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Nick was hanging out with AJ and Howie at the mall. He went to the GAP where his wife works. Brizee was five months pregnant with their first child and it was her last day there. No one expected Nick, being the youngest Backstreet Boy, to be the first one with a wife and a baby on the way.  Kevin and Brian were the first ones married but Nick was the first one to be having a kid. The baby came unexpectedly as they were hoping to wait until after the tour coming up but one night without protection settled their fate of having a baby. Nevertheless Nick was excited about becoming a father. He walked into the store and saw Brizee sitting behind the counter. She looked up and saw him and smiled.

        “Hey babe!” Brizee said. Nick smiled and leaned over the counter and kissed her softly.

        “Hey baby, how much longer?” Nick asked.

        “Twenty minutes,” Brizee said.

        “Tired?” Nick asked.

        “A little,” Brizee said.

        “Kevin’s having a barbecue at his place,” Nick said.

        “Okay,” Brizee said. AJ and Howie ran in.

        “Nick, we have trouble,” AJ said.

        “What,” Nick said.

        “A group of fans, we have no bodyguards,” Howie said. Nick rolled his eyes.

        “And you led them to me,” Nick said.

        “Backroom, Nick, hurry,” Brizee said. Nick ducked into the backroom. AJ and Howie ducked behind the counter. A group of girls came in.

        “Excuse me, we saw two guys run in here,” a girl said.

        “I really wasn’t paying attention, sorry, they might have ducked back out,” Brizee said. They ran out of the store. Brizee looked down at Howie and AJ. Howie was calling the bodyguards.

        “Guys, you should know not to come without Billy, Tommy and Marcus,” Brizee said.

        “They are on the way,” Howie said.

        “Are they gone,” AJ said.

        “They are sitting outside the store,” Brizee said. They sighed and snuck back into the backroom with Nick. Matt came in and saw her.

        “Hey girl,” Matt said.

        “Hi Matt,” Brizee said.

        “Why is there a group of girls sitting outside the store,” Matt said. Brizee smiled.

        “Nick’s in here, isn’t he,” Matt said.

        “Well, he was in here, the girls were after AJ and Howie,” Brizee said.

        “Where are they,” Matt said.

        “Backroom, waiting for Billy, Tommy, and Marcus to show up so they can leave,” Brizee said.

        “Brizee,” Matt said.

        “Matt, fifteen minutes, you won’t have to worry about it anymore,” Brizee said.

        “Maybe I could get the girls to buy stuff and the guys could give an autograph to those who buy fifty dollars worth of stuff,” Matt said.

        “No, Matt, the guys just want some down time before the tour, they don’t want to be hounded by fans when they are off,” Brizee said.

        “Maybe I should tell the girls that they are here,” Matt said. Brizee shook her head.

        “Do you want to get ran over because they will run over you to get to the guys, literally,” Brizee said.

        “Brizee,” Matt said.

        “Matt, Nick hasn’t told the world about me, he told everyone that he’s married and has a kid on the way, no one knows it’s me and he wants to keep it that way to keep me safe, the fans will tear me apart if they knew,” Brizee said. Matt nodded.

        “I’m sorry, Brizee, I just was thinking about business,” Matt said.

        “How about telling them to buy something or leave because they are loitering,” Brizee said.

        “Good idea,” Matt said. He went outside the store.

        “Girls, I’m sorry but the clerk and I are the only ones in the store, you are welcome to come buy something, or you can leave before you are caught loitering,” Matt said pointing to the sign on the window. They looked and came into the store to buy something. Matt stood behind the counter with Brizee.

        “Now they won’t get to leave,” Brizee said.

        “The backdoor is in the backroom, they might have left,” Matt said.

        “They were waiting for me, Matt,” Brizee said. She went to the backroom and went in and closed the door and saw the guys standing there.

        “What was that, Briz, now we can’t get out of there,” AJ said. Brizee pointed to the backdoor.

        “Did you notice that, when Billy, Marcus, and Tommy come, I’ll have them follow me around and help you guys leave,” Brizee said. Nick held her close.

        “You better get back out there, baby,” Nick said. He kissed her forehead and she grabbed a couple shirts and came out and closed the door behind her. She put the shirts on the counter to get ready to sell. She watched the girls browse. She saw Tommy, Marcus, and Billy come to the door. She looked at Matt. He nodded and she clocked out and got her stuff and turned in her smock and went out the door. She walked with Billy, Marcus, and Tommy outside and she found the backdoor to the GAP. She knocked on the door and AJ, Howie, and Nick came out and they left the mall.

        “Guys, next time, call us to go with you,” Billy said.

        “Yes, Billy, we know that now,” Nick said.

        “Let’s get to Kevin’s,” Brizee said. They went to Kevin’s house.

        “Billy, Tommy, Marcus, we will be okay now, you guys go on home and we’ll see you next week,” Howie said. They nodded and left. Howie, AJ, Brizee, and Nick walked into Kevin’s house. Kristin was in the kitchen.

        “Hey guys,” Kristin said. They hugged her and continued out back. Brizee stayed in the kitchen.

        “What happened,” Kristin said.

        “Fans, at the mall, they came to get me and Nick was with me, AJ and Howie ran in and said fans after them and Nick hid in the backroom and Howie and AJ joined him and I had to get them out the backdoor after Billy, Tommy, and Marcus showed up,” Brizee said.

        “Why did they go without them in the first place,” Kristin said.

        “I don’t know but I think Kevin will give them a hard time about it,” Brizee said.

        “Well, if he does, just ask why he went out to eat in a public restaurant without Carlos and had a group of fans hounding him,” Kristin said. They heard the guys outside.

        “Is Hayley and Ally here,” Brizee said.

        “Yeah, they are out there,” Kristin said. Brizee went out back.

        “You guys should know better!” Kevin said.

        “We know that, Kevin!” AJ said.

        “You guys know that we can’t go anywhere without a bodyguard,” Kevin said.

        “Kevin!” Brizee yelled.

        “Briz,” Kevin said.

        “Don’t yell at them, maybe you should explain to them why you went to a public restaurant without Carlos, and had a group of fans hounding you, you have no room to talk about not having bodyguards,” Brizee said.

        “And you yell at us,” Nick said.

        “This is different, I was thinking of what could happen to Brizee, Nick,” Kevin said.

        “The fans don’t know her, Kev,” Nick said.

        “They could figure it out, you were in the GAP, if they were close behind AJ and Howie and saw you with Briz, and see that she’s pregnant, they could put it all together and figure out that Brizee is your wife,” Kevin said.

        “Kevin, we know you are just being the big brother and we know you care, but it is up to me to protect my wife,” Nick said.

        “I know that, Nick, you may have grown up but that can’t stop me from caring about you guys,” Kevin said. Nick nodded.

        “We know that, Kev,” Nick said.

        “Which is why I want to suggest that Briz have her own bodyguard, to keep her and the baby safe,” Kevin said. Brizee smiled.

        “Who,” Nick said.

        “Billy, Eddie can take over as your bodyguard,” Kevin said. Nick looked at Brizee.

        “That might be a good idea, Billy and Brizee get along great,” Nick said.

        “Maybe since I am no longer working at the mall, that I should tell everyone who I am,” Brizee said.

        “Baby, no, we can’t let you do that,” Nick said.

        “Briz, the fans will tear you apart,” Brian said.

        “Then what is the point of me having a bodyguard if the fans don’t know who I am,” Brizee said.

        “To be safe,” AJ said.

        “You guys want to be honest with your fans, you aren’t being honest, they all know who Hayley, Ally, Leighanne, and Kristin are, but I’m the only one they don’t know,” Brizee said.

        “They know I’m married and having a baby,” Nick said. Brizee sighed.

        “I’m tired of hiding, I’m tired of it, Nick, I’m tired of not being able to go out in public with you, I’m tired of all of it!” Brizee yelled. She went into the house. Nick held his head in his hands. Kristin, Leighanne, Ally, and Hayley went into the house after her.

