Summary: Nick is struggling to make it day by day. Justin is trying to survive stardom. They both live two very different lives, but when they meet on a cold winters night a friendship begins. Will there be more then friendship? Do opposites really attract?

Paring: Justin/Nick (Timbernick)

Rating: PG-13 and Up

Warning: This is slash, meaning there will be male/male sexual relations mentioned in the story. Also, this story should also get a HET warning for those of you that don't like HET content. There are other couples in this story other then Justin and Nick and a few of them happen to be male/female couples. If you don't want to read chapters with explicit HET content then go ahead and scroll down to read the EDITED chapters.

Authors Note: I am really grateful to have a great friend writing this story with me. How we have it worked out is that I write whatever Nick says, and my good friend Kris writes all of Justin's lines. If this is confusing, or if you have any questions about the format feel free to e-mail me and I'll try and help clear anything up.

Status: Incomplete

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Marty blinked a few times and opened his eyes. He smiled a little at Kelly lying next to him. Sure, that wasn’t anything new...but things were different now. Still smiling he pulled her closer to him and kissed her temple.

Kelly groaned in her deep sleep...as if feeling Marty hug her closer. Her body settled more comfortably against his...her left leg draping further over his.

Feeling Kelly’s naked body closer to his caused Marty to groan a little bit. He moved his lips from her temple down her face to her cheek and then down to her neck, kissing it softly.

Kelly groaned again...settling her hand on Marty's stomach under the sheet. She could feel that she was waking up...and fought it. She didn't want to wake up...didn't want to move.

Moving around a little more, Marty got so he was more on top of Kelly then next to her and pressed his lips to Kelly’s for a kiss.

Kelly giggled lazily into the kiss. "Why are you trying to wake me up?" she asked in a sleepy voice.

“I dunno.” Marty whispered as he started to trail kisses down to Kelly’s neck again.

Kelly let out a relaxed moan...her eyes still closed. "You wakin me up cuz you want some ass?"

Marty looked up at Kelly and rolled his eyes. “That sounded wrong...I was thinking of something a LITTLE more I dunno...romantic...but if that’s what you want to say...then okay.” He giggled.

Kelly laughed as she opened her eyes and looked at Marty. "So you DO want some."

“Is that a crime?”

Kelly shrugged. "I guess not."

“After the great time we had last night...can you blame me for wanting to do it again.” Marty giggled. “And again...and again...and again.”

Kelly giggled. "No...of course not."

Marty laughed as he looked down into Kelly’s eyes as he climbed on top of her a little more.

“Okay...good to know we’re on the same page.”

Kelly smiled as she wrapped her arms around Marty's neck. "Have I mentioned that I love you?"

“Hmm...not this morning...but neither have I.” Marty smiled and leaned down to kiss Kelly’s nose. “I love you.”

Kelly giggled happily. "I know."

“When do we gotta get up...to do this training new dancer junk?” Marty whined. “Cuz I don’t ever wanna get up.”

"Not til someone calls us. Johnny...or Justin..."

“Ahh yes the ‘J’ guys.” Marty giggled.

Kelly laughed. "Yeah...them."

“Did you ever as a little girl think about what you wanted to name your kids?” Marty asked softly, moving onto his side again but keeping his body pressed tightly against Kelly’s.

"Not really. I always thought it would depend on their last name. Why?"

Marty shrugged. “I dunno...it just popped into my head. My sisters were always going around with their dolls and stuff saying that was what they were going to name their kids...and well a few of them actually did.”

Kelly smiled...her hand going up to rub Marty's head. "That's cute."

“I think you should name it Fred.” Marty giggled tilting his head more so it would rub into Kelly’s hand.

Kelly laughed. "Eww. No."

“Awe you mean Fred Timberlake doesn’t sound good?” Marty laughed.

"Actually...I think I'd like him to have MY last name. But...I suppose that's something I'll have to talk about with Justin."

“Yeah...well you guys have some time to think about that one.” Marty said with a smile before leaning over to press his lips to Kelly’s again. “We got distracted.” He mumbled.

"YOU'RE the one who started talking about babies."

“Well...this is how babies come to be.” Marty giggled as he ground his hips against Kelly’s playfully.

"Not what one typically thinks that when they're trying to get laid."

“I never said I was normal.” Marty laughed and crawled back on top of Kelly.

Kelly groaned softly...wrapping her arms around Marty's neck again. "True."

“May I make love to you again, Miss Kelly?” Marty asked softly looking down into Kelly’s eyes.

Kelly sighed dramatically. "I thought you'd never ask," she said with a giggle.

“It’s not like we’ve been sitting here for years.” Marty laughed as he wiggled around a little on top of Kelly, grinding his erection on her.

"No...but I easily could."

Without further hesitation Marty positioned himself and thrust inside his eyes rolling back in his head. “That...better.” He groaned.

Kelly cried out quietly when she felt Marty fill her. "Damn..."

“I hope...that’s a good...damn.” Marty whispered as he started to move...for some reason needing things not quite as slow and gentle as the night before...and he didn’t think Kelly would care because she knew no matter what he was doing it in love and he made sure she knew that by the look in his eyes.

Kelly let Marty thrust in and out of her for a moment before she stopped him. "Wait..." she said...her eyes on his.

Marty stopped automatically and looked into Kelly’s eyes, not saying anything.

"Can I ride you?"

That was definitely not what Marty was expecting and he couldn’t help but giggle huskily. He then pulled out of her teasingly slow and lied down on his back, his erection standing at full attention. “Okay...have your way with me...sexy lady.”

Kelly giggled as she climbed onto Marty...settling herself on his thighs. "Have my way with you?"

Marty nodded. “Yup...do what you wish...I’m all yours.” He said this, his body trembling in anticipation.

Kelly giggled again...taking Marty's huge erection in her hand and stroking it slowly. "Damn. If you wake up THIS ready to go every morning, I'm never gonna be an unsatisfied woman."

Marty groaned and laughed a little. “Then you’ll never be unsatisfied cuz I wake up like this all the time...but mostly when I have a very sexy woman in bed with me.” He breathed out, surprised he was able to talk with Kelly holding him like that.

Kelly smiled...keeping her hand on Marty's erection as she moved herself over it, and carefully guided it into herself.

“Shit...” Marty groaned his eyes rolling back in his head at the feeling of Kelly moving over him. His hands moving to Kelly’s hips, his fingers gently and lovingly stroking them.

Kelly let out a long, slow groan as she lowered herself completely onto Marty...her hands bracing her on his chest.

“Love you.” Marty whispered as he tried to keep control of himself when he was deep inside of Kelly.

Kelly leaned down over Marty and kissed his nose. "I love you too, sweetie...but I don't know how loving this is gonna be."

Marty smirked and felt himself harden even more inside of Kelly. “That’s okay...I know you love me...and you know I love you so it’s okay.”

Kelly laughed...sitting up over Marty and running a hand through her silky, dark hair.

"So...it's OK to just fuck...instead of make love?"

“Of course.” Marty laughed, running his hands up and down her hips.

Kelly smirked. "Good...cuz I think that's what I want, right now."

Marty raised and eyebrow. “Oh yeah?”

"Yeah," Kelly answered...still not moving on Marty's cock.

“Well...just sitting here doesn’t really do much of anything, baby.” Marty teased

"Oh...so you want me to fuck you now..."

“Would be nice...since you’re already on my dick.”

"Oh yeah...thought I felt that," Kelly teased playfully...moving a bit to prove her point.

Marty sucked in a deep breath. “Yeah...would think that would feel a tad strange.”

Kelly groaned and closed her eyes. "No...feels fuckin good."

“That’s for sure.” Marty replied biting his lower lip.

Kelly let her head drop back...her hands trailing down to Marty's hard stomach as she rocked her hips rhythmically on her lover.

“God, Kelly.” Marty moaned as he bucked his hips up as Kelly rocked on him. “Feels...good.”

Kelly lifted her head to look down at Marty...a smirk tugging at her lips. Removing her hands from Marty's stomach, she leaned back on him...reaching back to brace her hands on his legs as she started pressing her hips down and forward.

Marty looked up into Kelly’s eyes and let a loud moan escape his lips as she continued to move on him. His hands continued to run over her hips but now his touch wasn’t quite as gentle.

"You feel...so...good...inside me," Kelly got out between thrusts and deep breaths...picking up her pace a bit.

“You...feel so good...on me.” Marty responded back as he started to thrust his hips up to meet each of her downward thrusts.

"I could fuck you all day," Kelly said in a husky whisper...bucking her hips down against Marty's.

“Doesn’t...sound too bad to me.” Marty laughed deeply as he reached up to whip sweat from falling into his eyes.

Kelly groaned as she leaned back down over Marty and took one of his nipples into her mouth...passing her tongue over it to taste the salty sweat on his skin.

Marty let out a loud groan from deep in his chest. “Fuck...baby.” He groaned thrusting up into her as hard as he could.

Kelly groaned out loud at Marty's hard thrust...still moving with him as she moved to like the other nipple.

With the way Kelly was moving on him Marty couldn’t stop the feeling of his orgasm already starting in the pit of his stomach. Biting his lower lip in attempt to hold it back he started to thrust as hard as he could up against Kelly.

Kelly sat back up over Marty again...but stopped her movements...allowing him to have all control from underneath her.

“Why...you stop...moving?” Marty panted out, wanting to stop his own hips but they were moving on their own now it seemed.

"Want you...to fuck me," Kelly replied...groaning immediately after as she closed her eyes and placed her hands on Marty's chest again.

Marty didn’t say anything back just did exactly what Kelly said and thrust his hips up as hard and as fast as he could his orgasm only seconds away.

"Christ, Marty," Kelly moaned...keeping her eyes closed and allowing herself to completely enjoy the feeling of Marty thrusting into her. Her breathing was labored, and her hair was sticking to her slightly-sweaty neck.

Marty reached up and took Kelly’s breasts in his hands started to need them, flicking both nipples and pinching them slightly as he continued to thrust up as hard as he could.

"Oh GOD!" Kelly practically screamed as an intense orgasm ripped through her body.

"Oh...oh..."

“Shit...Kelly!” Marty screamed as he continued to thrust as his orgasm hit him and he poured himself deep inside of her.

Kelly whimpered when she felt the warmth of Marty's orgasm fill her insides...and she moved against him just a bit as he rode it out.

After what seemed like forever Marty relaxed back against the bed and pulled Kelly down close to him holding her tightly as they both took a chance to regain their breathing.

"You're fucking amazing," Kelly whispered against Marty's damp neck before placing a kiss there.

“No...you are.” Marty whispered stroking his hands up and down Kelly’s slightly damp back.

Kelly giggled. "We're amazing together."

Marty laughed. “That is SO true...I seriously don’t think I’ve cum so hard in my life. If you weren’t already pregnant you sure would be now.” He giggled.

Kelly chuckled. "You're crazy."

“Why thank you.”

"Mmm...I didn't know wake-up sex was so great."

“You’ve never had wake up sex before?” Marty asked looking up at Kelly.

Kelly shook her head against Marty's neck.

“Did you ever spend the night with Justin?” Marty asked softly, not sure why he wanted to know but he was curious.

Kelly lifted her head and rested her chin on Marty's chest so she could look at him. "Yeah. Why?"

Marty shrugged. “I dunno...just surprised he didn’t...well you know wanna have sex with you when he woke up...is all.”

"Why does that surprise you?" Kelly asked curiously.

“Cuz you are so beautiful to wake up next to...I know for a fact I couldn’t keep my hands off of you. Just thought Justin would have felt the same way.” Marty said with a shrug.

Kelly laughed and shrugged. "I don't know...we usually talked. We had sex at night...and talked in the morning."

Marty put on a look of mock shock. “You mean...people talk in bed!”

Kelly giggled and gently slapped Marty's chest as she rested her head back down on it. "I'm hungry."

“Oh so hitting me you think will get you food?”

"No."

“Well...what would you like to eat...I’m hungry too.” Marty said with a smile.

"Pancakes. Let's go to IHOP."

“Ohh...that sounds good...I want chocolate chip pancakes.” Marty giggled.

Kelly pulled off of Marty with a quiet groan, then climbed off the bed. "Let's go...shower time."

“We will save water if we do it together.” Marty giggled again with a smirk on his face as he too sat up.

Kelly laughed. "This is a hotel."

Marty pouted, trying to think of a comeback for that. “Uhh...”

Kelly laughed again...pulling Marty in the direction of the bathroom. "Come on."

Giggling Marty got off the bed and let Kelly pull him towards the bathroom. “Oh...okay if you insist.”

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Kelly pushed her sunglasses up onto her head as she followed Marty into the lobby of the Wright Entertainment Group building in downtown Los Angeles. "I hope this doesn't take long. It's going to be awkward enough for me as it is."

"I'm sure everything will be okay." Marty assured her as he stopped to wait for Kelly to be next to him. The he gently wrapped his arm around her waist before continuing to walk to the elevators.

Kelly pushed the button for the elevator after the security guard glanced at the company IDs they were wearing around their necks and let them pass. "I just hope these chicks remember most of the steps from when they first auditioned. I'm really not in the mood to teach."

Marty sighed and guided Kelly into the elevator once it came. Once the doors closed he leaned over and gave Kelly a soft kiss on the lips. "Try not to worry, honey...just take a deep breath and everything will be okay."

Kelly took the deep breath Marty instructed her to. "I know. I think my REAL problem is that I just don't want to be replaced."

Marty wrapped his arms around Kelly as the elevator rose. "I know...but it's not forever you can start dancing again once the baby is born."

Kelly sighed and buried her face in Marty's t-shirt. "We both know that's not true, Marty. How can I travel with a baby?"

Marty sighed again and gently led Kelly out of the elevator once they reached their floor.

"You're right...but you'll never give up dancing...I wont let you." He whispered as they walked down the hall.

"We'll see, I guess," Kelly said...then waved at Johnny...who quickly greeted them as he whizzed past them in the hall on his way to the elevator.

"Uhh...okay..." Marty laughed as he watched Johnny rush down the hall like his pants were on fire. "Wonder what the heck that was about."

Kelly stepped into the familiar rehearsal room and shot a questioning look at Justin...who was seated at a small table in the back of the room. "Where's HE off to?"

Justin looked up and smiled at his friends. "Hey. He went to get the first group of girls," he said...getting up and walking around the table to give Kelly a hug and kiss...then reach for Marty's hand.

Marty shook Justin's hand and laughed. "You would have thought there was some national emergency the way he was walking down the hall.

Justin laughed. "He just wants to get started. Ya'll know how he is."

Kelly nodded as she set her sunglasses and purse on the table. "Sure do."

"How did you're talk with him go yesterday?" Marty asked as he flopped down into a chair.

He was feeling a lot better then the day before...but he still felt like he lost energy a lot quicker then he had lately.

Justin folded his arms over his chest as he looked at Marty. "It went pretty good. He's like...surprised, but he's not. I don't know. He's happy about it...and I'm sure he'll continue to be as long as I handle things the right way."

"You mean like...dealing with the public, and stuff?" Kelly asked.

Justin nodded...looking over at her. "Yeah. And...I'm sure he's pretty much gonna leave it up to me. To us."

Marty nodded his head. "That's good...I'm glad he didn't totally flip...but then again this stuff isn't out of his league of normal every day things anyway."

Justin nodded again. "Yeah...that's true."

"Did you tell him about Nick?" Kelly asked curiously as she took a seat on Marty's lap.

Marty wrapped his arms around Kelly's waist and waited to see what Justin said.

"Yeah...I did, actually. That was what kinda shocked him. But...he was pretty cool."

Kelly nodded. "Have you talked to Nick?"

Justin took a seat in the empty chair to Marty's left. "Yeah. He scared the fuckin shit outta me this morning, actually."

"Scared the shit outta you how?" Marty asked curiously as he gently ran his fingers up and down Kelly's back in a soothing fashion.

Justin took a deep breath. "He asked me if I'd...like...make love to him...when I get home," he confided in the people that were two of his closest friends...studying their faces to see if they were going to freak out.

Marty was slightly shocked...but tried not to show it. "And I take it this scared you because things are moving too fast?" He asked, wanting to understand how Justin felt.

Justin nodded. "Yeah...definitely. I mean...shit. I ain't even ready to give a blowjob...never-mind sex."

Kelly laughed. "Dude...you're lucky you're like...my best friend...and the father of my child...cuz I'd otherwise beat your ass for saying that out loud in front of me."

Justin chuckled. "My bad."

Marty busted up laughing. "Hello...*I* should be the one who finds that totally disgusting...I mean come on two guys...nasty...but yeah you're Justin...so it's a different story."

"Well...all I can say is don't rush into anything," Kelly advised. "Cuz J...you're about to find out how boyfriends can be. I mean...jeez. Once you get the first time out of the way, they'll be waking you up just to get some, and shit."

"Hey now!" Marty exclaimed and pouted playfully.

Justin laughed. "So I take it YOU two are all nice and cozy with each other."

"Maybe not anymore...she's mean." Marty said continuing to pout.

Kelly shrugged. "I'll just get it somewhere else."

Marty pulled Kelly back against him holding onto her tightly. "Nut uh...mine."

Justin chuckled. "Yeah...seriously. She's a vixen in the sack, bro. Don't let her go," he teased with a wink.

Kelly playfully flipped Justin off.

"Yes and you ain't getting her back." Marty giggled.

"Would you two stop talking like I'm a piece of meat?"

"Sorry baby." Marty said as he continued to giggle.

"Hey," Justin suddenly piped up. "Speaking of babies, how'd your appointment go yesterday?"

Marty raised his eyebrows looking at Kelly as if saying 'You gota tell him.'

Kelly shrugged...looking at Justin. "It was fine. I'm healthy. He just wants me to put on some weight."

Justin nodded immediately. "I'd say that's a good idea."

"Which is what I said." Marty said, adding his two cents.

"Oh...and here..." Justin started...leaning over to grab a slip of paper out of his backpack on the table. "...I got a beeper this morning...just for you. Here's the number." He handed the paper to Kelly as he sat back in his chair.

Kelly smiled as she took the paper and put it in her purse. "Thanks, J."

"Now she's going to drive you insane with calling that number." Marty teased. "She's going to be asking for crazy things like sushi."

"What's so crazy about sushi?" Justin asked seriously.

"See...?" Kelly said to Marty...then looked at Justin. "Let's get it for lunch."

Justin nodded. "Sounds good."

Marty made a face. "Eww...sick...Okay you two are the perfect couple...I'll go take Nick...He probably doesn't like sushi."

Justin laughed. "I don't know, actually."

"Well...I'm sure I could get him to think he doesn't like it if I try heard enough...he seems

pretty gullible." Marty said, not thinking about how that wasn't the nicest thing to say.

Justin thought about that for a second. "Actually...I'd say sensitive."

Marty nodded. "Uh huh...that he is."

Justin laughed. "A little more time with us and I'm sure he'll harden right up."

"Either that or we'll turn soft." Marty laughed. "So you said he's coming with us over seas?"

Justin nodded. "Yeah...I think so."

"That'll be cool," Kelly said thoughtfully.

Marty raised an eyebrow. "You think so?"

Justin glanced at Marty. "Why...you don't?"

"No...I just meant that it's not a sure thing that he's coming?"

"Oh. Well...yeah...the plan is for him to come. He's excited about it."

Marty laughed and snorted a little. "Of course he is...he gets t be with you...where else

would he want to be?"

"Nowhere else, I'm sure," Kelly answered for Justin.

Justin blushed. "Probably not."

"Why do I have a feeling that doesn't totally bug you?" Marty asked with a smile.

Justin smiled at his friend. "It doesn't...not at all. I mean...if he can get over the whole clingy thing, we'll be cool."

"He hasn't hopped a plane to California...he's stayed put...seems like he's doing okay. If I was clingy I would of waited for you to leave and then I would have followed right behind."

"I know...but he's emotionally clingy, too."

Marty scrunched up his face in wonder. "How is somebody emotionally clingy?"

"Like...maybe...he keeps saying he misses you...and wishes you were there...and can't wait for you to be back." Kelly questioned.

Justin nodded. "Exactly...which is fine. But not after like...a day. I just want him to know he's gonna have to be able to function without having me around twenty-four-seven."

Marty nodded his head in understanding. "Yeah that totally makes sense...and he'll probably get the hang of it sooner or later."

Justin nodded. "He will. He's just very insecure."

"Can I ask why?" Marty asked softly, feeling like there was something going on in Nick's past that he didn't know. He didn't know much about the younger man at all, now that he thought about it.

Justin shrugged. "He's just been through some shit. Physical and emotional abuse, and shit...people always telling him he's worthless," he explained...a bit of sadness in his eyes.

"Yikes...okay I know I would cling onto anybody who cared for me too." Marty said sadly.

"Doesn't sound like he has had that much."

Justin shook his head. "Nah. From what he tells me, he lives in a rundown, shitty little apartment with no heat. I mean...shit. I gave him money to get a new heater."

Kelly sighed. "That sucks."

Marty made a face. "And that's gotta suck big time...living in Indiana...it gets cold there."

Justin nodded. "Yeah. I'm just glad he agreed to move out here."

"Doesn't sound like he has much going for him at home anyway." Marty sighed and subconsciously ran his fingers through Kelly's hair.

"He doesn't," Justin confirmed. "Just his brother and sisters...and they're all with family.

They're all taken care of."

Kelly shook her head. "Poor guy."

"How can parents love the rest of their kids but not one. I can't see Nick ever being any trouble to anybody." Marty whispered, just thinking how he would feel if his parents loved his

sisters more then him.

"Cuz he's gay."

"So fucking what?" Marty exclaimed and sighed. "Sorry...that just ticks me off. "

Justin sighed. "You're telling me."

"You're awfully quiet, baby." Marty said looking at Kelly.

Kelly shrugged. "Just thinking. This is some crazy shit. I'm glad you met Nick, J. I'm glad he has US, now."

Justin smiled at Kelly. "Me too, sweetie."

"What has he been doing at home to keep himself busy?" Marty asked, that just popping into his head.

"He took my brothers to the zoo yesterday."

Kelly smiled. "Aww...how cute."

Marty laughed. "That is pretty cute...good to know he's good with kids."

Justin nodded. "Yeah...very good...just incase he's still around when MY little one pops out."

"What was he going to do today? Taking them to some other crazy place with a lot of screaming kids?" Marty asked, laughing, assuming Justin and already talked to Justin that morning.

"What was he going to do today? Taking them to some other crazy place with a lot of screaming kids?" Marty asked, laughing.

Justin laughed. "I don't know what he's gonna do today."

"Yeah well its probably more fun then what we're gonna be doing...that is if we ever get to it." Marty grumbled and looked towards the door wondering where Johnny and the girls were.

Kelly sighed. "Don't remind me."

Justin looked over at Kelly. "Don't worry, sweetie. You could never be replaced."

Marty smiled and rubbed Kelly's back. "See...I told you it won't be that bad."

Kelly didn't get a chance to respond...as Johnny chose that moment to return to the room.

As the girls got ready at the front of the studio, he approached Kelly with a smile. "I believe congratulations are in order, young lady."

Kelly smiled as she got up to return the hug Johnny was offering. "Thanks, Johnny. And thanks for being cool about it."

"No problem, honey...just let us know if you need anything."

"Thank you," Kelly responded...then took the empty seat next to Marty.

Marty brushed his hands across his lap as if trying to get his legs used to not having Kelly there. He sighed, now that this was starting he didn't want to be there either...actually a nap sounded really nice right about then.

Kelly crossed her right leg over her left as she sat back in her chair...her eyes on the dancers across the room as if she were sizing up the competition.

Marty looked over at Kelly and giggled a little. "Honey...you want them to stay...so don't scare them off with your death stare."

Kelly smirked at Marty. "Sorry...I can't help it. I'm territorial. They're on MY turf."

"Yes and they should be more then lucky to be here." Marty said with a smile.

Johnny took the seat next to Justin, then had the five girls take the floor to do a few routines together for Justin, Marty and Kelly to observe..

Kelly watched for a few minutes before gently elbowing Marty. "They're off," she whispered.

"They need help."

"And your elbowing me why...?" Marty giggled as he rubbed his arm where Kelly had hit him. "If they are off then they suck." He pouted, not liking that Kelly was leaving either but up until now he was able to hold back his feelings.

Kelly sighed. "Fine...I'll take care of it," she said...then got out of her seat to go over and run through the moves a couple times for the dancers to watch and learn.

Marty sighed. "I don't want her to leave." He whispered loud enough for Justin to hear.

Justin looked over at Marty and whispered back. "Me neither. This sucks."

"It's all your fault you know that man." Marty giggled a smile on his face to show he was joking.

Justin laughed. "Yeah. Couldn't keep my pants on."

Marty laughed. "Not that I can blame you...I'm sure I would of had the same problem."

"You mean like you do now?" Justin teased...watching Kelly teach the next series of moves to the girls on the floor.

"I think you should be honest with Nick, J...tell him what you're feeling about what he asked you this morning. If he really cares for you...he won’t push you into doing anything." Marty said out of the blue as he watched Kelly and the dancers.

Justin nodded. "Yeah...I kinda DID tell him. I mean...I said that we shouldn't try and plan it.

We should just take things as they come...and it'll happen on its own when we're both ready."

Marty turned to look at Justin and nodded. "That sound's like a good plan. Things are better when they aren't totally planned out anyway."

"Yeah...like this baby...I think."

Marty smiled. "I really am happy for you and Kelly. You're both really lucky."

Justin nodded. "I know. And we're lucky to have you...to support us, and shit. So...thanks, man."

"No problem...I mean I'm with Kelly and I'm sticking by her no matter what. I would be an idiot to leave the best thing in my life."

Justin nodded slowly...his eyes on Kelly. "Yeah...you would..." he said quietly.

Marty followed Justin's eyes and sighed. "You aren't an idiot Justin...things just weren't meant to be."

"No...not any more...but I still can't help but think they could have been...if I hadn't been so stupid."

"Well...just think...you wouldn't have Nick if you two had stayed together." Marty pointed out.

"But then again I don't know if that is comforting or not."

Justin shrugged. "I have mixed feelings sometimes, I guess," he admitted. "But...she's got you now, anyway...and she couldn't do any better than that."

Marty smiled. "Thanks man...but sometimes I don't know. I mean thinking of all the girls I've been with...and this whole drug addition thing. She could do a lot better then a screwed up person like me."

Justin looked at Marty. "She loves you for a reason, man...and she DOES love you. I can tell...and I probably know her best next to you...so you can trust my judgment."

Marty looked at Kelly and sighed. "I know she does...I just don't understand why."

"Marty...you're a great person. You can't let your faults convince you otherwise."

Smiling a little Marty nodded. "You're right."

"I know. It's a gift."

Marty rolled his eyes. "I have NO idea what such a sweet guy like Nick wants with you...you're crazy." He teased.

Justin raised an eyebrow. "Ask your woman what Nick wants with me," he teased playfully.

"I would rather not...I'll probably start to question my own techniques." Marty laughed. "And

I have a feeling Nick wants you more then for just sex...even if he might be a horny freak."

He laughed. "Not that he is...cuz I actually don't even know the guy very well."

Justin nodded. "Oh he is."

Marty smirked and elbowed Justin. "Why do I have a feeling that you don't really mind that all that much."

Justin laughed. "Depends on my mood," he said...watching as Kelly went to the front of the room to watch each girl perform an individual routine.

"I've been watching her...she's really good." Marty pointed out as they watched a brown haired girl do her individual routine.

Justin nodded. "I noticed."

"From what I've seen so far...I think it's between her and the curly blonde on." Marty whispered, going into professional mode.

"But there's still two more groups of five downstairs."

Marty groaned. "Oh joy."

"Tell me about it."

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Kelly sighed quietly and shook her head as she toyed with the napkin on the table in front of her. She was having a conversation with Justin and Marty about the dance auditions as they waited for their lunch at a Chinese and Japanese restaurant. "I don't know if I like her. I KNOW I don't like the way she was dancing all up on you," she said with a glance in Marty's direction.

"That's her job, though...I mean she's taking your place that's what you used to do...we can't really change the routine." Marty pointed out as he took a sip of his Sprite.

"Doesn't mean I have to like it."

Marty wrapped his arm around Kelly and sighed. "Well no...of course not."

Justin laughed and shook his head on the other side of the booth. "This is gonna be messier than I thought."

Kelly glared at Justin. "Shut up."

Marty rolled his eyes at Justin. "We might not all like the new situation but we'll have to deal

with it."

"Maybe I should just stay here..." Kelly said thoughtfully...looking down at the napkin she was playing with. "...I mean...instead of going to Europe. I mean cuz...well...you guys really don't NEED me...and that way I don't have to watch that chick grope my boyfriend every night."

"Yes...but then said boyfriend would miss his girlfriend very much...and you won't have us to pamper you like crazy." Marty said with a smile. "So don't be talking crazy stuff like that."

"Would you seriously consider not coming?" Justin asked before sipping his Coke.

Kelly shrugged. "I don't know. I mean...I'd definitely miss you...both of you...but maybe it's best."

Marty pouted and shook his head. "I for one don't think that is best at all...if Justin gets his boyfriend on tour...I want mine me too." He said sounding like a little kid, only half joking.

Kelly sighed. "I don't know. I could spend the time getting myself settled out here. Ya know...buying a car...finding a place to live and getting it furnished..."

Marty didn't say anything else just looked up at Justin, wondering what he was thinking about the whole thing.

Justin met Marty's eyes and took a deep breath. “Why are you lookin at ME, man? You know how stubborn she is. As much as I wanna have her along, we both know I'm not gonna be able to talk her into doing something she doesn't wanna do."

"But what ever happened to us keeping an eye on her...making sure she eats right and

everything?"

"Guys...hello...I'm right here," Kelly pointed out...noticing that Marty and Justin were talking about her like she wasn't in the room.

Marty didn't say anything to Kelly, still wanting to know what Justin thought.

Justin shrugged. "Maybe we should just trust her."

Marty smiled a little and nodded. "You're right."

"You CAN trust me," Kelly assured the two men. "I mean...I haven't made a decision yet, or anything...but if I decide to stay here, I promise you both that I'll take good care of myself.

And besides...it's only for a few weeks. Not even a month."

"Still too long." Marty pouted, resting his head down on Kelly's shoulder playfully for a second before lifting it back up. "But if that is what you want to do...then I respect that."

"I'll have to think about it."

"Okay, honey." Marty said, giving Kelly a soft kiss on the cheek.

"You do whatever you think is best for you, girl," Justin suggested in a friendly tone...even though he, too, would have liked Kelly to be with them so that they could keep an eye on her...and because he enjoyed her company.

Marty made a face. "You do know you're leaving me all alone with the other love birds right."

He said faking a shiver, winking at Justin.

Justin laughed and shook his head again as Kelly chuckled softly. "Well...you have Eddie. The others, too...but mostly Eddie." She knew Eddie had been one of Marty's best friends...if not

THE best...for years.

"Yeah well Eddie can't help me out if I get sexually frustrated." Marty laughed, and then made a face. "Okay bad mental picture."

"Oh...so you want me on tour for sex?"

"Don't worry, Marty," Justin piped up...not wanting his friends to get upset at each other. "You could always have a threesome with me and Nick." he joked.

"AKK...I didn't just hear that!" Marty exclaimed putting his hands over his ears starting to hum.

Kelly and Justin both laughed. "Lighten up. Marty," Justin said. "It was a joke. I'd never share Nick with you."

"I'm sure Nick is grateful for that." Marty laughed, taking his hands away from his ears.

"You'll be fine without me if I stay," Kelly assured. "Both of you will."

"Hmm...I don't know about that...you kept us in line." Marty giggled, taking another sip of his Sprite.

Justin laughed. "Seriously. But...part of the reason you kept ME in line was because we were sleeping together...and I spent so many of my nights with you. And well...that really wouldn't work, now."

Marty glared playfully at Justin. "You bet it wouldn't."

Justin laughed again. "I know it wouldn't."

Just then Marty thought of something. "Are you going to tell the rest of the crew and dancers about you and Nick?"

Kelly sipped her water as she looked across the table at Justin...curious as to what his answer would be.

Justin shrugged. "I don't know, yet. I mean...it's only for like...three weeks more...so maybe I won't have to."

"That's a good point...and sneaking around can be fun." Marty joked, wiggling his eyebrows...being his nutty self.

Justin chuckled...then looked at Kelly as she started speaking.

"Are you gonna tell them about the baby? Cuz...I mean...they obviously need a reason why I'm not dancing."

"She's got a point." Marty pointed out, as he fiddled with his napkin.

Justin nodded. "Yeah...we should probably tell just the dancers. No one else really needs to know at this point. We can just tell them you needed time off."

Marty nodded back. "That would work."

Justin sighed quietly as he looked down at the sushi platter that was just set in front of him.

Picking up his chopsticks, he asked, "So...can we really handle this?"

Kelly smiled as she set her napkin on her lap. "I think so, J."

"I know you guys can." Marty smiled. "You two are some of the strongest people I know...You'll be fine."

Justin nodded. "I think so, too...especially since we have such a great support system."

Kelly nodded...then spoke once she swallowed her first bite of sushi. "I completely agree."

Marty made a face as he watched Kelly eat. "I still don't get how you guys can eat that."

"This shit's good," Justin said before shoving one of his sushi rolls into his mouth.

Kelly giggled. "It is. You should at least try it."

"Blech...no thank you. I will stick with cooked food." Marty said taking another sip of his Sprite. "So, J...when are you going back home? I mean we're pretty much done here...I think."

Justin sighed. "I don't know. I still have to meet with my publicist to find out what she thinks about the whole public aspect of all of this."

"Oh...doesn't THAT sound fun." Marty groaned. "It's times like these that we wish we were normal, huh?"

Justin laughed. "Ya'll ARE normal. You wouldn't even have to be involved in this shit if SHE didn't sleep with me," he said...tossing a playful glare in Kelly's direction.

Kelly rolled her eyes. "Like you EVER complained."

Marty laughed at Justin and Kelly being playful, but then got more serious. "Yeah well...It doesn't really matter to me either way. I mean I don't feel like I'm exactly mixed up in it...you won't here me complaining."

Kelly smiled...and leaned over to kiss Marty's cheek.

"Like I said..." Justin started with a smile. "...great support team."

Marty blushed a little. "Hey...I can't help it I love you guys."

"We love you, too," Justin assured his friend.

"Now where is the real food I'm hungry." Marty pouted playfully. "I want my cheese burger." Yeah, he felt sorta silly for ordering a cheeseburger at a Chinese restaurant but no matter how hard everybody tried he never liked the stuff.

Kelly shook her head. "I can't believe you don't even like Chinese food."

"I can't help it...I mean you guys have seen me try it but it's nasty." Marty said making a face. "I'll eat anything but that is where I draw the line."

"Try this one," Kelly said...pointing at one of her sushi rolls with her chopsticks. "It's just rice and cucumbers...wrapped in seaweed."

Marty made a face and shook his head. "Eww...no seaweed for Marty."

Kelly chuckled as she went back to eating.

Justin set his chopsticks down and sipped his Coke. "Kel...have you thought about telling your father...or your sister?"

Kelly shook her head. "I'm not gonna tell them. Why should I?"

Marty was going to make some nasty comment about both of those people but his hamburger and fries was sat down in front of him so he just stayed quiet and nibbled one of

the fries.

Justin shrugged. "I don't know...I wasn't sure if you'd want them to know."

"I don't."

"I don't think you should...they don't deserve to know." Marty mumbled.

"It's totally up to you," Justin said...going back to eating his lunch.

Kelly nodded. "I know it is."

Marty sat eating his cheeseburger in silence, trying to calm himself down. He was more then pissed at Kelly's family. All he wanted to do was go to them and give them a piece of his mind.

Justin took a quick glance at Marty, and knew that a new subject needed to be brought up. "So...Kel...have you thought about where you wanna live...what kind of place you wanna get?"

Marty let out a sigh of relief, thankful for the change of subject.

Kelly shrugged. "I don't know. Maybe an apartment...possibly by the beach."

Justin nodded. "Sounds nice."

"The beach is a great place to live." Marty said, giving in his two cents.

Kelly chuckled. "I know. You're always saying you love it."

"Well it's true."

Kelly nodded. "I know...and your place IS beautiful. I'd like to live somewhere like that."

"Just come live with me then." Marty joked, a smile on his face to show that.

"I want my own place," Kelly said in a whine before carefully putting a sushi roll into her mouth.

Justin laughed. "That's one battle we're not gonna win."

Marty shrugged as he popped a fry into his mouth. "Can't blame a guy for trying." He laughed.

"Maybe I should start looking soon...huh?"

"Well...if you're staying here you should have plenty of time."

"True," Justin piped up. "But at the same time, you don't want to let all the good places go...and beach properties go fast."

Kelly nodded slowly...deep in thought. "That's true."

"We can go looking later today if you'd like." Marty said through a mouth full of his burger.

Kelly shrugged. "I don't wanna tie you down to that. It's something I can do myself."

Marty shrugged. "I don't see it as tying me down...but if you want to do it on your own...I understand that."

Kelly nodded. "We'll see."

"Alrighty." Marty said with a smile as he went back to eating.

"Is there anything you need?" Justin asked Kelly. "I mean...before I go back to Tennessee...then to Vail with my parents?"

Kelly shook her head...smiling at Justin. "No thanks, hun. I'm fine."

"I'm sure she'll call you if she does."

"Or...maybe she'll just ask YOU if she needs something...since you'll be with her," Justin said somewhat quietly...looking down at his plate.

Marty shrugged. "Sure...maybe...but there are some things that only YOU can help with...I mean you're daddy." He said with a smile.

Justin shrugged...still not looking up. "I don't know. There's not much I can do that you can't."

"Besides give her moral support...she needs you Justin...don't forget that." Marty whispered, looking at Kelly. "Am I right?"

Kelly nodded...then looked over at Justin. "Of course, I do."

"Not right now you don't, Kel. I mean...when the baby comes...yeah...but..."

"But what?"

"But...you've got Marty to take care of you right now."

"Well...Marty says that even HE needs help cuz he had NO Idea what the hell he's doing...so you better not go in hiding, Mr." Marty laughed.

Justin shrugged again...looking up at Marty. "What don't you know? You love her...and you know how to take care of a woman."

Marty sighed. "Justin...You are the baby's father...no matter if he or she is not hear yet...Kelly still needs you...no matter if I'm here or not."

"It's true, J," Kelly said quietly.

"Yeah...I know..." Justin said. "I just...I don't know. I just feel kinda useless right now...or maybe even guilty...for leaving you and going back to Nick...and my family."

"She's the one that might be staying away from YOU when we're in Europe, Justin." Marty pouted out. "I don't think you have any reason to feel guilty for needing to get back to other important people."

Kelly turned to Marty. "What's this, now? Trying to make ME feel guilty for possibly not going?"

Marty groaned. "No...not at all...I'm just trying to show him that even though you guys are bound by this baby now...it doesn't mean you don't have separate lives you need to take care of too...and that neither of you should feel guilty for having to take care of them."

Kelly nodded...then looked back at Justin. "He's right, Justin."

Justin nodded, too. "I know he is."

Marty smiled. "Yes I'm right....so guys don't feel bad...Justin it's okay for you to want to spend time with your family and your boyfriend...and Kelly it's okay if you want to stay here and work on finding a place to live on your own."

Kelly leaned over and kissed Marty's cheek. "Thanks, sweetie."

Justin laughed. "Yeah...thanks, sweetie."

Marty rolled his eyes and laughed. "She can call me sweetie...you on the other hand...umm no." He joked.

Justin chuckled. "Damn."

"Sorry...but I don't swing that way." Marty laughed.

Justin nodded. "You've already made that clear."

"Glad you remember." Marty joked and sighed, leaning back patting his stomach. "I'm stuffed."

Kelly sighed. "Me, too. I wish I could finish this," she said...pointing to the sushi rolls left on her plate."

"I'll eat em," Justin said...reaching over to move Kelly's plate to his side of the table.

"When do you have to meet your publicist?" Marty asked as he pushed his plate to the end of the table to show he was finished.

"I don't know. I have to call her after this."

Marty nodded. "What do you think she's going to say?"

"I honestly have no idea," Justin said before shoving the last of the sushi rolls into his mouth.

"Yeah." Marty said as he grabbed the check when the waitress set it down.

"I got that," Justin said...reaching for his wallet in his pocket.

"Nuh uh...you paid for our lunch yesterday...and got it sent up to Kel's room...I've got it." Marty said as he got up out of the booth, taking the check and walking to go pay.

Kelly watched Marty walk away, then looked at Justin. "You OK, J? You seem awfully insecure all of a sudden."

Justin shrugged. "I'm alright. I just feel kinda helpless...like there's really nothing I can do for you right now."

Marty paid the bill and walked back to their table, sitting back down. "We're all set."

Kelly looked up at Marty, then back at Justin...not ready to get up yet. "Justin...you do more for me than you know. Hell...just...not flipping out when you found out...and promising to be here for me and the baby. That's more than enough...more than what I need right now."

Marty stayed quiet, knowing Justin and Kelly needed to talk.

"Are you sure?" Justin asked...his blue eyes unsure. "Cuz I wanna make sure you have everything you need...no matter what it is."

Kelly nodded. "I know...and I'm sure. Justin...I promise I'll let you know whenever I need anything."

"She's good at keeping her promises." Marty added.

Justin nodded. "I know. OK, then."

Marty draped his arm across Kelly's shoulder and sighed. "I don't know about you guys but I'm just glad this morning is over."

Kelly let out a quick laugh. "Not that it matters. That chick's gonna be all over you...all the time...and I can't do a damn thing about it."

"It's not like I'm going to enjoy it." Marty pointed out.

"Oh yeah...right," Kelly said before sipping her water. "How could you not? You're a guy...and you LOVE women...and she's a beautiful woman."

Marty looked at Kelly with hurt in his eyes. He thought Kelly knew him better then that. "Just cuz I'm a guy and I like women doesn't mean I want her Kel...You're the only woman I want."

Kelly sighed...looking away from Marty's eyes. "I know. I'm sorry. I just can't help being jealous."

Marty sighed too. "Being jealous is one thing...saying that you think I can't control myself just cuz there is a girl rubbing against me or whatever...that hurt." He whispered...he felt shitty enough as it was for his past...but to hear Kelly sort of bring it back up...that stung.

Kelly took a deep breath. "I didn't say that. I just said you might like it."

With that, Justin took a deep breath of his own and stood up. "Ya'll obviously need some time, so I'm out. Thanks for lunch, dawg...and I'll call you after my meeting, Kel."

Kelly nodded. "Bye, J."

"Bye, Justin." Marty said, and sighed. He didn't want to fight with Kelly...not in a million years but couldn't help but feel sad with what Kelly said...even if it wasn't want she meant.

Kelly watched Justin leave the restaurant…trailed closely by Lonnie…then sighed quietly as she leaned back in the booth and folded her arms over her chest.

Marty was quiet for a few minutes before he finally spoke up. "I don't want to fight with you...I just wanted you to know that what you said didn't make me feel very good." He admitted softly.

"Fine. I can understand that. But...I never said anything about thinking you couldn't control yourself."

"But you said that I would like another girl rubbing against me...or whatever. Which is not true."

"OK. I was outta line. I'm sorry."

Marty leaned over and kissed Kelly's cheek softly. "You have every right to be jealous...but I promise you baby...no matter what that girl does to me...you are my everything."

Kelly smiled...finally looking over at Marty. "I know that," she said quietly. "But...that doesn't mean I'm not gonna be upset about it. I don't trust her. I saw the way she was looking at you today,"

"Yeah...well she can look at me however she wants and she's not gunna get anything....and no you don't have to like it...hell I HATE it."

"How could you hate it?" Kelly asked seriously...really trying to understand.

"I've always hated when girls think they are so cool...and walk around all slutty and shit. She is exactly like that. That NEVER turned me on." Marty tried to explain. "The only reason she is where she is because of you being pregnant and she was the best out of all the girls.

Personally I liked that Megan girl the best she was honest and kind and definitely not slutty...but she couldn't get the routine down right."

Kelly sighed. "I know. That sucks."

"Yeah it did." Marty said with a sigh of his own. "We're cool right...I mean I know you didn't mean what you said to come out as it did...and I'm sorry for getting all sore about it."

Kelly shook her head. "Don't be sorry...you had a right to get upset. I never should have opened my big mouth. There are some things I should just keep to myself."

"That isn't true, Kelly. I want to know how you're feeling. You have every right to feel the way you do...Just like I had every right to feel the way I did. So, let's just move on and try not to think about it...kay?" Marty asked softly as he reached up to brush away a stray piece of hair in Kelly's eyes.

Kelly nodded. "OK...but before we totally close the topic...I just want you to know that that's one reason I don't want to go to Europe."

"Because you don't want to see me dancing with her?" Marty asked, making sure he was on the same page.

Kelly nodded. "What I don't see...don't know...it can't hurt me, right?"

Marty nodded back. "Yeah...you're probably right...and I respect your decision...if you don't want to come...its okay."

"I still have a lot to think about."

"And you still have time." Marty whispered. "Do you want me to take you back to the hotel to think? Or what do you want to do now?"

"Actually...can we go to your place? I think a walk on the beach sounds really nice."

Marty smiled and nodded. "Okay, that sounds like a good idea." He said scooting out of the booth and standing up.

Kelly grabbed her purse, and got out of the booth, as well...immediately reaching for Marty's hand.

Marty took Kelly's hand and led her out of the restaurant and out to his car. Unlocking it he opened the door for her.

"Thank you," Kelly said sweetly as she climbed into the car.

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Marty held Kelly's hand as they walked along the beach with the sun setting around them. "I always loved the beach at sunset." He whispered.

Kelly nodded...looking out over the water as they walked. "This is beautiful."

"You're not too cold right?" Marty asked softly...it was only December and down by the water it got pretty cold.

Kelly shook her head. "No, sweetie...the sweatshirt's fine," she said...referring to Marty's Polo sweatshirt he'd lent her before they went outside.

"Okay then." Marty said with a smile as he stopped walking and pulled Kelly back against him so they could watch the sunset.

Kelly sighed quietly as she leaned back against Marty. "This is perfect."

Marty sighed a content sigh and held Kelly close to him. "Yeah it is." He said softly as he looked out at the water.

"I'm sorry about earlier," Kelly said in a near whisper. She knew they'd agreed to drop the subject, but she needed Marty to know that she felt horrible.

Marty kissed the top of Kelly's head. "Honey it's okay...I know you didn't mean to hurt me."

Kelly sighed quietly and closed her eyes. "That's the last thing I'd ever want to do."

"I know that...and I forgive you." Marty said with a small smile. "That's what relationships are about...sometimes things happen."

"I'm just lucky you can put up with me."

Marty laughed. "I think the feeling is mutual honey...I'm lucky you can put up with ME."

Kelly chuckled. "You're not all that difficult."

"Either are you." Marty said with a smile.

"I know," Kelly said with a giggle.

Marty was quiet for a second as he watched the sun disappear even more on the horizen. "I hope Justin is going to be okay...he was being really insecure this afternoon."

"I know...and I think he'll be fine. He just feels like there's nothing he can do for me right now...and he feels bad about it."

"But just knowing he's there if you need him is enough right?"

Kelly nodded. "That's what I told him."

"He's gota stop feeing guilty about it or it's going to show when he's around his family and Nick...they should be important to him too." Marty sighed.

"They are...we all know that. He just needs to get used to the fact that I can take care of myself for the most part right now."

Marty giggled a little. "I think both us guys are kinda having that problem."

Kelly turned in Marty's arms so she could look at him. "Am I THAT bad?"

Marty shook his head. "No...we're just overly protective over you is all."

Kelly smiled. "It's nice, though...to know that there actually ARE people in this world that care about me."

"There are a lot more then you probably think." Marty whispered as he leaned down to place a soft kiss to Kelly's lips.

Like who?" Kelly questioned. She really did feel that if she didn't have Justin and Marty, she'd be completely alone in life.

"The other dancers and crew...I know they are your friends. What about my sisters...I know you talk to a few of them without me starting the conversation."

"Mel and Eddie...that's it for the dancers. I wouldn't call the others true friends," Kelly said...wrapping her arms around Marty's waist. "And your sisters...yeah...they're great. But honestly...the fact that I can have a conversation with them doesn't mean that they're...like...I don't know...there for me. They have lives of their own."

Marty sighed and wrapped his arms tightly around Kelly. "Well...either way you are a great person baby...and those who aren't your friends or that don't care about you are seriously missing out."

Kelly sniffled quickly...looking away from Marty's eyes as she tried to hold back tears. "Who am I kidding? We both know this all boils down to my family."

"Yeah who suck." Marty said trying to lighten the mood a bit.

Kelly just sighed and rested her head against Marty's chest.

"Do you want to stay with me tonight?" Marty asked quietly as he rubbed Kelly's back soothingly.

"Can I?" Kelly asked...although she was mentally cursing herself. 'So much for being independent,' she thought.

Marty smiled and nodded his head. "Of course...I asked you didn't I?"

Kelly laughed softly. "Yeah."

"And I did it for totally selfish reasons too...cuz I want you in my bed." Marty whispered in her ear, his voice a little huskier then it had been before.

"I've slept in your bed here lots of times."

"I know that...I'm being greedy." Marty laughed.

Kelly laughed...looking up at Marty. "That's OK. You're cute...so you can get away with it."

Marty laughed again and leaned down to kiss Kelly softly. "Good...I'm glad."

"I love you so much," Kelly said quietly...her eyes still fixed on Marty's.

"I love you too, baby." Marty said looking Kelly in the eye.

Kelly sighed quietly. "I think we should talk about this whole Europe thing."

"If you don't want to go Kelly...I'm not going to make you."

"But I feel selfish."

"You shouldn't...because I think I would feel the same way. Plus, you're right you do need to find a place to stay."

Kelly nodded. "And a car...and I need to go shopping for things for my place, too."

"So actually thinking about it, Kel...I actually think it will be best for you to stay here." Marty said softly.

Kelly looked at Marty curiously. "Really? You do?"

Marty nodded his head. "If you were with us you would be sad because you would feel left out...since you are supposed to be with us dancing...you wont have to see me with that other girl which would just hurt you more. AND if you stay here you can get all that other stuff figured out."

Kelly nodded. "Thank you for understanding."

"Just expect me to call you like every chance I get." Marty joked.

"You too...cuz I'm not gonna have anyone here."

"Which reminds me...I want you to stay at my house until you find some place. You don't need to stay in a hotel the whole time. I'm sure you will be more comfortable."

Kelly shook her head. "No. I mean...thank you...but I'll be better off in a hotel."

Marty looked at Kelly confused and shrugged his shoulders. "Okay...whatever you wana do."

Kelly shrugged, too. "I don't know why it'd be better...but I think it would."

"That's fine, honey you can do whatever you feel most comfortable doing." Marty said, and he meant it...he just wanted Kelly to be happy.

Kelly nodded. "OK...I will."

Marty held Kelly close to him as he looked out at the water, this time the sun was totally gone and it was dark. "Do you wana head back?" He asked softly.

Kelly thought about it for a minute. "Can we go get some ice cream?" she asked. She remembered that there was a small boardwalk close by...about a five minute walk...and that it had an adorable little ice cream parlor.

"Ice cream?" Marty asked with a laugh and then shrugged his shoulders. "Okay."

"You don't like that idea?"

Marty smiled. "No, I love the idea...just didn't expect you to say that is, all." He said taking Kelly's hand and started to walk down to where the Ice cream parlor was she had mentioned.

"Why not?" Kelly questioned as she walked with Marty.

Marty shrugged his shoulders. "I dunno...Just didn't."

Kelly walked quietly until they stepped off the sand and onto the pavement...at which point she let go of Marty's hand to put her sandals back on her feet. "You sure you don't mind going?"

Marty laughed as he sat down to put on his own shoes. "I'm positive...I love ice cream."

"Good...me too. I want butter pecan."

"I think I want good old chocolate." Marty said with a smiles as they started walking the short distance to the ice cream parlor. "That was always my favorite."

"Used to be mine too. But...I don't know...Justin got me hooked on butter pecan. Must be a southern thing."

"I don't really like nuts." Marty laughed as he opened the door for Kelly.

Kelly chuckled...shoving her hands into the front pocket of her sweatshirt as she walked up to the counter. "You don't like a lot of things."

"I'm picky what can I say." Marty laughed again as he looked into the ice cream cases just to make sure he really did want chocolate.

Kelly looked over the choices, as well. "Oohh...I think I changed my mind. I want chocolate, chocolate chip," she said...looping both her arms around Marty's left arm.

Marty laughed. "That is definitely a switch...and that does sound really good I think I want that too. Sugar or waffle cone...and how many scoops?"

"Waffle cone," Kelly answered surely. "Three scoops. And chocolate sprinkles. Please."

Marty's eyes went wide but he quickly ordered her cone and his own and paid for it. The young teenager behind the counter made up the cones and handed them to him and Kelly. "You want to sit inside or outside?"

"Outside," Kelly answered as she took her cone. "And don't look at me like that," she said with a chuckle. "We haven't eaten since lunch...and I AM eating for two, after all."

"I hardly doubt the baby eats two scoops of ice cream." Marty teased as he followed Kelly out onto the patio of the ice cream shop.

Kelly pouted as she took a seat at one of the cafe tables. "You're making me feel like a pig."

"Awe, baby I'm sorry." Marty said as he leaned over and gave Kelly a soft kiss on the cheek. "I was just goofing."

"You'll be wishing I didn't eat all this ice cream when I get fat," Kelly said before taking a bite from her cone.

"You wont be fat." Marty said sternly. "And who said I would care?"

Kelly looked at Marty questioningly. "Are you saying you wouldn't mind if I got fat?"

Marty nodded his head as he licked his cone. "Of course I wouldn't."

"What if I WASN'T pregnant...and I got fat?"

Taking a deep breath Marty tried not to get upset. "Of course I wouldn't...I don't love you for your slender body, baby."

Kelly nodded. "I know you love me for more than that. But...you'd really still love me if I got fat?"

Marty nodded his head again. "I would love you no matter what you look like."

"Would you still wanna have sex with me?"

"Honey...NOTHING could make me wana not have sex with you." Marty laughed, scooting his chair over so he could wrap his arms around her. "You will ALWAYS be the most beautiful person in the world to me."

Kelly smiled and went back to eating her ice cream. "Thanks," she said quietly...even though she couldn't help but think that Marty would find her repulsive if she'd gained...like...a hundred pounds, and blown up like a baloon.

Marty had a feeling Kelly wasn't convinced...but he didn't know what else to say to try and make her understand that he would love her even if she weighed 500 pounds.

Kelly sighed quietly as she wiped her mouth with a napkin. "It's such a beautiful night."

"Yeah it is."

"Thanks...for the ice cream...and everything," Kelly said before biting into her waffle cone.

Marty smiled. "No need to thank me...I like treating you to...well...treats." He giggled.

Kelly giggled, too. "You like treating me to a lot of things."

"That's cuz I love you." Marty said still smiling as he continued to lick his ice cream cone.

"I know...you constantly remind me."

"That's a good thing right?"

Kelly smiled. "Absolutely."

Marty yawned and smiled. "Good...then I won't stop it."

Kelly made note of Marty's yawn. "You're tired."

Marty shook his head. "Nah...I'm okay."

Kelly smirked. "Don't lie. I understand that you're tired. It's been a long day."

Marty blushed, having been caught. "I know...but it's only like ten o'clock."

Kelly nodded. "It's OK...I'm tired, too."

"Well...we can get ourselves nice and stuffed with ice cream and then go home and crash." Marty giggled.

Kelly laughed. "OK...sounds good," she said...then took another bite of her cone.

"Hopefully everything went cool with Justin and his publicist." Marty asked as he nibbled on his cone.

Kelly nodded. "I'm sure he called my phone. I just don't have it with me."

"Yeah probably so." Marty said through another yawn and then laughed. "I gota stop doing that or I wont be able to eat."

Kelly chuckled. "You're so cute."

Marty blushed bright red and looked down at his ice cream.

Kelly finished off her cone in silence...her eyes traveling back and forth between Marty, the ocean, and the people on the busy boardwalk as she enjoyed the delicious ice cream.

Marty finished off his own ice cream cone and leaned back in his chair like he did whenever he was stuffed. "That was REALLY good."

"Yes...it was," Kelly agreed...leaning forward in her chair and leaning down against Marty's chest.

Marty ran his hands through Kelly's hair and sighed. "We should probably head back soon...see if Justin did call...just in case something bad happened ya know."

Kelly sighed as she sat back up. "Yeah...you're right."

"We'll come back here again before I leave." Marty said with a smile as he sat up to throw their napkins away.

Kelly nodded as she got up out of her chair and stretched. "OK."

Once Kelly was done stretching, Marty took her hand and started to lead her down the boardwalk towards his condo. "It was a really good idea you had...coming down to the beach...and then getting ice cream."

Kelly smiled. "I'm glad you enjoyed it," she said...walking slowly...as she wanting to enjoy as much of the night as possible.

Marty walked slowly with Kelly, pointing out some things in shop windows that he had always thought were cool.

Kelly stopped in front of one window. "Wait...which one are you pointing at?"

"That one...the lamp with the sail boat base." Marty said pointing again.

"You like that?"

Marty shrugged his shoulders. "Yeah, I've always thought it was cool even though it wouldn't go with anything I have."

Kelly giggled and continued walking.

"Why you giggling at me...huh?" Marty asked as he attacked Kelly's side with tickles.

Kelly squealed as she laughed. "No...don't."

"Nut uh...say the magic word." Marty laughed, still tickling her.

"Please...PLEASE!" Kelly continued laughing as she squirmed...trying to get away from Marty.

"Hmm that wasn't the word I was thinking of...but oh...okay since you're cute." Marty giggled as he let Kelly go and quickly started to walk away before she could get revenge.

"Hey...what was the word you were thinking of?" Kelly questioned...finally starting to follow Marty.

"Marty is the hottest most sexy guy in the world and I will worship his cock." Marty said trying hard to keep a straight face when an old woman looked at him weird.

Kelly laughed quietly as her jaw dropped.

"Honey close your mouth or a fly might fly in." Marty giggled as he turned to walk up the steps leaning to his condo.

Kelly continued laughing as she followed her boyfriend. "I can't believe you said that."

"You man it's not a good magic word...I thought it sounded pretty good to me." Marty chuckled as he reached into his pocket to pull out his keys once they reached his door.

Kelly laughed again. "Of course it did."

Marty unlocked the door and held it open so Kelly could go inside first. "Okay good I thought so."

Kelly entered the condo...pulling Marty's sweatshirt over her head as she walked into the living room.

"Oh yeah...strip baby." Marty laughed as he walked into the kitchen to turn on lights and check to see if anybody had called him.

"In your dreams," Kelly called after Marty. She draped the sweatshirt over a chair, then took her phone out of her purse on the coffee table to get her messages.

Seeing that nobody had tried to call him he walked back into the living room and flopped down on one of the couches and kicked his shoes off.

Kelly turned her phone off and put it back in her purse, then slipped her sandals off before sitting beside Marty. "He said that it went well...that she's gonna think about how they should deal with things...since there's still time," she informed Marty as she tucked her legs under her and cuddled up to his right side.

Marty smiled. "That's good...at least nobody is flipping out."

Kelly nodded. "Yeah...thank God."

Resting his head back against the couch Marty ran a hand over his buzzed head. "Yeah really."**

Kelly leaned closer to Marty...resting her right hand on his chest and pressing a soft kiss to his chin.

Marty opened his eyes when he felt Kelly lips on his chin. "Well...hello." He giggled.

Kelly smiled brightly. "Hi," she replied...kissing Marty's chin again.

"My chin says thank you for the kisses." Marty laughed, moaning a little.

Kelly giggled...doing it again. "I like kissing it when it's all stubbly."

Marty laughed again. "You're silly, honey."

"What? Why am I silly? I'm being serious."

"I've heard a lot of girls say like the total opposite...that they hate it when their guys are all stubbly and shit." Marty explained. "But I guess I'm lucky you don't cuz I like you kissing my chin and I like my goatee."

Kelly chuckled. "Well OK, then. We're a perfect match. Cuz *I* like kissing your chin...and *I* like your goatee."

"I knew we were perfect." Marty laughed moving to wrap his arms around Kelly's waist and pulling her onto his lap.

Kelly giggled as she settled on Marty's lap. She didn't know why, but she was always laughing and smiling when she was around him.

Marty looked up at Kelly and smiled. "If I wasn't so tired I would really wana make out with you right now." He said sounding a lot like a teenager.

"Make out? That's it?" Kelly teased.

"Well...you never can tell where that making out would lead." Marty pointed out.

Kelly tilted her head in thought. "True. But...ya know...just plain old making out can be fun once in a while."

"It would probably work too...cuz I don't even think I could get hard right now I'm so tired."

Kelly chuckled. "Should I take offense to that?"

Marty giggled. "No you should thank God for the break...cuz if I wasn't so tired I would be about ready to wrip your clothes off right now."

Kelly put a mock look of shock on her face as she took both of Marty's hands in hers.

Marty giggled again and squeezed Kelly's hands. "Don't look so shocked...I know you would like it." He teased.

Kelly laughed and kissed the tip of Marty's nose. "You're probably right."

"I know I'm right."

"I love you," Kelly whispered...still smiling.

Marty smiled back. "I love you too...so much."

Kelly kissed Marty's lips softly. "I know you do."

Marty kissed Kelly back just as softly, his hands still holding tightly onto Kelly's.

Kelly giggled and pressed her forehead against Marty's. "Are we supposed to be making out?"

Marty rolled his eyes playfully. "Okay fine...how's this." He leaned over and attacked Kelly's mouth hungrily...it was to make a point but damn he loved it once he did it and quickly got lost in the kiss.

Kelly let out a long, soft groan into the kiss...immediately getting lost in it, as well.

Moaning into the kiss, Marty's tongue started a passionate battle with Kelly's. Not one of dominance...but a playful one.

Kelly laughed quietly as she allowed her tongue to play against Marty's...letting go of his hands to bring her own up to cup his face.

Once Kelly let go of his hands he quickly wrapped them around her back to pull her closer against him. He felt himself begin to stir in his pants. He laughed a little against the kiss feeling it. So maybe he wasn't THAT tired after all.

Kelly pulled back and smiled at Marty. "What's so funny?"

Marty smiled and shook his head. "Nothing honey." He didn't want to tell her...cuz they were just supposed to be making out...not anything else.

Kelly studied Marty's beautiful smile...her thumbs gently caressing his cheeks. "Tell me."

Marty blushed a little. "Well...Uhh...I guess I'm not as tired as I thought I was." He said, wondering if Kelly would get the drift.

Kelly thought about it for a brief second, then widened her eyes. "Oh."

Blushing even more Marty giggled a little. "Yeah."

"Well...maybe you ARE tired. Maybe it's just...THAT part of you...that's not."

