“Brian make love to me,” she whispered throatily into his ear. “Make love to me all night long.”
    Brian pushed himself up a little bit and then slowly lowered back down into her. Izzy softly moaned as she felt him inside her. She moved a little bit so he could get all of himself inside. Brian gently kissed her lips again. He wanted her to feel comfortable before he did anything else.
    Izzy kissed him back as she ran her fingers through his hair. She loved the feel of him in her, and wanted it to last as long as it could. She then started nibbling on his left earlobe and rolled over so she was on top of him.
    Brian softly moaned as he ran his hands slowly up and down her back. He loved the feel of her soft skin and couldn’t stop from touching it. He then grinned and rolled over so he was back on top surprising Izzy. He started to slowly suck on her neck, giving her a hickey.
    Izzy leaned her head back enjoying what Brian was doing. She wanted more though, so she started running her thigh up and down his. Brian stopped sucking on her neck, and slowly started thrusting into her, making her moan.
    “Ohhhh that feels good,” Izzy moaned.
    “Want me to go a little faster,” Brian whispered into her ear.
    Izzy nodded. Brian began thrusting in and out of her a little faster. Izzy moaned again and started moving her hips with his. Brian laced his hands with hers and softly placed kisses all over her neck, especially on ‘the spot’.
    “Brian….”, Izzy whimpered. She put her hands on his hips and started to make him move faster.
    Brian moaned as he moved faster and harder into her. The feel of her clit clamping down on him every time he trusted into her was driving him crazy. He wanted her to have her orgasm first before he did, so he let go of her hands, bent down to her breasts, and started to nibble on them.
    “Brian…Brian…” Izzy gripped at his back and brought him closer... she was almost there...
    “WAKE UP!!”
    “AH!” Isabella opened her eyes to find her face inches apart from her roommate and best friend Alissa’s face who held a tremendous grin, which soon turned into laughter.
    “Nice memories Izzy?” Ali asked in between fits of laughter. Izzy growled and pushed her friend on the ground. It only made her laugh even more.
    “Ouch! My butt!” she cried out laughing and rubbing her ass. Izzy rolled her eyes and pulled the covers over her head.
    After a few minutes Ali managed to calm down a little and went over to Isabella’s bed.
    “Come on, wake up.” She said pulling her covers off. Izzy growled
    “Ugh! What time is it?”
    Ali looked over at the clock and grinned “Eight in the morning.”
    Izzy gasped and glared at her “Eight in the freaking morning? Gosh, it’s too early to even think! Go away.” She complained covering herself again and turning her back to Ali. The redhead rolled her eyes again.
    “Izzy, we’re going shopping. Remember you promised? Come on.”
    “Ali, the stores aren’t even open yet. The nice people that sell you stuff are having a nice night asleep.     Why the hell are you up at this time anyway?”
    “Well, if SOMEONE didn’t take two hours to get ready we wouldn’t have to get up this early would we?”
Izzy looked at her like she was nuts “I don’t take two hours to get ready.”
    “Right, I was referring to me. I’m going to take a shower. Get up sleepy head.” Ali said leaving the room.
    Izzy rolled her eyes and fell back on the bed, pulling the still warm covers over her head. “Bitch.”
After Ali got out of her bath she went to check up on Izzy. Standing at the doorway she rolled her eyes at her friend who was fast asleep under the covers.
    “Izzy, come on.” She whined. No response. She walked into the room and shook the brunette. Nothing. Sighed and grinned evilly.
    “I guess I’ll just have to call Bone.”
    “I’m up!” Izzy sat on the bed and glared at Ali.
    “Knew that would work. Come on. Go get ready.”  She said pulling her friend out of bed.
    One hour later Isabella sat on the couch of the living room watching Men Strike Back. That brought back so many memories. She sighed and closed her eyes, laying her head on her arm.
    “Izzy!”
    “What?!”
    “Where is that purple tank top?” Ali asked coming into the room. Izzy stared at her.
    “What?” Ali asked looking down at herself.