        “Maybe I should tell the world about her,” Nick said.

        “Nick,” Kevin said.

        “If I am not honest about who my wife is, I will lose her, she’s tired of all of this, not being able to tell the world who she is, that she is proud to be Mrs. Nickolas Gene Carter,” Nick said.  Kristin came out the door.

        “Brizee left, I think she is going to talk to a reporter,” Kristin said. Nick looked at the guys and they all ran out the door and went after Brizee. They went to the local news station and saw Nick’s car. Nick was out of the car and running into the station where he saw Brizee talking to the station manager.

        “So you want to have a interview telling everyone who you are,” the manager said.

        “No, she doesn’t, sorry that she wasted your time,” Nick said pulling Brizee out the door. Kevin talked with the station manager before following them out.

        “Nick, let go!” Brizee said.

        “No, Brizee, you do reAllyze what you are doing, don’t you, you know I always want to keep my private life private, I want to keep you safe, that’s what I have been doing, I don’t want anyone coming after you or our baby,” Nick said.

        “Nick is doing what he can to protect you and the baby, Brizee, he is doing what he promised to do, protect his family, you are his family, Briz, you and the baby you are carrying,” Kevin said.

        “Briz, listen to them, the guys do what they can to protect us, the fans know who we are, but with you, they have to be extra careful because they don’t want anything to happen to you or the baby, they don’t want you to get stressed and that is not good for the baby,” Hayley said. Brizee sighed and gave up and went to Nick’s car and sat in the passenger seat.

        “This isn’t the end of it, I know it, maybe I should see about an interview with John Norris,” Nick said.

        “Nick,” Kevin said.

        “I know my wife, she won’t be happy until she gets what she wants,” Nick said. He went and got in and drove home. He pulled into the garage and she got out and he got out and went into the house. She glared at him.

        “Don’t even say it, Briz, I know you are pissed because I pulled you away from the station, but did you hear what Hayley said, we don’t want anything to happen to you or the baby,” Nick said.

        “You are ashamed of me,” Brizee said.

        “Bullshit, I could never be ashamed of you, if I wanted to, I would have gone on the news myself and told them everything, baby, you and the baby are my life, I would die if anything happened to you,” Nick said. She saw tears in his eyes. He went out the back door. She thought about what he said and everything she was doing and reAllyzed that everyone was right. She knew Nick was right. She went out and hugged Nick from behind and rested her head against his back.

        “I’m sorry, Nicky, I’m sorry for what I was doing, I know you are protecting me, I love you so much and I don’t want to lose you,” Brizee said. He turned in her arms and hugged her close to him.

        “I love you, too,” Nick said kissing her forehead.

        “Come with me,” Brizee said pulling him inside and locking up the doors and pulling him upstairs to the bedroom and laid him on the bed.

        “Baby,” Nick said.

        “I want to prove to you how much I love you,” Brizee said. Nick sat up and pulled her close and lifted her shirt and kissed her stomach.

        “The proof is in here, our baby is proof of our love,” Nick said. He removed her clothes and his and with her on top, they made love. Afterwards, they laid there holding each other.

        “I will set up a interview with John Norris from MTV for us, we can show you off,” Nick said.

        “Nick, we don’t have to, you don’t have to do that, I understand your reasons,” Brizee said.

        “I love you, I know deep down you want to come out of hiding,” Nick said.

        “Nick, you don’t have to because I threw a fit,” Brizee said. Nick kissed her softly.

        “When we get to New York on tour, we will have an interview with John Norris, I want to show the world who I am with and the woman I love more than anything in the world,” Nick said. Brizee kissed his chest and rested her head on it.

        “Only if you are sure,” Brizee said.

        “I love you so much and I would do anything for you,” Nick said.

A month later, the guys were on tour. The girls were with them and they were heading to New York.

        “Tomorrow at one, we will be at the MTV studios chatting with John Norris,” Nick said lying on the bed beside Brizee.

        “Just us?” Brizee asked.

        “No, the guys and girls will be there, it will be a group interview to make it comfortable for you,” Nick said.

        “As long as you are there holding my hand, I’ll be okay,” Brizee said.

        “I will hold your hand and never let go, you are my everything, baby,” Nick said.

The next day, Brizee stood backstage at MTV studios with Nick, Howie, Hayley, Brian, Leighanne, AJ, and Ally. She was nervous and she kept thinking it was a mistake. Nick was giving her what she wanted and she was thinking of backing out and letting things continue with everyone in the dark about her identity. Nick wrapped his arms around her as if he sensed her feelings.

        “It’ll be okay, baby, I’m here,” Nick said.

        “I can’t do this,” Brizee said.

        “Baby, you can, you are strong, the guys and I are going to be there with you along with Hayley, Leighanne, and Ally, we all will be there for you,” Nick said. She rested her head against his chest and held onto him.

        “I love you,” Brizee said. Nick kissed her forehead. The producer came and told them that they were to take their seats. They all went and sat down. Nick held Brizee’s hand. Hayley sat next to her with Howie beside her. Brian sat next to Nick with Leighanne beside him. AJ and Ally sat on the seats next to Howie. John Norris came and shook their hands and Nick introduced Brizee. John shook her hand and he sat down and then they were live.

        “Welcome to MTV news, I’m John Norris and I’m here with the Backstreet Boys and four lovely ladies who have taken their hearts, we know Hayley, Leighanne, and Ally, but there is one lovely lady who is coming before the camera for the first time, Nick, would you like to do the honors,” John said.

        “This is my wife, Brizee, she’s the love of my life, and we will have our first child in four months, we are excited, these three guys are excited to be uncles,” Nick said.

        “You know it,” AJ said.

        “Nick, you’ve always stated that you always wanted to keep your private life, private,” John said.

        “I know, but it’s best that everyone knows who my wife is, the fans have taken to Hayley, Leighanne, and Ally, but Brizee was always hidden from the fans and it was getting to the point where she was tired of hiding, it didn’t seem fair to her that Hayley, Leighanne, and Ally were known but no one knew her, no one knew the woman who holds my heart in her hands, the woman who loves me for me, who lets me be myself and never tries to change me, the woman who is my everything,” Nick said.

        “How did you two meet?” John asked.

        “I set them up on a date, Howie and I had been dating for two years now, but Brizee and Nick only met for the first time last October, their date was to Kevin’s birthday party, I have known Brizee since college, we have been best friends since then and are practically like sisters, I got to know Nick while dating Howie and I knew he and Brizee would be perfect together and I was right, they are made for each other,” Hayley said.

        “After Nick and Brizee got together, Nick has been really happy, the happiest I’ve seen him in a long time,” Howie said.

        “Brizee has become a sister to me, Brian, and Howie, we all love her, but not as much as Nick does,” AJ said.

        “And she, Leighanne, Hayley, and I are all like sisters, we are all best of friends,” Ally said.

        “I am sure the fans have a lot of questions, I think there is one question on some of the fans minds, would you give up music if Brizee asked you to?” John said.

        “No, I wouldn’t,” Nick said.

        “I know how much music means to him, I know how much performing means to him and how much his fans mean to him, I could never ask him to give up doing what he loves, there is no way that I would want him to give all of it up, I will not keep him from his fans, I will not tell him what to do, I will not be the boss of him,” Brizee said.

        “So what can’t he do,” John said.

        “Cheat on me, that is the only thing he can’t do, he is not to cheat on me, if a girl throws herself at him or comes onto him, he is to turn her away because he is married to me,” Brizee said.

        “Which is something I would never do, I would never cheat on my wife, she is my world, my life, my everything, she and the baby mean everything to me and I will not let anything mess that up,” Nick said.

        “And Nick knows that if he hurts Brizee in any way, there are three guys ready to pound him for it,” AJ said.

        “We are family, we protect our own,” Brian said.

