Chapter 1
"Brian, go get Tyk and bring him inside. He is wining at the door," Jackie, Brian Littrell's mom said.
"Just a sec, I gotta finish doing my hair. I was trying a new look and. . .. ."
Brian was saying, when he was interrupted by his mom saying, " I don't need the whole story. I just need you to let Tyk in! Leighanne wouldn't be to happy if she heard you were leaving him outside to roast! It's nearly 98 degrees out there!!"
"O.K., O.K. just a minute!" Brian was walking out of the his room, and down the hall to the living room spraying his hair down with a squirt bottle.
"Whoa bro, you really need some pest control for the hair," Harold, Brian's older brother, said sarcastically.
"Shut up! You ain't looking to terribly fine yourself! Now if you'll move, I'll go bring my dog inside, so he won't die of heat stroke, O.K.?" Brian said, a little peeved.
"Geese, if I would have known you ere going to react that badly over a little joke, I wouldn't have come in here!" Harold said, kinda astonished at his brother's reaction.
"Yo man, I'm sorry. I'm just a little tense. I got this bad feeling something bad is going to happen," Brian said with a worried look on his face.
"You're probably just worried that your not doing something. You've got 3 days off from being a Backstreet Boy, make use of it. You need a vacation. Tomorrow is the 4th of July..."
"Yeah I know, the 4th of July usually comes after the 3rd of July and since today is the 3rd of July, it would probably make sense that tomorrow is the fourth of July," B-rok said, with a slight smirk on his face.
"Yes it would. As I was saying, tomorrow is the 4th of July and you better be relaxed. I've seen how hard you been working lately! You needed a vacation and now that you finally got one, you better use it or I'll make sure you don't get another one for a long time! I'm not sure how I'll do it, but I'll figure it out!" Harold said, with a very serious, yet sarcastic tone in his voice.
From a distance, Jackie, Brain's mother said, "Brian, what did I tell you? Bring that dog inside! He's gonna get sick!"
"I'm coming, I'm coming!" Brian said, as he walked out of the room and through the kitchen to the door.
"Hey pup. You hot? Let's go get you some nice cold water!" Brain said, as he walked over to the sink, grabbed a bowl from the cupboard above, and filled it with water.
"Is that better Tyk? Hmmm?" he asked as he watched him slurp up the whole bowl of water. "Geese you were thirsty!"
"Rrrrrufff!" Tyk barked.
Jakie popped her head into the kitchen and said, "I'm going to go visit with this new couple at church and then go get some groceries. I should be back before supper."
"O.K. Mom! I love you! See ya!" Brian said while he gave her a hug and a light kiss on the cheek.