It was a hot summer day. Rachel was sitting on the beach at Ocho Rios. The DJ was playing As Long As You Love Me by Rachel's favorite group the Backstreet Boys. She was excited as she fixed her blue and purple towel and sang along to the music. Rachel felt the sun on her body as she layed on her towel listening to the DJ spin out tunes. Caught up in her daydream about the BSB, Rachel felt something touch her foot and fall to the sand with a big thud. She sat up and opened her eyes. A cute blond haired boy, holding a frisbee, lay beside her on the sand.
"Hi, I'm sorry I didn't mean to fall over you." He replied shyly.
"That's ok. I wasn't hurt." Rachel said smiling at the cute boy.
Just then the blond haired boy stood up and threw the frisbee at his friend. The blond haired boy sat down next to Rachel.
"Hi. My name is Nick."
"Hi. My name is Rachel. Are you here on vacation?" She asked Nick.
"Sort of. My work brought me here, but I have a few days to relax." He answered looking at the sand.
"Wow! You look rather young to be working."
"You mean you don't know who I am?" He said with an amazed look on his face.
"No. Should I? Are you a model?" Rachel asked. Just then Nick's friend came over.
"Come on Nick, we got to go."
"Well Rachel it was nice meeting you. Where are you staying?" Rachel told Nick what hotel she was staying at. Then Nick and his friend said goodbye and left.
Later that day when Rachel returned to the hotel, her mom told her that someone left her an envelope at the front desk. Rachel went down to the front desk to pick up the envelope. The man at the desk handed her a light blue envelope. She was so excited about what was in that envelope, but decided to wait til she got back to her room to open it. After what seemed like an eternity the elevator stopped on Rachel's floor. She ran to her room and tore open the envelope. Inside was a letter and two tickets to the Backstreet Boys concert at Ocho Rios for the following night. The tickets were the first thing Rachel saw. Then she read the letter.
Dear Rachel,
It was nice meeting you,even though I tripped over you. Sorry about that. Here are some tickets to see the Backstreet Boys. I hope you enjoy the concert.
Nick
"Mom, we're going to see the Backstreet Boys!!" Rachel screamed. Then she started singing I Want It That Way.
"Rachel please calm down."
"Sorry mom, but I have two tickets to see the Backstreet Boys tomorrow."
"Who gave you these tickets?" Questioned Rachel's mom.
"This guy I met at the beach." Rachel said jumping around the room.
"Well I guess you will get to see them here in Jamaica." Rachel turned on her CD player and sang to Larger Than Life.
Later that night when Rachel was sitting on the balcony of the room, she start to think. Who was this Nick guy, and why did he give me tickets to a BSB concert? This bothered Rachel because how did he know she liked the Backstreet Boys. How was she going to thank him when she would never get to see him again?
The next morning Rachel woke up early and decided to relax by the pool. Her mother joined her by the pool. Rachel sat on a lounge chair, listening to the Backstreet Boys on her headphones. She started thinking about Nick. It was finally time to get ready for the concert. As Rachel and her mother walked into the hotel, the man at the front desk handed Rachel a piece of paper. She opened it and read it.
Rachel,
I can't stop thinking about you. Please meet me after the concert at the dock.
Nick
Rachel could not believe what she was reading. Rachel was not worried about meeting Nick, she thought it was pretty exciting. There was something about this Nick guy, she couldn't figure it out, but she would when she saw him later that night.
When Rachel reached her room, she jumped in the shower. She couldn't believe in two hours she would be seeing her favorite group. After her shower, she fixed her hair and got dressed. Her hair was a mane of golden brown curls, and she had on a cute short outfit. Rachel waited for her mom to get ready. It seemed like hours for her mom to get ready. Finally they left the hotel and were off to the concert of their lifetime.
Arriving at Ocho Rios made Rachel nervous and excited. This was a dream come true, but she was thinking about her meeting with Nick. Rachel and her mom had good seats. They were in the tenth row center. That was the closest they had ever been to the Backstreet Boys. SHe could not wait till the boys were on stage.
