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A BSB Fan's Dream Come True Chapter 35 Dalilia Ling held Katie's hand, as they gloomily observed the Backstreet Boys tourbus pulling away. Both of them had tears streaming down their faces, and Dalilia felt a heartache trembling up her whole body. The night before had been so incredible. Howie and her had eaten an romantic dinner at an Italian Bistro, before coming back to the motel, and spending the evening in the motel disco club with Kevin, Brian, Chris, and JC. Justin, Nick, and Lance had settled down to a video game marathon, while everyone had retreated to their own little haven for some rest and relaxation. Emilie had watched Katie and Brandy for her, so she could spend some more sweet moments with Howie. "Beep!" rang her beeper, and she reached down to see her mother's phone number scroll across the screen. "Come on Katie, Nana's calling," Dalilia told her sweet daughter, and picked her up. They rushed towards Dalilia's BMW that was parked by the front entrance. She quickly made sure that Katie was inside the car and drove off towards downtown Hartford, where she was going to meet up with her mother. "Mommy, are you and Howie dating?" Katie asked, as she played with the Britney bear, Howie had given her before she left. "I honestly don't know, honey," Dalilia answered sourly. She really wasn't sure. Were they or weren't they? She drove off Highway 5 and traveled on eastbound towards Kenzington Square. Dalilia curved off when she approached Duncan Street, and pulled up in front of her mother's mansion. It was no surprise the Ling family was loaded. Dalilia's father, Amos, had started a family pharmaceutical company, and now they were millionaires. "Babydoll!" Mrs.Ling gasped, as Katie jumped out of the car, and rushed towards her nana. "Hi Mom," Dalilia commented, as she clutched her purse, and exited her car. "So, the bastard did it again, huh?" Mrs.Ling remarked, as she took Katie's hand and they headed into her home. "I'm going to get Pablo on his ass." "Mom, you know Homer doesn't care about anybody, but himself," Dalilia told her. "I can take care of Katie on my own." "Dalilia, Katie needs a father figure in her life," Mrs.Ling reminded her. "I have one!" Katie announced proudly. "Howie!" "Who's Howie?" Mrs.Ling asked Dalilia, interested all of a sudden. "Howie is a Backstreet Boy!" Katie sang, and she ran into the special room that Mrs.Ling had built for her, the day she found out Dalilia was pregnant. "Honestly Dalilia, you can't date one of those teenagers," Mrs.Ling shook her head, as she sat down in the front parlor, and their maid Evette served tea and cookies. "Howie is 26," Dalilia argued. "He's a sweetheart and he is hardly a teenager!" "26?" Mrs.Ling repeated. "Well, maybe he is okay. Doesn't he travel a lot though?" "Yes," Dalilia admitted. She was already feeling the affects of it. She could understand why Emilie traveled with Nick. There was a gap that missed from your heart when you couldn't be with the one you love. "That is incredibly unhealthy," Mrs.Ling told her. "Being away from someone so long is very unhealthy. You need to meet someone you can settle down with and be with you constantly." "Mom, I already tried that," Dalilia argued. "Look, you may control my law firm, my car, or even my mortgage, but you are not controlling who I date and who I choose to marry. I listened to you about Homer. Look where that got me. It got me to be a single mother with a precious baby and an asshole for a husband who doesn't even acknowledge her existence." "Dalilia, I'm just stating the facts of life to you," battled Mrs.Ling. "Your facts of life," Dalilia replied, standing up. "I guarantee mine are much different!" "Where are you going?" Mrs.Ling asked. "I have a meeting with my superior at two," Dalilia replied. "I'm dropping Katie off at Louisa's." "I'll watch her," Mrs.Ling offered. "I haven't seen her in two days. Go, but honey, just think about what I said." "I will Mom," Dalilia promised, and she gave her a kiss on the cheek. "Katie, Mommy has a meeting with my superior. Nana is going to watch you for a while." "Okay Mommy!" Katie answered. "Is Howie coming over tonight?" "No sweetie," Dalilia replied longingly. "He might call though." "See Dalilia? Look at the effects on the child already!" Mrs.Ling warned her. "Katie is fine," Dalilia replied. "Good afternoon mother." And she headed out to her green car..."Nobody likes me, everybody