        “And that’s how it should be, we will be right back with the guys and girls,” John said. The producer said cut and John let out a breath.

        “I’m sorry about the questions, guys,” John said.

        “It’s fine, John, it’s best to assure the fans that I’m not going to keep Nick from his job,” Brizee said. Nick kissed her hand.

        “Guys, you would really pound me if I hurt her,” Nick said. AJ smiled.

        “Yes,” AJ, Brian, and Howie said.

        “So much for brothers,” Nick said.

        “Nick, we are your brothers,” AJ said.  

        “Yeah and if I hurt Briz, you all would hurt me,” Nick said. Brizee smiled.

        “Briz is our sis,” Brian said. John sat down and they were back on the air.

        “We are back, let’s talk about the tour, guys,” John said. The guys talked about the tour.  After they were done, John smiled.

        “That’s all the time we have for today, thank you guys for coming by and it is nice to finally see the beautiful woman who has stolen the heart of Nick Carter, I hope you have a long and happy life together and you guys will show pictures of your child when its born?” John said.

        “Yes,” Brizee said.

        “Thanks to all who has tuned in, I’m John Norris and this has been MTV news,” John said. The producer called cut and Brizee relaxed against her chair.  They all left the studios and went back to the hotel. Nick and Brizee walked into their suite and Nick pulled her close.

        “I love you so much,” Nick said.

        “I love you, too,” Brizee said. He kissed her deeply. She rested her head on his chest and sighed happily.

        “You okay, baby,” Nick said.

        “Yeah, I’m just thinking,” Brizee said.

        “About what, baby,” Nick said.

        “Our wedding, how romantic it was, and our wedding night, when our baby was conceived,” Brizee said. He smiled and kissed her deeply. He pulled back and looked in her eyes.

        “Tired, baby?” Nick asked. Brizee nodded and yawned. He led her into the bedroom and sat her on the bed and removed her shoes. She moved to lay down on the bed and he laid beside her and pulled her close. She rested her head on his chest as he held her.

        “I’ll take a nap with ya,” Nick said.

        “Good, I sleep better in your arms,” Brizee said. His cell phone rang. He groaned and got it out of his pocket.  He looked at it.

        “What is it, Bone,” Nick said. He listened.

        “Nah, I’m going to stay in tonight, I’m sure, see ya later,” Nick said. He hung up and put the phone on vibrate and put it on the nightstand.

        “What did AJ want?” Brizee asked.

        “He wanted me to join him and Howie at a club after the show,” Nick said.

        “You can go,” Brizee said.

        “I thought you said I could do what I wanted,” Nick said. Brizee smiled.

        “You can,” Brizee said.

        “Well, what I want to do is be with you and hold you and kiss you, I love you, Briz, you mean everything to me, plus, I don’t feel like hitting the club scene, I would rather be here in your arms where I belong,” Nick said.

        “Okay, I won’t pressure you, it’s your choice,” Brizee said. Nick kissed her forehead.

        “You are my heart and soul and I want to be by your side forever and always,” Nick said. They heard knocking at the door. Nick groaned and got up and went out and opened the door and saw Howie and AJ standing there.

        “Guys, I said no, I want to stay with my wife tonight,” Nick said.

        “We know, Kaos, can we come in,” AJ said. He stepped aside and Howie and AJ came in.

        “What is it,” Nick said closing the door.

        “We have a new opening act, Nick, it’s Willa, she’s joining the tour as an opening act,” Howie said.

        “Oh god, not her,” Nick said.

        “Nick,” AJ said.

        “Why would management want her to open for us knowing my history with her,” Nick said.

        “They needed another opening act and she was the only one available, Krystal can’t do it on her own,” AJ said. Nick sat down and held his head in his hands.

        “And Nick, they want you to do public appearances with her,” Howie said.

        “No way in hell,” Nick said.

        “Nick,” AJ said.

        “Dammit, AJ, I’m married to Brizee, I’m having a baby, I’m finally settled and happy and now management wants to fuck it up, there is no way in hell that I will do that,” Nick said. Brizee sat down beside him.

        “Nick,” Brizee said.

        “No, Brizee, don’t you start, too,” Nick said.

        “I’m not, baby, I’m just sitting here with you for support,” Brizee said. Nick took her hand in his and held it to him.

        “Tell management my answer is no, I will not make public appearances with my ex, I will not be accused of having an affair because that will be the next news story, I will not have my life in a scandal,” Nick said.

        “Let’s go tell them, D,” AJ said. They left and went to Jeff’s room and knocked on the door. Jeff opened and saw them and let them in.

        “What did Nick say,” Jeff said.

        “His answer was no way in hell, Jeff, Willa is his ex-girlfriend and if you make him be seen in public with her, you are opening us up to a scandal, if everyone sees Nick with Willa, he will be accused of having an affair, have you seen the history between them, it was not a good honest breakup, she used him to get a record deal, was mean to the fans, she screamed at the fans and hit some of them, when Nick broke up with her, she took the TV that Jive gave him and his dog, Houston, they had to fight over him, do us all a favor and yourself, cancel the whole shebang and not have Willa as an opening act, or you can kiss us goodbye and we will find new management,” AJ said.

        “AJ,” Jeff said.

        “We mean it, Jeff, no Willa for an opening act, too much history between her and Nick, none of it good, they aren’t friends, Nick wants nothing to do with her, he is happy with Brizee and is having a baby, he does not need Willa around his family,” Howie said.

        “And Brian, Howie, and I are in agreement, no Willa, we don’t want her here after what she did to our little bro,” AJ said.

        “Then find new management because I quit,” Jeff said. Howie and AJ looked at him.

        “Call off Willa first,” AJ said. Jeff made the call.

        “Done, happy now,” Jeff said.

        “Goodbye Jeff,” Howie said. They watched Jeff pack up and leave. Howie and AJ looked at each other.

        “Now what,” AJ said.

        “I’ve got an idea,” Howie said. He made a call. They went to Nick’s room. Nick opened the door.

        “Good news, Willa won’t be coming, bad news, Jeff quit,” AJ said.

        “Why,” Nick said.

        “Because we told him no to Willa,” AJ said.

        “But we do have someone coming to take Jeff’s place as our manager,” Howie said.

        “Who?” Nick said as Brizee came out and sat down.

        “A certain guy we call big brother,” Howie said.

        “Kev’s coming?” Nick asked.

        “Yeah, he and Kris are heading out to join us in Boston, he knows what to do when it comes to managing us,” Howie said.

        “Anyone is better than Jeff, so what are we going to do about an opening act,” Nick said.

        “We need to talk that out with Kevin, when he gets here,” Howie said.

        “Krystal will have to add a few more songs to her set until we find someone,” AJ said.

        “Get Willa back,” Brizee said.

        “Brizee,” Nick said.

        “Krystal can’t do it alone and Willa is the only one available, she can open for you guys and that’s it, no public appearances with Nick, nothing, just her going onstage and singing and that’s all,” Brizee said.

        “No, Brizee, I don’t want her anywhere near me, and the fans will not like it,” Nick said.

        “They hate her, Brizee, they would be booing her the whole time,” AJ said.

        “We can’t have the fans walking out before we even hit the stage and if she’s opening for us, they will leave because they won’t believe that we actually would allow her back in our lives,” Howie said.

        “But you guys need an opening act,” Brizee said.

        “We will figure something out,” AJ said. Brizee looked at them and looked at Nick.

        “I’ll do it,” Brizee said. They looked at her.

        “You sing?” AJ asked.

        “Before I worked at the GAP, I worked at the church as a choir director, had a few solos,” Brizee said.

        “Why did you quit?” Howie asked.

        “They stopped paying me, they wanted me to take a huge pay cut and I couldn’t afford the house if I stayed so I quit and went to work at the GAP and took as many hours as possible, that is why no one met me before Kevin’s party, I was working all the time and sometimes worked at the Tampa store,” Brizee said.

