"That was really good." I sat down on Nick's lap.

"I know and the chocolate tasted better on you." I smiled up at him and kissed him lightly.

"Ya know what's going to happen this summer right?" I brushed the pieces of hair out of his face.

"Hmmmm, there are many things that I can imagine right now. Ice...the pool...the beach...."

"Yeah me too But I'm leaving."

"Huh?"

"You knew that it was going to happen sooner or later right?"

"What was going to happen?"

"Nick what did you expect? I finshed the album I have 2 top 10 singles and things are just getting started with me."

"Meaning?"

"Meaning that I have to go on my own tour in the summer."

"Why?"

"I dont really know for sure. But I'm going on tour and going to have someone else be MY opening act."

"But you're MY opening act! And my closing act and my middle act..." Nick started whining.

"You're whining Nick."

"I know."

"And Nick."

"Yeah?"

"It's driving me crazy!" I gently licked his cheek and pulled in his lips for a kiss.

"SAM!" he started purposly whinnig. I laughed at him and nuzzled my nose into his cheek. Pressing my body against his and slowly moved my mouth, not kissing him just moving my mouth against the skin of his cheek. He close his eyes and moan softly.

"You do know that you're a tease?"

"Yes Mr. carter I'm well aware of that but I think it turns you on." I looked up at him and he nodded.

"But what good is it to turn me on if you're not going to finish the job?"

"It's good because now you know how good the job can be done and when the time comes it will be very, very," I licked the rim of his ear, "Very good."

"So then there will be a time when I can get you in bed?"

"Of course, I told you I want to lose my virginty to you and no one else."

"Good and let's hope you keep your end of the bargin than Sam." I kissed him.

"I will."

"Good." he smiled at me slyly. We sat like that for awhile.

But Nick started getting weird on me all of a sudden I would give him a little kiss and he just well, not do anything, and he would get up and walk around and sorta hide, it was strange. We heard the front door starting to open and I quickly pulled a shirt and as Nick did too. He got up and walked down the hall I followed closely behind him, before going downstairs he straightened out his shirt and hair and walked causally down the stairs, as I did too. We walked through every room and reached the front door, where Brian and Lauran and Lisa and Kevin were standing.

"Since when did you give Brian a key?" I looked up at Nick and he shrugged his shoulders.

"What have you 2 been up to?"

"Brian I think that's between me and Nick."

"Bri we did nothing." Nick was acting really weird again, never once did he look down at me or smile or anything that he would normally do! I followed Lisa outside to the car to help her bring in, her bags.

"Sam what's wrong with Nick?"

"I dunno I was just thinking the same thing."

"Oh. Nothing went on between you two?"

"NO honestly."

"Hmmm...maybe...I dunno Sam maybe he's just tired or something I really don't know for sure what could possibly be wrong with him but I'll call him later tonight and see whats going on."

"OK thanks." she smiled and we brought the bags inside and everyone else was sitting in the living room talking.

"Yeah, than in the middle of eveything a group of fans attacked so we signed every piece of material they had on" Brian coughed

"KEVIN" I laughed "And some girl wanted me to give this to you." Brian handed Nick a box wrapped in velvety paper with I card attached, and a small piece of red paper.

"She said to call when you needed a good time." Nick raised his eyebrows and put the box and paper on the table, not what I exspected him to do. Something was definately wrong and I wanted to know right then and there, but instead of asking I kept my mouth shut.

"Well anyways, let's do somehing." Lauran walked into the kitchen and out the back door.

"Hey babe where ya going?" Brian called over his shoulder. She came back in shaking her head."What were you doing?"

"I dunno." I was getting really upset now, Nick didn't look at me he didn't touch me hold my hand or waist, he didnt even talk to me or give glance up toward me or anything. I was getting fed up with it so I decided instead of letting Nick get to me I would just leave.

"I'm going to head home Lisa, but I'm going to go out after I get dressed and showered I'll call you ok?"

"Sure are you ok?" she gave me a cocerned look.

"Yeah," I looked over at Nick, "Fine." she nodded and I headed out the door. Nick didnt live too far away so I decided not to make anything difficult and not take a car.I got home and ran upstairs, and stripped out of my clothes and ran the water from the faucet. I went downstairs in a towel and brought the phone and made myself a cappacino I was in the mood to just relax after what happened at Nick's. I opened a bottle of bottles and pour them as well as these little balls-of-soap shit thing into the warm water. After the bubbles were sky high I slipped into the bathtub, and closed my eyes.After awhile I thought about what had gone on and I think that all the talk about sex and teasing him was getting to him and not to mention that I was leaving soon, sooner than this summer. I was the end of March and I was leaving in April. I didn't know how to tell Nick, or anyone else. No one but my agent manager and producers knew what was going on so it was my choice of who to tell when I wanted to. I never got around to it, and I don't know if that was what was getting to Nick. Maybe he was getting sick of me or maybe he wanted something more or different. The only thing was that if he wanted more I didn't think I'd be able to give it. Only because I'm scared and I am at this point very , very confused. I figured that maybe he was just tired. And my phone rang, it was Dona. Dona was with me from the very begining of my trip, she was one of my friends and was a great dancer, so when JIVE asked about dancers Dona was my first pick. My manager looked over it. I was joined by three others and that has what's happened.

