Mickey woke up around 6:00am in confusion. She could still feel the effects of the alcohol in her system. She turned around and jumped, startled to see someone there. Oh, it was Nick. She was starting to remember now. She watched while his chest rose and decended as he slept. He looked very peaceful and very sexy she thought. He must have been able to feel her staring at him cause he woke up and looked right into her eyes.

"Sorry did I wake you?" She whispered.

"Naw, I was just having a dream and it woke me up." He replied.

"I hope it wasn't a bad dream."

"No, not at all." He said with a smile.

"That's good." She said as Nick raised his hand up to her face and brushed a strand of hair out of her eyes so he could see them better. She looked up into his big blue eyes and gave him a little smile and leaned in towards him closer.

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At about 8:00am someone was banging at the door. She woke up and realized that Nick was no longer in bed. She thought this was weird because she always heard he slept in. She looked over at the couch and saw him get up to answer the door. She noticed that he had the tv on cartoons, she chuckled slightly to herself.

"He Nick. Whoa you look like you were already awake." A female voice explained.

"Yeah, I've been awake for a little bit now. So what's up Angie?" Nick said leaning against the door frame.

"You guys have to be ready to leave for Much Music around noon. We're leaving earlier then we planned on. I guess there are already a lot of fans outside waiting and we want to be able to get you guys in safely."

"Ok whatever. Are we taking a van or the bus?"

"I'm not sure yet. Why?"

"Well Mickey and Tracee will probably go with us and I'm gonna ask them if Jenn and Laura are gonna come."

"Ok, who are these people?" Angie asked with a puzzled look on her face. "Remember the older girls who were backstage last night? Well that's them. Mickey and Tracee are the ones who went out with the guys last night. Tracee is in AJ's room and Mickey is in here. The other two are at Mickey's house."

"Oh so that's why you got up early!" Angie said with a smirk on her face.

"No, nothing like that Angie. Although I can just imagine what Tim was like when he crawled in bed with you last night. I saw him before he headed off and I know what he's like!" Nick teased.

"We won't go there Nick." She said as she turned to leave. "I'll find out about the van or bus and I'll call to let you know."

"Alright then." And he closed the door and headed towards Mickey. "Hey, you're awake."

"Yeah Angie woke me up. You're up early, did you sleep ok?"

"I slept just fine. It's just that, oh nevermind." He said as he sat down on the bed. "So how are you feeling?"

"Oh I'm ok. I don't suffer from hangovers usually."

"That's good. So do you think that you and Tracee and Jenn and Laura will want to come to Much with us?"

"Yeah I'll call Jenn and ask, I'll have to go out and pick them up. Me and Trace need to get changed anyhow."

"Can I come along? I just want to get outta here for a bit and since I couldn't go with you guys last night..."

"Of course you can, you don't need an explanation. Should we leave now? If you want you can shower at my house, it might be quicker."

"Sure, I'll get some clothes." He was just getting up off the bed when the phone rang. He picked it up, "Yeah? Hey Bone, what's up?......We already planned that....Yeah, we're way ahead of you. I'm gonna go with Mickey and Tracee to Mickey's house and we're all going to get ready there and then the three of us and Jenn and Laura will come back here...." He threw his head back and chuckled. "Mick is it alright if Mr. Sook here comes? He's whining now."

"Well I suppose he can come along."

"Alright, be ready in ten minutes.....Oh ask her if she found out about the bus/van thing. She was supposed to call me back....Ok well tell her we'll meet them back here at 11:45....Yep, get ready now, if you're not at my room in ten, we're leaving without you....K, c-ya."

"They're gonna come here and then we'll leave." Nick said as he watched Mickey crawl out of bed.

"Sounds good. Do you mind if I keep the shirt on until we get to my house? I'll put my pants on though."

"You can keep the shirt if you want." She looked up at him in suprise. "It looks better on you anyhow."

"Thanks." She blushed. She put her pants on and Nick got some clothes together. About five minutes later Tracee and AJ showed up.

"Mickey, hey girl how are ya today?" Tracee came over and asked suspiciously.

"I'm fine. How are you, are ya feeling ok?" Mickey asked in a teasing tone. Tracee was known to get some real bad hangovers.

"Actually I'm alright. AJ here isn't feeling all that good."

"There will be no puking in my Blazer!"

"Naw, I'm not sick I just feel wiped out." AJ reasured Mickey.

"Alright then, let's go."

The four of them were able to make a clear break for the Blazer. AJ and Nick both had hats on and AJ wasn't wearing glasses so nobody seemed to recognize them. It was just as well cause AJ probably would have bitten of someone's head, he was a little cranky this morning. When they got to Mickey's Blazer Tracee and AJ crawled in the back and Nick hopped in the front passenger seat. He asked her if he could pick out a cd to listen to and she showed him where they were.

