“Can’t believe this is gonna be the last show.” Brian said as they set back in the dressing room later that afternoon. Nick just looked over at him, not saying anything. “What?”

“I’m glad.” Nick said laughing, “Damn it’ll be nice not to be so tired at night.” as he yawned.

“Stay up late last night?”

“Not really. I swear I went to sleep time I walked in my room yo.” Nick said, “Just ready to have a few days off.”

“I bet.” Brian said, “You aren’t alone.”

“I might go home for those like little 3 days off. Hell just gotta come right back though.” Nick complained as he layed his head back, “Just need me a good solid month off.”

“You’ll get it sooner or later.”

“Probably later.”

“Watching CMT tomorrow?”

“Bet your white ass I am.” Nick said as Brian cracked up laughing, “Damn.”

“Gotcha on that one. Sad I bet you know what time the damn show comes on too don’t you Nick?”

“7 on the east coast.” Nick whispered as Brian shook his head, “She’s cute. She’s got a good voice and I like her video.”

“She’s half naked in her video.”

“I said I like her video.” Nick said as Brian laughed again, “But nah she’s a good singer. Now this chick on this ad thing..”

“Oh tell me.” Brian said as he sat up listening to him.

“She sounds so cool. She loves playing basketball and loves football and music. She likes all kinds of music, even ours. She hates ‘N Sync. She called Justin a pansy ass yo.”

“Pansy ass?”

“Pansy ass yo. Gotta love that.” Nick said smiling, “And I told her that my sister was a big Backstreet Boys fan and so I asked her who her favorite was and she said she liked you but that she liked me too. That there was something about me she liked and she didn’t know what it was.”

“She sounds nice.”

“Yeah man. She sounds cool. I bet she’s got a pretty talking voice you know? Because on there your voice is kinda scrambled and you can’t really tell.”

“Sounds like you two got some things in comman. You gonna meet her?” Brian asked as Nick looked over at him laughing.

“Dude.” Nick said as he laughed, shaking his head, “I dunno. I thought about like exchanging e-mails with her if she did that kinda stuff you know? Create another one just for her.”

“Hey it could work. Then maybe you could chat.” Brian said as Nick looked around.

“Yeah. I don’t have anybody to chat with really since I’m stuck up ya’ll ass today and forever to come.”

“Aww Nick misses chatting. I’ll get on mine tonight and we can chat buddy.” Brian said as he patted Nick on the shoulder.

Kelsey opened her eyes and looked over at the clock to see that it was already going on 8 o’clock that night. She had slept for almost 6 hours.

Damn California time.

She sat up in bed, reaching over on her tightstand and picked up the remote, turning the TV to MTV to see “Gone” playing.

“Bastard.” Kelsey said as she turned the channel to VH1 to see “Drowning” and she smiled a little. She sat there watching the video until she looked over at the phone and picked it up and began to dial a number.

She had already remembered the 800 number for the personal ad service and her code. Pretty sad huh?

You have 1 new message. Press 2 to reply.

Kelsey smiled as she layed back down on the bed while the message began to play.

Hey, it was nice to hear from you. I um just woke
up so if I sound stupid right now don’t mind. It’s alright if you were tired. I was beat last night too, I had to work. So your favorite Backstreet Boy is Nick huh? My sister’s is um Brian I think. So what do you do besides music and sports? I’m into computers and videos games and stuff. Oh and I hate Justin Timberflake’s ass too. That bastard. Alright well, hope to hear from you soon. Bye.

“Computers?” Kelsey thought as she sat up, looking around her room and pressed 2 on the phone. She sat there a minute and then began to record her message.

“Hey, it’s me. You’re into computers? So am I. My friend has to kick me offline sometimes so I can get some work done. Video games are cool, although I’m still stuck on my Super Nintendo and the very first one with the regular Mario brothers. I’m not really into all of this Sega, X-Box things. But um since your into computers, this voice thing is getting kinda annoying you know, maybe we can e-mail each other if you want to.” Kelsey said as she gave him one of her extra e-mail addresses that she went online incognito on, “Don’t laugh at the name. But e-mail me if you want to okay? I’ll check the answering service here again soon. Talk to you later! Bye!”

Kelsey hit 2 to end recording and then hit the talk button on the chordless phone. She moved it up to her chin as she looked around and smiled.

Then she giggled and Princess looked up at her.