        “We will see what you can do at sound checks tomorrow,” Nick said.

        “Well, I was thinking of something else, me, Ally, and Hayley sing three songs,” Brizee said.

        “Each?” AJ asked.

        “No, you heard of the Dixie Chicks, right?” Brizee asked.

        “Yeah,” Howie said.

        “We sing three of their songs,” Brizee said.

        “Three songs should do it, as long as you don’t overdo it, baby,” Nick said.

        “I’ll be okay, I can watch the show from your dressing room and lay on the couch and rest,” Brizee said. Nick kissed her forehead.

The next day, they were at the venue. Nick, Brian, Leighanne, Howie, and AJ were sitting down in front. Hayley, Ally, and Brizee were onstage getting their mikes hooked up and they went over the songs and they decided that Brizee was going to sing lead.  The music started and they performed the song. After they were done going through the three songs, they looked at Brian, Leighanne, AJ, Howie, and Nick.  Nick ran up onstage and hugged Brizee as AJ did the same with Ally and Howie with Hayley.

        “You guys were awesome, you three will definitely blow the crowd away tonight!” Nick said.

        “You think so?” Brizee asked.

        “Oh yeah, baby!” Nick said kissing her softly.

That night, Brizee, Ally, and Hayley were backstage. Krystal came offstage and AJ went onstage to introduce the girls.

        “Hey everyone!” AJ said. The crowd screamed.

        “Before the guys and I come onstage, we have three lovely ladies to perform three songs for you all, you might  have heard of the songs, three songs sung originally by the Dixie Chicks,” AJ said. The crowd cheered.

        “Give it up for my girl, Ally, Howie’s girl, Hayley, and Nick’s wife, Brizee!” AJ said. He came backstage and Brizee, Hayley, and Ally walked on and performed the three songs. After they were done, the crowd went crazy and on their feet cheering and clapping. Nick popped up onstage and went to Brizee and hugged her. Hayley and Ally went backstage where Howie and AJ were waiting.

        “Sing with me,” Nick whispered in her ear.

        “Okay,” Brizee said.

        “Everyone, my wife and I are going to sing for you all,” Nick said. Everyone cheered and they performed Where You Are, a duet by Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey. After they were done, the crowd went wild as Nick and Brizee kissed and went backstage and went to Nick’s dressing room. He closed the door and pressed her against it. He kissed her.

        “We can continue this later, you got to get ready to go onstage, baby,” Brizee said. He began kissing her neck.

        “I need you, baby, I don’t care about going anywhere but here in your arms,” Nick said. He ran his hands up her shirt and caressed her expanding stomach.

        “Nick, you need to get going, think of how it will be later, all night long,” Brizee said kissing him softly. She pulled away and helped him get ready to go onstage.

        “Baby, I love you so much,” Nick said.

        “I love you, too,” Brizee said. He hugged her and she felt him against her.

        “Oh boy, you can’t go onstage like that,” Brizee said.

        “Then do something about it,” Nick said. She shook her head and knelt down and pulled his pants down and his erection sprang free and she took him into her mouth and sucked deep. She held his hips as she ran her tongue down his shaft. She took him deep in her mouth and he came streaming in her mouth. She licked up the last drop and pulled his pants up and he kissed her deeply, tasting himself on her tongue.

        “I love you, baby, so much,” Nick said hugging her and burying his face in her neck.

        “I love you, too, you better get going, before the guys come to find you,” Brizee said. There was knocking at the door. She smiled.

        “Nicky, time to go on!” AJ said. Nick kissed her softly and looked in the mirror and went out. She closed the door and turned on the TV to watch the boys and laid on the couch and smiled as the guys went onstage and sighed happily when Nick appeared onscreen. She smiled and she fell asleep.

Nick, Brian, Howie, and AJ came offstage and went to their dressing rooms. Nick walked into his and saw his wife asleep on the couch. He turned the TV off and changed and knelt down beside her.

        “Baby,” Nick said stroking her cheek. She woke up and saw him.

        “Oh god, I slept through the show,” Brizee said.

        “Baby, it’s okay, you’ve seen the whole show before,” Nick said.

        “I know, but I like watching you do what you love,” Brizee said.

        “But I would love to do something else,” Nick said. He helped her up and they went back to the hotel and went to their suite and walked in and closed the door and kissed softly as he held her close and they went to the bedroom and closed the door. He laid her on the bed and removed her clothes and his and he laid on the bed beside her and she moved on top of him and they made love. She laid on top of him and rested her head on his chest.

        “I love you so much, baby,” Nick said.

        “I love you, too,” Brizee said. They heard a knock at the door. Nick groaned and got up and got dressed. He went out and opened the door and saw someone he hoped to never see again. Willa stood there looking at him.

        “What are you doing here,” Nick said.

        “I needed to talk to you,” Willa said.

        “Well, I don’t want to talk to you, I told you that when we broke up,” Nick said.

        “Nick, it’s important,” Willa said.

        “So what, nothing you say matters because it’s always a lie,” Nick said.

        “This isn’t, Nick, you need to know the truth, you know I had a kid, right,” Willa said.

        “So what,” Nick said.

        “He’s your son, Nick,” Willa said.

        “Yeah, right,” Nick said.

        “I’m not lying about this, Nick,” Willa said.

        “Then why are you telling me this now, why not sooner, when you first found out you were pregnant, why now after everything and when I’m happy and in love with my wife, why do you want to destroy my life,” Nick said.

        “I thought the baby was Michael’s, he and I had gotten together after we broke up and I thought he was Michael’s but he’s yours,” Willa said. Nick shook his head.

        “You just want money, you are just saying he’s mine to get money, well, forget it, unless there is a DNA test to prove it, you can forget it,” Nick said. He slammed the door and turned and saw Brizee standing at the door of the bedroom crying.

        “Honey,” Nick said. She shook her head and closed the door. He went to it and found it locked. He knocked on the door.

        “Briz, baby, please, I didn’t cheat on you, I swear, baby, open up, please,” Nick said. He got no answer. He leaned against the wall by the door. He went to the door and opened it and went to Brian’s suite and knocked. Leighanne opened it and saw him and he went in and told her and Brian what happened. Leighanne went to talk to Brizee as Brian comforted his best friend.

        “She won’t talk to me, Frick, Willa destroyed my marriage, I know it,” Nick said crying. Brian hugged him. Leighanne came back. She had Nick’s bag. Nick broke down crying. Brian and Leighanne hugged him. Brian called AJ, Howie, Ally, and Hayley and they all came over and he told them what happened. Hayley and Ally went to talk to Brizee. AJ and Howie sat with their little bro. Hayley and Ally came back.

        “She’s heading back to Orlando and filing for divorce,” Ally said.

        “I’m sorry, Nicky, we couldn’t get through to her,” Hayley said. Nick covered his face with his hands and cried.

        “I could kill Willa for this,” Nick said anger taking over him. He stood up and paced.

        “Wait in line, Nick, I think we all want to do the same,” AJ said.

        “I bet she planned this as revenge for us canceling her opening for us,” Nick said.

        “Let’s talk to her, you guys stall Briz,” AJ said. They went to find Willa while the girls went to keep Brizee from leaving. The guys knocked on Willa’s door. She opened it and they went in.

        “Is this some kind of prank, Willa, thanks to your visit, Brizee’s leaving Nick, is that what you wanted,” AJ said glaring at her.

        “No,” Willa said.

        “Then why did you do it,” Nick said. She looked at him and sat down.

        “I was wrong, I thought he was yours but Michael called me just a few minutes ago with a latest DNA results, the baby is his,” Willa said.

        “So will you leave me alone,” Nick said.

        “Have a nice life, Nick,” Willa said. Nick went out the door with the guys behind him and went to his room and saw the girls holding Brizee on the couch. Nick stood in front of her. She looked up at him.

        “The kid isn’t mine, she just got the latest results, it’s her husband’s kid, Briz, I never cheated on you and I couldn’t cheat on you,” Nick said.

