Abby's POV

I opened my eyes and I was snug in Nick's arms.

Our noses were touching and he was still sleeping.

I got up slowly and looked around. I had a banging head ache and I could not remember a thing from last night. No matter how hard I tried. The last thing I remember doing is taking a drink from that guy Dylan. Wait a minute! I'm in bed... With Nick! OMG OMG! How did I get here? Why am I here? Wait this is my room why is he here? I looked around trying to jog my memory when I realized... I was half naked. OMG OMG! I slept with Nick! Oh no i'm a cheater! This can not be happening! I looked down at Nick halfway through my mental break down and woke him up. I didn't want to but... Hey.

I poked him on the arm and whispered.

"Nick." He didn't wake up so I poked him again.

"Nick. Wakeup." He sat up and said.

"What. What's wrong?"

"Why am I in bed with you?" He looked at me confused until a look of understanding flashed his face.

"Well you see... Last night I brought you home and you asked me to sleep with you because of what i'm guessing too scared to sleep alone."

"Oh." But that didn't explain why I was naked.

"But why am I naked?" He shook his head and answered.

"I have NO idea." I believed him. All though it was a mystery.

I got up out of bed and put on a black tanktop that stopped just below my navel. I pushed my hair back with my fingers and Nick was standing in front of me. This is weird... I broke the silence by saying.

"You um... You didn't have to stay with me last night." He smiled and said.

"Yes I did. And don't worry I won't use anything you said last night against you." My eyes widened. OMG!

"I s-said stuff?" He laughed and answered.

"Yeah but it wasn't... Bad. You barely said anything." Okay. Never drinking again. I decided to let it go and said.

"So... What now?"

"I don't know." I smiled. He is so cute. And this conversation is going no where.

"Well... I mean we can stand here and do nothing." He laughed through his nose and said.

"Oddly... I'm okay with that." I laughed and the the door bell rang. We went downstairs and I opened the front door.

"Baby!" I smiled as my mom wrapped her arms around me. I hugged her back and then she let me go.

"I missed you SO much!" I shook my head and said.

"I missed you too mom." She gave me another hug and I started laughing.

"Oh! Wheres your brother?" She grabbed her bags and I closed the front door.

"Uh... He's not here." She looked disapointed at first then shrugged and made her way to the living room. I wasn't to far behind as I was wandering where Nick went.

She sat down on the couch and I sat next to her.

"Are you here by yourself?"

"No. Nick's here... Or at least I think-" I was interrupted when he walked in and said.

"Hey mom." I smiled and shook my head. He started calling her mom after like the twenty-ith visit to our house. She sprang up and gave him a hug. That's one of the things I loved about my mom. She loved everybody. She was always so happy. She called Nick and Alison her adopted children. I always laughed at that.

"Nick! What are you doing here?" Man that quistin gets asked alot.

"Uh... You know... Just hangin" She shook her head and laughed.

"Okay 'hangin'." She turned to me and said.

"I have got to tell you and Greg something. Where is he anyways?" I shrugged and answered.

"I don't know. He's either at Cassie's or Darci's." She nodded and said.

"Oh I almost forgot! Joe wanted to meet you guys!"

"Why would Joe wanna meet... Us?"

"Because! I told him so much about you all! And guess what?" I laughed at her over excitedness. I swear she's sixteen at heart.

"What?"

"He wants all of us to visit him in New York this weekend!" Okay I have to admit that is exciting.

"Oh my God mom! That's awesome!" I have never been to New York and from what I hear it is really great!

"Yeah I know and i'm even gonna let you guys take two friends each." Wow! That is even more exciting then before! Aly is going to FREAK! Nick looked at my mom with eyes of wonder and said.

"You mean... I'm going too!" We both started laughing and he stopped smiling and said in all seriousness.

"What?"

The front door opened and Greg stormed in the living room. I fogot he was being a dead weight all week. He looked straight at me as if he didn't notice our mother sitting right there and yelled.

"Abigail! That is THEE last time you are ever going anywhere like that AGAIN." My mother sprang up and his eyes widened. I guess he didn't see her after all.

"Well hello to you Gregory." He laughed nervously and said.

"Mom! What are you doing here?" That quistin is really starting to BUG the hell out out of me!

"Well I live here son." I couldn't help it. I burst out laughing. He was a trainwreck. As soon as he gave me 'the look' I stopped. Nick sighed and said.

"Well I better go. This is one family reuine I DO NOT wanna be a part of. See ya." And then he walked out of the front door. I was just sitting there quiet as a mouse. He wasn't about to yell at me again.

He sighed and said.

"I'm sorry mom its just... Me and Abby have something important to discuss." He looked right at me and I looked down at my lap.

"Well that doesn't matter now. I want to hug my baby." She smiled and gave him a huge hug. I couldn't help but smile. She sat back down and said.

"Okay! Now that were all here I have something I need to say. Well ask."

"How would you guys feel if I... Well-" Before she finished talking I knew what she was gonna ask. And I was perfectly okay with it. I mean. She should be happy. And this Joe person sounds nice. Considering she was so nervous I interrupted her.