Marty laughed and nodded. "I don't think it ever is...sometimes it's quite annoying...Your lucky to be a girl in that sense."

"But then again..." Kelly started thoughtfully. "...maybe I'm NOT lucky to be a woman. Or well...YOUR woman...cuz I'M the one who has to take care of it all the time," she teased.

"Nobody is forcing you to take care of it." Marty laughed, knowing Kelly didn't think of it like that at all.

"Maybe not..." Kelly said...then sighed dramatically. "...but it's an unstated expectation that comes along with being a girlfriend."

"Ahh yes one of the things not put in the girlfriend hand book...that you must jerk off, suck off or fuck their boyfriend." Marty teased. "At least three times a day." He added.

Kelly tossed her head back as she laughed out loud at that.

Marty pouted playfully. "Hey now...it sounded like a good idea to me."

Kelly smiled at Marty as she wrapped her arms around his neck. "In your dreams, pimp daddy."

"I'm sure, Nick would suck Justin off three times a day." Marty said still pouting playfully.

"I'm sure he would, too...but HE'S not a GIRLfriend."

Marty thought about that. "Good point." He laughed and then smirked. "But weren't we making out?"

Kelly nodded. "We were...but then your little friend came to life...posing a problem."

Pouting again, Marty sighed. "Darn him...I can't help he has a mind of his own."

Kelly shrugged. "Well...we could just take care of it...then go to bed."

"I would be fine to just go to bed now...we don't have to do anything baby." Marty said softly, rubbing her back gently.

"I know we don't HAVE to...but what if I WANT to?"

Marty raised an eyebrow and smirked. "And what exactly do you have in mind, naughty girl?"

Kelly chuckled as she slowly slid off of Marty's lap, and onto her knees on the floor. "Do I have to TELL you...or can I just SHOW you?"

Biting his bottom lip when he got what was going on he shrugged. "Showing...is good." He whispered, his voice getting huskier as his dick got harder in anticipation.

Kelly laughed again as she eased Marty's legs apart and settled between them. "Do you have any idea how happy you make me?" she asked him. And he really did.

"I think I have a really good idea...because I'm sure it's a lot like how happy you make me." Marty said with a smile as he spread his legs more for Kelly.

Kelly leaned forward and kissed Marty's stomach through his t-shirt. "OK...just checking."

Marty smiled more. "You're too cute honey."

"Glad you think so," Kelly said...turning her attention to unbuttoning Marty's jeans.

Marty sucked in a deep breath as Kelly unbuttoned his jeans, his dick twitching inside of them.

Kelly smirked up at Marty as she slowly slid down the zipper of his fly. "You OK?"

"Mhh...hmm I'm fine." Marty said in a whisper as he bit his lower lip when he felt Kelly's fingers sliding down his zipper and over his dick.

"Just making sure," Kelly said as she tugged Marty's jeans and boxers down just a bit...causing his semi-erect dick to pop out.

Marty looked down at Kelly between his legs and couldn't help but groan. The picture was turning him on even more.

Kelly wrapped her right hand around Marty's dick and stroked it slowly. "You call this tired?" she asked with a chuckle...feeling his erection grow quickly in her hand.

"Every other part of me is tired." Marty moaned as his eyes rolled back in his head.

"Oh," Kelly said...then got to work. Still holding Marty's dick in her right hand, she used her left hand to hold her hair back at the nape of her neck as she leaned down and took the swollen tip into her mouth.

"Shit." Marty moaned loudly, his hands moving down into Kelly's hair.

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Kelly smiled around Marty's dick a bit, and started sucking with a bit more pressure.

Marty relaxed completely on the couch, his mouth opening a little as his breathing got deeper. Kelly knew how to work her mouth.

Kelly pulled back a bit for a breath of air...lightly flicking her tongue over Marty's cock head as she inhaled deeply. She moaned softly as she took in the sweet yet musky scent that was purely her lover...purely Marty.

Marty whimpered when he felt Kelly's mouth leave his dick and practically jumped when he felt her lick him.

After one more deep breath, Kelly lowered her head again...her hand sliding down to the base of Marty's cock as she greedily took the top several inches into her mouth.

"God...Kel!" Marty cried out loudly when he felt Kelly take a lot of him into her mouth.

Kelly took Marty's reaction as nothing but positive, and continued with her task at hand. Her left hand still holding her hair out of the way, she moved her eight hand over the base end of Marty's dick as her hungry mouth bobbed up and down on the top half.

Running his hands through Kelly's hair more, Marty closed his eyes tightly, his head thrown back against the couch, his mouth open trying to take in air. Kelly had just started sucking him and he could feel his balls beginning to tighten.

Needing air again, Kelly lifted her mouth off of Marty's dick, and lowered her head to tease his swollen balls with her tongue...her hand moving up and down his hard shaft.

"Fuck." Marty groaned deep in his throat...he was already getting so close but didn't want it to be over. Biting on his lower lip hard he tried to hold out.

When Kelly took Marty's dick in her mouth again, she finally removed her hand from it. Then...resting both her hands on his thighs...she slowly sank lower and lower onto Marty's cock...trying her hardest to deep throat him. She had taken a little more than half in when she had to pull back...about to choke. Still sucking on the tip, she groaned softly in frustration at her disability to do it.

Marty could tell Kelly was frustrated with herself and smiled a little, forcing his eyes open he looked down at her with reassuring eyes. Saying that it was okay and that she was doing better then fine with what she was already doing.

Kelly briefly met Marty's eyes, then refocused on what she was doing. Even with her hair falling in her way, she tried deep throating him again...lowering her head slowly...and swallowing several times as she tried to relax her throat.

Marty continued to run his hands through her hair as he relaxed back against the couch again. If Kelly really wanted to try he wasn't going to stop her.

Kelly suddenly gagged...then groaned...but didn't quit. She just stopped right where she was for a minute...trying to relax.

Okay, Marty knew he needed to be patient for Kelly...but that wasn't really the easiest thing to do with her warm mouth wrapped around his hard dick. Using all the will power he had he held off from thrusting or cuming or anything in between and just sat still. He couldn't help the soft moans that escaped his lips though.

Relaxing a little, and gaining a little more confidence, Kelly proceeded. Taking it slowly, she lowered her head even more...finally able to open her throat up, and take Marty's large erection all the way into it. She moaned quietly when she felt his pubic hairs tickle her nose...realizing that she'd completed the task.

Marty was a little shocked when he was sure he felt himself all the way down Kelly's throat. Opening his eyes a little he looked down and almost came instantly seeing Kelly had indeed done it. His cock was berried deep down her throat. "Mmm...fuck...baby." He moaned trying hard to keep himself under control.

Kelly focused intently on what she was doing. She moaned quietly...the soft hum sending vibrations up the length of Marty's cock as she gently rolled her tongue against his shaft...not making any move to pull off him.

Feeling his balls tighten even more, and the feeling of his orgasms starting at the top of his toes and rising quickly Mary groaned. "Kel...I'm...close...might...wana pull...off." He managed to get out in enough time to for Kelly to move.

Hearing Marty's warning, Kelly did, indeed, pull off...not sure if she was ready to handle that yet. Knowing that Marty's orgasm was just moments away from exploding, she went back to licking and sucking the tip of his throbbing cock.

It was just seconds after Kelly pulled off of him that Marty was screaming her name at the top of his lungs and cumming into her mouth.

Kelly groaned as she used her lips and her tongue to take as much of Marty's hot cum into her mouth as she could. She couldn't take it all, though...and therefore, some of it dripped down her chin as she struggled to swallow what she could.

After his orgasm ended, Marty moved his hands from Kelly's hair and put them on the sides of Kelly's arms and pulled her up to him a smile on his face. "Whoa, baby."

Kelly laughed quietly...blushing a bit as she looked into Marty's eyes.

"That was amazing." Marty whispered as he continued to try and catch his breath.

Kelly laughed again...running a hand through her hair. "I'm glad."

Marty giggled looking at Kelly's hair. "I kinda messed your hair up."

Kelly laughed. "That's OK. I think you messed my face up, too," she said...reaching up in an attempt to wipe the cum off her chin.

"I'm sorry, baby." Marty said pouting playfully as he took his finger and wiped the cum off of her chin and lips.

"That's OK," Kelly said softly...watching Marty's face as he cleaned her face.

Once he was sure Kelly was cum free. Marty put his hand at his side and took a deep breath. "I don't know about you...but now I AM tired...and ready for bed."

Kelly nodded. "Yeah...me too."

Pushing Kelly off of him lightly, Marty stood up on shaky legs and pulled up his pants, not zipping or buttoning them. Taking Kelly's hand he led her to his bedroom. "Do you want something to sleep in?" He asked through a yawn as he stripped his jeans down again.

Kelly nodded. "Please," she said...pulling her t-shirt over her head as she sat on the bed.

Pulling his own sweatshirt and t-shirt over his head, Marty walked to the closet and looked through his shirts. Finding an extra long 'Dance Camp' T-shirt that he had gotten a while back when teaching at a camp. "Here you go honey." He said throwing tossing her the t-shirt as he walked into the bathroom to pee.

"Thanks," Kelly said as she caught the t-shirt. After taking off her pink lace bra and putting on the t-shirt, she pulled off her jeans, then wandered into the bathroom...where she went right over to the sink to wash her face.

Marty had finished up using the toilet and was flushing it when Kelly walked into the room. Walking over to the sink next to Kelly's he washed his hands and then started to wash his own face. "Want some?" He asked holding out the Olay face wash.

Kelly shook her head...reaching for a towel to wipe her face. "No, thanks. I can only use certain stuff on my face."

Marty chuckled a little at that as he used some of the face wash to wash his face. Then he got out his tooth brush and an extra one, handing it to Kelly. "Here ya go." He said with a smile on his face before he got the brush ready and started to brush his teeth.

Kelly laughed as she put some toothpaste on the toothbrush. "Why is it that you always have an extra one for me?"

"Cuz I have really sensitive teeth and gums and my dentist wants me to chance my tooth brush every 2 weeks. So, I just have like a trillion of them around." Marty laughed.

"Lucky for the ladies that sleep over," she said...tossing Marty a wink in the mirror as she started brushing her teeth.

"Yeah it came in handy for the times I had fifteen over at a time." Marty said rolling his eyes, his mouth full of toothpaste.

Kelly widened her eyes...looking at Marty in the mirror. "Fifteen?" she questioned through her mouthful of Crest.

Marty spit into sink as he busted up laughing. "Honey I was SO joking." He laughed as he tried to rinse his mouth out without choking.

Kelly laughed...moving to rinse her mouth, as well. When she was finished, she put her toothbrush in the toothbrush holder on the counter, then wiped her mouth with the towel.

Wiping his own mouth off with the back of his arm, Marty brushed past Kelly and into the bedroom, giggling. Once there he climbed onto his large king sized back and flopped back. "Ahh yes...bed."

Kelly laughed...turning off the bathroom light and joining Marty in the bedroom. "A very comfy one if I remember correctly."

"Mmm hmm...very comfy." Marty said as he crawled under the covers snuggling down, getting comfortable.

"Got room in there for one more?" Kelly asked...then smiled as she placed a hand on her flat stomach. "Well...TWO more...?"

Marty smiled wide and patted the spot next to him. "Of course...jump right in."

Kelly smiled as she climbed onto the big bed, and immediately settled under the covers. "Mmmm...nice."

Wrapping his arms around Kelly and cuddling up closer to her Marty yawned and closed his eyes. "Night, night baby."

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Kelly sighed quietly...closing her eyes as she burrowed into Marty's neck. "Goodnight."

*****@*****

Since Justin was able to handle things with his publicist over the phone instead of in an actual meeting, he finished his business in L.A. much earlier that he'd originally thought he would. After talking with Johnny and leaving Kelly a message, he made a quick stop at his house, and made it to the airport in time to catch a five PM flight back to Memphis. So...at around three in the morning Memphis time, he quietly let himself into his dark house...not wanting to wake Nick.

Nick had fallen asleep on the couch while watching some weird old black and white movie on TV back around ten o'clock. So now info commercials were playing as he snored softly.

Justin set his bag down on the floor, then locked up. He put his keys down on the small table by the door, and after hanging his coat on the coat rack, he headed into the house. When he finally looked up and...by way of the light from the television...saw Nick sleeping on the couch, he stopped to watch him...a smile on his face.

Nick was totally oblivious to somebody else being in the house as he continued to sleep peacefully. He was lying on his back in a sort of awkward position, his hand resting on his lower stomach as he slept.

Justin eventually made his way over to the couch, and carefully sat on the edge. He looked down at Nick's sleeping face as he gently settled a hand in the mass of spikes on his boyfriend's head.

Feeling something on his head, Nick's left hand reached up to smack it away.

Justin was shocked a first, but then had to laugh. Taking his chances, he put his hand back in Nick's hair...slowly running his fingers through it.

Nick groaned in his sleep when the pesky thing was back in his hair again and it was starting to wake him up. Getting frustrated when it didn't leave, he finally opened his eyes a little. Which of course they went wide quickly when he saw who was sitting there. "Justin?"

Justin smiled for a brief second, then pouted. "You hit me."

Nick was confused for a second and then he giggled "Oh...sorry...I thought you were this huge ass freaky monkey in the dream I was having." He said making a face and shivering. "Scary shit."

Justin laughed. "I am NOT some huge ass monkey."

Nick laughed. "I know that NOW...but I was not expecting you to come home." He then turned to look at the clock on the VCR but he didn't have his glasses on and couldn't see it. "What time is it?"

"Just after three," Justin answered...moving his hand down from Nick's hair to absently rest it on his chest.

Nick's eyes went wide again. "Dang...you must be exhausted...I thought you weren't coming home until later today?"

Justin shrugged. "I wasn't going to...but I finished my shit."

"Well...welcome home." Nick said with a big smile on his face as he got himself into a sitting position. "Did your day go okay with picking the new dancer...and umm...what was it...oh yeah talking with your publicist?"

Justin nodded...adjusting his own position on the couch a bit to make it easier for Nick to sit up. "Yeah...everything went fine."

Nick smiled. "Good...I'm glad." Stretching his arms over his head he yawned, still kinda drowsy. "How's Kelly...and Marty?"

Justin nodded. "They're good."

"Do I get a hug?" Nick asked with a sheepish smile on his face. He didn't know how much to expect or how much to do...to make sure he wasn't being too clingy or anything.

Justin smiled. "Of course, you do," he said...taking it upon himself to wrap his arms around Nick's broad torso.

Nick quickly wrapped his own arms around Justin and let out a content sigh. It had only been two days but he had missed this too much.

Justin sighed quietly...inhaling deeply against Nick's neck.. "Feels good."

"Yeah it does...I missed you." Nick whispered as he held onto Justin tightly.

"I missed you too."

Nick pulled back a little to look Justin in the eye. "I'm glad you're home."

Justin smiled and nodded. "Me, too," he said...trying to hold back a yawn.

"I know you're tried, baby." Nick said with a smile. "You don't gota hide it from me...you can go to sleep."

Justin shrugged a bit. "Nah...I don't wanna go to sleep just yet."

"Well yeah it's only midnight where you just came from." Nick smiled as he reached up to rub his eyes when they started to hurt. "Hey...honey can you had me my glasses they are over there on the table behind you." He asked softly.

Justin nodded...turning slightly and leaning back to grab the glasses. "Here you go," he said...handing them to Nick.

"Thank you." Nick said with a smile as he put the silver wire rim glasses on his face. "There much better now I can actually see you."

Justin chuckled. "Well that's good. How do I look?"

"As hot as always." Nick smirked and licked his lips for show.

Justin laughed again. "Good to know."

"I probably look like shit though." Nick said pouting.

Justin shook his head. "No...not at all. You look perfect. Especially in those glasses."

Nick giggled and blushed a little. "I thought people were supposed to look geeky and nerdy in glasses."

"Not you. You look sexy as hell."

Nick blushed even more. "Thank you."

Justin chuckled. "You're welcome. So...how was your day?"

"Definitely not as busy as yours. I went back to sleep after I talked to you...then went in the hot tub after that cuz my muscles were really hurting. Then I came in here and watched TV and movies until I fell asleep in the middle of the "Ghost and Mr. Chicken."

Justin smiled. "Sounds like a perfect day to me."

Nick laughed. "I just didn't wana go into the main house just in case I really was sick with a bug or something. I didn't want to get anybody sick."

"Are you feeling OK now?"

"Yeah...I've felt fine since like after I went back to sleep after talking to you. I just needed the rest I guess." Nick said with a shrug. "How did you're shower go after I hung up." He giggled, remembering how Justin was about to take a shower.

Justin laughed...blushing a bit. "Oh...it was fine."

Seeing Justin blush caused Nick to smirk and giggle. "Oh yeah?"

Justin rolled his eyes. "You KNOW what happened...so don't tease me."

"Well...I don't need to tease you...cuz I didn't exactly go right to sleep after we hung up." Nick laughed.

Justin laughed some more. "Alright, then."

Nick sighed and rested his head against Justin chest. "So, what do you want to do...if you don't want to go to sleep?"

Justin shrugged. "I don't know. Talk...?"

"Talking is good." Nick said with a smile as he scooted over on the couch more so Justin could sit down next to him and not have to sit on the edge the whole time.

Justin sighed quietly as he sat back against the couch and propped his feet up on the coffee table. "Kelly might not be coming to Europe."

Nick scrunched up his eyes in confusion. "Why not? I mean she might not be dancing but she could still come couldn’t she? I mean *I* am coming."

Justin nodded. "Yeah...she could...and she was going to come to work with Marty...but she changed her mind."

"Oh okay...It's gunna be sad not having her there. I'm going to miss my concert buddy." Nick giggled, remembering some of the things they had talked about while watching Justin.

Justin nodded. "Yeah...I'm gonna miss her a lot. And poor Marty."

Nick made a face, and was going to make some comment about how he would hate that but thought better of it. "Yeah...that is totally going to suck."

"Yeah...it is. I just hope she's OK in L.A...all alone."

"She'll be fine I'm sure." Nick said with a smile as he rested a gentle hand on Justin's thigh. "She's a big girl."

"I know she is...but she has no one, Nick."

Nick sighed and leaned over to place a soft kiss to Justin's cheek. "You can call her every day and talk to her for like an hour so she won't get lonely. Maybe she will even make a friend. It's her choice to stay behind, honey. I know you're worried...heck I'm worried but we both can't worry ourselves silly when maybe we don't need to."

Justin nodded. "Yeah...I know...but I just can't help but worry about her...especially now that she's carrying my baby."

Nick smiled. "I would have to smack you over the head if you didn't...it's only natural for you to worry."

Justin laughed. "You already DID smack me."

"But I didn't mean to." Nick whined. "I thought you were a monkey!" He said as if that made total sense.

Justin just shook his head...then dropped it back against the couch with a tired sigh.

Nick looked over at Justin and smiled. "Somebody is sleepy."

Justin nodded. "I didn't really sleep on the plane."

"Then go get in bed...we can talk tomorrow." Nick said softly, reaching up to run his hand over Justin's growing out buzzed hair.

Justin nodded. "OK...I will...but I think I'm gonna take a bubble bath first."

Nick smiled and moved away from Justin a little so he could get up. "That sounds like a good way to wind down from a crazy day."

Justin nodded as he got up...then stretched his arms high above his head. "Yeah...it does," he said...going over to the door and picking his bag up. "I won't be long," he said...heading for the bedroom.

Nick nodded his head. Of course he wanted to join Justin but he wasn't going to say anything. "Alrighty...I'll be here waiting for you."

Justin dropped his bag by the closet and headed straight for the bathroom. After turning the water on in the tub, he tugged his t-shirt over his head and threw it in the general direction of the hamper...then went over to the toilet to pee.

Nick followed Justin into the bathroom but stopped at the bed sat on top of the newly made bed with clean sheets and everything. Once again he hadn't wanted to get Justin sick if he had really been sick.

When Justin was done relieving himself and washing his hands, he walked back to the huge Jaccuzi tub to pour some of his Mr. Bubbles under the running water. Then he brushed his teeth, and went about taking the rest of his clothes off...and actually putting them all into the hamper...while he waited for the tub to fill. He wasn't at all aware that Nick was out in his bedroom.

Nick couldn't help but laugh when he turned toward the bathroom door and saw Justin walking around naked. "You really have something against bathroom doors don't you." He said loudly so Justin could hear him over the running water.

Justin felt his whole body heat up...a blush running from his toes all the way up to his cheeks. "Sorry..." he said as he grabbed for a towel and wrapped it around his waist. "I thought you were in the living room."

Nick smiled. "Sorry...I was just going to come wait in here...didn't mean to bother you."

"You're not," Justin said. A few more minutes when by before the tub was filled to his liking...at which point he hung his towel on the rack, and climbed into the hot water. He sighed quietly as he sank into the tub...immediately resting his head back and closing his eyes.

Nick grabbed a magazine to look at as he waited for Justin, trying to not think too much about his boyfriend only a few feet away in a soapy...warm bathtub.

Justin soaked for a few minutes...falling into a completely relaxed state. Before long, he absently started spitting out the beatboxing rhythm to 'Rock Your Body,'...something he occasionally did without even noticing.

Nick was relaxing back against the headboard of Justin's bed when he was sure he heard something funny coming from the bathroom. It took him a second to figure out what it was and then he started to bust up laughing.

Justin suddenly heard Nick's laughter over his beat boxing, and opened his eyes as he stopped. "What's so funny?" he called.

Nick got up off the bed and walked to the bathroom door, poking his head in. "You...I couldn't figure out what you were doing for a second...but then I got it....it was cute." He smiled.

Justin laughed and blushed again...although his cheeks were already red from the steam in the bathroom. "Oh. I don't even notice half the time."

"Well...at least you can sing and beatbox...I personally sound like a dying cat when I sing in the shower." Nick giggled, forgetting he should probably leave.

Justin laughed. "I highly doubt it."

"You've never heard me...you would probably change your mind." Nick laughed again.

"Well I'll decide for myself when I get to hear you someday."

Nick made a face. "Which won’t happen." Thinking for a second he smiled sheepishly. "While I'm hear can I use the toilet please?" He asked biting his lower lip.

Justin laughed...leaning his head back and closing his eyes again. "Sure...why not? It's on the other side of the room, anyway...not like I can see you."

"Good point." Nick laughed as he walked into the room and over to where the toilet was.

Justin took a long, deep breath as he sank deeper into the perfectly warm water...trying to relax again.

Nick finished up and went to wash his hands. "Okay...I'll get outa your way now." He laughed as he dried his hands off.

Justin opened his eyes and looked at Nick. "No...sit with me."

"Okay..." Nick said as he sat down on the bathmat, leaning back against the counter.

Justin narrowed his eyes a bit. "No...over here," he said...taking his hand out of the water to pat the edge of the tub.

Nick laughed. "You just wana get me wet." He teased as he crawled over to the tub and sat down next to it.

Justin shook his head. "I wouldn't do that."

Nick smiled and rested back against the wall by the tub. "You all warm and cozy?"

Justin nodded. "The water's nice," he said...then splashed Nick a bit. "See?" he asked with a chuckle.

"Hey!" Nick glared at Justin playfully. "You said you wouldn't get me wet."

Justin chuckled. "I lied."

Nick glared some more as he took his glasses off to dry them on his shirt. "Meany."

Justin laughed. "I didn't mean to get the glasses, though."

"Eh...they dry." Nick said with a smile as he put them back on. "See...all better I'm not seeing spots anymore."

Justin smiled at Nick. "Good," he said...sending another splash in his boyfriend's direction.

Nick shrieked and stuck his hand in the water to splash Justin back. "Take that."

Justin rolled his eyes. "Big deal. I'm already wet."

Nick pouted and crossed his arms over his chest. "I should send you back to California...cuz you're mean."

"Want me to go back? I'll go back," Justin said...splashing Nick yet again.

Nick scooted away from Justin a little. "You keep that up and I'm going to strip my clothes off and join you."

Justin raised an eyebrow...pretending to think about that.

"Ah ha...I knew that would work." Nick laughed.

Justin laughed...splashing Nick again...with both hands.

"You're the one who is cleaning up the bathroom!" Nick exclaimed as he shook his face and hair that was all wet.

Justin started to laugh, then stopped quickly...bringing a hand up to his eyes. "Ahh...shit...I got soap in my eye."

Nick giggled slightly but grabbed a wash cloth off of the tub and brought it to Justin's eyes. "Suits you right...and stop rubbing it."

Justin made a quick move to grab Nick's arm, and just as quickly, he pulled him over the side of the tub and into the water...laughing as he did it.

Nick's eyes went wide as he sat in the tub looking like a drowned rat. "You SO didn't just do that."

Justin's eyes went wide, as well...as he laughed even harder at the look on Nick's face.

"I still got my clothes on!" Nick exclaimed, trying to be angry but a smile was forming on his lips.

"So what? Live a little."

Nick didn't say anything just stood up and stripped his shirt over his head and then pulled his sweats down his hips, holding onto the wall so he could pull the wet material off his legs. Once that was done he sat back down. "There that's better."

Justin laughed. "You were supposed to keep your clothes on. It was funnier that way."

"Maybe for you...but it wasn't too comfy." Nick laughed as he leaned back against the other end of the tub.

"At least you still have the sexy glasses on."

"Which I can't see a thing out of I might add." Nick said pouting. "They are all spotty again."

"Here," Justin said...leaning forward and reaching across the tub to gently take the glasses off Nick's face. He then wiped them dry on the towel hanging on the rack behind him, then handed them back to Nick.

Nick smiled. "Thank you baby...it was the least you could do for making me think you were hurt and then toss me in here."

"I knew that was the perfect way to get you to come to the tub. You couldn't resist little old me in distress."

"Since when do you have to put on a show for me to get into water with you?" Nick asked with a raised eyebrow. "A 'Nicky come in here with me.' Would have worked fine."

Justin shrugged. "That wouldn't have been as fun as pulling you in with all your clothes on."

"So you would rather have me in here with all my clothes on instead of naked?" Nick asked, laughing. "You are a little confused, oh boyfriend of mine."

"How do YOU know? What if seeing you naked...like...traumatizes me, or sumthin?"

Nick pouted playfully again. "You said I was sexy." He said trying to pretend to be hurt.

Justin shrugged in a blow-off fashion. "Eh...you're alright."

Nick snorted. "Uh huh...okay."

Justin just looked at Nick and pouted.

"Why you pouting at me for? You're the one who says seeing me naked traumatizes you."

"You know I was playin."

Nick laughed and nodded. "I know you were...but why you pouting?"

Justin shrugged again. "I don't know," he said...stretching his legs out across the tub. "Rub my feet?"

Hearing Justin say that reminded Nick of something. "Aren't I supposed to give you a full body massage?"

"Hmm...maybe eventually...but just my feet right now." Justin added some puppy dog eyes for good measure. "Please...?"

Nick rolled his eyes. "Good God he brought out the puppy dog eyes." He laughed as he scooted forward a little bit, bringing Justin's feet into his lap, starting to rub his feet a lot like he had done the night before their first kiss.

Justin sighed quietly...closing his eyes and resting his head back against the edge of the tub.

"Have you been on your feet a lot today?" Nick asked softly as he continued to rub each of Justin's feet.

"Not really...they're just sore. I don't know why."

"I'm sorry they hurt." Nick smiled a little.

Justin smiled. "S'OK...you're making em better," he said...then opened his eyes to look at Nick. "You know what's weird?"

"What?"

"Here we are in this hot, soapy tub together...totally naked...and I'm not the slightest bit turned on. And like...I don't mean that in a bad way. I think it's kinda cool, actually."

Nick smiled and nodded his head. He hadn't thought about that. "You're right...that is a little weird...in a good way of course."

"I mean...I just think it's cool that we can relax like this together...and it doesn't have to be sexual. It's nice."

"Uh huh...it is." Nick said still smiling as he continued to rub Justin's feet, stretching his own legs out and accidentally kicking Justin in the sides. "Oops sorry."

Justin chuckled. "It's OK."

"This way you don't have to talk to me on the phone while your in the tub...you get me in the flesh." Nick laughed.

Justin smiled. "Very true...AND a foot massage."

"I shouldn't be massaging anything...you're mean to me." Nick said pouting again.

"I am not. You're GLAD I pulled you in here."

Nick shrugged his shoulders. "I suppose...it is kinda warm and soothing."

"Hmph...well you can get out if you don't like it."

"Well...do I get at least a little bitty kiss for being so nice and rubbing your feet?" Nick asked putting on his best smile.

"Maybe later," Justin said...closing his eyes again.

"Okay." Nick said softly as he went back to rubbing Justin's feet again. Sitting quietly he let himself get lost in thought for a minute.

Justin finally opened his eyes and looked over at Nick. "Why so quiet?"

Nick smiled and shrugged his shoulders. "No reason...Just relaxing."

"Sure you ain't got nuthin on your mind?"

"I'm sure." Nick said still smiling. "I'm just happy that you're home is all.”

Justin smiled. "Me, too. But...you'd tell me if you had something on your mind, right?"

"I would...but there isn't anything." Nick laughed..."Well...besides the fact did I ever tell you I love your freckles?"

Justin wrinkled his forehead. "Huh?"

"You know freckles...the little brown dots on your skin."

Justin rolled his eyes. "You LOVE them?"

"Yup." Nick said nodding his head like crazy.

"I don't understand why."

Nick shrugged his shoulders and licked his lips. "I honestly don't know...but they look fun to lick." he said not really meaning to say that out loud.

Justin laughed out loud. "They WHAT?"

"Did I say that out loud?" Nick asked softly, blushing bright red.

"Uh huh," Justin replied...absentmindedly reaching up to scratch one of his freckled shoulders...as if on cue.

And in response Nick absentmindedly licked his lips watching Justin and the freckle...all the freckles. Okay it was beginning to get a little bit hotter in the tub...maybe it was time for him to get out before he did something stupid.

Justin took a long, deep breath...letting it out as a yawn. "Hmm...I'm tired, Nicky."

Nick smiled. "Then let's get out of here before we shrivel up and go to sleep."

Justin smiled and nodded. "Good idea."

"I always have good ideas." Nick laughed as he stood up and stretched, not thinking anything about being naked.

Justin took a second to quickly glance over Nick's body, then got up himself. "Yes...you do," he said...grabbing for his towel and wrapping it back around his waist.

Nick grabbed another towel and wrapped it around his own waist. "Why thank you." He smiled getting out of the tub.

Justin yawned as he stepped out of the tub, too...and grabbed another towel to dry off with. "I don't think I've ever been so anxious to get in bed."

"You have every reason to be exhausted...me on the other hand I've been Mr. lazy ass today."

"That's OK. You can do whatever you want. Stay up...or come to bed."

"I'm actually tired too." Nick said and as if on cue he yawned.

Justin chuckled. "OK, then." After opening the drain to empty the bath tub, he headed into his room, and pulled a pair of PJ pants out of his dresser.

Nick followed Justin and went to his bag to pull out a clean pair of sweats. "What are your plans for tomorrow?" He asked, leaning against the wall.

Justin shrugged...stepping into his pajamas and losing the towel. "I don't know. Maybe we could go into town to that jewelry store," he said...tossing the towel into the bathroom.

Nick smiled bigger then he would of liked. "Okay...that sounds cool to me."

Justin didn't say anything else. He just climbed up onto the oversized bed, and immediately buried himself under the covers.

Nick smiled at Justin. "Night, baby." He said softly turning to walk out of the room. If Justin wanted him there with him he would say something.

Justin lifted his head off his favorite pillow. "Where ya goin?"

"To bed."

"Well you're goin the wrong way."

Nick bit his bottom lip to keep from smiling. "You sure?"

"Of course," Justin said...resting his head back down and burrowing back into the covers. "Come on."

With a little bounce in his step, Nick walked back over to the bed and crawled in. Snuggling down under the covers he couldn't help but snuggle up close to Justin.

Justin sighed contentedly. "G'night, Nick."

"Night, Night, Justin." Nick whispered against Justin's neck.

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When Justin finished brushing his teeth, trimming his goatee, and taking a hot shower, he wrapped a towel around his waist and headed back to his bedroom. He stopped in his tracks a few feet from the bed when he saw Nick laying there. He had to smiled at the beautiful sight. The sheet came only up to Nick's waist...exposing all of his bare broad back. Feeling as though Nick's creamy white skin was calling out to be touched, Justin walked over to the side of the bed, reached his right hand out, and trailed his fingertips lightly down Nick's spine.

Nick's back twitched when Justin started trailing his fingers down his spine but he didn't wake up. Justin being awake and going about his morning routine hadn't even registered in Nick sleepy brain.

Justin felt Nick's back muscles twitch under his fingertips and laughed quietly. Noticing that his boyfriend wasn't waking up, he used just his index finger to start tracing the letters of his KAOS tattoo.

Nick let out a soft moan/whimper in his sleep. His unconscious mind feeling the touches and reacting to them...while the rest of him was still sleeping peacefully.

Justin laughed again. Resting his left hand on the small of Nick's back, Justin leaned down and softly kissed the back of his neck. "Nicky..." he said quietly. "...time to wake up."

Nick blinked a few times before his eyes opened and he turned his head slightly to the side to look at Justin. "Morning." He said in a husky sleepy voice.

Justin smiled. "Mornin," he drawled in response...then kissed Nick's cheek before standing up straight again.

"How long have you been up?" Nick asked as he rolled over on his back to stretch his body out. He could smell soap on Justin's skin so he knew he had to have already been up to take a shower.

Justin shrugged as he sat on the edge of the bed. "Not long...a half hour, maybe."

"Oh okay." Nick yawned as he stretched out his long limbs. "You smell all nice and soapy clean."

Justin chuckled. "That's cuz I just got out of the shower."

"Mmm...Nice mental picture." Nick laughed as he sat up in bed, rubbing his eyes.

Justin laughed again...leaning a bit closer to Nick. "It's cute when you do that."

Nick moved his hands from his eyes and looked at Justin, confused. "Do what?"

"Rub your eyes like that."

Nick laughed. "Okay...then I'll remember to do it often."

Justin shook his head. "No...it's cute when it's spontaneous."

Nick laughed again and smiled at Justin. "Okay...then I won’t." Looking at Justin for a second he smiled a little more. "Do I get a good morning kiss?"

Justin smiled back. "OK...but a quick one. We gotta get a move on."

"Awe...okay." Nick said with a dramatic sigh.

Justin chuckled as he leaned down over Nick, and softly captured his boyfriend's lips with his own in a tender kiss.

Nick smiled against Justin's mouth as he kissed him back just as tenderly.

Justin pulled back from the kiss with a nearly inaudible groan. "OK, lazy boy..." he said...then pecked Nick's lips. "...up."

Nick giggled a big smile still on his face. "Okay...I'm up...I'm up." He said as he pushed Justin away gently and got up, heading for the bathroom.

Justin watched Nick get up and go into the bathroom, then got up himself, and went about getting dressed in a pair of faded jeans, and a green classic Celtics t-shirt over a white long-sleeved thermal shirt.

As Nick got into the shower without thinking he started to sing 'Never Again' in a voice that was far from the sound of dying cats.

Justin finished tying his sneakers, and looked toward the bathroom door when he heard Nick singing. He got up and went to the bathroom...pushing the half-closed door open and sticking his head in. "Sounds nice," was all he said...looking toward the shower.

Nick's eyes went wide and he automatically stopped singing when he heard Justin's voice. Blushing bright red he let out a nervous chuckle. "Uh...thanks."

Justin laughed, too...then backed out of the bathroom, and went out to the living room...where he flopped down onto the couch and turned the TV on to ESPN.

Nick quickly finished up in the shower and came out to shave and put jell in his hair. About half an hour later he walked into Justin's bedroom to get dressed in a pair of Kakis and a dark blue t-shirt. Finding a dark blue hooded sweatshirt he pulled it on. Grabbing his shoes and shocks he carried them out into the living room. Smiling he took a seat next to Justin on the couch to put them on.

Justin looked over at Nick and smiled. "You sounded good in there."

Nick blushed bright red again as he bent over to tie his shoes. "No I didn't."

Justin laughed. "Well...you're no Justin Timberlake...but you sounded decent."

Nick sat back up and looked at Justin, rolling his eyes. "Why would I want to be Justin Timberlake for...it's more fun to date him." He said with a smirk on his face.

Justin smiled at Nick. "I guess that's true."

"But you'll never know that...cuz you can't really date yourself...what fun would that be?" Nick asked and giggled.

Justin shrugged. "Who cares. I like dating you, anyway."

Nick smiled. "Good to know....So what are we gunna go do today?"

"I want to go to that jewelry store...if that's OK with you."

"Sure, that sounds fine with me." Nick said, still smiling.

Justin nodded and got up. "OK...let's go, then. We can pick up some food on the way home, then eat when we get back."

Nick stood up and stretched one more time before walking towards the door. "Sounds like a plan, Sam."

Justin grabbed his wallet and slipped it into his back pocket, then picked up his keys off the end table. "Here," he said...tossing them to Nick.

Nick looked down at the keys with wide eyes and with a skip in his step he opened the door and walked out into the fairly nice December day.

Justin laughed as he followed Nick out of the house. "Does the thought of driving my truck really excite you THAT much?"

"Yes." Nick said simply as he walked over to the truck and unlocked the doors. Climbing in he sat in the drivers seat with a huge smile on his face. One that resembled a little boy on Christmas...or his birthday or some occasion where you get gifts.

Justin climbed into the passenger side and buckled up. "Woah. Ya know...I've never sat here. I don't think anyone's ever driven this thing but me."

Nick giggled as he buckled up himself and then put the key in the ignition and started the car. "I promise I wont hurt it." He said as he backed out of the driveway. "You'll have to tell me where I'm going though."

Justin nodded. "Go all the way to the end of the street, then you're gonna take a right at the lights."

Nick followed Justin's directions perfectly. Taking a right at the light he drove down the street. "Thank you...for letting me drive." He said with a smile in Justin's direction for a second before turning back to look out at the road in front of him.

Justin laughed. "You're welcome. So...did you sleep well?"

"Of course...did you?" Nick asked as he continued to drive down the street, waiting for his next directions.

Justin nodded. "Yeah...I was beat. Take a left at the next set of lights."

Nick did what he was told and took a left at the lights. "Yeah you were...but you seem pretty awake this morning."

Justin nodded again. "I feel much better."

"That's good I'm glad." Nick said as he continued to drive. "When do you leave to go with your parent skiing?"

Justin sighed quietly. "I'm not sure if I'll be able to, now...since we're gonna have to have hardcore rehearsals before Europe with this new dancer."

Nick made a face. "Awe, that sucks...I'm sorry."

"Yeah. We'll see. Maybe I'll just go for a couple days."

"It would be good if you could...you could use the break with your family." Nick said softly as he stared straight ahead.

"Yeah," Justin said again...then pointed out the window. "Park in this lot right here."

Nick turned into the parking lot and found a space to park the truck. Turning the car off he put the parking break on and turned to smile at Justin. "Okay, let's go look at jewelry."

Justin climbed out of the truck and closed the door...then shoved his hands into his pockets as he walked around the truck to meet up with Nick. "Do you have any idea what you want?"

Nick shrugged his shoulders. "No not really." He admitted as he met up with Justin and let him guide him in the right direction.

"Well...then have lots of nice stuff. I'm sure you'll find something you like," Justin said as he opened the door to the small shop...letting Nick go in first.

Nick smiled at Justin and walked into the small shop. Once inside he automatically went to one of the cases and started to look through it. He had never warn much jewelry but that didn't mean he never wanted to. Now, he just had to figure out what exactly it was he wanted.

As Nick started looking around, Justin went up to the counter to talk with the elderly shop owner. Justin liked the man. He'd been buying jewelry for him for years.

Nick looked through the cases, his tongue sticking out of the corner of his mouth as he tried to decide on what he wanted. Right now he was trying to decide between three bracelets and five necklaces..."Justin...Help." He said, not looking up from the case he was currently in front of.

Justin looked up from the case he was looking in, and walked over to where Nick was. "What's up?"

"Do you like this one...or this one...or this one...or this one...ohh or that one?" Nick asked pointing out all the different pieces he liked and couldn't chose from.

Justin laughed as he looked into the case. "Everything's nice. You need to pick what you like best."

"But I can't pick." Nick whined as he looked into the cases. "I like ALL of them."

Justin laughed again. "You're like a little kid."

Nick glared playfully at Justin before going back to look at the cases. "Enie, Meanie, Minie, Mo."

"How bout you move away from this one case and look somewhere else? Maybe something will jump right out at you."

"You just don't want me to embarrasse you by getting any farther in the song." Nick teased as he took Justin's advice and moved away from the case and moved to another one on the other side of the small store.

Justin chuckled as he followed Nick across the store.

Nick felt like smacking Justin for being SO right all the time. Once he took one look at the small white gold cross necklace in the case he fell in love with it. It was perfect. Not to flashy but not flashy either.

Justin stepped up beside Nick and looked down into the case. "Anything?"

"That one." Nick said softly as he pointed out the necklace.

Justin nodded. "That's very nice. But...it's kinda simple. You don't want anything all blingin?"

Nick snorted and turned to look at Justin. "Can you honestly see me wearing something all blingin?" he asked, trying to imitate Justin's voice when he said the last word.

Justin laughed. "No...I guess not. But that IS beautiful," he said...gesturing toward the cross.

Nick nodded his head. "I think it is." He said as he looked back down at it. "I want that one."

Justin nodded. "Then that one it is," he said...then went to get the clerk to help them out.

As Justin went to get the clerk, Nick continued to stare at the beautiful necklace...a big smile on his face.

The young clerk came over to the case and smiled brightly at Nick. "Which one is it, sir?" she asked politely.

Nick looked up at the clerk and smiled back. "I would like that one , please." He said pointing it out.

The clerk nodded as she unlocked the case. She then carefully took the cross and chain out of the case, and after she locked it back up, she put the necklace safely into a box, and took it over to the register...where Justin was waiting to do business.

Nick walked over to where Justin was and stood next to him, still smiling like crazy. He knew he probably looked like that weird cat off of Alice In Wonderland...but he couldn't help it.

Justin waited patiently while the clerk wrapped the box in tissue paper, then tucked it into a small bag. She then turned her attention to the cash register to ring up the purchase. Without even considering the price, Justin handed his credit card over to the young woman.

Nick wanted to turn to Justin and give him a soft, 'thank you' kiss but of course he didn't. That was something he could do when they were home and alone again. Instead he just stood there next to him as close as he would let himself get without looking weird and waited for the lady to finish up with their purchase.

The clerk handed over the receipt for Justin to sign, and he did so...scribbling a signiture that was very unlike his autograph. After he handed the slip back and took his copy of the receipt, he grabbed the bag, and then thanked the shop owner.

"Thank you." Nick also said before turning and heading for the door.

As he opened the door to step outside, Justin handed the small bag over to Nick. "Very good choice," he commented as he headed down the sidewalk.

Nick smiled. "Thank you...I think it was a good choice too." He said as they walked down the sidewalk...just then something made Nick giggle.

"What's so funny?" Justin asked...looking at Nick as he stuffed his hands into his jeans pockets.

"Do you remember what you bought me the first day we were together?" Nick asked softly as they continued to walk. The little shopping bag swinging in Nick's hand between their bodies.

Justin put a thoughtful look on his face...walking slowly. "Like...the first day we MET?"

"No...the first day I was with you in Boston." Nick corrected. "I don't think you bought me anything the first day we met."

Justin nodded. "Right...the desk. We should call them and tell them to ship it to L.A. instead."

Nick giggled and nodded his head. "Exactly...I was just thinking my poor neighbor wondering what the heck was being taken to my house. I mean that thing isn't small."

"Yeah...I know," Justin said...looking around the downtown area as he walked past the lot where his car was, and around the corner.

Nick just followed Justin around the corner when the thought of something else. "Uhh...Justin?"

"Yeah?"

"Can I bring Benny with me to California?" Nick asked softly, biting his lower lip. He knew Justin didn't like cats...but the idea of actually living some place without the old thing...that was sad.

Justin shrugged. "Sure...I don't see why not. He's not allowed in my room, though."

Nick giggled. "What if he likes you...and likes your room?"

Justin laughed and shook his head. "He's never gonna get close enough to get the CHANCE to like me."

Nick put on a playful pout. "You're right because I will be scared he's going to come out missing little kitty body parts."

Justin looked at Nick with wide eyes. "Nick! I would NEVER."

"I know you wouldn't." Nick said with a smile, then thought of something else. "Do you have any pets?"

Justin nodded. "Yeah. Two dogs...little ones."

"I should know that." Nick laughed

Justin chuckled. "I'm surprised you don't." As he finished speaking, Justin returned the gazes of a small group of college-aged girls that were looking at him and whispering. He gave the group a smile and a wave, then looked back down the street as he continued walking.

Nick turned back to glance and the girls and laughed. "You just made their day."

Justin shrugged. "Maybe."

"Oh believe me you did...If you would of done that to me. I would of been thinking about it ALL day."

Justin smiled. "Good to know," he said...stopping outside the door to a Chinese restaurant. "This is my favorite Chinese in the world. Is this OK...or you want sumthin else?"

Nick shook his head and smiled. "Nope, Chinese sound great...if it's your favorite I've gota try it out."

Justin opened the door and headed in. "Better than the Chinese food in China."

"Why is that hard to believe?" Nick asked with a chuckle as he walked into the restaurant.

Justin laughed as he walked up to the takeout counter, grabbed a menu, and handed it to Nick. "What should we get?"

Nick looked at the menu and studied it hard. "Kung Pow chicken...orange chicken and egg roles sound good to me...oh and pan fried noodles."

"Gotta have the boneless spare ribs, too."

"Mmmm yeah that sounds really good." Nick said licking his lips absentmindedly.

Justin laughed softly, and stepped up to the register to place their order.

Nick stood next to Justin silently as he ordered their food. It had been a while since he and Justin had been out anywhere together...up until now he hadn't noticed how much he had missed it.

Justin paid for the food and took his receipt, then went to sit on one of the benches in the waiting area. "He said about ten minutes."

"Okay." Nick said as he went to sit next to Justin on the bench. "Then we're gunna take it home and eat it?"

Justin nodded and laughed. "I said that before we left, didn't I?"

Nick rolled his eyes. "Yes you did...I was just asking again to make sure."

Justin laughed again...the plastered a smile onto his face as an adorable little girl slowly approached him...trailed closely by her mother. "Hi, there," he said in a friendly tone once the girl was just a few feet away from him.

Nick couldn't help but smile as he leaned back against the bench and watched Justin interact with the little girl. He was so great with his fans.

Justin assumed that the girl was holding a pen and a napkin in her hand because she wanted an autograph, so he reached his hands out...hoping to coax her closer. "You want me to sign that for you, honey?"

The little girl looked at Justin with eyes filled with amazement and fear. Slowly she stepped a little closer and handed the napkin and pen towards Justin. She still didn't say anything though.

Justin took the napkin and the pen, and smoothed the thin paper out on his thigh. "What's your name, sweetie?"

The little girl looked up at her mother as if asking permission. When her mother nodded she turned back to Justin and whispered, "Samantha."

Justin smiled brightly as he started writing on the napkin. "OK, Samantha," he said...carefully leaving his mark on the flimsy paper. When he finished, he handed the napkin and the pen back to the girl. "There you go."

"Thank you." Samantha said politely with a wide smile on her face before her mother took her hand and led her out the door.

Justin chuckled as he watched the little girl leave. "She was cute."

"Yes, and you were beyond sweet to her, honey." Nick whispered in Justin's ear as he pretended to be trying to look out the window behind them.

Justin shrugged. "Why not? She was an adorable little girl...not some crazy psycho teen-aged stalker fan."

"Ahh yes, not like myself." Nick laughed. "But I guess that was more twenty something stalker fan."

Justin laughed. "Right."

"Hopefully not all your crazy stalker fans get the same stuff as I do." Nick teased.

Justin laughed again. "Hell no."

"That's good to know." Nick said with a small smiles as he looked down at the little bag on his lap. Justin had bought him this...it was a gift from Justin.

Justin got lost in his own thoughts for a few minutes...and was finally pulled away from them when the guy at the counter called his number. "That's our food," he said to Nick...getting up.

Nick got up so he could help Justin with the food. Smiling sweetly he took the take out bag into his hand. If Justin was going to buy him lunch then the least he could do was carry it.

Justin walked ahead of Nick and opened the door for him. "I'm starving."

"Me too." Nick said as he walked out the open door. "This stuff smells WAY too good." He said inhaling the smell of the food that was coming from the bag.

"I told you...it's the best."

"Well, come on let's get home so we can eat it."

Justin walked the rest of the way to the car in silence. Once they got to the parking lot, he took the bag of food from Nick so that he could unlock the car.

"Do you wana drive home? Or want me to?" Nick asked as he took the keys out of his pocket.

"You can," Justin said...walking around to the passenger side.

"Okay." Nick said simply as he unlocked the doors and climbed into the drivers seat. Getting settled in he waited for Justin to get buckled up before he started the car.

Justin buckled up and settled the bag of food on his lap. "I should go over and see my mom after we eat."

"Yeah you should. She probably wants to see you." Nick said with a smile as he backed out of the parking place and onto the road...trying his best to remember the way home.

Justin relaxed back in his seat...taking the time to absorb more of his surroundings. He loved being home.

Nick drove the rest of the way home in silence. When he parked the car in the driveway he turned to look at Justin. "You okay?"

Justin nodded as he unbuckled his seatbelt. "Yeah...I'm fine," he said before opening the car door and climbing out.

Nick opened the door and got out. Once he was walking next to Justin he asked, "Why am I not convinced?"

Justin smiled at Nick as he headed toward his house. "I'm fine, Nick. I swear."

Nick smiled back. "Okay the smile helps prove your case."

Justin chuckled as he stopped outside his front door. "You got the keys."

"Yup." Nick handed the keys to Justin because he didn't know which one unlocked the door.

Justin balanced the bag on one arm...using the other hand to unlock and open the door.

"Here." Nick reached over and took the bag so Justin could unlock the door better. Once he had it opened Nick walked inside and set the food bag down on the kitchen counter. "Hungry...Hungry...Hungry."

"Mmm hmm...I'm starved," Justin agreed...putting his keys down and going to the fridge. "What do you want to drink?"

"Whatever you're having is fine." Nick said as he started to take the containers of food out of the bag.

Justin grabbed two Diet Cokes out of the fridge, then stepped up behind Nick...reaching his arms around either side of his boyfriend's broad body to set the cans on the counter. "They gave us chopsticks, right?"

Nick looked down into the bag and nodded. "Yup chopsticks and like a million little packages of soy sauce." he laughed as he took the items out of the bag.

Justin laughed. "The chopsticks I like...that stuff, I don't," he said...resting his hands on Nick's hips.

"I know me neither...it's too...umm salty." Nick said as he leaned back against Justin a little bit.

"Yeah," Justin agreed...then kissed Nick's cheek before reaching for a few of the cartons. "Let's go eat on the couch."

"Okay." Nick nodded as he grabbed a few of the boxes and carried them, following Justin to he living room.

Justin set the food down on the coffee table, then went back to the kitchen to get the chopsticks and the sodas.

Nick sat his boxes down on the coffee table next to the others and took a seat on the couch. Kicking off his sneakers he pulled his legs on on the couch so he was sitting Indian style.

Justin took his sneakers off, as well...but sat Indian style on the floor right in front of Nick instead of on the couch. "I don't know where to start," he said...handing Nick a pair of chopsticks.

"Hmmm I think I want the Orange chicken box to start with." Nick said as he gazed over all the choices on the table.

Justin grabbed the box Nick had requested, and handed it back to him before grabbing the box of noodles for himself.

Thinking he didn't want to sit above Justin the whole time Nick quickly maneuvered himself off of the couch so he was sitting down next to Justin. Their knees touching.

Justin laughed. "What are you doing down here?" he asked before shoving a generous wad of noodles into his mouth.

"I wanted to sit by you." Nick stated as he opened up the box of the chicken and using his chopsticks took a few of the pieces out and put them into his mouth.

"Mmm...that looks good," Justin said...peering into Nick's box.

Nick got a piece onto his chopsticks and put it in front of Justin's mouth...wanting him to eat it.

Justin swallowed his mouthful of noodles before taking the chicken from Nick. "Mmm hmm...it IS good."

"Uh huh...really good...I'm a chicken freak." Nick giggled as he took his chopsticks back so he could get another piece. This time accidentally getting the chicken sauce all over his mouth.

Justin looked at Nick and chuckled. "You...sauce," he said through a laugh...pointing at Nick's face.

Nick blushed and grabbed a napkin to wipe his face off.

Justin chuckled again...placing a hand on Nick's wrist to stop him. "I'll get it," he said quietly. He then leaned over and pressed his lips lightly to the corner of Nick's mouth...sneaking his tongue out just a bit to rid Nick's skin of the sweet sauce.

Nick let out a soft moan when he felt Justin's tongue licking him clean, gently. "Thanks, honey."

Justin laughed again as he pulled away. "You're welcome," he said...going back to eating his noodles.

"I never have to be messy when your around." Nick laughed as he went back to eating, trying to not be as messy this time.

Justin smiled. "True," he said...setting the carton of noodles on the coffee table, and grabbing the box of spare ribs.

Sighing contently, Nick rested his head down on Justin's shoulder as he set the box down and grabbed the egg roles.

Justin laughed through his mouthful of food. "How can you eat like that?"

"It takes talent." Nick laughed, not bothering to move.

"Oh...OK," Justin said...reaching to take one of the egg rolls from Nick.

"This is fun...sitting here on the floor, eating Chinese food together." Nick said with a smile.

Justin smiled. "All we need is some wine and candlelight, and it might even be romantic."

"We've done wine and fireplaces before....but not all at one time." Nick laughed.

"True...and that was before we were romantic together."

"But yet it was only a few weeks ago." Nick whispered, putting the food down so he could rest his head on Justin's shoulder a little better. "So much has happened in such a short time."

Justin sighed...thinking of all that had been going on in his personal life. "Yeah...YOU'RE tellin ME."

Nick tilted his head a little to look up at Justin's eyes. "If it's weird for me...I guess it has to be weirder for you." he whispered.

Justin shrugged. "There's just so much change to get used to...all at once."

"I hope I'm not making it harder on you." Nick whispered again, using his hand to gently rub Justin's jean covered thigh.

Justin shook his head. "No. I mean...yeah...getting used to the whole thing is hard...but I like having you in my life...like this."

Nick smiled and sighed. "Good, because I like being in your life like this...but only if you're happy. I wouldn't want you not to be."

Justin smiled. "I am."

Sitting up more, Nick looked into Justin's eyes for a second before leaning forward and pressing his lips to Justin's. He missed kissing the younger man even though it had only been a few days and they had shared a few gentle kisses since he had been home...but it hadn't been the same.

Justin brought his left hand up to gently caress Nick's cheek as he kissed him back...just enjoying the feel of the slow, sweet kiss.

Nick brought his own hand up to run over Justin's head as he kissed him back slowly and sweetly. After a minute or so he cautiously let his tongue out of his mouth to lick Justin's lips gently.

A quiet moan escaped Justin's lips as they parted under Nick's probing tongue.

Hearing Justin moan and feeling his lips part, Nick gently slipped his tongue into his boyfriend's mouth and went about gently, yet hungrily licking each part of Justin's mouth.

Justin let out another soft moan as he lighty pressed his tongue against Nick's...the distinct taste of orange chicken tickling his taste buds.

Nick moved his hands down to Justin's back and pulled the younger man to him more as he continued to kiss him. He loved kissing Justin so much...he could easily get lost in these kisses.

Justin willingly moved closer to Nick, then pulled away...breaking the kiss...when he felt the carton of ribs in his hand squish between them. "Uh oh," he said with a laugh. "There's gonna be an accident."

Nick giggled when he figured out what was happening. "Oopsy....better put those down."

Justin laughed again. "Or we could stop making out and finish eating," Justin suggested...pulling a spare rib out of the carton with his fingers and popping it into his mouth.

Nick pouted playfully and sighed dramatically. "I suppose that could be an option."

Justin chuckled. "I'll feed you," he said...plucking another rib out of the box with his fingers and holding it up to Nick's kiss-swollen lips.

Nick giggled and took the rib into his mouth, making sure to teasingly suck on Justin's fingers a little longer then he needed to.

Justin laughed and pulled his fingers away from Nick's mouth like it was a hot potato. "Eww."

Nick rolled his eyes. "I suck on your fingers and you say eww...but I can suck your dick and you're a happy camper." He said rolling his eyes teasingly.

Justin put a thoughtful look on his face. "Good point," he said before feeding himself another rib.

"You just like your dick sucked...that's understandable." Nick joked as he picked up the egg roles again to eat another one.

"I like my dick sucked by YOU," Justin pointed out...leaning over to take a bite out of Nick's egg roll.

Nick laughed. "Oh yes because I'm so good at it."

Justin shrugged. "I think you are," he said...reaching his fingers into one of the cartons on the table for a piece of chicken...the chopsticks long forgotten.

"Thank you." Nick said blushing a little. "I'm glad you liked it...cuz it would suck if your boyfriend couldn't give good head."

Justin wrinkled his nose a bit. "Yeah...which might be a problem YOU have after the first time *I* give it a whirl."

Nick sighed and leaned over to give Justin a soft kiss on the cheek. "Baby...nobody knows what they are doing when they first try something. I'm going to love you anyway even if you do suck." He said giggling. "No pun intended." he added, still giggling.

Justin laughed. "I wanna suck...I just wanna suck right."

“Lucky for me practice makes perfect.” Nick said still giggling.

Justin looked at Nick with confusion on his face. "Nick...you just said that it would suck to have a boyfriend that didn't know how to give head...so how can you say you wouldn't care if I sucked at it?"

Nick gently stroked Justin’s thigh and smiled. “Honey...I was kidding. Do you honestly think I would really give a rats ass if you couldn’t give head or not?

Justin shrugged. "Maybe."

Nick got up off the floor and sat down on the coffee table, putting each of his legs on either side of Justin on the floor. Looking down at him. He wanted to be able to look him in the eyes when he was talking to him. “I may be a horny freak more then half the time, but baby...you mean so much more to me then any sexual act in the world...please understand that.”

Justin sighed as he dropped his head back onto the couch...looking up at Nick. "I DO understand. I'm just...SO inexperienced."

Nick moved off of the table and sat down on Justin’s lap, putting his face in his hands. “So what...I’ll help you learn.”

Justin laughed. "You're squishing my ribs again."

“I guess I don’t like those things very much.” Nick laughed as he reached between their bodies to pull the box of ribs out from under him. “I guess I think they would be better mushy.”

Justin pulled a piece of meat out of the box in Nick's hand and held it up to his boyfriend's lips. "You liked it last time I fed it to you."

“I do like them...I just like sitting on your lap too.” Nick said with a smile as he took the meat into his mouth.

Justin smiled...intentionally letting his sticky fingers linger on Nick's lips after he took the meat from them.

Nick let his tongue out of his mouth to lick his lips, looking into Justin’s eyes the whole time. Reaching behind him he grabbed the kung pow chicken and offered a piece to Justin.

Justin chuckled as he carefully caught the piece of chicken between his teeth and took it from Nick's fingers.

“Good?” Nick asked softly, watching Justin’s reaction.

Justin nodded slowly as he chewed the chicken.

Taking the box of the ribs from Justin’s hands. Nick slowly took Justin’s hands into his. When he was sure Justin was done chewing, Nick leaned forward and pressed his lips to Justin’s hungrily. He couldn’t help it anymore...he wasn’t hungry for the food anymore...he was hungry for Justin.

Justin closed his eyes and fell right into Nick's kiss...holding tightly to his boyfriend's hands as he moved his mouth against the older man's.

Nick moaned softly into Justin’s mouth as his tongue licked and sucked the insides of his boyfriends mouth like a man who was starving. His hands still holding onto Justin’s tightly he tried to scoot his body closer to Justin’s which was almost impossible because they were already so close as it was.

Justin groaned as he pulled back to get some air. "I've missed this," he whispered.

“God...me too.” Nick whispered back as he tried to take in air. He leaned over and started to place kisses all over Justin’s chin and neck. Switching off from licking, sucking and biting the tender skin.

Justin laughed...his hands going to the back of Nick's head. "That tickles."

“In a good way...or a bad way.” Nick mumbled against Justin’s neck...he hadn’t stopped what he was doing.

Justin let out a laugh that sounded a bit like a squeal. "Good."

“Mmm...kay then I won’t stop.” Nick mumbled again as he moved his lips up to Justin’s ear where he nibbled on the ear lob. “I wana make you feel good...can I make you feel good?” he whispered in his ear, making sure to blow on it a little before nibbling again.

"You are," Justin responded...dropping his head to the side a bit...his hands still cradling Nick's head.

Nick smiled against Justin’s skin as he trailed kisses down Justin’s neck and over to the other side, where he got to the other ear and did exactly the same thing to it. “Good...because I want you to feel SO good, baby.” he whispered in deeply.

Justin let out a deep, throaty laugh. "You're not trying to bite off my diamonds, are you? Cuz...I just bought you your own bling bling."

Nick pulled back and looked at Justin laughing deeply. “Only YOU could think of saying bling bling while I’m trying drive you crazy here.” He said before not taking any more time and bent back down to start nibbling on the top of Justin’s color bone above his shirts.

Justin laughed again. "That's cuz I'm a pompass ass rock star...remember?"

Nick snorted against Justin’s neck and pulled back again, his hands moving to the hem of his shirts. “Off?”

Justin lifted his arms above his head and leaned forward away from the couch a bit.

Nick smiled sweetly as he pulled Justin’s shirts over his head and gently threw them onto the couch behind them. He then took a second to take in Justin’s naked chest. Sure he had seen it quite a few times by this point but he still couldn’t keep from admiring it a bit each time.

Justin watched Nick's eyes as they traveled over his chest, and he could feel a blush rising from his neck up to his cheeks.

Nick finally lifted his head and smiled at Justin. “You’re so beautiful, baby.” He whispered before lowering his head again and starting to place kisses all over his shoulders...taking time to do what he always wanted to do...like the freckles that were there.

Justin closed his eyes...enjoying Nick's attention. "So THOSE are the freckles you were talking about," he said with a laugh.

“If you don’t stop laughing at me your going to give me a complex.” Nick teased as he continued to kiss Justin’s collar bone and shoulders.

Justin laughed again. "I'm only laughing cuz you're being cute and playful...and you make me happy. Not cuz you suck at what you're doing."

“That’s good to know.” Nick said smiling as he kissed his way up Justin’s neck until he was licking and nibbling all over Justin’s lips again.

Justin raked his fingers through Nick's spiky hair as he kissed him back deeply.

Nick kissed Justin with as much passion as he could get out. His hands resting on Justin’s bare shoulders as he wiggled around on his lap trying to get closer to him in their scrunched up position between the coffee table and the couch.

Justin was just about to deepen the kiss even more when the sound of a knock at the front door made him pull away, instead. "What the fuck..."

