| Chapter 11 |
| �What did he mean?� Justin asked curiously. �Huh?� �What did Josh mean when he said, �and you aren�t?�� Justin asked. �Oh, I have no idea. Maybe he saw us kissing,� Lance said. �He could have, but why would he care?� Justin questioned, confused. �Well maybe he thinks that if we get involved,� Lance started, taking Justin�s hand in his, �then you will spend less time with him. Or, you know, he could have a crush on you.� �I wouldn�t spend less time with him,� Justin insisted. �I know, Justin, but he doesn�t understand that,� Lance replied. �And him have a crush on me? I doubt it,� Justin said softly. �Why�s that? He�s bi isn�t he?� Lance questioned. �But I�m his best friend, Lance,� Justin stated. �Sorry, I just thought it might be a possibility,� Lance told him. �It�s ok, but I really don�t think it is,� Justin responded, resting his head on Lance�s shoulder. **** Brandi stood outside the closed door to the bedroom Josh was staying in and wondered what was up with him. He�d seemed very angry, and she hadn�t really understood what had gone on between him and Lance. She knocked softly. No answer. �Josh?� she called. No answer. She knocked again, saying his name louder. He still didn�t answer. She sighed, giving up, figuring that if he hadn�t answered the door yet, he wasn�t planning to for a while. She moved towards her bedroom, called down to Justin and Lance that she was going to bed. When they acknowledged that they had heard her, she went into the bedroom she was sharing with Lance to change and then go to bed. **** �We�re alone for a while,� Lance whispered in Justin�s ear once they�d heard Brandi shut her bedroom door. Justin shivered. �Yeah,� he replied, not knowing what else to say. �Ok,� Lance started, �first thing�s first. I don�t want you to be nervous because you�re not experienced as I am.� Justin blushed a little as Lance�s words, but he nodded. �Seriously, Justin, I don�t care about that. I really like you, and I know anything you do will be amazing,� Lance explained further. Justin blushed even more. �You�re adorable when you blush, did you know that?� Lance asked softly, brushing Justin�s pink cheeks lightly with his fingers. Justin smiled softly and leaned up to kiss Lance. Lance responded, gathering Justin in his arms. He stroked Justin�s back as they continued to kiss, moving his hands under the fabric of Justin�s shirt to touch the soft skin underneath. He moved the shirt up all the way to Justin�s shoulders and broke their kiss to take Justin�s shirt off. Justin followed his lead, helping Lance out of his shirt too before Lance claimed his lips again. Lance sucked on his lips, kissing him hard and leaving him breathless. When they broke the kiss, they both sat, staring at each other, breathing hard. �I love kissing you,� Justin admitted quietly. Lance smiled. �I love kissing you too. You�re a great kisser.� �You too,� Justin responded, blushing again. Lance kissed him once more, cutting the kiss short to say, �we should go to bed.� Justin�s eyes widened. �No, baby, you�re going to your bed and I�m going to mine,� Lance clarified. �Oh, ok,� Justin replied, seeming relieved. Then he grinned. �You called me baby,� he pointed out. �Yeah, is that ok?� �More than ok,� Justin assured him. �Ok, let�s go upstairs then,� Lance suggested, standing up and helping Justin up too before heading up the stairs. They both went into Justin�s bedroom, and Lance tucked Justin in after he�d taken off his pants, leaving him in only his boxers. �Goodnight, baby,� Lance whispered. �Night, Lance,� Justin replied, smiling as Lance leaned down to kiss him once more before leaving the room. **** When Lance climbed into bed, he was surprised that Brandi turned over in her bed to look at him. �Lance?� �Yes?� �Why did you say that to Josh?� she asked, but she didn�t sound mad. �I didn�t know he was interested in you, he was� I don�t know. I�ve always been protective of you, you know that,� Lance replied. �Yeah, but we were just sitting together. And you ruined it with your comment,� she pointed out. �I�m sorry,� Lance apologized. �It�s ok. I just have no idea what�s wrong with him,� she said, sounding slightly sad. �Forget about him, he�s a jerk,� Lance commented. �He�s not, Lance, you don�t even know him,� Brandi insisted. �He doesn�t seem to be willing to get to know me,� he responded. �Try to be nice to him for me, ok?� Brandi begged. �I really like him, Lance.� �Fine, but he keeps picking fights with Justin and I,� Lance complained. �Speaking of you and Justin,� Brandi said, changing the subject. �What�s going on there?� �Well�� �Oh come on, Lance, just spill the beans,� Brandi said impatiently. Lance smiled. �Oh, fine. Well, we talked in the car and decided that we liked each other�� �So that�s why you were both so happy,� Brandi commented. �Yeah. Then we held hands on the boat. And after you and Josh went inside, we kind of made out in the water for a while,� Lance admitted. �Lance! You�re corrupting him already!� Brandi exclaimed, giggling. �Oh, shut up,� Lance replied, sticking his tongue at his sister in the dark. �I�m happy for you Lance,� she said once she stopped laughing. �Thanks. I�m really happy too,� Lance replied, and that was the last thing said before they both fell asleep. **** The next morning, Justin woke up with a smile on his face. When he went downstairs, he saw that Josh was the only other person awake. Josh was sitting on the couch, watching some cartoon show that Justin had never seen before. He didn�t say anything when Justin came downstairs. Justin didn�t say anything either. Instead, he went to the kitchen to fix himself a bowl of cereal. He was in a better mood than most mornings, but he didn�t want to approach Josh while in a bad mood. He finished his cereal and carried his coffee over to the couch. He placed it on the coffee table in front of the couch and sat down next to Josh. �Morning� �Good Morning,� Josh replied, not looking away from the TV. �Have you been up long?� Justin asked. �Not very.� �Oh.� �Yeah.� �So, about last night,� Justin started. �I don�t want to talk about it,� Josh interrupted him. �Well I do,� Justin insisted. �Good for you.� �What is wrong with you? What happened last night that you�re so upset about?� Justin questioned, genuinely curious and confused. �Don�t worry about it, it�s nothing,� Josh tried to assure him. But Justin knew he was lying. �Just tell me one thing.� �Ok.� �When did you start lying to me?� Justin asked, his voice cold and angry. He didn�t give Josh a chance to reply, he just climbed the stairs, and a few minutes later, Josh heard the shower running. �Fuck,� Josh swore, knowing he�d just made it much worse. |