"Mom. I already know what your gonna say and I want you to know that... I'm okay with it. You have devoted your entire life to me and Greg. And you should start focusing on you right now. I want to be happy-" She interrupted me saying.

"I am happy it's just that-"

"And there is no dought in my mind that you are but..." I shrugged and decided to turn this into a joke since I was fighting tears and Greg was REALLY lost.

"Let's face it mom. Me and Greg aren't going to be here forever and pretty soon your gonna need someone to help message your aching back." She started laughing and a traitor tear fell. I wiped it away before she saw it. Greg stood up and said.

"Okay! Who is he?" I laughed and mom said.

"Look he's a really good person and I know that your both gonna love him!" I looked at Greg hoping and he caught my stare then turned back to mom and sighed.

"Fine." She hugged him and said.

"I have the most wonderful children in the world!" He smiled and shook his head then motioned for me to join them. I gladly accepted and wrapped my hands around them both. Our gushy moment was interrupted by the phone ringing. Mom pulled away from our hug and yelled.

"I'll get it! Its probably Joe wanting to know if i'm home yet." She walked out of the living room and into the kitchen leaving me and Greg here... Alone. And as soon as she was gone. HE SNAPPED!

"What were you thinking? Getting wasted like that?" I looked at him and said.

"I'm sorry!"

"Yeah your gonna be when I get through with you! Do you know what I had to do last night?" I shook my head because I really didn't remember.

"Oh yeah that's right! You were too wasted!"

"Look i'm sorry okay? I was trying to exspand my life exprience but trust me it will NEVER happen again!"

"Danm straight!" I was not pleased his language OR tone of voice so I sat down on the couch and folded my arms. He sighed and ran his fingers through his hair.

"Abby." I ignored him and he sat down beside me. I cleared my throat and scooted away from him. That really made him mad.

"Look i'm sorry okay?" I looked at him from the corner of my eye. I was not giving in to his sorry AND I was still mad for what he said about Abe. I was not gonna be defeated.

"Abby will you please talk to me. I'm sorry." I cleared my throat again and scratched my head.

"Oh my God! Fine!" I looked at him and he said.

"Look I just don't want you to get hurt. Your my baby sister and I love you." I was defeated.

"I know. I just want you to stop being so crazy. And I remind you in less then two months you are not gonna be here to put out fires." He ran his fingers through his hair and sighed.

"Yeah I know... And that's what scares me the most." I looked at him confused.

"Why?"

"Because if I leave who's gonna be here for you?" I laughed and said.

"Uh... I don't know... Maybe... OUR MOTHER!" He laughed and said.

"I know but I mean REALLY be there. Take last night for example. You were so helpless and if Nick wasn't there who knows what would've happened." I was really confused. And I wanted to know what happened last night. I hugged him and said.

"Its okay Greg. I'll be fine. Don't worry okay?" He nodded but I knew he was still worried. I got up off the couch and said.

"WELL! Better go shower up! And by the the way... I'm not a baby."

~*~

"NO WAY!" I nodded and smiled. Aly started screaming and jumping up and down.

"I can't believe it!" We were sitting in my living room watching a movie when I broke the news to her. I decided that I wasn't gonna invite Abe seeing as how Greg and Nick hated him and they would all have to share a room. Can you say disaster?

"Okay! We are going shopping TOMORROW!" I shook my head and said.

"Aly I don't need clothes I have some."

"No! Abby this is serious!" I rolled my eyes and ate some popcorn. She is such a drama queen!

"Come on! Please?" I took one look at her and she gave me those puppy dog eyes. I sighed and she gleamed with triumph.

"Fine! But i'm only getting one thing."

"So are you gonna ask Abe to go?"

"No."

"Why not? Your mom said you could bring two friends."

"I know but i'm gonna invite someone else instead." She rolled her eyes and said.

"Like who? Harold!" She laughed and shook her head. I would never invite him to New York. He's weird.

We turned back to the movie we were watching 'Date With An Angel' another old classic.

My brother and Nick walked through the door and came in the living room. We were sitting on the floor so they sat on the couch behind us.

"What ya'll watching." I turned and glared at Greg for interrupting a good part and said.

"A movie!" He laughed and said.

"What?" Aly shook her head never looking away from the tv. And I tried to catch a popcorn with my mouth. I missed and the next time I tries Greg caught it AND ate it!

"Hey!" He wiggled his eyebrows at me and I looked at him in utter disgust.

I got up and said.

"I don't even want to watch this movie anymore." Aly started whining and said.

"No Abby! Its almost over and i'm enjoying it!" I rolled my eyes and sat back down. But this time I sat in between Nick and Greg. She fist pumped the air and yelled.

"Yeah!" She such a child.

I was getting bored so I started mimicking everything that the guy was saying.

"Look its not that I don't feel something and its not that I don't care. Its just-" Aly sat up and said.