hates me, so I'm going to go eat some worms!" Brandy sang, as she twirled around the tourbus. She was in the front livingroom with Howie and Brian, as they watched some golf on TV. "Brandy, you like worms?" Brian wanted to know. "Sure do!" Brandy answered, as she jumped on the couch, and climbed into his lap. "Jordan and I eat them all the time!" "Really?" Brian laughed, and Brandy nodded proudly. "Hey, are you okay man?" "Sure am," Howie lied, as he watched ESPN sorrowfully. He missed Dalilia and there was nothing he could do to see her. "Howie, would a kiss make your boo-boo better?" Brandy wanted to know, as she looked at him with concerned eyes. "I don't think so, but thanks anyway," Howie smiled at her. "How about a hug then?" Brandy suggested, and she bounced out of Brian's lap, and wrapped her arms around him. "That makes me feel better!" Howie smiled, and she beamed. She climbed into his lap, and took the remote control from his hand. She turned onto Nickelodeon, and happily watched a Rugrats re-run. "Man, the ladies always win," Brian complained, but there was a twinkle in his eyes. "Oh well. The game was boring anyway." "Sissy!" Brandy shrieked, as Emilie appeared at the door, followed by Nick. "Where are you going?" "Nick and I are going to get a bite to eat," Emilie told her. "Do you want anything munchkin?" "Nah," Brandy answered. "I want to eat lunch with Howie and Brian!" "Okay," Emilie replied, as Brandy beamed. "You don't want to eat lunch with me?" Nick asked her, and she shook her head quickly. "So, you don't like me anymore?" "No, I love you Nick, but I want to have lunch with Brian and Howie," Brandy explained. "I always see you because you are Sissy’s boyfriend, but I never see Brian and Howie." "Oh," Nick replied, and he smiled at her. AJ appeared at the door, with Kevin quickly coming in behind him. "Um, aren't we heading to Mickey-D's?" AJ asked Buck. "We're here!" shrieked Brandy. "Howie, come on! I need a Happy Meal!" "Coming," Howie replied, as he could barely grab his wallet, as Brandy rushed with him off the bus. "I think she likes this place more then AJ," Kevin told everyone, and they all laughed. They got off, and met up with 'N Sync and Britney and her dancers. There was only about 50 people in line when they all walked in, and the workers cringed with despair, as they saw the amount of people who had just assembled in their small restaurant. "Hey Emilie!" Britney smiled at her, as Nick brushed past her, to order for them both. "Hi Brit," Emilie replied. "How are you? I haven't seen you in a while." "I'm okay," Britney replied. "I heard you are leaving the tour in two weeks. That's really awful!" "What's awful?" Justin asked, as he walked past them with his food. "Em's leaving the tour in two weeks," Britney told him. "Really?" Justin asked surprised, as he glanced at Nick. "Did he cheat on you again?" "No," Emilie shook her head. "I'm going to university!" "Good for you," Justin smiled at her. "We're going to miss you though." "Not as much as I'll miss all of you," Emilie replied, and she felt tears come to her eyes once more. "Okay, no more crying. I have to promise myself that I can't cry because I'll be crying 24/7 for the next two weeks straight." "Em, we'll cry the day before you move," Britney promised, and gave her a quick hug. "Now, Curly, can I have a fry? Charissa and Tanya seem to be having a hard time ordering." "Brits, we are coming!" Charissa snapped, and Tanya laughed lightly. She saw Joey standing directly behind her, and she saw him glancing at her. "Em, where do you want to sit?" Nick asked her, as he carried over their food. "Hi Justin and Britney. Want to eat with us?" "Sure!" Britney told him. "Hey Chicas. Bring my food over to me when you get it please." "Sure Princess Britney," Charissa moaned, and Tanya smiled gingerly. Everyone followed Nick, as he sat down at a table, between Howie, Brandy, Kevin, and Brian at one table, and AJ, Lance, JC, and Joey at the other one. Chris had pulled up a chair to their table, and were all eating happily. "Em, is it true?" Joey asked her, as she attempted to eat one fry. "That I'm leaving?" Emilie replied sadly, and he nodded. "Yes." "Where are you going?" Lance asked. "I'm going to Carleton University," Emilie told everyone. "Please don't say how much you're going to miss me because I am going to miss each and every one of you more!" They fell silent for a moment, until Brandy started giggling. "Sissy, you have