| Brian leaned back into his bunk and sighed. The curtain opened, and he saw Howie's face pop into his bunk. "Hey, we are home, Bri," Howie said with a smile. "Okay," Brian said, then jumped out of the bunk. He walked down the aisle and made his way to the front of the bus. All of the guys were sitting on the couch. Nick glared at Brian, then looked away. Brian thought those 3 weeks would bring Nick and him back together, but it made things worse. He sat down next to AJ and waited for the bus to stop in front of the Orlando Arena. When Brian felt the brakes stop the bus, he stood up and went towards the doors. The rest of the guys followed him. They all stepped out and walked backstage. They signed a few autographs for the fans and continued walking. They reached their dressings rooms, and Brian saw Nick go into his and slam the door behind him. "He has some serious problems. You need to talk to him or something," Kevin said, walking behind him. "I know, but he won't listen to me," Brian said. "Why don't you call Aimee? See if he will listen to her," Kevin suggested. "Maybe," Brian said with a sigh. Kevin patted him on the back, then went to the stage. Brian took his cell phone out of his pocket and dialed in Aimee's number. The phone rang 4 times, before he heard her soft voice in his ear. "Hello," she said. "Aimee, it's Brian," he said to her. "Hey, Brian. Where are you guys," she asked him. "We are actually at the Orlando Arena. We got back early. I was wondering if you could come down here," Brian asked her. "Sure, I will come down," she said happily. "Good. I will leave you a backstage pass with my bodyguard. He should be in the front of the arena. Just tell him who you are, and he will give it to you," Brian explained to her. "Okay. See you in a few minutes," she said, then hung up the phone. Brian, also, hung up his phone and put it back into his pocket. He saw Nick walking down the hall, and he went up to him. "Hey, Frack," Brian said to him. Nick looked at him, then kept on walking. Brian ran in front of him and stopped Nick from going any further. "Get out of the way, Brian. I have to get to the stage," Nick said, trying to move him out of the way. "No! You have to talk to me. You can't keep acting like this. It's affecting me, the guys, and your stage presence. Why won't you talk to me," Brian asked him. "Brian, I think you know," Nick said to him. Nick started to walk away again, but then turned around, when he heard Aimee walking down the hall. Brian, also, saw her and went up to her. "Hey, Aimee. I'm glad you're here," Brian said, then hugged her. "Yeah, I am, too," Aimee told him with a smile. "Well, I think you know what you have to do," Brian told her. "Thanks for understanding, Brian," she said, smiling. "Yeah, I knew that I couldn't have another chance. At least we are friends," he told her with a smile. She held his hand, then kissed him on the cheek and went towards Nick. "Hey, Aimee," Nick said, looking down at the floor. Aimee gently put her hand on Nick's face, and he looked up at her with sadness in his eyes. "So shouldn't you be running off with Brian or something," Nick asked her. "No, I should be running off with you," Aimee said with a smile. "What," Nick asked, looking at her with a confused look. Aimee looked Nick in the eyes and kissed him gently. He kissed her back. When they broke, Nick looked at her. "You are the one I want to be with, Nick," Aimee said, then grabbed his hand. Nick looked at her and smiled, then pulled her into a hug. He kissed her, and she smiled back at him. "What about Brian," Nick asked. "I told him about everything about 3 weeks ago. He understood. We are just going to be friends. Nothing more, nothing less," she explained to him. Just then, she saw regret in his face, and he looked down at the floor. She went over to him and put her arm around him. "You regret acting like that to Brian, don't you," she asked him. "Yeah, I can't believe I acted like that. He's my best friend, and I wouldn't even listen to him. I had so much anger towards him. I know if you went with him, I would still be mad," Nick said, then put his head in his hands. "You need to apologize to him. He called me a lot and told me that he knew that he was losing you as a friend," Aimee told him. Nick slowly started to walk down the hall to find Brian and tell him how deeply sorry he was. ******************************************************************************************** "If you knew what I knew, you wouldn't say what you said... If you knew what I knew, we'd be together instead... of you breaking my heart, over things that aren't true... my lady, yes, if you knew what I knew," Brian sang. The music stopped, and all the guys stopped singing the song. Brian turned off his microphone and went towards Kevin. "That sounded great, guys. Let's go through it again. But first, a 10 minute break," Kevin said to everyone. "Hey, Kev," Brian said, sitting down at the edge of the stage. "Did you talk to Nick," Kevin asked him. "Yeah, but he wouldn't listen to me," Brian said with a sigh. Just then, he saw Nick walking up to them. Kevin saw him, moved, and went backstage. Nick took Kevin's place and sat next to Brian. "Brian, I am so sorry for how I've been acting. I've been acting like a kid. I didn't let you talk to me or explain everything. I can't believe I acted like we weren't friends anymore. What would happen to this group if there wasn't a Frick and Frack," Nick said to him. Brian laughed and put his hand on Nick's head. He pulled Nick into a hug, then let go. "It's okay, Nick," Brian said back to him. |