Taylor woke up bright and early that morning. She was her smiley energetic self. "Good morning Sunshine!" Brittany said as she lifted Taylor out of her crib. The little girl giggled with glee. "Are you excited for our day with Josh? I know Mommy is." Brittany began to day dream about Josh. She hadn�t met someone who treated her so well. He was incredible and Taylor liked him immensely which was important. She fed Taylor and put her in a sky-blue sundress. She swept the little girls� curly blonde hair into a soft ponytail. Brittany sat Taylor down in front of the television for "Sesame Street." Brittany went to get ready herself.

It had been weeks since Brittany had actually dressed up. She went through the hoards of clothes in her closet trying to figure out what outfit suited her. She decided on a knee length denim skirt and a black top. She wanted to be comfortable but look a little bit sassy as well. She decided to wear her hair down. She brushed through it and put on a hint of makeup to accentuate her features. The phone rang. "Hello?" Brittany said.

"Hey, it�s Kate."

"Good morning. How are you feeling today?"

"I�m doing pretty well. I didn�t sleep well, but I think that is to be expected."

"Yes, totally understandable though. What are you up to today?"

"I think I am going to take a day to pamper myself. I�ll probably watch some old movies and have a good cry. It�s just what I need. How about you?" Kate said yawning into the phone.

Brittany hesitated about telling her friend about her date. She didn�t want Kate to feel worse than she already did. "I�m spending the day with Taylor. She needs some time with her Mom."

"Sounds fun. Have a good one Brit."

"You too Kate," she said as she hung up the phone. She sighed and looked at her watch. It was 11:30. Josh was going to be there in just a little bit. She decided to turn on the television in her room. She flipped on MTV to see what was playing. It was this group of five guys dancing and singing. She knew she had been out of the loop for a little bit, but five guys singing and dancing? She decided to keep watching and see what all of it was about. The beat was good. They were dressed as dolls in a toy shop. Another shop focused on them dancing. She looked at one of the guys. He had dark hair and shimmering blue eyes. The camera zoomed in on him. "JOSH!" she yelled. There was Josh dancing and singing with these other guys. She couldn�t help but start laughing. She watched the rest of the video. The name of the group was *Nsync. She pulled out his business card, and sure enough, Jive Records produced the song and was on his card. "Well Josh, it looks like I get to have some fun with you later," she said.

The doorbell rang. Taylor ran to the open screen door. Brittany was not very far behind. "Hi Taylor!" Josh said. The little girl ran to her mother but continued to look at Josh.

"Come on in," Brittany said as she opened the door and let him in with her free arm. "How are you today?" she said putting Taylor down.

"I�m fine," he responded. "How are you two doing?"

"Well, Taylor is very excited about going to the carnival and on a picnic."

"Well, how about Taylor�s mom? Is she excited about going out after Taylor goes to her grandparent�s house?" Brittany nodded and smiled. "Good," he mouthed. They packed a picnic lunch and were off to the park. Josh put on a hat when the arrived at the park.

"Why are you putting a hat on?" Brittany asked.

"I hate getting my nose sunburned," he said with some hesitation. "They hurt!" he said in a childish voice. Taylor saw the Ferris wheel and pointed to it. "You want to go on it Taylor?" Josh asked.

"Yea!" she exclaimed. She took his hand and ran to Ferris wheel. Brittany started laughing as she saw her daughter scurry away. Josh was smiling too. He seemed to really like Taylor. She followed them at her own pace. She joined them on the Ferris wheel. "Mommy!" Taylor squealed.

"Hey baby," Brittany replied. They went up and around. Taylor laughed and pointed at everything that was going on around her. Josh encouraged her enthusiasm and acted interested in everything she discovered. Brittany was looking at him and her daughter. He looked up and winked at Brittany. She smiled at his acknowledgment when Taylor pulled him back towards her to look at the cotton candy man beneath them.

Taylor rode on rides for about an hour before she decided she had enough. Brittany knew that her 2-year old�s attention span was minimal. "Let�s go eat some lunch," she said. Josh ran back to the car and grabbed the picnic basket. They walked a little ways to grassy knoll that was happily situated under and oak tree. The sky was as clear as it could be. Taylor munched on Cheerios and a banana while Josh and Brittany ate sandwiches. Taylor gabbed on about Cheerios and Brittany smiled as her daughter began to trust Josh. He listened to every word the little girl said.

