Chapter Two: The Red Strokes

It was an ordinary day for Lance since he had moved to Orlando. Up at six run for three miles, work out for half an hour, and practice the routine for three hours followed by voice lessons for two. Then he had school with Justin on top of that of course he was all easy as cake as he was ridiculed from the rest of the members for dancing with two left feet.

It was their first show so of course he was extra nervous but hopeful since most of the fans was Justin�s and JC�s from their Mickey Mouse Club days.

They all had a meeting with Lou to finalize the set list and what they would do on stage. They had decided on a meet and greet before the show and each guy was allowed to invite a few fans to the after party being held at the Beach Club.

She was within the first twenty people waiting in line patiently to see JC. She laughed at herself as she remembered running home after school just to catch JC on MMC, as fans so adoringly abbreviated the name. Of course she was also thinking about the terrible lie that she had told Sam. He would never forgive her for telling him that she was going out with friends on her birthday when in fact she was going to see a concert without him, in a strange city. Well, at least he had a good since of humor; she smiled as she tucked the box of condoms further into her purse.

The fans were soon escorted into a tiny room in the back of the club, where it seemed like they waited forever until the five member group collectively called *NSYNC walked into the room. She weighed each of them as they walked in; they were all cute in their own way. She wasn�t sure about the manic red hair or the pineapple thing. She could tell that the one with curly blonde hair was still just a baby. Of course there was JC, whom took her breath away but there was just something about the blonde with piercing green eyes that made her heart stop. Soon she walked to the table with her eight by ten glossy. She worked her way down the line gliding passed JC then stopping suddenly at him. She didn�t even know his name.

"Hi, I�m Lance." The cool deep southern voice said as he smiled and extended his hand. "Natalee, Nice to meet you!" He continued looking back up from the autograph that JC wrote and realizing that she was totally mesmerized by him.

It wasn�t until the show started that she realized she had gotten one, the special invitation to the after party from him, the green eyed stranger that she could barely remember what his name was.

The show was terrific and the after parties for the public was fun and to her surprise she was among a few that were invited back to the house. They both began to drink, Jack and Coke, "Yes at least he is legal!" She thought to herself as his kisses continued down her neck. Soon they were both in their natural form, nothing between them. The only think that she could think of at that moment was the fact that she didn�t want to say no and wondering if it would really hurt, since she had never been this far.

Soon the red strokes flowed and they both passed out in each others arms. It was five thirty in the morning when the one that resembled a pineapple woke her up and told her that they weren�t allowed to have overnight guests. Then he dropped the bombshell that the reason being is that two of the members were minors and the man that she had just given her innocence to was one of them.