A few days later, Sasha was awakened by the phone ringing. "Hello?" she said.

"Sasha?" asked a male voice.

"Yeah," she said sleepily. "Who is this?"

"Shane," he answered. "Listen, I don't want to alarm you, but Diane is working today at noon, and you were supposed to start at nine this morning."

"What?" she sat up in bed. "What time is it?"

"Almost eleven," he answered. "You better get here soon."

"Yeah, I will," she said, rubbing her eyes. "Thanks."

"No problem," he said.

Sasha walked into Eryn's room. The bed was empty. "Eryn?" She called.

"Kitchen," Eryn answered from downstairs.

Sasha walked downstairs. "Hey," she said smiling.

"Hey," Eryn answered. "Who was that on the phone?"

"Shane," she answered. "I am two hours late for work, so I have to jet."

"Okay," she said. "Till what time?"

"I don't know," she said. "Probably the three shift."

"That's perfect," Eryn said.

"Why?" asked Sasha.

"Because the guys have an interview on Much Music today. I thought we could watch together." Eryn answered, taking a bite of a nectarine.

"Sure," Sasha answered. "What time?"

"Four," she said. "Try to be home for that, okay?"

"Okay," she said. "I better go shower and stuff, I'll see you later."

Eryn nodded. "Leave your debit, because we need groceries."

"Okay," she said, and walked out of the room.

***

"Hey, and welcome to MTV. Today, we are with N Sync! Listen to those girls screaming!" Dave the vj said.

"Turn it up!" Sasha said.

Eryn grabbed the remote and turned up the volume.

"So, guys, first we are going to take some questions from the fans," Dave said.

The camera zoomed in on Joey, and Sasha smiled.

"First question," Dave said. He held the microphone out to a little girl. "What's your name?"

"Kristin," she answered. "Hi, N Sync." She giggled.

"Hey Kristin," Justin answered. "What's your question?"

"Okay, my question is for Justin," she smiled. "What's your favourite song on your albums?"

"I like God Must Have Spent," Justin said.

"Thanks," she said, sitting back down.

"Next question," Dave said, holding it out to an overweight middle aged woman. "Who's this for?"

"Chris," she said. "Chris, will you sign my underwear?" She pulled down her pants, revealing hot pink underwear, and a lot of cellulite.

"Um..." Chris hesitated and looked away. "Dave? Help..."

"Whoa! That's sick," Dave yelled. "Somebody get her out of here!" Two body guards dragged the woman away, kicking and screaming.

"Next one is via email," Dave said. "Dear N Sync and Dave. Hi, I really think you are a hot guy Dave and so is N Sync. My question is are any of you married? If not, do you have girlfriends? If not, do you have a crush on anyone? Signed, the biggest N Sync fan, Jessica, age twelve."

"Well," JC said. "Right now, I'm not married, and I am not going to be any time soon. I don't have a girlfriend, and I don't have a crush on anyone."

***

"That's because you are a cheating ass," Sasha muttered.

***

Justin smiled. "Marriage isn't in my future yet either, but I do have a girlfriend. I love her so much. I love you Eryn Tucker," he said into the camera, flashing a smile.

***

Eryn smiled and looked at Sasha. "Isn't he the best?"

Sasha smiled. "For you. I have someone else in mind."

"Who?" Eryn looked at her friend quizzically.

"Secret," she answered, smiling.

"Sasha!" Eryn said. "Tell me!"

"Nope," she smiled.

***

The camera focused on Chris next. "What about you?" Dave asked.

"No girls right now," Chris said. He smiled. "I like it that way."

"And what about you guys?" Dave asked Joey and Lance.

***

Eryn swallowed hard, wondering what Lance would say.

***

"Well, Dave," Lance smiled. "To tell you the truth, I am totally in love with a girl right now. I won't reveal her name, to anyone, but she is very special to me."

"Come on," Dave said. "Tell us."

"Yeah, Lance," Justin said. "Tell us."

"You mean, the guys don't even know?" Dave asked.

"Some do, some don't," Lance said.

Dave shrugged and looked at Joey. "What about you?"

"I'm interested in a friend," Joey smiled. "That's all I am going to say."

"So, Lance, Joey... pretty secretive, eh?" Dave asked.

Joey nodded.

"Yeah," Lance said.

Dave turned to the camera. "While I talk with the guys, take a look at this." He pointed to the camera and 'I Drive Myself Crazy' came on.

***

Eryn sighed and shook her head.

"What's wrong?" Sasha asked.

She turned to Sasha. "Okay, you have to swear you won't say a word."

"I promise," she said. "What's going on?"

Eryn took a deep breath. "You know that girl that Lance is talking about?"

Sasha raised an eyebrow. "Go on."

"It's me," she whispered.

"What?!" Sasha jumped out of her seat. "How come you know that? I don't understand... Eryn!"

"I've been cheating on Justin," Eryn said.

"With Lance?" Sasha shrieked. "I can't believe you!"

"Neither can I," Eryn admitted. "He always says how much he likes me, but the truth is, I think..."

"What?" Sasha demanded.

"I think that I am using him. Justin never treats me the way Lance does," Eryn blushed. "I mean, Lance is so sweet, he always tells me how much he cares, and he's less predictable than Justin."

"How long has this been going on?" Sasha asked.

"For awhile," Eryn said. "And when I dropped them off at the airport? Lance ran back, and kissed me... That was when I realized I didn't like HIM, I just liked everything else. He's a great friend, but that's where it ends."

"You can't stay like this," Sasha told her. "Cheating on Justin for a guy you don't even like. In the end, you are going to lose both of them, and feel really guilty. Stop it while you can Eryn," she warned.

"I know," Eryn said. "You're right. I will do it tonight, when Lance calls me, I will end it with him. No... never mind, Sasha... I would rather do it in person, in front of them together. Next time they are down, okay?"

"Okay," Sasha agreed. "Since you told me, I will tell you my secret."

"What is it?" Eryn asked.

"After JC and I broke up, Joey seemed to really be there for me, and now I am seeing him in a totally different way," Sasha smiled. "I never knew if he felt the same way, until he just said he has some feelings for a friend. I think it's me."

"That's great, Sash!" Eryn said.

"Thanks," Sasha grinned. "This is really exciting... but don't tell anyone. I don't know who knows, but I am sure JC would have a fit if he found out."

"Of course I won't say anything," Eryn promised.

End of Chapter Forty Three