Tha walk to Mic D'z waz silent. Adri and Brian were holdin handz and evryone else were lookin at them with adoration. Annie wanted to walk ahead so she wouldn't have to see tha look on A.J'z face..it waz just too unbearable. This whole time..A.J waz debatin with himself whether or not if he should tell Annie. " She seemz so happy with Justin....and I have Amanda. But it'z still not tha same....I want Annie. Maybe I should ask her out sometime..one on one. That way it would probably be easier...nah..I won't do that...Shit!!!..I have no idea what i'm gonna do.." A.J yelled inside his mind. As they got there tha couplez took up 2 boothz. Annie got her order of food and went to sit by herself. She got odd lookz from tha rest of tha clan but they shook it off and suggested that Adri go see what waz up with her. " Ok..imma go and see what'z wrong with her..u guyz just chill.." Adri ordered. Tha group nodded and started their own conversationz amongst themselvez. Adri grabbed her friez and made her way ova to her cuz....Adri sat down and made an attempt to talk to her.... Adri: Hey!! sup sup chica? Annie: Huh?..oh..hey!..Nuthin..y? Adri: Y rn't u sittin with evrybody else. Annie: Oh no reason really..just wanted sometime alone to think.. Adri: Annie..i've known u alla ur life..u know if sumpthin'z wrong..u got me to bitch to..haha Annie: Haha..yea i know..i just wanna do this for maself ya know? Adri: Ok..if that'z what u think u gotta do..but no matta what..I'm here for ya Ok? Annie: *smilez* Yea i know..thanx Adri. Adri: Hey..n e time..imma jet ok?..hope u can sort out whateva problem u have..haha Annie: Aightiez..i will

Adri gave her younga cuz a quick smile and made her way back to tha booth. " Sooo..wha waz up wit Annie?" De asked as Adri took her seat. " Oh..she just needed sometime alone..she said she waz fine." Adri smiled. " Oh..well should of known Annie waz like dat..alwayz tryin to handle thingz herself..but that'z respectable." De commented. Adri nodded in agreement and made convo with Brian. " I missed ya" Brian gushed. " Awwww..me too..maybe more..haha" Adri laughed. " Adri?" Brian asked. " Huh?" Adri turned her attention to him while bittin into her burger. " Would u go out to dinner with me 2nite?" Brian smiled. " Yup..i'd luv to..but where?" Adri questioned. " We could go n e where..just as long as ur with me." Brian said and turned a bright shade of red. Adri waz so happy he waz such a great guy. She leaned in and pecked him on tha lipz and drank a gulp of her soda. Brian waz shocked and suprised.." What waz that for? " he asked lovingly. " Just for bein u" Adri smiled sincerely....

A.J waz enjoyin his meal and Amanda waz alwayz tryin to feed him friez. Evrytime she did that he simply smiled and ate what she stuck in his mouth. " She'z just tryin to be nice..no harm in dat.." he thought. " Hahaha...got him eatin outta ma handz.." Amanda thought evily. " Hey A.J?" Nhi asked suddenly. A.J quickly turned his attention to her and mumbled a " Hmm?". " I waz just wonderin if u knew what waz up with Annie...u guyz seem to be actin a lil strange around each otha lately." Nhi commented. " Just like Nhi to be observant..haha" A.J chuckled to himself. " Umm..nope..i have no idea what'z up with her...Y do u ask?" A.J asked curiously. " Oh no reason..she'z one of ma best friendz and i care bout her..i just thought u would have an idea to what'z wrong with her." Nhi answered. " I don't buy this crap..I know sumpthin'z up between A.J and Annie." Nhi thought to herself. " Or maybe i'm just over exaggerattin" Nhi mumbled to herself. " What did u say Nhi?" Howie asked sweetly with a smile. " Uhh..nuthin...just talkin to maself again..haha" Nhi replied and smiled in return. Howie nodded and went back to his food.

