Nick was sitting backstage before the show with the rest of the guys meeting a few fans that won a local radio contest to meet the group before the show. AJ nudged Nick as they smiled and signed autographs,
"So, how was your days off?" Nick smiled,
"They were great man, just great." AJ frowned slightly,
"Thought you had some business to take care of?" Nick smiled at the little girls as he handed them their autographs,
"I did, and I took care of it." AJ shook his head and laughed,
"No business I ever had to take care of was 'great man, just great.' " Nick shrugged,
"Dunno man." Nick looked over at an older fan who had been looking in their direction. She was wearing a pair of low rider jeans and a tight white shirt. He smiled and waved her over. She pointed at herself in shock and he laughed and nodded his head. She made her way over and he held out his hand,
"Hi, I'm Nick." She shook his hand,
"Hi." she managed to squeak out. He couldn't help but smile, he had to admit it was cool as hell having that effect on girls,
"You want me to sign that?" She nodded and the tour program out,
"What's your name?" He watched as she tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, cute he thought,
"Emily." He nodded,
"Pretty name for a pretty girl." She looked down and his mind kicked into gear,
"So, how old are you Emily?" She looked up at him,
"Nineteen." He nodded and proceeded to sign her program. Her nervousness became obvious as she attempted to break the silence,
"I was at the hotel this afternoon and got Howie and Kevin's autograph." He nodded,
"Oh cool. You almost got them all huh?" She nodded,
"Now I do, I got AJ's and Brian's during the last tour." He smiled down at her,
"Is that spelled right?" He watched as she read the program then looked up at him,
"See you later ok?" She nodded,
"Ok." He smiled,
"Enjoy the show baby." She nodded,
"I will, thanks Nick." She walked off and AJ nudged Nick,
"Damn, it was like I wasn't even here. Guess you're her favorite." Nick laughed,
"I guess." And if he wasn't he would be after he was finished with her. He shook his head and couldn't get rid of the smile as he greeted other fans, not knowing what possessed him to write his room number on her program.
Nick made it back to the room and hoped he wasn't going to be stood up. He never really thought about it before that moment but he was 90% sure she would be there. The hotel room phone rang and he ran over to it,
"Hello?" He smiled as the front desk clerk asked,
"Yes, Mr. Carter this is the front desk. Are you expecting a guest? Emily?" He nodded as his smile grew bigger,
"Yeah, she's fine, let her up." He couldn't remember what room Larry was in and dialed him on his cell phone,
"Hello?" He walked around picking up clothes,
"Hey man, someone is coming up to my room make sure she gets up here without getting hassled by anyone." He was waiting on the tone of disapproval,
"Ok, see you soon." when he didn't get it he was a little surprised as he hung up,
"No Quinn lecture, holy shit." He sat on the bed and waited for his guest to arrive.
Chapter 33a
Reunited
Stories