As Gina and Jocelynn drove down the freeway toward Rock Springs, Gina looked at her sister as Joce's hair flew all around her face. It was hard to believe that they are related at all. While Jocelynn had wavy dark auburn hair with chunks of blonde in it, ever changing eyes, and pale ivory skin. Gina had dark brown almost black hair that was stick striaght and darker skin. Although they both had high cheek bones, the rest of their face was very different. But they were closer then anyother sisters could be even though they had a 12 year age gap.

 

     And while Jocelynn only had 1 child, Gina had 3. Tyler, 15 and Brianne, 14, who were going to school at Juliard, and Juaqin, almost 3, was in her sole custody when his father moved out of the country. But now Gina had found love, security, and friendship in Howie. They had meet by accident while each were shopping at Gucci. Gina couldn't decide between a black off the shoulder dress that flared at the bottom or a black strapless dress with slit up the side, when Howie walked up and suggested the flared dress. They spent the rest of the day talking and shopping together. From then on they were inseperable. Gina was so deep in thought about Howie that she didn't hear Jocelynn trying to get her attention.

 

     "Huh, ah- what? Oops sorry there Joce. What did you ask?"

 

     "Well, first off welcome back from Dreamland. And we are here at my apartment, and second, so tell me about you and Howie." Joce inquired as they got out of the car and walked into the apartment building.

 

    "Well we meet at a store and hit it off really well. We have been together for about a year. Infact he just proposed last week!"

 

    They continued to chat about the engagement while they got into the apartment. Gina followed Joce into her bedroom and Gina went striaght to the closet and started to rummage through the clothing.

 

    "Ya know, considering what a sweet guy Howie is supposedly. It is amazing how bossy you still are... you'd think it would rub off on you after a year..." Joce laughed as she sat on her bed while Gina picked out what she should wear for tonight. "So who is this guy that you two are trying to set me up with?"

 

     "Oh just a friend of ours. Let's just put it this way you both need to at the very least get laid. When was the last time you had sex?

 

     "I am not going to answer that question. And what makes you think that I am that easy?"

 

     "Wow, that long? Haha, well we better fix that, little sister. And I think that you and our friend will 'hit' it off well."

 

     "Piss off, Ginny." Jocelynn replied sweetly. "Well just do me a favor and do not pick out anything too slutty or strickly black. Although you look great in black, my coloring will just look like death."

 

     Gina pulled a 3 different outfits from the closet and a few pairs of shoes then layed them on the bed. Jocelynn noticed that they were some of the new clothing she had bought when out with her once mother-in-law, Kate, a few weeks back. Kate and Jocelynn still remaind friends after the divorce and when Joce had lost the weight Kate decided she needed to get new clothing. Granted it was all very beautiful, Jocelynn was still self-consious about wearing such short skirts and low cut tops. Looking at the outfits that laid on the bed next to her she pointed at the one on the left. It was a simple green top with a cut along the left part of the color where a silver broach held the fabric in place, the skirt was a black flare that would come a bit above her knees, but not to high.

 

     "I will wear that one. But do I have to wear a skirt?" She asked looking at Ginny. "I mean it is cold outside-"

 

     "And I don't care you are goin' to wear a skirt. And cold my ass, you have gone outside in the middle of January in Wisconsin to participate in the "Polar Bear Jump" wearing a pair of boxers and a t-shirt." Gina butted in and pick out a pair of black open toed 3 inch heels. Then she proceeded to start dinking around with Joce's hair when she noticed a new tattoo on her sister's neck. Jocelynn had a Kenji symbol below the base of her neck, and matching blue and green dragonflies on the back left and right part of her neck. But the new one was writting, written between the two dragonflies was written "Mi Amado" in elegant writting.

 

     "When the hell did you get the new tattoo?"

 

     "Oh I did that right after the divorce."

 

     "What does 'Mi Amado' mean?

 

     "It is spanish for 'My Beloved'. I figure that it fit well." Jocelynn shrugged. "Well let's get ready. What? why are you looking at me like that?"

 

     Gina just laughed as she thought about how well Jocelynn was going to get along with Alex once she found out that it was Howie's co-backstreet boy that she was going out with tonight. Well, at least that is if Jocelynn doesn't kick her ass first for setting her up with him.

