Back at the final crew party, Brian noticed Nick wasn't there.
"Hey, where's Frick?" Brian asked Ashleigh.
"Oh, he went out with Brent," Ashleigh said. Brian tilted his head and looked at her with an arched eyebrow.
"Brent?" he asked.
"Yeah," Ashleigh said. She left to talk to Mindi and Brian stood there thinking. He could clearly remember Nick telling him Brent was in Missouri with his family and he wasn't going to be here for the last show. He shrugged and made a mental note to ask him about that.
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A couple hours passed of Jada and Nick drinking and dancing. Jada was a great dancer and Nick loved dancing with her. He could feel chills go up his spine when their hips brushed together. They were both pretty drunk and Jada was letting up on her attitude and flirting with Nick. She took his hands and placed them at her hips. She took one of his hands and slipped it down her jeans. He could feel her underwear strap and almost couldn't contain himself. Nick never felt this turned on before and it was a while since he was dating Ashleigh. And add the fact he was getting drunk and that made it even better. Jada started noticing how special Nick was. She really liked his blue eyes and she knew what was going to happen that night. She liked the fact that she would soon be able to brag to her friends about getting done by Nick Carter. She started breathing on his neck and she couldn't take it anymore.
"Wanna go get a place?" she breathed into his ear.
"Yes," he said. He grabbed her hand and they hurried out of the club. They took a cab to a nearby hotel. Jada lived too far away to go to her house because Nick couldn't wait a good 20 minutes. And Nick couldn't take her to his house so they got out at the hotel and quickly got a room. They got to their room and the minute Nick opened and shut the door, Jada was in his arms. Their lips met and their tongues roamed each others mouths. Their hands began to go wild around their bodies and soon their shirts were off. Nick reached for her pants and unzipped them. He picked her up and put her on the bed and she reached for his pants.
"Wait," Nick gasped, out of breath. Jada knew what he wanted to stop for and reached her purse. She took out what he needed and he slipped it on as she took off his boxers. He found her bra clasp and unhooked it as his mouth took in her body. He never felt like this before and all the guilt he had before somehow lifted itself off his shoulders.
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Howie and Regan waited in the airport for their plane to be called the morning after the party. Howie was fiddling with his coat as Regan watched with amusement.
"Honey, don't be nervous," Regan said.
"Nervous? Why be nervous?" Howie asked.
"She will love you. She's three, she loves everything," Regan said. She was very excited to go pick up her daughter to live with her. It was hard being on tour without her but she knew she had to do it. Regan made enough money to take care of Savannah for the next ten years. She was excited Howie was going to meet her. Savannah never had a father figure in her life and she wanted Howie to be a part of Savannah's life. Even if Regan and Howie remain just friends. Their flight came over the loudspeaker and they boarded the plane.
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Kristin knew what Nick was up to and drove over to his house. She knocked on the door and Ashleigh answered.
"Hey Kristin, come in," Ashleigh said. They chatted as walked into the kitchen. Kristin knew Nick never made it home and she decided to cover for him.
"I came to tell you that Nick called Kev's cell phone last night to tell him he crashed over at Brent's for the night," Kristin lied.
"Oh really? I wonder why he didn't call here," Ashleigh questioned.
"He called while we were all at the party and he said you didn't hear your cell ring and I forgot to tell you last night," Kristin said. "And Kevin has been on the phone all morning with the managers all morning about Krystal, so I decided to come over and chat."
"You're so sweet...coffee?" Ashleigh asked.
"Please," Kristin said, glad Ashleigh bought her lie. She didn't want Ashleigh to find out about Nick. She was going to talk to him first and make sure he knows what he's doing. She knew Ashleigh and Nick loved each other but Nick was just a guy with hormones. She didn't want to see Ashleigh get hurt.
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Nick woke up and found someone laying next to him. He had a terrible headache and tried to remember last night. He looked at the girl laying in his arms and realized it wasn't Ashleigh.
"Oh shit Carter," he said to himself. Everything came back to him clearly. Jada. He couldn't believe what he had done. He had just met her and he slept with her! He was such an idiot. Ashleigh could NOT find out about this. At that moment, he swore to himself that she wouldn't find out. He couldn't stand the thought of all the pain he would cause her. He climbed out of bed and put on his boxers. He ran his hand through his hair and searched the room for aspirin. Of course there wasn't any because they didn't have any luggage. He couldn't believe himself. Sure he was attracted to Jada but he should have known better than take her out for drinks because when he was drunk, he lost all control. He couldn't figure out why he had slept with her. He loved Ashleigh. He really did. Ashleigh didn't deserve him. He grabbed his clothes he wore last night and went into the bathroom. He turned on the shower and jumped in. He didn't want to go back home to Ashleigh smelling like a combination of beer and Jada. The hot water steamed down his body and he didn't hear the door open.
"Nick?" he heard Jada say. He tried to pretend he couldn't hear her and ignored her. Next thing he knew, she threw back the shower curtain and got tried to get in with him.
"What are you doing?" he asked, turning his head away so he wouldn't have to look at her naked.
"I'd thought I could join you," she said.
"No, don't," he said, pulling the curtain back and leaving her standing on the rug.
"What's wrong?" she asked through the curtain. "Wasn't last night as good for you as it was for me?"
"NO! It wasn't good for me!" Nick yelled, turning off the shower and reaching his hand out only to grab the towel. He wrapped it around him in the shower and threw back the curtain. He handed her a towel.
"Cover yourself up for crying out loud," Nick said.
"I don't get it," Jada said, putting the towel around herself. He pushed her out of the bathroom and shut the door to get dressed.
"Jada, last night wasn't supposed to happen," Nick said, through the wall. "Are you dressed?"
"Yes," she said, now wearing her clothes from last night and sitting on the bed. Nick came out fully dressed.
"Look, I'm sorry if you got attached to me but last night was a mistake," he said, grabbing his stuff off the floor.
"It was NOT a mistake," Jada pushed.
"It was!" Nick barked. "Jada, I don't know you at all. We could of had a great friendship but that went out the window."
"Oh so you wanna be friends before we sleep together?" Jada asked.
"NO! Last night is never going to happen again. Look, I'm sorry but I have a girlfriend that I love very much and this wasn't supposed to happen," he said.
"If you love her, why did you ask me out for drinks?" she asked. Nick went silent.
"I don't know," he finally answered quietly. He grabbed his wallet and stuffed it in his pants. "Good-bye Jada." And with that, he walked out the door and out of her life.
"Good-bye Nick," she said after the door slammed shut.
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