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I'll Be There For You: Chapters 16 - 20
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Chapter 16
Nikki paced around the hotel room and waited for Howie. She glanced at her watch. It was close to seven o'clock.
"God, where is he? He should've been here two hours ago!"
Letting out a frustrated sigh, she took off her jewelry and put them in her travel jewelry box. She untucked her shirt and changed into her pajamas. She was about to walk into the bathroom when Howie walked into the room. Nikki glared at him from bathroom doorway.
"Where the hell have you been? I've been sitting in here for over two hours for you to come back so we could go out. Now it's too late to do that. You have no idea how worried I was. Why the hell didn't you call?"
Howie held up his hand and sighed. "Nikki, don't start. I've had a long day."
Nikki scoffed. "Long day doing what? I don't think snow boarding would make you have a long day."
"Look, I'm sorry I'm late but it was something I couldn't help," Howie said as he sat on the bed and took off his shoes.
"Yeah, I'm sure of that," Nikki muttered under her breath.
"What?"
"Nothing," she said with a sigh.
"I'm tired and I don't wanna argue about this. I'll explain everything after I've taken a shower."
"Fine, whatever," Nikki said as she moved out of Howie's way.
While Howie was in the shower she began picking up her things and throwing them into her suitcase.
"Men!" she grumbled to herself.
Tears formed in her eyes and she continued to toss her clothes into her suitcase. A few minutes later, Howie came out of the bathroom. Nikki turned around to find Howie standing at the bathroom doorway wearing only a towel. She swallowed hard and looked the other way.
"Where are you going?" Howie asked.
"What do you care? You didn't even bother to call me. What the hell was so important that you couldn't pick up a damn phone and call me?"
"Maybe I was at the hospital with Kevin!" Howie shouted.
"What!?" Nikki said in shock.
"You heard me. I was at the hospital with Kevin. He hurt his shoulder really bad while we were out snowboarding. I've been there this whole time. There, are you happy now?"
Nikki stared blankly at Howie and slowly sat down on the bed. "Oh...Howie, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to explode at you like that. Is Kevin okay?"
Howie nodded and walked over to the bed. "Yeah, he just pulled some ligaments in his shoulder. He'll be okay," he said as he took a seat next to Nikki. "I'm sorry I didn't call you. I tried a couple of times but you weren't answering the phone."
"That must've been when I was out shopping with Sarah," Nikki said then lowered her head.
Howie placed his hand under her chin and lifted her head back up. "Hey," he said gently. "What is it?"
Nikki's lip quivered as she stared Howie in the eyes. "I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to explode on you like that."
Howie smiled and kissed her tenderly on the lips. "It's okay. It's my fault. I should've explained what happened as soon as I got in the door. Can you forgive me?" Howie asked as he gave her a sad puppy dog look.
Nikki snickered and kissed him. "Okay, I forgive you."
"Good," Howie said as he kissed her.
Nikki slid her hands down his bare chest. Tiny water droplets from his shower remained on his chest.
"How about I make it up to you?" Howie whispered into her ear.
"Mmmm, sounds good to me," Nikki murmured as she slid her hands down to his waist.
Slowly, she undid his towel and tossed it to the floor. Howie kissed her passionately and pulled her shirt over her head. Softly, he kissed her breasts and he slid off her pajama bottoms. He slid his tongue down to her navel, sliding her panties off with his teeth. Howie brought his lips back up to her and moved down to her neck.
"Mmm you taste so good," he said.
"God, stop teasing," Nikki replied.
Howie grinned and continued kissing her neck. "Patience, my dear," he said as he licked her ear lobe.
"Oh, god, you're killing me. Do it now."
He looked up and stared at her seductively. "This will be the ride of your life," he said then turned off the light.
Chapter 17
Sarah quietly packed the rest of her and Kevin's clothes into the suitcases early that morning. She was almost finished when she heard a light tapping on the door. Sarah got up and answered. Outside the door stood Kristin.
"Hey, how's the patient?" Kristin asked.
Sarah smiled and rolled her eyes. "He was whining all last night. God, I thought he'd never shut up. He's asleep now. Hopefully he won't wake up for a while." Kristin laughed and handed Sarah a small white paper bag. "What's this?" she asked as she opened the bag.
