muttered, "I was gonna take you guys out"

"oh, well you can take us to lunch" Dani said

"Ok Dani" she said

"What? are you mad at me?" Marcus asked with his mouth full of cherios

"yes" she said as she looked through the cupboard

"Why? cause I don't like your boyfriend?"

"Marc, you don't even know him!" she exclaimed, "I mean who the fuck are you to tell me who I can and cannot date? I'm twenty fukin years old, so either get over it or get the fuck out of my house!"

"Don't fuckin talk to me like that" he warned getting up

"fuck you!" she said getting in his face, "what are you gonna do about it."

"I'm serious" he said as he nudged her to make her back off.

"Don't fuckin touch me, asshole" she said pushing him back.

"Nicole, stop being a bitch!" he said moving closer to her

"No, Fuck you Marcus"she said before she felt a sting go across her face.

"Marcus!" Dani exclaimed standing up but was too late as Nicole leaped across and knocked him on the floor.

"You fuckin bastard" she cried, "you didn't have to hit me" she got off of him and ran up the stairs to her room. She sat on her bed and cried until she heard Dani knock on her door

"Hunny, let me in" she said softly

Nicole opened the door and sat back down

"Girl, you know he didn't mean to hit you. Sometimes he just gets like that. He just doesn't like it when girls talk to him like he's nothing."

"There is no way in hell that I'm gonna let him come in my house and treat me like that. I mean we never fight"

"I know sweetie, Just go talk to him"

"No, and tell him to find somewhere else to stay."

"you'd kick out you're own soon-to-be sister in law?"

"I didn't say you had to go, just him"

"Well, you know I have to go with him"

"that's your choice"

"Ok, here, get your boyfriend, and we're gonna go out somewhere then to lunch"

"No" she said as more tears came out

"yes, now get dressed in some shorts or something"

Nicole stood up and got a sun dress out of her closet. "I need a shower"

*****

Nicole picked up the phone after getting dressed

"Hello?" AJ asked

"hey, are you doing anything right now?"

"Nope, whats up?"

She told him everythng that happened.

"why did you guys fight?" AJ asked

"Oh, ummm...well...see....nothin important..but Dani's making me go out with him so you have to come too"

"Alright, I'm on my way. What are you wearing?"

"A sun dress"

"Ok, I'm on my way" he said hanging up.

Nicole walked downstairs and glared at Marcus. She sat on the couch across from him and crossed her arms.

"So is he coming?"

"yes, and you better not say anything mean to him"

"You're not supposed to put a guy before your family."

"what are you talking about? I am not putting anything in front of family. Would you have dumped Dani if I didn't like her?"

"sure"

"Fine, I don't like her, I never have. So dump her."

"You're being stupid now," he groaned

She rolled her eyes and waited for Aj.

"so do you like the white shoes with this or the sandals?"Dani asked coming out of the bathroom.

"The sandals" Nicole said,"where are we going?"

"I was thinking Sea World"

"Ok"she nodded as the doorbell rang. She got up, "hey babe" she said opening it

"Hey, umm I have Nick and Aaron with me cause they were at my house. They don't live far from here so can I go drop them off then come back?"

"why don't you take them with us? I wanna meet Aaron"

"but Nick might feel left out"

"Well Jess is up, she can get dressed really quick"

"Ok" AJ said, "want me to bring them up?"

"Sure," she said as he jogged off. She left the door cracked as she ran up to Jess's room.

"Hey Jess" she said walking in, "Get dressed, you have to come to sea world with us"

"Why?" she asked turning off her T.V

"Cause we're going and so is Nick and he needs company."

"Ooooohhh Nick, Ok" she said as she got dressed really quick, "I'll do my make-up in the car" she said walknig out after Nicole brushing her hair

"Hey" Nick said as they walked in

"Hi" they smiled

"This is my brother Aaron"

"You guys look just alike" Dani said

They both grinned.

"Ok, lets go" Marcus said standing up. They all walked out to AJ's car

"well we should take this that way we don't all have to pay for parking"Nicole said as AJ opened the doors

"wanna drive?" Aj asked

"Hmmm....Maybe" she smiled taking the keys from him and walking around to the drivers side. After everyone got in they started going

"So, where are we going anyway?" Nick asked as he put his arm behind Jessica.

