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His eyes followed the single finger that traced her full lips leaving a faint pink tint in its tracks. Her eyes locked on the mirror in front of her as not to get out of the creases on her lips.

�Why are you staring at me?� She asked without looking at him.

�Just watching. I had never watched you put on make-up before.� He explained.

"Right. Ok all done. Let�s go!�

Lance hopped down from the counter and followed her out of the bathroom.
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�So what ever happened to that Jacob guy?� Lance asked as he twisted a fry in his hand and waited for a response.

�I dumped him, he was a loser.� She explained.

�Oh�� He said and looked up at her. He had missed her so much.

�So how was touring? You never told me.� She said.

�Same as it always is.� Lance answered dully.

�What�s wrong? I thought you loved touring.� Lance smiled at her southern drawl which started to kick in at that moment.

�I do. It�s just you know how I always am when I come back.� Lance sighed.

�Do you remember when we first met?� Lance asked with a smile.

�Oh yeah!� She laughed. �5 years old, I did that thing they teach you in kindergarten.�

�Yeah, you walked up to me and said, �Hi, I�m Kylie McCann. Do you wanna be my friend?�� Lance said in a little girl with a thick southern drawl voice.

�Yeah, and you were all like �Sure, I�m James Bass�� Kylie laughed.

�And then I fell on my face in the sand and I cried and you laughed.� Lance smiled. Kylie just laughed harder.

�I�ll never forget that.� Kylie smiled, �Or the day you left to join *N SYNC. I don�t think I�ve ever cried so much in my life other than that time.�

�You cried?�

�Yeah, I thought I would never see you again.�

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�You seem different Ky� Lance said as they played pinball in his basement. Kylie didn�t say anything she just frowned.

�What�s wrong?� Lance asked.

�N-nothing� She said uneasily.

�Really� come on what�s wrong? I can tell something is wrong.� Lance said stubbornly.

�It came back� She said quietly.

�What? But I thought they said it was gone for good.�

�Well I went last month for a check up and they said it came back.� She said and a tear ran down her cheek.

�Oh shit.� Lance said under his breath. Why was this happened? And to Kylie of all people.

�I�m scared� She whispered. Lance pulled her in for a tight hug.

�I�m so sorry Ky.� He carefully stroked her silky hair.

�I love you Lance� She said softly into his chest.

�What?� He didn�t know what to say he loved her since the age of 10, but never said anything in fear of losing her friendship.

�I love you� She repeated.

�I Love you too� He whispered.

�Why does this have to happen now?� Kylie cried into his chest�
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Lance walked through the tall grass. He reached the slab of concrete on the ground which had �Kylie Marie McCann July 31, 1979- January 20, 2003� inscribed on it. The hard raindrops plopped on his shoulders pushing him down as he bent down to place flowers on in the slot.

�I miss you Ky. So does everyone else. I wish you were here. I just wanted to tell you I found someone but she�ll never even compare to you� Are you watching me? I hope you are. I�ll always love you Kylie� He said and got up.

            He stepped out of the cemetery and onto the paved parking lot; he watched his feet, as he walked not looking where he was going. He slammed into someone.

�I�m sorry� They both said apologetically. Lance looked at the girl he had walked into.

�Kylie?� He said just above a whisper.

�Uh no� My name is Mylie.� She said emphasizing the �M� The girl smiled and walked away.

�That�s weird� Lance said to himself and got into his car.

                                                    The End

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