The next day Genesis, toting Hollywood in her arms, walked into the dressing room for the Jay Leno show and immediately spotted a vase of flowers -- white lilies. Genesis smiled happily as Morgan commented, "I guess Josh FINALLY remembered."

Genesis ignored the comment as she walked over to the flowers and pulled open the little card. 'You may have said I couldn't call you but you never said I couldn't send you flowers. Good Luck, Alex.' The card read. Genesis's mouth dropped open. "What does it say?" asked Christine.

"It's not from Josh." Genesis replied, ignoring the question. She slid the card back into the envelope.

"Your parents?" Morgan guessed.

Genesis shook her head. "Alex." She muttered.

"Who?" Christine and Morgan inquired in unison.

"AJ Mclean." She explained, setting the card down on the table. She couldn't believe AJ had done this. It was so sweet.

"What?!" Morgan cried and Christine looked at Genesis like she was insane.

"That's who sent me the flowers."

"Why?"

"Because I told him he couldn't call me."

Morgan snatched the card up from the table and pulled it from the envelope. She read the card and then flipped it over. "His phone number is on the back." She pointed out handing the hard to Genesis. "You should call him."

"To thank him." Christine added quickly.

"Why else?" Genesis responded, looking strangely at her manager. Christine rolled her eyes as she handed Genesis her cell phone. "Chrissy, I have never cheated on any of my boyfriends and I don't plan on starting now."

"Okay." Christine replied, with a nod. "Do you want to be prepped for the interview?"

"I don't care." Genesis replied with a shrug. She knew that no matter what she said Christine would have her prepped for the interview anyway. She hated it too. Christine wordlessly walked out of the room. "I think she enjoys treating me like a two year old."

Morgan shrugged. "That's just Christine for you." She said. "Do you like AJ?"

'Yes.' Almost popped out of Genesis's mouth but she stayed quiet. "I've only known him for like five minutes. It's like impossible to know if I like him or not." She replied evenly. She ran her fingers over the edges of the card staring down at what he had written.

"Oh really?? If I remember you had only known Eminem for twenty minutes before you agreed to go out with him."

"One guy. Big deal."

"And what about those two guys from that British boy band?"

"Seann and J. What about them?"

"You had only known J for like half a day." Morgan continued. "And Josh? You two barely got past the introductions before you were making out. I could go on for DAYS about the guys that you dated and had only known them for a little while."

Genesis laughed as she dropped down into a chair. "So I can be a bit impulsive at times. I don't plan on shoving my tongue down Alex-" she began.

"Who?" Morgan interrupted with a coy little smile on her face. She knew that Genesis wanted a go at AJ. After being with Genesis for nearly seven years day in and day out it was stuck out obviously to Morgan.

"He told me I could call him Alex." Genesis defended, scooping up Hollywood and pulling her into her lap.

"Oooohhh." Morgan teased, sitting down on the couch. "Now you even have nicknames? Will you be shopping for China patterns soon?"

Genesis giggled. "Not to my knowledge" she retorted. "I think your reading into everything way too much."

"I think 'Alex' is courting you."

"I told him I had a boyfriend." Genesis protested. "Do you know what Christine grabbed for me to wear to night?" Genesis had been unable to see what Christine had picked out because as usual they were late and had to rush.

"Gucci jeans and a green tank top thing." Morgan stated with a shrug.

"You know for someone who's been around fashion so much your clueless."

"Yup. All of that crap is your job." Morgan responded, watching Christine stand up. "Where are you going?"

"I'm gonna walk around with Hollywood, Kay?" Genesis told her, walking towards the door.

Morgan knew from the cell phone in her hand that Genesis was leaving to go call AJ. "All right. You better be back by eleven or Christine'll have a heart attack."

 

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AJ lay in his hotel bed, half asleep after some late night talk show. Each of the guys, equally tired, were all in their own rooms probably all ready asleep. Then the silence that had settled around him in the darkened room broken by the sharp ringing of his cell phone that resided on the night table next to his bed. He sighed and sat up, glancing at the clock. It read two o'clock. 'If this is Nick or Brian with some stupid prank call I swear to God...' he thought to himself as he grabbed the phone. As much as he loved the guys he couldn't wait to go home and be away from them for a little. Being together has much as they had already was riding quite low on everyone's nerves. Even Nick and Brian had started bickering. "Hello?" he grumbled into the phone.

"Hey. Is this Alex?" The voice was heavily coated with a Texas twang and AJ immediately knew who it was and he smiled.

"The one and only. Genesis?" he responded.

"Yup. I was just calling to thank you for the flowers." She responded.

AJ's smile got wider. At first he had been unsure about sending the flowers because both of them were attached to significant others.