PROLOGUE

Twenty-two year old Allison Wilson sat in front of her computer, glaring at it with total hate in her eyes. "Come on you damn thing!" she cried. "WORK!" In response the computer froze again. She was ready to kill someone. For the past two hours she had been attempting to log onto an adoption site, but her ancient computer wasn't in the helping mood. One of her coworkers had told her about an adoption site that helped adopted children find their biological parents and vice versa. About two years ago Allison had found out that she had been adopted, and for about a year she, her boyfriend and a few of their close friends had been trying to help her locate her birth parents.

"I don't understand why you won't let me by you a new one," came the deep and familiar voice of her boyfriend of two years, 22 year old Nick Carter. Allison turned her computer chair around to find Nick with his friends Kevin Richardson, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, and A.J. Mclean standing in the doorway of Allison's computer room. Together the five guys made the Backstreet Boys.

"This one works." Allison answered, slightly surprised. Nick had told her earlier that he and the guys had a radio show to do all afternoon.

"Yeah, Allie. It really looks like it." Thirty year old Kevin laughed.

"It does...Sometimes." Allie protested with a smile. "What are all you guys doing here? I thought you had that radio show to do today."
 
"We did it. If you haven't noticed it's like 5:30. We had some news to tell you, anyway." Twenty-six year old, Brian replied.

Allie eyed them suspiciously. "Do I want to know?" she asked warily. She had know all five guys for about 2 years, and knew first hand they sometimes shared a little too much.

"Yup." Twenty-eight year old, Howie said, nodding his head.
 
"Well, are you going to tell me?" Allie pressed, raising her eyebrows.

"Okay..." Nick began taking a deep breath. "Remember that place in Tampa I called about getting your adoption papers and everything?"

"Yeah..." Allie agreed, looking at each of the guys. They had proud little smiles on each of their faces. They had to be up to something. The last time all five of them had been in her apartment they had left several little practical jokes throughout the apartment.

"Well, guess what?" Nick prodded.

"What?" Allie inquired, wondering what he was getting at.
"They called, and they've found your father!" Nick exclaimed excitedly, and Allie's mouth dropped. He knew how much finding her parents meant to Allie, and for the past year had tried as hard as he could to help her out.

"What?" Allie repeated, stunned.

"Yeah! He lives in Detroit, Michigan, and I got us plane tickets out there for next week." Twenty-four year old A.J. added proudly. Although Allie and Nick were dating, Allie had always felt closest to A.J. When they had all meet 2 years ago in a McDonalds, Allie had started out dating A.J, but the two had parted ways and Allie and Nick started dating. Another reason for their bond, was Allie's best friend, Lucinda Wilson, who had died a little under two years ago. Half of the reason Allie and A.J. broke up was because A.J. had fallen in love with Luci. In the few weeks the four had known each other many unsettling things had happened, and Luci had killed herself, but her body was never found.

"All of us?" Allie pressed, still in total shock.

"Nope. Only me, you, and A.J." Nick replied.

"Wow..." Allie breathed. She was going to meet her real father.