April 1st 1999
"Momma, I know." Justin shook his head with a smile, putting clothes in his bag.
"Well just make sure you keep warm all the time."
HE chuckled. "It's a summer tour mom."
"I know I just...this is the first time you are going to be on tour without me. I mean that last month I felt safe because I had been with you at the beginning, but...I don't know. Just, you are all grown up now and..."
"Oh great.."
Lyn put her hands on her hips and cocked an eyebrow. "What? Excuse me. This is like me sending my baby off to college, but its different. Instead of college girls and frat party I have to worry about underage groupies and all night clubbing activities."
"Mom, that's not what it will be. I'll be too tired to go out and stuff..."
"Still. I'm going to be worried about you."
Justin turned from his bag that was lying on his bed adn looked sincerly at his mother. "And you know I'll call every single day."
"I'm going to miss my baby." She walked up ot him and hugged him.
Justin returned the hug for a moment and pulled away from her. "Momma can we please save the good until tomorrow."
"Sure. I'll leave you alone for now and I'll go do wash some clothes."
"Thanks mom."
Justin waited for his mom to leave and he walked to his computer, sat down and immediately signed on AOL. After impatiently waiting to get on, the word "welcome" hit his ear.
He smiled.
CurlyJay23: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!
DMBluvr81: You remembered!!
CurlyJay23: Well it's kinda hard to when you say your b-day is on April fools.
DMBluvr81: Yup, I'm 18 YAY!
CurlyJay23: Have you got anything exciting yet?
DMBluvr81: Not really, just money for college and stuff like that.
CurlyJay23: Oohhh where are you going?
DMBluvr81: University of Maryland..lol
CurlyJay23: Goo Terrapins!!
DMBluvr81: YAY! But nothing big has happened for my birthday yet. Just ya know, hugs..eh...and money and cards and a call from the aunts and uncles..ya know..the usual.
CurlyJay23: You need to go out and party though!!
DMBluvr81: It's a Thursday night.
CurlyJay23: Well party tomorrow.
DMBluvr81: Whatever. Maybe when you come up to Baltimore we can party hardy together!! Hehe
CurlyJay23: Um, would you want to?
DMBluvr81: Are you suggesting we meet?
CurlyJay23: Well I don't know. I mean, I don't know...
DMBluvr81: It would be weird.
CurlyJay23: Cool though. But it would be weird.
DMBluvr81: I mean, we've only talked for 3 months.
CurlyJay23: Well more like 3 1/2
DMBluvr81: Right...
CurlyJay23: Yup
Liz heard her moms voice yelling through the hallway and into her room. "Blair's on the phone!"
"Oh ok!" She shouted back
DMBluvr81: Hey, I need to go. Someone's on the phone for me. I might be on later.
CurlyJay23: All right. Listen...I'm starting a job this next week and I might not be on as much as I usually am. But I'll still try and send you emails and stuff.
DMBluvr81: Hey that's cool. Where you working?"
Justin stopped for a moment and scratched his head. "Umm..well, Liz I'm in this singing group...uhh.." Justin muttered under his breath. He really didn't know what to type in response to that.
Luckily for him, she didn't give him a chance.
DMBluvr81: Darn it. Ok, I have to go. Bye!
"I'm getting it. JEEZ!!" She yelled picking up the phone and signign off at the same time.
"Hello?"
She heard a sniffle and a quiet whimper. "Lizzie?"
"What is it Blair?"
After a moment of silence, Blair wailed into the phone, "Hey broke up with me...."
"On my birthday!!" Lizzie said, in mock anger.
"Yeah..."
"It IS April fools, Blair."
The pitiful girl whined into the phone. "No...he was serious..."
The conversation went on and on. Elizabeth tried her best to comfort the hysterical girl, and finally decided that she would spend her birthday at her friend's house, gorging on ice cream, studying for calculus and bashing boys in general.
After Blair stopped sobbing, it was actually a fun evening for Liz.
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April 16th...before lunch.
"Ok, but we don't need to leave just yet Lisa. Why don't you go get your CDs and stuff from downstairs and come back up here."
Lisa jumped up and down runing out of the room, her high ponytail bobbing with her. "KAY!! I CAN'T WAIT TO MEET CHRIS!!"
"WHICH ONE IS HE?" Liz shouted after her, going to sit at her computer.