"I Want It That Way!!!" Sang the Backstreet Boys as the lights went up. They sang and danced. The crowd went wild. It was two-and-half hours of pure bliss. They san all their hit songs and some romantic ballads like Spanish Eyes. Rachel and her mom had a blast. They couldn't believe the concert was over. It seemed like the concert was just beginning and it was over. Rachel felt butterflies in her stomach, it was time to meet Nick.
Rachel walked over to the dock, but Nick was nowhere in sight. She decided to wait for Nick. She gazed at the stars. A few minutes later she heard a voice calling her name.
"Rachel." Screamed Nick about six feet away from the dock. She waved to him as he walked up to meet her. When Nick finally approached the dock, Rachel realized who Nick was. He was Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys. She couldn't believe it. Of all the luck, a Backstreet Boys tripped over her. She decided not to say anything to Nick about his identity.
"Hi Rachel. Did you enjoy the concert?" Nick said quietly.
"Nick, it was a wonderful show. I had a great time. Thanks."
"I just wanted to apologize for being such a klutz. I thought you would enjoy the concert."
"How did you know I like the Backstreet Boys?" Rachel asked.
"Well when I tripped over you, I saw some of your cd's."
"Yeah I do have quite a few Backstreet Boys cd's." Rachel said grinning. It was funny talking to Nick like she didn't know he was Nick Carter.
"So, um Rachel where are your from?" Nick asked looking at the ocean.
"I am from Pennsylvania. What about you?" Rachel questioned.
"Tampa, Florida." Rachel looked at Nick, and he started to smile. Nick was shy and did not know what to say.
"So, Nick how long are you in Jamaica?" Rachel asked.
"I'm here for one more day. Then I am going back to Florida."
"So what brought you to Jamaica?"
"Well my work brought me here. What about you?"
"Vacation. Aren't you to young to be working?"
"No. I have been working for a while." Nick thought that his cover was blown. What was he going to do? He decided to be honest because he liked Rachel. He had a feeling that his fame would not matter to Rachel.
"Well Nick what kind of job do you have?"
"I am one of the Backstreet Boys." Nick responded uneasily.
"That's cool." Replied Rachel.
"Rachel tell me about yourself." Rachel and Nick walked along the beach and talked. Even though Nick had a girlfriend, he felt connected to Rachel in a way that he had never did with anyone else. Nick didn't know what to do, he liked Rachel, but he liked his girlfriend. They had been going out for awhile.
"Rachel I have to tell you something."
"What Nick?" Rachel said quietly. She was curious about what he had to tell her.
"I have a girlfriend."
"That's nice. I am sure she's a very nice girl."
"I thought you would be upset about it." Nick commented.
"Why? It's not like you would fall madly in love with some girl you hardly know."
"That's not true. You wouldn't believe it, but I am attracted to you. That's why I had to tell you about my girlfriend." Nick replied nervously.
"Nick, I don't understand. You hardly know me."
"Rachel you are pretty, friendly, nice, and so many other things."
"Nick thanks for the compliment, but after tonight we're never going to see each other."
"Why do you say that?"
We both lead such different lives."
"Rachel, I want to be more than an acquaintance. I really like you."
"Nick I would like to more than an acquaintance, too."
Let's not worry about this right now. It's getting late. Do you want to hang out with me and my friends tomorrow?"
"Sure I'd love to."
"I'll pick you up at ten tomorrow." Nick walked Rachel back to her hotel. Before he left, he gave her a kiss on the cheek.
When Rachel got back to her room, she changed into her pajamas and went to bed. Tossing and turning was all she could do. It was so hard for Rachel to sleep after the conversation she had with Nick. She never thought that this would happen on her vacation. After tomorrow Rachel would probably never see Nick except for on tv or from the balcony of an arena. That made her feel sad because she really did like Nick. He wasn't like all the other guys she knew. She looked at the clock, it read two o'clock. Rachel was thinking, 'I need some sleep'. To relax, she put on her headphones. The first song she heard was I Need You Tonight by the Backstreet Boys. 'This will never work', she thought. 'Maybe I will count sheep'.
