| Part 5 |
| �Yes really,� Lance whispered, still not looking at Josh. Josh didn�t say anything more, but he reached out and brought Lance�s chin up gently so their eyes met. Josh was surprised to see tears shining in Lance�s beautiful green eyes. �Why are you crying?� Josh asked softly, his heart breaking for Lance. �Please don�t hate me,� Lance whispered as the tears streamed down his face. �Oh, no, Lance, I don�t hate you!� Josh exclaimed softly. �I could never hate you. I�m just surprised that�s all. But in a good way.� �A good way?� Lance questioned as Josh wiped away the tears that stained his cheeks. �Yeah. I already love you as one of my best friends, and I think that it could be more,� Josh told Lance. He was finished wiping away the tears, but he kept his hands on Lance�s face. �Really?� Lance asked. �Yes really, would you like it to be more?� Josh questioned. �Yes,� Lance breathed as Josh smiled at him and then leaned down so that their lips met. **** Brandi woke up curled in Justin�s arms. She couldn�t stop the grin from forming on her face as she remembered exactly what had happened the night before. Justin had done something different for her. She really hadn�t meant to hurt his feelings by her comment, but she knew that it would be ok now. Justin and Josh had done amazing things for her, and she would never forget that night. She looked around, realizing that Josh was no longer in the room. She hoped that it wouldn�t be awkward around him or anything. The last thing she wanted was for her comment to cause Justin and Josh to stop being friends. Or for Josh to stop being her friend. She tried not to worry about it and snuggled into Justin�s arms. The movement woke Justin up, and he smiled down at Brandi. She looked up as she felt him move, and smiled back. �Merry Christmas baby,� Brandi whispered. �Merry Christmas,� Justin replied, placing a soft kiss on her nose. �Thank you so much for last night,� Brandi said, leaning up for a real kiss. As they pulled away, Justin said, �you�re very welcome. Thank you for trusting us. Hey, where�s Josh?� �I don�t know, I was just wondering that too,� Brandi responded. �Should we go look for him?� Justin asked, stretching a little. �Not yet, it�s too early. I�m sure he�s fine,� Brandi replied, yawning. And soon they were both fast asleep in each other�s arms again. **** Lance sighed into the sweet kiss, wondering how this was possible. He spoke when they pulled away. �Josh are you sure-?� he started to ask. �Yeah, Lance. I am. Are you?� Josh replied. �Yes,� Lance breathed, moaned as Josh�s lips were on his again. He opened his mouth to allow Josh�s tongue to explore. He�d always wanted this. He�d always wanted Josh to want him back. To love him back. �This is the best Christmas ever,� Josh said quietly. �I second that,� Lance replied, holding onto Josh�s hand tightly. **** Justin and Brandi got up about an hour later, going down stairs to see who else was up. Josh and Lance were still sitting at the kitchen table, talking quietly. They both jumped when Justin and Brandi entered. �Merry Christmas guys,� Brandi said happily. �Merry Christmas,� they both responded at the same time. They looked at each other and smiled. Justin noticed that smile � there was something different about it. �Oh my God,� he thought as he realized what was happening. And then he saw it. He saw the sparkle of love in both their eyes. He wondered when the hell they�d gotten together. �So, you guys got together?� Justin questioned. �WHAT?� Josh and Lance both exclaimed at the same time. �Yeah, Justin, what?� Brandi asked, confused. �Don�t even try to hide it guys, you�re eyes totally give it away,� Justin told them. �Justin, what are you-?� Brandi started to ask, but she was interrupted. �No, Brandi, he�s right. We are together, at least I think we are,� Lance said, looking over to Josh. �We ARE,� Josh confirmed, reaching for Lance�s hand. �That�s ok with you guys, right?� �Of course,� Justin replied, smiling. �Yeah,� Brandi agreed, still surprised that her two friends, one that had spent the night with her and Justin, had gotten together. �So when DID you get together?� Justin questioned, thinking that it must have been in the morning. He was sure that they weren�t together before the night that he, Josh, and Brandi had spent together. �This morning,� Lance replied, confirming Justin�s thoughts. �How?� Brandi asked. �If you don�t mind me asking�� �No, of course we don�t mind. Well, I was making us breakfast and Lance told me that he�d had a crush on me for a long time,� Josh explained, and Lance blushed. �And then we just kinda admitted our feelings.� �Didja kiss yet?� Justin questioned nosily. �Justin! That�s none of ours business!� Brandi exclaimed, slapping Justin�s arm playfully. But they could both tell from the blush that covered both Josh and Lance�s faces that the answer was yes. **** Later that day, when all the guys had gone home, and it was just Brandi and Justin, they settle in bed together and talked, Justin�s new puppy playfully pouncing on them and interrupting their conversation ever so often. They talked about the dinner with the guys, the presents they�d received, and about how happy they were for Josh and Lance. Justin had tried to bring up the night they�d spent with Josh. He�d told her he wanted to explain why he asked Josh to join them. But Brandi had told him it didn�t matter. She told him that she would never forget it, but that she didn�t need him to explain the reasons. The fact that they could all go on like nothing had happened showed just how close they were. Brandi couldn�t help but think that it was the best present she�d ever received. It had brought her and Justin even closer together, in a trusting and loving bond. And she knew that it would never be broken. |