"THE ONE WITH THE DREADS!!"
"Oh god..." She mumbled and went back to her conversation with Justin, which had put on hold 5 minutes before when her neice had been dropped off.
DMBluvr81: My niece is adorable.
CurlyJay23: :) What did she do?
DMBluvr81: Ohh, I'm getting ready to take her to a concert today and she is SO happy.
Justin stopped for a moment. Looking around he tried not to let his sharp intake of breath go noticed. He sighed and continued on.
CurlyJay23: Oh really? What concert?
DMBluvr81: Ya know the Britney band..lol Nsync. Lisa just ADORES them.
"Oh my god." Justin mumbled in shock.
"What is it Justin?" Chris asked from the couch on the bus.
Justin just put up a hand to silence him, and without blinking he typed some more.
CurlyJay23: Cool. Why are you getting ready now? Don't most concerts start at night?
DMBluvr81: Yeah, but I'm taking her to eat and then we go to this greet thing where you get to meet all the members. HEY! I get to meet Britney's boy! Man, I'm going to have so many jokes on these kids. I'll have to put on a smile for Lisa though.
Justin jumped out of his seat and screamed at the screen. "NO WAY! OH MY GOD!"
"What?" Chris's eyes widened and he dropped the magazine he was reading to his side.
"What Justin yelling about?" Lance asked, coming up to the front of the bus.
"OH MY GOD!" He looked at the 3 guys near him and back at the screen. His mouth was open and his eyes huge.
Joey's face contorted into confusion as he pulled a can of Pepsi from the fridge. "Dude, what is it?"
Lance pushed Justin out of his way and looked at the screen. He smiled and nodded. "Ohhh, he is talking to his girl. What did she say?"
"She's coming to the meet n greet." Justin's voice was monotone.
Lance gave him a weird look. "I thought she didn't know who you were."
"She doesn't. Oh my god." He whispered.
Joey looked inbetween Lance and Chris and Justin trying to figure out what was going on. "Wait..What?"
Jsutin licked his dry lips and cleared his voice. He stuttered, "He-Her-Her niece loves...us...and she is taking her niece to the meet n greet and the concert here. In Baltimore. Oh my god, the girl I've talked to online for 3 months is going to...oh my god."
Chris rolled his eyes and picked up his magazine again. "Yeah, you've said 'oh my god' about a million times now."
A faint smile played on Justin's lips at the memory of their bet, and he sat back down and began typing.
DMBluvr81: you there Justin?
CurlyJay23: Yeah, sorry. That should be fun. What are you wearing?
DMBluvr81: Uh, why does that matter?
"Oh what do I say?" He paniked, looking at the guys and then back at the screen.
"Here, let me take over." Lance leaned over one of his shoulder and put his fingers to the keyboard.
"No, Lance." Justin pleaded.
"Buddy I gotcha covered."
CurlyJay23: It matters because I've been to one of their concerts and there are two types of girls: ones that dress up and ones that have the "Nsync T-shirts."
DMBluvr81: Oh ok. Yeah, my niece has on a "Nsync T-shirt" hehe. What a dork. I'm just wearing jeans and my favorite gray sweater with rainbow strips on them. And...wait..YOU HAVE BEEN TO A BOYBAND CONCERT?!? Why on ear- oh yeah, I forgot you are gay, curlygay.
Lance laughed and turned the screen so all the other guys could see. "You are right Jay, this girl is hilarious."
"Shut up, let me have that back." He pulled the laptop back in front of his face and began typing.
CurlyJay23: Well that's cool. And you know, Ricky Martin and me...mmmm I like em Latin. And its going to be really hot ya know, at the concert and all. A sweater might not do.
DMBluvr81: I know. I just love this thing, and I'm too lazy to change, I have a tank top on underneath. It's cool. Thanks for looking out for me though, Justin.
CurlyJay23: Sure :)
Justin bit his lip and waited for her to say something, anything.
DMBluvr81: Listen, I gotta go. I know traffic will be horrible and we gotta go eat and stuff. PLUS I think if I have to hear "I CANT WAIT TO MEET SO N SO" one more time I might combust. Later Curly. I'll be on tonight late, probably.
CurlyJay23: See ya.
He heard the door slam on his computer and sighed. "I mean, really. I'll see ya."