“Sadie.... I’m nervous...” I whined as I nervously tapped my fingers on the door of Sadie’s car. We were on our way to the concert to meet Zac and I was a bundle of nerves, and seeing Hanson in concert had nothing to do with it.

“Hun, you’re fine. You look great. You smell great. You’re teeth are white. You’re hair is perfect. There is no way Zac isn’t gonna like you. I mean, don’t take this the wrong way, but you look hot girl.” She grinned over at me as we waited in the mile-long traffic of the highway.

“You really think so?” I asked hopefully.

“Definetely. If he doesn’t like you, he needs glasses. And besides, he asked you to come here so it’s obvious that he likes you for your personality already so you have that going for you.”

“Yeah, I guess. Sadie! There it is! God am I nervous!” I bit my lower lip and checked my make-up in the over-head mirror. My face looked acceptible enough so I flipped the visor back up and took a deep breath as Sadie paid for the parking. We were so early that the parking lot was pretty empty except two large tour buses which we knew were Hanson’s and a few other cars scattered around the large lot. We parked right up in front so that it would be easy to find the car after the concert and we walked up to the pavilion. I checked my watch as we looked around. It was 12:48, twelve minutes until he was supposed to show up. I sighed and sat down on a bench in front of the front gate. Sadie sat beside me.

“So, isn’t this exciting?! I mean, front row to Hanson! I’m so excited! I wonder what side we’ll be on. I hope it’s Taylor’s. He’s so hot! God! I think I might freak out!” Sadie exclaimed as she gestured happily. I smiled, uniterested in what she was saying and looked around for a tall, blonde, guy with a big man in a SECURITY shirt. No one but the ticket vendors were around.

I turned to Sadie to listen to what she was saying, trying to take my mind off things. She was blabbering on about how hot Taylor was. I half-listened as I looked over my choice of clothing. I wore khaki shorts and a dark blue, sleeveless shirt with a light blue star on the front and on my feet were a pair of old sandles that I had had for over two years and loved to death. I figured I looked good enough and looked around again. Still no one. I checked my watch, 12:55, five minutes left. Sadie was still blabbering on but now she was talking about if her shoes matched her shirt.

“Sadie! You look fine. Your shoes match, don’t worry. You are not the one that should be nervous, I am. Zac should be here in less than five minutes. Could we please talk about something besides Hanson?” I said, exasperated by her non-stop talking.

“Sure... Oh guess what! Eve 6 is coming out with a new album!”

“Really? Coolness! When?”

“Um.. I think this September. It’s supposed to be really...........” Sadie’s eyes grew large as she leaned back in awe. I raised my eyebrows in confusion, what was her problem? She began to point behind me. I turned around to see none other than Zac Hanson standing in front of me with his bodyguard next to him.

“G?” he asked.

“Zac?” I asked, more shocked that he had lied than anything else.

“Yeah. Sorry I had to lie but I didn’t think you’d believe me if I told you who I was. Forgive me?” he asked, biting his lip.

“Yeah, I guess...” I said, still in a bit of shock that I was finally looking at the guy I had been talking to for over five months.

“Coolness.” he grinned. “You wanna go backstage with me and Jason? By the way, this is my bodyguard, Jason. Jason, this is Gya and this is her friend Sadie. Oh, and hi Sadie.” he smiled at Sadie as he stuck his hand out to shake hers. She eagerly took it and shook it hard. He laughed and let go.

“Hi Jason.” I smiled and shook hands with the large bodyguard. His grip almost crushed my hand but I didn’t let on that it hurt. He smiled at me.

“Hello. Pleasure to meet you. Zac, some fans are coming, I think we better get back inside now.” he turned to Zac.

“Good idea. Come on.” Zac took my hand and led us all inside the outdoor stadium and backstage, where the entire Hanson family and about fifteen other people sat around, talking. “Everybody, this is Gya and her friend Sadie. G, Sadie, this is...” he began to rattle off the names of everyone in the room. There were too many to remember but I recognized the Hanson’s so that was good enough for me. I smiled and waved at them.

I looked over at Sadie and she looked like she was near fainting. I laughed and nudged her. She didn’t even notice as she stared at Taylor. He smiled and waved, then went back to the conversation he was having with some girl that looked about seventeen, I forgot what Zac had said her name was. It was then that I noticed that my hand was still in Zac’s grasp. I looked up at him. He was telling something to Jason. Jason nodded and sat down near Diana. Zac turned to me and leaned down to whisper something in my ear.

