Breanna dialed Kevin's cellphone number and counted five rings. On the sixth ring she was planning to hang up but Kevin answered the phone, out of breath. "What were you doing?" She asked with a slight laugh.
"Oh Bree! The phone was in the couch somewhere and we couldn't figure out where it was. I just found it. Thanks for calling, I wouldn't have found it if you didn't." He joked.
"Well? When are you getting your ass over here?" Kevin laughed at her impatience.
"I see that nothings changed. We'll be over in five minutes. That gives you five minutes to make an escape plan."
"Haha, very freakin' funny, Kev. You and Nick come over first. I'd like to spend a little time with you. I need someone to talk to." Breanna stated.
"Okay! No problem. Oh, how's your hair? I haven't seen you in six months and you always have your hair up when we see you on stage." Kevin asked with curiosity.
"Man you suck when it comes to subtlety." AJ shouted in the background.
"What? My hair? You are WEIRD!" She shouted. He laughed hysterically.
"Sorry, AJ has a thing for long hair and he wanted to know. And you say I'm weird..." Kevin said like he was insulted.
"He's not weird, he's AJ." Breanna pointed out.
"Okay, enough of this crap. We'll see you in five minutes."
Breanna ran down the stairs, butterflies in her stomach. When she reached the last few steps, her stomach did a complete 180 causing her to trip on the last step and fall, clutching her stomach. Eve and Natasha had been in the living room and saw Breanna fall. They quickly ran over to her. Breanna was in a daze as the pain in her stomach worsened. "Bathroom." She whispered. "Take me to the bathroom." She managed to say. Eve and Natasha helped Breanna to her feet and assisted her to the bathroom. She closed the door behind her back and threw up everything in her stomach. Her cellphone was still in her pocket. She paged Chris who happened to be four doors down.
"I'll get it!" Eve shouted as she ran towards the door. When Eve opened the door, she felt a swish of air leave her lungs. Chris was a breathtaking man.
"Bree paged me. Is she around?" He asked. Eve cocked her head to the side before motioning for him to come in. Natasha walked towards the living room from the bathroom.
"Eve, Breanna lost consciousness for a minute but I think she's waking up again. Maybe we should..." Chris practically tossed her aside to get to Breanna. "Maybe we should call Prince Charming to come take her away?" Natasha joked to lighten the situation. Eve and Natasha walked back to the bathroom where Breanna was sitting holding a wet rag over her forehead.
"Dear Lord, what happened Breanna?" Chris asked, taking a seat next to her on the floor.
"Um, I felt sick, fell down the stairs, and here I am." She stated with a grin.
There was a knock at the door, Chris looked up at Breanna with a knowing glance. She nodded her head.
"I'll go see who it is." Natasha stated as she walked towards the door. When she opened it she screamed with glee.
"Who is it?" Eve asked from the bathroom.
"Come and see!" Natasha shouted. When Eve walked into the living room she too screamed and jumped into Kevin's arms.
"Wait, put me down. I have to check on Breanna." Eve stated.
"Why?" Kevin and Nick asked.
"Um, we had an accident a few minutes ago. She felt really, really sick as she was walking down the stairs and she clutched her stomach and fell down the last few steps. She was really sick and she keeps coming and going out of consciousness. Chris is taking care of her in the bathroom right now." As Eve was explaining, Chris walked out of the bathroom with Breanna in his arms, passed out.
"I'm going to put her to bed. I'll keep an eye on her while you four get reacquainted." He stated with a small smile in the guys direction. Nick and Kevin recognized Chris and went to help him.
"How bad is she?" Nick asked.
"She'll be fine. A bump on the head and a case of nerves. That's all."
"Nerves?" Nick questioned.
"D. She hasn't seen him since the breakup. No wonder she's been acting really weird these last few days." Kevin realized.
After ten minutes there was another knock on the door. This time Eve answered it. "Hey Hun!" Brian shouted, picking her up and swinging her around and around.
"Hey! Put me down or I'll get sick all over you." She teased. AJ swaggered in, looking around the room.
"Hey girl!" He greeted Eve with a kiss on the cheek. Howie walked in slowly and closed the door behind his back. Eve walked up to him and gave him a hug and kiss.
"How are you doing?" She asked him. He nodded his head.
