That night when they got back to the hotel Kristen opened the door to see an envelope laying on the floor that had been slid underneath the door. Kristen picked up the envelope to see it addressed to her and opened it. "What's that?" Britney asked as Kristen read the letter.
"Oh nothing besides the fact that I'm being informed that a replacement dancer has been found to replace me do to my pregnancy. You know I had a lot of fun tonight on that stage. I was hoping they wouldn't do this," Kristen said going to her room and slamming the door. She flopped down on the bed and cried softly into the pillow until there was a soft knock on the door. "Come in." The door opened and Britney came in shutting the door behind her and sitting down on the bed.
"I'm sorry," she said.
"Yeah, well, you should be happy since you'll probably be dancing with TJ again," Kristen said with an attitude.
"What is that supposed to mean?"
"You know exactly what I mean. This is probably your doing telling the management that I was pregnant because you were jealous since I was the one dancing with TJ and not you. He was paying too much attention to me and you didn't like it," Kristen said sitting up on the bed.
"So you're blaming you being fired on me?" Britney asked surprised.
"You know it was you. Some how you found out about me being pregnant and you thought that this was a way to get rid of me. No wonder you were acting so nice to me earlier."
"This is complete bull shit! Just because you're stupid enough to go and get pregnant and lose your job doesn't mean you have to go blame me for it!"
"Me getting pregnant is not stupid! I at least I love the man that got me pregnant! Any guy you ever slept with is just your pimp."
"Oh yeah, this makes complete sense now. You love AJ so much that as soon as you found out you were pregnant you got rid of his ass. What confuses me is what someone as famous as him would want with a little slut," Britney said as Kristen smacked her cross the face.
"You can die and rot in hell bitch," Kristen said getting up and grabbing her bag and walking out of the room. She walked to the other suite where TJ was at and knocked on the door. About five minutes later Jerry came and answered the door in his boxers and a t-shirt. "Sorry if I woke you. Is TJ sleeping?"
"Yeah, I think so, come on it," Jerry said opening the door wider and closing it behind Kristen. "Do you want me to get him up for you?"
"Yes, please." Jerry left to the room that TJ was in and ten minutes later TJ came out and sat down on the sofa next to Kristen.
"What's wrong?" he asked her.
"Let's just say that I bitch slapped Miss. Spears," Kristen responded with an attitude.
"Why?"
"She pissed me off and called me a slut."
"Okay, I thought you two were getting along."
"We were until we got back and there was a letter about me being fired. Then I confronted her about telling management about me being pregnant."
"Kristen, she didn't tell anyone. She didn't even know until all hell started breaking lose. You can't just go and blame someone because you don't like them."
"Who else would have told then?" Kristen asked confused.
"Anyone on tour could have found out just as easily as Britney could have. Just don't worry about it. It's probably for you're own good that you won't be on tour anyways."
"How do you figure it's for my own good?"
"Think about it. When we're on tour we eat nothing but junk food and we hardly get any sleep at all. You need to stay healthy."
"I can't believe you are siding with her and everyone else."
"I'm not siding with anyone. I'm just telling you what I think and believe. Listen just stay in our suite tonight. I'll sleep on the sofa and you can take my bed."
"Thanks TJ," Kristen said giving him a hug. She went into the bedroom and fell fast asleep as she thought about how nice it felt when she was dancing with AJ to have his arms around her once again. The next morning everyone headed to the airport to catch their flights. Backstreet Boys were going to start their tour in Los Angelas and then hit all their cities on the way back to Florida while Britney continued her tour in the last city that they left off at. Kristen and Toni were headed on the same flight back to Orlando.
"Listen you have to talk care of yourself when we're gone," Howie said giving Kristen a hug.
"Don't worry about me."
"I'll try not to. Listen, I saw you dancing with AJ last night."
"Yeah,so."
"So you made him so happy just by dancing with him. It made him feel like he hadn't lost you. He wouldn't shut up about it afterwards. And I could tell that you were very happy to have his arms around you again."
"That's not true," Kristen lied.
"Yes it is. I'll see you in three months. If you find out what sex the baby is call me and let me know, okay?" Howie asked giving Kristen another hug.
"I will, bye."
"Bye, and be nice to Toni on the way back home," Howie said getting on the plane.
"Hey, neither one of us leave for a couple of hours you want to go get something to eat," TJ asked coming up to Kristen and putting his arm around her.
"That sounds good," Kristen said walking away. She noticed that Britney had gone over to talk to Toni and all the other dancers went their own ways. TJ and Kristen went and grabbed some lunch at an Italian place in the airport and then found a table to sit down at.
"You know I wish more than anything that you could come with us," TJ said after a couple of minutes of silence.
"Well that makes two of us. I don't know what the hell I'm going to do for two months while you're gone."
"You talking to Toni is a possibility you know."
"No, it's not. I haven't exactly forgiven her yet."
"Come on Kristen. You're going to have to be reasonable here. She tries to apologize to you. You two are going to be on a plane together on the way back to Orlando and I think you should talk to her."
"And I think people should stop telling me what I should and shouldn't do, TJ. I'm starting to get tired of it. I'm old enough to make my own decisions."
"Okay listen, I'm sorry. I just don't like to see you hurting inside and I want to help you out."
"I know, I didn't mean to blow up on you. I'm just a little stressed out."
"Well with everyone gone you should have less stress on you," TJ said.
When TJ and Kristen had left to get something to eat Britney approached Toni. "Can we talk for a minute?"
"Yeah sure," Toni said as they found a place to sit down where they could talk. "What do you want to talk about?"
"Kristen."
"Not something I exactly what to talk about," Toni said.
"She blew up on me early this morning about her being fired. She accused me of being jealous of her and TJ and of telling about her being pregnant to get rid of her."
"Don't mind her, she's lost her mind. She hates me, she hates AJ, she might as well hate you too. I'm guessing it's a hormonal thing with her being pregnant. The only difference is she got the hormones way early. Let's not talk about this and grab something to eat." About an hour or two later everyone met at the gate that Britney and the gang were leaving at.
"I'll see you in a few months and I'll call you," TJ said giving Kristen a hug.
"Bye," Kristen said as he went through the terminal. It was just Kristen and Toni left and Kristen left to go to their gate since their flight would be leaving in less than an hour.
"Listen we gotta talk," Toni said running to catch up with her.
"No we don't," Kristen said as she stopped walking and faced Toni.
"We're only going to have each other to talk to for three months so we might as well start talking now."
"That's where you're wrong, TJ will be back in two months and you'll still be a loner," Kristen said as Toni raised her hand and smacked her in the face. "What the hell was that for!"
"I am sick and tired of your shit Kristen! We are supposed to be best friends and you won't even talk to me!"
"That is where you are wrong Toni. If you were my best friend you would have never told AJ after you promised to keep it a secret."
"I've apologized like crazy even though I still believe I did the right thing and you know it too! I can't believe AJ is still fighting to get you back after all this shit!"
"Fuck you Toni," Kristen said walking away.
"That's Nick's job!" Toni yelled as she received weird looks from a few people. On the plane back to Orlando Kristen sat in the front of the plane while Toni sat in the back that way they wouldn't have to see each other or speak to one another. Toni was finally sick of Kristen's stubborness and decided in her mind that she didn't care any more. But deep down inside of her heart she knew that not having Kristen as a friend was hurting her more and more every day.
