Christina, I promised you and we are going!!" Sylvia insisted.
"Sure but, just us two, I mean what about some guys, I mean four people going sounds way better." Christina pleaded
"Who do you want, Lance, Chris, Joey?" Sylvia looked at the map.
"I know Lance and Joey can't go, but you know Chris and India are going to some country this summer, I wonder if Justin can!!" Christina jumped up. "And JC." she said lightly heading over next door.
"Sure whatever." Sylvia didn't catch the 'And JC' part but Christina had a couple of tricks up her sleeve. Sylvia had emotional problems for a while but with a little help from all the girls and Justin, she got through it. Sylvia and Alicia made up, but there was still a little hurt between them. Christina knocked and Lance answered.
"Hey girl!!" he said, he grabbed her waist and kissed her. She pulled out his grip.
"Lance, you know me and Sylvia are goin on a trip, so I'm gonna ask JC to come, you know so they could forgive each other or something."
"Cool, anyone else?"
"Yeah, Justin too maybe."
"Well, I got to run but you call me and try to keep in touch while you leave?"
"Of course." She went and found Justin and JC.
"Go on a trip with us." She said to the two.
"Sure."
"Okay." They said a little surprised.
"Great, be packed by six tomorrow out in the parking lot and we are going to have a blast. We're going to drive to Tampa." She left, confident of herself.
---- The next morning ----
Sylvia was loading her stuff in India's Jimmy, 'thank god India lent it to her' she thought. She thought of the stuff that happend, it was the same car that she drove away from JC in. She still loved JC but it hurt to be near him now. Christina came out, unusually perky and Justin after her.
"So you're our surprise guest."
"Yeah, well, I'm still tired, do you mind if I sleep it off for a while."
"Great, I'm driving."
"Cool." Justin climbed in the back, JC came out. Sylvia was in the front by now and didn't notice JC.
"Should I throw my stuff back here?" He asked. Sylvia jumped.
"Yeah, sure." She said awkwardly. Christina jumped in the front with Sylvia.
"Everything set?" Christina asked in a very energetic manner.
"Yep, I got the credit card and cash and my stuff." Sylvia answered.
"Lets get rolling." Justin said. Christina and Sylvia chatted about music and diseases while JC and Justin were talking about sports and politics.
"So, I think when we open it up, we could hire much help, start out with like a couple clients and work our way up."
"About?" Justin asked.
"About a center we are opening up."
"Where?" JC asked.
"We don't know, we wanna stay in Florida, but it doesn't seem that way now." Christina explained.
"I could talk to Travis about anything near him." Sylvia told Christina
"Why would you wanna talk to Travis?" Christina asked.
"I already need to call him."
"Oh."
"Who is this Travis guy?" Justin asked.
"No one." Silence chilled everyone.
"You think we could stop to eat??" Christina asked.
"Yeah, sounds good, there's a Burger joint there." Sylvia turned into the parking lot, everyone got out and stretched. Sylvia and Christina went into the restroom to freshen up.
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"Why did you bring him along? No, no, better yet, why did you ask him?" Sylvia turned to Christina.
"Relax, you guys are friends right?"
"I guess so, but we never talked about it. And you made me feel so uncomfortable."
"Well, just because your only friends doesn't mean you guys can't have fun."
"Ha! Like I believe that the second I hear it. Anyways, another reason for the trip is a break before I have to get into my horrible life again."
"You don't have it soo bad, when we get our little clinic together, it'll get easier through the years."
"I hope."
"Let's get back to the guys, I feel like draining them on the great stuff about the Backstreet boys even though you hate 'em."
"Oh great, Christina you'll never get out of your lil teenybopper crush you got for them."
"Are you kidding, the only reason I make you go to those concerts is that you hate 'em, I can't stand them either." Sylvia was shocked.
"I hate you." She said to her.
"No you don't." Christina replied, they left the small restroom and the guys were waiting for them.
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"Justin, do you think I'm ugly or fat?" JC said looking at the mirror.
"You know JC, stop worrying, girls think you're hot." Justin said zipping up his pants.
"But I don't think Sylvia finds me at all hot." He turned and leaned on the counter.
"C'mon JC, she'll find it in her heart to forgive you and you guys will be so wrapped up again." He said washing his hands.
"And if she doesn't?" He asked.
"Then you can kick my ass or something, okay? Now is everything aiight?" Justin asked drying his hands with a paper towel.
