| �Theresa? Shannon?� a voice cried out. I just froze and Shannon grabbed my arm. That was Brian�s voice. I slowly turned around and saw the Boys running towards us. �Theresa, please,� Howie started when he reached us. �No, I don�t want to hear your sorries,� I said. �But, please.� �No,� I screamed, tears falling from my eyes. �Please baby,� AJ said, reaching his hand out to Shannon. She just stepped away. She looked at him and he could see the tears fall. �Sorry, be we have to get going,� I said. I grabbed Shannon and we started walking. Then we heard �I never thought that I would lose my mind.� I just turned around and they continued. �That I could control this.� AJ and D feel on one knee and finished �Don�t Wanna Lose You Now�. Shannon and I just stood there in tears. �Please,� Howie started. �No.� I walked over to him and gave him a hug. �Mi corazon, te amo simpere,� I said in his ear. �Pero, you quiero me tengo que ir.� I walked away and waited for Shannon. �AJ, I will always love you. And you will always have my heart, but I just can�t forgive you right now,� Shannon said as she gave him a hug and a kiss on the cheek. She walked over to Brian and gave him a hug. They pulled apart but Shannon decided to give him a kiss. She gently put her lips on his. AJ stood there watching them and his heart sunk. Shannon pulled away and walked over to me. We waved to the guys and walked away. We got in my car, that was being watched by one of my security buddies. I turned the radio on and just thought about what happened. They sang �Don�t Wanna Lose You Now�. Did the really mean that? Then why did they do what they did? The drive back to school grounds was long and quite. Neither one of us knew what to say or do. But we both knew that we were thinking the same thing. �Why?� �AJ?� Brian asked. �Yeah?� �I�m sorry.� �It�s okay. It�s not your fault. I just wish that she would listen to me. I guess I could have found away to get Amanda to stay away.� �Your tried everything, man. Just Amanda wasn�t willing to give up.� �I know. But I want my mouse back,� AJ said. He just stared out the window. They were going to the hotel and just rest. They had planned on kicking off their tour in Orlando and then they were going to go to New York and Maine. But, the girls brought them here. �Yo D,� AJ said as Howie sad down next to him. �Hey.� �How you holdin� up?� AJ asked. �I don�t know. I mean, my heart fells like it�s broken in a million different pieces. Theresa is the only one who can put it back together.� �I know what you mean.� AJ leaned his head back against the seat and closed his eyes. He thought about all the good times and then he thought about the tattoo. �What if we break up,� she said. �But she never did break it off. She told me she loved me. And I will always have her heart. I will get her back. I have too,� he thought. He reached over to his shoulder blade. He remembered her look. �God Shannon, I love you.' �Shannon. Shannon!� I yelled. �What?� �We�re home,� I said, getting out of the car. �Oh. I must have slept good.� �No. You kept tossing and turnin�. Sorry.� �Oh.� Shannon and I got our bags down and went to your apartment. We didn�t want a dorm when I first moved in with her to go to school, so we decided that we would get our own place. I walked over to the staircase and thought about what I would find in our house. �Hey Shannon?� �Yeah,� Shannon said, coming up behind me. �Are you going to be okay?� �Oh, yeah. I�ll live,� Shannon said. We had little things in our place that would remind us of the Boys. We walked upstairs and went in our place. If felt strange, seeing how we hadn�t been there for so long. We went to our rooms and put our things down. I laid down on my bed and looked at my clock. The time read 5:15. �Wow,� I thought, �I need to call my mom.� I reached over for the phone, but stopped. I saw the picture of Howie on my nightstand. I picked the picture up and looked at it. I laid it down on my bed and called my mom. I told her we were home and that we were going to rest up for school. I hung up and started unpacking. I pulled Millennium out and popped the CD in my player. I put it on �Don�t Want To Lose You Now�. �Hey, Theresa?� Shannon said at my door. �Come in,� I said. She walked over to my desk and sat down in my chair. �Have you finished unpacking?� I asked. �No. I came to see if you wanted to go out for dinner?� �Yeah. Sounds like fun. Any ideas?� �Yeah,� she said, running out my door. I followed her cause when she had ideas to do something, she got to drive. I walked out the door and locked it. When I got to the car, she was already in the driver�s seat. After half an hour, we finally stopped at this little Mexican restaurant. We sat down and looked over the menus. We were joking around when someone came up behind me. Shannon just stared and for a moment, I thought it was Howie. But when the person spoke, I knew that wasn�t him. �Um, Theresa, can we talk?� the person asked. I froze. I slowly turned around and looked into Neil�s eyes. �No Neil. I don�t think we have anything to talk about,� I said. I looked back at my menu but put it down when Neil grabbed my arm. I, out of habit, tensed up. �Let me go,� I said. I could barley talk, so I�m sure he didn�t hear me. �Neil, leave us alone,� Shannon said. �Shut up Shannon,� Ricky said. �Oh my God. Ricky,� Shannon said. �Let�s talk,� Ricky said, grabbing Shannon�s hand. She pulled it back. �We have nothing to talk about,� she said. She just stared at him. �No, I believe there are some things�� �Leave now,� I said, cutting him off. �What did you say?� Neil asked, grabbing me tighter. |
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