It was another typical Saturday night at The Wild Pussy Cat. It was jammed packed with people and Eva was dancing and singing to Janet Jackson’s, ‘All 4 U’. She had her long hair in two low braided pigtails. She was wearing a one shoulder black, sparkly tank top and a pair of worn denim flares with hot pink cowboy boots. She had on a cowboy hat that matched her boots. In the middle of her song she looked toward the door of the bar and was speechless from shock. It was JC! She finished up the song and jumped off the table she had been dancing on and ran into his arms.
“Josh! What are you doing here?”
“Well, I got some unexpected vacation time and I owed a certain someone a visit, so…”
“Ah, that's so fabulous! I’m so excited that you're here!” She said and he laughed at her enthusiasm.
“I am too, Angel. You look absolutely amazing.”
“Thank you honey, you’re looking pretty good yourself. You’ve been working out haven’t you?”
“Oh not that much it’s mostly the dancing that keeps me in shape.”
“How long are you here for?” She asked.
“Until Friday, I have to be in Orlando by ten o’clock.”
“Or what you’ll turn into a pumpkin?” She retorted. He shook his head laughing.
“Yeah something like that.”
“Come on,” she said grabbing his hand and pulling him toward the bar, “I‘ll introduce you to my friends.”
“They’re all here?” he asked surprised.
“Yeah most of them work here with me and the others just happen to be hanging out here tonight.”
“Look who just walked in the door!” Anna looked and almost fainted.
“Oh my god, that’s, that’s-“ She stammered. Anna looked at Roxy and they screamed jumping up and down. A person at the bar banged his bottle wanting more beer. Roxy rolled his eyes at him and got him more beer.
“He’s so hot!” She said to Anna, “What the hell is he doing here?”
“I don’t know but I’m glad he is.” Anna replied.
“Don’t you have a boyfriend?” She asked.
“Boyfriends are null and void when it comes to rock stars.”
“I’m sure Garrett would love to hear that one.” Roxy joked. Anna spotted Eva running up to JC.
“Oh, no girl don’t.” Anna said. But a new wave of shock hit them when they saw that JC was excited to see her and picked her up and swung her around hugging her. Roxy and Anna stared at each other.
“Eva knows JC Chasez from Nsync!” They said in unanimously, not really believing what they were seeing.
“Don’t look now, but here she comes with him!” Anna said. Eva came up to the bar.
“Hey girls I want you to meet someone.” Roxy, Anna and Kerrie, who had just shown up to work, came over.
“Girls, this is my best friend, Josh Chasez. Josh these are my best girls, Roxy, Anna and Kerrie.” The girls tried to play it cool, like it was no big deal that they were being introduced to a mega superstar. JC held out his hand,
“It’s nice to meet all of you.”
“It’s an honor to meet you JC, we’re some of your biggest fans.” Roxy said as they all shook his hand.
“Thank you, you gals are sweet.” He said kindly. Eva hopped over the bar,
“Josh do you want anything to drink?”
“Yeah a beer would be great.”
“Coming right up.” Eva grabbed one out of the cooler and handed it to JC.
“Thanks Angel, keep a tab for me.” He said as he opened it and took a long drink.
“No way, Mr. Chasez, you are my guest and drinks are on the house.”
“Okay, then keep a tab for your tips.” JC smiled and winked at the three girls who instantly melted. Eva hopped back over the bar,
“Come on, lover boy.” She said rolling her eyes and laughing. She led him over to Mike who was hanging out with Tim and Sam. Sam was on crowd control. The boys smiled as Eva came over.
“Hey Eva, great performance before.” Mike said as they kissed each other on the cheek.
“Thanks, Mike.” She said and pulled JC up next to her.
“Hey, I want to introduce you to someone. Josh this is my brother Mike, and my friends Tim and Sam. Boys this is my best friend, Josh Chasez.” The boys all shook hands.
“It’s nice to finally meet you all, I've heard so much about everyone, especially you Mike.”
“Same here.” Mike said. Sam looked puzzled,
“Hey aren’t you, you’re in that pop band, Nextstreet Guys, right?” Eva laughed quietly.
“Uh, I think you mean, the Backstreet Boys and no I’m from Nsync.” JC replied.
“Oh, sorry.” Sam blushed. He glanced toward the dance floor and saw some commotion.
“Looks like a fights gonna break out.” Sam said.
“I’ll go take care of it.” Eva said but Sam stopped her.
“Eva that’s what you pay me to do, let me do my job and earn my money.” Eva smiled at Sam,
“Okay I guess so if you insist.” Sam headed off towards the commotion and Mike and Tim headed with him.
“We’re going to give him some back up. Catch you later, nice meeting you Josh.” Mike said before heading off after Sam and Tim. JC waved after them. Eva took JC to meet Alex and Garrett who were working door. JC liked them all, he thought that they were all great. It spread like wild fire that JC was at the bar with Eva and every girl was instantly jealous. People kept coming up for autographs, JC obliged every time. Roxy yelled from the bar that they needed help. Eva smiled at JC and he nodded. She ran and slid over the bar and began serving. It was a mad house tonight, especially with JC here.
“Nice of you to join us tonight.” Anna said jokingly. Eva smiled at Anna,
“Well, I figured I should do something productive tonight.” She began whipping out bottles three at a time and taking orders just as fast. Eva loved bartending it came so naturally to her, but so did most things. Eva watched as JC dealt with the fans. He had grown up a lot since the last time she had seen him. She never knew why she hadn’t noticed how handsome he was. Where was that scrawny little kid that she had grown up with?
