" Britney, can we please get going? I Want to get there early enough so I can get a chance to meet them." Kaitlyn asked her sister, following her to the back of the house.
Britney grabbed her brush out of the bathroom and began to run it through her long dark blonde hair. " Will you calm down? You're lucky I'm even bringing you to the concert."
" I could have gone by myself. You didn't have to invite yourself along just because Amber couldn't come with me."
" You may be very capable of going by yourself, but you know how much I worry about you."
" That's only because our little sister got herself into some trouble. But I'm nothing like her. She is the one you should be worrying about. I'm not going to sleep with some stranger and get myself pregnant like she did."
" Right. Because you've never put yourself in that situation before." Britney rolled her eyes.
" You got lucky when you got into that car with that stranger last year. He could have..."
" I swear, I make one mistake and I never hear the end of it! Let it go, Britney." Shuffling her purse from one shoulder to the other, she grabbed her sister's wrist and began to drag her down the hallway. " Now please let's get out of here. You know how much this means to me."
Britney pulled out of her sister's grasp. " Stop dragging me, Kaitlyn. You're acting like a baby." She snapped.
" I'll just go by myself. I'll take the bus." Kaitlyn dashed out the front door and began running to the bus stop. She ignored her older sister's screams as she ran to catch the bus.
For the last four years, Kaitlyn had been living with Britney and their younger sister Miranda. It was unfortunate for them that both of their parents were gone. Their mom had died of cancer and their dad had been involved in a drunken car accident shortly after that, leaving them alone. While it affected all three of them, it seemed to affect Miranda the most. So they decided to stick together for her sake.
At twenty-five years old, Kaitlyn was working as an art teacher in elementary school. She worked on her art off to the side, hoping to become a famous artist one day. She loved to paint and did some sculpturing as well. Many of her friends admired her work and had even bought some stuff from her.
Her older sister Britney worked as a chef at her own restaurant and was often busy teaching herself new recipes to possibly put on the menu. Miranda worked there as a server, at eighteen years old.
Catching the bus barely in time, her cell phone rang. She looked to see it was Britney. With a sigh, she answered it. " You don't have to come with me, Britney. I'm on the bus anyway, and I will be fine. Just... work on some mystery recipe for your restaurant or something."
" Fine. But if you get yourself into any trouble, don't come crying to me about it." Britney hung up on her.
Kaitlyn threw her cell phone back into her purse and paid attention to her surroundings as the bus drove along. She didn't want to miss any of her stops along the way and get lost. This concert was the most important thing in the world to her. She had only ever seen Hanson one time before, and that was before her mom had died. She had gone with her, and it had been the most amazing night of her life. But more than anything, she hoped to meet them this time around.
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Zac and his brothers were getting ready to go onstage and had just gotten through meeting some of their fans. With a smile on his face, he walked to the dressing room. He never got
tired over his fan's excitement. It just made him happy to see that their music had a huge
impact on them.
" Zac, what are you thinking about?" Taylor asked him, as they reached the dressing room and he sat down for a moment.
" Nothing. I just love meeting our fans. Their amazing." He said, sitting down next to Taylor.
Isaac nodded his head in agreement. " I agree. Our fans rock. Most have been
there every step of the way with us."
" Yeah. Especially our wives." Taylor smiled, thinking about Natalie. " We got extremely lucky
to meet such amazing women, and have such amazing kids too."
Zac ran his fingers through his hair, pushing it out of his face. " I know. And now I have another
kid on the way. I can't wait to meet this new little one."
" I can't wait to meet him or her either. It will be one spoiled kid, that is for sure." Isaac said,
smiling at his brother. He knew how excited Zac was to be expecting another baby. " Just like
his or her siblings."
They got the call then that it was just about time for them to get onstage, and they got all set
up to go on. Moments later, they started up the show with their new single " Get The Girl Back."
