No More Tea Parties

"Six months Why considering a career change?"

Matt looked at her with a raised eye brow, "Uh no. I am quite happy with my career."

Nicole laughed at his face. "Good. I don't think you would make a good stripper anyway. Not that people wouldn't come and see you."

Jimmy slammed his hands down on the table. "Hey! Matt might not make a good stripper, but I sure the hell would."

Nicole cocked her head to the side and thought about it for a few moments. "I could see that yes,"

"Hell yes you could. Everyone would come and see my show." Jimmy laughed.

Papa Gates sighed. "Children remember we are in the presence of a little one." He said leaning back in the chair.

Dinner passed and everyone was sitting in the living room and Brian had Ella who was fast asleep in his arms.

"I think it's time to go." Emilie said as she looked at her watch.

Papa Gates nodded. "I think your right, Ella is passed out." He said.

The gang said there good byes and made their way out to the cars, Nicole stood there quietly looking at the sky.

"So Nicole you are going to be coming home with us." Emilie smiled brightly.
"No. That is okay, I really should go home."

Emilie looked at her with a raised eye brow. "No I really think that it would be a good idea if you came home with us." Emilie said with a pointed look.

Nicole stayed silent for a few moments. "I guess another night away from home would not be a bad idea. "

Emilie smiled and held Emilie in her arms as Brian finished his smoke taking Emilie out of his fiancé's arms he put her in the car.

"So your coming home with us?" Brian asked.

"Yes it seems that way." Nicole said, "Why did you not want me to come home with you?"

"No it's not that. I would have thought that you would go back with Matt, you know to have another round of truth or dare." He said with a smirk.

"Brian leave her alone." Rae said leaning against Zacky's chest.

Brian sighed. "Oh come on, you have to admit that it's funny." Soon everyone said their good bye's Brian held the car doors open for the two girls, Emilie got in the front seat and Nicole took the seat next to Ella. Once Brian got in the car he drove off to his house, the drive was short and he soon pulled into the drive way.

He got out of the car and took Ella in his arms and handed Emilie the keys to unlock the door. Nicole got out of the car and sighed.

"You okay Nickel?" Brian asked.

"I am okay, just tired."

Nodding he adjusted his sleeping daughter in his arms. "I can take you home tomorrow on my way to meet the guys. All you have to do is tell me where you live."

Nicole nodded. "Thank you Brian, I will be sure to do that."

Brian nodded and kissed Ella's head as he lead Nicole into his home. Walking through the entry way she already knew that they had a little one by all the toys in corners of the house.

"Sorry about the mess." Emilie said picking up a few of Ella's many baby dolls.

"It's alright, you are a mommy of a little one and they make messes."

Brian walked by the two ladies and made his ways up the stairs to put Ella to bed, Emilie sighed and took a seat on the couch and ran her fingers through her hair.

"What a day," She said looking at Nicole who was standing there awkwardly. "You do know you can take a seat right?"

Nicole nodded silently before she took a seat on the nearby chair and sighed as she laid back.

"I'll show were you can sleep tonight."

"I could just sleep in the couch," Nicole offered, "I do not want to be a burden."

"Oh no! That's fine," Emilie reassured her warmly, "You can use the pool house."

"Whoa! Hey, that's my man cave!" Brian objected as he walked back into the room.
"That you never use," Emilie countered.

"Umm I really can just sleep on the couch with no problem."

"No." The two of them said in unison before continuing their argument.

"Seriously, my man cave?"

Emilie ignored him and smiled at Nicole taking her hand she lead her to the linen closet , looking over her shoulder at Brian she said. "Yes your man cave."

Nicole watched with a nervous smile as Brian and Emilie continued to argue about where she would be sleeping. In the end Emilie won.

"Fine!" Brian throw his arms up in defeat. "She can sleep in my man cave!"

Emilie smiled. "And you sir will be sleeping in the dog house."

"What?" Brian asked in shocked disbelief, "I thought everything was okay."

"You thought wrong." She said walking up the stairs to their bedroom.

Brian grumbled and looked over to Nicole who was standing there holding the bedding in her arms. Letting out a long sigh he said. "This way."

Nicole's eyes shifted nervously, "Alright." She said following after him she heard him mumble a few words and then opened the back door for her.

"You know we kissed?" Brian said as he walked with her.

Nicole's eyes went wide at what Brian had just said. "What?"

"We kissed."

"W-when did we kiss?" Nicole asked very much confused.

"When everyone went back inside my old man's house." Brian told her.

Nicole stayed silent for a few moments processing all that was going through her head, then it hit her. "OH! You and Emilie kissed, I understand now. I was getting worried I thought that you and I kissed."

Brian looked at her with look of confusion on his face. "No not you."

"Oh good because I know that I was really drunk last night, and I don't really remember what happened. All I remember is Matt and I-" She stopped in mid sentence. "Never mind."

Brian then took the spare key off his key ring and unlocked the front door to the 'man cave' and held it open for Nicole. She walked in and looked around, there was no mistake that this was a 'man cave', there were old beer bottles and other trash in what looked to Nicole to be the living room.

"This is the living room." Brian said as he walked over and started to pick up the trash. "And through that door is the kitchen." He tossed the trash in the basket before pointing at a door across the room, "Through there is the bedroom."

"Thank you," Nicole offered as she walked gingerly across the heavily littered floor.
Pulling the door open she was greeted by a large bed, stripped of all sheets, and a mixed-matched dresser set. More empty bottles and various trash adored most of the surfaces in here as well. To her left was closet over flowing with random sporting goods, including baseball bats and a surfer board.

"Sorry for the mess." Brian said from behind her, trash can still in hand. "I wasn't exactly expecting company."

Nicole nodded and set the bedding on the chair across the way.
"Do you want some help making the bed?" Brian asked lifting the top mattress up. "All clear." He said.

"Clear of what?"

"My porn." Brian told her with a shrug.

"Oh.." Nicole raised an eyebrow at him as she tried to suppress a surprised giggle. "Okay then."

"Well I guess it wouldn't bother you," Brian's face broke out in his famous smirk, " Being a stripper and all."

Nicole forwarded her brow at him, "What?"

"You take your clothes off for men's money, " Brian explained still smirking, "And porn's supposed to bother you?"

"Porn is supposed to bother anyone?" Nicole giggled as she pulled out the first layer of sheets for the bed.

Brian shrugged as he abandoned the trash and began to help her with the bed. "Bothers Chastity."

"Are you serious? Why?"

"Eh she isn't having sex and they are, and she is supposed to find enjoyment out it why?" He told her bluntly.

"I see," She said grabbing the second sheet. "Are there pillows? And she does realize that is not the point of porn right?"

Brian nodded and walked over to the closet and grabbed the four pillows. "I really don't think she cares."

"Everyone has their own preference I guess," she said now straightening out the blanket.

"I suppose." Brian said as he stretched his back. "There bed made, and now I shall say goodnight and try and make up with my fiancé"

"You know," Nicole said taking a seat on the bed, "It would help if you found out the day you were due to be married. Then when you find that out you tell her that it will be the happiest day of both of your lives."

"Wow your really good at that." Brian said.

Nicole looked confused. "Good at what?"

"Chick stuff."

"I think that is because I am a chick."

"I guess." Brian shrugged with a slight smile. "See you in the morning Nickel."

Nicole smiled in return to him, "Night Brian, good luck."