“Hey, you wanna go somewhere else so we can talk without my family being around?” he asked. I smiled at the chills his breath on my neck gave me.

“Sure.”

“Coolness. Follow me.”

“Nope, I was thinking about going over and sitting on Taylor’s lap.” I said sarcastically as I grinned at him.

“You are just s-o-o-o funny.” he retorted as he pulled my hand, gently leading me back outside into the stadium. We walked back about fifty rows and then he pulled me down into one of the seats and he sat next to me. “So... what’s up?” he asked, I sensed a bit of nervousness in his voice, very odd considering he had never been nervous when we talked on the phone.

“Not much. I’m just at a Hanson concert, meeting the guy I’ve been on the phone with for over three months who turns out to be Zac Hanson. No biggy.” I grinned. “How about you?”

“Well, I’m also at a Hanson concert, meeting the girl I’ve been wanting to meet since I talked to her the first time on the phone. And, I might add, she is exactly what I was hoping she would be.” he grinned back and squeezed my hand, making me realize yet again that he was holding onto it. Now that I thought about it, he hadn’t let go since we met, not that I minded or anything.

“Well, you just happen to be exactly what I was hoping for too. Actually, you’re a little more than I was hoping for but that is definetely not a bad thing.”

“Good. So what have you been up to?”

“Um... I saw a movie a couple days ago. It kind of sucked though. Leo was in it.”

“You poor thing. I can’t believe you had to be put through the torture of seeing a DiCaprio movie.” he said, fake sympathy in his voice.

“I know. It was tragic!” I stated dramatically. We both laughed, and I felt a little more at ease with him. I noticed that the nervousness had left his voice. “Anything new with you?”

“Nope, same old same old.”

“Well, aren’t we the exciting people?”

“Oh yes. We’re just a bundle of excitement.” We were quiet for a minute, neither knowing what to say. I focused my attention on my hand in his. His palm was warm and a little moist. It was rough yet gentle. His grip was loose, casual. I didn’t even think he realized he was still holding on. A smile formed on my lips. One crept onto his face also. “What?” he asked suspiciously. I just smiled innocently and looked across the isle and away from him.

“Nothing...” I mumbled trying desperately to keep my laughter in. He looked a little confused. “It’s nothing. Don’t worry. I just think this entire situtation is funny. I mean, this is something I would never do in a million years. I don’t meet people on the net. That’s just not me.” I smiled and prayed he bought my excuse. He smiled.

“Me neither. But, I figured it was safe enough if I had Jason with me.”

“Yeah, but I had no one but Sadie, who was so excited that she was going to the concert in the first place that we could have been abducted by aliens and she wouldn’t have even noticed, let alone cared.” I laughed at how rediculous she was sometimes.

“She’s that big of a fan?”

“Yeah. I bet she’s already fainted at just the site of Taylor.”

“She’s a fan of Tay?”

“Yep.”

“Not good. He hates obsessers. She even shows signs of crying and he goes into rude-and-crude mode. I hope he hasn’t hurt her feelings or anything yet. He does that a lot.”

“She’ll be fine. If Taylor doesn’t like her, I can guarantee that she’ll make a bee-line for Isaac.” I smirked and sat back in the hard plastic chair. You’d think they’d make those chairs more comfortable but nope, they were like sitting on rocks. I squirmed in my chair, trying to get comfortable.

“Aren’t these chairs hard? You want to go up in the grass? It’s a beautiful day. The sun will feel good.” he started to get up, still holding my hand but his grip tightened a little. I stood up also, agreeing. We made our way slowly up to the large hill covered in grass that was designated ‘lawn seats’ and sat down on the soft, slightly damp, grass. I noted that he still hadn’t let go of my hand. I tried to ignore the thought and smiled up at him. He was so tall compared to what he looked like on TV. He towered over me even when we were sitting.

“So, when does this concert start again?” I asked lazily, leaning back on one elbow.

“5:00, maybe later. It depends on when the crew is ready for Admiral Twin. We don’t go on until 7:00 though.”

“That’s cool. Where are our seats?”

“Right in front of Tay. I would have put you in front of me but those seats were already taken.”

