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Chapter 5: Kate
The rest of the week goes by in a flash. Today is the last day that I have to spend with JC and the rest of the guys before the rest of the cast and I leave for L.A. tomorrow afternoon. We have to wrap up the show this morning but will have the afternoon to ourselves, or so Kevin promised. As I am sitting in the makeup chair, I can't help but think how happy I have been with JC, spending every night together. We haven't told anyone else about us and haven't let any of them suspect a thing about us. We figure that it isn't their business and that they don't need to know.
This morning is the scene that I say good-bye to the guys of 'NSync, giving JC a hug and thanking him for getting Shaun and me back together. Someone has said that it will be broken up into a two-episode thing though. It really has been fun. However, Danielle, Ben, Ryder, and I have yet to figure out what to make JC, Lance, Justin, Chris, and Joey do to make up for that bet they lost earlier this week. What could we possibly have them do?
All nine of us meet on set before that last scene is shot, all in our wardrobe, but with time to spare so Ben pulls Danielle, Ryder, and me into a huddle where we decide exactly what to make the guys do. There is a bit of an argument because Danielle and I both don't want to make the guys suffer too much but we are able to agree on something. We all turn around and face the guys with mischievous looks on our faces.
"Oh oh... I don't like that look," Chris mumbles as all five of them look back at us.
"We now have what you are all going to have to do to satisfy the bet," Ryder announces.
"What? Sing you all a song?" Lance asks hopefully.
"Yeah right sweetie," Danielle says.
"Did I hear you guys mention that bet? Man, I'm going to have to listen to this one!" Kevin says, stopping what he is doing to listen in on what we had to say.
"Well, since we all know how much your fans love you for both your voices and bodies, you have to all wear Speedos and go to Blizzard Beach for an entire day, without bodyguards. No trunks... Speedos," Ben says.
"As if! There is no way I'm going there in Speedos!" Joey complains.
"We'll get killed! Kevin, don't you see the logic in us not doing it?" JC asks our director.
"This time, I do have to side with you guys JC. That is crazy. How about something else?" Kevin asks.
"Like what?" I ask.
"How about having them be your slaves for today? Nothing outrageous now but they have to make your every wish come true."
"But that is only fair for the girls!" Ryder complains.
"Who says you can't make one of them drive fifty miles to get you Chinese food or go rent you some videos or something like that?"
"True," Ben says thoughtfully. "Okay, that sounds great!"
"How do we choose though?" Danielle asks. "Plus, there is a fifth guy here."
"Well, since Kate is the newest member of cast, and we never gave her a welcoming gift, that could be it. Want me to assign the guys so it will be easier?" Kevin asks.
"Sure," I say. Man, I hope that I end up with JC for the day...
"Easy enough, Danielle you will have Lance waiting on you for today, not like that is any different than any other day but still, that is his task. Ben, you are given Chris, and Ryder, you now have Joey waiting on you. Kate, you young lady have a position that would be desired by so many teenyboppers out there. You get to have both JC and Justin wait on you all day. Now, with that settled, I would like to start this last scene. Make it good and you will have even more time than I had predicted to make use of your new slaves."
"Wait a minute, we never agreed!" Chris yells.
"Would you rather go to Blizzard Beach in Speedos?"
"No."
"Then don't complain."
Chris sighs and walks over to his starting point. The camera starts rolling and I find myself going over to JC and giving him a hug and a kiss on the cheek.
"Thank you JC for saving me from myself and losing Shaun. It meant a lot to me."
"No problem. Listen Jennifer, if he ever treats you wrong, I'll be there for you in a second. Trust me on that. Give me a call when you get some time, okay?"
"Definitely. Bye!"
I pull away from him and grab a hold of Ryder's offered hand. We get into the van and wait for Danielle and Ben to make it in after saying their good-byes. The van is loaded and takes off until it is signaled to stop. It backs up and we jump out.
"How was that Kevin?" I ask.
"Good. Kate, could it be possible to have you maybe cry a little? Kind of a, your heart is torn between JC and Shaun but you know you are doing the right thing?" Kevin asks.
"No problem. Anything else?"
"Nope. A few more shots and you kiddies will be released."
JC walks towards me and asks, "Are you going to really be able to cry?"