    “You’re still in your bra?! What have you been doing for the past hour?” Izzy asked shocked and annoyed.
    “Well, some of us aren’t born naturally beautiful.”
    Izzy rolled her eyes “Yes and who are you talking about? Get real girl. Why do you think guys fall at your feet. It’s certainly not because you take one hour to get dressed.”
    “Aw, you’re so sweet. You’re right. Let me go get my purse.”
    Izzy sat with a triumphant grin on her face.
    “Don’t forget to put on a tank top!” she called at Ali.
    “I won’t. By the way, wipe that ridiculous grin out of your face, will you?” Ali called back. Izzy gave a little chuckle and shook her head. It was scary how they knew each other so well.
    After finally convincing Ali that she looked good and after a quick stop at Waffle House, they went to the mall.
    “Where do you wanna go first?” Izzy asked, pushing her sunglasses on top of her head.
    “I want to go look for some shoes, then I promised Tracey we would drop by and buy some stuff.”
    Izzy nodded and followed Ali through the mall, lost in thoughts of the one guy she was never able to forget. That morning had struck so many feelings. First the dream, then the TV show. It was almost like a game they were playing with her heart.
    And on they wondered through the mall for an hour until Ali was able to choose a pair of shoes and Izzy bought some clothes.
    “Now?” Izzy asked as they stopped in the food court.
    “Tracey?”
    “Tracey.” The brunette agreed
    They walked to the store their good friend Tracey worked. In the front of the store stood a couple of teenagers arguing.
    “There’s no way I’m going in there.” The boy said.
    “Why not? You’re such a wuss.”
    “Look, whatever, I’m NOT going into Victoria’s Secret!” the boy said with a matter of fact tone. The girls walked in the store in a fit of giggles.
    “And may I know what are you ladies giggling about?”
    They turned to find their friend, hands on hips, smiling at them.
    “Nothing. How are you girl?” Izzy greeted her friend with a hug.
    “Doing fine. Ugh, damn it, my eye have been scratching since yesterday.” She said raising her hand and ‘rubbing’ her eye.
    “OH MY GOD!!” Ali squealed. Izzy looked at her like she was crazy.
    “What?!”
    “HER FINGER! AH! I’m so happy for you too!” Ali squealed once again hugging her. Izzy finally noticed what was happening
    “Oh my God! Mike finally proposed? You'd think after all those years of you guys being best friends it wouldn't take so damn long. I’m so happy for you!” she said also hugging her.
    “I know. I guess he finally got the guts too! I’m so happy you guys!”
    The girls smiled at their friend.
    “Well, don’t just stand there. Let’s go look for something to put your butts in!”
    After a good hour choosing underwear, the girls were ready to go.
    “And that’s it girls.” Tracey said adding up the total. “Now you’re all ready for your honey moon. All they have to do is find a husband.”
    “Now you snob us single people, right? You were one of us you know.”
    “Yeah, yeah. Go have fun now.” Tracey waved them off. They shook their heads as Tracey went to attend to her next customers.
    “Red?” Ali asked picking up a red undie that her friend had bought.
    “Yes. It’s pretty.” Izzy said taking the item from her hand and packing it in.
    “Sure it is, Izzy.”
    The brunette rolled her eyes and picked her things up. They were on their way out when they saw the couple that had been fighting. The boy had succumbed after all. They looked at each other with a knowing smile as Tracey went to the couple. They walked out of the store as Tracey’s voice faded out.
    “Why hello. Oh, we have just the perfect thing for you. And I’m sure we can find something for you too, Miss. What about a red....”
    The girls were walking down the hallways talking to each other.
    “So, girl. Someone special I don’t know about?” Ali asked.
    “No. Why you ask?”
    “Red undie? Come on.”
    “I don’t know. It just appealed to me today. I feel like being sexy.”
    “Mhm. This have anything to do with a certain blue eyed boy?”
    Izzy shrugged “I don’t know what you’re talking about Ali.”
    “Right.” Ali smiled slyly “Brian... Brian... B-ROK!” she impersonated her friend.
    Izzy turned around to glare at her friend and started walking backwards.