“Make um go away.” Nick whined...wasn’t it too much to ask for to get a chance to heatedly make out with his boyfriend in his own house?

"Nick...?" came Paul's voice through the door. "Have you heard from Justin? I can't get a hold of him."

Justin laughed softly. "Opps. Didn't I say I was supposed to go over and see them?"

Nick giggled softly and did something he probably shouldn’t do but there was NO way he was getting up off of Justin right then. “Uhh yeah, Paul!” Nick called back...”He’ll be over to see you in uhh...say half an hour...or so.”

"What...he's here?" Paul asked through the door as Justin's jaw dropped in shock. "Nick!"

Nick dropped to his head to Justin’s chest and shook his head like crazy. “Why does somebody hate me so much.” He grumbled before picking his head back up. “Yeah...he’s home.” He then looked at Justin, pleading with him. He wasn’t trying to be clingy he just wanted to spend a little time...romantically...like this with Justin. “Say something to him...” he whispered to Justin.

Justin sighed. "I should go to the door. Yelling through it is a little suspicious."

Nick put on his best pout. “You’re a big boy...let him think what he wants?”

Justin sighed again. He didn't know why, but he was giving into Nick. "Dad...we're finishing lunch. I'll be over in a bit."

Paul couldn't help but chuckle on the outside of the door. "OK, son."

Nick blushed a little and hugged Justin tightly, giggling. “I knew you could do it.” He teased.

Justin laughed. "I'm pathetic."

“Your parents will be around for another hour or so...they know your home safe and sound...it’s all good.”

"But I just lied to my dad for an extra ten minutes to make out with my boyfriend."

Nick pulled back from Justin and sighed. “If it’s going to make you feel guilty I don’t want you to stay.”

"No...its OK. Like you said...I'm a big boy."

Nick bit his lower lip as he looked down at Justin. “I hope I’m not being clingy by what I just did...It’s just that since we’ve been together we’ve always been rushed...I just wanted a little time to spend with you like this...without having to jump off and do something else. I know I’ve gota get used to it because of who you are and everything...but right now your on a break...and well...yeah. He stopped rambling and looked down at his lap...feeling like he had to explain himself.

Justin smiled at Nick when he finished speaking...taking hold of both of his hands. "Nick...I KNOW I'm on a break...and we should be able to have time like this together. But...I'm NOT on a break from my family. I need to spend time with them, too. Especially if I'm not gonna be able to go away with them."

“I know that.” Nick whispered. “You can go be with them all evening if you want to...It’s just I would kinda hope that if it isn’t an emergency that we don’t have to stop what we’re doing...ya know?” He groaned and looked down again. “But I’m not making any sense.”

"You make sense...and I want you to share with me how you feel."

Looking back up, with tears in his eyes Nick took a deep breath. “I’m just scared your going to think I’m trying to keep you from other things that are important...and I’m trying to trap you...that isn’t what I’m trying to do.”

Justin sighed quietly. "I know, Nick," he said softly.

“I just wanted spend time with you...Now everything got all screwy.” Nick whispered looking down again.

"No it didn't...everything's fine."

“The mood was definitely broken though...why is it that even though we’re in our twenties dad’s still seem to do that?” Nick said giggling, trying to lighten the mood.

Justin chuckled. "I don't know."

Nick sighed dramatically. “And I was just about to ask you if you wanted to move this to bed too...where I was gunna strip off all your clothes and kiss and lick each and every part of your body...where then I was going to suck you off...but I dunno...I might not be horny enough to do that anymore...cuz it takes SO much to get me in the mood ya know.”

Justin laughed again. "It does not. But...honestly...I don't think I could handle all THAT right now."

Nick smiled and shrugged, trying to keep the mood as light as possibly. “Oh okay...your loss.”

Justin sighed. "I may as well go see my parents, now. And...I'm sure they're gonna want us to have dinner with them later. So...how bout...after dinner I'm all yours...for the rest of the night...?"

Nick smiled a little again and nodded. “Okay...but only if you want to.”

"Of course I want to, Nick."

“Okay then.” Nick slowly got up off of Justin and stood up, stretching his arms over his head.

Justin got up off the floor, and stretched himself before putting his shirts back on.

Nick straightened out his clothes before sitting back down on the couch. “Hope you’re dad isn’t upset at us.”

Justin shook his head. "He won't be. Don't worry."

“Okay, I wont.” Nick said with a smile as he grabbed the remote off the table along with the box of Orange chicken. “Have fun with mommy and daddy.”

Justin leaned down over Nick and opened his mouth for a piece of chicken.

“Isn’t this what got us in trouble in the first place?” Nick laughed as he put a piece of the chicken into Justin’s mouth.

Justin laughed as he ate the chicken, then quickly kissed Nick's lips in thanks. "Think about this. You and Me...hottub...nekkid...tonight."

Nick moaned a little. “You don’t want me thinking like that...trust me.” He laughed.

Justin widened his eyes. "Maybe I DO," he said before backing away from Nick and heading for the door.

“Do you want me to jump you, Timberlake?” Nick asked in a warning tone as he turned looking at Justin walk backwards to the door.

Justin shrugged...then turned and headed out the door. "Back in a while," he called as he pulled it shut behind him.

*****@******

The next morning Marty woke up around 7:00 for some reason he wasn’t really sure of. Turning over in bed he smiled when he noticed Kelly was still fast asleep. Getting up out of bed slowly he walked into the bathroom to pee and brush his teeth before walking back and climbing into bed again.

Kelly groaned...feeling the mattress move when Marty climbed back into bed. She didn't open her eyes, though. She hadn't slept well...and she wasn't ready to wake up yet.

Marty snuggled back up against Kelly and closed his eyes again. He wasn’t tired but he didn’t want Kelly to wake up yet either.

Kelly couldn't help but snuggle into Marty's embrace. "I'm never getting out of bed."

“We don’t have to...we can stay in bed all day today if we want to.” Marty responded back against the back of her neck.

Kelly sighed. "I can't sleep, though."

“Who said we had to sleep...we can just lie here.” Marty laughed.

"Hmm...OK."

Marty was quiet as he sniffed the smell of Kelly’s shampoo...just content to lie there with Kelly. Hell he would be content if that’s all they did for the rest of their lives.

Kelly sighed again. "I didn't sleep very well."

Marty opened his eyes when he heard Kelly say that? “Why not, honey?”

Kelly shrugged in Marty's arms. "I don't know. I mean...I fell asleep right away, but then I had some kind of dream that woke me up...and I just kept thinking about stuff after that."

“What was it about?”

"I don't remember the dream...but it must have had something to do with my family...my sister. Because all I kept thinking about after that was Dorie...and the phone call the other day..."

“I’m sorry, baby.” Marty whispered as he pulled Kelly against him more. “You should of woken me up.”

Kelly shook her head. "I didn't want to. You were sleeping so soundly...and I know you've been tired lately."

“Yeah but as tired as I am...I still wana know if something is bothering you, Kel.”

"Well...it's nothing new."

Marty pulled Kelly a little so she was on her back and he could look her in the eye. “That doesn’t mean I don’t want to hear about it.”

Kelly smiled up at her boyfriend. "OK...I'll remember that."

Marty continued to look down at Kelly with a big smile on his face. "Ask me any question about me that you've ALWAYS wanted to know...anything." He said out of the blue.

Kelly sighed quietly. "OK...I will. But before we do that...can I tell you about another bad dream I had?"

Marty nodded his head. "Of course." Lying back a little he propped himself up on his elbow to get comfortable.

"You might not like it," Kelly said...looking up at the ceiling and folding her hands on her stomach.

"Tell me anyway...I'm a big boy." Marty said softly. "It's obviously bugging you honey...and it might help to get it out."

Kelly took a long, deep breath. "I had a dream that I wasn't as good in bed as...you’re past conquests...so...you broke up with me," she told Marty...her eyes still on the ceiling.

Marty took a deep breath of his own. "I guess, I don’t blame you for thinking something like that, Kel. I mean with my background and everything. I also know that me telling you that wont happen...wont necessarily erase the idea from your mind...but I will say it anyway. I LOVE being with you....I LOVE you...you're the only woman I need in every way possible. I honestly wish I would have known you before I started down the road I was on...because everything we've had together was probably a million times better if not more then what I had with any of those other girls."

Kelly dropped her head to the side. "Marty...we've only had sex twice. How can you say that? You can't be so sure already that it's better than what you've had in the past."

"Baby...you made me cum twice...that has NEVER happened to me before." Marty said with a smile. "Hey how can I be so sure I'm good for you? I mean hello I've got to live up to being better then Justin Timberlake after all." He said giggling, trying to lighten the mood some. Then getting serious again he looked into Kelly's eyes. "Even if you sucked in bed...sex isn't the most important part of a relationship."

"Don't take this the wrong way...but...hasn't sex been the most important thing to you so far...up til now?"

Marty shook his head. "Okay...first thing up until now I've NEVER been in a relationship before...so I can't say sex was the most important thing...because well it was the ONLY thing...but Kel...I may be an horny idiot at times but that doesn't mean I NEED sex...it's not important to my health...I won't die if I go without sex." He smiled. "I would die if I lost you."

Kelly shook her head. "No you wouldn't. You've made it twenty-six years without me. Well...like twenty-one, really...but twenty-six without me as a girlfriend."

"I wasn't happy though. I never was happy when I was fooling around. I knew something was missing but I didn't know what it was." Marty sighed and shook his head. "I know that sounds cliche...but it's true."

Kelly shrugged her shoulders a bit. "It's not cliche if it's the truth."

Marty thought for a second, trying to think of an example. "You were in love with Justin right?" He looked at her, just wanting her to answer it yes or no...he wouldn't be upset with the answer.

Kelly shrugged again. "I still don't know if I was really in love with him or not."

Marty nodded. "Okay ...You had feelings for him though. I mean you guys dated for a while...he was your first I mean you obviously had feelings for him...and you felt it was okay to have sex with him...But then when you had sex with Nick...Am I right that it felt like something was missing?" He knew his example wasn't turning out right...but the point he was trying to make is that sex...no matter how good it is physically it can never be the same with out the emotional part added on.

Kelly nodded. "Yeah...definitely."

"That's how I felt with all those girls I was with. I think I told you before that when I was with them it was like just means to get off. Now, when I'm with you it's more then that. I love you, I have feelings for you...nothing can come over the top of that. Having sex with no other girl no matter how hot she is or whatever could EVER make me feel the way I do when we're together."

Kelly smiled at Marty. "I love you, too."

Marty leaned over and gave Kelly a soft kiss on the lips before moving back to the position he was in before. "I understand why you're insecure about this. I know I would feel the same way."

"It's just that...even knowing they didn't mean anything...I still feel like I have a lot to live up to as far as the physicality of it goes. I mean...I think...am I good enough at THIS? Do I do THAT right? I'm so plain...am I pretty enough for him? It's hard. The only one of those girls I can put a face to is Mel, and even SHE is so much more beautiful than I could ever hope to be."

Marty sighed and reached over to grab one of Kelly's hands off of her stomach and held it in his. "You are perfect, baby...in every way and I'm not lying to you." He took a deep breath. "You wana know something?"

"What?" Kelly questioned...her eyes on Marty's.

"All those things you just mentioned...I wonder them about myself. I think about all the girls I have been with and can't help but wonder if I'm good enough for you...because I haven't been saving myself for only people I care about...because I slept around and did a lot of things I'm not proud of. I also wonder if I'm hot enough, or cute enough or whatever. I mean I'm no Justin Timberlake...or anything like that. Also, I don't know what it's like to be in a relationship...so sometimes I wonder if I'm doing it right...If I'm doing everything right by you? Or if some how I'm going to screw up and you want to leave me." Marty smiled a little. "See, I've got my insecurities too."

Kelly rolled onto her right side and propped her head up on her hand as she looked at Marty. "Well...starting with the hot enough, cute enough thing...of course you are. I tell you that all the time. Hell...I told you THAT all the time BEFORE we were even together. And NO...you're NOT Justin Timberlake...and you never WILL be. Because you're your own person...a totally different person from Justin...and you both hold your own very special places in my heart."

Marty nodded his head. "I know that...and you're right. I'm not Justin...I don't want to be Justin."

"And...about the whole good enough for me thing. Sweetie...you're the best thing that's ever happened to me...and THAT goes for before we were together, too. You're the best friend I've ever had. And now...the fact that that's developed into something more...that's just miraculous to me."

Marty smiled. "Listen to yourself Kel...and that's exactly what I'm trying to tell you. I love you...and nothing, nobody will change that."

Kelly chuckled a bit...rolling back over onto her back. "Guess I should take my own advice, huh?"

Marty took it upon himself to follow Kelly's body and move so he was laying over top of her, looking down into her eyes. "Yup...you have some great advice."

Kelly smiled. "I try," she said...then took a deep breath. "OK...so now we can play your little question and answer game."

Marty sighed dramatically. "Well...we don't have to...if you don't wana."

Kelly giggled. "No...it's fine. We can never know too much about each other."

Marty laughed. "Good point...so yeah anything you wana ask me...anything at all...my life is an open book."

"To everyone?"

"Nope...to you."

"Well...OK. Do I know any of the other girls...besides Mel?"

Marty bit his lower lip as he tried to remember. "I'm sure you saw some of the others...but I don't think you actually knew any of them." He then made a face. "Half of them I'm not even sure if I knew their names." He admitted.

Kelly nodded...deciding to leave it at that. "OK...your turn."

"Hmm...let's see." Marty said with a look of pure thought on his face. "I know you didn't have sex...that's a given...but what was the most you did with a guy...when you were a teenager?" He asked, just curious for some reason.

Kelly laughed at that. "Well...let's see. I never gave a blowjob til Eddie...I never had sex till Justin...and no one ever went down on me til you...so what's left?"

Marty thought for a second and then smiled. "When did you get your first kiss?"

"I was sixteen," Kelly said...then laughed. "THAT was Eddie, too," she admitted...thinking back to her first year in the dance company with the guys.

Marty raised an eyebrow and laughed. "Really? Eddie was your first kiss?"

Kelly nodded. "Yup. He was...what...nineteen? I thought he was so hot. I thought you were BOTH so hot."

Marty blushed a little. "I thought you were hot too actually...from the very beginning." He laughed. "I think I told one of the other guys that...but I knew I couldn't really do anything about it...since I was so much older then you."

Kelly rolled her eyes. "You were only like...twenty-one."

"Yeah well you were still a baby." Marty giggled.

"I was not. But...I wasn't hot, either."

"Looking at sixteen year old right now...would you date one?" Marty asked laughing. "And you so were...I SO wanted to do this." With that he leaned down and kissed Kelly deeply, his tongue working it's way into her mouth right away.

Kelly returned the deep kiss, then pulled away with a laugh. "Sorry, big guy. Your bet friend beat you to it."

Marty put on his best pout. "Darn him...I'll have to go beat him up."

Kelly giggled, then kissed Marty's chin. "OK...my turn," she said...then put a thoughtful look on her face.

Since his arms were starting to fall asleep, Marty sat up, resting only half of his body weight on Kelly as he straddled her hips. "You look adorable with that look on your face."

Kelly laughed and rolled her eyes. "OK...if you were gay...or bi...what guy would you want to have sex with?"

Marty playfully made a face. "That is a very hard question."

"On most guys wouldn't answer because they're afraid it would make them insecure in their sexuality."

Talking about this made Marty think of something and he blushed and laughed a little. "Did I ever tell you about the time I...umm well made out with this guy when I was taking college classes that year after high school?"

Kelly's eyes widened and her jaw dropped. "Shut UP!"

Marty bit his bottom lip and shook his head, giggling nervously. "I'm not kidding."

"Why?"

"I honestly have NO idea." Marty laughed. "It just happened...he was a friend of my roommates...and my roommate was held after in a class so his friend was waiting around in our room...and I'm not ever sure how it happened but one minute I'm watching 90210 on TV and the next we're making out."

"Had you ever thought about guys...like THAT...before?"

Marty shook his head. "Nope...and honestly I hadn't thought about that afternoon in ages until now." He laughed.

"Have you ever thought about getting it on with a guy SINCE then?"

Marty shook his head again. "Nope...I'm perfectly happy with girls...guys I dunno just are too much...well like me." He laughed. "I like the idea that I can kiss a girl and make out with her and she's not gunna get hard on me."

Kelly giggled. "But she's affected in other ways...if you're doing it right."

"Yeah...but that's different. I mean just the idea of rubbing against somebody while making out and then having their dick rub against yours." Marty stopped to shiver. "That just creeps me out."

Kelly laughed out loud. "You're too funny. So...does that mean you're not gonna answer my question?"

"Give me a list of people to chose from." Marty laughed.

"Like multiple choice?"

"Give me a list of people so I can pick which guy I would wana have sex with. I can't think of one off the top of my head so make me chose."

"OK," Kelly agreed...then thought about it for a moment. "How bout...Eddie...or Justin. Nice and simple...only two choices...and your two best friends."

"That's easy...Justin...cuz I know for a fact Eddie would kick me in the balls if I ever tried anything like that." Marty laughed. "But then again I have Nick who would probably kick me in the balls for trying with Justin...but guess I would take my chances."

"What if Eddie WOULDN'T kick you in the balls? Then who?"

"I would still say Justin." Marty said, pretty sure with his answer.

Kelly nodded. "Good choice. VERY good choice. Well...I mean...if he's as good with guys as he is with girls," she said...wiggling her eyebrows.

Marty laughed. "I wouldn't know you would have to ask Nick...he must be pretty happy with how things are going if he wanted to have sex with Justin."

Kelly nodded. "Probably. OK. Your turn."

Marty looked down at Kelly and smirked. "I say how about we stop this game and make out."

Kelly pouted. "Aww come on. I was having fun."

Marty pouted back. "Oh, okay fine....ummm what is your most kinkiest fantasy?"

"I don't think I'm kinky...yet. New question."

"Nut uh...come on you've gota have something. I mean a dream or something that you've had...something you've always wanted to do. I answered the guy fucking question....pweeze?" Marty asked putting on an ever better pout.

"Oh, I don't know. I told you about my snowy hottub fantasy...but that's not kinky."

Hearing that made Marty's heart drop and he sighed. "I was going to find us a place to do that." he whispered softly. "But then I got sick...and we had to come out here...I totally forgot about that."

Kelly smiled. "That's OK. We have plenty of time for that."

"I know...but I was gunna do it for a Christmas present thingy." Marty said as he pouted again.

Kelly leaned up to kiss Marty's pout. "Don't be mad at yourself. You did more than enough for me for Christmas."

"We had one very eventful Christmas didn't we?" Marty giggled.

"That's for sure."

"But everything seems to be working out in the wash."

Kelly nodded. "Yeah. I'm just lucky, I guess."

"Did I ever tell you how grateful I am that you've been here with me through the whole caffeine pill thing? Marty asked softly, looking down into Kelly's eyes. "I would probably still be doing it right now if it wasn't for you."

"How's that going, anyway?" Kelly asked softly. "We haven't really talked about it lately."

Marty shrugged his shoulders. "I took your advice and I haven't drunk or ate anything that has caffeine in it...and that's helped some."

"What else?" Tell me how you feel."

"I still don't feel too hot...but I'm doing okay." Marty said with a small smile. "There are better things to worry about."

"What exactly do you need to feel better?"

Marty sighed. "Time...I just need to get my body used to not having the caffeine anymore...and to the point I'm still gunna get tired a lot and feel sick to my stomach and everything...but I'll be fine."

"I hope so," Kelly said with a sigh. "I can't lose you."

Marty leaned down and kissed Kelly softly. "Baby, you aren't going to lose me. I'm going to be okay...I'm not going to get as bad as I did before...YOU made sure of that."

"And I'm gonna KEEP making sure."

"And I'm so very lucky for that." Marty whispered

"What about when you go to Europe? Are you gonna be OK without me?" Kelly didn't want to just come out and ask Marty if he was going to take the pills behind her back...when he knew there was no way she'd find out.

Marty smiled. "I've already thought about that. I'm going to come clean with Eddie and tell him what is going on. I know he'll stop taking them around me and make sure I can't find anything...and then he'll also watch to make sure I don't get them any place else. Also, Justin knows so I'm sure he'll watch too. I WONT let myself get back like that again or hurt you...but I know I need the support team too."

Kelly smiled and nodded. "Good idea. I'm glad you're going to confide in Eddie. He loves you...and he'll want to help you."

Marty nodded but then sighed. "I just hope he doesn't feel too guilty."

"Well...I'm sure he will at first...but once you explain everything...and he understands it all...he'll realize he's not at fault."

"Yeah...cuz I'm sure I would of figured it out sooner or later. I mean I'm never going to be perfect from any of this...just like any other addiction."

Kelly just nodded...then decided to lighten the mood a bit. "I thought of another question for you."

Marty smiled. "Okay, what is it?"

"Tell me about the best sexual experience you've ever had."

"I don't gota tell you about it...you were there." Marty said with a smile.

Kelly giggled. "Which time?"

"The first time...when you made me cum twice...that was intense."

Kelly sighed dreamily. "That WAS intense."

Marty giggled. "It was...it was SO good...if we keep talking about it I'll probably get turned on."

"Everything turns you on," Kelly said with a laugh...then kissed Marty's lips. "You have any food here? I'll make you breakfast."

Marty nodded his head. "Yeah I went shopping when you were at the doctors the other day."

"Oh...OK," Kelly said...then squirmed out from underneath Marty and climbed off the bed. "Be right back," she said...making her way into the bathroom.

"Alrighty." Marty laughed as he sat down on the bed and watched Kelly walk to the bathroom, his eyes trailing her body up and down.

Kelly used the toilet, then went over to the sink to wash her hands and brush her teeth. After pulling her hair into a messy bun, she went back out into the bedroom. "You gonna wait here...or come to the kitchen with me?" she asked...smiling at Marty as she absently scratched her right thigh under the hem of Marty's t-shirt that she'd slept in.

Marty absentmindedly licked his lips as he got up from the bed. "I'll come with you."

"OK...I'm gonna go see what you have," Kelly said...running out of the room and down the hall to the kitchen.

Marty laughed and ran after her. "You're sure spunky this morning." He giggled as he got into the kitchen. "I'm not really sure what I have either."

Kelly shrugged as she opened the fridge and peered in. "I'm just happy."

"Good, I'm glad you're happy." Marty said with a smile as he took a seat at the counter to watch Kelly.

Kelly opened the freezer, as well. "Eggs...waffles...what do you want, sweetie?"

"Uhh...both?" Marty asked, with a hopeful look on his face. "If it isn't too much."

Kelly shook her head. "Not at all. Whatever you want," she said...getting out the eggs and the waffles, then looking around a bit more. "Sausage?"

"I think I have bacon in there." Marty said. "That sounds pretty good."

Kelly dug around in the freezer a bit until she found the bacon. "How do you want your eggs?" she asked...setting the food on the counter, and preheating the oven for the waffles.

Marty giggled. "I could get used to this...umm scrambled please."

Kelly chuckled as she got to work. After putting the bacon in the microwave to defrost, he started going through the cabinets to find a bowl to scramble the eggs in, then sighed when she finally found it. "I can't reach," she said...pointing to the bowl and looking over at Marty with puppy dog eyes.

Laughing, Marty got off of the stool he was sitting on and walked around it. Reaching up with ease he got the bowl down. "Here ya go, Shorty." He teased.

Kelly grinned. "Thanks," she said...then went back to the eggs to get busy scrambling them.

Walking back to his stool, Marty got comfortable and watched Kelly scramble the eggs. God, she looked sexy walking around in his oversized t-shirt making him breakfast. After watching for only a minute or so he was beginning to wonder if he was going to allow her to get very far with this...without attacking her.

After she scrambled the eggs, Kelly turned on the radio on the counter, and rolled her eyes when she heard that the station was in the middle of playing 'Rock Your Body.' She then bent down to get two frying pans out from under the sink, and set them on the stove. "Coffee, baby?" she asked...throwing a glance in Marty's direction. "Decaf, of course."

Marty swallowed hard and nodded. "Yeah...sounds good." He said after clearing his throat and laughed a little at the song. "Is it just me or do you feel like you have to break out and start dancing whenever this song comes on?"

Kelly laughed. "Seriously. I feel like I'm not doing my job if I'm not." She quieted as she put the coffee...suddenly realizing that dancing really wasn't her job anymore.

Marty noticed the change in Kelly's behavior but thought it would be better if he just didn't bring it up. Instead he just continued to watch her closely as she cooked. Thinking the whole time about how he had gotten to be so damn lucky.

Kelly didn't speak again until after she got the bacon in the frying pan and the waffles in the oven. "You'd better make sure you eat well when I'm not around, too. I don't want you getting any skinnier on me."

"I eat like a pig, Kel you know that." Marty laughed.

Kelly smiled. "Yeah...I know. But you always lose weight on tour. We all do," she pointed out as she got out some napkins and silverware, and the butter and maple syrup, and brought everything to the counter where Marty was sitting.

"True." Marty agreed as he continued to watch Kelly move around his kitchen. It was times like this that he knew for a fact he would die if he ever lost her. She was perfect and loved him so much...and the feeling was definitely mutual. "Do you have any idea how sexy you look right now." He said in a near whisper.

Kelly laughed as she checked on the bacon and the waffles. "Oh...sure...right. All rumpled right outta bed...and cooking. The thing I know least about." Seeing that the bacon and waffles were almost done, she poured the scrambled eggs into the other frying pan to cook.

Marty bit his lower lip. The things Kelly just said were the things that were turning him on the most. Sure he loved Kelly all dressed up and looking great for the world...but he loved this better....this was the look she had for him...the fresh out of bed, rumpled look...and God did he love it.

Kelly laughed at the look on Marty's face as she stirred the eggs around the pan. "You alright?"

Startled from his thoughts Marty smiled sheepishly. "Yeah...I'm cool."

Kelly laughed again and shook her head. Once all the food was done, she got a large plate out of the cabinet, and piled it high with the eggs, waffles and bacon. After setting the plate in front of Marty, she went back to the counter to pour him some coffee. "Juice, too?"

"No thanks...the coffee is fine." Marty said as he started to butter his waffles.

"Anything else?" Kelly asked as she fixed Marty's coffee the way she knew he liked it. She wanted to make sure he had everything he wanted.

Marty looked up from his waffle and smiled. "Only that you come and sit down with me and eat."

Kelly laughed as she set the coffee down near Marty's plate and took the seat next to his. "You're gonna share?"

"Yes, I'm nice like that." Marty laughed as he took a bit of waffle on his fork and put it in front of Kelly's mouth to take a bite.

"You're so sweet," Kelly said with a giggle, then took the bite off the fork.

"Yes, I know." Marty laughed as he took a bite of his own. "This is really, really good baby."

Kelly shrugged. "As good as something as simple as frozen waffles and eggs can be."

Marty laughed again. "Well...They are really good...frozen or homemade doesn't matter."

"Glad you like it," Kelly said...leaning over to kiss Marty's cheek, and letting her left hand fall on his right thigh.

Hot, images of Kelly cooking...in his t-shirt...hand on thigh...okay yeah, Marty couldn't help but shift a little in his seat. Yeah, it was pathetic...he was almost twenty six years old and his girlfriend touching his thigh was turning him on. That was how much he loved Kelly's touch...her body...her everything. Taking a deep breath as he took another bite he wished he had put more clothes on then the boxers he was wearing.

"What do you wanna do today?" Kelly asked...lifting her hand off Marty's thigh and sliding her stool a bit closer to him to steal a piece of bacon out of his plate. Her left leg took her hand's place as she innocently draped it over Marty's leg.

"I dunno...we can do anything really." Marty said, his voice coming out as a squeak at first...'Okay now that WAS pathetic.' He screamed at himself.

Kelly laughed at the way Marty sounded. "Are you OK? You're acting weird. I didn't poison the food or anything...I swear. You saw me cook it."

Marty couldn't help but bust up laughing. "Exactly I watched you cook it...which is what the problem is." He said, wondering if Kelly would get what he was saying.

Kelly laughed out loud. "Are you saying that watching me cook turned you on?"

Marty bit his lip and looked down at his food for a second. "Uhh...of course not." He giggled, looking at Kelly out of the corner of his eye.

Kelly giggled...wrapping both her arms around Marty's arm and leaning into him. "You're lying! It did!"

Marty blushed a little. "Maybe...just a little bit."

Kelly shook her head...laughing some more. "What am I gonna do with you?"

Marty shrugged. "No idea...I'm a walking hormone some days I tell ya."

Kelly smiled at Marty. "It's OK...I don't mind."

"You sure?" Marty asked with a raised eyebrow.

Kelly shrugged. "Why would I mind?"

Marty shrugged back. "I dunno...it might annoy me if my boyfriend was horny all the time."

"It's up to me whether I let it annoy me, or not. The way I look at it is...just cuz you're horny all the time doesn't mean I have to have sex with you all the time. If I DID feel like I had to do it with you ALL the time...THEN I would probably be annoyed."

Marty smiled. "You're right...you don't have to have sex with me all the time...I'm a big boy I can handle it."

Kelly laughed. "You got a hand. Two, even."

Marty pulled his hands out to see. "Oh wow you're right...I do...hmm...very interesting."

Kelly giggled and squeezed Marty's arm. "Eat your breakfast."

"Yes, mommy." Marty giggled as he picked his fork back up and began to eat again.

"I love you," Kelly suddenly whispered out of the blue. She couldn't help it. She just had to say it at that moment...because it was true, and she was really feeling it right then.

Marty turned to look at Kelly and smiled. "I love you too, baby."

Kelly smiled back. "I know."

"Good...I'm glad you know." Marty smiled as he got another piece of food on his fork and held it up for Kelly to eat.

Kelly took the bite. "Thank you."

"You're welcome...you should get your fork so you can eat more then this." Marty said around a mouthful of waffle and eggs.

Kelly shook her head. "I'm fine."

Marty gave Kelly a hard look and passed over his fork. "Nut uh...you need to eat."

"I'm fine...we're sharing."

"You've had two bites."

"So feed me more."

Marty laughed and rolled his eyes. "Ohh...I see how it is...you just wana be lazy." He teased as he got some more waffle on his fork and fed it to Kelly.

"Hey," Kelly protested as she chewed. "I cooked."

"Oh right I just sat here and drooled." Marty giggled.

"Exactly," Kelly said with a laugh...reaching for a another piece of bacon.

Marty slapped Kelly's hand away and took the piece of bacon into his own hand and once again placed it at her lips.

Kelly giggled again as she took the bacon between her teeth. As ridiculous as she felt, she couldn't stop laughing and smiling. She was just enjoying the quiet, private, relaxing time with her boyfriend so much.

"We should do this more...Being silly in our Pajamas." Marty laughed as he took a second to feed himself.

"What pajamas? I'm wearing a t-shirt and you're wearing underwear."

"Good point...but it's what we wore to bed." Marty laughed. "I couldn't really say underwear cuz you aren't just wearing your underwear."

Kelly laughed...helping herself to a sip of Marty's coffee. "True."

Marty watched Kelly drink his coffee and giggled. "Decaf isn't very good so watch out."

Kelly shrugged. "I shouldn't really be having too much caffeine, either...I don't think."

"That's a good point." Marty said with a smile. "I actually forgot about that for a second...how bad is that?"

Kelly shook her head. "It's not. I mean...I actually kinda forget sometimes, too."

"A time will come when we won't be able to forget anymore." Marty whispered as he reached over and placed a hand on Kelly's flat stomach.

Kelly smiled a bit. "Yeah...I know."

"I wonder what Justin is doing today." Marty asked out of the blue as he fed Kelly another bite of his eggs.

Kelly shrugged a bit as she ate the eggs. "Honestly...I don't care right now," she said with a laugh. "I only wanna think about you today."

Marty laughed a little at that. "Okay then...who am I to complain to something like that?"

Kelly shrugged again. "You can complain if you want, but I don't have to listen."

"You will never hear me complain about spending time with you, baby." Marty said with a small smile as he leaned over to kiss Kelly on the cheek.

Kelly giggled. "I'm sure there'd come a point where you'd get sick of me," she said...her leg draping further over Marty's as she leaned over him to reach for the syrup...taking it upon herself to pour some more on the waffles on his plate.

Marty sucked in a deep breath when Kelly's leg draped farther over his. "Who said I wanted more syrup?" He teased.

Kelly looked at Marty. "Sorry," she said with a chuckle she couldn't hold in. "*I* wanted more."

Marty smiled. "That's fine you could put more on." He said as he moved his left hand down so it was resting on her leg.

Kelly looped her left arm through Marty's right arm again as she reached for his fork with her right hand. Her subconscious was telling her that she just needed to be close to him. "I figured you wouldn't mind," she said...taking a bite of waffle before holding one up to Marty.

"Thanks, honey." Marty giggled as he took the bite of waffle into his mouth and chewed it. He didn't know many people who would eat breakfast locked by both arms and legs, but hell he didn't mind it.

Kelly leaned over to kiss Marty's chin before filling the fork with some eggs and taking the bite. "Mmm...I did a good job."

Smiling some more, Marty nodded. "Yup, you did a very good job baby...thank you for making us breakfast."

"You're welcome," Kelly said before giving Marty a kiss on the lips and handing his fork back to him.

"I get a kiss...and my fork...wow I'm lucky." Marty giggled, being a smart ass as he put the fork down. "I liked the kiss better then the fork though."

"But you need the fork to eat," Kelly pointed out.

"Hmm...couldn't you chew up the food and feed it to me in my mouth?" Marty suggested, trying to sound serious. "Birds do it."

"That's disgusting," Kelly said...making a face that backed up her feelings.

Marty quickly made a face that mimed the one on Kelly's. "You're right that is nasty." He laughed.

Kelly laughed, too. "It is."

"But I don't wana eat...I wana kiss you." Marty said putting on his best pout.

Kelly rolled her eyes. "Pouting does NOTHING for you. You should study under Justin if you want it to work."

Marty just stuck his tongue out at Kelly

"You'd better put that away unless you plan on using it."

Marty rolled his eyes. "That IS what I plan on doing...but you were telling me to eat." He exclaimed dramatically.

Kelly laughed out loud. "Oh. Well exCUSE me."

Marty giggled and then started laughing more. It was great being able to joke around with Kelly like this.

Kelly sighed dramatically as she pushed all of the food down to the end of the counter, then climbed up to sit on it...her legs hanging down on either side of Marty. "There...that better?"

Marty couldn't keep his eyes from drifting in between Kelly's spread legs and under the t-shirt. Licking his lips a little he shrugged his shoulders as he looked back up at Kelly. "Depends...on what you plan on doing sittin up there."

Kelly shrugged her own shoulders in response. "You said you wanted to kiss me...right?"

Nodding his head, Marty leaned forward a little more on the stool...his body moving more in between Kelly's legs. "Yeah...you're right." He whispered as he leaned forward even more and pressed his lips to Kelly's.

Kelly leaned down just enough for her lips to meet Marty's...her arms sliding around his neck as she kissed him back.

Feeling himself slipping off of the stool, Marty stepped down and stood in front of the counter instead. The whole time never breaking the kiss but instead deepening it by gently pushing his tongue into Kelly's mouth.

Kelly's response was a groan as she eagerly took Marty's tongue into her mouth...massaging her own against it.

Marty groaned back when he felt Kelly's tongue moving against his. His own hands found their way up under the t-shirt and were resting on her bare thighs.

Kelly pulled away...laughing a bit. "Forgot about your breakfast, did you?"

"Breakfast...what breakfast?" Marty said with a smirk on his face.

"The one I slaved over for you."

"It's all your fault you looked too hot doing it." Marty giggled.

Kelly giggled. "In YOUR t-shirt."

"It looks better on you." Marty laughed again.

"Yes...it does, doesn't it?"

Marty licked his lips again as he looked Kelly up and down. "Mmm hmm...yeah looks REALLY good."

Kelly smirked. "What are ya gonna do about it?"

"I dunno...what do you THINK I should do about it?" Marty asked, smirking back.

Kelly shrugged...a smile on her face. "Whatever you want."

Marty got a look of concentration on his face as he thought. "Hmmm...what should I do."

Kelly giggled...then placed a kiss on Marty's forehead. "You're cute when you think."

Marty laughed and then smirked when he had an idea. "Pick a place...any place in this whole place and I'm gunna take you to it and...well who knows what might happen."

"Hmmm..." It was Kelly's turn to put a thoughtful look on his face.

"Any place..." Marty repeated as he started to place kisses on Kelly's jaw and neck.

"Mmmm...any place?"

"Uh huh."

"What's wrong with right here?"

Marty shrugged his shoulders. "Nothing is wrong with right here...just wanted to give you...the choice." He mumbled against her neck.

"I like it here," Kelly replied in a near whisper.

"Then here...it is." Marty whispered back as he reached down to the bottom of the t-shirt Kelly was wearing and began to tug it up off her body.

Kelly moaned quietly as she leaned away from Marty and lifted her arms over her head.

Marty pulled the t-shirt over Kelly's head and threw it onto the floor. He then took a second to look at Kelly...the site before him caused him to groan loudly and it took all the willpower he had not to strip her totally naked and take her right then and there.

Kelly laughed quietly. She could feel her skin blushing under Marty's gaze. "What...are you looking at?"

"I'm looking at the most beautiful woman in the world." Marty said in a deep voice probably two times deeper then his normal voice. The material of his boxers beginning to strain even more with his still growing erection.

"Thank you," Kelly whispered before pressing a kiss to Marty's lips. He had such a way with her. He made her feel special...beautiful...sexy...like a woman.

Marty kissed Kelly back, passionately. His hands going to run all over her body, making sure to spend most of his time on her breasts.

Kelly couldn't help but whimper at the feeling of Marty's hands on her body. He certainly knew how to use them just right. Finally pulling back and looking into his eyes, she smiled and playfully asked, "Are we about to fuck on your kitchen counter?"

Marty laughed huskily and nodded his head. "On...around it...something like that." He said with a smirk as he let one finger trail down her stomach until it dipped just a couple inches into her panties...his lust filled eyes on hers the whole time.

Kelly giggled as she pressed her forehead against Marty's. "Sounds good to me."

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Justin let Nick into the house ahead of him when they returned from diner with his parents, then closed and locked the door behind him once they were both inside. "Dinner was SO good. I've always loved that restaurant," he said as he dropped his keys onto the end table by the door. "I'm stuffed, though."

"It WAS really good. I haven't had fish like that in a LONG time." Nick said as he went about turning on some lights in the living room.

Justin slipped off his leather jacket and hung it on the coat rack. "Me neither. It was excellent. But now I feel like I shouldn't eat for a week," he said with a chuckle. "I overdid it...especially by forcing down that chocolate fudge cake for dessert."

"Oh man that thing was positively sinful. I felt like I shouldn't have been eating it." Nick laughed as he walked back to hang up his own coat.

Justin laughed again. "I know but that shit was good."

Nick nodded his head like crazy. "Uh huh...it sure was...but I think it made me put on like fifty pounds." He said as he rubbed his already pudgy stomach.

Justin laughed and shook his head. "Oh it did not," he said...walking by Nick to get a glass out of one of the kitchen cabinets. "You're definitely exaggerating," he said as he went to the water cooler to fill his glass.

Nick giggled as he leaned back against the counter. "Yeah, maybe."

"My mom was funny," Justin said...setting his glass down and reaching for his bottle of pain pills tucked away on the corner of the counter. "She loved having us around. She loves you."

Nick smiled big. "I love her too, she's awesome." He noticed Justin taking the pills. "You okay?"

Justin nodded...popping the cap off the bottle and taking out the pills to meet the perscribed dosage. He put the pills into his mouth and swallowed them down with his water before he answered. "I'm alright. My back's just a little sore."

He pushed himself off the counter and walked over to stand behind Justin. "I'm sorry." He said softly as he brought his hands up to rub his boyfriend's back.

Justin shrugged a bit. "I'll be OK," he said...then drank down some more of his water.

"You better be...can't have you dying on me yet." Nick said with a smile as he moved his arms around Justin and linked them together at his waist. "I love your family they are a really cool group of people."

Justin laughed almost bitterly. "All of them except my father, right?" he asked...looking out the window into the dark night.

Nick sighed and kissed the back of Justin's head. "I'm sorry...I didn't mean to bring that up. Don't think about him baby...be happy."

Justin shook his head. "I AM happy. I just can't help but have random thoughts of him sometimes. But...aside from him...thank you...for saying that about my family."

Nick smiled a little. "Well...it's the truth...but I like one family member most of all." He said giving Justin a little squeeze.

"You got the hots for my mom?" Justin teased.

Nick made a face. "Okay, now that was just plain wrong!" He giggled a little.

Justin laughed. "Hey...don't act like it don't happen."

"If anything I would have the hots for yur dad...but no thank you." Nick said still making a face.

"Eewww...my dad?"

Nick rolled his eyes. "I AM gay ya know...or has that gone past you?" It was his turn to tease.

Justin had to chuckle. "I'm...no. It hasn't exactly slipped my mind."

"Okay good...cuz you would have to be totally oblivious if you haven't noticed." Nick laughed, wrapping his arms around Justin a little tighter, but hopefully not too tight to hurt his back even more.

"Why? It's not like you're flaming or feminine."

Hearing Justin say that made Nick giggle a little more. "I used to be...but you're right. It's just that I've been makin out with you and stuff...so I mean if I wasn't gay or bi something weird would be going on."

Justin turned around in Nick's arms so he could look at him. "You used to be feminie, and shit?" he asked curiously before sipping some more of his water as he leaned back against the counter.

Nick shrugged his shoulders. "Yeah kinda...back in my clubbin days. I used to go around wearing really, really tight pants and half shirts...you know lookin all nelly and shit. It's what the guys liked...and I had the body to pull it off."

"Nelly?" Justin asked...raising an eyebrow.

"Another word for flaming. You know the guys that go around like this." With that Nick backed away and did a perfect gay walk move, and hand motions like it was second nature. It may have been years since he acted like that all the time but he could easily get back into it again.

Justin widened his eyes and laughed. "Wow. I can't even imagine you being like that."

Nick stopped what he was doing and laughed. "It was actually kinda fun while it lasted. I mean getting reactions from older women walking down the street. Or going into a store and you hear people whispering that your gay...which with that look is what you are trying to get people to say."

"Why, though?" Justin asked...sipping his water again...not moving from where he was perched against the counter. "Why did you look for that reaction?"

"Because at that point all I wanted to do was piss my parents off. I wanted to go around and hopefully run into somebody they knew and ruin them." Nick whispered. "It was stupid and childish I will admit...but it also kept me alive too in a way. I mean as sucky as it sounds having guys think I was hot and pick me up on the streets or in clubs is what kept me going because they would give me a place to stay for the night."

Justin nodded his understanding...then slowly shook his head. "It's kinda hard to believe you're the same person that used to be like...that."

Nick sighed and looked down at his feet. The whole thing kind of embarrassed him. He was ashamed of who he had used to be. "I'm definitely not proud of it." He whispered.

Justin shrugged. "Well...just look at how you turned out, though," Justin said...trying to bring Nick's spirits up. "You're nothing to be ashamed of now."

Nick looked back up and smiled. "Yeah, little ol' me dating you." He said as he started to walk back to Justin. "And for once I finally feel like I belong some place."

Justin tilted his head to the side a bit...looking at Nick. "Do you really?"

Nick bit his lower lip, feeling like he had assumed too much. He shrugged his shoulders. "Uhh...yeah."

Justin nodded slowly. "That's good...cuz you DO belong here. I mean...OK...so maybe you weren't necessarily meant to live life with someone in the public eye..." he said with a chuckle. "...but you'll get used to it."

Nick couldn't stop the huge smile from spreading across his face. "Really...I do?" Tears were pooling at the bottom of Nick's eyes.

Justin nodded again. "I mean...yeah...you DID just kinda come outta nowhere...and we HAVE only known each other for a short time. But...yeah...I feel like you being...like you fit in. I guess I'm just kinda used to you already," he said with a quiet laugh.

That caused Nick to giggle as he reached Justin again and wrapped his arms around the younger man for a hug. "I'm glad cuz I'm used to you too."

Justin laughed as he hugged Nick back. "Yeah...sure. You're just used to the extravagant lifestyle."

Nick giggled against Justin's neck. "Actually I'm still trying to get used to that." He said with a smile, taking a deep breath, inhaling Justin's sent.

"I'll admit that it's nice most of the time. I get to do a lot of things, and meet a lot of people, and go a lot of places that normal people don't. But...at the same time...there are a lot of things about it I could do without," Justin confided as he continued to hug Nick with one arm...his other hand still holding his water glass.

Nick pulled back a little so he could look Justin in the eye. "Any life style has it's pros and cons. In this life nothing can be perfect...you just gota live life day to day and hope the best."

Justin nodded. "Yeah...I know. It just gets to be really hard and overwhelming sometimes," he said...then paused to take a deep breath. "That's why I love coming home. I mean...it's like...even the fans are different here. It's like...they almost respect me more...respect that I'm home and need to be left alone for the most part."

"I know it's hard, baby." Nick whispered as he leaned down to give Justin a soft kiss on the lips. It was totally going past him now that he was using the term 'baby' for Justin a lot more then he used to. "I'll try to help you through the hard times...in whatever way I can."

Justin smiled at Nick. "I know you will. Sometimes you do that just by being here."

"Do you still wana do the hot tub thing like you suggested earlier?" Nick asked softly, totally forgetting about it up until that point. "It might help your back a little."

Justin nodded as he drank some more of his water. "Yeah...sounds like just what I need right now."

Nick smiled as he pulled all the way back. "Yeah, it sounds nice and relaxing."

Justin nodded. "Like I said...just what I need. Relaxation...and quality time with my man."

"Who say's I'm yours?" Nick asked with a smirk.

Justin laughed and shrugged. "Sorry...just making an assumption."

Nick giggled as he started to walk out of the kitchen. "Well you assumed correctly...I'm all yours." He said with another smirk.

Justin laughed again...watching Nick walk away as he finished his water.

Nick walked into the bedroom and then into the bathroom. He thought it would be a good idea to pee before getting in the hot tub.

Justin set his empty glass in the sink, then went through the bedroom and out to the hot tub to get it fired up. When he got back into the bedroom, he started unbuttoning his yellow shirt...yawning a bit as he did.

Nick walked into the bedroom after finishing up. His dark blue dress shirt already unbuttoned. "You get the tub started?" He asked as he unbuttoned the cuffs so he could pull the shirt off.

Justin nodded as he shrugged his shirt off. "Yeah," he said...dropping his shirt onto the bed as he had a seat on it. "Hey...ya know how you said you used to dress all sexy, and shit?" he asked...carefully bending to take his shoes and socks off.

Nick nodded his head as he took his shirt off and folded it nicely. "Yeah...?"

"Well...did you used to be like...real skinny?"

Looking down at his pudgy stomach Nick bit his bottom lip. "Yeah I was a stick as a teenager."

Justin just nodded...finishing with his shoes, then pulling his wifebeater up over his head.

Sitting down on the bed Nick started to take off his own shoes and socks. "Why?"

Justin shrugged. "I don't know...I was just curious. Sorry if I offended you, or anything."

Nick smiled a little and shook his head. "Nah...you didn't. I mean you like me as I am now...at least I think you do...so it shouldn't really matter what I used to look like."

"Of course I like you as you are now."

Nick smiled more as he stood up to strip his dress pants off. "Good thing...otherwise I've been blinding you probably."

"How so?" Justin asked...looking up at Nick.

Nick shrugged his shoulders as he pulled his pants off of his legs. "If you didn't like how I look and you've seen me naked...a few times...then you were probably disgusted."

Justin laughed. "Which I definitely was not."

Nick giggled. "Nope." He said with a smile as he too folded his pants and set them with his dress shirt. "I don't know if I told you this but you totally shocked the shit outa me that night when you jerked me off in the hot tub...I was TOTALLY not expecting that."

Justin smiled...blushing a bit. "Shocked you in a bad way...or a good way?"

"A very good way." Nick said with a smile as he sat back down on the bed, only in his boxers. "I just wasn't expecting it then. I mean I had just made that comment about us having fun together..and thought I had said something wrong and corrected myself...but then you were kinda sad when I did."

Justin laughed. "Yeah...I remember."

Nick flopped back on the bed and looked up at the ceiling a big smile on his face. "Then I watched you float over to me looking sexy as hell and I'm sure my heart started beating a mile a minute."

Justin turned his head to look down at Nick. "YOURS? I was trying to be all confident, but I was terrified."

Nick turned his head to look at Justin, his smile only getting bigger. "I know you were, baby. That took a LOT of guts."

Justin nodded. "Yeah...it did. But now I look back and think that I was kinda dumb to be scared. Like...I feel stupid."

Getting Nick wrapped his arms around Justin and gently kissed the back of his neck. "You shouldn't feel stupid for being scared. Everybody is scared when they do something for the first time. I know I would be."

"Do you remember your first time...doing stuff? Were YOU scared, or was it just not a big deal to you?"

Nick smiled. "Baby, I was TERRIFIED. I was so scared I thought I was going to piss myself rather then get turned on like I knew I should be. But some how I got through it...and I can't say that I had the best partners for each of those 'first time tasks'."

Justin nodded. "Yeah...guess I'm lucky in that sense."

"I'm trying...to make you as comfortable as I can...and not force you into anything...I'm just not sure if I'm doing it right. If I'm being a good enough 'teacher."

"You definitely are, Nick. I mean...all I can ask is that you don't pressure me into anything I'm not ready for. And...well...so far, so good."

Just then Nick remembered something that he had said on the phone a few days ago. "I'm sorry...for what I said on the phone...I know either of us are ready for that." Nick said softly.

"Oh. Don't worry about it. It's OK...we talked about it."

Nick nodded, willing to drop it. "You're right we did."

"Why do you say YOU'RE not ready, though? I mean...you obviously asked me for a reason."

Nick thought about that for a second. "Sure, I meant what I said...but I guess what I mean now is that I'm not ready until you are."

Justin nodded. "I understand," he said...absently reaching his right hand over his shoulder to scratch a spot on his tattooed upper back.

"I always loved that tattoo." Nick whispered as he watched Justin scratch it.

Justin laughed. "I haven't even had it all that long."

Nick giggled. "True, but I still loved it." He said as he continued to look at Justin's back. "Yup that tattoo and those freckles...yum"

Justin laughed as he stood up. "You're crazy," he said...taking his shoes and shirts over to his closet.

"Maybe so...but I don't think it would do you any good to commit me yet." Nick laughed.

Justin laughed again as he unbuttoned his pants. "That's true. I haven't had my wicked way with you yet."

Nick bit his bottom lip as he watched Justin unbutton his pants. The combination of him doing that and what he said made Nick's body heat up a little. "Yeah...and it would be a shame to let that go."

Justin chuckled. "Exactly," he said...stepping out of his pants and neatly hanging them in the closet.

"I'm glad your dad didn't give us a hard time about this afternoon." Nick giggled, blushing bright red. "I so can't believe I did that...that was SO stupid of me."

Justin laughed as he closed the closet door and turned back to Nick. "It was definitely ballsy of you...that's for sure."

Nick blushed even more. "I wasn't exactly using my head."

"More like using the WRONG head."

Giggling, Nick nodded his head. "Uh huh...totally true...which could get a guy in deep shit if he doesn't watch out."

Justin nodded...walking back over to the bed. "Tell me about it."

"But now it doesn't really matter what head I'm thinkin with...cuz we're ALL alone...I think." Nick laughed, smirking playfully.

Justin smirked back on his way by Nick. "Hey, now...behave...I have a bad back," he said as he opened the door to go out to the hot tub on the sun porch.

Nick rolled his eyes as he got up off of the bed. "When haven't I done anything besides be a perfect gentleman?" He asked playfully with a raised eyebrows as he joined Justin on the sun porch.

"Don't play yourself, Nick..." Justin said...stepping out of his boxers without thinking twice, and climbing into the hot tub. "...you KNOW you have some non-gentlemanly tendencies." He laughed as he floated across the tub, and relaxed on one of the seats.

"And you don't?" Nick joked as he too stripped out of his boxers and climbed into the hot tub, taking place across from Justin. Sighing contently he rested back against the side.

Justin looked at Nick...shock on his face. "I beg your pardon."

"I have seen you having sex, Mr...that didn't look too gentlemanly to me." Nick said, giggling at the shocked look on Justin's face.

Justin opened his mouth like he was about to say something...then closed it and shook his head...realizing there was nothing to say. However, he then changed his mind and finally spoke. "How was I NOT being gentlemanly when you walked in on me and Kel?"

Nick quickly figured out he had said the wrong thing, and bit his lower lip. "I didn't mean it like that, Justin...I'm sorry. I'm the one that wasn't being the gentleman when I was with her...at least you loved her." He whispered, still feeling so bad for what he had done. He tried to get past it and forget it but it was still there in the back of his mind, making him feel so shitty.

Justin shook his head. That wasn't what he'd meant at all, and he wanted Nick to know that. He hadn't meant to get him thinking about what he did with Kelly again. "No, no...I just mean...what you saw. How was I not being a gentleman...with...what I was doing?"

"All I meant by it was that..." Nick sighed. "I honestly don't know what I meant. I guess just that maybe you didn't look like you were trying to be with her because you really wanted to be...just that you were angry and needed to get it out...that it was a spontaneous thing...not so loving..." He sighed again and looked away. "Like I said, I don't know...Just forget it...I'm sorry that I offend

Justin looked at Nick...a confused look on his face. "I didn't look like I wanted to be with her? What do you mean by THAT? All you saw was her riding me. How could you get that...out of that?"

Nick groaned in frustration...there was times he wished he had learned to keep his big mouth shut. "Justin...I don't know what I'm talking about...I don't have the answer for that...maybe I was just seeing things I wanted to see...or remembering things wrong...I only saw for a split second...I shouldn't of said anything." He said looking down, feeling like he had totally fucked things up for

their night because he didn't have an answer...and now Justin was always going to wonder what he meant...when hell he didn't even know what he meant or WHY he said it.

Justin sighed. "Nick...honestly...I don't know what you think you saw. But...regardless of what it was, I just feel like I should tell you that with me and Kelly...I never did it unless it was something we both wanted. Whether it was loving or quick or kinky or just a release of frustration...we never did it unless we BOTH wanted it. We had something special, even if it didn't always appear that way to people."

Nick looked back up and smiled a little. "I know that, Justin...I'm sorry if It sounded like I though other wise...my brain is just all jumbled up I guess. I know you respected her and I know for a fact you would NEVER do something she didn't want to do. Forgive me for being an asshole and speaking without thinking...once again?"

Justin took a deep breath and nodded. "Yeah...and Nick. I'm not saying all this stuff to make you feel bad. I just feel like you should know."

Feeling the need to be close to Justin...as if to make sure everything really was okay, Nick floated to sit next to him. "You didn't make me feel bad...not at all." He said softly.

Justin nodded again. "OK."

"I know I made you feel bad though." Nick said softly as he reached up to brush an eyelash off of Justin's cheek, lovingly.

Justin shrugged. "What you said just kinda got me a little," he said honestly...looking down as he squeezed some water in his fist. "I wouldn't want you to think I'd be like that with Kelly...or anyone else."

"I know you wouldn't baby, I don't think that...and I'm being honest when I say I don't know what I meant."

Justin nodded his head. "Alright."

Nick rested his head down on Justin's shoulder as his hand found his thigh, softly squeezing it. "Did I ruin our night?"

Justin shook his head. "No. I mean...you got me thinking about some stuff. But...it's cool. I think it's good when we talk about things."

"Yeah it is...but I hate to make you think over stuff that you don't really need to think about." Nick said with a smile.

Justin smiled...still looking at his hand in the water. "It's OK."

Thinking it was time to lighten the mood, Nick moved from where he was sitting and straddled Justin's lap, giggling a little. "This is better."

Despite the smile on his face, Justin replied with, "Unfortunately, it isn't. It hurts my back."

NIck quickly moved away. "Sorry, baby."

Justin smiled at Nick. "It's OK. Not your fault."

"I know it's not." Nick said smiling back. "But I sat on your lap and it hurt you..."

"Remember what I told you about how sometimes you just feel to bad? I mean...I said something like...when I was telling you that if you need to tell me to fuck off, just tell me to fuck off...?"

Nick nodded his head, a little confused. He wasn't sure what that had to do with this.

"Well...I meant it. Sometimes you just feel too bad. Like...getting all upset cuz you sat on me and it made my back hurt. It wasn't your fault, so don't feel bad. It just seems like your always so worried that you're gonna hurt me or upset me or offend me...but you don't have to be. That shit happens in life. There's no need for you to be worried about it happening every time you talk."

Nick nodded his head again and smiled. "I know...I'm trying to work on it." He said as he stretched his legs out in front of him and let them float to the surface and then back down again.

"Just...try to remember what I said about being insecure. You don't have to be with me. And I mean...I don't want you to worry about things. If you say or do something to piss me off, then I get pissed off and get over it. That's life. I'm gonna piss YOU off sometimes, too."

"It seems to work the other way a little more often though...I don't think you've pissed me off yet." Nick said getting a thoughtful look on his face, trying to remember.

Justin laughed. "Oh I will."

Nick laughed too as he splashed in the water a little. "I don't doubt it...but it hasn't happened yet which is totally okay with me...I'm not a very pretty pissed off person."

"We'll see."

Sighing contently, Nick rested his head back down on Justin's shoulder, his hand going back to his upper thigh again.

Justin took a deep breath...letting it out in a quiet sigh. "I still don't know how to tell my parent's I probably can't go to Vail with them."

Nick sighed too. "They'll understand, Justin."

"I know they will. But I'm sure they'll be disappointed."

"Of course they will." Nick said with a small smile. "Where do you have to go? To practice with this new dancer?"

Justin nodded. "We're gonna have to round all the dancers up and start rehearsals earlier than planned."

"Justin..." Nick stopped and paused, a little worried to ask his next question, but then he thought about what Justin had said...that he didn't need to be scared. "...When do you gota go...and well umm...well...where do I go?" He asked softly, still scared to death of asking that...so badly not wanting Justin to think he was trying to smother him again.

"When I go to LA for rehearsals?"

Nick just nodded his head where it was resting on Justin's shoulder and his hand nervously ran up and down Justin's thigh.

Justin shrugged his shoulders a bit. "I don't know. I'll be there for a few days, I'm sure. Maybe that'll be a good time for you to go home and get your stuff ready to move out to LA. I mean...if you're still considering it."

The idea of going home made Nick uneasy and his body tensed up but he nodded his head anyway. "Yeah...guess your right."

"You don't sound very convincing," Justin pointed out...lifting his left leg to drape it over Nick's right leg under the water.

"I guess I'm just a little scared to go home is all." Nick admitted, softly.

"Scared of what?"

"Just being there in that town reminds me of a lot of bad stuff." Nick whispered as he tried to get even closer to Justin, without hurting him.

"Is this stuff only stuff that's been bad since you've been away?"

Nick shook his head. "No...just the same old shit that's always been there."

"Then how were you living there before? I mean...now that you've like...realized there's better out there for you, does it seem a lot worse?"

"I think that's exactly it." Nick said with a small smile. "But you're probably right...I should go and do that while you are in LA... do something productive even if I'm scared to death to do it."

"Nick...if you're not sure about moving...then maybe you shouldn't do it just yet. I mean...you can take more time to decide if you want."

Nick pulled back a little to look up at Justin. "But I DO want to move...don't you see I NEED to move...I would even do it without getting my stuff...but I need my cat." He giggled a little.

Justin laughed with Nick a bit before he spoke. "Nick...have you thought about what will happen if...well...if for some reason, we don't work out?"

Nick sighed and nodded his head. "Sure I have...but I mean I went without having friends in my hometown...I can do it in a strange place...I would just have to find my own house. Plus...I mean unless something really bad happens...I don't think we would hate each other to the point that you wouldn't want to see my face or visa versa."

Justin nodded. "Definitely. I mean...I think we could always be friends."

"I hope so." Nick said smiling as he leaned forward to press a soft kiss to Justin's lips...just all of a sudden having the erge to kiss him at least softly.

Justin smiled at Nick. "I hope so, too. I mean...shit...if me and Kelly can have a baby together after we broke up, you and I could certainly be friends if we broke up."

"Yes since the baby thing isn't possible." Nick giggled.

"Definitely not."

"Remember that story we read?" Nick asked out of the blue.

"Which one? The first one we read at the hotel...or the one we read here?"

"Here...I don't even remember what the one we read in the hotel was." Nick laughed. "Just that it totally freaked you out."

Justin laughed. "Sure did."

"Well...anyways the story we read here...that we umm kinda had fun with...well I read it again...when I jacked off that one morning after the phone call." Nick said, giggling...not sure wy he was bringing it up but he felt like sharing it.

"You did not."

"Did so."

"You're a horny bastard."

Nick snorted and then busted up laughing. "Hey it was a really good way to get off."

"I guess. But I'm only considering it acceptable because I was three quarters of a country away."

"Hmm so if you were home...then you wouldn't of let me do it?" Nick asked with a smirk on his face.

"No. Well...unless you were being a horny bastard and I wasn't in the mood...and I had to let you do it to get you off my back."

"Which I would never do." Nick giggled. "I would go to sleep hard as a rock."

"What? Are you kidding me?"

Nick shook his head. "No...why would I kid you?" He asked confused.

If you had a massive hardon...and I just wasn't feeling frisky...you wouldn’t jerk off? Even if you KNEW I was OK with it?"

Nick shrugged his shoulders. "Maybe..."

"I would hope you would."

Hearing that caused Nick to laugh. "I probably would...I've done it before...going to bed hard like that...but my dick killed me for days...I don't think that was too healthy.” He said giggling even more.

Justin laughed. "No...I don't think so," he said through a yawn.

Nick pouted a little seeing Justin yawning. “You’re getting sleeping on me already?”

Justin nodded. "But I'm OK. I don't wanna go to bed yet."

Nick turned to Justin, not saying anything just looking into his eyes with his ‘I really wana kiss you’ look.

Justin raised an eyebrow. "Uh oh...that look."

Nick giggled. “Good, you’re learnin.”

Justin laughed, too, as he leaned over and kissed Nick tenderly on the lips.

Nick smiled against Justin’s lips as he kissed him back just as tenderly.

Justin continued kissing Nick...keeping it sweet, slow and tender. He really had no desire to make the kiss any deeper or faster than it was because he was really enjoying the relaxation of the moment.

Nick could tell that Justin wanted to keep the kiss at the rate it was, so he accepted that. Bringing a hand up to the back of Justin’s head he ran his fingers over his growing buzzed hair soothingly as they continued to kiss sweetly.

Justin pulled back and smiled at Nick. "You have amazing lips."

“So do you.” Nick said smiling right back. “Which makes them even more amazing put together.”

Justin laughed. "That was cheesy, babe."

Nick thought about what he had said and then laughed. “It was, wasn’t it.”

Justin nodded. "Uh huh...even in it IS true."