"Pain killers for Kev. Denise had me run and get them for him."
"Okay," Sarah said with a smile. "How many of these does it take to shut him up?"
Kristin laughed. "If he takes one when he wakes up he'll be fine for the next six hours."
"Good," Sarah said. "Hey, what time are we leaving?"
Kristin looked at her watch. "In an hour. You better get Kev up. It might take him a while to get ready."
"All right. We'll see you later," Sarah said then shut the door. She walked over to the bed to find Kevin laying in bed awake. "Good morning, sleepy head," Sarah said as she laid down next to him.
"Who was at the door?" Kevin asked softly.
"Kris, she dropped off some pain killers for you. Now I can shut you up and I can have some peace," Sarah said with a snicker.
"I don't wanna hear it," Kevin said in a cranky manner.
"Well, I told you not to go snow boarding yesterday. I told you, you would get hurt. But did you listen to me? No. Now look at you. My boyfriend is defected," Sarah teased.
"Sarah, don't start! God, I just woke up and you're already giving me a hard time."
"Aw, honey I'm just kidding," she said the kissed him. "I love you no matter what. Even if you're a cripple." Kevin glared at her. Sarah laughed. "Honey, I'm sorry. I had to take it. It was too easy."
"Yeah, sure," Kevin said.
"Come on, you gotta get ready. We leave in less than an hour," Sarah said as she helped Kevin sit up. He winced in pain. "Take one of these," she said as she handed him a pain killer. Kevin took the pill and sat there motionless. Sarah picked out a pair of wind breaker pants and a T-shirt from his suitcase. "Put the pants on and I'll help you get your shirt on."
"I don't need help," Kevin insisted.
"If you say so," Sarah said with a grin.
Kevin stood up and slid on his pants. He attempted to put on his shirt, but groaned in pain as he lifted his arm. "Okay, maybe I do need a little help," he confessed. Sarah smiled and helped him put on his shirt. "Thanks, baby," he said then kissed her. "I'm going to brush my teeth," he said as he headed to the bathroom. When he was finished he came back out and sat on the edge of the bed to put his shoes on.
"I think you better put these on instead of those tennis shoes," Sarah said as she handed him his Adidas sandals.
Kevin sighed and slipped on his sandals. "Where's my sling?" Kevin asked, while looking around for it.
"Right here," Sarah said as she handed it to him.
"Thanks," Kevin said as he tried to put it on. He groaned in pain then sighed. "Do you want to help me? I can't quite get it."
"Sure," Sarah replied as she carefully put the sling on for him. She looked over at Kevin who was biting his lip from the pain. "Are you sure you're going to be able to perform tonight?"
"I don't really have much of a choice," Kevin stated.
Sarah's face saddened as she wrapped her arms around his waist. "Just be careful," she said then kissed him.
Kevin smiled and leaned his head against hers. "I promise."
Later that night, after the concert, everyone was asleep on the bus. Sarah rolled over to find Kevin not there. His side of the bunk was cold. She knew he'd been gone for a while. Sarah slipped on one of Kevin's Kentucky sweatshirts and got up to find him. She looked in the back room to find Kevin sitting on the couch in the dark.
"What are you doing up?" Sarah asked.
"I was just thinking, Kevin said as he scooted over so Sarah could sit down.
"About?" she asked curiously.
"About home."
"You miss everything in Lexington don't you?"
"Yeah, I do. I mean, I love traveling and performing, but sometimes I get a little homesick."
Sarah cuddled up next to him and laid her head on his shoulder. "I know how you feel. Sometimes I miss my home too. But I could never go back."
"How come?"
"Because I have nothing left there for me. After I ran away with Keith I lost all contact with my family. Now I'm away from Keith and I'm with you, which I'm completely thankful for, but I feel bad because I have nothing to offer you but me."
"That's all I'll ever need," Kevin said tenderly. Sarah smiled and kissed him. She sighed and leaned against Kevin as he wrapped his good arm around her. "Something else is on your mind. I can tell," Kevin said.
"It's nothing," Sarah lied.
"Sarah," Kevin said as he tilted her head up with his hand under her chin. "Tell me."
