Dreams part 2
We walked out of the hotel and got into a limo. I got in first, then I heard some voices outside and JC came in. We had to squish together cuz it was really tight. “Next time I’ll order the stretch limo, ladies.” Justin joked. When we got to the restaurant, we attracted quite a scene. First, there was *N Sync, who by themselves would create a mob. Then, add two female athletes who went to the Olympics and won gold medals, whom also had a record deal. Imagine the mob then. Good thing the bodyguards were on duty.
When we got into the building, we were led upstairs where we were the only ones there. We got a table of 8 (one of the bodyguards sat with us) and then the other 4 sat at a table next to us. I went to pull out my chair, but Justin got it for me. I thanked him and went to look at the menu. It wasn’t until I had decided on what I was going to have, a hamburger and fries, then I looked at the seating arrangement. JC was to my right and Justin was to my left. Next to Justin was Lance, and then next to him was Lisa. After Lisa came Chris and Joey, then the bodyguard.
When we ordered, I asked if they could put some music on. The waitress went away, but seconds later, I heard, “This is Q107.9 the only place to hear the American Music Awards, LIVE!”
Then they started to play a slow song and Justin asked me to dance. I said yes, but felt kind of stupid. “So, babe, what’s on your mind?” He asked.
“Well, it’s this whole thing, with CJay and all…” I said. I had said JC in pig Latin.
“What? Who?” He asked.
“It’s pig Latin Justin.” I said.
“Oh. Ohh! Yeah, so, what’s up with that? Has he told you yet?”
“Told me what? Look, Justin, get it out of your little, spazing head; he likes me as a friend. Nothing more!” I said. I noticed Joey’s head turn towards us (he was dancing with Lisa), so I whispered. “He only likes me as a friend!”
“Okay then. How come he’s looking at us? Huh, huh? Tell me then? He’s jealous.”
“I don’t know. I’m gonna go ask them to play swing music so we can practice.” I turned away from Justin and headed towards the stairs.
“Woah! Wait up Tessa! I can’t let you go down there by yourself. I have to come with you.” Jason, the bodyguard said.
I mumbled okay and set off downstairs with Jason right behind me. My brain was swimming. If JC liked me, how come he didn’t tell me? And if he wanted to make a move, why didn’t he ask me out? We do spend a lot of time together.
I went to the front place and asked them to play some swing music. They said yes. As I turned to go upstairs a kid caught up to me.
“Ms. Windsor, mam, can I please have your autograph?” A cute little boy asked.
“Sure! What’s your reaching for your goals and never give up with out a fight. Love always, Tessa Windsor.”
“Thanks!” I bent down and gave him a hug. I said bye and went back up stairs. When I got there, I was met by JC. “What took you so long?” He asked.
“A kid asked me to sign an autograph.” I looked behind him. The swing music started blaring throughout the restaurant. Lisa and Justin were practicing their moves, and Joey and a bodyguard were dancing.
“What did you right?” He asked.
“Hey Jimmy! What’s new? Keep reaching for your goals and never give up with out a fight. Love always, Tessa Windsor.” I repeated.
“Oh. Okay. Wanna practice?”
“Sure.” I grabbed his wrist and headed out to the dance floor. Lisa and Justin stopped and we counted off. “5…6…5, 6, 7, 8” and we were off. I had the feeling of being weightless again. It was so much fun. Then when we were done, the rest of the guys applauded.
“I’m glad I don’t have to do that.” Lance said with his southern accent. “The food’s here! Dig in!”
I went to sit down, and this time my chair was pushed in by JC. “Thanks” I said. He blushed and didn’t say anything. When we were done, we headed back downstairs and another mob formed. I could hear Jimmy say to his mom, “Look mummy! It’s Tessa! Hi Tessa!” I waved to him and smiled.
We went back to the hotel and changed into our workout clothes. Or some of us did. Joey, Chris, and Lance didn’t have to. They opted to hang out and watch TV.