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Kaitlyn had missed her opportunity to meet them before the show, but she wasn't about to miss out afterward. She didn't care how long she had to wait, she was going to meet
them. When she had bought her ticket, she had managed to get a good seat in the front of the venue. So she had a good view of all three. She screamed and sang at the top of her lungs all through the concert, dancing and clapping as well. When Taylor came close
enough to shake a few hands during the show, she reached out and he shook her hand along with a few others before continuing with " In The City." That made her so happy to be able to shake his hand.
After the show, she headed over to the merchandise booth to buy a shirt. She picked one out and paid for it with her credit card. Just when she turned around to walk out the doors, someone shoved her out of the way and she fell to the floor. A woman nearby helped her up and led her out of the way of other fans pushing their way out. " Thank you so much." She told the woman.
"You're welcome. Are you okay?"
" Yeah. I'm Kaitlyn by the way." She held out her hand, and the two shook hands.
" I'm Kate. It's nice to meet you, Kaitlyn."
Brushing her light brown hair out of her face, she got a good look at Kate and realized she was pregnant. Wondering if this was Zac's wife, she couldn't help but ask. " I hope you don't mind me asking, but... are you Zac's wife?"
" Yeah, I am." Kate smiled at her. " Did you enjoy the show?"
" It was amazing. Your husband and his brothers are so awesome." Kaitlyn told her. " I've never had a chance to meet them, but I was hoping to get out there and wait for them to come out."
" You know what? I have a better idea. Follow me." Kate suggested with a smile on her face.
" I think you'll prefer this over waiting for them out there."
" Seriously? You'll introduce me to them?" Kaitlyn asked in amazement.
Kate smiled at her. " Yeah. I would like to help you out." She said. " It's difficult to get past other
fans as you may have noticed and I wouldn't want you to get run over or anything."
" That sounds great." Kaitlyn followed her backstage, unable to believe that this was happening. After dreaming of meeting them for many years, it was finally happening.
Knocking on the dressing room door, Kate heard Isaac give her the go-ahead to come in. She opened the door, and Kaitlyn came in right behind her. " Guys, I have one fan here for you to meet. Someone pushed her over on her way out, and she said she never had a chance to meet you. I just couldn't help but invite her backstage. This is Kaitlyn."
Zac smiled at Kaitlyn and shook her hand. " Hi, Kaitlyn. It is very nice to meet you."
She smiled back at him nervously. " You too."
He is even hotter in person, she thought to herself. She had always had a thing for Zac, and just
couldn't help herself. She looked him up and down before shaking hands with Taylor and Isaac.
" It looks like you have a new shirt there. Would you like us to sign it?" Taylor asked, after shaking her hand.
" That would be great. Thank you so much." She handed him the shirt, and he grabbed his marker to sign it.
" Did you enjoy the show?" Isaac asked, waiting for his turn to sign the shirt.
" It was amazing. You guys rocked it tonight." She told him. " I've seen you once before
with my mom. But this tops that night, especially with getting to meet you three."
" Is your mom a fan too?" Zac asked, grabbing the shirt and marker from Taylor so he could sign it.
" She died, just a few months after that show. She had cancer."
Kate looked at her sadly. " I am so sorry, Kaitlyn. I bet that was tough." She gave her a little hug.
" But your mom is in a better place now."
Kaitlyn nodded. " Yeah. I know. She... she wasn't like a huge fan or anything, but she understood my obsession over you three."
The three of them laughed, and Isaac took the shirt to sign it. " That's good to hear." He said.
She talked to them for a few more minutes, telling them a bit about her mom and telling them how
awesome she thought they were. The best part was when she told them how much their music meant to her and that it was got her through her mom's death. They each gave her a little hug and thanked her for her support, telling her how much it meant to them that they were able to help her get through that.
Kate then walked her out and gave her another hug. "I'm going to give you my number, Kaitlyn. I want you to call me whenever you want or need to talk."
Kaitlyn nodded. " Thank you, Kate. I will." She took out her cell phone and handed it to Kate.
" And thank you for bringing me backstage to meet them. You are pretty awesome."
With a smile, Kate punched her number in and gave her back the cell phone. "You're welcome. Call me soon."
Kaitlyn headed towards the bus stop and called Britney to let her know that she was on her way home.