"Hey Donnie!"

"Hey um listen have you talked to Eric lately?" Eric was my manager.

"No but I was suppose to call him sometime today why?"

"No reason just if you're going to call him I suggest you do it soon." I sat up in the bubbles.

"Do you know something I dont?"

"Sam listen I thought that he would call you first but I'm not allowed to say anything because I'm not suppose to know but alls I'm sayying is call Eric now."

"Ok Donnie I'll see ya later!"

"Bye." I pressed flashed and dialed up Eric's office number and Rose had picked the phone up (his secretary).

"Hello JIVE records office how may I help you?"

"Hey Rose it's me Sam I was wondering if Eric was around?"

"OH Hi Sam how are you?, yes Eric is in his office let me transfer you."

"OK thanks." I waited patiently on the other line, and heard Eric pick up the phone.

"Hello?"

"Yeah it's me anyways what's the big secret everyone is talking about because it's behind my back and I'd like to know when stuff is going on so I don't need to worry about it!"

"Whoa Sam this isn't like you, now there is a secret but no one is trying to keep anything to you so calm down now the secret is just that our tour is going to start a little early that's all nothing more nothing less. Rose is going to set up an appointment for you to have the security guards take you over to the mall or whatever to have you get your shopping done."

"Ok thanks. I need to go bye." I hung the phone up and sunk into the bubbles. It was just typical that I told Nick that I was going in the summer and now I was leaving even sooner that I thought I was. And by the way Eric never did tell me when we were leaving. I decided that I needed to get out and get going. I wrapped myself in a towel and called up Nick's house not wanting to let him know that i couldn't stay away from him and also that I was in tears but the phone was picked up. I sucked in a breath,

"Hello?" than let it all out.

"Hey Brian...um is Lisa there?"

"Yeah hold on..are you ok?" I blinked back the tears.

"Yeah I'm fine." I could tell Brian obviously knew that I was lying but gave the phone over to Lisa anyways.

"Hello?"

"Lisa? It's Sam,"

"Hey whats the matter you sound upset are you ok?"

"Yeah fine just listen ok?"

"Yeah sure ok I'm listening."

"OK," I sighed

"I just called Eric, promise not to give off any reaction or say anything just say yeah and no ok?"

"Yeah promise."

"Ok, I called Eric and he told me that the tour...was scheduled to be sooner that originally planned. I know that I didn't tell you about it at all but it was suppose to be for late April now it's late March."

"But there's only 1 more week of March."

"I know and tommorrow I need to go shopping now you can come if you want but I know that you just went today, do not say anything to anyone especialy Nick,

Oh yeah is he still-"

"Actually he's fine now after you left, him and Brian started goofing off and we are all just getting ready to take a swim."

"Oh, well I'll se you later I wanna run over to the gallery for awhlie if you need me I'll bring my phone."

"OK have fun and Sam, don't worry about Nick ok? And don't worry about touring either I promise not say anything to to anyone and, and that's all have fun bye." she hung up the phone, I hung up too. I pulled on a pair of jean carpis, and a baby blue tube top, my sandals, and my bag and left the house. I got into the car that was left in the drive-way, which was not my car but if we keep it a secret Lisa will never know (hopefully) I drove over to the Tampa Bay Gallery. I was friends with owner and he often put my work up on display shows or would ask me to do work for him if there was an open house kinda of thing. Most of the time I did it for him but since I had been on tour with the guys I haven't been there in almost a year. I figured I should go before I left again. I walked inot the tall white building, and walked over to the front desk where Cherish sat staring at her book.

"Hey long time no see!" she got up from the desk walked around gave out a shriek and threw her arms over my shoulders.

"Oh my god where have you been?" I placed my sunglasses on top of my head.

"Well for the past 7 moths I've been on tour with Lisa's cousins band. You remember Nick right?"

"Yeah he's your boyfriend right?"

"Yeah and his band was on tour and I went with them for their opening act."

"Oh I remember now they're the backstreet boys right?"

"Yeah."

"Oh thats great Hun. You look great too."

"Thanks." she stared at me awhile i guess I still looked a little upset. She asked me if I was ok I assured her I was and told her I just needed to talk to Paul before I left.

"I'll see ya before I leave ok?"

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