~~~If You Knew What I Knew~~~
~~~~~~CHAPTER 11~~~~~~
Elena lay on the bed in her hotel room in the darkness. She never felt so alone in all her life. She couldn’t understand that not two hours ago she was thinking about how much she loved Bill and now she despised him. He was now gone. He left with Alison and they were now flying back to Orlando. ‘They’ll probably get married and have ten kids.’ Elena thought. The knocking on the door interrupted her thoughts. She saw a figure enter the room. “Elena? You okay?” It was Brian. She sighed. “I’ve been better.” Brian flicked on the lights. “I ordered some room service and it just arrived. It seems that my eyes are bigger then my stomach. Would you like to come over my room and help me finish it?” Elena smiled slightly. “Sure.” She rose from the bed and followed Brian down the hall and into his room. Brian handed her a piece of pizza and they sat down on the bed next to each other. “I can’t believe they did that to us.” Elena groaned. Brian looked up at her. She was looking down at her pizza that was placed on the plate on her lap. Brian sighed. “We’ll get through this. We always have each other. It’s not like I don’t know what you’re going through.” Elena just nodded and continued to eat her pizza.
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Drew walked through the lobby towards the back of the hotel. He was still looking for Laura. He walked back out to the pool area. Not many people were out there anymore. It was getting late and everyone was going back inside. She was nowhere to be seen. Then he spotted a pond behind the pool area. There was a bench placed next to it and he saw someone sitting on it. As he walked closer he noticed that it was Laura. He walked up and stood next to the bench. “This seat taken?” Drew asked pointing to the empty space next to Laura. Laura looked surprised when she saw him. “Um…no. You can sit.” Drew sat down and smiled at her. “Ya know that I have been looking for you everywhere.” “Why?” Laura asked. “Cause I want to talk to you. Why did you kiss me?” Laura sighed. “Cause I like you. I know you just want to be friends, but I want to be more.” Drew lowered his eyes. “Laura, I want to be more then friends to but I…I don’t want a girlfriend right now.” Laura sighed. “Oh…well when your ready I’m here.” Drew smiled. “Thanks but I don’t want you waiting around for me. If a nice guy comes into your life whom you like please don’t turn them away because of me.” Laura smiled. “Okay.” Drew stood up. “I’m going back inside, you coming?” Laura shook her head. “No, I’m going to stay out here for a while.” Drew nodded and walked away. Laura pulled her knees up on the bench and wrapped her arms around them. She silently looked at the ducks that swam around in the pond. When it started to get dark she decided to go back into the hotel.
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Nick sat on the bed in his hotel room dialing on his cell phone. They were told the week before that one of them had to call New York to talk to Carson on TRL because they were announcing the tour dates for the US that day. Nick volunteered to do it. A lady picked of the phone and Nick was then placed on hold until they were ready for him. Soon he heard a click and Carson’s voice. “Hey Nick, ya there?” “Yup.” Nick replied. “I’m here. How ya doing Carson?” “Good. Now I believe you guys are in Belgium, Germany?” “Yeah. We have a show tonight and tomorrow night.” Nick answered. “And how is the tour going? Are you all sick of each other yet? Any fights? Did any of the girls get in a cat fight?” Nick just laughed. “Nah, none of that. There was some trouble between two of us but we won’t get into that.” Carson shook his head. “You have to give us the details now. You can’t play us like that.” Nick laughed again. “It’s nothing big. It’s all worked out now. It was only that AJ and Gina didn’t get along very well in the beginning. Now, they are connected at the hip. We can’t pull them apart.” Carson smiled. “Awww, so sweet. Alright Nicky boy let’s get to these tour dates. They are now scrolling at the bottom of the screen. Why do I have a feeling thousands of girls are running to get a piece of paper and a pen and frantically looking for their city?” Nick chuckled. Carson continued. “Okay, there ya have it. Any last words Nick?” “Yeah. To all our fans, we’ll see ya in 2 months.” Carson and Nick said their good-byes and Nick hung up the phone.
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Charmed and the dancers had to go over the dance routine on the stage because Fatima changed a few things. Once they were done the girls all went separate ways. The dancers hung out on stage for a bit. Danielle saw Kevin laying down on the edge of the stage with one leg hanging of the edge. Danielle walked over and sat down next to where his head was. “Hey, what are you doing laying here?” Kevin opened his eyes and looked up in Danielle’s eyes. “I’m just resting while I’m waiting for you.” Danielle smiled. “Me? Why?” Kevin sat up. “I don’t know. I like hanging with you. Is that so wrong?” Danielle shook her head. “No. So what’s up?” A very toothy smile appeared on Kevin’s face. “I saw ya dancing over there. Nice ass shaking.” Danielle giggled and slapped him playfully. Kevin grabbed her face and before she knew it they were kissing. They heard some ‘whoo hoo’s’ and ‘oh yeah’s’ over bye where the dancers were standing. They pulled apart. Kevin stood up and grabbed Danielle’s hand. “Come on. I know where we can find some privacy.” Kevin pulled Danielle through some hallways and they ended up in front of the boy’s dressing room. Kevin opened the door slowly. “Hello? Anyone in here?” Silence. Kevin smiled and pulled Danielle in. He closed the door and pushed her up against it. He kissed her very passionately. Danielle’s arms were wrapped around Kevin’s back, her fingers occasionally going through his hair. Kevin’s hands wandered up and down her back. When Danielle felt his hand go under her shirt she pulled away slightly. “Kev, we gottta talk about this?” Kevin looked a bit annoyed that she had stopped. “About what?” “This.” Danielle replied. She pulled him over to the couch and sat him down. “I have these feeling’s for you that are so strong they scare me.” Kevin smiled. “I feel the same way about you.” Danielle looked puzzled. “But how? You just got out of a serious relationship. Are you sure you are ready for a new one?” Kevin nodded. “Yes. I was hurting at first, but you helped me get through it. I realized that I was actually releaved that she left me. I know that sounds harsh but it’s true. I didn’t have much love for her anymore. Besides, she couldn’t handle my career. You know what it’s like. You can handle it.” Danielle smiled a little. They were interrupted by loud talking of Kevin’s other band mates. AJ saw Danielle sitting on the couch. “Danielle, the girls are looking for you. You gotta get in make-up and hair.” Danielle nodded and stood. Kevin followed. They stepped out side and Kevin closed the door. Danielle kissed him on the cheek. “We’ll talk later.” Kevin smiled and stepped back inside. All four guys were stairing at him. “So?” Brian asked. “You guys were pretty quite when we came in. Did we interrupt anything?” Kevin shrugged his shoulders. “Maybe.” Nick laughed. “Just like you Kevin. You never want to tell us anything.” Kevin just smiled at him and poured himself some coffee.
