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.