CHAPTER NINE

~Liz~

By the time Kevin finally got us out of the club and back to the hotel Chrissy, AJ, Rissa, Nick, and Howie were more than just two sheets to the wind. All Chrissy and AJ did was pick at each other and laugh. Rissa and D just laughed at every little thing that was going on and poor Nick looked like he was ready to puke his brains out.

“Liz, are you going to take them to your room?”

“Ummm… no. I’m taking them to AJ’s and Howie’s room. They can crash there for tonight,” I answered Kevin helping him herd the group to AJ’s room.

I walked up to AJ and held out my hand where he tried slapping it but completely missing keeping his other arm around Chrissy’s waist for support.

“AJ! Stop playing, I need your card key for the room.”

“OH…,” he said digging into his pocket, “Here,” he said handing it to me.

I groaned and rolled my eyes and I plucked the plastic card out of his hand jamming it into the door trying to get it to take while trying to keep Nick up with the rest of my body. Finally I heard the click and the door swung open.

“In!” I ordered watching as the four drunks stumbled into the room laughing at how they couldn’t walk. I was losing my patience with all of them except Nick who really looked like he wasn’t going to hold the alcohol in his system for much longer.

“Hey AJ,” Nick slurred as we walked into AJ’s room, Brian followed and shut the door mumbling to his cousin that he’d help me take care of them all, “I know who AJsLADY and HOWIEsGRL are!”

Chrissy and Riss just looked at him laughing harder.

“Who are they?” AJ slurred falling to the floor bringing Chrissy down with him.

“Those two!” Nick said pointing at Chrissy and Rissa.

Chrissy started laughing and pulled Howie down to the ground where she and AJ were already sprawled out, which in turned caused Howie to pull Rissa down with him.

“No way man,” Howie said getting comfortable.

I glanced at them and they were all sprawled out on each other.

“Fine don’t….”

I looked at Nick as he broke from me and ran to the bathroom.

“Do you want to deal with him or these four?”

I looked at Brian and smiled, “I’ll deal with Nick. Go get Howie’s camcorder. They are so far drunk they won’t remember any of this. I think we should remind them in a week or so, what do you think?”

I watched as Brian’s eyes got as wide as saucers.

“Oh I like it. I’ll be right back. Can you handle while I run to our room and get it?”

“Yeah if I need ya I’ll yell really loud.”

Brian nodded and ran out of the room to get the camcorder while I went and checked on Nick. I sighed as I sat on the edge of the tub and rubbed his back letting him know I was there.

“Go away… you don’t need to see me like this.”

“No Nick. I’m gonna stay with you just in case you need something.”

I watched as his shoulders moved heavily and knew that he let out a sigh. Besides the fact that Kevin had ordered me to stay with them I personally didn’t want to leave Nick’s side.

After a few minutes I noticed that Nick was fast asleep. I sighed to myself wondering what I was going to do until I fell asleep. I looked up when I saw the door move and saw Brian stick his head in waving the camcorder in his hand.

“Got it!”

“Awesome.”

“I also brought you a change of clothes from your room and a pillow and blanket.”

I smiled at him, “Thanks Bri.”

“How’s he doing?”

“He’s out. I’m gonna just sleep in here in case he needs something. You cool with the quacks out there?”

Brian laughed, “Oh yeah. They’re out cold, so they shouldn’t be a problem.”

I nodded and watched as Brian left. I quickly changed and set up a bed on the floor falling fast asleep.

~Chrissy~

I woke the next day with a pounding headache with half my body asleep. I groaned as I went to move and realized that there were about three different limbs on top of me. I opened my eyes only to find the light of the room made my headache worse but that’s what I get to deal with. I slowly started to pick AJ’s arm, Rissa’s leg, and Howie’s head off of me so I could get up. After about five minutes of me doing this I was finally set free and I didn’t even wake any of them.

I moved to the couch and pulled my legs up under me. I sighed as I thought back to last night. From the time we left the club to now was all a haze but I could remember before that. I had spent the entire night with AJ just about and I had a wonderful time.

“What’s the grin for?”

I jumped and turned to see Brian walk out of the bathroom followed by Liz.

“Nothing.”

“How ya feeling girlie?”

“Like a truck hit me,” I said rubbing my temples trying to release some of the pressure.

“Aghhhh… Tylenol now!” I heard AJ say as he slowly started to move towards me and the couch.

I started giggling which just made my headache worse.

“Here.”

I looked up to see Brian handing me a bottle of water and two pills.