Thinking about the kiss Nick put on his best playful pout. “Am I guessin right that I’m not going to able to get the kiss back that I had going this afternoon before we were so rudely interrupted.” He giggled.

Justin rolled his eyes. "Jeez, Nick...it always has to be hot and heavy with you, doesn't it?"

Nick blushed a little and shook his head. “No it doesn’t.”

Justin chuckled. "Yes it does."

“Fine...forget it then.” Nick said crossing his arms over his chest, pouting playfully again...this time not denying the fact.

"OK," Justin said...then moved away from Nick and floated to the other side of the hot tub.

“Hey...where ya goin?” Nick asked, looking at Justin confused.

Justin shrugged as he settled onto a seat. "You said forget it."

“Oh yeah...that’s right I forgot.” Nick said as he wiggled around on the seat getting comfortable without Justin. His leg purposely reaching across the hot tub and his big toe creeping up Justin’s leg.

Justin laughed and pushed Nick's leg away. "I think there's something you don't know about me."

“That you are extremely ticklish?” Nick asked, giggling.

"No...you already know that."

Nick thought about that for a second. “Oh right...okay what?”

"I don't like feet."

Hearing that caused Nick to bust up laughing, even though he understood what Justin was saying. “Okay...I will keep that in mind.” He laughed as he moved his feet to his own side of the tub.

"Just make sure they don't touch me, and we're cool."

“Now I’m scared my toes are going to be chopped off in my sleep.” Nick said with a fake look of horror on his face.

Justin chuckled. "No...I wouldn't do that."

Nick was quiet for a second as he watched Justin on the other side of the tub. “Okay, I’m lonely over here.”

Justin smiled as he moved back over to the other side of the tub, and carefully straddled Nick's lap. "Better?"

Nick laughed and nodded his head. “Yeah...it’s a little hard to be lonely with somebody on your lap.”

Still smiling, Justin wrapped his arms around Nick's neck. "Yes it is."

“We have moved up...” Nick giggled. “Last time we did this in here...we were wearing swim trunks.” He said softly, the feeling of Justin’s naked body on top of his definitely not going past him.

Justin laughed. "Yeah. We done graduated."

“Hmmm...well graduating is nice.” Nick said as he looked Justin in the eye, his arms wrapping around Justin’s waist.

Justin shrugged. "I don't feel intimidated like this...like I used to."

Nick smiled big. “Good I’m glad...because you don’t need to feel like that when you’re around me.”

"I don't. Being naked is cool now. It's...the stuff that might happen...WHILE we're naked...that still intimidates me."

Nick nodded is head in understanding. “Of course it does, baby...it’s all new to you...it’s supposed to intimidate you.”

Justin nodded. "I know. I just...I kinda feel guilty that I'm not ready...for certain things."

Nick leaned in and kissed Justin’s nose softly. “You don’t need to feel guilty, baby. I understand.”

Justin chuckled. "Are you ever gonna call me 'Justin' again?"

“Huh?” Nick asked confused and then he got it and blushed bright red. “Oops.”

Justin laughed again as he kissed Nick's cheek.

“I hadn’t even noticed I had been doing it.” Nick said softly, sighing contently, running his hands up and down Justin’s back.

"Can you move your hands a little lower...and rub my back a little?"

Nick did just that, moved his hands down a little lower so they were at the base of Justin’s back and started to rub it. “That okay?”

Justin nodded...closing his eyes and wincing a bit.

Nick looked at Justin sympathetically and lovingly as he rubbed the sore spot.

Justin sighed as he leaned into Nick and rested his head on his shoulder...burying his face in his boyfriend's neck.

Nick took a deep breath and let it out as Justin moved on him a little. No matter how much he didn’t want it to happen, having Justin on his lap was turning him on. But he quickly shook it off and ignored it as he continued to rub Justin’s back...this wasn’t a time to get feeling like that. “What are you doing tomorrow?”

"I don't know," Justin said quietly into Nick's neck. "What do you wanna do?"

Nick shrugged his shoulders. “I don’t care.”

"Maybe we can go visit my gramma. I want you to meet her."

“Really...you want me to meet your grandma?” Nick asked with wide eyes.

Justin just nodded.

“Okay then...we can go visit your grandma.” Nick said with a smile as he continued to rub Justin’s sore back.

"Hmmm...I'd like that."

“You’re going to fall asleep sitting on me.” Nick giggled.

Justin chuckled lazily. "Feels good."

Nick bit his lower lip and nodded, “Yeah it does.” He mumbled. “I’m glad it does.” Is what he said a little louder.

"Will you sleep with me tonight?" Justin asked quietly...still not lifting his head.

“Of course.” Nick said smiling. “I wouldn’t want to be any place else.”

"Sleep with me naked?"

Nick giggled. “Okay...I’m sure I can manage that.”

Justin lifted his head and looked at Nick with tired eyes. "Wanna go to bed now?"

“Yeah...we can go to bed now.” Nick smiled leaning over to kiss Justin softly...he looked too cute when he was sleepy. “Come on sleepy guy.”

Justin smiled, then lifted himself off of Nick with a tired groan. "Mmm...this was nice," he said...climbing out of the tub and grabbing two towels from the towel warmer compartment.

“You know you’re some place very nice when they have a towel warmer.” Nick laughed as he climbed out and took one of the towels from Justin and wrapped it around his waist.

Justin laughed as he tied the other towel around his own waist. "Please, Nicky. This is my house. It's not like you're at the Four Seasons."

Nick smiled big when Justin called him ‘Nicky’. “I know that.” He laughed as he walked through the door and back into the bedroom.

Justin turned off the tub's jets and heater, then followed Nick into the bedroom. "I just hope you're comfortable here," he said...heading right for the bathroom.

“Of course I am...why wouldn’t I be?” Nick asked softly as he followed Justin to the bathroom but stopped at the door not wanting to intrude if he needed privacy.

Justin walked over to the toilet with a shrug. "I don't know why you wouldn't be...I just hope you are..." he started as he stopped to pee. "...even when I'm not here."

Nick slipped into the room and over to the area with the sinks and started to brush his teeth while Justin used the toilet. “I was comfortable.” he answered with his mouth full of toothpaste.

Justin flushed the toilet, then went over to the sink beside Nick's to wash his hands. "Good...I'm glad," he said...getting his toothbrush out.

Finishing up with his teeth Nick practically swapped Justin places and headed over to the toilet. “What are you going to say about me to your grandma?” He asked as he peed.

"I'ma tell her the truth," Justin answered after rinsing out his mouth.

“You think she’ll be cool with it?” Nick asked after he flushed the toilet and walked back to the sinks to wash his hands.

Justin nodded as he wiped his hands and mouth on a towel. "Yeah...I do."

Nick smiled. “Okay then...that’s cool with me.”

Justin yawned as he quickly removed his towel and dried himself off, then tossed it into the hamper before heading into the bedroom and straight to his bed. "I can't wait to sleep."

Nick watched Justin walk to the bed totally and groaned a little as he stayed in the bathroom to dry off and have an internal pep talk with himself. “Yeah...sleep will be nice.” He called back.

Justin threw back the covers and climbed under them...immediately hugging a pillow close and closing his eyes. "Nicky...where are you?" Justin called in a whiny tone. "Come on."

Nick had to laugh and with one more deep breath he walked into the room and climbed into bed next to Justin. “I’m right here.”

Justin smiled...his eyes still closed. "Good."

Nick didn’t say anything for a few seconds, just lied there watching Justin, thinking how lucky he was. Then without thinking he whispered, “I love you.” Before snuggling up next to him tightly, draping a leg over one of his, pressing his naked body against Justin’s. It felt good...really good but he didn’t care like that he just loved being close.

Justin sighed quietly. "Night, Nick," he said lazily...already half asleep.

“Night, Justin.” Nick whispered as he closed his own eyes and tried to get himself to fall asleep.

In a matter of a few minutes, Justin was sound asleep...snoring softly as he rested comfortably in Nick's arms.

Nick was awake for a few more minutes as he thought about some things but quickly he too was fast asleep.

*****@*****

Kelly walked into Marty's condo through the back door in the kitchen....locking it behind her. "Marty?" she called as she headed into the house...a shopping bag in one hand, and a fruit smoothie in the other. Marty had been sleeping when she left a few hours earlier to go for a walk, and she was wondering if he was awake yet.

Marty was still fast asleep in bed. If nobody was around to wake him up he could sleep for hours. He didn't hear Kelly call his name .

Kelly headed down the hall and into the bedroom, and smiled when she saw Marty was still asleep. Setting the bag down on the floor, she had a seat on the edge of the bed. "Wake up, sleepy head," she said...then leaned down to kiss his forehead.

Marty blinked a few times and opened his eyes, automatically smiling when he saw Kelly. "Hey baby...what time is it?" He asked drowsily.

"Almost six. You've been sleeping for about three hours."

"Oh...wow...what have you been doing all this time?" Marty asked as he sat up to stretch.

Kelly smiled at her boyfriend. With a shrug, she replied, "I just went for a walk on the boardwalk."

Marty smiled back. "Did you have fun?"

Kelly nodded. "Yeah...it was nice," she said. She then set her smoothie on the nightstand and reached for the shopping bag on the floor. "I got you something," she said...handing Marty the bag.

"You didn't have to get me anything." Marty said smiling more as he took the bag she handed him. "But thank you."

"I know I didn't have to...but I wanted to. I don't have to have a reason for buying my man a present, do I?"

Marty laughed and shook his head as he opened up the bag and looked inside. "Nope you don't."

Kelly giggled as she watched Marty open the bag. Inside was the sailboat lamp that he'd pointed out in a shop window when they'd been walking on the boardwalk the night before.

"Oh God." Marty laughed when he saw the lamp. "Thanks baby...now you just have to find some place to put it." He said with a big smile on his face.

Kelly shrugged. "You can put it wherever you want. You like it...that's all that matters."

"You're right." Marty said with a smile as he set the bag on the bed next to him and leaned forward to kiss Kelly softly. "Thank you."

"You're very welcome," Kelly said...then gave Marty another quick kiss. "OK...so I have two things to tell you."

Marty raised an eyebrow. "Okay...do I have a reason to be worried?"

Kelly shook her head. "I don't think so."

"Okay then tell me."

"OK...well...first of all...I was thinking that if the offer still stands, I WOULD like to stay here instead of in a hotel until I move into my own place."

A smile spread across Marty's face and he nodded. "Of course the offer still stance...you are welcome to stay here."

Kelly chuckled. "Thank you. Does that mean you can take me to the hotel tonight to get my stuff and check out?"

"Yup, we can do that." Marty said with a smile as he crawled out from under the sheet that was covering his body.

"OK...so...when do you wanna hear the second thing I have to tell you?"

Marty smiled a little, wondering what she was going to say. "Whenever you're ready."

"OK..." Kelly said...a big smile on her face. "...I think I found it."

Marty was a little confused. "Found what?"

"My house."

"Really? That's great baby...tell me about it...where is it?" Marty asked, smiling big...happy to see that Kelly was so excited about it.

"You won't believe how it happened. Like I said, I was walking on the boardwalk. Well...I walked all the way to the end, and kept going a bit along the beach. I had no idea, but they built a whole bunch of new condos out there, and they just happened to be having an open house and giving tours this afternoon, so I looked at a few of them."

Marty's smile got even bigger. "I know the places your talking about...those are really, really nice girl. So, did you like them...what did they look like inside?"

"They're beautiful. I mean...and they're BRAND new. Like...the floors aren't even laid yet, and the walls are just bare plaster. But this one I saw, Marty...that I loved...it's RIGHT on the water. I mean...right on it. And it has a nice spacious living area...and an extra room downstairs that would be perfect for a dance studio." Excitement was evident in Kelly's voice. "There are two bedrooms upstairs...and it's got a spiral staircase...and an adorable balcony that overlooks the beach."

"Wow that does sound beautiful Kel...Sounds perfect...I might not stay at my own house cuz yours will be so nice." Marty teased, loving hearing Kelly so excited and happy. "And the dance studio idea sounds really awesome. I wish *I* had the room to do that."

"Well you can use mine," Kelly said...speaking as if the place was already hers.

Marty nodded. "Good...I'm glad."

"Will you come see it? They're giving the tours til seven."

Marty looked at the clock seeing they still had a good forty-five minutes. "Sure, let's go." With that he climbed out of bed and walked to a chair to grab his jeans.

"Thanks," Kelly siad...picking up her smoothie and taking a sip as she got up. "It means a lot to me that you'll come. I want to know what you think."

"I wana make sure this place my girl has her heart set on is really good for her." Marty said with a smile as he buttoned and zipped his jeans.

"Will you give me your honest opinion?" Kelly asked...watching Marty as she shoved a hand into the pocket of his hoodie she'd borrowed the night before. "I mean...don't just tell me you like it because you know *I* like it."

Sitting back down on the bed, Marty put on his tennis shoes. "Of course...I don't want you buying something that wouldn't be good for you."

Kelly nodded. "OK. But...what's gonna tell you that it's good for me or not? How will you know?"

"I'll just know." Marty said with a smile as he stood up. "But come on let's get going before it closes...do you think we should take the car or walk?"

"Why don't we take the car," Kelly suggested as she chewed on her straw. "Then we can go right over to the hotel."

"That sounds like a plan." Marty said as he walked out of the room. Once out in the living room he grabbed his keys. "You do realize we will have to share this space for a little while before I leave."

Kelly nodded as she grabbed her purse off the coffee table. "I know. Does that bother you?" she asked...taking the money she had in her jeans pocket out and putting it back into her wallet.

"Not in the least." Marty stated as he grabbed a hooded sweatshirt off of a hook by the door and pulled it over his head. "I will love to share my place with you...even if it is just for a few days." He said, his voice muffled from the material over is head.

Kelly smiled. "OK. Thank you. I appreciate it."

"What made you change your mind?" Marty asked as he held the door open for Kelly.

Kelly shrugged as she walked out the front door and down the steps. "I don't know. I guess I'm just sick of being in hotels."

"Yeah, that’s why I suggested it. I mean why stay in a hotel when you don't have to?"

Kelly nodded. "I know. I'm just so used to it, though. I mean...I pretty much lived in one out here for a few years. I never had a place in LA. Sure...I'd spend a night here and there here with you...and a night here and there at Justin's or Mel's...but I never had a place of my own."

"Well...Miss Kelly it's about time you have your own little place in good old LA." Marty said with a huge grin on his face as he unlocked the doors to his almost identical Ford Expedition to the one he had at his parents house.

Kelly laughed as she got into the truck. "Yeah...and a car, too."

Marty climbed into the truck and buckled his seat belt. "Well...you can use mine for the time being...unless we get you one before I leave."

"Thanks. But I should be OK. I mean...just about everything I need is right on the boardwalk...and I can walk there."

Marty nodded his head as he started the truck and headed out down the street in the direction for the new condos. "I know...but I mean it will be here if you need it."

Kelly looked at Marty and smiled. "Thanks," she said again...then paused to sip her smoothie. "Is it gonna bother you to have me living so close. I mean...if I move there?"

Marty glanced at Kelly quickly before looking back at the road. "Why would that bother me?"

"I don't know. I just want to make sure you wouldn't feel like I'm crowding you."

"Honey...I asked you to move in with me. I wouldn't of asked you that if I hadn't meant it and thought you would be crowding me. I like the idea of having you close to me." Marty said with a smile as he continued to watch the road.

Kelly smiled. "OK. I believe you."

Marty parked the car in front of the new development. "Okay...show me the way to your new dream home."

Kelly giggled as she put her cup in the cup holder, then opened the car door and climbed out to wait for Marty.

Marty climbed out and walked around to take Kelly's hand. "Which one is it?"

"Over there," Kelly said...pointing to the third house down from the boardwalk.

"Dang girl...that place is like three times the size of mine...I'm jealous." Marty laughed as he walked towards the house.

"Don't be...you have a very nice home."

As they approached the condo, the real estate agent Kelly had seen earlier gave her a big smile. "Back again, young lady?"

Kelly returned her smile. "I wanted my boyfriend to see the place. Can we just take a walk through?"

"Of course...go right ahead. Take your time."

"Thank you." Marty said with a smile as they walked into the house...already he was very pleased.

"Plus...I have a baby on the way. I need space," Kelly pointed out as the walked into the home.

Marty nodded his head smiling still "Good point."

"I think the kitchen would be over here..." Kelly said...pointing to the left. "...and the living room over there," she added...pointing to the other side of the open first floor.

Marty looked around the house and nodded. "Yeah I can see that...when do the people think it's going to be done?"

"If they don't sell in the next few days, they're going to install the kitchens and finishes the floors and walls, and have another open house in a couple of weeks," Kelly said...leading Marty to the room toward the back of the house.

"But I buy it before they do that, I can have it designed the way I want."

"How long would that take?" Marty asked, a little worried about Kelly not having a place totally finished by the time the baby was born.

Kelly shook her head. "Not too long. If I bought it, I could get workers in here as soon as I wanted. It shouldn't take long at all. A couple weeks to do the installations and the walls and floors, maybe...then I'll just have to buy furniture and decorate. Maybe...just MAYBE...I could be out of your place by the time you get back from Europe."

Marty's eye went wide. "Really...it could be done that fast?"

"I don't see why not...if I hire the right people...get ENOUGH people...and pay the right kind of money."

Which brought up another point that Marty noticed. "How much is this going to cost you?"

Kelly stopped to look out the window to the ocean...then glanced at Marty. "Is it really all that important if I'm going to be happy?"

Marty shook his head, no. "No...but you need to make sure you have enough money for the baby and everything."

"I have plenty of money, Marty. I mean...shit. You KNOW how much I make. And seriously...I've never had any major expenses...so I've saved a LOT."

"True." Marty said with a smile as he joined Kelly at the window. "I'm sorry if I sounded like I was trying to rain on your parade or something...I was just making sure."

"Don't be sorry. I told you...I wanna know what you think about everything."

"I think the house is beautiful and I think it would be cool to be able to fix it up yourself and everything." Marty said with a smile.

Kelly smiled at that...then took a few steps away from Marty into the center of the room. "This is the room I was talking about...for the dance studio."

Marty looked around the room and nodded in approval. "I think it would work nicely."

"It's not that big...but perfect just for me. And you, of course."

"And me of course." Marty giggled as he continued to look around the room.

"I'm thinking mirrors with ballet bars along that wall..." Kelly said as she indicated the area. "...and a nice sound system over there."

Marty looked where Kelly was pointing trying to in vision exactly what she was saying. "Yeah that sounds good...I can see that."

Kelly looked at Marty with wide eyes. "Can you...really?"

"Yeah...why is that so hard to believe?" Marty asked, giggling at the look Kelly had on her face.

Kelly giggled and shrugged. "I don't know. Maybe I'm just looking for reassurance."

Marty smiled. "Well...I can see it."

"Wanna see upstairs?"

"Of course." Marty said, still smiling. "Lead the way."

Kelly took Marty's hand, and led him out of the room and up the spiral staircase.

"This will be interesting for kids to learn to walk on." Marty stated as they walked up the stairs.

Kelly chuckled. "I think it's cool," she said...leading him out onto the balcony as soon as they got upstairs.

"It IS cool." Marty laughed. "I never said it wasn't."

Kelly went up to the balcony railing to look out at the ocean. "Have you ever seen anything so beautiful," she said quietly...awed by the view of the setting sun.

Marty walked up behind Kelly and wrapped his arms around her waist. "Nope, I can't say that I have. I thought *I* had a great view."

"You do, baby. It just looks different from up here."

"And because it's your special place." Marty said softly into her ear.

"Well...not yet."

"But you want it to be."

Kelly nodded...still not looking away from the view. "I really do."

Marty pulled her back close to him and kissed the top of her head. "Then go for it."

Kelly laughed quietly. "You don't even need to see the rest of the place, huh?"

"Nope...because I know how much you love it." Marty laughed. "Wait that was what I wasn't supposed to do huh?"

Kelly laughed again as she turned around in Marty's arms to look at him. "Do YOU love it?"

Marty nodded his head. "I do...I love it."

Kelly smiled brightly at Marty. "I'm so glad," she said softly...feeling as if she could cry.

"Hey girl...no need for tears." Marty whispered when he could see the tears pooling in Kelly's eyes.

Kelly laughed as a couple of the tears spilled over onto her cheeks. "I can't help it. I'm sorry."

Marty leaned down and kissed away the tears that were falling onto her cheeks and then pulled her in for a tight hug. "It's okay."

Kelly clung to Marty tightly. "I just feel...I don’t know...like things are really looking up for me. Like...even though there's a lot of stuff going wrong, there's just so much going right...and I don't know if I've ever been so happy."

"I'm glad you feel that way...because I don't think I've been so happy either." Marty whispered as he held Kelly tightly against his chest.

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Kelly held onto Marty for a few minutes, then rubbed the tears from her eyes as she finally pulled away. "At least let me show you the rest of the house."

"Okay...show me." Marty smiled and let Kelly lead him to the next place.

"Through here..." Kelly said...walking away from Marty and opening the other balcony door. "...is the master bedroom."

"Very big." Marty laughed. "Where you can put the huge bed for when I come and crash."

Kelly giggled as she strolled through the large room. "Why do I have a feeling you plan on spending a lot of time here?"

Marty pouted. "And why do I feel like you don't want me to."

Kelly still had a bright smile on her tear-streaked face as she walked up to Marty and wrapped her arms around his narrow waist. "But you are SO wrong about that, my dear."

Marty busted up laughing. "My dear?"

Kelly laughed with him. "Gimme a break. I was just trying to sound all proper, and shit."

"It was cute." Marty said still giggling.

Kelly rolled her eyes and took Marty's hand...pulling him across the room and through a door. "Here's the bathroom. I'm definitely thinking nice Jacuzzi tub by the windows."

"Most definitely." Marty laughed. "I could work with that."

"WE could work with that."

"Uh huh...but then again we can work with kitchen counter tops." Marty laughed again, blushing a little.

Kelly laughed and raised an eyebrow. "Hmm...can we ever."

"That was definitely something." Marty said licking his lips. "We should do it again very soon." He giggled.

"Sure. Or...we could experiment with a different place on your house."

"Hmmm yeah." Marty giggled again. "That would work too."

Kelly laughed as she took Marty's hand again, and led him out of the bathroom, and across the hall to the other, smaller bedroom. "This...is the baby's room."

Just hearing Kelly say that made Marty smile big. "We can make this room really cute." Just then he thought of something. "Do you wana know what the baby is before it's born?" He asked out of the blue.

Kelly shrugged. "I don't know yet...but I have time. They can't tell for sure til you're at least five months along...so..."

Marty nodded his head. "Yup, you do."

"Are you still gonna wanna crash here when there's a crying baby to wake you up in the middle of the night?"

"Of course...I'll even get up in the middle of the night to care for that crying baby."

Kelly looked Marty in the eye...willing herself not to cry again. "You will?"

Marty looked right back into Kelly's eyes and nodded. "Of course I will. I may not be the kids father but I'm going to be there for it from day one."

Kelly took a deep breath as she leaned into Marty...burying her face in the front of his sweatshirt. "God...I love you so much."

Marty wrapped his arms around Kelly and kissed the top of her head. "I love you too, Kelly...with all my heart."

Kelly lifted her head just a bit to look up at Marty. "Do you think I can do this on my own...run a house, I mean? I've never even had an apartment of my own...let alone a place like this."

"Kelly I know for a fact that YOU can do anything you set your mind to. You'll do a beyond perfect job at handling this house on your own...and if you ever feel like you can't do it...I'll be right there to help you out." Marty said looking down into Kelly's eyes again.

"I know you will. But I don't want you to have to worry about it. You have a place of your own to take care of."

Marty snorted. "I have a cleaning lady...I don't have a yard...and no pets. I don't really have to do anything."

Kelly laughed. "This is true."

"I have the total bachelor pad." Marty giggled.

Kelly cocked an eyebrow. "I don't know if I like that idea."

Marty rolled his eyes and laughed. "Not like that."

Kelly laughed. "Better not be like that."

"It's not...not at all...even though I was thinking about getting a pet...maybe a hermit crab or something." Marty joked.

Kelly laughed again. "How boring," she said...taking Marty's hand and leading him back downstairs.

"How about a snake or a tarantula?"

Kelly shivered at the thought alone. "God, no."

"Awe you don't like the sound of that...why not they are cute and fuzzy." Marty giggled.

"Gross," Kelly said...stopping at the bottom of the stairs. She glanced at another couple on their way in to tour the house, then up at Marty.

Marty put a comforting hand on Kelly's back. "Are you going to tell the agent that you want it...or are you going to wait?"

Kelly sighed. "If I wait...I might lose it."

"I think you should go for it."

"It's four hundred thousand dollars," Kelly finally admitted in a near whisper...her eyes still on Marty's.

Marty's eyes went wide. "Whoa...that is definitely not cheep."

"I know."

“And the labor costs on top of that.” Marty added, thinking in the back of his mind how much this would add up to.

Kelly nodded. "I know."

Marty took a deep breath. “If you really want to do it though...then you should. I mean you have the money.”

Kelly nodded again. "And It's not like I'm gonna buy it straight out. I mean...I'll mortgage it for now...and maybe pay it all off sometime down the road if I know I'm gonna be here for a while...which right now it definitely looks like I will. I have no one anywhere else."

Marty nodded his head. “I think it sounds like a good investment.”

"Then I'm gonna do it," Kelly said quickly...not wanting to doubt herself or change her mind.

Marty patted Kelly on the back gently. “Then do it.”

Kelly nodded. "OK," she said...then headed outside to find the real estate agent.

Marty followed behind, but kept his distance. This was something she needed to do on her own, but he also wanted to be there just in case she needed him.

Kelly approached the woman she'd spoken to earlier, and quietly cleared her throat. "Umm...excuse me."

The woman turned around to face Kelly and smiled. “Yes?”

"Umm...this condo. I'm very interested in it."

The woman looked Kelly up and down for a second, as if trying to see if she was really capable of something like that. “So I take it your boyfriend liked it then.” She said, the friendly smile back on her face.

Kelly nodded. "Well yes...as a matter of fact, he did. But the place is actually for me."

“Oh...I see. Well...are you very interested in that you want to sign paper work?” The woman asked, picking a binder up off of a table.

"Paper work for what? Like...to reserve it, or something? Because won't I have to work out the finances through a bank?"

The woman nodded. “Of course...and yes to reserve it.”

Kelly nodded. "Then...yes...I want to do that. And I'll call your agency fist thing in the morning to set up an appointment to work out the finances."

Handing Kelly the paper she needed to fill out the woman smiled. “Here you go...just fill this out.”

Kelly took the paper and pen. Before filing in the information, she looked over the document just to make sure that all she was signing for was to reserve the house.

Marty came up behind Kelly once she started signing the paper, he too read over her shoulder. He knew Kelly was a big girl but it was always good to have somebody else read a contract too.

Kelly finished the paperwork, then looked at Marty, as if to get an OK before giving it back to the agent.

Marty simply nodded his head.

The woman smiled and put the paper back in the binder. “Thank your Ms. Konno.”

"Thank you. Do you have a card...with a number I can call in the morning?"

“Of course.” The woman handed Kelly her card.

"Thanks you very much," Kelly said...extending her hand after taking the card.

The woman took Kelly’s hand and shook it. “You’re very welcome...thank you.”

Kelly turned to Marty with a smile on her face. "Well then...I guess tomorrow's the big day."

Marty smiled big and took Kelly’s hand leading her back to the truck. “Yup it is sure looking that way...congrats, baby.”

Kelly laughed. "Congratulate me after I get the loan and sigh the papers."

Marty smiled as he unlocked the door and opened the passenger side for Kelly. “I know...but I have a really good feeling you’ll get it.”

"I do too," Kelly said as she got into the car. "But still..."

Marty got into the car and buckled himself in. Once he knew Kelly was buckled too he started the car and headed off towards the hotel. “Twenty one and already have your own house…that will be impressive”

Kelly shrugged. "Maybe so, but who do I really have to impress?"

“I dunno...but you’ve got it to impress them when they come around” Marty laughed.

Kelly chuckled. "I guess that's true. Did you notice how that lady looked at me like I didn't belong there?"

“I think she couldn’t believe how somebody so young could be buying such an expensive house. I mean if you think about it Kel...a lot of women your age could never afford that.”

Kelly nodded. "Yeah...I know."

“Hell...you know what the place I lived in looked like when I was twenty one.” Marty laughed making a face.

Kelly laughed. "In Canada? I think I was there once or twice."

“Yeah..that place was as trashy as hell.”

"THAT was a bachelor pad. I don't even wanna know what went down with you and Eddie in that place."

Marty made a face thinking about that. “You’re right you don’t wana know.”

Kelly laughed as she looked over at Marty. "Or DO I?"

Marty laughed back and shook his head. “Trust me, baby you don’t.”

Kelly chuckled. "Sex, drugs and rock and roll?"

“Something like that.” Marty giggled as he pulled into the hotel’s parking lot and parked the car.

"Have you ever had a threesome?"

Marty turned to look at Kelly, shocked at the question. “Huh?”

Kelly laughed and shrugged as she unbuckled her seatbelt. "I just thought of it."

“Oh” Was all Marty said, because he wasn’t sure if Kelly really wanted an answer.

Kelly grabbed her purse and got out of the car. "So...have you?" she asked Marty when she met up with him.

“Uhh yeah...a few times.” Marty answered as they walked into the hotel and through the lobby to the elevators.

"With two girls...or a guy and a girl?" Kelly asked out of curiosity as they waited for the elevator. "But...I'm just being nosey. It's OK if you don't wanna tell me."

Marty bit his lower lip as they got into the elevator. “Uhh...both.” He admitted.

Kelly nodded as she leaned back against the elevator...looking at Marty. She really wanted to ask more questions, but she could sense that Marty was uneasy, so she laid off.

Marty smiled at Kelly...he knew that look on her face...it meant she was curious. “You can ask me whatever you want to honey...it’s okay.”

Kelly laughed quietly. "I don't wanna be nosey."

“You aren’t.” Marty replied as the elevator stopped on their floor and they got out.

"OK," Kelly said...taking Marty's hand and heading down the hall toward her room. "With who?"

“Just random people...nobody you know.”

"Oh." Kelly let go of Marty's hand when she stopped outside her door to get her keycard out of her purse.

“The first time was back before I knew you...and the other time was a year or so ago.” Marty said, supplying more information then Kelly asked for.

"A year ago?" Kelly asked as she opened the door and went into the room. "And it was no one I know?"

Marty nodded his head. “Right...they were just two random girls that I picked up at a club one night when I was out with Eddie and the guys.”

Kelly sat on the bed...her eyes on Marty. "Wow."

Marty sighed. “Yeah I guess so.”

"No...it's just...I can't believe you're the same person that used to do those things. Now you're offering to get up in the middle of the night with a baby that isn't even yours."

“People change...I guess for me we’re lucky it was for the better.” Marty said with a smile.

Kelly gave Marty a small smile. "I really do love you, ya know."

“I know you do...and I love you.” Marty said smiling again. “Now come on let’s get you outa here.”

"OK," Kelly said...getting up and going to put her things in her suitcase.

Marty picked up a few things and handed them to Kelly. “How are you feeling? I mean you haven’t been sick to your stomach yet, right?” He asked out of the blue.

Kelly shook her head. "No...I'm fine. How about you...with your back...and everything else?"

“Oh wow...I totally forgot about my back.” Marty laughed. “So it’s doing fine...and I’m actually having a very good day with everything else...but probably because I got a nice long nap...but that doesn’t mean I’m not ready to crash again right now.” He said yawning. “But it’s only like seven thirty.”

Kelly shrugged as she closed her suitcase. "Well...why don't we grab some takeout on the way back...and we can just crash and watch a movie, or something?"

Marty smiled and nodded his head. “That sound’s like a plan...I could really go for pizza, actually...does that sound good to you?”

Kelly nodded. "Sounds fine," she said...picking up her purse and backpack. "Ready?"

“Yup, let’s blow this pop stand.” Marty said as he got the door and opened it for her.

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Kelly's hands were still shaking as she and Marty walked out of the real estate agency and toward Marty's car. "Oh my God," she said with a nervous laugh. "I just bought a fucking house."

Marty held Kelly's hand tightly and leaned over to give her a small kiss on the cheek. "Yes you did, baby and I know you made the right choice."

"I still can't believe they could close the mortgage in three days," she said...shaking her head. "I guess it really speeds things up when you have the money in the bank to back up the loan."

"Exactly." Marty giggled as he helped Kelly into the car once he unlocked it. Then he went around to his own side and climbed in.

Kelly buckled up, then leaned back in her seat. "This is all so crazy."

"I know, baby but it will all look so nice once everything is finished." Marty said with a smile as he reached a hand over to squeeze Kelly's thigh. "And just think now you have a house AND a baby to gloate about with Mel and Eddie."

Kelly shrugged. "Well...I'm not the gloating type."

Marty smiled. "I know, I was just trying to be funny."

"I think it's good that Justin decided that we should tell those two about the baby right away...I mean...cuz they ARE closest to us."

"I totally agree." Marty said nodding his head. "It just seems like they need to know."

Kelly nodded. "Yeah...it does."

"So, where are we off to now?" Marty asked as he looked at the road.

Kelly checked her watch. "Well...it's almost four...so Mel and Eddie should both be in by now," she said...taking her cell phone out of her purse. "Let me call her and see."

Marty nodded. "When were Justin and Nick flying in?" He asked, while Kelly dialed.

"A little later, I think," Kelly said...then sighed as she turned the phone off. "Voice mail. She must be on the phone with Mikey...already."

Marty snorted and shook his head. "Crazy, woman."

Kelly giggled as she started dialing again. "I'll try Eddie," she said...putting the phone up to her ear.

Eddie picked up the phone on the third ring. "Hello?"

Kelly smiled at the sound of Eddie's voice. "Hey, baby...what's up?"

Eddie smiled big when he heard Kelly on the other end of the line. "Hey, Kel...nothing much just got in like an hour ago."

"Cool...so you're at the hotel, then?"

"Yup." Eddie said simply

"Is Mel there yet, do you know?"

Eddie laughed. "Yeah she's here...I saw her like fifteen minutes ago and all she did was smile with her phone pressed to her ear."

Kelly giggled. "Some things never change."

"Nope they sure don't...so where are you and Marty?" Eddie asked as he continued to unpacking stuff.

"In the car. I guess we'll head over there since you're both there. We need to talk to you guys," she said...then sighed quietly. "But...I'm sure you already figured that there's a reason you had to come out here and cut your vacation short."

"Yeah...I've been wondering. So, see you guys in a few minutes. Do you wana meet up here or down in the coffee shop or something?"

"Umm...we can talk in your room. What number?"

"Five seventeen...Mel is just down the hall so I'll go get her before you guys get here."

"OK, hun...see you in a few."

Eddie smiled and nodded even though Kelly couldn't see him. "Alrighty...see you in a few."

"Bye," Kelly said before hanging up her phone and turning to Marty. "We're gonna meet in Eddie's room. Mel told me earlier they're staying at the Mariott Marquis...and he's in room five seventeen."

"Alrighty, Mariott Marquis it is." Marty said with a smile as he turned left at the light and headed in the direction of the hotel. "Are you sure you don't want to wait for Justin to come before you tell them?"

Kelly shook her head. "I talked to him this morning, and he said to tell them."

"Okay, then we'll tell them." Marty said with a shrug as he continued to drive in the right direction.

Kelly nodded. "Yeah. Damn...I wonder what they're gonna think of me."

"Why would they think any less of you?" Marty asked, turning his head to look at kelly once he stopped at a red light

Kelly shrugged...looking at Marty. "I mean...I'm only like...five weeks pregnant with one guy's kid...and already dating another guy."

"It's not like you were dating me when you got pregnant." Marty pointed out.

"I know."

Marty rubbed Kelly's knee that was still under his hand and smiled at her. "Baby, you said so yourself they are our close friends."

"Yeah...I know."

After driving for a few more minutes in a comfortable silence, Marty pulled into the hotel parking lot and parked the car. Turning to Kelly he looked her in the eye. "Just like the house thing, Kel...everything is going to be fine."

Kelly smiled at Marty, then leaned across the center console to give him a quick kiss on the lips. "Thank you for everything."

"You make it sound like I'm doing this because I have to. Kelly, I love you...none of this is a chore for me." Marty said sternly, he wanted Kelly to understand that.

Kelly smiled again and nodded. "I know. I just wanna make sure you know how much it means to me that you're helping me out and sticking by my side."

Marty smiled. "I wouldn't want to be anyplace else...now come on let's go see our crazy friends."

Kely nodded, then grabbed her purse and climbed out of the car.

Marty climbed out of the car and went around to take Kelly's hand. Then he led her into the hotel going straight for the elevators. "Did Eddie seem to wonder why he was here?"

"Sort of. They know it's cuz of a new dancer, but they don't know who's being replaced."

"Right, and I doubt they would ever think you." Marty said as he pushed the button for the elevator

"Tell me about it."

When the elevator go there, Marty led Kelly into it and then pushed the button for the fifth floor. Sighing he leaned back against the wall and was quiet for a minute.

Kelly looked at her boyfriend as she folded her arms over her chest. "Why so quiet?"

Marty smiled at Kelly. "No reason...Just being quiet."

"Something on your mind?"

"I guess things are just seeming so final now. I mean now that everybody is here." Marty said softly.

Kelly nodded...a sad smile on her face. "I know...I just didn't say anything."

Marty sighed. "I probably shouldn't have either..." As he finished his sentence the doors opened and he quickly stepped off of the elevator and waited for Kelly.

Kelly smiled at Marty as she joined him in the hall. "It's OK."

Taking Kelly's hand, Marty led Kelly down the hall to Eddie's room and with one last deep breath, knocked on the door.

Eddie walked right to the door and threw it open. "Long time no see people...come on in!"

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Kelly had to laugh as she walked into the room. Eddie always did that to her. "What's up, hun?" she asked...wrapping him in a hug.

Eddie hugged Kelly back tightly. "Nothing much...trying to get back into work mode from being lazy all week." He laughed.

"I know," Kelly agreed with a smile...then ran over to greet Mel on the other side of the room. "Girl...what's up?" she almost squealed...giving her friend a hug.

Meanwhile Marty walked over to Eddie and gave him a big friendly hug too. "Good to see you again, man. It's only been a week but it feels like forever."

Eddie laughed and nodded. "I totally know what you mean and it was supposed to be longer."

"I missed you guys so much," Mel said...going over to hug Marty.

"Hey girl, staying out of trouble?" Marty asked with a wink before bringing Mel in for a big hug.

"You know it."

"Did you notice anybody else here yet?" Marty asked once he pulled back from the hug.

Mel nodded. "I think everyone's here."

"Except for Justin." Marty pointed out.

"Well...I'm sure he'd be going to his house," Kelly said as she took a seat beside Mel on the couch.

"True." Marty said as he sat down in a chair across from Kelly and Mel.

Eddie took a chair next to Marty. "So, does anybody have any idea what is going on?"

Kelly laughed nervously. "Oh we have a very good idea."

Eddie looked from Marty to Kelly a confused look on his face. "Oookay...care to fill us in?"

Marty gave Kelly a loving, encouraging look as if he was trying to say with his eyes that everything would be fine.

Kelly took a long, deep breath. "I'm the one who's being replaced," she said...looking back and forth from Mel to Eddie.

Mel widened her eyes. "What?"

Eddie's eyes went just as wide as Mel's. "Wait...what? Why?"

Kelly took another deep breath, then looked at Marty before looking back to her friends. "I'm pregnant," she said quietly.

A dropped jaw joined Mel's wide eyes. "You...for real?"

Eddie swallowed hard as he continued to look at Kelly in shock. "Whoa."

Marty stayed in his chair, not really sure what to say.

Kelly sighed quietly. "Since you guys are the closest to us, Justin wanted you to know."

Mel looked at Kelly questioningly. "Justin...?"

Kelly nodded. "Of course, Justin. You know he's the only one I'd slept with."

"Wow...so Justin knows and I take it's he's cool?" Eddie asked, still in total shock.

Kelly nodded. "Yeah...he's cool. I just...he said for me to tell you guys before he got here...I think because he's a little concerned about what you'll think." Kelly paused and laughed nervously. "Hell...I'M a little concerned about what you'll think."

Eddie smiled and walked over to Kelly, and wrapped her in a big hug. "Congrats girl."

Kelly smiled as she embraced her friend. "Thank you."

Mel slid over on the couch and made it a group hug. "I'm so happy for you."

"Okay now I'm feeling lonely." Marty giggled as he got up and joined the group hug.

Mel laughed. "How could you ever be lonely with friends like us?"

"Because I was on the other side of the room." Marty laughed again as he pulled back from the hug.

Kelly sat back as the hug ended...reaching up to wipe the tears in her eyes. "Thanks, guys. I was terrified that you'd think less of me."

Eddie looked at Kelly weird. "Honey, how would we think less of you for having a baby...with somebody you care very much about?"

Kelly shrugged. "I don't know. I think it has to do with the fact that I'm five weeks pregnant with one guy's baby...and already sleeping with another guy. Makes me feel kinda..."

Mel nodded as Kelly's voice trailed off. "I see what you mean," she said...putting a comforting hand on Kelly's knee.

Eddie nodded in understanding. "Yeah, but that isn't how WE see you."

Marty smiled. "See, I told you everything was going to be cool."

Kelly nodded. "I know. I have a lot of support...thank God."

Mel nodded again. "Of course you do."

"But we're still going to miss ya." Eddie said putting on a pout.

Kelly sighed. "Ed...you have no idea how I feel about it. I'm SICK over it."

"But you'll still be going around with us. I mean cuz of Marty and all." Eddie stated, thinking he knew already.

Kelly sighed again as she reached up to rub her forehead. "No, baby...I'm staying behind."

Mel's stomach nodded. "What?"

"Oh." Eddie whispered, looking down.

Marty shook his head and smiled. "Hey come on guys...she's not going to be on the moon or something. Plus she's taking this time to get herself settled in her brand new House." He knew Kelly wanted to get the topic switched before anybody got too sad.

Mel's mouth curved into a smile. "A brand new house?"

Kelly nodded...smiling herself. "Yeah...I just closed on it today."

Eddie looked up and smiled. "Really? That's awesome Kel!"

Marty looked at Kelly and winked, before sitting down on the couch.

Kelly's smile grew. "Thanks. You guys will have to come see it before you leave," she said after tossing Marty a thankful glance.

"You bet." Eddie laughed and then looked towards the clock. "What time was Justin supposed to be flying in?"

"He's probably here by now. Maybe getting settled in at home, or something."

Eddie nodded. "Yeah, probably so."

"What about YOU guys? How was Christmas, and everything?"

Mel smiled brightly. "Mine was awesome. Look what Michael gave me," she said...flashing a new gold bracelet.

Kelly gently fingered the gold rope. "It's beautiful."

"Mine was good too...got to lie on the beach and veg." Eddie laughed. "My kind of Christmas."

"Oh...that's right," Kelly said. "How was Mexico?"

"Perfect." Eddie laughed. "How was freezing cold Utah?"

Kelly smiled. "Very nice, actually. I enjoyed it."

Marty laughed a little. "Yeah when all hell wasn't breaking lose."

Kelly laughed. "Yeah. We had a lot to deal with...but...it was still nice to be around family and everything."

Mel smiled. "I'm glad you had fun."

"It was." Marty agreed.

"Your family's good?" Mel asked,

Marty nodded his head. "Yup everybody was good. They were all excited to have Kelly with us too."

"So...you guys heard about how Justin closed down his restaurant for us to party tonight?"

Eddie raised an eyebrow. "Nope I hadn't heard that...awesome!"

Mel wiggled her eyebrows. "Sounds like fun."

Marty laughed. "Yeah, sounds like a lot of fun we haven't all been out together in a while."

Kelly looked at her friends thoughtfully. "That's something I'll miss about being on the road."

Eddie sighed. "I know, but it will mean even more when we do get together then."

Kelly nodded. "That's true. And hey...you two need to make sure that Marty has plenty of fun...even though I'm not around."

"Hey...I always have fun." Marty giggled. "But not the same kind of fun that I used to have." He pointed out.

Eddie giggled. "Oh right...you can't be going out to clubs and pickin up chicks anymore...sorry man." He joked.

Kelly laughed. "You can take him out to clubs...just no chicks."

Mel laughed, too. "Don't worry. Me and Marty can stick together and hang out...since we're both attached."

Kelly smiled and nodded...suddenly not knowing how she felt about that.

"Yeah us non single people gota stick together." Marty said wrapping his arm around Mel for a second laughing.

"Yeah," Kelly said with a bit of a nervous laugh.

Removing his arm from Mel he wrapped it around Kelly and kissed her on the cheek. "Hmm...I gota start stocking up then...with all the kisses and other...umm stuff."

Eddie snorted and shook his head in disbelief.

Kelly looked at Eddie and laughed. "What?"

"It's just still funny to see you guys together is all." Eddie smiled. "It's so cute."

Mel laughed. "Why's it funny?"

Marty looked at Eddie with a raised eyebrow. "Yeah...why?"

Eddie rolled his eyes. "Just cuz you two were so close to begin with...not it's just cool to see you guys together, together."

Mel nodded her agreement. "It really is."

Marty leaned over and rested his head on Kelly's shoulder and sighed tiredly. They had gotten up really early to go to the real estate office and had gone to bed late the night before.

Kelly chuckled. "Boy...you better wake up. It's New Years Eve."

Marty groaned and lifted his head. "I'm not tired." He said sounding like a little kid.

"Sure," Kelly said...turning her head to kiss the top of Marty's head.

Mel chuckled. "You usually have the most energy of all of us."

Marty sighed. "Well...not today." He whispered, not sure if he was ready to talk about his...problem just yet.

Eddie looked at Marty concerned but just shrugged. "You have a right to be I guess....I mean you guys hae had a crazy last few days."

Kelly smiled. "Yes...we certainly have."

"Then why don't you two head back and get some rest? I mean we don't really have anything to do today...just the party and stuff tonight." Eddie pointed out.

Mel nodded and stood. "That's what I'M gonna do. Oh...hey...girl my mom made you one of her awesome scarves. Marty...you wanna walk down to my room and get it for her? She needs her rest," she said with a chuckle.

Marty raised an eyebrow. "I'm not moving."

"Baby...please?" Kelly asked sweetly. She actually wanted a minute to talk to Eddie.

Rolling his eyes he got up off the couch grumbling and groaning. "Okay...lead the way."

Mel laughed as she led Marty out of Eddie's room and down the hall.

Eddie turned to Kelly and smiled. "So, having a baby huh?"

Kelly nodded...automatically bringing a hand to her stomach. "Can you believe it?"

"I always thought you would make a good mother." Eddie said still smiling. "Marty seems to be doing really good with the idea...I mean it being Justin's baby and all."

"He IS doing well. TOO well, even. He keeps saying all this stuff about always being there...and helping with the baby, and all." Kelly paused and sighed. "I just hope he doesn't feel like he HAS to."

Eddie shook his head. "I can't see Marty ever doing something he doesn't want to do Kel. He loves you, that is more then obvious."

Kelly nodded slowly. "What do you know about him and Melanie?" she asked suddenly.

"What do you mean?" Eddie asked, confused.

"He told me that they slept together a few times."

Eddie thought about that for a second. "I never really knew for sure...neither of them really talked about it but I suspected."

Kelly just nodded.

"Kel, if your worried...that things are going to happen while we're gone, you don't have anything to worry about. You know how into Michael Mel is...and Marty is head over heals with you."

Kelly nodded. "I know. It's just...this whole thing with Marty seems too good to be true, ya know? I mean...I just don't have that kinda luck. And...I'm just waiting for it to get fucked up somehow."

Eddie wrapped his arm around Kelly and gave her a soft kiss to the cheek. "Kel...you need to stop thinking like that...or you might make it happen."

"I know...that's what I'm scared of."

"Just continue to believe he loves you...and that's how things will be." Eddie said with a smile. "He DOES love you, Kelly."

Kelly smiled at Eddie. "I know he does, Ed. It's just...well...you know his history. How can I not have a fear of not being good enough?"

"You can be scared...but you have to trust him."

"I do."

"Then that's all you can do." Eddie smiled softly.

"Keep an eye on him...OK? I'm worried about him."

Eddie nodded his head. "Sure...but doesn't need me watching him to make sure he wont fuck around...because he won't, Kel."

"No, Ed. That's not what I mean."

Now Eddie was starting to get worried. "Something isn't right is it?"

"He's OK. I'm just worried about him...like...taking on too much. Especially with the baby, now. So...just keep an eye on him...and take care of him for me...OK?"

Eddie smiled and nodded. "I will."

"Thank you," Kelly said softly before kissing Eddie's cheek.

"No prob." Eddie said giggling. "So, Justin is going to be a daddy...That idea seems sillier to me then you being a mommy."

"Why? I mean...I'm SO not your model family person."

"I dunno why, really." Eddie said with a shrug.

"Will you baby-sit?" Kelly joked.

Eddie made a face. "A kid that is half you half Timberlake...that is just a scary thought. You two have so much energy."

Kelly chuckled. "I know."

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Marty followed behind Mel down the hallway, his hands shoved in his jeans pockets. "A scarf huh."

Mel nodded as she opened the door to her room. "Yeah...my mom makes these really nice fluffy ones. She made one for Kel...cuz she loves her."

"Who doesn't love Kelly?" Marty giggle as he followed Mel into her room, yawning.

Melanie giggled. "This is true," she said...going over to her bag on the bed. "So...listen, hun. How are you REALLY doing with this whole baby thing?" she asked...knowing that Marty probably hadn't really had a chance to talk to anyone about it.

Mary shrugged his shoulders. "I'm cool with it...I mean I love Kelly and I love Justin...so I'm really supportive of them."

"Is it hard, though?" Mel asked...sitting next to her bag on the bed.

Marty shrugged again. "Not really...I mean I guess so in the sense that I'm not really sure of my position in the kids life but, I want to be with Kelly and I want to help her out in any way I can. I don't care of the baby isn't mine because she is my girlfriend and I love her to death."

Mel smiled at her friend. "I know you do. And I have to tell you that I give you a lot of credit. Because...well...a lot of guys in your position would flip out...or crack up...or something...and leave the girl on her own."

"If she would of gotten pregnant with Justin's baby after we had been together then I would of flipped out." Marty pointed out. "But this was all before I came around."

Mel nodded. "Makes sense. But...she wouldn't do that to you, sweetie."

Marty smiled and nodded his head. "I know that."

"She's so lucky. And to think...it could have been me."

Marty took a deep breath. "I told Kel about...us."

Melanie arched an eyebrow. "You did?"

Marty nodded his head. "Yeah...she asked me if I had ever slept with anybody she knew...and I didn't feel like I should lie."

Mel nodded. "You're right. You shouldn't have."

"So...I thinks he is a little worried now." Marty said softly. "She's been really insecure with things like that lately...thinks I'm not enough for her or thinks I'm going to go off with the new dancer...and I know, even though she hasn’t said it that she is scared WE'RE going to do something."

Mel looked at Marty with slight shock on her face. "US?"

Marty giggled a little and nodded his head. "I know...I mean what we did...I don't mean to sound rude cuz you know I wouldn’t mean it...but well that didn't mean anything. Hell we were drunk off our asses both times."

Mel nodded. "I know. But...I DID have a crush on you."

"Yes well now you have Michael...so you can forget about crazy old me." Marty giggled.

Mel chuckled. "It's kind of hard to forget, Marty. Drunk or not...I know it was the best sex I've ever had."

Marty's eyes went wide. "No shit?"

Mel nodded. "No shit."

"Geez I feel sorry for Michael." Marty laughed.

Mel shrugged. "He's good...and it's different cuz I love him. But...no...you were definitely the best."

"Well...umm I'm flattered." Marty laughed again, not really sure what to think of all that.

"You should be," Mel said with a laugh.

Marty felt like he was supposed to say something back to that...like agree with her but he couldn't. "So...umm the scarf?" He asked, feeling a little uncomfortable.

Mel laughed. She thought she knew exactly what Marty was thinking. "Relax, babe. I'm not expecting you to tell me it was the best for YOU, too," she said...reaching into her bag to fish out the scarf.

Marty blushed a little. "I know...and I mean I'm not saying it wasn't good." He giggled. "Cuz it was."

Mel laughed. "OK...as long as I don't get BAD reviews."

Marty laughed again. "Definitely not."

"I'm glad you enjoyed it. But...I'm sure nothing you've had before compares to Kelly. Am I right?"

A big smile spred across Marty's face and he shook his head. "Nope."

"That's understandable...you love her," Mel pointed out as she took out the scarf and refolded it. "Tell me, though...was I at least second best?" she asked.

Marty thought about that for a second...how was he supposed to answer that question? But the more he thought about it...the more true that actually came...because yes at one point he did have a crush on her too. "Yeah, Mel...you were second best...even though I hate to say it like that."

Mel smiled. "It's OK. You shouldn't have to say it at all. I shouldn't have put you on the spot."

Marty shrugged and smiled back. "It's okay."

"I didn't think I'd ever have to tell you this...but I DID have feelings for you. For a while."

"You didn't have to tell me now." Marty pointed out a smile still on his face. "But I'm glad you did."

"Are you?"

Marty nodded his head. "Sure, I mean it is kind of nice to know that the person who I had feelings for had feelings for me too." He said admitting that he had liked her too...but at the time he hadn't been ready for a relationship.

Melanie nodded slowly. "Like I said...Kelly's a lucky woman. It could have been me."

"Yes but then you wouldn't have Michael." Marty pointed out. "We just weren't meant to be...there were other plans."

Mel nodded...looking down as she ran her hands over the fluffy yarn of the scarf on her lap. "Yeah...but...I'm not so sure Mike's part of my plan," she admitted softly.

"Oh, Mel...what's going on?" Marty asked softly as he walked to join her on the bed. "I thought you guys were so happy together."

Mel shrugged. "I thought so, too. But...I don't know. When I got home for Christmas and saw him for the first time in a month, it was just...different."

"Awe, I'm sorry, honey." Marty said with a sad smile.

Mel shrugged again. "I don't know. Maybe I'm overanalyzing his behavior, or something...but I just felt like things weren't right."

Marty nodded his head. "I can understand that."

Mel took a deep breath. "I don't know. I guess I'll just have to see things are when I get back from Europe in another month."

"Yeah...don't give up yet." Marty said giving her a soft squeeze. "Now...how about we go make sure Kelly and Eddie haven't killed each other."

"I doubt that's happened. They have a history, ya know," Mel said with a laugh.

"Exactly my point." Marty laughed. "Kill each other with sexual tension." He totally joked as he stood up.

Mel laughed out loud. "Is that possible?"

"I don't know but I'm not sure I care to find out."

Mel laughed again as she headed out of the room. "Me neither."

Still laughing, Marty followed Mel out of the room and back down to Eddie's.

*****@****

"You can stay in this room...if it's cool," Justin said...opening the door to a spacious bedroom with a private bath and a balcony. he had already given Nick the grand tour of most of his Los Angeles home.

Nick's eyes went wide, still in awe of the whole house. "Yeah, this is fine." He said with a smile as he walked into the room.

"Help yourself to the closet space and the dressers, and everything. I mean...since you WILL eventually be moving in here. Well...if you like this room. I just thought it'd be the best one."

Nick turned around after setting his bag down on the floor and put his hands on Justin's shoulders. "Justin...it's perfect...thank you." He said, looking his boyfriend in the eye.

Justin smiled. "OK. The bathroom's through there," he said...pointing to a door. "Just make yourself at home."

"Okay...I will." Nick said with a smile as he didn't make any move to go do anything with his stuff.

Justin laughed. "Don't you wanna unpack, or something?"

Nick shrugged his shoulders. "Nah...It's okay...I can do it later if I wana."

"If you wanna? Plan on going somewhere else?"

Nick rolled his eyes. "Yes I plan on getting my ass away from you crazy person cuz I hate you so much." He joked.

Justin just pouted in response to that.

"Awe...don't pout." Nick said with a smile before leaning over and kissing Justin's pout lightly.

"Why not? You're mean."

Nick sighed dramatically. "Yes I know."

"Jerk."

It was Nick's turn to pout. "Freak." He said just goofing around acting like a five year old.

"Freak...? Damn...you ARE a mean bastard."

Nick giggled. "You just figured this out?"

"I'm going to MY room," Justin said. Then...still pouting...he turned to head out of the room.

Nick watched Justin leave, and wasn't sure if Justin knew he was joking...and then he wasn't sure if Justin was joking. Biting his lower lip he followed after him. "You know I'm joking...right?" He asked softly.

"Maybe," Justin said...still walking down the hall to his room. "But you're still a mean bastard."

"Are you really, angry with me?" Nick asked again, just as softly, still following beside Justin, trying hard to understand his body language.

Justin laughed. "No, Nick. You should know my angry side by now."

Nick let out a sigh of relief and smiled. "I didn't think you were...but I wasn't sure."

"It's cool," Justin said...pushing open the double doors to his master suite. "But you ARE mean."

Taking his chances Nick still followed Justin into the room. "I'm not mean."

"Yes you are."

"Why?"

"Cuz you are," Justin said...then sighed contentedly as he dropped himself onto the massive bed.

Nick pouted and sat down next to Justin. "I'm sorry...I wont be mean anymore."

"Good," Justin said with a chuckle.

"Still like me?" Nick asked, giggling as he lied down next to Justin, propping himself up on his elbow to look down at Justin.

Justin shrugged. "You're alright."

Nick pouted again. "Just alright?"

"You're OK. and that's only cuz you're hot."

"Oh yeah?" Nick asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Yeah. HELL yeah."

Nick giggled and blushed a little. "No...you’re the hot one."

Justin pretended to think about it. "That's true."

"Uh huh." Nick laughed. "You're the one with the perfectly shaped abs." He reached out and ran his hand up and down Justin's t-shirt covered stomach.

Justin laughed softly at the slightly ticklish feeling. "Perfectly-shaped, huh?"

"Yup." Nick said, nodding.

"Thanks. I work hard on em."

Nick groaned thinking about Justin doing just that. "Yeah...and you look too damn hot doing it."

Justin laughed. "Doing what?"

"Working out." Nick said, subconsciously licking his lips.

Justin laughed again...blushing a bit. "You're a freak."

"Hey...you would think I was hot doing that too..." Nick paused and made a face. "No...actually I think I would look disgusting...I'm all flabby."

Justin rolled his eyes. "Oh stop."

"What...it's true...look." Nick reached down and grabbed onto the fat of his stomach through his shirt…"See..."

Justin laughed. "I don't look at it as flab."

Nick raised an eyebrow. "And what, would YOU call it." He asked with a smile on his face.

Justin shrugged. "I don't know. I just like that you're bigger than me...and softer. Makes me feel safe when I'm in your arms."

Hearing Justin say it like that made Nick smile even more and he rested his head down on Justin's chest, snuggling in close. "Good...I'm glad you feel safe."

"It's nice," Justin said...closing his eyes and relaxing.

"So, we're going to the club tonight, right?" Nick asked, as he continued to rest his head on Justin's chest.

"The club?" Justin asked...a bit confused.

Nick laughed. "Sorry, I meant your restaurant." He said correcting himself.

Justin laughed. "Oh...right. Yeah. That cool with you?"

Nick nodded his head. "Yeah, that's perfectly okay."

"OK...good."

"I'm looking forward to seeing it." Nick mumbled against Justin's chest as he placed a soft kiss to it through his t-shirt.

"I hope you like it. I mean...*I* think it's nice, and all...but..."

"I'm sure I will." Nick said as he went back to propping his head up with his hand looking down into Justin's eyes. "Thank you for bringing me. I mean you didn't have to."

"Why wouldn't I?" Justin asked...looking back up at Nick.

Nick shrugged his shoulders. "I dunno...you didn't bring me last time."

Justin shrugged. "That was just a one-day thing."

"Good point...but still I'm excited to be here." Nick said smiling big.

Justin smiled. "Good...I'm glad."

Without warning, Nick leaned down and Kissed Justin gently on the lips, nibbling his bottom lip a little.

Justin returned the kiss, then stilled his lips...allowing Nick to take his nibbles. He liked the way it felt.

Nick smiled against Justin's lips as he continued to nibble on the bottom lip...then moved to nibble the top one a little.

Justin couldn't help but laugh softly against Nick's lip as he brought a hand up to the back of his head.

Feeling Justin's hand at the back of his head, made Nick moan slightly as he stopped nibbling and pressed his lips to Justin's again, his tongue sticking out, licking over Justin's lips.

Justin pulled back and laughed at the feel of Nick's tongue on his lips. "Hey...why'd you stop?"

"Stop what?" Nick asked, confused.

"The little...nibbling thing."

Nick giggled and raised an eyebrow. "You liked that?"

Justin laughed and nodded. "Uh huh."

"Hmm...okay then." Nick giggled again as he lowered his head back down and begin to nibble lightly on Justin's lips again, every once and while sucking his lip into his mouth before going back to nibbling.

Justin laughed against Nick's lips again...loving the ticklish feeling they were giving him.

Nick smiled as he continued to nibble and suck on Justin's lips.

"Feels good," Justin managed to get out between nibbles.

"Then...I'll keep it...up." Nick said between nibbles as he wiggled around a little so sort of on top of Justin, straddling one of his legs.

Justin let out a tiny moan as Nick moved over him...his hands sliding onto the older man's lower back.

Nick moved his hands so they were on Justin's cheeks as he continued to nibble Justin's lower lip, switching off from doing it so lightly you couldn't really tell...to applying a little more pressure.

Justin moaned quietly again. "Feels...so good." He didn't know why, but it really DID feel good. He liked it a lot.

Nick was a little shocked that Justin liked it so much, but he loved making Justin feel good...and it didn't make himself feel half bad either. "Glad...it does." He whispered as he kept it up and relaxed more, putting more of his body weight down on Justin's leg...but not all of it enough to hurt him.

Justin pulled back for a bit and looked up at Nick. "It's OK...relax," he said...noticing that Nick was trying to hold some of his weight off him. Justin just wanted them to be able to relax, though...and Nick's sweet little nibbling kisses were working wonders.

Nick smiled a little and nodded as he totally relaxed on top of Justin before going back to what he had currently been doing to Justin's lips.

Justin started running his hands slowly up and down Nick's back as he closed his eyes and fell victim to his playful nibbles again.

Nick continued to nibble and suck on Justin's lips but also started to bring his tongue into the mix too. Soon it became a nibble, suck, lick pattern.

Justin let Nick do his thing...even though it had felt a bit better with just the nibbles. It was still good, though...and Justin wanted Nick to get something out of it, too.

After doing that for a little bit, Nick went back to just nibbling, doing the mixture of the soft, tender nibbles and little harder ones.

Justin laughed and moaned at he same time...relaxing even more under Nick. "I love this."

