Chapter Four
I closed my mouth and stifled a laugh. The people in the coats were my other best friends I haven't seen in quite a while, Cassie and Jessie from Hougton Lake; Danielle from Lapeer; and Matt from Traverse
City. They all got in the limo.
"Joey, you know how to surprise me! Damn, I thought you brought BSB or somethin'! What is this for?"I said.
He laughed. "Happy early birthday! I know that your birthday is tomorrow, so I got all of your best
friends that you haven't seen in a long time together, and we came down to spend a day with ya'. Deanna is in on it too."
"Yeah. And Joey almost brought-" Danielle started to speak, but Cassie clapped a hand over her
mouth. "Manda, but she was out of town," Cassie finished for her.
I highly doubted this, but I played along anyway. "So Joey, where HAVE you been? You didn't answer me," I asked him.
He handed me an envelope. "I've been on tour with some of my best friends, who I met when I moved
to Florida. That's how I got those!" He nodded at the envelope.
I looked at it curiously. To Amber, was scrawled on the front. I opened it and pulled out a note. It read:
Amber,
Joey can't stop talking about you. He makes it sound like you are really nice, funny, and really fun to be around. He also showed us your most recent picture, and we
must say, you look good. We wanted to meet you in person, so we've enclosed this little gift. Happy Birthday!
Love,
The Backstreet Boys
I pulled something else out of the envolope. A front row ticket and a backstage pass for the Detroit show on Monday (It was Friday)!! I was thrilled!
"Joey, is this happening?!? Are you really friends with the Backstreet Boys?!? Am I gonna go?!?" I
asked excitedly.
"No, yes, and no!!" He smiled. "Actually, yes, yes, and yes. I've known them since I moved to Florida. I knew you liked them, I just wasn't sure how much. So, I talked about you a lot, and they all wanted to
hear more, especially Nick," he said.
"Nick?!?!? Are you serious?!?!?" I freaked.
"As a heart attack," he answered.
"That's it! I sick of hearing you talk about BSB!" Matt said. "Let's go have some fun!!"
"Okay we're goin'!" Joey said. "By the way Amber," Joey whispered in my ear, "my gift to you is your outfit for the concert. We'll go get it tomorrow, kay?"
"Okay," I whispered back.
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I woke up the next morning at 8 am hyped up to get my outfit. I walked out into the kitchen to grab something to eat before I got ready.
"Up already Amb??" Deanna asked me from where she was sitting at the kitchen table.
"Yeah. Joey's gonna take me to the mall," I replied.
"By the way, Happy Birthday!" Deanna said.
"Thanks," I said. The phone rang. Deanna picked it up. "It's for you Amber."
I picked it up. It was my boyfriend Jason. We had a quick conversation, he wished me happy birthday, and we hung up. I got the feeling that he was cheating on me, but I shook it off and went to go get ready.