“Thanks,” I said downing them as fast as I could.

I felt the couch beside me go down a little and looked over to see AJ sitting there with his head in his hands.

“Here.”

I watched as Brian did the same thing to him that he had just done with me.

“Came prepared huh?”

“Not really, I had room service bring it this morning when I woke up. I knew that you guys would be needing it.”

“How’s Nick?” I asked hoping the boy was doing better then I was.

“He’s ok. He went to his room and laid back down. He said he felt like a Mack truck hit him but I told him you all would feel the same and not to feel bad.”

I sighed, “Yeah I guess it’s just going to be a lounge day.”

“Ummm… Yeah! I’m not going to Bush Gardens with this headache.”

I looked up to see Riss sitting next to AJ, causing him to groan the moment the couch went down next to him.

“Please don’t move the couch!”

I laughed a little, “Honey it’s gonna happen. Get used to it.”

“Shut up. This is your fault.”

“Hey I told you that you couldn’t out drink me. I had more than you and I don’t feel half as bad as you do.”

He looked at me with a twinkle in his eye and stuck his tongue out at me, “Well I’m just gonna have to build up my tolerance now aren’t I?”

“Just as long as I’m there with ya.”

“Of course, I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

Brian rolled his eyes, “I’m gonna go check on Frack.”

“I’ll stay with the peanut gallery,” I heard Liz say before leaning my head on AJ’s shoulder falling back asleep.

~A few hours later~

~Nick~

After a sleeping in til almost one in the afternoon Chrissy, AJ, Howie, Riss, and I decided to go to the pool. I was talking to Liz when I heard Chrissy’s laugh carry throughout the pool area. I looked up to see her walking in wearing a dark purple bikini with a wrap around skirt on. AJ was stealing glances every chance he got when he thought no one was looking. I knew that he was going to eventually go after her I just wished he would do it soon. I know that Chrissy would do him some good.

“Hey Nick!”

I looked up from my thoughts to see Chrissy setting her stuff down sprawling out on the chair next to me. I finally got to see what the hell glimmered on her stomach the last time I saw her in a bathing suit. She had a belly ring that was surrounded by a tattoo. I went to say something about it but AJ’s stupid ass cut me off.

“Hey you just woke up! No sleeping!” AJ said reaching down tickling her.

“AHHHHH! ALEX! YOU ARE SO DEAD!” she screamed getting up and running after him.

It didn’t take her long to catch him and give him a hard push making him fall into the pool being AJ was literally running on the edge of the pool.

“GO CHRIS!” Kevin yelled from the pool giving her a thumbs’ up.

“All in a days work,” she said rubbing her hands together as if she was dusting them off while walking back over to me.

“Look out Chris!” I called out but it was too late. AJ came behind her then fell backwards into the pool not letting go of her.

“ALEXANDER JAMES!!!” she screamed when she surfaced. She looked around and found him swimming away only to be stopped by Kevin and Madison.

“Guys let me go!”

“No way,” Madison said shaking his head, “You messed with my family.”

I noticed that Madison had a smirk on his face, causing his eyes to light up just like Chrissy’s did when she had a plan. All of a sudden Madison grabbed AJ in his arms bear hugging him against his chest so he couldn’t move. AJ protested the whole time then started screaming bloody murder. I looked around for Chrissy only to see that she wasn’t in the pool. All of a sudden she surfaced at the deep end where I was sitting pulling herself up. She got out holding something in her hands then sat down next to me. It took me a double take before I noticed what she had; she was holding AJ’s swimming trunks. I looked back to see that Madison had lifted him up out of the water throwing him a few feet away then making a mad dash out of the pool like his sister just did.

“OMG!” I heard Liz scream followed by her laughing after she realized what Chrissy just did.

“THIS ISN’T FAIR! GIVE ME BACK MY TRUNKS!” AJ screamed after he resurfaced.

“AWWW BUT IT IS MR. YOU THREW ME IN AND IT’S ALL FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR!” Chrissy screamed back laughing the entire time.

Brian and Kevin were in the water laughing so hard they had to go sit in the shallow end leaving AJ to fend for himself in the middle of the pool butt naked. After about five minutes of the torture Chrissy grabbed AJ’s swimming trunks and dived into the pool swimming up to him. I watched as she handed them back to her then kissed his cheek swimming off before he could grab her. I knew that she had said something else to pick on him because no sooner had she gotten out of the pool, he was right out after her, coming over here to where she was now sitting only to sit on her lap, attacking her in a full blown tickle attack.