"Ok, you have to wear this," Justin said, handing Steph a sticker pass. She put it on her skirt and walked with him to the doors leading to backstage.

"Wait, Justin! I don’t even know the group’s name!"

"’N Sync. You say it in, not N."

"Ok, thanks." They walked through the doors, and saw the four guys sitting at a table. As soon as they saw Justin and Steph they all got up.

"Justin! What’s up man?" Chris asked.

"Hey, man. Long time no see!" Jody commented, playing along acting as if Justin was one of their friends, and he wasn’t in the group.

"Hey guys, this is Steph. She likes your song, "God Must Have Spent…"

"Why hello there," Joey said in his flirtatious manner, while shaking her hand. All the guys said their hello’s to Steph and talked for a while, and soon it was time to go out and sit for the concert.

"Uh, Chris, can I borrow your glasses and hat for the concert?"

"Oh, yeah, good idea."

"Why do you want those?" Steph asked, still not aware he was the hearthrob of the group.

"Uh, well, only girls usually go, so I’m gonna disguise myself so I don’t get recognized, I mean, you know, by anyone I know."

"Oh, ok, bye guys! It was nice meeting you!"

"Bye," Justin said, and mouthed "thanks." They walked out to their front row seats and sat down, trying to ignore the screaming girls.

"Hey, babe, I’ll be back in a sec, I forgot to ask the guys somethin…stay here and guard the seats, ok?"

"Ok," he gave her a quick kiss on the cheek and darted to the doors. The opening act was just ending, so ‘N Sync would be coming on very soon. He ran into the dressing room and changed very very fast, then ran to meet the other guys preparing to get on stage. They changed the whole show so they could do GMHS 1st to surprise Steph. The lights were off and they were opening with the astronaut costumes, and you couldn’t tell who was who. Steph was glad it was starting, but she was wondering where Justin was. When the guys started dancing she noticed there were 5 of them, but then remembered that one was off doing an interview when she met them. She assumed the other guy’s name was Justin because there were a lot of posters that said "I love you Justin" or "Justin will you marry me?". When the opening routine was over, one of the guys came to the front of the stage and jumped off. Girls were pushing to the disguised ‘N Syncer, and he went right over to Steph. He took her hand and walked her up onto the stage, and the other guys also picked a girl. Each girl sat on a stool, and the music for GMHS started. They guys stood facing their girl, and slowly lifted the helmet off their head. When Steph saw it was Justin, she didn’t know what to do. She shoo her head, laughing at him and the whole situation. He winked at her, grabbed her hand, and gave it a squeeze. When it was time for the 1st verse he turned to her, and never looked away from her gaze the whole time he sang.

Can this be true?

Tell me can this be real?

How can I put

into words what I feel?

My life was complete,

I thought I was whole,

Why do I feel like

I’m losing control?

Never thought that love

Could feel like this

Then you changed my world

With just one kiss

How can it be,

That right here with me,

There’s an angel?

It’s a miracle

After the concert, Lonnie, ‘N Sync’s bodyguard, escorted Steph backstage. He put her in a room, and said the guys would be there in a few minutes. She sat, thinking about Justin, and how much she liked him. Tonight was one of the best nights of her life and it was all thanks to Justin. The door opened and Justin came in, wearing a big smile on his face. As soon as she saw him she jumped up and ran to him, practically jumping on him. She threw her arms tightly around his neck like she’d never let go.

"Thank you, Justin," she whispered into his ear. He just hugged her tighter, never wanting to let go.

"So, did you like the show?" he asked as they pulled away. He was holding both her hands next to his body.

"How could I not?"

"I don’t know!"

"You know what I really liked?"

"What?"

"Your little dance during ‘Crazy For You’," she said with a sly smile on her face.

"I’m glad I have a girl who likes Thrusty Justy!" She giggled a little and looked him in the eyes, hoping he would make the next move, and sure enough, he did. He squeezed her hands and bent his head down to hers. Their lips brushed at first, then they locked together. It was the best feeling in the world for both of them, and it was like they were the only two people on earth. Justin let go of her hands and placed his on her waist, pulling her closer to him. Her hands made their way up around his neck, trying to get as close to him as she possible could. They were getting really into it and soon she felt his tongue on her lips, so she did it right back to him. They finally pulled away at the same time, breathless and not knowing what to say.

"Wow," was all Justin could get out while gazing deep into her blue eyes.

"Tell me about it." She reached up and kissed him once again. He pulled away and took her hand.

"Come with me." He led her out of the room and to where the rest of the guys were. "Hey guys, Steph is, ummm, tired, so I’m gonna take her back to my place ok?"

"Sure Curly, I’ll call ya tomorrow," JC said, not really believing the tired story. They all said their good byes and Steph and Justin headed to his car hand in hand. He parked in a private lot so no fans would see him. They got in and sped off to Justin’s house, holding hands, but not talking. They were thinking of each other, and how great the night had been so far. They finally pulled into his driveway and walked into the house.

"So, what should we do?" Justin asked, facing her and holding both her hands.

"Hmm, lets start with this," she said and leaned up to kiss him. He pulled away after a few seconds and Steph thought something was wrong.

"What’s wrong?"

"Steph, we have to talk."

"Um, ok." He took her hand and led her to the couch.

"Loo, I really like you a lot and I’m gonna do everything in my power not to screw this up. I don’t want you to say anything til I’m done, and you have to listen to this whole thing."

"Ok." "Before, we get too involved, you have to understand my life. With ‘N Sync we tour, sometimes in the U.S., sometimes in Europe for maybe four months at a time. It’s hard for me to be a normal boyfriend to you, and I just want to be fair and make sure you know this." He grabbed her hand and continued talking. "You are so special and there is something different in your eyes from all the girls I’ve met, and I just don’t want to lose you because I’m so busy all the time." Steph didn’t say anything, she just leaned forward and lightly kissed him.

"I understand completely, Justin, but when are you going back on tour?" she asked, in a way dreading the answer.

"Two weeks, but we are touring the U.S., so we’ll come back here for a few shows."

"Well, then lets not worry about that until the time when you leave."

"So…does this mean you are my girlfriend now?" He asked quietly, but with a very caring tone.

"Hmmm…" she said as she pretended to think. Justin leaned forward into her this time, and kissed her hard and good. "Yes," she said as he pulled away.

"Good, now you will never escape!" he playfully yelled as he sat up a little and held her shoulders. He gently laid her down on the couch, with him on top of her. He planted kissed on her face and neck, loving the sweet taste of her skin.

"Justin?" She asked, getting a little worried about how far he would go.

"Yeah?"

"Don’t you think we should slow down a little? I mean, we’ve only been officially going out for about three minutes." His face looked a little hurt when his eyes met hers.

"Steph, don’t worry, I wasn’t planning on doing that, trust me. I’m not like that. Besides, I would ask you first to make sure you were comfortable with it."

"Thank you, for everything."