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AJ looked around in the room. They had been sitting there for that past hour, trying to find a way to get Nick to the press conferance, without him looking like he had every disease known to man. Today he had looked like a walking plague, and they didn't want that to happen tomorrow.

"I've got it!" Brian suddenly said, making Kevin jump so high in the chair he almost fell off it.

"What ?" AJ asked.

Brian looked from one to the other, making sure he had everyones attention before he spoke.

"Come on guys, it's simple. I can't believe we didn't think of it sooner. We are complete idiots." Brian said, sounding very excited.

"If you don't tell us what it is soon, I'm gonna have to kill you." AJ said.

"Yeah, and we'd hate to hate to tell people tomorrow that not only is two of us dating each other, but one of us was killed, by another one of us." Kevin added with sarcasm in his voice. Brian only glared at him before he continued.

"Guys, why don't we just have the press conferance here" he said.

AJ looked at him.

"Here?"

"Yes" Brian said. "Think about it. That way Nick won't have to go very far, and we'll be on out terf, not in some strang place where Nick'll go insane. When we're done all he has to do is go back inside the house, and no one can hassle him."

AJ looked at him.

It made sense. If they had it here, Nick would be spared the trauma of going outside, and they would also be spared the annoyanse of having to go through a rain of flashing lights when they were done. It was the perfect choice, and they were stupid for not thinking about it sooner.

"You're a genious" Howie stated, grinning at Brian.

"I know" was the reply he got.

"So, lets have it arranged then" Kevin said, and they all nodded. They had a lot to do before the press conferance.

*****

Nick was still sleeping when AJ walked back into the living room. He walked over to Nick and gave him a soft kiss on the mouth.

"Hey" Nick said, opening his eyes and looking at AJ with a smile on his face.

"You awake?" AJ asked, a bit surprised. He had thought Nick was sleeping. He should be.

"Just woke up" Nick answered, lifting his head so he could kiss AJ.

"You should be sleeping"

"It's ok. I feel much better now" Nick said as he sat up on the couch. AJ sat down next him and leaned his head on Nick's shoulder.

"We found a solution" he said.

Nick turned and looked at him. AJ noticed that the color had returned to his cheeks, and he looked so much better now.

"What is it?" Nick asked, his eyes gleaming in the light that came through the window from the setting sun outside.

"Why don't we go upstairs and I'll tell you" AJ said, and got up, extending his hand to Nick. Nick took it and got up, letting AJ lead him upstairs to their bedroom.

There AJ turned around and pulled Nick close, claiming his mouth in another kiss.

Nick let AJ's tongue enter his mouth, and engaged it in a fight. His hands found their way around AJ's waist, and AJ's hands found the small spot at the nape of Nick's neck, the spot where Nick was so sensitive.

"Tell me" Nick said as they broke apart.

AJ planed a soft kiss on Nick's lips.

"Here is what we're gonna do"

He kissed him again.

"We're gonna.."

More kissing. Nick hated it when AJ did this, trying to talk and kiss at the same time. Couldn't he just finish his sentance so they could kiss properly.

"...have it here"

AJ pulled away to see Nick's reaction.

"We're gonna have it here? Are you saying we're gonna have a press conferance at my house? Yes, that's what yu're saying. You're saying we're going to have the damn press conferance at my house."

AJ looked at Nick and raised his eyebrows. Now the blonde was rambling, but he was also so damn cute. He always looked so adorable when he was confused.

"We're gonna have it here" he comfirmed.

"That should be interesting" Nick stated, and AJ nodded.

"So. Where are the others?" Nick asked, a gleam appearing in his eyes.

"Kevin in downstairs making calls and arranging the whole thing" AJ answered.

"And D and Brian?"

"They went to MacDonalds to get us all something to eat."

AJ looked at Nick, trying to find out what the blonde was up to.

"How long is that gonna take?"

"Geez Nick, what's this all about? They'll be gone for about an hour and a half. Now, enough with the third degree already" AJ said, half yelling. Nick was getting irritatingly cute right about now.

"So, we have about an hour and a half to our selves, give or take a few minutes?"

"Yes! What for?"

Nick only looked at him, with a grin on his face and his eyebrows raised. AJ looked at him, realization running through his head.

"Oh" was all he could say.

 

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