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Morgan couldn't believe it all of her dreams were coming true. She was a famous photographer for all the fashion magazines and she had a wonderful boyfriend. She and Gavin(her boyfriend) lived in a beautiful home in Orlando. But as things always go Morgan's life was about to fall apart. Morgan had just spent about 12 hours at her studio taking pictures of 98°. A task she really didn't enjoy. She was hungry and tired(a bad combo with any body). When she got home she found Gavin drunk.

"What the hell are you doing?" She yelled. "I thought you got this problem taken care of!?"

"The only problem that I have right now is you bitching at me!" Gavin yelled back. "So you can just shut up! I lost my job and I just need to forget life for a while."

"Give me the beer!"

"No way in hell!"

Morgan took a step towards him. Gavin jumped up from the couch (spilling half his beer) and swung his fist at her. He missed but he kept coming until he made contact.

"Don't you dare tell me what to do with my life Bitch! I can goddamn take care of myself!" Gavin was yelling as he kept hitting her. After about five minutes of the constant punches Gavin passed out. Morgan took her chance. She ran up stairs and packed a duffel bag with a single change of clothes then left for her studio.

***

The next morning the BSB showed up early for the photo shoot. Kevin was the first to notice Morgan caked on makeup jeans and a long sleeved shirt. "What's with the Michigan weather get up?" He asked.

"I forgot to do my laundry. You guys better go hit wardrobe." She quickly shut her self into the darkroom.

"Morgan, it's been about half and hour are you hiding in there?" Nick asked as he slid into the room.

"I'm not hiding."

"Yes your are, why?"

"I'm not hiding, lets get the photo shoot stared then shall we?" She led the way out into the studio. The shoot went fine until the very end. Morgan was getting hot so she took off her sweatshirt, unfortunately that exposed all of her bruises.

"What the hell are those?!" AJ asked jumping about six feet in the air when he saw them.

"Nothing!" Morgan quickly tried to get the shirt back on but all five guys got the it first.

"Five minutes everybody." Kevin yelled as he and the rest of the BSB pushed Morgan into her private office.

"What the hell happened to you? Did Gavin hit you?" Howie asked.

"Yes, but he was drunk he didn't mean to!"

"Don't defend him, he has always been like that. We wouldn't have set you two up if he hadn't sworn to us that he had changed, gotten some help!" Brian was almost yelling.

"Look don't worry about me, I have the pull out couch here. I'm fine." She tried a smile and failed.

"No your not. Are we your last shoot today?" Nick asked.

"Yes, you're my only shoot today."

"Good then you're coming back to my house. You can stay in one of the spare rooms. Gavin has a key to this place and I don't want him near you."

"What! NO! I'm fine here!" Morgan started to protest.

"No Nick is right. You shouldn't be alone." Kevin said. I would feel much better if you were at his house tonight."

Morgan was about to protest again when her assistant stuck her head in the door. "Morgan I am really sorry to interrupt but Gavin is here and wants to talk to you."

"Tell him to leave."

"I did but he wont go any where until he sees you."

"That dick!" Howie yelled as he and Nick rushed past Zoe.

"Hey there Nick! Hi Howie. How have you guys been?"

"You have a lot of nerve showing up here!" AJ yelled as he rushed past Howie and Nick

"All of you lay off. I need to talk to him alone." Morgan stepped in front of the BSB and Gavin.

"Babe what happened to you?" Morgan was back into her usual tank top and shorts. Her arms and legs were covered with bruises.

"You."

"What do you mean, me?" Gavin look confused.

"Let's go into my office to talk about it." She walked off. All of the BSB sneered after Gavin.

"We should go in there with her!" Nick said.

"No, she has to talk to him one on one." Kevin sad trying to hold both Nick and himself back. In the office Morgan was trying to hold back the tears.

"But I would never hit you Morgan! I love you! Why would I hurt something that I love!?" Gavin could not believe what she was saying.

"Don't say that Gavin. I can never love somebody who hits."

