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Chapter 10
"Kris, I have to get going," Chris murmured in my ear. We were back at my apartment, and had been watching a movie, but now I was in my p.j.'s and on my bed. Chris was sitting next to me, smiling.
"Mm, it's 1:30 am Chris! Just stay, it's not like you have anywhere to be at this moment. C'mon, you can keep me warm," I yawned, pulling him in bed next to me and cuddling close.
"Hey, one question for ya."
"Hmm?"
"What's with Brian? He looked ready to eat me alive every time we so much as touched, but his eyes lit up every time you looked at him."
"We aren't
going out, end of discussion, g'night," I mumbled, closing my eyes and
falling asleep. *
Chris was gone when I woke up, but he left me a note, which read, "Hey
Kris, had to leave early, forgot about visiting family, have to be home at 10,
and you were too cute to wake up. Na slept over at Nick's, should be home around
11. I had fun last night, call me when you hook up with Brian. Ya know, you
talk when you sleep...See ya, lots luv, Chris."
I decided to get up and go play some bball at an obscure court not too far away. I changed, grabbed my bag, scribbled Na a note and left quickly. While driving, I found myself thinking about Brian's oh-so-blue eyes. It was surprising to me how quickly he replaced Josh in my life, even when I thought I had loved Josh. Maybe I never really had, after all.
"Girl, give it up!" I moaned. "He's a celebrity, what would he want with you?" I popped in the first BsB CD (the red one) and started singing, 'Let's Have A Party,' really loudly, with all my windows open. As I hit a stop light, someone said, "They should outlaw screeching so loud in public!" The car next to me, a gray Ford Expedition, and a familiar face smiled out at me.
"Hey AJ, I'm doing it on purpose, ya know! Where ya off to?" AJ held up a McD's bag. "Figures. I'm going to the bball court, wanna come and get whooped as badly as you were last night?" I had beaten him at his own game of pool last night, and he was never going to live it down.
"I'm game! Lead the way!" AJ called, and I sped off and we got to the park about five minutes later.
"Well babe, you ready to loose?" AJ teased, pulling in next to my car in the empty lot.
"In your dreams,
Bone! Bring it on!" I challenged, walking onto the court and effortlessly
making a three point shot. *
30 minutes and many points later, we breaked under a nearby tree, chowing on the McD's he'd bought.
"Okay. We're tied Bone, at least for now," I said, briefly admiring his abs as he pulled off his sweaty wife beater. Exhausted, AJ leaned back in the lush grass, his brown eyes closed. I traced the 69 tattoo around his belly button lightly, and he started laughing. "No, I'm not hitting on you, AJ. 69 is my fave number. Oooh, someone is ticklish!" He laughed as I tickled him for a little while, then turned serious.
"Kris, you do know who we are now, right?" I looked at him, then nodded.
"I don't know if Kevin told you or not, but we found out from MTV, that's why I was a little mad. Probably more surprised, but I'm over it now."
"I'm sorry you had to find out like that, but I'd assumed Brian had told you. I mean, you two seem pretty close." I glanced at him, still laying in the grass and covered in sweat.
"Yeah, I guess we are," I sighed and picked up the bball.
"Bone, I should be going, I need to get some stuff done today, but I'll see ya later, okay?"
"See ya,"
he replied, opening his eyes to watch her go, long hair flowing in the breeze.
*
On the way home, I stopped by the local news stand to grab a magazine and a
teeny bopper mag that had BsB emblazoned on it caught my eye, and I couldn't
resist. I smiled at the hottie behind the stand and paid, flipping through the
pages as I walked. A familiar face caught my eye and I screamed, "Oh my
Lord!" I immediately turned a bright shade of pink as everyone around me
stopped to stare, and smiled sheepishly before jumping into my car.
There was a picture of Na and Nick holding hands, large and pretty in focus,
along with the caption, "Nick's New Girlfriend?" It went on to say,
"Well, no one's saying much, but Nickolas Carter of the Backstreet Boys,
fresh from tour, was spotted roaming his hometown of Orlando, Florida with this
chick. No one knows who this mystery woman is, but Nick stated at a recent press
conference that he does have a girlfriend, and Brian hinted also..." At
that point I tossed the mag on the seat and tore off towards home, smiling and
once again singing loudly off key. *
The weeks passed quickly and even more quickly turned into months as Na and I came to know the Boys better. Na and Nick were so close, it made the rest of us want to gag. Just the way they looked at each other and could practically finish each others sentences, but you could tell they were so in love. As for Brian and I, we were the best of friends and becoming so much more. I could tell him anything, even about that cute guy I'd seen at work or whatever. I was so happy, and Brian never said anything to make me think that he wanted otherwise. *
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