Nick laughed as he pulled back to look down at Justin, a big smile on his face. "I'm glad you do...I'm loving it too." He answered honestly as he ran a hand up over Justin's head, over his buzzy hair and then back to his cheeks again.

"I just feel so...relaxed right now. I mean...even more than I did at home, I think."

"Really?" Nick asked softly as he moved so he was totally straddling Justin so he wasn't just resting his weight one leg.

Justin nodded. "Yeah. I'm very...comfortable."

Nick smiled. "That's a good thing...I think.”

Justin nodded again. "It is."

"Well...this is your home too." Nick pointed out as he leaned over and kissed Justin's nose lightly.

"It's my HOUSE...but in my eyes, my HOME has always been in Tennessee."

Nick nodded his head in understanding. "Thank makes sense." He said before lowering his head down again and went back to nibbling at Justin's lips, knowing he loved it so much.

Justin chuckled quietly. "You're gonna...spoil...me...with...these kisses."

Nick giggled against Justin's lips. "I like spoiling you."

Justin laughed again. "I like it too."

"You should." Nick laughed. "And *I* think it feels good too."

"OK...that's good, then."

Nick kissed Justin hard on the lips for a few seconds before letting up and going back to his nibbling.

Justin sighed quietly against Nick's mouth. "Can you do this...to me...for...ever?"

"I think...your lips would go numb...or something." Nick mumbled against Justin's mouth as he made no move to stop what he was doing.

"Nope...never..."

"Okay...then I'll do it forever." Nick mumbled again.

Justin chuckled. "Forever...?"

Nick giggled. "Well...as long as I can."

"Hmmm...how bout movin down to my neck so I can see how THAT feels?"

"Normally you laugh cuz it tickles." Nick giggled again as he moved his mouth down to start kissing and nibbling at Justin's neck...but first paying close attention to his stubbly chin.

Justin laughed as if on cue. "Cuz it does."

"Want me to stop?" Nick asked against Justin's skin.

"What do YOU think?"

Nick thought about that for a second as he continued to move his lips against Justin's neck now. "Hmm...no?"

Justin laughed. "More like...HELL no."

Nick giggled. "Okay then." He then kissed his way up to Justin's ear, where he nibbled and blew on it a little before going down his neck again, making sure to suck lightly each place he stopped to nibble.

Justin sighed contentedly...resting his hands down on Nick's ass. "You're good at this shit."

Nick groaned against Justin's neck when he felt his hands on his ass. He had NO idea why it was but it felt like every nerve ending in his body got triggered when somebody touched him there. But of course he didn't try to move his hands nor did he stop what he was doing on Justin's neck.

Justin laughed quietly as he gently dug his fingers into Nick's ass through his jeans. "You have a nice, squishy ass."

Nick laughed too as he picked his head up to look down at Justin. "Is that a good...or a bad thing?"

Justin smiled at Nick. "VERY good."

Nick smiled back. "Okay then." He giggled as he lowered his head back down to continue his nibbling, kissing and sucking on Justin's neck...making sure to spend extra time to suck and kiss his Adam’s apple.

"Hey, you...I'd better not end up with a hickey."

"That would be fun to try an explain." Nick giggled, but of course he was doing just that...he knew that Justin couldn't have any marks.

"No it wouldn't."

"I know, baby." Nick mumbled against his neck again as he moved his lips around..."But I could...leave marks...in places people can't see." He laughed.

Justin laughed. "Says who?"

Nick lifted his head again and looked down at Justin, and just shrugged his shoulders.

Justin laughed. "Exactly."

Nick wiggled around on top of Justin a little to get more comfortable before going back to kissing all over his neck and face.

Justin sighed again. "You've practiced this shit a lot, haven't you?"

Nick shrugged his shoulders again, this time not stopping what he was doing. "Not really."

"Mmm...then why's it feel so good?"

"Cuz I just have lips for it?" Nick giggled.

"Hmm...maybe..."

"Does it really matter." Nick asked softly as he nibbled on Justin's ear lobe.

Justin laughed. "No...long as it feels good, I guess."

"Does it?"

Justin groaned. "Of course it does."

Nick smiled against Justin's neck. "Good...I want it to feel good...I went to make you feel good."

"How many times do I have to tell you that you ALWAYS make me feel good?"

Nick lifted his head and looked down at Justin with a big smile on his face. "You always make me feel good to."

Justin laughed. "Even when you're the one doin all the kissin?"

"I just feel good...knowing you're feelin good...and your hand on my ass is helping." Nick laughed.

Justin laughed. "OK...good."

Sitting up a little more, Nick looked down at Justin. "Can I take your shirt off?"

Justin nodded...then leaned up off the bed a bit.

Nick reached down, grabbing the hem of Justin's shirt and then pulling it up and over Justin's head. Once Justin was shirtless, Nick took a second to take in his boyfriends half naked body, licking his lips. Sure he had seen it a lot of times by now...but it still did things to him.

Justin smiled...blushing a bit as he rested back down on the bed. "Stop lookin at me like that."

Nick shook his head to get his mind back on track and blushed a little himself. "Sorry." He then giggled. "There aren't any parents here now to bug us right?" he joked.

Justin pouted. "Hey...don't talk about my parents that way."

"I wasn't saying anything bad about your parents, Justin...I love your parents." Nick stated. "They just got bad timing...but all is forgive." He said with a smile.

Justin chuckled. "Yeah...I know."

"When do we have to meet up with everybody?" Nick asked softly as he ran his hands up and down Justin's torso.

Justin's tongue snuck out to moisten his dry lips as his muscles involuntarily flexed under Nick's hands. "Later...like...around eight, or so."

Nick watched Justin's tongue and moaned a little. "Okay." Was all he said as he leaned back down to start kissing Justin's collar bone and shoulders.

Justin closed his eyes and allowed himself to get lost in Nick's affectionate attention. "Ya know...I wouldn't care if I never got off again...if you just kept on doin this."

Nick laughed against Justin's left shoulder. "Some how I doubt that."

"I mean it."

Nick giggled. "Okay...then the next time you get hard and shit I'll tell you that you don't need to get off." He teased.

"OK. I'll prove you wrong," Justin said...his hands settling on Nick's sides.

Nick lifted his head and pouted. "I don't want you to...cuz I like it when you get hard." He giggled.

"OK...and I WILL be hard...I'll just show you I don't have to get off."

"Hmm...okay then you can walk around with a hard on for everybody to see." Nick giggled more, just picturing that in his head.

Justin shook his head. "It'll go away eventually."

"Exactly...eventually." Nick giggled again as he lowered his head again, this time down to Justin's chest where he stuck his tongue out and started to lick a line down from his neck down to his waist band and back up again.

"Hey..." Justin scolded playfully. "...what happened to the nibbling?"

"It's right here..." Nick laughed as he took one of Justin's nipples into his mouth and nibbled on it.

Justin groaned...his back arching up a bit. "Yeah...that's it."

Nick couldn't help but think back to when Justin had totally freaked out when he even touched his nipples...now here he was nibble on them and God did he love it. He continued to nibble on his left nipple for a good minute before slowly trailing his tongue across his chest to do the same thing to his right.

"You were right...it IS your lips that make it go good."

"Glad you approve." Nick mumbled around Justin's nipple that was in his mouth sucking hard on it.

Justin arched his back a bit more...his nipple hardening immediately in Nick's mouth.

Nick smiled around his nipple when he felt it harden. "You like that...don't you." He said in a husky voice. Knowing Justin was enjoying himself...was turning Nick on.

Justin took a deep breath...his hands moving up to settle in Nick's hair. "Mmm hmm."

"Good." Nick mumbled as he went back to the other nipple.

"You're amazing."

Nick shook his head. "No...I'm not." He said between nibbles on Justin's nipple.

"Fuck...yes, you are."

Nick giggled. "Okay...I'm good then." He joked as he wiggled around a little more on Justin's lap as he moved farther down, kissing and licking all over his stomach. Yeah he knew Justin liked nibbling...but this should feel good too...because he made sure to leave a few nibbles every once and a while too.

Justin let out a deep, shaky breath. "Yes...good."

After a little while of doing that Nick moved his body back up Justin's so they were face to face again. Looking down into Justin's eyes, Nick lowered his head and pressed his lips to Justin's for a heated kiss...he couldn't help himself anymore.

Justin groaned loudly into the kiss as he returned it fully...his hands moving down to hold Nick's face.

Nick moaned deeply into Justin's mouth as he pushed his tongue through his lips to kiss him passionately. He was seriously craving the kiss...needing it.

Justin eagerly kissed Nick back...his own tongue thrusting against Nick's erotically.

Nick moved his hands from Justin's sides to Justin's head where he ran his fingers over his short hair as he kissed him back with all that he had.

Justin finally pulled back for a breath...looking at Nick. "I still don't get it."

Nick looked down at Justin, confused as he too tried to catch his breath. "Get what?"

"How a guy...can make me feel this good," he said...not just meaning sexually.

"I don't really know what to tell you." Nick said with a smile. "Cuz I mean some people say its a genetic thing and that your born gay or well bi in your case. Some say it's how you were influenced as a kid...I don't really know the answer to that...but it's just something that's in your brain...the pleasure centers of it...for some reason Justin Timberlake doesn't get grossed out because guy is kissing him."

Justin smiled. "No...he's not."

"I would say not...cuz you seem to be enjoying yourself a little too much to be grosed out." Nick giggled as he wiggled around on Justin's lap a little, this time on purpose.

Justin laughed. "True."

Feeling over dressed, Nick sat up and stripped his shirt off, smirking at Justin. "Okay much better."

Justin smirked. "That IS nice."

Nick giggled at Justin's smirk. "Yes it is, cuz then I can do this..." Leaning down again he kissed Justin softly on the lips. "...And feel your skin against mine."

"You're warm..." Justin said against Nick's lips.

"Yes...for some reason It's gotten really hot in here all of a sudden." Nick giggled...”I have NO idea why that is.”

Justin smiled. "You could get up and put the AC on if you'd like."

Nick giggled a little more. "That's what we call my brother...AC."

Justin rolled his eyes. "No brothers now...please."

Nick laughed. "Right...no brothers while we are lying half naked on a bed." He said wiggling his eyebrows.

Justin laughed. "Right."

"Especially right when I'm about to kiss you like crazy again." Nick whispered deeply before doing just that, his tongue pushing it's way into Justin's mouth.

Justin laughed into the kiss...wrapping his arms around Nick's neck.

Nick laughed too but then moaned deep in his throat as his tongue started to explore Justin's mouth.

Justin kissed Nick back...catching his boyfriend's tongue between his teeth and grazing them over it.

Nick whimpered into the kiss. He wish he had as much control as Justin did, because he could already feel himself getting turned on against Justin. He didn't think too much of it though as he continued to kiss him back with as much passion as he could.

Justin finally pulled away again with a laugh. "My tongue's gettin tired."

Nick giggled and nodded his head. "YOUR tongue is getting tired...my tongue has been working over time." He pouted jokingly.

"I'm sorry."

"For what?"

"Makin you use your tongue too much."

Nick laughed. "My tongue likes you...so It’s all good."

Justin laughed and shook his head.

"So does other parts of me." Nick laughed again as he shifted on Justin a little more.

Justin rolled his eyes. "Will you EVER be able to make out without getting a boner?"

Nick pouted a little. "I can't help it...if I could I would."

Justin shuckled quietly. "Men."

Nick snorted. "You calling yourself a woman there, Justin?"

"No...I'm just a man that can handle myself."

"Yeah...and I'm a horny idiot." Nick laughed.

"Exactly."

Nick pouted. "But you still like me anyways...right?" He asked, messing around.

Justin shrugged. "You're aight."

"I was better then alright when I was suckin and nibblin on you." Nick laughed.

Justin smirked. "True."

"So you only like me then...but I'm only alright when I get turned on." Nick giggled. "I can turn you on...or bring you pleasure...but if you do me...then things aren't cool?"

"If I DO you?"

Nick laughed and shook his head. "I didn't mean it like THAT...I meant if you bring ME pleasure...then it's not cool."

"Oh...right."

"You've got a naughty mind, Mr. Timberlake." Nick joked.

"You’re the one talking about all this shit."

Nick thought about that. "We already astablished that I have a naughty mind."

Justin laughed. "Well...duh."

"Too bad your going to prove to me you don't have to get off...cuz It would be fun to do that." Nick laughed...hey he had to keep up his dirty reputation.

Justin shrugged. "You're gonna have to find something else fun to do."

"Awww...but..." Nick whined playfully.

"No whining."

Nick decided to pout instead.

"I told you...you're not me. That doesn't work."

"Hrmph." Nick rested down on Justin, his head on his chest and pretended to sulk.

Justin laughed as he wrapped his arms around Nick's back. "Awww...poor big baby."

"Yes poor me." Nick said with a big sigh.

"Poor, depressed, sexually frustrated Nick."

Nick sighed again, trying hard not to giggle.

Justin chuckled...hugging Nick tightly. "I love that you make me laugh," he said softly.

Nick looked up with the pout still on his face "Whos laughing...I'm angry." He said, a smile trying so hard not to form under the pout but it wasn't working too well.

"Liar."

"You won't let me make you hard...your mean...and I'm mad at you." Nick said glaring at Justin as best as he could as a joke.

"I never said you can't make me hard...I said you couldn't get me off."

Nick thought about that for a second and smiked. "Oh?"

"I'm already kinda hard."

Nick wiggled around on Justin a little, as if to check that. "Ohh...yeah you are." He giggled. Noticing that for the first time.

Justin laughed. "You can never sit still, either."

"I can if I want to."

"I don't think so."

Nick looked at Justin confused. "That I can't sit still if I want to?"

Justin sighed. "Ya know...I think we need to start putting our money where our mouth is. I mean...mouths are."

Nick looked at Justin really confused and giggled. "Huh?"

"We should make a bet."

"This could get scary...about what?"

"Well...I think it should be about me not getting off...cuz you don't think I can do it."

Nick shook his head. "I don't doubt that you can do it, Justin...you can do anything you set your mind to."

Justin pouted a bit. "You're no fun."

Nick laughed. "Okay if you really wana bet...the only problem is I don't really have money."

"We don't have to bed money. We can bet something else. And the bet can be different, too. You can set the terms."

Nick thought about that for a second. "Umm...I dunno. Nick got the look on his face when he was thinking really hard...his tongue sticking out of the side a little, and his eyebrows squishing together a little.

Justin laughed and kissed Nick's chin.

"I bet you that you can't actually stay hard for more then a few hours...I mean staying hard the whole time...not having it go away." Nick betted, but was ready to take it back as a joke if Justin didn't like the idea. Then he thought of something. "I'll be doing the same thing too...and we gota see who lasts the longest." Okay he knew he was digging himself a grave...but what harm could it do?

Justin wrinkled his face. "I don't know..."

Nick looked over at the clock. "It's just five o'clock...we've still got time before we gota meet up with the others...we don't gota do it in public."

"I know we don't have to do it in public...but I'm looking for something more challenging..."

Nick raised an eyebrow. "Okay...what do you have in mind...I'm at a loss." he giggled.

"No below-the-belt activity for a week...seven days. First one to touch the other's package in any way loses."

Nick bit his lower lip. "What happens if you lose?"

"Hmm...any ideas?"

"Uhh...something nice since I know I'm going to lose." Nick giggled. "Umm...gosh I don't know."

Justin pouted. "Come on, Nick...you actually have to try...or else what fun would it be?"

Nick laughed. "I will try."

"Winner gets the first blowjob."

"So...no nothing for a week...below the belt...and the winner gets the first blow job?" Nick asked, making sure he understood.

Justin nodded. "And no tormenting, either."

Nick thought about that for a second and then nodded his head. "Okay...let's do it...but one thing..."

"What?"

Nick put on his best innocent face. "Can...it start...after tonight?" He asked softly, a little nervous and embarrassed to even say that. "It's just that...I've never had a boyfriend...on New Years Eve before...and I thought...we could fool around...a little." He said burring his face in Justin's chest as he blushed bright red.

"Well...it's not like we can fool around at the party, anyway."

"Yeah." Nick mumbled against Justin's chest.

"But...after..."

"Don't worry about it...it's stupid." Nick mumbled again.

"No...I wanna know what you're thinking."

Nick lifted his head and looked at Justin's. "I...I just feel like I'm being a pervert...because I want to do that...cuz it seems special to me. I know it shouldn't matter."

"That's not true, Nick."

"You...don't think I'm stupid for thinking like that?" Nick asked softly? "Cuz...I'm not just thinking of it...on a sexual level...not entirely anyway."

"What other level are you thinking of it on?"

Nick took a deep breath and thought about that. "Emotional...romantically."

Justin just nodded.

Nick sighed and rested his head back down on Justin's chest, not saying anything for a few minutes. "We can start the bet though...tonight if you want to."

"Or...we can wait if YOU want."

Lifting his head up again, Nick looked into Justin's eyes. "What do you want to do...cuz I can't do this on my own...and I'm not even totally sure what I'm asking that we do...cuz I know we're going really slow with this stuff. I just wana spend time with you...like that tonight...be something special that we can share after we leave everybody else...am I making any sense or do I just sound totally insane?"

"No...you make sense. Just...what do you mean by something special?"

Nick shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know exactly." He giggled a little, showing he was nervous.

"You can tell me."

"I really don't know." Nick admitted. "I...I guess I just want tables left open tonight...no bets in the way...just let us hang loose and see what happens...no restrictions. Just you and me...nothing else matters...that kind of thing."

Justin nodded. "I know what you mean. But...technically...there IS one restriction."

"What's that?"

"Me...not being ready for stuff."

Nick shook his head and smiled a little, leaning down to kiss Justin's chin softly. "Baby that isn't a restriction...I already know that. I didn't mean we would do anything we haven't done...what I meant by restrictions was outside things...not the inside stuff."

Justin nodded. "OK."

Nick smiled a little more. "But you know you can tell me no, right? If you don't want to do what I'm saying at all...we don't have to. We can go to the party and come back and go to sleep in our separate beds...and I promise you I'll be okay with it."

Justin nodded. "I know you will."

"Okay." Nick looked down into Justin's eyes still.

"I'm looking forward to tonight."

Nick giggled and smiled. "Me too...I haven't been to a party...well besides after parties in a long time."

Justin nodded. "With JUST my people.”

Hearing Justin say that, made Nick think of something. "I'm just your friend...right?" He asked just making sure.

Justin nodded. "That's the way it has to be."

Nick nodded his head, totally understanding. "Okay...just making sure I was on the same page." He smiled.

Justin smiled. "Thanks."

"Hey...if you think about it...this is best for me too. I mean I'm not sure if I'm ready to go public with this either...even to your friends. I maybe more set in my sexuality then you are...but I don't know what its like to be out in the middle of all this."

"That's true."

"You know one thing I wana do when we come home tonight?" He asked with a small smile on his face. "It's not bad." Nick giggled.

Justin chuckled. "What's that?"

"Dance." Nick said simply. "We won't get to dance together at the party."

Justin laughed. "Dance? How?"

Nick rolled his eyes. "Ballroom dancing...No...just normal dancing...like we would do if we could at the party."

"That might be possible. Can you dance?"

Nick giggled and nodded his head. "Uhh...yeah. I uhh...never told you what my first job was...did I?"

"I don't think so."

Nick blushed, he knew Justin knew his life was crazy and weird before...but this was just a little much. "I was like a go go dancer at the club I went to. I was like known as one of the best dancers there...something to do with having a really nice ass." he blushed.

Justin laughed. "No fuckin way."

"I'm totally serious!"

"Did you strip?"

Nick shook his head. "No...my pants never came off...well...not in front of a crowd."

"Interesting."

"Disgusting." Nick laughed and shivered. "Thinking about doing that gives me the willies now...I mean all those people looking at you like they wanted to wrip your clothes off."

Justin laughed. "Like *I* look at you?"

"Well...YOU can look at me like that cuz you're my boyfriend...not a total stranger." Nick said with a smile.

Justin nodded. "Good point."

"I can't wait to see Kelly." Nick said, his smile getting even bigger. "I miss her."

Justin smiled. "She's great. Did I tell you she bought a house?"

Nick's eyes went wide and shook his head. "No...you didn't tell me that...since when?"

"She just told me when I talked to her this morning. She was going to close on it today. They did it real quick for her cuz there's trying to sell...and she's got cash in the bank."

"Lucky little rich girl." Nick giggled, to show he was totally joking.

Justin laughed. "She's so happy."

"I would be too." Nick said with a smile. "I know your happy too...I mean your gunna be a daddy."

Justin smiled at the thought. "Yeah."

Nick smiled, but his smile was kind of sad. "You're so lucky, Justin."

Justin shrugged. "In some ways."

Nick shook his head. "No...in all ways."

Justin just shrugged again.

"Just be happy she told you." Nick whispered, resting is head back down on Justin's chest.

"I'm not talking about that...I KNOW I'm lucky in that."

Nick nodded his head. "Okay good."

"I love her...and I love that baby already."

Looking up Nick smiled big. "You'll be a good daddy."

"I hope so. I'm kinda scared."

"I'll help you...if I'm still here that is." Nick whispered. "Not that *I* have any idea what to do."

Justin laughed. "We'll be like those dude from 'Three Men and a Baby.'" He paused and laughed out loud again. "I can SO see me, you and Marty together with the baby...and no Kelly. What a mess."

Nick busted up laughing at the though. "Well...at least I know how to change a diaper."

"Well...I can do that, too. Damn...she's not gonna wanna leave me alone with my own child."

Nick giggled, the idea still going through his head. "Why would you say that?"

"I won't know what to do."

"I'm sure we can figure it out...and all four of us can take parenting classes." Nick suggested. "I mean...if you want me to that is." He said softly, still not really sure where he fit in with this...where Justin wanted him to be.

Justin nodded. "We'll see."

Nick just nodded his head, not sure what the we'll see was supposed to mean...was it just for the parenting class idea...or him helping in general.

"I'm gonna make the room right next door into the baby's room."

Nick tried to remember what the room next door looked like and smiled. "That would be really cute. He or she will love to come to daddy's house."

"I hope he's here a lot...that *I* can be here WITH him a lot."

Nick raised an eyebrow and giggled. "It could be a girl." He pointed out. "Jesus...I don't think I will know what to do with a girl." He joked.

Justin smiled. "She'd be beautiful like her mom."

"This baby has beautiful parents." Nick smiled.

"Thank you."

"Hmmm...but I like daddy better." He giggled.

"Tell that to mommy," Justin said...then laughed. "Oh wait...you already did," he joked.

Nick giggled, glad they could joke about that too. "Is there something wrong with being able to say I've slept with both of it's parents?" he giggled, hoping Justin saw that funny too.

"But you haven't," Justin pointed out with a chuckle.

Nick thought about that for a second and then blushed when he figured out what he said. "Oh...right...oopsy." He said hiding his face in Justin's chest again, giggling.

Justin laughed again. "You're too much."

"Well...I've got like 8 months...to be able to say that." Nick giggled.

"The question IS...will I give it up by then?"

Nick shrugged his shoulders. "It doesn't matter if you do or don't."

"No?"

"You know that, baby." Nick said looking down into Justin's eyes.

"I THINK I know it."

"I may be a horny idiot...but that is something we don't EVER have to do, Justin. I've gone 6 years without it...I can go the rest of my life." Nick said seriously.

Justin smiled. "I doubt THAT will happen."

Nick raised an eyebrow. "I'm not going any place else to get it."

"Damn straight, you're not."

Nick giggled. "Why in the world would I do that...I've got Justin Timberlake for a boyfriend...any girls dream."

"And many guys, too."

"Uh huh." Thinking of that made Nick remember something. "Are you gunna tell the guys about you?" He asked, not really sure how much contact he still had with Lance, Joey, Chris and JC.

Justin shrugged. "Eventually, I'm sure. I'll probably tell Chris first, though."

"Why Chris?"

"I'm closest to him."

Nick smiled and nodded. "Okay, Chris then." He then giggled. "I think I'm going to turn all crazy when I first meet those guys...I mean you is enough but like see you all together will be kinda scary."

Justin smiled a bit. "Well...you have time to prepare...cuz it might be a while," he said softly.

"Good...get me used to this NSYNCer...before I meet the rest of them." He laughed.

Justin just nodded.

Nick felt like he had hit a sore subject so he dropped it. "Am I smooshing you too much?"

Justin shook his head. "I'm fine. I hardly feel you."

"Oh gee that makes me feel so special." Nick giggled.

"You know what I mean."

Nick smiled and nodded. "Yes I know what you mean."

"OK, then."

"I like lying on top of you." Nick said out of the blue.

Justin laughed. "Why?"

Nick shrugged his shoulders. "I don't really know...it's just comfy."

Justin laughed again. "OK."

"so you weren't expected to be at any crazy New Years thing this year?"

Justin shook his head and sighed. "I should be skiing with my parents."

"Oh...right." Nick nodded and then laughed thinking of something. "Remember before we left and we were talking about skiing with Kelly and some how I said I suck at skiing and how you wouldn't let me ski and you needed to protect my ass or something like that...and Kelly said something about unless you wanted to hurt it on purpose." Nick giggled and shook his head. "Okay I totally fucked that up. But yeah anyways."

Justin laughed. "I remember."

"Even though it seems like we are taking things slow...we really aren’t." Nick pointed out. "It's been less then a month."

Justin shrugged. "A lot of people are doin it after a month."

"Which is fine...for them. But not necessarily for us."

Justin nodded. "I agree."

"I may be physically ready...but I'm not emotionally." Nick whispered, admitting this finally.

Justin looked at Nick quietly for a moment before responding. "What?" he asked in a whisper...shocked by Nick's revelation.

Nick bit his lower lip as he looked down at Justin. "I was fine...when I was with Kelly but that was different...I'm still...well a little scared...cuz of what happened with that guy I was with at the end...that is why...I haven't had sex in so long."

Justin nodded slowly. "I understand. But you know that's not gonna happen with me, right? Or don't you...?"

Nick smiled and nodded his head. "Of course...I trust you more then I've ever trusted anybody."

Justin smiled. "I hope so."

"I just thought I would tell you that...thinking it might make you feel better about this whole waiting thing...cuz we both have things we need to overcome."

Justin nodded. "It DOES make me feel better."

Nick smiled softly. "Good...and when the time is right we'll both know."

"Yeah...I think so."

"It's not like we'll hear bells or something." Nick giggled.

Justin laughed. "We'll know, though."

"Yup we will."

"I'm sure it'll be amazing."

Nick giggled. "I'll bottom first...since I've done it before." He said, not really sure why he was talking about that...but he didn't feel uncomfortable talking about it and for some reason knew Justin probably wouldn't either.

Justin nodded. "Yeah...but you don't HAVE to...if I'M ready to."

Nick shrugged his shoulders and blushed a little. "Maybe I want to." He bit his lower lip. "Even though I'm scared...I miss that."

Justin nodded. "OK."

"I've never topped a guy before." Nick blurted out.

"Never?"

Nick just shook his head.

"Oh. OK, then."

Nick giggled a little. "It's actually kinda weird...but being so young I didn't care."

"Think you'll ever wanna?"

"Wana top?"

Justin nodded.

Nick smiled a little and nodded. "Yeah...I would like to do that sometime."

Justin smiled. "Good."

"You really think you would want to bottom?" Nick asked a little shocked...because most bi men he knew...didn't go that far.

Justin just nodded.

"Okay." Nick said, smiling more as he leaned down to kiss Justin softly on the lips.

Justin laughed. "I mean...I THINK so, anyway."

Nick giggled. "I know...I'm not making you promise anything."

"OK."

"I'm feeling really lazy right now." Nick laughed as he wiggled around more on top of Justin.

"Mmm...it's nice, though."

"Very nice." Nick smiled and kissed Justin’s neck gently.

"Everyone needs to be lazy once in a while."

"I've been pretty lazy a lot these last few weeks." Nick laughed. "I'm not sure I remember how to work."

Justin laughed. "That's OK."

"Justin...will you come with me...when I need to go get my things to move here? I don't know if I can do it myself."

Justin sighed. "I'd love to...but when? I don't know when I can go."

Nick Shrugged. "Any time...I'm okay without my stuff for a while."

Justin nodded. "I'll go."

The smile on Nick's face as so big. "Really??"

"Of course."

"Yippy." Nick said softly, trying to hide his excitement.

Justin laughed...then yawned. "Damn...I forgot how tired I was."

"How can you be tired we haven't done anything." Nick laughed.

"Jet lag."

"Good point." Nick said with a yawn of his own and then giggled.

Justin laughed. "We should take a nap so we can stay up tonight."

"Yeah we should."

Justin laughed. "Gonna let me up?"

Nick pretended to think about that before rolling off of Justin and onto his back. "Better?"

Justin laughed as he got up. "Yeah...gotta pee."

"Okay then go pee." Nick laughed as he sat up on the bed and stretched his arms over his head.

Justin walked across the bedroom and into the bathroom to use the toilet.

Nick got up off the bed and walked to the door. He stopped and looked back at the bed they had been lying on. Smiling a little he walked out the door and down to his own room.

Justin finished up in the bathroom, then came back out into his room. He wondered where Nick was, but figured he just probably went to his room to get something and would be back. After replacing his jeans with a pair of sweats, Justin dropped himself onto his big, comfy bed and closed his eyes.

Nick walked into his room and stripped his jeans off and climbed into his own bed with just his boxers on. Justin must of given him his own room for a reason...so he might as well use it. Sighing he closed his eyes and tried to rest, when he really wanted to be in Justin's arms.

It only took Justin a few minutes to fall into a deep sleep...having been even more tired then he thought.

Nick fell asleep quickly once he relaxed. Justin had been right jet lag really had made him tired.

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Once they got out of the car, Kelly took a second to adjust her sparkly silver tube top and to smooth out her black pants before reaching for Marty's hand. "I'm looking forward to having a good time tonight," she said...brushing a strand of hair out of her face with her free hand.

Marty smiled and held Kelly's hand tight as they walked into the building. "I know me too...I'm ready to just cut loose for a few hours."

Kelly nodded. "I'm excited to see everybody, too."

"Yeah, me too." Marty said with another smile as they headed towards where the music was blasting and everybody else was.

Kelly smiled as she looked around at all of the New Years decorations and the strobe lights. "Wow...this SO doesn't even look like the restaurant."

Marty laughed. "You're right it doesn't...it looks cool like this." He giggled as he scanned the crowed to see who all was there.

Kelly tugged on Marty's hand. "Look there's Nick," she said...leading Marty toward where Nick was standing by the bar.

Nick was busy talking to one of the bar tenders, laughing about something crazy the guy had said. He didn't even see Kelly and Marty walking in their direction.

Marty laughed and let Kelly pull him towards Nick.

Kelly went up behind Nick, and let go of Marty's hand to wrap her arms around him and give him a squeeze.

Slightly started, Nick turned his head to see who was behind him and a huge smile spread across his face when he saw who it was. Turning around in her arms he faced her and hugged her back. "Kelly!" He practically shrieked.

"Hey, baby. I missed you."

"I missed you too." Nick said hugging Kelly tightly for a second before pulling back. "How ya doing?"

Kelly smiled and nodded...reaching for Marty's hand again. "I'm good...very good."

Marty took Kelly's hand and stepped closer to them. "Hey Nick."

Nick smiled at Marty and moved to give him a small hug and a pat on the back. "Hey, Marty...Good to see you."

"So...how's everything...how was Christmas?"

“The best Christmas I’ve had in a while.” Nick said, still smiling. “How about you guys...did you have a good Christmas?”

Kelly nodded as she looked at Marty, then back at Nick. "Yes. A very interesting one, but a good one."

Marty smiled a little and nodded in agreement. “Yes, it was very interesting.”

Just then Nick remembered something that he needed to say. “Oh...Kelly I totally forgot...Congratulations.”

Kelly smiled brightly. "Thank you. It's umm...a little scary...but...I'm happy...especially because Justin took it so well."

Nick nodded his head. “He’s excited.” He said smiling. “It’s rather cute actually...he’s all nervous and thinks you wont let the baby stay with him cuz your afraid he will harm it in some way.”

Kelly laughed and rolled her eyes. "I know that wouldn't happen."

Nick then turned to Marty and giggled. “Justin said we will be like the three guys in Three Men and A Baby.”

Marty couldn’t help but bust up laughing. “I can SO see that.”

Kelly groaned. "Oh, Lord. Now that you mention it...so can I."

Nick giggled and looked around the room. “The only question is where in the world is the third guy. I think I lost him.”

Kelly looked around, too. "Yeah...where IS he?"

Nick pouted playfully. “I need to get him a leash.”

Marty snorted and then blushed. “Sorry.”

Kelly raised an eyebrow at Nick. "Isn't he already on one?" she teased.

Nick playfully glared at Kelly. “Ha ha.”

Kelly laughed. "Hey..." she said...reaching out to touch the cross hanging on Nick's shirt. "...that's gorgeous. From Justin?"

Nick smiled big and nodded his head. “Uh huh...it was part of my Christmas present.”

Marty leaned over and looked at what Kelly was. “That is nice.” He said with a smile.

Kelly looked beyond Nick to the bar. "I need something to drink."

“What do you want, honey?” Marty asked as he stepped up the bar willing to order their drinks.

Nick looked around the room again, trying to spot Justin in all the people...he hadn’t seen him for like half an hour...or something like that he had gotten caught up in his conversation with the bar tender.

"Diet Coke with a lemon, please," Kelly said...then turned to Nick. "Want a drink?"

Marty nodded as he ordered Kelly’s Diet Coke and a regular coke for himself.

Nick shook his head. “I’ve already had like three since I’ve been here.” He blushed. “The bar tender was showing me these new things he made up...they were really good.”

"Isn't this where you're gonna be working?"

Nick nodded his head and smiled. “Yup.”

Just then the bar tender’s cell phone rang and he looked down at it and groaned. “Hey Nick...can you do me a favor and take over here for me...for a few minutes...My wife is calling and she’s like almost 9 month’s pregnant.”

Nick’s eyes went wide. “Is that okay?”

The guy nodded. “It should be.”

“Okay then.” Nick giggled and walked around the bar so he was standing behind it. Taking a deep breath he looked around to see where everything was. He could do this.

Kelly giggled and looked at Marty. "He looks scared."

Marty laughed, noticing that they hadn’t gotten their drinks yet. “Think you could get us our Cokes?”

Nick looked at Marty and nodded. “Sure.” He then turned around and quickly got Kelly’s diet Coke with Lemon and Marty’s regular coke and handed it to them. “There ya go.”

Kelly laughed again. "Thank you, sir. I don't have to tip you, do I?"

Nick giggled and shook his head. “Nah.”

Marty took a sip of his coke. “You make a mean coke, Nick.” He laughed.

Nick rolled his eyes. “I poured it from the fountain.”

Kelly took Marty's hand. "Come on...let's go find J."

“Yeah tell him that poor little me was put to work.” Nick said pouting as he leaned against the counter...totally loving every minute of it.

Kelly giggled. "Will do."

Marty took Kelly’s hand again and led her off into the crowd of people. “If you were a weird dude name Justin where would YOU be?” He laughed.

"Hmm...let's see...either singing, dancing, or humping Nick."

Marty laughed again. “Well...I don’t hear him singing...and unless he’s hiding under the bar he’s not doing anything to Nick...but dancing is a good possibility.”

"Bingo," Kelly said...using her glass to gesture to where Justin was dancing and talking with Mel.

“Oh yes...I’m good.” Marty laughed as he dragged Kelly in their direction.

Justin looked away from Mel to see Marty and Kelly walking toward them. "Well look who it is."

“Yes we thought we would come join you two.” Marty giggled.

Justin laughed as he leaned over to give Kelly a huge and kiss and shake Marty's hand. "Glad you did. Happy New Year, guys."

“Happy New Year to you too, J.” Marty smiled as he shook his hand.

"Hey, guys," Mel chimed in...giving them both hugs, also.

Marty gave Mel a look. “I already saw you today...so you aren’t special.” He joked.

Mel smiled brightly as she gave Marty the finger.

Justin laughed. "Woah...settle down, kids."

“You would like that wouldn’t you.” Marty teased, sticking his tongue out at Mel.

Mel put a thoughtful look on her face, and Kelly widened her eyes and laughed. "NO...she would NOT."

Marty couldn’t help but bust up laughing as he wrapped his arms around Kelly and pulled her back against him. “You’re right...she wouldn’t” He whispered in her ear as he kissed the side of her neck.

Justin laughed, then his eyes went wide when he saw Nick behind the bar. "What the hell is Nick doing?" he asked...laughing again.

“The other bar tender had to take a phone call...something about his pregnant wife.” Marty explained, turning his head to watch Nick.

Justin nodded. "Oh...right...I think she's about ready to pop that baby out."

“I guess you’re lucky there was another bar tender in the house.” Marty giggled.

Justin nodded. "I guess that's true."

Just then the other bartender came back and thanked Nick for taking over for him. Nick smiled and nodded and then walked out from behind the bar and looked around to see if he could find his friends.

Kelly smiled. "He's done...here he comes."

Spotting them he walked over and smiled. “I see you found the missing link.” Nick giggled, looking at Justin.

Justin chuckled. "I didn't mean to ditch you and have you end up working. I just started talking to Mel...about...everything," he said...looking Nick in the eye...wondering if his boyfriend would catch on to what he meant.

Nick smiled and shook his head. “Nah it’s cool...I didn’t mind working and you didn’t ditch me.”

Justin just nodded. Apparently, Nick hadn't taken Justin's subtle hint that he'd told Melanie about everything...including their relationship.

Just then Nick thought about what Justin had said and got it and he couldn’t help but smile a little more.

Justin saw Nick smile, and did so himself as he turned back to Mel. "I don't believe we got to finish our dance before we were RUDELY interrupted."

Marty rolled his eyes. “Well EXCUSE us.”

Kelly rolled his eyes. "Really."

Melanie chuckled and grabbed Justin's hand. "Let's go."

Marty looked at Kelly. “Wana dance?”

Kelly nodded. "Hold this?" she asked...handing Nick her drink.

“I might spit in it.” Nick teased as he took the drink from her.

Marty laughed and handed Nick his cup too.

"Jerk," Kelly mumbled...taking Marty's hand.

Nick smiled and took a deep breath as he headed over to a table to sit down.

Marty led Kelly off to where Justin and Mel were dancing and quickly fell into the beat.

"This party's great," Kelly said as she danced with Marty.

“Yeah it is.” Marty said as he pulled Kelly in close and started to grind a little to the upbeat song.

Kelly glanced over at Nick and sighed a little. "I feel bad for him."

Marty followed Kelly’s glanced and sighed a little too. “He’s gota get used to it.”

"I know...but it really isn't fair that he's sitting at that table all by himself, and we're all out here dancing."

“We can go sit with him if you want to.” Marty suggested.

Kelly shrugged. "In a few minutes."

Marty nodded. “He doesn’t really look all that sad anyway...he’s just watching...”

Nick was watching Justin and Mel dancing...trying so hard not to get jealous. The last time he had been with these people...he had no right to be jealous...but now he felt like he did. That didn’t mean he wanted Justin to stop what he was doing...not in the least he needed to have fun…but it also didn’t mean that Nick’s heart wasn’t aching.

Justin looked over at Nick...making sure to catch his eye and give him a smile.

Nick smiled back when Justin smiled at him.

"Must kinda suck for him to have to watch you like this," Mel observed out loud...having noticed the exchange between the two guys.

Justin looked at Mel and nodded. "I'm sure it does."

After a few more seconds of sitting there alone, Nick got up and carried Marty and Kelly’s drinks with him to the bar to get himself a drink...and maybe talk to the bar tender again.

"Well, hi there," a bubbly female voice said to Nick. It was Justin's assistant, Tina, who'd just stepped up beside him.

Nick smiled, knowing that voice before he turned around. Turning around he smiled even bigger. “Hey Tina...how are you?”

"I'm good, and yourself?"

‘Kinda sad.’ Nick thought to himself but continued to leave the forced smile on his face. “I’m doing just fine...this party is great isn’t it.”

Tina nodded as she took her drink from the bartender. "Of course it is. Justin would have nothing else." She took a sip of her drink before speaking again. "It's fun when we all get together in a non-work setting...you know?"

Nick nodded his head, still smiling. “Yeah I can see how that would be a really nice change. It’s fun to see all you guys letting your hair down so to speak.”

Tina nodded and laughed. "That's exactly what it is."

Nick took his beer and took a long sip of it. “Did you have a good few days off?”

Tina nodded again. "Yes. It was nice to spend some time with my family."

Nick smiled. “That’s good.”

"I heard that you and Justin had a nice holiday."

Nick couldn’t help the huge smile that spread across his face when he thought about that. So much had happened over Christmas but the one thing he always thought of was when Justin and he had actually became a couple.

“Yeah...we did.”

"Good...I'm glad," Tina said with a smile.

"Wanna dance, handsome," Kelly suddenly asked as she appeared by Nick's side.

Nick turned to look at Kelly, a confused look on his face. “What did you do with the tall guy?”

"He's over there with Eddie," Kelly said...nodding toward the booth the guys were sitting in.

Nick looked in the direction Kelly was pointing and noticed they both looked pretty content talking about something so he nodded his head. “Okay.”

"Have fun," Tina said as she watched Nick and Kelly head out onto the spacious dance floor.

Nick waved to Tina as he led Kelly onto the dance floor. “I remember we have done this once before.”

Kelly laughed...blushing a bit. "Uhh...yeah."

“And we were supposed to again, but we kinda got side tracked and left.” Nick laughed as he placed his hands on Kelly’s hips and started to move to the music.

"Yeah...what WERE we thinking?"

“We weren’t.” Nick laughed. “I think our hormones were thinking for us.”

Kelly dropped her head back as she laughed out loud. "Yeah. YOU'RE tellin ME."

Nick blushed bright red under the lights of the dance floor and then giggled. “That was pretty crazy.”

"Sure...crazy's a good word."

“I’m still so sorry, Kel.” Nick whispered, feeling he needed to say that.

Kelly shrugged. "Don't be, Nick. Things happened...but everything's OK with all of us, now...so..."

Nick nodded his head. “You’re right.”

"I still can't believe I'm gonna have a baby," Kelly said just loud enough for Nick to hear over the music.

Nick laughed and looked over at Justin, trying to hide the jealousy in his eyes because of Mel. “Yeah and with HIM...what in the world were you thinking.” He joked.

Kelly laughed. "Are you kidding? He's the perfect candidate to make a baby with. He's beautiful...smart...funny...amazingly talented...has gorgeous eyes. Oh...and he's hot."

“Tell me something I DON’T already know.” Nick giggled, his eyes still on Justin.

"And ya know what else? He's gonna be a great father...a great dad. I mean...sure...maybe he's not that confident right now, but that's just cuz he's scared. Hell...I'M scared. Terrified."

“All new parents are.” Nick pointed out as he pulled Kelly a little closer when a slow song came on.

Kelly nodded...reaching up to wrap her arms around Nick's neck. "Yeah...I know. I just hope I can handle everything. I wanna be a good mom so bad."

“You will be, Kel.” Nick whispered, smiling. “You guys will be great parents.”

Kelly smiled. "Yeah...I think so. We'll definitely be cool parents...that's for sure."

Nick laughed. “Definitely.” Even though he was dancing with Kelly and enjoying himself he was still watching Justin with Mel. his stomach churning. He knew he needed to quit it...because it didn’t mean anything... but his heart wasn’t listening*

Kelly took Nick's face in her hands and moved it so he'd look at her. "Don't, Nick. He's dancing with her...that's all."

Nick smiled sadly and nodded his head. “I know that...but it’s supposed to be me.”

"You don't think he thinks the same thing?"

“I know he does.” Nick whispered. “But it doesn’t hurt any less...and I understand totally, Kelly...but that doesnt make it hurt any less either.”

"Why does it hurt so bad if you KNOW he's going home with you?"

Nick thought about that for a second...why did it hurt so much. “I guess...sometimes it would be nice to be normal...but I know we can’t be and that’s okay...which is why I’m not making a huge stink about it...because I know there is nothing HE can do about it.”

"Not right now...no."

“Which I totally understand.”

Nick said as he pulled back from Kelly. “I’m going to use the bathroom...I’ll be back.”

Kelly nodded...then sighed quietly as she watched Nick walk away. "Hey boys," she said after making her way to where Marty and Eddie were sitting, and took a seat herself. "Am I interrupting?"

Marty and Eddie both shook their heads. “How’s Nick?” Marty asked, knowing they had to keep quiet because Eddie didn’t know...or at least he didn’t think he did.

Kelly shrugged. "He's...OK."

Eddie looked around and his eyes fell on a very pretty girl. His eyes went wide. “Well...if you would excuse me...I need to go talk with her.” He laughed and quickly got up and started walking towards her.

Marty laughed and shook his head.

Kelly rolled her eyes. "That boy. Is that how YOU used to act?"

Marty made a face. “I sure as hell hope not.”

Kelly laughed. "Me, too."

“Okay without other ears around...how is he?”

"Not too happy at the moment. He's jealous of Justin dancing with Mel...and I don't get why."

Marty took Kelly’s hand in his. “Honey...remember how YOU felt about the new dancer...and about Mel and all the other girls? Maybe that is how Nick is feeling?”

Kelly shrugged. "I don't know...maybe. But still..."

“Would you want to watch ME dance with Mel all night and you have to just sit and do nothing?” Marty asked. He didn’t know exactly what Nick was feeling but he knew it must just be hard to sit back and watch.

"You and Mel is TOTALLY different."

“How?”

"You guys have slept together."

Marty sighed. “I know...but I guess it’s not really Mel that we’re talking about...well it is but still. I guess it’s just the fact that Mel has what Nick can’t have right now...and that probably makes Nick feel left out.”

Kelly nodded. "Yeah...I know."

“Where did he go anyway?”

"He said to the bathroom."

“The bathroom is that way.” Marty said pointing in the oposite direction Nick went.

Kelly took a quick look around. "Then...I don't know."

Nick was outside on a patio leaning against the railing with a cigarette in his hand. He never smoked really, but he just felt like it then. He had found a pack behind the bar and had left the money for it with a note saying he took them. Taking a log drag he sighed, looking out at the city.

Marty shrugged his shoulders. “I’m sure he’s fine.”

"Ya'll know where Nick went?" Justin asked as he walked up to the table...Mel having moved on to dance with someone else.

“He said the bathroom...but he went that way.” Marty said, pointing in the direction Nick went.

Justin nodded. "I'ma go find him," he said before heading that way.

Nick was still in the exact same place, this time he had a beer opened too and another cigarette in his other hand. Holding the smoke in his lungs he finally let it out through his nose as he sighed.

Justin spotted Nick all alone on the patio, and made his way out there. "Hey," he said...the chilly air forcing him to shove his hands into the pockets of his jeans as he walked toward Nick.

Nick turned around when he heard Justin and smiled. “Hey...why did you leave?”

"Leave where? The party?"

Nick nodded. “Yeah.”

Justin shrugged. "I was lookin for you, and Marty told me you came this way."

“Oh okay...well you found me.” Nick said taking another long drag.

Justin nodded as he watched Nick closely. "Uh huh...and I'm guessing you're pissed about something...like me dancing with Mel...?"

Nick smiled at Justin and shook his head. “I’m not pissed...that’s not the right word.”

"What is?"

“I’m not really sure.” Nick sighed, turning around so he was leaning back against the railing and looking at Justin. “But I’m far from mad at you.”

"But...you're bothered."

Nick shrugged his shoulders. “It’s just kinda hard to watch your boyfriend...with somebody else...but I know that is how it has to be...which is why I’m not mad...nor was I going to say anything about it.”

"Well you SHOULD say something about it if it bothers you."

“But what would be the point? I would ruin both of our evenings.” Nick pointed out.

Justin sighed. "Look...I'm sorry I can't...do things...with you in public. I'm just...I can't. Damn."

Nick looked at Justin and put on a true smile. “I know that...come on it’s really okay...don’t get mad at yourself when there is no reason to.”

"I'm not mad at myself...I'm mad at the situation."

Nick tossed his cigarette into the ashtray next to him and walked closer to Justin, but not too close. “It will be okay...now come on let’s go back inside and see our friends.” He said, still smiling a little. He then held his beer up to Justin and giggled, already tipsy from the four of five things he had, had to drink. “Want a sip?”

Justin shook his head. "Don't go yet."

Nick stopped. “Okay.”

"Are you sure you're OK?"

“Yes, I’m okay. It’s unfortunate that I can’t dance with my boyfriend...but we’re doing that when we get home...so yes I’m fine.” Nick smiled, really wanting to touch Justin to show him he wasn’t upset...but he couldn’t.

Justin nodded. "OK, then. And I'll...I don't know...stop dancing...if that's what you want."

“No...that isn’t what I want...I want you to have fun.”

"OK, then."

Nick giggled. “Plus...you’re fun to watch dancing.” He said wiggling his eyebrows, trying has hard as he could for both their benefits to lighten the mood.

Justin chuckled. "Right."

“Now come on let’s go.” Nick said, reaching to take Justin’s hand but then noticed they were in his pockets...and he couldn’t do that anyway. Shoving his own hands in his pockets he took a deep breath and started to walk towards the door.

Justin just stood there and watched Nick walk away...wondering what was going through his head.

When Justin didn’t follow him, Nick stopped and turned around. “Are you okay?”

Justin nodded...then followed Nick back inside.

Nick headed inside and looked around. Seeing that Kelly was sitting down with Marty he headed in that direction.

Justin followed Nick over to the table, and took a seat there with their friends.

Nick sat down next to Justin but made sure not to touch him in anyway. “Sorry I ditched ya, Kel.” he apologized.

Kelly smiled sweetly at Nick. "That's alright. Is everything OK?"

Nick nodded his head. “Yeah.”

Justin got up. "I'm going to the bar. Who wants what?"

“I’m fine.” Nick said holding up his beer...he knew it would be stupid if he drank anything else.

“I’ll have a bottled water.” Marty said.

"Same for me, please," Kelly replied.

Justin nodded. "OK...be right back."

Nick watched Justin leave and took a sip of his beer

"Are you sure everything's OK?" Kelly asked Nick...concerned for her friends.

“Yes.” Nick said, not sounding very convincing.

Marty got up. “I’m going to go help Justin with the drinks.” He walked over to the bar and stood next to Justin as they waited. “Everything okay?”

Justin shrugged. "I don't know, man...Nick's acting weird."

“Weird how?” Marty asked softly.

"He's pissed cuz I'm dancing with Mel...and I don't know why. We're only talking. And...he's drinking way to much...and smoking."

“I don’t think he’s pissed your dancing with Mel...he just wishes he was in her place.”

"Probably...but he knows he can't be. And...I mean...why should I feel guilty or sad for dancing with my friends because he's all jealous and mopey?"

“You shouldn’t feel guilty.” Marty stated as he picked up the waters when the bar tender gave them to him. “He’s a big boy he’ll get over it.”

"I don't know if he will, though."

Marty looked over at Nick. “You can’t give up on him though...He’ll learn...give him time.”

Justin nodded. "I know. It's hard, though."

Marty leaned back against the counter. “Do you feel like you want to end things?”

Justin shook his head. "No...not at all. I just...I'm sick of telling him that things aren't like they are with normal people with me."

Marty looked around the room at all the people...well it wasn’t really that many people just all the crew and people like that. “You know these people wouldn’t judge you, J.” He pointed out.

"What are you trying to say?"

Marty shrugged his shoulders. “Maybe it wouldn’t matter to just let things be. I mean I totally understand the whole media that would be a major thing...but these guys and gals...they wont say anything...hell they would lose their jobs if they did.”

"Yeah...but they could probably make more money leaking this to the tabloids then WEG's payin em to put my stage together every night."

Marty smiled. “Okay...it was just an idea...forget I mentioned it.”

"I appreciate your trying to help, man."

“I could dance with Eddie...so it wouldn’t look so funny.” Marty giggled...he knew deep down Justin was as upset over the whole thing too...he was just better at hiding it then Nick was.

Justin laughed. “Sure...right."

“I’m serious.” Marty smiled. “I’m sure Eddie will try to attack me but hey...I wana see the blonde kid smile a true smile. He’s a good guy...you both are and should be able to be happy.”

"I know...and we are. Just not in public."

“Okay then.” Marty smiled. “Let’s go back to the table.” With that Marty carried his and Kelly’s water to the table.

Justin carried his Jack and Coke back to the table, as well.

Nick smiled at Justin as he walked back to the table. While he was gone he had promised himself to lighten up and to have fun. What was really helping was the fact that he had finished off his beer.

“Here you go baby.” Marty said handing Kelly her water as he sat down

"Thanks," Kelly said before opening the bottle and taking a sip.

Marty opened his own and took a sip as he wrapped his arm around Kelly’s shoulder, pulling her close.

Justin sighed quietly and looked at Nick. "I know I'm the host, and everything...but...if you're not enjoying yourself...we can go."

Nick smiled again and shook his head. “No we’re not leaving. I want to stay.”

Justin nodded. "OK...then we'll stay."

“I still haven’t proved to you that I can dance.” Nick laughed, wiggling his eyebrows. “Kelly care to demonstrate with me?”

Kelly laughed. "Why, I'd love to, dahling."

Putting his empty bottle down on the table he scooted out of the booth and reached for Kelly’s hand. “Come on...let’s go show um how it’s done.” He said smirking. He was going to have fun going to let all the alcohol that was in his system just let lose.

Kelly giggled as she got up and walked with Nick to the dance floor.

Marty watched Nick drag Kelly onto the floor and laughed. “If he wasn’t gay I would be getting really freaked out right now.” he joked.

Justin laughed. "I wouldn't blame you."

Once out on the dance floor, Nick was glad that a semi fast song was playing so he pulled Kelly to him and automatically fell into the beat of the song, grinding against Kelly.

Kelly chuckled as she started dancing with Nick. "Are you trying to make your boyfriend jealous?"

Nick shook his head, that actually hadn’t even crossed his mind. “No...I’m just trying to enjoy myself.”

Marty watched with wide eyes. “Whoa.”

"What?" Justin questioned.

“Your boyfriend is grinding up against MY girlfriend...and we’re just sitting here and watching.” Marty laughed.

Justin laughed. "Dang...we are, aren't we?"

“Yes...and they look pretty damn hot doing it too.” Marty said, still watching with wide eyes as Kelly and Nick continued to dance.

Nick groaned and busted up laughing when Rock Your Body came on. “This song should not be allowed.” He said as he continued to dance with Kelly the way they had been.

Kelly giggled. "No...not at Justin's party."

Nick moved his hands down to rest on Kelly’s ass as he continued to grind against her, moving his hips expertly. It may have been a while since he had danced but it was all coming back.

Justin widened his eyes. "He's grabbing her ass."

Marty’s eyes were wider then they were before. “Should we allow this?”

"I don't know. SHOULD we?"

“If he starts to look like he’s enjoying himself...too much...we’ll attack.” Marty said with a nod of his head, giggling.

Justin laughed as he sipped his drink. "OK...deal."

“I heard you bought a house.” Nick mumbled into Kelly’s ear as they danced as close together as they could go.

Kelly nodded...smiling up at Nick. "I did."

“Congrats.” Nick said with a smile as he reached up to wiped sweat that was threatening to drip down his forehead.

“He’s sweating...what does that mean?” Marty asked, watching Nick like a hawk.

Justin raised an eyebrow...his eye on the pair, as well. "Could she be turning him on?"

“Wouldn’t be the first time.” Marty pointed out, biting his lower lip as if he was trying to figure out if he needed to jump up and grab Kelly away from the guy.

"Tell me about it."

Nick moved Kelly around as they danced and he ended up looking at the table and laughed. “Our guys are looking at us like we have four heads.”

"Can you blame em? We're hot together."

Nick looked down at Kelly and swallowed hard. He wouldn’t allow himself to get turned on...they were just dancing and he had Justin now. “Yeah we are.”

Kelly turned around in Nick's arms so that she had her back to him...and started grinding back against him.

Nick wrapped his arms around Kelly tightly as he ground his hips into her ass, a look of pure concentration on his face, his eyes closed.

Justin's eyes widened. "What the..."

“What...does that face mean?” Marty asked, sitting up straight in his seat.

"I...don't know," Justin said...sitting up as well.

“You sure know how to move.” Nick laughed as he matched each of Kelly’s moves. “But then again you should.”

“He looks too comfy.” Marty stated, his eyes glued on the couple.

Kelly laughed. "Yes...I should."

Justin swallowed hard, then sipped his drink again as he continued watching them dance.

Nick continued to grind into Kelly like it was something he NEEDED to do...but it wasn’t turning him on...not in the least...he was just enjoying being close to her as a woman...as a friend...not as something sexual. But nobody would actually think that with the way he was grinding against her like crazy.

Justin looked over at Marty, then back at Nick and Kelly. "WHAT are they DOING?"

“Fucking each other on the dance floor...through their clothes?” Marty mumbled as he swallowed hard.

“What does your house look like?” Nick asked as they continued to dance...or well grind.

"It's beautiful," Kelly answered. "A condo...right on the beach."

"This is bullshit," Justin mumbled.

“I think it’s time we move.” Marty said, getting ready to stand up.

"No...wait..." Justin said...putting a hand on Marty's arm to stop him. "Let's see where this goes."

Marty sighed and sat back down. “I don’t like the look on his face...he looks like he’s about to cum his pants.” He said making a face.

Nick looked at Marty and giggled a little. “Your boyfriend is making a face at me...wonder what he’s thinking.”

Kelly giggled. "He's probably jealous."

Nick giggled again. “Yeah...well he doesn’t have a reason to be anymore.” He said as he ground his hips again, as if kinda making a point that no matter how much he loved her as a friend...whatever they had before was in the past...because his body didn’t find this stimulating at all.

‘

"I know. I can't even make you hard anymore."

‘

“Sorry, baby.” Nick giggled as he kissed the top of her head, panting a little by this point getting tired and sweaty.

“He kissed her head.” Marty pointed out. “And he’s breathing with his mouth open.”

Kelly turned back around and ran her hands up Nick's chest as she grinded against him more.

“Are you trying to get me hard, Miss Kelly?” Nick giggled as his hands went down to her ass again as he went along with the grinding.

"Nope...I could use a break from hard men," Kelly teased before shimmying down the length of Nick's body to the floor...then slowly back up again.

Okay...now that was the move...the evil move and it did send a shiver through Nick’s body and he bit his lower lip.

Kelly turned around and did the same thing again...this time with her back to Nick.

“You’re evil.” Nick laughed, happy that even though she looked very sexy and it felt good...it was nothing like it would be if Justin was doing it. Thinking of him he looked up, trying to lock eyes with him.

The dumfounded look still on his face, Justin made eye contact with Nick.

Nick had to laugh at the dumfounded look on Justin’s face. “I think they think I’m getting all hard from this...should we put on even more of a show?” He asked giggling...having fun with this.

Kelly laughed. "Like what?"

Nick tried to think. “I don’t know...cuz I don’t want them getting mad...but it would be kinda funny to try and turn um on.” He giggled.

"I'm not so sure it would turn Marty on. Justin...definitely."

Nick got an evil look on his face. “Ohh...screw Marty let’s turn Justin on.” He giggled like crazy.

Kelly giggled, too. "You're evil."

“Yes I know...but I’ve never seen him like get so bad he snaps...I wana know what that’s like.” Nick smirked. “Do you think we can do it?”

"I don't know. He probably won't let that happen in public."

Nick thought about that and nodded. “Your right...that man has WAY too much control.” He said pouting playfully.

Kelly laughed. "Oh I know."

“He’s no fun at all.” Nick said still pouting.

"Of course he is...in private."

Nick giggled. “So true.” Noticing they kinda slowed down he pulled back some. “Wana head back...let them know they are still safe in their positions as boyfriend?”

Kelly giggled. "OK...sure."

Taking Kelly’s hand Nick led them back to the table and dropped her off on her side before sitting down next to Justin, still sweaty and breathing kinda hard. “Hey Hey.”

Kelly sat down and kissed Marty on the chin.

Marty glared at Nick from across the table as he wrapped his arm around Kelly. “Have fun?” He asked sounding skeptical.

Kelly chuckled as she reached for her water. "Definitely. Nick's a great dancer."

“Hmm.” Was all Marty said as he took a sip of his own water.

Nick looked at Justin. “So...what were you guys talking about?”

Justin set his empty glass down on the table. "We weren't really talking all that much."

“Oh okay.” Nick said watching Justin...trying to see why he was being so quiet.

"We were more...watching."

Nick raised an eyebrow. “Watching what?” He asked, even though he knew.

"Ya'll makin love out there."

Nick laughed. “Oh yeah sure...that’s exactly what was happening. We were just dancing...right Kel?”

“I’m going with what Justin said.” Marty said speaking up. “You looked pretty damn content out there.”

Justin snorted. "For real, yo."

Kelly laughed and rolled her eyes. "Oh please."

“I was just dancin...not getting off on anything.” Nick stated in his defense.

Justin laughed and shook his head. "This is just crazy."

Nick looked at Justin confused. “What is?”

"I don't know...this whole thing."

Kelly laughed. "Like me grinding with your man?"

Justin nodded. "Definitely."

Nick reached a hand under the table and squeezed Justin’s upper thigh quickly before removing it as if saying ‘there is no way your getting rid of me’. “Yes...she was grinding with me...but not like THAT.”

“Looked like THAT to me.” Marty mumbled.

"Guys...were just dancing. That's it."

“But he got that content look on his face...and bit his lower lip...looked like he was enjoying himself.” Marty pointed out.

“Didn’t it Justin?”

Justin shrugged. "Yeah...but maybe he wasn't enjoying it...like THAT."

Kelly shook her head. "He wasn't."

“I wasn’t.” Nick giggled.

Marty laughed a little. “Okay...fine you’re off the hook with me.”

Nick turned and looked at Justin putting on his best puppy dog face. “You still love me?” He said trying not to giggle.

Justin laughed. "Shut up."

“Oh the verbal abuse.” Nick giggled squeezing Justin’s thigh again.

Just then Eddie came walking up. “Hello beautiful people.” He chuckled, that ‘just fucked’ look on his face.

Kelly looked at Eddie and laughed. She'd been with him...and knew that look. "What did you do?"

Eddie wiggled his eyebrows. “Nothing...nothing at all.”

Marty laughed and rolled his eyes. “You’re too much man.”

Eddie laughed. “I saw Nick and you out there dancing, Kel.” He smirked. “That was some hot stuff....not sure what your boyfriends would of thought of that though.” He said looking at Justin and Marty, winking at Justin...showing that he had figured out his secret on his own.

Justin widened his eyes. "What?"

Nick’s own eyes were wide too.

Eddie chuckled. “Don’t sweat it, J.”

"Umm...OK."

“We’ll talk more about it...when I’m sober.” Eddie laughed and stumbled a little showing he was not too steady on his feet. “Talk to ya’ll later.” With that he wandered off.

"Be right back" Kelly said...then got up and followed Eddie. "Wait up, baby."