        “I know, I don’t know what I was thinking,” Brizee said. Nick sat beside her. The girls left. He stroked her cheek. She looked at him.

        “You should believe in my love for you, baby,” Nick said. Brizee rested against him.

        “I know, I guess my hormones are kicking in, I mean, you guys have been over for two years now, how old is her kid,” Brizee said.

        “He is nine months old, I don’t know why she would even think it was my kid,” Nick said.

        “She wanted to destroy your happiness, I guess,” Brizee said.

        “Well, it didn’t work because I am never letting you go, you are stuck with me, baby, you are my everything, you are the only one for me,” Nick said. She smiled and cuddled with him.

        “Good because I never want to be without you,” Brizee said. Nick kissed her and caressed her stomach and felt movement.

        “Our baby is moving, I guess it likes its daddy’s touch,” Brizee said.

        “Next appointment if possible, we are finding out if it is a boy or a girl so we can shop for the baby and not call the baby it anymore,” Nick said.

        “Works for me,” Brizee said.

        “I think it’s a girl, though,” Nick said.

        “What makes you think that,” Brizee said.

        “The baby moved to my touch, it has to be a girl,” Nick said.

        “Well, either way, the baby is a part of you,” Brizee said. He kissed her softly.

Two months later, they were in the middle of the tour. Brizee was resting a lot and relaxed. They found out that the baby was in fact a girl and Nick was excited about having a daughter.  Brizee laid on the bed on the bus with Billy watching over her while Nick did sound checks. Hayley and Ally were keeping her company.

        “You guys have to keep a secret for me,” Brizee said.

        “You know we will,” Ally said.

        “You know it,” Hayley said.

        “My blood pressure has been on the high side lately, not much to worry about but high enough to worry Nick, if he finds out, he’ll send me home,” Brizee said.

        “Briz, you have to be honest with him,” Ally said. They didn’t know that Nick had heard everything.

        “I can’t, he’ll make me go home and I don’t want to, I want to stay with him,” Brizee said.

        “If you and the baby’s lives are at risk, he needs to know,” Ally said.

        “I know but I can’t go home,” Brizee said.

        “Why not,” Nick said coming in.

        “Nick, what’s up,” Hayley said.

        “I heard everything, girls, I need to talk to my wife alone,” Nick said. Hayley and Ally left. Nick closed the door and sat down on the bed and looked at her.

        “Please don’t send me home,” Brizee said.

        “I might not have a choice here, why didn’t you tell me, baby, why did you think you had to hide something like that from me, your husband, the father of your baby, we have always been honest with each other, why did you feel like you needed to hide this from me,” Nick said.

        “I wanted to stay with you, it has been fine the last couple days as long as I’m resting and relaxed,” Brizee said. Nick sighed and looked at her.

        “And traveling on a bus isn’t helping any, let’s take your blood pressure now,” Nick said. She told him where it was and he got it out and took it and watched the numbers climb. His eyes widened when it stopped.

        “Oh god, I’m taking you to the hospital, baby, that is too high,” Nick said. He helped her up and got her shoes on and helped her off the bus where Billy and Eddie were talking. They looked at Nick.

        “Get a car, she’s going to the hospital,” Nick said. Eddie went to get a car. Hayley, Howie, Ally, AJ, Brian, Leighanne, Kevin, and Kristin saw them and ran over. Brizee clinged to Nick as he held her.

        “Nick, what’s going on,” Kevin said.

        “I’m taking her to the hospital, her blood pressure is dangerously high,” Nick said. Eddie got a car and Kevin helped Nick get Brizee in the car and Nick jumped in.

        “I’m going with you,” Hayley said getting in. Billy got in and drove them to the hospital while the others followed in a van. Billy pulled up in front of the hospital and Nick helped Brizee out and Hayley followed. They went to the front desk in the emergency room.

        “Excuse me,” Nick said to a nurse. She looked up and saw him and smiled.

        “Can I help you?” she asked.

        “My wife is seven months pregnant and her blood pressure is dangerously high,” Nick said. The nurse nodded and called for a doctor and got a wheelchair and took her to a room with Nick and Hayley following. They got Brizee up on the bed and another nurse came in and they got her set up and a woman came in.

        “Hi there, I’m Dr. Quinn, and you are?” she asked looking at Nick.

        “I’m Nick Carter, this is my wife, Brizee,” Nick said holding Brizee’s hand.  The doctor looked at Hayley.

        “I’m Hayley, Brizee’s best friend, we are practically like sisters,” Hayley said.

        “They said your blood pressure was really high,” Dr. Quinn said. She took it and looked at Brizee.

        “You are going to have to be admitted to the hospital for observation, we are going to try some medication, it’s safe to take without any harm to the baby, if it works and your blood pressure stays down for a couple days, you are free to go,” Dr. Quinn said. Brizee looked at Nick.

        “What,” Dr. Quinn said.

        “We leave tomorrow for San Francisco,” Nick said.

        “Mr. Carter, you brought your wife here to get help, I’m telling you what needs to happen,” Dr. Quinn said.

        “Hayley, tell Kevin that I’m staying until Brizee can go,” Nick said. She went out of the room and went to the waiting room where everyone was waiting.

        “Hayley, how is she?” Kevin asked.

        “Her blood pressure is dangerously high, they are giving her some medicine to help it, it’s safe for her, they want to keep her a couple days to monitor her,” Hayley said.

        “Oh great,” Kevin said.

        “Nick said he isn’t leaving without her,” Hayley said.

        “That is understandable,” Brian said.

        “Hayley,” Kevin said.

        “Kevin, she’s his wife and having his baby, if it was Kristin, would you leave her behind?” Hayley asked. Kevin looked at Kristin who looked at him.

        “No, we will figure something out,” Kevin said.

        “You know he won’t leave her side,” Hayley said.

        “I know,” Kevin said.

        “We will have to go on without him, Kevin, can’t you go onstage and perform in his place until he is able to be there,” Brian said.

        “Yeah, we are just going to be worried about our sis,” Kevin said.

        “Yeah, and our little bro,” AJ said. Brian went to Brizee’s room and quietly went in and saw Brizee asleep with Nick sitting there in a chair. He was holding her hand and just watching her sleep. Brian put his hand on Nick’s shoulder and gave it a squeeze. Nick looked at him. Brian saw that Nick’s eyes were red and his face was tear stained.

        “Hey Frack,” Brian whispered.

        “I’m scared, Frick, I don’t want to lose her,” Nick said. Brian hugged him.

        “You won’t lose her, she loves you too much to leave you,” Brian whispered.

        “Can you stay with her, I’ll be back,” Nick said.

        “Sure thing, Frack,” Brian said. He took Nick’s seat as he went out the door and walked down the hall where everyone was waiting.

        “Nick!” Kevin said. He went to him and hugged him.

        “Kev, I can’t leave her, I just can’t,” Nick said as a fresh round of tears fell down his cheeks. Kevin pulled back and looked at his little brother.

        “I know, Hayley told us, I understand, I’ll fill in onstage for you until you can be there, you just take care of Briz, okay, she and the baby need you,” Kevin said.

        “I’m scared, Kev, my wife, my baby, I don’t want to lose them, I can’t lose them, I just can’t,” Nick said crying. Kevin hugged him. Kristin stood beside them and joined the hug.  Nick went back to Brizee’s room and sat back down in the chair after Brian got up.

The next day, the guys pulled out of town minus Nick and Brizee who were still at the hospital. Hayley and Ally stayed behind to be there for Brizee and Nick. Nick hadn’t moved from Brizee’s side. He slept in the chair with his head resting on the bed and he never let go of her hand. Brizee woke up and saw him there.

        “Nicky,” Brizee said. Nick looked at her.

        “Hey, I’m here,” Nick said.

        “You stayed,” Brizee said.

