| Remember - III |
| When the guys were trying to decide what to do one night, Josh suggested going to an art gallery that was nearby. Chris rolled his eyes and walked away, Joey groaned, following Chris, and Justin made up some excuse about calling his mom. Josh looked over to Lance with a hopeful grin. �I�d love to go,� Lance replied, feeling bad for Josh because of his friends� reactions. Josh was a lot of fun to spend time with. Plus, Justin had been grumpy, so Lance knew he�d probably whine all night long. They spent the ride to the gallery in a comfortable silence, and Lance found that he was excited. It wasn�t often that he got to go to art galleries with Josh. He loved just watching Josh�s expressions as he gazed at the paintings. He loved hearing Josh ramble about how beautiful the paintings were. He loved to hear the passion in Josh�s voice as he talked. Lance smiled at Josh before getting out of the car and walking with him into the building. He watched as Josh�s face lit up when he saw a painting he liked, and tried not to giggle as he was dragged over to it. �Oh, Lance, look at this one!� Josh exclaimed, obviously very excited. �It�s� pretty,� was all Lance could come up with. He couldn�t really tell what the painting was supposed to be *of* but it was really colorful. �It�s *beautiful* Lance. Look how the colors mix together. And see how the artist used different shapes to represent what he saw?� Josh asked. �Yeah,� Lance replied with a grin. He didn�t *really* see it, but he wasn�t about to ruin it for Josh. They wandered around the various rooms for a while before Lance stopped in front of one of the paintings. Josh bumped into him, not expecting Lance to pause. Lance stared up at the painting, and he smiled softly at the memories that it brought back. �Lance?� Josh asked, confused as to why Lance was so enthralled with the painting. It was good, sure, but it wasn�t as flashy as the others that Lance had said he liked. �Hmmm?� Lance replied, still gazing up at the painting. �You like this one?� Josh questioned. �Yeah,� Lance confirmed, unable to keep the smile off his face. �Why?� Josh asked. �See those flowers?� Lance asked, pointing to the tall flowers that were spread throughout the field in the painting. �Yeah,� Josh replied, waiting for Lance�s explanation. �Well, that�s the same kind of flower that got me and Justin together,� Lance told Josh, a sparkle in his eyes. �Ahhhhh, so that�s why you look so happy,� Josh said, smiling at his friend. �Yeah,� Lance sighed. �You ready to go back to your boy?� Josh asked softly, already knowing the answer. �Of course. Thanks for bringing me along, Josh,� Lance responded. �Thanks for coming with me, Lance,� Josh replied. They smiled at each other before heading back to the hotel. And Lance couldn�t get his mind off of the painting � or Justin. |