“That’s cool.” I looked down at my watch and discovered it was now 2:15. I noticed people starting to walk around down in the lower seats but none of them noticed us sitting way up on the grass. I don’t think anyone could have recognized Zac if they were standing on the walkway right bellow the lawn, we were that far back. Zac noticed the people too. His eyes darted from me to them nervously as if he were scared that the girls would recognize him and come running. “So Sadie and I are going to be by Taylor? Sadie will love that one. I wonder how she’s dealing with being in the same room with him.” I quickly found out as she came running up to us, tears streaming down her face.

“Obviously not well.” Zac mumbled as he and I stood up to go to her. We finally let go of each other’s hands and went to her. I hugged her and smoothed down her hair.

“What’s wrong?” I asked, trying to comfort her crying.

“He... he... he.. has a girlfriend! And he was a jerk to me! I never ever want to see another picture of Taylor Hanson again! Sorry Zac.” she exclaimed as she took deep breathes to try to calm herself down and wipped at her tears.

“Yeah, he does have a girlfriend but I can’t believe he was mean. Well, I can but still, he should know better than to be mean to my friend.” Zac stated, upset himself. He took her out of my arms and hugged her sympathetically. Then, he began to walk down to the stage. I followed him, letting Sadie cry on my shoulder as we walked. He jumped onto the stage, not even bothering to use the stairs, and walked backstage. We followed. A guard stopped us at the stairs.

“Hanson family and staff only.” he stated. Zac turned back around.

“Let them up.” he stated harshly. The guard got out of our way quickly and we followed Zac backstage. We found Taylor in the middle of a kiss with the girl he had been talking to earlier. Zac looked at him cruely for a second before clearing his throat loudly. They both looked up. Taylor rolled his eyes and leaned in to continue their kiss but Zac spoke before he could continue. “What is this I hear about you being a jerk to Sadie?” he asked, sounding very angry.

“What? Oh yeah, she was crying. You know I hate girls that cry because of us.” he said, trying to ignore Zac.

“I don’t care if she was trying to run you over with her car. You should still be nice to her. She’s my friend. I’m nice to your friends even though I don’t like some of them.” I noticed Zac flash the girl a dirty look and thought this was curious.

“Whatever Zac. Go away, I’m busy.” Taylor brushed him off and turned once again to the girl I assumed was his girlfriend.

“Tay, you’re an asshole and I don’t even know why you bother to even continue with this. You care nothing for the fans and all you ever do is make-out with her.” He sounded disgusted at the word ‘her’. This was even more curious to me.

“Zac, I said go away! You’re the asshole, not me!” Taylor yelled, standing up.

“God! You are such an idiot!” Zac yelled back. Isaac came hurriedly in and steped in-between the two.

“If you two don’t stop fighting, I’m gonna punch you both. Would you agree on something for once? Jesus!” he exclaimed and I realized that this wasn’t just a one-time thing but that maybe Zac and Taylor fought often. I had heard many fights between the two while on the phone with Zac but I had never thought anything of it. I thought this over as I comforted Sadie who had begun crying even harder at the sight of Taylor kissing that girl.

“Would she shut up?!” Taylor exclaimed angrily, glaring at Sadie. I scrunched my face, let go of her, and walked right up to him.

“You are nothing but a prick with too big an ego and no compassion what-so-ever for the people that made you who you are in the music business. Sadie has been in love with you since the moment ‘Mmmbop’ hit the radio and I think that you should show her a little more sympathy and compassion before I make sure that you never have children of your own making. Do we understand each other?” I growled angrily in his face. He stepped back, a little stunned at my outburst. Then, he nodded slowly and turned towards Sadie who was now being comforted by Isaac.

"I'm sorry I was a jerk to you. I'm an idiot like Zac said. I shouldn't have been so mean. I should have considered your feelings instead of myself." he apologized. She sniffled and lifted her head from Isaac's shoulder.

"That's okay. I forgive you." she whimpered, still a little teary-eyed. I smiled in satisfaction and walked back over to Sadie.

"You okay?" I asked, smoothing her hair down.

"I'll calm her down. You go finish talking to Zac. She'll be fine." Isaac said as he patted her back and began to walk her down some hallway. I smiled and turned to Zac who was watching me with what looked like total admiration. I grinned at him and grabbed his hand.