BEEP BEEP BEEP, the alarm clock cried out. Rachel jumped out of bed and turned the alarm off. She knew that this was going to be an unforgetable day. Rachel jumped in the shower. The hot water felt good. The shower woke Rachel up, and she started getting pumped for her date with Nick. She jumped out of the shower and dried off. She fixed her hair and got dressed.
Bang Bang! Rachel's mom opened the door."Hi you must be Nick! It's nice to meet you."
"Hi it's a pleasure to meet you."
"Rachel, Nick's here."
"Hi Nick. Bye mom. See you later." Nick and Rachel walk to the elevator.
"Rachel how are you this morning?"
"I am well. Just a little tired."
"Did you have trouble sleeping? I know I did." Nick said as the elevator opened. They stepped in the elevator and silently waited to reach there destination. It was a minute of silence. Nick and Rachel walked out of the hotel and got into the black van holding Nick's friends.
"Hi you must be Rachel. I'm Brian."
"Hi. It's nice to meet you Brian."
"Hello I'm Howie." He relpied shaking Rachel's hand."Hi. I'm Kevin."
"And I'm Bone."
Hi. It is nice to meet all of you."The guys start to chat with one another. Rachel felt out of place even though her dream of meeting the Backstreet Boys was coming true. Nick noticed Rachel was staring out the window. He wondered what she was thinking about.
"I can't believe this is our last day here." Howie replied.
"I am glad. I want to go see Amanda. I miss her." Sighed AJ.
"I wouldn't mind a couple of more days here." Nick commented.
"Remember Nick you have a girlfriend." Kevin said.
"Kevin shut up." Nick said rudely.
"Sorry Rachel, I didn't mean it in that way."
"That's ok, Kevin."
Finally they arrived at the beach. Rachel thought it was good that they arrived at the beach because she didn't want to see Nick and Kevin get into a fight because of her. They all walked around the beach until they found a perfect spot. The guys threw their stuff on the sand. Howie headed to the water. Kevin spread his beach towel out and sat down. Brian and AJ went to get drinks.
"Rachel let's go for a walk."
"Sure."
As soon as they left the group, Nick apologized about Kevin's remark.
"I'm sorry about what Kevin said. We are getting on each other's nerves right now."
"Nick it's no big deal."
"I know but he doesn't have to be rude to you.""So Nick are you having a good time in Jamaica?"
"I never thought I would have such a great time."
"I know what you meam."
"It is so nice to be a normal average guy for a couple of days."
"You get tired of being normal after a few days."
"Yeah I guess. Being famous is a lot of hard work."
"True. But it can be boring to be normal all the time."
Both have there pros and cons."
"Nick you seem kind of depressed today. What's wrong?"
"Nothing. I just know it's going to be hard to say goodbye to you."
"Nick don't think about about that right now. Let's have some fun." Nick and Rachel headed back to where the others were sitting. Brian and Kevin were talking. Howie was flirting with some girl, and AJ was making a telephone call. Nick and Rachel joined Kevin and Brian.
"Hi Guys."
"Hi Brian." Rachel said.
"Does anyone want to play frisbee?" Asked Brian.
"Sure." Replied Rachel and Nick at the same time. Nick, Brian, and Rachel got up to go play frisbee.
"Nick can I talk to you for a minute." Kevin asked.
"Yeah." Brian and Rachel went in search for a spot to play frisbee.
"Nick really seems to like you." Brian said smiling.
"He's really a great guy. I'm glad I got a chance to be friends with him."
"Hey guys. You playing frisbee?" Howie screamed from about four feet away.
"Yeah come join us Sweet D." Yells Brian.
"Hi Rachel. Are you having a good vacation?" Howie asked sweetly.
"Yes. It is the best vacation I ever had." Just then Nick storms past Howie, Rachel, and Brian.
"What's wrong with him?" remarks Howie.
"I don't know, he was talking to Kevin." Brian said looking confused.
"Maybe I should go talk to him." Rachel suggested.
