These were all things that kept spinning through your head as you sat through English class late Friday afternoon. You looked up from your open book on your desk and glanced at the clock to your right. 3:00pm. 'I can't believe Tom will be here in 3 hours' you thought to yourself. Your thoughts were interrupted when your eye was caught by Nick flashing you a huge smile. He had conveniently relocated himself to the seat on your right ever since the 2 of you began 'talking'. You smiled back at him. Then he shifted his foot closer to you and started playing footsie with you. You giggled silently as you started playing along. When you saw the professor notice the huge smile on your face, you quickly stopped your antics and resumed paying attention.

Then a small folded piece of paper appeared on top of your book, covering the words you were in the middle of reading. You quietly opened it and read the words "WANT TO HANG OUT TONIGHT?"

Underneath Nick's message, you wrote back "CAN'T--GIRL'S NIGHT OUT" Of course that was a lie--the only thing keeping you from spending time with Nick tonight was the fact that Tom was coming. The piece of paper again appeared on top of your desk. You opened it and saw nothing but a huge sad face drawn on it.

:(

You wrote back "SORRY" and tossed it on Nick's desk. At this same time, class ended and you began packing up.

"I guess I'll forgive you," Nick said, hitting you playfully on the arm.

"Thanks, I'm sorry, I feel bad." you said as the 2 of you started walking out of the room.

"Don't worry about it. Its cool. I'll just hang with the boys or something instead."

"Ok," you said. Nick ended up walking you back to your room and when you opened the door and realized that Sydney was gone, you pulled him inside. You 2 monopolized on the opportunity and snuck in a quick make-out session. Fearing that Sydney would walk in, you wrapped things up and Nick went on his way.

"Talk to you tomorrow Molly," he said on his way out.

"Ok bye!" you said as you shut the door. You decided to grab a quick shower and freshen up before Tom arrived. You looked through your closet to find something to wear and finally settled on a pair of boot-cut jean capris and a T-shirt with a tropical sunset spray painted on it. You put some gel in your naturally wavy hair and put on some makeup. By now it was getting near to 6 and you were really growing more and more nervous by the minute about seeing Tom.

You were laying across your bed on your stomach watching a repeat episode of The Real World when there was a knock on your door. You quickly shot up and went to answer it. You slowly opened the door to unsurprisingly see Tom staring back at you.

"Molls!" he exclaimed with a huge smile on his face.

"Hey!" you said back. He wrapped you up in his arms and lifted you up and spun you around. Then he leaned in and gave you a soft kiss.

"You look gorgeous, as usual." he said, still holding you in his arms.

"Thanks," you said, "you don't look too bad yourself." You weren't lying either. Tom looked good--better than you ever remembered him looking. You finally let go of each other.

"Well come on in," you said motioning him into your room. He set his bags down and flopped down on your bed.

"Tired from your flight?" you asked, sitting down next to him.

"A bit, but I'll be ok." he said smiling.

"Good," you said smiling back.

"Gosh, I was beginning to forget how beautiful your smile is, and how incredibly cute you are." Tom said, sitting up. You blushed a little bit and turned your head down.

"Thank you," you replied quietly. Then Tom leaned closer to you as he lifted your chin in his hand. He kissed you softly and lovingly, and you kissed him back. It became more passionate, hot and heavy, and before you knew it, you were on top of Tom and you 2 were majorly making out. You liked it, but it was also kind of weird because just a few hours ago, you and Nick had been in your room doing the exact same thing. You felt kinda guilty. All of a sudden, yours and Tom's "fun" was interrupted by the door opening. You quickly unfastened your lips from Tom's and looked up.

"Well, I see Tom has arrived!" Sydney said jokingly.

"Yeah," you said smiling.

"Hey Syd!" Tom said, still laying underneath you.

"Hi," she said back, "Well I see you 2 didn't waste any time talking or anything." she said. You just smiled back and laid your head down on Tom's chest.

"She's irresistible, what can I say?" Tom said as he kissed the top of your head.

"Well, don't worry, I'm leaving now, so I'll no longer be inconveniencing you 2." Sydney said.

"Oh Syd, don't say that. You know its not true." you said.