"I could be better." He stated. Eve nodded her head and pointed towards the upstairs rooms.
"So could she. She'll realize what she did soon." Howie nodded his head thinking that 'soon' couldn't come fast enough.
"Chris, call us when she regains consciousness. If she doesn't in the next ten minutes I'm taking her to a hospital." Kevin said as he walked down the stairs with Nick and Natasha behind him.
"I'll call you as soon as she opens her eyes." Chris replied from the upstairs banister. Howie glanced up and became jealous instantly but he didn't let it show.
"Consciousness?" Brian asked with a concerned face.
"Um, yeah, Breanna had a little accident. She fell and hit her head pretty bad, and well, she's okay. She's just tired and stressed out." Kevin tried to explain.
"What?" AJ asked, unsure if he had heard Kevin correctly.
"Shouldn't we take her to a hospital?" Nick asked.
"She's awake guys!" Chris shouted from upstairs. AJ and Brian didn't waste any time and flew up the stairs to her room.
When AJ walked into the room, Breanna was walking around her room in a black, satin nightgown. Her hair was down and her face was flushed. His chin dropped to the floor. She looked absolutely breathtaking. He couldn't imagine how pretty she looked dressed up. Breanna turned around and almost lost consciousness again but AJ acted quickly and caught her.
"Hello beautiful!" He greeted. She smiled up at him and at Brian who was standing in the doorway.
"You're giving us a scare again!" Brian teased Breanna as he walked slowly towards her.
"Again?" She asked.
"Yeah, does the Las Vegas incident ring a bell?" He joked.
"Oh shit! Yeah..." she smiled shyly.
"C'mere!" He stated pulling her out of AJ's arms and into his.
"I've missed you so much you have no idea!" He said into her hair.
"I know. Me too. I can't keep doing this tour. I need you guys with me." Nick had walked into the bedroom to check on Breanna as well.
"Well, the next tour will be at the same time as your next tour I think. Couldn't we tour together?" Nick asked as Breanna threw herself into his arms.
"Nick, she's pretty much close to our fame level. That would be a difficult tour to put together." Brian explained. Nick nodded his head while he stroked Breanna's long auburn hair. It was close to the middle of her back and very straight. She reminded Nick of Cleopatra if her hair was dark again.
Just when Breanna started to regain her strength, everyone who was downstairs walked into the bedroom. Breanna was still in Nick's arms when she glanced up and saw Howie staring at her. She gave him a small smile as he took in her beauty. She had changed so much in the past six months and television didn't do her justice. Breanna shifted her gaze from Howie to Eve who looked a little nervous.
"I think Eve has something she wants to say." Breanna said playfully. Breanna walked out of Nick's embrace and straight into Brian's waiting arms. Brian was next to Howie and Breanna wanted to smell what cologne he was wearing and to just be close to him. Eve gave Breanna a dirty look before Kevin placed his arms around her. "Damn girl! Just spill it. And do it quick before I pass out again. My head's already spinning." Eve realized that Breanna wasn't joking and decided to just come clean with her husband and her extended family.
"Fine, I'm pregnant! There. That's it. Oh, and it's a girl." She stated quickly. Kevin shouted with glee and picked her up into his arms as he kissed her passionately. Breanna grinned at how happy they looked.
"If we can get that again, I would be the happiest man in the world." Howie thought to himself. Kevin placed Eve back down on the ground and turned to Breanna.
"I thought you said she wasn't pregnant."
"I lied." She smiled. Kevin and everyone else laughed at Breanna and congratulated Eve and Kevin.
"Ha ha, your turn, Cuz!" Brian teased. Everyone was congratulating Eve and Kevin except for Howie and Breanna. Breanna was leaning against the bedroom wall with Howie next to her, lost in a daze. Breanna went to take a step but almost passed out as Howie caught her.
"I think you should be in bed." He stated. Breanna was close to unconsciousness again. She was barely thinking when she threw her arms around his neck in a small embrace. He hugged her back, burying his head into her hair as he cried softly. Everyone turned around to watch them with small smiles on their faces.
