Chapter 2
(Brian's Point of view)
Why oh why did I let Nick talk me into this? This was never going to work. Kevin would find out, he found out everything before we did it. We were doomed, I was sure of it.
"Brian, hurry up! Kevin is gonna be back soon!" Nick screamed at me.
"Ok ok, I'm trying, will you just hold still!" I replied. I was trying to finish his 'sick face' with the make up. I had watched Leighanne put this stuff on tons of times, now I see why she took forever, there was so much of it! I had put the pale face powder all over our faces, and rimmed under our eyes with dark eye shadow. There was pink blush on our cheeks so we looked flushed and feverish. Nick had wanted me to draw spots on his face, but I drew the line there.
"All right I'm done, now go put the heating pad on your forehead and the ice pad on your hands, ok? And be fast, Kevin should be here any minute."
Nick took off towards the bathroom. In the other bathroom in our hotel suite, AJ was taking a shower. Howie was on the phone in the kitchen. Thankfully, they hadn't noticed our 'plan' yet. Sighing, I jumped into my bed and pulled the covers all the way up to my chin. Nick came flying into the room just as I heard the door open.
"He's here!" Nick was screaming, as he jumped into his bed.
"Hide the makeup you dope!" I yelled back as I saw it go all over the floor in between the beds.
He jumped back out and kicked it under his bed with his foot.
"Guys? I'm home!" We heard from the living room.
"Quick Nicky, Get in the bed!" I screamed frantically, as he tripped over the sheets that were on the floor. I rolled my eyes as he finally got into the bed just as Kevin came walking in.
"Hey guys you rea..." he trailed off as he saw us laying there in our beds.
"WHY AREN'T YOU DRESSED YET?!" he yelled as probably most of our floor heard him.
"Kevin-a we don't feel wellll..." whined Nick. Ok I give him credit, he could act.
"What? What's the matter?" he asked coming closer.
"My head hurts real bad, and my ears and throat too." Nick sniffed.
Kevin felt his forehead, "You are burning up! Why didn't you say something earlier? Brian you too?"
Ok, this is it, you can lie Brian you can!
"Uh huh." I said pitifully. See, that wasn't so bad, now if that voice in the back of my head would shut up..
"Oh man I hope you guys don't have the flu!" Kevin was all concerned now.
"Stay right there, I'm going to get the thermometer." He took off towards the bathroom.
"See, piece of cake." Nick whispered.
"Shh." I replied. "Don't talk too loud, you supposed to be 'sick'."
We were startled out of our thoughts as we heard BANG BANG BANG come from the other room.
"AJ! what the hell are you doing in there?" Kevin yelled.
"I'm shaving!" came the muffled response.
"It cannot possibly take you that long to shave unless you are doing your legs too!" Kevin yelled back. "Get out I need to go in there!"
"Ok ok. Jeez what crawled up your ass and died?" AJ said as he walked out of the steamy bathroom.
"Brian and Nick are sick and I need the thermometer."
"WHAT? Does that mean they don't need to come to rehearsals? That's not fair."
"AJ shut up and get ready." AJ could be really trying sometimes.
Kevin came walking back in with the two pre set thermometers and slipped one under each of our tongues. "Now don't talk and I'll be right back." He said.
YES! I thought, it was working! I looked at Nick to see him positively glowing, he needed this, the poor kid worked so hard. That made me feel less guilty about the whole thing, just seeing the look on his face. The two thermometers sounded just as Kev walked back in.
"Hmmm 101 and 99.9. It doesn't look like you two are going anywhere today."
He sighed. "Just take some Tylenol and stay in bed, do you hear me? I don't want you two making yourselves worse!"
"Yes, Kevin." Nick and I answered in unison.
"Now I won't be able to call you because we will be busy, but if you need something, try my cell or call Kristen ok?"
"Yes, Kevin."
"All right, I hate leaving you alone, but we need to do this today, you guys can rehearse when you fell better."
"Don't miss us too much!" Nick said. Ugh Nick just shut up and act sick!
"Take care of yourselves, no video games ok? And try to get some sleep."
"Sure Kev, don't worry we will be fine." I said hoping to get him to leave.
"Ok, bye." He said doubtfully.
YES! Let the fun begin!