Brizee sat there looking at her boyfriend, Nick. He just admitted to her what he was, a vampire. She sat there in disbelief that the guy she was so in love with was different. She looked at her hands. Nick sat beside her.

        “Briz, I’m sorry, I know I’m different than everyone else,” Nick said.

        “Is it just you or are there others?” Brizee said.

        “Just me and the guys, Kevin was the first, he changed all of us,” Nick said.

        “Kris, Leighanne, Leigh, Ro?” Brizee said.

        “They know but they are still normal, we aren’t evil, Briz, we don’t bite humans, we drink animal blood, we made a pact to never drink from a human, so you and the girls have nothing to worry about, we could never hurt anyone we love,” Nick said.

        “I don’t know about this,” Brizee said.

        “Briz, my feelings for you are real, I love you so much, you are everything to me, I could never do anything to hurt you,” Nick said. Brizee stood up and went upstairs.

        “Briz,” Nick said following her.

        “I need to be alone,” Brizee said going into the bedroom and closing the door. She sat on the bed and hugged her legs to her chest and rested her forehead on her knees. Her cell phone rang. She looked and saw Leighanne’s number.

        “Leighanne,” Brizee said.

        “Briz, you okay, did he tell you?” Leighanne asked.

        “Yeah, I don’t know what to do,” Brizee said.

        “Briz, it will be okay, nothing has to change, he won’t hurt you, he loves you too much to do that,” Leighanne said.

        “But Leighanne, he’s a vampire, he won’t age, he’ll stay the same forever,” Brizee said.

        “I know, Briz, but they will never stop loving us, no matter what,” Leighanne said.

        “I don’t doubt his love for me, I’m just not sure how to handle this,” Brizee said.

        “Briz, you can do this, nothing will have to change, he loves you, you love him, just because he is different, doesn’t mean things have to change, he is the man you love, in all ways that count,” Leighanne said.

        “What if they want to change us,” Brizee said.

        “They can’t unless we want it, if they ask and we say no, they can’t change us unless we want them to, we can always change our minds but they can’t do it without our permission,” Leighanne said. Brizee looked over at a picture of her and Nick together.

        “I just can’t believe this is happening, I thought I found the perfect guy,” Brizee said.

        “You did, Briz, we all did, they are all perfect guys for us, they love us, they would never hurt us for anything in the world, don’t let the truth destroy everything, Briz, you are strong, you can handle anything, the girls and I will come by in the morning, okay,” Leighanne said.

        “Okay, bye,” Brizee said. She hung up and sat there. Nick came into the bedroom slowly. She looked up at him as he stood by the bed. She pulled him onto the bed.

        “I love you,” Brizee said. Nick took her into his arms and hugged her.

        “I love you, too, please don’t leave me, ever, I can’t go on without you,” Nick said.

        “I’m not going anywhere,” Brizee said.

        “I need to ask you something,” Nick said.

        “What is it,” Brizee said.

        “I want to be with you forever, will you let me change you?” Nick said. She looked at him.

        “I can’t,” Brizee said. Nick nodded and stroked her cheek.

        “You aren’t mad?” Brizee asked. He shook his head.

        “I asked, you answered, I can’t be mad, I can’t ever be mad at you, baby,” Nick said. She kissed him deeply.

        “Make love to me,” Brizee said. He kissed her tenderly as they laid on the bed and he removed their clothes and slid on a condom and he slowly and gently made love to her. The next morning, Brizee woke up and saw Nick laying there watching her. She smiled. He smiled and kissed her softly. They heard the doorbell rang.

        “The girls are here,” Nick said. They got up and got dressed and went downstairs. Brizee opened the door and saw Leighanne, Kristin, Rochelle, and Leigh.

        “Hey,” Brizee said.

        “Hey, let’s go shopping,” Kristin said. Brizee grabbed her purse and phone. She kissed Nick and left with the girls. They went to the mall.

        “Briz, you okay,” Leighanne said.

        “Yeah, I’m fine now,” Brizee said.

        “We have some news, the girls and I are going to a sperm bank to get pregnant, so we can have kids with our guys,” Leighanne said.

        “Why?” Brizee said.

        “Briz, we can’t get pregnant by the guys,” Leighanne said.

        “What,” Brizee said.

        “We can’t have their babies, we would die before we give birth,” Leighanne said.

They went to the doctor and got the paperwork filled out and the doctor examined each of them. The doctor came in.

        “Rochelle, you are already pregnant,” she said.

        “Oh god, no,” Rochelle said.

        “Was it planned?” she asked.

        “No, abort it, now!” Rochelle said. They took her down the hall. Leighanne, Kristin, Leigh, and Brizee looked at each other.