"Fine you know what we won't watch the movie! We'll just sit here and stare at eachother!" I laughed at her and cut the lights back on. The guys were just sitting there clearly amused and I smiled. There is nothing to do. Man Why did I cut that movie off? Aly flopped on the chair and folded her arms. Then said.

"Now what? What are we gonna do?"

Greg sat up and said.

"We aren't doing anything. Because I am gonna go up staires to sext my girlfriend." Me and Aly yelled.

"Ewww!" He laughed and went up staires. Aly sat up and then grabbed her bag.

"I'm going home."

"What? Why?" She didn't say a thing. She just left and slammed the door behind her. Oh well.

I looked at Nick and he stood up, smiled and then said.

"I guess its my turn huh?" I smiled and said.

"No. You don't have to go." He nodded and said.

"Right on." I laughed and said.

"Oh no! Why would you say that?" He lauhged and said.

"I don't know it seemed to go there at the moment." I shook my head and sat down. He sat by me and I looked at him. He was so hard to figure out. Befor ehe ignored me and now it seemed we never apart. Yeah I know I've established this but its still so hard to believe.

"Abby." I absentmidedly answered him.

"Yeah?"

"Can I ask you something?"

"Sure go ahead."

"Do you remember when we were younger and... Well you were young and you asked me if it was okay if you kissed me?" My eyes widened and I shook my head.

"No I don't." He smiled and said.

"Why not?"

"Um... Maybe because it never happened." He laughed and said.

"Yes it did." I raised an eyebrow and said.

"Now why would I... Ask if I could kiss you?" He leaned in closer and said.

"Think... Real hard." That was really hard to do with his face so close to mine. I looked down at his lips and he smiled. Then I suddenly remembered it like it was yesterday.

"Hey Nick? Wheres Greg?" He shrugged and said

"I don't know. I think he went to the bathroom or something." I played cool but inside I was jumping for joy.

"Hey Nick?"

"Yeah?"

"Can you do me favor?"

"Sure Abby." I rolled my eyes. He didn't even bother to look at me.

"Can I- Can you..." How should I ask this? Now he was definately looking at me. Like I was crazy too!

"Do you think I could kiss you?" He looked at me confused before saying.

"Why?" I had nothing. I just stared at him and he said.

"You know what... Go for it." Wow! I can't believe he said yes. I bit my lip to stop that huge grin from forming. And started pacing from foot to foot. I was so nervous I started playing with my hands. Whoa this is gonna happen. I was excited I forgot to kiss him.

"Are you ready?" I nodded and then stood on my tipy toes so I could reach him. He laughed and bent down seeing as I was still too short. We kissed and I was walking on sunshine! He ended the kiss because I know I wouldn't have. And I was speechless. He went back to whatever he was doing before and I stood there. I just kissed Nick. He noticed me still standing there and asked.

"Abby?"

"Y-yeah?"

"Are you... Okay?" I smiled and said.

"No I mean yeah i'm fine! Thanks... For... You know." He nodded and smiled.

"Well bye then."

I snapped out of my memory and said.

"Oh. My. God! How could I not remember that?" He sat up and said.

"I don't know." I started laughing and he looked at me confused and said.

"What could possibly be so funny?" I put my hand over my mouth and said.

"I actually kissed you?" He smiled and said.

"Yep." I got up and walked over to where he stood.

"Why did you bring it up?"

"Well because I wanted to know why... I mean I asked you then but you didn't answer." Oh no. What do I tell him? I used to like you? No. Ugh! What is it with people and undisclosed desires? I didn't know what to say.

"I-I... I just-" He shook his head and said.

"Abby if you don't want to tell me you don't have to." Thank God!

"I just... I don't know. I was thirteen. Could you blame me?" He laughed and shook his head. I looked around it was quiet. My mom was gone and Greg was obviously busy. So I turned to Nick.

"Well... It looks like its just you and me."

"Yeah..."

"Do you wanna watch tv?"

"Yeah... Why not." We sat down and turned to a movie station where 'Legion' was on. I saw Legion three times already and everytime came in the middle. The angel reminded me of the lead singer from Coldplay. It was actually pretty good. Even better then 'the crazies' And that's saying something.

I scratched my head and looked at Nick. I am impossible. Why do I have feelings for him AGAIN. I was over him... Wasn't I?

I snapped at my daze and realized that I was still staring. Before I turned away he looked at me. And I smiled even though I was mentally kicking my own ass. He smiled and turned back to the movie. Wow he is clueless.

"Hey, Nick."

"Yeah?"

"Do you remember that night when... We were here?"

"Um... No."

"I mean you know saturday?"

"Oh yeah... What about saturday?"

"What were you gonna say?" He looked at me for a brief moment before clearing his troat and answering.

"N-nothing. I was uh... Just gonna say... Thank you for looking after me that night." When he said that for some reason I felt disapointed. I mean what did I expect? Him confessing his undying love?

"Oh... Okay then."

We went through the rest off the movie without saying another word. And I couldn't shake the feeling that he wanted to say more. What if he really did like me?