Eddie stopped and turned around. “Hmmm?”

Kelly smiled at him. "Who was she, and what the hell did she do to make you so happy?"

“Cindy...blew me and fucked me good.” Eddie slurred. He probably had like five too many drinks.

Nick looked at Justin. “What was that about?”

Kelly laughed out loud. "Who's Cindy?"

“She came with one of the sound guys.”

Kelly shook her head. "Damn, boy."

Eddie smirked. “She was GOOD.”

"You're a dawg," Kelly said with a laugh.

“Mmmm hmm.” Eddie laughed “But now I got piss...see ya.” He turned to leave again almost falling over his own feet.

Kelly laughed again and went back to the table.

“Somebody had too much to drink.” Marty laughed.

"THAT'S for sure."

Nick looked at Justin, biting his lower lip, wondering if he had done something wrong to make Eddie find out.

Justin was still confused over the whole Eddie thing. "How did he find out?"

Kelly shrugged. "He probably figured it out for himself, J. He knows you well."

“If it’s my fault...I’m sorry.” Nick whispered.

"Why would it be YOUR fault?" Justin asked.

“If I did something...was too touchy or said something wrong.” Nick said, the worried tone in his voice.

Justin sighed. "Damn, Nick. Relax."

“Okay...sorry.” Nick said, knowing Justin was getting ticked when he said damn.

“Does matter if he knows, J?” Marty asked, his arm wrapped around Kelly again.

Justin shook his head. "No...I was gonna tell him next, anyway."

“Okay then everything is okay.” Nick said with a smile, letting out a deep breath.

"Yeah...everything's fine," Justin agreed.

Marty smiled at Kelly. “Do you wana go dance with me again?”

Kelly smiled and got up again. "Of course."

Marty got up too and followed Kelly off to dance.

Nick smiled watching them go. “She’s being passed around tonight.” He laughed.

"That's OK..she loves to dance."

“Yeah she does.” Nick said still smiling as he turned to look at Justin.

"Are we cool?"

Nick nodded his head. “I think we are...I’m not mad at you in the least...are you mad at me?”

Justin shook his head. "Of course not."

“Okay then we’re cool.” Nick said with a smile. “I wish I could hug you though...or give you a nice gentle kiss.” He said, still smiling. “But that can wait.”

Justin smiled. "Yeah...it can."

“Did me dancing with Kelly like that...bug you?”

"No...it just surprised me."

Nick giggled. “Why?”

Justin shrugged. "I don't know why. It did, though. And you can really dance."

Nick smiled. “Thanks...I had fun...but I would of had more fun if it had been you.”

"Maybe not. Dancing with girls is great."

Nick shrugged “Eh...I guess...it doesn’t turn me on though.”

Justin laughed. "That's OK."

“What time is it?” Nick asked when he realized he didn’t put his watch on.

Justin checked his watch. "Just after eleven."

“Almost midnight.” Nick smiled and then pouted playfully, the smile still there a little. “I don’t get to kiss ya when the ball drops.”

Justin sighed. "Nick...please." He didn't need to be constantly reminded of these things...but Nick apparently thought he did.

Nick bit his lower lip, knowing he had done something wrong. “Sorry.”

"I need some air," Justin said...getting up and crossing the room.

Nick sighed, he wasn’t sure if Justin wanted to be followed so he stayed put.

Justin thought about heading outside, but when he saw the stairs, he changed his mind. He went up the stairs and down the hall to his office, took his keys out, and let himself in to the dark room. Breathing in the cooler air, he dropped onto the couch with a sigh.

Nick watched where Justin went...and after giving him about ten minutes to himself, He got up and headed up the stairs too. Looking around he checked all the rooms until he found the one he was looking for. Taking a deep breath he just stood in the door and watched him. He didn’t know what was going on...what he had done wrong.

Justin was still sitting in the dark...slouching down on the couch with his hands over his eyes.

“Can I come in?” Nick asked softly, hoping he wouldn’t scare Justin to badly.

"Yup," Justin replied...not needing to uncover his eyes to know who was at the door.

Nick walked into the room and went to go sit next to Justin on the couch. “We’re not okay...are we?”

"Some things aren't OK," Justin admitted...still not taking his hands off his eyes.

Nick sighed and nodded his head. “I know...I keep saying things to make you angry.”

"Yeah...you do," Justin said...deciding to be honest.

“I’m trying.” Nick whispered, happy that Justin was telling the truth. “I guess I’m just not trying hard enough.”

"You just..." Justin started, then sighed as he dropped his hands to his sides...his eyes still closed. "...you don't need to constantly remind me of what we CAN'T do in public. I fuckin know, Nick."

Nick bit his lower lip and looked down at his lap. “I know...it doesn’t make ME feel any better either...so I don’t know why I do it.”

"I feel guilty enough already...and every time you say it, I feel worse."

“I’m sorry...I don’t mean to make you feel guilty or be sad.” Nick whispered looking up, feeling his eyes fill with tears.

"Well...you do." Justin wasn't trying to make Nick upset...he just wanted to be honest.

“I guess I’m not cut out for this.” Nick whispered again looking back down as the tears fell. “I...I can’t promise I won’t do it anymore, Justin cuz...I can’t...and I don’t want to hurt you...or make you sad and feel guilty...you’ll be better without me.” He sniffled. “We fight every time we’re in public...you shouldn’t be with somebody...who obviously doesn’t know what he is doing.”

"I don't get why you don't know what you're doing...because I tell you all the time what you need to do."

“I know what I’m supposed to do...doing it is hard.” Nick sniffled again, still not looking up. “I hate myself for being so smothering...for wanting to touch you all the time... I don’t know why I’m like that...and I want to stop...because...I can’t lose you.” His voice was shaking as he finished saying that.

"Well *I* can't keep feeling like shit all the time because I made you hurt or upset. It's too much."

Nick took a deep breath and nodded. “I don’t want that either.”

"I'm sorry, Nick...but at this point, you just can't act like my boyfriend in public...no matter how sad or upset or unsure you get about it," Justin said straight up.

“That doesn’t make me upset.” Nick stated. “What makes me upset is when you get upset...because I say something stupid.” He smiled a little. “I’m being honest when I say I understand. So, I don’t know why I say that shit.”

Justin took a deep breath. "I don't, either...but it kills me...and makes me feel...overwhelmed."

“Did I make it worse...that I came up here after you?” Nick asked softly. “Cuz I can leave...if you need me to.”

Justin shook his head. "It's OK."

“I know saying I’m sorry...doesn’t really help...but I am.”

"Don't...cuz I'm getting pretty tired of hearing it."

Nick bit his lower lip again...really feeling like he didn’t know what to say. “Okay.” Leaning back on the couch he sighed and looked up at the ceiling, letting up a silent prayer that he would think of something...figure out what to do to make things okay again before he lost, Justin.

"Maybe we shouldn't be in public together anymore," Justin finally said.

Nick looked over at Justin a look of what on his face he wasn’t sure. “I’m not just a person you can hide in your house and bring out when you want to.” He said in disbelief. He had never really gotten upset at Justin before...but now he was feeling pretty peeved.

"Christ, Nick...I KNOW that. I'm just saying...maybe it would be easier for you...so you won't like...have the urge to touch me and kiss me and shit. And *I* won't have tp have this fuckin horrible feeling of guilt...that I'm not doing enough for you."

Nick took a deep breath to try to calm himself down as he ran a hand through his spiky hair. “Okay...let’s just both calm down...there has to be some other way to fix this...then that...because that wouldn’t help things.” He said trying to be rational.

"Then what would?"

“If we did that...I would feel worse. I mean know you are going out and I can’t go with you. That doesn’t make me feel good just thinking about it. But yes, I guess i just cause problems when I go out...so maybe it would be fore the best.” Nick said with a sigh.

"I'd rather take you out with me...but not if it's gonna make us both feel miserable."

Nick looked over at Justin. “Can I have another shot? I know you’ve given me too many already ..but I promise...I’ll try harder.”

"Try harder to do what?"

“Not say things...that will make you feel guilty.”

"Not saying things isn't gonna change the way you feel, though."

“Yeah but staying home isn’t going to change it either...I just need to overcome all of this...but keeping me locked up like I’m being punished for something wont help.”

"That's not what I meant...and you know it."

“Which part?” Nick asked, getting a little confused.

"That I want to lock you up like you're punished."

Nick smiled slightly. “Justin, you’re right I know that isn’t what you meant...I was just saying that as an example of sorts. I know it wouldn’t be like that.”

"Nick...don't take this the wrong way...but what it comes down to is you needing to learn to accept the fact that this can't be a public relationship...and that no matter what I do or who I'm with in public...the only person I'm thinking of romantically is you...and the only person I'm coming home to is you."

Nick took a deep breath, feeling tears coming to his eyes again. But tears of happiness this time “You’re right...that is how things need to be. I love you and I can’t let you go I know that is true. I’m more then willing to be Nick the friend in public...and if you don’t want me to come out with you...then I will stay home and wait.” He said with a smile on his face, but the tears were still there too. “I know most people would think that sounded sucky...and a rip off or something...but not me. I know you’ll give me all you have and nothing less...no matter if it’s only at home.”

"I'd do it in public if I could...but...I must be selfish...cuz I don't wanna wreck my career."

Nick giggled a little “I don’t wana wreck your career either...I happen to like your career.”

Justin sighed. "That baby's gonna be a big enough blow for now."

“Good point...but babies look better then sexual orientation.” Nick said with a sad smile. “Which kinda sucks but...babies are ‘normal’.”

"Yeah...cuz they require sex with women."

Nick giggled and nodded. “Uh huh...that’s for sure.” He then turned on the couch, sitting Indian style so he was looking at Justin. “We’ve got a new year ahead of us...we can put all our problems behind us...and try to start things over a little...ya know.”

Justin nodded...finally looking at Nick. "I think that's a good idea."

Nick smiled big. “Really?...cool.”

Justin took a deep breath. "We'll just have to see what happens."

Still not sure if he should touch Justin, Nick kept his hands in his lap. “Yeah...that’s all we can do.”

"It's gotta be at least eleven thirty. We should probably go downstairs."

Nick nodded. “Yeah we should...I was just thinking the same thing.”

Justin sat in his spot...not getting up yet.

Nick looked down at Justin, trying to figure out what he was thinking. “We can over come this...if want it bad enough...we can do it.”

"I know."

Taking a deep breath, Nick reached over and took Justin’s hand in his, linking their fingers. “You remember when we first held hands and you said you liked my hands?”

"On the bus...right?" Justin asked...looking down at their hands.

“If one of us starts to feel overwhelmed with how things are going...let’s think back to that time...we were content and calm. Just think about how much we like each other’s hands and that once whatever it is...is over we can hold each other again.” Nick whispered, tears falling down his cheeks again...just feeling emotional.

Justin managed a small smile. "I like that idea."

“And if that doesn’t work then we can go through in our heads of all the happy times we’ve had. Hot tubs...massages...Chinese food.” Nick giggled as he reached up to whip away his tears.

Justin chuckled. "Yeah."

Finally feeling comfortable again, Nick rested his head down on Justin’s shoulder...his comfort spot. “We will be okay.”

"Of course we will."

“Am I the only one who wondered for a second there?”

"No."

Taking a deep breath, Nick sat up and then stood up. “Come on...let’s go ring in the New Year with our friends.”

Justin nodded and stood up. "OK."

Taking Justin’s hand in his again he led him out of the room and down the hall. He kept his hand in his until they reached the top of the steps and then let go and headed down in front.

Justin followed Nick down the stairs, and looked around the crowded restaurant.

“They are over there.” Nick said pointing at Kelly and Marty who were standing by the bar getting something else to drink.

Justin nodded. "I'll meet you there...I'ma go say hi to Nelly."

Nick nodded and headed over to Kelly and Marty. “Hi guys.” He smiled.

Kelly smiled at Nick. "Everything OK?"

Nick took a deep breath. “We’re working on it.” He smiled more. “But we’ll be okay.”

Kelly smiled brighter and rested her hand on Nick's arm. "I'm sure."

“Yup...so, how close is it to midnight?”

"About ten minutes."

Nick smiled. “I can’t believe it’s already almost 2004.”

"I know," Kelly agreed...leaning back against Marty.

Marty wrapped his arms around Kelly and kissed the top of her head. “Where did Justin go?”

“He’s over there” Nick said, pointing to where Justin was talking to Nelly.

Kelly groaned. "Damn...Nelly's hot."

“Excuse me?” Marty asked, laughing.

Nick giggled.

"You're excused."

Nick laughed even more

Marty rolled his eyes and slapped Kelly in the shoulder a little.

Kelly ignored him and pointedly stared at Nelly.

Nick tilted his head to the side to look too. “You’re right...he is looking hot...really hot.”

Marty groaned. “You two are insane.”

Kelly giggled as she sipped her ginger ale.

Nick laughed too before turning away to order a drink.

"Umm...hi," came an unfamiliar female voice. "I just got here...and like...you guys were the only ones I recognized...so I came over."

Kelly had to stifle a groan when she saw it was Suzette...the new dancer they'd selected for the tour.

Marty swallowed and put on a fake smile. “Hey there...how are you?”

Nick looked on, wondering who the girl was.

Kelly smiled, too. "Suzette, is it? This is Nick...a friend of ours...and Justin's."

The bubbly blond smiled brightly at Nick. "Hi there."

Nick tried hard not to bust up laughing...this girl was worse then a flamming gay guy. “Nice to meet you Suzette.”

"You too," Suzette replied before turning back to Marty. "Marty...you umm...wanna dance?"

Kelly could feel her claws making their way to the surface.

Marty smiled sweetly and shook his head, wondering what in the world this girl was doing...he did have his arms wrapped around Kelly. “Sorry...maybe next time...but I wana spend this time with my girlfriend.”

"Your...girlfriend?"

"YES...his girlfriend," Kelly answered quickly...TOO quickly.

Nick felt like smacking his head into something because he felt like laughing so hard but couldn’t.

“Thank you for asking though.” Marty said smiling big...wanting nothing more then for the girl to just leave.

Suzette smiled sweetly. "No problem, sweetie...the offer's always there."

Kelly took a deep breath...clenching her fists at her sides.

Thinking he should save Kelly from the evil dance replacement, Nick smiled at her sweetly. “I’ll dance with you...come on.” He then took her by the hand and looked back at Kelly and Marty and mouthed. ‘You owe me, big time.’

Marty laughed and shook his head. “Oh no.”

Kelly made a sound that almost sounded like a growl. "Oooohh...that BITCH!"

“It’s okay, kitty cat...you can put your claws back in and relax.” Marty whispered and kissed the top of Kelly’s head, watching Nick dancing with Suzette and Justin talking with Nelly.

Kelly shook her head. "Now I KNOW I can't trust her with you."

“I’ll sick Nick on her if she gets weird.” Marty laughed.

"It's NOT funny."

“I know it’s not...that girl give me the creeps.” Marty said making a face.

Thinking of something, Marty pulled away from Kelly. “I’m going to go get Justin to go save his boyfriend...before she poisons poor Nicky.” He then walked off and over to Justin and Nelly. “J...we’ve got a problem.”

"What's up, man?"

“Nick has been taken over by evil psycho bitch.”

"Who?"

“Suzette.” Marty said making a face just saying her name.

"Oh...well...can't you save him?"

Marty shook his head. “Kel would have my hide...she’s got a thing for me...Nick was trying to save me and Kelly...but now he’s trapped.”

Justin laughed. "OK," he said goodbye to Nelly, then walked toward the dance floor with Marty.

Nick was dancing with Suzette and hating every minute of it...The girl seriously scared him and smelled like cheep perfume.

"What are we gonna do?" Justin asked Marty as they got closer.

Marty giggled and started to sing the mission impossible song. “Don’t know.”

"Hey...uhh...Sue..." Justin started when they got close enough. "...it's almost midnight, so we're gonna steal Nick to go celebrate."

Suzette giggled. "But why? He can be my New Year's kiss."

Justin stifled a laugh.

Nick got a freaked out look on his face, but tried so hard not to show it.

Marty had to turn around so she wouldn’t see him giggling.

“Uhh...cuz...we’ve got that thing to do...right Justin?” Nick said begging Justin with his eyes.

"Yeah...let's go...sorry, Sue," Justin said...heading back toward Kelly.

“It was nice dancing with you...bye, bye.” Nick waved and then walked away from the scary girl as quickly as he could. Once they were out of ear shot Nick started running his hands over his arms. “Ew ew ew.”

Justin laughed out loud.

"What happened?" Kelly asked...laughing.

“I’ve got scary girl germs!” Nick exclaimed sitting down at the bar still rubbing his arms. “I’m going to stink for days!”

Marty was almost falling on the floor laughing by this point. “Oh...God!”

Kelly laughed and shook her head as she watched all the guys laugh...the she let out a little squeal when the music went off, and Dick Clark appeared on all the televisions...the volume turned up. "Oh, look...a minute left!"

Nick stopped rubbing his arms to turn and look at he TV as the ball started to drop.

Marty stopped laughing and pulled Kelly back to him again as he watched the screen.

Justin grabbed a sparkly Happy New Year crown from the collection of party hats on the bar and set it on Kelly's head before looking up at one of the TVs.

Kelly giggled...leaning back against Marty as she watched the screen.

Nick pouted at Justin. “Hey I wanted to be queen.” He joked, smiling before he turned back to the TV.

Justin grabbed a crazy top hat and put THAT on Nick's head with a laugh.

“No I said QUEEN not the mad hatter!” Nick laughed smacking Justin in the arm and then started to count down with everybody else.

Marty turned Kelly around in his arms to get ready to kiss her when the clock struck.

Kelly set her hands on Marty's chest...looking at the TV as the countdown winded down.

Justin climbed up onto the bar during the final ten seconds, and yelled out along with the countdown from where he was standing atop it...looking down over the crowd. "Three...Two...ONE! Happy New Year!" Right as the ball landed on the television, confetti started falling from the ceiling in the restaurant.

Once Marty said one...He pressed his lips to Kelly’s and kissed her passionately to bring in the new year.

Kelly leaned up on her tippy toes as she kissed Marty back...deeply and slowly.

Nick counted down with Justin and yelled at the top of his lungs, Looking up at Justin with a big smile on his face.

Justin got down to sit on the bar...grabbing one of the party hats for himself...then greeting people from where he was sitting. He smiled brightly at Nick as he extended his hand.

Nick smiled and took Justin’s outstretched hand.

After shaking Nick's hand, Justin gently pulled Kelly away from Marty. "My turn," he said before giving her a sloppy kiss on the lips.

Marty and Nick both laughed and shook their heads, watching Justin and Kelly.

Justin finished with Kelly, then turned to Marty. "Your turn..."

“Nut uh...get away from me.” Marty laughed, backing away, his back running into the bar.

Justin laughed and smacked Marty's shoulder before getting back up on the bar, and starting to dance to "Celebration" as it started playing over the sound system. "Cellllllebrate good time...COME ON!" he sang along.

Kelly laughed as she grabbed Nick on one side of her and Marty on the other. "Help me up there."

Marty and Nick both helped Kelly up onto the bar before climbing up themselves both getting right into the song.

Kelly started dancing with Justin right away...grinding with him a bit as they both sang along.

Nick turned to Marty and wiggled his eyebrows.

Marty made a face and backed away. “Uh uh.”

Nick laughed and pulled Marty by the arm both laughing like crazy as they both danced too, mimiking Kelly and Justin...just being nutty like they were.

Kelly got tired after a short while, and made a move to take a seat on the bar.

Marty leaned down to pick up Kelly’s crown and put it on his head. “Now I’m king.” He laughed.

Nick pouted and attempted to take it from him.

Kelly looked up at them and laughed...shaking her head.

"I'll settle this!" Justin declared...snatching the crown and putting it back on Kelly's head.

Both Marty and Nick turned to look at Justin with identical pouts, when they turned to look at each other they started to bust up laughing even more.

Justin laughed. "THAT'S where it belongs."

Marty decided to sit down next to Kelly, wrapping his arm around her.

Nick smiled at Justin when they were the only ones up there.

Justin smiled back. "I'm gonna go wish some people Happy New Year...since I AM the host."

“Okay...you go do that...I’ll just sit down here.” With that Nick sat down on the bar next to Marty and Kelly.

Kelly looked up at Marty and smiled. "Happy New Year," she said softly.

“Happy New Year, baby.” Marty said smiling, leaning in to kiss her forehead.

Nick watched them and smiled.

After he kissed her on the forehead, Kelly leaned in and kissed Marty on the lips.

Marty kissed Kelly back, his hands moving to rest on the back of her neck.

Kelly moaned quietly...so happy and content.

Marty deepened the kiss a little but still left it slow and sweet.

Hopping off of the counter, Nick headed over to find Justin. Finding him he smiled a little. “Can I wish people Happy New Year with you...you can introduce me to more of your friends...if you would like.”

Justin nodded. "Sure," he said...heading off to another group of people.

“Kelly and Marty were playing kissy face...they weren’t fun anymore.” Nick giggled as he walked with Justin.

Justin laughed. "They're crazy in love."

“Thank you for saving me from Suzette.” Nick shivered. “That girl was seriously freaky...and she tried to grab my ass.” He said pouting.

"But imagine poor Marty if she really has a thing for him?"

“Which is why I saved him...Kelly was ready to attack.” Nick laughed.

"I'm sure."

“Anywho...let’s go New Years wishin.” Nick smiled as they reached the group of people.

"I love you," Kelly mumbled against Marty's lips.

“I love you too.” Marty mumbled back, not wanting to break the kiss.

Kelly DID break it, though. "I have a New Years present for you."

Marty raised an eyebrow. “A new years present?”

Kelly nodded...reaching into one of the pockets of her pants. "Uh huh."

“Is it a piece of pocket fuzz?” Marty giggled.

Kelly giggled. "No...it's this," she said...handing Marty a single key.

Marty raised his eyebrows again. “What’s it to?”

"My house."

“You’re giving me a key to your house?”

Kelly nodded...her eyes on Marty's.

Marty smiled and leaned over to hug Kelly. “Thank you.”

"You're welcome."

“When do you wana get outa here...we can go back to my place...and celebrate on our own.” Marty whispered into Kelly’s ear.

"Hmm...now's good for me."

Marty pulled back. “Okay...let’s go find J and tell him we’re leavin.”

"OK," Kelly said...carefully hopping off the bar.

Marty hopped off too and then looked around. “I see them...over there.” He said pointing at the group Nick and Justin were talking to.

Kelly took Marty's hand, and walked toward the group with him.

Nick spotted Kelly and Marty coming in their direction and smiled. “Kelly and Marty are coming over.”

Justin turned to look at his friends. "Ya'll leavin?"

Marty nodded his head. “Yup... we’re heading out.”

"So soon?" Justin questioned knowingly...wiggling his eyebrows.

Marty rolled his eyes and laughed. “Yes...so soon.”

"Yeah...well...have fun gettin laid, my man."

Kelly widened her eyes. "Justin!"

Nick giggled. “Lucky guy.”

"You both would know, now wouldn't you," Kelly said...making a face.

“Come on Kel...let’s get away from these insane people.” Marty laughed pulling on Kelly’s arm.

Justin laughed. "Goodnight, guys...see you at rehearsal tomorrow."

Marty groaned. “Don’t remind me.” He called back

"Night, boys," Kelly said...heading out with Marty.

Nick giggled again. “They are awesome.”

Justin nodded as he watched Kelly and Marty leave. "Best friends I could have."

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Marty parked the car in his driveway and turned to face Kelly, and without warning pressed his lips to hers for a hungry kiss. He had been wanting to do that since they had left.

Kelly laughed softly at the suddenness of the kiss...but went along with it, nonetheless.

Marty moaned into the kiss as his hands moved up to Kelly's neck, bringing her head closer to his, deepening the kiss.

Kelly moaned quietly as she kissed Marty back...her hands moving up to press against his chest.

Moaning a little louder, Marty moved one of his hands down to rest on Kelly's inner thigh as he continued the heated, passionate kiss.

Kelly continued returning the heated kiss for a bit longer before forcing herself to pull away for some air. After swallowing a few breaths, she smirked at Marty. "Are you trying to like...christen your truck, or something?" she asked...reaching up to stroke his cheeks. "Or...has that already been done?"

"Hasn't...been done." Marty breathed out as he tried to catch his breath.

Kelly raised an eyebrow...honestly surprised. "No...?"

Marty shook his head. "No."

"Interesting," Kelly stated...leaning over to place several kisses over Marty's chin.

Moaning, Marty tilted his chin up a little to give Kelly better access. His hand that was on her neck moved down to the middle of her back, while his hand on her thigh inched up even higher and started to caress it.

Kelly kissed down the front of Marty's neck, then back up again...stopping to kiss his chin some more. "How come you took it out?" she asked in a near whisper...kissing over the spot under his mouth where he used to have a piercing in his chin.

Marty shrugged his shoulders. "It didn't feel like me anymore. I mean I got that when I was seventeen." He whispered huskily.

"Oh," Kelly breathed against Marty's skin as she kissed along his jawline. "It was hot."

Marty shuddered feeling Kelly's hot breath against his skin. "Yeah?" He asked softly, moving the hand on her back down to her ass.

"Mmm hmm," Kelly replied...stopping briefly to kiss Marty's lips before kissing down the other side of his jaw.

"Are YOU trying to christen my truck?" Marty asked in a husky voice, moaning a little...his jaw and neck was definitely one of his spots.

Kelly giggled as she pulled back to look at Marty. "Who...ME? Little innocent ME?"

Marty snorted and laughed. "Innocent my ass."

"Excuse me?"

Marty kissed Kelly's nose. "You are far from innocent, baby...remember the kitchen counter?" He laughed, wiggling his eyebrows.

Kelly giggled. "Oh yeah...THAT was fun."

"Uh huh...very fun." Marty said, looking Kelly in the eye with his lust filled eyes.

"We could think of something MORE fun, though," Kelly said...kissing Marty's chin a couple more times.

Marty moaned. "What...are you thinking?"

Kelly giggled "I don't know. I'M the one who picked the counter."

"My brain is shot...all the blood is in my groin." Marty laughed, wiggling in his seat. He had been semi hard all night...and that new years kiss had done him in...now he was close to the point of no return.

Kelly laughed. "What else is new?"

"Good point." Marty laughed again as he looked back into the back seat of the SUV and then back at Kelly with raised eyebrows.

Kelly looked at Marty's face for only a brief moment before moving out of her seat, and climbing into the backseat.

Marty giggled and climbed into the backseat with Kelly. "Thank god for tinted windows...don't need to be arrested for indecent exposure on New Years."

Kelly giggled as she settled on the seat. "THAT would suck."

Marty sat down next to Kelly, so there bodies were touching. "Yeah, that WOULD totally suck...I won't let the mean old cops get you."

Kelly laughed as she moved over to straddle Marty's lap...her arms wrapping around his neck.

"Didn't you know that riding in cars with boys is bad." Marty giggled, looking into Kelly's eyes.

Kelly tossed her hair over her shoulder and laughed again. "How about riding boys in cars?"

Marty got a confused look on his face, about to say that was what he just said when he finally got what Kelly meant and started to bust up laughing. "Hmmm...that...well I don't think there is anything wrong with that."

"You wouldn't think so."

"Nope...they haven't made a movie about that one...then again maybe she road the boy...while they were in the car." Marty said, proving exactly what he meant when he said his brain wasn't working from the lack of blood...he wasn't making any sense.

Kelly rolled her eyes. "Shut up," she ordered gently before capturing Marty's mouth with hers in a heated kiss.

"Yes ma'am." Marty mumbled into the kiss as he quickly fell into the kiss. His hands going back down to rest on Kelly's ass again.

Kelly raised herself up on her knees a bit to give Marty's hands better access...her own hands holding onto his face as she kissed him deeply.

Marty held Kelly's ass in his hands as he kissed her back just as deeply. The whole time trying not to thrust his hips up against her...so it wouldn't all be over before it even started.

Kelly groaned quietly as she her hands up onto Marty's buzzed head as she continued kissing him...her tongue working in and out of his mouth.

Marty's tongue met up with Kelly's and started to lick and suck it into his mouth. One of his hands on her ass...moving forward and in between her legs.

Kelly groaned again...a bit louder, this time...as she started moving on Marty's hand a bit.

Feeling Kelly moving on his hand made Marty moan into Kelly's mouth as he moved his hand a little more too against Kelly.

Kelly broke the kiss, and dropped her head back with a groan. "Shit."

"Is that a good...shit...or a bad one?" Marty giggled, as he kept up what he was doing.

"What do you think?" Kelly moaned...moving on Marty's hand some more.

"Don't you think...there is something in the way?" Marty asked, tugging a little at Kelly's pants.

Kelly groaned. "Hell, yes," she replied...reaching down for the button on her pants.

Marty moved Kelly's hands away from her pants and then pushed her off of his lap a little making her lie down on the bench seat. Once she was lying down he sat on her ankles and went back to working on getting her pants off. The whole time his eyes were locked on hers.

Kelly laughed quietly as she looked into Marty's eyes. "Eager, baby?"

"I've wanted you since we were dancing earlier." Marty whispered huskily as he pulled Kelly's black dress pants off of her and threw them onto the truck floor.

Kelly laughed. "Hey! Thos are expensive pants!"

Marty laughed back. "The floor is clean they aren't going to get ruined." He said as he worked on getting Kelly's tube top off.

Kelly sat up to help Marty off with her shirt. "Why am I the only one getting naked?

"One step at a time, my love." Marty giggled as he got Kelly shirt off, biting his lower lip as he looked down at her, his breathing quickening even more.

Kelly laughed almost nervously. "OK...why do I feel REALLY self-conscious right now?"

Marty smiled. "I don't know baby...cuz every time I see you like this I keep thinking how lucky I am." He whispered as his long fingers got under the waistband of her panties and started to pull them down her legs.

Kelly smiled. "Good thing it's dark."

"Why do you say that?" Marty asked as he leaned over and started to place kisses over Kelly's lower stomach and headed down between her legs.

Kelly groaned...her back arching slightly. "Because..." she started breathily. "...I get embarrassed when you...look at me...like that."

"Hmmm...okay." Marty mumbled, not really in the mood to talk...he had a mission to complete. Sticking his tongue out he licked and tasted...yes there was that special taste that was only Kelly...he loved how that tasted.

"Oh God," Kelly moaned out...spreading her legs as much as she could on the slightly bramped back seat.

Hearing Kelly moan, caused Marty moan too and his tongue found it way inside of her.

"Oh, Shit," Kelly cried...her hands gripping Marty's head as she dropped her head back. "Fuck," she cursed quietly when she hit it on the hard door.

Marty moved his head up quickly when he heard her hit her head. "Kel...you...okay?" He breathed out.

Kelly nodded quickly. "Fine. Don't...stop."

Marty giggled huskily and dropped his head back down going right back where he was. His tongue finding her opening and plunging back in hard.

Kelly groaned loudly...lifting her hips up towards Marty a bit. "Shit, Marty...so...so good."

Using his tongue to lick inside of her for a few more minutes, he pulled back just enough to suck her clit into his mouth and suck on it hard, his tongue still licking around.

That put Kelly over the edge...making her cum hard almost immediately...with no warning. "Oh...oh God...mmmm..." she moaned out between quiet grunts...her hips gently rocking against Marty's face.

Marty left his face down between her legs until he was sure she had came down from her orgasm. Lifting his head he smiled, sitting up on her thighs.

"Holy shit," Kelly said quietly...struggling to catch her breath.

Marty giggled, just taking time to watch Kelly's face. He loved how she looked right after she had an intense orgasm

"You're amazing."

Marty blushed a little. "Thanks."

Kelly chuckled. "No...thank YOU."

Marty giggled and ran his hands up and down Kelly's side in a soothing manner.

Kelly took a long, deep breath. "THAT was intense."

"Yeah it was." Marty agreed. It was true he loved doing that...loved knowing he was making Kelly feel good.

Kelly laughed...looking at Marty. "For me, maybe. But...what about you?"

Marty shrugged his shoulders and smiled. "I just like that I made you feel good."

"You definitely did," Kelly said...reaching down to tug at Marty's shirt.

Getting the hint, Marty pulled his shirt over his head and threw it where all of Kelly's clothes were.

Kelly licked her lips as she ran her hands over Marty's muscular bare chest. "Beautiful."

Marty shuddered under her hands and smiled. "Not as beautiful as you."

"More."

"Nut uh." Marty shook his head as he moved up to straddle Kelly's hips.

Kelly laughed...reaching for the button on Marty's jeans. "Yes."

Marty's stomach muscles flexed when Kelly started to unbutton his jeans. "Okay we're both beautiful and even more so...together."

Kelly smiled. "Good one," she said as she got the jeans unbuttoned and started sliding the zipper down.

Marty's cock twitched in his jeans as Kelly unzipped his jeans. He then moved around so he was sitting down on the seat and pulled his own jeans and boxers down quickly. If he had been turned on before...he was dying by this point. Once he was totally naked he climbed over the top of Kelly again bracing himself over her, looking down into her eyes.

Kelly smiled up at Marty as she ran her hands down his bare sides and onto his ass. "I thought I was supposed to be riding you."

"You wana ride me?" Marty asked, a smirk on his face.

Kelly giggled. "Kinda."

Marty laughed as he moved off of Kelly and sat down , pulling her fet into his lap since there wasn't much room on the seat. "Okay then."

Kelly laughed, too...moving to straddle Marty again. "I can't believe we're doing this."

"I feel sixteen again." Marty laughed as he rested his hands on Kelly's hips.

"You did this shit when you were sixteen?"

Marty blushed a little. "Maybe once or twice."

"Once or twice?" Kelly asked... as she gripped the seat over Marty's shoulders and lowered herself onto his erection.

Marty's eyes rolled back into his head when Kelly lowered herself on to him. "Y...yeah...something like that." He answered, his hands taking a firmer grip on her hips.

"Was it good?" Kelly asked softly...then groaned as she sank a little lower...taking her time in filling herself with Marty's large cock.

"I don't...really remember." Marty groaned. "Long...time ago."

"OK..." Kelly said quietly...stilling herself to adjust a bit before sinking lower...not stopping again until she was sitting on Marty's lap...completely surrounding him.

Marty was breathing hard by the time Kelly was fully on his dick. Looking into Kelly's eyes he whispered. "Doesn't...matter...I love YOU."

Kelly smiled. "I know."

Marty smiled back as his fingers ran along her hipbone, allowing her time to adjust even though he felt like he was going to spontaneously combust at any second.

"You OK?" Kelly asked softly...bringing her hands to the back of Marty's neck.

Marty nodded his head. "Mmm hmm...fine."

"Good," Kelly said before leaning in to kiss Marty softly on the mouth.

Whimpering a little into the kiss, Marty accepted the soft gentle feel of it. It was still such a weird concept for him to be doing something saw raw and dirty like fucking in the back of a car but yet have it be loving and gentle at the same time.

Kelly continued kissing Marty gently...whimpering a bit, herself...as she started moving her hips on his lap...slowly at first.

Marty let Kelly do all the moving at first...so she could adjust more. He would know when it was okay for him to start meeting her downward thrusts. The whole time he kissed Kelly back just as gently as before.

Kelly pulled back from the kiss and looked deep into Marty's eyes...still moving on him. "I love you...so much."

"I love you too, Kelly." Marty whispered, his hips moving up on their own. His eyes locked onto Kelly's.

Kelly groaned loudly. "God...you feel so good," she whispered...moving a bit more as she closed her eyes and dropped her head back.

Marty let out a loud groan of his own as his upward thrusts got a little more forceful. "God...you too...so...tight."

"You like that?" Kelly whispered seductively...lowering her head to suck on Marty's neck as she rode him.

"Fuck...yeah." Marty groaned as he thrust up harder. Kelly's mouth on his neck was pushing him very close to the edge already.

Kelly trailed her tongue up the side of Marty's neck...stopping to nibble on his earlobe and roll her tongue over his earring a bit. "How much do you like it?" she teased in a whisper...rocking her hips a bit harder and faster.

Marty felt his cock twitch deep in side of her as she nibbled on his ear. "God...so much." He breathed out, his voice coming out as a husky whisper...his hips moving up at an almost frantic pace now...he was so close.

"Mmmm...God..." Kelly moaned out...dropping her head back again as she moved her hands to grip the seat over Marty's shoulders...bracing herself as she picked up her pace dramatically...bouncing up and down on Marty's cock hard and fast. The sounds of their moans and grunts...along with that of her flesh slapping against Marty's...turned her on even more.

Marty let out a loud grunt and without much more of a warning, came hard deep inside Kelly screaming her name at the top of his lungs as he emptied himself.

"Oh...oh...FUCK!" Kelly yelled out loud...continuing to ride Marty as he came and spilled into her. The feeling of his warmth filling her insides was all she needed to cum again as Marty's orgasm concluded.

Marty's head fell back against the seat as he tried to catch his breath and get feeling back in his body from the intense orgasm.

"Damn," Kelly breathed out...falling forward against Marty.

Marty wrapped his arms around Kelly's back and held her close to him as he tried to get his breathing back to normal. "Yeah...damn."

Kelly giggled into Marty's neck. "That was wild."

"Uh huh." Marty laughed. "I don't think I have feeling in my body anymore."

"Cuz I'm sitting on you."

"No cuz it all shot out my dick." Marty said laughing more.

Kelly laughed. "Crazy."

"We just had wild crazy, hot sex in my truck didn't we."

"Mmmm...definitely. Was it good for YOU?"

Marty nodded his head like crazy. "Ohh most definitely...even though now I'm ready to curl up in bed with my favorite girl and fall asleep."

"Yeah...it IS late...and you have rehearsal tomorrow."

Marty pouted and sighed. "I don't wana go to rehearsal...strange crazy girls are there."

"Ain't THAT the truth."

That made Marty giggle a little. "You should have seen the look on Nick's face when she said she wanted him to be her New Years kiss."

"She asked him that?"

Marty laughed even more and nodded. "Justin said he needed to take Nick away cuz we were all going to celebrate the ball dropping together. And she was like 'Well he can stay and be my New Years kiss.' Poor Nick looked like he was going to heave."

Kelly laughed. "I can only imagine. It was nice of him to save you from her, though."

Marty nodded his head as he sat up more on the seat. "Yeah...that guy has a good heart."

"He definitely does. Justin's lucky."

"Mmm hmm...now how about we get outa here before I pass out and we end up sleeping in the car and I can't move a muscle for rehearsal tomorrow." Marty laughed.

Kelly nodded. "Yeah...it's getting kinda chilly, anyway."

"Yeah it is...but you gota get off me...I'm kinda stuck." Marty giggled.

Kelly giggled and sighed dramatically. "Oh, alright...if I must."

"I don't think I could pick you up and carry you very easily when sitting in a car." Marty laughed.

Kelly laughed again as she lifted herself off of Marty with a groan, then dropped onto the seat beside him.

Marty groaned too as he reached for his boxers and slipped them on. The rest of his clothes he just picked up in his hands. "Here put this on." He said handing Kelly his t-shirt."

Kelly took the shirt and slipped it over her head. "Thanks," she said...grabbing up her own clothes.

Once they both had all their stuff, Marty opened the door and helped Kelly out. Reaching into his jeans pocket he grabbed his keys, quickly opening the door to the house before somebody saw them dressed...or not dressed the way there were.

Kelly shivered a bit as she walked into Marty's condo. "Wow...it DID get cold."

"Yeah it did." Marty said as he headed straight back to his room, really ready to just flop into bed.

Kelly watched Marty walk down the hall, then dropped her clothes onto the couch before heading into the kitchen.

"What are you doing?" Marty called to Kelly as he headed straight for the bed and climbed in.

"I'm hungry," Kelly called as she got up on her tiptoes and started going through the cabinets.

Marty laughed as he snuggled under the covers more and closed his eyes. The idea of having to wake up for rehearsal was making him even more tired.

Kelly grabbed a box of Coco Puffs...then her clothes from the couch...and took them to the bedroom. After dropping her clothes over a chair, she climbed onto the bed, turned the TV on with the volume low, and settled back against the headboard with the box of cereal.

Marty was already fast asleep by the time Kelly came into the room. He didn't even feel Kelly get into the bed or hear the TV turn on.

******@*****

Nick sat in the passenger side of the car, still smiling big. He was hyper and buzzed from all the alcohol he had, had to drink through out the night. Despite the problems they had, had at first the end of the time at the party had been a blast...so he was going to erase the bad stuff from his mind and only think of the good. As he sat there he started to hum 'Celebration.'

Justin laughed as he glanced over at Nick. "Have a good time tonight?"

Nick turned to look at Justin and giggled, nodding his head. "Uh huh...I had a blast...to bad Kelly and Marty left...they missed most of the fun."

"I'm sure they had enough of their own."

Giggling, Nick nodded. "Ohh...I'm SURE they did. I wonder if they even made it home...Marty looked antsy."

"Didn't he, though?" Justin asked with a laugh.

"I think he has less control then *I* do." Nick said making a face and then laughing. "Now, isn't THAT a scary thought."

"That IS a scary thought. I feel bad for the poor girl."

"It will come in handy when she starts getting all horny from being pregnant." Nick giggled.

"Is that true...that that really happens?"

Nick nodded his head. "Yeah, I've heard it does from friends of mine. He said his girl wouldn't leave him alone when she was like two months pregnant."

Justin chuckled. "That'll be right on time for when Marty gets back from Europe."

"I don't know about you...but I will be staying FAR away from them then." Nick joked as he leaned back in his seat a little more with a content happy sigh.

"Why? You think she'll jump you?"

Nick laughed and shook his head. "No...Kelly will be all horny from being pregnant...and Marty will be ready to die cuz he hadn't gotten any for the whole time we're over seas...so they will be on each other all the time. I don't care to see that." Nick giggled.

Justin laughed as he turned his car down his street. "Good point."

"You looked really hot tonight, ya know." Nick said with a smirk. "Especially towards the end when you were our there dancing and getting all sweaty."

Justin laughed. "You're drunk, Carter."

Nick shook his head. "Nut uh...tipsy maybe...but not drunk...YOU really DID look hot...I know hot when I see it...and you so were."

Justin chuckled again. "Well...you were too...and I'm really glad you enjoyed yourself despite...everything."

"Hey...I said the new year would be good. It was after the ball dropped that I started to have a good time." Nick giggled. "Then again that's when I had two more of those really yummy things that Billy makes."

"How'd you like being behind that bar, anyway?"

Nick shrugged his shoulders. "I was only there for like five minutes and got like five drinks." He said, but then a huge smile came over his lips. "I LOVED It...I never knew how much I was missing that."

"So...you'd like working there, then?"

Nick nodded his head like crazy. "Hell yeah...I mean if you still want me to."

"Of course I do...but only if you’re comfortable there. You'll have to see it in it's normal condition, though."

"Yeah...that definitely wasn't normal...Even though I wouldn't mind you dancing around on the top of the bar all the time." Nick answered, wiggling his eyebrows.

Justin chuckled. "I'll take you back before we leave...so you can see it as an actual restaurant."

"Will you dance on the bar again?" Nick asked with a big smile on his face. Okay, maybe he was a tad drunk.

Justin laughed. "No...drunk ass."

Nick put on his best pout but the smile kept coming back. "I'm...not drunk."

"Liar."

"Okay....maybe a little bit." Nick giggled like crazy. "You still Love me though...right?" He said giggling even more.

"You need some water and a bed to pass out in."

Nick pouted and shook his head. "I'm not THAT bad...I'm fine."

Justin stopped the car and waited for the security gates to open...letting a little yawn slip.

"If watching gates open make you yawn...I won't EVER let you see it again." Nick giggled. "Cuz I don't wana go to bed yet."

Justin laughed. "I'm sorry. I can't help it. And just thinking about rehearsals in...like...five hours...is making it even worse."

Nick sighed, but didn't say anything. He knew that Justin was tired and needed his rest. Smiling he nodded. "You're right...we'll go to sleep."

"We don't have to right this second. But...you should know that you don't have to go to bed when *I* go to bed. You can do whatever you want."

Nick smiled more and nodded. "I know that...but I'm sure by the time you go to sleep I'll be sleepy too."

Justin pulled down the drive, and eventually into the large garage, before turning off the car and unbuckling his seatbelt.

Nick unbuckled his own seatbelt and opened the door getting out, stumbling a little and laughing. "Whoa...must have been sitting too long."

Justin laughed as he got out, too. "Or drinking too much."

"It's Billy's fault...those things were GOOD." Nick giggled, walking to where Justin was and wrapping his arm around his waist.

"Shall I help you in?"

Nick laughed. "I don't need help...Just wanted to be close." He said with a small smile.

Justin laughed. "Well...come on," he said...heading into the house...making sure to shut the garage door on his way in.

"Ima coming." Nick giggled as he walked with Justin into the house. Once they were in the house and the door was shut behind them, Nick totally throwing caution to the wind pushed Justin back against the door and kissed him hungrily. He had wanted to do that all night...and wasn't going to wait another second.

Justin couldn't help but gasp softly at the surprise of the kiss, but he willingly accepted it.

Feeling Justin going along with the kiss made Nick smile a little. With his hands on the door behind them, his lower half pressed against Justin's he continued to kiss him back. His tongue moving slowly and hungrily inside Justin's mouth.

Justin moved his tongue methodically against Nick's as he pressed his hands to the front of his chest.

Nick moaned into Justin's mouth as he searched out each inch of his boyfriend's mouth. Making sure to take a second to nibble on his tongue good...knowing how much Justin loved things nibbled.

Justin groaned deep in his throat as he continued to enjoy the kiss he'd been waiting for all night.

After kissing for a good few minutes, Nick had to pull back for air, but he didn't move away from Justin at all, instead just started nibbling at his lips as his warm breath panted against them.

Justin groaned again as he enjoyed Nick's playful nibbles...his hands traveling around to rest on the older man's ass.

Nick gasped against his lips a little...he couldn't help it when Justin had his hands on his ass. He moved his nibbles from Justin's mouth to his chin. Nibbling good at the short hairs there.

"Damn, Nick," Justin whispered as he struggled to catch his breath.

"Wanted...to do this...with you...all...freaking night." Nick mumbled against Justin's chin where he was making sure to not miss a spot.

Justin managed a chuckle. "Me too."

"Good...to know we're on the...same page." Nick giggled a little as he moved his nibbles up Justin's jaw bone and over to his ears to nibble on his earrings.

Justin laughed. "There you go tryin to steal my bling again."

Nick laughed more and pulled back to look at Justin with his lust filled eyes. "I don't want your bling...I just love kissing your ears."

"Oh...OK."

"And your cheeks...and your neck...and your shoulders." Nick whispered as he kissed and nibbled, and sucked on each body part he was mentioning.

Justin laughed again. "OK...I get it."

"Good." Nick whispered again as he went back to nibbling Justin's lips, applying pressure every once and a while.

"Are we ever gonna leave this door?"

Nick pulled back and laughed, nodding his head. "Y...yeah we can leave the door."

"Good...cuz I'm getting a draft."

Taking Justin's hand, Nick led him away from the door. "Sorry, baby...don't want you catching a cold and have to say you got it because your boyfriend had you pressed up against a door."

Justin laughed as he followed Nick. "That would be great."

Nick led Justin for a few more seconds and then stopped. "Okay...big house...where the heck am I leading you too." He laughed.

"Where do you wanna go?"

Nick shrugged his shoulders. "I dunno...where do YOU wana go."

Justin laughed...yawning again. "To bed."

Nick laughed too and nodded. "Okay...that I know where it is." So he turned and headed for the stairs.

"Good memory," Justin said as he walked up the stairs with Nick.

"Why thank you." Nick laughed as he led Justin down the hall to his room, opening the double doors and then walking inside and over to the bed. "There you go...there is your bed."

Justin laughed and rolled his eyes. "No shit."

Nick laughed again and let go of Justin's hand.

Justin took a deep breath and rubbed a hand over his buzzed hair a few times. "I'm glad we...ya know...sorted things out."

"I know...I'm glad too...I was so scared you were going to break up with me up there." Nick admitted as he sat down next to Justin, there bodies touching.

"No. I definitely didn't want to. I mean...I had some thoughts that it might be a good idea...but I didn't want to do it."

Nick rested his head down on Justin's shoulder still looking up at him. "I don't want to break up with you either."

"I think we're OK now."

"I think we are okay now too." Nick smiled, bringing his legs onto the bed after kicking off his shoes and snuggling closer to Justin. "I didn't get my dance." He whispered, meaning at home.

"It's not too late."

"But you're tired and wanted to go to sleep."

"Yeah...but we could have a dance, first."

A huge smile spread across Nick's face. "Really?"

Justin nodded, then got up off the bed. He crossed the room to the stereo, and turned on a slow, mellow rhythm and blues song.

Nick smiled even bigger as he stood up, going to stand in the middle of the room...actually nervous.

Justin smiled as he walked up to Nick. He ran his hands up his boyfriend's chest, then wrapped his arms around his neck. "May I have this dance?" he asked with a chuckle.

Nick placed his hands on Justin's hips and nodded. "Yes you may." He said still smiling.

Justin closed his eyes and sighed contentedly as he buried his face in Nick's neck and started swaying to the music.

Nick wrapped his arms around Justin's back and rested his linked hands on his boyfriend's lower back. He rested his face against Justin's head and swayed with him.

"This is nice," Justin mumbled against Nick's neck as he relaxed in his arms.

"Yeah it is." Nick whispered, holding onto Justin tightly.

"You're a good dancer."

Nick smiled. "You told me that earlier when I was dancing with, Kel."

"Well now you're dancing with ME."

"You're right and it's MUCH nicer." Nick whispered against Justin's ear as he started to nibble at it again. He couldn't help it...it was right there asking to be nibbled.

Justin sighed softly as they continued dancing...keeping his face in Nick's neck...just because it felt good there..

Nick continued to nibble on Justin's ear as they moved to the slow music. "Are we still starting our bet today?"

Justin was surprised that Nick was bringing that up. "I don't know..."

"Cuz if you still want to....we can." Nick whispered, he wasn't sure why he thought about it...but it had popped into his head.

"OK."

"Is that...yes we are...or no we aren't?" Nick asked giggling a little, pulling back so he could look down into Justin's eyes.

Justin lifted his head up to look at Nick. "Yes...sure. I mean...it's a good week to do it...cuz I'ma be beat."

Nick laughed. "Good point...and I mean we don't even have to make a bet...Since you'll be tired...I'll just respect that."

"No fun."

"Okay fine then I won't respect you." Nick teased. "And okay we're on...but not until after we go to sleep are my hands tied behind my back." He said wiggling his eyebrows.

"Cheater."

Nick pouted playfully. "You said."

"Said what?"

"Earlier before we took our naps...You said we didn't have to start the bet until daylight." Nick said still pouting.

Justin laughed. "I never said daylight."

Nick put on his best puppy dog face.

"Stay focused, Nick...we're dancing."

"I know that." Nick giggled as he went back to holding Justin close and dancing slowly with him.

"I like dancing...with you."

"I like dancing with you too." Nick whispered, Kissing Justin's cheek lightly.

Justin sighed quietly...closing his eyes as they danced.

"Is everything okay?" Nick asked softly, not sure what Justin's sigh meant.

"Mmm hmm."

Nick smiled. "Okay...just making sure."

"Better than OK."

When a slightly more upbeat song came on the radio Nick pulled Justin close to him, resting his hands on his ass as he moved his hips a little more to the music.

Justin curled his lips into a pout against Nick's neck. "I liked slow dancing."

Nick laughed and automatically stopped, but didn't move his hands. "Okay...don't gota pout."

Justin chuckled. "I wasn't pouting."

"Yes you were." Nick chuckled back. "I could feel it."

Justin laughed again. "Oh."

"I'm in tune to you, Timberlake." Nick said with a fake evil laugh.

Justin smiled against Nick's skin as he wrapped his arms tighter around his neck.

As if on cue, Nick tightened his grip on Justin's ass, pulling him closer...not necessarily in a sexual way...but just wanting him as close as they could be.

"Your hands are on my ass," Justin pointed out with a lazy laugh.

"No really...I thought it was your knees." Nick joked.

"Mine's not the ONLY ass you've groped tonight."

Nick got a little confused...not remembering Kelly. "Huh?"

"You had your hands all up over my baby's mama's ass."

Nick pulled back a little to look Justin in the eye trying hard not to laugh he said, "Justin...baby...I know this might be hard for you to take...but...you aren't black."

Justin cocked an eyebrow at Nick.

"Well...you don't really hear many white guys talking about bling bling and calling people there babies mama." Nick laughed, leaning down to kiss Justin softly. "But it's cute."

Justin laughed. "I can't help it."

Still laughing Nick smiled. "And yes I DID have my hands on your baby's mama's ass."

"I know. I saw. And so did Marty."

"Jealous?"

"You might say that."

Nick kissed Justin's forehead. "Don't be...cuz remember...you're comin home to me."

"So I'm always coming home to you too."

Justin laughed. "I meant Marty was jealous."

Nick pouted a little. "Oh...well poor Marty." He giggled.

Justin laughed. "I hope he understands how much she loves him."

"He better...cuz she loves him a whole hell of a lot."

"I know she does."

"He's a lucky guy." Nick whispered as they continued to dance.

Justin sighed quietly. "Of course, he is."

Nick pulled back and looked at Justin. "Do you regret how things are going? I mean that you aren't the one who is Marty's place?" He asked, but not because he was upset if that was what Justin thought...he wanted to know the truth.

Justin shrugged as he looked at Nick. "I don't know. I mean...now...with the baby...sometimes I can't help but wonder what things would be like if they weren't together when she found out."

Nick nodded his head, not even going to ask about him...knowing they were together when she found out too. "That totally makes sense, baby."

"I mean...yeah...sometimes I feel like it SHOULD be me."

"It should be...if the world was simple and everything was normal." Nick said with a small smile.

Justin just nodded...then buried his face back in Nick's neck.

"I know I'm not Kelly...but I'm cute and lovable too." Nick giggled.

"Of course you are."

"Glad you agree."

"Cuddly, too," Justin said.

"I'm a teddy bear." Nick giggled.

"Exactly."

Nick held Justin closely. "You're cuddly too...I love holding you."

"Maybe so...but I'm not cuddly like you."

Nick laughed. "Good point but I like that...I like how I can feel all your toned muscles when I hold you." He squeezed his ass. "Even your ass is perfectly toned...perfect to tease all the horny teenagers."

Justin laughed. "That's what I use it for."

"It's good at teasing twenty three year old horny boyfriends too." Nick giggled.

"Oh, is it?"

"Mmm hmm. "

"Good to know."

Nick made a mock scared face "Uh oh...I probably shouldn't of said that."

Justin laughed quietly. "Maybe not."

Nick pouted. "Drat."

Justin looked up at Nick. "Drat...?"

Giggling, Nick nodded. "Yeah...drat...I shouldn't have said that...like damn."

"I know what it means...it's just weird that you said it."

"Why is it weird?"

"Don't hear that too often."

Nick laughed. "Well...I'm weird like that."

"Yeah you are."

"Yes...but I must not be TOO strange...you're keeping me around." Nick whispered as he continued to move slowly to the music, his hands still resting over Justin's ass.

Justin nodded. "Yes...I am."

"You know I think this is probably one of our most normal moments." Nick whispered again. "Like we're doing something any normal couple would do...slow dance in their bedroom."

"That's normal?"

Nick chuckled. "Well...I've seen and heard of other people doing it."

Justin shrugged a bit. "Yeah...I guess so."

"Is something wrong?" Nick asked softly as he pulled back to look into Justin's eyes. "You're acting kinda funny."

Justin shook his head. "Why am I acting funny?"

Nick shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know...you just are answering my questions weird." He smiled. "Maybe it's me who is acting funny."

Justin shook his head slowly. "I'm just...totally relaxed. It's nice."

Nick smiled more and nodded. "Okay...just making sure it wasn't anything more then that." He said as he leaned down to kiss Justin softly on the lips.

Justin smiled into the kiss. "Nope...nothing."

"Good." Nick whispered against Justin's lips, keeping the kiss tender and sweet, knowing that's how Justin liked it and that it WAS nice and relaxing.

Justin sighed quietly. "I'm almost ready to sleep."

"Then let's go to sleep." Nick said as he pulled back again. "You need your rest."

Justin checked his watch to see that it was just after three in the morning. "I have to be AT rehearsal in six hours."

Nick pulled back all the way but kept Justin's hand in his smiling at him. "Go get ready for bed."

Justin looked at Nick skeptically. "Will you be mad?"

Nick raised his eyebrows at Justin, confused. "Mad...why would I be mad?"

Justin shrugged. "Cuz you probably wanted to do...other stuff."

"Nah...It's okay you need to sleep." Nick said smiling and gave Justin a gentle push towards the bathroom. "Now go."

Justin laughed as he lazily headed for his bathroom.

Once Justin was in the bathroom, Nick walked out of the room and down to his own to get ready. Going into his bathroom he brushed his teeth, washed his face and peed.

Justin washed up and used the bathroom, then changed into some PJ pants before making it to his bed...where he flopped right down on is bed.

Once Nick was finished in the bathroom he threw on a pair of PJ pants and then made his way back down to Justin's room. He couldn't help but laugh when he saw Justin just flopped in the middle of his bed. "You're gunna get cold if you don't get under the covers." He said as he walked towards the bed.

"When did my dad get here?" Justin teased...not moving.

Nick rolled his eyes and climbed onto the bed and over the top of Justin looking down at him. "I'm not your dad...just the concerned boyfriend."

Justin laughed as he looked up at Nick with lazy eyes. "Gee...thanks."

"You gunna get under the covers or do I gota sit on you all night to keep you warm?" Nick giggled.

"I'll get under the covers...I promise."

Nick put a thoughtful look on his face. "Hmm...can I trust you?"

"What do YOU think?"

Nick giggled and moved off of Justin so he was sitting Indian style on the bed. "Okay."

Justin chuckled. "So you trust me, then."

"Of course I do...I've already told you that I trust you with my life." Nick whispered.

Justin smiled. "That's good."

Nick smiled back. "Yeah it is."

"Happy New Year," Justin said quietly...looking up at Nick.

"You've told me that already tonight." Nick giggled. "But Happy New Year to you, too Justin."

Justin chuckled. "Thanks."

Nick smiled and patted Justin on the tummy. "Okay...now time for bed Mr." He said actually meaning to sound like Justin's dad.

Justin rolled his eyes. "Yes, sir."

Nick smirked and giggled. "I could get used to you saying that to me." He teased

"I don't suggest it."

Giggling again, Nick nodded. "Okay." He then got up off the bed, smiling down at Justin. "Night, baby."

"Night," Justin replied through a yawn...his eyes already closed.

Nick watched Justin for a second before going to the end of the bed where a throw blanket was. Unfolding it he placed it over Justin and tucked him in a little. Leaning down he kissed his forehead. "Love you." He whispered before pulling back and headed for the door.

Justin's only response was a quiet grumble in his throat.

Nick giggled and headed out the door and down the hall to his own room. Climbing into bed he pulled a pillow into his arms and closed his eyes. Sighing contently he fell fast asleep.

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Well into the third hour of rehearsal, Kelly approached Marty when they were taking a fifteen minute break. "I think I'm gonna take off." She'd helped out all morning with getting things resettled, but was suddenly feeling out of place.

Marty couldn't help but pout a little...he liked having Kelly there but he also understood. "Okay, honey if you're sure."

Kelly nodded. "Yeah...I am."

"Okay then." Marty leaned over and kissed Kelly softly on the lips. "See you at home?"

Kelly nodded again. "Yeah. Have a good day...OK?"

"I will...and stay out of trouble." Marty giggled, teasing her.

Kelly chuckled. "I will. Bye." She leaned up to peck Marty's cheek, then said a quick goodbye to the others before heading out of the studio, and down the elevator to the lobby.

Marty watched Kelly go and then headed to try and find where he had put his water bottle. Finding it on a table on the other side of the large studio he took a long sip and let out a deep breath.

Once outside, Kelly hailed a cab. As soon as she was settled in the taxi, she pulled out her cell phone and dialed Nick's number.

Nick was downstairs in Justin's family room area listening to music when he heard the phone ringing. Turning the music down a little he picked up his phone and answered it. "Hello?"

"Hey, babe...what's up?"

Nick smiled when he heard Kelly's voice. "Hey, Kel...how's rehearsal going?"

"Eh...I left."

"Oh...I see."

"Did you manage to sleep off all that booze you drank last night?"

Nick blushed a little. "You didn't see anything...I got even worse when you guys left...and I'm fine.'

Kelly chuckled. "Sorry I missed it. Well...not really...but..."

"I didn't do anything very exciting." Nick laughed.

Kelly giggled. "I did."

"I do I even want to know?"

"Probably not."

Nick laughed. "I didn't think I would."

"So you had a good night?"

"Yeah it was good...I had a blast." Nick said trying to forget the whole first half of the night.

"Did you?"

"Yeah...I really enjoyed myself."

"Good...cuz that's the point of a party."

"And it was a nice party."

"Yup very nice party." Nick giggled.

"What are you doing now?"

Nick leaned back against the couch more. "Sitting and listening to Justin’s huge music selection...what are YOU doing?"

Kelly laughed. "I'm in a cab on the way home."

"You wanna do something...since both our boyfriends have left us to go dance with other women?" Nick laughed. "Us girlfriends gotta stick together." He said in his best female voice.

Kelly laughed out loud. "Oh, Lord...you're funny."

"What this is how I always talk." Nick said, doing it again.

"Whatever. So...meet me at Marty's. I'll make lunch."

"Uhh...one problem. You're gonna have to give me REALLY good directions...Remember this is like my first full day here in LA." Nick laughed.

"I'll give you the address. Just call a cab."

Nick smiled. "Okay...good idea." He then got up to find a piece of paper and a pen. "Okay, I'm ready."

Kelly rattled off the address to Nick. "What do you feel like eating?"

"Anything you wanna have." Nick said as he wrote down the address.

"Alright. I'll see you in a while, then."

"See ya." Nick hung up the phone and then called a cab. About fifteen minutes later he was in the cab and on his way over to Kelly's. Thinking he should call Justin to tell him where he was he got out his cell phone and dialed Justin's cell number.

Since Justin was in the middle of rehearsing, his cell phone was turned off and shoved into his backpack...so Nick got his voice mail.

Nick hadn't been expecting Justin to answer his phone so he listened to his voicemail and then left a message. "Hey Justin...Kelly called and wanted to hang out so I'm going to

Marty's for lunch and stuff. Hope rehearsal is going well and I'll see you tonight." With that he hung up the phone and just sat and waited until he got to Marty's.

Kelly took a quick shower as soon as she got to Marty's, then dressed in a pink velour track suit before going to the kitchen to start lunch.

About half an hour after he had talked to Kelly on the phone the cab pulled up to Marty's condo and Nick got out. Walking up the steps he knocked on the door. Shoving his hands in the pockets of his jean shorts he waited.

