Chapter 1
"Mommy I want candy!" "No mommy we want ice cream!" The shouts of the twin three-year-olds could be heard echoing throughout the grocery store as their mother, 19-year-old Rachel Mason, pushed them in the shopping cart as she tried to finish her shopping quickly. "No Candy and no ice cream," She said firmly to the little girls as she found the shortest line and quickly pushed her cart into it. "Mommy!" The two girls cried out in protest at the same time. "Nope," Rachel replied quickly. "We are late and I have to get you two to grandma's house before I am late for work AGAIN. If mommy loses her job we are in big trouble." Rachel told them as she quickly piled her groceries onto the counter and then paid for them with cash. "Would you like help out Miss? " The young lady behind the counter asked Rachel. "Oh no thank you I can handle it." Rachael said and she pushed the cart full of groceries and the two precious girls out to the car and put the food in the trunk and the girls in their car seats.
As Rachel began the thirty-minute drive to her mother's house she began to think about her ex boyfriend. She had met him in the sixth grade. In eighth grade they began dating and got serious once they were in the ninth grade. When Rachel became pregnant at the age of sixteen, Dylan Johnson promised he would always be around for Rachel and their baby. By the time Rachel found out she would be having twins Dylan was long gone. He said a baby was too much for him to handle. Said he wasn't ready to be a dad. Rachael screamed at him and cried. She tried to explain to him that she wasn't ready to be a mother but she had no choice and either did he. But that didn't matter to Dylan he left town to go live with his uncle in California. Leaving Rachael to give birth and raise Haley and Elizabeth in Florida with her mother. Rachael loved the girls to death but sometimes she missed being alone and being able to go out whenever she felt like it. Thank God she had her mom around to help out. But her mom lived so far away from Rachael's apartment and it was becoming a hassle to run the girls back and forth.
Rachael continued her thoughts on her life and she didn't notice that the traffic light had turned red. Before she knew it she slammed into the beautiful new Mustang that had stopped in front of her. "SHIT!" Rachael cried out in surprise. "Uh oh mommy" Elizabeth said quietly from the back seat. "Now what am I going to do?" Rachael asked herself as she slammed her head onto the steering wheel in frustration. Before she knew it she began to cry. 'I have no money and now my car is messed up and I am going to have to pay for the car that I hit too' she thought in her head. Suddenly the driver of the other vehicle was tapping on the car window. Rachael took a deep breath and slowly opened her car door and stepped out. "Is everyone all right in there?" The man asked Rachael peering into the car. "Yes" Rachael replied and she slowly looked up to the man through her tears. When she looked at him she found herself looking into the most gorgeous blue eyes that she had ever seen in her life. "I'm Nick Carter," He said, extending his hand out to Rachael, "And I think you hit my car." With that he flashed an extremely handsome smile to Rachael.
Rachael gave the man a puzzled look. "Nick Carter?" She asked him curiously. "Yes Nick Carter. I'm a Backstreet Boy." Rachael began to laugh "Great! I hit a Backstreet Boy!" She said unbelievably. "Listen Mr. Carter let me give you my information so that we can figure something out. I really don't have much money but I promise you I will pay you for the damage somehow." "Whoa hold on a second Mrs..." "Mason, Rachael Mason. And its Miss not Mrs." "Okay Miss Mason. We will figure this out. You weren't going too fast and the damage isn't even that bad. How about you give me your information and we can meet later to decide what to do." "Okay Mr. Carter that sounds Okay I have to get these girls to my mother and then I need to head to work I am very late." With that Rachael scribbled her phone number onto a piece of paper and she got into her car. "Okay Miss Mason I will be in touch with you soon. And by the way your sisters are adorable." Rachael was confused for a second and then thought about how young she looked and the two girls in the back seat. "Oh Mr. Carter these aren't my…" But it was too late Nick was already back in his car and speeding off. "Oh well what does it matter?" Rachael said to herself and started up her car and continued the drive to her mother's house