CHAPTER 2

"Hello, My name is Abigail Corbett, and I phoned about four tickets to New York." Abby said as she approached a desk.

"Ms. Corbett, yes I have them right here. That will be 341.95 dollars. How would you like to pay?" the woman said as she brought out the tickets.

"Well could I pay some by cash and the rest by master card?" Abby was hoping since she didn't want to put to much on her master card at that time.

"Oh yes of course. So how much will that be cash?"

"$150"

"All right so that will be $191.95 on your master card." The woman said as Abby agreed. Then she pulled out her master card from her wallet. The receipt was all printed up and all Abby had to do was sign. After that the woman handed her the tickets and Abby quickly placed um into her bag for safe keeping. Abby said thanks and rushed out of the place and headed straight for her car waiting in the parking lot.

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Back at the apartment Cassie and Maura were helping themselves to something small to eat and drink in the kitchen as the phone rang. Cassie answered "Hello, Abby C’s apartment, Cassie speaking how may I help you?" Then she gave a silent laugh in Maura’s direction. Maura just shook her head and laughed at Cassie.

"Um, hello Cassie, Abby has told me all about you. It’s me Chris, Abbys better half. Is Abby there right now?" Chris was somewhat laughing on the other end.

"Oh hey Chris," Cassie started but was interrupted by Maura yelling in the background.

"Hey Chris how's it goin’?"

"Abbys just went out to get out tickets to leave tonight, oh and Maura says hi." Cassie continued.

"Hey Maura! So ya’ll leaving tonight? What time? Got any more details?" Chris said now sounding all happy.

"Chris says hi, Maura." Cassie said looking in Maura’s direction, then she continued, "All I know is we are leaving tonight at 6:30 and I don't know how long the flight would be so."

"Okay well the flight is about two and a half hours, so you all should be in about 9pm. That's good timing too cause our show today is an early show at 5pm. That gives us enough time to do the show go back to the hotel for a quick shower and to book you girls a room." Just then there was a door buzzer beep on the phone.

"Oh hold on Chris someone is at the door." Cassie said and handed the phone to Maura "Here I don't know how to work that." Maura did what she had to do to let Jennifer in and handed it back to Cassie.

"That was Jennifer, Cassie so remember don't say anything about the guys." Maura reminded Cassie. Cassie nodded and walked to Abby and Chris’ room to finish the conversation.

"So Chris, I’m back. So I guess book just one room for the 3 of us. We can work it out between us." Cassie continued.

"The three of you, no way, Abby is staying with me!!" Chris said quickly.

"Oh yeh of course, but there 4 of us coming. There's Abby, Maura, me and Jennifer."

"Oh okay." Chris said with relief. "I thought it was only Abby and you two coming here. Well when Abby gets back tell her we are heading to sound check and to phone in about and hour from now. Oh and to call Lance’s cell. His is the only one that's is charged."

"Okay, will do! See you tonight. Bye" Cassie said as she heard the door open. Chris said bye also and they both hung up. She looked out the door of the room and saw Abby saying hi to Jennifer as she announced loudly that she got the tickets. "Hey Abby, would you uh, come here for a second. I need to ask ya something."

"Sure." Abby agreed as she placed her bag down and took her shoes off she headed to her room where Cassie had disappeared back into. As she entered the room she asked, "Hey what's up?"

"I just got off the phone with Chris. He called wondering what time we were leaving and how many. So I told him and he wants you to call in an hour on Lances cell." Cassie said and then turned to the bed a grabbed a white sweater. "Oh and who's is this? I found it in the whatever closet."

"Okay so I phone in an hour on Lances cell," Abby repeated as she walked over to her phone book on the night stand and checked out the time. It was 3pm "and that is Lances, and no I don't think he will mind if you wear it. Atleast he would notice you when he first sees you." With that Cassie put it on over her tank-top she was wearing. It was a light knitted sweater so it made sense to wear it. Just to keep warm.

Both girls then walked out of the room. Abby saw Jennifer still standing at the door. "Come Jen, get comfy! Come and sit in the living room with us." Abby said as she passed Jennifer to get into the living room then grabbed her arm to drag her in and placed her on the couch and then sat down next to her. "Well you have met Maura, now met Cassie." Abby said as Cassie just entered the living room and sat down in the chair by the sliding door.

"Hey." Cassie said as she sat down looking all cosy in Lances sweater. Abby new she was cause she was all smiles.

"Hi." Jennifer said. "So what are we going to do till we leave?"

"Well at 4pm, I gotta phone and confirm our reservations at the hotel, so that's in about an hour. So now I guess we just sit around and talk or watch tv or something." Abby though hey that was cool. confirm reservations. I lied with out lying.

"Well lets see what's on MTV." Maura said as she grabbed the remote at turn in the TV to MTV.