JC swiped sideways glances at Eva, when he was with the fans. She was so gorgeous, he wondered what happened to that tomboy he grew up with. It had been a while since they had seen each other, almost two years now. She had really blossomed in that time. Not like she wasn’t beautiful before it was just now she was just, he couldn’t explain it. Once things at the bar slowed down a bit Roxy dug into Eva.
“So were you ever going to tell us that you knew JC Chasez intimately?”
“What do you mean, Roxy? I told you guys that Josh was my best friend.”
“Yeah, but you left out the little itty bitty detail that your Josh was the JC Chasez, international pop star.” Eva smiled at her friend.
“That’s because to me he’s not JC Chasez, the international pop star. He’s the kid who practically lived with me growing up, he’s the boy who used to chase me and put mud in my hair and make me laugh. Really he’s nothing special. Josh to me is like Tim to you.”
“But Tim’s not a major celebrity.” Eva sighed.
“Work with me here Roxy. Imagine that he was, it’s the same thing.”
“Okay, but do you have any more famous friends up your sleeve?”
“Well the rest of Nsync and Will Windsor but he’s not really a celebrity.”
“Will Windsor? As in William Windsor, Prince of Wales, major hottie? One of the most eligible bachelors in the world?” Roxy said in disbelief.
“Yeah, that’s him.”
“Eh, a prince I meet them all the time, nothing new.” She said mocking Eva’s attitude toward the subject. “Are you for real? What did he grow up on your street too?” Roxy said being sarcastic.
“No, we dated. I met him while I was living in London.” She said nonchalantly.
“You dated a prince, why am I not surprised? You amaze me everyday I know you Eva.”
“Well I try.” She said smiling.
“Hey sexy, can I get another beer?” JC said coming up to the bar. Eva smiled at him,
“Sure thing, baby.” But by time she turned to get the beer Roxy and Anna has beaten her to it.
“Woo, look at this service, you train them well Angel.”
“I don’t think I had anything to do with it. So have you autographed everything here yet?”
“No,” he replied with a smile, “I haven’t autographed you.”
“And you never will.” She retorted with a wink. JC looked disappointed.
“You take all the fun out of it.”
“That’s right Mr. Big Shot. Someone around here has to make sure your ego doesn’t blow out of proportion. I do have a limited capacity in here you know.”
“Ha, ha, ha, funny, Eva.”
“I thought it was.” JC took off the leather jacket he was wearing revealing a gray sleeveless shirt underneath.
“Woo, it’s hot in here, do you have a place that I can put this?” Eva nodded, took his jacket and put it the back. She came back and he was leaning against the bar waiting for her to return. She noticed his necklace, it was the one she gave him right before her parents died.
“You still have the necklace.” She said smiling, he smiled back,
“Yeah, I never take it off, it’s my good luck charm, from my good luck charm.” Eva blushed and JC went on, “Look what I did to it.” He said flipping the pendant over, “Do you see what it says?” Eva looked closely at it, and etched into the back was the inscription, ‘Angel, my best friend, the one who will always protect me and catch me when I fall, because she is my guardian angel.’ She put a hand to her chest,
“Joshua Scott Chasez that is the sweetest thing.” She said as her eyes started to water.
“Oh no here come the water works.” He joked. She wiped her eyes before any tears could fall.
“Oh, stop, jerk.” She said playfully.
“Anyways, what time does this shindig close down?”
“Three, but I’m off at two tonight.”
“Okay, great, well my public awaits.” JC said dramatically. Eva shook her head laughing at him.
The time quickly passed and soon it was time to leave. JC was eager to leave wanting to have some alone time with Eva. They walked outside after saying good bye to everyone.
“Did you drive here?” She asked him as they walked to her car,
“No, I walked, of course I drove.” He said sarcastically,
“And you managed to find your way around town by yourself? I’m impressed Chasez.”
“You should be. So do you want me to follow you home?”
“No, you lead the way.” She retorted, JC just rolled his eyes and got into his car. He followed her home and parked in her garage. So that people couldn’t get at his car.
After getting his luggage in, she gave him a tour of her house. He loved it, especially the recording studio she had installed in her basement.
“This is amazing.” JC said as he sat down at the controls.
“Yeah, well, it was mostly for you.” She said. He looked at her,
“Really? For me, why?”
“Well, I figured that if you wanted to visit me and needed to do work in the studio, you could do it here and still visit.” JC was in awe, he didn’t know what to say. She got up and headed towards the door, “Come on, let’s go finish the tour.” She walked out of the room. JC quickly got up to follow, she was so elegant and fluid when she walked. JC couldn’t take his eyes off of her. The tour ended with Eva showing JC his room. She stretched,
“I’m beat, I think I’m gonna turn in. Do you need anything else?” JC shook his head. “Okay, good night honey. See you in the morning.”
“Good night, Angel.” They hugged and Eva left. JC sat down hard on the bed and put his head in his hands. He wanted her so bad. There was no denying it now. He thought that he was just lonely and visiting Eva would set him straight, but it only increased his feelings. It was killing him knowing that she was just down the hall and he couldn’t hold her like he wanted to. Heck, he didn’t even know if she felt the same way. JC was so confused on what to do. He went and got ready for bed hoping that a good night’s rest would help him clear his head.
As Eva got ready for bed she thought about JC. He was unusually quiet tonight, he wasn’t his normal self. Usually when they got together alone she wouldn’t be able to stop laughing, but tonight he was actually serious. She wondered what was wrong. Eva decided to ask him in the morning. She got into bed and turned of the light and fell fast asleep.