Kevin and Kristen walked out of the bus only to be met with screaming fans who had broken through the barrier near the front of the hotel. Kristen quickly hopped out of the way of the flashing lights but knew well enough that some of the fans had taken her picture. Kevin smiled and signed a few autographs until security made their way through the crowd and blocked the rest of the fans. "So nice to see you guys doing your job." Kevin muttered under his breath as he made his way over to the other bus. Kevin watched from the entrance of the bus to make sure security had escorted Kristen back inside the hotel before he proceeded to get on the bus.

Kevin watched as Brian rubbed his neck over and over to make the tingling sensation less annoying. "I swear he's dead, Kev, and you better not stand in my way!" Brian threatened while looking his neck over in the mirror. Kevin chuckled slightly as he took a seat on the couch. Brian walked over to him and sat down waiting for the lecture. "Okay, say it. You know you want to." Brian mumbled. "Nah, I'll save it for later but for future reference AJ and Xanda broke up a few weeks ago." Brian looked at Kevin with disbelief before it occurred to him what he should have known all along. "Ah, man..." Brian said quietly before placing his head in his hands. "And I've been being such a prick to him and teasing him and he's been...oh, man...what kinda friend have I been?" Brian asked himself as Kevin listened. "How? I mean, why? When?" Brian asked as he tried to finish putting the pieces of the puzzle together. "Why? That's none of my business. When? I guess they split the weekend Susan toured with us for the first time without Xanda. I think we were in New York and we had..." "we had that interview with NBC and he didn't say anything. Yeah, I remember that weekend. That's when he started to act different. I should have known." Brian stated.

Brian was quiet for a moment as he pondered the past year of touring. He and his friend didn't really seem like friends at all anymore. They let a woman come between them when they swore they wouldn't. But it went beyond the girlfriend. They were as opposite as night and day but their friendship had survived the indifference. Of course they weren't the best of friends like Brian was with Nick or Kevin or AJ was with Howie but they were like brothers. Brian thought about how AJ had been affected by Xanda. He had actually committed to one woman instead of three at a time and it amazed him to say the least. She was a bitch but she had worked her magic on AJ and he was in love with her. But now he was so withdrawn and irritable. He wasn't the same man and it angered him. How could Xanda break-up with him?

"That bitch!" Brian shouted out of nowhere. "What!?" Kevin said in disbelief. "Alexandra! Look how fucked up AJ is! She did that to him." Brian pointed out as he stood up to pace around. "Brian, you don't know WHAT happened so don't jump to conclusions." Kevin stated. "Don't jump to conclusions? Well, it's obvious that she broke up with him, isn't it?" Brian shouted back. "Yeah, maybe she did but she did it for a reason." Kevin tried to reason. "Yeah, she wasn't getting the fame or money she wanted. Look at how heartbroken he's been." Brian yelled back. "Brian, you don't know what happened." Kevin repeated. "No, I don't know exactly what happened but I have a clue. That bitch." Brian mumbled. "He'll get over it. Brian, he'll learn to love again." Kevin joked. "Cute." Brian half laughed. "Anyway, why do you care? A few minutes ago you were gonna kill him." Kevin said. "Yeah, well, that was before I knew why he tried to kill me." Brian pointed out. "Too bad..." Kevin said under his breath. Brian shot Kevin a dirty look.

"I wouldn't be starting shit with me, Kev. Remember, I know your mother." Kevin laughed before it dawned on him that Brian was threatening him. "What do you mean by that?" Kevin questioned. "You know what I mean. You and a married woman. Do you know how WRONG that is? Your mama's gonna castrate you if she finds out." Brian smirked. "IF?'" Kevin quoted. "When." Brian corrected himself. "I don't think so, Cuz." Kevin replied. "Man, you and a married woman. I never thought I'd see the day. I mean, I can see AJ or even Nick doing this. But you? Never." Brian continued to tease. "We're just friends." Kevin stated. "Yeah, right. And I'm in love with Xanda." Brian laughed. "Don't let AJ catch you saying that." Kevin laughed. "Yeah, whatever, Cuz. Whatever you do, just don't get caught. I heard her husband was part of the Italian Mafia." Brian cracked as he walked toward the door of the bus. "Hey Cuz, you better be careful. There are a ton of..." Kevin started to warn. "Huh? A ton of what?" Brian asked back from the door. "Uh, a ton of roses by your hotel room door." Kevin lied. "Again? Man..." Brian mumbled as he stepped off the bus leaving Kevin laughing alone.

The moment Brian stepped off the bus he realized what Kevin had tried to warn him about as a group of screaming fans stampeded towards him. Brian made a mental note to tell his aunt about Kevin's little affair as he fell backwards onto the ground. After a few minutes of hands pushing and pulling on his body, he felt himself being lifted off the ground by security. "Remind me how much we're paying you guys." Brian said sarcastically as they escorted him into the hotel.

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