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�Don�t, I understand,� I said, cutting her off. I walked over the bed and gave her a hug. �I�ll always be here and you know that.�
�Yeah, I do. By the way, I kinda overheard your little talk with Samantha. I�m so sorry.�
�It�s��.okay,� I said. I tried to breathe but I couldn�t. Shannon gave me a hug and I cried on her shoulder.
�Let�s just stay here today,� Shannon suggested.
�Yeah. Tuesday is always a good day to veg,� I said. We left her room and she went to sit down on the couch. I went to open the door and found a little surprise. �Please explain to me why whenever I�m going to get a newspaper, there�s a surprise.� Shannon got up and I brought the gift in. It was two balloons, one saying �always� and the other saying �love�.
�Okay, I don�t understand any of this,� Shannon said. She went back to the couch and started watching the movie. The whole day went by and we got nothing from the Boys. So, all we thought about was the good times again. Lance had said that he had to go on Thursday. So we had decided on just hanging out on Wednesday I told the gang that my eyes were hurting so I was going to bed. Shortly after that, Lance and Shannon went to bed to. Before I went to bed, it was pushing 10:00. I woke up at 1:00, 4:00 and 7:00. It seemed like I wouldn�t get a good night�s sleep. I kept dreaming about Howie kissing another girl right in front of me. I finally woke up for the last time around 10:00. I walked into the living room and saw a note saying that Shannon and Lance went to get breakfast and they would be right back. I went and sat down on the couch and started watching MTV News. Serena was talking about how BSB was kicking off their tour in a few days. Serena also said that the Boys were doing a special show in Flagstaff, AZ and the tickets were already sold out. MTV went back to playing some videos. �The Boys are performing?� I thought. Shannon and Lance came in, holding some food.
�Hey Theresa,� Lance said. He came over and gave me a hug and a kiss on the cheek.
�Hey Lance. Hey girl,� I said to Shannon, getting off the couch. I sat down at the table and ate breakfast. �This is like the old times,� I thought. I sat back and remembered the other times we just ate and talked. I suddenly thought about that morning with the Boys. I could feel a few tears fall. I put my head down and wiped them away. �No more,� I told myself. He wasn�t worth it. I just slowly got up and put my dishes in the sink. I just stood there thinking. I closed my eyes and remembered how I felt whenever Howie wrapped his arms around my waist. But I also pictured him holding me but him kissing another girl. �Damn you,� I thought as I slammed the plate hard in the sink. It shattered and Shannon came running over.
�Theresa, look at me,� she said. I looked up and into her eyes. She pulled me into her arms and gave me a hug �Don�t worry. Time will ease the pain. We won�t be seeing the Boys for quite some time.� I told her about how they were here and doing a �special show�. �Come with me,� she said. She pulled me over to the couch and popped in a movie. She came over to the couch and sat down and so did Lance. We got comfortable and started watching �Dance With Me�. We laughed at all the parts and I soon forgot about Howie. I looked over at the time and it was going on 1:00. When the movie was over, she went and put in �A Few Good Men�. I just smiled at her, for she knew every movie that would cheer me up. I leaned on her shoulder and Lance held my hand. By the time the movie was over, I felt a lot better. I mean, at least I looked it. I looked at the time and saw it was 3:30. All of a sudden there was a knock on the doors. I went and opened it. I was shocked to see who was in front of me.
�Um, how�.how can I help you officers?� I asked.
�Ms.Lambe? Is Ms.Langley here, too? The 1st officer asked.
�That�s me,� Shannon said, stepping up behind me.
�What can we do for you?� I asked.
�We need to talk to you ladies, please?� the 2nd officer said.
�Okay. Please, do come in,� I said, stepping back to let them in.
�Thank you. Now please don�t be mad at what we�re going to tell you. You have been ordered to go to the Backstreet Boys concert tonight,� the 2nd officer said.
�And if you refuse, well, then, we will just have to force you, which we really don�t want to do,� the 1st officer finished. I just looked over at Shannon. �We won�t be seeing the Boys for quite some time, huh?� I thought.
�Um, but..�
�No buts. Just go. It�s now 3:45. You have till 6:30 to get ready. Please, we don�t want to look like bad guys, so could you please do this for us?� the 2nd officer said. Shannon just looked at me and nodded, tears springing to her eyes. She excused herself and went to her bedroom. I looked over to Lance and told him to follow her. I just looked over at the officers and told them we would go.
�Thank you. The limo will be here at 6:30,� The 1st officer said. I just nodded my head and closed the door behind them. �Well, okay, I now have to see Howie,� I thought. �Oh well. This time was going to come sooner or later,� I thought. I went to Shannon�s room and went over to her. She got off the bed and gave me a hug.
�I wish I could tell you that this won�t hurt but I can�t. But I�m there for you,� I said.
�I know. I�m here too.� We stayed in her room for another half an hour, just talking. Lance was just sitting there, listening to this whole thing. I saw the time and it was 4:15, Shannon and I started getting ready. We decided on the outfits when we first met the Boys. Shannon�s outfit was a tight, long, black skirt with two slits that ran up to the middle of her thigh. She had on a white tank top that stopped at her belly button. My outfit was a silk, dark, purple dress. It had spaghetti straps and the dress stopped in the middle of my thighs and was tight. We both took long showers. By the time we were out, it was going on 5:00.
�Hey Shannon?� I called out from my bedroom.
�What?� she called out from her room.
�How do you feel about tonight?� I said, walking into her room. I sat down on the bed.
�Well, I don�t know. I know it�s going to hurt but might as well get everything over now, right?� I just nodded my head and walked over to my room. I sat down on my bed and thought. I heard a knock on my door a few minutes later.
�Yeah?� I called out.
�Can I come in?� Lance called out.
�Sure. I�m dressed,� I said walking over to my closet to pull out the dress.
�You called that dressed?� Lance said. He looked down at my bathrobe.
�Well, not dressed,� I said, smiling. I pulled the dress and laid it down on the bed. I went over to my bathroom and started putting on my make up. Lance came in and wrapped his arms around my waist. I just smiled, knowing he didn�t mean anything by it.
�Theresa?� he asked.
�Yeah,� I answered, starting to apply my eye shadow.
�Would you go back out with me?� he asked. I just froze. �What?� I thought. I wasn�t quite sure if he was kidding or if he was serious.

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