~*In honor of Nikki's (Rea's) last day at the pizza place*~ REPOST Close Encounters: Chris -- Fictional Getdown

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Date Posted: 16:01:14 06/06/03 Fri
Author: Sarah
Subject: ~*In honor of Nikki's (Rea's) last day at the pizza place*~ REPOST Close Encounters: Chris

�Damnit!!� Nikki sweared as she dropped her tube of mascara in the sink. �It�s going to be one of those nights� she thought, as she picked it up and tried to dry it off.

She really didn�t understand why she got dressed up for her job as night manager at the local pizza joint. Of course, she was dealing with customer after customer, and she never knew who might walk in. Of course, she was in Tennessee. There aren�t many people that come to her town in the first place.

She was anxiously awaiting tomorrow night, though, for tomorrow night, she was going to the *NSYNC concert!!

That night at work was the norm, person after person ordering pizza. After awhile, all of the customers start to look the same, as well as the pizza. Soon it was just about closing time and it was just her and the two closing employees in the small restaurant. Most of the customers leave by 10:00 and it was going on 10:30, so she allowed the other two employees to leave since they pretty much cleaned most of the store already.

She decided to go to the back and close one register out. As she was counting the money, she heard the familiar little chime of the front doors opening. She ran up front and was shocked at what she saw.

Standing in the middle of the store was a man dressed in black holding a gun. He had panty hose over his head. Nikki froze. Nothing in her wildest dreams had prepared her for what she was seeing. Her whole life seemed to flash before her. She kept calm as the intruder spoke.

�I want the money from the registers and the safe,� he spoke fast holding the gun on Nikki the whole time. He was a skinny, tall guy with a raspy voice. A voice that would send chills up anyone�s spine.

Nikki did as she was told. He had handed her a bag, and as she was filling it up with the money from the registers out front, the door chimed once again.

�Stop right there!!� The intruder yelled at the guy who just walked in.

�Ok� the guy said, his voice getting lost in his throat by fright. He looked over at Nikki, who was looking back at him.

When Nikki heard the door, she looked up and immediately knew who it was. She was now in even more shock.

�Oh no, that is Chris from *NSYNC,� she was both relieved and scared at the same time. Chris had always been her favorite member of *NSYNC and she couldn�t believe he had just walked in. He was dressed in jeans and a FuMan t-shirt. He looked sexier in person than he did on TV. They were staring into each other�s eyes. He had the most beautiful eyes; eyes that spoke questions of concern and had a small amount of fear in them as well. She was so busy staring at him, that she forgot what she was doing.

�Get on with it!!� The robber looked furious. �You, get in the back� He pointed the gun at Chris and motioned him to go. Chris went, his arms in a surrendering position.

After Nikki finished with the front registers, the man directed her towards the back to the safe. He held the gun to her head the whole time. When she entered the room, she saw Chris lying on the floor face down as he was instructed to do. By this time, tears were silently flowing down her face. She opened the safe and filled the bag.

Chris couldn�t believe what was happening. All he wanted was a pizza. He quietly prayed for his safety and the young girl�s, whom he felt a deep attraction too. From the moment he looked into her blue green eyes, he felt something for her. He knew she must have been scared to death.

�Get up and unlock the freezer,� The man yelled to both of them, but kept the gun on Nikki.

Nikki looked at the freezer. It was enormous. It held everything from pizza dough to all the different kinds of toppings. She�d been in it many times. She wondered if this is where she would spend her last moments. She slowly unlocked it and opened the door. The man quickly and forcefully grabbed the keys and pushed Nikki and Chris into the freezer causing Nikki to fall. Then they heard the lock of the door.

�Shit, are you ok?� Chris bent down to where Nikki was. She looked fine, just a little shaken up, and who could blame her?

Nikki just nodded and burst into loud sobs. She could feel her cold tears run down her warm skin. It was at least 25� in there. She looked up at Chris who was now at the door pounding away.

