Brian and Raffaella had known each other for four months now, and she still wasn’t ready for a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship. It finally got to the point where Brian couldn’t wait anymore, so he developed a plan to prove that she’d never be hurt again. It was eight o’clock, time for the BSB concert to begin. Raffaella was sitting in the front row of the audience impatiently waiting for the Boys to come out. Half way through the /show the music stopped and Brian spoke to the audience.

“Hey y’all, I’d like to dedicate this next song to a really good friend of mine,” Brian began, “Raffaella, this song is for you and I promise that your heart shell never be broken again.”

After the show, Raffaella met the Boys backstage. She didn’t know what to tell Brian, for she was quite upset.

“Hey Raffa,” Brian said as she walked in. “Did you, uh, like the song?”

In reply Raffaella slapped him across the face, then turned and ran out of the dressing room. As she raced out of the room she ran smack dab into Kevin, Brian’s older cousin - literally.

“Where are you off to in such a hurry?” Kevin queried. “What’s wrong?”

“That imbecile said he’d wait until I was ready, but he lied!” Raffaella spat. “How dare he dedicate that song to me knowing full well that I’m still not ready to have another boyfriend.”

“Whoa, Raffa, slow down,” Kevin told her. “Did you tell Brian how you felt about him dedicating the song to you?”

“I think me slapping his across the face pretty much said it all,” Raffaella rejoined. “As far as I’m concerned he totally deserved to be slapped by someone.”

“Did you ever stop to think about how he feels?” Kevin asked. “I know for a fact that he will wait until you’re ready. He just wanted you to know that he will love you more than that Donny guy did and he will treat you way better than any man ever has.”

“Are you sure?” Raffaella queried. “How do you know for sure?”

“Raffa, I’ve known Brian longer than anyone, and I know that he’d never pressure a girl to do something she doesn’t want to,” Kevin informed her. “Now please, go talk to the poor guy ‘cause he probably thinks that you, the person who means the world to him, suddenly hate him.”

“Okay,” Raffaella sighed, then she hugged him. “Thanks Kev.” She then went back into the dressing room to talk to Brian. “Brian?”

“What?” Brian questioned. “You’re not here to slap me again, are you?”

“No. I’m here to apologize,” Raffaella stated. “I’m sorry for slapping you like that and not giving you a chance to explain.”

“What made you change your mind?”

“I kind of literally ran into Kevin,” she answered. “He explained how you felt and said that you’d never pressure me to do something that I don’t want to do.”

“Are we still friends?” He interrogated. “Or are you still mad at me?”

“We’re still friends,” she replied, before going over to him and kissing his cheek.

“What was that for?” He wanted to know.

“For being a really sweet, loving, caring, understanding, extraordinary guy.”

“Remind me to thank Kevin later,” Brian started. “I want to congratulate him on getting you to listen to reason.”

“Ha ha,” Raffaella riposted dryly. “Now let’s get out of here, so that we can go get some grub.

With that the two of them left the arena, along with Kevin, A.J., Nick, Howie, and the Boys security team. A week later Raffaella agreed to go out with Brian, just as long as they took things slow.

Two years later Raffaella and Brian were married. They eventually had three children, whom they named Briana, Keith, and Joshua. They’d named Briana after her father and Keith after a fictional character that Raffaella had read about in a Fan Fiction. While Joshua on the other hand, had been named after Raffaella’s very best friend, Joshua Scott Chasez (JC) of N'SYNC.