Back in the present, Nikki's parents are still out. The couple enters Nikki's bedroom, but oblivious that they're not in the house alone. Nikki's elder brother Nathan eavesdrops on the conversion around the corner from his bedroom.

As his sister enters the bedroom with Josh and flips on her miniature desk lamp, he approaches, sneaking up towards her room. With his skinny and tall frame, he eases his way up to her bedroom door and flips on the light.

"I don't bloody think so!" He calls out, smacking his hands together to frighten his little sister.

"Get out of my room!" Nikki screams, flinging herself off the bed.

"And let you two stay in here unsupervised free to have sex. Uh, I don't think so!" He yells at her giving Josh the notion to get lost.

"You're going to be lucky if mom and dad let his punk ass back in here after I tell them 'bout this little stunt!"

Nikki hauls off, slapping her brother across his face.

"You tell them that, and I'll tell them about the little weed business you had with Mark and Daniel." She threatens him as his face turns blood red.

"Fine! I won't rat you out, but he's out of here!" He moves over to motion for Josh to leave immediately.

With his signal to go, Josh gets to his feet and adds insult to injury. He kisses Nikki on his way towards the door.

"Move it before I kick your ass!" Nathan threatens about, ready to put his hands on his little sister's boyfriend.

"As if..." Josh says when he gives a cocky smile and locks eyes with Nathan as he exits the bedroom.

The standoff between brother and sister last only a few more minutes before Nikki slams her door in her brother's face.

"Next time I catch you two trying to have sex in mom and dad's house, I will beat your boyfriend!" He announces through the door, followed by his fist hitting the doorframe.

"Whatever, Nathan! Go get high and leave me alone, oh and, Merry flipping Christmas asshole!"

While the sibling rivalry cools off back at Nikki's, Josh makes his way back to the house. Upon walking through the door, he's surprised by someone waiting up for him to have a little discussion.

"Hey, take a seat. We need to talk." Tyler demands.

Josh rolls his eyes after gently shutting the front door.

"About what now? There isn't anything you can teach me anymore, you know. I'm not fourteen years old sitting in the passenger's seat these days."

Tyler dips his head, twisting it back and forth at first.

"Still think you know everything, don't ya." He begins lifting his eyes to meet Josh's. "Sit down and let's talk. It's not a request this time. It's an order, now sit down and let's chat."

Josh does what he's told by going over to flop down in the bean bag chair.

"So, what did I do now?" Josh questions interlocking his fingers.

In a deep breath, Tyler begins.

"Now, I can't say what all happened the day your mom kicked you out, but I want your side of it first off. Secondly, that girl you brought here, she seems like a firecracker. Make sure you treat her like a woman and not a piece of meat. Don't do what James did to his last one. Now, don't get me wrong, I like James and all but don't cheat."

"Seriously... That's what this is about mom being a pain and Nikki feeling unwelcomed here today. I know I see you as a big brother figure, but you ain't gotta worry. I truly like Nikki. She's great. Now, as for mom and what happened, well, it's simple. She met Nikki, told me to dump her, and I refused. She slapped me and told me not to come back as long as I'm with her." Josh enlightens.

"You know what, you truly are your own worst enemy. That mouth with that attitude will do more damage than good." Tyler tries to convince Josh with an intense stare back.

Josh gets comfortable with a nudge of his shoulders and a shift in his weight on the chair.

"If you say so." He replies in a calm tone.

All Tyler can do is exhale before he shoves off to bed.

"Tell you what; I'll get everyone out of the house for New Year's. You can figure out how you feel about this girl. It's going to be a brand-new year to go along with the brand new you. By the way, I love what she's done for your style. The blond tips work for you, and it's about time you ditch that punk skater look. Now you look like a young man. I'll give her kudos there." He teases Josh fluctuating his voice, trying to get a rise out of him.

"Thanks, night..." Josh mentions curling up on the bean bag chair, refusing to sleep in the basement.

