Backstage, Sabrina was patiently listening to Kristy go on and on about how lucky they were to be chosen to go backstage. The two girls were sitting on some chairs along the wall when AJ and Howie came out.

AJ’s eyes went to Sabrina and when she steadily returned his gaze, he thought that maybe all was not lost. But when Kevin came out, her eyes softened and AJ knew that he didn’t have a chance against Kevin. When the two began to talk, AJ turned to her young cousin. He was glad that Kristy and Howie were carrying on the conversation so he could check Sabrina out.

About 5’ 7" tall with long blonde hair and blue eyes, she looked sweet and elegant. Seeing how well she got along with the oldest member of the group, AJ noticed how she was dressed.

How on earth did I pick her? Sabrina was wearing blue jeans and a dark blue sweater with light blue and white stripes running around the sleeves. Normally, I would go for someone dressed like her cousin. Kristy was wearing a tiny black mini-skirt and a pale yellow sweater set. When Brian joined their group, AJ slipped over to where Kevin and Sabrina were talking with Nick.

"Hi there! My name is AJ." She smiled at him and when he heard her speak, he was lost.

"Hello. I’m Sabrina. I noticed that Kristy was chewing your ear off over there. Sorry about that. She hasn’t stopped thanking me for bringing her along for the show." Her voice had a soft huskiness that sent chills down AJ’s spine.

Kevin grinned when he saw the horny star-struck look on AJ’s face and made a mental note to warn him off. He turned back to Sabrina who by this point was talking to Nick about college.

"Yeah, I am in my third year at NYU, where I am studying photography. I figured since I spent so many years in front of the camera, why not learn what happens on the other side." The two blondes laughed as AJ looked on confused.

"What do you mean?"

Sabrina turned back to AJ. "Well, I modeled for about sixteen years before I joined the cast of ‘90210’ and when they killed off my character three years ago, I decided to take some time off and go to school."

"So that makes you 20, 21?"

She smiled. "Actually, I am almost 23. I got my first modeling gig at eight months for a Gerber commercial, and I started college when I was almost 20."

AJ’s heart dropped again as he realized that woman standing before him who he was so attracted to was out of his league. Not only was she almost two years older than he was, but by the way she presented herself, he knew that Kevin had him beat hands-down. Fighting the urge to scream at the thought of losing, AJ scowled when a cell phone began to ring.