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and they looked at each other, in a way best friends would. You know, that 'I-know-exactly-what-you're-thinking' look.
     
    "Inspiration maybe." That was Nathan.
     
    I eyed Anthony who was looking at Riley, and a few seconds later, he turned to me, before he looked away.
     
    He liked someone… I just knew it.
     
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Chapter 6: Committed to being Uncommitted
     
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    The moment Riley, Nathan, Anthony, and I got out of the car, a mob of photographers scrambled over to where we were and started taking pictures. The three of them, all of whom weren't really used to this kind of thing, got taken aback, and started questioning me as to what was happening.
     
    "Just smile." I said to them quickly. They did what I told them to do, and we entered the club briskly, not wanting any more pictures taken by the paparazzi. Since Nathan and the others knew the owner of the club, we went straight up to the V.I.P. section, and waited there until the rest, Blake and co., arrived.
     
    "Is your life really like that?" Riley asked in bewilderment. She plopped down on the loveseat beside me, and looked at me with an 'are-you-kidding-look'.
     
    "Yeah…why?" I asked, letting out a small laugh.
     
    "You mean whenever you go out…?"
     
    "Yes." I said, still laughing softly.
     
    "What’s more Nicole Richie or Britney…the tabloids have their eyes on them all the time?" She asked me, as the two guys sitting across from us snickered.
     
    "Unimaginable…" I said. "Just don't get surprised if you're going to see pictures of you in magazines."
     
    "I've always wanted to be in a magazine…" Riley said thoughtfully, resting her chin on her hands.
     
    What Riley said caused Nathan to laugh. "You wish." Her brother said with a smirk.
     
    I slapped him in the arm, and called him, "Mean."
     
    "What? How did I become mean?" Nathan asked in a baffled tone. He stretched his arms out, and rested them on the couch.
     
    "Riley can be in a magazine!"
     
    "You don't have to lie just to make her feel better!" Nathan countered, speaking in a voice that was a little too loud.
     
    Anthony who was smirking and grinning patted Nathan on the shoulder and told him to, "Calm down."
     
    "Huh…? Why isn't anyone siding with me?" Nathan asked all of us with a pout. I waved him off and told him that the pout wasn't cute at all, but honestly it was cuter than cute and hotter than hot. I just wasn't going to tell him that. Not giving up, he matched the pout with puppy-dog eyes and I was desperately resisting the urge to hug him. Good thing I had more self-control when it came to these things than to food.  Riley was able to force me to eat a chip! Don't call me dramatic…I'm just trying to maintain the body that gives me a lot of money.
     
    "Because Nathan, you're a horrid brother."
     
    "That hurt." He said, placing his hand on the spot where his heart was for exaggeration. The cute pout and heart-melting eyes remained on his face, while I contemplated carefully about how I was going to return what he said.
     
    "Accept it. The truth hurts."
     
    I opened my mouth and was supposed to add more things to say, but a voice coming from the side of the door spoke up, and said, "Why? Did anything happen?"
     
    Cindy, Kendra, and Blake entered the room and sat on the empty spaces on the couches and chairs. We called a waiter and ordered a few drinks and some appetizers, before the conversation continued.
     
    "What hurts?" Kendra asked, as she crossed her legs, and rested her hands on her jean skirt.
     
    "That Nathan is a horrid brother." I answered, laughing softly. Kendra gave me a smirk, as she nodded continuously, eyeing Nathan in a mischievous way.
     
    "Yeah, I'd never want to have such an overprotective brother." Kendra added, causing Nathan to call her a, "Loser."
     
    "But he's a hot one, so I don't mind." Cindy said, with a playful laugh, which caused the guys to whistle, and the girls to make gagging faces.
     
    "That's incest for me,