"Hello?"
"Hey Leigh, this is Kayla."
"Oh hi Kay, what's up?"
"Nick just called and he is on his way over. He sounded kind of sad and I was wondering if there is anything I might need to know before he gets here..."
"Oh yeah but hang on, I have to tell Bri that Nick is alright..." she said then covered the phone with her hand to talk to Brian. "Bri, Kay is on the phone and she said that Nick called her and is headed over to her place right now."
"He is? Is he ok?"
"I'm sure he is fine babe. I'll have Kay call us when he gets there, alright?"
"Ok...Tell her thank you for calling. And to tell Nick if he needs some one to talk to he can always call me."
"I will." she said turning her attention back to the phone. "Kay?"
"Yeah I'm still here. So tell me, what happened today that has Brian so worried?"
"Nick and Kev got into a little fight."
"What? I thought they were all really c lose."
"They are, Brian told me that Kevin was kind of having an attitude and Nick just got sick of it. Apparently Nick decided to go off into his whole little world during their meeting and Kev got mad. So Kevin got in Nick's Face and Nick fought back."
"Oh that's why Nick's upset..."
"Well tell him that if he needs someone to talk to Brian and I are always here."
"Ok, well I will talk to you later because I think Nick is here."
"Wait, just make sure it's him and then I'll let you go. Bri is worried sick over Nick and won't be able to relax until he knows that Nick is ok."
"Alright...You are my Aunty if he asks." she said walking towards the door.
"Aunty Leigh, that's me." she smiled thankful that Kayla was so willing to help.
"Hey Nick, Come on in!! I'm so glad you could come." she smiled welcoming him in.
"These are for you." he said holding out a colorful bouquet of wild flowers and a fancy bottle of campange.
"Why Thank you Nick! That was so sweet! Hang on, I just have to get my Aunty off the phone...She loves to talk your ear off." she smiled. "Aunty, I have to go, Nick's here and I have to finish cooking."
"Thank you so much Kay. Is he ok? Does he look alright?"
"Yup, great."
"I really appreciate you doing that for me Kay. I'll see you real soon alright? And if you can call me and let me know how it goes."
"Ok, No problem Aunty. I'll call you later ok?"
"Ok I get it Kay, later. Love ya."
"Love you too Aunty, Say hi to Uncle B for me!"
"Will do." she laughed before hanging up.
"Sorry I told ya she likes to talk a lot." Kayla smiled taking the gifts from Nick. "Come on into the kitchen. I hope you like Thai."
"Smells Great..."
"Thank you, have a seat. So how are you doing?"
"I'm alright. Thank you for letting me come over...I just needed a break from the guys and they wouldn't have left me alone at my place."
"No problem...Did something happen with the guys today?"
"Kind of...Me and Kev got into a argument."
"Oh I'm sorry...I'm sure it'll blow over."
"It always does...I just am sick of him acting like I'm an imbecile. He hasn't changed his attitude towards me since I was 12."
"I thought you said he was a really great father figure for you..."
"In a way he was but...I don't know. I don't want to be the idiot anymore."
"Well you two will work it out when you talk again. Just tell him what you are feeling."
"I wish it were that easy."
"It will be trust me...Just give it a try." she smiled.
"Kris, I don't know what to do...I want to call him but I'm not completely wrong here!" Kevin said to his wife as he looked at the phone again.
"Kev you are going to have to do what your heart is telling you. Do not let your pride get in the way of your relationship with Nick. You know you love that kid like he was your own...Try calling him."
"But I don't think I'm the only one that was wrong...He..."
"He did nothing but space out a little and Kev, do not act like you never do that. Cut him some slack. What made you have such a short fuse any way babe?"
"I kept thinking about you being mad at me...And I guess I just took it out on Nicky."
"I wasn't that angry Kev. I'm sorry I put you in such a bad mood."
"I just don't know what to do Kris."
"Call him so you can stop worrying."
"But...."
"But nothing!! Call him or I will for you." she said as she kissed his cheek and got up to grab the cordless phone. "Here, I'll leave you alone so you can talk." she handed him the phone and gently placed a kiss on his cheek before walking out of the room.
Kevin sighed as he dialed Nick's number hoping he'd figure out what he was going to say before Nick picked up.
"Hey This is Gene..."
"Hey Nick thi..."
"Sorry I'm not in right now, I've been abducted by 'N Sync...If they let me go and I like you I'll call you back if you leave a message after the beep."
"Hey Nick this is Kev...I wanted to talk to you about today...Um I...um listen, call me back when you get this please? I am really worried about you Nick. Ok please call...Bye."
'Where could he be?' Kevin wondered and decided to try his cell phone. "Kris?" he called hoisting himself off the couch. "Kris?"
"Yes Kev?"
"Do you know where Nick's cell number is?"
"Probably in your office..."
"Thank you."
"They should be here any minute..." Kayla said just as she finished setting the table.
"Who?" Nick asked curiously.
"My family is coming tonight...I hope you don't mind."
"Oh of course. I hope they don't mind that I'm here..."
"Oh don't worry my mother loves your music, she'll be thrilled to meet you." Kayla laughed. "You should have brought a body guard because my sister is coming too."
"Aw I'm sure she is fine...Thank you again for letting me crash your family gathering."
"You aren't crashing anything Nick. I am glad you are here. I really like spending time with you."
"I like spending time with you too Kay." he said tempted to tell her that he had, had a crush on her since he saw her on TRL that day but held his tongue. "Can I kiss you?"
"If you want to." He leaned in to kiss her and she closed her eyes ready to kiss him back. Just as his lips brushed hers gently there was a knock at the door that startled them apart. "I'll go get that." she said moving around Nick to answer the door.
"Mom, Dad, Ashka, this is Nick. Nick This is my mother, Jade, my father Long, and my baby sister Ashka."
"Oh my gosh...You are Nick Carter!!!"
"I am??" Nick asked looking around. "Kayla...I'm Nick Carter!" he teased.
"Very funny Nick. You can be a nerd at times, you know?"
"Yep. I usually am." he smiled as he bent down and kissed her cheek.
"Come on in, I have dinner on the table." Kayla announced as she led the group into the dining room. She spotted her 13 year old sister trying to keep Nick's attention and rolled her eyes knowing this was going to be a long night.
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