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**Two Days Later**

"Brianna!" a voice called across the airport. She turned to see a short, thin girl with long blonde hair walking quickly toward her.

"Holly!" she hugged her.

"Girl, I'm so glad to be off that stupid plane," she said with a sigh. "So where's Bean, and where's that cutie, Brian?"

"Bianca is doing sound check and Brian is getting ready to, so they're back at the venue."

"Okay, that's cool. Let's go get my luggage. I'm so ready to see everybody," she grinned.

**After The Show**

"Who's that?" Holly asked looking at Cassie, who was carrying on a friendly conversation with Brian.

"Don't worry," Bianca smirked. "She's not competition. That's Cassie, A.J.'s girlfriend.

"Oh," she said relieved. "Well, I think I'm gonna go say hi to Brian."

Brian looked over and saw Holly headed his way. 'Great,' he thought.

"Hey Brian," she smiled. Looking at Cassie she added, "Hi, I'm Holly."

"Cassie," she replied. "Well, I'm gonna go find A.J. Bye."

"Bye Cass," Brian said wishing she wouldn't leave him alone with Holly.

It's not that he didn't like Holly. She was a really nice girl, but she was a little too up front.

"Hey," she smiled standing close to him.

"Hey," he forced a smile. "How are you?"

"Oh, I'm fine now," she smiled, locking her arm in his and kissing him on the cheek.

Brian looked over at Brianna standing with Kevin. When she met his gaze he gave her a helpless look. Brianna just laughed and rolled her eyes. Brian could see already that his life was gonna be hell until Holly flew home.

**Later That Night**

"Okay, everybody, listen up!" Brianna shouted over the noise backstage. Everyone was waiting together to go to the hotel. Bianca, Nick, A.J., and Cassie were all sitting together on the couch; Brian was in a chair and Holly sat on the floor beside him; Howie was sitting on the loveseat watching TV. They all stopped what they were doing when they heard Brianna's yell from atop the table.

"Kevin's in the shower so we have to make this quick. His birthday is two days away. What do you guys wanna do for him?"

A.J. spoke first. "A party!"

"Yeah, dumbass. That's kinda what I had in mind. What kind?" Brianna's sarcasm was thick and Cassie rolled her eyes.

"A REAL party. Something I'd go to," A.J. shot back.

Brianna thought for a moment, "A.J., no strippers!"

Bianca added her input from her spot on the couch, "Wait! I know! Brianna, why don't you pop out of a big, huge birthday cake in a bikini! That could take the place of the stripper. You're the only entertainment he seems to want anyway."

Brianna turned bright red as everyone else erupted into laughter. "Seriously guys. He'll be back any minute and we haven't gotten anything done."

"Well," Bianca started again, "let's have one huge party. All of us will be there, some other people we know, we'll have food."

"Food's always good for a party," Nick added.

Brian said, "I could call his mom. He hasn't seen her in a while. I'm sure he'd want her there."

"Good idea," Brianna said. "Tell her the party's gonna be at the Four Oaks Country Club on Saturday, 2 p.m. Everybody else call anyone Kevin would want to have there. I'll take care of the food and the club rental. It's a surprise so y'all make sure to keep it quiet."

Everyone agreed, excited about planning for Kevin's birthday. The door opened behind them and Kevin walked in. He looked at Brianna, who was still perched on the tabletop, with a confused expression.

"Why did you guys get so quiet? And, Darlin', why are you standing up on the table?" Kevin picked Brianna up and sat her down on the floor. "Come on, everybody. Let's go to the hotel."

**On Bianca's Bus**

Bianca, Brianna, Holly, and Cassie all sat on the floor of the entertainment room. Cassie listened in as the three other girls caught up on the things they had missed while they were apart.

"I'm thirsty," Holly said between gossip. "Bean, go with me to grab a drink."

The two girls sat down at the kitchen table sipping their cokes and talking about nothing in particular.

"When we get to the hotel, you'll probably have a room to yourself, Holly."

"Really," she asked a little disappointed.

"Yeah. I stay with Nick, Cassie will stay with A.J., and Brianna will sleep with Kevin."

"Speaking of Brianna, have you noticed that she doesn't act like she used to?"

"No. She's usually with Kevin," Bianca said with a dismissive wave of her hand. Smiling she added, "She's still crazy as hell."

"I guess you're right. C'mon, let's go back in there," Holly got up and walked to the entertainment room.