"Yeah, I think so." They left and decided to wait for the girls.
"You guys are finally finished." Justin complained. Sylvia looked at Christina who just got paged.
"Hold on, I got a page." Christina went over to the pay phone and called Lance. They watched her talk, she was absorbed in the call.
"Gee looks like she's in love." Justin pointed at Christina.
"Yeah." Sylvia gazed at JC, her heart fluttered but her brain denied the request of falling back in love.
"I'm hungry, let's go grab us a bite while she talks." JC suggested and Sylvia snapped out of her trance. JC and Justin ate greasy burgers with way to salted fries. Sylvia sipped on a coke and they talked about their plans.
"Okay I'm back." Christina said.
"So how is he?" JC asked.
"Fine, but still busy as ever." She sat next to Justin and ate some of his fries.
"Oh that's sad." Sylvia looked at her nails.
"Sure, but I think we should hurry, I'm driving." Christina suggested
"Okay, I call passenger seat." Justin said.
Christina smiled quickly, making sure Sylvia and JC have time to talk. Sylvia mouthed 'I hate you' but Christina smiled.
"That means you two sit in the back." Justin said knowing what Christina was up two. Justin and Christina left, Sylvia got up but JC pulled her back down into the chair.
"Listen, I think we need to talk." She turned to him.
"Yeah I know but later JC." She got up and walked to the car and JC followed closely.
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"You know I can't wait till I get to Tampa." Christina said perky.
"You are way too happy, I thought when I left, I left for good." Sylvia said.
"That's because I miss everyone."
"And you were the one who wanted to leave so bad."
"Hey, times change and so do people."
"Doesn't look like Tampa did, go on Lois, it looks empty." Sylvia looked at the buildings downtown. Christina made the turn.
"I remember this place a little, not too much." Justin said.
"Well, tomorrow we are going to Busch Gardens." Sylvia smiled, Busch Gardens was her favorite place to go to in Tampa.
"I can't wait to get on Gwazii. It's supposed to be the best." Christina said remembering the Montu and Kumbaa.
"Well, we have many places to see, and people too." Sylvia reminded Christina.
"Don't tell me you wanna see Tim and Justin." Christina made another turn and the were on Manhattan.
"Whose Tim and Justin?" JC asked getting jealous.
"Oh, Sylvia guys, they were like her buds and junk." Christina said making another turn on West Shore.
"When are we seeing them?" Justin asked.
"Did I say we were?" Sylvia snapped. "I just wanna see if they still are around and what they're up to."
"You know Tim, the biggest flirt in the world." JC got steamed.
"He's just friendly," Sylvia smiled. "Besides, I really wanna see Justin and Jay more."
"Oh no not Jay, I heard he owns a bar, karaoke thingy."
"What's wrong with Jay?" Justin asked.
"Nothing, Christina just doesn't like guys, well very ugly guys." Sylvia explained.
"Oh so you're saying Bob is ugly."
"No, just an exception," Sylvia turned to the back and noticed JC looking out the window. "You know, Tampa isn't just about me catching up on all my old boyfriends, JC, we're in for much fun." JC looked at her relieved.
"Great, where are we staying?" JC asked.
"My house, well my parents' house, they practically begged to have us stay."
"Tiff isn't there is she?" Sylvia asked.
"Nope, just the four of us, well, my mom and dad are leaving tomorrow anyways."
"Are you serious?" Justin asked.
"Yep, I get to say bye, and we have the house to our selves."
"You know I never rolled down your hill." Sylvia mentioned.
"Remember we stopped because I think I almost got hit."
"We couldn't be so lucky." Justin said, Christina turned around and he winked at her.
"You're lucky I'm so nice." Christina pulled into their driveway. They all grabbed their stuff and piled into the house.
"Hello Christina!!" Greeted Christina's mom. "And Sylvia." Sylvia smiled, they hugged her.
"Hi Mrs. (for the privacy of my friends) Nice to see you again."
"It's always wonderful to see you. Who are these guys?" She asked pushing past the girls.
"Justin and JC." Christina answered. She examined the guys.
"Christina!!" Her dad walked in.
"Hey Dad!!" She hugged her Dad.
"I thought it was just going to be you two."
"No, um, these are our neighbors, they were up to the trip."
"Well, here is our flight, sorry we couldn't go later and we really wanted to go and..."
"We understand Dad."
"Well, there's been a slight mix up, our flight leaves in about 30 min. so you guys have the house all to yourselves. Here's the hotel number, our room number, my cell phone number and other contacts just in case."
