Chapter Five

I started freaking out as my friends tried to calm me. " I? He? Just? Nick? BsB? " My words all ran together and I had no idea what the hell I was saying.

" Lauren, my god! You sound as though you just saw a ghost! " Helen laughed at me.

" I think I did! " I put my hand to my forehead as my friends dragged me towards baggage claim. I was still pacing frantically as Sarah came next to me.

" Seriously...calm down, damn it. You're starting to make us nervous!! " She laughed and dropped my duffel bag on my foot.

" Oww Oww! " I hopped around, clutching my hurt foot.

" Damn, what do you have in there? " Tabby made a face. " Rocks? "

" No, Ow Ow! " I hopped around some more for dramatic purposes as they laughed at me and I groaned.

*~* Meanwhile With the Guys *~*

Each of the guys were dodging through people trying their best to avoid chaos and distractions as they headed for the back entrance. They eventually managed to pile into a van with tinted windows and were ushered away as a few of their bodyguards stayed behind to make sure no fan would run out in front of the van or get hurt in some other way.

" Whew. Damn, I didn't think we were gonna make it! " AJ sat back in his seat and caught his breath.

" Of course we would. We always do. " Kevin added sensibility to the conversation.

" You know we have the best security team and we have yet to be hurt severely."

" Hello?? " AJ pointed to his foot. " Remember this? My foot got friekin run over! I would call that severely hurt. "

" Yah, but that was your own damn fault. " Kevin smirked and the other guys started laughing.

" Oh whatever. " AJ groaned and turned to Nick. " What's this Nicky boy? " He held up Nick's right hand for everyone to see. " Picking up girls on the airplanes now? " AJ shook his head as he read the number.

Nick snapped his arm back and groaned. " Frack, what's up with this? I've never known you to get a girl's number that quickly! " Brian made a face.

" Well, she was really nice! " Nick protested.

" Does she know..." Kevin added the seriousness to the discussion once again.

" That I'm a Backstreet Boy? " Nick glanced at Kevin who nodded cautiously. " She never asked and I didn't mention it. "

" Wow, that's amazing...a girl who doesn't know who we are.." Howie laughed.

" Oh shut up. " Nick threw a pillow at Howie.

Howie threw it back and they started a small pillow fight. " Will you both grow up?" Kevin glared at them for a second and them smacked them with two pillows at once.

By now AJ had fallen asleep and Brian was sneaking up on him. He got right next to AJ's face when they reached Brian's place that he had in New York, which they would be staying at, and screamed as loud as he could.

" Yo AJ! We’re here!! " Brian quickly stepped away as AJ lashed out at pure air.

" Roook!!! " AJ murmured and opened his eyes, practically growling.

" Hehehehe, " Brian grinned and ran inside before AJ could reach him. Nick, Kevin, and Howie calmly walked to their rooms and the second Nick got into his room, he picked up the phone.

*~* Back With the Girls *~*

Once we had reached the apartment complex, we took our bags with us into the elevator and opened the door to our apartment.

We gasped when we looked around. Our stuff was there in boxes as we had sent it and most of the furniture was going to be delivered tomorrow, but the apartment needed tons of work. The paint was peeling and I didn't think that I had ever seen so much dirt in my life. " Is this.."

" Uh Huh.." Helen's thoughts must have matched mine because we turned to each other and took a large gulp of air.

" Hey now! It's not that bad! It just needs a touch of our artistic ability to make this ugly, beat up place into a loving apartment! " Amanda perked up because she was the most optimistic of us.

We all turned to her and groaned as we dropped our stuff. I was about to go exploring when I walked by the phone and it rang. " Who has our number? " I turned to my friends, but they all shrugged. " Hello? " I answered politely, but with question.

" Hi...is Lauren there? " The voice spoke on the other end.

" Yeah, this is her.." I still wasn't sure who had our number, but then it hit me.

" It's Nick! "

" Oh duh! " I smacked myself in the forehead.

" Erm...are you okay? " He sounded slightly concerned.

I laughed a little. " Yeah, I'm fine! " I gently rubbed my head and looked at my friends who were eyeing me suspiciously. I silently pointed to the phone and whispered that it was Nick. " So what's up? "

" I was just wondering if you wanted to come out with me tonight and I'll show you around the city? " Nick's voice sounded friendly over the phone.

" Yeah, I'd really like that! Let me give you the address here. " I gave Nick the address of our apartment and smiled as he told me what time he would be there.

" Hey Lauren...I really liked meeting you today.." Nick's voice sounded a little bit shy.

" Aww, thanks Nick. It was nice getting to know you too. " I smiled and blushed a little as my friends hung on my every word to Nick. " Okay, sure, I'll see you then..." A little bit of silence on my behalf passed. " Yeah...you too, bye. " I hung up the phone while everyone looked at me. " What? " I grinned and walked around to the bedrooms of the apartment.

" What do you mean what? DETAILS, Girl, details! " Tabby giggled as if we were in high school again.

" Well, hmm...there aren't that many details. But he's coming to pick me up in...holy shit! " I groaned as I looked at my watch. " TWO HOURS? WHAT THE HELL AM I GOING TO WEAR? "

My friends looked at me and laughed as I grabbed my suitcase and dropped into the bed of the room that I was claiming. I started going through it picking out possible outfits and finally decided on a light blue sundress that had flowers on it.

I changed to my best ability considering that the place was so dusty and disgusting. I came out and my friends were still laughing.

" Ha Ha, very funny! " I snickered at them. " Gee, guess who I won’t be mentioning if I meet the other guys? " I grinned evilly.

" You wouldn't!! " Sarah glared at me for a second before we all started laughing hysterically again.

" Well, while you're out partying and having the time of your life with Nick, we're gonna start cleaning this dump up. " She looked at Amanda who frowned at her.

" Wait, I didn't mean to say dump...I meant to say this lovely place that is ready to...erm...blossom? " She shook her head and we laughed some more.

Chapter Six
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