Around nine o'clock, the phone begins to ring.

"Hello?" Momma C answers.

"Yes, I'm trying to reach Joshua Bradshaw. Is he available? I'm his supervisor Matthew Proctor. I need him to come into work in about an hour." He politely explains to Paula.

"I'll get him up, and he'll be there."

"Thank you, ma'am. Goodbye." He says, ending the call.

Momma C proceeds over to the bean bag chair to bring Josh out of his deep sleep. He rarely sleeps more than a few hours, but she knows he needs to get into work.

"Hey Josh, honey, I need you to get up. Your boss just called and said he needs you to come to work in about an hour." She smoothly calls out, shaking him slightly enough to stir him from his rest.

"Huh? What? Work... It's not supposed to reopen until after New Year's momma." He struggles to mumble, lifting his head.

"Well, he called, and you need to get dressed and get there." She tells him, walking away to enjoy her time off the road.

Josh staggers to his feet to head back to his room. Once he gathers his clothes, he makes his way into the shower to quickly get cleaned up.

After he's dried off and dressed, he rushes out to slip into his shoes. Momma C is also about to leave at the same time.

"Alright, kiddo, you have a good day at work, and hey, James was telling me about a club downtown having a teen's New Year's Eve bash. Maybe you could take Miss Nikki down there. Give you kids something fun to do, and I know you're safe." She explains, giving him that mom knows best look.

"Yes, momma, I'll look into it. I promise, but I need to go!" Josh yells out, looking at the time.

Together they exit the house. Josh takes off in his car for the dealership while Momma C departs in her Jeep Cherokee for the old family farm to check on her mom.

Josh just makes it to the dealership when Justin pulls in front of him. Surprised to see him arriving, he pulls up right beside the Nissan, and they walk into the building together.

"Hello gentlemen, welcome back to work." Mr. Proctor spews from his mouth with an evil grin.

"Let's go have ourselves a little chat, shall we."

Justin and Josh stare at each other and silently gulp, following their dickhead of a boss to his office.

"Take a seat, and we'll begin." He states as he flops into his oversized leather chair.

"So, I've been informed to be more professional and less strict on you boys from the big boss himself. Apparently, he's overheard me swearing and yelling at everyone who works for me." He begins curling his upper lip when he pauses.

"I have been directed to apologize and been placed on a performance improvement program. This means one more incident, and I'm out of here but let me tell you this. If either of you little bitch boys rats me one more time. I swear to God, when you turn 18, I will be there to give you a beating your parents should've done when you were born. Now get out of my office and look around your new work stations. You go back to work the first weekend after New Year's."

With a motion of his hand, Matt dismisses them to exit his office.

In the detail bay area, they see all the updates installed to accommodate their needs for trade-in vehicles, and whenever anyone from the management team wants their car detailed.

"Dang, bub, we just hit the jackpot," Josh says, inhaling the scent of everything new around them.

"Boy, I'll say..." Justin mentions after he whistles.

"Can't believe I'm about to say this, but... I can't wait to get back to work!"

They share a laugh before Mr. Proctor comes from his office to run them off.

"Alright, you saw it; now get out of here; I have a meeting to attend. See you morons soon enough, unfortunately."

He rushes out the door behind Josh and Justin. Standing between their cars, the two discuss going to pick up some lunch before they part ways.

"Hey, the new Golden Corral sounds pretty good. My treat, what ya say, bro." Justin offers, feeling his stomach roar.

"Free meal, ain't got to tell me twice, bub!" Josh agrees, licking his lips.

It takes just a couple of minutes to find a parking spot. Once inside, they find a table near the back to talk in between bites.

"Thought about what your cousin offered us?" Josh says to kick off the discussion.

Justin has a worried look in his eyes.

"I have, and I don't know if I could do it. I mean, yeah, it could be good money, but if we get caught, there is no getting out of it."

