*I only my mother knew* thought Nick Carter as he swam in the small lake had found in the middle of Calgary where he was currently staying. He glanced at the shore to be sure his clothes were still there. The last thing he needed was the fellas snatching them, leaving him in the middle of a large metropolis buck naked. Having his adoring fans viewing his bithday suit wasn't his idea of a good time, especially considering the 'shrinkage' factor with the temperature of the water being as cold as as it was. "Oh shit I'm gonna be late" he voiced to no one in particular...
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Mariah sighed as she walked the wooded area around the small pond which she thought of as her only escape. She was just walking through the trees as she thought about nothing and everything all at once when she heard a voice coming from over her shoulder towards the water. Curously she changed direction to find out who was in 'her' pond....
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Nick cringed at the dirt that was clinging to the soles of his feet as he scanned the area for his underwear. "where the hell did I put them!" he yelled in frustration.
"Put wha..."Mariah's voice trailed off as she realized she was staring at what appeared to be a tall blond haired unbelievably completley gorgeous guy. That wasn't what had caused her vocal shut down however. It was the fact that this unbelievably completley gorgeous guy was stark naked.
Nick whipped around to find himself face to face with a very fine brunette who's neon green eyes looked about ready to fly out of their sockets. Momentarily forgeting his situation he simply continued to stare at her until the thing he had been searching for caught the corner of his eye and he realized that he was still fully unclothed. He felt the blood rush up to his face as he moved to grab his underwear and quickly slip them on.
"I..I..I'm -uh- s..sorry" Mariah stuttered as she noticed how hot her face suddenly felt and she was sure she was blushing.
"um....don't be...that sounded bad...uh..I mean....oh hell I don't know what I mean." Nick rolled his eyes at his stupidity and attempted to run his fingers through his still wet hair but when his left hand snagged he dropped his arm to his side once more.
Hi...I'm Nick" he said offering his right hand to this mystery girl who had seen more of him than most girls ever had in his life...his mother included. She shook it briefly and let go.
"Mariah" she stated trying unsuccesfully to sound more confident than she felt. She found herself still admiring his slightly muscular body which was now only clad in a pair of Backstreet Boys drawers. *BSB underwear?* she thought to herself *what kind of guy wears...* then before she could finish her thought she knew the answer. *How on earth did I not recognize him?* she questioned herself as she looked disbelivingly at the guy in front of her.
Nick groaned inwardly as the flash of recognition that he had come to know so well crept into Mariah's eyes. The press would eat this one up. He rubbed his eyes trying to erase the thought of the headlines that might grace tommorow's papers. He was as good as a turkey at thanksgiving....a big juicy fat one. That was if he lived though "the Inquisition" he was gonna get from Donna not to mention the bodyguards. Abruptly remembering why he had been in such a rush that he hadn't noticed Mariahs pressence until after she'd seen every imaginable part of his body he grabbed the rest of his clothes that still remained on the ground.
"It's nice to meet you Mariah...usually girls tell me their names before they see me in my 'natural state' if ya know what I mean." he joked as he bent down to slip his feet into his pants. He pulled them up and fastened them as he realized for the first time that Mariah was looking at him with more than a passing interest.
*Riah..don't even think it* she scolded herself as she watched him finish dressing *he's gonna walk away and forget you* she was inwardly laughing at herself for the passing thought of him doing more than just standing in front of her with his equipment out in the open. She attmpted to keep her hormones in check for the first time since since she'd seen her dream guy nude. She then turned her mind to the thought of how many girls would kill to be in her shoes right now. This time the laugh was out loud.
"Happy to amuse you" he bowed and smiled, thinking about how the fellas were gonna react to this. "I do have to excuse myself however. Duty calls. It was a pleasure to meet you, Mariah"
The pleasure was all mine, Nick" she returned hoping it didn't sound as pathetic as she thought it did. Nick smiled then turned around and strolled out of Mariah's life as quickly as he had come in.
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