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"That was fabulous," I heard someone whisper in my ear. I turned around, and sure as day, there was Nick again.

"Thank you." I smiled. "You certainly seem to follow me around often."

"To be truthful, I'm intrigued by you," he said.

"Intrigued?" I repeated.

"Intrigued. You have this...this charisma that is unmistakably amazing."

"Thanks," I said again, "Would you like to dance?"

"I'm not very good..."

"You're just modest, I've seen you before." I thought back about all of his dance moves from different songs. I told AJ what I was doing and I left down to the dance floor.

"So where are you from?" Nick asked, dancing with me and the beat.

"Southern Michigan."

"Really, why so far away from home?" Nick interrogated me.

"The guys are my best buds, so I stay with them often. And now since I graduated from a university in Florida, I can spend most of my time with the five."

"What's your major?"

"Psychology."

"Wow, that's pretty cool. You have any other interests besides your talent for dancing?"

"I love acting. Writing has become a big part of me, too. I once wrote and played in one of my high school's best-reviewed plays."

"That's marvelous." Nick twirled me. I told him more about myself, and he did the same in return. We became friends instantly. I enjoyed Nick's company a lot, but in the back of my mind, guilt burned furiously.

I should be with Brian, not Nick. He's probably lonely.

I said to Nick that I had to go. He smiled and I left to the elevator. I traveled downstairs, but couldn't find Brian. I looked around and saw Nick Carter talking to Mandy Moore.

"Hey, Nick?" I got his attention. "Sorry to interrupt, but have you seen Brian?"

"Yeah, he was at the bar last time I checked."

I thanked him and walked to the first floor bar. Just as Nick had said, Brian was at the bar. I sat down next to him. "Miss me?"

"Very much," he pouted like a child, then laughed. I searched his face for any sign of anything. I stopped at his eyes. They glittered and shined like two blue marbles in a child's collection.

"Come with me." He grabbed my hand and led me outside.

"So what do you want?" I asked. He looked at me with gazing eyes. Another cute curl fell in his eyes.

"I forget."

"Did you want to tell me something?" I tried to help him.

"Yes."

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