"I get it, we'll be careful."
"Right, there's the taxi, now, you guys have a great time." He said and they left. Christina sighed.
"Wow, I can't believe this."
"I can, we still have the rest of the day, and I know there's some guys' bar I might visit." Christina hit her with a pillow. They plopped down on the couch. Justin sat next to Christina and JC next to Sylvia.
"I am tired for a two hour drive." JC said.
"I'm not," Sylvia jumped up. "I'm going to the store, I'll be back."
"Wait, I'll go with you." JC jumped up, Sylvia smiled.
"You know, I think we are going to spend much time together."
"It isn't that bad. You are kinda cute." She pinched his cheek.
"I dig older women too." Christina laughed.
"You are too cute."
"I know."
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"So, this is going to be fun." Sylvia gripped the wheel and glanced at JC.
"It better be, I was wondering what are we going to do tonight?"
"I don't know, probably see Jay."
"Oh." JC looked out the window.
"Listen, if you think I'm hooking up with someone while we're here, I'm not, I just wanna see what happened to all my old friends." She insured him.
"And they all happen to be guys."
"JC, all my good guy friends just so happened to live here, and my good girlfriends live with me. Ya get that?"
"And that's supposed to make me feel how?"
"Relieved, migod JC, you got to stop worrying."
"And if I can't"
"Then this trip is turn out the worst one I've been on, besides, we're here." She pulled into a parking lot.
"I just wanna say, I really don't think we can't be friends." He got out.
"Did I ever say we weren't?" She stepped out.
"No, but you don't have to argue about everything." He walked with her up the parking lot.
"Was I arguing, I simply declared what we hadn't announced about our relationship, which to me seems to becoming more compliment by the second." She grabbed a cart.
"It wouldn't be so complicated if you didn't always bring up what announced and hadn't announced." He followed her.
"Oh, JC, I just can't give you a small slap on the wrists and then make everything go back to the way it is."
"I didn't say we had to. Sylvia I miss you more than the world."
"I do to JC, but I have feelings and the one that is controlling me now is hurt."
"I want to make it stop, just let me."
"And what if I can't."
"Then I guess we weren't ever meant to be." He said sadly. They shopped quietly.
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"Justin, I don't how I could ever love anyone..." Sylvia walked in. Christina was sitting next to Justin.
"Whoa, Chrissy." Sylvia waved her hands. The two sat up straight.
"She was talking about Lance." Justin growled at her.
"What's up with Lance?" JC said appearing behind Sylvia with two paper bags.
"Nothing, he hasn't called me yet and I'm going to right now." She said, she walked into the kitchen. JC set the bags in the kitchen. Sylvia walked and sat next to Justin and JC sat on the recliner.
"Not to be mean, but I'm not so sure of Lance. He's nice and all, but I wish Chrissy was with someone else."
"Why do you say that?" Justin inquired.
"Him and her, I don't feel right about it, that's all, I bet it's a phase or something." Christina walked in a little disappointed.
"Didn't catch him, huh?" Justin asked
"Yep, I think, I'll call later."
"Well, later better be before we go out." Sylvia said.
"Why, what are we doing tonight."
"I'm taking your no-social hiney to Jay's place."
"Really, I haven't seen Jay in forever."
"Me too. Remember that crush he had on us." Sylvia said laughing.
"Yeah and that bet. Migod, was he a cutie."
"I know, it's a wonder I won. You know how I am with guys."
"No, I don't know." JC said sitting up in the recliner.
"Sylvia was our very energetic flirt." Christina smiled
"No I wasn't, just playful, that's all." Sylvia said with an angelic smile.
"Oh, I've heard that a million times before."
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Christina pulled into a small building with Jay's written on it, there was no one there.
"Sylvia?!" Jay yelled when they walked in.
"Jay!!" She yelled back, he jumped over the counter and grabbed her. He spun around a few times before letting go.
"Wow, you look great."
"Thanks, don't forget Christina." She reminded. They hugged.
"Who are these studs?" He asked waving to them.
"My friends." Christina answered.
"Busy place?"
"Oh, well it's a little slow cus we only got Celine Dion songs and the karaoke only carries Disney songs."
"I can see why."
"Well come and sit," he pulled out two chairs for the girls. "Drinks on the house." He sat with them.
"I really wanna try the karaoke thingy, c'mon Christina." She grabbed her hand and the got up, the searched for a song to sing.
