Chapter 42
Youngstown had just left the stage and the girls would be going on in a few minutes and they were all completely psyched. Their first concert was sold out with every single one of the fifteen thousand seats in the arena filled. Toni was sitting down on a couch in a hall when Sammy sat down next to her. She went to get up since she was still embarrassed over what happened earlier but Sammy grabbed her hand and pulled her back down. "I wanted to apologize for walking in on you earlier," he said.
"You know what, don't worry about it. Just forget it happened."
"Well I would but it seems that you are worrying about it. So we'll start over and act like it never happened. So hi, I'm Sammy," he said holding out his hand.
"Toni," Toni said shaking his hand.
"Good now that we've introduced ourselves I'll be right back. I need to go change."
"So whose the chic?" Dallas asked going up to Sammy.
"She's Kristen's best friend, Toni."
"Man, you're getting in good with the group and their hot friends." Sammy just rolled his eyes at him then went into the dressing room to change. Since everyone was running around backstage preparing for the girls to get on stage Dallas decided he would take advantage of it and introduce himself to Toni. He sat down next to her and put his arm around the back of the couch where she was sitting. Toni turned to look at him and gave him a weird look. "You must be Toni."
"And you must be Dallas," Toni said smiling at him.
"Yeah, anyways. I talked with Howie earlier and he said after the concert everyone decided to hit a club tonight since the girls' will be pumped up already. Were you planning on going?"
"I guess. I wouldn't want to sit on the tour bus all by myself."
"Great. Save a dance for me then?"
"Sure."
"So do you think you can do this for the next three months?" Howie asked Kristen, Mandy, and Jasmine when they went backstage after singing their last song for the concert which was 'Making It Tonight'.
"I got hit the head with an angel teddy bear that had some guy's phone number written all over it," Kristen complained. "But otherwise I couldn't have had more fun doing anything else."
"I tripped over a stuffed animal," Mandy said.
"I forgot that there was an end to the stage and got carried away dancing and almost fell off," Jasmine said and Howie couldn't help but laugh. "It wasn't that funny."
"Sorry but you three are going to have to learn how to dodge stuffed animals so you don't get hit with them or trip over them. And part of the reason for sound check is so you can used to the stage so you don't fall off," Howie advised.
"Yeah well we never rehearsed dodging stuffed animals," Kristen said with a smart ass attitude to it.
"It's not possible to rehearse everything that goes on on stage. Sometimes you just have to teach yourself."
"Then how come in the '2gether' movie they got to rehearse dodging stuffed animals?"
"Kristen, it was a movie," Jasmine said giving her a weird look.
"So what's your point?"
"Who cares can we please just get ready to go clubbing?" Mandy asked.
"I second that," Toni said going up to them. "I've been sitting back here for the past two hours with nothing to do and now I want to have a little fun so could you please hurry up," Toni said turning and walking away again.
"I agree, that girl owes me a dance and I'm going to make it a good one," Dallas whispered to Howie then walked away.
"What's wrong?" Jasmine asked when she saw the expression on Howie's face as he watched Dallas walk away.
"I don't trust that guy one bit around any of you."
"Howie no offense but I think everyone telling you to watch out for us while on tour has finally gotten to you so you don't trust anyone," Kristen said walking away to get changed followed by Mandy and Jasmine. When everyone finished changing they called two taxis to pick the eight of them up and take them to a hot dance club.
"Try not to drink too much since you still have a concert tomorrow night," Howie warned Jasmine, Mandy, and Kristen.
"Howie, I have been twenty-one for a while now and I still haven't purchased any type of alcohol so it's not my fault if I get a little carried away," Kristen said with a smile on her face.
"Well before you get carried away how about a dance?" Sammy asked Kristen and she gladly accepted.
"How about that dance right now?" Dallas asked Toni handing her a beer which she took then followed him onto the dance floor. Mandy asked D.C. to dance since she still didn't really feel comfortable around Howie so he grabbed Jasmine's hand and pulled her out onto the dance floor. They had been there for about two to three hours and everyone had danced with everyone except Kristen refused to dance with Dallas because of his comments earlier and Mandy wouldn't dance with Howie. Kristen kept frequently buying herself beers while Dallas kept buying them for Toni. Everyone was dancing with their original partners when Mandy looked over to where Howie and Jasmine were and jealousy immediately struck her. She ran over to Kristen and pulled her away from Sammy causing Kristen to fall to the floor.
"Girl I can't believe you are drunk!" Mandy yelled at her as she tried to help her to her feet and Kristen just laughed hysterically at her.
"You shouldn't drink so much then," Kristen told her as she started laughing some more. Mandy and Sammy just gave her a weird look since she didn't make any sense.
"Um, sure. Now will you look over there?" Mandy asked pointing to where Howie and Jasmine were freaking together on the dance floor.
"I can do that to you know. Let's show her Sammy."
"I don't think so," Sammy said knowing Kristen shouldn't be freaking another guy since she was married.
"Why is he so close to her?"
"I don't know maybe because you're not?" Kristen asked and Mandy just stormed away. Dallas and Toni were literally all over the dance floor and they ran into Kristen and Sammy which made both girls fall to the floor. Kristen started laughing hysterically while Toni just laid there looking around dazed and confused so Dallas had to help her up.
"How much has she had to drink?" Sammy asked.
"I don't know I haven't been keeping tabs on her," Dallas said sarcastically. "You think I should take her back to wherever the tour buses are?"
"Yeah. Kristen is a little out there too so maybe I should take her back too," Sammy said as Kristen started laughing hysterically again.