“Whaaaat?” Kelsey asked as she laughed. She got up, walking into her living room to see her big desktop computer over on her desk and walked over, turning it on. She sat there watching Windows load up and she clicked on her MP3 player and began listening to a live version of “I Want It That Way”

She smiled as she went into check her e-mail to see a few from family back home. She ignored it and went to her favorite Backstreet Boys message board when the phone rung. She walked over, picking up the phone on the table beside the sofa and answered it.

“Hello?”

“Hey, what’s up?” Rachel asked as Kelsey walked back over to the desk and scrolled the message board.

“Notta.. just woke up. I just got online.” Kelsey said.

“Oh I know what she’s going to do on her basically day off tomorrow and the next day.” Rachel said laughing.

“Sit my ass right here and do what I wanna do.” Kelsey said, “Nothin’ else.”

“Then head our asses back to LA.”

“Dammit.”

“Well you’ve gotta go ahead and shoot your next video and then record those two songs for that soundtrack.” Rachel said.

“Yeah I know, then the Billboard Awards.”

“Then we go to New York for a few days. Then back to Nashville for two I think and then back to LA and then home to wherever for Christmas. Jay and I are going to go home to Miami I think.”

“Sweet.” Kelsey said smiling, “I think Howie has a girlfriend.”

“And my heart is broken.” Rachel said as Kelsey laughed a little, “Message boards again dear?”

“Yes.” Kelsey said smiling, “If they only knew who Doctor Carter was.”

“Gotta love that screen name, especially since your a Brian fan.”

“Can’t give myself a way yo.” Kelsey said laughing as she smiled, looking at the computer screen.

“No.. I’m not going to no after party.” Nick said that night after the show while AJ looked at him.

“Come on D, make him go.” AJ said as he pushed Howie over towards Nick.

“Come on Nicky..”

“Don’t call me that man. I don’t feel like going. I just wanna go to my room and go to sleep.” Nick said, “That’s all.”

“You suck.” AJ said as Nick smiled over at him.

“Not as much as you.”

“Oh bite back why don’t you.” AJ whispered to him as Nick stuck his tongue out at him and walked to the other side of the room to where Brian was.

“I’m gonna kick AJ in the ass.” Nick said as Brian put his baseball cap on backwards, looking over towards AJ.

“Just ignore him. I’m not going either.” Brian said, “I need to go call Leighanne.”

“Good let’s get out of here.” Nick said as Brian picked up his backpack and Nick looked over at him, “I thought you were getting online.”

“I was joking.” Brian said as Nick rolled his eyes as they started to make their way out of the arena, “You gonna give that girl a e-mail addy?”

“Yeah I think so. I hope she called me back.” Nick whispered as Brian laughed.

“I’m sure she did.”

“Hope so. She sounds cool.”

“Just becareful.”

“She hates ‘N Sync, she can’t be THAT crazy now.” Nick said as he laughed a little.

“I wanna know what’s going on?” AJ said to Howie after Nick and Brian walked out of the dressing room, heading back to the hotel.

“What’s going on where?”

“With Nick. What’s so damn interesting in that room. Must be that personal ad chick.” AJ said as he looked at his reflection in the mirror, “And I look like shit.”

“So what, leave him alone.” Howie said, “You’re just nosey.”

“I’m not nosey. I’m just stating the obvious.” AJ said as Howie laughed.

“Leave him alone.”

“I wanna know.”

“Because you’re nosey.”

“I am not.”

“Sure AJ.” Howie said as he patted him on the back and walked out with AJ following him.

“What?” AJ said, “I’m willing to make a bet with ya D.”

“What kind of bet?” Howie asked, “I always loose.”

“I bet Nick talks to this chick on the personal ad thing but he never meets her.” AJ said.

“I bet he does.” Howie said looking over at him.

“Is that a bet?”

“Bet your boney ass it is.” Howie said, “What’s the cost?”

“$500 and a night out on a town, at the loser’s expense of course.” AJ said as Howie stopped and looked around.

“It’s a bet.” Howie said as they shook on it, “You’re ass is so gonna loose.”

“Psh, whatever D.”

Kelsey sat there online, typing out a message on a message board, telling everybody about her experience at the concert, but not giving away too many details. She sat there smiling when she started to think about a few different parts of the show like Brian waving at her, the guys singing “Yes I Will”, Nick looking over at her-

Kelsey shook her head a she hit post on the message board and then closed the window out, looking at her desktop which was a picture of Princess and her younger cousin back home who she was close with.

