Chapter 10
Jayme stood in front of a full size mirror looking at herself. Her hair was lying on her shoulders and it looked as if she hadn't washed it in months, her eyes were red and puffy from crying, her figure was no longer appealing. She had let herself go and she really needed to get back on track.
"Okay I'll just exercise and watch what I eat, clean myself up and try not crying anymore." She said to herself knowing very well it wasn't gonna be that easy.
She had to be at the studio in 15 minutes for a photo shoot, and then TRL and then Jay Leno. Nick had given her a few tips about how to handle everyone. She had appreciated it. He was fun to hang out with. She walked into the main room and to her bed. She laughed as she saw Nick laying on the bed with his mouth open, drooling.
"Wouldn't every girl in America love to see this?" She asked herself.
She went to his side and shook him slowly waking him from sleep. "Nick wake up, you fell asleep here last night and you gotta go."
"I don't wanna." Nick whined pulling the covers over his head.
"Come on Nick."
"Ugh. This is the worst part of the day."
"I know buddy but you gotta get up."
Nick lifted his legs over the side of the bed and wiped the drool from his face, he rubbed his eyes trying to slowly wake up.
"I have to pick an outfit out today for some award show, I forget which one I just know I have to pick out something to wear." He commented seeming as if they were discussing there plans for that day.
Jayme laughed as she gathered her thing preparing to take a shower. "Yeah I think its the Teen Choice Awards, I'm going too."
"Are you nominated?"
"No, presenting. Nominated? God I wish."
"Someday Jayme, someday."
"I'm not getting my hopes up just yet."
"What? You have amazing talent and your single is doing great. Your awesome girl."
"Gee thanks. Noone's ever said that to me."
"That's because these days people are blind."
"Well, thanks anyways."
"So who you going to the awards with?"
"Probably noone."
"You can't set alone."
"Maybe I'll take my producer."
"No, no, no. You have to go with someone. See I have the band so I have no problem. But we gotta get someone for you. There must be a friend or someone to fly down."
"Nope noone." Jayme responded, hurt evident in her face.
"Oh sorry."
"Will you go with me." Nick shot his head up to look at her.
"You kidding right?"
Jayme looked slightly embarrassed and said, "Nevermind."
"Jayme I would love to go with you, but what would critics and fans say?"
"So what, we can't do certain things or date certain people or not date certain people because of what critics and fans will say?"
"Like the guys always say, its the price of fame."
"Fuck that. This is my life. Why should I, we, have to pay shit for our dreams? We do what we love and its icing on the cake that people love it and support us. But we should be able to do what or go where we please, and date who we want. That price of fame thing is bullshit. We are people too, we should be able to date around. Who cares if they don't like it."
Nick stood up and walked towards her until he was standing over top of her, he appeared as if he were thinking and Jayme didn't interrupt him.
"You know your right." Nick said. "This is my life, I have given up so much. I have never just gone out on a date with someone just to get to know them. It was always like "Okay I like you, do you wanna do this or not." Come to think of it I have never really been on a REAL date before."
"See Nick you've missed out on so much because of what other people think. Don't the fans realize what we miss out on because of them, why should we sacrafise our happiness because they don't approve of what we do?"
"Jayme?"
"Yeah?"
"Be my date to the award show, please?"
"Nick I would love to be your date."
*************************************
Nick and the guys were going through racks of clothes and arguing over who would wear what.
"AJ always clashes with us." Howie commented.
"Yeah well I'd rather be an outsider then to dress like you guys."
"Shut up AJ atleast we don't look like drug dealers." Brian stated obviously annoyed.
"Yeah. And atleast we know what our natural hair color is." Added Nick.
"Yeah well I happen to like my hair." AJ shot back.
"Okay guys shut up and lets get organized here. Can we do that please?" Kevin asked sounding more like their dad then their bandmate.
"Yes, sir. Don't have to tell us twice." AJ joked saluting Kevin.
"Ha ha." Kevin said sarcastically.
"Leighanne is wearing blue so I wanna match with her." Brian said.
"Okay. Well, Kristin is wearing green and I wanna match her." Kevin responded looking around the room for more participation.
"Sara is wearing a light pink color." AJ said of his new girlfriend.
"I'm going with this girl I met about a month ago, Ashley, I'm not sure what she's wearing so I'll wear a color that goes with everything."
"I'm not sure what Jayme's wearing so I'll do the same thing as Howie." Nick's comment caused everything to stop what they were doing and stare at him. Knowing full well what kind of shit he was gonna get from everyone, especially Kevin, Nick looked down at his hands.
"Nick?" Kevin was first to talk.
"Yes?" Nick mostly whispered.
"Jayme? As in our opening act Jayme?"
"That would be the Jayme I was talking about."