        “I’m not going anywhere without you, baby,” Nick said kissing her hand.

        “But the guys,” Brizee said.

        “The guys understand, Kevin’s filling for me until I can get there, I’m not leaving until you can,” Nick said.

        “Which is today,” Dr. Quinn said coming in.

        “Doc,” Nick said.

        “Her blood pressure is staying down and the medicine is working according to her charts, so tonight you guys can meet up with the tour,” Dr. Quinn said.

        “You said a couple days,” Nick said.

        “Usually with this medicine, the side effects happen with an hour or two and she took the medicine last night and no side effects have happened so she can be discharged and on your way by this evening, I’ll start the paperwork,” Dr. Quinn said.

        “Thank you,” Brizee said.

        “Now, you follow the instructions and you take it easy and check your blood pressure every day and listen to your husband when he says rest, and be honest with him,” Dr. Quinn said.

        “Yes, ma’am,” Brizee said.

Two hours later, Brizee was wheeled out to the car to take them to Nick’s bus. They headed to the bus and got on and they headed to catch up with the guys. Brizee was lying on the bed resting while Hayley and Ally were sleeping in the extra bunks. Nick was up front talking with Brian and telling him they were on their way. He went back and laid down with her. He stroked her cheek.

        “I love you so much,” Nick said kissing her forehead.

        “I love you, too,” Brizee said. They arrived in the next city and went to the hotel. Nick and Brizee walked into the hotel hand in hand. Nick went to check them in. Brizee sat down in a chair to wait. Hayley, Ally, Leighanne, and Kristin sat with her while the guys went to check in.

        “Brizee?” someone asked. She looked up and saw her ex, Matt. They had broken up a few months before she met Nick. The break up was not a good one as she had found out that he only wanted to get her into bed and then dump her. She looked at him.

        “What are you doing here,” Brizee asked.

        “I’m here on business, just left a meeting with a foundation I‘m a part of,” Matt said.

        “Why are you here talking to me,” Brizee said.

        “I want to apologize,” Matt said.

        “For what, getting me into bed and dumping me,” Brizee said. She put her hand on her stomach.

        “You’re pregnant,” Matt said.

        “No shit, Sherlock, don’t worry, it’s not yours, thank god,” Brizee said.

        “She’s married now,” Hayley said.

        “Congratulations,” Matt said.

        “Matt,” Brizee said.

        “I’m going away, I want to say goodbye, and just wanted to say I’m sorry for what I have done, you take care and be happy,” Matt said. He left. Brizee looked at the conference room and saw the sign.

        “Oh god no,” Brizee said.     

        “Briz,” Hayley said. She looked and saw the sign and looked at Brizee.

        “Hayley,” Ally said.

        “He’s a part of the AIDS foundation, he said he was going away and wanted to make amends, that only happens, oh god,” Hayley said.

        “You don’t think he has AIDS, do you,” Ally said. Hayley ran out the door and caught up with Matt and talked to him. He told her everything and she couldn’t believe it. She came back and told the girls everything. The guys came over to them.

        “What’s up,” Nick said. Brizee closed her eyes.

        “I need to go for a walk,” Brizee said getting up.

        “Baby,” Nick said.

        “I need to go alone,” Brizee said. She went out the door. Nick looked at Hayley.

        “What’s going on,” Nick said. They went up to Howie and Hayley’s suite and she sat them down and told them everything. Nick sat there in shock.

        “Oh god no,” Nick said.

        “Nick, you need to go get tested,” Hayley said. He nodded and went out the door.

        “We have to find Briz,” Hayley said.

        “Billy went after her,” Kevin said. The door opened and Brizee came in with Billy. Hayley hugged her.

        “Where’s Nick?” Brizee asked.

        “First off, where did you go?” Hayley asked.

        “I went for a walk and called my doctor in Orlando, she told me they did an HIV test when they ran the test to see if I was pregnant, it was negative, I’m fine, where’s my husband,’ Brizee said.

        “He went to get tested, I told him everything, Briz, Matt has AIDS and he doesn’t have much time left,” Hayley said. Brizee sat down.

        “Oh,” Brizee said.

        “He was HIV positive when he slept with you,” Hayley said. Brizee nodded.

        “It doesn’t matter, I’m fine, so Nick should be, too,” Brizee said. She went to her and Nick’s suite and went to take a shower.

Nick walked down the hall to his suite and saw Billy standing at the door.

        “Is she back?” Nick asked.

        “Yeah, she went for a walk and called Dr. Wilson,” Billy said.

        “Is she and the baby okay?” Nick asked.

        “They are fine, Nick,” Billy said. Nick nodded and went into the suite and closed the door and looked around. He saw the light on in the bathroom and went and listened and heard her in the shower. He quietly opened the door and saw his wife in the shower. He stripped quickly and got in the shower with her and wrapped his arms around her.

        “I love you so much,” Nick said nuzzling her neck. She relaxed in his arms.

        “I love you, too,” Brizee said. She turned to him and looked up at him. He kissed her deeply as he rested his hands on her stomach.

        “You are my everything, my heart, my soul, nothing else matters if I don’t have you,” Nick said.

        “Same goes for me,” Brizee said resting her head on his shoulder as he held her. He turned them around and quickly showered and rinsed off and turned and pulled her into his arms. He reached back and turned off the shower. They got out and dried off. He helped her out and helped her into her nightgown. He put on a pair of boxers and she sat down on the bed. He knelt down in front of her.

        “We should talk about today,” Nick said.

        “Hayley said you went to get tested,” Brizee said.

        “I’m fine, it was negative,” Nick said.

        “They ran a test when they ran the pregnancy test, the HIV test was negative, oh god, if I had known about it when I was with him, I would have never been with him,” Brizee said looking at her hands.

        “Baby,” Nick said.

        “God Nick, you should have been my first everything,” Brizee said covering her face in her hands. He pulled them away and held her face in his hands.

        “I love you, baby, you are with me now and forever,” Nick said.

        “Let’s go to bed, Nicky, I need to be in your arms,” Brizee said. They got into bed and he spooned up behind her and held her in his arms. They went to sleep. The next day, they were at the venue doing sound checks. Brizee was lying on the couch in Nick’s dressing room. She put her hand on her stomach and smiled. She slowly got up and went out the door. She went to the stage and went up the stairs and saw Hayley, Ally, Leighanne, and Kristin standing at the edge of the stage. They were looking down in front of the stage. She slowly made her way to them.

        “Hey, what’s going on,” Brizee said. Hayley turned and went to her and kept her from going any further.

        “You should be resting,” Hayley said.

        “I was resting, I feel fine now, what’s going on, Hayley,” Brizee said. She saw paramedics running down the aisle with a gurney. She saw Billy and Eddie leading them. Billy got onstage and came to her.

        “What’s going on, Billy, why are the paramedics here,” Brizee said.

        “Briz, there’s been an accident,” Billy said.

        “An accident, what happened, oh god, it’s Nick, isn’t it, someone tell me what’s going on!” Brizee said.

        “He fell off the stage, Briz, it doesn’t look good,” Billy said. She tried to head over there but Billy held her back. She struggled against his hold.

        “Billy, he needs me,” Brizee said.

        “They are taking him to the hospital, I’ll take you there in the car,” Billy said.

        “Why can’t I see him!” Brizee said.

        “Briz, he lost a lot of blood,” Billy said.

        “Billy, I’m your boss and I say let me go now,” Brizee said. Billy let her go and she slowly walked over to the edge and looked down and saw Nick lying there not moving. Kevin, Brian, AJ, and Howie were standing beside him. They looked up at her.  The paramedics loaded Nick onto the gurney. Billy caught Brizee before she could fall.

        “Oh god no,” Brizee said. They wheeled Nick out of the venue. Billy helped Brizee out of the car. They went to the hospital. He helped her into the building.

        “Are you okay, ma’am?” a nurse asked.

        “She’s fine, her husband was brought in, Carter?” Billy said.