After evryone finished their mealz and threw away their trash..they decided to head on back to tha hotel. " This day waz short..i wanna do sumpthin else..what about u guyz?" CeCe asked. " Me too...i'm havin hella fun..don't wanna go home now." Adri added. " Well what else is there to do here in tha bomb H-Town" Brian asked in a ghetto accent. Adri laughed and answered.." Well..we can go to da Grand Prix..and go golfin or sumpthin". " That would be fun" Kevin agreed. They told evryone else what waz goin on and Annie declined. " U know what?..u guyz go on ahead..I think I had enuff fun for today..Imma go back to tha hotel and chill." " Yeah..me too...maybe i'll go shoot some hoopz in tha gym or sumpthin." A.J added. " Then I'll go back with A.J." Amanda giggled. Tha guyz rolled their eyez and looked tha otha way. " Nah babe..U can go and have fun..I'll be fine by maself." A.J pleaded hopin she would go with tha otha guyz. " I know...I trust u hunny..i'tz just otha people that i don't trust." Amanda said while givin Annie a dirty look. Annie saw this and mouthed " Kiss ma ass". " Well whateva ya'll..have fun and i'm outiez...see ya lataz." Annie said while walkin off with her shoppin bagz. They called goodbye after her and parted wayz. " I knew it!! Sumpthin'z definetley goin on between them..haha..dudududu inspector gadget..dudu..hoo hoo!! haha" Nhi sung to herself.

As Annie walked in tha front doorz tha clerkz there stopped her. " Xcuse me ma'am..but r u Annie?" He asked politely. " Yes I am" Annie answered in tha same manner. " These r for u..they r from a Justin Timberlake" he notified. " Awwww..how sweet!!..thank u" Annie replied and made her way up to her room. Tha clerk nodded and answered tha phone that waz ringin. Annie waz makin her way down tha hall with tha beautiful white rosez in her handz. "This guy is too much haha" Annie said softly to herself. She reached her door and A.J appeared from his room...half naked..with only a towel wrapped around his waist. Annie ingnored him and made her way into her room. " Who r those from?" A.J asked with jealousy in his voice. " Justin" Annie replied while lookin at tha flowerz in awe. " Oh..they're nice..i guess" he stated. Annie nodded and stood there. She didn't know why she did but..it reminded her of tha nite before. A.J took this oppurtunity to get close to her. He walked towardz her with ease..careful not to scare her off. Annie noticed and knew what he waz up to..but she couldn't move....she had to..but it seemed like her feet we're just planted there. As he got closer and closer..he wrapped his armz around her slim waist and waz mezmorized by her perfume.....he wore it himself but on her it waz as if it waz made for her to wear it...and only her. He pressed her body against his..hard. " Annie..." he whispered. Annie waz once again lost in his stare....and for a moment there...she wanted to be lost. "I....I'm .." he started. Annie leaned in to his face..she wore heelz so she waz his same hieght. " Don't...just don't A.J..I obviously hurt u...and tha thingz u do hurtz me...." Annie whispered while starin deep into his eyez. "Just turn around and go back into ur room..u have someone in there who lovez u.....but..me...I...I just can't." Annie whispered. She took his armz from around her waist and walked into her room. As she closed tha door.." I'm sorry..i just can't..I want to..but u hafta understand..I can't" Annie whispered to tha door. A.J stood there. Once again...he let her go. Tha hurt he felt waz devestatin...." She can't?...what waz that supposed to mean?" A.J asked himself. He walked back into his room sadly...to where he made love to Amanda. " I shouldn't have done this....I don't love Amanda...I don't fantasize about her...I wouldn't die for her...I don't even think I care for her. I don't feel like i'm heaven when I look into her eyez. I want heaven..I want happiness..I want ...I want..Annie. I love Annie. Oh God..I love Annie!!" A.J thought to himself while sittin in his bedroom. He looked ova at Amanda who waz asleep. " We didn't make love Amanda..we had sex..just sex..I have to be in love in order to make it..and I don't love u." A.J whispered. He sat in tha chair next tha bed and held hi head in his handz....

