| Chapter Ten The afternoon passed quickly, even though Patty was distracted. She had to call Heather in to help her work with the Backstreet Boys because she just couldn�t concentrate. Nick asked her a hundred times if she was okay, to which she kept replying �yes� and Kevin flirted with her a thousand times, to which she kept shaking her head �no�. D showed up around 2:30pm and all Patty would tell her was that she would talk to her later. But they distracted her from her Justin problem, at least temporarily, and she seemed to be forgetting about it completely by the time the session with BSB was over. �Are you okay?� Nick asked for the hundred and first time. �Yeah, I�m sorry,� Patty apologized. �I�m just� I don�t know. I�m okay.� D nodded confirmation. �She�s okay.� Patty looked at D gratefully and decided to ignore Nick�s pouting bottom lip. �So, how was lunch?� D giggled excitedly. �He took me out to a little Italian restaurant. It was just fabulous. It�s weird how you can go to a place a thousand times, and then you go with a person you like, and it just seems so different.� Patty smiled. �So you like him, huh?� D blushed. �He kissed me. It wasn�t all porno, with tongue and stuff, but he kissed me!� she whispered excitedly so Nick couldn�t hear. They squealed. �This is too cool!� Patty exclaimed. Nick just stood by, watching the girls. He was so glad that Heather, the girl who was helping out with the session, had distracted Kevin. At that moment, JC walked up. Oh no, Patty thought, I hope these guys don�t fight. Nick looked JC up and down, scoffed and looked away. JC just grinned at Patty. �Hey there,� he said. �You guys are just hanging out?� �It�s already five; I�m ready to go home,� Patty replied. JC�s eyes slid to Nick, who was playing with a lock of Patty�s straight hair. He wondered absently what kind of relationship those two had, and more importantly, if it was serious. D grinned. �Where�s the rest of your band?� JC laughed. �Good question. Justin�s been AWOL since we broke for lunch; Chris has been mooning about since you two came back from lunch; Joey�s flirting with the receptionist downstairs, and Lance is�.� A confused look came over JC�s face. �Come to think of it, I don�t know where Lance is.� They all laughed, even Nick, who frequently lost his band mates. The door to the recording studio opened, and the other four Backstreet Boys stepped out. �So we meet again,� AJ said to D, who giggled and nodded. Patty rolled her eyes. �Anyway, guys, D and I must be going. But it was great getting to work with everyone today.� All of the men laughed and told Patty and D how wonderful they were, and how good Patty was, but Patty wasn�t paying much attention. She could only think about how near JC was standing to her, and that Justin had raped someone. Lizzie, who is this Lizzie? She thought again. �Actually, Patty, before you go, I wanted to invite you and D to a party I�m having at the hotel tonight,� JC said as Patty and D started to walk down the hall. Patty turned around with a smile. �Sure. What hotel?� �The Hilton. Room 237.� �I�ll be there,� Patty said shyly. �Me too!� D chimed in. �Oh, and of course you guys are invited also,� JC said to the Backstreet Boys. �We�ll be there,� Brian said, accepting the invitation for the group. �Well, I have a date for tonight; Heather and I weren�t sure where we were going to go, but we�ll go to your party,� Kevin said with a wink. He nudged AJ. �And it seems little D is gonna be there too.� AJ just grinned and shuffled his feet. Nick kicked himself in the ass for not thinking of having a party first. �I�ll be there too,� he said. At least Patty�s gonna be there, he thought. That�s when I�ll make my move. Chapter Eleven HOME |