"Backstreet Boys, Backstreet Boys, 5ive, N Sync, 98 Degrees. Gee like the guy groups much?" He teased.

"Hey what do you expect from a girl my age?" She said with a smile. "I also have other things in there too ya know."

"I know, I'm just buggin. Sir Mix-a-lot? Now that's different. I didn't take you for a rap gal."

"There's a lot about me you don't know." She said with a teasing grin. Nick blushed and looked back at the cd's.

"Just fuckin pick one would ya." AJ said getting annoyed.

Nick turned around and told AJ to shut up and go to sleep. AJ retorted back and they started to argue really bad. They were cursing at each other constantly. Mickey looked in her rearview mirror at Tracee who just shrugged. Mickey slammed on the brakes and came to a halt. This seemed to get AJ's and Nick's attention.

"I don't give a flying fuck if you two are part of the Backstreet Boys or not. While you are in my truck you will listen to me! Now stop fighting or you guys can hitchhike either back to the hotel or to my place. It's your choice. Fight all you want when we get to my place just don't do it while I'm driving!!! Do I make myself clear? Well do I?" She looked at the both of them as she started to drive away again. She wasn't really mad she just wanted to get her point across. They both looked scared and they apologized to her. After a moment of awkward silence Tracee burst out laughing. This got Mickey laughing cause she was trying hard enough as it was to not laugh. She wanted to maintain authority for the moment. AJ and Nick remained silent.

"You are such a bitch Mick." Tracee laughed. "Did we forget to warn you about her?" She asked them.

"Shut up Tracee." Mickey shot back. "Don't worry guys I'm not a bitch and I'm not mad I just don't like to have a fight going on while I'm driving. So pick a cd Nick."

"How about the Can't Hardly Wait soundtrack. It has a lot of good songs on it and it's a bit of a variety."

"Good choice." Nick put the cd in and Mickey blared the music. The rest of the ride to Mickey's was pretty uneventful, they all got in a good mood and were rocking with the music. Pretty soon they were pulling up to Mickey's. Mickey punched in the code for the front gate and then drove up to the house. "Nice place." AJ said as he was getting out of the truck.

"Yeah you guys don't have to worry about Mickey using you for your money." Tracee said as she headed for the front door.

"Tracee!!!!" Mickey yelled at her. Tracee just gave her a look as if to say 'what?'.

When they walked in Mickey yelled to let Jenn and Laura know they were back. Nick and AJ were just looking around the house in awe. Mickey felt a little awkward as she always did when someone new came to her house. She didn't want to flaunt her money. She realized she was being silly, these were the Backstreet Boys, they wouldn't care about her having money. It might actually make them feel a little more comfortable. They don't have to think that the girls are using them for their money.

"Hey Mickey! How was your night?" Laura yelled as she ran out from the living room. She stopped imediately when she saw AJ and Nick standing next to Mickey. "Oh....hi guys."

"Hey Jenn." They said at the same time, trying not to laugh. Laura came around the corner right behind Jenn.

"Hey everyone! So how was last night? Oh Mick, Matthew called and so did Andrew and Jill."

"What did Matthew want?"

"I don't know."

"Oh well, whatever it is it can wait or he would have called my cell."

"Well it wouldn't have made a difference cause Jill tried it a bunch of times and you didn't turn it on."

"Shit! What did Jill want that was so important?"

"Oh you know how Jill is! Everything that has to do with her is an emergency." Jenn butted in.

"Are you guys hungry?" Laura asked, ignoring Jenn and facing AJ and Nick. "Yeah actually I am." Nick answered.

"Nick man, what are you talking about? You're always hungry." AJ said whipping his head around to look at Nick.

"I know! I didn't say that I'm usually not."

"Yeah but the way you said it made it sound like...."

"Ok guys, now if you stop bickering you can tell me what you would like." Laura interupted. Both Nick and AJ stopped and looked at Laura. "What? Do you want something to eat or not?"

"You and Mickey must be related. Both of you seem to like biting our heads off." AJ commented.

"I wasn't biting your heads off, I'm trying to help by feeding you. If you want special treatment then you came to the wrong place. Everyone is equal here. In fact I believe it's your turn to do the dishes." She teased as she walked into the kitchen. They looked at each other quizzically and then towards Mickey. Mickey just shrugged her shoulders and followed Laura into the kitchen.

"I'll treat them specially." Tracee said to Jenn with an evil grin. Jenn rolled her eyes and ran upstairs to put some clothes on.

Laura ended up making bacon, eggs, toast, hash browns and ham. Nick and AJ chowed down like they hadn't eaten in a week. They all talked about the getting ready arrangements while they ate. Tracee was going to shower first because it would probably take her the longest to pick out something. AJ would go next and then Nick and Mickey. They all sat around and chatted while Tracee took her shower.

"So do you live here alone?" AJ asked Mickey.

"Yep. Well these guys are always here so I guess I'm never alone."

