CHAPTER FORTY-ONE:
Seeing the shocked expression on AJ's face, you immediately burst into laughter, unable to contain it any longer. Refusing to take the phone from him, you got up off of the bed and started towards the bathroom, telling him that he had gotten himself into this and now he had to get himself out of it. "Come on baby..this isn't funny! Get back here and talk to your mom" he called after you. "No way McLean! You're the one that grabbed the phone from me because you wanted to talk so bad, so now is your chance to talk. I'll take it when I'm done in here" you smiled as you closed the bathroom door. "Shit" AJ thought to himself before taking a deep breath and putting the phone back up to his ear. "Uh, *******'s in the bathroom right now. She said that she'll be back in a minute" he said into the receiver. "Who exactly am I speaking to?" your mother demanded. "This is AJ" he replied simply. "Alex?" she asked in surprise. "What is going on there and what is all this talk about having sex?" "Nothing. It was just a joke that ****** and I were playing because we thought that you were Kristin" AJ lied. "Why would you want to make Kristin think that the two of you were having sex?" your mom questioned. "Just to pick on her a little bit, that's all" he answered nervously. "Well then why did ******** lie to me and tell me that no one was talking to her when I asked her about hearing a male voice instead of just telling me that it was you?" she asked, continuing her interrogation. "Uhhh..." AJ began, trying to think of an answer just as he saw the bathroom door swing open. "I'm not sure, but *******'s ready to talk to you now so you can ask her, ok? It was nice talking to you again though" he said as you walked towards the bed and he almost threw the phone at you. You rolled your eyes and giggled slightly at him as you took the phone from his hand and flopped back down on the bed, mentally preparing yourself for the game of 20 questions that you knew your mom was going to try and play with you. "Hi mom" you called into the receiver as if this was the first time you had spoken to her this morning. "Ok, don't even try playing little miss innocent with me ******. I know you better than that. What are you trying to pull?" she asked suspiciously. "I'm not trying to pull anything mother. Why do you ask?" you countered. "Well, for starters, I have been trying to get ahold of you for several days now both at home and at work and you haven't returned any of my calls, not to mention the fact that I ran into Jake at the supermarket this morning and he told me that you just picked up and left the house for no reason a few days ago and he hasn't heard from you since. Where are you?" she explained. "Picked up and left for no reason my ass! I'm sure that dear old Jake didn't bother to tell you that he tried to beat the shit out of me again, did he?" you protested. "What?! Are you ok honey? Where are you?" your mother asked, firing her questions off one after the other. "I'm in Hawaii mom. I've been here since Monday" you told her. "HAWAII?!?! I can't believe that you would go so far away and not even bother to tell your dad and me" she exclaimed. "I'm sorry, but it was sort of a last minute decision. Alot has happened since the last time we talked that you don't know about and those things were mostly the reason for this trip" you said. "What things? Why is Alex there with you when your boyfriend is sitting at home and why are the two of you sharing a room? What is going on with you ********?" she questioned. "It's a long, complicated story mom and I don't want to get into it over the phone. We'll be back in Florida on Sunday so I'll explain everything to you then. For now I just want to enjoy the rest of my vacation without having to worry about the things that made me come here in the first place, ok?" you replied. "Alright, but who is we? Are you and Alex in Hawaii alone? your mother asked curiously. "UGH! No, we are not here alone. We came down with the rest of the guys and their wives and girlfriends" you sighed in frustration. "I don't know about all of this *******. Do you know what your father would say if he knew about this? I'll tell you what he'd say. He'd say he's gonna kill himself a Backstreet Boy, that's what your father would say" she retorted. "Look mom, the last time I checked, I was old enough to make my own decisions and do what I wanted to do without anyone's permission. I'll be fine, and I promise that I will come by and see you when we get back on Sunday, but right now I really have to go. I have plans for the day with my friend Nikki and she will be here in just a little while, so I've gotta go get ready. I love you" you pointed out. "Ok, I guess I'll talk to you later then. I love you too and tell Alex goodbye for me and that I'm sorry for the misunderstanding, will you?" she agreed reluctantly. "Alright, I'll tell him. Bye" you said, and before she could say another word, you hung up the phone and threw it down to the foot of the bed. "Mothers!" you sighed as you put a pillow over your head. "Tell me about it" AJ agreed. "I have one that's going to kick my ass too when she finds out where I've been" he smiled. "Yeah, but I don't think that your mom is quite as intrusive as mine is when it comes to your personal life, so you shouldn't have to answer a million questions like you are a suspect in a murder investigation or something" you said as you removed the pillow that was covering your face. AJ laughed. "What's so funny? You are the one that started all of this trouble in the first place. If you had been able to control that testosterone of yours for five minutes longer while I talked to her this morning, then she never would have know the difference and we would have been back in Florida before she ever knew I was gone" you teased. "Well, you correct me if I'm wrong here, but you sure didn't seem to mind when what I was doing was making you squirm and moan, now did you?" he fired back playfully. "Maybe not, but I didn't expect you to take the phone from me and tell the world what we were doing either" you smiled. "Oh well. I'm not ashamed, and besides that, you managed to talk your way out of it, so it's all good" AJ said. "Perhaps, but I really do need to get up and get ready" you groaned as you sat up. "Get ready for what? I thought that you just told your mom that to get her off of the phone?" he protested. "No, Nikki and I really did make plans to spend the day together today, and I told you about it last night. Maybe you just had a bit too much to drink to remember" you laughed. "That could be it" AJ agreed. "Damn! Now what am I supposed to do all day without you?" he whined. "I'm sure you'll be ok. You've spent days without me before and you've lived to tell about it. Why don't you go see what Nick is up to and hang out with him for a while? I'm sure he'll be lost when he finds out that he can't do something with Nikki today. That's all he has wanted to do since they met" you suggested. "Yeah, I might do that. I'm sure we can find something to get into" AJ sighed. "Good! Then it's settled. Here, you can call him while I go take my shower" you chirped as you handed him the phone and gave him a quick kiss on the lips before disappearing into the bathroom once more.NOTE: If you have been reading this story, then by now I'm sure you've noticed that it's been a really long time since my last update, so I just wanted let you all know that "Angel Of Mine" is currently on hold for an undetermined amount of time. I had all these ideas when I started it a year ago, and I actually still do, but unfortunately, I've since lost interest with it and I have no inspiration right now to continue writing it. That could be due to the fact that I am currently working on two other stories as well as my website, but then again, it may be something else. Who knows? Whatever the reason, if my drive comes back, I'll continue with it. If not, I'll eventually either pull it off my site, or end it at chapter 39 when AJ and ****** confessed their love for each other on the beach and then start a sequel at a later date. I'm really sorry to all of you who have been reading it, and I appreciate the interest you had in the story. Usually I never start a story unless I know I'm going to finish it, but I guess I just broke my own rule. I kicked myself, don't worry...lol. At any rate, if/when I decide to continue with it, I'll be sure and let you guys know.© Copyright 2002
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