September 11th is a date that no one will forget. Especially those who lost loved ones in the tragedy. Sarah Dorough died in the North Tower when the World Trade Center was attacked. Her youngest brother Howie became full guardian of her daughter Melicia. Still in shock with the news of his sister's death, he takes Melicia in and makes the teenager a part of the Backstreet Family. Will he be able to heal the pain with his niece or have to do it alone? (Co-written with Anastacia) **Multi-Winner at the Room To Breathe Awards**
Categories: Fanfiction > Backstreet Boys
Characters: AJ, Group, Howie
Genres: Angst, Dramedy, Romance
Warnings: Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, Sexual Content, Violence
Series: None
Chapters: 35 Table of Contents
Completed: No
Word count: 126623
Read Count: 56572
On the way home from the grocery Amber is raped, shot and left for dead in a dark and abandoned alleyway. Hours later, by a chance of luck, the Backstreet Boys bus drives through the alley in attempt to hide and make a clear getaway from a mad mob of fans. Seeing a "lump" in the middle of the alley, the bus stops and what they all is a young girl, barely clinging to life. Calling for an ambulance, Amber is taken to the hospital in critical condition. The Boys all wait there to make sure that she is okay. Somehow along the way, they offer friendship to the frightend girl who's parents have disowned her and has nowhere to go. The Boy's take her, but she is standoffish and often afraid of them being near her. With time, will Amber learn to trust again, or will she live out her life afraid of men in general
