*Kissable And Quiet* Nick Jonas

*Chapter Seventeen*

Abby

            Tony and I finished at around one in the morning. My legs were burning and they still hurt from the night before. We headed back downstairs, me meeting Kevin and Joe on the way.

            "Abby, come hang out with us, please?" They begged. I sighed.

            "Sure." I hopped on Kevin's back and we went to the top decks. The house band was playing and Joe wanted to dance.

            "Dance with Kevin." I said, yawning. My legs hurt and I was so tired.

            "That's just weird." They said together, Joe pulling me to my feet. I groaned. We began to slow dance.

            "Nick asked me last night how I felt about Emma." He mumbled in my ear.

            "What'd you say?" I asked.

            "I said she was just a good friend." He whispered.

            "Baby, you're going to explode if you don't do something." I whispered. He and I had talked about how he liked Emma before we had even left for the cruise.

            "I don't want anybody else to know." He muttered. "I've only ever told you." My face flushed slightly.

            "Really?" I asked. He nodded as the song ended.

            "My turn!" Kevin said. Joe kissed my cheek and stepped aside. Kevin took my hands and I stepped closer.

            "So what were you two talking about?" He asked.

            "Private stuff." I said.

            "Abby, c'mon-he's my brother." He whined.

            "Don't whine-it's what she does." I said coldly. He nodded. "And you should respect his wishes then." I said and he pouted.

            "You're right. I just wanna help him." He said.

            "You'll be able to, just not now." He nodded.

            "So have you decided what you're going to do about Nick?" He asked.

            "Actually, I decided after I talked to you."

            "What did you decide?" He asked.

            "That if Brittany showed up while Nick and I were walking around-then I would take Joe's advice." I said.

            "Did she?"

            "Yup. Just invited herself over. I swear, she only wants to hang out with him when he's with me." I mumbled.

            "Yeah, I've noticed that." He said.

            "What ever-it's not my business anymore." I sighed. The song ended. "I really need to sit for a while." I said and we walked over to the table. We sat talking for a few hours before we went back to our rooms. The girls were asleep as I climbed into bed. I had barely closed my eyes before someone knocked on the door. I groaned and got up to answer it. I groaned even more when I saw it was Brittany.

            "What?"

            "I need you to go get Nicky for me. His…brothers won't open the door if they know its me." She said. She said 'brothers' with disgust.