NotWhatHeSeems9

*Joey�s Point-Of-View*

Chris and I went back to our room after we got back from the movie to hang out for about an hour before I needed to go over and meet Justin. He climbed right onto our bed and cuddled together happily.

�Hey Joe?� Chris said to me, lifting his head from my chest to look in my eyes.

�Yeah?� I replied, smiling down at him.

�Do you have any idea what�s going on with Josh?� Chris asked me.

�No, and I really don�t want to talk about him, baby. He was really pissing me off tonight,� I told him. I knew I sounded really annoyed.

�Yeah, that�s what I mean. Since when is he such an asshole?� Chris asked.

�Maybe he has always been one and we just never knew about it,� I replied sadly. �I just hope that isn�t true. I just hope it was a mood swing or something.�

�Yeah, me too,� Chris agreed.

But deep down, I think we both knew that it was something else. I just hoped that it wasn�t too serious.

****

Me and Chris� time together went by way too quickly, and soon it was time for me to go over to Justin and Lance�s room to have a talk with Justin. I was starting to get nervous. I just hoped that whatever happened wouldn�t affect the group.

I knocked on the door, and Justin answered a minute later, wearing only a towel. �Joey,� he started, �you�re early.�

�Yeah, sorry about that. Should I come back later?� I asked, willing myself not to look at him. �I love Chris,� I reminded myself in my head, �but damn, Justin is fine.�

�No, it�s fine, come in,� Justin told me, opening the door wider and turning around to go back into the bathroom. �I�ll be out in a minute, make yourself comfortable.

�Ok,� I agreed, unable to stop myself from watching his hips sway as he walked into the bathroom. �I need to tell him before I�ll do something I regret,� I muttered to myself.

He came out a few minutes later, wearing jeans and a blue tee shirt. He smiled as he went into the kitchen and came back with sodas and chips. �Want some?� he asked me, offering the food and drinks to me.

�Sure,� I replied, taking it from him and putting it on the coffee table that sat in front of the couch.

�So you said you wanted to talk to me, right?� Justin asked, turning his body so that he was facing me.

�Yeah,� I confirmed, �I need to tell you something.�

�All right,� he agreed, waiting for me to speak again.

�I,� I started, clearing my throat before speaking again, �I can�t be with you anymore, Justin.�

�You can�t?� he asked, looking confused.

�No, I-I�ve fallen in love with someone else,� I admitted, unable to look at him.

�Oh wow, this is so weird,� he responded, confusing me.

�How?� I asked curiously.

�I was just going to tell you the same thing,� Justin told me, relief evident in his eyes.

�You�re in love with someone else too?� I asked him, surprised.

�Yeah,� he confirmed.

�Who?� I questioned.

�I don�t want to say yet,� Justin started, �I�m not really sure about my feelings. But I think it�s love.�

�That�s ok,� I assured him, grabbing his hand. �We were good together while it lasted, huh, J?�

�Yeah,� he replied, smiling at me. I could tell that he was re-living some of the memories in his head. �So are you going to tell me who you love now?�

�Yeah, I thought I should probably do that since we�re going to be around each other a lot,� I told him.

�Ok� so who is it?� he asked excitedly.

�A little excited, J?� I teased.

�Oh shut up and just tell me,� he joked, his eyes sparkling at me.

�Chris,� I said simply.

�Our Chris?� he asked dumbly.

�The one and only,� I confirmed, trying not to laugh at his reaction.

�No fucking way! That�s so cool!� he exclaimed, pulling me in for a hug. �I�m so happy for you guys.�

�Well thanks,� I responded happily, hugging him back, and hardly able to believe that it had gone so well.

�No problem,� Justin replied. After a brief pause, he spoke again. �Man, you don�t know how relieve I am right now! I thought you�d hate me for wanting someone else.�

�Same here!� I exclaimed, and we laughed over how much of a coincidence it was. �I was so worried. I�m happy that we both found someone. I�d feel like an ass for breaking up with you if you didn�t have someone else.�

�Yeah, I felt the same way,� Justin told me, a smile on his face. �I�m so happy that we can still be friends. Well, I�m assuming we can.�

�Of course! I wouldn�t have it any other way,� I responded, smiling back at him.

He turned on the TV then, and we sat there, both totally comfortable with each other. It was like we hadn�t even broken up. I sat, not really watching the TV, but thinking about what had just happened. I was ecstatic that I could be with Chris without having to hide our relationship from the rest of the guys.

Lance was the only one who didn�t know so far, unless Josh had told him. But I was sure that Lance would accept us because he was a really open and accepting person in general. So I wasn�t worried about telling him. For the first time in a while, all I had to worry about was how my relationship with Chris was going. And I knew that he loved me, so it seemed like everything was going right. I just hoped that I was right, but I had a feeling, in the back of my head, that something was very wrong.