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Howie grimaced as he opened his eyes to the sunlight seeping through the open window in the early morn. As he sat up, he stretched his tired muscles and bones and he clumsily started towards the bathroom in his hotel suite. Hitting his foot on the edge of the chair, he cursed to himself, and continued to limp into the bathroom.

After he was done his daily ritual of washing up, shaving, and brushing his teeth, he limped back into the room to get dressed. He decided on wearing something casual, putting on a pair of black jeans and a button down white shirt with a black wife-beater underneath.

Howie was on his was back into the bathroom to check his appearance when suddenly there was a loud, constant banging on his door.

"Yeah yeah, hang on a sec." He said making his way to open the door. As soon as he opened the door Aj burst in.

"You ready to explore the horizons of New York?" he asked as he plopped down onto the bed.

"Yeah I guess so. So, what so you suggest we do first on our hiatus?"

"I don't know, want to cruise around first and see what's out there to do?" Aj said.

"Alright."

~*~

Serena groaned as she heard wailing coming from the next room. She rolled out of her bed and padded over to Gwendolyn's room to beg her to stop crying. Serena proceeded to change and feed Gwen, and after she laid her down for a second, she quickly got herself dressed.

"So baby girl, where shall we venture to today? Why don't we just walk around and see what's out there for us shall we?" Serena rambled on to the baby.

Gwendolyn murmured as if disagreeing with her mother's choice.

"I'm sorry darlin, but it's not up to you now is it." She cooed to the baby.

Serena grabbed everything she and Gwendolyn would need on their outing, and picked up the squirming infant. As she exited the apartment she made sure to lock the door, and continued down the hallway, and down the stairs.

~*~

"Enjoying the sights Howie?" Aj wondered out loud.

"Yeah I guess so. Why?" Howie asked.

"No reason, just wondering." he responded quickly.

"Alright what's up?"

"What do you mean?"

"Oh come on, I'm not that gullible. Why did you insist on me staying with you here in New York?" Howie said.

"You really want to know?"

"Yeah."

Aj sighed. "Because we're worried about you. You're not as social as you used to be, you're always off somewhere writing these poems, or stories, or whatever it is that you write. We want you to have fun, socialize, and go out on dates. When was the last time that you had a date? We don't mean to sound demanding, but we can't help it now." He said seriously.

"Thank you for your concern, but you guys have to realize that I’m just fine. I've never been that social anyway, I've always been a loner. And as for dating, I'm not looking for anyone to be with. For right now, I am happily single." he lied.

Aj sighed again. He knew that Howie was lying, but he didn't say anything more about that subject. If it was brought to the point where he was lying to them, then he really didn't want to talk about what was really bothering him. Aj knew that once he was ready to talk, that he was the first person that he would go to.
"Alright man. So do you want to see a movie?"

"Sure, what's playing?"