Chapter ~ 16

~Next Day~

~Angela~

Toni and I had a dance rehearsal for BSB in the afternoon. So I had plenty of time to see JC. I was going to surprise him and take him out for lunch. I figured all this guys should pay for everything was completely over rated. I pulled in his driveway and got out of my car. As I walked to the front door I could hear giggling. As confused as I was I knocked on the door. After waiting for about a minute JC answered it.

"Angela! Hey!" He greeted surprised to see me.

"Hi. I was wondering if you wanted to go out for lunch. I'm paying though. So are you busy?" I asked him.

He bit his bottom lip. "Umm...well I can't really go out now." He said.

I looked at the ground. "Oh alright then. Call me then ok?"

Before he could answer I heard a female shout "JC where are you?"

I looked at him and he looked as though he got caught in a lie. "Who the hell is that?" I demanded. I could see the blond standing in the hallway. "What the fuck is going on?!"

"I'm sorry Ang. But it's not like we were official. But I want to be. I had a great time with you the other night. it's...just...well."

I held my hand up. "Save it JC. I don't care anymore. Go be with your blond bimbo. I'm out of here." I stated and left the house. I got in my car and sped away. I wasn't even all that sad about it. And I wonder why. I pulled up to the house 15 minutes later.

"Hey Angela. You wanna grab a bite to eat and head for the studio?" Toni asked me. She was sitting on the front porch.

"Yeah sure let's go." I replied. We grabbed a few things and left. "So JC cheated on me."

"What?!"

"Yeah. But we weren't official. So it's not his fault. I just don't really wanna be with him. I guess I made myself think I wanted to. And why I did that, I don't know."

Toni started cracking up.

I glanced at her quickly, keeping my eyes on the road. "What can be so funny?" I asked her.

"Are you blind Angela!? Everyone can see this except for you and Nick. And it's getting really old." She said breathlessly.

I was confused now. "What? Nick and me? What the hell are you talking about?"

She stopped from laughing. "Oh you can't be serious Ang. It's so obvious Nick has a thing for you. And that you have a thing for him. Everyone can see that except you two! Do you get it now?"

"Nick doesn't have a thing for me."

Toni nodded her head. "Right Angela. Keep telling yourself that."

I shook my head and pulled into the studio parking lot. We got out of the car and went to the studio where 5 smiling faces greeted us. "Alright we have a lot of work to do and not a lot of time to do it." I said to everyone. I looked over at Nick. He was very quiet. And distant. I wondered why but decided to worry later. We began the dances.

~Around Noon~

~Toni~

"Break time!" I called out to everyone. "You guys are doing great!" I commented on their dancing. Brian, Kevin, and Howie went to go get lunch for everyone.

"Angela." Nick said to her. "Can we talk?"

Angela nodded her head. "Sure."

All that was left was AJ and I. AJ came and sat next to me. "You're not mad at me, are you?" He asked me.

I shook my head and looked him in the eyes. I put my hand to his face. I loved him so much. He looked so sad and scared. "No I'm not mad at you." I told him. "I love you."

He sighed in relief. "I love you too." He replied and held her close.

Just then the 5 members of N Sync entered the studio. "Are we interrupting?" Lance asked. I backed away from AJ. "No. Of course not. What are you guys doing here?" I asked them giving them all hugs.

"Well we have to rehearse upstairs." Joey answered. "We just stopped by to see what you were all up to." He said.

"Well we're all on a break. And they're all somewhere around here." I said laughing.

"Toni can I talk to you?" Justin whispered. "

Well we'll talk to you later." Chris said speaking of the guys. "Justin don't be too long." He said and they left.

Justin led me to a corner of the room. "Did you tell him?" He asked.

I nodded my head. "Of course I told him. I can't lie to him."

AJ stood up and walked over by us. "Justin I think you should go."

Justin began walking away.

"Oh one more thing." AJ said. "If you ever touch my girlfriend again, I'll beat the shit out of you." He said pointing to him. He walked closer to Justin. "Got it?"

Justin nodded his head with anger in his eyes. "Got it AJ." He said and turned around. "Asshole." He muttered.

AJ turned back around. "What did you say?"

"I said asshole. Ok? I called you an asshole because that's what you are." Justin said standing up to AJ. "And I would kiss Toni again if I had the chance."

"You mother fucker!" AJ yelled and pushed him to the ground. The 2 began fighting bad.

I ran over to them and tried to pull AJ away from Justin. "You guys! Stop it! Quit it already!" I yelled at them. Blood was flying, swears were flying. All because of me. "Stop!" I yelled once more. But someone's elbow hit me in the middle of my eyes and I flew back.

~Author~

With Justin and AJ's fighting and yells they didn't notice Toni on the floor.

Angela came in the room with Nick, Kevin, Brian, and Howie. "What the hell?!" She yelled looking at the 2 in their brawl. She spotted Toni on the ground. "Oh my god. Toni." She ran by Toni's side and tried to wake her up.

Kevin, Brian, Howie, and Nick all went to break up the fight. "AJ quit it!" Kevin yelled sternly holding AJ back with Nick's help while Brian and Howie held Justin back.

"Let me go!" AJ yelled. "I'm gonna kill him!" He yelled.

"You're pretty damn close AJ. Chill out." Nick yelled at him.

After they all calmed down, Justin left with a black eye, a bloody swollen lip and scratches on his arms and face.

Kevin pushed AJ. "Just what the hell is your problem AJ?"

"Don't blame me. That fucker made a move on Toni! And he said he'd do it again. He doesn't know when to stop messing with me. First with Mary now Toni."

"Speaking of Toni!" Angela yelled to everyone, still trying to wake her up.

"Holy shit." AJ muttered. He ran over by Toni's side. "Toni, wake up baby." He slapped her face gently and she stirred and sat up. "Oh thank god."

Toni rubbed her eyes and held her head. She looked up at AJ. "I told you no fighting. I told you not to make a big thing. And you promised me you wouldn't. You lied to me AJ."

"Toni he had it coming. He called me an asshole and said he'd make a move on you again. What did you want me to do? Sit back and let it happen again? No way I don't trust him. He did this to me once, it's not going to happen again. I care for you too much to lose you to that bastard."

"You're not going to lose me to Justin. Never. I don't see him in a romantic way." Toni said.

"I know that now. I'm so sorry. Are you ok though? Do you need to go to the hospital?"

"No I'm fine." Toni answered. "Where's Angela?" She asked looking around the studio.

"Where's Nick?" Brian asked looking around the studio also.

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"Well I'm glad Toni's ok." Nick said to Angela as they walked outside.

"Yeah me too." Angela replied.

Nick moved closer and kissed her with passion and Angela greatly accepted it.