"Let me go see what's wrong first." Answered Brian. He was off to go find Nick. Rachel did not feel like play frisbee. She and Howie walked back to their blankets. Kevin was buying a drink. AJ was sitting on his towel listening to his cd player.
"Do you know why Nick ran off in such a huff?" Howie asked AJ.
"He was talking to Kevin and then he ran off." AJ answered. Rachel felt bad that Kevin and Nick weren't getting along. She sat down on her towel and hoped that things would be alright. Ten minutes later Brian came back to their spot.
"What's wrong with Nick?" AJ asked.
"Kevin said something to make him mad." Brian said sighing.
"Do you think it's ok for me to go talk to him?" Rachel asked Brian."I'm sure he'd like that." She got up and went to see Nick.
"Nick is everything ok?" Rachel asked.
"Now that you're here it is." Nick said trying to smile,"Sometimes Kev and I have our moments. He is just being a bit nosey about my life."
"I guess he's trying to be a good friend." Rachel said trying not to take sides.
"I know, but he can just annoy me at times. It's all about my girlfriend."
"That is a hard subject for you to talk about."
"Yeah Rachel. I like her so much. but I don't know how to explain it. She's everything I want and more, but I like you, too."
"Nick after today you won't see me, but you will see your girlfriend. Then you will forget all about me."
"Rachel don't ever say that. I would never forget you. You've changed my life in more ways than you'll ever know."
"Nick this is so confusing. I like you, but this can never happen."
"I know Rachel. I like you so much. Why did I have to meet such a wonderful lady when I have a girlfriend."
"Nick I don't know. Everything happens for a reason."
"Rachel you are such a lovely person. I wish I could be more than just a friend to you."
"I know Nick, me too. It's just not meant to be."
Nick looked away from Rachel. He could not let her see the tears rolling down his face. Rachel could see that Nick was upset. She put her arms around him and gave him a big hug. Nick turned around to hug Rachel. She saw his tears and reach her hand up to wipe them away. Nick smiled and started to laugh.
"What's so funny?" Rachel asked starting to laugh.
"Look at me crying in front of the cutest girl in Jamaica."
"Come on Nick. I'm hungry. Let's go get some lunch." Nick and Rachel went back to where the guys were.
"Hey guys. Are you ready for some lunch?" Nick asked plopping himself down on a towel.
"I'll go get the food out of the van." Brian said as he got up.
"I'll help." Nick replied. Nick got up and followed Brian to the van.
"So Rachel are things ok with Nick?" Kevin asked with concerned.
"I think he'll be just fine." Rachel said.
"I feel bad for upsetting him."
"Kevin I think you bette tell him that." Rachel said smiling at Kevin.
"I will."
Rachel applied some sunblock. Nick and Brian arrived with the food. Rachel was hungry. Lunch looked delicious. There was fried chicken, macaroni salad, coleslaw, fresh fruit, and chocolate cake. Everyone digged into the food. Everyone was laughing and getting along. Rachel was the happiest girl in the world.
"Nick I'm sorry. I promise not to butt in anymore."
"No problem Kevin."
Rachel helped clean up after lunch and took the picnic basket and cooler to the van. Everyone just layed around getting sun. Rachel was so hot, she decided to go splash around in the clear blue ocean. Quietly Nick followed her into the ocean. Finally he splashed Rachel to get her attention. She screamed with terror and started to laugh. Nick and Rachel started a water fight. Just then Brian and AJ snuck up behind Rachel and grabbed her.
"Help! Who's got me?" Shrieked Rachel.
"We do." Said Brian and AJ.
"Put me down!"
"One, Two, Three!" AJ and Brian threw Rachel in the waters. She landed right by Nick.
"I'll get you guys!" Screamed Rachel as she tried to catch her breath. She was having the time of her life. Kevin and Howie joined all the laughing and screaming. AJ jumped on Howie's shoulders. Brian jumped on Kevin's shoulders. Rachel wanted to chicken fight, too. She jumped on Nick's shoulders
"I'm going to get you AJ and B'Rok."