"Definitely. I will just think about me having to say good-bye to you tomorrow. That is definitely enough to do it."
"Don't worry. We'll have a lot of time together before then. You really will cry?"
"Of course. I care about you a lot JC. I'll miss you a lot."
JC smiles and picks up my hand. He places the softest kiss on it and then heads over back to his spot. Kevin yells out that filming is starting so I wipe off the big grin on my face and place myself in tomorrow's situation, having to say good-bye to JC. As I thought, it isn't that hard to start crying. A tear escapes my eye as I pull back from hugging JC but he wipes it away with his thumb, followed by a kiss on the same spot. I take a deep breath and try smiling. Then I turn around and grab Ryder's hand and go into the van after him. Again, the van takes off and then comes back. We do that scene a few more times but Kevin loves the whole look of it and calls it a wrap. We all let out a cheer and head for the trailers to get changed.
When I come out, I can't help but laugh seeing JC and Justin both waiting for me outside. They are arguing over something and both stop when they see me. I had changed into my swimsuit that I had brought and am wearing only shorts on top of my bikini. Both are staring at me, making me feel appreciated yet a little strange. "What are you two looking at?"
"Well, umm... You," Justin mumbles, managing to gather his wits together again.
"A vision," JC says with a smile as he goes over to me and kisses me on the cheek.
"Thanks you two. You really know how to make a girl feel loved. Anyway, I hope you two have your trunks and sunglasses with you," I say.
"Why?" JC asks.
"I liked the idea of going to Blizzard Beach. One of you can drive and we'll take it from there. Sunglasses will be enough disguise for you two there I think."
"Sure. We've done it before. Justin, want to drive?"
"No problem. Why don't we go change and then we'll head on out?" Justin answers.
"Good idea. If you could just wait out here princess, we'll be back right away."
I nod my head in agreement and take a seat on one of the benches nearby. I look around and see the other three members of the cast taking full advantage of their slaves. Ryder has Joey carrying all of his stuff into the hotel, just as Ben has Chris carrying his things. Danielle on the other hand has Lance carry her to his car to go somewhere unknown to me. God, this is going to be one eventful day. Danielle calls out to me, telling me to meet her for dinner with Lance at some restaurant in downtown Orlando and I agree. I call up to Ryder's room and tell him to make sure he and Ben show up there too, and he agrees. By the time I am off, I see JC and Justin waiting for me outside of the hotel. "Ready to go?"
As an answer, JC picks me up and runs me to Justin's car, parked in the lot. Justin meanwhile follows us and dumps the towels he brought into the car as JC sits me in the front seat. Talk about royal treatment.
Once there, we show our hopper pass that we were given at the beginning of the two weeks and run on in, searching for a set of three lounge chairs together. We find some in the shade and pull them so they are together. I can't wait to get into the water but remember the sun block that I packed in my bag. I pull it out but before I could start putting some on, it is pulled out of my hand. "Hey!"
"What? JC and I are your adoring slaves today, sworn to do everything for you. Lie down and I'll put some on your back," Justin says with a smile.
I look at JC and see that he is fighting back saying anything but he just nods his head in approval. I do as Justin says and lay down on the middle bench, where JC has spread out my towel. I practically scream when Justin starts rubbing the sun block in because it is so cold on my hot skin but relax as he continues. I turn my face to the side and realize that JC is putting some sun block in his hands. He has taken off his shirt and I can't help but stare at his bare upper chest. The guy has muscle.
"Kate, do you mind taking off your shorts?" JC asks.
"What?" I ask in shock.
"I was going to put sun block on your legs and figured that you wouldn't want a shorts tan line on. Mind getting up and taking them off?"
"Why don't I do it?"
"No, I am the one given that position. Let me do my job."
"Oh fine," I say, getting up after Justin has stopped working on my back. I can feel the two watching me and can't help but blush. I pull my shorts off and toss it onto the chair before lying back down to hide my face in the towel. Why did I wear a bikini today?
After they are done with all I will let them do of me, I finish it up and sit there looking around as the two of them apply their different stuff on themselves. I offer to put some on their backs but they claim they can do it themselves and that it isn't allowed anyway. Once they are done, we decide on heading into the crowd for the long slide that goes straight down. We have a fun conversation until a group of girls that look about sixteen starts talking about music groups.
