After getting to Orlando we arrived at this arena. Heather and I had no clue what was happening or what we were doing there. I noticed the parking lot was packed and there were people everywhere. Jen drove around to the back of the arena where there were fewer people. She pulled up to park in an area that looked to be off limits. To my surprise, Jen pulled out a pass and handed to this security guard. We got out after she parked and Kit came up to me and Heather.
“Well, are you girls ready for your surprise?”
“What’re we doing here Kit?” I asked.
“Well, we decided to get you both a great gift and it’s right this way.”
They led us to a closed off area in the back where there was security all over the place. Jen handed something else to one of the men and he let us pass. I had forgotten that Jen had those kind of connections. When I was 16, she got us into a 21 and over club. We made our way through the halls to an area that had couches and we sat down. There were a lot of people in this area who looked very professional and business-like. While we were waiting for whatever, I overheard two women talking.
“Well, this is the first concert of their big tour, right?”
“Yes it is, it's supposed to be their biggest tour yet.”
A tour? A concert? Just then a girl, who looked to be around our age ran over to us.
“Hi, my name is Becca and you must be Kelly’s friend Jen," she said quickly.
“Yeah, and these are my friends Linz, Kit, Kae, and Heather.”
“Nice to meet you all. Like I said my name is Becca and I work for Johnny Wright, now if you’ll follow me…we have to hurry, they’re about to go on stage.”
We all got up and followed her down this crowded hallway and stopped by this door.
“Now, you’re only going to have a couple of minutes because they’re running a little late.”
Heather and I still didn’t know what the hell this was all about. Just then a door opened and I couldn’t believe my eyes. Five incredibly hot guys walked out of the room and came over to us. Heather grabbed my arm and started to squeeze it. I knew she was thinking the same thing I was: we were standing in front of ‘NSync!
“Surprise!” Jen, Kit, and Linz yelled.
“We know you guys love NSync so we pulled a few strings to get backstage and we’re going to the party after the concert,” Kit explained.
Heather and I didn’t hear a word she said. We just stood there, still in shock. Lance was the first to say something.
“Hi, you must be the girls who just moved to Florida, right?”
Heather nodded her head and I felt her tighten her grip on my arm.
“Yeah, we just arrived today,” I said.
I looked over and saw JC, Chris, and Joey chatting with Jen, Kit, and Linz and they in turn came over and introduced themselves. After Joey was done talking to us, Justin walked over to do the same. He started talking to Heather and I just looked at him with my mouth open. He came over to me next and shook my hand. I looked into his deep blue eyes and felt a warm, cozy feeling come over me.
“Hey, I’m Justin.”
“Hi…I’m…Kaelyn.”
I didn’t know what was wrong with me. I never acted like this in front of any guy no matter how hot he was. I was getting ready to say something else when Becca came over and said the guys had to go. A bunch of big security guys came over and escorted NSync down the long hallway towards the stage. We watched them go and went back to the VIP area we were in earlier. We sat there in silence for a few minutes, listening to the roar of the crowd.
“I can’t believe that just happened,” Heather whispered to me.
“Ditto.”
“The night is still young girls,” Kit said smiling.