"I do have something I need to tell you. I better do it now or I never will."
"Then tell me," Kevin urged.
Sarah drew in a deep breath and faced Kevin. "Okay, here goes. When Keith and I were together we had a join back account. He would always spend the money on his booze and I'd have hardly any left for rent. When I left, I had less than twenty dollars in my pocket. I just spent the last of my money when I was at the mall with Nikki. I have no money for food. I've worn all my clothes out. I'm ashamed to tell you this, but your girlfriend is penniless."
"Baby, you have nothing to be ashamed of. It wasn't your fault. It's that ass named Keith's fault, but he's gone and we're together now. You don't have to worry about money, okay?"
"I know, but I just feel so stupid having you pay for everything."
Kevin chuckled. "Don't worry about it. I don't mind. We'll be in Detroit from the fifth to the eighth. I want you to go shopping for clothes while we're there. Get whatever you need and put it on my credit card. Don't worry about the amount. Just as long as you have what you need. You're my girlfriend and I love you. I want to take care of you."
Sarah looked up at him and kissed his lips. "Thank you," she said.
"No problem. In the future don't be afraid to tell me things. I'm here for you. I always will be."
"I love you," Sarah whispered.
"I love you too," he responded. "Come on, lets get back to bed. It's late."
"Okay," Sarah said then followed Kevin back to the bunk.
Chapter 18
It was the last night in Detroit for the boys and the concert was over. Kristin was in the dressing room, wrapping up one of the dancers' knees.
"All right, you're all bandaged up and ready to go. When we get to the hotel, I want you to put ice on that knee."
"Okay," said the dancer as she left the room.
Kristin was putting away her things in her bag when she heard the sound of Brian's voice.
"Hey, Kris?" he said.
"Yeah," Kristin answered, not looking up from what she was doing.
"I think you better get back here and take a look at Nick."
Kristin's head shot up. "Why? What's wrong?"
"I dunno. He doesn't look too good. They sent me back here to get you."
"Okay," Kristin said as she grabbed her bag and quickly ran out of the room. She ran backstage to find Nick sitting on a chair looking really pale. Kristin quickly ran over and kneeled in front of him. "Nick," she said. He didn't respond. "Nick, honey, answer me," Kristin said in a more frantic tone. She looked over at the guys who stood next to Nick. "Did he eat today?"
Brian thought a minute. "I don't think so. He didn't eat anything before the concert or at lunch. He said he felt sick to his stomach."
"Did anyone see him take his medication?" Kristin asked. The guys shook their heads. Kristin sighed and drew her attention back to Nick. "Nick, tell me what's wrong."
Nick shook his head. "Nothing....I'm...I'm fine," he said as he stood up then nearly fell against Kevin.
Kevin grabbed him before he hit the ground. "Whoa, Nick, you better sit down."
Kristin placed her hand on his forehead. "Sweetie, you're burning up. Someone go get me a wheelchair. I'm not gonna let him walk to the van."
Brian ran and grabbed a wheelchair from the first aid center and wheeled it back to Nick. Kristin helped Nick into the wheelchair then thought for a moment.
"Kevin, go grab one of the body guards and have him tell the van driver to bring the van to the back doorway. We don't want to scare any of the fans while trying to get Nick in the van through the side door."
Kevin did as he was told while the others followed behind Kristin. They all waited at the back door for the van. When the van pulled up, everyone piled in as Kristin helped Nick get into his seat. They rode to hotel to find a large amount of fans waiting outside.
"Damn it," Kristin exclaimed under her breath. "We can't drag Nick into that. They'll clobber him."
"Stop here, everyone but Nick and Kristin get out," Kevin said. "You two can go in through the back way."
"Good idea," Kristin said.
Everyone got out and the van pulled around to the back entrance. "Thank you," Kristin told the driver and helped Nick out of the van. She pulled out the wheelchair and reached her hand out to Nick. "Sit," she said.
"I don't need it," said Nick as he wobbled his way to the door.
Kristin grabbed his arm before he slammed into the wall. "Nick, sit in the wheel chair now," she said firmly.
"Fine," he muttered as he sat in the chair.
