| �Yeah, just let me say bye to Jennifer.� I nodded my head and walked back to the table. A few moments later he got up and walked over. �Ready guys?� We nodded our head, but I excused myself to the restroom. I waited for Jennifer to walk in and I looked at her. �I want to say something. I know you and Howie are close friends. And I will not make him choose. I just hope you never make him choose either.� �Now why would I do that? He knows I think he could better than you. But he loves you, and I can�t stop that.� �Thank you Jennifer.� I walked out of the room and I felt her grab my arm. �But I swear Theresa, you fuck him over in any way, and I will personally see to kicking your ass.� �Let me remind you Jennifer, you came from the Bronx, I lived in Tucson. I�m also much younger than you. So, I don�t take your threat to heart.� I walked out to the limo and sat down, pissed off and annoyed. Howie put his arm around my shoulder and I laid my head on his shoulder. I held my head as the phone rang off the hook. I grabbed it and hit the �on� button on the cordless. �Hello?� I mumbled. �WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU THINKING?� Meshelle screamed at me. �Oh, don�t yell at me at seven in the morning.� �I will yell at you any time I God damn please. Do you know you and the rest of Trinity all over the newspaper this morning? Did you happen to run into Britney and say something you didn�t mean to say?� �No, we meant to say everything we said.� �Theresa, listen to me. Do not put your asses on the line because of this. I got a call from Jennifer�s manager too. You guys are on ends as well?� �Yeah, just a little.� �Look, I know you�re a bad ass, but please, do not do this again. You have your lives on the line.� �You know what, I am not changing myself for that fuckin� job. I will stay true to me. If someone is up in my face, I will get back in theirs. I will not coward around.� �So, because you are stubborn, you are willing to risk it all?� �You know what, the fans love us because we have not let this job change us in the least. So, no, I will not lie to the fans.� She sighed and I knew I had her. �Just don�t do it again, please? And be ready, you�re going to get a lot of press coverage over this.� �Oh, great, she can�t fight herself, she�s got to get everyone else involved.� �Of course. By the way, I love how you all handled her.� �Thanks boss lady.� Three days later, we were in New York, for yet another press conference. We all knew there would be ton of questions having to do with Britney and our fans. We sat down, used to the flashes and the tons of microphones. �Ladies and gentleman, you have two hours, enjoy,� Meshelle said. �Larry from the local news station. What happened between you and Brintey Spears?� We said something in the Rolling Stones magazine and she thought we meant something else. Than she started something in her interview,� Terri started. �Than when we went to the local club, we overheard her talking. We confronted her and that�s about it,� Jennifer finished. �Kimmy here. Do you think your fans will respect you less? Why or why not?� �No. Since the first day we came out, we�re been our true selves. We�re not trying to be anything. In fact, the fans have let us know that they�re glad we stood up for ourselves,� Shannon said. �Just because you�re in the spot light does not mean you have to pretend. We don�t love her and we weren�t going to pretend we did,� I said. �Kevin. Let�s step away from this question problem. The critics have already said their fare share on you. What are you doing to show them they�re wrong?� �The critics honestly don�t know talent. By God�s loving grace, we were gifted with the voices to sing and the ability to play. As for showing them up, our next single is going to be a power love ballad,� Megan said, smiling at the end of her statement. �We all share lead vocals and the only one really playing is Jennifer,� I stated. �Ben here. Do you guys plan on staying huge?� �We don�t have a choice. We just release our music and if the fans buy it, than we stay on top. We love it there, of course. I mean, it�s nice to know people are buying your stuff. It means they like the music,� I said. �It�s rather, what�s the word I�m looking for? Rather flattering,� Shannon said, laughing. �Carrie. You plan on releasing a lot of albums and singles?� �Up until we�re old and gray and can�t move. Or we don�t sell anything anymore. But, for now, I plan on seeing us together for a while. We learned not to plan too much to soon. You honestly don�t know what can happen,� Jennifer said. �Ben again. What�s the title of your next single?� �Oh, it�s a song called Love Letters. It has a lot to do about us, our loves,� Terri said. I watched as they scribbled down the notes and couldn�t help but smile. If it wasn�t for my friends, I would have ended up in that seat. �Bruce here. Resa, you said you wouldn�t make Howie choose between a lover and a friend. From an inside source, it�s reported you also talked to Jennifer Lopez last night at the club.� �Yes I did.� �Care to elaborate more on that?� �No, I really don�t.� �I see. What happened than?� �Much better Bruce. And there wasn�t much that happened. We talked, quite that simple. She stated she was looking out for her best friend�s well fare, nothing wrong with that, right?� �Yes, but we all know you don�t like her and she doesn�t like you.� �We do not hide our distaste for one another.� �She didn�t threaten you, or the other way around.� �She made a comment about the fact that she felt D could do better, but that�s what she feels. She also told me not to harm him in anyway. Now, Bruce, if you don�t have a good question about this, let this whole thing drop.� I sighed and leaned back in my seat and kept my eyes trained on him. He shifted under my stare and sat down. I shook my head and let the other questions just go on. Meshelle finally called the thing down and we left for the hotel rooms. I sipped my soda and stared at the screen. It was the following day and I just tuned everything. I heard someone knock on my door and I frowned. I got up and opened it. Jennifer stood there with the morning paper. |
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