He'd dreamed all his life about this, having a record contract, playing in a top selling band like F Hole. And he'd worked for it, too, playing his guitar until his fingers cracked & bled, playing gigs at horrible dives for no pay, just for the 'exposure'. He'd spent his whole life imagining what it would be like to live the life of a rock star, he envisioned concerts & recording sessions & being pestered by paparazzi. But Nicolas had never once given a thought to spending hours under the hot glare of photo studio lights, wearing a costume from he's not sure what era of European history, he's just relieved to not be the one dressed as Louis XVI. Jackie however looks hot, no matter how much she protests she looks like Adam Ant. Of course, Jackie would look good in anything....

The video shoot is closer to his expectations, though plucking on an unplugged guitar while pretending you are thrashing is harder than he realized.

Nicolas is glad about things like the stupid costume and the tediousness of recording a rock video, because he's superstitious about being too happy. If it weren't for those petty disillusionments, he'd starting fearing it wasn't real at all, like he could wake up one morning in his old apartment in Hollywood, back to where he was before Jackie. He joins her out on the balcony, with the incredible view of the ocean, where she's turned on the jacuzzi. "Bill just called," he tells her. Jackie groans, "Now what?"

"He wants the band to go on the road," Nico tells her.

Jackie immediately collapses in disappointment. "I don't want to go on tour, I hate being on he road," she whimpers. "It's just a few cities, angel, Bill also said he wants us in the recording studio, so we have to do some songwriting, too. We'll see him at the MTV party at Matt's house anyway, you can get the details from him," Nico laughs as Jackie groans & rolls her eyes.

"And I want to know when we can have our wedding, Jacklyn," he says, kissing her fiercely. "I don't know, Nico," she sighs, "I don't want a lot of media attention." "I'd rather avoid it, too," he answers, undressing & getting into the hottub, "But we can't avoid it & we can't let it stop us, Jackie."

But she doesn't want to think about it now, she just wants to 'relax' before Matt comes over & they practice for the party tomorrow.