�Come back and let us out of here you bastard!!!!� Chris yelled with no prevail. The robber was probably miles down the street by now.

Nikki brought her knees to her chest and hugged them as she leaned against the wall. Her bottom lip started to shake. All she had on was her work uniform, which consisted of a blouse, slacks and shoes.

Chris, realizing that he was getting nowhere walked over to where Nikki was sitting and sat next to her. �Are you sure you are ok?�

�Yeah. I�m sorry you walked in when you did.� It was depressing her to think that Chris would die right here. What would happen to *NSYNC?

�Don�t be sorry. The last thing you want is to die alone, right?� Chris smiled. He meant it, but somehow it came out humorous, as almost everything he said did. �What�s your name?�

�Nikki and yours?� She once heard that they didn�t like it when they were treated as somebody special. The least she could do was treat him like Chris and not like that old guy in *NSYNC for the last minutes of his life.

�I�m Chris. Its nice to meet you Nikki,� He held out his hand and she took it. It wasn�t really a shake. They just held hands for what seemed like forever. He finally let go. �Well, I�ll tell you one thing. We are gonna die a lot sooner if we just sit here and freeze. Lets do something to keep us warm.� He got up and held out his hand to help her up.

�Like what?� She asked.

�Hmm�how about jumping jacks?� He started to jump up and down. Nikki couldn�t help but laugh. Chris stopped when she started laughing. �What?�

�Nothing. Its just funny, that�s all. I can�t explain it� She smiled.

�Oh�I see.� At that he charged towarded her and picked her up. He threw her over his shoulder and started running around the large room. Nikki was dying from laughter. This continued for about 3 minutes. She must have screamed and laughed the whole time. By the time he put her down they were both out of breath and laughing.

�That was fun.� Nikki said through laughter. She sat back on the ground to recover.

�Yeah. It was.� Chris joined her. They didn�t speak as they both tried to catch their breath; breath that they could see as it floated out of their warm bodies and hit the freezing air.

�So, how do you think we are going to get out of here?� Nikki was trying to be brave and optimistic. She didn�t want Chris to see how scared she was inside.

�Well I�m pretty sure my friends are going to get worried when I don�t come back with the pizza at a reasonable time. They�ll call for help. Unfortunately, I didn�t bring my cell. The hotel is only 3 minutes away. I didn�t think I would need it, but apparently�� Chris raised his hands up and looked around.

�Yeah. Where are you from?� Nikki was rubbing her hands back and forth in attempts to warm them up. She wasn�t exactly succeeding.

�I really don�t know. I grew up in Pennsylvania. I have a house in Orlando, but I only live there about 3 weeks out of the year.� He then took her hands in effort to warm his up as well. They rubbed their hands together creating friction, not only in their hands but in other places as well.

It was unbelievably cold in the freezer but somehow her body was feeling warm inside as they continued to talk about their lives. He was a good conversationalist. She talked to him with such ease.

�Hey, I can�t feel my nose. Can you?� Chris asked. They had both lost feeling in there noses a while ago.

�No. I don�t think so.� She touched her nose and felt nothing but the pressure of her hand, then shook her head.

Just then, Chris leaned over and kissed the top of her nose ever so lightly. �Did you feel that?� He smiled. He was really asking her if she felt the meaning of the kiss. He hoped she noticed that.

�Yeah,� she returned the smile. She felt the warmth of his mouth on her nose, but she knew that she felt that kiss in other ways than just physically.

***
Back at the hotel:

�Dude, how long does it take to buy a pizza and come right back? Doesn�t he know how hungry we are?� Justin asked no one in particular.

�Well, lets see, how long has he been gone�50 minutes or so? The place closed at least 30 minutes ago. Wow, I�m gonna head down there and see what�s taking him so long. Anyone want to come?� JC spoke softly and looked around the hotel room where they had all gathered to watch a movie and pig out.

�Yeah, I�ll come with you.� Lance got up and headed for his jacket. JC followed him and they both walked out the door. �See ya,� Lance yelled as he closed it behind him.

