Larry finally gave up and used the key when Nick wouldn't answer the door. He noticed the bed hadn't been slept in and once he looked around he saw Nick asleep on the floor, bottles of alcohol all around him,
"Damn kid, why did you do this?" He struggled to lift Nick and place him on the bed,
"Nick, wake up. You're supposed to have a photo shoot today." Nick moaned and moved his head around but that was the extent of his movement. Larry walked over to the phone and dialed room service, ordering a pot of coffee and breakfast for Nick. He looked over at the clock, he had an hour to try and get Nick ready for the photo shoot, he knew Brian and Kevin would be pissed if Nick bailed out on his responsibility.
Fifteen minutes before it was time to leave for the photo shoot Larry had to accept that Nick was in no condition to leave his bed and picked up the phone,
"Hey man, get a hold of the tour manager. Nick is really sick, he's not going to make it today." He sighed and waited for someone to come banging on Nick's door as he looked over at Nick, who woke up briefly but had since passed out again. He didn't think Nick would respond to the news of finding out he was a father by getting disgustingly drunk. He took a deep breath once he heard the knock on the door, trying to figure out what to say in order to protect Nick. He cleaned up the bottles and sprayed a bunch of disinfectant but the stale smell of alcohol was still in the air,
"Hey Kevin." Kevin walked in the room,
"What's wrong with him?" Larry shook his head,
"Just really sick. Can't keep anything down. Already tried to feed him and the doctor is on his way." Kevin leaned over Nick,
"Nick, get up." Nick finally groaned and moved around from Kevin's constant shaking,
"What? Oh my God, my head." Kevin's face went from concern to anger,
"You're fucking drunk. I don't believe this. Get your ass up and get ready." Nick rolled over,
"Fuck off." Just then Howie walked in the room, along with Brian,
"What's wrong with Nick? Is he ok?" Kevin rolled his eyes,
"He's fine D, just drunk." Brian frowned,
"What the hell was he getting drunk for last night? Did something happen?" Kevin shook his head,
"Nothing happened." Larry wanted to tell them Nick received some life altering news but it wasn't for him to tell them Nick's business. He never had and he wasn't going to start now. Howie sighed,
"As much as I don't like this there's nothing we can do about it." Kevin shook his head,
"He has responsibilities that he can't just blow off." Howie nodded,
"I know and we'll talk about this with him later but not now. Besides, I don't want him around today at a photo shoot. Do you?" Brian walked out of the room,
"Here we go again. Drunk Backstreet Boy take two." Howie was the only one who looked concerned, Kevin just looked mad at the world as he looked over at Larry,
"What happened?" Larry sighed,
"I left him in his room and he used the minibar." Kevin shook his head,
"Don't let him go anywhere. Since he's going to be here tell him to sign some of those damn fan club pictures." Larry shook his head and watched as Nick held his ears as Kevin intentionally made as much noise as he could on his way out the door. Larry sat on the couch, turning on the TV waiting for Nick to sleep off his hangover.
Chapter 13
Reunited
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