        “They are examining him now,” the nurse said.

        “How is he?” Brizee said.

        “The doctor will let you know, Mrs. Carter, how far along are you?” the nurse asked.

        “Seven months,” Brizee said. Billy helped her sit down in a chair.

        “The doctor will be out soon,” the nurse said before heading back to the nurses station. Brizee rested against Billy. Brian, Leighanne, Howie, Hayley, AJ, Ally, Kevin, and Kristin came in.

        “Briz,” Hayley said.

        “Nothing yet,” Brizee said softly. Brian knelt down in front of her and held her hands.

        “He won’t leave you, Briz, I know he won’t, he loves you so much,” Brian said.

        “I can’t lose him, B,” Brizee said.

        “You won’t, he can’t leave you,” Brian said. The doctor came out.

        “Mrs. Carter?” he asked. Billy and Brian helped Brizee up as she faced the doctor.  Brian stood behind her with his hands on her shoulders. Leighanne held Brizee’s hand as they all stood behind her.

        “Yes,” Brizee said.

        “I’m Dr. Harris, your husband is in critical condition but he is stable, he is in a coma, it is possible he won’t wake up from it,” Dr. Harris said.

        “There’s got to be something you can do,” Kevin said.

        “I’m sorry, we did all we could, he also has a broken leg and a broken arm from the fall, we don’t have to put him on life support, he is breathing on his own,” Dr. Harris said. Brizee covered her face with her hands. Brian hugged her along with Leighanne. 

        “I want to see him,” Brizee said crying.

        “Right this way,” Dr. Harris said.

        “Brian, come with me,” Brizee said.

        “Sure thing,” Brian said. They went to Nick’s room and walked in and saw him. He had a bandage around his head. He also had a cast on his arm and leg. Brizee went to his bedside and took his hand in hers. Brian stood beside her. She kissed his hand.

        “I can’t leave him, Brian, I can’t be without him,” Brizee said.

        “I know, Briz, I’ll see if they can get you a bed in here to rest and be comfortable,” Brian said.

        “Thanks, Brian, you are a great friend,” Brizee said.

        “You’re welcome, sis,” Brian said. Brizee smiled and hugged him.

        “You guys are my brothers,” Brizee said.

        “We all are family, we take care of each other,” Brian said. He went out the door to talk to the doctor. He got an orderly to bring a bed in for Brizee. She laid down on it and watched Nick. Brian kissed her forehead and went out the door to the waiting room.

        “Brian,” Leighanne said.

        “She refuses to leave him, I got an orderly to put a bed in there for her,” Brian said.

        “We should get something to eat for her,” AJ said.

        “What about the tour,” Brian said.

        “Postponed until we know for sure about Nick, we will make sure the tickets will be good for the new dates,” Kevin said. He went to make the arrangements.

        “So we are staying with them,” Brian said.

        “We should see about getting him transferred to Tampa,” Howie said. He went to go talk to the doctor. Brian looked at Leighanne.

        “Brian,” Leighanne said.

        “I’m worried, Leighanne, about Briz, what this might do to her, if Nick never wakes up, he might not ever get to see his baby girl, or hold her,” Brian said. Leighanne hugged him close.

        “He has to wake up, Brian, he has too much to live for,” Leighanne said.

        “I can’t lose my Frack, Leighanne, I just can’t,” Brian said crying. Leighanne held him. Kevin came back.

        “The tour is postponed and the tickets will be good for the new dates,” Kevin said.

        “Good,” Brian said.

        “Dr. Wilson said that we can take Nick to Florida, to Tampa Regional,” Howie said.

        “Let’s get a move on,” Kevin said.

Three days later, they were at the hospital at Tampa. Brizee laid on a bed set up in Nick’s room. Dr. Thomas checked him over and looked at her.

        “He’s still the same,” Dr. Thomas said. He left the room. Brizee laid there watching her husband and rested a hand on her stomach.

Three months later, Brian was with Nick while Brizee was home with her baby girl. She named her Emily Nicole Carter. Brian was reading a magazine when he heard a moan and looked and saw Nick moving. He pressed the nurses button and Dr. Thomas came in and checked him.

        “He’s coming back to us,” Dr. Thomas said. Brian smiled and looked at Nick.

        “Nick, it’s Brian, I’m here, Frack,” Brian said. Nick slowly opened his eyes and blinked and looked over at him and smiled.

        “Hey Frick, where am I?” Nick asked.

        “Tampa Regional, do you remember what happened?” Brian asked.

        “I was onstage and I tripped and fell off the stage and everything went black and now, how long was I out?” Nick asked.

        “Three months,” Brian said. Nick’s eyes widened and looked around.

        “Briz, where is she,” Nick said.

        “She’s home, resting,” Brian said.

        “Did she have the baby, is my baby okay,” Nick said.

        “Yes, she was born a month ago today and she is healthy and beautiful,” Brian said.

        “I need to see them,” Nick said. Brian called Brizee and told her to bring the baby to the hospital.

        “So glad you woke up, they said it was possible you wouldn’t,” Brian said.

        “Is the tour over?” Nick asked.

        “We postponed it until you were back with us,” Brian said. Nick nodded.

        “What did she name the baby?” Nick asked.

        “Emily Nicole Carter,” Brian said.

        “That’s perfect, how often was she here,” Nick said.

        “She wouldn’t leave your side, they put a bed in here so she could stay with you, she stayed with you until she went into labor and after she was released, we made her go home and rest, she couldn’t take care of the baby and be with you at the same time, the guys and I have been taking turns and she has been here every day to check on you, but for no more than an hour so she could get back to Emily,” Brian said. Nick nodded.

        “I love her so much, I couldn’t leave her,” Nick said.

        “She wouldn’t give up on you, man, she called and checked on you when she wasn’t here,” Brian said.

        “I just need to see her, and hold her, and hold my baby girl,” Nick said. The door opened slowly and Brizee walked in with a baby carrier. Brian took the baby while Brizee went to Nick’s bedside. He pulled her into his arms and held her. She cried as she hugged him.

        “I’m so glad you are awake, I was so scared, the doctors said that it was possible you wouldn’t wake up, but I knew you would sometime,” Brizee said. He kissed her deeply. He pulled back and looked into her eyes.

        “I couldn’t leave you, or our baby,” Nick said. Brian picked Emily up out of her carseat. Brizee moved the bed up to where Nick was in a sitting up position. Brian brought the baby over to him. Nick held her in his arms and gazed down at his daughter and tears ran down his cheeks.

        “She’s so beautiful, she’s perfect, hey Emily, I’m your daddy, I’m never leaving you and Mommy ever again, I promise, I will always be there for you both,” Nick said. Brizee sat beside him on the bed. He looked at her.

        “We did it, baby, we created an angel, she is as beautiful as you, I am extremely lucky, I love you so much,” Nick said.

        “I love you, too,” Brizee said. She kissed his forehead.

        “We are a family, baby, I never want to be without you or Emily,” Nick said. Brizee stroked his cheek.

        “We are with you forever and always, nothing will tear us apart,” Brizee said. Nick smiled and they kissed softly and he kissed Emily’s forehead.

Three days later, Nick was released and Brian and AJ were there to help him into the house and to the bedroom. They settled him into bed. Brizee came in with Emily and laid her in Nick’s arms.

        “I could hold her all day,” Nick said.

        “You can hold her while I fix you some lunch,” Brizee said. She kissed him and Emily and went downstairs. Nick gazed at his daughter.  Her blue eyes looked at him.

        “You know, I’m so lucky, I have you, I have your mom, I couldn’t leave you guys, I had to come back to you and your mom, you two are my everything, my reason for living, there is nothing I wouldn’t do for you and her, I wish I could have been there when you were born, I am not going to miss another moment of your life, I promise you,” Nick said. He kissed her forehead. Brizee came in with a tray and sat it on the nightstand.

