Dee wandered aimlessly around the deseserted hallway. She and the rest of the girls had just learned that the girl who informed Kris' mom of the boy's "hardships" was named Angel. After hearing that, Vanessa smacked the wall and left the room. Everyone left. All went their seperate ways. Could it be Angel? What if it was? Did she tell the fans to chase them yesterday? All these questions perplexed Dee and the others. Dee continued walking and noticed Q was at the end of the hall questioning a young brown headed man.
"Luke?" Dee said. Q looked at her as she ran to hug the man. "Omigosh! I haven't seen you since that time I went back to South Carolina to visit you. How are you? How'd you find me?"
"I'm great. I hope you don't mind, but I called you parents and asked them where you were. They said you were in TX right now. I hope you don't mind, but they told me who you were with, congratulations!" Q looked at Dee quizzically.
"It's okay, Q, he's my friend," Dee said and Q left.
"It's okay, you won't let it out! I'm so glad you found me!" Dee said as she hugged him and kissed him on the cheek. A pair of vindictive eyes watched.
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"Lisa?"
"Jo! What are you doing here?"
"Well, I do live in Dallas. I sorta snuck in."
"Well, Brian's taken," the BSB wardrobe person said.
"Well, that's why I'm here. It's none of my business, but I just saw her all over another guy,"
"Wow!" Lisa exclaimed, Jo was a really good friend of hers and wouldn't lie.
"Yeah, I know. Brian probably doesn't want to see me right now and it's none of my business, but I don't want to see him hurt."
"I know what you mean. Oh, it's almost time to help the boys with their second wardrobe change. Sorry, it was great seeing you, call me!" Lisa said as she rushed out. Jo smiled in satisfaction know this would get back to Brian.
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"Um, Kevin, it's non of my business," Lisa grabbed him before he went onstage again, "But I heard that Dee was all over another guy today, from a very, very, good source."
"What? Look, I've got a show to do, thanx," Kev said before he rushed out. Lisa had been with them from the begininng; she was like a mother to them and wouln'd lie about stuff like that. How could Dee do that?
As soon as the show was over, Kevin held Brian back and told him.
"What? How could she? I know Lisa wouldn't lie! I thought Dee was different. I love her!" Brian said, he was so hurt that he couldn't cry! Kev looked at him sypathetically.
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"Brian, I want you to meet my friend from SC, Luke," Dee said as Brian entered the room.
"Friend my butt," Brian said as he decked Luke.
"Brian, what in the world are you doing?" Dee asked as she grabbed him.
"Get away from me! How could you bring him in here? I thought you were different! I thought you loved me, I was wrong! How could you? I loved you!!" he said before he rushed out of the room. Dee fell to her knees crying at Brian's outburst. What did she do?
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Luke's nose finally stopped bleeding just before they piled into the lime to the hotel. The limo ride was dead silent, due to part that no one knew what to say, plus, Brian had "That's What She Said" on repeat and the volume turned up. He was sitting across, catty-corner from Dee and Luke; he was just staring at Dee and would glare at Luke. Dee was staring out the window, tears slowly running down her cheeks, wondering what she'd done. Luke was staring at his feet.
When they unloaded their bags at the hotel, Brian didn't offer to get anyones, he just stalked up to the room. He had trouble getting the door to open, so everyone was behind him. He couldn't get it open and smacked the door. Kevin got it to open and everyone walked into the lounge silently. Dee accidentally brushed Brian's side and he jerked away and gave her a 'how dare you' look.
"Why are you doing this to me?" Dee practically yelled. The others just stared at her. She never yelled in anger, the girls knew she was really upset.
"Why'd you do what you did to me?" he asked back bluntly.
"What did I do, Brain?" she said, more upset.
"You know exactly what you did!" he yelled "I should have broken your nose. I hope both your eyes are black!" he said to Luke before he stalked to his room and put "That's What She Said" on repeat, loudly. Dee was so upset she was shaking and barely made it to her room where she fell on the bed and bawled. The other girls, but Dawn, and Luke came in shortly.
"Dee, are you okay?" Vanessa asked.
"Yeah, we're really worried," Shelly said.
"Guys, I have no idea what I did," Dee said into her pillow.
"I'm sorry, it'll be okay. Brian'll ease up in a few days," Kris said while hugging her friend.
"I can't wait that long! Does he know what he's putting me through?! I want to know what I did!" she said as Dawn came in.
"Um, Kev just told me what Brian's upset about." she said as Dee sat up. "Um, Brian heard you were all over another guy, Luke. He heard it from Kev, but Kevin heard it from the wardrobe chic, Lisa. Apparently she's like a mom to them and wouldn't lie. No one knows where she heard it from."
"Um, I'm gonna leave early tomorrow," Luke said, his brown hair falling in his eyes.
"No, Luke, you're not the cause of this! I hvae to straighten this out. The only place anyone is going is to bed." Dee said as they left and she went across to Brian's room to try to talk to him. The music was still on.
"Brian," Dee said as she knocke don his door, "Brian please let me talk to you! This is all a huge misunderstanding!" She heard the music go off and thought he was gonna open the door, but instead, "Don't Want You Back" was blasting from the room. "Brian!" she called before she slid down the door crying. She waited all night outside his door, hoping, praying he would come out.
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Brian turned the music to 'headphones' and put his headphones on to drown out the sound of her voice. It was killing him! He wanted so much to forgive her, but he knew Lisa would neverlie. Man, it was killing him inside! He laid on his bed, hugging his pillow, crying. The next thing he knew "Don't Wanna Loose You Know" was on. This was the breaking point for him as he shut it off and started bawling like a baby into his pillow. Why? Why did she do it?!
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"Are you sure? Please don't leave," the girls begged Dee.
"Yeah, sorry guys. Luke and I are going back to FL. I can't be around her with Brian. Sorry guys, I'll call you a soon as I get home!" Dee promised as she gathered her things and headed out the door. She looked awful, she hadn't slept all night and her eyes were puffy and red from crying. She threw on her blue glasses, but they were blue-Brian's color, so she opted for thick black ones. She threw on her red "NY" hat (Fred Durst baby) and was out the door. Brian was in his room listening to the whole thing. He wanted to stop her so bad, but she was leaving with Luke! He couldn't believe it; she'd breezed into his life and captured his heart and now she was leaving just as quickly with his shattered heart in her hands.
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"Are you okay?" Luke asked for the millionth time.
"Yeah, I'm sure," Dee insisted. She stared out at the Mississippi scenery. The radio had been playing nothing but sad songs all day long-so it seemed. Now they started playing "I'll Never Break You Heart." Luke was gonna change it but Dee stopped him. Why she put herself through that torture, she didn't know!
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"I have no idea what to do! I'm not taking sides," AJ stated just before Brian opened his door and finally came out.
"What, no glares from the girls," tried to joke, but he sounded and looke awful.
"Bri, we're not taking sides, Dee is our b.f. but we're not gonna be evil to you, we're out of it," Vanessa said as he grabbed a sandwich.
"At least he's eating," Nick stated.
Brian looked at him and threw the sandwich in the garbage. He was about to close his door when he noticed a letter addressed to him taped to it. It was in Dee's handwriting To the other's suprise, he didn't throw it away, he read it!