Summer and Nick ate a late dinner at a little restaurant that was on the way back to the hotel. During dessert she asked him again if anything was wrong because she just had a feeling.

Summer - "Nicky are you sure nothing's wrong?"

Nick - "I'm fine. I guess the road's just starting to get to me a little bit."

Summer - "That's all."

Nick - "yeah." He looks into her brown eyes and promises himself that he's not going to see Willa anymore. Howie's right, he doesn't deserve Summer. "I miss you too much when you're gone."

Summer - "Well I miss you too but we knew this was going to be hard."

Nick - "Yeah I know." He starts to drift off again. She reaches across the table and takes his hand.

Summer - "You want to go for a walk or something?"

Nick - "Dressed like this?"

Summer - "We could always go trick or treating."

Nick laughs, "yeah right."

Summer - "Well we could just go back to your room." She runs her fingers up his arm.

Nick - "We could do that."

Summer - "You get my coat, I'll get the check."

Nick - "You sure."

Summer - "Yeah I can't let you pay all the time."

Nick gets her coat and waits by the door as she pays.

Nick - "Your coat Madame."

Summer - "Thank you. Something occurred to me if we hurry maybe we can catch the end of 'It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown."

Nick - "Cool lets go."

They walk the two blocks to the hotel holding hands. Nick is stopped and he signs a few autographs right outside the door and then they go in.

Summer - "I liked those girls they actually didn't give me a bunch of dirty looks. They are now in his room and she's taking off her costume."

Nick - "I know its hard to believe but all my fans aren't psycho."

Summer - "Given what I've seen its very hard to believe. Can you unzip my fin?"

Nick - "Well there's something I'm not asked to do everyday." He stands behind her and starts to unzip it. "I've always wondered what mermaids wore under their fins. "

She turns. "I don't think really mermaids wear anything under their fins, but this on had to wear a very uncomfortable thong."

Nick - "Well don't let me stop you from taking it off." The two of them are still standing very close. He runs his hands up her arms to her face and cupping it kisses her. "Unless you need me to give you a hand."

Summer - "Sure." He kisses her neck and helps her take off the bottom of her costume along with the offending thong.

Nick - "That better." She nods. "Now, what about this top? It looks to me like it would pinch."

Summer - "It does a little." He reaches around to unsnap it. "It's in the front." He looks and sees the clasp hidden under a sea shell. He unhooks it and slips it off her shoulders. Then stands back to look at her standing naked in front of him. The two of them haven't been together that many times so Summer is still a little nervous. Especially considering that this is the first time she's really let him look at her with all the lights on. "Isn't it a little bright in here?"

Nick - "No. Not at all." He pulls her close. "You are so beautiful. How did I get lucky enough to have you?"

Summer - "Because I love you." She stands on tip toe to kiss him. "Now are you going to take me to bed or what, cause I'm getting kind of cold standing here."

He picks her up and lays her on the bed. "I love you Sum, tonight I'm going to show you how much."

Nick leaves her for a minute and goes to turn off some of the lights, but leaving the one in the bathroom on so he can still see. Summer had gotten under the covers to wait for him. Nick takes off his costume slowly while she watches, then crawls under the covers with her.

He lies on his side, kissing her and caressing her skin under the blanket. His hand wanders up her thigh and she parts her legs for him. He cups her, feeling how hot she is. She moans against his lips and involuntarily starts to close her legs. "You've got to trust me baby, I'm not going to do anything to hurt you." Once again she opens her legs as he lets his fingers wander further. He touches her gentle, teasingly not putting his finger in. Just rubbing slowly over her clit, getting her wet and ready for him.

Summer lays with her eyes closed trying not to panic. She's never had a guy do what she's pretty sure he's planning to do and she's scared. Nick is being incredible sweet, whispering in her ear and kissing her neck and breasts. Suddenly he finds the spot he was working up to and gently starts to tease it. Her eyes fly open and she finds him looking right back at her. "Its okay relax." She does and once again closes her eyes as he continues to stimulate her.

Nick throws the blankets on the floor with one hand and moves further down the bed. He had been holding himself back for so long with her, but he couldn't take it anymore. Without stopping his hand he kisses her lips long and hard. "Its time to see if you taste as sweet as you look." He whispers in her ear. He slowly licks right below his fingers, tasting her. As soon as she gets accustomed to what he's doing, using his fingers he spreads her further and goes in deeper with his tongue. She has never felt anything that could compare to this.

"Oh My God Nick!!!" She screams his name which just makes him tease her faster with his tongue. Gently he inserts a finger inside of her and feels her walls close tightly around it. With a deep groan he pumps it in and out of her. Summer has tossed any kind of shyness she had left in her away as she moans and cries out loudly. She cums suddenly, making his finger even wetter. He stops teasing her with his tongue and just licks her tasting how sweet she is.

Summer lies trying to catch her breath. Nick rolls her on he side and spoons next to her. "You okay baby."