It was soon past 3. Brittany knew Taylor needed to get a nap in or she would get real fussy. She told Josh that they had to go. Taylor fell asleep in the car and they were at the Grandparent�s house before they knew it. Brittany took the little girl to her room and laid her down on the bed. Taylor stirred a little bit but didn�t wake up. She found Josh in the living room talking to her parents. "Are you ready?" she asked when she entered.

"Sure am! It was nice to meet you all," he said as they exited.

"Thanks Mom and Dad! I will see you in the morning." She followed Josh to his Jeep. He opened the door for her and let her in. He ran around to the other side and got in.

"Are you ready?" he said.

"Yes!" she exclaimed in her best Taylor impression. Josh laughed and drove off. "So where are we going?" she asked.

"You�ll see," he replied. "Why don�t you close your eyes and go to sleep. It will be a little while before we get there." Brittany welcomed the invitation and drifted off into dreamland.


Brittany woke up when the Jeep stopped. She yawned and stretched. She looked out the window. All she could see where miles and miles of sandy beaches and ocean waves. She turned and looked at Josh who was smiling at her like a child. "I hope you like out destination," he said.

"I can�t believe you took me to the beach. It�s only 3 hours away from Orlando!"

"I know, and that is why I took you here. I thought you needed a night of rest and relaxation. I packed the leftovers from lunch in the back if you are hungry." He turned off the car and put on his headlights. "Come on!" he said jumping out of the car. He ran over to her side and got her door. She exited the car and took his hand. He led her to he beach and wrapped his arms around her. "It�s kind of cold tonight," he said pulling her tighter.

"That was a smooth move," she said.

"Oh you think?" he said.

"Yeah, I mean, it�s not everyday a girl gets hugged by a popstar." He pulled away and closed his eyes. She folded her arms and looked at him trying to be mad. "Well?" she said.

"I uhhh, I wanted to tell you. I mean, everybody knows I am J.C. Chasez, but when we met, I was so struck. You had no idea who I was and it was refreshing. Plus, you were a challenge. You didn�t want to be obtained and I liked that. I should have told you and I am sorry. Are you okay with all of this."

"I must admit it caught me off guard, but you have been such a gentleman. You are so great with Taylor. If I got mad at you about your job, it would be like you getting mad at me about Taylor. I couldn�t be here with you now if you didn�t like her."

"I couldn�t be with you now if you didn�t like me as Josh." He walked towards her. "So now you know," he said huskily. She closed her eyes. He leaned towards her. There lips met. He kissed her deep, with as much passion as he could sputter. Her heart beat faster and faster. He held her even closer and moved his hand down her back. She pulled his neck. He let go of the kiss. She opened her eyes and smiled at him. He was looking down at her smiling. He rubbed his thumb on her cheek. She became flushed at his touch.

She kissed him back, with more power and passion than before. He gave into her kiss letting her take control. She suddenly pulled away catching her breath. He started laughing. She began to laugh too. "I�ve never been kissed like that by a mother before," he said.

"I hope you haven�t kissed many other mothers."

"No, just my mom," he said.

"Well thanks for comparing me to your mom," she said

"Trust me kissing you is nothing like kissing my mom. It�s better," he said pulling her for another kiss. Brittany gave into all of it. She loved being with him and close to him. She felt safe and okay with him.


Brittany woke up in J.C.�s bed the next morning. She looked at the alarm clock. It was after 9. Josh was in the shower. She decided to just lay in bed and think about the night before.

(Flashback)

Their kiss ended, leaving them wanting more. Brittany shivered when the wind blew. "Are you cold?" he asked. "We can go back if you want. It�s getting kind of late," he said yawning.

"I think you are the one that is tired," she replied. "Why don�t I drive back to Orlando. You can sleep, and when we get back to your place, we�ll decide what do with your car and such."