"Come on. Let's do something." I said, pulling him out onto the stage.

"Where should we go?" he asked, "It's too late to walk all the way back out onto the grass. More fans will be out and I can't leave the backstage area after 3:00 anyway."

"Um... then where else is there to go?" I asked, turning around to face him.

"The dressing rooms are pretty quiet and at least one of them should be empty." he pulled me along as he walked backstage and down a hallway, doors on each side. He stopped in front of one of the doors that had a nameplate on it that said "Hanson" on it. He opened the door to find Sadie and Isaac talking. Sadie looked a lot calmer, almost as if she were trying to come on to Isaac. He was oblivious as he talked about some subject that I didn't comprehend. Zac shut the door quietly and continued down the hall. He stopped at another door that also read "Hanson" and opened it to find it empty. "Here we go." he smiled and gestured for me to go in before him.

"Well, aren't we the gentleman." I smirked as I entered the room and sat down on a black leather couch. There was a TV hanging from one of the corners of the room, opposite the couch I was seated on. Zac grabbed the remote from the small coffee table in the middle of the room and sat down next to me. He flipped on the television and settled down as Rosie O'Donnel popped up on the screen. I smiled and relaxed, pulling my legs up onto the couch and leaning on Zac. We watched quietly without saying anything for half the show.

Then, Zac turned to me and smiled, a hint of mischief in his expression. "What?" I asked insecurely, leaning off of him a bit.

"Nothing. I was just thinking... when we walked in on Ike and Sadie's little convo, I couldn't help but notice that Ike's tone was the same one he uses when he's flirting. I think he likes her."

"And Sadie was doing exactly what she always does when she wants a guy, making sure his arm was around her." I broke into a grin that matched Zac's.

"You don't think we could get them together, do you?" he asked in a hushed tone.

"I don't know. It's possible."

"After the concert, how would you and Sadie like to come back to the hotel with us? For a little after-concert party?" his grin widened.

"I don't know, my dad might get worried."

"Aren't you staying at Sadie's?"

"Well, yeah... I guess that would be cool. They could get to know each other better."

"Yeah. Ike's been kind of lonely anyway."

"And Sadie's probably totally devastated about this Taylor thing."

"Well, naturally..." we started to plan a way to get Isaac and Sadie together. About two hours later, Walker poked his head into the room and smiled at the sight of Zac.

"Found you finally. You have to get ready soon, you have to be at the stage in an hour and a half." he told Zac before leaving us alone again.

"Want to help me figure out what to wear?" he asked as he stood up and went to the large trunk that sat slightly open in the corner of the room. I had been curious as to what that was. I soon found out as Zac opened it wide to reveal a rack of neatly hung up clothes. I smiled and walked over to him and examined the clothing on the hangers. I sighed at the crazy things he had in the trunk, things I didn't even think existed, but here they were and Zac wore them.

"You have the wildest wardrobe I have ever seen." I commented, looking at a pair of bright orange pants.

"I try." he grinned at me as he watched me look through his clothes. I stopped at a pair of jeans pants that were covered in multi-colored patches. They looked really cool. I smiled and handed them to him.

"Wear these, they look awesome." I said, not even waiting for his reply before looking for a shirt to match. I pulled out a thin, black sweater that looked like it wouldn't be too hot and handed it to him also. "This will match." I smiled up at him and shoed him into the tiny bathroom before looking for shoes. A pair of black hiking boots caught my eye. They looked perfect. I picked them up and knocked on the door. The door cracked open and Zac stuck his head out. "These too." I handed him the boots and went to watch TV as I waited for him to come out in the new outfit. By then, the NBC news had started. The weather was being posted, "warm and sunny" as the weather-man said. I smiled to myself. perfect for a concert.

Zac came out of the bathroom, looking at his pants and trying to smooth them down. Then, he looked up at me for approval. I grinned at him. He looked extremely good. "You look hot. They'll love you." I stated. His grin widened and then he came up to me and pulled me off the couch.

"It's time to meet the rest of the world. Show time's in an hour." he pulled me out of the room by the hand and we walked down the hallway. We peeked in the dressing room Isaac and Sadie had been in to find it empty. We continued down the hallway and found them sitting in chairs near the stage, talking about something or another. I didn't pay attention as I was watching Admiral Twin perform. They were good, perfect for Hanson's Opening Act. Taylor and the girl came around from behind the stage, I guessed they were on the other side and sat down on the floor together. I still didn't remember her name.

