Chapter 1
Have you ever been in love so much that it hurts? Have you ever been so hurt that even after years you still feel the pain like it just happened yesterday? Beatrice Vasquez, can answer both of those questions with no hesitation and with a yes. She’s been so in love that it hurts and she feels the pain like it happened yesterday. She would never think that he would act like that especially since they’ve known each other since they were in diapers. She never thought he would turn his back on her when she needed him the most. Beatrice never thought that her best friend and love, Brian Littrell would turn his back on her when she told him she was having his baby.
~~~~ Christian’s House ~~~~
Christian entered his house after being gone from a business trip for a week. It really sucked he couldn’t be home often, but then again his sister was at times as busy as him. As soon as he turned around from closing the door a hyper active, blue-eyed with curly dirty blonde hair little boy was right in front of him. He smiled and picked the kid up.
“Hi Uncle Chris!!!” The little boy said excitedly
“Well hello there Anthony, you miss me?” Chris asked
“Of course! I had no one else to give me ice cream in the morning for breakfast!” Anthony replied making Chris laugh
“Ssh, your mom might here.” Chris said putting a finger on his lips
“So you’re the one whose been giving Anthony ice cream in the morning?” A woman said with blue-green eyes and dark brown shoulder length hair
“No, your kid is just tripping Beatrice,” Chris replied as he walked over to his little sister
“Whatever bro, you know you’ve been giving him ice cream,” Beatrice said before laughing
Chris smiled and hugged his little sister. He love coming home seeing his nephew and sister. They’re the only family he has after their parents were killed in a car accident. Well technically he had another family, but you’ll find out about that later.
“So how was the business trip?” Beatrice asked as they over to the kitchen
“Pretty good, another world tour is coming up,” Chris replied making the smile from his sister’s face disappear
“Are you serious? We’re going to be alone again for months?” Beatrice asked
“Yea, I’m really sorry sis, but this is what keeps the food on the table. Besides you act like you don’t work like me.” Chris replied taking out some steak so he can cook it
“Yea I know, but there’s a difference. I don’t leave for months on, longest I’ve been away was like a month. So when does it start?” Beatrice asked as she opened the cookie jar and put some cookies in it
“Two months, the boys need to stay in LA for the mean time before the tour starts.” Chris replied
Beatrice looked up at him and said, “So what hotel are they staying in now?”
Chris smiled nervously and chuckled, “Um well you see, since the last time was pretty hectic and everything, I invited them over our house.”
Beatrice dropped Anthony’s sippy cup and looked up at her brother and shook her head, “No I don’t think so, and they’re not staying here bro!”
“Can’t take it back now, I already offered, plus he won’t say anything to you. Besides that, the guys really want to see you and Anthony.” Chris paused and looked at his nephew “They haven’t seen him for like a year, I’m sure Anthony misses them.”
“I wanna see them too and I’m sure Anthony wants to see them too, but I don’t know Chris,” Beatrice said picking up Anthony’s sippy cup
“Look just be strong little sis, he won’t bother you. Besides that he has a girlfriend now, I’m sure he moved on like you did. I mean after all it’s been five years.”
It’s true it’s been five long years, but she still feels the pain. She still remembers the day she told him about Anthony. He totally freaked out and said that it wasn’t his baby. If she told anyone that they would be shocked to know that the nice and sweet Brian Littrell said that. It shocked Beatrice to, but she knew how much he wanted this dream. So in some odd way she understood. She really wished she could get over it. After all she’s twenty-three years old now, she’s a big girl now, why couldn’t she just let it go?
“Yea you’re right, when are they coming?” Beatrice asked washing Anthony’s sippy cup
“In an hour.” Chris replied
Beatrice looked at her brother and shook her head. “I swear next time at least give me a heads up.”
“You know he asked about Anthony.” Chris replied giving Anthony a cookie
Beatrice pours some chocolate milk in Anthony’s sippy cup and gave it to him. She turned back to her brother and raised an eyebrow.
“Really now? And what did he ask about the baby he turned his back on?” Beatrice asked crossing her arms across her chest
“He asked how he is and how he looks like. I told him that it’s none of his business and I left it at that.” Chris replied
“I still don’t know why you accepted a job to be their manager.” Beatrice said shaking her head
“Their the Backstreet Boys Bea, why would I pass up the opportunity to manage the world’s biggest boy band? Besides that I was going to decline, but you specifically said,” Chris paused a moment and looked his sister straight in the eye quoting her words “This is a great opportunity bro, your dreams can finally come true by managing a huge group.”
“Ok, I’ll give you that, is his girlfriend coming?” Beatrice asked
“Hell no, his girlfriend annoys the shit out of me, she acts like Brian’s manager, I swear I blame the As Long As You Love Me video, why couldn’t you be the model?” Chris asked making Bea laugh
“I’m sure you’re the only one that she annoys, but then again your fun to annoy I don’t blame her if she annoys you.” Bea replied
“Naw, I aint the only one, she annoys the other boys, but they just don’t say anything.” Chris said seasoning the steak as he talked
“Oh well, I can’t judge a person I never met.” Bea replied
Chris looked at her and studied his sister. He knew fully well that his sister has not moved on and knows she won’t be moving on anytime soon. In a way he regrets inviting the boys, but he’s the manager and it’s his responsibility to make sure they’re alright. Letting them stay in the house for the two months they needed to be in Los Angeles before the tour starts is the best way he can assure their safety.
“Yea, Brian is very into her.” Chris said looking up at his sister to see if her facial expression change but it didn’t
Bea was focused on her son. She looked at her son and he was like the spitting image of his father. He can even sing. Only she and her best friend Jackie knew the boy can sing. She didn’t want to tell her brother because he would make a big deal out of it. She will tell him soon just not right now.
“So anything else new besides them staying here for two months?” Beatrice asked
“Nope, everything is still the same, they’re going on tour for the Black and Blue album.” Chris replied
“Yea I know, I kind of have the album you know.” Beatrice said with a smile
Chris laughed and shook his head, “Your welcome.”
“You wanna hear something so awesome?” Beatrice asked
“I don’t want to hear you sing we both know it isn’t so awesome.” Chris replied making Beatrice laugh
“Hahaha, try to hear yourself first then insult me,” Beatrice laughed and then continued “Naw it’s Anthony, he knows his birthday now.”
“Hasn’t he known for the longest?” Chris asked confused
“Yea I know, but he knows even the year!” Beatrice replied with a proud smile
Chris turned to his nephew who was watching cartoons on the TV they had in the kitchen.
“Anthony, when’s your birthday?” Chris asked
Anthony turned to his uncle and smiled proudly, “June 17, 1995!”
Chris smiled and turned back to his sister, “I’m proud, isn’t that like in a month?”
“Yup! He’s gonna be 5, can you believe it?” Beatrice asked
“Wow they grow up so fast,” Chris said in a girly voice
“Shut up Chris, you obviously haven’t grown up,” Beatrice joked
Chris laughed and shook his head. Chris took out the steaks in the backyard so he can BBQ it while Beatrice went upstairs to give Anthony a bath before their guest would arrive. She could just tell tonight will be a very long evening.
