Chapter 82

"Char! Get your butt up!" Jessica yelled as she walked towards Char's room.

"Get up!" she yelled as she opened the door. Then she saw Char and Rick lying there.

"What?" asked Char sleepily.

"Never mind," Jess said as she walked back out.

Both Rick and Char sat up. Then she looked over at her clock.

"Oh god, I'm late," she said as she got out of bed.

"I guess I better go then," he said as he stood up.

She took his hand and then walked him to the door.

"I'll call you later," he said.

"Okay," she said.

She kissed him quickly and then he left.

"Girl! What were you doing last night?" Jess asked as she followed Char to her room.

"Nothing," Char replied.

"Yeah right, girl," she said.

"I'm not lying Jess. Rick and I just chilled out watching a movie and then we fell asleep," Char said as she grabbed her clothes.

"Really?" Jess asked. "He didn't try anything?"

"Nope. We just watched the movie and talked," Char said.

"Well I want to know everything," Jess said.

"I promise you Jess, you'll find out, but right now I have to get my butt in gear so I don't make it to work too late," Char said as she walked into the bathroom.

"Fine," Jessica said as Char closed the door.

Char quickly took her shower and did her make-up and her hair. Then she grabbed a donut and hurried out the door.

I watched as Char walked in. She quickly clocked in and then went to the register in front of me.

I waved to her as she turned on her light. She smiled at me.

Then at the same time we both said, "I've got to talk to you."

Then we began to laugh.

I shook my head agreeing with her.

"Lunch," I said.

"Yeah," she said.

Then I turned my attention to the customer. She was just glaring at me.

"Sorry about that," I said.

"Whatever," she said rudely.

I checked her out and then she left.

That was at least the 10th person that morning that had practically killed me with their looks. They acted like I was the devil or something.

Kevin sat down and turned the t.v. on. It just happened to be that TRL was on.

"And now for the number one video. But first, have ya'll heard about that little incident between a Backstreet fan and a Backstreet girlfriend?" Carson asked.

"Yeah," replied the audience.

"Kevin, my man, what was that about? It looked like a nasty cat fight was about to break out," Carson said. "If you're watching, call me. You know the number."

Then their video, The One, began to play.

Lunch eventually came and Char and I quickly left. We walked a couple of buildings down to a little pizza place.

We sat down and ordered our pizza and drinks.

"Okay, we've got half an hour to talk. So spill your guts," I told Char.

"Okay," she said. "Rick and I went out last night!"

"Really?" I asked happily.

"Yeah, we went to a dance club," she said.

"Seriously?" I asked.

"Yep," she said as she smiled.

I laughed. "Rick must really like you, cause I know he hates to dance."

"Yeah, he told me. But I got him out on the dance floor. Actually he's not that bad of a dancer," Char said.

"Did he bust out with his John Travolta moves?" I asked.

She laughed. "No, he did the running man."

I bursted out laughing. "Are you kidding?"

"Not even. I just stopped and stared at him along with everyone else around us. He thought it was hilarious," she said as she smiled.

"So you two really hit it off?" I asked as the waiter came back with our pizza.

"Yeah. We stayed out until like 12 and then we went back to my place. He didn't leave until this morning," she said.

"Really?" I asked surprised.

"Yeah. But don't worry we didn't do anything. We just watched a movie and then talked for a while. Then we fell asleep," she said.

"Oh, okay," I said.

"So what's been happening with you?" she asked.

"Kevin and I got back together," I said happily.

"You did? That's wonderful," she said.

"I know. I'm so happy now," I said.

Then the waitress came back with our check.

"Here's your check," she said rudely as she threw the check at me. Then she walked away.

"Wow, she was throwing daggers at you," Char said.

"Yeah, I noticed," I said.

"Why?" Char asked.

"Because of a little incident between me and a fan," I said.

"What happened?" Char asked.

"I slapped the girl," I said.

"What?!" Char asked shocked.

"Kevin and I were going to his hotel room when a mob of girls started surrounding us. Obviously, they pushed me out of the way. And then some girl grabs onto me and starts yelling that Kevin's hers. It was out of self defense that I slapped her. But that's not what the reporter wrote or captured with his pictures," I explained.

"Are you and Kevin okay?" she asked.

"Yeah, we're fine," I said. "Except for the fact that this lie is being spread. They made me out to be the girlfriend from hell."

"Oh," Char said. "You've gone and upset the Backstreet world, haven't you?"

"Yep, and now I'm on everyone's hit list," I said.

"So what are you and Kevin going to do?" she asked.

"Sue the ass hole," I said.

"Yeah, that's a given," she said, smiling at me. "But what about the fans and everything?"

I sighed. "I don't know. Kevin will probably release a statement or something like that."

"Well if you need anything just let me know," she said as we got up and walked back to Target.

"All right," I said.

Kevin called management and told them that he was going to make a surprise appearance on TRL. That way most of the fans would be watching and MTV would post the news everywhere.

They agreed to it as long as he didn't make it sound like he hated the fans.

I clocked out and told Char good bye. Then I left to go home. On the way home I picked up a couple of hamburgers and fries from McDonald's, then I went home to Kevin.