Chapter 23

Lauren smiled. Nick would be in town in a week. Obviously, she hadn’t seen him since the day he left, which was three weeks ago. The boys were staying for two days in Tampa, meaning she’d have two days to spend with him. She and her roommate, Angela, were going to the concert together. Angela now knew everything about Nick and Lauren, including the fact that Lauren had left her family for him, and couldn’t believe her roommate was dating a Backstreet Boy.

She was snapped back to reality by the ringing of her cell phone. Hoping it was Nick, whom she hadn’t talked to since before she moved in, she picked it up and greeted her caller. “Yeah, it’s Lauren.”

“Hey.” It was Brian, and he sounded kind of upset.

“Oh, hi, Brian. Is everything all right?” she replied, concerned.

“Well, sort of…” he said.

“What do you mean? Nick’s okay, isn’t he?” Lauren said, panicking. So many things could have happened…

“Yeah, he’s fine, but-”

“But what? What’s wrong?” Lauren said impatiently.

Brian took a long time to answer. “I have something to tell you, Lauren, and you’re really not going to like it.”

“What?”

“A few nights ago, something happened with Nick. He ran into Rachel, his ex, and they…”

“What, they kissed?” Lauren said angrily. “I can’t believe him!”

“No, they went a lot farther than that. They slept together,” Brian said flatly.

“No, he wouldn’t do that,” Lauren replied, her eyes tearing up. “He wouldn’t do that to me, Brian. You’re not serious.”

“I am serious, Lauren. I’m sorry,” Brian said.

Determinedly, Lauren finished the conversation. “Okay, thanks, Brian. I have to go. Bye.” She hung up the phone before Brian could protest and immediately headed to Angela’s room in tears.

“What happened?” Angela exclaimed. “Who was on the phone?”

“That was Brian,” Lauren replied.

“Omigod, did something happen to Nick?” Angela cried.

“Nick’s a dirty bastard. I can’t believe he’d do that!” Lauren shouted.

“What? What did he do?”

“He slept with his ex-girlfriend, Rachel,” Lauren sobbed, collapsing onto the bed. “I can’t believe he would do something like that! I never should have gotten close to him, Angie. I was stupid and naïve and I have to go back to his place to get my stuff. I’ve gotta get out of there.” She continued mumbling as she left the room. “Why was I stupid enough to think a famous pop star would actually love me?”

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