Kristin opened the back door and wheeled him to the elevator. They got in and went up to their floor. Swiftly, Kristin wheeled Nick to their room. Once they got in, Kristin helped Nick off the chair and onto the bed. She grabbed some clothes from his suitcase and handed them to him.
"Put these on and get in bed," she said as she placed her bag down on the table and pulled out a thermometer.
When Nick settled himself in bed, she placed the thermometer in his mouth. Kristin flicked on the lamp next to the bed.
"Ah, bright," Nick said.
"Sorry, hon, but I need to see. Keep your mouth shut for one more minute," she said as she kept time on her watch.
When the time was up, Kristin removed the thermometer from Nick's mouth. Her lips pursed as she read the numbers.
"You're temperature's up to 103," she said as she stood up. She reached in her bag again and pulled out a bottle of alieve. "Here, take two of these and I'll be right back."
Kristin went into the bathroom and ran cold water on a wash cloth. She folded it up, went back to the bedroom, and placed it on Nick's head.
"Leave it there for a little while. It'll help your fever. I'm gonna call room service and order you some soup. You haven't eaten anything all day and you need to eat," she said as she dialed the number.
After the room service came, and Nick had eaten the soup Kristin pulled the covers over him and kissed him on the forehead.
"Get some sleep, sweetie. You've had a long day."
Nick reached up and grabbed her hand. "Lay down with me, please?" he said with puppy dog eyes.
Kristin snickered. "Okay, let me get changed," she said as she headed to the bathroom.
She came back out with her pajamas on and laid down under the covers with Nick. Nick cuddled closely and laid his head on her chest. Kristin smiled as she ran her fingers through his hair.
"You know, you scared me today," she said.
Nick sighed and sat up. "I know, I'm sorry."
"Don't be, just be a little more careful next time. Don't wear yourself out when you're sick like this."
"I promise to be more careful," said Nick.
"Good, now get some sleep."
"Okay," Nick replied as he laid down on his stomach.
Kristin scooted closer to him and laid on her side. "I love you."
Nick opened his eyes and smiled. "I love you too," he said with a yawn.
"Go to sleep," Kristin whispered then rubbed her hand on his back.
Nick shut his eyes; slowly his labored breathing became steady. Kristin knew he was asleep. She gave him one last kiss on the cheek and turned off the lamp.
Chapter 19
Nikki opened her eyes to the sound of the bus engine. It was still dark outside and she had no idea where they were. Everything on the bus was still. Not a sound could be heard over the purring engine. Letting out a yawn, she rolled over and laid her head on Howie's chest. Howie stirred a little and wrapped his arms around her. Nikki closed her eyes and listened to the sound of Howie's heartbeat as fell back to sleep. Later, she woke up to the sound of people laughing and running down the narrow aisle between the bunks. She sat up, rubbed the sleep from her eyes, and stepped out of the bunk. As soon as she was all the way out of the bunk, she was nearly knocked down by Nick who had been running down the aisle.
"Oops, sorry about that, Nikki," Nick said with a sheepish grin.
Nikki smiled and patted Nick on the back. "It's okay. I'm still standing."
Nick laughed and made his way to the back of the bus. Nikki pulled her hair up in a sloppy bun and sat next to Howie in the seats. She laid her head on his shoulder and sighed.
"Good morning, sleepy head," Howie said as she kissed her on the top of her head.
"Good morning."
"Did you sleep well?"
Nikki nodded. "I would've slept longer but there was too much noise."
Howie laughed. "That would be Nick and Brian. I'm not sure how that got started, really. Frankly, I'm not sure if I wanna know."
Nikki snickered and cuddled closer to Howie. "What time are we stopping for food? I'm starving."
Howie checked his watch. "In about an hour or so. Probably McDonald's as usual."
"Oh, goody," Nikki replied with a hint of sarcasm. "The famous food of America. The stuff that goes straight to your thighs and makes my butt grow bigger. Gotta love it."
"I'm gonna pretend I didn't hear that," Howie said.
"Suit yourself."
Just then, Sarah peeked her head in between the seats.
"Howdy!" she said with a wide grin.
Nikki laughed and looked over at Sarah. "Morning, Sarah. What's up?"
"I'm gonna say the best three words you will ever hear in your life," Sarah said with a grin.