Annie regained her composure and walked towardz tha hotelroom kitchen. She filled a huge cup up with water and put tha rosez in it. She sat on tha stool and fiddled with tha flowerz. " Just a couple of dayz ago ma life waz fine...i had great parentz..a cool cuz and guyz who wanted me." " Now I'm confused...I feel like I'm livin in a fuckin Soap Opera...haha" Annie said to herself. " Justin is sooo great....I really like him..but then there'z A.J..he..well..he just haz sumpthin that I want..that i can't have....I guess him. He has a fucked up gurlfriend....but he....damn it!!!" Annie growled out of fustration. She started bangin her head on tha counter lightly out of counfusion, hurt, anger, and love. Love?............RING..RING..RING...Annie'z cellphone began ringin..she answered Annie: Yello? Justin: Grey?..haha...(Yellow=hello..Grey=hey..get it?..they kinda sound alike) Annie: Haha..hey hunny!..sup? Justin: Nuthin..just called to let ya know bout tha planz for tonite.. Annie: Oh..ok..soo what r we doin? Justin: I thought I could cook up some food and put it in a picnic basket.then to tha beach! Annie: Wow!..that soundz great!.. Justin: Thanx..just wanted it to be special.. Annie: Awww babe..just bein with u is enuff Justin: U mean that? Annie: Yup..I really like u .....ya know? Justin: Wow!..I really like u too...so we're still on? Annie: Most definetly..so what time? Justin: Just be ready by 7:00...I'll pick ya up by then..I'll come up to ur room k? Annie: Yup..gotcha...see u then hunny! Justin: Yup Yup..bye baby! Annie: Buh byez!

Annie smiled to herself and sighed with happiness..she glanced at tha clock " Shit!! it'z already 5:30!! Damn..what am i gonna wear?" Annie asked herself. Annie rushed around tha room and hustled about tryin to decide what to wear. She decided on a tight tube dress. It waz a sheer blue....almost baby blue. It fell down to he kneez and had a slit up both sidez to her mid-thigh. Tha designz were cute..it had butterfliez here and there. Annie decided on tha shoez that she bought at Gucci that day. She went in and took a shower. After her refreshin shower she got dressed. After her make up she left her hair down but put butterfly clipz rite above her earz to keep her hair from fallen into eyez. Annie took one last glance in tha mirror and waz satisfied with what she saw. Tha dress clung to all tha right placez and she applied some Shimmer on her shoulderz and armz..just to give her that glow. Annie grabbed her purse and made sure she had evrything. Soon there waz a knock at tha door..expectin it to be Justin Annie straightened herself out and opened tha door. " Woah!..Where r u goin?..U look gorgeous!" Brian yelled. " Thanx" Annie blushed. " U guyz r back already?" Annie asked and let him in. " Yup..I kicked Adri'z ass!! Woo Hoo!" Brian panted. " Good for u..she needz an ass beatin sometimez..haha!" annie cheered. Suddenly Adri walked in and stopped dead in her trackz.." Wow!..U look..Absolutley incredible gurl!!..Where r u goin?" Adri asked amaxed at how nice her cuz had fixed herself up. " Thanx..I'm goin out with Justin.." Annie answered. "Ohhhhh..Justin'z a nice guy..U guyz will make a cute couple" Adri stated. Brian nodded in agreement. Annie smiled and asked them why they were in her room. " Oh...we came to tell ya we're gonna have a bonfire at tha beach tonite..but since u already have planz.." Brian explained. " No!..it'z ok..Justin waz takin me there tonite n e wayz..he fixed a picnic basket and evrything." Annie smiled. " Awwwww!" Brian and Adri gushed. " Shut up u guyz!" annie whined and turned red. " I'll go..imma just ask Justin if he wantz to join us." Annie suggested. Brian and Adri said ok and went to go get ready. " Oh noooo!! A.J'z gonna be there!! Damn Damn Damn!!" Annie said to herself. She plopped down on tha couch and closed her eyez. ~KNOCK KNOCK~ " Comin'" Annie replied and dragged herself to tha door. She checked herself ova and opened tha door..." Dayum!!!" Justin yelled. " What?..Is there sumpthin wrong?" Annie asked nervously. " No No..it'z not that..u just look incredibly awesome..gurl..U da BomB!! haha." Justin complimented. " Thank u" Annie smiled. " Oh and these r for u.." he smiled. He handed her a dozen carnationz. " Awwww..thanx babe." She leaned over and kissed him..he held her a lil longer and kissed her deeply. *cough* Both broke away and turned around. They saw evryone starin at them..again. " Guyz!! do u alwayz kill momentz!?" Annie laughed. " That'z our job..haha" Nick laughed. " oh yeah Justin..we were gonna have a bonfire.." Annie started. " I know babe..B-Rok told me when him and Adri waz leavin ur room...I waz on ma way up." Justin inturrupted. " Oh..ok..sooo..u wanna?" Annie asked. " That would be coo..we can go out alone again sometime next time." Justin said. " Coo" Annie replied. " U guyz look great by tha way!" Annie hollered to tha rest of tha group. " Thanx" they replied. " Especially U" Annie whispered flirtatiously to Justin. He waz wearin nice baggy black slackz..blue dress shirt and a black jacket over that. " Y thank u madame" Justin smiled and took her hand in his as they followed behind tha rest of tha group. Annie gladly took his hand and walked side by side with him. A.J heard all this and felt sick to his stomach with envy. " She lookz incredible..but i can't tell her that..she can't..she just can't..imma have to respect that.." A.J said to himself and sighed intensely.

