The week flew by for Breanna and Eve. After the final press conference things went back to normal, or normal for the BSB. AJ spent a great deal of time gambling, drinking, and hanging out with one particular woman. None of the guys seemed surprised about AJ's new interest. To Breanna and Eve, it seemed like that woman was once a previous interest as well. Nick decided to leave three days early because his girlfriend was upset that he wasn't already home. Brian went back as well to try and patch things up with his lady love. Howie and Breanna spent every waking moment together, even when they slept. By Monday the girls gave up their hotel room to stay with their respected boyfriends. In the end it helped both girls to save money.

As the week came close to an end Breanna and Eve decided to have a girls night out. They wanted to talk about the turn of events in that last week. Howie and Kevin had plans to go out gambling and take in a few shows. They wouldn't be back until 2am that Friday morning. When the girls entered the restaurant they passed the table where AJ and his date were sitting. Both girls stopped to say hi to AJ and introduce themselves to his date. Breanna and Eve were extremely impressed with her mannerism and the ways she complimented AJ. She was sweet, funny, and very much head over heels for him. "We better go to our table and leave you two alone." Eve said. "Where the guys at?" AJ asked. "Dunno. Out doing guy things." Breanna said. "Well, we'll see you later AJ and it was nice meeting you, Mya!" Breanna said as she leaned down to give the young woman a quick hug. "I'm sure we'll be seeing a lot of each other soon." Mya said to Breanna as she returned the hug. As the girls walked away Mya commented to AJ that both girls were perfectly suited for Howie and Kevin. "Breanna has Howie's sweet temperament and Eve has Kevin's seriousness." "I know. I knew that from the moment I met them in their bath towels." AJ said laughing as Mya shot him a glare then a smile. "Don't worry. I knew they both had eyes for Howie and Kevin. I only played Cupid." AJ said. "Now the entire group is taken." Mya said with a smile as she took a sip of her champagne.

"She was really nice!" Eve said. "I know! And she seemed a lot like him. Well, not a lot like him cause this is AJ we're talkin' about. There cannot be anyone else in the world like him, but I don't know. They just seemed perfect for each other." Breanna said as she looked over the menu. After both girls gave the waiter their orders they decided to discuss what their plans would be. "What's up with you and Howie anyway?" Eve asked. "Nothing. We talked yesterday about things. I guess we're going to slow down and see how things go once we get to Orlando. What's up with you and Kevin? You two have been *very* secretive about things. You both having sex already?" Breanna joked. Eve didn't say anything. She only took a sip of her water. "Oh you *are* having sex with him!!!!!!!!!" Breanna shouted forgetting they were in a restaurant. She caught AJ's eye and he instantly lost it. Mya couldn't help but laugh with him as well. The entire restaurant now knew about Eve's sex life. "No wonder he's been happy!" AJ shouted not giving a damn about what the other guests in the restaurant thought. It was Breanna's turn to laugh. Eve tried to look mad but she couldn't help it and started laughing, too. "Yeah we are, but hush! Don't say anything. He'll get embarrassed. He has the reputation of being serious and mature to uphold. Once the guys find out we're having sex after being together for less than 4 days they'll tease him to no end!" Eve said laughing. "Oh, well, the worst guy to tell just found out." Breanna said pointing to AJ. Breanna made eye contact with AJ while pointing to him. He excused himself from the table and walked over to the girls table and took a seat. "What are you talking about?" he asked as he laughed. "Oh, just that Kevin has a serious reputation to uphold and none of the guys should know that they're having sex after 4 day or you'll tease him." Breanna said laughing. "Oh, I wouldn't tease him." AJ said to Eve. "Thank you, AJ." Eve said. "No, I'd torture him." He stated as Breanna and Eve burst into giggles.

