| �How?� �You have to be her support. You have to show her that you do love her, that you won�t leave her alone.� �I see. Thanks a lot Theresa. I�m glad I have friends like you.� He leaned over and gave me a hug and a kiss on the cheek. �You�re more than welcome. Now, if you excuse me, I must run to the ladies room.� �No problem.� He helped me and I left. I walked into the room, smelling a perfume I knew by heart. And there was only one person who wore that. I powder my nose and walked out, noticing Howie and Shannon deep in a conversation. I glanced at the table I was seating at and noticed we were in perfect view. I smirked and walked back to the table. �Hayden, if you play along with me, I promise I will owe you so damn big.� �What�s wrong?� �D thinks I�m in love with you. That I�m cheating on him. He sunk so low, he�s at a table spying on us.� Hayden laughed but picked up my hand and kissed it. �I understand completely.� We flirted and ate for the next two hours and I kept an eye on Howie, watching him sizzle with anger. I laughed to myself, knowing this served him right. We got up to leave and I watched Howie quickly get up as well. We started walking out the door, bumping into Howie, Shannon and Natalie Portman. I watched as she gazed at Hayden and Hayden smiled back. �Excuse his manners Natalie. I�m Theresa,� I said, extending my hand. I felt Howie brush past me but I grabbed his selves. �You, stay.� �It�s a pleasure. Hayden has told me a lot about you.� �Other than the fact that he loves you, he hasn�t spoken a name.� I felt Howie�s eyes on me and I glanced back at Hayden. �If you don�t mind, I will excuse myself.� �Thanks for everything Theresa.� He gave me a hug and I walked out, with Howie and Shannon in tow. �Want to explain why you were spying on me?� I asked them. �We weren�t spying. We wanted dinner,� Howie said. �Funny, when I walked to the bathroom, I passed right by your table and saw you. I also saw you had a perfect view of my table.� �You were flirting with him Theresa!� �Only cause you were spying Howard. Come off it. I�m not cheating on you and I never would. Damn it Howard, I love you, doesn�t that say something?� He glanced at Shannon and I glanced at her. �Take her home. We�ll finish this when you get home.� I stormed off to my car and quickly got in. I laid down on the bed, flustered and frustrated. It had been officially 1 year of us being at the top. And it felt damn good. People would recognize us and we were always stopped for autographs. But, even though all was good with us, the group Trinity, outside was nothing but bad. We�ve made enemies. Britney Spears, J.Lo, Christina. The list can go on and on. It wasn�t like it meant to happen. We were talking one day in a magazine and they asked how we felt about them. Now, on musical note, they�re okay. They got talent. But outside of that, we didn�t really care, and they took it to heart. I sighed and got off the bed, not wanting to be there. I picked up my basketball and spun it on my finger. Brian taught me how to do that. I walked downstairs and placed a cd in the player. I flipped it on and hit play. AJ�s scream filled the entire living room and I walked into the kitchen. I took a deep breath, bored out of my mind. No recording, no touring, no press, in other words, nothing to do. Howie was out with his sister. They went out to Mexico for the Lupus tour, a three week deal. Brian and Nick were chillin� with their honey�s, which meant that Terri and Shannon were busy. Kevin and Jennifer were shopping for something or other. And AJ and Megan, I wasn�t all to certain. Hell, with them, anything was possible. I sang along with the guys as they went through Larger Than Life and I Want It That Way. Gosh, I can�t believe I was bored. All this damn money, and I was bored? This huge house with a pool in the backyard, and I was bored? I laughed to myself and shook my head. Hell, it was very fuckin� possible. I walked towards the back of the house and into the recording studio. A set of keys was there as well as my drum set. I picked up the sticks, but for once, I didn�t want to play, at least not by myself. I cringed my nose as the doorbell sounded through the house. I walked to the living room and opened it up. There stood Jennifer, pissed off. �Oh good Lord girl, what is wrong?� �Kevin Richardson!� I tried hard not to laugh but let her in. �What happened Jennifer?� �He�s just, God, we went shopping for some stuff for the house, okay? No big fuckin� deal. And he�s all fuckin� tight with his money. And than he controls mine, telling me what to buy and what not to buy. I was okay with for a while. But than it got worse. He took my money out of my hand and placed it in his pocket. Than he took my purse and my credit cards!� �What the hell is wrong with him?� �He thinks I�m going to spend it foolishly.� �Sit down girl. Want anything to drink?� �Yeah, something good, something strong.� I walked into the kitchen and pulled out two wine coolers. �That�s all you�re going to have for now.� She laughed but it took it. �And remember when we played our first gig at the bar? We were so nervous, you played the opening two chords for like two minutes,� Jennifer said, laughing her ass off. I closed my eyes but laughed. I heard the doorbell and glanced at the time. Jennifer had been there for six hours. I got up and made my way to the door. �Oh, hey guys. Want to come in?� I asked, laughing. �You okay Resa?� Megan asked me. �Or are you drunk?� I looked at AJ and than back at Jennifer. �Yeah, pretty drunk.� He shook his head but walked in. �What�s up?� �Just got a call from Kevin, making sure Jennifer was alright,� AJ asked. �Yeah. We were talking about the old days when were playing in the clubs and what nots. And when I got a call from an old friend, saying something very important that changed our lives forever.� I closed my eyes and after a couple moments, it dawned on me what I said. �Meshelle called us huh?� Megan said. I smiled at her and nodded my head. �Want a drink girlie?� �Is this going to become a habit?� �No Megan. We were bored out of our minds. She came over with problems, had a wine cooler and wanted something stronger. We�re legal and neither one of us is going anywhere,� I said. �Sides, last time I checked, this was my house.� �I know, I know. Just be careful, please?� I looked at her and shook my head |
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