"Sex is great?" Nikki teased.
Sarah scrunched up her nose and laughed. "Well, sex is great, but that's not what I was going to say. I was going to say girls night out."
"Girls' night out?"
"Yeah, us girls are gonna go do something tonight. Kristin thought of it."
"Can I come too?" Howie joked.
"No boys allowed! Sorry, Howie...even though you might fit right in. You could tell us the difference between men and women's clothing....or do you know?"
"Man, I'm never gonna live that one down am I?" Howie said while blushing.
"Hey, be nice!" Nikki defended.
Sarah laughed. "I'm just kidding. Anyway, we're leaving tonight around seven or so."
"We're not going to the concert?"
"Girl, we see these guys twenty-four seven. I think you can miss one concert. Howie won't mind. Will you, Howie?"
"No, go have fun with the girls. One show isn't going to kill me."
Nikki smiled and nodded. "Okay count me in."
"Great!" Sarah exclaimed. "This is gonna rock. Well, I'm gonna get back to my man. Oh, he's so sexy! We'll talk more later. See ya!" she said as she disappeared to the back of the bus.
"I'm gonna change my clothes and comb out my hair before we stop for food," Nikki said as she stood up.
"All right," Howie said as he moved her arm away from her waist.
Nikki went to the bathroom to freshen up. When she was finished, the bus started slowing down and came to a stop. Nikki stepped out of the bathroom and looked out the window. They had stopped at a McDonald's. She rolled her eyes and groaned to herself. Denise stepped on the bus before everyone began piling out.
"Guys, we only have thirty minutes, so order your food and bring with you on the bus. We're on a tight schedule," Denise said then stepped off the bus.
Nikki snuck up behind Howie, who was changing his shirt, and slid her arms around his waist. "Mmm, tempting," she murmured.
Howie smiled and turned around to kiss her. "And so are you," he replied in a seductive tone.
"Ewww! No mushy gushy love stuff on the bus!" said the voice of Sarah.
Nikki turned around and stuck out her tongue. "If you don't like it then don't look."
"Well, it's a little hard when you're in our way!" Sarah teased.
Howie laughed and grabbed Nikki's hand. "Come on, lets go eat," she said as she drug Howie off the bus with her.
While waiting in line, Sarah grabbed Nikki by the arm and twirled her around. "So, what's up with you and Howie?"
"What do you mean?"
"Girl, you know exactly what I mean. When did you and the Latin Lover shake your bon bons? Don't deny it because it's in your body language."
Nikki blushed and smiled at Sarah. "It was the night Kevin got hurt snowboarding."
"Oooh, girl getting your goove thang on! Was he good?"
"Sarah!" Nikki said with a giggle.
"Okay, okay wrong time to ask. But you're gonna give me the full scoop tonight at girls' night out. No if ands or buts about it."
"Hon, you are really worked up this morning. What are you on?" Nikki joked.
"Nothing I'm just high on life, Sarah said with a smile.
"I think you're enjoying being with Kevin a little too much."
"And who wouldn't? Look at him! He's a sex machine!"
Nikki's mouth dropped. "Damn, girl, what's with you? Where's the nice, quiet Sarah that we all know and love?"
Sarah grinned. "She's on vacation."
Nikki laughed. "Looks like I'm not the only who has gossip to spill tonight."
"Oh, you'll hear plenty, I promise," Sarah said as she raised her eyebrows. She took her eyes off Nikki for a second and looked around. "Aww, look at that cute little baby over there," she cooed.
Nikki turned around and looked over at the little baby boy. "Aww he's adorable!"
"I know! Man I want a kid so bad!" Sarah said.
"Seriously?"
"Yeah I've always had a passion for kids. I want one of my own someday. As soon as possible though. But with the right guy..." she trailed off.
"Maybe the right guy's right under your nose," Nikki remarked.
Sarah smiled and looked over at Kevin who was ordering their food. "Yeah....maybe," she replied.
"Nikki, I've got our food. I'm gonna get on the bus," Howie said.
"Okay, be right there," she said then drew her attention back to Sarah. "We'll talk more about this later on tonight, okay?"
"Okay," Sarah said as she followed Nikki back onto the bus.