The room cleared quickly leaving Breanna and Howie alone together for the first time in six months. He sat on the bed with Breanna in his lap. She was overwhelmed with emotion and all she wanted to do was make love to him all night. But she knew that she couldn't be with him, not yet, but she didn't want him to wait for her when she decided she would be ready to resume their relationship. She wanted him to get on with his life with someone else. She had no intentions of doing the same. After an hour of holding her, Howie pulled her back from his body and looked into her green eyes. "Damn contacts." He joked as he ran his hands through her long hair. She leaned in and kissed him slowly. He deepened the kiss and placed her gently on the bed. He undressed her and kissed every inch of her body. They made love until dawn. During all of it, he realized that she was emotionally detached. She wasn't ready to start the relationship again. He knew he didn't have her yet. But he kept making love to her. He wanted to savor every minute spent with her.
When Breanna awoke the next morning, she felt guilty. She wasn't ready to take him back. But when she turned around to face Howie, he wasn't there. She crawled out of bed and put on her robe before heading out into the hallway. Breanna ran into Nick in the hallway who mumbled "good morning" with a slight smile.
"Hi." She mumbled back. "Have you seen..."
"He left this morning back to Orlando." Nick replied without giving Breanna a chance to finish her question. Breanna nodded her head and walked back into her room. She leaned against the door, letting out a long sigh of relief and disappointment
Breanna sat on the edge of her bed thinking about the night before. Not once did she and Howie exchange words, only actions. "Actions speak louder than words, or do they?" She asked herself. She heard a noise coming from the hallway and got up to see what was going on. When she opened the door she saw Brian and AJ whispering to each other. "Want to come in?" She asked. They nodded their heads and walked into Breanna's room behind her.
"Bree....just tell us what happened. When we woke up D was gone. He just left a note saying 'see you when you get home.' What happened?" AJ asked. Breanna threw up her hands in confusion.
"You *know* what happened. That's all that happened. We didn't talk. Not one word was said. I wish I did say something but I would have probably hurt him more. I just can't be there for him, not now anyway." Breanna finally decided to tell them exactly how she felt hoping they would tell Howie so he would understand and hopefully get on with his life with someone else.
"Yes you can. You just don' t know how. Eve told us about your history with guys. Why do you run away?" Brian asked.
"I don't know. I just do. But he was different. *This* was different. But now my life isn't like it used to be. It's almost a reflection of your lives, sadly." She sighed. Brian and AJ couldn't understand her. She had everything going for her. Her life wasn't too hectic to have a relationship. So, why was she running away shutting him out of her life?
"Bree, I don't want you and D turning out like me and Mya. We've been off and on for five years. It was really painful when she wasn't around but now that we're back together I couldn't be happier. Her schedule is the same as yours yet we make it work." AJ explained.
"You two are different. I can't explain anymore to you guys cause I don't know myself. I just need to be alone." AJ and Brian got up to leave. "No, no! You misunderstood. I need to be alone relationship wise. I need to get used to this career without having someone to hold my hand, but... I need him." She finally let a tear fall. Brian sat back down next to Breanna and placed an arm around her, pulling her towards his shoulder. She clung to his chest crying. AJ sat on the other side of Breanna holding one of her hands as he stroked her hair.
"You'll figure things out when you're ready. I won't press you anymore. I promise." Brian whispered.
"Me neither." AJ stated.
"Thanks" Breanna muttered, pulling herself away from Brian.
"Okay, now I need to be alone." She smiled at the guys.
"No problem. You know where we'll be." Brian said, walking out the bedroom door.
Breanna took a long shower and emerged with a empty feeling in her stomach. "I've fucked up...BAD." She told herself while looking in the mirror. She got dressed in a spring dress and put her hair up in a bun. She decided not to wear her green contacts and did her makeup like she used to. She grabbed her Armani Exchange hat that Brian had given her and ran down the stairs.
"Seen my shoes, Frack?" She asked Nick who was busy making out with Natasha on the couch.
"Does it look like I've seen 'em?" He teased.
"Oh right, tonsil hockey. Let me know who won." She joked walking into the kitchen where Kevin and Eve were going over a baby name book.
"Already looking for names? Geez, you don't waste any time do you." Breanna greeted. She kissed Eve and Kevin on the cheek.
"Good morning to you, too. Sleep well?" Eve teased. Breanna found her shoes under the table and slipped them on. She glanced up at Kevin and Eve who were obviously waiting for an answer from Breanna.
"No." She stated flatly as she headed towards the door. "If you want to find me, I'll be with Chris." Breanna slammed the door behind her back.