        “I can’t believe it, I thought she and AJ would have been more careful, they both know the consequences,” Leigh said.

        “Maybe the protection didn’t work,” Brizee said. The doctor came back in.

        “Somehow Rochelle is too far along for an abortion,” the doctor said. They went down the hall and found her. She was crying. Leighanne hugged her.

        “Let’s get out of here,” Leigh said. They told the doctor they would come back another time and left and went to Nick’s where the guys were.

        “Girls,” Kevin said. They saw Rochelle.

        “Ro,” AJ said.

        “I’m going to die!” Rochelle said as they sat her down.

        “What, how,” AJ said.

        “Your baby!” Rochelle said.

        “Oh god,” Nick said.

        “How did it happen, I thought we all had to use protection,” Kevin said.

        “We did, every single time,” AJ said.

        “One didn’t work apparently,” Rochelle said.

        “How did you find this out?” Brian asked.

        “We were all going to surprise you all and we went to the doctor to see about getting pregnant by using sperm donors from the sperm bank to have healthy normal babies,” Leighanne said.

        “But we couldn’t because they said Rochelle was already pregnant and she’s too late for an abortion, so we had to get out of there before they could do the process,” Leigh said.

        “I don’t want to die,” Rochelle said crying. AJ sat next to her and held her in his arms. He looked at Kevin.

        “I’ll call my dad,” Kevin said. He called his father. Two minutes later, his father came in.  He examined Rochelle.

        “Okay, there is a possibility that she’ll make it to delivery but she might not survive the birth,” Jerald said.

        “Is there anything else that can be done?” AJ asked.

        “Only if she’ll let it happen,” Jerald said.

        “What’s that,” Rochelle said.

        “As soon as the baby is out, AJ changes you,” Jerald said.

        “What,” AJ said.

        “Are you saying that I’ll die either way,” Rochelle said.

        “But if he changes you, you’ll be there for your baby,” Jerald said. Rochelle looked at AJ.

        “But she can’t be changed now?” Brizee asked.

        “Not with the baby inside her,” Jerald said.

        “Ro?” AJ asked.

        “If it’s the only way,” Rochelle said. He kissed her forehead. Nick looked at Brizee.

        “Ro, marry me,” AJ said.

        “Yes,” Rochelle said.

Two weeks later, Rochelle and AJ were married. As were Nick and Brizee, Brian and Leighanne, Howie and Leigh, and Kevin and Kristin. Leighanne, Brizee, Leigh, and Kristin went to the doctor and did the process and now are waiting to see if they become pregnant. Brizee stood at the sliding doors. Nick stood behind her and held her close.

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

        “I love you, too,” Brizee said. Nick put his hands on her stomach and smiled.

        “It worked, baby, I can feel it, you know what I mean,” Nick said.

        “You mean I’m pregnant?” Brizee asked.

        “No, baby, we are pregnant,” Nick said. Brizee smiled and kissed him softly and hugged him. The phone rang.

        “Hello, Leighanne, yeah, Nick said I was, he felt it, Brian said the same, I wonder if Howie and Kevin said the same about Kris and Leigh, they did so we all are pregnant, how’s Ro, we’ll be right there,” Brizee said. Nick got them to AJ’s and found Rochelle in painful labor. They all stood and watched Jerald get the baby out. Kristin took the baby while Jerald and AJ tended to Rochelle. They saw Rochelle starting to fade. Jerald looked at AJ and nodded. AJ bit Rochelle. So they stood there and watched as Rochelle changed. She sat up and looked at AJ. She hugged him.

        “I’m hungry,” Rochelle said. AJ took her out to hunt. They came back smiling.

        “I’m proud of her, she ignored a human and went after an animal,” AJ said.

        “Just make sure she doesn’t hurt the girls,” Kevin said.      

        “They are my best friends, I couldn’t do that,” Rochelle said. Kevin looked at her.

        “You might not have any control over it,” Kevin said.

        “I’ll get her trained,” AJ said.

Three months later, Leighanne, Brizee, Leigh, and Kristin were three months along with their pregnancies. Rochelle and AJ’s daughter was growing rapidly. Jerald was keeping an eye on her. Rochelle was doing better than the guys expected. She never went after human blood. She still hung with the girls and was her usual self.    The girls were out shopping. They went to the food court and sat down and ate.

        “These cravings are kicking me in the butt,” Leighanne said as she ate her food.

        “I know, I was craving cookies last night, but instead of milk to dip them in, applesauce,” Kristin said.

        “Chicken Fajitas,” Leigh said.

        “Pizza,” Brizee said.

        “All this at night?” Rochelle said.

        “For a midnight snack,” Brizee said.