"What about your parents?" Nick inquired as he was reading the comics.

"They died three years ago."

"Oh I'm sorry." Nick said looking up from the paper.

"No reason for you to be sorry." Mickey said as she got up from the table. She didn't want these two to start feeling bad for here. She put her dishes in the sink and got some Tylenol.She didn't have a headache but she wanted to stop one from coming on. Tracee yelled down that she was finished in the shower.

"We showered last night Mick so we just have to get dressed." Laura informed Mickey.

"Ok then. AJ do you want to go take a shower now?" Mickey said as she walked back to the table. "Tracee can show you where everything is. Just go up the stairs and yell for her."

"Alright then. Laura, thanks for breakfast, it was really good."

"Yeah a lot better then the hotel food we usually have to eat." Nick added. When Mickey got in the shower all she could think about was the last couple of days. First she and Matthew break up, then she gets to go to the concert, met the guys, went out with them, spent the night with Nick and now he and AJ were at her house. She was forgetting all the pain she felt over the split with Matthew. She figured she would return his call when she got back from Much Music.

Mickey got out of the shower put a towel on her head and dried off. She put on her big, white, comfy robe and towel dried her haif a bit. She threw her towels in the basket and then headed to her room. Nick was standing outside her door. Mickey stopped in her tracks. He was looking so good, he had on silver Nike track pants and the best thing was that his hair was still wet. Mickey loved guys when their hair was wet.

"Hey, I hope I didn't scare you." He said as he noticed the look on her face.

"Ah, no don't worry, you didn't scare me."

"That's good. I just wanted to thank you for the way you've been treating us."

"You don't have to thank me. I mean gosh, I took over your bed last night and then this morning I yelled at you. Pretty soon you're not gonna wanna see me ever again." She chuckled.

"I don't think you have to worry about that." He said as he looked her in the eye. "But that's what I mean. Not many people would yell at us and treat us normal like that. It felt good."

"Well I'm glad I could help then. I guess."

"I'll let you get ready now I suppose." He said with a smile on his face.

Mickey went into her room and just dropped down on her bed. This was crazy, she was getting butterflies in her tummy for him. She was a fan though, that's what she had to remember. I mean God, his pictures were on her wall for heaven's sake. The phone rang and brought her back to reality. She answered it and on the other end was Matthew.

"Hey." He said, "What's up?"

"I'm getting ready to go out." She told him. He sounded so lonely.

"Oh, where are you going?"

"Much Music."

"For the Backstreet Boys Intimate and Interactive? I didn't know you had tickets." He asked suspiciously and Mickey wondered if Laura and Jenn told him where she was last night and with who.

"Yeah, well you know me. I have my connections." She said nervously not wanting to get in a fight with him. She just wasn't sure if he would be jealous knowing that she was out with guys last night. She knew she shouldn't be worried, I mean after all they weren't together anymore.

"You always did know how to get what you wanted." He said with a little laugh that eased Mickey's mind a bit.

"Of course! So what's up with you. Laura and Jenn told me you called and I was going to call you back when we got back from Much."

"Yeah sure! Nothing much is up. I just wanted to hear your voice. Do I need a reason to call now or something?"

"Of course not! You know that. It just sounds like there's something wrong."

"I miss you. I know that it's the best thing for us right now to be apart, but it still hurts." He said as his voice started to trail.

"Matthew don't do this to me. You made up your mind, nobody said it was going to be easy."

"Yeah but they didn't say it would be so hard either."

"It'll be alright. Even though we're not going out anymore I'll always be here for ya. You're my sweety."

"Alright then." He sounded a little bit better. "Have fun today. Don't try to pick up any of the guys though ok."

"Why's that?" She asked.

"Because I have to approve of everyone who goes out with you now and I think they should at least live in the same country as you! Naw I'm just joking. I know you'll probably pick one of them up, you don't even have to try."

"You're sweet Matthew. But sucking up will get you nowhere! Are you doing anything tonight?

"Ah yea actually. Me and Jill are going to the movies." He said hesitantly. Mickey almost dropped the phone. So that's what Jill wanted. She was feeling guilty about it. Of all the girls in the world and he had to pick Jill! It was none of Mickey's business and Matthew was free to go out with who ever he wanted to.

"Well I hope you guys have fun." She managed to say sincerely. She noticed the time on her clock. "Shit! I gotta go, I didn't notice the time." She said frantically. "Call me tomorrow or something ok? Have fun tonight and be good."

"You too." He finished and then they hung up. Mickey rushed to get dressed and do her hair. She raced downstairs and appologized to everyone for running late. The three girls could tell by the look on her face who called when the phone rang awhile ago. By the looks of Mickey they thought that it wasn't exactly the best of conversations. As they all headed out to the Blazer Jenn pulled Mickey aside and asked her if she was ok. Mickey looked over at Nick as he crawled into the truck, smiled and told Jenn that she would be just fine.