Chapter One-Hundred-Twenty-Three
After an hour of spending time with Ashley, Nick looked around the living room and noticed everybody was there, minus Kori, Wiley, and his little brother.
"Where is Aaron?" He asked curiously, and everybody looked around and noticed he was gone for the first time too.
"I don't know," Angel shrugged. "He was here a minute ago."
"Hmm…" Nick replied thoughtfully. He got up then and he went out in the backyard to find him on the swing, looking up at the stars. He chuckled a little, and walked up beside him, and he placed his hand lightly on his shoulder. Aaron looked up at him curiously.
"So does everybody come out here to be alone, or something?"
"Well it is the best place to think," Aaron admitted softly, and Nick went around and sat next to him.
"Penny for your thoughts?" Aaron shrugged, and rested his chin on his knee, as his legs are drawn into his chest and he looked up at the stars. Nick studied him for a moment, and suddenly noticed the look in his eye and he grinned a little.
"Would this by any chance have anything to do with mystery girl that you met at Wal-Mart earlier today?"
"I don't know what you are talking about," Aaron insisted, looking down at the ground. Nick rolled his eyes.
"Yeah whatever, I know you better then that. Come on Air…it's just me, you can talk to me. What's up?" Aaron shrugged.
"What is mystery girls name, hmm?"
"Stacy," Aaron admitted softly. "And she really is a mystery…"
"How so?" Nick asked curiously. Aaron shrugged again.
"I don't know…" Nick didn't reply, he only sat there next to Aaron in the same position as him, just looking up at the stars and waiting for him to go on.
"She hates me for some reason," he went on, just like Nick knew he would. "She practically bit my head off after the mob…and called me stupid because I didn't realize it was going to happen, and because I was running around without security. She acted like we were old enemies and I was nothing but dirt to her. She was really rude."
"Well then why are you so crazy about her? It seems like you have been thinking about her all day."
"I don't know, I'm drawn to her for some reason…"
"Is she pretty?"
"Yeah, she's beautiful…but that's not the reason." Nick looked down at him with a raised eyebrow. "I mean it was before…but now it's just…I don't know."
"You are a really confusing kid, you know that?"
"I just feel like I know her from somewhere. Did I ever know anyone by the name Stacy, Nick?" Nick shrugged.
"Not that I can remember."
"She just seems familiar to me…and her touch…when she held my hand…I swear I've felt her touch before."
"Hmm…what did she look like?"
"Long blonde hair with a strip of pink in it and green eyes…she was wearing a pink and white polo shirt and a blue denim skirt…and some flip-flops that she ended up having to take off because they were slowing her down when we were running." Nick thought about it long and hard for a couple of minutes and then shrugged.
"I don't know what to tell you buddy, she doesn't sound like anyone that I remember you knowing and I used to know all of your friends."
"I've met her before Nick, I just know it."
"I believe you Aaron, and I know you will get to the bottom of it. But you can't sit here thinking about it all night, you'll freeze to death."
"No I won't, I'm good." Aaron replied stubbornly, and he reached over and grabbed the blanket and covered up with it. Nick rolled his eyes and stood up and he scooped his little brother up into his arms and began carrying him inside.
"Come on Air…It's not safe for you to be out here by yourself, and I'm not going to sit out here with you all night."
"I'll just keep thinking about it no matter where I am at," Aaron pointed out, as Nick got in the house.
"Fine, but at least you'll be safe while doing it."
"Doing what?" Leslie asked curiously.
"Think about mystery girl from Wal-Mart all night." Angel rolled her eyes.
"Still? Come on Aaron…"
"What? I can't help it…"
"Didn't you tell me that she was rude to you? Why are you so crazy about someone who was rude to you? You deserve much better."
"I never told you anything. Breaking into my thoughts again, Ange?" Angel's eyes widened, and the expression on her face clearly read Oops… Nick shook his head smiling and brought Aaron over to the couch, and he set him down on it as he is still wrapped in the blanket. After doing that, he went back over to Ashley and sat next to her, and he wrapped his arm around her as she rested her head against his shoulder.
"Does this mystery girl have a name, Air?" BJ spoke up, as it's obvious that this girl means something to her little brother since he seems to have been thinking about her all day. Knowing Aaron, he doesn't normally stick to one girl like this.
"Stacy," Aaron answered, as he still looked over at his twin bitterly.
"Aaron thinks he's met her before," Nick added.
"Wouldn't you know something like that though?" Leslie asked confused.
"He's met so many girls in the past…it's hard to keep track sometimes," Nick replied, knowing this factor all too well. BJ rolled her eyes.
"Well no wonder she's mean to you Air. The girl could've been your best friend and you don't even remember it!"
