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A BSB Fan's Dream Come True Chapter 22 Summer Tour USA-Canada 1999 Emilie Parker stood beside her luggage and watched as three massive tourbuses pulled up beside her in front of house. Her neighbours were looking at her as if she was nuts, but she didn't care. The guys were on their way to Toronto, Ontario, the first stop on their North American tour, and they had been travelling on the tourbuses since New York City. She watched as two pulled into her driveway, and one pulled along the side of the road. This was going to be an interesting summer and she couldn't wait to get onto the road. "Hey you!" AJ exclaimed as he got off the tourbus. He enveloped her in a hug, as his shiny, black sunglasses titled down towards her, hitting on the top of the head. "Hi! Ow!" Emilie replied, rubbing her head, as she laughed. "How are you guys?" She saw Brian get off the bus. "Fresh air!" he exclaimed, with a smile. "Hey there Em! Ready for the experience of a lifetime?" "I sure am B-Rok," Emilie replied smiling. "Where's Nick?" "Sleeping," AJ replied, as the busdriver looked very impatient. "Are you parents home or Jordan or Brandy?" "No, they are away for the weekend because Brandy has a dancing competition," Emilie replied, as one of the roadies took Emilie's luggage, and threw it in the luggage compartment. "Well, come on the bus!" AJ said, as she followed him up the stairs. "This is Buck Jensen, our bus driver!" "Hi!" Buck said, tilting his head at her. She smiled back, and followed AJ and Brian. The tourbus looked bigger then it appeared on the outside. In the front, there was a small couch area that had six seats on one side, and two on the other side. There was also a small, portable tv hooked up, with an Nintendo 54 hooked up. She saw a kitchen next, that had a small table. There was two washrooms and next four bedrooms, with two bunkbeds in each, near the very end. "You have your own room for now," AJ informed her, as Emilie walked into her room. "Kevin was staying in here, but he moved in with Howie, to give you your own room!" "Thanks Kevin!" called into his and Howie's room, because the door was slightly closed. "Em, you're here already?" Kevin said, as he and Howie came out of the door. "How are you?" "Great, how are you guys?" Emilie replied, as Kevin and Howie gave her hugs. "We're ready for the tour!" Howie answered, as Emilie walked into her room. She saw black boxer shorts on the lower bunk and she looked at them. "Oops!" Kevin laughed, and he picked them up. "I knew I forgot something." "It's okay!" Emilie smiled, as she sat down on the lower bunk. "Hmm..what shall I do first?" "Well, do you have any questions about the tour?" Brian asked, as they lingered in the doorway. "You guys can come in!" she laughed, as they came in and made themselves comfortable around the room. "So, who's opening?" "You are!" AJ teased her. "Remember your award-winning revival of "Show Me Love"? Well, Jive Records has decided to give you a contract to sing that song at every show!" Emilie looked at him with nervous eyes, as they all laughed. "You're joking right?" Emilie asked nervously, and AJ laughed. "Bone, honestly, you are going to drive me insane before the show tonight!" "You'll get use to it after a while," Howie informed her and Emilie smiled, as they heard a soft knock on the door. "Hi Emilie," Mrs.McLean, said poking her head into the door. "How are you hon? Are these boys giving you any trouble?" "No! They are being really great, Mrs.McLean," Emilie replied. "I'm doing well. How are you?" "Excellent hon," Mrs.McLean replied. "You can call me Denise if you want!" "Or Mom, as we call her now!" Brian joked. "Denise is our road manager now that Johnny and Donna don't assist on tour anymore." "Oh cool," Emilie said, as Denise left the room, followed by Howie and Kevin. "So, you guys got any soda please because I am so thirsty all of a sudden." "We got Coke," AJ said, as he jumped up. Brian and Emilie followed him out, when she stopped at a door that was closed over. "Is that your room Brian?" Emilie asked him and he nodded. Emilie opened it silently to see Nick sprawled on the lower bunk bed, as he slept. "How long has he been sleeping?" "About half-an-hour," Brian replied. "You can wake him up if you want." "Okay," Emilie said, as Brian shut the door behind her. Emilie looked at her boyfriend and although she had seen him four weeks before, she had missed him terribly. She walked over to him, as he wore blue jeans and a South Park t-shirt, and