"Well, thank you guys for coming into the studio this evening. I know some of you would have rather been elsewhere." The DJ said pointedly to Howie and Kevin as the rest of the guys laughed. "No, man it was fun talking to the fans." Howie assured the DJ and the rest of the public. As soon as the interview was over Kevin and Howie pretended to take their time leaving by taking extra time to sign autographs for fans who had sneaked into the studio. Little did everyone know that Kevin and Howie were barely signing their names and sometimes misspelling them all together. "Um, he only wrote 'D' " one fan complained about Howie's signature. After ten long minutes Howie and Kevin ran towards the exit to the limo. As soon as they got to the back door of the studio they both looked at their watches impressed by how much time they had to spare. They pushed the door open slowly and eased into the limo where the other guys were waiting. As soon as the limo took off towards the hotel the rest of the group cracked up. "Man, I saw how you were signin' those things!" Nick said to Kevin. "I bet a lot of those fans have misspelled autographs." Brian said laughing. AJ just sat there with his hands in his lap staring out the window. "What, no smartass comments from Bone?" Kevin asked in shock. "No, I've said enough tonight." AJ said seriously. "I need to prepare for tomorrow." He added. Kevin and Howie rolled their eyes. "I can't wait." Kevin said as he nudged AJ in the shoulder. "Haha, I saw that D!" AJ yelled, pointing as Howie glanced up. "Saw what?" Howie asked innocently. "I saw how you turned to look out the window but all you did was check your watch!" AJ laughed. "What's wrong with checking my watch?" He asked. "Nothin's wrong but you check it every five minutes! It's only five minutes later than it was five minutes ago." AJ stated. Howie smiled at his friend and shook his head in disbelief. AJ was right.

"It's 10:30, B. I don't think we're gonna see them tonight." Eve said. "Huh? Oh, don't worry Eve. Let's dance." Breanna said as she dragged her friend away from her drink and onto the dance floor. They had danced the entire evening straight. Breanna stayed near the club entrance so she could monitor who came into the hotel. After a while and three drinks later she decided to just enjoy herself. She danced with four different guys, all of them were good looking and all were successful. Eve had her share of men to dance with but she kept her alcohol consumption low to keep an eye on Breanna. Something was definitely bothering Breanna that night but Eve couldn't figure out what it was. She knew Breanna well and she knew that Breanna would come to her eventually when she couldn't deal with her problem alone anymore. "Wanna dance?" a tall good looking man asked Eve as she took another sip of her drink. "Sure!" She said as he lead her to the dance floor. Will Smith's "Get Jiggy With It" came on and Eve danced as she had never danced before. "My name is Scott!" the good looking man yelled out over the loud music. "Eve!" She smiled back to him. "You here with anyone?" Scott asked Eve. "My best friend." She said pointing to the short brunette who was dancing seductively with a tall, attractive, blonde man. "Oh, looks like she's having fun." He noted. "I hope so." Eve said. "You're not here with anyone else?" Scott asked, obviously fishing for her dating status. "Oh, no, not yet. I'm waiting for someone." Eve said deciding that being honest would be the best thing. Scott felt a little let down. "How about your friend?" He asked. "What a slimeball!" Eve thought to herself. She only nodded her head in response to his question. After the dance was over Scott kissed Eve on the cheek and thanked her for the dance and moved on to his next lady of the night. Breanna came to join Eve at the bar with her fourth drink in hand. "Where'd you get that?" Eve asked as she looked back at the club entrance. "Each guy I dance with offers me a drink. So, who am I not to take a nice looking man up on his offer?" Breanna said simply. "Girl, if you drink too much you're definitely going to get lucky tonight." Eve said.

"Just to inform D and Kev, it is now 10:45pm. Five minutes later than it was at 10:40pm." AJ stated. "Smartass." Howie and Kevin mumbled to themselves as they pulled up to the hotel. "Are you going to their room first?" Howie asked Kevin as they climbed out of the limo. "Cause I'm going to go change first. I'm not going to dance in these clothes." Howie said as he grabbed at his shirt. "Ok, I think I'll do that, too." Kevin said. "We'll be in the club." Nick informed everyone. "I can't wait to see their suave moves on B and Eve." AJ said to Nick and Brian as they walked into the club.