"Damn it Morgan! I couldn't have hit you!" as he was saying this Gavin raised his hand and stopped short. "Oh my God! I did hit you. Morgan please forgive me I was drunk and angry at the world!"

"No just leave. I don't want to see you again."

"Morgan please don't do this. Come home!" Gavin was pleading with her.

"I have no home now. I will stop by later to pick up all of my things." Morgan then opened the office door and walked out.

"Well how did it go!" Nick asked Morgan giving her a hug.

"SLUT! So he's the why you broke up with me! Those bruises are probably just make up!" Gavin charged at Nick who jumped out of his way.

"You son of a bitch! How dear you call her that!"

"Nick don't he's not worth your time." Morgan shouted for security. When they came Gavin didn't go quietly. He was screaming and cussing the whole way out of the building.

***

"Oh god why did I get involved with him!?" Morgan was in tears on the couch in Nick's living room.

"Don't worry about it we'll keep you safe. The rest of the guys will be back with your stuff soon." Nick tried to calm her down.

"I don't have any shoots for a few weeks so I am going up to New York. Maybe start a new studio. I just need to get away from him!" She was in tears now.

"Why, don't you like Florida any more?"

"Yes, but I need to get away from Gavin! Please don't tell anybody where I've gone I will call as soon as I'm settled."

"Morgan please don't go. You don't know anybody in New York and it's so far away."

"Nick, I have to get away. It's just for 3 weeks to look for a new place. I will call you soon." Morgan ran out of the house and started driving.

***

About a half-hour later the rest of the BSB showed up with all of her things.

"Where is Morgan, we have all her stuff. And might I add that it was sort of fun going through her underwear she has some pretty sexy stuff!"

"New York." Nick mumbled.

"What!? Where!?" Howie was is slight shock.

"You heard me, New Your City. She said that she just needed to get away for a while and then left!"

"Yes but why New York?" Kevin asked.

"Who knows she said something about starting a new studio up there." Nick explained their whole conversation the best her could.

"If I were you I would get up there now and talk you into coming home." AJ said. "We all should."

"But we have our tour starting in a week and solid rehearsals every day!" Brian reminded him.

"Good point."

"Call her cell phone and talk her back down here." Howie suggested.

"Good idea." Nick said.

"Don't bother, I'm back." Morgan was standing in the door. "I got as far as the 7-11 on the next to the highway entrance ramp but I couldn't get on the highway."

"Why did you want to go to New Your of all places?" Kevin asked.

"To get away from Gavin but then I remembered that is where we met. Then I thought about going home to my parents house, but I remembered that my sister and three kids are there right now and there isn't anymore room in the apartment, so I came back here."

"I'm sorry that we ever hooked you guys up!" Nick gave Morgan a big bear hug.

"It's okay. I'm going to take a shower and then go to bed."

"Night." The boys chorused.

"G' night"

***

Then next morning Gavin showed up at Nick's door.

"Hi. I need to talk to Morgan." He said.

"Yeah right! Like I would let you any where near her!" Nick was just about ready to punch Gavin.

"Look the past few days have been really bad for me. I lost my job, Morgan broke up with me and many other little things. I just want to apologize to her." He pleaded. "Morgan are you in there?" he shouted past Nick.

"Look you had your chance and you called her a slut! Just because she gives a good friend a hug doesn't make her that!"

"You love her don't you? You Dick! That's why you offer her your house to stay at!"

"So what if I do! At least I would respect her and never hit her!" Nick started to yell.

"Well then have her she's yours! I don't need her any more!" Gavin turned on his heel and stormed off. Nick slammed the door and turned around to see Morgan standing there.

"Is what you said true?" She asked.

"Yes, it is. I have always loved you. It killed me when you two where together. I thought I would always have to be the best friend. And I wanted to be more but I was happy that you were happy with Gavin. The second I saw yours arms yesterday I wanted to kill him for doing that to you!"

Morgan started to cry. Nick walked up to her and dried her tears with a Kleenex." Don't cry, please."

"Shut up, just shut up." With saying that Morgan gave Nick a big hug and slowly move her face towards his and then softly kissed him.