"Sea World" Dani said

"Fun" Aj said looking through his CD's

"I wanna hear a backstreet song" Dani said.

"No!" Aaron complained, "I hear those all day"

"Too Bad" AJ said pulling out the Black and Blue cd. He started it.

"I'm hungry"Nicole said as they drove By McDonalds.

"shoulda stopped there" Aj said

Nicole made a turned at the next corner to get back to McDonalds.

"Oh shit!" She exclaimed as a car pulled out of the parking lot. She slammed on the brakes too late making her hit the car.

"Fuck!" Aj exclaimed taking off his seat belt.

"Oh my god. I totally didn't mean to do that" Nicole said getting out of the car. She walked over to the other car.

"I'm so sorry ma'am" The lady said, "My kids were just talking so much and I didn't see you"

Nicole looked at the lady's already beat up car. She looked back at the lady, "Oh, I mean it's ok. I'll be right back" Nicole walked up to AJ, "She thinks it's her fault"

"It was," He said rolling his eyes, "and yours too"

"don't shit your pants," she said walking back to the other lady, "here, we'll just switch Insurance info and stuff"

"my insurance is expired"

"Oh.....well.....ok...umm just give me your address and phone number and we'll figure it out."

"Alright" the lady said writing stuff down. Nicole did the same.

"Ok, the car is my boyfriends so everything is in his name but I put down my info too"

"Ok, and I'm sorry again"

"It's ok" Nicole said walking away.

"I wanna talk to you" AJ said walking away from the car. She sighed following him.

"do you have anything to say?"

"No, I said sorry, there's nothing else I can say"

"yea there is!"

"Like what, AJ? Oh I'm so sorry I wrecked your car. I hope that you can manage with the other ten you have!"

"Don't be like that"

"Like what?"

"thinking that I shouldn't care just because I have other cars."

"I mean the most I can do is get it fixed for you"

"Thats good enough for me."

"Good," she said, "You know, I wish I never met you"

"What?!?"

"If I never met you, my brother and I wouldn't hate each other right now, and I wouldn't be standing outside of a fuckin McDonalds arguing with a filthy rich pop star over a fuckin dent in his car!"

"Well if I hadn't met you I would still be with Amanda ,and since she knew how to drive, my car would be fine!"

"Fuck you!" She said walking back to the car, "Take us back to my house"

"No"

"What the fuck do you mean no"

AJ took the keys from her and got in the drivers seat.

"So we're not going to sea world?" Dani asked

"We'll still go, just without him"

AJ rolled his eyes at her.

They all drove back to Nicole's place. Nicole got out of the car and slammed the door.

"How much is the car gonna cost?" she asked taking out her check book

"I'll pay for it" He said getting out

"No, you were trippen, How much?"

"I have insurance, they'll pay for it"

"Then how much is your duductible?"

"Nic, it's fine"

"What? five-hundred?"

"I dunno, somewhere around there"

She wrote him out a check for six-hundred, "Here, and I gave you an extra hundred just in case" she walked up to her door as he followed her.

"Nic, wait, let's talk about this"

"Why AJ? You don't have to make me feel like shit. And plus, now I don't have to defend our relationship"

"from who?" he asked walking in after her

"My brother, now please leave"

"No, you should talk to me"

"Fuck off, AJ. And leave"

"I'm not mad that you hit my car"

"whatever"

"Please honny,"

She started walking up the stairs as he watched her, "if you want to talk to me, you should be following me"

He started up the stairs and followed her into her room before closing the door.

She sat on her bed and looked at him.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to yell at you like that" he said reaching in his pocket and pulling out the check, "I don't need your money either"

"It would make me feel a hell of a lot better if you took it. Look, we should just stay friends"

"Just give us a try,"He pleaded

She bit her lip before nodding, "I guess we can give us a try."

He sat next to her while hugging her, "Please take the check back, it's just a little dent."

"No J, just keep it" she said laying back with him, "I don't care if you cash it or not, but just keep it"

"Alright" he sighed