The dance practice was great. Allison had no criticism, which was a first. We didn’t tell her we practiced with out her though. After the practice we headed for a wardrobe meeting. The other three guys met us there. I plopped down on a couch, exhausted. JC sat next to me.
We went over what we were going to wear. I was gonna wear a light blue T-shirt with black bell-bottoms, almost like the outfit I had on before. JC was wearing the same thing, except he was wearing black pants. Each guy had a different colored shirt. Justin’s and Lisa’s shirt color matched.
After this we went back to the hotel. JC offered to walk Lisa and me to our room. When we got there, JC called me back. “Tessa, do you have a date for the award show?” He asked.
“No, I’m thinking of flying solo on this one.” I said.
“Well, do you wanna go with me?” He added, “Ya know, just as friends since we both don’t have dates.”
“Sure. See you then” I shut the door after saying goodnight. Maybe we could turn into something more than friends. I doubt it though, and I shouldn’t push it. I do have to work with him.
Once I shut the door, I leaned against it and smiled. Lisa saw me. Before she could even ask what happened, I answered. “JC asked me to go to the award show with him. Just as friends, though.”
“I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: He likes you!” Lisa was using that annoying taunting voice of hers.
“He likes me as a friend!” I replied. I took a shower then went to bed.
The next morning, I was woken earlier than I would have liked. Some one knocked on the door. It was Lance. “Hey Tessa! Are you awake?”
“Yeah, yeah.” I mumbled. “I’m awake. Do you wanna come inside?”
“Sure.” I opened the door wider and Lance walked inside. I hoped into the shower and then got dressed in the bathroom. I did my hair and make-up. Then, I went to go wake-up Lisa.
“Lisa. Lisa. LISA!!!” I screamed it the last time. “What? Where’s the fire?”
“It’s time to get ready. You’ve got ½ an hour.” I said.
“What?! Get out of the way!” She scrambled around getting her stuff ready to take a shower.
When we were all ready and down in the lobby, Lisa, Lance, and me met up with JC, Lance, Joey, Chris, Justin, and the bodyguards. “Everyone ready? Good, we’re all on time today. Let’s keep it that way.” JC was always so… so… on time. He also made sure everyone else was.
We headed over to the studio to practice some more, again. First, we had the wardrobe meeting again. “Yes. Good morning everyone. We have decided to add sequins to you’re outfits. Is that okay with everyone?” Kim, a fashion designer said. Everyone mumbled yes cuz we were so tired. “Okay, we’re done here. Good luck with the performance!”
We left the wardrobe room and went to the practice room. We did some stretching and warm-ups so we wouldn’t pull any muscles. When we were done that, we started to practice our dance. We started with a review without the music. Then we went on to do the review with the music. Now, we have to just do the dance with the music, no stopping if you mess-up.
The music started. We started to dance without singing. We just danced. I was thinking don’t mess-up too bad. Don’t mess-up now. Then it came time for the swing dancing. I got into position. I loved this! I truly felt weightless. I concentrated on my positions and what I was supposed to do.
When the practice was done, we had to start singing with it. We practiced that for 2 more hours then had a lunch break. I grabbed some of the food that was out on a side table and headed for a couch. I sat down and Justin sat next to me. “Hey! You looked pretty good out there.” He said through a mouthful of chips.
“You looked pretty awesome yourself.” I replied.
“So… How’s the CJay situation?” He asked, “Did he ask you to the award show yet?”
“Yeah. But we’re only going as friends. How’d you know?”
“He told me.” Justin smiled his mischievous smile.
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The American Music Awards…
I was getting ready. I had my dress on, my hair done. I just had to put my make-up on and put my shoes on. I was wearing this baby blue dress, kind of short, but not to short, and matching blue shoes. The dress had a Chinese dragon on it, which went all around the material. My hair was in a French twist. I had matching baby blue eye shadow and lip colored lipstick.