"Isn't she sumthing." Jay said watching Sylvia.
"Sylvia?" JC asked.
"Yeah, I swear, I really do love her, she probably don't care a thing for me." They looked over at the guys, Sylvia smiled at JC. They chose to sing the Little Mermaid's 'Under The Sea'.
"I am in love with her too." JC sighed while watching the two sing.
"You know what, she always had sumthing special she does wit a guy, she used ta sing ta me when we danced. I loved it, she isn't the greatest but it made me feel special. But
I got ta go back ta work, have fun."
The song ended shortly.
"You know what, I'm gonna grab the stage with Christina." Justin said, Sylvia walked over to JC. An Aladdin song came one.
"Let's dance." Sylvia said grabbing JC.
"I can show you the world..." Justin sang.
"This is great." JC said.
"How was the talk with Jay?"
"What?"
"I saw you guys talking, I was just wondering."
"Oh, nothing, a few comments and that's it." They didn't talk much, when Justin and Christina finished Sylvia clapped for them. JC started to walk towards the table.
"Oh no you don't." She grabbed his shoulder. 'All Coming Back to Me' started when JC set his hands on her body. She listened to the song, she pulled him close to her. The song was mid way now.
"JC."
"Yes?"
"I think I'm ready for us again." He looked at her. Celine sang "We forgive and forget."
"I'll always be ready." He whispered to her.
------
"I am so excited!!" Sylvia exclaimed.
"Calm down. Why you so happy?" Sylvia jumped on her bed.
"Cus, me and JC are getting it together."
"Really? I'm so happy for you." Christina sat next to her.
"I like the idea of this mini slumber party we got." Christina wore a blue long-sleeved pajama set and Sylvia wore a matching pink short-sleeved one.
"I got one question for you. How is it?"
"How is what?"
"You know..."
"Oh, with JC?"
"Yeah." She started painting her toe nails while Christina flipped through a magazine.
"I dunno, pretty great." She said.
"Oh.."
"How is it wit Lance?"
"Ok, but [sigh] we're breaking up."
"What?!"
"Yep, I called earlier, his girlfriend answered."
"Oh, that's gotta sting."
"I know, I don't care though."
"Well, that means you are single."
"Duh. Don't tell me you're gonna hook me up with someone."
"Yep, and you be glad you have a good friend." She pointed the brush at her.
"Oh great." They sat down in silence. A faint knock broke it.
"Who is it?" Sylvia asked while waddling to the door.
"JC..."
"And Justin." She opened the door, Justin barged in.
"Is this what you've been doing?"
"No, we talk about you behind your back." Christina answered moving out her position.
"Haha, very funny." JC and Sylvia exchanged expressions.
"Hey, just sayin good night."
"Oh, that's sweet, good night." She said to him.
"Yeah good night." Christina yelled at Justin, she shoed him out the door.
"Christina, I hafta tell you something."
"Ok, hold on." She said jumping on the bed grabbing a bag of chips. "Now sit."
"Don't tell anyone."
"I won't." She said giving a girl scout hand signal.
"Ok, the day after tomorrow, you hafta keep JC busy for me."
"Why?"
"Because, I'm going in for a check up, I think I'm pregnant."
"What?! You've got to tell him."
"No way!! Well not yet, I need to know for sure. I'm not going through the Travis thing again."
"Well that was different, you were 18!"
"I know, I just need a little time."
"Yeah, well how is Teddy?"
"I don't know, I got to call Travis, he's supposed to come the 17th to drop him off."
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"Christina, where's Sylvia?" JC asked when he woke up. "I woke up and she was gone."
"She went to see an old friend, Nicole." She made up.
"Oh, she could of waited for me." He said scratching his hair.
"It was urgent you know, now or never." She hoped he bought it. 'Sylvia hurry up!!' She thought.
"Oh." He sounded disappointed. "Do you know when she's coming back?"
"No, actually I don't."
"Hey everyone, Justin is awake." Justin walked in happy as ever.
"What's your problem?"
"Can't a guy actually wake up and feel good?"
"No, what's the real reason?"
"Ok, I think that Alicia and I might be getting it together." He said smiling.
"Oh." Christina said less enthusiastic.
"That is why I am feeling great." He said pouring himself a glass of orange juice.
**Wait there's more! I couldn't fit all of it here so go to Untitled 3b and that's the rest, it also adds a possible sequel to the whole story. |