When the TV came into full focus it read across the bottom ‘N SYNC -- Live from NY’ The VJ who was there had just started a short interview with, "Hello, and welcome to New York. I am here at N Sync’s sound check. Their show is tonight at 5pm which was sold out the first day of sales." All the girls looked at each other, well everyone but Jennifer cause she didn't know what the others knew. "So guys," the VJ continued, "What are your plans for this weekend? We all know you have the weekend off then you have another show here again on Monday. Any special plans?"

Joey spoke first, "Well I guess we are just going to rest as much as we can."

Then Chris, "Well we do have some friends coming to visit us so I guess we are going to spend most of our free time with them." He said and then winked at the camera. Abby tried not to smile to much when they put the camera on him. And that was hard for her. Especially since she knew what he was talking about.

"Yeh it is going to be pretty much just a relaxing we hanging out with friends. Something to take our minds off of things, even if it is for only a few days." Justin added.

"Thanks guys. I know you got to get back to your sound check so I will end it here."

"Thanks." All of the guys said and then the camera moved to the VJ.

"There you have it. N Sync. If you we’re unable to get tickets to tonights show, or even Mondays show don't fret. We will have highlights from tonights concert on MTV News. Tonight and all this week. And for though going tonight or Monday, have fun I have seen a few things that they have in store for you and it will be a treat!" And with that they went into the video for "God Must Have Spent" All the girls sat in silence as they all watched the video. Once it ended Abby got up and walked to the kitchen. "Does anyone want anything while I am in here? Jennifer?"

"I’m good." Maura said first and Cassie agreed with Maura.

"Jennifer?" Abby asked again.

"Um, I’ll have something to drink please. What do you have?" Jennifer said as she turned around just enough to see into the kitchen.

"Lets see, we have milk, kool aid, Coke, Sprite, Dr. Pepper, water, and that's about it." Abby said as she was look in the fridge and moving things around.

"A Coke would be nice, thanks." Jennifer said.

Abby grabbed a Coke for Jennifer and a Sprite for herself, "Hey do you want a glass?" Abby said as she grabbed a glass for herself.

"Sure, thanks."

"Do you want ice?"

"No. That's okay."

Abby handed Jennifer the glass and can though the nook, and then walked around to take her spot on the other couch.

"So What should we do?" Maura asked looking at he clock. "Hey um, Abs, look you gotta call then hotel and confirm our rooms."

"Oh hey ya. I am going to go make the call in my room. I’ll be right back. Ya’ll talk okay?" Abby got up and grabbed her drink as well and made her way into her room. She picked up her phone book that was on the night stand and opened it up to ‘B’ and looked down for Lances cell number. She picked up the phone and dialled carefully.

After a few rings someone picked up. "Hello?"

"Hey Lance?" Abby asked trying to hear him over the background noise of talking and music.

"Yeh its Lance. Abby?" Lance asked trying to hear since she was talking so quiet.

"Yeh it is me. Where is Chris?" Abby said just as quiet.

"Hold on Abby its to loud here." Lance put down the phone and covered it for a second but Abby could still here. "Hey guys shut the fuck up I cant hear!" He picked up the phone to his ear again. "Okay I am back. What do you want?"

"I want to talk to my boyfriend. Why else would I call?"

"Well why would you be calling my cell if you wanted to talk to Chris and not me?" Lance said with a some what hurt sound in his voice, with a small laugh at the end.

"Oh shut up and get him on the phone."

"Fine. Break my heart." Lance said with a sniff as if he were crying.

"Oh whatever, I am bring you a friend anyways." Abby said getting kinda annoyed now with Lance.

"Yeh!! Here's Chris" Lance said and before she could say anything Chris was on the phone.

"Hey honey." Chris said.

"Hello hun. How is your day going?" Abby asked still laughing about her little convo with Lance.

"The day is kinda slow. Did you see us on MTV or did ya miss it?"

"Oh yeh we saw it. Even Jennifer. but we didn't show any signs of knowing what you were talking about." Abby said as she heard a knock at the door, "Hold on... Come in." Abby put the phone down with her hand covering the receiver.

"Hey, its just me." Maura said as she popped her head in the door to see Abby siting in the dark on the bed with phone in hand. "Can I come in for a second?"

"Sure. What did you tell Cassie and Jennifer?"

"Well they are talking about N Sync so I said I had to make sure I packed everything and since it is in here I have come to keep you company." Maura said as she turned on a lamp on Abbys side of the bed. "Do you mind?" Making sure she didn't mind that the lamp was on.

"No I don't I was just to lazy to turn it on when I got in here." Abby said to her friend as she went back to her conversation with Chris. "Hey I am back it was just Maura."

"So you excited to see me?" Chris asked as the others were making kissy noises in the background.

"To see you? Why? I am excited to see Joey!" Abby said as Maura looked at her funny, but then noticed the smile on Abbys face.

"What Joey?" Chris said what a surprised sound in his voice.

"What about me?" Joey asked in the background.

"You are joking right?" Chris asked as he ignored Joeys question.

