Chapter 9

All week long, Theresa and Dawn couldn't sleep, they couldn't believe that they met the Backstreet Boys. But the boys haven't called the girls up yet. Theresa and Dawn sat up in their room talking.

"Do you think they'll ever call?" asked Dawn.

"I guess we'll have to wait and see."

"Yeah, but it's been a week, what if they thought we were losers or something."

"Well, be happy, at least we met them right?"

"Yeah but don't you want to see Nick again? I never got to hang around Aaron." Dawn said disappointed.

"We could always go visit Nick's house..we have a map remember?"

"Yeah but I don't want to stalk them."

"Well, then be patient."

"I can't believe how calm your acting."

"If it's meant to be, then they'll call. If not, then cherish the memory of hanging with them." Theresa said. She had lost her self-esteem because of that girl. Karen had been in her mind all week long. 'I betcha their hanging with Karen right now. That bitch!! But I don't own them or anything so it's their choice if they want to hang with a loser.' Theresa was angry now. "Well, I think I need to get some sleep. Good night, Dawn."

"Good night, Theresa."

RING! RING!

"Theresa, get the phone!" moaned Dawn.

RING! RING!

"Theresa!" Still no response.

RING! RING!

"Never mind, I'll get it then." Dawn crawled out of bed and looked at the clock. "It's 8 in the morning, who could be calling right now."

RING! RING!

"I'm coming! I'm coming!" Dawn yelled grumpily. "Hello!?"

"Hi! Did I wake you up!?" asked a cheerful voice.

"Who is this? Are you crazy, it's 8 in the morning!"

"Aren't we grumpy this morning. Anyways, it's me, Nick!" Hearing this woke Dawn up completely.

"Oh hi," she said cheerfully. "What are you doing up so early?"

"This isn't early, I usually get up at 5 am to do photo shoots, rehearsals and video shoots. I've been up since 6:30!"

"Oh!" she replied, forgetting that he was a Backstreet Boy.

"Want to go to the beach with me and the rest of the boys?" he asked.

"Sure, is Aaron going?"

"I can ask."

"Cool, when are you all going?"

"Well, everyone's meeting here at noon, so meet here as well so we can car pool."

"Sounds like a plan. I have a question..."

"Shoot!"

"How come you guys didn't call sooner?"

"Oh I'm sorry, we had to meet with our band and management team for the upcoming tour in the fall. We did this so we can get it out of the way and enjoy our summer. Why? Did you think I forgot about you?"

"Sorta."

"I'm sorry, I wanted to call, but we've been in offices all week and hadn't had any time at all to have any fun or pick up the phone." he explained.

"It's alright? I'm glad you called. So I'll meet you at noon at your house then."

"YUP, I'll catch ya later then! I'm sorry again!"

"No problem, bye!" Dawn hung up the phone and ran to Theresa's bed.

"Theresa! Theresa! Get up ! Get up! We're going to the beach!" she yelled.

"Okay, I'm up, why all the excitement?" Theresa said in a scratchy voice.

"Nick just called."

"What? And you didn't wake me up?"

"I yelled for you to pick up the phone, but YOU were sleeping like a log."

"OH!" Theresa said disappointedly.

"Anyways, he asked us to go to the beach with him and the rest of the boys, including Aaron!!!"

"When are we leaving!?"

"At noon."

"Oh my gosh, that's 3 hours away!"

"Calm down, Theresa. 3 hours is a long time."

"Yeah but I gotta look good for Nick."

"Theresa, we're going to the beach. All your going to be wearing is a bathing suit. Don't stress out!"

"Yeah your right. It's vacation time, time to relax."

The girls continued to talk for awhile.

It was 11:30 am, and Dawn was all ready to go. She was wearing a blue Nike one-piece bathing suit. On top of that she wore a pair of Nike shorts and a tank top. Her hair was in a ponytail. Whereas Theresa was still in her bath robe deciding what to wear.

"C'mon Theresa, we have half an hour to get to Nick's house." Dawn complained.

"Should I wear my bikini or a one-piece?"

"It's up to you. Just hurry up!"

"Please Dawn, you're not helping."

"Wear your bikini, now hurry up!"

Fifteen minutes later, "Okay I'm ready to go." Theresa said. Theresa was wearing a flower printed bikini with a wrap around skirt and a tank top. Her hair was messily put in a bun.

"It's about time. Now let's go!" Dawn said impatiently. Only because she wanted to see Aaron. They jumped into their jeep and headed to Nick's place.

Meanwhile, at Nick's house, "Where are those two?" Kevin complained.

"I don't know, they should be here soon." Nick said.

"You told them noon, right?" asked Brian.

"Yeah!"

"Go call them again," Howie suggested.

"NO, here they come!" A.J. said pointing at the girls jeep.

"It's about time." Kevin commented.

"Sorry, Theresa here, couldn't decide on what to wear." blamed Dawn. Theresa just blushed.

"Gee, girls these days." Howie commented.

Dawn looked over at A.J.. There was a girl holding him. Dawn walked over to them. "Hi, I'm Dawn, I don't think we've met!"

"Hi, I'm Amanda, A.J.'s girlfriend." replied the girl.

"Nice to meet you Amanda. That's my friend Theresa, we're just on vacation with our families."

"Yo Brian! Where's Leigh Ann? Is she coming?" asked A.J..

"Yeah, is she coming? I'd like to meet her." Dawn asked eagerly.

It was quiet for a second and Brian had an tense look on his face. "No, she has some family thing she has to attend." Brian replied hesitantly. 'Why did you have to bring her up A.J.? Why? I can't have this ruin my fun, not now. I don't even know what's up with this whole thing.'

A.J. looked at Brian curious. 'Something's up with him and Leigh Anne. I hope everything is alright and that him and Leigh Ann are alright.' A.J. then looked at Nick to see if his expressions changed because Brian must have said something to Nick. But there was no expression on his face.

"Oh..." A.J. said slowly.

"Well then I guess this is everyone. Let's take two vehicles," suggested Howie.

So Nick, Aaron, Brian, Dawn and Theresa climbed into Brian's jeep and Kevin, Howie, A.J. and Amanda went in Kevin's car.

The whole ride to the beach Brian rode in silence.