I tugged on the sleeve of Zac's sweater, feeling a bit like a child, and whispered in his ear, "What's that girl's name again?" He smiled and looked down at me.

"Sheila," he whispered back. I nodded and thanked him before turning back to Admiral Twin. I felt eyes on me from somewhere below. I looked down to see Taylor glaring at me. He looked away when he saw that I had caught him. I sighed and looked back at the stage. He was a jerk anyway so it didn't matter if he hated me, which I could tell he did from the fire in his eyes. Half an hour later, the guys were almost ready to go on. The rest of the Hanson family came over to us and the Hanson's said a little prayer together. Sadie and I decided it was time to go find our seats. Zac handed us both tickets just in case we got ticketed by any security and backstage passes so we could get back when the concert was over. He then told me to take Sadie to the dressing room we had been watching TV in after the concert because he would be busy meeting MOE members. I nodded and Sadie and I made our way to our seats.

We found them and high-fived each other. They were perfect seats. The girls next to us were screaming like crazy. I absently hit the girl next to me on the arm to get her to shut up. She gave me a dirty look and continued the screaming. I tapped her on the shoulder. "What?!" she yelled over the noise, I could tell she was as annoyed as I was.

"Could you do me a big favor and shut up?! I'm going deaf here! I mean, I love Hanson too but I'd like to be able to hear them! Please lower your voice!" I yelled back, plugging my ears as the girl behind me let out an ear-piercing shriek. I looked from her to the stage and saw Taylor's shoes shuffling anxiously behind his keyboard. I smiled and pulled the curtain up. He saw me and glared at me. I smiled and flashed my middle finger at him. He returned the favor. Yep, he hated me *grin*. Sadie saw this and slapped my arm angrily.

"Don't! He apologized to me! Don't be bitchy to him!" she yelled in my ear.

"He apologized ‘cause I threatened his bony ass!" I yelled back.

"So what?! He's still my sole mate." she crooned. I rolled my eyes and turned to see Zac's shoes right in front of me. I lifted up the curtain and smiled up at him. He knelt down to say something to me.

"Don't fight with Tay! He's stupid, ignore him!" he yelled at me over the crowd. I smiled and nodded.

"Sorry! Good luck!" I yelled back. The girl next to me almost fainted and the girl behind me started screaming really loud. I turned around and glared at her. "Shut up!" I yelled. She quieted down and looked away. I turned around to see Zac's shoes gone. I peeked under the curtain to find him walking towards his drum set. Jason walked over to me and leaned down to say something.

"Are you and Taylor fighting?" he asked.

"Was it obvious?" I asked, smiling up at him.

"A little. Why are you fighting?"

"He was a jerk to Sadie so I told him off and so now he's mad at me."

"Oh, that's Tay for you. Have fun." he grinned and patted my shoulder before going over to calm some girl down who was trying to get on the stage. I smiled as the familiar notes of my favorite Hanson song came onto the speakers and the curtain fell, revealing all three brothers and their back-up musicians.

The concert rocked. After it ended, Sadie and I made our way to the backstage door and elbowed our way through all the screaming MOE members. Jason was manning the door so we didn't even have to show him our passes. He just let us in. I led Sadie down the hallway to the room Zac and I had been in earlier. On our way we passed an open door where the guys and a few fans were talking and taking pictures. I waved at Zac before quickly walking by so the girls wouldn't have a fit. I caught a glimpse of him waving back before I couldn't see him anymore and Sadie and I found the room and sat down to watch some TV while we waited.

"Sadie, Zac asked me if we would like to come back to the hotel with him and have a little after-concert party type thing before we go home. Want to?" I asked as I looked through some cupboards for some sign of food. Her head shot up and she stared at me.

"Are you serious?" she stuttered.

"Yeah. But, Taylor won't be there. I'll beat his ass if he is. Is that Sheila girl his girlfriend?" I finally found a bag of chips hidden deep in the trunk all Zac's clothes were in and began to munch on them.

"Okay! I can handle that! I'm starting to like Ike more anyway. He's such a sweetheart!" she sighed blissfully as I sat next to her and pulled my knees to my chest.

