Early the next morning Tabitha was called to go down to the studio and work on some finishing touches on the video. She ended up driving Nick and herself down to the studio. They did a retake of a few segments and then they were allowed to go home.

"Have you been in the pool at the Ritz, yet?" Nick asked while flipping through the radio stations of the car.

"No, not yet! Actually, I really want to go for a swim. I bought my new suit and everything."

"Yeah me too! I bought a new suit also." Nick said sarcastically.

"Shut-up, Nick! Just find a radio station, will you?" She said while laughing.

Coincidentally, Nick found one of their songs. 'Backstreets Back', he went to change it, but Tabitha slapped his hand away from the radio. She enjoyed this song.

"Don't change it! I happen to like this song!" She said as she put on her sun glasses.

"Of course you do! Have you seen the video? You know, I came up with that idea all by myself!" Nick said as he opened the sun roof to her car.

"Really? I thought it was a mutual thing! You and all the guys?" She said while looking at Nick.

"Well, it was mutual after the fact. They agreed with it after they heard my excellent idea. You have to admitt, it was excellent!"

"No, your right! It is an awesome video. My friends, Meg and Jess, they dance like wild animals to this song."

Am I sexual

(Yeah)

Am I everything you need

You'd better rock your body now

Nick watched as Tabitha sang the words to the song. She was totally getting into it. Leaning over the steering wheel and banging on the dashboard as they stopped at a stop light.

Everybody

(Yeah)

Rock Your Body

(Yeah)

Everybody

Rock Your Body Right

Backstreets Back, alright!

"I'm impressed. Very impressed." Nick said as he clapped his hands together.

"Really? It was my singing wasn't it. I bet you never knew I could sing, huh? Or was it the way I made my voice sound like yours?" She said while laughing.

"I think it was both. But, your right! I didn't know you could sing."

"Well, it's been 7 years Nick. I bet their's alot of stuff about me that you don't know." She said while sweetly smiling at him.

Nick knew she was right. He didn't know her like he used to. Basically, when your 5 you don't really have the same outlook on life as you do when your 17. And he realized that she was a very mature 17 year old.

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"Mom! I'm going down to the pool with Nick and the guys. Can I bring Kelly along?"

"Actually, I need you to take her! I'm going down to the real estate place in L.A., i've got to see if they have that summer house for us to rent in Orlando."

"Ok, I'll get Kelly ready then. You packed her swim stuff, right?"

"Of course! She is a little water baby, Tabs! If I forgot her swim stuff, she would come after me when she gets older."

Tabitha got Kelly ready first. She put on her cut baby surf shorts that they had purchased at the 'Baby Gap' and she tied her little haulter top that matched. She finished off Kelly's outfit with her little fisherman hat to block the sun, and her tiny star shaped sunglasses. Tabitha put on her baby blue bikini bottoms and tied her matching baby blue haulter around her neck. She pulled over the matching tank-top that revieled only her navel, slid on her sandals and grabbed their beach stuff. Tabitha walked down to the pool with the the bag in her right hand and Kelly in her left hand.

"Nick? Nick? Is that Tabitha?" A.J. asked as he sat up from his pool chair.

Nick turned around and took a sip from his water bottle. He watched as a beautiful girl came closer and closer into viewing distance. It's not that Tabitha looked different to him, but he just couldn't get over her body. She was still some distance away from him so he watched as her feet moved closer. He stared at her perfectly manicured toenails were panted a perfect color of pastel blue. He watched her long legs stride closer to towards him. Her hips swaying from side to side. His eyes trailed up her waist which seemed like forever. He tried to avert his eyes from looked at her chest, but he couldn't. Then his eyes finally made his way up to her face.

"Uh, yeah! That's Tabs. Are you guys thirsty? Cuz I'm getting hot." Nick said

"Well, Nick! It is about 89 degrees out." Kevin said.

"Oh yeah, your right. I'll go help her with her bags and Kelly. She seems have her breasts ful- I mean, hands full." Nick said while slapping his own head with his hands.

"Woah! Did he just say what I think he just said?" A.J. asked the rest of the guys.

"Yeah, he did!" Howie said while laughing.

"How in the world did Nick let that one go?" A.J. asked Brian.

"Well, when he left, I don't think he knew that she would form into....well, that! I mean, she was only 5."

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Nick took a deep breath as he approached Tabitha. All of a sudden he felt giddy and childish inside. Tabitha smiled as she saw Nick. Kelly clapped her hands together and then opened them up to Nick.

"Hi Kelly! Are you ready to go for a swim. Nicky will take you for a swim, come on!" Nick said as he took Kelly out of Tabitha's arms.

"Nice suit, Tabs!" Nick said as he blushed.

"Thanks! Yup, this is the new one! I normally don't like to wear two pieces, but I figured I should start up on my tanning now."

Nick couldn't figure out why she wouldn't like wearing two pieces. She had a very nice body. Very curvy too. He led her over to the rest of the guys.

"Guys, this is Tabitha!" Nick said as he bounced Kelly up and down in his arms.

"Hi everyone, it's a pleasure to finally meet you all." She said while smiling.

"I'm Kevin."

"A.J.!"

"Other wise known as Bone, but we'll get into that later. I'm Brian, but you know that already."

"I'm Howie!"

"Bone! Bone! Bone!" Kelly said as she stared at A.J. with goo-goo eyes.

"Here she goes again! Sorry about this guys. If she get's annoying, just tell me." Tabitha said as she sat down in one of the chairs.

"She's so cute!" A.J. said.

"I'm a cutie." Kelly said as A.J. took her in his arms.

"You up for that swim?" Nick said.

"I was born up for it! Hang on, let me just put on my lotion." Tabitha said.

She stood up and started pouring some in her hands. She took her hair and piled it up on the top of her head. Nick took some and applied some on him as well. Tabitha was having trouble reaching her back, but she tried too anyway. Nick laughed as he saw how hard she was trying to reach the center of her back.

"Having trouble?"

"No! I'm just trying to get this on my back." She said while trying harder.

"Need some help?" Nick said as he put some more into the palm of his hand.

"No thanks.....oh, well, maybe." She said as she struggled some more.

Nick laughed and lathered the lotion up in his hands. He told Tabitha to stand in front of him so he could 'successfully' reach her back. She stood were she was instructed too, and waited for Nick to put it on her back. When he did she gasped and shivered. His hands were cold from the lotion.

"Sorry, Tabs. Hang on, almost done." Nick said as he laughed.

Unknown to Nick and Tabitha but the guys and Kelly were already in the pool. They were watching the whole scene from the water.