After dinner was over both girls went back to Breanna and Howie's hotel room. They watched a couple of movies while talking about the guys. "So, has he said it to you yet?" Breanna asked Eve while they laid on the bed flipping through commercials. "Said what?" Eve asked as she grabbed the remote from Breanna to take control of the TV. "You know what." Breanna said as she stared at the TV screen. "No. He tried but he chickened out. Anyway, it's only been a week. I don't expect to hear the words 'I love you' anytime soon. I'm in no hurry to fall in love anyway." Eve stated. "That's because you already are." Breanna said with a quick laugh. "Maybe, maybe not. It's only been a week. I don't know. It hasn't even been a week! What are we talking about? Of course I don't expect him to say 'I love you'. I could never say it back to him if he did." Eve said as she thought about her situation with Kevin. "But you do. Don't you?" Breanna asked. "I told you. I really don't know. I think I do, but then I think to myself that I am stupid if I think I love him this soon. But then I think about living without him and I can't picture it. You know what I'm talking about?" Eve asked. "Yeah, the difference is I know that I could live without Howie but I wouldn't want to try. I can't picture him not being around. But I totally understand what you're saying about being in love with them so soon. No one said you had to be *in love* with them to love them. I love you but it doesn't mean I'm in love with you. Do you understand?" Breanna asked a very confused Eve. "Yeah, you're right but the trouble is, if I told him I loved him he would think two things. 1, he would think he was obligated to say it back even though he doesn't mean it and 2, he'd think that I was *in love* with him, even though I would only love him. Do I make sense?" Eve was very confused with her feelings for Kevin. "Total sense, girl." Breanna said as she gave her friends hand a squeeze. "Ok, so what about you?" Eve asked Breanna. "I love him. There's nothing else I can say. I can't deny that I love him. I can only deny that I'm in love with him. When I think about living without him, it's hard but I know I can do it. I'll survive. The day I think that I won't be able to survive without him will be the day that I realize that I'm in love with him." Breanna said. "You sound like you're not confused at all." Eve commented. "Oh, I am. I mean, we have to go back home in two days, no, in one day. It's now official Friday. I have to go home and deal with Christian's death, my family, explaining this situation to my mom, go back to school to finish out the semester, pack up our things, and then head on out to Florida. At the same time I have to try and maintain a wonderful relationship with the greatest guy who happens to be very high-profile. We have to try and maintain a low-profile relationship. You bet your ass I'm confused...and scared." Breanna said as she looked at the clock again, missing Howie. "Well, at least we're best friends, we'll be near each other, and we both are going to be going through the same thing. Well, not too much the Christian thing, but I'll be there for you. But the relationship part I can help support you with. I think I know what you're going through." Eve said with a laugh.

After an hour Breanna fell asleep. Eve quietly got up and went back to her room. When Breanna awoke, Howie was sitting on the edge of the bed staring at her with concern on his face. "What's wrong?" Breanna said as she sat up to touch his face. He grabbed her hand and held it in his. "Nothing. I'm just thinking about how much I'm going to miss you when you leave." His eyes were glossy from drinking and dancing the night away with Kevin. "We'll talk all the time. I'll fly out to see you on the weekends." She assured him. "You're so calm about this." He commented with a smile. "So are you." She replied. "No, on the outside, yeah, I guess. But on the inside I think I am more confused." He stated. "Want to know what Eve and I talked about tonight?" Breanna asked. Breanna was one of those types of people who would tell you anything if half asleep. She was brutally honest when she was tired. But, this time she was wide awake. She wanted to be honest with Howie before they went their separate ways. He needed to know how she felt about him, or at least Breanna needed to lift the heavy weight off of her chest. "I'm not sure. Girl talk can be pretty confusing." Howie said laughing. She frowned and looked down at their hands intertwined. "I'm sorry. I do want to know what you two talked about. I'm just afraid of what I might hear, that's all." He said. "What are you afraid you might hear? What would scare you away?" She asked desperately, her voice becoming more audible. "Nothing would." He said reassuring her. "Even if I told you I was pregnant?" She asked. All color drained from his face. "Don't worry, I'm not. You do remember how a baby is made, don't you?" She teased him. "Yeah, um, well...that scared me." He said. "See? It scared you." She stated. "Yeah, because we haven't done anything that would cause that situation." he informed her. "I know. I just wanted to see your reaction." She said laughing. "Ok, so that would scare me. I admit it. But