A little bit later the girls pulled Kat aside, and told her that they really were happy about the engagement, and that they hoped every thing will work out.
“Thanks guy’s that means a lot” she replied happily with a huge grin on her face.
“Ok well what are we waiting for? lets celebrate!!!!”Kevin shouted enthusiastically. He popped the cork on the bottle as it exploded every where, he took it, aiming it at Kat, then letting it drench her in Champaign. Laughter erupted from the booth as they toasted to the engagement.
A couple hours later Katie and Kevin went up to the hotel room, so that she could take a shower and get off all that sticky Champaign.
Nick, and Sara got totally smashed that night, and ran around the hotel making a nuisance of themselves until they were kicked out.They stopped by a near by chapel, and watched as people they had never met before got married.
“Hehe....that’ll be Kat, and Kevin”she laughed falling all over the place.
“Yeah that’ll be funny!!!!” he replied right before he passed out on her lap.
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AJ, and Trisha waited out side the elevator doors for it to open. They too were buzzed, and almost as bad as Nick, and Sara. As the doors opened AJ grabbed Trisha’s hands and lead her over to the corner, as he slowly started to kiss her neck then making his way up to her mouth. When the doors opened they slowly made there way down the hall to their room. Trisha fiddled with the handle then managing to get it opened, the two walked in, AJ kicked the door closed, and they made their way over to the bed.
Meanwhile, Howie and Brian were down in the casino blowing their cash at the slot machines.
“So you and Trish are getting back together again?” Howie asked as he dropped a coin in the machine.
“No, she wants to be friends, why?, who told you that?”
“Nick mentioned it, and AJ doesn’t seem to be in his normal mood lately.”
“Well AJ has nothing to be unhappy about, I swear Nick needs to mind his own business!”
“Oh well, you know that Brittany will be on tour with us right?”
“Yeah, I saw her on the plane”
“Is that going to cause a problem?”
“No, I swear I think I have bad luck or something.”
“No, you don’t even know what bad luck is!!! just as things between me and Tammy start to get going Nicole comes tracing back into my life!”he sighed.
“Yeah I guess your right, What are you gonna do about it?”
“There’s nothing I really can do, so I’ll just have to wait and see”he replied.”So what do you think will happen between you and Britt?”
“Nothing!!!” I don’t even want to talk about it!”He replied, his anger building up inside.
“You know Brian you really should give her a chance to explain, she’s a sweet girl, and I'm sure she has a reasonable explanation. Then maybe you guys can put this whole mishap behind you, and if not a couple maybe a friendship will come out of it!”
“You know Howie you are one of the smartest guys I know, but I think ill take my own advice on this one, and when I'm ready ill talk to her”he replied calmly.”Now if you will excuse me, I'm getting a little tired, and am going to go to bed, good night.”
“Night” Howie added as he pulled down the levy “an orange, 7, and a cherry......what the hell? am I ever going to win?” he thought as he got up and walked over to the lobby where he found Nicole, and some guy he had never seen before.
“Howie” she shouted and waved him over to her. He let out a small sigh and walked toward her.Nicole gave the guy a hug, and a kiss on the cheek.
“So I guess ill see you tomorrow then?” she said as he handed her a small slip of paper.
“So room 112?”Jeff asked.
“Yup”
“Ok then tomorrow it is.”
“So who was that?”Howie asked a little hostile.
“Oh that was just Jeff” she said as the two got into the elevator.
“Jeff who? do you know this guy?”
“Not really, we just met tonight, he’s a really nice guy!”
“And your already going out with him? he could be some sick rapist Nicole, I don’t think you should be seeing him Niki!”he said his jealousy blistering inside.
“Whoa Howie what’s with the 3rd degree? and when did you start telling me what I can and cannot do?”
“I'm not, I'm just saying that you really don't know what this guy is all about! I’m only looking out for your best interest!”
“Well Howie I never said we were seeing each other, and this is my choice to make, so I would appreciate it if you would stay out of it!!” They soon reached there floor and went to their room not speaking another word to one another.
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Brittany sat in her room cuddled up on the bed, she couldn’t believe how badly she screwed up, she loved Brian, and every minute she spent with out him only tour her farther apart inside. She wanted more then anything to just have him hold her in his arms, just as they did so many nights before.
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Brian had gotten into the shower, he stood there for a while just letting the water run down his face, he kept hearing Howies words replay over and over again, and he knew that he was right, he should talk with her, and give her a chance to explain. “Why does this have to be so hard!!!” he yelled as he pounded his hands on the shower walls. When he got out he slipped on some boxers and walked into the room, as he picked up his pants his wallet fell out onto the floor exposing a picture of Britt and him on there first date. He couldn't help but think back to that day and how happy she made him feel, she completed him, she was his missing link. His heart felt like it was going to break into a million pieces, as he quickly snatched it up. His eyes became glassy, and his hands trembled, he felt like breaking down into tears, but fought hard , and kept it all inside, he said a quick prayer and collapsed down on the bed. He was so confused, he didn’t know what to feel, did he still love her? or was it all the anger he had inside? all this ran threw his head after he drifted off into a night full of sad and unhappy dreams.
Early the next morning Sara woke up in an unfirmilar place, as she opened her eyes a bit the sun poured in from the window, and her head felt like it had been ran over by a cement truck.
“Where am I?”she thought as she looked down, she quickly jumped up with a frightened and unexpected expression on her face. She then glanced down at her hand again to find a golden band on her finger.
Nick stirred a bit, and she noticed the paper that was in his lap. She walked over and picked it up, It read ....Sara Elaine Mauldin and Nicholas Gene Carter have been joined together here today on August 30, 2000.............”
“Oh my god!!!!! this couldn't be happening!”she thought frantically.
“There is no way in hell this could have happened!!!!!!!!”