“Stronger”
It had been a month since the break-up and slowly but surely Reese was adapting to the single life again. Chris even offered to marry her to ease the pain. Reese politely declined his offer. Wade was a lifeline to Reese. She thought she might be having romantic feelings for him, but she wasn’t sure. She might be confusing comfort with love. Wade knew he now had an opportunity to act on his romantic feelings for her, but he didn’t want some rebound relationship. He wanted something real and he would wait as long as it took. Justin stepped in and offered to sing ‘Where You Are’ with Reese. The night of the performance Reese was ready. She wasn’t going to let Tyler ruin her life. She was a lot stronger than before and she was ready to show the world what she was made of.
Reese nodded. “I was born ready.”
Reese walked out onto the stage. “Hello Chicago!” The audience roared. “Thank you all for coming out tonight and supporting *NSYNC and myself. Now you probably all know about my recent romantic woes.” The audience responded with cries of “Southside Guys sux!” “Tyler is a loser.” Reese chuckled at their words. “Now, now guys. Hell, forget it, you’re all right anyway. So anyway tonight I was supposed to sing ‘Where You Are’ with Tyler but since that isn’t going to exactly happen I called in a special friend of mine to sing his part. So guys hold onto your seats and a certain ex-fro boy will be out shortly.” This caused the audience to go into hysterics, but they quieted down when Reese started singing.
I swear I know you're here
I forget about my fears
Feelin you my dear
Reese continued the song and then it was Justin’s turn.
Your kiss I still can taste
Not a memory erased
(‘Where You Are’ Jessica Simpson & Nick Lachey)
Reese turned around confused that wasn’t Justin’s voice. It was….Wade? He smiled at her and she continued on with the song. When the song was over Wade turned to look at Reese.
The audience went nuts. “Do it Reese!” “He’s hot Reese!” And in the distance “We told you aWade liked you.”
Reese couldn’t believe it. All she could do was nod. Wade kissed her cheek.
She smiled. “Sounds good to me.”
The audience applauded wildly. “Okay guys now are you ready for one more song before *NSYNC comes out?” The audience’s response was deafening. “I’ll go with yes on that front. A certain pop princess said it was okay to borrow her song for tonight, so here goes.”
Hush, just stop
There’s nothing you can do or say, baby
I’ve had enough
I’m not your property as from today, baby
You might think that I won't make it on my own
But now I’m
Stronger than yesterday
Now it’s nothing but my way
My loneliness ain’t killing me no more
I’m stronger
That I ever thought that I could be, baby
I used to go with the flow
Didn’t really care ‘bout me
You might think that I can’t take it, but you’re wrong
‘Cause now I’m
Stronger than yesterday
Now it’s nothing but my way
My loneliness ain’t killing me no more
I’m stronger
Come on, now
Oh, yeah
Here I go, on my own
I don’t need nobody, better off alone
Here I go, on my own now
I don’t need nobody, not anybody
Here I go, alright, here I go
Stronger than yesterday
Now it’s nothing but my way
My loneliness ain’t killing me no more
I’m stronger
(‘Stronger’ Britney Spears)
THE END
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