 

     "Nothin' lets just get you ready. So how show I do your hair up or down---"

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     Alex stood outside the hotel waiting for Howie to come pick him up. Tilting his hat down over his eyes he then lifted the colar of his jacket in hopes of no one reconizing him. 'God it is the beginning of May and it is still cold here. I wonder how she can stand the winters here, hmmm I wonder how she she would look with me warming her up? Damnit! Shut up AJ man stop thinking like that. I need to think about something else if I am going on this date tonight... eh maybe I can at least have some fun with this chick if she is anything like Gina it should be an interesting night at the least.' He thought as he put out his cigerette and crushed it into the ground as he saw Howie drive up.

 

     He hopped into the SUV once Howie drove up and braked for him."Hey Man what took you so long?" he asked as he buckled up. "Hey there shortie. D., I thought that Gina had a no candy policy for Juaqin?"

 

    "Oh she does, but I figure that it is only in affect when she is around. Becuase it's our little secret. Right Juaqin?"

 

    Pulling the sucker out of his mouth Juaqin smiled, "Secret! Mama don't know!"

 

    "That is right lil man. So AJ, how was the studio earlier? Did you and Nick lay down your new harmonies?"

 

     "Yea, we did. Still don't know who Max has in mind for the female vocals yet, but he seems to know who he wants to do the part. Some unknown artist. So, tell me about this chica that I owe you big time for. Is she anything like Gina?"

 

     "Haha, yeah somewhat. They don't look alot a like but they have that same firey personality. I think that you two will get along pretty well."

 

     "Pretty well? As in sweet and nice or at eachothers throats?"

 

     "How about a combination of both. But I will say this she is something else, not anything like you've been into before. But I will let you find that out on your own."

 

     "God that does not sound good" AJ breathed out as he sat back in the passenger seat. "So where to, my compadre?

 

     "To do some shoppin' for awhile so that the girls can get ready. SO.... Frack called me on my way to get you and told me about some 'Chica' that the two of you saw at the studio today. Seems she kinda caught his eye big time."

 

     "Ah... you mean Jocelynn? Oh My God, she caught both our eye. Man, I already told that blonde freak that if he so much as touchs her--"

 

    "Ohhh la la, it seems that someone has a jealous streak."

 

     "Heh, well yeah... I mean she isn't like other girls. She is... welll... god I would kill to see her again."

 

     "You might get that wish sooner then you think, bro." Howie chuckled under his breath as they pulled into parking lot of the local mall. "Time to put on the shades and the winter hats... can't be seen. Hey, remind me to call the resturant to confirm our reservations."

 

     AJ laughed as he hopped out of the SUV. "Sure, D. But tonight I plan on having fun in one form or another."

 

     The boys walked into the mall and shop for a little less then an hour and a half. Finally they walked into walk into Wilson Leather and started to try on jackets. As AJ was in changing room trying on a pair of leather pants he heard 2 female voices in the stall next to him.

 

     "I cannot believe that you talked me into getting a new leather coat. I happen to think that mine was just fine." the first girl said.

 

     "Yea, like when you bought it like 3 years ago. Weren't you the one who came up with the golden rule, 'Leather jackets are like new years resolutions, ya gotta renew them each year'?" the 2nd girl said. AJ leaned over to the side of the stall the girls were on the other side of. The 2nd voice sounded very familiar to him.

 

     The 1st girl laughed, and AJ could have sworn that is was the most uplifting laugh he had ever heard and tried to keep himself from laughing along. "Yea Gigi, this coming from the woman who wore a 'Hold my purse while i kiss your man' at our cousin's wedding."

 

     'Gigi?' AJ thought, 'Gina, no way. Then that means... that is her sister?!' AJ then redressed in his regular pants and stepped out of the stall and walked up to Howie who was paying for a leather bomber jacket for him and one for Juaqin.

 

     "Dude, D. I think that Gina and her sister are in here. I think they were in the changing area next to me." Suddenly they both heard the girls laugh and heard Gina saying her trade mark word, 'Fabulous!'

 

     Howie put his finger over his lips to let AJ and Juaqin to know to be quiet as he handed the lil boy over to AJ. They then walked over to the stall and Howie knocked on the door. "Excuse me, ladies. But we don't allow to women in the stalls at the same time unless we are allowed to video tape." He said in a phony western accent.

 

     "What the hell?" Jocelynn said when she heard the comment. She shoved Gina to the side and opened the door."What the hell is wrong with you, ya God damn-" She stopped when she saw Howie but completly ignored him. All she saw was the set of brown eyes looking down at her and it felt like the world had stopped. In front of her stood by far the most handsome man she could ever had dreamed of. And for once she hoped that her sisters meddleing would turn out to be benificial.