"Come on boys. We still have 5 stores to cover before lunch. A.J., I swear, if you drag my shopping bags again, I'll make you carry them all,".

"Kay, it's 1:30, we've been out here since 9:30, and we've only covered 4 stores. We'll never cover all of the stores today. And I'm hungry!" Kevin whined. She almost fell over laughing, because, tall, muscular Kevin was whining, like, well, Nick.

"You now, you're right. We'll just do what we can today, and come back tomorrow. I'm hungry too. Lets stop at the cafe,".

The three boys had been carrying Kay's huge shopping bags all morning, and were glad to finally put them down. They ordered, and then something caught Howie's eyes.

"Guys look! Mens Armani! Please Kay!".

"Go on guys. But be back when the food comes,".

There she is. My God, she's beautiful. She sure has changed since she was 9. This will be even more fun now. She looks like Lisa. Same auburn hair, and hazel eyes. Nicks taste must not change much. It's a shame she'll have to be put in the middle of all this. Oh well. Time to say hello.

"Hi. I'm sorry to bother you, but do I know you from somewhere?".

"Um, no. I don't think so. Sorry,".

"Oh, wait. Do you know Sara Collins?".

"Yeah, she was a friend of mine back during school. Do you know her?".

"Please! I'm her brother Craig. I was off at boarding school for a while,".

"Yeah! Oh God! How are you? There is so much to talk about. Please, sit with us. My friends should be back in a minute,".

"Thanks,".

"Hey guys. Look at Kay. There's a guy with her. Do you know him?".

"No, but she must,".

"Hi guys, this is Craig. I just meet him, well I knew of him, but I had never meet him. He's one of my old friends brothers. I invited him to sit with us,".

"Oh hi. I'm Howie, this is A.J. and that is Kevin,".

"Hi!".

"I'm really sorry if I'm imposing,".

"No, you're not, really,".

"So, you knew Kaytee? Has she always been so controlling?".

"Actually, I only saw her once or twice. But I heard a lot about her from my sister. I was away at boarding school,".

"Oh. She's crazy,".

"Am not!".

"Anyway, why don't you come to dinner tonight. I'm sure there's a lot to talk about. I mean, we all want to hear about what she was like before she meet our Nicky.".

Craig had to do his best not to die right there when Kevin mentioned Nick.

"Nick?".

"Oh, I got married. To a nice guy, a singer. Maybe you've heard of him, Nick Carter. These are some of his bandmates".

"Oh yeah. I thought the name was familiar. Backstreet, right?".

"Yeah. But really, you must come to dinner,".

"I don't want to impose,".

"No, you wouldn't be really," A.J. added.

"Seriously, I really wanna know how things are at home. I haven't heard a lot in a long time,".

"But are you sure?".

"Yes!". They all said, growing tired of his insecurity.

"Well, okay. If you are sure it's no problem. What time?".

"6:30. I'll have a chauffeur pick you up and bring you,".

"Thanks. Well, I gotta go. See you later". And with that, Craig stood up, and left with a smile. When he reached his car, he dialed his cell phone.

"Listen, it's me. I have been invited to dinner tonight. When they ask for a chauffeur, offer yourself up, so that I can have time to memorize the route. Later".

Things were going better than expected. He would soon have everything Nick cared for, just as Nick had taken everything from him.

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