ketchup on your nose!" she shrieked, and Nick laughed, wiping it off. "Brandy, you're silly!" Emilie laughed at her, and Brandy giggled. "Sissy, I can put Coke up my nose!" she shrieked. "Want to see?" "No!" Emilie told her, but she couldn't help laughing. "I can do it," Joey told her. "Watch!" "Emilie, did you ever occur that we are surrounded by ten of the most immature men in the world?" Britney joked. "But, the cutest!" Justin answered, giving them both a goofy expression. "Hey immature men, did it ever occur to you that we are surrounded by two of the hottest females in the world?" Joey retorted, and Britney and Emilie giggled. "Joey, that won't work!" Britney told him, and everyone laughed. "Besides, I am not hot!" Emilie argued. "Ask Nick." "Em, damn, you know I think you are," Nick answered, and Emilie planted a kiss on his lips, ketchup and all. "This is getting too sappy!" AJ complained. "Britney, can I kiss you now?" "No way Bone!" Britney laughed. "So, does anyone have any idea where we are going tonight?" "Long Island!" Brian piped up, as Charissa came over and slammed Britney's food down on the table. "Here you go!" she snapped, and walked away. "Charissa is not very happy right now," Tanya told them. "But I am. I'll join you." She took a chair from an empty table and pulled up beside Britney. "What's wrong with Char?" Britney wanted to know. "She has PMS," replied Tanya. "Em never gets PMS," Nick spoke up. "You have never seen me with it," Emilie replied, and the guys oohed. "Just kidding. Actually, you're right. I never get PMS." "Sissy! I got to go pea!" Brandy sang. "Please take me!" "I'm coming," Emilie promised, and she walked towards the bathroom. "Okay, you dorks are coming in on this with us as well," AJ explained to everyone. "Em is leaving and we are going to throw her a kick ass bash! But first, any ideas on how we can get her something awesome, that she'll never forget?" "She already has that," Nick answered smugly. "Carter, shut up," AJ told him, and he smiled. "How about tickets to a concert?" Britney suggested. "Which concert?" AJ asked. "Busta Rhymes!" Chris spoke up, and everyone groaned. "Come on. Emilie would love that!" "I got it! How about Leann Rimes?" Lance suggested, and everyone groaned again. "Emilie doesn't like rap or country," Brian told them. "Yes she does," Nick argued. "She likes Lila McCann and Puff Daddy." "Okay, but Nick, that doesn't help us much," Brian told him, and Nick nodded. "I got it!" Tanya shrieked. "Ricky Martin!" "Yeah!" Britney shrieked again. "Emilie has to love him." "What's so special about him?" Joey complained. "He can't even dance." "He's hot," Britney told him. "He's hotter then you!" "I don't think so," Joey argued, and Britney stuck her tongue out at him. "How about 98 Degrees?" Howie suggested. "I've heard Em playing their CD in the tourbus." "They're just like us though," Justin told him. "Why get her tickets to see 98 Degrees, when she has us?" "Justin, Em sees our ugly faces every night!" AJ told him. "98 Degrees or Ricky Martin?" "Ricky!" Tanya and Britney shrieked at the same time. "98 Degrees it is," Joey confirmed, and Britney stuck her tongue out at him again... The Plaza Motel in Long Island was a pretty nice crib, as AJ walked into the room he was sharing with Brian this time. There was a shortage of rooms once more, so Kevin and Howie were in a room, and Nick was put into a room with Brandy and Emilie. They were already late for rehearsal and management was kind of in a pissed off mood. AJ and Brian quickly threw some clothes into a bag, and met the rest of the guys in front of the motel with Britney. Emilie had decided to take Brandy for a quick swim, as she sat by the pool and read her information. She saw her roommate's name for the first time, and saw that it was Billie Chadwick. She decided to give her a call on her cell phone, so they could arrange what each of them were going to contribute to the room. "Hello?" answered a woman. "Hi, is Billie home, please?" Emilie asked politely, and on came a girl's voice. "Hello?" she assumed Billie said. "Hi Billie, this is Emilie Parker, your roommate at Carleton!" Emilie said into the receiver. "Hi Em," Billie told her happily. "I tried getting your number, but the university said it's off limits. Why is that?" "You don't know who I am?" Emilie asked surprised. "Should I?" Billie replied. "Are you some famous movie star because that would be really chill!" "No, I am dating