| Chapter 5 |
| *Chris� Point-Of-View* I woke up with a start. Joey was still asleep peacefully in my arms. Someone was knocking on the door to our hotel room. I moved out from under him and looked at the clock. Eleven thirty. �Shit, that�s Josh,� I thought to myself. I opened the door and confirmed my thoughts. �Hey Josh,� I greeted him, standing aside so he could come in. �Joey�s asleep.� �Hey. Ok, well why don�t you wake him? We�ve got to leave soon if we�re going to make the movie.� Josh reminded me. �Yeah, ok. I�ll be right back,� I told him, turning to walk into the bedroom and shutting the door behind me. I swear I heard Josh chuckle as the door shut him out. I crawled onto the bed next to Joey and shook his body lightly. I leaned down to press a soft kiss on his lips. He groaned a little as he woke up, but smiled when he saw me above him. �Hey baby,� he said. �Hey,� I replied, �Josh is here. It�s time for us to leave for the movie.� �Ok,� he responded, standing up from the bed and heading into the bathroom. �I�ll be right out.� �All right,� I agreed, heading back into the living room. I sat down next to Josh on the couch. �So what�d you guys do since breakfast?� Josh asked with a suggestive smile. �Oh, we just watched some TV and then fell asleep,� I replied, wondering why he was acting like this. �Didn�t get much sleep last night?� he questioned. �Hey, stop. That�s none of your business,� I snapped, but regretted it when I heard his reply. �I think it is my business if you don�t want Justin and Lance to find out,� he responded, giving me an angry look. �Ok, fine. We need to talk about this. Joey? You almost done?� I yelled into the other room. I wanted to Joey to come help me out. �Yeah,� Joey replied, coming into the living room and sitting in a chair across from the couch. �What�s up guys?� �Well,� Josh started, �Chris here thinks that what you did last night isn�t any of my business. What do you think about that?� �Well, I�d have to agree. We never impose on your love life,� Joey replied, giving Chris a worried look. �True, but if you guys don�t want Justin and Lance to find out, you better be extra nice to me,� Josh told us with an evil grin. �Why are you doing this?� I demanded. �Because I can,� he answered smugly. �You guys ready to go to the movie now?� I rolled my eyes and stood up, heading out the door with Joey and Josh. �How does he change his tone so quickly?� I asked myself, wondering how he could go from angry to happy in a few seconds. �This should be an interesting outing,� I thought to myself as we climbed into the van. **** We arrived at the movies with only a few minutes to spare. We bought our tickets and some popcorn and soda before making our way into the theater. �Now you guys are actually going to watch the movie, right?� Josh joked, his eyes sparkling at us. �Hey, I thought you were going to stop joking with us,� Joey said, irritated at how Josh was acting. �Did I ever say I would?� Josh challenged. �Hey, guys, stop it,� I told them, �let�s just watch the movie.� �But it hasn�t started yet,� Josh reminded him. �Then just watch the blank screen. There�s no reason to argue,� I snapped, glaring at Josh. �Calm down, baby, just ignore him,� Joey whispered into my ear. �Ok,� I whispered back, forgetting that Josh was even there once Joey starting touching me. I was thankful that there were only a few old people in the theater with us, and they were sitting way up front, so they probably couldn�t hear us anyway. Joey was seating to my left, and Josh to my right. I cursed Josh for inviting himself along. I just wanted to spend some quality time with my boyfriend, but Josh had to be a jerk about the whole situation. I figured that I could still make out with Joey, maybe Josh wouldn�t noticed. I moved me hand from my leg to Joey�s massaging his thigh slowly. Joey glanced up and me and then motioned to Josh with a confused look in his eyes. I just shrugged and mouthed �who cares about him.� Joey smiled at me and then looked back at the movie. But I knew that he wasn�t paying it much attention. Josh tapped on my shoulder then, distracting me for a second. �What?� I asked, turning around to face him. �Enjoying the movie?� Josh asked me. �Yes, very much, thanks,� I replied coldly, turning back away from him. �God, what an asshole,� I thought. �I can�t get any action because he�s watching my every move.� I leaned over to whisper something in Joey�s ear. �We�re going to have to wait until later, babe, Josh is watching every move I make.� �All right,� Joey sighed, obviously upset. �But once I tell Justin about us, I�m so going to hurt Josh.� I laughed along with Joey, grabbing his hand. If I wasn�t allowed to kiss or touch his leg, I was at least going to hold his hand. The movie was over quickly, but probably because I dozed off a few times. Josh mentioned a part in the movie I�d missed and Joey laughed as he noticed the confused look on my face. �Didn�t watch the movie, Chris? Were you too busy *doing* someone � I mean something � else?� Josh sneered. �Yeah, Josh, I was *sleeping* thank you very much,� I snapped back, getting really pissed at his attitude. �Hey, chill man, I was just asking,� Josh replied, �plus, you don�t want to push me if you don�t want Justin and Lance to find out.� �I�m chilled,� I responded, turning away from Josh, not able to stand looking into those cold eyes anymore. �Let�s go,� Joey suggested, leading them back to the van. �What the hell is up with Josh?� he asked himself. �If he�s in love with Lance then why does he have such a big problem with me and Joey? Something isn�t right�� |