When Nikki got back on the bus, she sat next to Howie at the table. He pulled out two bacon, egg, and cheese biscuits and four hasbrowns. He took what he wanted and gave the rest to Nikki. She eyed to food for a moment then look at Howie.
"You couldn't pick something less fattening?" she protested.
"Well, it's not like they had much of a choice," he said. "What is with you lately? You're constantly worried about what you eat."
"I just don't want to look like a balloon," Nikki said as she pullef her biscuit apart.
"She doesn't want to look like me," Nick replied. He was quickly shut up by Kristin smacking him. "Ow!" he shouted.
"You're not fat, so shut up!" she said.
Nikki laughed as she pulled the cheese away from the egg and bacon. She ate the egg and bacon and wrapped the rest back up. Howie stared at her and pushed her hasbrowns toward her.
"Eat those," he demanded.
"What if I don't want them?"
"You're going to eat more than two pieces of bacon and an egg," Howie said in a stern tone.
Nikki sighed and ate the two hashbrowns. Howie gave her a nod of satisfaction and dropped the subject. After breakfast, almost everyone went back to sleep. She and Howie went to the back of the bus with Sarah and Kevin to watch a movie. When she knew Howie wasn't paying attention, she snuck away to the bathroom and forced herself to throw up. When she was finished, she flushed the toilet and hid the evidence on her breath with mouthwash. She went back and sat next to Howie. He looked at her and put his hand on her leg.
"You okay?" he asked.
Nikki nodded. "Had to brush my teeth," she lied.
Howie smiled and kissed her. She sucked in a breath of relief and said a silent prayer that he'd never catch on.
Chapter 20
Rain poured down hard as the bus rolled down the highway. Sarah sat at the table on the bus with Nikk, Amanda, and Kristin, playing a game of cards. She studied her hand of cards for a moment.
"I fold," she said as she put her cards down.
"Yeah, I win!" Kristin said as she collected all the cards together. "Anyone wanna make it interesting and put some money down on it?"
Amanda laughed. "No way."
"All right, who's up for another game?" Kristin asked as she shuffled up the cards.
"Not me," Sarah said with a sigh and cupped her hands over her face.
"You okay?" Nikki asked in concern.
"Yeah, I just feel really out of it. I'm gonna go watch TV with Kev. I'll talk to you guys later," she said as she stood up.
Sarah walked down to the back of the bus and curled up on the couch next to Kevin. She leaned her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes. Kevin smiled and put his arm around her shoulders.
"Hey, baby," he said softly and leaned his head on top of hers.
"Hi," Sarah said meekly.
"You feeling all right?" Kevin asked, concerned.
"Yeah I'm just tired," she replied.
"You sure?"
"Yeah, I just wanna chill for a while."
Kevin smiled and entwined his fingers with hers. "Fine by me," he said in a deep tone.
"Oh, god, you know I go nuts when you do that."
Kevin smirked. "I know, why do you think I do it?"
Sarah snickered and kissed him. "Behave."
They were about to kiss again when they were interrupted by the sound of Brian's voice. "I hate to intrude on your little love moment but we just got a call on Howie's cell phone that the storm is getting really bad. We're not gonna make it into New York as we planned. We'll be arriving early tomorrow morning."
"What, are we stopping or something?" Sarah asked.
"No, we're gonna keep on the roads as far as I know, but the storm will slow us down. Anyway, I was told to tell ya'll that. Go back to your smooching or whatever you were doing."
Kevin laughed. "Brian, get out."
"I don't have to take this! I'm leaving!" Brian said teasingly as he went back to the front of the bus.
Comments
Please Login to post comments| On November 26th 2007 piratesrule78 Said : | |
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i totally luv this awsome great story |
| On November 26th 2007 monkey892 Said : | |
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I love it, you just dont show enough of Amanda and AJ i only heard of them once in this thingy and i love Sarah and Kevvie. Also Nickypoo and Kristin!! Well i gotta go for now, i love this and keep me posted! |
| On November 26th 2007 necrosiss Said : | |
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Keep me posted,you're amazing. |
| On November 26th 2007 WaitingAlone Said : | |
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I love this story, plz keep me posted! |
