�I want out of this shitty town� Kevin groaned. Looking towards the left of him the rain poured as if the flood was being recreated. Where in the hell was Noah? There�s a boat need building with the rain that was pouring as such. Here we the five guys gearing up for another concert tour. Johnny was riding their asses hard to get this concert straight as an arrow. Too many people were thinking that they had broken up so they just had to prove them wrong. Prove �em wrong with a few new songs, tighter leather pants and floor humps.
�You and everyone else� Howie sighed. This was probably the only time before the tour that they could get some rest and each day they had rained like no bodies business. Last time they were in Florida as long as this they didn�t remember it raining so hard, but then again that was years ago. So without a choice, the five guys, well three, that now found dry solace in an empty coffee shop. Being a perfectionist kept Brian and A.J. at the studio a few blocks down to polish off their moves even more. Being lazy kept Howie, Kevin and Nick at bay. Speaking of Nick both guys wondered what the hell was taking him so long in the bathroom. �Hey what happened to boy wonder?�
�Must be busy with his hands.� The two older members shared a laugh over the thought of the teen heartthrob. Once someone so innocent, Nick was just on something different. But that was a long story for another time. Nick finally emerged three minutes late satisfied. When you�ve gotta go, you gotta go if you know what I�m saying.
�What�s up fellas?�
�Nothing, have fun in there?� Kevin joked.
�Most definitely, feel 20 pounds lighter.�
�EW,� they both said in unison. That was something neither really wanted to hear at the moment. At least that was one thing that was the same about Nick. Besides practical jokes, he still knew how to completely disgust everyone at any given moment.
�Anyways,� Howie interrupted, �we�d better be heading back soon. It�s bad enough we got Johnny screeching at us, don�t need A.J. and Brian doing the same.�
�In that rain? Can we just wait a minute? It took me too long to do my hair this morning.� Now there was the Nick they now knew.
�You�ve got an umbrella.�
�Like that�s thorough protection.� If anyone at all could really complain about the weather it was Tina. That entire week was just a nightmare. Not only had the rain damped everything, literally and figuratively speaking, but her hunk of junk she had as a car broke down, her poor excuse for an umbrella barely protected her and if she wasn�t mistaken she was catching a cold. Could life get any better? Upon entering J.J�s there were only 3 customers that early morning, so she spoke out loud and freely as if no one else was there.
�I swear I so did not move from Michigan for this shit!!!� Adonna and
Helena turned around at the sounds of Tina�s screeching. There she was walking into the caf� basically soaked due to the fact that her little toy she called an umbrella wasn�t sufficient enough for her big head.
Her tan trench coat was almost completely marked with drops of rain, the bottom of her pants were soaked as well as the ends of her brown/red hair.
So she had every right to be pissed. �I can�t get away from anything! Snow, rain, heat�why can�t I just die?!�
�Could she be anymore dramatic?� Adonna whispered.
�I don�t think so. If that was so she�d be up for an academy award.�
�I heard that!� Tina peeled out of her trench coat letting the warmth of the caf� soothe her. That was the best part about the coffee house.
The coldness of outsides� rain was instantly removed upon setting foot within the coffee scented establishment. Now if they could�ve only had more of these back home where it was actually cold. Walking behind the counter, Tina snatched her black apron that gave the illusion to many customers that they were professional, despite the fact that their attire was whatever they wanted to wear as long as it wasn�t ho attire. As she was tying the apron around her waist a pair of blue eyes were stuck onto her like glue. From the moment she walked in they were on her.
Homebred Michigan girl eh? Probably liked milk and snowmen, enjoyed summers with ice cream sandwiches and the sight of the leaves changing colors in the fall. Every thought about this unknown played within his mind.
And then he got that look. His navigation was set. She was the prey and he was the hunter. She might have not caught his hunger but his buddies did and they didn�t like it one bit. Every rumor you heard about Nick was in fact not a rumor. He�d bed anything he wanted and tossed it out like trash. Sure they understood his ways after two tumultuous break ups but when those ways prolonged thanks to being on the road without the guilty conscious of 4 other friends, Nick spiraled out of control.
But like I said that was a story for another time. At the moment they had to at least halt his master plan that they could see brewing from within.
�No Nick� Kevin warned. Finally Nick broke his attention away from the girl that had previously walked in back to Kevin. Man Kevin was always a cockblocker. At the club, on the street he was always putting salt in his game. Didn�t he have his own problems, like weight loss?
�No what Kevin?�
�Leave her alone.�
�Who said I was even going to approach her?�
�Your eyes did, leave her alone. She�s probably someone�s youngest daughter. Virginal and stuff, leave her be.�
�Well you make it all the more enticing with the virginal part,� he grinned. Well that was the end of that conversation. The moment Kevin opened his mouth on that part that just fueled the fires for Nick to speak to her. Kevin scolded himself for even saying such. Hopefully she�d just turn him down, but then again what woman would turn down the almighty Nick Carter? �Excuse me?� Nick called out. Tina�s back was to them while she restocked the Venezuelan coffee beans.
�Yes?� Tina turned to face the popstar standing behind her counter.
Wouldn�t be the first time she�d seen someone uber popular, probably wouldn�t be the last. Orlando was the popstar factory right? Just like the Eminem video, they all came out some shoot dressed in leather pants or booty shorts. Which one was this guy again? Oh wait she knew, man from the other boy band. �Oh my gosh! You�re Nick Carter!� she screamed.