"What was that all about?" Eve asked. Nick walked into the kitchen with Natasha glued to his waist.
"You don't know?" He asked.
"Know what?" They asked back.
"D left this morning back to Orlando. We're back to square one." Kevin sighed shaking his head while Eve kicked herself for her comment to Breanna.
Breanna walked towards Chris's room and lightly tapped on the door. When he answered the door he was freshly showered, wet hair all over the place. "We gotta do something with that hair." She teased. He smiled and let her in.
"Do something with my hair? What's wrong? Don't you like it." She nodded her head slowly before cocking her head to the side.
"I think I could make it look better." He saw an evil gleam in her eyes.
"Oh, no! What are you planning to do?"
"Got any scissors?" She asked nonchalantly as she ran around the kitchen looking in the drawers. "Found 'em!" She shouted, holding them up in the air.
"oh no...." He mumbled.
"In the bathroom, now!" She shouted playfully.
"Never argue with a woman who has scissors in her hands." He stated walking towards the bathroom with Breanna behind him, holding the scissors near his back. "Just let me play around. I won't damage you. Remember, I pick up things quickly from my stylist on tour." Chris just held his breath. "Let me know when the damage is done so I can go get it fixed."
"Shut up and let me do my work!" She shouted.
"Okay, so talk to me, Bree. What happened with Howie last night." Breanna stopped cutting for a second and sighed. Something she was doing a lot of lately.
"Nothing. He went back to Orlando. What do I do? I don't want to be with him because my life is just too hectic, but when I examine it, it's not hectic at all. It's perfect. Why am I so afraid?" This time Chris sighed.
"I don't know. I think that's something you have to figure out for yourself. Time is a great healer of many things, you know." He pointed out.
"I know. But...I don't know. I just don't feel right with him at the moment. It's like my life is going so fast that I can't stop to take the time to be there for him. I feel guilty about that. I want him to be with someone who will be there for him no matter what. I just can't be that person right now."
"Breanna, live your life. Figure things out slowly. Once you figure things out and if he's still apart of that plan, see if he's still willing to be with you. If he is, great. If he's not, then move on. But for now, just live your life and be who you are. Don't let anything get in the way of that. If you do let anything get in the way of your life, it better be happiness. If Howie is your entire world, then quit this business. I'd be a little upset to see such talent go, but I'd rather see you happy. God knows how dark your next album is going to be." He teased. Breanna comprehended what he had to say and realized that he was right.
After 20 minutes Breanna took a step back from Chris and nodded her head approvingly. "Is it okay?" He asked with uncertainty.
"I like it." She mussed. Chris stood up and covered his eyes as he faced the mirror. "Oh stop that!" She said in her most annoyed voice. He sighed and let his hands drop to his sides.
"Wow, Miss Shy. Nice work!" He stated turning his head from side to side.
"Why thank you! And now we talk. What awards show are we going to?" She asked.
"Well, you're going to an awards show for actors but you're not going with me. I never got a chance to finish explaining the plans with you. I want you to go with one of the actors nominated." Breanna looked at him like he was crazy.
"A blind date!?"
"No, good heavens no. Let me explain something to you. In case you haven't figured it out, I'm gay." Breanna nodded her head.
"I figured. You were just too perfect and too cute. Like me and Eve always say, 'They're either taken, married, gay, or in prison.'" Chris laughed hysterically at Breanna's little comment. "Okay it wasn't that funny. So finish explaining..."
"Well, my significant other has a best friend. He's gay also. But he's quiet famous and he needs a pretty and hopefully, famous date. I know your situation with Howie and figured it'd do you some good to get out especially with a good looking man. No worry of him hitting on you." Chris smiled. Breanna laughed at his offer.
"Okay, sounds great. I could use a little advice. Who am I going with, by the way?" Chris pondered her question before answering.
"Mitchell Clark." He stated.
"Whoa! WHAT? He's like SUPER famous! Every woman in the world wants him. Hell, my grandmother wants him and she's dead!" Chris nodded his head in agreement. "Wait, wait, wait! He's gay??????? DAMN!" Breanna shouted while Chris laughed at her.
"Yes he is thankfully. In my case, anyway."
"So, why aren't you dating him?" Breanna probed.
