Chapter 7
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Michelle, Ami, and I were sitting backstage at the Backstreet Boys' last concert of their summer tour. The three of us became very good friends in the last couple days.

The concert just ended and we were waiting for Briwn, AJ, Howie, Nick, and Kevin to come backstage. Brian came back first and he came over and kissed me.

"Guys, don't do that in front of me!" Michelle said joking around.

"OK we'll leave then!" Brian said, pulling me into his dressing room.

I was laughing too hard to say anything, so I just stood there laughing like a complete fool. I was silencd when Brian wrapped his arms around me and kissed me.

Suddenly the door opened and AJ walked in. "Oh hi guys," he said. "Wait a minute, sorry guys, never mind."

"Got your foot in your mouth there AJ?" I asked laughing.

"Yup!" AJ said, then the three of left the dressing room. When we saw Howie, Kevin, Ami, Michelle, and Nick, they were talking to a couple fans that had backstage passes.

"Well, well, well, where were the three of you?" Howie asked, joking around.

"Well I walked in Brian's dressing room and-"

"Shut up AJ! No one in this room needs to hear the story!" Brian said, meaning the fans.

"Oh, yea. Oops!"

"And we WERE NOT doing anything bad! You made it sound like we were-never mind," I said.

A little while later, everyone went back to the hotel. When we walked into the lobby, there was a girl standing there who looked about 20 years old. As soon as AJ walked in, she went up to him and threw her arms aroung him.

"AJ, I missed you so much!"

Michelle was just starring at the girl with a look that could have killed her. AJ pulled her arms off him, and said, "What the hell are you doing here!? Didn't I tell you that I never wanted to see you again!?"

"I know you don't mean that! I know you love me just as much as I love you!"

"No, I don't Stephanie (LOL dani) you know I love Michelle. I never loved you!" With that AJ walked outside the hotel, and Michelle followed him.

"Stephanie," Kevin began. "I suggest you leave, RIGHT NOW!"

Stephanie gave all of us a look, and walked out the door.

"I don't want to ask this, but who the hell is she?" I said.

"Last time we were here for a concert, AJ met Stephanie, and they were friends. AJ was going out with Michelle then, but Stephanie was determined to make AJ go out with her. Needless to say, AJ was pissed and hasn't talked to her since and she's still totally in love with him." Howie explained.

"Oh, poor AJ." Ami said.

Just then, AJ and Michelle walked back into the hotel. "I'm sorry about that guys. I never thought I would see her again," he said.

"It's OK. We understand," I told him.

Then we went upstairs. Everyone went to their own hotel room and went to bed. Brian and I were talking. "This is kinda deja vu for me," I told him.

"I know, that wasn't what you planned on seeing right after you..."

"It's OK. I know, I broke off an engagement. I just hope Ben never comes looking for me. But he's not that crazy. I hope," I said, trying to make Brian laugh.

Brian yawned, and he said, "As much as I would love to talk, I need to go to bed. I'm exhausted."

"So am I. Good night."

"Good night Cassie," Brian said as we kissed.

When we woke up the next morning, everyone got on the tourbus to go home to Florida. Ami and I decided that we were going to go to Florida with the guys, then the two of us and Brian and Kevin were going to catch a plane to New York from there. And Kevin and Ami finally admited that they were a couple.

On the bus, we noticed that AJ wasn't acting like himself. Everyone was asleep except me and him, so I asked, "Do you want to talk about it?"

"Sure. OK, Stephanie and I were good friends. We would hang out together, but as soon as I told her I had a girlfriend, she was acting really cold. Then, the day before we left, she told me she loved me. I told her I didn't and she stopped talking to me."

"Wow, I'm so sorry AJ. I wish there was something I could do to help you," I said, trying to make him feel better.

"It's OK, it's just that I want her to be my friend, but I love Michelle, so she refuses to talk to me."

"AJ, if she only wants to be your girlfriend, it's better that she's not your friend."

"You're right. I don't need to talk to her. I have Michelle! Thanks Cassie!" he said standing up to give me a hug.

A couple hours later, we got home and everyone went to there own houses, and Ami went to Kevin's and I went to Brian's.

"Remeber guys, we have to meet at the airport at 7:00. I'll see you then," I said. Then we all left for our houses.

Chapter 8