Toni and I headed out the door at 9:30am the next day. We drove to the studio and arrived in 20 minutes. Walking in to the 5 smiling faces like yesterday they made some short small talk.
"Well let's go over what we learned yesterday. Angela hit it." Toni ordered away. We all began dancing for the long day ahead of us.
~Allie~
I groaned and turned off my alarm clock. It was 10:30am. I pulled myself out of bed and went to take a shower. What was I going to do about Brian and Anthony? I loved Anthony. I like Brian. Anthony is the past. Brian is the present and possible future. And Anthony is with Maria. I did love Anthony. I did. Or do I still love him? I took a quick shower and got dressed. Brian would be here soon to hang out. I clasped the tennis bracelet Brian gave me the night before on my wrist. I walked down the stairs just as Brian knocked on the door. I opened it and there he was. Even in casual clothing he looked gorgeous. "Hey beautiful." He greeted giving me a hug and kiss. I plastered a smile on and we walked to the family room. "What's up?"
"Nothing much. We go on tour next month."
"Next month?! So soon? For how long?!" I couldn't believe Brian would be leaving so soon.
"We don't know how long. We might be gone 'til late spring."
"Spring?! It's not even fall yet! You're leaving in September and not coming back until May?"
"Yes. We're touring the US and Europe. We'll have some breaks in between and come back for a few days."
"I don't want you to go." I said stubbornly. "Our relationship is just starting out. Now we're gonna have to put it on hold."
"I'm sorry baby. But you have to understand something. I'm in the music business. I love what I do. Even though it's hard work it's been my dream for as long as I can remember. We're just getting noticed here in the states. Can you be happy for me?" I sighed and looked at him. His eyes could make me melt. "I do support you. Sorry. I was being selfish." He leaned over and gave me a short and sweet kiss. He backed away. But I pulled him back in and we began a heating make-out session. All Anthony thoughts exited my mind.
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~Toni~
"Alright guys. Good work. Break time." I yelled to the 5 guys. Noontime was when we all took our hour long break.
"Well who wants what to eat?" Lance asked all of us.
We all pondered the question before 6 people yelled back "McDonalds."
"Ok I think it's unanimous." Lance replied laughing. After writing down what everyone wanted him, Chris, and Joey left to get all the food.
"Well I'm thirsty. And waiting for those boneheads will be too long." I said. "Is there a vending machine around here?" I asked standing up with change in my hand.
Justin stood up also. "Yeah here I'll show you where it is." He volunteered.
I nodded and he led the way. "So what do you guys think of the dances so far?" I asked as I was deciding on what drink to get.
"I think they're awesome. You girls are real great choreographers." He commented with a smile. Ohh that could make a heart melt. 'Toni! No! You're with AJ. You love AJ'. I kept telling myself. But Justin was a beautiful sight.
"So Toni. Tell me a little about yourself." Justin said wanting to know every detail of this beautiful girl in front of him.
I started telling him about my family, friends, and school. How Angela, Allie, and I met. Stuff like that. "I think that's all there is to know about me." I finished.
"Well you left out something. Do you have a boyfriend?"
I thought about it for a minute. 'How can I forget to tell him about my one true love? I'm such a bad girlfriend.' "Yeah I have a boyfriend." I answered nonchalantly.
Justin looked sad and hurt. "Oh that's cool." He replied hiding his feelings. "Tell me about him." He said not really wanting to know about the guy that was lucky enough to have Toni.
"Well his name is AJ McLe-" I was cut off by Justin.
"AJ McLean?" He asked to see if he was hearing correctly. "As in Backstreet Boy McLean?" I looked at him confused. "Yeah Backstreet Boy McLean. Why? Is that some kind of a problem? I didn't know you 2 knew each other."
"Well...umm...we don't really know each other that well. It's just...you know in Europe those guys are big and I was surprised you were with him...that's all." He lied.
I knew he was hiding something. Did Justin and AJ have a past together? There was something Justin wasn't telling me. And it looked like he wanted to keep it to himself. I was about to ask him more about it but Chris, Joey, and Lance yelled "McDonald's is here!" So I dismissed my thoughts. Deciding to talk about it later. Justin and I walked back in the studio and began eating with the others.
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~Angela~ Toni and I walked up to our front door. I was as happy as ever. Smiling, gloating, any word you can think of that has to do with happiness. Toni looked at me when we reached the door. She looked confused. She put the key in the keyhole but stopped. "What is up with you?" She asked.
I smiled. "Oh nothing much."
She shook her head and unlocked the door. We went inside and sat in the family room with Allie and Brian. "Hey guys." Brian said at our presence. Toni sat on the love seat and I sat on the other love seat across the room. "Hi guys." Toni greeted also. Allie and Brian looked at me confused. "Ang. Sweetie why are you gloating?" Allie asked me.
Brian looked just as confused. "Yeah what's up?" I sighed a happy sigh. "A certain someone. Who's just so sweet and caring."
Brian jumped up. "He finally asked you!" he practically screamed. The 3 of us looked at him confused.
"Brian, how did you know JC asked me out?" I asked him quizzically.
Brian sat down looking embarrassed. "Oh...I...thought it was someone else." 'That was a close one Brian. If you said Nick, and it really wasn't then he'd never forgive you.'
"You're going out with JC?" Allie asked. "You just met them like yesterday."
"Well we're going on a date tomorrow night. Then we'll see what happens from there." I said sparkling.
"Well." Brian said standing up. "I should go now. I'll see you later." He said to Allie giving her a kiss. "Bye Toni, Ang." he let himself out.
At the sound of the door shutting Toni said "Ok, Ang. What's going on? You're with JC? What about Nick? I though you liked Nick."
I thought about what Toni said. Nick didn't even enter my mind until Toni said that. "Well Nick isn't making a move. He said the kiss didn't mean anything. JC asked me. And well I kinda like JC."
"Whatever you say Ang. I hope you're doing the right thing." Allie said.
'Yeah me too.' I thought to myself as the doorbell rang.
Toni looked puzzled. "It's 10 p.m. who'd be visiting us now?" She stood up and headed to the door. Allie and I stayed in the family room. The next thing we heard was a scream.