"So, what do you think of the Backstreet Boys' new album? Isn't Brian such a great guy for writing that song for his mom?" the girl with black hair asks.
"Sweet, but AJ is the one that really turns me on!" yells a girl with blond hair.
"What? You two are smoking. It's all about Jeff of 98 Degrees!" a red head exclaims.
"Erin, who do you think is the best looking guy of all of the boy bands?"
"I don't know. JC or Justin of 'NSync I guess." I look over at the two and barely hold in my laughter as I see them both turn a shade of red around their sunglasses.
"True that E. Who do you think is hotter though? I think Justin is. He is so not on Nick Carter's level. Totally above that!" the brown haired girl giggles.
"You may be right Eileen but I hate his crispy hair. JC though, that guy has got great hair and a nice body," the black haired girl exclaims.
"He may have the body, but he's too tall."
I could sense that Justin and JC are getting a bit agitated at the girls right then so I decided to say something to them. "Excuse me? Don't you girls find it a bit degrading to talk about great guys like that? You're treating them like pieces of meat. Don't you think they would really be hurt if they heard what you are saying right now?"
"Maybe, but we really are fans of their music. It's not like they are here though. Who are you to talk anyway?" asks the blond girl.
"A person who cares about them all more than you could even know."
"Wait, aren't you that girl on that one TV show on TGIF, Kate?" asks the black haired girl.
"Yes, I am."
"Wow!" all of the girls exclaim about the same time. Luckily enough, our turn has come. I hadn't noticed but Justin and JC both have pulled off their sunglasses and stuffed them in the pockets of their trunks.
"Hey girls! Thanks for all of your input. We'll keep that in mind!" Justin yells as he slides down, leaving the girls in shock.
One of them turns to me and asks, "That wasn't really the Justin Timberlake, was it?"
"Sure was," I answer.
"Hi girls! It has been great listening to what you had to say. Keep up your love for the great music out there!" JC yells as he goes down the slide, before the girls could run over to him. I take one last look at the awed girls and laugh as I prepare to follow the two down the slide. When I get to the bottom, I find that JC and Justin are gone from sight so I figure they have gone into hiding. I shrug it off and head over to our towels. Our chairs are no longer in the shade so I just lie down and try to tan for a while. A few minutes later though, I feel something really cold touch my back and I let out a yelp as I flip over to see that it's JC with two glasses of Pepsi in his hands.
"Want some?"
"I thought you and Justin had vanished for the day."
"And leave you alone? Yeah right! Justin will be around in about an hour. He did have to go hide. Girls noticed that crispy blond head of his and chased him into the men's bathroom. Last thing I saw was him climbing out the back window and running towards the parking lot. He'll be back though."
"Why didn't they notice you?"
"I immediately pulled my sunglasses on and separated myself from him by a few people. He wasn't quite as fast."
"I see. So we should stay here and wait for him, huh?"
"Yep. I think we can deal without him for a while though. I've missed being alone with you."
"Same here," I say, sitting up and taking the offered drink from him. JC sits down on his bench and faces me. I take a sip of the soda and smile. "That was a kind of a funny yet rude scene up there."
"Yeah. Believe it or not, but that isn't the first time we have heard things like that. Were they totally shocked when they realized it was us?"
"You bet! It was classic!"
JC smiles but then loses it as he goes deep into thought.
"What's wrong?" I ask.
"Just that... Do you think I am too tall?" he asks, his eyes searching mine.
"Josh!" I exclaim, afraid to use his nickname. "Don't let those silly girls get to you. You are absolutely perfect. Any shorter and I wouldn't have a reason for you to pick me up in your arms to kiss."
He smiles and puts his drink to the side and then puts mine to the side as well. I look at him with a smile of happiness and just stare into his eyes as he returns the stare. However, he pulls me to him and gives me a light, sweet kiss on the lips. "I'll pick you up in my arms anytime. You do know that there are many other ways for us to kiss though."
"Oh really?"
"Yes, really. Like this," he says, pulling my face to his once again, but this time for a kiss that is deep. I decide it is time for me to be adventurous and I place my tongue in his mouth this time, shocking him a little. He chuckles a little as I tickle the roof of his mouth with my tongue but stop as he begins to ease me down onto the bench while I deepen the kiss even further. I could feel his hands in my hair, running his fingers through it as I ran my hands up and down his back. We pull away breathlessly when we both realize that we are both in public and quickly sit up, looking around to see who is actually paying attention to us. Luckily, not many people are sitting down in our area and those who are, are too absorbed into each other.