"Really? That's cool. He looked like he likes you." I smirked, remembering Zac and I's plan.

"You really think so? I hope so!" I swear she was glowing. I smiled at her and turned on the TV. It was still on channel 5. I switched channels, not wanting to see the late-night movie that was playing, and turned on MTV. My favorite song was on, "Genie In A Bottle" by Christina Aguilera (I know it's like a year old but it's good!). We both began to sing along. About an hour and a half later, Zac burst through the door, covered in sweat, locking it behind him.

"Okay, I will never ever tell one of the fans that Tay has a girlfriend again. BIG mistake!" he exclaimed as he scrunched onto the small couch with us and wiped his face with his shirt.

"What happened?" I asked, a bit amused.

"I got mobbed! I had to run! The horror!" he dramatically laid his head on my knees. I rolled my eyes and began to play with his hair.

"Why'd you come in here? One of the girls is bound to be waiting for you to come out and if we come out with you then she'll mob us!" I said as I began to braid a few strands. He sat up and looked at me.

"You're right. Be right back." he got up and left the room again, the forgotten braid hanging down in the back of his head, looking ridiculous. I laughed. He came back about ten minutes later and sat back down next to me and put his head on my knee again. "No one's there anymore." he said as he began to play with a string that had come loose from my sandal. I rolled my eyes and undid the braid.

"It took you ten minutes to find that out?" I asked, amused again.

"Tay and I had a little fight."

"Oh, understandable." I smiled as I continued to play with his hair. "Are all the fans gone?"

"Yeah... we should probably be getting back to the hotel. You guys are coming with, right?" he sat up and looked from me to Sadie who still hadn't said a word.

"Yep. Let's go."

"What about your car?"

"We'll just follow your bus."

"Coolness. Hey, could I possibly go with you guys? If I have to spend one more minute with Tay I'll kill him." he asked as we began to walk down the hallway to the stage.

"Sure. I don't care." Sadie finally spoke up.

"Coolness, thanks."

"Okay, you say that word more than I do!" I laughed as I hit him playfully on the head.

"I told you, I'm addicted." he grinned at me and pulled on my hand to get me to walk faster with him. Sadie kind of followed slowly behind. Zac told Walker what was going on and then led us both out into the parking lot which by now was completely empty except for Sadie's car. Sadie and I got into the front while Zac scrunched into the tiny back seat.

"I should call my mom and tell her what's going on. It's already past 1:00 and I told her we'd probably be back by like 12:45. She's probably worried." Sadie picked up her car phone and began to dial. Zac and I simultaneously stopped her.

"No, before you call we have to come up with something besides we're going to the Hanson's hotel room because we met up with them and became quick friends. She won't believe it. It sounds like something out of a teenie story." I said as I set the phone back in it's cradle.

"We met up with Katie and Annie and we're going back to their house because it's so late and they live so close. Katie said they were going too."

"Good plan." I smiled at her and handed her the phone. She dialed and waited for someone to answer.

"Mom? Hi, it's me. Listen, Gya and I met Katie and Annie, you remember them right? That's them. Anyway, we met up with them and we decided to just go to their house instead of coming home because it's so late and I don't want to drive all the way home in the dark. It's not safe. Exactly. So, we'll be home around 11:00 tomorrow morning. Okay? And would you call Gya's dad and tell him what's up so he won't worry? Cool. Thanks Mom. Love you, bye." she hung up and smiled at us. "She bought it."

"Coolness."

"So, if you guys won't be going home until the morning, do you want to just spend the night at the hotel? We've got some extra room. This time we got rooms by ourselves. I've got a whole other bed in my room that's empty."

"Actually, I was thinking about staying up all night anyway. I'm not really that tired..." Sadie said, grinning mischievously.

"And we all know how the Super K-Mart workers are so tired at night..." the same grin came onto my face.

"And they often fall asleep..." Sadie agreed.

"Yes, and I do believe I've got the list in my purse..."

"What are you two talking about?" Zac looked totally confused.

"Zacky, Zacky, Zacky, have you ever visited a Super K-Mart at 2 in the morning? You can rase some serious Hell..." The grin seemed to be contagious as it came onto Zac's face as well.

"I get you... Can I come?" he asked. We looked at each other.

"If it's okay with your parents." Sadie said.