"I'm happy with who I have." Chris answered dreamily.
"Oh you're in love!" Breanna cooed.
"Yes I am. But...oh damn! We have to meet with Mitchell right now for lunch. We're late!" He shouted dragging Breanna by the hand out the door.
Breanna enjoyed her lunch with Mitchell. Chris left early to meet his boyfriend across town. Breanna finally got the chance to have lunch with the newest heartthrob that every woman in the world wanted. She told him all about her situation with Howie while Mitchell listened with sympathy. "Wow! Quite a bit of confusion in your life. Okay, here's what you do. Classify everything in your life by importance. But write it down. Then fix everything. Start at the bottom of your list with the minor things in your life, like Eve's pregnancy. Figure out when she'll need to leave the tour and figure out who's going to replace her, if you'll need a replacement. From my point of view, Eve's only on tour with you to keep you sane and to have someone to talk with. Eve is your manager. She's not needed on tour. I've been on enough tours to know when the manager is needed, and she isn't needed. You're fine without her. Next figure out where you're going to live. Stay in Orlando, by the way. Then figure out about the new album. Talk to your friends in the Backdoor Boys, oops, Backstreet Boys, sorry, gay humor there. Figure out their schedule for the new album and tour and try to plan yours around their schedule. Don't worry about sharing producers. There are a million and one hot producers out there who would be willing to work with you. I know most of them. I've dated half of them. So I can help you there. Then figure out what to do with Howie. I say go back to him. Right now. But you're too confused to realize that it's logical, so just fix your minor life problems then hook up again. There, life fixed." Mitchell explained in what seemed like one breath. Breanna was floored.
"Holy shit." She mumbled. He made it seem so easy. She jumped up and threw herself into his lap. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!" She shouted with glee causing a stir in the restaurant.
"No, thank *you*!" He whispered into her ear with a beautiful smile.
Breanna and Mitchell went out shopping at the local stores looking for clothes and anything else that struck their fancy. Breanna told him everything about her life and how it had changed in almost two years. He in return told her about his life and how hard it was to be a famous gay actor. He stated he would never come out of the closet unless he met the man of his dreams and he could no longer live a lie.
"Happiness and love are more important than a successful career and money. You don't realize that until you actually have success and money. Then you think to yourself how quickly you'd give it all back in return for love and happiness."
"You've been through a lot, haven't you?" She asked him while she held up a short black dress against her body.
"I have. But I love my life right now. Oh wow! That's great! Wear that to the awards." He stated happily. Breanna agreed and went to pay for the dress but Mitchell took it from her and paid for it himself. Breanna stood next to him with her arm wrapped around his waist, staring dreamily up at him. He looked back down at her and kissed her forehead. She giggled at the thought of being with the "Brad Pitt of the Y2K".
"You have to meet my friends!" She smiled at Mitchell as they walked hand in hand back to her hotel. The two had become close that day.
"I'd love to but maybe later. I have to meet with my agents for dinner." Breanna pouted in response.
"Tomorrow for lunch possibly?" He asked while lifting her chin with his finger so her eyes were looking into his.
"Okay. Lunch." He smiled and gave her a long peck.
"I'll call you." He said as he walked away from Breanna's opened door.
"I'm be waiting." She waved. When she entered the hotel room Kevin, Nick, Eve, and Natasha were staring at her with a look of horror.
"WHAT?" She screamed.
"And who the hell was that?" Nick shouted.
"Who? Mitchell? My friend." She smiled, walking up to her room on cloud nine. Mitchell was the hottest man on earth, the greatest listener, the greatest advisor, the best shopping partner, and best of all, he was gay! Breanna was in heaven. The perfect friend.
"Mitchell who? Mitchell who?" Nastasha yelled out hysterically.
"Clark." Breanna replied from the top of the stairs.
"I knew it! Oh my god! He kissed you! He is like, the HOTTEST man on earth and you're dating him?" Natasha had been one of his biggest fans. Nick stared at her with a jealous gleam in his eyes.
"Dating? If you want to call it that. I'm going to the awards show with him tomorrow." Breanna walked back down the stairs and pulled up the cover on her new dress.
"He bought this for me for the show. Isn't it beautiful?" She asked dancing around with the dress in her arms.
"Yeah, it'd be great if I could still fit into something that small." Eve replied sarcastically.
