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A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes Chapter 17 "Kevin. I need to talk to you for a minute," Denise said, leaning her head in the room where the guys were gathered, relaxing before their show later that night. "Now?" Kevin asked, sounding more like a kid trying to get out of doing his chores than the grown man he was. "Yes. NOW!" Denise replied, closing the door and leaving the room as quickly as she'd appeared, clearly indicating - in a mom-like fashion - that the issue was not open for discussion. Kevin reluctantly stood up and handed Brian his cell phone. "B-Rok, Kristy's supposed to be calling soon, so..." Brian grinned at his cousin, "No worries Train, I'll chat with her till ya get back. There are some things I think she needs to know... all your awful habits, what a slave-driver you are..." "Ha ha. Seriously though... when she calls, find out where she's at and call her right back so she doesn't have to pay." Out of the corner of his eye he saw Nick shaking his head and rolling his eyes. "Gotta problem there blondie?" "Kev man, I adore Kristy and all, but I bet if we looked up 'whipped' in the dictionary, it�d have your picture right by the definition," Nick chuckled. AJ piped in, "Don't bother denying it bro, you've got it bad for this girl." It had only been a little over a week since they'd last seen Kristy and Erin, but Kevin was already showing signs of serious withdrawal. He now carried his cell phone with him constantly, and he and Kristy talked at least once a day... often for a couple of hours at a time. The night before, Kevin had placed his phone on the piano during "Once Upon a Time" and "Back To Your Heart" so Kristy could listen while he played "for her." Kevin shrugged his shoulders and sighed, "You're right, I do. Guys, I can't stop thinking about her... I just want to be with her so much." Kevin left the room with his four friends all staring after him. "Wow... I don't think I've ever seen him like this," Howie said. "You guys?" "Maybe once... but that was a long time ago," Brian said. "He's changed since her... and because of her. But even back then, I don't think he was like THIS." He left it at that and none of the guys pursued the topic any further. "So, when is Kristy coming out? PLEASE let it be soon!" Nick said dramatically. "He's much easier to be around when Kristy's here." "She's supposed to come out next weekend, I think... it's hard for her to get away with her job." AJ said. He'd been talking to Erin quite a bit himself, although they were still just going to play it by ear. She would probably come out with Kristy towards the end of the tour and hang out for a few days. Howie nodded, "Kevin said she's worried that he won't understand how important and demanding her career is." "Does he?" Nick asked. He imagined it might be a little hard for Kevin not to have Kristy around more often, since the other girlfriends often toured with the guys for weeks at a time. "Yeah, he knows it's not like she can just pick up and leave her practice at a moment's notice or for long periods of time," Brian shared with the others. "He's really proud of her... she's one smart cookie! And she's very dedicated to her patients. I think Kevin actually respects her more because her career is so important to her." Just then Kevin�s phone rang and Brian answered it. "Well, speak of the 'angel'... we were just talking about you. Were your ears burning? Oh, Howie's gesturing to me like a mad-man... I'm supposed to get your number and call you back on Kev's dime... OK, got it. Talk to ya in a sec." Brian hung up and dialed Kristy's number. "Hey babe! Long time, no talk." Brian chatted with Kristy for awhile before passing around the phone, letting each of the guys have a chance to talk to the woman they all considered their friend. Kevin re-entered the room and snatched the phone from Nick's hands. "Hey! I'm not finished talking to Kris," he whined. "Yes, you are," Kevin said before cradling the phone against his ear. "Hi Princess... I miss you too." Kevin turned away from the group as he blinked back the tears that filled his eyes and tried to swallow away the lump that had formed in his throat. Just hearing her voice made his heart beat faster, and he longed to hold her in his arms and look into those beautiful eyes of hers. The others exchanged looks and vacated the room, giving Kevin a few minutes of privacy before they had to get ready for the show. "Heather's about ready to shoot me," Kristy giggled, as she herself wiped away the tears on her cheeks. She knew she was driving her roommate crazy. She'd been working insane hours to try to keep herself busy, but nothing really helped. Everything seemed to remind her of Kevin. "I think I've about worn out your guys' CD's... I pretty much listen to them every moment I'm not in clinic. And Heather's now seen all of your videos and concert tapes a couple hundred times. But I don't know if it's helping me or making me miss you more." "I know. I've read 'Once' pretty much nightly, and I listen to the 'soundtrack' you made for it all the time. I went to the mall just to smell Angel... do you know hard it is to find that stuff?" "Yes, actually I do! Well I went to the store to buy peanut butter, and I don't even like it that much! And I can't sit in my chair anymore, because it's not a 'snuggle chair' if I don't have someone to snuggle with." "I think the guys are going to start slipping antidepressants into my food. They've all looked at the pictures that you sent me from that weekend a few thousand times. And every song I hear makes me think of you... Nick's threatened to burn my Depeche Mode CD's..." Kevin paused as he heard Kristy's musical laughter. God, he loved that sound. "You too? The only thing I listen to besides your stuff is 'Somebody'... over and over and over. We're pathetic, you know that don't you?" "Completely. But at least I'm in good company!" he chuckled. He looked up as he heard the knock on the door. "Shit. Baby, I gotta get ready... the guys let me stay back longer than I should've as is. Anything you want to hear tonight?" "Show Me The Meaning..." Kristy said, her voice cracking as she started crying again. "Sweetie, I think we both already know the meaning."Next: Chapter 18 |