Kelly set down the spoon she was using to stir the soup, and made her way to the front door. She smiled at Nick when she opened it. "Hey. You made it."

Nick smiled back. "Yup cuz I didn't have to drive myself." He laughed. "I'm not sure if Nick and LA streets mix yet."

Kelly laughed as she let Nick in. "Kelly and LA streets don't mix yet...and I've lived here for years."

Laughing again, Nick walked into the house. "Plus I don't even have a car."

Kelly shrugged as she closed the door...then headed back to the kitchen. "Neither do I."

Nick followed Kelly into the kitchen. "I'm sure Marty would let you use his."

Kelly nodded. "He would...but I don't mind taking cabs for now. I'm used to it."

"I'm used to walking everywhere to get from place to place." Nick laughed, taking a seat at the counter.

"Hard to do that around here, though," Kelly said as she started stirring the soup on the stove.

"Exactly...and if would of been hard back home too if I hadn't lived like 20 minutes in between both of my jobs."

"Do you miss home?" Kelly inquired as she opened the fridge and stuck her head in to search out some things.

Nick thought about that. "Sometimes...there are a few things I miss...like my brother and my cat."

"Have you talked to your brother?" Kelly asked...looking at Nick as she set the bread, butter and cold cut container on the counter.

"Yeah...a few days ago. I should probably call him again tonight." Nick smiled a little as he played with the butter tub. "Justin is gonna come with me to get my stuff when I get ready to move down her permanently."

"Really? When's he gonna have time for that?"

Nick shrugged his shoulders. "We don't really know...but I'm not really in any rush to get my stuff."

Kelly nodded as she started buttering some of the bread slices. "What do you want in your grilled cheese?"

"In it?" Nick asked confused, giggling a little. "I've never had anything inside grilled cheese besides...cheese."

Kelly giggled. "Like...grilled HAM and cheese...or...some people like it with tomato in it."

"I'll stick with cheese." Nick laughed.

"Cheese it is," Kelly said as she prepared two sandwiches for Nick...and then one for herself with salami and cheese.

"I can't believe I'm wearing shorts in the winter." Nick laughed. "I would have to be totally insane to do this in Indiana."

"Beautiful out here, isn't it?" Kelly asked as she put the sandwiches in a frying pan.

"Yeah it is...really beautiful...I could get used to living out here...for more reasons then that." Nick said smiling.

Kelly rolled her eyes. "I wonder what THOSE reasons might be."

Nick rolled his eyes back at Kelly. "I was thinking of things like having a steady job that wont pay me crap...living in a nice house and having friends who care about me....I don't know what YOU were thinking about." he teased.

Kelly laughed. "Whatever."

"I DO think of other things besides Justin ya know."

"Not too often, though."

Nick blushed a little, knowing he was caught.

Kelly laughed at the look on Nick's face before turning to the stove to flip the sandwiches.

"Exactly."

"I'm sure Justin told you about how I was acting...being really clingy and stuff." Nick said softly..."Was he really upset with me?" He asked, wanting to know what the truth.

Kelly shrugged. "It DID bother him...but I wouldn't say REALLY upset. More like...frustrated."

Nick nodded his head. "Yeah...we almost broke up last night." He said softly, tears almost in his eyes thinking about that.

"Are you serious?"

"Yeah."

"But...everything's OK now...right?"

Nick smiled and nodded. "Yes...we worked it out...I've just really gotta watch my mouth."

"It's hard for Justin, Nick...trying to deal with all this in the public eye."

"I know that, Kel...I never meant to make him feel bad. I guess I just got selfish." Nick whispered. "I didn't mean to."

"And I'm sure he knows that."

"I actually yelled at him last night." Nick laughed shaking his head. "Ohh he pissed me off...I didn't think that could ever happen."

"What'd he do to piss you off?" Kelly asked as she lifted herself on her tiptoes to get some bowls and plates out.

"Need help?" Nick asked, seeing Kelly struggling. He got up and went to help her. "He said something about us not even going out in public together...and even though I know he didn't mean it in a bad way I flipped saying I wasn't just somebody he could keep in his house and take out when he wanted."

Kelly looked at Nick and shook her head. "He'd never think of you that way...or treat you like that."

"I know that...I was just angry...but yeah we worked it all out...and after that things went great." Nick said smiling.

Kelly smiled as she served some tomato soup into the bowls. "I'm glad."

"This reminds me of my mom making me soup and stuff when it was snowy outside." Nick said smiling big at one of the only good memory she had of his parents.

Kelly chuckled quietly. "I guess it's good practice, then."

Nick giggled. "You're gonna be a great mommy."

Kelly sighed quietly...putting the sandwiches and chips on the plates. "I hope so."

"Those look REALLY good...I didn't eat breakfast." Nick said licking his lips.

"I hope you like it," Kelly said...setting the soup and sandwiches in front of Nick.

Nick took one of the sandwich slices into his mouth and took a bite. "Ohh...this IS really good."

Kelly smiled as she sat on the stool beside Nick. "Good...I'm glad."

Nick sat quietly for a few minutes, just eating and thinking.

Kelly took a few bites of her soup, then looked at Nick as she wiped her mouth with her napkin. "What's on your mind?"

Slightly startled out of his thoughts he smiled at Kelly. "Just thinking about going home to get my stuff...I'm not looking forward to it."

"Why not?"

"Cuz...I just get weird feelings there...my parents are there and their friends who hate me. I just don't feel like I belong and I grew up there."

Kelly sighed quietly as she put a chip in her mouth. "That really sucks...and I'm sorry.

But...you can go there and pack up without having to see any of them, ya know."

Nick nodded is head as he took a sip of his soup. "I know, it's just the idea of being there. God, I feel like it's been years since I've been back rather then like a month."

"And you're sure this is what you wanna do? Move here, I mean?"

"Yeah, I'm sure...I wouldn't be any other place." Nick said with a small smile. "All my friends are here."

"And you're sure it's not just because of Justin? Because...I mean...what if things with you and him don't work out?"

Nick took a deep breath. "He wouldn't fire me...so at least I would still have a job. Back home I don't have a job. I could find a place to live...and I mean Justin and I would probably still stay friends...and I would like to think even if we're not together...you would still be my friend."

Kelly smiled at Nick. "Of course I would."

"Like I said before, Kel...Justin isn't the only reason I'm here." Nick said, still smiling. "Sure he's a big part of it but I really need a change...being in that city where all the shit that happened to me was...it wasn't healthy for me."

Kelly nodded. "I can understand that. I mean...that's why I left Toronto as soon as I could."

"So, this is better for me...with or without Justin."

"Well...good for you."

Nick giggled a little and blushed. "I would still like Justin to be around though."

Kelly laughed as she took a bite of her sandwich. "I'm sure."

"So...you and Marty...you guys good?" Nick asked around his sandwich. He wanted to get caught up with her...it had been a while since they had seen each other and so much has

happened,

Kelly smiled brightly as she nodded. "Very good."

Nick giggled. "I should have guessed from last night...he was all over you."

Kelly laughed...blushing a bit. "He was not. Was he?"

"Maybe not THAT bad...but I mean he was doing it in a totally loving way." Nick said smiling.

"You guys make a really adorable couple."

"Think so?"

"Yup...you are."

"He's so good to me," Kelly said almost dreamily as she picked off a piece of her sandwich.

"It's like...I never imagined I'd have a guy that would treat me the way he does." She paused to eat the piece of grilled cheese. "I mean...Justin was always good to me...don't get me wrong. But...this is different."

Nick smiled and nodded his head in understanding. "It's because he loves you, and you love him...in a different way then it was with Justin."

Kelly nodded. "I guess so."

"So...you guys done it yet?" Nick asked giggling, already knowing the answer...or so he thought but he felt like being an idiot and asking.

"Done it?" Kelly asked with a chuckle. "Like...sex?"

"Mmm Hmmm." Nick said as he nibbled on his sandwich.

Kelly laughed. "HELL yes."

Nick laughed out loud. "It's good I take it." He teased.

Kelly sighed. "It's...amazing."

"Good...cuz you deserve that." Nick smiled.

Kelly giggled. "I deserve good sex?"

Nick rolled his eyes. "I meant you deserve the best...in everything."

"That's sweet of you, Nick. Thank you."

Nick smiled and shrugged his shoulders. "It's the truth."

"Well...thanks. And right now...I feel like I DO have the best. In most things, anyway."

"Yeah...it seems like you have it pretty damn close." Nick giggled.

Kelly nodded. "I mean...there are a few things I'd change...but the most part...I'm so happy."

Nick looked at Kelly curiously. "What would you change...if you don’t mind me asking."

"Everything with my family, for starters. I mean...I think it's a shame that my baby won't know that part of his family."

Nick nodded his head in understanding. "Yeah that is really sucky."

"Good thing Justin has such a great family...for the most part, anyway."

Nick groaned thinking about Randy. "Yeah...for the most part is right."

"But he's lucky...cuz you couldn't ask for better parents than Lynn and Paul."

"That is for sure...They are awesome I love um." Nick said smiling.

"Me, too."

"And they were totally cool with Justin being bi and dating me...that right there tells me they are good parents. "

Kelly nodded. "Definitely. He's lucky. I just hope he and I can be that good to OUR baby."

That made Nick think of something. "Do you think it's going to be weird for the kid...you know having a daddy who likes guys?" He asked softly. Not thinking of if he was still around really...but he didn't think he was the only guy Justin would ever be with...if they broke up that is.

Kelly shrugged. "I don't know...cuz he liked girls, too. I mean...who knows? You could be the only guy Justin ever dates. He might do only women from now on."

Nick laughed. "Yeah cuz I scar him for life."

"That's not what I mean."

"I know that." Nick said smiling.

Kelly sighed quietly as she swirled her spoon around in her soup. "I'm gonna miss you guys."

Nick thought for a second. "If this wasn't part of my Christmas present...I would probably actually think of staying here with you." He admitted.

"I'm gonna be so lonely," Kelly said as she stared into her bowl...as if she was realizing it for

the first time.

"I could stay..." Nick said smiling a little. "I mean...Everybody is going to be too busy to hang with me anyway."

Kelly shook her head. "No way. You're SO looking forward to this."

"I know...but I don't want you to be lonely either...and I mean I'm going to be lonely too..."

"No you won't. You're gonna have so many people around."

"I just don't want Justin to think I'm smothering him...and it's gunna be kinda hard NOT to do when I'm in a strange country. I get even more clingy when I'm scared and in a different

place." Nick whispered.

"You'll be fine...I KNOW you will. You're gonna be in LONDON, for God's sake. There's SO

much to see and do there...even on your own. I mean...God. When we were there way back at the beginning of the tour, I didn't even wanna work. I wanted to be out and about all the time."

Nick giggled. "Okay then."

"And I wanna hear about everything you do."

"Oh I'm sure you will...I'll get very crazy." Nick giggled. "I love to shop."

Kelly giggled. "Cool. Buy me a present."

Nick put a thinking look on his face. "Hmm...and why would I do something crazy like that?"

Kelly pouted a bit. "Hey."

"You've got your boy to get you gifts." Nick said and then laughed. "Wait...I'm talking about Marty I forgot."

Kelly laughed. "Hey, now...don't make me tell him you're knocking him."

"He knows he sucks at shopping." Nick laughed. "He told me so."

"I know. I heard you helped pick out my Christmas present...and you did a wonderful job."

Nick blushed a little. "I was shocked to see Marty in the store when I was there...but then again he was just as shocked to see me. And you're welcome it just looked like something you would like. Now buying for Justin THAT was hard."

"Cuz he has everything."

"That...and I didn't know what to get that wouldn't seem to personal and boyfriedish."

Kelly laughed. "You're funny."

"Well he wasn't my boyfriend at the time." Nick laughed. "It wasn't until AFTER he got the gift that he was."

"You must have done a good job, then."

Nick blushed a little. "I wrote him a poem."

"He told me about it."

"Really?"

Kelly nodded. "Well...he read it to me, actually...but I don't know if I was supposed to tell you

that."

Nick laughed. "It's okay with me that he read it to you...I personally think it sucks."

"No way...it was beautiful."

Nick blushed bright red. "Thank you."

"You're welcome."

"When are the guys supposed to finish?" Nick asked as he finished up his sandwich.

"Today? Rehearsal?"

Nick nodded his head

Kelly shrugged...getting up to bring her dishes to the sink. "I have no idea. We never know, actually. We end when people get it and things look good."

"Oh...okay." Nick laughed. "I hope that crazy ass chick can dance...cuz she's as scary as hell."

Kelly rolled her eyes. "Tell me about it."

"At least you didn't have her groping you." Nick shivered

"No...but she gropes my man. That's worse."

Nick made a face. "Good point."

"She sucks."

"I'll keep her away from Marty...that should keep me busy in London." Nick giggled.

Kelly giggled. "As much as sucks...and I don't like her...I trust him."

Nick smiled. "Good...you should."

Kelly nodded as she collected Nick's dishes. "I do."

"Just like I trust Justin."

"And you should."

"Justin and I made his really silly bet." Nick laughed, still not believing he was doing this.

"What kinda bet?" Kelly asked curiously as she started washing the dishes.

"No touching each other below the belt for a week."

Kelly laughed out loud. "What?"

"Nothing...nada..."

"Wait...are you serious?"

Nick laughed. "Totally."

Kelly laughed again and shook her head. "Have you lost yet?"

Nick glared at Kelly. "Hey!"

"What?"

"What makes you think I'M going to lose?"

"You lust after him too much," Kelly said with a giggle.

Nick blushed a little and giggled. "Well...I'll keep my hands in my pockets."

"Good idea."

"But they have a mind of their own sometimes...and who knows they might get confused and end up in HIS pockets." Nick giggled again.

"And you'll lose."

Nick thought about something. "I don't even remember what is going to happen if who wins

and who loses."

Kelly laughed as she dried her hands on a dish towel. "I probably don't even wanna know."

"Probably wouldn't be anything as near as close to what you and Marty have done." Nick giggled wiggling his eyebrows.

"You have no idea."

"I don't think *I* wanna know that."

"Yeah...probably not."

Nick raised an eyebrow. "Now I'm actually curious."

Kelly laughed as she leaned back against the sink and looked at Nick. "You are?"

Nick shrugged his shoulders. "Kinda."

"Well...like what? What are you curious about?"

"Whatever ya wanna tell me."

"Well...let's just say that multiple orgasms have become a regular part of my life."

Nick's eyes went wide. "Wow...you ARE lucky."

"Yeah...I know."

"Things are still going slow for Justin and I in that department...but I'm not really complaining…cuz it's a totally different thing."

Kelly nodded. "Yeah...I guess it is."

"He's still scared...even though things are moving." Nick smiled. "It can get frustrating but I understand...that's become the story of my life lately."

"What...frustration?"

"I've always been a really sexual person." Nick laughed shaking his head. "Which you already know...so it's just a little sexually frustrating...but not like anything I'm going to fuss about ya know."

Kelly nodded. "Honestly...I wouldn't push that issue with him. I'm sure he already feels guilty enough."

Nick's eyes went wide. "I wasn't planning on it...I just said I wasn't going to fuss about it." He said.

Kelly nodded again. "Good idea."

"I'm a big boy I can handle myself."

"I know you can, hun."

Nick sighed. "It's just hard sometimes...because I care so much about him...I love him and it's nice to show that in a nice non sexual way...but sometimes it just feels like it needs to be there...but then again I could be totally insane."

"It's hard for him too, though. You need to understand that."

Nick groaned a little and sighed. "I DO understand...why because I'm bringing it up does it seem like I don't understand?"

Kelly shrugged. "Not necessarily. Just...know that you're not the only one having a hard time."

"I know that."

Kelly nodded. "OK, then. Good."

"So, we're nice and full...what do you wanna do now?" Nick asked with a smile on his face.

Kelly looked at her watch. "It's still early. Wanna go check up on rehearsal?"

Nick nodded his head, still smiling. "Sounds good...Let's go watch our men in action."

Kelly snorted as she pushed away from the counter. "Sure...with all those WOMEN."

"Yes...so we can go check up on um." Nick giggled.

Kelly picked up the phone to call a cab, then turned to Nick when she was done. "Five minutes...there's one in the area."

Shoving his hand back in his shorts pockets he smiled. "Well...I'm all set."

"Just let me grab my bag," Kelly said...then headed down the hall toward Marty's bedroom.

"Kay." Nick walked out into the living room and leaned against the back of the couch while he waited for Kelly.

Kelly returned shortly with her bag slung over her shoulders. "OK...wanna wait outside?"

Nick nodded and took Kelly lightly by the arm and led her outside, sitting down on the steps he patted the spot next to him. "I'm really glad...we're still friends after all that has happened."

Kelly looked at Nick and smiled as she sat down. "Me too. I mean...if you think about it...we have a lot in common. Like...besides the whole infatuation with Justin thing."

Nick giggled at the way that sounded. "Yeah we do...and I'm sure there is even more stuff that we don't know yet."

Kelly nodded. "Probably. And if you ever want a preview as to how he is in bed...I'm your woman."

Nick's eyes went wide and he busted up laughing. "What do you mean by that?"

Kelly giggled. "If you...ya know...wanna know how he is in bed...just ask me."

"You already told me he gets the look on his face when he cums...the same one when he hits high notes." Nick laughed "But then again...I already know that." He said wiggling his eyebrows.

Kelly laughed again. "Well...it's not EXACTLY like the high note look. That look is very unique."

Nick nodded his head. "Yeah...which is a good thing cuz the idea that all those crazy screaming fans would get to see the same orgasm look...is just wrong."

"Yeah. SO not fair."

"But he IS hot when he cums...you were so right with that." Nick giggled.

Kelly smiled and nodded. "I know."

Nick was going to say something else but the cab pulled up. Standing up he reached a hand out to help Kelly to her feet.

"Thanks," Kelly said as she got up and brushed her butt off.

Still holding her hand, Nick led Kelly down the stairs and over to the cab. Getting he smiled at her. "I've missed having you around...and I'm going to miss you when you aren't with us in a few days. You were my concert buddy."

Kelly laughed as she got into the cab and slid across the seat to make room for Nick. "I know. You're gonna have to keep me posted on everything I'm missing. The concerts...AND the gossip."

Getting settled in the seat, Nick nodded. "I know...I'll definitely keep you posted on everything."

"Good...something to keep me entertained. I'm gonna be so fucking bored."

"Why aren't you coming with us, Kel?"

Kelly shrugged. "Lots of reasons, I guess."

Nick nodded his head. "Yeah...I can understand that."

Kelly chuckled. "Good...cuz I don't know if *I* can."

Nick laughed as he leaned back in his seat, slouching a little bit.

Kelly leaned toward Nick and patted his thigh before resting her hand on it. "You're a good guy, Nick."

Nick tilted his head to the side to look a Kelly and smiled. "Thanks...you're a good girl, Kel."

Kelly giggled. "Not ALL the time. I can be naughty."

Nick snorted and laughed. "I'm not all the innocent either."

"This is true."

"We weren't all that innocent together from what I remember." Nick giggled.

Kelly chuckled. "Definitely not."

"What in the world was going through our heads?"

"Nothing."

"Exactly." Nick laughed as he turned to look out the window. "Palm trees are cool."

Kelly smiled at Nick. "Yes...very. I love them."

"I've never seen one before." Nick giggled.

"For real?"

Nick nodded his head, turning back to look at Kelly. "For real...I mean I never left Indiana up until when I came to Boston."

"Wow. So it must feel like you're in a different world."

"Yes...where is the snow?" Nick smirked, pretending to panic because there was no snow.

"None of that here, baby."

Nick pouted. "Awe, man."

Kelly laughed as she turned to look out the window.

Nick was quiet for a few minutes while he just watched all the new things go by him.

"This is the heart of the city," Kelly pointed out when they finally entered downtown Los Angeles.

Nick almost looked in awe as he looked out the window. There was so much to look at.

"Dang...I'm so going to get lost."

Kelly laughed quietly. "The best thing to do is just take a cab into the city and walk around."

"Yeah....that sounds like a plan. I'm not sure how Justin got here today." Nick laughed. "I was still half asleep."

"I'm sure he drove. He knows the tricks."

"He'll have to teach them to me." Nick smiled, still looking out the window.

"You'll learn."

"Yup."

Kelly was quiet again until they pulled up outside the WEG building. "Here we are," she said...pulling some money out of her wallet to pay the cab driver.

Watching Kelly pay still made him feel weird. He was going to be happy when he had his own job again and could help pay for things. Taking Kelly's hand again he let her lead him into the building since she knew here the heck they were.

Kelly took Nick up to the front desk and smiled at the receptionist. "Hi, Katie. This is Nick...a friend of Justin's. He'll need to sign in...and get a guest pass, please."

Katie smiled at Kelly. "Of course." She grabbed a clipboard and put it up on the counter.

"Just sign your name...and wear this." She said, handing Nick a pass to put around his neck.

Nick smiled back and signed the paper and put the pass around his neck. "Am I legal now?"

Kelly laughed and took Nick's hand. "Come on...let's go."

"I’m coming." Nick giggled as he let Kelly lead him off to some place else.

After they took the elevator up to the floor where the rehearsal studio was, she led Nick down the hall toward the right room. "This way."

"You sure they wont mind us here?" Nick asked, still so scared he was crowding Justin.

Kelly laughed. "Nick…I'm SUPPOSED to be here."

Nick blushed. "Oh right...but I'M not."

"You're more than welcome," Kelly said as they entered the studio from the back to see that the group was in the middle of running through a routine without music.

"That looks like so much fun." Nick whispered, watching the group dance. Sure, he had seen it before...a couple of times actually but he still was amazed at how well the moved together.

"Wait til you see when they move to the full tour stage."

"What do you mean?" Nick whispered again, looking over at Kelly.

"Day after tomorrow...they're gonna start practicing on the full arena stage...the tour stage...before they send it to London."

"Ohh that sounds cool."

Kelly nodded. "It is. You've never seen the big show...have you?"

Nick shook his head. "Nope...unless you count seeing it on video." He giggled.

"That DEFINITELY doesn't count."

Nick laughed loudly this time and blushed when Eddie turned to see who was laughing.

Kelly smiled at Eddie as she laughed at Nick. "Hey, babe."

Eddie smiled and waved. "You came back."

Hearing Eddie talking to somebody and recognizing Kelly's voice, Marty turned and smiled big seeing her there.

Kelly nodded. "Yeah...and I brought a buddy this time."

Justin was too be busy going over some steps with a few of the dancers to even know what was going on. He was totally in his work mode.

Nick waved at Eddie and Marty before they turned back to work on the steps again.

Justin stopped to stretch and crack his neck, and it was then that he noticed Nick and Kelly by the door. He smiled as he walked over to them. "What's up ya'll?"

Nick smiled back. "Nothing much...we just had lunch."

"That's cool. Didn't expect to see you back here, girl," Justin said as he kissed Kelly's cheek.

Kelly shrugged. "We were bored."

"Yeah well this time she has a buddy to watch with." Nick smiled. "And we were bored."

Justin laughed. "Well...stick around. We're gonna break for lunch in about fifteen."

"Kelly made me lunch." Nick giggled. "It was yummy."

"I'm sure it was. She's good like that."

"Yes I think we should keep her."

Justin laughed again. "Alright. Take a seat, or sumthin. We'll be done in a bit," he said before going back to rehearsing.

Nick looked around and found some folding chairs a little ways down the back wall and walked over to one and sat down, slouching.

Kelly followed Nick, but didn't sit down. "I'll be back in a bit, OK? I'm just gonna take a walk around."

"You want me to come with you?" Nick asked, ready to get up.

Kelly shook her head...smiling. "No...stay."

Nick smiled back. "Okay...have fun and don't be out too long or I might send out the search dogs." he teased.

Kelly laughed. "OK...see ya," she said before turning and heading out of the studio.

After watching Kelly walk out of the room, Nick turned his eyes back to watching everybody dance. It was really cool to him to see how all of this came to be. Yeah, the concerts were nice but it was really nice to see it before the fact.

Kelly wandered down the hall...looking at some of the photos and plaques on the walls, and saying hello to random staff members she saw. When she came upon a small, empty dance studio, she walked in and took a long look around. She finally set her bag down...then walked over to one of the ballet bars and started stretching her legs. After a few minutes, she took a seat on the bench and took her sneakers off...then pulled her worn pink toe shoes out of her bag and slipped them on...tying them securely around her ankles. After she took off her track suit jacket, she took a CD out of her bag and went to put it in the player. Once the classical music started playing, Kelly took a deep breath, then started doing a series of random ballet moves on the floor.

Nick continued to watch the guys and girls practice all the moves in front of him. A big smile was on his face the whole time as he thought about how lucky he was. He didn't know each and every one of the dancers all that well but he knew over time he would...and it made him feel good to know he had friends that cared for him. Then there was Justin...yes he was his boyfriend but he couldn't help feel like Justin was also his best friend and he hoped that nothing would cause the friendship to bend and break.

After doing a few moves and stretching some more, Kelly set the CD to the song she had in mind, and went right into a ballet routine that she'd choreographed a few years before. Even though it had been nearly a year since she'd actually performed ballet, she picked it right back up like she'd never stopped...having no problem getting right up on the tips of her toes, and executing every move with perfect grace.

Nick loved to see Justin go into work mode. He looked so serious and so into what he was doing...it was absolutely adorable. He was definitely one of those people who was good at being in charge but not mean about it or making himself look better then everyone else. He was just good at giving out good directions that everyone could follow. Slouching a little more in his seat his eyes went to the new dancer and he couldn't help but make a face. That was Kelly's spot and she was definitely no replacement. Sure she was a good looking woman but she also knew it and showed that she knew she was hot stuff. People like that drove Nick insane and he had a feeling she was going to do that to him...and everyone else.

Justin stopped to listen to some instructions Marty was giving...but looked back at Nick and gave him a quick smile before focusing his attention on Marty.

Nick smiled back when Justin looked in his direction. He then laughed when Marty did some really crazy looking dance move that obviously was meant to be funny cuz the rest of the dancers were rolling there eyes and laughing too.

Justin and the dancers remained focused until Marty finally called a lunch break when one of the kitchen staff came in to say that the buffet was ready across the hall. Justin walked up to

Nick after grabbing his water bottle and taking a long sip. "Hey."

"Hey." Nick smiled. "Lunch time?"

Justin nodded. "Yeah...thank God."

Nick giggled and stood up. "Hungry?"

"Starved."

"Did you even eat this morning?" Nick asked, trying to remember. "I was there wasn't I...I think I was like half dead though." He laughed.

Justin laughed. "Did you get the note I left in your bathroom? It was early...I didn't wanna wake you."

Nick's eyes looked up to the ceiling as if trying to remember again. "Uhh...note...nope I'm blind." He giggled.

Justin laughed. "Guess so."

"You could have woken me to say good bye though." Nick said with a sweet smile.

Justin shrugged. "I figured you were hung over...so..."

Nick shook his head. "Actually I was fine...which is totally shocking."

"That's good. Come on...I wanna get some food," Justin said...heading out of the room.

Nick followed Justin out of the room. "I could actually eat again...even though I just did." He giggled.

"Go for it," Justin said...heading across the hall to the conference room where the buffet and a bunch of tables were set up. "Food's good."

Nick laughed shaking his head. "Yes, Justin...food is good." He said patting his boyfriend on the back, just being a nut.

Justin laughed as he walked up to the buffet and grabbed a plate. "I meant THIS food."

Grabbing a plate, Nick walked behind Justin and put a few things on his plate but not much because he was still pretty full from lunch with Kelly.

Justin took his time at the buffet...carefully selecting things until he filled his plate...then went and sat at the table that Eddie had already sat at.

Nick went and sat down next to Justin, and glanced at Eddie...it was then that he remembered that Eddie knew...about them.

Justin sighed as he dug into his food. "It's gonna be tough to get back into tour mode."

Eddie nodded as he took a drink of his mountain dew. "Oh tell me about it."

Marty walked up to their table. "Have either of you seen Kel?"

Justin shook his head. "Not since she first got back."

"She was going for a walk...that was like almost 25 minutes ago." Nick stated.

Marty sighed. "I'll go try and find her." With that he walked out of the room.

Justin laughed and shook his head. "My boy's whipped."

Nick giggled and glanced at Justin with a pointed glance like as if saying. 'Watch it buddy cuz you could turn out the same way.'

Justin laughed again and went back to eating...keeping his mouth shut.

Eddie watched the exchange between Nick and Justin and smiled. "You know...I meant what I said last night...even though I was practically falling on my ass."

"What's that?"

"That I know." Eddie simply said.

Justin looked up at Eddie. "That's cool...but how?"

"I kinda put two and two together." Eddie said around a potato chip.

"What do you mean?"

Eddie tried to think of a way to put it. "You're always around each other...and for the most part that was cool and didn't mean anything...but I don' t know something just triggered it.

But it's totally cool with me."

"Do other people know?" Justin asked a bit nervously.

"Not that I know of." Eddie answered.

Nick let out a deep breath he hadn't known he had been holding.

Justin nodded. "OK."

Eddie smiled and looked at Justin. "I never would of guessed man...but whatever floats your boat." He said it in a joking manner to show Justin he was just playing with him.

Justin laughed. "Fuck you."

"No thanks." Eddie laughed.

Nick laughed too and looked around the room to see if Marty and Kelly had come back yet.

Justin looked around, too. "Where is Kelly?"

Nick shrugged. "I don't know...she said she was going for a walk."

Justin shrugged, too. "I'm sure she's fine. She knows the building well."

Eddie nodded. "Yup...she knows it just as well as the rest of us."

Nick laughed. "Yeah I'm the one you would have to send out a search party for if I didn't come back."

Justin laughed. "That's why we wouldn't let you wander off."

"I think I need a leash." Nick giggled.

"That's just wrong."

Nick turned to Justin and rolled his eyes. "I was SO not thinking of it like THAT...you have a dirty mind, Mr. Timberlake."

"Hey...YOU were the one who just thought it...not me."

"Nut uh...you did." Nick protested.

Eddie laughed around his sandwich. He had to admit they were really cute.

"Be right back," Justin said...getting up and going back up to the buffet table.

Nick watched Justin walk back to the table and then turned to Eddie and smiled. "So, we've never really talked that much."

Eddie smiled and nodded. " I know...we'll have to change that...you're coming with us over seas right?"

Nick nodded his head. "Yup, wouldn't miss it for the world."

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After looking for a few minutes, Marty found Kelly in the studio doing her ballet. He just stood and watched her for a second, smiling. "You've still got it girl." He finally said.

Kelly stopped in the middle of the room and looked toward the door when she heard Marty.

"Oh...hi," she said...blushing a bit.

Walking farther into the room, Marty continued to smile. "I had a feeling you would be some place like this."

"How'd you know?" Kelly asked...folding her arms over the front of her white tank top.

"You love to dance...and you couldn't with us today." Marty pointed out as he walked closer to Kelly.

Kelly nodded and shrugged at the same time. "I guess."

Finally wrapping his arms around Kelly he kissed her forehead. "Is everything okay?"

Kelly looked up at Marty and gave him a small smile. "I guess so."

"Want to talk about it?"

Kelly shook her head. "It's nothing. I'm OK."

Marty nodded but continued to hold him in her arms. "Did you and Nick hang out today?"

Kelly nodded. "I made him lunch...and we talked."

"That was really sweet of you." Marty smiled.

Kelly smiled. "No big deal. I enjoy his company."

Marty smiled again. "He is good for that."

Kelly nodded. "Nice guy."

"Very nice guy...sometimes a little too nice. He could easily get taken advantage of."

Kelly nodded. "Yeah...I know the feeling."

Marty kissed the top of Kelly's head. "You wanna come back with me...we're having lunch...and I'm hungry...but I want you with me." He said putting on his best pout.

Kelly shook her head. "I need to stay here right now...away from everyone."

Marty sighed. "Okay...then I'll go get my food and bring it back here."

Kelly nodded and smiled. "OK. But you don't have to if you don't want to. You can stay with everyone."

"Nah...I've been with them all day." Pulling back, Marty smiled before heading out of the room to go get his food.

Kelly watched Marty leave, then went back to her dancing.

Marty walked back into the room where everybody was eating and over to the table where

Justin and Nick and Eddie were. "I found her."

"Where was she?" Justin asked through a mouthful of salad.

"In that really small dance room down the hall doing ballet."

Justin smiled. "I'm not surprised."

"So I'm taking my food back there to be with her....cuz she doesn't want to be out here." Marty said softly.

Justin sighed. "I feel bad."

"Me too." Eddie said, speaking up.

"This sucks," Justin said with a sad look on his face.

"Big time." Nick mumbled, sadly.

Justin shook his head. "Poor girl."

Nick bit his lower lip and looked at Justin. "What would you think of...if I stayed here too? While you are in London?" He asked softly. He didn't really want to do it because he would miss Justin and he wanted to go see London...but didn't want to leave Kelly so alone.

"For Kelly...right?" was Justin's response.

Nick nodded his head. "Yeah."

Justin shrugged. "I don't know. I mean...It would be great of you...and I'd be cool with it...but I don't think SHE would."

"We kinda talked about it...she wants me to go so i can see it and everything but then she always kept bringing up how bored she is going to be." Nick sighed. "I feel like I'm being a selfish jackass if I go because I want to see London and hang out with my boyfriend...when she is here alone." He whispered the last part so only the people at the table could hear.

Justin shook his head slowly. "I don't know, Nick. I guess that's something the two of you are gonna have to decide."

Nick sighed and nodded his head, looking down at his plate.

"Yeah...you need to talk it over with her." Marty spoke up. "But I'm going to head back to her." With that he went to go grab food.

"I want you to do whatever you want, Nick," Justin said quietly.

Eddie got up when one of the other dancers called him over...and to give them a little space.

Nick looked up at Justin with confused eyes. "I'm torn."

Justin nodded. "I'm sure. But...if she doesn't want you to stay..."

"You really want me to come though...right?"

"I invited you, didn't I?"

Nick nodded his head. "Yes...but that was before you knew I had clingy issues."

"So?"

"I just thought you would be scared I would do that while we're there."

"I'm not. I know if I ask for space you'll give it to me."

Nick smiled a little and nodded. "I really want to come with you...I want to see London and spend time with all of you...I just feel so bad for Kelly...it seems like the least I could do."

Justin shrugged. "I really don't know."

"It would be a shame to turn down a Christmas present." Nick giggled.

"Not like I wouldn't make it up to you, though."

"I wish she would just come with us." Nick sighed. "I mean with me there she couldn't be bored...cuz we could hang out while you guys are doing show stuff.”

"I know...but she has her reasons...and I'm pretty sure her mind's made up."

"Yeah...and we don't want her being depressed and sad the way she is now."

Justin just nodded.

"How is the new dancer working out?" Nick asked softly, making a face.

"She's not Kelly," was Justin's only answer as he started pushing his salad around in his plate with his fork.

Nick looked around to see if anybody was watching and when he knew nobody would see,

Nick reached over and placed a hand on Justin's upper thigh. "You'll get through it."

Justin nodded as he quickly got up to clear his plate.

Sighing, Nick put his hands in his own lap.

Justin grabbed a bottle of water, then walked by the table on his way to the door. "I'll be back," he said on his way out to the hall.

"Okay."

Justin headed down the hall to the room he knew Marty had been referring to, and knocked on the open door before walking in on his friends.

Marty turned to look at the door from where he was sitting on the floor, with his back against the big mirror. "Come in."

Justin came to check on things," Justin said as he walked in and sat on the bench.

Kelly looked at Justin and smiled. "Things are fine."

"I get lunch and a show." Marty giggled.

Justin chuckled. "Dinner theater."

Kelly giggled and went to take a seat next to Justin.

Marty laughed more as he ate. "Exactly."

Kelly sighed and dropped her head into Justin's shoulder.

"What's up, girl?" Justin asked...concerned.

"Nuthin."

"That's what she's been telling me...but she's being a mopey little thing." Marty said with a small smile, but the concern and worry was still there.

"I'm just sad, guys...I can't help it."

Justin sighed. "I know."

"You're allowed to be sad, baby."

"I know...but it sucks...cuz I'm making everyone ELSE sad."

"We're sad on our own too." Marty smiled softly. "We're not happy with the situation either."

"Maybe not...but you guys still get to dance."

"But it's not as fun without you," Justin pointed out.

Marty nodded in agreement. "Yeah it's just not fun when you aren't with us."

Kelly sighed. "Sorry, guys."

"Don't be sorry," Justin said. "You gotta do what you gotta do."

Marty nodded again. "Right...and it's all for the best."

Kelly smiled and out a hand over her stomach. "Yeah."

Marty smiled at Kelly, when he noticed her put her hand over her stomach. "You'll be able to dance again...right now you get to do something that not everybody gets to do...have a baby."

"Anybody can have a baby," Kelly said...lifting her head off Justin's shoulder.

"Nut uh...there are a lot of people who can't."

Kelly nodded. "I guess that's true."

"Like my mom," Justin pointed out. "She can't have anymore. That's why her and dad never had a kid together."

Kelly nodded. "I know."

Marty giggled. "Then you have my parents who have a litter."

Kelly chuckled. "Yeah, they do."

Looking down at his watch, Marty groaned. "We've only got ten more minutes."

Justin laughed. "You're the boss...so we can have more than that if you want."

Marty laughed. "Yeah...but would we rather have a long lunch break or get out of here earlier?"

"Both."

"That does sound nice." Marty laughed

Kelly giggled as she got up and stretched a bit. "Lazy asses."

"Uh huh." Marty laughed again.

But then again..." Justin started. "I'M technically YOUR boss. Or...one of them, anyway...so..."

Marty got a confused look on his face. "That is very confusing...we're kinda like each others bosses almost."

Justin laughed. "Nah. YOU work for ME...but you're in charge of the dancers. Well...you and your trusty assistant Kelly."

"Yes, my trusty assistant." Marty said getting up off the floor and wrapping his arm around

Kelly's shoulder.

Kelly smiled. "Well...you're own your own for now, I guess."

Marty made a face. "That could be scary.

"You're good at what you do," Kelly said...hugging Marty. "You can handle it."

Justin nodded his agreement.

Marty smiled and then noticed something. "Where's your other half?" He asked looking at Justin.

"Back in the lunch room."

"Oh, okay." Marty said with a smile a she hugged Kelly back.

Justin took a deep breath and started out of the room. "Enjoy your last ten minutes."

Marty could tell something was wrong...by Justin's deep breath. "You okay, J?"

Justin looked at Marty. "I'm fine. See ya in a bit," he said before walking into the hall.

"Is everything okay with him and Nick?" Marty asked, noticing that Justin had acted funny once he brought up the other man.

Kelly shrugged. "As far as I know."

Marty nodded. "Okay...good."

Nick was sitting by himself at the same table, just looking deep in thought.

Justin sat down in the seat across from Nick and smiled at the older man.

Slightly started to have somebody go into his line of vision that he was starting at jumped a little. "Oh...hey."

"Hi."

"Can we go walk on the beach tonight?" Nick asked out of the blue, a small smile on his face.

Justin shrugged. "Sure. I don't see why not."

The smile on Nick's face got even bigger. "Yay." He giggled, sounding like a little boy...but he had never been to the beach before and couldn't help being excited.

"So...um...you're not gonna stay with Kelly?"

"Do you think I should?"

"I told you it's your choice."

Nick took a deep breath. "I know she says she will be lonely...but I think she really wants to be independent for a little while...so I don't know I probably won’t be wanted...and end up being alone a lot of the time."

Justin shrugged. "I wouldn't exactly say that. She's been independent since she was seventeen. It has nothing to do with that."

"Oh, okay." Nick said, still not really sure what to do about the situation. "I guess I would be treated the same either place I go. I mean I would get in the way either place...so I just gotta chose which." What Nick really wanted was for Justin to say he would be sad if he stayed. Of course that wasn't why he was bringing all of this up...he didn't want to get something out of Justin...but it would be nice to know he was actually wanted.

"Why would you be in the way?"

Nick just shrugged.

"Well...you wouldn't be...in either place. I mean...if you stayed in LA you'd stay in my house...so it's not like you'd be WITH her twenty-four seven."

Nick nodded his head. "You're right."

"So...it's up to you. You can make your own decisions...and neither one of us is going to pressure you."

"I know I can make my own decisions." Nick smiled. "I would really like to go to London."

"Then go to London."

Nick nodded his head. "Okay...I will."

"OK then."

"I think I'm gonna head out for a while...see you at home later?" Nick asked as he pushed his chair back.

"Gonna leave without Kelly?"

Nick shrugged his shoulders. "I thought she would want to stay here."

Justin nodded. "She'll find her way home," he said as he stood up.

"Okay...bye." Nick said with a small smile before turning and heading out of the room. He needed a little time to himself...he hoped Kelly would understand.

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What seemed like days later, Marty finally pulled his truck up into his driveway. The day had seemed so damn long and he was ready to crash. Now he remembered why he hated holidays and vacations...it was crazy to get back into the swing of things. Grabbing his bag he swung it over his shoulder and headed up the stairs to his condo. Getting his keys out he unlocked the door and walked in. "Kel?"

"In here," Kelly called from the living room...where she was curled up on the corner of the couch reading a magazine.

Dropping his bag in the small entry hall, Marty headed into the living room and flopped down on the other side of the couch from Kelly and let out a tired sigh.

Kelly looked up from her magazine and over at Marty. "How'd it go?"

Marty just made a half laugh half groan sound and shook his head. "I hate breaking in new people."

"Yeah...I know what you mean. How was she?"

"She's...new." Marty laughed. "She'll do fine once she gets a little more practice in."

Kelly nodded. "Yeah...she will...or we never wouldda picked her."

"Exactly," Marty said as he turned to Kelly so his back was facing her. "Rub my back please?"

Kelly smiled and tossed her magazine onto the coffee table. "It's obvious YOU haven't done this in a while," she said with a chuckle as she got up on her knees behind Marty.

Marty laughed and hung his head down. "I'm always like this the first day of rehearsals after a vacation."

"Aren't we all?" Kelly replied as she started by gently rubbing Marty's shoulders.

"Mmm hmm." Marty moaned softly when he felt Kelly's fingers already working wonders on his sore muscles.

"You should take a nice, hot bath before I do this," Kelly suggested...though not stopping.

"Take one with me?" Marty asked, not moving away from her, liking her hands on him too much.

Kelly chuckled. "I just took a shower right before I had lunch with Nick."

Marty laughed and pulled away a bit so he was facing Kelly a little. "Okay...well *I* will go take that bath...you can come with me if you start to fee dirty again." He smirked getting up.

Kelly giggled. "OK...and make sure the water's hot. It's good for your muscles."

"Yes, mommy." Marty giggled as he headed off towards the bathroom.

Kelly laughed and shook her head as she went back to reading the article she'd started.

After relaxing in the bath for about twenty minutes or so, Marty finally got out, feeling quite a bit better. Wrapping a towel around his waist he walked back out into the living room and sat down on the couch.

Kelly spoke up as soon as she felt Marty sit on the couch. "Do you know that my baby's heart's already beating?" she asked without looking up at him.

"Really?" Marty asked looking over at Kelly. "That's really cool."

"Yeah..." Kelly said a bit distractedly as she continued reading.

Shivering slightly, Marty got up to go back into his room to change into some PJ pants and a t-shirt.

Kelly felt Marty get up, and looked up to see him leaving the room. Wondering why he'd left the room, she got up and carried her magazine to the bedroom. "You OK?" she asked from the door way.

Marty turned to face Kelly once he had his t-shirt over his head. "Yeah, I'm fine...just a little cold."

"Oh...OK."

Sitting down on the bed, Marty patted the seat next to him. "Come tell me what else that magazine says."

Kelly smiled a bit as she walked over to take a seat beside Marty...sitting Indian style on the bed. "It's got all kinds of information."

"Well...I've been through like a gazillion pregnancies with my sister, but they never gave me any of the gory details...so tell me." Marty said with a smile as he turned to face Kelly, he too sitting in an Indian style position.

Kelly chuckled as she flipped through the magazine. "Gory details?"

Marty laughed. "Or ANY details...I mean when everything was happening. Like you just told me that the baby's heart is already beating...I never knew that it did that this early on before."

"Me neither. In the next couple weeks the ears, eyelids, toes, finger, ankles and wrists will be forming."

"Oh wow...little itty bitty toes and fingers." Marty giggled, getting a huge smile on his face, thinking about that.

"Very tiny...cuz the embryo is only about a half inch long...and weighs less than an ounce," Kelly read. "Wow...that's amazing."

"How could something that tiny have toes?" Marty asked, totally in awe.

"I have no idea," Kelly said...shaking her head a bit.

“The whole miracle of life is a crazy weird thing.” Marty whispered. “It still amazes me that it can even happen. I mean the whole idea that just the meeting of the sperm and egg can make something so complex.”

"I know. It's almost kinda scary."

Marty laughed an nodded. “It IS.”

Kelly sighed quietly. "I can't believe I have that growing inside of me."

Marty leaned over a bit to look at the pictures Kelly was looking at in the magazine. “That would be a little strange to grasp.”

"It's frightening."

“In a good way?”

Kelly shrugged. "Yeah. But...I AM scared."

"All first time mothers are I'm sure." Marty whispered, wrapping an arm around Kelly, pulling her close.

Kelly smiled a bit...still looking down at the magazine. "I'm just so lucky I have you sticking by me," she said in a near whisper.

"I wouldn't be any place else."

"Like I said...I'm lucky."

"I'm lucky too." Marty said with a smile as he pulled Kelly even closer,

Kelly chuckled. "Why...cuz you get a free kid out of the deal?"

"You make it sound like there is a lot of work into getting somebody pregnant." Marty laughed.

"Oh...right...my bad. It's just fun for the guy...not work."

"It shouldn't be work for you either, Kel...this is supposed to be a fun time."

Kelly looked at Marty and smiled a bit. "I know."

"What have you done the last few hours after you left?" Marty asked, letting Kelly go a bit to scoot up to rest against the headboard.

Kelly shrugged. "Nothing too exciting. I did some laundry...took a little nap...then I was just reading for a while."

"Nothing exciting sounds nice." Marty laughed.

"Want me to make you some dinner?"

Marty shook his head. "Nah...I'm good...I'm just ready to pass out."

"And I bet you haven't eaten since lunch, right?" Kelly asked...concern on her face.

"Well...no..."

Kelly sighed and shook her head. "Just make sure you eat enough, babe...especially with all you're sweating out."

Marty nodded his head. "I know that...I'm just so exhausted I don't think I could eat."

"OK...then you go to sleep."

Marty pouted a little. "But we didn't get to spend any time together today..."

Kelly chuckled. "Then stay up. I don't know...what do you want me to say?"

Marty giggled. "I don't think I know what I want to do."

Kelly chuckled and got up off the bed. "Well I'M gonna go get something to eat."

"I guess I could eat a little something." Marty said, getting off the bed too.

"Are you sure?"

Marty shrugged. "Yeah."

"OK...I'll make something quick."

"A turkey sandwich sounds kinda good." Marty said as they walked towards the kitchen.

"OK, sir...have a seat," Kelly said with a chuckle as she went to the fridge.

Marty laughed as he sat down at the counter. "Thank you ma'am."

"So...what do you guys have like...one more day at the studio...then onto the arena?" Kelly asked as she got out the bread and the sandwich meat and brought them to the counter.

"Yeah, hopefully. We might have to do an extra day in the studio if Suzette can't get the steps down right. She was having a hard time today. But that could of been because she was nervous."

"Maybe. And I'm sure having me around watching wasn't easy on her. I should probably just stay away."

Marty took a deep breath. "You could be right...but we all like having you around."

"Yeah...and I know I'm your assistant, and everything...but you really don't need me anymore. Not right now," Kelly said...going back to the fridge.

"That is SO not true." Marty exclaimed. "I do need you."

Kelly laughed. "Not at work," she said as she leaned into the fridge. "What do you want on it?"

"Lettuce and tomatoes," Marty answered and sighed. "I do need you at work."

"Well...for what?" Kelly asked...carrying the lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise to the counter...then going to grab some plates and a knife.

"Moral support...to help keep me in line and know what I'm doing. You did that even before you became my assistant. You were like my right hand man...helping me get everybody where they were supposed to be. I need you." Marty said softly, looking down at the counter. He really needed Kelly there with him for as long as she could be...before they left.

Kelly stopped in the middle of slicing the tomato and looked up at Marty. "Really?"

Marty nodded his head, "really."

"OK," Kelly said simply before going back to making the sandwiches.

"Do you believe me?"

Kelly nodded. "I believe you," she said as she unscrewed the cap on the mayonnaise jar. "Mayo?"

Marty smiled a little. "Good...I'm glad because I'm telling the truth."

"Yeah...OK...great. Mayo?" Kelly asked again with a laugh.

Marty laughed and nodded. "Yeah...But not too much."

Kelly nodded...then put mayo on both sandwiches before piling the turkey on, "cheese?"

Marty nodded again. "Yeah..." He then cleared his throat, getting serious again. "What do you think about what I said?"

"What you said about what?" Kelly asked as she finished making the sandwiches, then went to put the food away in the fridge.

"Do you still think you aren't wanted...and should stay away?"

"I said OK, Marty. I'll keep working with you if you want," Kelly said as she poured to glasses of milk.

Marty didn't like the tone of Kelly's voice. "Not if YOU don't want to."

Kelly set the glasses down by the sandwiches, then went to get a bag of chips out of the cabinet. "No...I want to..."

"Okay." Marty said with a small smile as he picked up his sandwich to take a few bites.

Kelly grabbed some napkins, then carried them over with the chips and took the seat beside Marty's.

"You don't have to come for the whole time though." Marty said around a bite. "I mean like you did today come late and go early or whatever."

Kelly shrugged as she chewed a bite of her own sandwich. "If I'm gonna be working...I should be working."

"Yes, but you don't need to be getting too tired out either." Marty pointed out.

"I won't. I'll rest when I need to."

Marty smiled. “Good.”

Kelly opened the chips, and put some on both her and Marty's plates. "Are people saying anything about me?"

“Not that I know of.” Marty mumbled around another bit of his sandwich.

"Are Eddie and Mel still the only ones that know?"

Marty nodded his head. “I haven’t told anybody else...and I don’t think they have said anything.”

"I don't think they would," Kelly said...taking the top piece of bread off her sandwich and pulling out the tomato. "They wouldn't do shit like that," she said before biting the tomato slice.

“Nope and neither would Justin or Nick without asking us first.”

"Definitely not," Kelly said...finishing the tomato and reaching for the cheese.

“They know what it’s like to keep a secret.” Marty said with a sigh.

Kelly nodded...reaching for her glass and taking a sip of milk.

Marty yawned around his own glass and laughed. "Why am I always the exhausted one...this is SO not fair."

Kelly chuckled. "Yeah...not fair to ME...you're attention-needy girlfriend."

Marty pouted playfully. "I give you attention."

"I know, hun."

"Good...glad to know we're on the same page." Marty giggled, putting his glass down to go back to eating his sandwich. He was hungry unlike he had thought before.

Kelly leaned toward Marty and kissed his cheek. "I told you, you needed to eat."

Marty smiled. "You were right...as always."

"No...not always," Kelly said as she watched Marty eat.

"Is if fun to watch me eat?" Marty asked, looking at Kelly out of the corner of his eye as he nibbled on a few chips.

Kelly giggled. "It's fun to watch you do anything."

Marty laughed out loud. "I highly doubt that."

"No...It's true. I could look at you all day," Kelly said almost dreamily.

Marty laughed again. "I'm sure you wouldn’t want to see me in the bathroom or shit like that."

Kelly rolled her eyes. "Kill the moment, why dontcha."

"That's my job...I'm a moment killer." Marty giggled around his glass.

Kelly sighed quietly and kissed Marty's cheek again. "I'm gonna miss you so much," she whispered against his stubbly skin.

"I'm going to miss you more." Marty whispered back, his own hands moving to go into Kelly's hair.

"Not possible."

"Yeah it is." Marty giggled. "I'm going to miss you more."

Kelly shook her head...smiling. "Nope."

Marty smiled back sweetly. "But darling...I will."

Kelly giggled. "Darling?"

Marty laughed. "Sweetie pie...Pumpkin...Pookie?"

Kelly dropped her head back as she laughed out loud. "Well...I don't know...Pumpkin's kinda cute."

"I liked Pookie." Marty giggled

"Whatever you wanna call me is fine."

"Just not late for dinner."

Kelly wrinkled her nose. "What?"

Marty laughed and shook his head. "Lame joke."

"I don't get it."

"You can call me whatever you want...just not late for dinner."

"Oh...I see. I think."

Marty laughed. "Don't worry about it...it's stupid."

"You're cute," Kelly said...kissing Marty's cheek again.

"I know it." Marty giggled smiling big.

Kelly giggled. "What am I gonna do without you?"

"Be very sexually frustrated." Marty joked, smirking.

Kelly pouted. "Thanks for reminding me."

Marty pouted back. "Won't be a picnic for me either, baby."

"Lotsa phone sex, I guess."

"Hmm...that actually sounds nice." Marty giggled.

"Not as nice as the real thing."

"Nope...that's for sure...but we can make it and then when I get home we can fuck like bunnies." Marty teased

"Eww...gross."

"You mean you don't like the idea of me fucking you like crazy...all over the house?"

"It just sounds so...crass."

Marty laughed and nodded. "Good point."

"Although...all that sex DOES sound good."

"Mmm Hmm...very good...You know we have to stock up before I leave." Marty giggled, wiggling his eye brows.

"Yeah. We got like...what...four days?"

Marty nodded. "Yup, four days."

"And no sex today...so...three."

"The day isn't over yet."

"Well...no. But you're going to bed."

Marty put on his best pout. "Awe man."

Kelly chuckled. "You're exhausted...remember?"

"Yeah...I know." Marty said with a small smile. "I really am beat...other wise I would so be protesting that."

"So would I."

Finishing off his sandwich and chips Marty sighed. "I'm sorry."

"Don't be," Kelly said...looking at Marty's face as she rubbed her hand over his head.

"You going to come to bed with me...or you staying up a little longer?" Marty asked looking at the clock noticing it was only around 9:30pm.

Kelly shrugged. "I don't think I could sleep. I took a nap a while ago."

Marty smiled and nodded. "Okay...well since I gota be up for rehearsal again early I think I need to head to bed."

Kelly nodded...not moving from her seat.

Leaning down Marty gave Kelly a passionate kiss and pulled back. "Night baby...come to bed when you're tired." With that he walked towards his room ready to crash. Hoping if he got enough sleep that night then he'll be able to stay up later the next night.

Kelly watched Marty walk down the hall...then sighed quietly as she leaned forward to rest her elbows on the counter.

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Marty crawled into bed and was asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.

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Kelly reached up to wipe the tear off her cheek that she didn't even feel coming.

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Nick sat in the family room of Justin's house really engrossed in something he was watching on the TV. He was slouched on the couch looking at the TV very intently.

Justin walked in through the garage door, and immediately kicked his sneakers off...leaving them by the door as he headed into the house. He sighed tiredly as he walked into the family room. "Hey," he said when he saw Nick on the couch.

"Hey." Nick said distractedly as he continued to look at the TV screen. Justin came in at either a bad or a good time depending on how you look at it. There on the screen was two guys fucking. No, Nick wasn't watching porn...he was watching one of his favorite TV shows Queer as Folk. He had gone out and rented the whole 2nd season and had been having a marathon of it all afternoon.

Justin dragged himself into the room and stopped behind the couch. "What the hell are you watching?" he asked when his eyes caught a glimpse of what was on the television.

For the first time really noticing Justin was there, Nick turned and blushed. "Uhh...nothing?"

"Is this porn?"

Nick shook his head quickly. "NO...Of course not." He said almost too quickly. "It's Queer As Folk."

Justin wrinkled his face a bit. "Queer WHAT?"

Nick rolled his eyes. "I brought it up before...it's a TV show of all these gay and lesbian friends."

"Oh yeah," Justin said...still looking at the screen. "Looks like porn, though."

Giggling Nick nodded a little. "It's pretty damn close."

Justin took a deep breath and shook his head. "Well...enjoy. I'ma go shower," he said...then headed for the stairs.

Nick turned around to watch Justin head for the stairs. "Justin...you okay?" He called after him

Justin stopped walking and turned to look back at Nick. "Yeah...why?"

"Just tired?" Nick asked with a small smile.

Justin nodded. "Exhausted."

"Then we'll go to the beach another day." Nick said softly, knowing Justin probably forgot anyway...and it was okay.

Justin's face fell. "Shit. I completely forgot about that," he said with a sigh. "It's been a crazy day. I'm sorry."

Nick smiled and shrugged his shoulders. "It's okay...I understand....now shoe...go take your shower."

Justin smiled. "OK. I won't be long."

"Take all the time you need." Nick said still smiling...but then remembered something and got up quickly, going to where Justin was standing. With the smile still on his face he leaned up and gave Justin a soft kiss on the lips before pulling away. "Okay...now you can go." He giggled.

Justin laughed...then turned and finally made his way up the stairs.

Nick walked back to the couch and sat down to continue to watch his show. Busting up laughing on occasion when something was really funny. He had missed watching this show and since he never had the money to get the DVDs he never had...but when he had been at the video store earlier and saw it he just HAD to rent it...and now he was on the sixth episode.

As soon as Justin got upstairs, he walked through his room, and right to the bathroom. After stripping all his sweaty-smelling clothes off, he turned the shower on as hot as he could stand it, and climbed in.

Nick continued to watch the show as Justin took his shower. He got up to change the disk once and sat back down. He giggled excitedly when he remembered this was one of his favorite episode.

Justin took a long shower, and almost forty-five minutes had passed by the time he returned to the family room in just his low-hanging pajama pants.

Nick was once again busting up laughing at the characters on TV. They were making fun of one of their friends for taking Viagra and had had a hard on for like 12 hours that wouldn't go down. He was almost on the floor laughing when one of the character said. "Well make sure you have it for next Monday." and when another character asked why he said. "Because it's flag day."

Justin chuckled as he dropped onto the other end of the couch. "It can't be THAT funny."

"Yeah...it is..." Nick laughed smiling at Justin as he got himself calmed down again.

"You're crazy," Justin pointed out...closing his eyes and dropping his head back on the arm of the sofa. "I'm hungry."

"What would you like to eat?" Nick asked sweetly, sitting up better and getting ready to get up.

"Food."

Nick laughed. "No I was going to feed you paper...what KIND of food?"

Justin laughed as he settled a hand on his bare chest. "Cheeseburger...a big, thick, juicy one...and onion rings...crispy, not soggy."

"Okay then...you get that." Nick smiled as he stood up to head into the kitchen.

Justin laughed again. "Get back here."

Nick turned back around and looked at Justin confused. "What?"

"You can't MAKE that. First of all...cuz I probably don't have any of the stuff you need...and second of all...it's never as good homemade. Call DeBello's down on the corner. They deliver."

"I could have made it ya know." Nick laughed and headed to the phone this time instead of the kitchen. Finding the number he called and ordered what Justin needed and a burger and fries for himself.

Justin smiled at Nick when he hung up the phone. "Thanks."

Nick walked and sat back down on the couch. "Hey...it's not like it took me much energy to dial a phone number."

"Well...not just that. Thanks for offering to cook."

"I would of too."

"I know."

"How did rehearsal go after I left?"

"Fine. Just...long...and hard."

"Yeah you were there a long time." Nick smiled, reaching over to rub Justin's leg.

Justin nodded. "Tell me about it."

"Do you have to leave the same time tomorrow?" Nick asked, still lightly rubbing Justin's thigh.

"Probably," Justin said...closing his eyes again.

"What time was that?" Nick asked, giggling.

"Like...eight."

Nick nodded his head. "Well...you should be more rested tomorrow...cuz you wont be going to bed at like four in the morning."

"Yeah...that's true."

Picking up the remote, Nick turned off the TV and relaxed back against the couch again.

"Why'd you turn off your show?" Justin asked...looking at the blank screen.

Nick shrugged his shoulders. "You're here...I don't need to be watching it."

Justin chuckled. "Oh."

"Why is that funny?" Nick asked with a chuckle of his own.

Justin shrugged. "I don't know."

Nick laughed. "Plus I need something to watch tomorrow when you're gone."

"Why? So you can get off to it?"

Nick rolled his eyes. "NO...so I have something to do." He laughed, slapping Justin's leg playfully.

"Riiight."

"I do NOT get off to this." Nick said, trying to sound convincing.

"Uh huh."

"Am I hard right now? Nut uh." Nick said trying to look angry that Justin would even think that but a smile formed over his lips on its own.

Justin just laughed and shook his head.

Nick giggled and relaxed back against the couch more. "It was cool hanging out with Kelly today."

Justin smiled. "It's cool that ya'll are gettin along."

"We promised we would still be friends no matter what happened....and we are." Nick said smiling too.

"Good...I'm glad."

"But at that time I always thought it would be her who ended up with you." Nick admitted.

"Me too," Justin admitted, as well.

Nick smiled a little. "But I'm glad things turned out how they did."

"Yeah..." Justin said...staring up at the ceiling.

"Are you?" Nick asked softly...not really sure what to make of Justin's reaction.

"Well...yeah..."

"Okay." Nick said...still not sure what Justin felt. He couldn't help the sinking feeling he felt in his stomach when he wondered if Justin was really happy.

Justin continued staring upward as he ran some things through his head.

Nick glanced over at Justin and bit his lower lip before getting up to answer the door when he heard the doorbell ring...thankful for the distraction.

Justin sighed quietly...bringing both his hands up and rubbing them over his face. He felt like his life was a mess.

Nick brought the food back into the living room a few minutes later. "Do you want to eat in the kitchen?" He asked softly. "Or here?"

"In the kitchen," Justin said...sitting up and stretching.

Nick didn't say anything just headed into the kitchen with the food. Setting it down on the table he went to a cabinet and got some paper plates out so they wouldn't have to worry about dishes.

"What are you drinkin?" Justin asked...following Nick into the kitchen and walking over to the fridge.

"Just water is fine." Nick replied as he sat down at the table and pulled the food out of the bags, setting each burger and onion ring or fries on the plates.

Justin sat beside Nick at the table and handed him a water. "Remind me to pay you for this."

Nick giggled a little and looked up at Justin sheepishly. "The guy said he would add it to your tab...it was ten bucks."

Justin chuckled. "Oh."

"I will pay YOU for this...and so much more later...once I start working again." Nick said as he opened up his water bottle and took a long drink.

Justin shook his head as he popped an onion ring into his mouth. "I didn't ask you to pay for anything."

"I know you didn't...but once I can I would like to pay for some things to...it would make me feel better." Nick replied.

Justin nodded. "OK," he said...bringing his massive burger up to his mouth.

Nick watched Justin eat his hamburger and couldn't help but snicker a little. For some reason that did NOT seem like something Justin would eat. Shaking his head he got his own burger out and took a big bite.

