When Brian went to run after Steve,Dana grabbed his shirt and pulled him back.
"What are you doing?!Let me go!" Brian told her,tugging on his shirt.
Dana laughed."What am I doing? I'm letting Steve kill Brooke,that's what."
"You are such a whore I swear.Now let me go,I don't want to have to hit you," Brian demanded.
He tugged at his shirt very hard and Dana let go,making Brian fall to the ground.He jumped up fast and ran to the nearest exit.
Steve threw Brooke into his car and locked the door.He went around to his side and got in.Then he floored it.
Brian caught up with them and he was riding their butt.Steve punched the gas and flew around a sharp corner.
Brooke suddenly remembered something different about Steve's old beat up car.She couldn't unlock the door by pulling it because it was broken,but there was something else.
As if Steve read her mind,he said,"You wouldn't think of jumping out of a moving vehicle,now would you?"
Brooke smirked."Watch me," she said. Then she pressed the doorlock,then pounded her fist on the door right below the window.Just as she knew it would,the door flew open.
Brooke closed her eyes and jumped out.Brian stopped and got out.Brooke was lying on the ground.
Steve made a U-Turn and drove past them really fast. "I'm not finished with you yet,Brooke!You won't always have Brian,you know!" He yelled,as he flew by.
Brooke turned over and layed on her back.Brian knelt down beside her.
"Are you ok,sweetie?" he asked.
Brooke didn't answer.She just stood up and walked away,quickly.
"Brooke!Where are you going?" Brian asked,as he ran after her.
Brooke stopped so apruptly that Brian almost ran into her.
"Brian,I really appreciate everything you have done for me,but I really have to go now."
"What?Why?" Brian asked.
"Because I am putting you in danger with Steve.He is most likely to kill you if he wants to get to me bad enough."
Brian was confused."But baby,I want to be with you.I want to protect you from Steve.What if he comes to get you and I'm not there?"
Brooke shrugged. "The worst he can do is kill me.And that might not be so bad right now," she said.
Brian stepped forward. "Hey now.Don't you be talking like that."
Brooke took his hands.A tear slowly ran down her cheek.
"Brian," she said, "You are the greatest.And I just don't want you to get hurt,ok?"
Brian shook his head."No.You are worth it.I just can't let you go."
Just then about 20 screaming girls approached them with cameras and pens and papers.When they crowded around Brian,Brooke decided to jet.
When she was about twenty feet away,she turned around and looked.Brian was holding a pen in one hand,a BSB t-shirt in the other and three girls were hugging him and the rest were jumping up and down around him.
Brooke kinda waved a little.Brian gave her a helpless look.
Brooke turned the corner and went around a building. A few minutes later she heard,"Brooke!Wait!Stop!"
She turned around.Brian ran up behind her,huffing and panting.
"Brooke.You are staying with me.I am not going to let you leave like this." He said,as he led her by the arm to his truck.
She followed,sort of glad Brian made her go back,because she would have regretted it later on.
They drove to the airport to wait for the other guys.The plane was delayed,so it was just now landing as they pulled in.They met them at the door and they all piled into Brian's truck.
Nick claimed the front seat,so Brooke was stuck all the way in the back,between AJ and Kevin.The whole way,the only thing they said where,"What's up?",and "How's it going?".
Brooke felt kind of weird.Being the only girl with five guys.A lot of girls would have loved being in the middle of the Backstreet Boys,but Brooke felt uncomfortable for some reason.
Then it hit her.Of course.The other boys didn't like Brooke.After all,she is the one that caused Brian to miss a taping on MTV.Maybe they think she is taking Brian away from the group.
All the guys wanted some pizza,so they went to Pizza Hut.Brooke didn't eat anything,she couldn't even look at the other guys.She felt bad if they were mad at her.Why does everyone always make Brooke feel bad?
The only person that didn't was laughing with a mouthful of pizza and drinking a Sprite.She stared thoughtfully at Brian and wondered if he even cared about her.