Nicole's World: Face the Music

By the time that Jay and Jon had exited the locker room, the remaining people from upstairs were passing them to enter. Unknown to them, Nicole, who still had the wishing stone in her pocket, had wished people would just "go about their business instead of hiding." At the moment she did, the crowd in the gym spontaneously decided to do so. "Are you stalking me or something?" Jon asked, seeing Nicole there. "No, of course not. You just seemed pretty upset, babe." "Stop calling me babe," Jon blurted out. "Fine. You seemed upset, JON." "I just...can I have my stone back...please? It was a gift from my grandfather." Nicole looked at him. "I'll let you have it back. On one condition." "What?" "Go out with me." Jon looked at her. "Are you serious?"