[[ All I Have To Give ]]

It was late Friday night when Timber ran into the man that would change her life. She was working alone at the bar in a local Orlando club. It seemed to be the only sane thing in her life right now. It almost was the safest thing too. Timber was working with her best friend Faith.

"Timber, you sure you should be working tonight? I mean the drama with Nathan was pretty harsh." Faith said. Timber assured Faith that she was okay. Nathan didn?t really rough Timber up that much. She was just thrown around her apartment a few times. She wasn?t bruised that much, but still she couldn?t put up with the abuse anymore.

"I gotta go to the bathroom right quick. Just watch the bar and watch out for Nate. I don?t wanna see him right now." Timber said as she took off her apron. She made her way through a crowd of people bumping and grinding against each other. She got in the bathroom in one piece and examined herself. She noticed that her bruises were barely noticeable, except for the one on her stomach. But she couldn?t cover it up with her uniform, which was a black tube top with some tight leather pants. She put her long brown hair up in a ponytail, and prayed that she wouldn?t run into Nathan. I mean she figured that he?d guess he was still at her mom?s house, but knowing him he would know off the bat that she went to work.

She began to feel nauseated, and grabbed her stomach. She ran outside the bathroom and accidentally ran into a dark haired man with the most captivating green eyes. Timber fell backwards into the bathroom and landed on the ground on her back. The man immediately helped her up and apologized.

"Oh my god. I?m such an idiot. I was in a hurry to make a phone call, and I didn?t see you coming," The man said, "You have to forgive me." Timber got up and straightened herself up. She then looked up and saw the man that knocked her over. He was gorgeous to her. His dark hair, and his green eyes made her blush for some odd reason. "I wonder what I can do to make it up to you. Can I buy you a drink or something?" the man asked.

"You don?t even know my name. In fact I don?t even know yours." Timber said. The man extended his hand and introduced himself as Kevin Richardson. "Wait, that name is familiar. You?re in a group.....uh..... you?re in the Backstreet Boys right?" Timber asked.

"Yes I am. But I hope that doesn?t bend your judgment of me. I?m just a regular guy, that can be clumsy sometimes." Kevin responded. Timber chuckled a little, and smiled. "But you know my name and I have no idea what yours is." Kevin said. Timber introduced herself kindly and Kevin kissed her hand. "You have a very beautiful name. So how about I buy you a drink at the bar or something and me and you could talk?"

"As tempting as that sounds. I actually work here, and my boss wouldn?t like if I was flirting with the customers. But you know what I could buy you a drink on the house." Timber said. Kevin accepted the offer, and the two of them walked back towards the bar. As they walked to the bar, Faith pulled Timber across.

"You better leave right now. I saw Nate walk in, and he looked pissed." Faith said. Timber looked at Kevin and sighed.

"He?ll kill me if he saw me. Damn, take care of this customer and tell Eric that I?m getting off early tonight." Timber said as she ran for her purse.

"Wait! I wanted to know...." Kevin asked.

"Kevin, you?re a nice guy and everything. But I don?t think I have time to talk to you right now. Um....ask Faith for my mother?s phone number and you can call me tomorrow, if there is a tomorrow." Timber said, before running away. She tried to get out of the door as quickly as possible, and before she could reach the parking lot, she felt someone pushing her outside.

"You know you can?t run away from me." Timber heard as she hit the ground hard. Her boyfriend Nathan dragged her outside, and was terribly upset. "I thought I told her to stay at the apartment, until I said you could come out."

Timber stayed on the ground and yelled "Fuck off. You?re not my boyfriend anymore. So leave me alone." Nathan then got even more upset, and pulled Timber by her hair.

"You stupid whore. Get in the car right now." Nathan yelled. Timber tried to pull away, but Nathan dragged her even more.

Kevin was still inside the club, sitting at the bar. Brian and Nick walked over, and saw that Kevin was alone. "So...you didn?t find a nice girl to chat with?" Brian asked.

"I did actually, but she like ran off. It was almost like she was scared or something." Kevin replied. Nick then suggested that he check on her. "Yeah Nick, you?re right. I mean I saw her running outside. Hopefully she didn?t leave yet." Kevin said. He then ran out of the club and saw Timber being thrown against a car.

"I said get your ass in the car. We?re going home." Nathan yelled. Timber did nothing but cry. Her forehead was bleeding, and she had bruises all over her arms. "Stop crying you stupid bitch." Nathan said before slapping her repeatedly. Kevin instantly ran over and pulled Nathan away from Timber.

"Get off of her." Kevin yelled before throwing Nathan on the ground. Nathan groaned and tried to charge at Kevin. But Kevin sidestepped him and Nathan ran into the car, hitting it head first. Nathan fell backwards and was knocked unconscious. Kevin then hugged Timber and asked if she was okay.