Justin suggested that they take his care and Annie agreed. " Do i smell food?" Annie asked sniffin tha air. " Hahaha..good nose..yup..tha basket is in tha backseat." Justin laughed. " Mmmmm..What did u make?" Annie asked. " Well..it waz gonna be a suprise but sphegetti & meatballz, salad, and for desert i backed a cake..Chocolate." Justin replied while lookin over at Annie. " Wow!..Hunny u cooked all dat?" Annie asked not believin him. " Weeeelllll..." Justin teased. " Well...what?" Annie asked turnin in her seat to face him. " Thga guyz helped out..haha" he laughed. She absolutley adored his laugh. " Ohh....so what did u make?" Annie asked amused. " I iced tha cake" he said softly. There waz silence for a moment. Annie just stared at him quietly. " Hahahaha!!" Annie laughed. " Well i did!!..Oh and i helped with tha speghetti too" Justin said defendin himself. " Hahaha..well i hope tha rest of Nsync r good cookz." Annie giggled. Justin smiled and continued drivin.

"Brian?..r u sure it'z a gud idea for u too drive.. haha?" Adri joked. " Yup..no problem babe!..I have a car just like this back in Orlando." Brian informed. " Oh..ok..that makez me feel better..haha" Adri laughed. " By tha way..u look wonderful tonite." Brian said while lookin Adri ova...wanderin his eyez mostly on her boobz. (haha..lmao). " Thanx hun..u too" Adri smiled. He wore tha sweater she suprised him with at tha hotel. He wore his new Gucci slackz too. " Imma ask her tonite..I haftz to..I'll never find n e one like her..I gotta.....pee?..Nooo that'z not it..I gotta ask her to be ma gal... " Brian thought.

"I gotta be tha one u love...gotta be.." A.J sang to tha radio while followin Brian. " Damn..this song describesz ma life..haha" he laughed to himself. " What waz that baby?" Amanda squealed half-asleep. " Huh?..oh nuthin..go back to sleep" A.J replied. " Like this beach is soo tha bomb!" Amanda giggled. A.J winced at her voice..it'z soo annoyin. " Yea..whateva babe." A.J responded. " Damn..I can't stand this n e more..gotta get rid of this chick" A.J thought to himself......