"AJ is just lovin' this, isn't he?" Kevin said as they rode the elevator up. "Yeah, I haven't seen him this way in a long time. He used to tease Nick when his voice was changing but now it's us. We've dated a lot of different women before. I have no clue why he's teasing us about these two." Howie said as he grabbed his security pass out of his back pocket. "Probably cause he knows something we don't know." Kevin said. When they arrived on their floor they spoke to each other a little bit louder than normal in hopes that the girls would be in their room. After a quick clothing change the guys went to Eve and Breanna's room. "They're downstairs dancing." Mark the security guard said. "I saw Breanna come back up here 15 minutes ago to make a quick phone call. She said to tell you guys if I saw you that they would be downstairs in the club but I'm not supposed to tell you that they asked me to tell you that, okay?" Mark told Kevin and Howie. "Sure thing, man." Kevin said as they got into the elevator. "Oh, keep an eye on Breanna. I think she's had a few drinks tonight. I wouldn't want someone to hurt her. I haven't seen Eve tonight so I don't know how she's doin'." Mark mentioned. "Thanks, Mark." Howie said as the doors closed.

"LADIES!" AJ said as he spotted Eve dancing with a tall man in a suit and Breanna sitting on the lap of a man who looked a lot like Liam Neeson. "AJ!" Breanna said as she hopped out of the lap of the Liam look-a-like. She ran over to AJ and threw herself in his arms in a large embrace. AJ shot the man an evil glare over Breanna's shoulder. The man took the hint and got up quickly to leave. "And how are you this fine evening?" AJ asked. "I'm wonderful, AJ!" she stated. "Oh, and AJ. I must do this to you." Breanna said teasingly to AJ as she reached behind him to pinch his ass. "Ouch! What was that for? I kind of enjoyed it." He said as he lead Breanna to the dance floor to keep an eye on her until Howie arrived. "It's St. Patrick's Day". Breanna explained. "Oh, that's right!" AJ said as a slow song came on. It was "Show Me the Meaning". AJ looked at Nick and Brian over Breanna's head and grimaced at the fact that it was one of their songs. "Well, Bre, you're not wearing green either." AJ noticed as he pinched her back in the same spot. Brian's eyes widened and almost fell out of his head while Nick's jaw dropped to the floor. "It's St. Patrick's Day, guys! Get over it!" AJ yelled to them in explanation. A few minutes passed and they were still slow dancing. "Like this song?" AJ asked Breanna. "I've never heard it before but it's really nice." Breanna said as AJ pulled her closer to him towards the end of the song. He mouthed "She doesn't know it's us!" to Brian who was standing across the club nodding.

"Wanna dance?" Nick asked Eve who didn't notice that the guys were back. "What?" She said as she turned around and saw Nick's expectant face. "Nick!" Eve was ecstatic as she gave him a large hug. "Ok, let's dance!" They were dancing to "Set Adrift On Memory's Bliss". Nick looked at Brian with a questioning face. Brian only shrugged and went to talk to the DJ. "Hey man, why are you playing a lot of BSB tonight?" The DJ recognized Brian. "It's partly because you guys are staying in the hotel and also because it's block night. We play two songs in a row from each artist." the DJ explained. "Oh ok, thanks man. Please don't mention that we're here tonight, k?" Brian asked as he walked away. "So, what's the story?" AJ asked as he came up from behind Brian with Breanna's arm in his. "Oh, nothing. It's block night. Two of each artist." Brian explained while trying not to give themselves away. "Hey Breanna! How are you?" Brian asked. "I'm fine. AJ's keeping an eye on my tonight." Breanna said as she glanced back to the club entrance. "Ah, he's good at that." Brian said in his rolling Kentucky accent. Breanna loved his soothing voice but he was off limits. She could see "girlfriend" written all over his face. "I gotta protect Breanna until Howie gets here." AJ stated. Breanna gave Brian a quick glance. "We all know you're attracted to him." Brian whispered in her ear with a smile.

"So, did you like that song?" Nick asked Eve as they walked towards the rest of their friends. "The one we just danced to? I've never heard it before but I actually liked it. B and I have never listened to that type of music." Eve explained to Nick. "Maybe you should expand your music tastes." He told her. "Yeah, I should. So, do you have that CD?" Eve asked. Nick gave Eve a crooked smile that made him look adorable. "Ya know what, I think I just might have it with me in my room. I'll let you borrow it." He said. "That would be great." Eve said.

