The tour started and Brian knew he was just imagining about Nick being depressed. He seemed to be himself the day they got on tour and even though Leighanne said that she still thought it was more, Brian insured her that it was only missing the road that had him down. It was now week 2 of tour and they had been invited to a wonderful banquet with a wonderful buffet. As usual, Nick's plate was fuller then everyone else's, but everyone had a good share of food.
"Nick. You're gonna get a cramp from eating so much." Kevin laughed.
"Well, I'm hungry. But I'm pacing my self." Nick choked out. That was a lie. He was eating everything, but he really didn't find himself hungry.
"That's true. Not like when you were younger and just shoveled it in." Howie recalled. Brian excused him self and went to the washroom.
"Yeah. But he learned from that after he gained them pounds." AJ laughed.
Nick stopped mid-bite then dropped his fork. There it was. The reference to his weight. "Why do you always bring up that I am fat?" Nick whispered.
"No, I'm not saying that you are fat, just that you learned that shoveling down food makes you gain weight." AJ caught himself. He knew that there was one area of each man that you couldn't touch on, and Nick's was his weight. Even AJ didn't tease him about it anymore.
"Yeah. Nick, it was just a reference. You've been really shaping out. It's all turning to muscle now." Howie added, trying to get AJ out of shit. AJ and Howie both shut up when Kevin sent them both glares. Seeing Nick drop his fork, Kevin put a comforting arm around his younger brother.
"Don't pay attention to either of them. They both have had a few drinks. And everyone knows that every guy gains weight during his teenage years, and in your twenties, it'll go away." Kevin assured Nick.
"Thanks Kevin. Well, I'm gonna see what is taking Brian so long. Then I probably will go my self." Nick excused himself and then walked into the bathroom.
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Brian went into the bathroom after giving Leighanne a quick call only to hear a sound he didn't need to hear. He looked under the stall and was surprised to see Nick's pants and feet.
"No. It can't be." Brian whispered, then left.
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