Annie sat in tha car as Justin went around to open tha door for her. " Damn..this guy is too much..haha" she said outloud. Tha door opened and Justin reached out his hand..Annie took it and smiled. " Thanx hunny". " N e time" Justin smiled. Annie stood there at tha parking lot ...inhalin tha salty ocean aroma..watchin tha wavez crash on to shore peacefully. " Baby?..could u grab tha basket from tha back..imma pop tha trunk to get tha blacket." Justin hollered from tha back. Annie made her way to tha backseat of tha car as A.J pulled up rite beside them. A.J waz watchin her evry move in awe. She waz just too beautiful for wordz to him. Annie noticed this and grabbed tha basket quickly and walked beside Justin. He smiled and grabbed her waist. A.J got out of tha car and walked ova to Justin and Annie. " Hey Justin..good to see ya again" A.J smiled and gave Justin some dap. " Same here Bone." Justin replied. " That'z ur lady?" Justin asked pointin to Amanda who waz walkin up to join them. " Yup..J this is Amanda..Amanda..this is Justin Timberlake." A.J introduced them and glanced ova to Annie. He looked her up and down while Justin and Amanda greeted each otha. Annie turned away and walked off..not in anger...but it'z like she sailed off...to find peace and quiet...tha tension between her and A.j waz too much for her to handle. Justin didn't seem to notice....Amanda waz dangerously flirtin with him. " Hmmm?..he might be young but he also got money..wonder if i can pull him away from that bitch Annie..haha" Amanda thought to herself. Annie took off her shoez and walked across tha sand. She alwayz had a facination with tha beach. She sighed happily as she looked down to see tha sand begin to form around her toez. She walked a lil further to wear tha water comez to splash u around ur anklez. Tha sky waz amazing...a clash of pink..yellow..and orange. In tha far background u could see tha sun begin to set. Seagullz were visible and flyin thru the air with no worriez. " I wish i could fly like that...with no worriez.." Annie stated outloud. " You can.." a voice came from behind her....... For some reason Annie didn't turn around..she didn't care who tha person waz...if they were dangerous or not...that'z how mezmorizing tha beach waz to her. Annie shook her head.." No...I can't..not tha way my life is goin..not with tha thingz I'm going thru...not with tha hurt that I feel..." Annie trailed on. Annie felt a strong hand on her shoulder. Still..Annie did not turn around...." Do u know how it feelz to be torn between two people....one who has evrything u've wished for and more...but another one who facinates u in evry which way possible...but it'z soo hard for u to tell them that?" Annie asked..still starin at tha ocean. " You just did.." Annie quickly turned around to face him..tha stranger that walked up to her..and listened to her most deepest secret......A.J. " Annie..I" A.J started. " No A.J.....listen to me....I never thought my love life can get so fustrating...but u brought that fustration to me. I don't know what it is that u do to me..but please stop it. I have to admit..I like u..a whole lot..but tha situation that we're in is not going to allow us to be together. I'm sorry..I can't explain my feelingz clearly..but..like I said before..I can't. It hurtz me to see ur face when I talk about Justin or whenever we kiss. Just like it hurtz 100 timez as much as i saw u in bed with Amanda that nite before. Ur a great guy..u deserve someone who is willing to love u....but it'z painful to love u. Atleast for me it is. I like Justin...and i want thingz for me and him to work out....but it'z so hard when ur around...I just get so confused...." Annie said while tearz fell from her eyez. A.j at this time waz.....speechless. For once in his life..he had nuthin to say. " I didn't know I hurt u so much....I..I'm sorry." A.J said while he watched her cry....he felt like tha urge to break down too but tha urge to hold her and tell her he loved her waz stronger. Annie walked closer to him and took both of his big handz into herz.." I just wanted to tell u..before i vow to commit myself to Justin....I think I fell in love with u..who u r..what u do..tha thingz u do fasinatez me. But I have to move on..and so should u. Ur a great guy..u deserve better...." Annie said as she kissed his handz and held them up to her face warmly. He tried to carress her face and whisper wordz of love but she shook her head and stepped away. That one step she took felt to A.J as if she just dissappeared a million milez away. Annie wiped her tearz and took in a deep breath. She forced herself to turn around...to turn and walk away from a man that hurt her deeply...but not as deep as she loved him. Before she reached to where Justin waz standin and waitin with tha rest of tha group...she turned around and whispered.." I love u". Those three wordz seemed too far and too soft for A.J to hear from where he waz standing ..but some how he did. " I love u too" A.J whispered and turned to tha ocean. His silent tearz fell continously..... " I love u too" said tha wind that blew across Annie'z face. She stopped and quickly turned around......just for a faint moment..she waz confused.......but smiled.