When I stepped into the room, the first thing I noticed was yet another security guard, not that that surprised me at all. The next things I saw were six chairs. Three of the chairs were empty. In the other three chairs were Isaac, Taylor, and Zac Hanson, in that order. I glanced over at Michelle, whose eyes were already locked with Isaac's.
Taylor said, "Hey guys! Come on in!" We walked over to the chairs, and the brothers stood up to greet us.
I shook Isaac's hand first. "Hi, I'm Isaac," he said. He seemed a bit preoccupied, but I didn't mind. I knew it was Michelle.
"I'm Monica," I replied.
Next I shook Zac's hand. "Hey, I'm Zac. What's your name?"
"Monica," I replied. Then I told him, "My sister Anne says hi. Or she would, if she knew I were here."
Finally, I shook Taylor's hand. He smiled and said, "Hello, I'm Taylor."
"I'm Monica," I replied calmly.
"It's very nice to meet you," he said.
"You have no idea how wonderful it is to meet you," I responded.
Zac then said, "Let's all sit down. I'm sure your feet hurt from standing up." Isaac, Taylor, and Zac took the same chairs as they were sitting in when we came in. Michelle sat next to Isaac, and I sat next to her. The chairs were in a sort of circle, so we could all see each other.
The next five minutes were wonderful. Taylor, Zac, and I were doing most of the talking. Michelle and Isaac were paying too much attention to each other to really participate in the conversation. Tay and Zac were asking lots of questions as well as answering mine. I had never felt more comfortable. These guys were just regular boys. Well, except Isaac, who was struck with a crush, but even that was normal.
All too soon, the security guard came up to us and told the guys that they had to go. Then Taylor called to Zac and Isaac, "Come on guys. We need to take pictures with Monica and Michelle." Luckily, Michelle had her camera with her. We took several pictures, including one shot of all five of us, one of Michelle with Hanson, one of me with Hanson, one of just Hanson, and one of each of the brothers individually. Zac said bye to us. Michelle and Isaac had been in their own little world until the news that they had to leave. They were saying private goodbyes. After the pictures, Taylor shook my hand again and said, "Bye, Monica. Thanks so much for coming."
"Bye, Taylor," I replied. "Thank you so much for being here, and for just being you. Your music means so much to me, and I've wanted to tell you that for a long time."
At those words, Taylor said, "Thank you so much for that. You know, this is the reason we keep doing music. I mean, we love to do it; we always have, but it's the people like you who inspire us to keep it up," and with that he hugged me. Right before Michelle and I left, Taylor said, "I hope we meet again."
Chapter 12
Love Takes Time
Story Page
Back Home