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[nick jones]

nick

Nick knew that as soon as Beth started giggling, their role play was over. It always ended like that. One of them just couldn't hold it in anymore.

He threw his arms up in there air, putting on an announcer's voice. "Oh what a pity. Beth and Nick both miss out on the million dollar Emmy! Aw, there goes the next big movie! Say goodbye to those houses on the beach in Florida."

Nick attempted to keep the disappointed look on his face, but soon burst into laughter.

[bethany sanchez]

b e t h a n y .

Beth smiled at Nick. They always did this. Like little scenes. They'd go so far, then one of them would bust out laughing. She laughed slightly when he threw his arms up and started using his announcer voice. "We never win." she said with a fake pout. Then she pouted and put her finger under her eye moving it down her face in the path of a tear. "Tear, tear." she said with a fake sniffle. She smiled when he tried to keep a disapointed look on his face. It was cute how he failed miserably at trying to keep a straight face most of the time.

[nick jones]

nick

Nick grinned, watching as Beth traced a tear down her cheek. A thought flashed through his mind and he announced. "Okay, serious time. I'm being the serious boyfriend, here."

"Now...this is a life or death matter, ok 007?" He held his hands out, and paused. "...are you free on Friday?"

[bethany sanchez]

b e t h a n y .

Beth smiled. She knew he could never to truely serious. "You? Serious? You can never be serious, at least not for too long." she stated. She couldn't either though. She laughed when he called her 007. Then she smiled at him again when he asked her if she was free. "Hmmm, I don't know. I'm all booked." she said playfully. "But, for you, I can make some time. So, where and what time?" she asked him.

[nick jones]

nick

"Well I was thinking Hawaii, but since you're all booked...could you maybe squeeze in maybe a lunch at Star bucks?" Nick shrugged his shoulders. Everyone knew that Star bucks was definitely not lunch, but Nick had a radar in his head. He always had to have his daily intake and he always knew where the closest one was.

As if thinking it would help make her decision, Nick added with a grin, "I'll bring giant pretzels..."

[bethany sanchez]

b e t h a n y .

Beth nodded. "Hawaii sounds fun, but I don't believe I have that much time, love." she said grinning. She smiled at him. She didn't really care where they went, just being with him was nice. "Starbucks in good." she said. She knew that Nick loved starbucks. She liked it a lot too. She laughed slightly when he tried to help her with her decision by saying something about giant pretzels, which she loved. "Yay, giant pretzels!" she said.

[nick jones]

nick

He drummed his fingers on the table and stared at the ceiling. "Now all I have to do is find the pretzel pixie. But don't worry, Joe's always around somewhere."

He paused.

"Well, that's done." Nick grinned and slammed his hand down on the table. "Now I can actually tell Kevin I can't rewrite the bridge to one of the songs, because I'm hanging out with my girlfriend."

[bethany sanchez]

b e t h a n y .

She laughed when Nick called Joe, the pretzel pixie. "Ooo, so he's the pretzel pixie? Maybe I should be dating him." she said playfully. She she smiled at him. "Just kidding, I couldn't ask for a better boyfran." she said to him. Bethany jumped ever so slightly when his hand hit the table. It had made a sharp sound and Beth hadn't seen it coming. She smiled. "Hanging out with me is mmuuuccchhh more fun." she said stretching out the word much.

[nick jones]

nick

"Ahh, thank you, my sweet Juliet. If you go any further, then I may just have to start trying to quote Shakespeare." Nick emphasized trying, since he had only a very faint idea of what would be said.

He laughed slightly at her comment, and how she stretched out 'more'. However, it was really quite true. Kevin was really pushy when he wanted to be, especially when it came to the band. In fact, he was a little obsessed in Nick's opinion.

"Now, what else is there to do except for eating in this hole of a room?" he wondered aloud.

[bethany sanchez]

b e t h a n y .

"Awww. Trying is a good word, considering you don't really know anything he wrote much less said." she said to him. She smiled at him then started thinking. "Hmmmmm...." she said as she tapped her chin with her finger. "We could aways leave this hole and go somewhere else." she suggested.

[nick jones]

nick

"Ah...says the romantic one," Nick smiled at Beth, something he found himself doing quite a bit ever since he met her. He watched as she thought, tapping her chin. Her idea was realistic.

"I suppose we could. No wonder you're the smart one." he smirked, beginning to rise from the cafeteria bench.

[bethany sanchez]

b e t h a n y .

Beth smiled back at him. Around Nick, Beth couldn't stop smiling. "Yush, I'm the smart one." she said. "Well, sometimes." she added. She watched him stand up. Then she stood. "Where should we go." she asked him. She fidddled with the heartshaped necklace around her neck. It was one that Nick had given her for her birthday, which was October 20th. She hadn't gotten it too long ago.