"Um Chris...’Hello’ who are you talking to? Of course I want to see you!" Abby said and then laughed at her attempt of a joke. "So did you get the room for the girls?"

"Honey, dear, please don't ever do that again, and if you do pick someone less horny then Joey, like Lance or someone." Chris said and then laughed at Lances expense.

Then Abby could hear Lance in the background. "Hey I am just as horny as Joey!"

"Um Abby, you do have a friend for Lance right?" Chris asked with a ‘ew’ tone to his voice.

"Oh yeh I got a friend for Justin."

"Maura."

"Right Maura." Abby said and then looked at Maura sitting on the bed looking at the wall. "And I got a friend for Lance."

"That's Cassie, am I right?"

"Yup Cassie."

"I talked to her today when I phoned earlier today. She seems nice. Lance will like her." Chris said as Lance saying ‘huh’ in the background.

"And then there is Jennifer for JC." Abby said as she could hear Lance in the background sounding really confused.

"Cool. Well I hate to do this but I got to go back to sound check, and you all got to get going soon!" Chris said as the noise started to rise in the background again.

"Yeh you are right, see you soon."

"I love you."

"I love you too." And they both hung up. Abby looked at the clock and noticed it was 4:30pm. "Wow, we gotta get ready to go." Abby and Maura both went out into the living room and announced to check their bags for anything they are missing.

After about 30mins of looking everyone helped clean up what they had in the living room. Abby got ride of anything in the fridge that would spoil and made sure all the windows were closed and locked. They grabbed all their bags and rested in the living room as Abby called a cab and got an estimated time and cost for the ride to the airport. When she got off she handed out the tickets and unhooked the lap top and placed it in the carry on bag so she had something to do on the plane ride which would be about 2 hours to 2 and a half hours.

There was a buzz from down stairs and it was the cab. So Abby did a quick check of the place to make sure all the lights were off and they left and Abby double locked the door. And they were off. The ride in the cab was silent except for when they first got in and Abby told him where they were going.

When they got to the airport they ride came to $10 less then what they were told. Abby paid the driver and thanked him for being so kind as to help them into the airport with their bags. The girls checked in and were off to their gate. It took them about 15 mins to find it cause the only time the girls were there was when they had moved to Orlando and that was quiet some time ago. By then it was about 5:45pm and their plane would be boarding in 20mins or so. The girls just talked while passing the time. They were all kinda nervous about going. For Abby it was the fact she got to see her boyfriend for the first time in a long time and for Maura it was mainly the plane that freaked her. Cassie was kinda nervous cause of the plane but mainly cause she finally got to meet the guys for the first time after talking to some of them on the phone and always hearing how much they wanted to meet her too. As for Jennifer she didn't know what was in store for her, and she like flying so she really didn't have anything to be worried about.

"Now boarding flight 247 to New York at gate 18. Now boarding flight 247 to New York at gate 18." The lady over the speaker said.

"Well that's us." Abby said as all the girls got up and grabbed their carry on then headed to the gate.

Once on the girls found their seats and got comfy. They all sat in silence. Abby sat with her lap top open as she stared out the window day dreaming about how Chris would look. Even though she saw him on TV that day, just the thought of what he would look like in person after all this time apart.

Maura was working on her computer and chatting online. Every so often she would tap Abby on the shoulder and she her something but Abby wouldn't pay attention as much to what it was.

Jennifer and Cassie were in the seats just ahead of Abby and Maura. Cassie was listening to a CD on her disk man and daydreaming about anything and everything that could happen between her and Lance on this trip. Even though they would have just met, you never know. Jennifer was sitting in silence reading a romance novel. Still clueless about what everyone had waiting for her.

"Attention everyone we are getting ready to land in New York. Please fasten your seat belts" The pilot said over the speakers. All the girls just looked at each other amazed how the time went buy. He then continued, "If you have cell phones or computers running at this time please shut them off. Thank You." They girls started to pack up their stuff so they didn't have to do that later.

The plane landed and the doors opened. Everyone walked off. Abby was all smiles and jumping around like a little girl. She was only seconds away to seeing Chris. When she saw the door getting near she asked Maura if she could hold her computer for her. Maura agreed since she new exactly what she was going to do. Just as they reached the door she saw Joey with a sign saying SEXY GIRLS. She then saw Chris as she got right outside the door. She was the first out and she ran right over to Chris.

With no words said she fell into his lips and stayed there. Kissing him long and hard. All of the guys just looked. "Yeh I think they missed each other." Lance said as the rest agreed.

The rest of the girls made it over. Cassie and Jennifer had been talking so Jennifer was distracted and never did notice who was there. When she looked over Maura was saying hi to all the guys and getting greeted with hugs and friendly kisses on the cheek. Abby and Chris had finished with their moment and joined the group.

"This is Cassie, Cassie these are the guys." Abby said and then continued, "And Jennifer these are the guys, guys this is Jennifer."

The guys said hi and all Jennifer could do was stand there with her eye open wide. she couldn't say anything. Then she spoke up.......