Chapter 19
Kristen: Why don’t you go talk to him?
Kevin: Talk to who?
Kristen: Stop being nosy. (Smacks his stomach playfully)
Taylor: I don’t know if I can.
Leighanne: Hate to tell ya this, but you’re going to have to.  He’s coming this way.
Taylor: Shit shit shit.
AJ: Hi ladies.
Everyone but Taylor: Hi.
Leighanne: Great show tonight AJ.
AJ: Thanks.
Kristen: Yea, if it’s going to be like this all tour, it’s going to kick.
AJ: Thanks, but I don’t think that there will be many girls in the front row with binoculars. (Chuckles)
Taylor: (blushes) Hi.
Kevin: Delayed reaction from Taylor.
Taylor: Will you STOP being captain OBVIOUS, please?
Kevin: Sorry. Hey AJ, we got to do a meet n greet now.
AJ: (looking at Taylor, who is looking at the floor) Ok. Bye guys.  Bye Taylor.
Taylor: (whispers) Bye.
(Kevin and AJ leave to do the meet and greet and the girls just look at Taylor)
Taylor: Stop staring at me.
Reagan: I can’t believe you.
Taylor: I wasn’t going to talk to him about it in front of everyone.
Leighanne: I just hope he doesn’t think you hate him. (With that Kristen and Leighanne go to where the meet and greet is)
Reagan: (shakes her head)
Taylor: You can stop doing that now.
Reagan: I can’t believe you.
Taylor: You’re acting like me, ya know that.
Reagan: Someone has got to.  I’m going to join the guys, you coming?
Taylor: (shakes her head no) I’m going to go to the hotel.
Reagan: You realize that you are blowing this, don’t you?
Taylor: (just turns) I’ll see you at the room, right?
Reagan: Yea, about that. I’m going to be staying with Nick.
Taylor: I don’t want to know. (Turns and walks away)
(Meanwhile, with the guys)
Kevin: You ok AJ?
AJ: Does it look like I’m ok?
Brian: What happened?  What I miss?
Nick: Nothing, Taylor just plain ignored AJ that’s all.
Brian: Sorry man.
AJ: No big deal. I’ll get over it. Obviously, whatever she felt for me has passed.
Nick: (mumbles something)
AJ: What was that?
(The girls join the guy)
Kristen: How you holding up AJ?
AJ: I’ll be fine. I just want to know what Nick just mumbled though.
Nick: (looks at Reagan, then back at AJ) I wish I could.
Reagan: You should Nick. If it is what I think it is…you definitely should.
AJ: Will someone please just tell me already?
Reagan: She’s scared AJ.
AJ: Of what?
Reagan: Everything.
Nick: We are going to die for telling you this, but she’s never really been in a relationship before.  And she’s just scared.
Leighanne: But I thought…
Reagan: It was an act. 
Leighanne: Damn.
AJ: (looks around) Where is she?
Reagan: Back at the hotel by now.
AJ: I’m out of here. (Leaves, with Marcus (his security guard) in tow)
Kevin: I hope everything works out for them.
Brian: I think we all do.
(AJ hops in a car and drives to the hotel, he runs in, goes to the receptionist, finds her room, then goes to the elevator. Meanwhile, Taylor got back to the room and sat on her bed. She turned on the TV and flipped through the channels. She goes into the bathroom and gets some water then goes back to watch TV. A few seconds later, the phone rings.)
Taylor: (answers the phone) Hello?
Kim: Is this Taylor?
Taylor: Yes…who is this?
Kim: Tay it’s me…Kim…Kim Johnson.
Taylor: Kim? Wow…how did you get this number?
Kim: I called you’re work and they told me where you were. I called earlier but you weren’t there.
Taylor: Wow…long time no talk to. So how are things up in the big apple?
Kim: Good. How’s the new job…you know we miss you and Reagan.
Taylor: I miss you guys too. You should come down and visit. We have plenty of room in our house for you to stay. You should see it…it’s amazing.
Kim: I’ll have to take you up on that offer sometime. Listen there’s a reason I’m calling.
Taylor: What’s up?
Kim: I’ve got some bad news.
Taylor: What happened?
Kim: Remember how Mike was in the hospital before you left for Florida?
Taylor: Yeah I talked to him like two days ago and he said he was feeling better.
Kim: Tay he died yesterday.
Taylor: What?!
Kim: He had cancer. He didn’t make it. He had gone through treatments but they didn’t work.
Taylor: Is this some kind of joke?
Kim: No. I’m sorry to break it to you like this. Do you know where I can get in touch with Reagan? I haven’t been able to find her.
Taylor: Umm…yeah she’s here with me. I’ll let her know.
Kim: They haven’t planned the funeral or anything yet so I’ll call you when I get those details.
Taylor: I’d appreciate that. Let me give you my cell phone number.
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