"Part of the excitement! I mean, c'mon, how else are we going to make $600 a night just ripping off car parts, or hell, if we scout, it's double that!" Josh reminds him, keeping his voice soft and low.

"Why not go steal them yourself or be the spotter and make the big bucks." Justin offers, annoyed that Josh won't let it go.

"Look, bub, I'm just tired of being broke. I know you are too. Yeah, it's okay what little we make, but we work what 24-30 hours at the most on weekends." Josh argues, frustrated.

Justin huffs and puffs for a moment, trying to come up with a counter-argument.

"Mr. Tygan does pay us twelve bucks an hour, you know. Most kids our age make minimum wage. He's trying to give us a hand up. Plus, don't forget we get spring break and summer with full-time hours."

"Look, I'm not saying make it a second career. We'll just go out for a few times make some easy money..." Josh begins when he's interrupted.

"If it were that easy, everyone would be doing it. Yes, it's tempting, but I'll tell you what, I'll do it just a few times. After that, if you keep going, it's your ass on the line and not mine." Justin offers his compromise.

Josh is beyond shocked that he finally broke through Justin's defenses to get him on board with the scheme of things.

"Awesome, hey, look at it this way. Save it and get some parts for your car. Fix it up or redo the paint since it's beginning to fade more." Josh suggests tapping his foot on the floor.

"Sounds like something I could do. It is a sweet little car. Besides, if memory serves me right, that's the car we took up to K.C. the night you met your girl." Justin says with a devilish smile on his face.

The boys finish up several plates from the buffet before they drop a tip on the table for the server.

Propped against his car, Josh thinks about what to do for the rest of his day.

"I don't know what else I'm doing, but I'll get into trouble somewhere." He tells Justin, waving after he opens his car door sliding inside.

After they part ways, the boys all meet back up at the house that evening to discuss New Year's Eve plans.

Down in the basement, the three of them go over plans. James is the first one up on the idea block.

"Okay, here's my plan. Josh, we'll head out like we're going to that teen dance when really, we'll go pick up your old lady, and when we get back here, I'll head over to Lisa's and get laid. You and 'her' can do whatever."

Josh gives him a look of frustration.

"You know that 'her' has a name, and her name is Nikki. You don't have to like her, bub, but you will stop talking about her like she's a dog! Besides, she's hotter than that skank you keep on the side." Josh tells him about to get in James' face.

Justin steps in to play peacemaker all over again.

"Hey! We'll do this; instead, you get your girl, and I'll take James with me. I don't know what's gone on between the two of you, but it needs to end. A couple of years ago, you two were like brothers. Now you can barely sit in the same room without tossing around digs at each other."

"If someone could keep from sleeping around, it wouldn't have caused so much drama. James, you're nothing but a man whore!" Josh insults him with a middle finger gesture in the air.

"Hey up yours, asshole! Not my fault Makenzie wouldn't put out, and I had to get some from someone else." James argues back with a shove.

"THAT'S ENOUGH! I swear you two are unbelievable! Now just do what I said with your plans, and we'll work on this some other day." Justin yells, keeping his two best friends from killing each other.

Josh waves it off and walks away to return to his bedroom to read. James and Justin go over their plans in greater detail. Along the way, Justin tries to help iron out issues between the boys by traveling back and forth between the living room and Josh's room. In time he finally reaches an agreement as they come face to face.

"Alright, here it is, Josh, you apologize for the man whore bit and let go of what James did, which screwed all three of us back when it happened. In return, he'll let go of how he feels about Nikki since she's done a lot of good for you." Justin breaks down the details of the peace talks.

"Fine, I'll let it go as long as he apologizes to her one final time and means it! I think I'm falling in love with her. I want her to feel welcome around here." Josh admits with a reaction from his best friends.

"Awe, how sweet our little Joshy is in love." Justin teases with a shared chuckle between the three of them.

