Noelle found where they were holding the backstage, and saw Trish at the gates signing autographs. Lucy, Trenton,Casey, Brad, Megan and the others were there.

"Trish!!"

Trish looked up and saw Noelle coming through the crowd. "Hey Noie!! Come on back."

Noelle saw Lucy's face and smiled as she walked through the gate, and headed backstage. After Trish finished signing autographs she caught up with Noelle.

"What's up?"

"Trish don't play dumb. Did you see the paper today?"

"Yes. We were trying to keep it underwraps here for you but the papers went out before anyone could do anything."

"It's okay. At least I'm not hiding anything anymore. I would've perferred the papers didn't spill my secrets but what can you do?"

"Are you okay?"

"I'm getting sick of being asked that, but yes I'm ffine. I'm trying to find Randy or Dad have you seen them?"

Trish shook her head, and headed into the girls locker room while Noelle continued her search. Randy was walking to his interview when Noelle finally caught up with him.

"Noie, what are you doing here?"

"I tried to call you today but you wouldn't answer. What's going on? DId you see the paper? Becky told the newspaper that I'm a liar, and that she has a lot of secrets on Dad that would ruin his career."

"This is why we didn't answer our phones. We all knew you would have questions and we just don't have any answers. We thought we could do something to recant her statement before you found out."

"So you ignore my phone calls?"

"I'm sorry."

Noelle looked at Randy's pouty face and smiled. She just couldn't stay mad at him.

"So what are we gonna do?"

"Casenkamp is going to take care of it."

Noelle knew this was just the beginnig of what Becky told her to look out for. What was going to be next.

"Wanna come with me to my interview?"

"No. I'm gonna go find someone to hang out with."

"Like ...John."

Noelle nodded and turned to head down the other hall. She knew where he would be. If fans wanted autographs he'd make sure they got them. Sure enough he was out at the gates signing an autograph for Megan. Noelle walked up to him, and poked him in the back.

John was estatic to see her. "Hey I was hoping you'd be here." He picked her up in a hug.

Noelle noticed Megan and her friends looking at her.

"Oh I'm just pretending I know him. I'm not really here."

John looked at her oddly.

"They don't think I know you or any of the others. I'm apparently not Randy's little sister."

"Woah. Why didn't anyone tell me?."

"I know.Crazy huh?" they smiled at their joke together.

John went and signed a couple more autographs before turning his full attention to Noelle and escorting her back to his locker room hand in hand.

When John shut the door behind them he finally got right to the point."You saw the paper."

Noelle nodded. "I'm okay about it now. I'm just ignoring everything."

John hugged her. "See you are stronger than you give yourself credit for."

Noelle nodded. "I have you all to thank for that."

Noelle saw that John wanted to say something but it looked like he was fighting with himself to get the guts to do it.

"John you look like you wanna say something so just get it over with."

"Do you wanna go out tonight after the show tonight?"

Noelle thought about it for a minute "Yeah. I do."

John smiled in relief causing Noelle to laugh. "You look a little scared there John."

"Nope. Not anymore."

"I'm gonna go get a seat, and I'll meet you back here after the show."

"Yep." John went to kiss her but stopped himself. Noelle saw this and decided it was time for her to put a little on the line too. She pulled him in, and gave him a long kiss before letting him go. John was stunned but excited all the same. Maybe she finally letting go of everything wrong in her life, and making room for what could be right.

After the show Noelle waited patiently for John to come out of the locker room so they could go on their date, and she was to say the least happy about it. Her first date, and it was with someone who really cared for her, and she cared for in return. they walked to a local pizza parlor and after ordering sat in each others company talking about wheretheir relationship was going and where they wanted it to go. By the end of the night John walked Noelle back to her dorm and as a couple finally he kissed her goodnight under the stars and the moon.

Noelle walked into her dorm room that night to find it occupied by Megan, and her friends.

"You were telling the truth." Megan said as more of a staement than a question. "I wanted to appologise for not believeing you."

"It's okay. It doesn't matter."

Lucy stood up and without looking Noelle in the face appologised before leaving with everyone else behind her.

Becky sat in the jail house on one side of the glass while Dan sat on the other. Both talking through a phone.

"By the end of the week I'll have her reputation ruined as well as Bob's. I have pictures of us that the magazines will pay to have, and notes from him that Jenna would hate to see published. Everyone will think Noelle is so unstable that they should have her committed. I know what buttons to push, and she wont know what to think."

"Just remember Beck we're the victims. My new lawyer is trying to get this aquitted as soon as possible stating there wasn't enough evidence for conviction of anything. She suduced me.Then we'll make her pay. Let's let her think we're done with her. Let her think she has a life before it's ripped away."

Becky smiled at her husband. "The papers will love to know she was pregnant by Connor and had an abortion. The one who was supposedly the victim took a life. It will be a field day."

"We have to take our time with this though or it will look like we're trying to make her life hell. Noone will notice little by little."

Becky nodded before kissing the glass between them, and leaving. Dan watched her go. "Then I'll make her wish she was never born. They wont be able to recognise the body when I'm done with either of them." The guard heard nothing as he escorted him back to his cell.

The next day Noelle was fighting with her parents to let her stay in school. She knew they were worried about her safety but she couldn't hide from everything.

"Dad if everything goes right I'll be on the road with you anyways. I'm gonna be fine. You have to let me do this for myself."

Bob knew she was right so after giving in he kissed his daughter bye, and went to the airport with the others to head to the next town. As soon as he was gone Noelle regretted not going home, but she knew she had to fight her fears, and stand up for herself. This was the only way she was going to move on, and finally have an existance.