| Chapter Five �Where is she?� Justin mumbled, highly annoyed. �Is it a rule with these people to be chronically late?� �Calm down, dude,� JC said. �This is our first session with Subway. Maybe she just had to get things settled or something.� All JC knew about their new producer was that her name was Patty and she did good work. Who cared if she was a few minutes late? JC opened the door to the recording booth and stepped into the hall. �Don�t get lost again!� Chris teased. �One time! And none of you are going to let me forget it, are you?� JC joked. Chris, Justin, Joey, and Lance exchanged looks. �No,� they said in unison. �Ha ha ha,� JC deadpanned. �I�ll be back.� He stepped into the hall and closed the door behind him. He stood there dumbly, glancing down the hall in both directions. It was deserted. He sighed and wondered where Patty�s office was located. He contemplated for a moment, and then decided to go left. He also decided not to watch where he was going. He bumped into someone, hard, as he turned the corner. Papers flew everywhere. �Oh my God, I�m sorry!� JC exclaimed. He bent down to help the woman pick up the mess. There was another girl standing there, laughing. �He got you, Patty!� �Shut up, D.� The girl was gathering up her files and attempting to organize them. JC groaned. He�d run into the producer. What a way to make a good impression. �I�m sorry. I really am,� JC repeated. �It�s okay,� the girl said. JC lifted his head and found he was looking into the biggest, most beautiful brown eyes he�d ever seen. He beamed. She stared back and slowly a smile lit up her face. *~*~* Patty gasped when her eyes met the man�s electric blue ones. He was just looking at her, smiling. Patty felt her heart jump into her throat as she slowly stood up and straightened her dress. He was easily the most beautiful male she�d ever seen. �Hi,� she managed to choke out. �Hello.� D could almost see the sparks flying between Patty and the guy. It took a minute, but D finally realized who he was. �JC Chasez,� D said, awed. JC turned around when she said his name, thinking she was calling him. �Yeah?� D stuck her hand out and tried to remain calm. �I�m Randi, but everyone calls me D. That�s Patty. She�s producing the single today.� JC shook her hand. �Hi, D. I�m JC Chasez from *Nsync. But I guess both of you knew that.� He grinned sheepishly. D shook her head to snap out of her daze. �Damn, Patty, this is one hell of a surprise.� Patty winked at her and gave her a hug. �I told you it would be worth it to come with me today.� D grinned. �Well, Miss Patty, for once in your life, you are hella right.� Patty laughed and turned back to JC. �Where were you headed, Mr. Chasez?� �Please, call me JC. And I was looking for you.� Patty felt a chill run through her body. She�d been looking for someone like him all her life and here he was, looking for her. They�d found each other at last. �Oh?� Patty cocked one eyebrow. �Yeah. You were late and Justin started going nuts. So I came out to look for you. I guess I found you,� JC explained. God she�s beautiful, he thought. Damn, he�s sexy, Patty thought. She nodded. �Yup. And I found you.� D smiled. �Looks like you two found each other. Good thing.� Patty blushed. JC cleared his throat and looked away. D smirked. She liked watching them squirm almost as much as she liked watching them fall for each other right before her eyes. �Well, ladies, shall we?� JC asked after a moment of awkward silence. �Yes, let�s go produce your song,� Patty said and led them into the room. *~*~* �It�s about damn time,� Justin said when JC entered the voice booth. D and Patty sat in the control room. The two areas were separated by a glass partition. JC explained what happened. Justin laughed. �Only you, my friend, would run into a beautiful lady like that. Why don�t I have that kind of luck?� Joey chuckled. �You are the one with the luck. For you, �running into someone� is a figure of speech. JC literally runs into people.� JC blushed and looked through the glass at D and Patty who were talking to each other animatedly. The rest of his group was still laughing at him, cracking jokes about his lack of grace and his absentmindedness. Patty hit the button that patched her through to the recording booth. �Hi guys, I�m Patty; I�m going to be the one producing your single today. This is my friend, Randi, but everyone calls her D. So are you guys ready?� The group nodded and greeted the girls, but still continued to chide JC, just because they thought it was funny. JC didn�t notice; he was too busy deciding how he was going to ask Patty out. A smile slowly spread across his face. Of course, he thought. A party. JC decided he would throw a party that very night. Chapter Six HOME |