        “Howie thought I was crazy cooking in the middle of the night,” Leigh said.

        “I’m glad I don’t have to worry about that anymore,” Rochelle said quietly.

        “You sure you are okay with it,” Brizee said.

        “I had no other choice, nothing else could have been done, plus I get to spend forever with AJ and Ava,” Rochelle said.

They talked and went home. Brizee walked into her house and put her purse and keys down and felt arms around her and hands resting on her expanding stomach.

        “I missed you, baby,” Nick said nuzzling her neck.

        “Same here,” Brizee said.

        “You okay,” Nick said resting his chin on her shoulder.

        “Yeah, I guess,” Brizee said.

        “Briz,” Nick said.

        “I just wish Ro was normal like me and the girls,” Brizee said. Nick turned her to face him.

        “I know, baby, they were just careless,” Nick said.

        “What,” Brizee said.

        “AJ admitted they forgot protection one night,” Nick said.

        “Oh god,” Brizee said.

        “He really got chewed out by Kevin, but nothing can be done about it now,” Nick said.

        “As soon as I have the baby, I’m going on birth control,” Brizee said. He kissed her softly.

        “Good, I hate condoms, Jerald said it would be safer if you, Leighanne, Leigh, and Kristin went on birth control pills rather than us using condoms all the time,” Nick said.

        “What did he say about us making love while I’m pregnant,” Brizee said.

        “No go,” Nick said.

        “Oh,” Brizee said.

        “I’m sorry, baby, he said that it would risk hurting the babies, he was telling this to me, Kev, Brian, and Howie at the time,” Nick said. Brizee hugged him.

        “We can still lay in bed and make out, but that’s as far as we can go,” Nick said.

        “This is going to be torture,” Brizee said.

        “Tell me about it,” Nick said. His cell phone rang.

        “Yeah, Kev, what, but your dad said no, what, are you sure, you did, and she’s okay, and the baby, too, yeah, bye,” Nick said. He hung up.

        “What is it,” Brizee said.

        “Come here,” Nick said. They went upstairs to their bedroom and closed the door and locked it. He sat on the bed and pulled her to stand in front of him.

        “Nicky,” Brizee said. She stroked his face.

        “Kevin and Kristin made love, they couldn’t help it and she’s fine and so is the baby,” Nick said.

        “But you said that his dad said no,” Brizee said.

        “I know, but he wanted her so badly, just as I want you right now,” Nick said. He slowly removed her clothes and ran his hands over her body.

        “Be gentle,” Brizee said. He removed his clothes and he moved up on the bed and she laid beside him and they got under the covers. He reached over and put a condom on and he moved her on top of him.

        “This way, he said this way was safe,” Nick said.

        “Make love to me,” Brizee said. He gently and slowly made love to her. She laid beside him.

        “You okay,” Nick said.

        “Oh yeah,” Brizee said. He faced her and ran his hand up and down her body and rested his hand on her stomach.

        “I can feel it, the baby’s fine,” Nick said.

        “Good,” Brizee said. She rested her hand on top of his and fell asleep. Nick laid there watching her sleep. He sensed someone in the house. He got up and got dressed and went downstairs and saw Brian and Howie.

        “Guys,” Nick said.

        “We know, Nick, you and Briz, you heard what Jerald said,” Brian said.

        “Kevin didn’t tell you, he and Kris did it and she’s fine and so is the baby, we can do it, guys, just wear protection and be gentle and slow and the girls on top,” Nick said. Brian and Howie looked at each other.

        “Bye!” They said as they went home to make love to their wives. Nick locked up and went upstairs and laid on the bed and watched his wife sleep.

Eight months later, Brizee sat in the nursery holding her baby girl. Nick came in and leaned down and kissed her forehead and kissed the baby’s forehead.

        “I love you, baby,” Nick said.

        “I love you, too,” Brizee said. Nick knelt down beside the chair she was sitting in.

        “How are my girls,” Nick said stroking the baby’s forehead.

        “Doing great, I’m really happy,” Brizee said. He smiled and kissed her deeply.

        “Me, too, I’m so lucky to have you, and our little girl,” Nick said.

Two months later, things went downhill for the group. Someone had found out the truth about them and told the press and the group was forced to leave Florida and they moved to South America to their private island.  Brian, Howie, AJ, Kevin, and Nick held a press conference before they left, announcing they were no longer going to make any more albums and tour, basically stating that the Backstreet Boys were over. Brizee stood there looking out.

        “Emily won’t have a normal life, stuck here on this island, no one to play with except Baylee, James, and Mason,” Brizee said. Nick wrapped his arms around her.

        “I know, baby, I’m sorry,” Nick said.

