Chapter 11
Nick’s phone rang for the 2nd time, finally
causing Nick to break from the chorus and flip open his phone. “Hello?”
“Uhh…it’s me, Casey! Is it a bad time to call?, I just wanted to
see what you were up to but I can always call back later.”
“No it’s all good, so anyway what’s up with
you?,” Nick asked.
A.J. had a confused look on his face and his
hands were in the air questioning him.
“Who is it he finally whispered,” realizing Nick wasn’t willing to
answer his hand signals.
“Can you hold on one second Casey?” Nick
asked a little too politely than normal.
“Sure,” Nick could tell Casey was smiling on
the other line.
“My friend Casey” Nick answered, about to put
the phone to his ear again. A.J. pulled
the phone from Nick’s hand setting it lightly on the table.
“Who’s Casey bro?” A.J. was relentless with the
questioning.
“She’s my friend J, now I’m gonna step out
for a second, k guys?” Nick looked around at the rest of the group in
questioning. Howie and Kevin nodded and
A.J. reluctantly gave in.
“Hey Casey, sorry about that!”
“Nah it’s no problem Nick. Any way’s were your practicing with the
boys?, cuz like I said I just called to talk but we can do this later.”
“Well umm, we haven’t really practiced too
much lately to be honest, but hey do you think I can call you later today?,”
Nick asked.
“Sure!
No problem.”
“Alright then, talk to ya later Casey!”
“Bye Nick.”
“Alright Guys I’m rea-” Nick cut his sentence short, when he walked
into the room Kevin was pacing the room quietly and Howie was naming different
places, A.J. however just sat playing with a piece of paper. “Guy’s what’s goin on?” Nick asked looking slightly confused.
“Kevin can’t find his cell phone he says he’s
positive he left home with it this morning, it was in his jacket pocket
according to him, but now it’s mysteriously disappeared, A.J. explained…. But
personally I think his old age is catching up with him,” he laughed.
Nick smiled in spite of the glare Kevin shot
their way.
“What’d you do with it Nick?,” Kevin asked
angrily.
Nick looked up at Kevin, “I didn’t touch it
dude.”
“Nick, I’m serious this is no time for game’s
we gotta start practicing again,” Kevin said keeping his voice steady.
“I swear I haven’t touched it, I haven’t even
seen it all day! Relax dude I’m sure
it’ll show up somewhere. Look I’m gonna
go call Casey back, k?”
“Whatever, if you see my phone let me know, I
mean it Nick,” Kevin was frustrated and it showed very clearly through his
tone.
“Hey, Casey?,” This is Nick.
“Oh hi, what’s up?”
Nick heard something fall and then Casey
screamed.
“Casey?!?!
Are you ok? Talk to me,” Nick
started freaking.
“OH MY GOD!
I HATE spider’s, I HATE them!
Casey climbed onto the counter top, took her shoe off and threw it hard
at the ugly insect. THWAP! The shoe
smacked against the floor crushing the spider.
Nick?, Casey said his name slowly and hesitantly. You their?,” she asked finishing her
sentence.
Nick busted out in laughter, and clenching
his stomach he finally caught his breath, just enough to make out the words
“I’m here” breathlessly at that.
“Nick, this is SO not funny I hate bugs, bugs
of any kind, but especially spiders she exclaimed! Why are you calling me back anyway?” she
asked hoping off the counter.
“Well Kevin can’t find his phone so were on
another break and I thought id give you a call back and I’m glad I did I would
hate to have missed that little episode,” Nick said laughter in his voice.
“Well I guess I’m not that lucky am I?, if
only you would have called 5 minuets later I wouldn’t have to suffer through
such humiliation,” Casey said sighing as she slightly lifted her shoe up.
“Nah it’s no big deal, trust me you don’t
know what you got yourself into, offering to be my friend and all…you’ll
probably see me do more embarrassing things than what you just did by far,”
Nick said trying to make Casey feel better, if only a little.
Casey chuckled, bringing a smile to Nick’s
face, “Yea but your Nick Carter, whatever you do that’s embarrassing I probably
wont even notice.”
Nick laughed, “I’m only human though, but yea
it is nice to have that little advantage.
Any way’s Kevin found his phone and he’s holding it out at me, while
giving me a glare I thought only the devil could perfect.”
Casey started laughing but quickly told him
she could let him go and that she’d call him later.
Kevin waited till Nick hung up and then
walked briskly over to him. “Do you know
where this was Nick? Kevin asked but answered before Nick could, it was in the
bathroom, and you know what? You’re the
only one that’s been in there today!”
Nick’s eyes widened. “I swear dude I haven’t touched it all day, don’t you think
if I took it into the bathroom it would have easily been spotted?”
“No, you have your ways of doing things I
wonder if even God has the Brains to think up, Kevin said in a cold voice. Kevin looked at Nick, still standing there
wide eyed, and then shook his head. I do
believe you this time, for once” Kevin announced sounding suddenly very
self-assured. Because if you had taken
it into the bathroom, to hide it from me that is, then it would probably be in
the toilet, or someplace I’d never want to find it” Kevin said backing up his
last response.
Nick smiled at that, “Kevin do you seriously
think I’d do that?”
“Yes, I do,” Kevin said walking back into the
studio.
Nick followed Kevin inside but instead of
taking his place like he normally would he stood up looking at each of the
guys.
“Nick, can you please sit so we can begin
practice again.”
As told to, Nick sat. “Look guys, I know this may be a stupid,
crazy idea but, I need ya’ll to consider it, Nick began. Looking around at the other 3 he started
again, I was thinking maybe we could do like a mini concert. Think about it who knows when we’ll all be back
up on stage performing together again, and just doing what we love to do. It would be awesome thing to do for the fans,
and everyone we love, and mainly, ourselves.
We could do some of our songs and some of other Artist’s songs,” Nick
finished. The silence was killing Nick,
forcing him to look up and read the expression on each mans face.
Kevin spoke first. “Nick do honestly think we’ll all be able to
hold up through the entire song, let alone an entire concert?” Kevin’s voice was a scaring calm, it made
Nick shiver slightly.
“Well, Nick said, I don’t know it was just a suggestion
I thought maybe…”
A.J.
cut him off “I think we should do it guys, Nick’s right.”
“Kev, maybe we should give it a try” Howie said agreeing with Nick and A.J. .
Kevin stared at each of them, analyzing there
thoughts no doubt. “Nick you said a mini
concert, what do you mean by MINI?” Kevin asked emphasizing the word mini for
good measures.
“Well like 4 or 5 songs instead of just one,”
Nick answered like he’d had the thought all along.
Kevin sighed, “Can’t we think about it later,
and practice now?”
“Sure Kev, I know that Ancient brain of yours
has to run a course before it has an answer,” Nick said chuckling at the
expression Kevin made!
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