"Yeah? So what would it matter what she's wearing?"
"Cause I'm kinda sorta going with her."
"What do you mean kinda sorta?"
"Okay she's my date. I thought we could get to know each other."
"No. Not possible the only way you take her to an award show is if she has already made a name for herself and you two are officially a couple. We can't do casual dating."
"Who says we can't. We have our own lives. If I wanna take her to an award show or the movies or anything for that matter to just get to know her or hang out. Then I am entitled to that."
"Nick its the price of fame" Brian brought up.
"Stop with that Brian. I'm so sick of it. And I know you guys are too. We are people, human beings, NORMAL people. We make that point so clear all the time in interviews, so lets SHOW people. And I don't care what you guys say. I am going to the awards with Jayme on my arm." With that Nick stormed out of the room.
**************************
"Ohhh I love that one. And those shoes. Oh I'm in heaven." Jayme said as she ran around the dressing room in search of the perfect outfit for the award show. She was already dressed in flair jeans with an "I love NY" tee, for TRL.
"Okay Jayme calm down. We need to pick an outfit, and soon." Jayme's stylist, Karen, said.
"Oh I can't pick they are all so beautiful
"Okay your on in a few minutes we can finish this later, okay?"
"Okay."
Jayme walked into the hall finding producers and camera men everywhere, a woman walked up to her and told her she would be on in exactly one minute.She was escorted to a place behind the audience on the show.
"Okay and at number 4 that was Destiny's Child." She heard Carson Daly say. "Now for our next guest, she has had amazing success with her single, 'Last Kiss' which we will world premiere today and has been opening for the Backstreet Boys 'Black and Blue' tour." The crowd cheered and Carson continued. "Please welcome the talented Miss Jayme Caruso."
Jayme walked out heading for Carson, grabbing fans hands along the way. "Hey Carson." She greeted him cheerfully.
"Hey Jayme. It's nice to meet you."
"You too."
"Welcome to our show."
"It's nice to be here."
"Nice to have you. Okay well it's time for a break. We will be back with the top 3 videos of the day and more with Jayme."
The show went to commercial and Jayme was asked by members of the audience for autographs. She gratefully signed them and was asked by many of the girls what it was like to tour with BSB! She answered everyone's questions honestly and then her make up artist touched up her face a bit shortly before the commercial ended.
"And we're back for Monday's TRL we are here with the opening act for the Backstreet Boys, Jayme Caruso. You probably know her from the smashing single 'Last Kiss.' So Jayme tell me what's it like touring with The Backstreet Boys?"
"It's amazing. The crowd is awesome, the guys are so sweet and I'm learning a lot." Jayme answered.
The show continued to answer Carson's questions, they talked about her album and career, her personal life and her video. After premiering 'Last Kiss' the show went on commercial yet again and Jayme's part in the show was over.
She returned to her dressing room and after and hour finally decided on a pair of tight leather pants and a halter top that said, 'Hottie' along with accessories. She then made her way outside to her limo, waving to fans along the way and headed for the Jay Leno show.
************************
That day was hectic, after Jay Leno, Jayme had a show to do. She was so tired she shortly wondered if she could skip the show just this once. But she knew that was out of the question.
"Just a few songs." She told herself silently.
"Hey babe." She heard Nick say behind her. "Good luck."
"Thanks."
"Jayme your on in 30 seconds........."
After the show she headed for the hotel, she worked out in the hotel gym for an hour trying to get her figure back. She then went up to her room, showered and begin eating, there was knock at the door and she went to answer it.
"Hey Kevin what's up?" She asked shocked that Kevin was at her door.
"I know your going with Nick to the award show. I don't like it but I obviously can't stop it."
"What's wrong with us going on a date?"
"I don't mind you guys dating but why going to the award show on a casual date? It complicates everything."
"Kevin I'm not giving my life up for fame. Never."
"I respect that but you haven't been in this business long enough. I really wish you would wait to go to an award show with Nick. Trust me you'd change your mind."
"And what makes you think that." Said a voice from behind Kevin.
Both Jayme and Kevin turned to see Nick walking towards them. "Nick I'm trying to explain things to Jayme." Kevin tried to explain.
"Yeah? Well, forget it. We are going to the award show together. Got it?"
"Fine. Whatever. I'm too tired to argue." Kevin said walking to his room.
"Don't let him get to you." Nick started. "You still wanna go right?"
"Ofcourse but right now I'm tired. I'll see you tomorrow okay?"
"Yeah okay. Good night."
"You too."
Jayme closed her door and walked to her window. She had thought long and hard about this. The only way she would ever feel better was to pay Jack and Kayla back for what they did to her. Then she could move on. She had a lot more planned for the two of them, dating Nick Carter was just the beginning.
<<
>>>