"Sounds good to me," he said as they walked back to the car. He was asleep within five minutes. Brittany began to think about the night on the beach she had spent with Josh. She couldn�t remember the last time she had fun with a person that was under the age 5. She was sad to see the night end, but knew that it wouldn�t be the last night they would spend together. She thought about Taylor and her parents. She knew how much they loved their little granddaughter. She thanked them everyday for their support. When she became pregnant, they were their through thick and thin. She couldn�t have asked for better parents.

A few hours later, she pulled into Josh�s driveway. He awoke quickly. "Do you want to come in and watch a movie?� he asked. She nodded and followed him aside. "The television is broken downstairs, so we will have to go watch it in my room."

"So that�s your sly way to get girls upstairs," she said. He winked and led her to his room. His bed was neatly made. It looked like no one had slept in it in weeks. He ran to the bathroom. "I guess you have to pee," she said.

"Yup!" he exclaimed from inside the bathroom. She went through his movie collection and settled on watching "Billy Madison." She figured it was light enough that could actually talk during it. He came out of the bathroom without his shirt on. He had his sweat pants on. "I figured my sleepy time clothes would be the best," he said. She smiled and went into the bathroom to change into some pajamas as well. When she came out he was on the bed, happily watching the movie. "I know you are mesmerized by my bulging biceps," he said flexing his muscles. She ran to the bed and threw a pillow at him. He grabbed her and started tickling her wildly. She started laughing hysterically.

"STOP IT!" she yelled. "I�m trying to watch the movie," she said.

"Okay, we�ll watch the movie," he said giving up. He leaned back against the bed. She rested her head on his stomach. Hey eyes became heavy and she drifted off to sleep. He ran his fingers through her hair. He kissed her forehead and closed his eyes. He turned off the movie and went to sleep.

(End of Flashback)

"Good morning!" he said. He was dressed and was towel drying his hair. "Did you sleep well?" he asked.

"Too well," she said burying her head in the pillow again. "I don�t think I have slept that well in a year. Taylor keeps me on my toes. She has so much energy. It�s ridiculous and it is probably going to kill me," she said.

"She is a doll though," he said sitting down on the bed. He put on some socks and shoes. "Get up though. I think we should get breakfast before we go get Taylor so we can end this date happily." She groaned, lifted the covers up, and got out of bed. She closed the bathroom door. He snickered at her morning mood. Although he didn�t want to wake her, he knew she needed to get back to her daughter. She was ready to go within five minutes.

They drove to a bagel place and got some bagels and coffee. He drove her to her parent�s home to get Taylor. When they pulled in the driveway, he sighed knowing that all good things must come to an end. "Well, here we are," he said. She shrugged her shoulders. He laughed and pulled her in for a kiss goodbye. She held onto him for as long as she could. He finally broke their kiss. "I had a good time tonight...I mean this morning. I hope we can do this again sometime."

"Me too," she replied. She waved as he drove away. She got into her parents house and Taylor was at the door waiting. "Hi sweetie!" Brittany exclaimed.

"Mommy kissed a boy!" Taylor squealed. Brittany picked her daughter up and gave her raspberry on her stomach. The little girl giggled and giggled. Brittany could tell she was going to have a good day

---

Love Times Two

- Eight -

JC watched in his rear view mirror as Brittany watched him drive away and then went inside her parents house. He smiled as he saw Brittany pick up Taylor and Taylor laughing.

JC drove around downtown Orlando for a while as he thought about all the things going on in his life. He had met two wonderful girls. Brittany and Kate. The most adorable two year old. Taylor. The only thing bothering him was that he would be leaving with the guys to go on tour in 8 weeks, and in 4 weeks he and the guys were flying out to L.A. to prepare for the tour. Normally they prepared for the tour in Florida, but this time Wade was going to be out in L.A. so that's where they had to be. Plus Justin wanted to be near Britney. Luckily JC had recently bought a nice 3 story house in L.A. right down the street from Justin and Britney and all the other guys owned houses or apartments there.

JC sighed. He normally looked forward to going out there, especially since he hadn't spent much time out there so far. But he wanted to spend more time with Brittany, Taylor, and Kate. Maybe he could convince Brittany and Taylor to go out their the last 2 weeks and Kate to go out the first 2 weeks so he'd have company. It's be crazy and he'd barely see them. Or even if they just flew out for a few days.