"Kev, cellphone!" Breanna shouted upon hearing Kevin's cellphone going off in his suitcase that he left on the floor of the living room.
"I hear it!" He shouted back running to get it out.
"Sixth ring, they hang up." She teased as Kevin pulled the phone out of his bag.
"Hello? Hey D! How was the flight?" Breanna's heart jumped into her throat. Natasha, Nick, and Eve stared at Breanna trying to read the expression on her face but they saw nothing. Kevin took the call into the kitchen and emerged five minutes later. He glanced and Breanna and shook his head.
"What?" She asked quietly.
"You're all over TV back home. You're reportedly seeing Mitchell Clark. You two were seen having lunch, hugging, kissing, and shopping."
"What? It's already on TV?" She asked in disbelief.
"Breanna, did you hear anything Kevin just said. Howie saw you on TV with Mitchell." Eve stated. Breanna let out a long sigh, shaking her head as he looked at the ground.
"Oh no...I'm only a beard." She replied quietly.
"Beard? What?" Natasha asked slowly.
"Okay, if I tell you something it will NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER! Leave this room. You understand?" She asked with a threatening voice. It scared everyone in the room as they nodded their heads.
"Mitchell is um, well," Breanna decided that she wasn't going to tell them that Mitchell was gay. Things got out too easily, especially with a person like AJ around.
"Well, there are rumors being spread that he's gay, but he's not! Chris is good friends with him and introduced us. He explained how the rumors were starting to affect him and I suggested we hang out and show people that there are women in his life. We're just friends. I have no interest in him and he has no interest in me. We established that right away. He's helping me figure things out with my life. He says my life isn't that complicated so he's like my shrink."
"Those video clips they showed didn't look like just friends, Bree. The whole world is watching now. " Kevin replied.
"Hey D, it's Bri. It's about 5pm over here. I just wanted to see how you were doing. Give me a call when you get the chance. I'll be at the awards show tonight so leave me a voice mail if you want. Take care, man! Later." Brian hung up the phone and sighed to himself. His friend didn't deserve to be going through all that pain again. His thoughts were soon interrupted.
"Daddy! You're not listening to me!" Thomas complained as he tugged on his fathers shirt.
"What? Oh I'm sorry Tommy. Dad was thinking." Brian replied, picking up Thomas to place on his lap.
"Do I get to go with you and mommy to the show tonight?" Thomas asked while looking down, playing with Brian's hand.
"What did your mom say?"
"She said to ask you. So, can I?" Thomas pleaded. Brian sighed and put Thomas on the bed.
"Mom always does this to dad, doesn't she?" Thomas looked at his dad sideways not comprehending what he meant.
"Fine, if you take an extra long nap right now. I'll be back in 20 minutes so you better be asleep. If you're not, then you get to stay here tonight while mom and me go out partying." Brian teased his son.
"Daddy!" Thomas whined.
"Thomas. Sleep. If you go with us we're not going to be back here until late tonight. You need your sleep." Brian stated in a fatherly voice. Thomas spoke to himself under his breath while crawling into bed. "See you in a little bit." Brian replied, smiling to himself as he closed the door behind his back.
"Bribing our son, are we?" Izabel teased as she watching Brian close the bedroom door.
"Shit! Don't scare me like that!" Brian stated, with his hand over his heart.
"Sorry!" She smiled at him.
"Prove it." Brian replied with a sly grin spreading across his face. Izabel sauntered towards him placing her arms around his neck. He leaned in and slowly kissed her lips. Izabel let out a small sigh as Brian started to kiss her neck. He nipped at her neck for a few minutes and returned to her lips. Izabel made a small whimper and threw Brian up against the wall in the hallway. She started to rip off his shirt as he picked her up by the waist. She wrapped her legs around his waist as he turned around placing her back up against the wall for balance. After a few more seconds Brian heard a clicking sound. He froze in his tracks when he realized it was the bedroom door. Brian tossed Izabel onto the hall floor and grabbed the bedroom door knob. "You...sleeping? If you're....not...we're not....going to....the awards...show." Brian managed to say into the door, completely out of breath.
"K, daddy!" Thomas replied from his bed.
"The joys of having children!" Izabel mussed as she walked away. "And remember the other day you said you wanted more!" She added.
