If I was your girlfriend

AJ broke away abruptly. He looked at Kirstie confused.
“AJ….” Kirstie breathed and leaned in to kiss him again, AJ turned his head so that her kiss only grazed his cheek.
“Kirstie, you can’t…..this….” AJ couldn’t look her in the eye.
“I wanna be with you AJ…” Kirstie took his face gently in her hands and turned his head so that their eyes met.
“Really?” AJ asked quietly.
Kirstie nodded, biting her bottom lip. A smile slowly spread across AJ’s face.
“Oh my God Kirstie….you have no idea…” AJ whispered happily as he leaned his head against hers.
“Shutup and kiss me…” She laughed as their lips met in a fiery embrace.

That night

“Oh my god! That is so cool…” Cassidy smiled as Nadine sat down in the hotel café with Kirstie, Cassidy and Becca.
“I know….I’m so excited…usually they put the dancers up in the nosebleed sections…even if we get a seat at all!!” Nadine had told the girls how Howie had asked Nadine to be his date for the MTV Europe awards show the next night.
“But…Nads, you know he’s gotta girl don’t ya?” Kirstie asked quietly. It was quite obvious that Nadine adored Howie, and Howie in his cluelesness wasn’t exactly doing anything to stop or even see that attraction.
“Yeah…..” Nadine said a little quieter.
“Yeah….” Cassidy replied awkwardly. The girls had all become very fond of Nadine, but Holly was their friend too….and let alone that, he was Howie’s girlfriend.
“But you still like him?” Becca asked the question they were all dying to know.
“Yeah…” Nadine looked at them timidly.
“Mmmm….” Kirstie sighed.
“I mean, he’s just…he’s, sweet and funny….caring…we just get along so well…” Nadine gushed. “And he’s taken baby…” Cassidy rubbed her back sympathetically.
“Then why doesn’t he act like it!?” Nadine exclaimed frustrated, catching all the girls a little by surprise.
“Uhh….Nadine you have to understand….” Becca started quietly.
“No! I don’t! Why doesn’t he act like he has a girlfriend? Why does he flirt with me? Why do we always hang out together, go to award shows together….even fall asleep in the same bed sometimes! What is there to understand when he acts like Holly doesn’t even exist…” Nadine said coldly.
“Sorry what’s this??” Holly came over to the table and swore she heard her name being mentioned. She shrugged it off.
“Holly??” Cassidy’s eyes grew wide.
“Hey guys….” She smiled brightly and sat down at the table.
“Oh my god!” Becca laughed and hugged her.
Nadine gasped as Holly sat down, her golden hair bouncing around her shoulders. Nadine had admit she was very beautiful, and looked like a nice person. She felt her heart breaking in two.
“What the hell are you doing here??” Cassidy asked still shocked.
“Well, I just missed everyone, everything so much….I called in all the sick leave I’d saved up and took the month off so that I could finish up the rest of the tour with you guys!” She beamed.
“Woah…..Howie must have had an aneurysm!” Becca laughed.
“Well….he actually doesn’t know I’m here yet!” Holly laughed.
“Ohhhh…..” Kirstie breathed.
“Umm…” Cassidy looked at the girls with a strange look on her face.
“What are you waiting for?!?!” Becca pushed her out of her chair on to her feet and shooed her out of the café.
“Ok, ok…..” Holly laughed at Becca as she went to find Howie.

“I can’t believe that!” Kirstie turned back to the others.
“Howie is going to be so happy!” Becca clapped smiling.
“Thanks…..” Nadine looked at them coldly and got up.
“Huh? Nadine what’s wrong??” Cassidy asked confused.
“If you don’t know then don’t worry!” Nadine said, tears threatening to roll down her cheeks any second. She quickly ran out of the café.
“Oh my god…” Cassidy breathed as she watched her run off.
“I feel terrible!” Kirstie gasped.
“We didn’t even think….”
“I was just so excited to see Holly…”
“And we didn’t even think about how Nadine might be feeling with the whole Howie thing…”
“We’re bitches…”
“Hell yeah….”

The three girls dropped their heads ashamed. They felt incredibly guilty on totally ignoring their new friend’s feelings and were determined to make it up to Nadine.

“I’m gonna go….” Cassidy said quietly.
“Yeah I’ll come with…” Becca linked arms with her.
“I’m gonna…..uhh…go find AJ…” Kirstie smiled slightly.
“You go girl…” Cassidy laughed ever so softly.