JC made a left turn as he decided to head over to Kate's and possibly run his idea by her. He had dropped Brittany off a few hours ago. He hadn't even realized that he'd been driving around for so long.

JC knocked on Kate's door and waited patiently for her to open the door. He heard movement inside and then the clicks of the locks before he finally saw Kate's smiling face. Her hazel eyes lit up at the sight of him.

"Hi."Kate whispered "What are you doing here?"

"Um... I just thought I'd stop by to see what you were up to today. I didn't interrupt anything did I?"

Kate shook her head and slightly smiled "No."

"Ok, good." JC nodded his head as he looked around nervously "So...why are we whispering?"

"I'm watching my friend's daughter and she's sleeping right now. So i don't want to wake her up." Kate explained

"Oh, ok. What's her name?" JC asked as he sat on her couch.

Before Kate could answer a sleepy two year old walked into the room rubbing her eyes. She went un-noticed at first until she saw JC. A big and bright smile spread across the two year old's face.

"Josh!!!" Taylor screeched as she ran as fast as her little legs could carry her over to JC.

JC turned his head at the sound and smiled brightly when he saw Taylor running towards him. He stood up from his seat and scooped up the little girl when she reached him. "Hey Taylor! How are you? I thought you were with your mommy today!"

JC spun around with Taylor as her excited and happy laughs rang through out Kate's house. JC stopped, but still held onto Taylor as he looked at Kate's confused face.

Kate stood in shock at what she had just witnessed. "Um...how does she know you and how do you know her?"

JC shifted Taylor to his other arm as she played with his lion pedant that was around his neck. "Well...um... her mom...Brittany and I have gone out a few times. How do you know Brittany?"

Kate wondered why Brittany never said anything to her but brushed it off for the moment. "Well...um...Brittany and I have been best friends since Elementary school and we both moved down here to go to college. So I've known her for a long time."

"Oh. Ok, i get it now." JC replied "So then where is she now? I just dropped her off at her parents house so she could pick up Taylor like 3 hours ago."

Kate laughed quietly to herself as Taylor grabbed JC's hair and he watched her out of the corner of his eye to make sure she didn't pull on his hair. "Well, she got called into work today. I don't know if you know what she does but she's one of the people down at Sea World who let people swim with the Dolphins. She absolutely loves dolphins. Anyways they had a shortage of people working their today so they called her in for a few hours. Actually she should be getting home soon. She'll probably call me when she does so I will know that i can bring Taylor home."

JC grabbed Taylors hand as she lightly tugged on his hair. She giggled and he couldn't help but laugh at how cute and innocent she was. "She works at Sea World? She never told me that. That's cool. I'll have to go there someday and see her at work."

"Yeah. She's gets me in free. It's cool. It's funny to see Taylor when she's there. She absolutely LOVES the dolphins. Just like her mommy. Her mommy has always loved dolphins. Taylors daddy never did like dolphins or the fact that Brittany worked there. He always told her to get a real job. He thought of her job as a joke and never took it seriously." Kate shook her head as she thought about Taylors father.

JC looked at Taylor who had gone back to playing with his necklace."What about her father? Brittany hasn't said much about him. What was he like? Does he even know about Taylor?"

Kate shook her head. "I can't tell you. If you want to know that stuff you'll have to ask Brittany. All i can tell you is that it's a very touchy and sensitive subject with her. That's a part of her life that i know she has blocked out from her memory. He hurt her badly in more ways than one. Emotionally and physically. But that's all I'll tell you because that is something you should to to her about."

Taylor began to squirm in JC's arms so he put her down and watched as she ran over to a backpack in the corner and began to pull out a few toys."Ok, I understand. I'll have to ask her about that next time e i see her. Alright, anyways...how are you holding up? Ya know with the whole Brad thing?"

Kate shrugged as she flopped down on her couch. She felt the cushions shift as JC sat next to her. "Um...I dunno. Good I guess. I was on the phone with him when Brit called so I didn't get to talk to him that much. Basically i think we're going to stay together. I mean i DO love him...i think. Sometimes i question if i do..."