"You saved my life. Thank you so much. You don?t understand what you?ve done." Timber said, crying uncontrollably. Kevin then picked her up and carried her back into the club, he walked her over towards the bar, near Faith.

"Holy shit. What happened to her?" Faith asked. Kevin explained that he saw someone beating on Timber, and he helped her out. "You saved her from Nathan. Oh you are an angel."

"Thank you, but I was wondering if you had a first aid kit here or something. You know to clean up these cuts and stuff?" Kevin said. Faith directed Kevin into a back room, where there was a couch and some medical supplies. Kevin laid Timber onto the couch and wiped her tears away. "Don?t worry. I?ll take care of you now. Just relax." Kevin said. Faith walked over and cleaned up Timber?s cuts. Kevin just stood there and held Timber?s hand.

"Timber honey. You can?t go to your mother?s house like this. She would freak out." Faith said.

"You?re right. She would have a heart attack if she knew Nathan did this to me." Timber responded. Kevin then offered to let Timber stay the night with him at his house. "Kevin, you don?t know me. I?m a complete stranger." Timber said. Kevin said that we wanted to. He felt like he couldn?t let Timber go, and that he had to make sure she wasn?t going to get hurt again.

"I don?t want to leave you alone for the night. I have to make sure you?re okay. Please just stay at the house." Kevin said. Timber then looked into Kevin?s green eyes, and not only saw trust, but she was that this man was a very warm person.

Kevin left the back room for a second and told the fellas that he was leaving early tonight.

"Why? You look like something?s wrong." AJ said.

"Yeah, you came back in here fast. You disappointed about missing that chick?" Nick asked.

"No, it?s something different. Look I?ll just see you guys in the studio tomorrow morning. Speaking of which, you guys shouldn?t stay out so late." Kevin said. The guys told Kevin that they?d be in the studio on time and told Kevin to drive home safe. Kevin quickly ran back in the back room and wrapped Timber up in his jacket. He then carried her in his arms through the back door. He looked to make sure Nathan left the parking lot and placed Timber in his 4 runner.

During the car ride, Timber looked out the window wondering why this man was doing this for her. A woman like her didn?t deserve this kind of loyalty. She hasn?t recieved this kind of nice treatment in a very long time. She felt like she didn?t deserve it anymore. The abuse that Nathan gave her, ate away at her self esteem. After fifteen minutes they arrived at Kevin?s house, and Kevin escorted her inside of his house. Timber was amazed on how beatiful it looked. It had a lot of wood paneling, and the room had a sophisticated vibe. Kevin told Timber that she could take a shower in the bathroom in the hall, then sleep in the guest room.

"Kevin, I don?t know what to say about all of this. I owe you my life, and even more than that. He would have killed me if you didn?t show up." Timber said, hugging Kevin. Kevin embraced her, and had this overwhelming feeling like he wanted to take care of her.

"Well from now on, I?m here for you. No one?s ever going to hurt you again." Kevin said. Timber then kissed Kevin on the cheek, and walked upstairs. She walked into the bathroom and looked in the mirror. She looked hideous. Her ams and back were bruised, her hair was thrased, and her forehead had the biggest gash. She took a deep breath as she undressed and got into the shower.

Kevin just sat in the living room and thought long and hard. He wanted to have Timber in his life. He didn?t want her to get killed by Nathan, but his life is the music business would not let him stay with her and protect her. As he was thinking, he decided to go upstairs to check up on Timber. She was in the bathroom for a good hour now, and he hope she was okay.

Kevin knocked on the door repeatedly, and realized the door was unlocked. He walked in and saw Timber, wrapped up in a towel crying. Kevin walked over and wiped her tears away.

"I?m so sorry for crying and acting like this. But you know, I just feel like I?m useless. Almost like I don?t know what to do." Timber said.

"You?re with me now. You don?t have to worry about anything else." Kevin said. He then guided her into her guest room and told her that he had an old t shirt and some boxers. He left the room so she could change peacefully. Kevin went into his bedroom and stripped down to his boxers. He then went into Timber?s room and saw her sitting on the bed, dressed in her night clothes. "I just wanted to make srue you were okay. I?m about to go to bed for right now. I have work in the morning. If you need anything, I?ll be right in the other room." Kevin said.

"I?m fine. I stopped shaking and stuff." Timber said.

"That?s good to hear. Well sweet dreams Timber." Kevin said.

"Um...Kevin. I know this is asking to much, but I was wondering if you could stay in the room with me. You know until I go to sleep. You don?t have to, but...." Timber asked.

"No, it?s okay. I?ll stay with you if you want." Kevin said. The two of them got underneth the covers, and Kevin wrapped his arms around Timber. Timber closed her eyes, and felt like she was secure and safe for once. She felt like no one could hurt her at this point. Kevin then cleared his throat and started to sing softly "All I have to Give". The song brought tears to Timber?s eyes, but it helped her to go to sleep.