�You better hurry!! I may die before you return� Justin screamed through the door. Lance just smiled and followed JC to the elevator.

When they arrived at the pizza place, they found it empty. The registers in the front had been left open and it was clear that the place had been robbed.

�Oh man, I hope he wasn�t hurt or kidnapped. Come on, lets go get help.� Lance turned around. JC followed him out the door, then grabbed his cell and hit 911.

�Yes, I believe there has been a burglary at this pizza place on this road.� JC had no clue where he was. Lance, being the observant guy that he was, grabbed the phone and gave the operator the details.

Within five minutes, the police were there to investigate.

***
�I�m freezing�so cold.� Nikki couldn�t believe that people actually lived in Alaska. This was the coldest she�d ever been. She shivered constantly in attempts to warm herself up. She still was in shock that she was in the freezer with Chris of all people. Over the past hour or so, they got to know each other pretty well. She liked him. He was a sweetheart. Little did she know that he was feeling the same way.

He felt like he knew her forever. He told her all of his fears, hopes, and dreams, afraid that he would never get to accomplish some of them. She reminded him of what he did accomplish and he thanked her for that. The feeling of attraction he had felt before was clearing growing with each second that went by. It hurt him so much to know that she was suffering from the piercing cold. At that moment and without a word, he wrapped her in his arms. She put her head on his chest and began to cry. �Shh�we are going to be out in no time,� he whispered, not believing his own words.

They lay like that until they were found. The whole time Chris rubbing her back and making her talk. He liked her, and he hoped she�d get out of here alive.

***
The cops ran through the pizza place taking down notes and gathering clues. One of the biggest clues came from the two video cameras. One watched the registers while the other one watched the safe.

Two of the cops were watching the videos. They could see the man in the right hand corner of the screen throw Nikki and Chris in the freezer. When they saw this, both of them jumped and ran up front.

�Two people are in the freezer!!� One of the young deputies said to the Sheriff.

�Shit. Quick�lets get them out.�

At that, many orders were shouted and everyone started running around. All the *NSYNC members were waiting outside, silently praying for Chris� safety.

�Hello. Are you ok in there?� One of the men pounded on the door.

Chris could hear them, but he was so cold he couldn�t yell. However, help came soon enough. With the owners cooperation they found the spare keys to the freezer and quickly unlocked it. They found Chris and Nikki in a tight embrace. Both were still alive, but were displaying the first signs of hypothermia. They had to get them to the hospital fast.

Once *NSYNC heard the news that Chris was found alive, they erupted into loud cheers. High fives and bear hugs were exchanged throughout. Off to the hospital they went.

***
Nikki awoke four days later to a room filled with flowers and balloons. At first, she didn�t know where she was or how she had gotten there, but as she slowly awoke, the traumatic memories of that night came back to her. She immediately wondered about Chris.

�Hey. You�re awake. How are you?� The door silently opened and Chris walked in. He walked to her bed and sat in the chair next to her.

�I�m fine. How are you?� When she saw him walk through the door, her heart skipped a beat. She was excited to see him. She was glad that he was all right.

�I�m good as new. They released me yesterday.� He just smiled and looked at her. �Gosh, she�s pretty� he thought.

�I wanted to thank you. I believe that the reason I am alive right now is because of you. I could never repay you for what you did. I�� Her words were silenced when Chris� lips touched hers in a soft passionate kiss. She smiled.

�I�ve been wanting to kiss you since the moment I laid eyes on you. You�re welcome. I�m glad I was there. Being there that night brought me to you.� He smiled.

�Is he for real?� Nikki asked herself on the verge of tears. She just smiled. They were then interrupted by the nurse.

�Oh sweetie. You�re awake.� At that, she left the room to go get her doctors.

�I�ll leave you alone right now. See ya� Chris got up, planted a sweet kiss on her forehead, and quietly left the room. A smile on his face the whole time.

