“Hey Aaron!” Nikki called. “Where ya at?”

“Where ya at?” Aaron repeated walking into the room. “Jeez, I swear you’ve been hanging around Nick way too much lately.”

“Who? Me? Nah, never,” Nikki replied trying to act innocent. “I’m an angel, remember?”

Aaron smirked. “Yeah, sure you are.”

“I am too Mister!” Nikki protested. “Must I remind you, we’re getting married in two months?”

“Who could forget?” Aaron asked, playfully rolling his eyes. “Lenore won’t shut-up about it.”

“You got a concert tonight, right?” Nikki double-checked.

“Yeah,” Aaron said. “You’re coming with me though, right?”

Nikki grinned. “Yeppers!”

“Okay, good,” Aaron smiled. “Angel’s gonna be there too.”

“Cool,” Nikki replicated. “We’re still singing that one song together, right?”

“Righto!” Aaron rejoined in a little kid voice. “You bet your bottom on it.”

“Now, just why in the world would I wanna bet my bottom on it?” Nikki questioned. “Why can’t you bet your own bottom on it?”

“Mine ain’t as nice as yours,” he returned, turning her around, then playfully spanking her bottom after eyeing it for a couple of seconds. “Like, duh!”

“How much you wanna bet?” Nikki challenged, turning to face him once more. “Hmm?”

“All the money I have,” Aaron riposted. “That’s just how much.”

“Pay up then Carter,” she smirked. “’Cause you lose, and you know it.”

“Who says?”

“Me. And fifty zillion other girls, including my sister,” Nikki stated, then gave him a pretend Look. “Problem?”

“Nope, no problem,” Aaron responded, pulling her into a hug and kissing her. “There, that payment enough for now?”

“Maybe, maybe not.”

He kissed her again, leaving them both breathless when they pulled apart.

“Okay, you’ve paid,” Nikki told him.

“Thought so,” he grinned cheesily.