"Wow, that was intense JC."
"No kidding. You really are a good kisser."
"I learned from a pro."
"Oh really?"
"I did. My teacher is named JC actually. He never even knew that he was teaching me all that I know now until I told him today."
"Are you serious?"
"Yep. I've never kissed a guy the way I kiss you."
"Wow, I feel honored."
"You better! JC, you are the greatest guy on this Earth!" I expect JC to smile at that but he doesn't. In fact, he looks a little down. "What is it?"
"Well, Kate, I don't know how to tell you this."
"Oh great. You do have a girlfriend, huh?"
"No, no other girl exists in my life besides you. It's just that, I want you to know that my feelings for you are very genuine."
"Uh huh. So?"
"Well, I made this stupid bet with Justin a few months ago that I would be able to get you to be my girlfriend when we met."
"You did what? I can't believe you!"
"Kate, please. It was just a silly bet that he made me get involved in once he realized that I really was gone over you. He thought that I didn't have the guts to admit it to you, and he was right. Everyone out there just assumes that because we are famous singers who have girls all after them that approaching a girl is easy. Well, they are wrong! You are so beautiful and perfect that I didn't know how to tell you that."
"You just did sweetheart." He looks up at me in surprise. "I have to admit, I've had a crush on you for a long time, even before I admitted it to Danielle. It hurts that a bet was made on me but if it weren't for that, we probably wouldn't be here. If you want, we can end this right now and I can tell Justin that I was your girlfriend for some time."
"No! Kate, you don't get it. I've been going crazy over how I should talk to you about this for a while and I just had to be honest. It started out liking you for your looks, but over these two weeks, I can't help but feel that I've grown to appreciate and cherish every bit about you, inside and out. Screw the bet! I'll even let Justin win if that will mean that you will stay with me."
"Really? You aren't just saying that?"
"Of course not! Kate, you are a dream come true."
"Oh JC!" I say, wrapping my arms around his body and placing my face in the crook of his neck. I feel his arms circle my waist, pulling me on top of his lap. I begin kissing his neck softly and feel my head being tilted up so that JC could kiss my eyelids first and then my lips.
"Lie down Kate," JC whispers into my ear.
I look at him questioningly, and hear, "Trust me. I just want to give you a treat. Lie down on your stomach. I won't do anything, I swear!" I decide to actually trust him and do what he says, using my shorts and his shirt as a pillow. I feel him shift his weight and start feeling his strong fingers begin kneading my back.
"Is that okay?" he asks.
More than okay! It is like heaven! "Uh huh," I manage to say. I feel him slide his hand up and down my back, working out all the knots from my back and shoulders. When he slows down though, I am a bit shocked to feel his lips start kissing my spine from the bottom to the top. Once there, he starts kissing my neck and I rolls over to reach up and pull him back down on the bench next to me so that we are lying side by side on our sides. "Thanks," I say, giving him a kiss.
"Anytime. Thought that I would do the one area that I wasn't able to do with sun block with kisses and a massage."
"I'll have to return the favor one day."
"Don't worry, you'll get your chances."
"You know what, we should reveal to Justin that he lost tonight. What did he lose anyway?"
"It was never decided. It could be anything I make up. Don't do it just to let me win though."
"I want to. He was the one with the idea. He deserves to pay for even suggesting using me to prove that you are a coward, which you aren't. I have an idea too."
"You do?"
"Don't underestimate me here. I think you'll enjoy this," I say before going into details what I had planned.
"That is definitely going to get him!" JC exclaims as I finish telling him.
"I hope so. We better be quiet though, he's coming back this way. We better look neutral now."
"I'll try my hardest," he says, giving me one last kiss before sitting up. The rest of our day there is full of mischief, fun, and good talking, not to mention great service from the guys. It is getting late though, so we all decide to head back to the hotel so that I could change and they could go back to their places to change. Once safely in my room, I had to let out a huge scream of happiness as memories of earlier that day came flooding back to me. Now, to get ready for tonight's dinner!