Chapter 35:
                                                  {Kiwi}

  ~At The Bridge~

   "My God! What's been happening here?" Nick said as he approached the enraged Ethan and the sobbing Val. "It's Brian." Val said running down to the bank of the river. "Brian! Brian!" She called out. Finally, she saw him floating just a couple feet away. Valerie jumped iinto the water to where Brian was and pulled him up to the bank. "He's not breathing." She said aloud to everyone, who was now standing before her. "Thank God, I used to be an EMT." Val said beginning mouth-to-mouth. "Mel! Help please!" She said asking Melissa to applythe pressure to his chest. After about four times Brian began to cough up a little water. "Come on Baby. You can make it." Val whispered. "I'm ok, I'm ok." Brian finally said. Val breathed a sigh of relief and then embraced him in a hug.
   "Val, please, don't do it." Brian said as he stood up. "Don't do what?" Melissa and Nickasked. "I have to Bri, We have to." Val said crying again. "You, we have what?" Melly asked confused. "Spend a night with me and Jason." Ethan smirked from atop the bridge. "What?" Nick's face started to turn red. "It's the only way they'll stay away from us. Nicky, Mel, we have to. There's no other way." Val said. "Actually there is another way." Billy said from the road.
   Everyone turned and looked as Billy and five police officers approached Ethan and Jason who
were still on the bridge. "You two are under arrest for the attempted murder of Brian Littrell." One of the officers said. "What the  fuck?" Ethan yelled out. "You have the right to remain silent, anything you say or do can and will be used against  you in the court of law. You have the right to an
attorney, if you do not hire one, one will be assigned to you........." The officers trailed off as the handcuffed and put Ethan and Jason in the police car.
   "Thank you so much Billy." Melly said hugging him. "That's my job!" Billy said with a smile. "You're a great pal." Nick said shaking his hand. " "Excuse me...." One of the other officers approached the group. "Yes?" Val asked. "We'll need to get in contact with you so you all can appear in court as witnesses." The officer finished. "Oh, Um..." Nick began. "You see officer, these two..." Billy began and pointed to Brian and Nick, "Are singers and will be going on tour soon, do you have any idea when the trial will be?" He ended. "Most likely within the next couple of weeks." The officer said writing some things down on a notepad. "You boys are singers huh?" Another officer said as he walked towards them. "Yes sir." Brian said still coughing a little. "Hmm, interesting." He said chuckling. "Wait, are you? No....it couldn't be....." the first one said unsurely. "We couldn't be who?" Nick asked. "You guys couldn't be with that group, uh, what are they called, 98*? No, that's not it, uh, O-Town, that's not it either........."  "Do you mean the Backstreet Boys?" Melissa asked laughing. "Yeah that might be it." he said back. "Yes sir, that's us. I'm Nick Carter. Those guys tried to kill Brian Littrell. And this is my bodyguard Billy." Nick said introducing everyone. "Oh! Then who are you?" the officer asked Mel and Valerie. "I'm Nick's fiancée, Melissa, and this is Valerie, Brian's girlfriend." Melly finished the introductions. "About that, we need to talk some more." Val whispered to Brian. "Yeah we do.." Bri said quietly, "Hey guys, the wedding is obviously not happening today right? So we're gonna head back to the room." He finished louder to everyone. Both Nick and Melly sighed.  "Ok, Rok, you're right. We'll figure this out inthe morning. It's already been a long day." Nick said squeezing Melly's hand a little. "Yeah, I think we all need some sleep." Billy said yawning, although it wasn't that late. "Do any of you need a ride?" One of the officers asked. "Yeah, that'd be nice. Thanks." Valerie said walking back up  the hill still holding on to Brian to make sure he was ok.

~Back at the hotel~~

   "We'll meet you downstairs for breakfast in the morning." Val said as she and Brian parted from
Nick and Melly. "That's a plan!" Nick said. "You guys get some rest. You'll need it for tomorrow." Val said closing the door behind her.

~Nick and Melly~

   "Once again, they managed to tear our marriage up." Melly said falling onto the bed. "Yeah, I
wish we could just go now and get it over with." Nick said laying next to her. "I would take you up on that offer but you know I have to have Val and Bri there." Melly said kissing her fiancé. "You're right." Nick said rubbing her thigh. "Ya know what Carter?" Melly paused. "Huh?" Nick asked. "I don't think we got enough practice for our honeymoon before." Melly said smirking. "I think you're right!" Nick
said kissing Melly again. "Oh yeah?" Melly replied. Once again, Nick and Melissa shared the night intimately and fell asleep in each other's arms.

~MEANWHILE~~Brian and Valley~

   "I'm so happy that you are alright." Val said kissing Brian as he got ready to sleep. "Me too,
cause if I wasn't, I'd never be able to hear the answer to my question." He said walking out onto the small balcony. "Yeah. That's right." Val said joining him. "So what is your answer Valerie?" Brian said down on one knee again."Brian, you know how I feel about marriage." Val whispered sitting down next to him. "I know, I know. I was hoping you'd change your mind." Brian said leaning against the rails.
"I'm not sure." Val said with her face in her hands. "Can I ask you something else?" Brian said putting his arm around Val. "Of course." "Why do you feel so strongly against marriage? I don't think you've ever told me."Brian said looking deeply at his girlfriend. "Well, honestly, two  reasons One, because of my parents. They were divorced when I was young and I'm afraid of divorce and two because, break a marriage down into the smallest terms possible. It's not that different from what we have now. It's just a ceremony that lasts only a little bit and then a couple rings on our fingers. Ya see?"Val said almost shedding a tear. "I never thought of it that way." Brian said thinking. "It's mostly the divorce thing. I mean, sure we love each other now, but who knows what is going to happen 10, 15, 20 years down the line." Val said lying her head on Brian's shoulder. "I suppose you're right babe." Brian whispered to her. "Thanks for understanding." Val said giving Brian a small kiss. "Will you still accept the ring? I mean, as a relationship ring. Meaning, that we'll be together, forever, just like marriage, except for that whole legal thing?" Brian said with a smile. "I do." Val said leaning her head back on his shoulder as he slipped the ring on her finger. They sat on the balcony for a while longer and enjoyed the sunset.


                                                   
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