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Chapter 24
Kris woke with a start late that night and it was a minute before she realized the ringing phone had woken her. Smiling at the peaceful expression on Brian's face, Kris quietly slipped out of his arms and glanced at the clock, which read 2:49 am.
"Oh f*ck, who calls this late at night?" she muttered, running into the kitchen and yawning a sleepy, "Hello?"
"Hey Kris, do you miss me?" an all too familiar voice said, making Kris freeze. "How did you like my surprise? Chris seemed more concerned about you than himself.. before I shot him in the heart. I don't know why." Kris slid to the floor, her back against the wall, and thought as unshed tears slid down her cheeks, "Oh God, not now...not when I'm still so weak.."
"You
jerk, what do you want? You're a pansy for trying to get at me through my friends,
ya know that? Come and get me, you b*stard!" Kris challenged, her voice
rising in anger.
Josh chuckled from the other end of the line, scaring her more than his threats
ever could.
"All in due time my dear, all in due time. It was a very nice funeral, wasn't it? So big, and the speech you made was so filled with emotion-" Kris gasped, anger running through her at the thought of Josh's murderer being there, and no one catching him.
"Go
to Hades, you stupid jerk! F*ck you!" Kris screamed, hanging up and throwing
the black portable across the room, not bothering to hold back her sobs. *
Brian appeared in the doorway in his boxers, hair rumpled and rubbing his eyes.
He saw Kris huddled in a corner and rushed over to her, sweeping the crying
woman into his tan arms.
"It's gonna be okay babe, I'm here now. Shh, it'll be all right!" Kris wanted to believe him so much, but the thing she heard Josh say as she hung up still rang in her head, over and over.
"Your
boyfriend is next-" *
Kris woke up that morning to a peaceful feeling in her soul, despite the events
that had happened the day before.
"Good morning gorgeous, time to get up! We're gonna have a party!" Brian sang, dancing over her on the bed, making his own music and only wearing his boxers. Kris giggled.
"Man, you're nuts! Ok, I'm awake, I'm awake!" then, rolling out of bed, flipped on "Let's Have A Party!" and jumped up on the bed next to Brian. Brian chuckled as Nick came on.
"Nick sounds like a chipmunk!" (AN* No offense to any Nick lovers, but if you own the red CD, you know what I'm talking about!) Kris agreed, loosing her balance and falling onto the bed on her back. Brian laughed at her, so Kris pulled him down next to her, then straddled his bare stomach, pinning him to the bed.
"Haha, I got you!" she chuckled, looking into his intense blue eyes.
"What if I say I let you take me down?" he challenged, flipping her and tickling her furiously. She wriggled out of his grasp, straight onto the wooden floor, then got up, laughing. She straightened her top, brushing a strand of hair out of her face .
"I'd say bite me!" then headed off towards the kitchen, laughing to herself as Brian scrambled after her.
"With pleasure!" he whispered in her ear, then kissed her warm neck, brushing aside her silky hair and holding her close.
"I was only kidding!" Kris screamed, giggling as he nibbled her ear. Brian said nothing as he moved so he was in front of her, gently kissing her cheeks and the tip of her nose. She smiled up at him, pulling him closer. Kris pressed her lips hard against his, startling both herself and Brian, as she tried to push Josh, the tour and her parents out of her mind. Kris soon found herself with her back pressed against the wall, when all of a sudden, the phone rang.
"No f*ck!" moaned Kris, playfully pushing Brian off and running for the phone. Brian called after her, breathing hard, "Not for you, anyway!" She stuck out her tongue at him, then took a deep breath and answered the phone.
"Hello?"
Brian got up and headed to the shower, leaving Kris to her conversation. *
Kris flinched as a stern voice hit her ear.
"Hey mom, I love you too! Don't you think I can make my own decisions without your permission! No one here knows who I am. I've been here for five years, mom! Na isn't telling. I like living a normal life! Nothing happened on tour! Like I said, no one knows who I really am, but there was a ton of security. I was safe. Look, I've gotta go, Brian is here-" She was stopped by the voice on the other end, having no choice as it asked a question.
"Yes,
he's my boyfriend. A couple months. What about Edward? I already told him, and
you, I'm not going to marry him. No, I'm not! He's not my fiancée and
he's staying in London! Good bye, mother," Kris said, softly hanging up
the phone as her mom continued to yell from the other end. Kris leaned against
the wall, thinking worriedly, "Oh no, what if she does send him here? This
is bad, it could ruin everything I've worked for! Brian would never forgive
me for not telling him this.. who I am. God help me!"
Lost in thought, she jumped at a light touch on her shoulder, then relaxed when
she saw Brian. He was watching her carefully, his curly hair still wet, and
wearing a white robe.
"Everything all right? That wasn't-?"
"No, my mom, checking up on me," Kris replied, smiling at him and trying hard to keep the bitterness out of her voice. Brian laughed, gently caressing her cheek with his hand.
"That
sounds right, mom checking up on her little girl.. but you're not so little,"
he teased, kissing the tip of her nose. Kris said nothing, just pulled him close
and kissed him hard.
Just as they were really getting into it, the phone rang again, right next to
their heads. Kris started laughing and let go of Brian as he muttered, "I'm
gonna freakin pull that thing outta the wall!" Still giggling, Kris picked
up the phone.
"Hello?" A deep, rough voice said, "Hey babe, what's so funny?" Kris glanced at Brian.
"Well Bone, the look on Brian's face! He's gonna pull the phone out of the wall because we keep getting interrupted." AJ laughed hysterically.
"Well, that's his problem!" Kris giggled as he continued, "Okay baby, I want you! The picnic/BBQ thing has been moved to my house, something came up with Na's parents and they had to bail. So, you have been personally invited by moi, and I might even let you bring your boyfriend." Kris moaned.
"What if I don't wanna? I have so much more fun, alone with you!" Brian gave her a look, then started tickling her as AJ joked back in his deep sexy voice.
"Now that's an idea! Ya know, we're gonna have to tell him about us soon-"
"No, he doesn't need to know about us, he won't stop tickling me!"
"Okay, let me talk some sense into him then, babe. See ya!"
"Bye hon," Kris replied, handing the phone to Brian and sticking her tongue out at him as the phone wire pulled taut and he couldn't follow her.
"Careful, I might take you up on that!" Brian warned. He watched Kris' slim body as she walked into the bathroom, then said into the phone, "All right AJ, what's this about you and my girl-?" *
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