CHAPTER ONE

"Okay our flight leaves at noon and after we land back in the states which will be around early morning tomorrow and we'll be landing in New York. We'll have enough time to get to the apartment in Manhattan and catch a little shut eye before you have to get to TRL and do a quick interview with Carson. Then we can go home and have dinner and then around nine o'clock we have to go to Letterman. Then right after Letterman is over we fly out to California to do Leno the next day and then we fly back to New York for a couple of days do to Good Morning America and the Today Show. Then on the last day we do the American press junket for 'All of the Above' and then we head out to London to do a junket there and then to Paris to do a junket there. Then to Spain to do one there. Then out to Australia. Then after that we fly up to Milan and do a runway show for Versace. Then we fly out to LA for the West Coast premiere of 'All of the Above.' Then we go back to London for the premiere there, and then back to New York for a Victoria Secrets runway show and we stay there for the east coast premiere of your movie. Then we have to fly out to LA for the premiere of Josh's new movie. Then we go down to Florida to start the shooting of 'Princess Glitter' and you have to do the Teen People shoot too while your down there." Christine Hall drilled Genesis Finch, two days later.

"Chrissy I hope you have all of that written down because it's 6:50 in the morning and I was out partying like a fucking rock star all last night." Genesis replied, grimacing as Christine opened the Venetian style blinds of Genesis's large Italian hotel room and sunshine spilled into the room. The previous night before hitting the Italian clubs, Genesis had done a Christian Dior runway show.

"Don't curse Gen." Christine muttered out of habit as she began to tidy the room up. "Where is Morgan?" Morgan Saunders was Genesis's 28 year old personal assistant. She and Genesis were basically best friends and Christine was like the mother.  

"I don't know." Genesis answered, her thick Texas accent even thicker with sleep. She pulled her covers back over her head as her body begged for more sleep. She had returned from clubbing with several other models around 4:30 that night. She knew, though, that as much as she tried Christine wouldn't let her fall back into a blissful sleep. She sat up and looked around the room for her 10 month old Yorkie. "Where's Hollywood?" she asked when she didn't see her.

"Right here." Morgan answered as she walked into the room with the small dog trotting in front of her. "I took her outside."

"Okay. Thanks." Genesis answered with a smile as the dog jumped up onto the bed and settled quietly in her owner's lap. Even after having Morgan around since she was 16, Genesis still found it odd having someone do everything for her. Had she not had Morgan, though, she would have been screwed. Genesis could often be VERY absentminded.

"Did you have fun last night?" Morgan questioned as she opened the large closet and walked in so she could chose Genesis's clothes for the day. Christine had disappeared into the bathroom.

"After I ditched the anorexic bimbos. Yeah." Genesis answered picking up Hollywood and shoving back her covers. Most models annoyed her. They were so caught up in themselves and all they talked about was themselves. "You should have come Mo. It would have been fun."

"If you say so." Morgan called from the closet. To say the Morgan didn't like the whole club scene was an understatement. She wouldn't go near a club if she could help it.

"Did Josh call?" Genesis asked hopefully as she climbed out of the bed and walked over to the large windows, and stared at the view while Hollywood snuggled into her arms. She hadn't seen or talked to her boyfriend for nearly a month because of her insane schedule and the fact that he was in the middle of shooting a movie. Genesis had just finished a movie -- 'All of the Above' -- about an eighteen year old girl who goes away to college and finds that the real world is more than she could handle. During the move Genesis's character -- Amanda -- had gotten raped, started doing cocaine and heroin and flunked out of college and becoming homeless. The movie CO-starred Michael Douglas as her single and overprotective father, along with Matt Damon as her sophisticated college friend who ends up raping her and introducing her to the world of drugs. At first Genesis had been unwilling to do the movie because Matt was an ex of hers, but once Christine and Morgan had convinced her, Genesis found that Matt held no grudges and the two became great friends.  She was doing press for the movie now.

"No. Why don't you call him?"

"Maybe on the plane." Genesis muttered to her dog. She knew that her relationship with Josh was going sour but she really liked him and cared for him and wasn't ready to let go yet.  "Do you know whose going to be on Letterman with me?"

Morgan came out of the closet toting a sleeveless D&G black tank top with the D&G logo inscripted on it silver beading and a pair of Anna Sui flare legged jeans and a diamond studded black Versace belt. Genesis closed her eyes and willed the clothing that Morgan picked out would turn magically into a pair of sweats but Christine didn't allow sweats unless Genesis was at home. "Backstreet Boys." she answered, holding the clothes out to Genesis and taking Hollywood.

"Oh...You know  I think that they are the one boy band I HAVEN'T met yet." Genesis commented, looking over the clothes.

"And the one boy band you haven't dated any one of the members." Morgan teased. The subject of Genesis's constantly flow of boyfriends was one she was teased about constantly. She didn't mind though. She found it funny too.

"I haven't dated any of the guys from O-town. Besides, they're all married or something Mo."

"Only two of them."

"Well then, that changes it all." Genesis joked, running her fingers through her hair. "If I didn't have Josh, those three remaining boys would be putty in my hands."

"Gen? Despite the fact that you have Josh, all of the men in the world are wrapped around your pinkie finger." Morgan pointed out.

Genesis laughed and walked towards the bathroom. "It's odd I haven't met them before." she said, thinking out loud and Christine emerged from the bathroom.

"Haven't met who?" Christine asked, walking to the bed and making it. If you couldn't tell you Christine was a neat-freak. It drove Genesis insane but she still loved her manager. In fact Genesis often called Christine her "Mom away from Mom."

"The Backstreet  Boys."

"Your doing Letterman with them - "

"I know-"

"And in fact I was talking to the photographer who is doing the shoot for the Hottest People In Hollywood, and she said that they requested a photo shoot with you." Christine interrupted. "Do you want that?"

"I'll think about it." Genesis offered. "If I like then when I meet them at Letterman I'll tell you."

"Gen hurry up and go take your shower and get ready. Your breakfast should be up in a half an hour." Morgan told her motioning her towards the bathroom. Without another word Genesis walked into the bathroom and turned the shower on as she reflected on  the next three weeks or so. Only one word could possibly sum it up and it was hectic. Another word would sum up how she FELT when it was over and it was tired. It would all slow down once she started filming the movie in Tampa, Florida. Well actually a couple places in Florida -- Tampa, Orlando, and Miami.  She loved her life though. It was everything she had dreamed of since she knew HOW to dream. She had always wanted to be famous and able to take care of her family. Only one thing was missing. One simple thing that she couldn't seem to get no matter how hard she tried.