CHAPTER 15

"Devon Baby-Stay here" Nicole exclaimed. Devon shook his head as Nicole walked towards the huge Mansion. Women in swimsuits sat outside as Nicole walked inside.

"Can I take your stuff Madam?" A butler asked.

"No thanks-I got it" Nicole replied. Nicole walked through the house to the backyard.

"NICOLE!" AJ yelled.

"Hey AJ-I brought you your wallet-you forgot it at my house" Nicole exclaimed. She searched her pockets but couldn't find it.

"SURE Nicole" AJ joked.

"I did have it-See, I put it in my-" Nicole started. |

"Now you can stay awhile, you'll have fun" AJ cut her off.

"Really AJ, staying at the wanna-be playboy mansion doesn't sound fun to me" Nicole joked. AJ smirked.

"AJ!" Devon screamed. AJ turned around as Devon ran to him.

"Mommy forgot your wallet" Devon exclaimed, handing AJ his wallet.

"Thanks lil' man" AJ replied. Some of the women were eyeing Nicole, thinking Devon was AJ's kid.

"Well, see, I wasn't lying" Nicole replied. AJ smirked, then placed Devon on the floor.

"I still think it would be cool for you to stay" AJ replied.

"AJ, before I agree to stay or not, how the hell did you get money for all this?" Nicole asked.

"I sold some songs to Carter and 'NSYNC" AJ replied. Nicole smiled as he grabbed her hand and lead her inside, with Devon following them.

"Want me to give you the tour?" AJ asked.

"No" Nicole replied. AJ smiled.

"I'm gonna do it anyway" AJ joked, pulling her and Devon upstairs.


"Why is there Cows on your chairs?" Devon asked.

"That's not real, it's skin baby" Nicole replied. Devon shook his head, pretending to understand.

"AJ-Your out of beer" Nick Carter yelled. Nick looked at Nicole, then smiled.

"Hey Nicole" Nick exclaimed.

"Hey Carter-How are you?" Nicole asked.

"Just fine" Nick replied. Nick bent down.

"Hey there" Nick said to Devon. Devon put his hand out.

"Hi-I'm Devon" Devon exclaimed. Nick smiled and stood up.

"Cute kid, is it AJ's?" Nick asked. Nicole made a face.

"No" Nicole replied. Nick laughed and put his arms on her shoulders.

"I'm just messin' with you" Nick replied. "C'mon, let's go party"

"What am I gonna do with Devon?" Nicole asked. Aaron ran inside, chasing after a lil' girl.

"Make Aaron watch him, he's watching my girl too" Nick replied. Nicole gave Nick a look.

"You have a kid?" Nicole asked.

"Yeah-but it's a long story" Nick replied, walking her outside.


"I'm going for a walk on the beach" Nicole exclaimed.

"You don't want to stay with me?" Nick joked, he had had a couple beers.

"No" Nicole replied, walking down towards the beach. She walked next to the waves, wondering where the other guys had been, she had seen only Nick. Nick and Nicole had gone swimming, played some B-Ball, played with Kelly (Nick's lil' girl) and Devon and talked. Nick had been dating a model from Canada, after 4 months they broke up and 7 months later he woke up with a baby on his doorstep. He didn't mind though, she helped pass the time. Like Devon, Kelly was smart, even if her father was Nick, so they hit it off well. Nicole walked near the beach and let her feet go into the water.

"Hey-You from the AJ party?" A Kentucky accent asked.

"Yeah" Nicole replied, not turning around.

"Well, could you help us find our……….way….back……We're a little……" The voice exclaimed.

"Wasted?" Nicole asked.

"Yeah" A Spanish voice replied. Nicole turned around, being face-to-face with Brian, Howie, and Kevin. Nicole smiled sweetly.

"This way" She replied. The guys stumbled behind her.

"Hold on a second" Kevin yelled. Nicole turned around to see Howie's face over the water.

"Cute" Nicole muttered.

"Isn't it?" Brian asked. Nicole looked next to her, seeing Brian by her side.

"So-where have you guys been?" Nicole asked.

"Bars" Brian replied.

"No shit" Nicole replied. Brian laughed loudly, then started to walk again. Kevin and Howie were soon standing next to her as they walked back to the house.

"I guess he didn't notice me" Nicole said out loud to herself.

"Wha?" Kevin asked.

"Nothing" Nicole replied.


"He didn't even notice you" Nick commented.

"Yeah-I know" Nicole replied, putting Devon into his car seat. Nick stood next to her silently.

"Hey-It was nice seeing you again, Kelly and Devon seemed to have fun together" Nick commented.

"Yeah" Nicole replied, feeling very tired.

"You look tired, do you want me to drive you to your hotel?" Nick asked.

"Yeah-That would be nice" Nicole replied, climbing into the back.

"Hey Aaron, I'll be back in 20 minutes, keep an eye on Kelly" Nick exclaimed, jumping in the front seat


"Devon, can you grab your luggage?" Nick asked as he picked Nicole up. He took the hotel key from Nicole's purse and opened the hotel room and laid Nicole on the bed.

"I'm gonna go get the rest of your luggage" Nick exclaimed. He walked back to Nicole's car and grabbed her luggage. Devon was sleeping on the bed when Nick got back into the room. Nick locked the door and walked outside-going to go AJ to pick him up.