" So, how long are you guys staying here?" Eve asked as they reached the group who were already engaged in a conversation. "Until next week. You girls?" Nick asked. "Same. It's Breanna's twenty-first birthday tomorrow so we're here to celebrate." Eve explained. "Really?" AJ couldn't help but over hear. "We have a party to plan!" AJ shouted with excitement. He loved parties. "We do?" Howie asked as he arrived in the club. "Yup! It's Breanna's 21st birthday tomorrow." AJ informed Howie. Howie’s face lit up but he couldn't think of what to say to her. All he could do was stare at Breanna who was paying close attention to every word AJ had to say. For a second he felt a sharp pain of jealousy shoot through his body but he realized that AJ and Breanna had become good friends that day. That's all. The real reason Breanna was paying close attention to AJ was because of alcohol. She had drank too much that night and needed something to focus on. When she realized that Howie was staring at her she decided staring back at him would be easier and more fun for her. Actions spoke louder than words in Breanna's opinion and if Howie returned the stare then he definitely had interest in her. She was right. Howie did return the gaze. Another slow song came on. It was one of Breanna's favorite. Depeche Mode's "Somebody". "Breen, it's your song!" Eve exclaimed. "Is it?" Howie asked her with a smile that melted Breanna on the spot. All she could do was nod her head yes. "So, are you two gonna stare at each other all night or dance?" Kevin asked as he joined the group. "Yeah, let's get a move on! I wanna see some slow action on that dance floor!" AJ urged Breanna to take Howie's hand. "Shit, I'm either going to do this or I'm not" Breanna thought to herself as she grabbed his hand and dragged him out to the dance floor.

They slow danced for a few seconds before Breanna lightly pulled away to look into his face. "So, are you going to talk to me?" Breanna asked. "What do you want me to say?" He replied. "I don't know. I just wanna see if there's a personality in there somewhere." Breanna joked at him as she laughed. He loved hearing her laugh. It made him smile but he could still see the pain in her eyes. "Well, what do you want to know about? I'll let you ask me anything you want and I'll be honest with you." He stated. "Ok, that's easy. Do you have a girlfriend?" Breanna shot at him. "C'mon Breanna. You know I don't. Ask me something else." he said. "Ok, how long are you staying in Vegas?" She asked. "A week. Next question." He said. "You're staying a week? You can't be!" She said in disbelief. "Well, I am. Why? How long are you staying?" He asked back. "A week." She said still looking at Howie in disbelief. "Good, we'll have more time for this." Howie said as they danced on. "Ok, another question." He said. Breanna looked sad for a second before deciding that she had to ask him. "Where do you live?" "If I told you, you wouldn't believe me." He said to her with that smile of his. "Tell me!" She urged. "Orlando." Breanna stopped dancing with him for a second. "Huh? Orlando? As in, Florida?" She asked. "Well, I think that's the only place where Orlando is located. Well, that I know of anyway." He said as he lead her around the dance floor. Breanna laid her head against his chest. "Well, am I allowed to ask you anything?" Howie asked quietly. "What do you want to know?" Breanna asked. "Why you look so sad?" He said. "I'm not sad!!" She argued. "Why do you think I'm sad?" "You're eyes don't glow as much as the rest of you." He informed her. "I'm very tired. I just finished midterms which took a lot of strength out of me." She smiled to him. "Oh, that must be it." He said unconvinced. "Another question." Breanna demanded. "Ok..." Howie started laughing. "How much did you have to drink tonight?" "Too much. That's why I'm clinging to you and that's why I was clinging to what AJ had to say tonight. But if you asked me what he had to say, I couldn't tell ya!" He loved her attitude. He knew that they would become very close. "Ok, ask me something else." She said as the song was coming to an end. "What do you want to do for your birthday tomorrow?" "I don't know yet. What is there to do around here besides gamble, dance, and get drunk?" she asked. "Well, want to go to a concert?" He offered. "Tomorrow? With you?" She said as the song ended. "Yes, with me, and the rest of the guys and Eve if she'd like to go. I'm guessing that Kevin will ask her though." Howie said as they walked back to everyone else. "Sounds wonderful! Who's performing?" She asked. "Some friends of mine." He told her. He hated lying to her but it really wasn't lying too much when you thought about it. The rest of the guys were his friends and they were performing. "You'll have backstage passes and the best seats in the house." He told Breanna. Dancing with a man like this, having him be so perfectly honest with her, and then going on a semi-date with him tomorrow on her birthday along with Eve was just too perfect for Breanna but she accepted the invitation with glee.

 

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