I put the cell down beside me and looked up at Nick sadly. He was confused, as was Brian, who was listening also. I didn't speak for a minute, I was just thinking about what the girls were going to say.

"Are you... ok?" Nick asked me, putting a hand on my shoulder for comfort, even though he didn't know what was wrong.

"Not really. My little sister is sick again, and I'm going home to see her." I replied.

"Oh, shit, that sucks." Brian yelled, walking over, closer to us.

"Yeah, um, I should go tell the girls, I'm sorry." I said, standing up.

"Oh, yeah, it's ok, really. I hope she's better." Nick told me sympathically. I half smiled.

"Thanks, Nick, you're a good friend." I whispered, and leaned in and hugged him tightly. Then I hugged Brian too. "I'll... I'll see you later?" I half asked. They both nodded.

Then I walked away from them, feeling the tears coming even more now. But I didn't want to cry. I couldn't. As I walked down the hallway to our dressing room, I started thinking about Fox. He's gonna flip out. He wanted our break to be me and him together, alone. Shit. I kept walking slowly and reached the dressing room. I knocked on the door and someone answered it almost right away. It was Tony, who was laughing really hard. But, oddly enough, he stopped laughing the second he saw me. Without a word, he pulled me into a hug. I buried my face in his chest and began crying. He didn't care why I was crying, he just held me. After a minute, we pulled away. Tony was very confused, but still he didn't say anything, he waited for me.

"My- my sister Andie is sick again... and I'm going home to see her." I managed to say. Luke ran over to us, as soon as he heard that. He hugged me quickly.

"Fuck, are you serious? When?" Luke asked, looking into my eyes. I couldn't look at either of them. I nodded and replied,

"After the show tomorrow night. I'll be back before the show on Monday." I replied, wiping my eyes.

"So... you'll miss the party?" Tony asked sadly. I nodded again.

"Damn, I'm sorry Fay, is Andie going to be ok?" Luke asked.

"Y-yeah, she's fine. But she just wants me to be there, and I think I should go to be with her, you know?" I replied. And I had almost stopped crying then.

"Yeah, you should. It's ok, everyone will understand." Tony told me. I looked around the dressing room. No one else.

"W-where's everyone?" I asked them, confused.

"The girls are with Aaron, and Rowdy... getting some food I think. And Foxy is showering right now." Luke replied, not even smiling. And Luke was always smiling.

"Shit, how am I going to tell the girls? And Fox?" I asked sadly.

"They'll understand, they have to." Tony told me, and Luke nodded.

The three of us sat down on the couch for a few more minutes, until Fox was out of the shower. He ran over to me, and hugged me so hard when he saw me. His hair was dripping wet, and he had no shirt on.

"Hey sexy, how you doin'?" he asked me, leaning in to kiss me. I felt so bad that I had to leave, so I felt like I owed him a kiss. Tony and Luke got up and left the room quickly, when I pulled him really close and kissed him passionately. When I finally pushed him back, he said, "Shit, baby, what was that for?" But I knew he liked it.

"For what I have to tell you right now." I replied, not looking at him.

"What?" he asked, still smiling. He didn't know I had bad news.

"I'm leaving, I'm going home... for two days." I blurted out. He laughed at me.

"What? You're joking right?" he was still laughing. I shook my head "no".

"Andie has bronkitous again, and she wants me to go home and be with her. Just for two days, until Monday." I said sadly. "She's in the hospital again."

"Oh fuck... I'm sorry baby." he didn't know what to say.

"It's ok, she's gonna be fine. She just wants me there, you know? So I'm leaving after the show tomorrow. I just gotta talk to Jimmy." I replied.

"Man, you're leaving me for two days?" he asked, making it sound like it was two weeks. I smiled at him.

"It's only two days, baby. I'll miss the party, but, my sister comes first." I told him.

"Oh, of course. And that means I don't have to go to the party." he grinned. "I'm not going without you."

"No, you go. Please? Have fun?" I asked him.

"I'll never have fun without you." he stated, making me smile again.

"I love how you can always cheer me up." I said happily.

"I love you, baby." he replied. I smiled, yet again.

Then the two of us just sat on the couch, and he just held me close to him. I loved that feeling. I had no worries. Well, that is, until the door to our dressing room opened about ten minutes later, and all the girls stood in front of us. Joey looked like she was going to cry. I took a deep breath and whispered to Fox,

"Let me talk to the girls, ok? I'll come find you later."

He nodded, got up off the couch, kissed me once and then walked passed the girls, and left. All four of them stared at me sadly.

"So... Tony and Luke told you?" I asked them, stating the obvious.

"Uh, yeah!" Joey screamed, "This isn't fair, you can't miss the party!" she continued, letting her tears pour down her face. I jumped up and hugged her quickly.

"I know it's not fair. But I can't let my sister think that I'd rather be partying that be with her while she's sick." I said. "I'm sorry girls."

"It's ok, Fay, we understand. Family comes first, over a party, anytime." Dare told me and hugged me too.

"Yeah, tell her we love her and we hope she gets better." Cher agreed. I nodded. But Joey was still upset that I was leaving. And it wasn't only because of the party.

"I will. And I'm not leaving until tomorrow night. We still have all tonight and all day tomorrow together." I said, trying to smile.

"But you'll miss our days off, and the party!" Joey yelled again. I felt even worse that I was leaving now.

"I'm sorry Joe. But you'll still have fun without me." I told her.

"Yeah, it's ok, Joey." Marce agreed. But Joey still wasn't satisfied. She was upset.

*11:30pm that evening*

We had finished the meet n' greet backstage and outside, and we were packing up. Everyone on the tour knew I was leaving, thanks to Aaron. But I didn't mind. I wanted everyone to know. I talked it over with Jimmy and he called and got me a plane ticket to Jackson. Joey was still mad at me that I was leaving, I think Dare was jealous that I got to go home and she didn't. She wanted to see Kent so bad. Cher and Marce were both the same, they were happy that I chose my family over a dumb party. I was actually glad I chose that too. I'd feel terrible if I didn't.

We were on our bus ready to leave by 11:30pm. We'd already said bye to everyone that was still there. We were off to Richmond, Virginia, which was a much longer drive that our other drives so far. It was about ten hours, I think, we weren't even sure. I was trying to forget about the fact that I was leaving, but it was still in the back of my mind.

Fox and I were in my bunk, just talking a bit. I was still worried about Joey. I talked to Dare and told her that I'd go see Kent and talk to him, but it still wasn't the same. Something was wrong. I felt so weird. I really wanted to see my sisters, and my parents too, even though it had only been four days.

"You alright?" Fox asked me. Great, I'm worried about the girls, and Fox is worried about me.

"Uh yeah, fine. Just thinking." I replied.

"You can tell me anything, you know? You trust me, right?" he asked suddenly.

"Of course, I tell you everything. I trust you with all my heart." I told him. He nodded, happily. "Do you mind I go to sleep? I'm tired, and I really need alot of sleep tonight." I asked Fox. He nodded again.

"Can I stay here with you?" he asked. I nodded.

Then we both layed down. He wrapped his strong arms around me tightly and I cuddled as close to him as I could be. Then I kissed his cheek once and closed my eyes.

"I love you baby, g'night." he whispered before I fell asleep.

"I love you too, night Fox." I finished. And within minutes I was fast asleep.