shook him gently, while whispering his name. "Yeah? Brian stop it!" Nick barked, as Emilie laughed. Nick instantly woke up when he heard Emili'e crystal clear laughter. "Hi Frack," Emilie smiled, as Nick sat up. "I hope you aren't mad I woke you up." "Mad? How could I be mad when I see your beautiful face?" Nick flirted, as Emilie smiled. "Do I really look like Brian?" Emilie teased him, as Nick slid over to her. He shook his head, as he wrapped his arms around her in a sideways hug, as they heard a soft knock on the door. "Nick, your phone is ringing," Brian called, as he opened the door slowly. "Thanks," Nick replied, taking his cell phone. Emilie settled down in a nearby chair, as she picked up an unfamiliar scrapbook and started looking through it. She opened it to the first page to reveal Nick and an unfamiliar girl, with their arms around each other, as they smiled at the camera. There was also a note attached to the sheet and she stared at it, confused. It read:
Dear Nicky, Emilie stared at the scrapbook in shock, not believing what she just read. Nick had come back into the room, without the phone, and saw Emilie with his scrapbook, and cringed. "Nick? Who the Hell is Sheri?" Emilie screamed at him, dropping the scrapbook. "Damn, she's my best friend from when we were younger," Nick answered back calmly. "Did you kiss her?" Emilie asked quietly, as Nick stared at his beloved girlfriend. "Yes," Nick answered back, not wanting to lie. "Well, I guess it's over," Emilie said quietly, and she stormed out of his room, and into her own, as tears streamed down her face. She slammed her door behind her, as she heard someone knock quietly on the door. "Em?" Brian said softly, knocking on the door. "Go away!" she called, as tears continued to stream down her face... Nick laid back on his bed in fustration. He couldn't believe he brought along the scrapbook. Sheri White and him had been best friends since they were in diapers. He used to have a crush on her, but since he met Emilie, all his feelings for her had disappeared. Then, they had met up back in Ruskin, and she had kissed him. He hadn't felt anything and it broke his heart to see Emilie hurting. He didn't want to hurt her, but there wasn't anything he could do now. "Nick? What's wrong with Emilie?" Brian asked him, as he came into the room. "Nothing," Nick answered quietly. The last thing he needed was all the guys on his case. None of them knew that he had kissed Sheri and he wanted to keep it that way. "Nicholas! Snap into reality!" Brian shouted at him. "Obviously, there's something wrong! I mean, look, she's crying her heart out in her room and you look miserable, what's up?" "Look, it's none of your business Brian!" Nick yelled at him. "I don't get involved with you and Leanne, so get off my case!" "Did you kiss Sheri Nick?" Brian asked quietly and Nick stared at him. "Yes I did," Nick replied and Brian stared at him. "Are you nuts man?" Brian said. "How can you hurt Emilie like that?" Nick looked away, as he felt a tear flow down his cheek. "I didn't mean to," Nick answered. "It was a mistake. If I could take it back, I would. I never met to hurt Emilie that way. I would never ever hurt her." "Well, Nick, you did hurt her," Brian stood up and left the room. He walked out to see AJ, standing outside Emilie's room, as he heard her sobs were at a minimal. "What's wrong?" AJ asked Brian. "Nick kissed Sheri and Emilie found out," Brian answered simply. "Are you serious?" AJ replied and Brian nodded. "How can Nick be so damn stupid?" Brian shrugged his shoulders, as AJ placed his hand on the knob of Emilie's room. "Leave her be Bone," Brian replied quietly, and he walked away. AJ had no idea what to do. He hated seeing Emilie hurting. Although she was Nick's girlfriend, she had a special bond with all of them and they all felt her pain when she was hurt. He reluctanly let go of the door, and walked back into the kitchen, where his mom was sipping coffee. "Hi AJ," Mrs.McLean said, as she put down her coffee. "What was all the shouting about?" "Nothing much," AJ replied, taking a soda from the fridge. "Long story. Where's the guys?" "Watching tv or something," replied Mrs.McLean. AJ walked into the front of the bus where he saw Brian and Kevin watching CNN and Howie was looking over some lyrics. He sat beside Brian on the couch, as Howie looked over at him. "How come everyone in this bus looks so miserable?" Howie wanted to know, shutting his book. "Nick cheated on Em," AJ answered simply. "What?" Howie said. "Really? That's