***
3 days later.

Nikki had been home since yesterday. Not a day went by that she didn�t talk to Chris. The tour was immediately postponed to let Chris recover his strength. He never left Tennessee. Tonight they were going out. Nikki couldn�t wait.

He arrived at her apartment around 7:00.

�Hey. Its nice to see you defrosted.� They both laughed at the cheesy line. He looked good. He was dressed in a dark maroon shirt, black slacks, and a dark gray jacket.

�Thanks. Please come on in. Make yourself comfortable. I�ll be right back.� She had decided to wear her tight black dress with her favorite strapy shoes.

Chris walked to the living room, took off his jacket, and started looking through her cds. He found a Jewel one and popped it in. He let the shuffle do its thing.

�Hey, you ready?� The minute she walked in, his favorite song from the cd started playing.

�Dance with me.� He commanded as he took her hand.

Turn to me with frozen lips
Your hands are icy cold
Your eyes burn bright against the frostbit sky
You never seemed more lovely than you do tonight
Pale on the horizon
Like leaves frozen in the snow
Our two shadows merge inseparably
Will time stand still if it's pierced with cold?

It was always his favorite song. He felt it was ironic that the lyrics were so �cold.� They danced in silence. He could smell the sweet peach smells that were floating from her hair. He closed his eyes in hopes to capture this moment forever in his memory.

The more I live
The more I know
What's simple is true
I love you
There's warmth in my heart
It haunts me when you're gone
Mend me to your side and never let go
Say, "Time knows nothing, we'll never grow cold"

Was she really in Chris� arms again? She felt like she was living someone else�s life. She really had grown to love him in the past week.

The more I live
The more I know
What's simple is true
I love you
Twilight descends on our silhouette
How soon spring comes
How soon spring forgets
I wanna hold time, say it'll never begin
Old man winter be our friend
Old man winter be our friend
'Cause the more I live
The more I know
What's simple is true
What's simple is true
I love,
I love you

As the song ended, you could see their shadow from the street as they danced. He smiled and they kissed once more. This kiss took them to another world, a world where it was only the two of them. They heard nothing, could feel nothing, and could see nothing but the other.

***
�What�s Simple Is True� by Jewel
***

Nikki felt as if she was floating. She broke the kiss, smiled, and took his hand. They walked in silence to her room.

He smiled at the site when he entered her room. It looked like the room of a 12 year old, not of a 21 year old. The walls were pink and stuffed animals littered the floor. The full size bed had a pink floral design. Suddenly she grabbed him and pinned him against the bed.

�Gotcha,� she smiled, as she lay on top of him.

He laughed. �You sure do.� Delighted with her, he let her rain kisses over his face. �Now that you have me, what are you gonna do about it?�

�Enjoy you, of course.� With her brows arched, she unfastened his shirt and spread it open. To please herself, she ran her hands over his chest. Bending, she let her lips cruise over his shoulder.

�Nikki, I need you to make me feel alive.� Ever since he was released from the hospital, he was feeling like he was in a dreamland. Being that close to death scared him so much, that he forgot what it felt like to be alive. He needed her to remind him that he was still in this world.

�Ok� She stood up and removed her dress and he took off his shirt. He let her peel the pants from around his hips. A wave of pleasure rippled through her when she heard him groan.

�Let me look at you.� They both lay on the bed naked. She let him run his hands up and down her body, touching every part of her. He moved slowly. She was amazed that the human hand had the capabilities of making her feel like a goddess. �You�re beautiful,� he whispered before he allowed his mouth to do the same thing his hands had just done. She had no idea that Chris was such a passionate love maker. She hoped that she could pleasure him just as much.

And she did. Each time she shuddered, a fresh stream of pleasure rippled through him. Her throat was a slim white feast he couldn�t resist. He laved it, nipped, nuzzled while the pulse just under that sensitized flesh throbbed like a heart.

She then gasped his name, cupping his head in her hands, pressing him against her as her body rocked, rocked, rocked.

***
That was how they met. They went on to have 3 beautiful daughters. They still wake up everyday lucky to be alive.

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