Part 280
Lunch over and Jesse settled in for a nap, Sarah sat down to work on the computer. First on her list was to type what she had done with ‘Dark Riders’, then she needed to work on Howie’s site for the Foundation, and finally, check her email for the ‘LoveSlaves’ list.
Sarah leaned back and sighed looking at her messages.
Howie looked up from what he was doing. "Angel, what’s wrong?"
"There are over a 100 messages related to Julie’s post."
"What did Julie say?" asked Nick.
Sarah clicked on Julie’s message and read it quickly. "She just explains that Becca and I are members of the list and why we hadn’t ‘revealed’ ourselves. She goes on to tell them that if they can’t handle the security issues, they’ll be kicked off the list."
"WOW!" said Nick.
"She also set up the guidelines telling them to be respectful of us and our privacy. I need to email Julie…or at least talk to her on the instant messenger."
"Why?" asked Howie.
"Change my address. No sense staying with ‘TheDarkSideFanatic’ now that they know who I am."
Sarah opened the instant messenger to find Julie was online.
TheDarkSideFanatic: Hey Julie…What’s up?
NiCkSGoddess: Not much. Where are you?
TheDarkSideFanatic: About two hours out of Ottawa. I need you to do me a favor.
NiCkSGoddess: Just name it.
TheDarkSideFanatic: Drop me from the list under this name and put me back on under ‘SweetDsAngel2001’…no sense staying under that cover now.
NiCkSGoddess: Give me a couple minutes.
TheDarkSideFanatic: Thanks, and I’m gonna switch to it now.
Sarah deleted the messages, closed the account, and headed to the other account. She also switched her instant messenger to find Julie waiting for her.
NiCkSGoddess: It’s done.
SweetDsAngel2001: Thanks. I’m gonna start going through the archives and answering questions.
NiCkSGoddess: Good luck. There are A LOT.
Nick asked, "Are you talking to Julie?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Find out if Becca’s around?"
SweetDsAngel2001: LOL Yeah, I’ve already seen. Is Bec around?
NiCkSGoddess: She’s sleeping…FINALLY.
SweetDsAngel2001: Good! At least one of us can sleep. Nick was just asking.
NiCkSGoddess: What’s wrong? Why aren’t you sleeping?
SweetDsAngel2001: Nothing’s wrong…just can’t sleep and I’m gonna be doing the guys’ show again tonight.
NiCkSGoddess: I noticed you were on stage last night. What’s up with that? Do you do it often?
SweetDsAngel2001: No…just filling in. Kevin’s partner got fired and Lisa moved over with him so I could dance with ‘D’ J . I’ll be doing the Montreal show too since the replacement can’t get here with the problems back home in the states.
NiCkSGoddess: At least you get to be with Howie…you two are SO good together. He looks so happy every time he looks at you.
SweetDsAngel2001: Thanks…the feeling’s mutual. I guess I should get started with the messages. Give Garrett a kiss for all of us…and THANKS!
NiCkSGoddess: No problem on ALL accounts.
Sarah closed out the instant messenger and headed to the archives for the list where she started going through the messages. The first few were for Nick and Becca and Sarah started to read them to him but realized he was asleep. She smiled as she looked at the tall blonde stretched out on the floor of the bus.
‘How does he do it? One minute, he’s aggravating the shit out of me and the next he looks so damn lovable. No wonder Bec loves him so much,’ thought Sarah.
The very next post was for Sarah and she could tell the person, Heather, was upset. "Howie, listen to this one."
Howie looked up and she began to read, "How dare you come onto THIS list pretending to be someone else! What have you been doing…telling the guys how we cut them down when they do something we don’t like and then sit back and laugh? I notice that you don’t post frequently. Is that why?"
"WOW! She sounds ticked," said Howie. "How are you gonna handle it?"
"Not sure. I’m gonna read through the other posts first, then decide. They do have a right to be concerned."
"Mind if I read with you?"
"No…not at all. It does involve you too," smiled Sarah.
Howie joined Sarah and together, they went through all the posts. They decided that Sarah would write one message answering the minor issues and address the MAJOR issues individually. Howie helped her with her answers so that she didn’t reveal too much of their private lives.
Clicking ‘Send’ on the last message, Raoul came back, "We’re here."
"Cool," said Sarah. "Guess I’d better go in and do sound checks before Kevin has a cow."
Howie stopped her, "Are you sure you want to do this?"
"I’m FINE, D…I love you," she said with a kiss. "Wake Nick and I’m headed in to soothe Kevin."
Howie watched as Sarah stepped over Nick and headed into the venue with Billy by her side. He was worried about her but there wasn’t much he could do except be there for her.
Before waking Nick, Howie decided to call Sarah’s doctor in Orlando. He explained what was happening and his concerns for Sarah. Dr. Johnson did his best to reassure Howie and suggested that Sarah drink a glass of wine or a wine cooler before going to bed. Even a beer would help her to sleep. He also suggested an over-the-counter sedative but Howie decided that would be the LAST resort.
Nick had heard the whole conversation and when Howie hung up, he sat up.
"Howie, you’re really worried about her, aren’t you?"
Howie nodded his head. "Yeah, I am, Nick. She’s only had MAYBE eight
hours of sleep since Boston and she’s having nightmares again. Her emotions
are ALL over the place too. I know part of it is her hormones being pregnant and
all but still….I don’t know what I’ll do if anything happens to her or the
babies, Nick. God, I thought this was all over when she showed up in Toronto but
it’s NOT."
"I know you’ve got a lot on you, Howie, and we’ll all be there for you…both of you."
"I know…and I appreciate it. Come on…let’s go make sure Sarah and Kevin don’t hurt each other. You know how those two can be!"
Nick laughed, "She’s the ONLY one I know who can get under his skin."
"No…you’re still number one at doing that," said Howie as he grabbed Nick in a headlock. "You’re STILL the pesky little brother…even if you DO have a son of your own now!"
Stepping off the bus together, Howie and Nick were greeted by the screams of many excited fans. They waved, signed autographs, and talked as they made their way into the venue making another group of young girls extremely happy.