"Oh man! I'm never gonna get lucky again." Brian said to himself, leaning against the wall.
"If you want to *get* anything, you have five seconds to get your ass in here." Brian's eyes widened as he jumped up and ran to the bedroom. Izabel laughed at his antics. With everything that had happened to them in the past two years, Brian and Izabel were happier than ever. Thomas was 3 and a half and a healthy, happy little boy. He was the apple of his fathers eye and was hardly ever away from him. Izabel wondered how she got so lucky with Brian. They were dating for barely 3 months when she got pregnant and broke up with him. Two years later they met again and picked up were they left off. She knew that if he were some other guy none of that would have happened. She would have been a single mother barely making ends meet. She thanked God for everything that had come her way and cherished every moment spent with her son and fiancée.
"How did I ever get so lucky?" Izabel thought to herself as Brian kissed her stomach. Her thoughts and his actions were interrupted when Nick came running down the hallway, pounding on their door. Izabel tossed a sheet over her half naked body as Brian annoyingly put on some lose sweatpants that were lying on the floor.
"Hey! Thomas is asleep!" Brian whispered loudly. Nick shrugged.
"Sorry man but you forgot somethin'. What are we wearing to the award show tonight?" Brian looked at Nick like he was crazy.
"Frack! You bother me because you have no clue what to wear? A suit. A tux. Whatever you want!" Brian was about to close the door but Nick put his hand on it.
"Dude, think again. What are *you* wearing?" Before Brian could answer Nick replied "We have nothing to wear. I didn't pack anything and I know for sure that you didn't either. We gotta go get some suites and it's already 5:30. We have two hours to get a suit and half an hour to get ready."
"Shit!" Brian mumbled when he realized Nick was right. "Iz, I gotta go." Brian said, turning to face Izabel while she lay in bed. Izabel nodded and gestured for him to leave.
"Hey Izzy!" Nick shouted from the door, unable to see Izabel because the bed was behind the door.
"Hi Nick!" Izabel shouted back as she got out of bed with the sheet wrapped around her body.
"While you're at it, pick up something for Thomas. I just realized that we didn't bring anything for him either. I didn't know we were going to take him to the show." Izabel stated as she walked towards the bathroom to take a shower.
"Thomas is going?" Nick asked in disbelief. Brian looked to see Izabel close the bathroom door before letting Nick into the bedroom.
"Yeah, we're going to use D's ticket for him. He's been dying to go to one of these things for years." Brian replied as he got dressed.
"Uh Bri, man...Tommy hasn't been around for years."
After Brian finished getting dressed, he and Nick took off to the nearest men's clothing store in uptown London. Brian quickly picked out a black suit with a red button down shirt and black undershirt. When he came out of the dressing room Nick took one look at him and burst into laughter.
"What?" Brian asked accusingly.
"It's the Grammy's all over again!" Nick laughed. Brian looked down at his outfit and laughed.
"Man, that was almost 6 years ago. No one's gonna notice." Brian stated.
"Anyway, we don't have time to look for anything else." Brian motioned for the tailor to fix his pants while Nick figured out what to he wanted to wear. He finally settled on a black suit similar to Brian's with a white button down shirt. Brian looked at him and nodded his head.
"Looks good." Brian stated as the tailor finished working on his pants.
"It better look good. It's gonna cost me a fortune." Nick stated as he glared at the price tag.
"Oh c'mon! It's not like you can't afford it." Brian teased.
"Eh, it's Armani. I guess it's worth it." Nick mumbled, staring at his reflection in the mirror.
"I think Nat will like it, too." Brian stated.
"Really?" Nick squeaked. Brian laughed at his friend. Nick had been with Natasha for two years already and he was still crazy about her. It was as if they were two school kids in love for the first time.
"Well, you two certainly look handsome." Nick and Brian heard a sweet voice state out of nowhere. When they turned around, they saw Breanna standing there, her arm around the waist of a handsome young man.
"Bree!" Nick shouted in surprise.
"Hey Nick! Nice suit." Breanna let go of the man's waist and walked up to Nick, giving him a kiss on the cheek.
"You still have to stand on your tip toes to do that." Nick teased. Breanna slugged Nick in the ribs as he laughed. Brian watched the two with an amused look on his face but it quickly turned to a glare when he took notice of the man she was with.