I was all ready. I had about 10 minutes ‘til JC was going to pick me up. I sat down and was starting to get nervous.
10 minutes later, I heard a knock on the door. I opened it and there was JC. He looked hot!!!! “Hey Tessa! You look great! Ready to go?”
“Yeah. You look great yourself.”
At the awards, *N Sync won 5 awards, and they were nominated for 5. When we performed, it was amazing. Everyone was so impressed by our dancing.
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3 months later…
Lisa and I made the final move to Orlando. When we got to our new house (we were sharing one) the guys greeted us. We hung out and watched movies, that kind of stuff. They said goodnight around 10 and left.
For the next 2 or 3 months, we kind of did our own thing. Lisa and I still trained, so we had even less time to just hang out than we did before. But when May rolled around, it was time to get ready for the tour.
We started by changing the choreography a bit to our AMA performance. Then they guys worked on their songs, while we worked on our song for their opening act. We had a lot of time to watch them practice, so we did.
All of a sudden, we had 1 month left ‘til the tour started. Then we had 2 weeks, then 1 week, then 5 days, then 3 days, then 1 day!!! We were swamped. But we got through it. The tour was gonna be awesome!
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The First Show…
Lisa and me were on stage, doing our thing. Everyone clapped an applauded and we introduced *N Sync. Once they got on stage and thanked us, we walked off and relaxed back stage. Then, after “It Makes Me Ill” we went back on stage to do our duet. We rocked! When that was done, we were done for the rest of the night.
Once the concert was over, we headed to the tour buses right away, so people wouldn’t try and get autographs or whatever. Lisa and I headed for our bus. Lance, Justin, and JC went to their bus, and Joey and Chris went to theirs. Before I got to the stairs, JC caught up with me.
“Tessa! Wait up!” I turned around. “I need to talk to you.”
“Sure.” I said. “What about.”
“About us. Wait. Let me finish. I really like you. Not like, love. I love you. That’s why I asked you to the award show in January, cuz I loved you. I said we were going as just as friends cuz, what if you didn’t feel the same way? But now, I have to tell you. I love you.” I was shocked. JC loves me? “I love you too.” He was surprised to hear my answer. He dropped his bag and kissed me. He soft, warm lips were against mine. I dropped my bag and kissed him passionately. He ran his fingers through my hair and on my back. Then I felt his tongue in my mouth. It was playing footsie with mine and wrapping it around mine. I stood there feeling happier than I ever had. Happier than when I made the Olympic team, happier than winning medals, even happier than when I was swimming or performing. I broke apart from him. “What’s wrong?” He asked, thinking he had done something wrong. He was so sweet.
“Nothing. I don’t know. This just seems to be so unreal. My dream’s come true.” I looked into those big crystal blue eyes of his. I never wanted to leave his side. We started kissing again. His embrace made me feel like no one could hurt me and that I was safe.
“JC, promise me you’ll never leave me.” I said. I didn’t want to loose him.
“I can’t promise you that, cuz I don’t know what tomorrow will bring. But if I’m living, I’ll be with you.” And with that, he kissed me again. He ran his hands down my back and through my hair. Our tongues were like two wrestlers fighting. Then we heard footsteps, which belonged to Johnny.
“You guys have to get into your busses, we need to get moving.” With one final kiss, JC left to go to his bus. I went into mine, and we started moving. I took a shower and got changed. After that, I explained the whole thing to Lisa.
“Oh my god! That’s such a great love story!” She yelled.
“Only it’s not a story. It’s true!” I couldn’t believe what happened today.
My cell phone rang. “Hello?”
“Hey sweetie, its JC.”
“I know who you are. I miss you” I told him.
“I miss you too. But that’s why they created cell phones. So we can talk to each other ‘til we fall asleep. K?”
“Yeah.” So we talked for a couple of hours, then fell asleep.
It’s true that dreams come true. You just have to work hard and never give up.
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