nothing else would." He said as he dropped her hand and stood up. "C'mon. Let's go." He said as he pulled her out of bed. "Where're we going?" she asked cautiously. "I want to take a bath. Come with me." He said. They had never bathed together but Breanna thought it was a romantic gesture and figured it would be easier to tell him how she felt. The bathtub wasn't even a tub. It was a small spa with enough room for 3 people. There were 10 small votive candles in the bath closet which Breanna took out while Howie drew the water and put bubble bath in the tub. She placed all the candles around the tub and explained to Howie that the candle light would be more romantic and more gentle on his eyes considering he wasn't exactly sober. He laughed at her. She had gotten to know him so well in that week. They had so much fun going out to dinner, clubs, movies, gambling, and shows. A few times they went ice skating and for walks through the gardens of other hotels. Most of the time Howie was recognized by fans but most of them respected his privacy and never asked for an autograph. They would only smile at him as he acknowledged their presence with a wave and a smile back. And many times they smiled at Breanna as well. It was obvious to them that they were happily in love. After a few minutes of remembering their past week, Howie brought Breanna back to the present by undressing her. She loved the feel of his hands on her body but he never tried anything. For Howie, he wanted to wait until she moved to Orlando before they made love. He wanted to make sure that their relationship could withstand the distance. He wanted to make sure that she trusted him enough when he wasn't around her. He wanted to make sure she was different than the others. He couldn't give her his heart. Not all of it. Not yet. Breanna helped Howie undress as they lightly kissed each other before Howie got into the tub. "So, what did you two talk about?" Howie asked Breanna as she lit one candle before turning off the bathroom lights. "You and Kevin." She said as she got into the tub with Howie and lit the rest of the candles. She snuggled down into his body while the warm water relaxed her muscles. "This should be a cold bath." She thought to herself. He was way too sexy at that very moment for her body to take. "Thank God for strong will power." She said aloud. "What?" he asked laughing. "I'm sorry. You're just too...hot!" She said looking up at him. He leaned his head down to lightly kiss her as his arms wrapped around her waist. He drew circles around her belly button with his wet fingers as she closed her eyes to enjoy the feeling. "We talked about you and Kevin. How we felt about the both of you and what we planned to do about it." She blurted out. He stopped playing with her belly button for a second to take in what she just said before drawing circles again. "Explain." He said as he kissed the top of her head. "I don't want to freak you out or make you run away but I can't deny how I feel. I can only keep it inside of me but I can't." She started explaining. "what do you mean?" He coaxed. "I'm not in love with you..." she started to tell him. "Oh." He said quietly. She knew she had crushed him. "...but I love you." She said to him. For that moment he had to use all the will power in his mind, body and soul to keep himself from taking her out of the tub, throwing her onto the bed, and making love to her all night. Instead he kissed her head and tightened his grip on her. "I love you." He said to her quietly. They stayed in the bath for half an hour talking, and giggling about their week. "I want you to move in with me." He blurted out after a few minutes of silence. "What!?" she asked. "I mean if things work out after you move to Orlando." He tried to cover up his slip. "I...I'm not sure...I mean, what if things don't work out for Kevin and Eve? If they don't, she'll be living alone. She can't afford it and I won't allow her to be alone." Breanna said confidently. He loved her stubbornness and her loyalty and honesty. This was one relationship where he was willing to give his all. "Ok, if things work out with them, and I swear they will, you don't know Kevin like I do, would you consider it?" he asked holding his breath. "Yes." She said as she reached for a towel. "We're prunes!" she laughed. "The waters cold, too." He said splashing her as she got out of the water. "You'll pay for that!" She teased as she leaned down to kiss him. He grabbed her by the waist while she kissed him and pulled her back into the water. The bubbles were already gone. He kissed her as she leaned on her arms against his chest. His arms were tightly wrapped around her. After ten minutes of kissing she pushed her arms against his chest and looked into his eyes. With one hand she splashed water in his face and giggled. "C'mon. I'm tired and the sooner we go to bed the sooner we can get up and spend the entire day together." She said as he tried to clear the water out of his eyes. By that time there were only 5 candles still lit. She walked back into their room and put on her flannel boxers and tank top and snuggled down into their bed. Howie walked into the room and noticed how happy she looked. She was asleep by that time and looked so peaceful.