Rachael parked her car in the parking lot of the Mexican café that she had been working at for the past year and a half. Suddenly she heard yelling from the other side of the lot. "Rachael!" Rachael what happened to your car?" yelled Amy, Rachel's best friend since third grade. The young blonde grabbed Rachael into a tight squeeze. "Are you okay honey?" "Yeah I'm fine Amy just a little worn out. And yeah I got into a car accident. I ran into a brand new Mustang. And you will never guess who the driver was." "Oh my gosh who was it?" "Nick Carter from the Backstreet Boys." With that Amy gave a little scream. She was in love with the Backstreet Boys. "Oh wow Rachael! Was he just as hot in person? What was he like? Was he nice? Oh my gosh Oh my gosh oh my gosh!" Amy rambled on and on. "Yes he was very nice and yeah I guess he is pretty sexy and I don't know why you are getting all worked up. It is just the Backstreet Boys." "RACHAEL! I know you don't really like them but I love them come on! You have to admit that their music isn't that bad." "Actually I haven't really listened to their music and you know I am not into all the pop shit. I listen to rock Amy." Amy started laughing. "Yeah I know. But you can't blame me for being so excited. Imagine if I had rear-ended someone from Good Charlotte. You would have been just as excited as I was just now." Rachael laughed. "Yeah I guess so." Amy smiled triumphantly. "Now come on girly we got to get inside and get to work." Rachael groaned "work. Don't remind me." Both of the girls giggled and walked into the busy café.
Nick and the other Backstreet Boys sat in a booth inside a quiet little Mexican café trying hard not to be noticed by one of the many customers. "Sometimes I wish we weren't famous so that we could just eat in peace." Brian said after he signed another autograph for a cute little five-year-old. "Yeah me too" Howie answered through a mouthful of chips and salsa. "Hey Nicky boy why are you so spaced out today?" Kevin asked Nick who had been sitting in the booth spacing out since they got there. Nick snapped out of it when he heard his name. "What? Were you talking to me?" A confused Nick asked. All four of the guys laughed out loud. "Uh oh Nick has it bad for the girl that he met this morning." AJ said through the laughter. "Shut up." Nick said seriously. "You guys just don't understand. There was something about her that somehow made her unforgettable." Howie patted Nick on the back and smiled. "Its okay Nick I understand. I felt the same way when I met Kelsey." Howie said referring to his new girlfriend. Nick looked at Howie. "Really?" He asked. "Yeah I mean she is great and it was kinda a love at first sight type of thing." "cool." Nick replied and then went back to staring at the salsa dish. The guys laughed again.
Rachael Finally found her apron and grabbed her notepad that she used for taking orders. She checked the whiteboard to find out what tables she was taking for the day and walked over to her first table. "Hi there my name is Rachael and I will be your waitress today. Can I get something for you to drink?" She said almost mechanically with a sweet smile before she looked up to see the faces that were looking at her. Rachael let out a little gasp when she saw those piercing blue eyes looking at her for the second time that day. "Nick. I mean Mr. Carter. Hi. How are you?" Nick looked up at Rachael with the same surprised look on his face that she had on her face. "Hello Miss Mason. Please call me Nick. I am fine and how are you?" Rachael smiled "I am fine. And please, its Rachael." Kevin smiled as the two strangers, who clearly had feelings for each other, exchanged small talk. Then Nick introduced Rachael to the guys and the guys to Rachael. Rachael suddenly remembered that she was working and cleared her throat. "Oh I am sorry. What would you guys like to drink?" The five guys gave Rachael their drink orders and she quickly walked away to get the drinks. As soon as she was out of sight AJ slapped Nick on the back. "Wow man she is a hottie." He said loudly. "Yeah I know." Nick said looking longingly toward the kitchen door that Rachael had disappeared through. "I can't believe she works here. What are the odds? It has to be fate or something." "Fate works in mysterious ways Nick." Brain said wisely to the younger man. "Yeah I guess so."
"Oh my God! Where is Amy?" Rachael asked the other waitresses as she walked into the kitchen of the café. "I'm Right here Rachael what's wrong?" Amy asked with a concerned look on her face. "Its him Amy. He is out there at my table! With his other friends. Oh my God your gonna freak when you see them. I freaked. I like him so much what do I do? I need to calm down." Amy grabbed Rachael's shoulders. "What is wrong? Who is out there? Why am I going to freak?" "Amy. Nick Carter is sitting out there with the other Backstreet Boys! And he looks so good and I Don't believe it he even remembered my name!" Amy hadn't even heard her friend finish what she was saying. As soon as she heard that the Backstreet boys were in the café where she worked she let out a shriek and ran to the kitchen door to peak out. "Oh wow Rach! There he is, that one with the tattoos, his name is AJ and he is the most sexy human being alive!" Rachael smiled at her friend as she tried hopelessly to fix her hair. She grabbed the drinks that she was to deliver to Nick's table and she made her way out of the kitchen door. Telling Amy on her way out "Hey Amy how about you wipe that drool off of your face and help me with these drinks so you can meet your lover boy."
Rachael and Amy brought the drinks to the table and distributed them to each of the guys. "Why thank you ladies" AJ said suavely. "And who is your lovely friend Rachael?" Rachael smiled and introduced a speechless Amy to the guys. "She's a fan." Rachael said. The guys all nodded knowingly. "And you're not?" Nick asked Rachael a little disappointedly. "Actually not really. I'm kinda more into rock." Rachael said matter-of-factly. "Oh." Was all the Nick could say. "Hey!" Howie said, quickly changing the subject. "We are going out to a club tonight for some dancing and how about you girls come along with us?" "Oh my gosh! We would love to" Amy replied quickly. "Except we are only 19." "Hey that's okay Nick is only 20 and we take him out to the clubs with us. They will let you in if you're with us. What do you say Rachael?" AJ said. Rachael thought of her two girls at her mom's house. "Umm don't think I can. I have umm stuff to do." Rachael said. Nick's face dropped as she said this. "Oh Rachael come on you have nothing to do. Please lets go we don't even have to work tomorrow." Amy said pleadingly to Rachael. "Umm I will see what I can do and how about we give you guys a call a little bit later?" Rachael said. "That sounds great." Nick said smiling shyly at Rachael. "Okay then its settled. Here is Nick's cell phone number and you give us a call when you make a decision." Kevin said as he handed Rachael a slip of paper. Rachael took the paper and quickly took the guys orders. Then she headed back to the kitchen to turn in the orders and then back to take orders from the other tables that she had to handle for the day.
After Rachael walked away Nick could not wipe his smile off of his face. "So Nick are you excited?" Kevin asked. "Of course. I just hope that she doesn't decide not to go." Nick replied. "Well I am excited because that cute little blonde named Amy seemed to be making eyes with me." AJ said. "AJ you think every lady is after you." Brian said laughing as their food was brought to them and they began to eat.
Rachael watched as the guys got up from their table and walked out of the door Nick turned around and smiled at Rachael and she shot a flirty smile back at him. She went to the table and saw that two hundred-dollar bills were left at the table along with a note that said the money was for Rachael and Amy. Next to Amy's name was a phone number. Under the number it said 'Tell Amy to give me a call sometime.' It was signed AJ. Rachael smiled and showed the note to Amy who smiled even wider. "Rachael we have to go tonight. Please. We can ask your mom to baby sit just for one night. You never go anywhere and your mom is always telling you that you need to go do things." Rachael sighed and then slowly smiled at her friend. "I will ask my mom when I go to pick up the girls." She said. "Oh thank you!" Amy said excitedly and hugged Rachael. Rachael laughed and went to go take more orders.