She opened up her desk drawer, reaching for a peice of paper and a pen, closing the drawer and scooted up closer on the desk as she began to write something.

I know that every morning you go thumbing
Through the personal want ads

“Blah, this sucks.” Kelsey said as she sat there looking at it and began to write something else.

You grab the latest copy, a cup of coffee
And settle in for a good laugh

“Uh.” Kelsey growled as she put the pen down and opened up another Internet Explorer window and went to go check the message board on her site. She scrolled down seeing where someone had posted that they had seen her at the Backstreet Boys concert. She scrowled down seeing a topic saying rumor and she clicked on it to read it.

Hey guys! I heard that since Kelsey likes the
Backstreet Boys that she’s going to be recording with them soon. Plus she went to the show the other night and Brian kept waving at her so I guess they know each other.

“Psh.. as if.” Kelsey said as she went back looking on the message board when the phone rung. She reached over, picking it up, “Hello?”

“I’m bored. Jay’s gettin’ on my nerves.”

“And here I thought you missed him oh so much.” Kelsey said laughing, “I’m bored too. I just wrote like four lines to a song but it’s cheesy.”

“Oh can’t be that bad.”

“Actually yeah it is.” Kelsey said as she laughed, “Really.”

“Can I come over and stay?” Rachel asked.

“Why what’s wrong?” Kelsey asked.

“We had a fight. I don’t want to stay here.” Rachel aid as Kelsey sighed, “If you don’t want me to-”

“Yeah, you can come on over. I’m lonely here too.” Kelsey said.

“Okay, thanks. I’ll be over in a little bit.” Rachel said as they hung up and Kelsey looked back at the peice of paper that she was writing on.

“I think I might go straight to bed.” Nick said as him and Brian walked off of the elevator a little bit later.

“I’m gonna go call Leigh and then I’m going right to bed. I’m beat man.” Brian said as Nick laughed.

“Yeah, me too.” Nick said as he laughed, “I’ll just check my messages ya know, the usual.”

“Yeah the usual.” Brian said mocking him as Nick walked up to his door, unlocking it, “‘Night Nick.”

“Goodnight Rok.” Nick said laughing as he walked into his hotel room, shutting the door back and locking it. He walked over, throwing his backpack down, kicking his shoes off and throwing his t-shirt off. He walked over to the mini-bar, grabbing a beer out of the little refridgerator and opened it up taking a sip as he walked back over to the bed, laying down, leaning against the headboard.

He took another sip of the beer and then looked over at the phone. He looked back at the TV which was turned off and then looked back over at the phone.

“Damn.” Nick thought as he pressed his lips together and picked up the phone, dialing the 800 number which he had already memoriezed. He dialed in his code and sat there waiting.

You have 1 new message.

Nick smiled into the phone a little as he hit 1 so that he could hear it. He laughed at when she was talking about videos and when she mentioned her e-mail address, he jumped up, reaching for a pen and paper and wrote it down.

Don’t laugh at the name. But e-mail me if you want to okay? I’ll check the answering service here again soon. Talk to you later! Bye

“Damn.” Nick said as he smiled, “She read my mind.”

He hit 2 to reply and waited for the warning.

“Hey, you know I was actually going to ask if you wanted to start e-mailing each other or something. I guess you read my mind or something. You’re scaring me. Anyway, I got the e-mail addy. I’m actually going to go over and e-mail ya right now. So you’ll hear from me soon. Alright? Later” Nick said into the phone as he pressed 1 and hung the phone up.

He sat there looking around as he began to smile again, running over to his backpack to get his laptop out.

Knock! Knock!

“Coming!” Kelsey said as she walked out of her bedroom wearing a tank top and drawstring pajama botoms. She walked up to the door and looked out the peephole to see Rachel standing outside, “Hey.”

“Hey, thanks for letting me stay tonight.” Rachel said as she walked in and Kelsey closed the door back, “I know your tired of my ass.”

“Slightly but it’s cool.” Kelsey said as she yawned and looked around, “It’s late.”

“Our time is fucked up.”

“Damn California.” Kelsey muttered as Rachel laughed, “Plus I went to sleep so I’m not really tired.”

“Yeah.” Rachel said laughing as she sat down on the sofa, “So watcha been doing, just online?”

“Basically.” Kelsey said, “I kinda gave this guy my e-mail address.”

“Do what?!?!”