someone famous though," Emilie answered simply. "Enough about that though. So, are you ready for school?" "Not really," Billie replied. "Actually, to be honest, not at all! How about you?" "I have nothing done!" Emilie admitted. "Being on the bus all the time, we go from show to show, and there's no time to plan anything." "Which band are you travelling with?" Billie asked. "Well, the Backstreet Boys, 'N Sync, and Britney Spears," Emilie told her. "Oh, wow!" Billie commented. "Are you dating one of them, well, not Britney of course!" "Yeah, Nick from the BSB," Emilie answered slowly. "You don't care, do you?" "Yeah right," Billie laughed. "Things like that don't affect me. Can I meet them though?" "Actually Billie, some of them want to help us move in," Emilie offered. "Sure! That would be great actually!" Billie told her. "My dad is gone and I am an only child. My mom isn't much help, so getting help would be awesome!" Emilie felt herself relaxing much more because Billie seemed genuinely nice. "What's your major?" Emilie wanted to know. "Pre-med. sciences," Billie answered quickly. "What about yours?" "English and sociology," Emilie replied. "My best friend is in pre-Ed sciences too!" "Cool," Billie fell silent and she hesitated. "Emilie, do you have any of your friends going to this school?" "Not at all, why?" Emilie replied. "Well, I don't really know anybody either, so I hope you don't mind if we hang around each other and stuff," Billie answered awkwardly. "I don't want to be a pain or anything." "Omigoodness Billie, you don't even have to ask me that!" Emilie replied kindly. "I would have hung around you anyway!" "Wow thanks," Billie thanked her. "You sound really nice. I figured the girlfriends of the BSB's and 'N Sync would be really stuck up, but you are really sweet." "Thanks, so are you," Emilie told her. "You know, Brian's girlfriend Leighanne is really nice too. All the girls the guys have dated are so nice." "Is Britney stuck up?" Billie inquired, and Emilie sighed. "No, Britney is actually really nice," Emilie told her, and she heard Billie gasp. "Really? I heard she's really nasty!" Billie cried, and Emilie shook her head. "Nope, she's really nice," Emilie concluded, as she saw Nick appear by her side with Howie and AJ. "I gotta go Billie. The guys are here! It's nice talking to you!" "Same here too Em! Bye!" Billie told her, and they both hung up. Nick looked at her questioningly, as AJ sat on the toe of her pool chair. Howie took the chair beside her, and picked up the Cosmo magazine she had just started reading. "Who was that?" Nick asked. "My roommate Billie," Emilie replied smiling. "Billy?" AJ asked her. "Billie with an I e," Emilie answered. "It's a girl. Don't worry bros. I am safe!" They all nodded, as Howie gave her, her magazine. "Em, you are too upbeat for us!" AJ shook his head. "Can't you skip university and stay here with us?" "This is unfair Bone," Emilie told him, although she felt horrible. She stood up. "I have to go!" She walked away, leaving them there. Nick watched her go, as he felt an ache creep up in his heart. "Man, what can we do?" Howie asked them. "Talk to her," AJ replied. "Hey Em! Can you come here please?" "Sure!" Emilie yelled back, as she jogged over to them. "Sorry. I needed to use the washroom." "I'm sorry Em," AJ told him sincerely. "I'm just going to miss you though." "AJ, I'm going to miss you too!" Emilie replied, smiling. "Come here you big teddy bear!" He gave her a big hug, and kissed her on the cheek. "What about me?" Howie asked and Emilie give him another hug, and she turned to Nick and saw a sly smile on his face. "Hey Pooh," Nick winked at her, and he enveloped her in a big hug, and then kissed her lightly on the lips. "Pooh?" AJ laughed. "That's how creative you can get Nick?" "Yup," Nick answered. "Aren't you coming swimming guys?" Brandy screamed at them. "Sissy!" "Brandy, I don't feel like it-" she was cut off, as Nick pushed her in the pool, and he jumped in after her. "Nick!" Emilie shrieked. "Awe!" "Sorry sweetie," Nick told her, and he thrust some water towards her. "Bombs away!" AJ shrieked, and he jumped in, splashing Brandy. "AJ! Can you give me a piggy back ride?" Brandy asked him, and he said sure. Emilie felt another splash of water hit her, and she turned to see that somehow, Justin and Joey were now in the pool. "Revenge from last night!" Justin told her, and Emilie shrieked, as another splash of water hit her...Next: Chapter 36 |