"Um hum. What about you?"

"I'm fine. Just giving you a couple minutes to catch your breath." He moves her hair and kisses her neck. His one arm comes around her and holds her breast. He moves against her backside rubbing himself against her. She can feel how hard he is, and instantly wants him inside her. She puts her hand in between them and grabs his cock. He moans and grabs her breast harder pinching the nipple.

She rolls over facing him and kisses him deeply, the taste of her is still on his lips. Her strokes drive him so close but he holds off cause he wants to feel her surround him. "I want you Nick." He rolls her on her back. "No not like this."

"Then how." Her shyness returns. "Just tell me baby."

"I want you to take me from behind, not my butt but... you know." She can't look him in the face, he kisses her gently at first but soon getting back to the urgentency that they both now feel. He rolls her on her stomach close to the edge of the bed and she gets on her knees. Once again he sticks his fingers inside of her, she is wet and ready for him. He teases her for a couple of minutes. "Please Nicky, now. I need you."

He smoothly enters her. She shudders at the feel of him in her, he's so big it just blocks out all other sensations. Placing his hands on her hips he sets the pace, slow and steady cause he doesn't want to hurt her. "You okay baby." Summer nods, she's beyond speaking coherent words. Her walls start tightening around him. He knows he can hold back much longer but he doesn't want to leave her so aroused. He reaches around front of her and teases her clit with his fingers. Summer starts to buck hard against him, he can't hold it back anymore and starts to fuck her hard, his balls slapping against the spot he was just teasing. Soon both are loudly crying out to each other and explode in a wonderful mutual orgasm that leaves them weak. Nick collapses on the bed and pulls Summer close.

After a few minutes Nick goes to say something but looking down he sees the Summer had fallen asleep. He moves her up on the bed by the pillows and then covers her up. Standing there watching her sleep he is over come with guilt. 'What the fuck am I doing,' he thinks to himself. He gets a cigarette out of a drawer and goes to smoke on the balcony.

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Around five in the morning, Brian woke up and found Jess quietly crying while she was watching TV. She was hugging her pillow to her mouth to muffle her sobs.

Brian - "Hey what's wrong?"

Jess looks over at him. "Oh I'm sorry I didn't mean to wake you."

Brian - "Thats okay why are you crying?"

Jess shakes her head, "its really stupid."

Brian - "It can't be that stupid if it has you crying. Come on tell me."

Jess - "You're going to laugh."

Brian - "Try me."

Jess - "Well there was nothing on the TV so I ended up watching Winnie the Pooh and there was this little bird, Kessie, that Rabbit adopted and then he grew to love her and finally in the end she flew away and they showed a picture of Rabbit sitting by himself on the hill watching for her to come back in the spring. It was sooo sweet and sad at the same time." She starts crying all over again.

Brian is really trying not to laugh because Jess is obviously very upset. "Oh honey calm down its only a cartoon."

Jess - "I know. Its just that I can really identify with Rabbit cause thats how I feel every time you leave me."

Brian - "Jessica come here." She lies in his arms and he holds her. He doesn't say anything he just rubs her back for a while and cherishes one of the moments where she actually needs him. Soon her sniffles stop and she starts giggling. "What's so funny?"

Jess - "Me. I can't believe I got so upset about a little cartoon rabbit."

Brian - "I can. You're not as big and bad as you think you are, Dolly." He had been calling her Dolly Parton all night because of her boobs.

Jess - "I know you wish I really was that big."

Brian - "Honey thats too much boob. I wouldn't even know where to beginning." He looks down her nightgown. "Unlike yours I usually start here," He goes to touch her and she slaps his hand away.

Jess - "Lets not start something we can't finish. I've got to leave in a hour for the airport."

Brian - "But you just got here."

Jess - "Bri I got to work."

Brian - "I know you've got to work but you don't have to work so hard."

Jess - "Hey I don't complain when you show up at my place for like seven hours and then run out the door before the dawn like you're a frigging vampire."

Brian - "Well I am in the middle of a tour."

Jess - "Yeah and I'm in the middle of starting my career. No matter what you think I can't just take jobs that are convenient to your schedule. I haven't been in the business long enough to be that choosey."

Brian - "I know I'm sorry. Look baby lets not fight okay. I just didn't realize you would be leaving this soon thats all. I'm going to miss you." He takes her hand in his and brings it to his lips to kiss.

Jess - "I'm sorry too." She leans down and kisses him. As soon as her lips touch his they hear moaning coming from the other room. "Oh God not again."

Brian - "You think those two were trying to have a baby in there." Jess and Brian both look at each other. Brian raises his eyebrows and then bangs on the wall. "Hey Nick make sure you put a hat on it."

Jess starts to laugh, "he's going to kill you."

Brian - "I doubt they heard me." The sounds get louder.

Jess - "I can't take another round. I'm going to get a shower."

Brian - "I'll join, since you're leaving me so soon."

Chapter Seventy-Six