AUGUST 1986
Micheal stared at his little sister in the mirror. Her pigtails were perfect. Mom and dad should be here for her he thought.
"Mikey will there be kids my age?"
"Yeah princess. Let's go get Devon okay?" Devon was her 8 year old brother. Micheal was only 16 at the time. Their dad was a doctor and loved to move. Never stayed in one place for long. Their mom was constently working so he took care of his siblings. Mike in no way lead a normal life. The only thing that would make him 'normal' was his girlfriend ,Casey, back in Vancouver.
"Lets go slowpokes." Devon yelled from downstairs.Their mom and dad,Jamie and Ralph, followed thier children.Mike put on Beccas gloves and coat and they left to the neighbors.
It was an usually cold August in Jamestown,NY. "Becca dont jump in the snow!" It was too late. She fell over.
"Sowry Mikey"
"Its' okay come on" He picked her up and carried her the rest of the way. The kids parents stayed behind paying no attention to them. Mike knocked on the door. A blonde woman,in her 30's, opened the door.
"Hi I'm Jane this is my husband Bob. And these are my lovely children B.J, Leslie and Nick." B.J was playing with dolls while Leslie played with her pacifier.
"Hi" Nick came from behind his parents.
"Hi" Becca blushed.
"We have Candyland. Becca wanna come play?"
"Sure" They walked to the living room.
"Wait me too!" Devon followed behind.
"Becca you can be blue." She smiled.
The 5 adults sat down and chatted."So Jamie and Ralph where are you from?" Jane asked.
"I'm from Lexington,KY and Ralph is from Columbia."
"I'm from just about everywhere and Bob is from NY."The two women talked about motherly stuff while the men talked about sports.
"Becca get your hair out of your mouth." Micheal sat her on his lap while they continued their game.
"They're cute arent they?" Jamie nodded yes.
"We are always busy. Mike is great with the kids"
"Becca won!" Nick said with a slight smile.
"She always wins cuz shes the baby" Devon puted. The night passed without incedent. But it started the love of a lifetime.
Becca was always with the Carters. She even had her own dresser. Becca was always with Nick. Jane always thought of them as a couple.
BFF- always. Until she moved again.
JUNE 1987
" Becca go say bye to Nick" Her dad called from the door. She sulked next door. Nick was on the porch.
"Nicky Bicky I have to move" She mumbled in between sobs.
"I'll miss you Bear" She smiled at the nickname he had given to her.
It was her b-day, about a month after she moved in. Nick gave her a big brown teddy. "you're like my bear Becca so i'll call you that okay?" She nodded yes.
"One last nuggle time" They went into his room and talked. For being kids they were good adults.
"Becca time to go" Jane hugged the girl she loved as her daughter."I love you"
"I love you mommy Jane"
"Here's a picture of you two. Keep it always."
"I will" they walked downstairs, as if it was an execution. "Bye B.J." the little ones hugged.
"Bye Becca"
"Bye bye Lessie" she gurgled."And bye to the twins." She patted Janes tummy. Nick and Becca walked out together.
"I love you always Bear."
"Bye Nicky I love you too." She climbed into the car. Nick waved goodbye. She turned around and waved back. Once they were out of sight he cried on the driveway thinking they'd never see each other again.
LEXINGTON ,KY 1996
"Brian when do you and Kevin leave for NY?" Becca,now 14, asked in a baby voice.
"In about 2 hours.why?"
"Cuz I wanna go and see if I can find him." Brian stopped packing and looked at her.She out on the face no one could resist.He smiled
"Sure now go get packed while I make reservations." Brian and Kevin stayed in NYC. Becca took another plane out to Buffalo. She went to the room Brian haad rented for her. She dropped off her stuff. Becca got in a cab and left for Jamestown.
She went to the park she and Nick had once played at. Becca got on the swings and closed her eyes. A voice startled her.
"Hey Bear"
"How did you know it was me?"
"Your smile. Come on the family would love to see you.Becca why are you here?"
"My cousins are recording with a group called the Backstreet Boys. Hopefully the'll be as big as they are in Europe here."
Nick remained silent. Should I tell her?
Becca said hi to all of them. But Aaron, Angel and Leslie didn't reconize her.
"You don't remember me cos they twins weren't born and Lessie you were a baby"
Becca stayed for dinner.She and Nick stayed up late and talked.
"Why don't you stay a few days. My parents will be gone."
"Sure I have to tell my cousins though." She called Kevin."Kevy I'm satying with him for a few days. I'll be bcak soon. Love you"
"Sure bye Becca." She and Nick spent three days of bliss in the house together. Before she left he gave her a gold ring and a beaded necklace with a heart.
"The ring means BFF and the necklace cuz you will always hold my heart"
"Thanx" They exchanged email addys. Nick sent her heartfilled poems. They stayed in touch for a few days. But as fate would have it they changed them at the same time.
They never spoke again. B dated guys completly different than Nick. So did he. She went back to Kentucky and stayed for a while.She and her parents hated each other so Becca moved to Orlando with her big cousin Kevin.