"I would know it if she was my best friend…" Aaron replied unconvincingly.
"She wasn't his best friend before, I've seen her too…I would have remembered her." Angel insisted.
"You know just because you are my twin it doesn't mean you know everything about me."
"More than you think!"
"Whatever, that is so not true!"
"Is so," Angel argued, sticking her tongue out at him. Aaron started to get up to go tackle her, but Howie put his arm out, and gently pushed him back down into the couch again.
"ANY way, what does she look like?" BJ asked, steering her brother and sister away from the ridiculous argument that they are having.
"What does it matter?" Aaron asked, becoming slightly grumpy.
"I'm just curious, that's all."
"Long thin blonde hair with a pink strip in it, green eyes…." BJ didn't reply, she only remained quiet, as she thought things over long and hard.
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Meanwhile, upstairs in Kori and Wiley's room, the two of them were pretty much doing their own things and avoiding each other, as sharing the same room has just become a lot harder. Especially now that they are trying to keep their relationship strictly as friends until Wiley finally wins Ashley's blessing. Wiley put a bunch of pillows and blankets on the floor and he lay down with a notebook and pen and he pretended to be writing while Kori paced around the room making herself busy.
"Remind me why we are up here again," Kori spoke up after awhile, and she dared a glance toward Wiley.
"To get away from Ashley's watchful eyes," Wiley answered, as he looked up at her.
"Oh…yeah right." She nodded, and she went back to what she was doing.
"Are you really going to sleep on the floor? You don't have to do that…"
"If I get into bed with you it is only going to make me even more tempted…" Kori didn't reply, she only went into the bathroom and got out her toothbrush. She put toothpaste on it and began brushing her teeth. After doing that, she grabbed up her brush and began brushing her hair. She did this for awhile, until suddenly she noticed Wiley come up from behind her as she looked in the mirror and she looked at him curiously, as he slid his arms around her waist from behind and kissed the back of her neck. He stared into her eyes for a few moments and then grabbed the brush from her, set it down, and turned her to face him.
"I am tired of being a bloody gentleman…" he told her, and with that he brought his lips down onto hers in a passionate kiss. Kori wrapped her arms around him and kissed him back not arguing in the least bit. She began pushing him backward toward their bedroom never breaking their kiss once. When they got in there, she pushed him over to the little bed he had made for himself and laid down, pulling him ontop of her. After a few moments, he got up and went to the door and he shut it and locked it as he looked back at her.
"Not making that mistake again," he told her, and he went back over to her, before taking his place ontop of her again. He pulled the blanket over their heads, before bringing his lips down ontop of hers.
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Meanwhile in New York, when AJ and Brooke found Jaime and Peyton at the playground, Laila smiled big at the sight of her AJ.
"JAY!!!" She exclaimed, and she took off running over to him. AJ chuckled a little; made the goofiest face anyone's ever seen, and crouched down and held his arms open wide for his baby, as she came flying into them.
"Ohhhh my baby girl," He exclaimed happily, as if he hadn't seen her in years, and he stood up with her and spun around with her as he held her above his head making her shriek and giggle incessantly. Brooke laughed a little as she watched the two, and he brought Laila down so he is hugging her close and he kissed her nose.
"It's like watching Nick and Dakota all over again — almost." Brooke pointed out.
"Push me on swings J, Pease!" Laila asked sweetly, as she smiled up at him and AJ grinned childishly.
"Yes ma'am, swings here we come!" He told her, and he ran on over to the swings with her, making her giggle even more. Brooke shook her head smiling, and she looked at Jaime and Peyton, as she moved over so she stands in front of Jaime and she allowed him to wrap her in his arms from behind and rest his chin on her shoulder.
"He seems to really love her," Peyton observed. "It's cute."
"Yeah, I know, and he just became her caregiver the day before yesterday. I'm a little worried about him…" Brooke confessed quietly.
"Why?" Jaime asked curiously.
"Well because she's not with us permanently…her and her brother will only be with us for a short time. Their mom is in a special hospital after trying to commit suicide…and I'm afraid if he gets too attached to Laila…he won't be able to hand her over if or when her mother gets better."
"Aww…that will really suck," Jaime agreed. "I can't see him handing her over to anyone if it means permanently."
"Yeah…I want to remind him not to get too attached, but then I'm afraid doing that would be even worse. It would just hurt him." Brooke, Jaime, and Peyton looked over at AJ to find him sitting on a swing with Laila in his lap with her back to him and holding onto the swing as well and he is swinging high in the air with her giggling.
"But he is so sweet with her…I really wish we could keep her, I've never seen him so happy."
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