        “I can’t believe this happened, how could someone be so cruel, how could someone have found out the truth, we all were so careful,” Brizee said.

        “We know how they found out,” Kevin said.

        “How,” Nick said.

        “Someone was hiking in the woods, saw Howie and AJ on a hunt and saw them kill deers, they couldn’t understand how come they would need to hunt deer if they were human so the guy realized they weren’t human,” Kevin said.

        “How could Howie and AJ not know someone was in the woods,” Brizee said.

        “Their senses were overwhelmed by their need to eat,” Kevin said.

        “I just realized something, Emily, Baylee, Mason, James, when they get older, they are going to wonder why you guys aren’t getting older, and they are going to wonder why you guys won’t age, how are we going to explain that?” Brizee said. Kevin, Howie, Brian, and Nick looked at each other.

        “We never thought of that,” Howie said.

        “Oh god, are we going to have to tell them the truth?” Brian asked.

        “They can’t know the truth, we just have to do things to make ourselves look older, like color our hair and stuff,” Kevin said. Brizee looked at him.

        “How are going to explain it all when you guys outlive them?” Brizee asked.

        “I guess we will have to fake our deaths,” Brian said.

        “I don’t know if I can put Emily through that,” Brizee said.

        “It’s better than telling the truth,” Kevin said.

        “Maybe the girls and I shouldn’t have go through with having kids,” Brizee said.

        “No, don’t you say that, Briz, I am glad you did, Emily is one of the best things that ever happened to me, I love her like she was my own and I would die without her, you and Emily are everything to me, if anything happened to you or Emily, I couldn’t go on,” Nick said.

        “But what kind of life is this, stuck out here on this island, in exile, what kind of life is that for a child,” Brizee said. Nick hugged her tight to him.

        “We will get through this together, all of us, I love you,” Nick said. Brizee held onto him.

        “We are all family, we stick together,” Kevin said.

        “You guys are my brothers,” Brizee said. Kevin, Howie, and Brian joined the hug. The guys pulled away and looked outside and saw boats coming towards the island.

        “Trouble, get the girls and the kids in one room,” Nick said. He kissed Brizee and they got AJ and went to the beach. The girls huddled with the kids in Nick and Brizee’s bedroom and looked out the window.

        “What’s happening,” Leighanne said.

        “Hunters, wanting to rid the world of vampires,” Rochelle said.  She told Ava to stay put.

        “If I don’t come back, you four take care of Ava,” Rochelle said. They looked at her.

        “Ro,” Leigh said.

        “I can help them, you guys are human, I’m not,” Rochelle said. She ran out and joined the guys on the beach.  With Leighanne watching the kids, Leigh, Brizee, and Kristin went out to the beach and stood in front of the boys and Rochelle.

        “What are you guys doing,” Howie said.

        “Helping,” Leigh said.

        “You could be killed!” Howie said.

        “We are human!” Leigh said. The boats reached the shores.

        “Stop please!” Brizee said. The group stopped in their tracks.

        “They need to be gone!” one guy said.

        “What is your name?” Kristin said.

        “Gary, I’m the leader of this group, we are here to take them out and rid the world of them,” Gary said.

        “They are no threat to anyone!” Leigh said.

        “They could kill us,” Gary said.

        “They don’t hunt people, they hunt animals, they are no threat to humans, we are proof, we are their wives, we are humans, they haven’t hurt us, they made a pact to never do anything to us that we don’t want them to do, if we wanted to be vampires, they couldn’t do it without our permission, they had asked us if we want to change, we said no and they have respected that,” Kristin said.

        “She’s one of them!” Gary said pointing to Rochelle.

        “There was no choice in that matter, she and AJ forgot protection and she got pregnant, she had the choice to either die giving birth or change, she wanted to be with her baby and AJ so she made that choice, but the rest of us wanted to stay human,” Kristin said.

        “They all made a pact to never bite humans, they hunt animals, they can survive on animal blood, they are no danger to any of you, they left the states and we are all living here on this island because they own this island, we know we can’t come back to the main land to live, let us live in peace and you all can go on with your lives and not have to worry about them, they won’t be hunting you or any human,” Brizee said.

        “You could be lying,” Gary said.

        “I swear to you that I’m not, how do you think the world found out about them, because a guy on a hike saw Howie and AJ killing a deer, were they killing a human or sucking blood out of a human, no, it was deer, an animal, they didn’t know the guy was there, their hunger overwhelmed their senses,” Brizee said. Gary looked at the guys and looked at the group.

        “Well, I see your point and I guess they aren’t any danger to any of us, since the four ladies are still human, let’s go,” Gary said. Gary and the group got on the boats and left.