harsh. Is Em okay?" "Not really," Brian replied, as he shook his head. He looked up to see Nick standing in the doorway. "Look guys-" Nick began. "Look, it's none of our business Nick," Kevin said standing up. "Who you fool around with, spare us the details, but don't have world war three break out on the tourbus." "Quit telling me what to do Kevin," Nick snapped and Kevin shook his head. He and Nick had their share of immature fights and he was not getting into a fight over this one. "Nick, what are you going to do?" Howie asked him. "If you and Em aren't seeing each other anymore or whatever, there's no point in her staying on tour with us!" "Why not?" AJ replied. "Who cares if he doesn't get along with her? I want her on tour with us." "Do you like her AJ?" Nick snapped at him. "You've liked every other girl I've dated." "No, I don't like her Nick," AJ replied calmly. "I think what you did is nasty and I am just protecting Emilie. That girl has done nothing but good for all of us and you had to screw her around. How could you do that?" "Let's not get into details about screwing girls around AJ," Nick replied back angrily. "You've screwed around on lots of girls, but it's okay if AJ McLean, the wonderful, can do it!" "Shut up you two!" Brian said standing up. "I don't want to listen to your hissy fits, for goodness sakes. You sound like a bunch of two-years-olds!" "Stop it!" Emilie screamed, as they all turned silent to see her standing there. "I am not going to be the cause of the reason of you five fighting and wanting to pull each other's throats out! I don't want to ruin the friendship bond you've had for the last six years. And I am not going to! Stop accusing each other of things, please stop fighting! Please." She sobbed someone, as tears streamed down her face and she sat down on the nearby couch. "Em, I'm so sorry," Nick whispered softly, as she looked up at him. "It never meant anything to me. She was just a waste of time. I'm so sorry, I never meant to hurt you that way." Emilie looked at him, and she saw the loneliness and sorrowfulness in his eyes. "Nick, I am sorry that it happened too," Emilie said softly, as Kevin kicked the guys out of the room, so Nick and Emilie could be alone. "I just don't understand what happened, that's all." "It was a stupid mistake," Nick replied, sitting down beside her. "I am taking the full blame for it. I shouldn't have done it. I'm so so sorry." "Nick, I can forgive you, which I will do, but maybe we should cool it for a while," Emilie said softly and Nick looked into her eyes, seeing she really meant it. "But Em, I love you so much," Nick answered, as tears formed in his eyes. "Nick, I love you too, but we need time to see where everything fits," Emilie replied, as a small smile formed on her face. She looked at him and she took her arms, and wrapped them around him. He hugged her back, as they heard a chrous of "AW" at the door. "Em, are you sure you want to cool it for a while?" Nick asked her, and she nodded. "Do you still want to stay on tour with us?" "Of couse I do!" Emilie replied. "Is that okay? Okay, you four, I know you are listening. You can come in!" "We'll talk more later," Nick whispered into her ear and she nodded. "Are you okay now Em?" AJ asked her, as he stood in front of her. "Yes AJ, I'm fine," Emilie replied, as she stood up. "You guys worry too much about me!" "We have to," Brian replied smiling. "You are our little sister!" Emilie smiled back, as AJ grabbed her and pulled her into a hug. "My turn!" Howie said, and he gave her a big hug as well. "Now that we all love each other again, how about some cake?" Kevin suggested and they said sure. Emilie followed Howie, Kevin, and AJ into the kitchen, as Brian remained back with Nick. "What happened Nick?" Brian asked him, as he saw how sad Nick looked. He couldn't recall a single moment in his whole career that he had seen Nick that hurt. "I think I lost the greatest love of my life," Nick said softly to Brian. "Because I was so stupid." "Brian, what did she say?" Brian asked him, sitting beside him on the couch. "She said maybe we should cool if for a while," Nick answered. "Maybe that's a good idea," Brian suggested and Nick nodded, as Brian stood up. He walked into the kitchen, as he switched on a local Buffalo station, and out poured Brian's McKnight's "The Only One For Me", and tears formed down his face as the words echoed in his ears... Say you've seen too many things Nick felt tears fall down his red face at the possibility of never being with Emilie again... |