"What's so funny?" Justin asked with a full mouth as he set his burger down.

That just caused Nick to giggle even more. "You look really cute stuffing your face with a huge hamburger."

Justin chuckled. "Whatever."

Nick shrugged his shoulders a smile still on his face. "Fine...don't believe me." He said before taking another bite of his own.

Justin shrugged and went back to eating...propping his feet up on the chair across from him.

Nick continued to eat in silence, since he was still not able to get Justin's reaction earlier out of his head. He tried so hard, but it wouldn't leave.

"Why are you so quiet?" Justin finally asked Nick after he'd finished half his burger.

"Just thinking," Nick answered as he set his half eaten burger down to nibble on a few of his fries.

"About?"

"You're not happy with me...are you?" Nick asked, looking over at Justin.

Justin looked up at Nick questioningly. "What are you talking about?"

Nick shrugged his shoulders. "You would rather have things turned out so you were with Kelly." He tried his hardest not to sound sad...because he didn't want to jump to conclusions either.

"What? Nick...I never said that."

"No...you didn't but it's true. You can't even say you are in a relationship when you are with me. You can't act normal at all...and that isn't fair to you. You should be with a girl who can make you happy and who you can show off." Nick said, for once it really hit him how bad this had to be for Justin. He could never act normal because of his career but now it was even worse.

Justin shrugged and looked down at his plate. "I'm used to not acting normal."

Nick smiled softly. "But not in that sense."

"I was never one to show off my relationships. I'm very private."

"I know."

"So...then what's the big deal?"

"Obviously there is...because you're acting sad." Nick stated, turning in his chair and putting a finger under Justin's chin so he would look up at him. "You can talk to me....even if you think it will hurt me."

Justin took a deep breath. "I don't know if I'd call it sad."

"Then what would you call it?" Nick asked calmly.

"I don't know...confused, maybe, lost."

Nick nodded his head in understanding. "Yeah...that makes sense...can you tell me what you're confused and lost about?" He asked softly. "You don't have to if you don't want to…"

"This whole thing…Everything…My LIFE."

"Which was complicated enough before I came along." Nick stated.

Justin nodded. "True...but YOU aren't the only thing I'm confused about."

Nick giggled a little. "Good to know...but what else is confusing you?" He asked, praying he wasn't pushing Justin...and he knew Justin would say something if he was.

"I have a kid on the way."

"Oh yeah." Nick giggled again. "I kinda forgot about that." He smiled and reached up to run his hands over Justin's head. "I know that is scary, J...but you have SO many people supporting you...so many people to turn to for help...you will never be alone."

Justin nodded...looking into Nick's eyes. "I know. But...what you said before about me feeling like I should be with Kelly...it's kinda true."

Nick nodded his head. "I know it is."

"Not like...that I'd rather be with her than you. But like...I feel like I SHOULD be with HER...because of the baby."

Smiling softly, Nick nodded again. "I know...but doing something just for the baby...wouldn't be right. That's how kids get even more screwed up. Hell I wish my parents had never gotten married because of me like they did."

Justin nodded. "I know."

"But I do understand how you feel like that. If I would have known about my girlfriend being pregnant. I would have stayed with her...even when I knew I was gay."

Justin nodded again. "Yeah..."

"I'm sorry that you're life is so confusion all at the same time." Nick said softly, still running his fingers through Justin's short hair.

Justin shrugged. "Nuthin I can do about it."

Nick took a deep breath. "I'm still an option ya know.. I mean you can't really take back the fact the baby is coming...but I can always leave."

"Why would I want that?"

Nick shrugged his shoulders. "Would make things easier?"

"No, Nick...don't be ridiculous."

"I just don't want you being more confused and lost...because of me." Nick said softly, looking away for the first time. He had been so strong up until this point, but now it was hitting him what he was saying.

"Look...I won't, OK? I want this, Nick."

Nick turned back to look at Justin. His eyes locking with his. "For sure?"

Justin just nodded.

Nick shook his head. "No...tell me...so I can see your eyes." He said softly...needing to know for sure.

Justin took a deep breath. "I wanna be with you, Nick."

Nick felt tears in his eyes as he smiled a little. "Okay...then I'm not going any place."

"Promise?" Justin asked in a whisper. "Cuz I really need you, Nick."

"I promise." Nick answered in a whisper as his right hand moved down to stroke Justin's cheek. "I wont leave."

Justin smiled. "Good."

"You're going to get sick of me cuz I'm not leaving." Nick smiled, trying to lighten the mood.

"No I won't," Justin said seriously. "I need you. I need you to help me be strong with all of this."

"I will help you the best that I can...I promise."

Justin smiled as he leaned over to kiss Nick softly on the lips.

Nick kissed Justin back just as softly, his hand on his head moving down to rest on his neck.

Justin sighed quietly as he rested his forehead against Nick's. "There's so much I just don't know how to deal with."

"I don't know anything about being a daddy." Nick answered softly. "But I can help as much as I can with the other...stuff."

"I mean...like...Kelly. She's just so sad."

Nick sighed and nodded. "I know."

"I don't know what to do."

"I'm still fighting with staying here." Nick admitted. "I’m so torn."

"But you said you wanted to go to London."

"I DO want to go...very much. But I also don't want to leave my good friend home by herself to be sad."

"Yeah...but...I'm not so sure that the whole lonely thing is the only thing making her sad."

"What else do you think it is?" Nick asked, still with his head resting against Justin's

Justin shrugged. "I don't know."

"I don't know either." Nick said with a sigh. "Things are okay with her and Marty right?

"I think so. But I also know he feels horrible about leaving her."

"We all do."

"Yeah...but he's her man, ya know."

Nick giggled a little and nodded. "Yes he is...and good for her too I think."

Justin nodded. "Yeah,...I think so, too."

"I'm so glad she has him...that she isn't all alone. Cuz then it would feel so much weird ya know...her totally throwing away all ties to you in a relationship...for me."

Justin nodded. "Yeah...I know what you mean."

Still looking Justin in the eye he remembered something that he had been meaning to ask Justin. "You know how I've been telling you that I love you? Does that bother you...because I can stop."

Justin shook his head...blushing a bit. "No...It's OK."

Nick smiled, seeing the blush. "Okay...then I won't stop."

Justin chuckled. "OK."

"But don't feel like you have to say it back." Nick said quickly.

Justin nodded. "I know."

"Can I sleep in your bed with you tonight?" Nick asked softly.

Justin nodded his head as he reached for an onion ring.

"Now your breath is going to stink even worse." Nick teased, pulling back a little but still smiling.

"Worse than what?"

"Then it already does." Nick giggled. "You're Mr. Onion breath."

"Are you serious?"

"Am I serious about what?"

"That I have bad breath."

Nick shrugged his shoulders. "You did just eat onion rings...it's not a big deal."

"But...do I normally have bad breath?"

"What? NO!" Nick laughed shaking his head. "That is SO not what I meant."

Justin pouted a bit. "Well that's how it sounded."

Nick leaned over and kissed Justin's pout. "I meant right now, baby...not all the time."

"Oh, alright," Justin said...grabbing his cheeseburger off his plate.

Nick put on a pout of his own. "You forgive me?"

"OK," Justin said before taking a big bite.

Giggling, Nick smiled. "Good." He then took a big bite of his own burger.

"Thanks for putting up with everything."

"I don't feel like I'm putting up with anything."

Justin smiled at Nick. "Good."

"Thank you for putting up with all of my shit too."

Justin shrugged. "No big deal."

Nick laughed. "It's not a big deal until we're in the middle of it."

"I guess that's true."

"But it's the New Year...so none of that stuff happened." Nick said with a smile as he ate one of his fries.

"Good outlook," Justin said as he went back to eating.

"You know...this bet thing is actually going to be kinda easy since we don't see each other much." Nick giggled, all of a sudden remembering that.

Justin smiled and nodded. "Yeah...that's true," he said before sipping his water. "Not to mention I'm tired as hell."

"Yup." Nick giggled again. "I'll just do a million jumping jacks and then I will be tired too." He joked.

Justin laughed. "Or you could just learn how to control your hormones.

Nick made a face. "And what fun would THAT be." He smirked.

Justin rolled his eyes before filling his mouth with food again.

"It's fun being a horny idiot." Nick laughed around a mouth full of his hamburger.

"Fun for YOU."

Nick pouted playfully. "You like it too...I'm not like all over you or something. I'm a good boy."

"Most of the time."

"You wouldn't want me to be a good boy all the time." Nick giggled.

"How do you know that?"

"I guess I don't." Nick said around a fry.

"Exactly...so shut up," Justin said with a laugh as he shoved an onion ring into his mouth.

Nick pouted and sniffled, faking to be crying. "Fine...I won't talk EVER again." He sniffled again.

Good," Justin said with a laugh...continuing to eat.

Nick continued to eat in silence, still pouting.

"Stop trying to pout like me. You can't do it," Justin said with a laugh.

"Who said I was trying to pout like you? I was trying to pout like me." Nick giggled.

"Well you're bad at it," Justin said...laughing again.

That caused Nick to pout even more. "You're mean."

"Yeah...I know."

"Why am I dating you again...you're so mean." Nick sniffled playfully.

"Cuz I'm hot," Justin said before taking a huge bite of his burger. "And rich," he added through his mouthful of food.

"And a pig." Nick laughed, watching Justin eat.

"Oh well."

"Strangely enough...I do think it's adorable seeing you eat like that. Just like the time you ate like 3 dozen Christmas cookies." Nick laughed a the memory.

Justin groaned and rolled his eyes. "Don't remind me."

"Sorry, baby." Nick giggled, reaching over a little to rub Justin's bare stomach.

Justin chuckled. "I'm pretty sorry I did that, too."

"You looked like you were going to die when your brothers asked you to do cookies with them too." Nick said laughing more at the memory.

Justin laughed. "Can we drop it now?"

"Yup...It's dropped." Nick laughed.

Justin finished his burger, and went about eating the rest of his onion rings. "This food's so good."

Nick nodded as he finished his own burger. "It is...really good."

"I love it."

"I'm going to end up fatter then I am if I remember this place is only down the street." Nick laughed finishing off his fries.

"Nuthin wrong with that," Justin said...holding one of his onion rings out for Nick.

Nick shook his head. "No thank you...onions and Nicky don't mix."

Justin shrugged and popped it into his own mouth.

"More for you." Nick smiled.

"Yup."

"Are you still cool with Eddie know about us?" Nick asked, remembering this from earlier that day.

Justin nodded. "Yeah...he's cool. Why?"

Nick shrugged. "No reason...just making sure."

"OK."

Just then Nick's cell phone started to ring that was resting on the kitchen counter. Groaning, Nick got up to answer it but smiled big when he saw his brother's number. Flipping the phone open he put it to his ear and walked back to sit down next to Justin, his hand automatically going to his thigh. "Hey Bro."

Justin went back to finishing off his onion rings and water as Nick talked on the phone.

Nick laughed at something Aaron said and shook his head. "Yeah...he's right here...what....well okay." He held the phone out to Justin. "He wants to talk to you...make sure you really do exist." He said rolling his eyes.

Justin widened his eyes. "What?"

"My brother...he wants to talk to you." Nick repeated.

"Are you serious?"

Nick nodded his head again, still holding the phone out to Justin. "Yes...I'm serious."

Justin took a deep breath as he wiped his hands on his napkin. "OK," he said...reaching for the phone.

Aaron was quiet on the other end of the phone because he wasn't sure if anybody had it yet.

Justin looked at Nick as he put the phone up to his ear. "Hello?"

Nick gave Justin an encouraging smile

"Hey...Justin?" Aaron asked, his eyes going wide...he recognized that voice...'God...Nicky was telling the truth!' He yelled inside his head.

"Hey...what's up?"

"N...nothing." Aaron stuttered, still in total shock.

"How was your New Years?" Justin asked as he sat back in his seat.

Aaron took a deep breath to try and relax. "It was good...went to a party with friends."

"Sounds like fun. How's your girlfriend doing?"

Aaron giggled a little, sounding a lot like Nick. "She's good...what did you and Nicky do for New Years?"

"I had a party for some of my closest friends at my restaurant. It was a good time."

"I still can't believe you're datin my brother."

Justin chuckled a bit. "Me neither."

Nick looked at Justin, wondering what they were talking about.

Aaron laughed. "He REALLY likes you."

Justin laughed again. "Oh he does, does he?" Justin asked...glancing at Nick.

'What?' Nick mouthed when Justin was looking at him.

"Uh huh...a WHOLE lot." Aaron giggled.

"Good to know."

"You like him too...right?"

"Of course I do. Why would you ask that?" This kid was DEFINITELY like his brother.

Aaron shrugged even though Justin couldn't see him. "Just looking out for my brother."

Justin smiled. "Yeah...I know."

"You will understand when your brothers start dating."

Justin laughed. "I'll be old and gray by the time my brothers start dating."

"You'll be like not even thirty yet." Aaron laughed.

"We'll see."

Aaron laughed again and groaned when he saw his mom coming. "I've gota go...Tell Nicky I will call him back soon....bye." With that he hung up the phone quickly.

Justin took the phone away and stared at it. "He hung up. Said he had to go...and he'll call you soon."

"He's probably at home." Nick stated and sighed sadly.

"Why?"

"Why what?"

"Why would he be at home?"

"Cuz he still goes back and forth between living there and with my grandparents." Nick explained. "They won't let him move out totally."

"Oh."

"And if they knew he was talking to me on the phone he would be in trouble." Nick explained again. "They are pissed that they don't know where I am...which is bull shit cuz they haven't cared where I was for six years."

Justin nodded his understanding.

Nick smiled though despite of everything. "Thank you for talking to him."

Justin chuckled. "No problem...I'm not sure he believed it was me, though."

Nick laughed. "Ohh...I'm sure once he heard your voice he knew...he heard it so much over the years with all the stuff I had."

"That's just freaky."

"I still remember noticing when your voice was changing." Nick laughed, making a face. "Okay that IS scary."

Justin laughed. "Yes...it IS...but I definitely remember that, too."

"Yeah...talk about embarrassing." Nick giggled. "I would never wana do that again."

"At least the whole world didn't hear YOU."

Nick giggled and then laughed out loud. "But you were SO cute."

Justin rolled his eyes. "Hardly."

"Where were you when you got your first hard on?" Nick asked in a blunt Nick style.

Justin laughed. "The first one I really remember was when I was messin around with Britney during the Mickey Mouse club. I was like...eleven...twelve."

Nick's eyes went wide and he busted up laughing. "Oh wow...did she totally freak out on you...or did she not notice? What did YOU do?"

"She didn't notice. I ran out of the room."

"Oh wow." Nick giggled. "Poor you."

Justin shrugged. "I got over it."

Nick laughed more. "That's good...that would be really bad if you still had a trama imprint from that."

"Definitely."

"I saw one of my sister’s friends changing my first time. Being the idiot that I was I stayed put and stared." Nick laughed shaking his head at the memory.

Justin laughed. "Freak."

"I think she called me something worse then that." Nick laughed.

Justin laughed out loud. "I don't doubt it."

"She was cute." Nick giggled. "I totally forgot about her until now...wonder what she is doing."

"She probably doesn't have it as good as you," Justin teased.

"She could be dating some other celebrity." Nick smirked. "One that is better then you." He teased right back.

"Gee...thanks."

Nick giggled and lead in to give Justin a hard kiss before pulling back. "You know I love ya."

Justin laughed as he got up to start clearing the table.

Nick stood up and helped Justin, making sure to walk right up behind him, grinding against him a little...being a nut.

Justin laughed as he tossed his garbage into the trash can. "Get off me, you freak."

"Freak me baby." Nick giggled, not moving away because Justin was laughing.

"Yes...you...freak. Exactly."

Nick laughed. "I know I'm a freak...so you must be pretty freakish too cuz you're dating moi."

"Not necessarily."

"Well you must like freaks then."

"No...I don't."

"But you said I'm a freak...and you like me?"

"I'm tired. I don't know what I'm talking about."

Nick smiled and backed away from Justin. "Then let's go to sleep."

"You don't have to just cuz I am. It's early."

Nick laughed. "Okay...fine then we WON’T go to sleep...what would you like to do instead?"

"I'm serious, Nick. You can come to bed whenever you want."

Nick blushed a little. "I kinda wanted to snuggle for a bit. If I can't go to sleep after you fall asleep then I can always get up...right?"

Justin nodded. "Yeah...that could work."

"But if you want to go to bed alone too...that's okay." Nick added.

Justin sighed. "I just...want you to do what you want."

Nick looked at Justin. "You don't have to do everything I want to do, Justin."

"What do you mean?"

Nick thought about what he said and laughed. "I meant that I don't want you doing something just because you think it’s what I want to do."

"How bout we both do whatever the hell we want?"

Nick laughed and nodded. "Okay but that could be dangerous." He teased.

"You know what I meant."

"I know...but what happens when what I want...and what you want is different?" Nick asked softly. "Like I want to cuddle...but you might not...we can't really do what the hell we want in that case."

Justin sighed. "I don't know, Nick...but I'm too tired to analyze this right now."

"Then go up to bed." Nick said with a smile. "It's not important.

Justin looked at Nick sadly. "I'm sorry. I'm just...tired."

"Hey...you have nothing to be sorry for." Nick said pulling Justin in for a hug. "Stop apologizing for things that you can't help." He whispered in his hear.

Justin nodded. "OK," he said...then pulled back. "But...I AM gonna go to bed now."

"Go...scat...outa here." NIck giggled swatting Justin on the butt lightly. "I'll be up in a bit...but just sleep."

Justin nodded...then kissed Nick on the chin. "Night."

"Night, night."

Justin turned and dragged his bare feet across the kitchen floor, and over to the stairs to head up to his room.

Not able to help himself...Nick followed Justin up the stairs.

Justin let out a long yawn as he headed up the stairs, and went right into the bathroom. He hadn't even noticed Nick behind him...as he felt like he was already drifting off.

Nick laughed a little, knowing Justin hadn't realized him. He took the time to pull down Justin's covers to get the bed all ready for him. Then turned down the lights in the room besides the bedside lamp. Then he sat down at waited.

After Justin used the bathroom and brushed his teeth, he walked back out into his room...rubbing his eyes on the way to his bed.

Nick just watched Justin move to the bed and didn't say anything.

Justin yawned again as he used all his energy to haul himself onto his big, high bed. He finally notice Nick as he was settling under the covers. "What are you doing here?"

"I wanted to tuck you in." Nick said simply.

Justin smiled as he burrowed into his pillow. "Oh...OK."

Nick stood up and walked around the bed and literally tucked Justin's covers around him and then leaned in for a kiss. "Night, baby."

Justin smiled up at Nick. "G'night."

Nick gave him a soft kiss on the lips and smiled when he pulled back. "I'm gunna come in here to sleep...so wake me up before you go so I can say goodbye."

Justin nodded...his eyes already closed.

Nick watched Justin sleep for another few minutes before he quietly walked out of the room and headed downstairs to check his e-mails and read before bed.

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Marty smiled at Kelly as he drove towards the mystery destination. He still couldn't believe it was their last night together for way too long...but he tried to forget that as he drove.

Kelly sighed...shifting in her seat. "Where are we going?"

"It's a surprise." Marty giggled and glanced at Kelly. "You okay honey?"

"I'm fine," Kelly answered...staring out the window.

Marty sighed, he hoped where they were going was going to lighten Kelly's mood a bit It wasn't exactly how he hoped it would be but it was going to have to do.

Kelly glanced over at Marty. "Did you get everything packed?"

"Yeah...I did." Marty replied as he started to head into the mountains just outside of L.A.

Kelly nodded...then sighed as she turned to look out the window again.

Marty drove silently for the rest of the forty-five minute drive and then parked outside of a large log cabin.

"What is this place?" Kelly asked...looking around as she unbuckled her seatbelt.

"It's a friend of mine cabin." Marty explained as he unbuckled his own seatbelt and got out of the car. "We've got it for the night...or the evening if you think we should head back tonight instead of having to rush out tomorrow."

Kelly continued to look around as she grabbed her purse and got out of the car. "Well...what are we doing here?"

Marty blushed a little. "He's got an outdoor hot tub." He replied.

Kelly looked up at Marty and smiled. "Are you serious?"

"Totally." Marty said, smiling back. As he grabbed Kelly's hand he pulled the key out of his pocket and opened the door to the huge cabin. "We will definitely have to check this place out again for a longer period of time." He said with wide eyes. He had never been there before.

"Wow..." Kelly said as she slowly walked in and took a look around the spacious room. "It's beautiful..."

"It sure is." Marty smiled as he pulled Kelly into his arms. "Okay...for the next at least 5 hours...there is no going to London tomorrow...we're just going to forget it and have fun."

Kelly nodded. She knew she wasn't going to be able to forget that Marty was leaving her in the morning...but she'd go along with whatever he wanted her to.

"Or at least try." Marty said with a soft smile. "Cuz we're in the mountains....with a semi snowy outdoor hot tub."

Kelly laughed. "Don't play...there's no snow."

Marty laughed. "Okay no snow...but hey I did the best I could for Southern California."

"I know...and I love you so much for it."

Marty smiled big. "I'm glad you like it."

"I do...thank you."

"You're welcome." Marty whispered before pulling Kelly close to him and pressing his lips to hers. He had still been so tired the last few days that they hadn’t really gotten their alone time like they both had wanted.

"You didn't have to drive us all this way, you know. We could have hung out at home. You have to leave early."

"I wanted to do something special." Marty replied.

Kelly smiled as she leaned up on her tiptoes to kiss Marty's lips. "Thank you."

"You're welcome." Marty mumbled against her lips before he kissed her back.

Kelly pouted. "I don't have a bathing suit."

Marty giggled and wiggled his eyebrows. "I don't think we need any type of clothing for the next few hours. We didn't get to stock up on sex this week like we wanted."

Kelly laughed. "Stock up on sex. That sounds so...so..."

Marty rolled his eyes. "You know what I mean."

Kelly giggled. "Yes...I do."

"We've got three weeks of sex to do in only a few hours." Marty mumbled as he started to place kisses down Kelly's jaw-line and onto her neck.

Kelly laughed as she dropped her head back. "That's a lot of sex."

"Yes so we must get cracking." Marty teased as he continued to work on her neck,

"Which way's the hot tub?"

Marty laughed. "I have no idea."

"Well we'd better find it."

"Yes we must." Marty giggled as he pulled back from her neck long enough to grab her hand and start pulling her towards the back of the house.

Kelly stopped suddenly. "Wait...Marty...you're not supposed to go in hot tubs when you're pregnant. Something about the water being too hot," she said softly...worrying about disappointing him.

Marty smiled. "I know...the water isn't much warmer then a bathtub...I made sure my friend fixed it for us."

Kelly smiled back at him. "For real?"

"For real" Marty laughed as he continued to drag her again.

Kelly giggled as she let Marty pull her through the house. "You thought of everything, didn't you baby?"

Marty smiled and did a little dance when he found the door the led out to the back yard and the hot tub. "I tried."

"It's no wonder why I love you so much."

"It wasn't like it took me so much effort to do it." Marty pointed out as they walked outside. Seeing a little place to step behind and change he pushed her back there and automatically had her up against the wall kissing her heatedly.

Kelly groaned out loud...surprised by the intense kiss.

Marty moaned into the kiss as he continued to kiss her with the same intensity as his hands went down to her button and zipper on her jeans...wanting her out of her clothes...and fast.

Kelly giggled...pushing Marty away from her a bit. "Back off before you hurt me...I'll do it."

"I...wasn't going to hurt you." Marty said breathlessly.

"Maybe not on purpose," Kelly said as she finished unzipping her jeans. "Now get naked."

Marty laughed. "Yes, ma'am." He joked as he pulled his t-shirt over his head and then stripped his sweats down to show he wasn't wearing anything underneath.

Kelly laughed...stepping out of her jeans and pulling her t-shirt over her head. "You had intentions, didn't you?"

"That and I was just lazy to put boxers on after my shower." Marty laughed, swallowing hard as he watched Kelly take off her clothes, standing in only her underwear. Sure he had seen her naked quiet a few times now...but he still couldn't believe how beautiful she was and how quickly and how badly she turned him on.

Kelly chuckled at the look on Marty's face as she reached back to undo her bra. "Go get in...make sure the water's OK."

"Okay." Marty said in a voice that was octaves deeper then normal. With one last look at Kelly he walked out and headed over to the hot tub. Touching it with his hand first he was happy to see it was only warm....not too hot. Getting in he sighed and leaned back to look up at the night sky.

Kelly finished undressing, then joined Marty in the tub. "Mmm...this is perfect," she said as she sank into the bubbling water.

"It is really nice." Marty said as he continued to lean back and look up at the sky.

Kelly floated over to Marty and settled between his legs...laying back against him so she, too, could look up at the sky. "Wow...the sky's so clear."

Marty wrapped his arms around Kelly and tried not to get distracted from the sky with her between his legs. "It is really clear...I'm kind of surprised since we aren't that far from the city."

Kelly chuckled. "Guess there's less smog up in these parts."

Marty laughed. "Yup...less smog." He then sighed contently just holding Kelly close to him for a few minutes.

"I love you so much," Kelly whispered...closing her eyes.

"I love you too. Marty whispered, beginning to kiss the back of her neck again.

"What am I gonna do without you?" Kelly couldn't help but ask. She knew Marty didn't want to talk about it, but she couldn't help it.

"We'll be like Mel and Michael...always on the phone with each other." Marty giggled. "I'm calling you at least three times a day."

"Call whenever you want," Kelly said quietly...no humor in her voice.

Marty sighed. "Baby...you know I wouldn't be leaving if I didn't have to...I would LOVE to stay home...but I can't."

Kelly just nodded...settling back against Marty more...just wanting to feel close to him.

Marty continued to hold Kelly close in the warm water. "I love you so much Kelly."

"I know you do."

"Let me...show you how much." Marty mumbled as he kissed the back of her neck again.

Kelly sighed quietly. "OK."

Marty pulled back and turned Kelly in his arms a little bit. "Honey...come here." He turned her so she was sitting on his left leg and wrapped his arms around her like that. "Come on...it's going to be okay...I assure you." He said softly.

"I know," Kelly whispered...burying her face in Marty's neck. "I'm just gonna miss you so much."

"I'm going to miss you too." Marty whispered back rocking her in his arms.

"I'm gonna be miserable."

Marty pulled back a little to look Kelly in the eye. "Come with me."

Kelly shook her head. "I can't."

Marty sighed and smiled softly. "Hey...I had to ask again."

"I know. And...I'm sorry I'm being such a selfish bitch right now. I'm just telling you how I feel."

"I NEVER said or thought you were being a selfish bitch, Kelly." Marty said. "And I'm glad you are telling me how you feel...I want you to do that."

"But I feel guilty. I'm not saying all this to make you upset right before you leave."

Marty looked at Kelly, confused. "I'm not upset."

"OK."

Marty smiled at Kelly. "You have every right to be sad. Hell I'm beyond sad right now." He admitted.

"I know you are...and I must just be making that worse."

"You are NOT...doing anything to make anything worse." Marty whispered.

"I'm not?"

Marty shook his head. "No...you aren't."

Kelly sighed. "I'm trying not to think about it...not to talk about it."

"Honey...if you need to talk about it...we will."

Kelly shook her head. "That's not what you want."

"Yes it is...because I want you to be honest with me." Marty said softly.

"I have been."

Marty smiled. "Good...I'm glad."

"How much are you gonna miss me?"

"This much." Marty said giggling as he spread his arms out.

"And...what are you gonna do when you miss me really, really bad?"

Marty bit his lower lip thinking about that one. "Call you up?"

"Uh huh...and?"

"Tell you how much I miss you and love you?"

"Sounds good."

Marty smiled. "And what will you do if you miss me?"

"Call YOU up."

"And do what?"

Kelly giggled. "Tell you how much I miss you and love you."

Marty smiled big. "I think we have a plan cuz I got you laughing."

Kelly smiled and nodded. "Yeah...maybe."

"If you ever feel lonely...call me day or night."

Kelly smiled. "Don't tell me that...cuz I'll be calling you all the time."

Marty shrugged his shoulders. "Maybe I want that."

"You'll start getting annoyed...cuz I'll be waking you up, and stuff."

"Which reminds me we have time differences to worry about too." Marty groaned.

Kelly nodded. "Oh I know...I've already figured THAT out. You guys will be nine hours ahead of me."

Marty giggled a little. "You're right...London is nine hours ahead."

"NINE whole hours."

"So you can call me up till like 4pm your time and it will only like be 3am mine."

"No...it would only be ONE in the morning."

Marty thought for a second doing math in his head. "Oh right.." He giggled.

Kelly sighed. "So...I can only call you till three am?"

"I already told you, you can call me whenever you want to."

Kelly smiled. "OK. You too."

"Did you know that Nick was seriously thinking about staying here with you. Giving up his trip to London and to be with Justin to stay here." Marty said with a smile on his face. "That is one good guy."

"I know...but I'd never let him do that. He's really looking forward to going."

"Yes but I have a feeling he's as stubborn as somebody else I know." Marty smirked looking at Kelly. "So, if he had really had his heart set on doing that we couldn't of told him no."

Kelly shrugged. "No offense to Nick...but he's really not the one I'd want to be staying with me if I had a choice, anyway."

Marty nodded his head in understanding. "Yeah I know."

"I really want Justin to stay."

"Which is not possible." Marty said sadly. "I think he would be missed the most out of all of us going."

Kelly giggled. "Marty...I'm kidding."

Marty looked at Kelly confused. "Well...it seemed like an okay thing for you to say to me." He giggled a little.

"Baby...YOU'RE the one I want to stay."

Marty smiled. "I want to stay too."

"You can't."

Marty pouted. "I know...and I guess I'll just have to talk to Eddie about turning bi so I got somebody to fool around with." He said and then thought for a second. "Wait that made it sound like I was saying *I* was...okay forget that." He said jokingly*

Kelly chuckled and raised an eyebrow. "ARE you?"

"Am I what?" Marty asked, blushing a little.

"Bi?"

Marty laughed and shook his head. "Nah."

Kelly giggled. "You sure?"

"I like women a little too much, Kel." Marty responded....still soft of going around the question.

"I KNOW that...but...well...you HAVE had threesomes with guys...and you DID make out with that guy in high school," Kelly pointed out...seriously curious...since it seemed Marty was dodging her question.

"You're right...I did...and I have." Marty said, again still not saying yes or no.

Which normally with Marty meant yes.

Kelly sighed and rested her head down on Marty's shoulder. She wasn't going to push him. She had only been teasing when she asked, anyway.

"I am." Marty admitted almost five minutes later...feeling like he needed to say something. "I just didn't say anything before...because it's like going to church...I'm Baptist but not practicing...does that make sense?" He asked, praying that Kelly wasn't angry with him for not saying anything sooner.

Kelly lifted her head to look into Marty's eyes. She was truly shocked. "You...what?"

Marty groaned, knowing things were totally screwed up now. "I'm sorry...I know I should of told you...or never said anything." He was starting to panic.

"Well I think you were going with the 'never say anythin'...cuz I've known you five years...and you never told me."

"Half the time I don't even think about it." Marty whispered, feeling close to crying. "Nobody knows but me. It wasn't something I wanted to tell anybody. I just felt I needed to be honest now...I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner...I am."

"Like when we started dating...? Or when you were talking about being with those guys...?" Kelly asked a bit bitterly as she moved away from Marty and to the other side of the tub.

Marty looked at Kelly on the other side of the tub and knew for sure he had blown it big time. "Yes...those would of both been good times." He said not trying to defend himself...because he knew it was useless. He hated himself for it too...how was he supposed to make it better when he didn't think it could be?

Kelly shook her head slowly. "I can't believe you didn't tell me. I mean...shit. I was just KIDDING when I asked you about it."

Marty bit his lower lip and tried to keep himself in tact. "I'm an asshole...you have every right to be angry with me."

"I just..." Kelly was still shaking her head. "My last boyfriend turned bisexual...and now you. What the hell's my problem?"

Marty's eyes went wide and he couldn't stop himself from going to the other side of the tub and pulling Kelly into his arms no matter if she wanted it or not. "You did NOTHING...not to Justin or to me....Hell you weren't with me when I first figured it out...so how could it be your problem?"

Kelly carefully slid out of Marty's arms and climbed out of the tub...grabbing one of the towels off the table and wrapping it around herself. "I have a problem, alright...a problem finding straight men."

"Kelly...wait!" Marty exclaimed, tears in his eyes. He climbed out of the tub and grabbed a towel for himself. "You know I love you...more then anything...in every single way possible."

"Yeah...but...this..." Kelly's voice trailed off as she shook her head some more. She couldn't believe any of this was happening.

"Fuck!" Marty yelled in frustration he was so pissed at himself it wasn't even funny. He ran a hand over his wet buzzed head. "I'm still the same man I was ten minutes ago." He finally said.

Kelly took a deep breath. "I know...but...I mean...damn, Marty...should I NOT feel weird about this?"

Marty shook his head. "No...you have every right to feel weird...hurt...upset...angry...disgusted."

"Then why are you yelling at me?"

Marty took a deep breath. "I'm not meaning too...I'm just so pissed at myself...I'm taking it out on you...which I'm truly sorry for." He said calmly.

Kelly shook her head again...staring blankly into the night. "I still don't understand why you didn't tell me...even BEFORE we were together. I mean...I thought you told me everything."

"I don't know why I didn't." Marty answered honestly. He didn't want to give any excuses for what he did...because there was none.

"Me neither," Kelly said...finally looking at Marty. "I...me neither." She grabbed for her clothes, collected them up, and headed into the cabin.

Sighing sadly, Marty grabbed his own clothes and headed into the cabin too. He didn't say anything to Kelly as he slipped his sweats back on. He wished he knew what to say to make things better...but the scary thing was that he didn't know anything that would.

Kelly found her way to the nearest bathroom and closed herself inside. After dropping her clothes onto the toilet seat, she leaned back against the counter, and started sobbing as she sank down to the floor. She couldn't believe this was happening to her.

Once he was dressed again, Marty sunk down onto the living room couch. With his hands covering his face he finally let the tears fall. He couldn't believe he had done something to lose the best thing in his life.

Kelly drew her knees up to her chest and leaned forward to bury her face in them as she continued crying. She was completely dumfounded by Marty's revelation. She'd only been teasing him when she asked about his sexuality. She NEVER expected it to be true.

Marty sat there on the couch trying to go through his mind why he hadn't told Kelly sooner. Of course she needed to know something as big as that. But then it all came down to the fact that he was scared to admit how he felt. Kelly was the only person who knew this about him...and now he was going to lose her because of it.

When Kelly felt like she had no tears left...and the crying finally stopped...she pulled herself up off the floor and turned to the sink to splash some water on her red face.

After what seemed like forever, Marty finally got up off the couch and headed into the large kitchen. Finding a glass he got himself some water and took a long sip of it, trying to calm himself down.

Once she had gotten her clothes back on, had fixed her ponytail, and had done the best she could with her red face and swollen, puffy eyes...Kelly emerged from the bathroom, and folded her arms protectively over her chest as she walked through the cabin.

Marty noticed Kelly walk past the kitchen but he didn't say anything. He still didn't know what to say to her...but he knew they needed to talk. He wouldn't let things stay like this between them the whole time he was gone. Taking a deep breath, he went to find her.

Kelly settled in the corner of the couch...hugging her knees to her chest as she stared straight ahead at nothing.

Finding Kelly in the living room, Marty walked in and sat down at the opposite end of the couch. Taking another deep breath he finally spoke up. "I don't want to leave...with things like this."

"What do you think things are gonna be all fixed within the next ten hours?"

Turning to look at Kelly, Marty shook his head. "I didn't mean fixed totally...I meant." He sighed and ran a hand over his head. "I just meant we should talk and get a start on working things out...I mean...that is if you...want to work things...out."

Kelly took a long, deep breath...still not looking at Marty. "How CAN we work things out?"

Marty felt tears coming to his eyes again. "You...still liked Justin even after you found out about him." He said softly. "I love you Kelly...I don't want to give up on this. I know I hurt you...and broke your trust by not telling you this...but you have to understand...I didn't want anybody to know...because I'm ashamed of how I feel...I don't want to feel this way."

Kelly sniffled. "I'm not just anybody. At least I didn't THINK so."

"No...you aren't." Marty replied and sighed. "I just thought that if I didn't tell anybody...even you that it wouldn't exist...that I wouldn't have to face it because nobody else knows. It worked for years."

Kelly shook her head slowly. "I just don't understand."

Marty tried to think of a way to explain what he was feeling that Kelly would understand. "I like women...you know that...but part of me does like men too...even though I haven't ever done anything with a guy on my own before and that was years ago when I did. That last few years...since I've known you I've been trying my hardest to push those feelings back and tell myself that they were just be me being a horny teenager. It hasn't been until Justin came out that I've been really debating and second guessing myself again." He groaned. "But that doesn't help you understand...I know."

Kelly shook her head again. "No...it doesn't. I mean...you HAVE been with a guy..."

Marty shook his head. "I've KISSED a guy...the other time when I was doing the threesome...he was just there...we took turns with the girl...I never touched him."

"Oh."

"I wanted to though." Marty admitted.

"Then why didn't you?"

"Because I'm not gay...I don't like guys." Marty said, and then shook his head. "That's what I told myself."

Kelly took a deep breath. "Well...maybe it's good you're going away, then. You can take the time to explore...and figure out what the hell you want."

Marty's eyes went wide. "I don't want to go away and figure out what the hell I want." He said in disbelief. "I already know what I want."

"No...you obviously don't."

"Why would you say that?"

"Because you're questioning things. You said it yourself...since Justin came out."

Marty shook his head. "That isn't exactly what I meant. I meant since Justin came out I've been looking back on things and realizing that what I had been feeling was because I was bi. I didn't mean that since Justin came out that I figured out I want to go out and be with guys...I DON'T want to be with guys...or other women ever. I'm perfectly happy with how my life is right now."

Kelly sighed. "I don't know..."

"Hell...I'm not even sure if I think guys are hot anymore...maybe for me it was a faze. I mean I haven't thought about that in years. So, I'm not even sure if you can technically say that I'm Bi anymore. But I don't know if it goes away."

"It doesn't go away, Marty."

"That doesn't mean I want to act on it."

"I just...I don't know what to say."

Marty sighed. "I wish this didn't change anything...but I know that it does."

"How can it not? You've lied to me...again."

"I did NOT lie." Marty pointed out. "You never came up and asked me if I was bi."

Kelly rolled her eyes and sighed as she got up...heading back out to the porch.

Marty got up and followed Kelly, leaning against the doorframe he looked out at her. "I love you." He said softly...hoping she still felt the same way about him.

Kelly turned to look Marty in the eye. "Do you really?"

"With all my heart." Marty said, looking Kelly back in the eye, so she would know he was telling the truth.

Kelly just nodded...looking down at the ground.

Feeling that it was safe, he walked outside and stood beside Kelly. "You are still the most special person in my life, Kelly Konno...and nothing is going to change that. I know you probably don't believe me but it's true."

"I don't know WHAT to think."

"Maybe you are right...this time away will be good. But not for the reason you think. It seems like we both need to take some time to think. You need to learn to trust me again."

Kelly shook her head slowly...turning to lean against the balcony and look out at the starry sky.

"Talk to me...please." Marty said softly.

"What do you want me to say, Marty?" Kelly asked...agitation evident in her voice.

Marty sighed. "Okay...fine you don't need to talk. Do you want to leave?"

"I don't know WHAT the hell I want!" Kelly yelled.

Marty bit his lower lip and just looked at Kelly...Knowing she needed to get all her frustrations out.

Kelly let out a loud sigh. "Jesus Christ! Could my life be ANY more fucked UP right now?"

"You're life isn't fucked up." Marty whispered.

Kelly laughed bitterly...still not looking at Marty. "Oh right...sure. That's two...count em...TWO bisexual boyfriends in a row...with a gay guy in between. And hey...I'm knocked up, too."

"Okay...so maybe your life is a little screwy...but one thing in there that I know that isn't right is that you are NOT knocked up. You and Justin...and I...Love that baby...so don't put him or her in with the fucked up shit...because that is a GOOD Thing." Marty exclaimed

"Yeah...that's what everyone says now...but who the hell KNOWS what's gonna happen when the baby gets here."

"You know for a fact that Justin wont turn his back on you or his child."

Kelly nodded. "You're right...Justin wouldn't do that."

"And I wouldn't leave either...unless you forced me to."

Kelly just stood there...saying nothing.

"Come on...let's go home. Or if you want to stay here...you can." Marty said softly.

"I don't wanna leave," was all Kelly said.

Marty looked down at his watch and knew if he was going back tonight...he needed to leave soon. "Do you want me to stay here with you?" He asked, not sure if she would want him staying there.

"I want you to do whatever you want."

"I don't see a point of me staying here if you aren't even going to look me in the eye."

Kelly took a deep breath as she turned to look at Marty. "That better?"

Marty sighed. "Only if you want to be doing it."

"Marty...you just told me that you're bisexual...have ALWAYS been bisexual. Am I NOT supposed to be mad?"

"I never said you shouldn't be mad." Marty stated. "Which is why I should probably go...cuz I'm probably not making things any easier staying here." He said softly, tears coming to his eyes again...the idea of leaving Kelly for three weeks when he knew she was angry at him scared him to death but he knew that was how it had to be.

"Fine, then," Kelly said...trying not to get more angry. "Leave if you want to."

"I don't want to leave!" Marty exclaimed. "I don't ever want to leave...I just don't know what the fuck to do." He said, so frustrated.

"Welcome to my world."

Marty groaned and ran a hand over his head again. "I love you will all my heart, Kelly...just remember that." He said softly as he leaned in and gave her a tender kiss on the lips before heading back into the house to get his stuff. He couldn't do this...staying around was making things worse rather then better. If they didn't watch out they would both say something they would regret.

*****@*****

After driving for about fifteen minutes, Marty had to pull the car to the side of the road because he was crying so hard he couldn't see. Taking his cell phone out he called the only person that he could think of that would help...Justin/

Justin.

"Relax, Nick...you can just buy one when we get there," Justin called to his boyfriend as he went to pick up his cell phone on the nightstand. "Hello?"

"J...Justin." Marty said between sobs...not able to get much more out at the time.

Justin's heart jumped into his throat as soon as he heard Marty. "Marty? What's wrong, man? Oh my God...is it Kelly? Is she OK?"

Marty took a shaky breath. "Y...yeah...she is okay...I just totally...fucked up." He said still sobbing but not as bad as before.

"What? Whoa...take it easy. What the hell happened?"

Nick walked into the room, when he heard Justin say something about Kelly. He looked at Justin curiously...wondering what was going on.

"I...I told her something...and she is so hurt. I don't know what to do." Marty said softly.

"What did you do to her?" Justin asked as he sat on the bed. It was his protective instincts talking.

"It's what I didn't do." Marty replied. "I...we were talking while up at that cabin I told you about...and she started joking around...talking about me being bi...and well...I told her I was." He said in almost a near whisper...still not used to admitting that to people. "Now she thinks it's her fault."

Justin took a long, deep breath. "Oh no."

"Yeah." Marty said taking a deep shaky breath of his own. "Which is something...I can't really apologize for."

"Oh, man," Justin said again. "I can't even imagine what she must be thinking right now."

"But it isn't her fault." Marty whispered.

Nick sat on the bed next to Justin, resting a hand on his thigh...thinking he maybe need the moral support...for whatever was wrong.

Justin took a deep breath. "No...its NOT her fault...but I'm sure she feels like it is."

Marty leaned back in his seat and looked up at the ceiling of the truck. "I love her, Justin...I truly do with all my heart. I don't want anybody else but her I know that for sure...but I don't know how to make her realize that. I can't lose her...I just can't."

"Where is she now? Where are YOU?"

"She's back at the cabin...I'm about fifteen minutes away from it." Marty replied. "I had to leave...before we both said something we would regret."

"You left her alone up there?"

"Yes." Marty answered, for the first time really realizing what he had done. "Shit..."

"Dude...you HAVE to go back."

"I know...I will."

"Marty...please be careful, OK?"

Marty took a deep breath and sat up more in his seat and started the truck again. "I will." He said again.

"Call me after...let me know...alright?"

"Thank you, Justin." Marty said softly before hanging up the phone.

Justin sighed as he closed his phone and set it back down.

"What's wrong?" Nick asked, looking at Justin with worried eyes.

Justin sighed again as he reached up to rub his forehead. "Marty and Kelly had a fight."

Nick bit his lower, lip..."It sounded really bad."

Justin nodded. "Yeah..."

"Are they okay?"

Justin shrugged. "I don't know. HE doesn't know."

"Am I prying if I ask what happened?" Nick asked softly.

Justin shrugged again. "I don't think I should say."

Nick nodded his head. "Oh...okay."

"I just...it's his business...ya know?"

Nick nodded again. "I know...I totally understand."

Justin sighed and shook his head. "Damn. I hope they get this worked out. He's leaving her for three weeks tomorrow."

"I know...that would be really hard. I wouldn't want to leave things like that if it was us having a fight." Nick said softly.

"Hell no."

Nick sighed, wishing he knew what was wrong so he could try and help. But he did understand why Justin couldn't tell him. Hell, he wouldn't want people telling his business. "Did they go up to that cabin that he wanted to take her to...or never make it here?"

Justin nodded. "They went."

"I would say that's good...but I'm not sure if it is."

"I'm not either."

"Is the thing they are fighting over something that has been building up...or a spur of the moment thing?" Nick asked.

Justin shrugged. "I really don't know. I just hope they fix it."

Nick nodded his head in agreement as he rested his head down on Justin's shoulder. "Me too...because Kelly needs to be happy. So, much is going on her life as is."

"Yeah..."

"You all packed?"

Justin nodded. "Just about."

"Me too." Nick said with a sigh as he looked up at Justin. "They'll be okay, baby...whatever it is that is wrong will fix itself."

"We'll see," Justin said distractedly...laying back on the bed to wait for Marty's call. "Let me know if you need help finishing packing."

"I should be okay." Nick said, getting up from the bed and heading back out to finish up his packing...knowing Justin needed some time alone.

*****@*****

Marty pulled the Expedition up to the cabin again and got out quickly. Opening the door he walked inside. "Kelly!" He called as he headed back to where he had left her.

Kelly was still curled up in the patio chair...tears on her cheeks.

Seeing Kelly exactly where he had left her, Marty walked over to her and dropped to his knees next to the chair. "Oh baby...I'm so sorry." He said tears falling down his cheeks again. "Sorry, that I left you." He said, looking up into her eyes.

Kelly didn't say anything...just reached up to wipe away some of her tears.

"Please, Kelly...I don't want to fight anymore. I know you're hurting...and I so wish I could take back everything that has happened...but you know I can't do that. I can't change who I am and I don't really think you would want me to do that. I still love you...and I hope you still love me too. Please, baby...don't give up on me...on us." Marty sobbed.

Kelly took a long, deep breath before she spoke. "I'm not...giving up, I mean...but..."

Marty was quiet...waiting for Kelly to finish.

"...but...maybe it's good that you're leaving. Maybe we both need some time."

Marty sniffled and nodded his head. "Maybe...but I don't want to leave knowing you hate me."

"I don't hate you, Marty."

Marty let out a deep breath that he didn't know he had been holding. "I made a mistake in not telling you...I know that. It was poor judgment on my part and I should have been honest from the beginning."

"Yes...you should have."

"But I can't go back and change that...what is done is done."

"I know that."

Marty continued to look Kelly in the eye as he spoke. "What can I do to help make it better...I will do anything."

Kelly shook her head. "I don't know right now."

Marty nodded his head. "Okay...you don't need to know right now."

"No...I don't."

"I told Justin."

Kelly looked up at Marty. "You did?"

Marty nodded his head. "When I left...I called him. I needed to talk to somebody. He's the one that helped me realize that I was making a huge mistake in leaving you like that."

"I can't believe you did."

"Are you upset that I did?" Marty asked, feeling like he had messed up even more.

"I just...I was shocked. How the hell was I gonna get ho-...um...back to your place?"

Marty looked away, feeling like the biggest asshole on the planet. "I don't know. I wasn't thinking and put you in danger...god."

"Relax. I'm fine."

Looking up, Marty nodded. "Yes...but I shouldn't of done that...it was very irresponsible of me...and just cold hearted."

"You weren't thinking."

Marty just nodded.

"Forget about it."

"How can I?" Marty asked softly. "I've just totally screwed up everything that means the most to me...in the matter of hours."

"We just...*I* need time to think about things. Nothing's totally screwed up yet."

Marty nodded his head in understanding. "And I think I do too...but not in the way you think I do."

"Then in what way?"

"I need to work through...why I didn't tell you. Why I'm so scared about what is happening. I don't have any desire to be with a man...but I'm still struggling with the fact that at one point I did."

Kelly just nodded...unsure of what to make of that."

"Do you want US to stay here tonight or would you like to head back into the city and to my place?" Marty asked.

"I wanna stay here," Kelly told Marty again.

Marty nodded. "Okay...then we will stay here."

Kelly nodded again.

"We're going to have to leave around 6:30 though." Marty said making a face. "Cuz we have to be at the airport at 8:30."

"That's fine."

"Okay."

Kelly sighed and slowly got out of her chair. "Is there any food here?" she asked...heading inside.

Marty nodded as he got up off the ground and followed her inside. "Yeah, the fridge should be stocked."

Kelly went into the kitchen and opened the fridge to stick her head inside.

"Anything look good?" Marty asked as he leaned back against the counter.

Kelly just shrugged...still looking.

Marty sighed, and just stayed quiet.

Kelly finally pulled out a loaf of bread and some butter, and went to the counter to make some toast.

Marty walked over to the kitchen table and sat down. Still not saying anything because he wasn't sure if he would get anything more then a nod or a shrug out of Kelly.

Kelly busied herself with reading the bread bag as she waited for her toast to be ready.

"Are we not going to talk the whole rest of the night?"

"You can talk..."

"I'm not really in the mood to talk with myself."

"Well I'm right here."

Marty sighed. "I don't want a one sided conversation either."

"Jesus, Marty...I'll talk!"

"Not if you don't want to."

"We can...it's fine," Kelly said...taking her bread out of the toaster and spreading some butter on it.

"When are you going to get started on your house?" Marty asked, trying to think of something normal.

Kelly shrugged. "Soon, I hope. The sooner the better."

Marty nodded. "Yeah you're right."

Kelly nodded as she bit into her toast.

"Have you thought about what colors and stuff you want to decorate in?"

"Not really. Not yet."

"Yeah...I guess that can wait until everything is finished." Marty said with a small smile.

Kelly nodded. "Yeah. I'm probably gonna look for a car first, anyway."

"What kinda do you think you want?"

Kelly shrugged. "No idea."

Marty nodded...still feeling the conversation was strained and he didn't like it.

"Any suggestions?"

"I heard the 2004 Toyota Corolla is supposed to be good." Marty said with a shrug and blushed a little. "You know I suck when it comes to cars. It's Eddie you should ask."

Kelly nodded. "I'll call him."

"He'll be good with that." Marty smiled.

Kelly nodded again. "I'm sure he'll help me however he can."

Marty nodded. "I don't doubt it."

"He doesn't know?" Kelly asked out of the blue. If anyone knew everything about Marty

"Oh hell no." Marty laughed shaking his head. "I was WAY too embarrassed to tell him that. I know he probably wouldn't of cared...but still."

"Oh..."

"You and Justin are the only ones who know."

"Why? Why didn't you ever do anything about it?"

"I was too much of a chicken."

"And you're not the slightest bit curious?"

Marty shook his head. "No...I'm not."

"Then how are you bi?"

"I had been curious before." Marty stated. "And didn't we just say it doesn't go away?"

"So if it doesn't go away...then you're still curious."

"I don't want to go out and get with a guy." Marty said. "I don't have the desire to go out and be with anybody else but you." And he meant with every cell in his body. He no longer wanted to be with anybody else.

"You've said that already."

"Okay then."

Kelly cleaned up the counter, then went to take a seat in the chair beside Marty's.

Marty smiled a small smile as he turned to look at Kelly.

"Well...I hope you have a good trip."

Marty sighed. "I hope I do too."

"You will."

"But I'll be missing you something terrible."

"You'll be OK."

"You can still call me whenever you feel lonely or want to talk." Marty said, making sure Kelly knew that.

Kelly nodded. "I know."

Marty smiled. "Okay...good."

"You can to. I mean...even though you'll have plenty of people to talk to."

"But none of them are you."

Kelly shrugged. "But they're your friends."

Marty shrugged back. "But you're my girlfriend...the person I love...there is a difference."

"I thought we were taking a break?"

"We are?" Marty asked, obviously missing that part.

"Didn't we agree we needed space?"

"I thought you meant space as in the Atlantic Ocean...not space as in changing the status of our relationship."

Kelly just shrugged...looking down at the table.

Marty closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "If that is what you want...then okay."

Kelly shook her head. "I don't know..."

"We can always just see how things are in a few days." Marty suggested. "Once we have a chance to think a bit."

"How can we do that without even seeing each other? We need to decide this now."

"What would you like to do?

"Like I said...I think we need space..."

"Okay...then we need space." Marty nodded, agreeing even though it hurt. "We'll put things on hold for the time being."

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Kelly nodded...ignoring the tears stinging the back of her eyes.

Marty looked back down at the table so Kelly wouldn't see the tears that were already falling down his cheeks.

"I'm gonna go lay down," Kelly said quietly...getting up and leaving the room. She went right to the couch in the living room, and curled up in a fetal position.

Once Kelly was gone, Marty just rested his head down on the table and cried.

*****@****

Kelly lay there on the couch for a short while...until she finally felt like she was going to go crazy. With a long sigh, she sat up to grab her phone out of her purse on the coffee table, and dialed Justin's cell phone.

Nick was walking down the hall from his own room and heard Justin's cell phone ringing. Stopping he glanced into the room and didn't see Justin. "J...your phone is ringing." He called.

"Fuck," Justin cursed. "I'm in the bathroom!" he yelled. "See if it's Kelly or Marty!"

Nick laughed and walked into the room and over to where Justin's phone was still resting on the bed. Glancing down he saw Kelly's number on the caller ID. "It's Kelly...I'll just answer it and tell her to hang on." He said as he flipped open the phone. "Hello?"

Kelly let out a quiet sigh of relief at the familiar voice. It wasn't Justin...but it was something comforting. "Nick...hi," she said quietly...trying to keep her voice steady.

"Hey, Kel...Justin is indisposed at the moment but he'll be here in a second." Nick said kindly...knowing she probably really needed a friend.

Kelly sighed quietly. "IS there any way he can come get me?" she asked out of the blue...a few tears falling down her cheeks.

Nick bit his lower lip and looked over at the clock. "I'm sure he could...but you'll have to ask him...if he can't...I can always come." He said, knowing she really probably wanted Justin...but he would be there for her if he wasn't able to.

"Ask him, please?" Kelly requested with a sniffle.

"Okay." Nick got up off the bed and walked over to the bathroom door. "Baby, Kel wants to know if you can come pick her up."

"Find out where she is," was all Justin said.

"He wants to know where you are." Nick said to Kelly, as he walked over to Justin's desk and got a pen an paper out, ready to write down an address or directions.

"Umm..." Kelly said shakily as she sniffled again. "I don't even fuckin know."

Nick took a deep breath. "Can you go ask Marty?" He knew that was probably not something she wanted to do...but there wasn't any other choice.

"I don't wanna tell him Justin's coming. He'll try and talk me out of it."

"Justin won't know how to find you...unless you can tell him where you are." Nick said softly...knowing this was hard for her.

Justin emerged from the bathroom...wiping his hands on his jeans. "I'LL talk to him."

"Here Kel...Justin's here." Nick looked at Justin with worried eyes as he handed the phone over to him.*

Justin sighed as he took the phone. "Baby...? Put Marty on the phone," he said gently.

"OK," Kelly said...then took the phone away from her ear as she walked into the kitchen...stopping in the doorway. "Talk to Justin, please," she said...holding the phone out.

Marty turned to look at Kelly with red rimmed eyes but he nodded and got up to get the phone from Kelly. He wasn't upset with her...and would do anything she said. "Hi, J." He said softly, his voice gruff from crying.

"Marty...where are ya'll, man? I'm comin to get her."

Marty sighed and rattled off the directions and address to the cabin. "Thank you...for being a friend and coming all the way out here." He said, as tears fell down his cheeks again.

"Yeah...be there in a bit," Justin said before hanging up the phone.

"Do you want me to come with you?" Nick asked once Justin had hung up the phone.

Justin shook his head. "She might wanna talk and stuff...ya know?"

Nick nodded his head, remembering he didn't even know what the problem was. "Okay...I'll finish packing...do you have anything you want me to pack up for you...so you don't have to worry about it?"

"Nah...I'm all set. Thanks," Justin said as he pulled on a hoodie.

"No problem." Nick said with a small smile. "Be careful."

Justin nodded...then kissed Nick quickly on the lips. "I will."

"See ya when you get home." Nick said as he walked with Justin out of the bedroom.

"OK...later," Justin said as he headed down the hall and jogged down the stairs.

Nick headed back into this room to finish the little packing he had left and read a book.

*****@*****

Once he was done with the phone, Marty handed it back to Kelly. "He will be here soon." He said as he turned back to sit at the table.

"Thanks."

"I thought you said you wanted to stay."

Kelly shrugged. "I changed my mind."

"I could have taken you home." Marty said softly.

Kelly shook her head. "Probably not a good idea."

Kelly nodded. "And I'm gonna ask him if I can stay there till my house is ready."

"You're welcome to stay at my place, still."

Kelly shook her head again. "I don't think that's a good idea," she said...knowing she couldn't handle being in a place that was everything Marty.

"Okay." Was all Marty said.

"Thanks, though."

Marty nodded.

"I'm...umm...gonna wait in the living room," Kelly said quietly.

Marty just nodded again as he sat back down at the kitchen table. Sighing, he rested his head in his hands and closed his eyes. He wished this day had never happened...And more then ever he hated himself for feeling the way he did. Why did he have to have these feelings...they were just there to help mess everything up.

Kelly looked at Marty from the doorway for a moment. "Umm...have a nice trip. Be safe."

Marty looked up and turned to Kelly. "You too...make sure to eat well...and just be safe." He said softly.

Kelly nodded...then turned to go back to the living room.

*****@*****

Justin sighed as he walked into Nick's room to find his boyfriend laying on the bed watching TV. "She's finally asleep."

Nick looked over at Justin and patted the spot next to him. "Come here." He said softly...knowing it hurt his boyfriend to see Kelly so shaken up.

Justin nodded and went to sit beside Nick. "For a few minutes. She's in my bed...and I promised her I'd sleep with her. Cuz...I mean...she's gonna be all alone after tonight."

Nick nodded his head in understanding. "Sure...she needs you more then I do right now." He said with a small smile. "I just wanted to give YOU some moral support for a second." He said, wrapping his arm around Justin.

Justin smiled and rested his head on Nick's shoulder. "Thanks."

"Do you think they're going to be okay?" Nick asked softly as he reached over with his other hand and ran his fingers through Justin's short hair.

Justin shrugged. "I don't know. They broke up...for now."

Nick's eye went wide. "Oh man...it's that serious?" He asked, shocked.

"I guess."

"Did you see Marty when you got her?"

Justin nodded. "He left, too...to go home."

"He'll be okay...driving and stuff?" Nick asked concerned.

Justin nodded. "He's fine. I followed him home to make sure."

Nick smiled and nodded. "You're such a good friend."

Justin sighed. "I try...but it's tough when my two best friends are going head to head."

"You still can't tell me what happened?" Nick asked softly...knowing Justin probably wished he had somebody to talk to.

"He's bisexual," Justin blurted out.

Nick's eyes went wide. "Whoa...wasn't expecting that one."

"No one was. 'Specially Kelly. She had no idea...and he just floored her with it."

"Dang...poor girl." Nick said with a sigh. "She must feel really weird...and lost...knowing well that all three of us are either Bi or gay."

Justin nodded. "We were talkin on the way home...and she thinks SHE has a problem...ya know...cuz the only three guys she's been with..."

"Well...NOBODY has a problem." Nick pointed out and sighed again. "But I can totally see how she would think that. At least with me...she knew before hand that I was like that."

Justin nodded again. "Yeah."

"Is this a new thing for Marty?" Nick asked, not even sure if Justin would know the answer.

"She told me he said he's been like this a while...but never really wanted to make anything of it."

Nick made a face. "Yikes...then we have two friends who really need us." He said softly. "Kelly...probably feels betrayed because Marty didn't tell her...and Marty is probably feeling rotten...since he himself is scared for how he feels."

"Exactly."

"Does he want to...like ya know test the waters and stuff?"

"I don't know."

"This is a crazy situation...because I can like understand both sides." Nick sighed. "I mean I would hate to be in Kelly's position...but I also know what it's like to be Marty...scared out of my mind for what I'm feeing."

Justin sighed. "Tell me about it."

Nick turned to look at Justin a little better. "Feelings you're still dealing with."

"Yeah."

Nick leaned over and gave Justin a soft kiss on the forehead. "Go back, to her and get some sleep...we've gota be up early."

Justin nodded. "That's probably a good idea."

Nick gave Justin a slight push and giggled. "Okay...out of my room...I wana sleep too." He said with a loving smile on his face.

Justin got up off the bed, and stretched his arms high above his head.

Nick got up off the bed and stood in front of Justin. "Do I get one more goodnight hug?"

"Absolutely."

"Good." Nick giggled as he wrapped his arms around Justin and gave him a big bear hug.

Justin sighed contentedly as he wrapped his arms around Nick's neck and buried his face in his shoulder.

"It's all going to be okay." Nick whispered into Justin's ear as he kissed his cheek.

"I hope so."

"Well we'll do all we can to help." Nick said as he pulled back a little, and took Justin's hand. "Come on I'll walk you to your room." He said as he led him out of the room and down to Justin's.

"Thanks, Nick."

Nick smiled. "I like doing nice things for you."

Justin smiled. "I know...and it means a lot."

"Want me to tuck you in?" Nick asked still smiling. It had become a kind of tradition of sorts over the last few days that Nick tucked Justin in to bed...since he had been going to bed earlier.

Justin shrugged. "You don't have to. I still need to wash up and change."

Nick shrugged back. "It's up to you...I can wait."

Justin shook his head. "Go to bed, baby. It's late...and we gotta get up."

Nick couldn't help the huge smile that came across his face at Justin calling him 'baby' but he didn't make a big deal about it. "Okay...Night." He said, as he leaned in for a soft kiss.

"Night," Justin said after he kiss, then walked into his room.

Nick headed down to his own room and got ready for bed.

Justin quickly washed up and changed into some PJs, then crawled into bed with Kelly...pulling her close to him before closing his eyes to try and relax.

A few minutes later, Nick was in his bed and the light was turned off. Crabbing the extra pillow he held it close and slowly drifted off to sleep.

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