"Yeah right!" Screamed AJ and Brian.
Brian knocked AJ down, after pushing him for a while. It was now Brian and Rachel, who were fighting. Brian pushed Rachel, and Rachel pushed Brian. Rachel shoved Brian, and he fell in the water. Now all the Backstreet Boys knocked Rachel off of Nick's shoulders, and she fell into the water with a big splash. Everyone was laughing as they ran to the beach. Rachel fell on her towel as soon as she reached it. The hot sun felt good on her wet body. Kevin put on his watch.
"Hey guys we have to leave soon." Kevin responded.
"It's that late already?" Nick asked Kevin.
"Yes. We have to leave in about twenty minutes."
"Rachel let's go for a walk." Nick said quietly. Rachel got up and walked down the beach toward the dock with Nick. When Nick and Rachel got to the dock they stopped.
"I guess this is the last time we will get to be alone." Nick said with a hint of sadness in his voice.
"Nick I know. I don't want this perfect day to end. It's like a fairy tale."
"We have to keep in touch. I don't think I can forget about you after today Rachel."
"NIck of course I want to be your friend. I would love to keep in touch."
"Cool. Rachel this day has gone so fast. I don't want it to end."
"Nick, I guess we better head back to the van." Rachel and Nick walked back to the van hand in hand. Both were caught up in their own thoughts to talk. The other guys were waiting by the van.
"So who's going to drive?" Asked Brian.
"I will." Volunteered AJ.
All the guys plowed in the van. Howie sat in the front. Nick and Rachel sat in the back, and Kevin and Brian sat in the middle seats. Rachel was tired from the sun. She put her head on Nick's shoulder. Relaxed, Rachel fell asleep. She woke up when she heard the guys talking quietly. Rachel pretended she was asleep and listen to what they were saying.
"Nick, Rachel seems to be a lovely young lady. She's pretty and very nice." Remarked Brian.
"Yeah, Nick you found a nice girl." Kevin replied, "Do you really like her?"
"Yeah Kev I do." Nick responded. Rachel couldn't believe they were talking about when she was right there.
"Where does she live Nick?" Asked Howie.
"She's from Pennsylvania."
"Are you going to keep in touch with her?" Brian asked.
"Of course I am going to." Just then the van stopped. They had reached Rachel's hotel.
"Rachel wake up, were back at the hotel."
"Did I fall asleep?"
"Yeah. Let me walk you to your room."
"Bye Brian, Kevin, Howie, and AJ. It was great meeting you. I had a great day. Thanks!"
"Bye Rachel. The pleasure was mine. It was nice meeting you." Said Brian as he gave her a hug.
"Take care Rachel. I hope to see you in the future." AJ said shaking Rachel's hand.
"Rachel it was great meeting you. Have a great vacation." Howie said while hugging Rachel.
"It was great meeting you." Kevin replied.
"Thanks. Have a save trip." Rachel said.
Nick and Rachel walked into the hotel and waited for the elevator. The doors opened and they stepped in. It stopped on the tenth floor. Rachel and Nick got out. They walked to Rachel's room.
"Well I guess it's time to say goodbye." Nick whispered.
"I know. I don't want to this day to end."
"This is the worst part of my perfect day."
"Well let me give you my address and phone number." Rachel said as she grabbed a pen and paper. She wrote it down and handed him the paper.
"Thanks. I'll miss you. Take care of yourself." Nick said and then kissed Rachel.
"I will. You, too. Have a safe trip."
"Bye Rachel."
"Bye Nick."
Then Nick turned and walked to the elevator. Rachel couldn't believe her time with Nick was over. It all happened so fast. She had never dreamed of meeting the Backstreet Boys on her vacation. Dreams do come true.
Two days later, Rachel and her mom were getting on the plane to go home. Rachel had the best vacation ever. She couldn't wait to go home because maybe she would hear from Nick.
Finally Rachel arrived at her home. She went to look at her mail. She saw a light blue envelope. It was from Nick Carter. She couldn't believe he had already written to her. Rachel and Nick would definitely be life long friends.<%}%>