JC was now playing with some toys that Taylor had brought over to him. He stopped for a second to reach out and grab Kate's hand. He squeezed her hand lightly and gave her a small smile."You know, if you love someone then you NEVER have to question yourself about whether you really do or not. I mean if the guy treats you like shit you shouldn't stay with him even if ya do love him. If he treats you the way you deserve to be treated then stay with him."

Kate nodded. "I know. I mean most the time he treats me fine. But sometimes he treats me like shit and ignores me. I'm used to it by now. I think we're going to give 'us' another try. I just hope it works out. But..." Kate was cut off mid-sentence by the ringing of the phone. She politely excused herself and walked into her bedroom to answer the phone.

JC watched as Kate left and secretly hoped that things with her and Brad would work out...even though a part of him didn't want them to work out. He sat on the floor with Taylor and played with her while he waited for Kate to get off the phone.

*~*~*Meanwhile*~*~*

Kate walked into her room and picked up the phone. "Hello?

"Hey girl. It's me." Brittany said when she heard Kate.

"Hey Brit. Ya home from work yet?"Kate closed her door so JC wouldn't hear their conversation.

Brittany sighed "Yeah. Now all i wanna do is have someone pamper me. Ya know. Like cook dinner for me and Taylor. Help me with some of the work around the house and help me get Taylor to bed. But unfortunately it's just me, me, and me to do all the work."

"I'm sorry girl. So what did you do last night? Anything that involves a tall, dark haired, blue eyed, man?" Kate asked with a smirk

"What....I...how did you find out? I mean...well yeah i did...but..."

Kate heard Brittany groan in frustration. "Well...it turns out that Josh is also a friend of mine. He came over today to talk and i didn't think he knew you or Taylor. Imagine my surprise when Taylor woke up, came running into the living room screaming Josh and Josh screams Taylor and picked her up! When did you meet him and how come you didn't say anything to me?"

"I'm sorry. I wanted to tell you, but with the whole Brad thing I didn't want to make you feel worse by telling you i had a date last night. I actually ran into him the other day when I was at the mall. What about you?"

Kate sat on her bed and stared at a picture of her and Brad. "I met him the other night when i was at the club with Brad."

Brittany sighed"Cool. So um....i'm home and you can bring Taylor home when you're ready. I'm just going to sit in front of the TV and do nothing."

"Alright, I'll bring her home in a few minutes. Just rest up. Bye Brit."

"Thanks. Bye Kate."

Kate walked out of her room to see JC sitting on the floor still playing with Taylor. She sat down next to him and just watched them for a few minuted. "That was Brittany. She was just letting me know that she was home and that i could bring Taylor home. Poor girl is so tired it's not even funny. She just sounds so dead tired and has so much house work to do. But I don't mean to be rude, but i think Taylor and I should leave now. I still have to talk some more with Brad and I bet she wants to see her mom."

JC nodded and looked up from playing with Taylor. "Alright. But um...I can take her to Brittany's if you want me too. I don't mind. You've been with Taylor almost all day. You just stay here and take care of what you need to do."

Kate sighed and stood up along with JC. "Would you really? That'd be great."

JC slowly started to pick up Taylors toys and put them back into the backpack. After a few minutes the bag was slung over his back and he was holding Taylor in his arms. Kate walked with him to the door.

"Alright. Well thank you for doing this for me. I really appreciate it. And thanks for coming by today."Kate said as she held her door open for JC.

"It's no problem. I'll probably call you sometime this week or come back. I hope you and Brad work things out." JC played with Taylors foot and didn't look up.

"Ok, well. I'll see ya later. Bye Josh."

"Yeah...bye." JC quickly leaned over and kissed Kate on the cheek before he headed out to his Jeep while carrying Taylor.

It took JC a few minutes to get Taylor situated in the car. The whole way back to Taylors house he listened as Taylor talked about anything that came to mind. He had quit a few laughs at some of the things she said.

Soon he pulled up in Brittany's driveway. He got Taylor out and her bag and walked up to the front door. He knocked 3 times and waited patiently for Brittany to open the door.

---

- next -
____________________________________

email brittany | hosted stories | email kate

Copyright � 2001 Brittany & Kate

Hosted by www.Geocities.ws