"Brian, this is Mitchell Clark. Mitchell, this is one of my best friends in the entire world, Brian Littrell." Brian and Mitchell exchanged greetings. Mitchell's name rang a bell with Brian but he couldn't figure out why.
"Hey Mitchell! Nice seeing you again." Nick greeted with a smile while shaking his hand.
"You too! So, shopping for something to wear tonight?" Mitchell noticed. Brian nodded, turning back to stare at his reflection in the mirror. Nick noticed Brian's discomfort but shrugged it off and made a mental note to speak with him later after the couple left.
"So, you like this suit, Bree?" Nick asked.
"I love it!" Breanna stated happily. Mitchell nodded his head in agreement. Breanna grabbed Mitchell's hand and glanced at his watch.
"Damn Hun, we gotta get going. We have an interview." Breanna stated. Mitchell sighed and grabbed her hand in his.
"You have an interview today?" Nick asked in disbelief.
"Yes, together, too!" Breanna stated.
"Together? What? With who?" Nick asked.
"With US magazine. They called us this morning so we figured it couldn't hurt. Two interviews combined into one. It'll save us a lot of time." Breanna explained.
"Nice seeing you again, Nick. And it was nice meeting you, Brian!" Mitchell shouted as he and Breanna walked away, swinging arms as they held hands. A shiver ran down Brian's back. He ignored Mitchell and fixed his shirt in the mirror.
"So, what was that all about?" Nick asked.
"What was what about?" Brian questioned back.
"You know what I'm talkin' about. *That* back there. Your attitude. Mitchell's a nice guy." Nick explained.
"Yeah, he seemed like it." Brian replied with little enthusiasm.
"Okay, Bri, this isn't like you. I could understand it if you were D, but you're not. Unless you're jealous of Mitchell. I mean he is the most famous actor in the world at the moment..." Nick replied. Brian's eyes narrowed in thought when he realized who Mitchell was.
"I'm not jealous of him. But, how did she get over D and so into *Mitchell* in less than a day?" Brian asked, saying Mitchell's name in disgust. Nick smirked to himself, turning around from Brian to look at his outfit once more in the mirror.
"Um, Bri...time isn't easy to explain to you, of all people." Nick laughed.
"What is that supposed to mean?" Brain asked, his temper rising.
"Well, you and Izabel. You two were together for less than three months when she got pregnant. Anyway Bri, Bree and D fell in love in less than a week. My God, they were ALL over each other after a day. They were pretty horny. Anyway Frick, time has nothing to do with this." Nick stated.
"I know. I just feel better when she's with someone I know and trust. She means a lot to me and I don't feel comfortable with her dating anyone but D." Brian explained with a sigh.
"Things change, Frick. Things change." Nick said hastily as he walked away to change out of his outfit. Brian stood in front of the mirror in deep thought when Nick emerged, clothes on hangers.
"Ready to go? We have 30 minutes left." Brian was shaken out of his thoughts.
"Um, let me get changed. Then we'll go. Shit! We still gotta find something for Thomas. Nick, go pick out something for him while I change. You know his size." Brian stated.
"Sure thang! I'll pick out something AJ would be proud of." Nick stated, walking towards the children's area.
"You do and Iz will kick your ass!" Brian shouted. Brian changed slowly as he thought to himself. He replayed everything in his mind. From the moment he met Izabel to the time Breanna and Howie were so in love it made him sick to his stomach. He laughed to himself at the thoughts and images that came to his mind. "God, they were so happy! What happened?" He mumbled to himself, shaking his head as he kicked off his pants. "They have to get back together. She's miserable and so is he. It's affecting both of their careers, too. I have to do something." He spoke to himself in a quiet voice.
"Do what, Bri?" Nick asked at the door.
"Nothing. How long have you been there?"
"Just got here. I found something for Thomas." Nick tossed the small suit over the door and Brian laughed. It was the same suit he had picked out for himself only it was in Thomas's size.
"So? Wanna get it?" Brian laughed at the image of his son wearing the same thing but decided it would be cute. He loved Thomas more than anything in the world.
"Sure! Why not?" Nick walked away to go pay for the suits laughing.
"They
were as happy as me and Iz are right now. I'm gonna make sure they get
that
back!" Brian thought to himself before exiting the dressing room.
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