�That I am� he smiled. Well at least she recognized him that was one check on the board. Probably a big time fan that wouldn�t take long to lay.
�Ok, just confirming, well could you keep it low key. I so do not need
100 screaming girls in here trying to get close to their favorite celebrity therefore making me work harder than what I already am.� Ok�.well he wasn�t expecting that one. After screaming that he was Nick he figured she�d go bonkers, not give him fair warning about keeping anonymity. That was unusual, highly unusual. No, no, no, she was supposed to be fawning over him. Screaming to the high heavens that she had gotten so close to a megastar (well not megastar but he believed he was the sort) not walking away as if he was just some regular person who stopped by for coffee. He was Nick for cripes sake!
�Wait that�s not what I want.�
�Ok, want something to drink?�
�Um no, I want your name.�
�My name?� she scoffed, �are you serious?�
�As arthritis.�
�Don�t you mean as a heart attack?�
�No I meant what I said, as arthritis. Can�t poplock with a bum knee right?� he joked. Damn him for telling that joke. No matter how bad she was trying to ignore him, she couldn�t help but laugh a little. That in no turn meant she was going to be friends with this guy. He was a friggin popstar, his intentions could not be any good. �Well look at there, someone has a pretty smile on them.�
�Yes Adonna does have a great smile.� Tina went on to working as if
Nick wasn�t standing there. This was literally spurring him on. What man didn�t like a challenge? The end result was more than enticing because he knew there was only so much she could do before resisting The Carter.
�I�m not talking about Adonna, I�m talking about you�.�
�Shabooboo.�
�Shabooboo?� he questioned.
�Yes Shabooboo, my parents are from Africa.� If that fool could believe that one then she was more than good. Nick on the other hand stood in a midst of confusion. Her name was Shabooboo? He didn�t care if her name was shitface, he wanted a piece of that. The longer he stood there looking at her, the more he wanted her. Her honey vanilla skin looked soft to the touch, her round eyes looked like two chips of coal, her full lips looked like they could make you forget your own damn name if kissed by them and the rack was pretty nice.
�Hey Tina, can you grab me the goats milk under there?� Helena asked.
Great, just great.
�Yeah sure� she groaned. Retrieving the milk for her friend, she turned back to face Nick who had the biggest smile plastered on his face.
Thanks a lot Helena for coming over at the worse possible moment.
�So your name isn�t Shabooboo?�
�No really it is I just haven�t told them. For normality purposes, I use Tina.�
�Or your name is really Tina and you�re holding off on little ol� me.�
�Ugh fine, my name is Tina. Actually it�s Kristina, but mainly everyone here calls me Tina since everyone home calls me Kris.�
�Back in Michigan?� forgetting that she had made that announcement, Tina looked over at Nick in surprise. �You said that you were from Michigan when you walked in out of the rain. What part?�
�Detroit.�
�Been there a few times.�
�Liar, whenever you guys come to Michigan you guys go straight to the Palace and if I�m not mistaken that�s a good hour and a half away from Detroit.�
�Au contraire we�ve performed in Detroit a few times. When we went on our first tour we were at the State Theater--so boom.�
�So boom? Who still says that?� Tina walked around the counter to finish wiping the tables on the left side of the room off while Kevin and Howie looked on with content. Apparently this girl out of the many, they came in contact with Nick had a brain. Time after time she was turning down his advances which surprised them both.
�Look Nick it was nice chatting with you but really I need to finish working.�
�There�s no one here but us.�
�In two hours there�s going to be a bunch of caffeine addicted suits waltzing in here and with two more people still scheduled to come in, its gonna be haywire. So I need to get a move on things, asap k?�
�Well then let me help.� Hey anything to get what he wanted, even if it meant stooping down to wiping tables. Just one table wouldn�t kill him to fuck the mess out of her. I mean that�s what it was gonna come down to anyways if he had it his way.
�Don�t you have a bimbo that needs feeling up on?� she laughed.
�Now hold it right there, I don�t appreciate you calling yourself a bimbo.� Tina halted and looked up at Nick. This boy--this boy lived right up to his name. Egotistical and self assure what little she knew about Nick seemed to be just right. Did he really think she was just going to be that easy? Could he not tell that she wasn�t interested?
�Boy please,� she laughed, �look I�m flattered, really I am. But your kind is the kind I want, no scratch that need to stay away from.�
�My kind? What the fuck is that supposed to mean?�
�Um the ultra famous. Don�t get me wrong, you�re a sexy beast but your fit and you know it. So stop wasting your time, go join your buddies who have obviously grown tired of waiting for you and have a nice day.�
With that Tina walked towards the back of the caf�. Still with his head hung high, Nick walked back over to his two friends as if he had succeeded with Tina.
�What are you all smiles about?� Kevin laughed, �If I recall correctly she dissed ya.�
�Oh Kevin, she�s just a little confused. That girl that just walked back there might have walked away for right now. What she doesn�t know is that�s gonna be my wife.� Say what? Wife? Not Nickolas Carter dubbed Nickolicious. �Nickolicious� didn�t wife �em. �Nickolicious �hit it and quit it, but married it? Nah. Nick had to have toked a little that morning before hitting up the studio and the caf� because there was no way he was going to convince them that he was getting married not only at such a young age but to someone who basically told him in her nicest way to fuck off.