"Oh!!!!! Bring Jason with you! Tired workers can have the most horrible nightmares..." I rubbed my hands together evilly.

"You are so cruel!" Sadie joked as she turned onto the ramp that brought us into downtown Chicago. "Zac? Which hotel are you staying at?"

"The Hilton." he muttered, in his own thoughts about K-Mart by now.

"Ritzy.." I whistled teasingly.

"Oh yeah!" he grinned at my comment.

"We're here. That's funny, I don't see any giant tour buses around..." Sadie smiled as she looked around the large, parking lot for the buses.

"We don't park here. Plus, they hadn't even left the stadium yet. They won't be here for at least twenty minutes. Have no fear, Zac Hanson's room key is here." he grinned as he held out two key cards.

"Why do you have two?"

"One's for the elevator. It's annoying but it's a safety precaution so it has to be there. You can't get onto the floor unless you have one of these keys." he explained as we entered the large lobby of the Hilton hotel. He went up to the front desk and waited for a clerk to help him. Three hurried over. He laughed. "Do I have any messages?" he asked, taping on the counter.

"No sir." they all said in unison. He shook his head in amusement and thanked them before taking my hand and leading Sadie and I to the elevators. We got in one and went up to the 51st floor. Zac inserted the key card in a little slot and the doors opened for us. He then led us down the hallway, which had security guards standing around talking. He said hello to them before taking us to one of the doors halfway down the hallway and unlocking the door and letting us in. We both looked around in shock at how nice the room was. It had a mini kitchen and a living room. It was amazing.

"Dang..." I muttered as I looked around. The bedroom had another trunk sitting on it's side, open, in the corner. "How much clothes do you have, boy?" I asked, examining the trunk's contents.

"A lot, I know. Some of it's Tay's and some of it's Ike's. It's not all mine." he explained as he came over to me.

"Well then..." I rolled my eyes and walked away from the trunk and into the living room. It had a couch in it and a coffee table. A TV was built into the wall across from the couch. I flopped down on the couch and motioned for Zac to join me. He complied, grabbing the remote as he did so. He flipped on the TV and we began to watch an old episode of Gilligan's Island. Sadie came in and sat on the floor, leaning against the couch. I pulled my feet up on the couch and leaned on Zac as we watched. About ten minutes later, a loud noise could be heard in the hallway.

"They're ba-ck." Zac said as he stood up, causing me to fall onto a couch cushion, and went to the door and pulled it open just as Diana passed, holding a sleeping Zoe. "Hey Mom." he said, smiling at her.

"Hi Zac. Looks like you beat us here huh?" she smiled at him.

"Yep, um the girls and I might go do something later, like go eat at some 24-hour place. Is that okay?"

"Sure, whatever Zac. Just remember that we're leaving early tomorrow morning for Columbus. You can sleep on the bus but I think it'd be better for you to actually get some sleep tonight in a real bed." she brushed her hand across his cheek lovingly as she cradled Zoe.

"I know, Mom. I will. Night." he leaned down and kissed her cheek before she continued down the hallway. Isaac came in the room without even saying hello to Zac and sat down next to Sadie on the floor.

"Hey." he smiled at her, ignoring all others in the room. She got this goofy look on her face and smiled back.

"Hey," Zac and I both rolled our eyes. Taylor poked his head in the room. He glared at me then turned to Zac.

"Zac, I need to talk to you later. Come by my room before you go to bed." he said. He then walked all the way into the room and right up to me, getting up in my face. "And if you ever flip me off in front of the fans again, you won't be walking for a week." he stated coldly. I smirked and shook my head in disapproval.

"Taylor, Taylor, Taylor, you really need to learn... If you ever threaten me again, I'll hunt you down and beat your ass until you have to spend a couple of days in the hospital." I challenged.

"I'm not scared of some little girl." he smirked and gave off a little laugh.

"You've been warned." I said simply, hoping he would go away.

"Whatever dude..." he left the room with a snobby look on his face. I stuck my tongue out at his back as he walked out the door.

"Asshole.." I muttered as I looked at the TV. Zac closed the door and sat back down next to me. I again leaned on him, resting my head on his shoulder.

"Didn't I tell you to ignore him?" he asked, beginning to play with my hair.

"Yeah I guess you did..." I smirked to myself and focused on the TV. I closed my eyes and began to fall asleep.


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