Chapter 6
 

        For Tina and Paige the car ride to Orlando was very fun. They blasted their favorite CD's in the car with the convertible top down, goofed on the truck drivers they passed on the highway, stopped for lunch at Steak and Shake, and arrived at Paige's parents house around 6 that night. Her parents treated them both to an Italian dinner at the Olive Garden so they could
catch up with each others lives. Afterwards, Paige and Tina collapsed in the living room while watching a movie.

Tina- "Paige, that's the 8th outfit you've tried on. So, what's it gonna be?"

Paige- "I'm definitely wearing this." She said as emerged from the bathroom dressed in a pair of black vinyl pants, a royal blue skin tight tank top, and a pair of raised black sandles. Her hair was freshly washed and hanging loosely about her head, her make-up was done to perfection and her exposed skin was covered in body glitter.

Tina- "If Nick Carter doesn't want you lookin like that, then he must be gay."

Paige- "Thanks Tina, you look great too girly. Brian is gonna drop dead in his tracks." At the time Tina was wearing a white tank top with a sheer flowered pink over it, a pair of white pants and matching shoes and her long blonde hair tied back.

Tina- "Thank chica...... But you know what?"

Paige- "What?"

Tina- "Your outfit is missing something."

Paige- "Huh? What's it missing?" Tina smiled and handed her a small box that she had been keeping hidden behind her back.

Paige- "Tina, it's beautiful." She said as she lifted a white orchid corsage out the box. Tina took if from her and pinned it to the base of her tank top strap.

Tina- "While your lazy ass slept in this morning you mom and I went to the grocery store and the mall. We thought this would look great on you for tonight."

Paige- "I love it Tina, thanks." The two friends hugged one another.

Tina- "Ok, are we ready to go see the Backstreet Boys?"

Paige- "Hell yeah, let's do it."

Kevin- "For gods sake Nick, would stop pacing! Your starting to make me nervous."

Brian- "Yeah man, they don't even open the doors for another hour. Keep this up and you'll have a heart attack before she gets here."

Nick- "I can't help it, I mean what if she hates me cause I never told her who I really am. What if she finds she doesn't like me as much as she did before we met? What if-."

Brian- "Chill Frack, calm down. I don't see that happening any time soon."

Howie- "Yeah, I mean if she was being honest when she said she loved you then this shouldn't matter."

Nick- "Maybe.... But what if it does matter?"

           Paige and Tina waited until after the large crowd entered the building before they went inside themselves. The place was packed with BSB fans of all ages adawning Backstreet Boys T-shirts and holding up homemade posters that displayed their love and loyalty to the group, and they even saw parents who had wanted to stay for what was sure to be an amazing show. Tina and Paige made their was down the long isles in the lower balcony, showed their floor tickets to the guard at the bottom of the stairs, and went to their first row seats. They were slightly to the right of center stage with a perfect view of everything.

Nick- "She's here." He said to Brian, both of them peeking through the still closed curtain.

Brian- "You sure that's her?"

Nick- "I'm positive. She's wearing the corsage that I asked Tina to get for her and she looks exactly as she described herself on the computer..... She's 10x's more beautiful then I ever thought bro." Nick could feel the heavy pounding of his heart as he stared at Paige, his eyes drinking in each and everyone of her lovely features.

"Ok you two, the curtain is about to open. Move it!" A tech said to Nick and Brian while grabbing their arms and pulling them away.

Brian- "Ok, she's here so you'd better go find Q and let him know."

Nick- "Right, be back in a second." He took off down the hall as the manager of the venu came out on stage.

Manager- "Good evening, O-Town." The crowd jumped up and applauded.

Manager- "I'd like to take this opportunity to welcome you all the Tupperware Center and to thank you for supporting such a worthy cause. All the proceeds tonight will go to purchasing new equipment for the pediatrics division at Florida Hospital. Thanks to you guys and our hosts/performers the Backstreet Boys ticket sales so far have tallied over 10,000 dollars. So, without further adue, please welcome Orlando's very own, Backstreet Boys!!!" The crowd erupted as the curtains opened and the Backstreet Boys took the stage.

           Paige's mouth dropped to her feet when she first beheld Nick.  His blue eyes shamed the bright stage lights, his gorgeous blonde hair hung about his face with a few locks falling into his eyes, his body moved in a rhythmic, sexual manner as he danced to the opening dance break music and his gorgeous voice filled her ears with the opening notes to "That's the Way I Like It." At that point all her old feeling for him resurfaced, only this time they didn't stand out from everything else. They mingled with the
feelings she now had for her internet lover. As she watched Nick throw his heart into the music her mind began to recap all the conversations and nights she'd spent in her Nick's arms, even if it was on the computer. She started to wish there was a way to combined the two together and give her the perfect man to love for the rest of her life.

          Nick took every opportunity possible to look at Paige, excitement rushing through him each time she smiled or sang along with him.  During his solo, he stepped down off the raised stage platform, stood in front of her and sang at the top of his lungs.

         The two exchanged smiles and glances all through the show and even locked looks when it was over and the Backstreet Boys took their final bow of the evening. They exited stage left and the band finished the closing number.

Tina- "Wow! They were incredible. Don't you think?"

Paige- "Hell yeah, they always do a great job. I'm sorry to see it end so quickly."

Tina- "I would be too if one of them spent the whole night shooting me cute stares."

Paige- "What are you talking about?"

Tina- "Oh come on, don't even tell me you didn't notice Nick focusing in on you all night."

Paige- "He was just interacting with fans, Tina. All of them do it."

Tina- "They are supposed to interact with FANS, Paige. That word is plural is case you didn't know."

Paige- "Oh for gods sake, let's get going." The two stood up out of their chairs and turned to leave, but were immediately stopped by a large man with "security" written across his black t-shirt.

"I'm sorry to bother you ladies but I noticed you two really jammin out during the show. The boys noticed you too and wanted to know if you'd like to come backstage for a while?"