“So what’s the big deal?” Leighanne asked confused as Nadine sat bawling on her bed.
“They didn’t even care!!” She cried.
“Uhh….” Leighanne paused for a second. She really couldn’t give a crap about Nadine’s little trauma but saw a perfect opportunity to turn someone against the girls….especially little miss perfect, Becca.
“Those bitches!” Leighanne huffed.
“I know!” Nadine wailed.
“Who do they think they are!!” Leighanne shook her head. “I know!” Nadine continued.
“Just because they’ve got the boys….doesn’t mean they have to be insensitive to anyone else who happens to develop feelings for someone…” Leighanne said, pacing the floor angrily.
“Exactly! As soon as their little “girlfriend pal” Holly the slut stepped back on the scene….” Nadine said bitterly.
“You’re more of a woman than that little one will ever be….” Leighanne put a reassuring hand on her shoulder.
“Really??” Nadine turned her tear stained face to Leighanne.
“Oh yeah….its just a phase that guys go through. I mean look at Brian….he’s dating a school girl basically, when he could have me…..I think its really the thrill of having the power…I don’t know..” Leighanne explained.
“So you think its just a phase….do you think he’ll realise he needs a real woman soon?” Nadine sniffled.
“I don’t doubt it….I’m expecting Brian to get over that little girl any day now……for him to need a real relationship…” Leighanne confided in Nadine.
“I, I thought……you want him back??” Nadine gasped.
“Shhh…..our little secret…” She traced a finger over Nadine’s lips.
“Ok…” Nadine promised.
“Good girl….” Leighanne smiled getting off the bed.
“So….exactly how much older are you then Brian??” Nadine asked brightly.
Leighanne glared at Nadine coldly. Nadine stopped smiling and looked a little scared.
“Why…it isn’t polite to ask a woman’s age…” She huffed, recovering slightly.
“Umm…ok..” Nadine said as Leighanne walked out of the room.

“Girls! Get over it!” Nick laughed as Cassidy and Becca sat about looking miserable.
“Nadine hates us….” Becca whined.
“She does not hate you…” Brian sat on the bed beside her and began to massage her shoulders.
“Yeah she does….and how would you know! You weren’t there…” Cassidy picked herself up off the floor and moped over to Nick, who was seated on the couch…flopping into his lap. Nick wrapped his arms casually around her.
“Look, as far as I can tell from what you’ve told me, she’s hurt because she thinks that Howie’s lied to her….led her on….and you were just the people that she needed to vent her anger on….she’ll come around…” Brian said sympathetically, kissing Becca’s shoulders as his hands worked their magic.

“We were such bitches…” Cassidy shook her head.
“Cassidy…” Nick sighed, tightening his arms around her.
“Actually….I could see that happening…” Brian grinned at Nick.
“Huh??” Becca turned around shocked.
“Well….you girls do have that….fiesty streak in you…” Nick laughed.
“What!” Cassidy looked at Becca confused.
“The way that you went after those N*SYNC girls today…..phew..” Brian raised his eyebrows at Becca.
“Ohhh…yeah….that…” Becca giggled a little.
“Uhh…yeah…” Cassidy looked slightly ashamed as she grinned.
“I thought you were gonna hit them for a second…” Nick said looking at Cassidy and Becca with an amused expression playing on his face.
“Did you hear what they were saying?!?!” Becca exploded.
“Exactly! No one says that about our boys and gets away with it…” Cassidy nodded.
“Girls, girls…..” Brian gently put a hand over Becca’s mouth.
“Don’t you see that’s what they want to get from you? A reaction….the guys in N*SYNC are the same…you just gotta ignore them ok?” Nick explained.
“Yeah yeah….” Becca and Cassidy laughed.
“So tomorrow night….you’re not gonna throw our awards at them or anything are you?” Brian asked doubtfully.
“Who said you’re gonna get any awards….” Cassidy said cheekily.
“Oh, now…that’s just bitchiness right there…” Nick teased.
“You know it…” Cassidy pecked him on the lips.

“And baby that’s why….wherever I go, girl my heart stays with you…” Howie sang quietly to himself as he rearranged his suitcase on the bed.
He turned as he heard a knock on the door. He walked over confused as to who could be coming to his room at this hour. He opened it and his mouth fell open.
“Holly??” He gasped.
Holly simply nodded.
“How did you??? Did you take time on work? How long are you here…my god…how..” Howie rambled until Holly grabbed the collar of his shirt and pulled him in for a passionate kiss.
Howie moaned as Holly gently slipped her tongue inside his mouth, teasing him.
Holly slowly broke away from him, a small smile on her face.
“Surprise…” She whispered.
Howie shook his head amazed and picked her up, Holly wrapping her legs around his waist. Their lips met again passionately as Howie shut the door behind him.