"I know, I'm just kidding. Anyway, I'll see you guys later!"

"Bye!" you and Tom both said. You guys continued laying on your bed for a while just talking and after an hour or so, you both had grown pretty hungry, so you decided to go out to dinner. You drove to a small Italian restaurant about 15 minutes away from school. You guys ate a nice dinner, all the while carrying on a great conversation. It reminded you of old times and you were starting to remember and realize how important Tom was to you and how deeply you cared for him. At the same time, you thought about the fact that it seemed like you shared the same thing with Nick as you did with Tom. They were both very special relationships which you knew couldn't both continue. You were going to have to break things off with one of them, but who?

After dinner, you and Tom went to a nearby park and laid in the grass, wrapped in each others' arms, as you gazed at the stars. You both grew pretty tired, so you decided to head back to your dorm room. Tom changed into his pajamas and you put on a pair of boxer shorts and a tanktop. You flipped on the TV and you both decided to watch a repeat episode of "Friends". You laid down in your bed together and Tom enveloped you with his arms. He showered you with a few small kisses along your shoulder and neck, leading up to one passionate kiss on the lips.

"It's so good to be here with you." he said.

"Yeah, I'm glad you're here," you said smiling,"Goodnite Tom," you said.

"Goodnite sweetie" he replied. No more than 5 minutes later Tom had fallen asleep, yet you were still laying there watching TV, wide awake. All of a sudden there was a quiet knock on your door. A bit startled, you rose from your bed and walked to the door, thinking it was just Sydney and she had forgotten her keys. You swung the door open.

"Nick!?!" you exclaimed, "What are you doing here???"

"Can we talk?" he asked.

"Sure," you said quietly, pulling the door over a bit behind you. The bright lights from the hallway shone on Nicks' face and you noticed that it looked like he had been crying.

"Nick, is something wrong??" you asked worriedly.

"Yeah," he said flatly. you initially thought he was upset about Tom being there without him knowing.

"Listen, Nick, if this is about Tom being here, I'm sorry. I just didn't want to tell you cause I knew you'd be all worried and upset. I guess I should have--"

"No, its not about him," Nick said cutting you off.

"Well then what is it?" you asked.

"It's AJ. . ." he started, "he. . .he checked himself into rehab tonight.

"Rehab?" you asked, "for what? why?"

"He's been having problems lately. . .with depression and anxiety, and that drove him to alcoholism." he said.

"Oh my gosh, Nick I had no idea, I'm so sorry." you said.

"I just. . .I just feel bad, ya know? Like there's something I could have done or something I should be doing and I just don't know what it is." Nick said as tears formed in the corners of his eyes and fell down his face.

"Oh Nick. . ." you said as you looked into his eyes. You reached up and hugged him as you wiped the tears from his face. You just stood there holding him in your arms. "Listen, I know you feel bad, but there's really nothing you could have done to prevent this. He has a psychological disorder, but there's nothing you can do because he's in the best place he can be right now. He's getting the help that he needs. All you can do is keep him in your prayers and hope for the best."

He lifted his head from your shoulder and looked you in your eyes. "Thank you," he said sincerely.

"You're welcome," you said back. "Don't be so hard on yourself," you said, "I mean, you should actually be a bit happy that AJ realized he has a problem and took it upon himself to get help. But he's gonna get better."

"You're right," he said. You nodded.

"So can you crack me one of your killer Nick Carter smiles? The one that makes all the girls scream?" He smiled. "There, thats what I'm talkin' about." you said. "Now I know you're upset, but just remmeber, AJ is where he needs to be. Now, go home and take a hot shower and go to bed. Call me tomorrow."

"Ok Dr. Molly." he said half-smiling. He then hugged you very tightly and kissed you softly. "Thanks again," he said.

"Anytime," you said. He walked away and you went back in your room. Tom had woken up and was sitting up in your bed. "Sorry, did I wake you?" you asked.

"Yeah, but its ok." he said a bit sternly, "what was that all about?" he asked.

"Just a friend who needed to talk," you said.

"Oh..." Tom said, "so why did you kiss him?!?!?" he screamed. It was then that you realized that you hadn't closed the door all the way and Tom had just seen you and Nick kiss!!!!!!