"Justin's right. We've been boys for too long. I didn't mean to screw things up earlier this year, but if you're happy, then I'm happy for you. Maybe I should try to find it too." James says with a soft look in his eyes.

Josh extends his hand out as a gesture of good faith. They shake hands as they allow bygones to be bygones at last.

"New year, new opportunities, boys." Justin reminds them happy to have the dust settling over the feud.

The next couple of days fly by, and before they realize it, the plans to be alone finally occurs. Justin and James disappear in the direction of downtown while Josh vanishes to Nikki's.

He arrives, and much to his surprise, everyone is gone. Nikki's parents are out at a hotel party her dad's company is throwing as a treat for a stellar year, while her brother is getting hammered with his friends one last time since he'll be leaving for the Marines around March.

"It's just us sexy! So that means you'll be mine all night. My parents are staying at the hotel, and Nathan will be so messed up he won't be able to see straight." She informs him that and pulls his body down to hers only after a few seconds, and helps him slip off his leather jacket.

Nikki softly moans with the sensation of feeling Josh's cold hand slide up under her shirt. Her desires soar with her hands running along with his tight abs and toned pectorals.

She breaks the kiss long enough to move to the headboard. She lifts off her shirt tossing it over Josh's face.

"Oh! You're gonna get it!" Josh teases, crawling closer to her. He stares at her silky-smooth skin, as she giggles that evolves into groans when he starts kissing her neck with his hands traveling over her slightly slender torso and firm breasts.

In a single flip of his fingers, her bra comes unsnapped. Seconds later, Josh uses his free hand to yank it from her slim body. Nikki shutters at the feel of Josh's warm breath on her tender breast, followed by him beginning to kiss and suck on her nipple.

"Oh, God..." She stutters.

Josh slides his hand beneath Nikki's jeans to ensure her body overrules her mind from backing out. He begins to lightly play around with her as her moans continue to grow louder.

"Ah, yes..." She's barely able to say with her back slightly arched.

"Want more?" Josh whispers, taking a break from bouncing between breasts.

"Yes, more, please, dear God, don't stop!" Nikki pleads, clutching her hands into the covers.

Josh is too willing to accommodate her request. Pulling his hand from her jeans, he kisses his way down to the top of the jeans and slowly unbuttons them along with gently tugging at the zipper.

His thumbs hooked into the belt loop, where he takes his quest further. The only thing keeping his mouth from total access are the skin-tight skimpy silk purple panties. Being part of his plan, Josh drops between her thighs to work Nikki more into a frenzy with light nibbles mixed with kissing that makes her squirm and gasp.

"Please stop and take me already!" She begs, gripping his hair as he places his mouth over her panties to force her to become even wetter with every motion of his jaw.

His instincts take control by this point. Josh pulls back to get to his feet, ditching his clothes, but before he takes his place on the bed, he takes out his wallet, pulling a condom to be safe.

"No backing out now." He tells her, rolling it over his erection.

"Just get down here and make love to me, goddamn it!" She demands with a seductive glow in her icy blue eyes.

Nikki prepares herself when Josh rests between her legs. He positions himself to slide inside her body. Fully inserted, he gives her a moment before he starts to rock his hips.

Once he's worked up to a steady pace, he feels Nikki's body respond by tightening around his shaft.

"Don't...stop...ah...yes...don't stop!" She says between each breath moments before her body releases in ecstasy.

After her body goes nearly limp, she removes her nails from Josh's shoulders. It doesn't last long before she places them back in place when he picks up the pace of his thrusts as she commences in screaming rather than moaning any longer.

Both Nikki and Josh are now panting at the heat of the moment. She's screaming "yes" frantically as he begins to grunt with the final thrusts before he fills the condom, then slows his pace holding his weight on his elbows, staring Nikki in her eyes.

"I love you," he whispers under his heavy breath. Much to his surprise, she whispers something back to him.

"I love you more." She smiles, reaching up, taking a kiss pulling Josh directly onto her body, unwilling to let him go.