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Chapter 9
Brian's View
It's 9:30 now and I'm in my room getting ready for bed. Tiffany went to Nick's room to check on Michelle and to tuck her in. She asked if I wanted to but I said no. I said no because I am too tired but I promised to do it tomorrow. That reminds me. Everyone is supposed to go skiing tomorrow up in Aspen. Tiffany's not going so I'm going to stay with her. She doesn't know that yet but I'll tell her.
I went to the couch and sat down turning on the TV. I flipped through the channels until I came upon MTV. They're playing our old videos. I'm surprised MTV hasn't gotten sick of us yet.
Tiffany walked in just then. "Hey, Michelle should be alright. She seems excited. So does Nick."
"She really likes Nick. He better not be teaching her bad things.
"That's so sweet," she said smiling.
"I'm supposed to teach her the bad things."
She laughed at me and shook her head. She walked over to the dresser and got out some red plaid flannel pants and a white tank top. She went to the bathroom to change while I just sat and waited. Then it hit me. Tiffany is actually here in the same room with me! She's going to be sleeping right next to me and now I finally realize that! I'm starting to get nervous. I mean I haven't seen her in three years and we just met up again yesterday and now we're going to sleep in the same bed.
Tiffany then came out with her pajamas on and her hair up in a messy bun. She walked over to me and sat down.
"HI!"
"You're in a good mood."
"Yep and I don't really know why," she smiled.
"You don't know why?"
"Nope so what's on?"
"Nothing really," I said changing the channel.
"No wait let me see the remote," she said grabbing the remote out of my hand. She flipped through the channels and then stopped, "Here we go!"
I turned to the TV and found an old rerun of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
"You like this show?"
"Yeah I've always liked it why?"
"Just wondering," I shrugged.
"Are you nervous about something?"
"No why?"
"Well your fiddling with your hands and asking questions that don't need to be asked."
"Nope I'm not nervous about anything," I smiled trying to assure her. Actually I was real nervous.
"No you're nervous. I can tell. What is it? You can tell me," she said turning off the TV.
"I said I wasn't nervous. Why would I be nervous?"
"I don't know! I just know that you're nervous about something. Now tell me before I beat you with this controller," she said raising the remote control.
"You wouldn't beat me with that," I laughed.
"Oh yeah?"
"Yeah!"
"OK you're right I wouldn't beat you with it. Just tell me pleeaase," she said sticking out her bottom lip.
"Alright! Just stop making that face," I laughed. She smiled at me and waited.
"OK I'm just kinda nervous about…about…"
"About?"
I sighed and finally spit it out, "About you."
"Me? What did I do?"
"You didn't do anything. I'm just nervous about us staying in the same room."
"Would you like me to sleep on the couch?"
"No you don't have to do that."
"Then what do you want me to do?"
"You don't have to do anything. I just have to get over this."
"I still don't understand how you can be nervous of me being in the same room with you."
"Tiffany you know I really love you and that I haven't seen you in three years. We just met up with each other yesterday and now we might be sleeping in the same bed."
"Sleeping in the same bed won't do anything. I'll be on one side and you'll be on the other. It's as simple as that."
"But I'm used to holding something during the night and I might grab a hold of you."
"Oh well," she smiled.
"You mean you wouldn't mind?"
"Why would I mind?"
"Well I thought you didn't want to go out with me."
"Why do you think that?"
"Just the reaction I was getting. So do you want to go out with me?"
"Uh…well I don't know."
"Why don't you know?"
"I want to go out with you again but I'm afraid that something bad will happen."
"Nothing will happen. I really love you Tiffany and I want to be with you. I promise that I'll do anything to make this work."
"But…"
"Please? It doesn't hurt to try right?"
She sat there biting her lip. I grabbed her hand and she looked up at me. "Please?"
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