Chapter 8

"Good Morning" Nick exclaimed. Faith was laying on the couch. Nick walked over by her and yelled.

"What happened?" Nick asked.

"I ate too much and got fat" Faith said sarcasticly. "My belly button ring got infected"

"Ouch" He replied. Faith's whole stomach was red and puffy. "You think you're OK to go to Cali?"

"Yea-" She mummbled. Faith stood up (With Nick's help of course) and walked upstairs to pack.

"Would you please shut up?" Nick complained. Faith had been complaining the whole plane ride from Florida to Cali. She was currently taking 2 kinds of pain killers. The others in first class shot them glances whenever she'd talk.

"I'm in Pain" Faith muttered.

"That's great Faith. But people are giving us..." Nick started to explain. Faith cut him off.

"I don't care if they are giving us glances Nick. I hurt all over and YOU don't seem to care at all" Faith replied. She closed her eyes and put headphones on her ears. Nick felt bad for yelling at her. The movie in the plane started, he put his headphones on and watched it.

Nick paid the taxi guy and threw Faith over his shoulder. The plane had stopped for repairs in Colorado. It was almost midnight. Faith had fallen asleep around 10 since she was drugged up on pain killers. She was light and it didn't take Nick long to get to his parent's front door. He rang the bell and a second later his mom opened the door.

"NICK" She screamed. She was about to hug him, except he had Faith over his shoulder.

"This must be your girlfriend" Jane joked. Nick smirked.

"Yea. She got her belly button peirced and it got infected. She's on pain killers so she's out" Nick explained. He took her off his shoulder and his mom steadied her while Nick got the bags.

"I made the guest bedroom up for you 2-You can put Faith in there" Jane exclaimed. He picked Faith up again and brought her upstairs. The second he laid her on the bed her eyes popped open.

"Where are we?" She asked.

"My parent's house-Just go to sleep. I'll be up here soon" Nick explained. Faith smiled sleepily and closed her eyes. Nick turned off the lights and walked downstairs. His mom was sitting at the kitchen table with a chesse pizza.

"I just heated it up for you" Jane explained. Nick rolled his eyes.

"Mom-You didn't have to" Nick explained, sitting down next to her.

"Of course I did Nick-I'm still your mom. Even if your a Backstreet Boy" She replied. Nick smiled. He sat down and grabbed a slice of pizza.

"So-How has everyone been?" Nick asked.

"Good. The kids were anxious to meet your girlfriend-but they went to bed" Jane explained.

"Yea" Nick mumbled while he scarfed down his mom homemade pizza.

"Brian called me today" She commented. Nick looked up at her.

"Why?" He questioned.

"He was looking for you...." She explained. Nick shrugged. "And your Fiancee. When were you going to tell me about her?"

"Well...You see Mom" Nick started. Jane stopped him.

"I haven't even met her and you were going to marry her?" She asked.

"Um...Yea" Nick replied. Jane sighed.

"Nick-After Mandy" Jane started. She sighed. "I just don't want that to happen again"

"Mom-She's nothing like Mandy. Besides, I liked Mandy-It was you who didn't" Nick argued. Jane was about to omit but Nick stopped her.

"I'll see you in the morning-I'm tired" Nick explained. His mom sighed as Nick walked upstairs. She put the remaining peices of food into foil and walked upstairs.

"WAKE UP" Faith yelled. Nick turned over in bed but didn't wake up. Faith smacked him a couple times. Nick turned around and gave her an evil eye.

"Can't you see I'm sleeping?" Nick muttered. Faith smirked.

"Your definately a morning person" She joked. Nick sighed and closed his eyes. "Your sisters thing is in like an hour-You gotta get up"

"Faith-I don't wanna" He muttered.

"NICK!" Faith raised her voice.

"Fine" Nick replied. He stood up and scratched himself, not caring if Faith saw him or not. He walked slowly into the bathroom and shut the door. Faith laughed to herself and walked downstairs for some breakfast.

"So what do you do?" Nick's Dad asked.

"I'm a singer" Faith replied.

"Are you from england?" Jane questioned.

"Yea" Faith replied.

"I can tell by your accent" Jane replied.

"Yea" Faith replied. Nick came downstairs. His hair was wet and he was still zippering up his khakis.

"Let's go then" Jane exclaimed. Nick and Faith sat in silence in the back of the Carter Excursion. BJ, Aaron and Leslie looked back at them from time to time. Usually Nick's girlfriends talked a lot-Faith didn't. BJ thought that was kind of weird. They arrived at the theater where the competition was.

"So-Ever been to Cali?" Leslie asked.

"No-Its my first time" faith replied. Leslie smiled.

"I love your accent" She explained.

"Thanks" Faith replied. Nick led her to a seat and she sat down. Faith almost fell asleep listening to the first 5 acts. They sucked and sang some 18th century crap. The 6th act was a little girl named Lynn who sang 10,000 Maniacs -Because the nights belong to lovers. Faith sat singing along with her. Angel sang Joan Osborn's-One of us. When Angel was done she walked down and waited to hear the winners. A judge walked up on stage.

"3rd place is-Betty Sue! 2nd Place is-Laura and 1st Place is.........Mary Sue!" The judge exclaimed. Faith found herself extremly pissed off.

"They sucked" Faith muttered. Nick laughed.

"They weren't that bad" Nick replied.

"Nick-The songs they chose were from like-1830. It sucked" Faith replied.

"They weren't looking for good music-They listened to their voice." Nick explained.

"They have like opera voices-Not voices of today's music" Faith replied. Nick smirked.

"You have a point-but the judges don't care" Nick replied. They followed the rest of the family to congradulate Angel. Mary Sue (The little chick who won) was talking to Angel. Faith saw Angel's face slump when Mary Sue talked to her. Faith walked over by her.

"I told you I was going to win Angel-I'm better" Mary Sue insisted. Faith smiled. She walked over by them.

"Angel?" Faith asked. The little girl looked up. Since they hadn't met yet Angel had no idea who she was.

"Who are you?" Angel asked.

"I just wanted to tell you you did a great job-You so deserved to win" Faith explained. Mary Sue recongized Faith from the TV.

"You're that singer!" She exclaimed.

"Yea" Faith replied.

"I wanna be just like you when I grow up" Mary Sue exclaimed.

"Great. Angel-I just wanted to say you have an amazing voice and I won't be surprised if your on TV soon" Faith explained.

"What about me?" Mary Sue asked. Faith gave her a shrug.

"You were alright. I'll see you later Angel" Faith explained walking away. Angel turned around towards Mary Sue and stuck her tounge out.

"She liked me better" Angel exclaimed walking away from Mary Sue.

"I'm going out" Nick exclaimed. Faith looked at Nick with a surprised glance.

"Why?" She asked.

"There's some friends I know-parties to go to" Nick replied. Faith sighed. For a second, she'd felt were actually going out-But Nick always managed to change that.

"Can I come?" Faith asked. Nick shrugged.

"I was planning on going alone" Nick explained. Nick saw the hurt on her face. Nick could say no to every single women in the world-but for some reason he couldn't say no to her. "If you want you can"

"When?" She asked. Nick shrugged. Faith smiled happily and ran upstairs to get dressed. Nick went to the phone to call the person he planned on partying with.

"Hello?" She asked.

"hey Mandy-Listen, something's come up-We can't do anything tonight" Nick explained.

"That's Ok-Tomorrow night?" She asked.

"Maybe-See you" Nick exclaimed.

"Bye Baby" Mandy replied. Nick heard her last remark and felt guilty. He hung up and went upstairs.

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