He was glad to get away from those girls. They were nice enough but the blonde chick, Joy, was coming on just a little too strong for him. It wasn�t anything she did or even said but he could just tell and he didn�t want any part of it. He just wanted to get back to Shayna; and maybe finish what they started in the park. He knocked on the door but before she could open it Tim reached around him and unlocked his door. He forgot Tim always had a key to his rooms.
�I�m pretty much in for the day until we go get something to eat.� He walked in and didn�t bother to close the door because he knew that was something Tim would do. He looked around the room and soon saw that she was out on the balcony. He opened the door and she looked up at him from her magazine.
�Finished entertaining?� He leaned against the rail of the balcony,
�Yeah.� She went back to reading her magazine. Must be pretty interesting, he thought.
�What are you reading?� She shook her head and continued looking down as she answered him,
�Story about a girl that was cheated on by her boyfriend.� She looked up at him,
�You should read it.� He was getting a strange vibe from her but he couldn�t place his finger on it. He shook it off,
�So, what do you want to do?� She sighed,
�Nothing.� She was definitely being a little icy and he didn�t know why. He couldn�t think of anything he had done. They had a great lunch, they fooled around in the park and then they came back to the hotel for the�
�Are you mad because I had to meet with the fans? That�s part of the deal Shayna. It comes with the territory.� She stood up and placed the magazine in her chair,
�Of course it�s a part of the deal and I know that so why would I be mad?� She walked past him and back into the room. His first thought was to argue with her but he really wanted this to work out. He really wanted her to enjoy their time on tour together. He stood there, outside, by himself and took a few deep breaths before he followed behind her.
�Where do you want to eat tonight?� She was sitting on the couch flipping through the channels; she didn�t bother to look up. He wasn�t going to stay in the room and deal with her bad attitude. Whatever her problem was it wasn�t his and he wasn�t going to be put in a foul mood because she was in a foul mood.
�I�m going to Howie�s room. I�ll be back later.� Any other time, he probably would have stormed out and not bothered to tell her anything. He would have let her suffer with wondering where he was, who he was with and what time he would be back. He looked back one more time before walking out the door and she was staring attentively at the TV.
He didn�t make it to Howie�s room, well he did but he didn�t make it inside because Howie wasn�t there. He ended up in one of the dancer�s rooms playing videogames for about two hours. Now, he was walking down the hall wondering if he should go back to his room. He wished he knew if she was over her little mood swing. He heard a door open and turned to see one of their stylists coming out of her room.
�Oh, hey Nick. Tell Shayna she can come by later tonight and we can go over some of the outfits I can get her for the movie premiere.� He smiled,
�Ok, I�ll do that.� If he knew her name he would have said it but she was pretty new and he wasn�t that good with names. He had forgotten all about going to the movie premiere and that he had invited Shayna to go with him. He stood before his door and rolled his eyes at his lost mind.
�I left my key in the room.� He muttered as he knocked on the door. He heard the ding of the elevator and turned to see AJ walking out and strutting down the hall.
�Hey bro. Dinner downstairs in the lounge. They closed it off for us. Be there in ten minutes.� He nodded,
�Cool.� The door opened and she turned and headed back into the room before he could step one foot inside the room.
�Do you want to go downstairs and eat dinner with me and AJ?� She looked over at gave a look that could only mean she really wasn�t interested.
�That�s fine. Don�t worry about it. If you want something call me on my cell and I�ll bring it up to you.� He grabbed his key off the stand and walked back out of the room.
He and AJ ate until they were stuffed. They were walking through the lobby when AJ called out,
�Hey. Where have you been?� He turned in the direction AJ was talking and saw Shayna walking towards them with a smile on her face.
�Up in the room. Just relaxing.� She stepped in front of him and kissed him on the cheek then stood beside him. Her arm wrapped around his back and her other hand rest on his stomach. This was not the same person who he was with hours before. He glanced around the hotel and it was relatively quiet. He always enjoyed this hotel, they made sure the guys got their privacy and it was so small and expensive there were few fans who could afford it and for those who could there weren�t enough rooms. It was D.C., there were always big shot out of town visitors on business.
Once again AJ was the observant one,
�Hey, there�s Rok and his old lady.� They turned to see Brian and Leighanne wearing matching blue bandanas as they walked hand in hand towards them. He had to admit, even though he wasn�t into the matching outfit thing, they looked cute.
�Hi AJ. Hi Nick. How are you guys doing?� He watched as she gave AJ a hug and then pulled him into a long hug. He pulled back as she finally released him.
�How have you been?� He shrugged,
�Alright.�
�How�s the tour going?� She stood there with her hand on his arm looking as if she was really interested.
�It�s going well, thanks. It�s gonna be a great tour.� He continued, �How long are you going to be here?�
�About five days.� He nodded and they all stood around until Brian spoke up,
�Well guys, we�re going to go get something to eat. We�ll see you later.� Suddenly, Dwight, Brian�s bodyguard, led the way and they were gone.
�Did you want something to eat?� She seemed as if she were drifting in space and his words brought her back to the present.
�Uh, no. I�ll just order some room service later.�
�I�m going to smoke a few cigarettes.� He smiled before he left,
�Nothing like a good cigarette after a good meal.�
�That is going to kill you one day.� He laughed,
�That�s right and one day, with all your healthy habits, you will die too so I guess we�re in the same boat.� She rolled her eyes and watched as AJ walked outside.
�Um, you ready to go upstairs?� She nodded and they headed towards the elevator,
�I thought you weren�t fond of Leighanne?� He looked at her as they stepped in the elevator,
�She and I have had our differences, but its nothing outrageous.�
�I guess it�s not outrageous. I thought Brian was one step away from having to pry her off of you.� If she wanted to argue that was fine but he wasn�t going to let her drag him into it.
�She didn�t even say hello to me.� He sighed and before he knew it he had gotten himself involved,
�Yeah, well you didn�t say anything to her either. So what's the difference between the two of you?� She looked more than angry and he regretted saying anything.
