"Ya..I'll go.." AJ and Brian said as Howie and Kevin shook their heads no.

AJ,Bri and I hopped into my car and we went to the new club, "Vibes".

As soon as we got there I saw a few girls that looked good,but I was holding out until I checked out all the goods.

~Jeannay~
"Hello?" I answered the phone, my voice thick with tears. "What's wrong?" Jeziray asked.

"He left. My dad left. This morning. I don't know what to do." I sobbed.

"Well, why don't you come down to the new club, Vibes, with me?"

I bit my lip, I knew this was getting me nowhere..fast, and I knew my mom probably couldn't handle me coming home drunk. But I couldn't deal with the pain and I just wanted to forget..that's what it was always about,wasn't it?..forgetting, "Ok..yeah. You'll pick me up?"

"Yep.. see ya in 20..bye."

"Bye."

I got ready and walked downstairs.

"Oh..honey..you're not going out again,are you?" she asked.

"Yes.." I said, almost guiltily.

She sighed wearily and looked away, "I wish you wouldn't but I know I can't do anything about it." she started crying, "just like everything else.." she stared off into space.

My heart hurt and I ran out the front door and sat on the porch until Jeziray came to pick me up.

~Nick~
"Hey baby.." I grinned at a red-head walking by.

Brian gave me a disgusted look, "Nick, man.." he couldn't finish his sentance as he stormed over to another corner..the opposite corner..of the club.

"Yeah..he's just jealous that he can't have girls like I can.." I thought.

"Dammit. What am I thinking? Frick was my best friend. Was..is..?" I was so confused. I went to the bar and sat with my head in my hands.

~Jeannay~
We got to the club and I started dancing with a guy, I was still deciding if I should drink or not. After the song ended I headed over towards the bar.

"What can I get ya?" the bartender said.

I hesitated, "Uh..nothing for now,thanks."

I looked around me and saw..Nick Carter.

"What is a famous person doing here? Oh ..well this *is* Orlando. I just hope he doesn't come on to me..that stuck up prick of a player.." I thought.

"Hey.." he grinned at me.

"Oh Lord." I rolled my eyes.

~Nick~
She rolled her eyes at me. It was the 2nd time it had happened. Does EVERYONE know about my little addiction to women? Has it come to this?

I sighed and left the club, heading to the beach to think.

~Jeannay~
"Well, gee, I guess I ruined his night." I thought.

My mind wandered to my parents and how I'd probably never see my dad again..he was all the way across the country. Did he hate my mom that much? What about me?

I ordered a drink from the bartender and chugged it down quickly.

"What am I doing? How could my mom handle me coming drunk..that's the only reason dad took care of me. Mom can't stand to see me drunk." I sighed and left the club to go think on the beach.

Tears welled up in my eyes and some spilled over. I just couldn't understand why this was all happening. I walked down the beach, breathing in the air when I almost stumbled over something..I looked down.

~Nick~
I was sitting on the beach, reviewing to myself how I got to this point where I had sex almost every night with different women, what it meant to me, how it was gonna effect my career and relationships. I realized I fucked my life up. I could probably never have a serious girlfriend that I really cared about without her being suspicious that I was just using her for sex. I'm sure I lost fans.

A few tears slipped,"and the whole thing probably couldn't have been stopped anyways.."

Just then someone almost tripped over my feet. I looked up. It was one of the girls from the club. The one that rolled her eyes at me. I quickly wiped off my tears and saw she was crying too.

"You too, huh?" I smiled slightly.

"Don't pull your crap on me, Carter. I don't need it right now. " she answered coldy.

~Jeannay~
I did feel a soft spot for him, but I couldn't fall for his shit. I've heard too many stories from women around town. And here I was, standing next to THE Backstreet Boy, THE Nick "Fuck and chuck" Carter.

"You know you wouldn't be in this mess if you would use your hand once in a while." I giggled, the drink I had was pretty strong and had a little bit of an effect on me.

"Yeah..." Nick said,absentmindedly, staring out at the ocean.

I decided to sit next to him, "So talk. What's your problem?" I said.

"I can't say."

"Why not? I'm not gonna go running to the press or anything.."

"On one condition. You tell me why you were crying after I tell you my story."

I put my chin in my hand and looked out to the ocean, "Sure.." I sighed.

by Mystery Lady and Mystery Frack, 1999