When Brian came in the suite rented for the Backstreet Boys to eat breakfast, the other guys immediately noticed the dark circles under his eyes

"Morning, Bri. Hey, what's going on? You look awful." Nick said.

"I'm tired, that's all. I didn't sleep very well last night."

"You look like you didn't sleep at all." Nick commented.

"I slept... Not much, but I did."

"Is something wrong 'Rok?" AJ asked, his mouth full of Captain Crunch cereal.

"It's nothing really."

"Angie will flip when she'll see she's gonna have to hide that under makeup." Kevin said, indicating Brian's face and the circles under his eyes.

"Yeah, I know, but what can I do?"

"Sleep?" Nick suggested.

"Don't even try, Nick, you're not funny. I'm not in the mood today."

"Why couldn't you sleep last night? I thought you'd enjoy sleeping in hotel rooms more than in our bus..." Howie said.

"Can we please not talk about it? I'm fine."

Truth was, he wasn't fine at all. He had lived a nightmare the previous night. He sat down at the table and poured himself cereal. He looked discreetly around, and breathed in relief when he realized Liam wasn't there. There were only two bodyguards there.

Donna came in he room a while after. "Ok, you guys, hurry up, you have an interview in an half hour. And I wanted to tell you what we've decided while you were on stage last night. So far, you had the five bodyguards guarding the whole group. For better security, you'll each have your own bodyguard that'll follow you everywhere. So, Nick, Greg will be your bodyguard from now on. AJ, it'll be Todd. Dre will take care of Howie. Kevin, you'll have Bundy and Brian, your bodyguard will be Liam."

Brian almost choked on his cereal. Nick saw the color leave his best friend's face. "Something's wrong Frick?"

"I, I have to go. Excuse me." Brian stuttered and quickly left the room.

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