    “You will never let that go, will you?”
    “Nope.”
    “You little rat.” Izzy glared still moving backwards.
    “Uh, Izzy. You really should-“*THUD* “-look where you’re going.”
    Izzy bumped into a guy and her things went flying everywhere. The guy was wearing a skycap and leaned down to help Izzy pick up her things. Izzy looked at the floor and saw that her newly bought red underwear had fallen out of the bag. She started blushing and prayed that the guy didn’t notice. Unfortunately, she wasn’t so lucky.
    “Red, huh? Sexy.” The guy spoke in a raspy sexy voice. Izzy was sure she knew that voice but she couldn’t place it and neither could she look at the guy.
    “Izzy are you okay?” Ali asked her friend, looking down where she was crouched down with a guy. The guy looked up and Ali stopped abruptly as the man stoop up slowly, never breaking eye contact. The skycap, the yellow glasses, the cross chain, it all lead to one conclusion.
    “A...AJ?” Ali managed out.
    “Ali.” AJ replied coldly.
    “Yo, Bone what’s happenin...?” his friend Howie asked but stopped when he noticed the ladies.
    “Uh, hi.” He waved. “Aren’t you gonna introduce us AJ?”
    “Howie, Ali and Isabella. Isabella and Alissa, Howie.” The tattooed man introduced, never breaking eye contact with the redhead.
    “Uh, Nice to meet you.” Isabella offered her hand, since Ali was astonished.
    “My pleasure.” He replied giving her a little wink. She smiled back
    “Bone, you gotta see this.” Brian said but stopped short when he noticed Izzy and Ali. He looked deeply into Izzy’s eyes and she could see the hurt she had caused. She felt like crying knowing it was her fault. The girls had never forgiven themselves for leaving that day, but they had moved on, or had they?
    “Isabella?”
    She gave a little smile “Hey, Brian.”
    “What are you doing here?”
    “Uh, I live here now.”
    “Oh.” Was all Brian could manage out.
    “So, how have you been?”
    “I was good until two minutes ago.” he replied icily
    “Brian-“ Izzy said taking a step forward. He took a step back. By now all the members of the Backstreet Boys were present.
    “I... I’m sorry.”
    “How dare you?” Brian asked bitterly
    “I...”
    “You... you have no idea what you’ve done. Why did you leave?!” Brian asked exasperated.
    “Brian I... I...” she tried to form her reasons, but words weren’t coming.
    “You don’t have a why, do you? I was just too stupid to realize it until now.”
    “I DO have a why!” Izzy exclaimed with impact.
    “Well what is it?!”
    “I... I just...”
    Brian shook his head. “Whatever. I’m going you guys. Meet you at the parking lot.”
    Brian looked into her eyes when he was going away. Izzy could see he was mad, but most of all he was hurt. Hurt by her...
    “Brian!” she tried calling but he didn’t look back. She turned around, everyone’s eyes on her “AJ?” she tried asking for his help, but he lowered his eyes to the ground. He too was hurt. But he learned to cope, unlike Brian. She sighed and looked at Ali. Her friend had the saddest look on her face, her mood now dark and scary.
    “Uh, we should get going.” Ali finally broke the awkward silence. The boys nodded, but AJ kept his head low.
    “Uh, see you around.”
    “Oh, hey!” Howie called making the girls look at him.
    “We’re having a barbecue tomorrow at Nick’s house. We’d love for you ladies to come.” At this, AJ’s head shot up and he threw a murderous look at his friend.
    “Uh, I’m not sure.” Ali replied looking at AJ, who looked away. Howie noticed this
    “We’d really like for you to come. ALL of us.”
    Ali smiled at him. He really was sweet. “Uh, we’ll think about it.”
    “Okay, here’s the address and phone number. If you need anything you can call at this number. It’s my cell phone.”
    “Okay, will do. Thanks.” Ali smiled her thanks “Uh, I guess we’ll see you around then. Nice seeing you again AJ.” She finished softly.
    “Yeah, nice.” AJ whispered once she was gone.

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