"No! I want to stay!" she yelled at him when she stopped laughing for a few seconds.
"You take Toni and go ahead. I'll get everyone else and we'll leave in a few," Sammy said and Dallas took Toni out practically carrying her. When it started getting really late Howie got the girls and told them it was time to go. D.C. wanted to stay a little while longer so Sammy agreed to stay behind too while Howie wrapped his arm around Kristen's waist and helped her walk. When they got back to the bus they all went into the back room where the TV and VCR were. Howie automatically assumed that Toni was fast asleep in one of the bunks so he sat down at the table and made a sandwich to eat while the girls were in the back of the bus. Kristen put in the Backstreet Boys 'Homecoming in Orlando' video and fast forwarded to when they sang 'Get Down'.
"So get ready, ready for the flavor that we're bringing. It's time to set it off and get your body swinging. Are we alone girl wanna push up? Can I get it? YEAH! Everybody throw your hands up!" Kristen rapped, or at least tried to with how drunk she was, with AJ. Mandy and Jasmine just sat there looking at her like she had lost her mind. "No wait this is the best part!" Kristen yelled then paused for a few seconds. "I can't hear you Miss. Red Head!" Kristen said with AJ then started laughing like she lost her mind as she pounded on the little table. "He's so cute!"
"It's finally happened. She's finally lost her mind," Mandy said and Jasmine agreed with her.
"Oh look!" Kristen yelled jumping up to run to the TV but ended up falling flat on her face which caused Mandy and Jasmine to start laughing.
"I'm going to get a soda, you want one?" Jasmine asked still laughing at Kristen.
"Sure." When Kristen finally got up she pressed rewind then paused it when Howie's shirt was up and his belly button was showing.
"Look how cute it is!" she said putting her finger on his belly button. Jasmine reentered the room with Howie and Kristen ran up to Howie as she held onto stuff so she wouldn't fall and she lifted Howie's shirt up to show his belly button.
"What are you doing?" Howie asked giving her a weird look. Kristen poked her finger in his belly button causing him to jump a little. "What the heck?"
"I want a refund!"
"A refund for what?"
"My Pillsbury Dough Boy is broken! You didn't giggle!" Kristen yelled and Jasmine and Mandy started laughing like they lost their minds.
"I think it's time for you to go to bed now," Howie told her.
"No! You have to see this!" Kristen yelled getting up and putting another tape in the VCR and pressing play. It was nothing but AJ doing pelvic thrusts and humping the floor from different things she recorded off TV when she was a fan before she knew the Backstreet Boys.
"I cannot believe she made a tape of AJ doing nothing but sexual stuff," Jasmine said disbelieving.
"I can," Mandy said.
"I really don't want to watch this," Howie said.
"Oh come on! He has got to be good in bed! I would do anything to screw that boy!"
"You already have and more than once I might add," Mandy said.
"Obviously alcohol and whatever medication you're on doesn't mix very well, let's get you to bed," Howie said picking Kristen up. He put her in her bunk and tucked her under the blankets and shut the curtain hearing her giggle one last time. He then opened the curtain a little to Toni's bunk to see if she was still awake or not and noticed it was empty. He checked the other bunks to see if she was in another one but found them all empty. "Have you two seen Toni?" Howie asked Jasmine and Mandy.
"The last time I saw her she was leaving the club with Dallas," Mandy said.
"Shit," Howie said turning back around and leaving the bus to get on the other tour bus.
Toni was completely out of it when her and Dallas got into the waiting taxi. They got back to the venue where the tour buses were still at and he carried her onto Youngstown's bus. Toni was beginning to get sick so he took her to the bathroom where she vomited then helped her rinse her mouth out with water and mouth wash to his benefit. He then carried her to the back closing the door behind them and laid her down on the couch. He kneeled on the floor beside the couch just watching her lay there with her eyes closed thinking how beautiful she looked. He brought his face close to her's then lightly pressed his lips against her own. When he felt her kiss him back he opened her mouth with his lips and slipped his tongue inside playing with her's then got up and laid on top of her on the couch to where his legs were between hers and he had his arm balancing him up off her a little so he wasn't squashing her. He put his hand up the back of her shirt and pushed her up a little so she would be closer to him as he rubbed his hand all over her back and then her stomach. He then took her shirt off and laid her back down kissing and sucking on her neck and collarbone. He began unbuttoning her shorts when Toni lifted her hips up and started rubbing against his pelvic area. "Nick please!" Toni yelled. Howie had just gotten on the tour bus when he heard Toni yell Nick's name. He found that a little odd since Nick was still in Orlando so he hurried to the back of the bus and flung the door open.
"What the hell?" Dallas asked separating from kissing Toni. Howie didn't hesitate for even a second before grabbing Dallas and throwing him off Toni.
"Get your ass off this bus now," Howie said sternly.
"This is my bus."
"I don't give a shit! Get off! And if you even touch our bus the girls are on I'll kill your ass!"
"Just because your friend is a little slut doesn't mean you have to take it out on me," Dallas said and Howie punched him for his comment about Toni.
"Get your ass off this bus right now or I'll call her boyfriend up and he'll be here in two seconds to beat the living shit out of your skanky white ass. Tonight was the first and last concert you'll be opening for the group. If I have to I'll make sure to make it your last concert permanently."
"Whatever," Dallas said rolling his eyes then walking off the bus. Howie went over to Toni and put her shirt back on and buttoned her shorts back up. By this point she was completely passed out. He carried her onto the other bus and laid her down in her bunk. He decided he would call Nick in the morning to tell him what happened that night with Toni.
