Sarah Jacobs walked into her house after coming home from work. She saw her parents sitting in the den talking a million miles a minute. 'It must be a party.' she thought. Her parents had been attending parties since she was seven. They started setting up her older sister Jennifer at the age of 21. That's when she met Bret Larson. Jen has been dating him ever since, but Sarah didn't know how. To her he was a jerk and a dork. But Jennifer always did what mommy and daddy wanted.
Sarah was another story. She didn't care what her parents did or thought. So when she was 21, she told them flat out no. But when did they listen to her. She was about to head up to her room when they called her name.
"Yeah?" Sarah asked walking into the den.
"Get ready for the party tonight." Mitch said.
"What party?" Sarah asked.
"We have a surprise tonight. Just where your blue dress and be ready." Linda said.
Sarah rolled her eyes. "I am beat. Can't I do this some other night?"
Mitch narrowed his eyes at his daughter. "I don't care how you feel. Get upstairs and get ready."
Sarah walked out of the room and upstairs. Jennifer saw her and walked into her room.
"Why don't they make you go to these stupid parties?" Sarah asked her older sister.
"Because I already have someone. When I was your age, that's all they made me do until I met Bret." Jennifer said.
Sarah rolled her eyes once more that evening. "I am sick of them running my life like this. All I do is go to work and attend their stupid fucking parties."
"Watch your language!" Jennifer shrieked. "You want them to hear you?"
"I want everyone to hear me!" Sarah yelled angrily. "I HATE THEIR STUPID PARTIES!"
Sarah changed into her blue dress that went to right above her knees. Her hair was done and left down. She had very light make-up on and was ready to go. She couldn't believe that she was listening to her parents. 'Why me?' she thought as she walked downstairs. 'My life sucks.'
"You look beautiful my dear." Mitch said to her.
"Why thank you." she said. "Now tell me again why I'm going?"
"Because we want your company." Linda said.
"Yeah right." Sarah said under her breath as she followed her parents out.
They arrived at the party. Sarah got out of the car along with her parents. She sighed knowing this would be another boring night ahead of her. As they walked into the hall, two guys walked by.
"Oh...I could get used to this." Sarah said.
"Hush, Sarah." Linda said.
Sarah was about to say something, but didn't.
"Invitations please." the man said.
Her father showed the invitation and he let them by. They walked over to their table and sat down.
*KEVIN & NICK*
"Now that one is cute." Nick said looking directly at Sarah.
"Yeah. She's cute." Kevin said noticing that she was with Linda and Mitch. "Now be on your best behavior."
"Of course." Nick said.
"Now what is my surprise?" Sarah asked.
"He is heading this way." Linda said.
"He?" Sarah asked turning to where her mother had pointed.
She immediately recognized the two men. Kevin Richardson and Nick Carter from the Backstreet Boys and the guys that had passed her as she walked in only minutes before. 'Oh my god.' she thought to herself. 'Okay. Don't freak out.'
"Hello, Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs." Kevin said shaking their hands.
"Hello, Kevin. How are you?" Linda asked.
"I'm good. This is my friend Nick Carter." Kevin said. "Nick this is Linda and Mitch Jacobs."
"Nice to meet you, both." Nick said.
"Kevin, Nick, I would like you to meet our daughter, Sarah." Mitch said.
Sarah stood up and Nick was taken aback by her beauty. She shook both of their hands and especially looked at Nick. 'He's so much cuter in person.' she thought to herself.
"Please join us." Linda said.
"Thank you." Kevin said.
Nick and Kevin sat on either side of her. The three of them chatted away just getting to know each other. Her parents walked away from the table and went to dance. Sarah sighed.
"Finally." she said out loud not meaning too.
"What?" Nick asked.
"Nothing. They are just hovering over me all the time. I can't stand it." Sarah said. "I want to be home in bed right now asleep after the day I've had."
"I don't blame you." Kevin said. "I've been up since the beginning of dawn, so I know how you feel. I was just being nice to your parents to come."
"I was too." Sarah said. "I think they are trying to set up. No offense Nick."
"None taken." Nick said.
"Well you are a nice girl and all, but I already have someone."
"I figured you did." Sarah said hearing a slow song come on.
"Well I hate to cut this short, but I have to get going. Another early day ahead of me." Kevin said.
The three of them stood up.
"It was nice meeting you, Kevin." Sarah said.
"You too." Kevin said. "If you ever need a place to run away just call."
They all laughed.
"I'll remember that." Sarah said. "You have a good evening."
"You too." Kevin said. "Nick you coming?"
"No. I'm gonna stick around." Nick said.
"Okay." Kevin said. "See you two later."
Kevin walked away and Nick looked at her.
"Would you care to dance, my lady?"
Sarah smiled. "I would."
The two walked out to the dance floor. They started dancing just staring into each other's eyes. To Sarah everything around them seem to fade. By the time the song was over, the two were still dancing not caring. They walked back over to the table after the second song was over.
"What happened to Kevin?" Linda asked.
"He had to leave." Sarah said. "Early morning."
"Oh." Mitch said.
"You guys wouldn't mind if I went with Nick would you? He offered me a ride home." Sarah said.
Linda and Mitch exchanged looks. This wasn't the man that they had picked for their daughter, but they couldn't do anything really to stop her, so they let her go. Sarah grabbed her shaw and took Nick's arm.
"Thanks. See you later." Sarah said.
"Nice meeting you." Nick said shaking hands with her parents.
"You too Nick." Linda said.
Mitch nodded. The two walked to the car.
"I get the feeling your parents didn't want you going with me." Nick said.
"Most likely not, but I could careless what they like. I wanted to come." Sarah said.
"So where do you wanna go?" he asked.
"I don't care. Anywhere, but home." she said.
"You got it, beautiful." he said taking off.
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