        “I fixed you a sandwich and chips, and got a soda for you to drink,” Brizee said. She took Emily and put her in her crib and put the tray in front of him and he ate.

That night, Brizee got Emily to sleep and got ready for bed. She slid into bed beside Nick. He moved closer and pulled her close to him and she snuggled up to him.

        “I missed this,” Brizee said.

        “I know, baby,” Nick said. They went to sleep in each other’s arms.

Three months later, they were back on tour. Brizee and Emily were with them. Brizee sat in Nick’s dressing room, feeding Emily. The guys were doing sound checks. Brizee was thinking of the last time they were at this venue. It was when Nick fell off the stage. She was nervous as to what would happen this time. She burped Emily and sat there holding her close. She got up and carried Emily out the door and walked to the stage just as the guys came backstage. Nick saw his wife and daughter and ran to them.

        “There’s my girls!” Nick said hugging them. Brizee smiled and rested her head against him. He kissed Emily on her forehead. He took her in his arms and held her. He kissed Brizee softly and they went to his dressing room. He sat down on the couch with Emily. Brizee closed the door and sat on the couch beside them.

        “You okay, baby,” Nick said.

        “I’m fine,” Brizee said. Nick looked at her and got up and put Emily in her playpen and sat down and took Brizee in his arms.

        “I know what you are thinking, baby, you are thinking of what happened the last time we were here,” Nick said.

        “I just can’t get it out of my head,” Brizee said.

        “I know, baby, I can’t either, Kevin made sure that everything was set up and nothing to trip over before we went out there,” Nick said.

        “I hope so, I can’t go through it again, I love you so much, you and Em are my life, nothing else matters,” Brizee said. Nick smiled and kissed her deeply. He held her close as they began making out. He pulled her into his lap and she was straddling him. He slid his hands under her shirt and held her close to him. His tongue roamed her mouth and she moaned softly as his hands cupped her breasts and roamed her body. They pulled apart when they heard Emily cooing from her playpen and they looked at their daughter.

        “We should wait until later, it will be so worth it and we can see if D and Hayley can take her for the night,” Nick said. Brizee rested her head against him. She sent Hayley a text. She waited. Hayley came in and got Emily and her bag and went out the door. Brizee locked the door and came back over to Nick. He stood up and removed their clothes and laid them on the couch and he made love to her. They laid there in each other’s arms.

        “I love you so much,” Brizee said.

        “I love you, too, baby,” Nick said. He kissed her forehead.

        “How would you feel to giving Em a little brother or sister?” Brizee asked. Nick smiled.

        “I would like that a lot, how many kids do you want?” Nick asked.

        “Three at the most, hey maybe four and they could start their own music group when they are old enough,” Brizee said. Nick smiled and kissed her and he made love to her again. He laid on top of her and they kissed and held onto each other. He buried his face in her neck.

Three weeks later, the tour was over and they were home. Brizee just found out that she is pregnant again. Nick was happy and excited. He came home from hanging with the guys and found Brizee playing with Emily.

        “There’s my girls,” Nick said. He got down on the floor and kissed Brizee and stroked Emily’s cheek.

        “Hey, have fun with the guys?” Brizee asked.

        “Yeah, they want to get to work on a new album in a couple weeks,” Nick said.

        “Cool,” Brizee said. They sat there and played with Emily and enjoyed their little family time.  That night, Brizee put Emily to bed in her crib and watched her go to sleep and then went to her bedroom. She saw Nick lounging on the bed. She went into the bathroom and got undressed and got into the shower. She was washing her hair when she felt hands in her hair. She looked and saw Nick smiling at her. He helped her with her hair and he soaped up her body and she rinsed. He did the same to his and rinsed and he pulled her close and kissed her deeply. They made love in the shower and afterwards, they got out and dried off and laid on the bed and made love again before falling asleep holding each other.

Three weeks later, Brizee was going to LA to start recording an album with Ally and Hayley singing backup. Howie, AJ, and Nick were at the airport with them.

        “We better get going, call me when you get there,” Nick said.

        “I will, I love you,” Brizee said.

        “I love you, too, let me know what the doc says out there,” Nick said.

        “I will,” Brizee said. Howie and AJ said goodbye to Ally and Hayley and went to the bus. Nick kissed Brizee and rubbed her stomach and went to the bus. They headed to Boston. Nick was asleep on the bed while AJ and Howie were watching TV.  They saw something on the news that they couldn’t believe. The flight that Ally, Hayley, and Brizee were suppose to be on had crashed at the end of the runway at takeoff and there was a report that there was no survivors. They looked at each other. They knew that it would be devastating to lose Ally and Hayley, but they knew that it would be worse for Nick as he hadn’t only lost Brizee but their unborn child as well. They thanked god that Brian and Leighanne had taken Emily with them instead of Emily going with Brizee.

        “I hope to god that they missed the flight somehow,” AJ said. Nick came up.

        “What’s up,” Nick said. Howie pointed to the TV and Nick watched it.

        “Oh god no,” Nick said.

Meanwhile, at the airport…..

Brizee came out of the bathroom after a bout with morning sickness that kept her in there until the flight had taken off. Ally and Hayley were waiting and they told her what happened.

        “You saved us, Briz, the baby saved all of us, we wouldn’t be here if you didn’t have to throw up,” Ally said.

        “I know, now I’m glad I’m pregnant and have morning sickness, let’s get to the guys,” Brizee said.

        “I tried calling but no answer, they probably saw the news,” Ally said.

        “Let’s get a car and drive,” Brizee said. They went and rented a car and drove to Boston.

Meanwhile… the bus pulled up in front of the hotel and they went through the crowd and went inside where Brian, Leighanne, Emily, Kevin, and Kristin were waiting. Nick went straight for Emily and took her in his arms and hugged his daughter to him and cried. Kevin came up to him and Nick looked at him.

        “I’ll cancel the show tonight,” Kevin said.

        “No, Briz would want me to go on,” Nick said.

        “Nick,” Kevin said.

        “Briz wouldn’t want me to stop doing what I love, music,” Nick said. Kevin nodded.

        “You sure?” Kevin asked.

        “Yeah, I have to do it, for her,” Nick said kissing Emily’s forehead. They went up to their rooms. Two hours later, they headed down to the lobby not knowing that as they were making their way down, Brizee, Ally, and Hayley pulled up to the hotel. They got out and walked in and saw Brian, Leighanne, Nick, Emily, AJ, Howie, Kevin, and Kristin and the bodyguards making their way off the elevator. Howie looked up and saw them and he froze.

        “Hayley!” Howie said running to her. They hugged. AJ ran to Ally and hugged her. Nick and Emily went to Brizee and they hugged.

        “Oh god, baby!” Nick said burying his face in her neck as he held her as close as he could without squishing Emily. Brizee took Emily and hugged her and Nick held his family in his arms. Brian, Leighanne, Kristin, and Kevin stood with them.

        “How did you guys get here,” Howie said.

        “A car, we missed the flight,” Hayley said.

        “How?” AJ asked. They pointed to Brizee.

        “Major morning sickness hit Brizee just as the final boarding call came in, she didn’t make it out until after the plane had crashed,” Hayley said. Nick looked at Brizee.

        “I love you so much,” Nick said. Brizee smiled and rested her head against him.

        “I love you, too,” Brizee said.

        “Let’s get to the venue, guys, we will have plenty of time to celebrate the girls’ return,” Kevin said. They all went to the venue. Brizee and Nick sat in Nick’s dressing room with Emily.

        “I’m so glad the morning sickness came when it did, I saw the news and thought Em and I lost you forever,” Nick said. Brizee looked at him. Nick put his hand on her stomach. He bent down and kissed it.

        “Hey little one, thank you for saving your mama,” Nick said softly.  He kissed her softly.

        “I love you,” Brizee said.

        “I love you, too, baby, you and Emily are everything to me,” Nick said. They sat there in each other’s arms.