"So, not me, Tina, and Stephanie sing as KiLo, Sheena mixes the songs, is fixing up the show for the tour, and she's out choreographer, and Skyler is our manager." Mandi said as JC nodded, keeping him eyes on the road. "Are we going to Justin's now?" she asked "Yep," he said, turning. Mandi looked over at him and smiled. 'He is so fine!' she thought. 'How could I have ever thought he could be like Josh?' JC pulled the car into Lynn's driveway. Mandi jumped out of the car excitedly. JC laughed. "I'm so glad you're happy to see them." he said sarcastically. "I am!" she exclaimed, walking as fast as she could without running to the door. "You're supposed to say 'I was more glad to see you JC!'" he said. "I was more glad to see you JC!" she said, pulling him to the door. "Open the door!" she commanded him. "Why?" he asked, with a lopsided smirk. "Oh no you don't! Open the door!" she laughed. Mandi sighed from her seat behind the counter of Sam Goody, waiting for her coworker Jade to come back from her break so she wouldn't be so bored. 'I hate having the late shift,' she thought. She saw a guy walk by the store with what looked like the KiLo CD in his hand. He looked over at her, grinned, and waved. Mandi half wished he'd a cause a big commotion about it, even though KiLo was only really popular in Tampa and not Orlando where she was. But, as she'd already known he would, he just kept walking. "This is so boring!" she said. "Boring? This? No possible WAY!" Jade said, coming up behind her. "Many possible ways!" Mandi replied as Jade sat down behind the counter beside her. Jade laughed and shook her head, her curly light brown pony tail slapped both sides of her face. "You'll never guess who's autograph I got today!" she said, her hazel eyes twinkling. "Who's?" Mandi asked, hopefully. "Mandi's. You know, from KiLo!" she joked. "Jade!" Mandi laughed. Jade giggled. "Well, you tend to all the customers while I got listen to some music!" Mandi said, walking over to the CDs. "What customers?" Jade asked. Mandi shook her head and put some headphones on. She picked up an old 98* CD and put it on "I Do (Cherish You)." She smiled and sang with the guys. "All I am/ All I'll be/ Everything in this world/ All that I'll ever need/ Is in you eyes/ Smiling at me/ When you smile I can feel/ All my passion unfolding.." she sang the rest of the verse. "I do/ Cherish you/ For the rest of my life/ You don't have to think twice/ I will/ Love you still/ From the depths of mt soul/ It's beyond my control/ I've waited so long/ To say this to you/ If you're asking do I love you this much.." she sang. Someone taped her on the shoulder. "I do..." she sang the end of the chorus and turned around. 'JC!' she thought. "Hey.. um.." JC said. "Hey," she said, giving him a weird look. "Um.. do you have the KiLo CD?" he asked. Mandi felt her pride shrink to its very lowest when she realized he didn't recognize her. "Um.. yeah.. here.." she said, reaching behind him and pulling it off the shelf. He smiled a little. "Thanks.. Um.. Do I know you?" She scowled. "No, I don't know you." she said angrily. A hurt look crossed his face. "Mandi.." he started. "I'm sure Jade would love to ring that up for you." she interrupted. He smiled sheepishly. "I don't want it. I've got it already." Mandi grinned in spite of herself. "When do you get off?" he asked. She looked at her watch. "Ten minutes." "Don't you want to go out to eat or something? To catch up?" he asked. "Yeah.." she said, smiling slightly.
"So, not me, Tina, and Stephanie sing as KiLo, Sheena mixes the songs, is fixing up the show for the tour, and she's out choreographer, and Skyler is our manager." Mandi said as JC nodded, keeping him eyes on the road. "Are we going to Justin's now?" she asked "Yep," he said, turning. Mandi looked over at him and smiled. 'He is so fine!' she thought. 'How could I have ever thought he could be like Josh?' JC pulled the car into Lynn's driveway. Mandi jumped out of the car excitedly. JC laughed. "I'm so glad you're happy to see them." he said sarcastically. "I am!" she exclaimed, walking as fast as she could without running to the door. "You're supposed to say 'I was more glad to see you JC!'" he said. "I was more glad to see you JC!" she said, pulling him to the door. "Open the door!" she commanded him. "Why?" he asked, with a lopsided smirk. "Oh no you don't! Open the door!" she laughed.
"MANDI!!!" Joey exclaimed, running over to where JC had just walking in with Mandi. "Ohmigosh! MANDI!" Chris and Lance said, hugging her. Justin looked up from the letter he was reading. "oh, hi Mandi." Mandi laughed, moving the note out of his hands and sitting in his lap. She wrapped her arms around him neck playfully. "Getting a little big for your britches, Justin?" "Aw... You know I love you!" Justin said, hugging her. "I know," she said, standing up. "MANDI!" Joey yelled again, trying to hug her. "So, what's my shy little Mississippi albino been up to?" she asked Lance. "The usual. You know, touring," he laughed. "Girls?" she inquired. "NO!" he exclaimed. Justin, JC and Mandi laughed. Chris was rolling. After talking for hours, it was decided, not be Mandi, that she would stay the night over there with the rest of the guys at Justin's. "MANDI!" Joey exclaimed again, mad that he hadn't gotten her attention yet. Mandi smiled sweetly the guys. "Someone needs to take me home so I can get my stuff. "I will," Lance said, standing up. "OK," she said, walking to the door. "MANDI!!" Joey yelled. Mandi turned around. "Ohmigosh! JOEY!!" she exclaimed, running and jumping into Joey's arms, knocking him onto the couch. She kissed each of his cheeks twice then stood up. "Gotta go! Catch ya later Cutie!" Joey laughed as she ran out of the house and pulled Lance behind her. "That girl is crazy!" he said. "Yeah.. Duh!" Justin said. JC just stared at the door where she'd disappeared. "Crazy isn't the word I'd use." JC said. The guys turned and looked at him. "Oh no! Was that out loud?" "Yeah, only a little bit!" Chris said sarcastically. "You REALLY like her, don't you?" Joey asked. "Yeah.." JC admitted. Justin and Chris looked at each other. "Since when do you notice stuff we don't?" they demanded. "I don't," he said simply. "Lance told me."
