Kevin walked into the dressing room thirty minutes before sound check with a huge smile on his face.

"So how’s the little one?" Howie asked.

"She’s beautiful. Looks just like her mom, which is a good thing. Have you seen my brother lately?" The two laughed as Kevin pulled out a couple of pictures of the baby to pass around. While the group was ooh-ing and aah-ing over them, Brian pulled AJ aside.

"Are you going to tell him?"

AJ thought for a moment. "I know that I should, but I don’t want to upset him."

Brian nodded. "Well, do what you gotta do."

As AJ walked over to talk to Kevin, his pager went off. It was Sabrina’s number. He excused himself from the group and walked into another room to call her.

"Sabrina?"

"Hey there AJ! How are you?"

"Good, and you?"

"Pretty good. Listen, I was wondering if I could see you before the concert tonight."

"Are you coming to the concert?"

"No, I don’t have tickets, but I really wanted to see you before you talked to Kevin."

"Well, he’s here, but I haven’t talked to him yet. Can you come over now?"

"Sure. I will be there in about five minutes." He gave her directions and after they hung up, he let security know that she was coming. Without talking to anyone else, AJ waited for Sabrina to arrive.

"AJ?" He looked up to see Sabrina walk through the main doors. She was wearing a pair of cargo pants and a blue button-down shirt. He pulled her in for a hug and they ducked into an unused office to talk.

"Here’s the thing, AJ. I really like you a lot, and I had a wonderful time last night, but do you honestly think that this is going to work? That we are going to work?" AJ looked down at his feet and then back up at Sabrina.

"Last night meant a lot to me, Sabrina, and if you wanted it... us to work, then I would love to make it happen."

She sighed. "Kevin called me this morning, and we met for lunch. I didn’t mention last night other than you and I went out dancing." Sabrina took AJ’s hand in hers.

"AJ, Kevin and I have been seeing each other off and on whenever he came to town. We have always been friends, with the understanding that it wasn’t exclusive. He knows that I still date other people and occasionally it leads to something more. Like what happened last night. It’s the same way with me. I know how difficult it can be to carry on a long-distance relationship, and having an understanding like the one that Kev and I have works out better for both of us."

AJ sat there silently as he realized that what he got himself into was so much more than what he could comprehend. "So are you going to tell him that we slept together last night?" Sabrina shrugged her shoulders.

"I don’t know. Maybe one day, but now is not the time or the place for him to know. But if you want to tell him, then that’s okay with me. But if you do, please tell him to call me, and remind him that it wasn’t just your decision. And if he doesn’t understand that, I’ll kick his ass, okay?"

He laughed at the thought of the slender girl in front of him beating up the weight lifting built father figure of the group. Sabrina smiled and pulled AJ up and into a hug.

"I’m glad that we can still be friends, AJ." He pulled her close and held her tight one last time before she left the room in search of Kevin.