"I can't believe you have to leave at seven tomorrow morning!" Iexclaimed.
"I know, I know...but we've gotta go to New York to do the Rosie O'Donnell show and meet a few fans..."
"For what?" I asked.
"FANatic," Lance replied. "I hope she doesn't come on to us like the last chick did."
"What would, uh, happen if she *did* come on to you?" I asked.
"I would tell her to go away...I've got a girlfriend," Lance replied. "Then I'd tell her to flirt with Joey."
I laughed. "Good."
"What are you gonna do to anyone who insists you're his girlfriend?" Lance asked with a smile.
"I'm gonna tell him I don't think so and then I'll deck him," I replied.
Lance laughed. "That's my girl. Osh, I don't wanna go!"
"I don't want you to go either, but you have to...work takes priority over me by *far*," I said.
"No, it doesn't..."
"Of course it does honey, and you know it," I replied. "You're doing what you love to do."
"I love being with you..."
"That's sweet, it really is. Now stop whining!" I said with a laugh as my cell phone rang. "Hello?"
"HI Ocean, this is Diana."
"Oh, hi!"
"I just wanted to tell you that rehearsals start next week," Diana said.
"Oh, okay. What time and what day?"
"Um, let me see here...on Tuesday at ten am," Diana replied.
"Alrighty. I'll be there-same place as auditions, right?"
"Mm-hm."
"Okay, I'll talk to you later."
"Alright, goodbye."
"Bye." I snapped my cell phone shut. "Rehearsals start next week. i am so excited."
"Next week? Why don't you fly out to New York with us for the weekend?" Lance asked.
"Okay," I agreed. "If you want me to..."
"Oh, wait-don't you have class tomorrow?"
"I can miss a day of classes."
"You sure?"
"Yup."
"Okay then, we'll come by and pick you up around six, six thirty."
"Sounds wonderful."
"Great. Well, I better take you back...I have to be back early...Johnny wants us to get some sleep tonight."
"You'll need it...you'd have to go straight to Rosie's when you get off huh?"
"Yep. You have to meet her, she's soo nice..."
"I bet she is."
"She'll love you."
"I hope so."
"*I* love you," Lance said when we reached the door of his hotel room.
"I love you too," I replied, then kissed Lance lightly. "I'll see you tomorrow."
"You're walking back alone?" Lance asked.
"Yeah, don't worry, I'll be fine. Oh look-here comes JC and Rain. I'll ride back with her, okay?"
"Alrighty, baby. I'll see you in the morning," Lance said and gave me a longer kiss.
It turns out JC wanted Rainbow to come to New York too, so we were both up and getting ready at four in the morning.
"This reminds me of getting ready for school in high school," I said as I tossed some clothes into a duffel bag.
"Maybe for you...not me," Rainbow replied as she shuffled out of the bathroom and threw my toothbrush at me. "I am *so* tired."
"So am I...we can sleep on the plane," I said yawning.
Lance and JC knocked on our door at precisely six. Rain and I grabbed our bags and headed out.
"Rain, you look more tired than I am," JC commented as we climbed into the limo where the other guys were yawning. Justin was leaning his head on the window, Joey had his eyes closed and Chris was rocking out to a song on the radio.
"Geez, you guys look *dead*!" Chris exclaimed.
"Thanks for the compliment," I murmured, leaning my head against the back of the seat.
Lance turned the TV on. "Let's see what's on this early."
"MTV," Rainbow said so Lance changed the channel. MTV News 15/15 was on.
"Breaking news-it was recently revealed yesterday on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno that Lance Bass's girlfriend *may* have had an affair," the veejay said.
My eyes snapped open. "*What*?"
"Details are unclear at this moment, but apparantly Lance-who is a member of 'N Sync-apologized last night on the air for ignoring Ocean's attempts to explain her actions. He said, and I quote, 'And seeing Craig kiss you...it hurt bad.'"
"Oh *man*," Justin said. "Do they have everything twisted around or what?"
"No kidding," Rainbow agreed.
"More on this story as details are released," the veejay said, then continued to report a story on Britney Spears.
"Turn it off-I don't wanna see her," Justin groaned.
"Close your eyes," Lance suggested. "Osh, don't worry about it-we'll get it all taken care of when we get to MTV, okay?"
I nodded as we pulled up to the airport.
"Oh crap," JC muttered when he caught sight of the photographers and reporters outside. "Rain, grab my hand or you might get lost."
"Osh, same advice to you-take my hand," lance advised.
"Gee, you ask too much of me, Lance," I said with a smile as I took his hand and we climbed out of the limo. As soon as we stepped out of the vehicle, camera flashes began um, flashing and reporters shouted questions directed at Lance and me.
"Lance! Is it true your girlfriend cheated on you with a man named Craig?"
"Ocean! Is it true Lance hit you?"
Lance looked back at me with a startled look and laughed when he heard that one.
"JC! are you and your girlfriend eloping?"
I laughed.
"Justin! Is it true you and Britney Spears are breaking up?"
"Rainbow and Ocean! Are you two going to be on Mad TV?"
"Lance! Are you and Ocean breaking up?"
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