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Josh closed his notebook with a slight blush on his face. �Lance liked my song, he really liked it,� he thought to himself. He couldn�t help but be excited. But he didn�t want to show it.

Both Josh and Lance jumped when they heard a soft knock on the door. Lance stood up from the couch and went over to the door, opening it. He almost cursed when he saw Justin standing there, but stopped himself.

�What do you want?� he asked curtly.

�Woah, what�s wrong with you?� Justin asked, surprised that Lance had snapped at him.

�Well, a certain boyfriend of yours came to me a while ago in tears because you�d hurt him,� Lance replied, his voice cold.

�So he�s here? Good, cause I need to talk to him,� Justin responded, ignoring what Lance had said.

�Did you even hear me? I told you he came here crying. He was really upset. Don�t you even care?� Lance questioned, getting angrier with every word Justin said.

�Look, you don�t know the whole story, just let me see him,� Justin snapped back, getting a little angry himself.

�Hey, guys, stop raising your voices, you don�t want to wake Joey,� Josh told them, ushering them out into the hall after grabbing Lance�s key off the dresser. �What�s going on?� he asked, looking at Justin.

�Lance won�t let me see Joey,� Justin whined.

�Good,� Josh replied, his voice taking the same tone that Lance�s had.

�What is with you two? I need to talk to him!� Justin exclaimed.

�You don�t seem to understand, Justin,� Lance started. �Joey passed out a few hours ago from exhaustion. And he was exhausted because he�d been crying for a half and hour before that. And he was crying because of you. He needs to sleep right now. And I think we need to talk.�

�Joey and my relationship isn�t any of your business Lance,� Justin snapped back, his eyes flashing with anger.

�When he come crying to me it becomes my business,� Lance replied coolly, looking away from Justin stare.

�Guys stop fighting. We can resolve this like men. Right?� Josh asked, stepping in between the two.

�Yeah,� Lance agreed.

�Mmmhmm,� Justin mumbled.

�Let�s go to my room,� Josh suggested, �Lance, go get Chris, ok?�

�Sure,� Lance agreed, going down the hall the opposite direction of Josh�s room to get Chris. �I hope Joey doesn�t wake up before I get back,� he thought to himself. Before he got Chris, he decided to run into his room and write a quick note to Joey.

****

Ten minutes later, all the guys, minus Joey, were sitting around the living area of Josh�s hotel room. Lance had filled Chris in on the details on the way over.

�Ok,� Josh started, �I have something to say.� When the other guys looked at him expectantly, he continued. �Justin, I don�t like the way you�ve been treating Joey lately. It needs to stop. It�s hurting him. And it�s hurting us because we don�t like to see him upset.�

�What-� Justin started, but was interrupted.

�Let Josh finish,� Chris said, looking over at Josh.

�Don�t say that you don�t know what I�m talking about, Justin. If you don�t see what you�re doing wrong than you�re blind. You don�t seem to understand that every time Joey sees you with Britney, his heart hurts. He loves you so much, and seeing you with another person, especially a woman, breaks his heart,� Josh explained.

�Look guys, I don�t mean to hurt him. that�s the last thing I want to do. But the reason I wanted to talk to Joey was because I came up with a plan,� Justin told him.

When Josh groaned, Chris and Lance looked over at his curiously. �Not that plan, Justin, it hurt him more than anything else,� Josh said.

�No, it�s a little different now,� Justin assured Josh.

�How so?� Josh asked warily. He hoped it wasn�t as stupid as Justin�s first plan had been.

�Well, after Joey got upset and left, I finally figured out who would carry out the plan for me,� Justin started.

�Wait, would you tell us about this damn plan?� Chris asked, annoyed that he�d been left out.

�Yeah,� Lance agreed curiously.

Justin explained his original plan to them, frowning at the angry looks they were giving them. "I�m sorry guys, I thought it was a good idea at the time!� he exclaimed.

�Yeah, but obviously it wasn�t. What�s the new plan?� Josh questioned.

�Well, I paid Wade a visit. I ask him if he�d do it. And he said he would. I knew he�d agree cause he�s had a crush on Britney ever since he met her. So he�s going to try to get her to break up with me. Then, once she does, I can tell her about Joey. Isn�t that a good idea?� Justin asked, looking around at his three friends.

�Well, it�s better than the last one,� Josh admitted.

�True,� Lance agreed.

�But how do you know that Wade won�t hurt Britney?� Chris questioned.

�Well, he did promise me. And I seriously think he loves her. I don�t think he�d hurt her,� Justin explained.

�Ok,� Josh agreed, �now when Joey wakes up-�

�Yeah, I know. I need to apologize for how I�ve been treating him and then tell him about Wade. Then we can make up,� Justin said, wiggling his eyebrows.

�Dork,� Lance muttered, looking over a Josh who grinned at him. They both looked back over at Justin in time to see him get tackled by Chris. Both couldn�t help but feel relieved that they were no longer fighting.

****

When Joey woke up, he couldn�t figure out where he was. He turned on the light and blinked a few times, letting his eyes adjust to the sudden brightness. He recognized the room as a hotel room, but he knew it wasn�t his. He stood up, but regretted it when his head started pounding. He walked to the bathroom and smiled at what he found there. Sitting on the counter was a cup, some advil, and a note. He filled the cup with water and took the advil before reading the note.

Joe,

I went to Josh�s room for a little while. If you wake up before I get back, come on over!

- Lance

Joey smiled before splashing his face with some water and heading over to Josh�s room. When he got there, he knocked and waited for someone to answer. He heard strange noises coming from the room and put his ear to the door. He heard someone squeal and laughter following.

He knew that squeal. His heart clenched as he realized that if he went into Josh�s room he�d have to see Justin. He wasn�t sure how to act around Justin since he�d gotten upset with him. He just didn�t know what to do.

He was about to turn around and go back to Lance�s room, or his room, any room but Josh�s for that matter, when the door opened and Lance appeared.

�Hey man, you feel better?� Lance asked.

�Yeah, a little. I have a huge headache though,� Joey replied.

�I�m sure it will be gone soon. Listen, we talked to Justin and he had sometime he needs to tell you. Are you ok talking to him alone?� Lance asked.

�Yeah, I think so. It�s a good thing, right?� Joey questioned, hope evident in his voice.

�Yeah, it�s good,� Lance assured him. �Come on in for a second and watch Chris and Justin. It�s hilarious. You can talk to Justin when he�s done, ok?�

�Yeah, sure,� Joey agreed, stepping into the room cautiously.

When Josh saw Joey come into the room, he smiled and waved. Joey walked over and sat beside Josh, returning the smile. �Hey, how are you feeling?� Josh asked, concerned.

�Lance told you?� Joey asked, just happy that he didn�t have to explain everything to Josh and Chris. When Josh nodded, he continued, �I�m feeling better, but I have a headache.�

�This probably isn�t the best place for you to be,� Josh replied, laughing as Justin shrieked again. Chris now had him pinned to the floor and was tickling him.

�Yeah, but I�m going to talk to Justin as soon as he�s done here,� Joey told Josh. Josh just smiled and turned back to the floor. Finally, Chris let Justin go. He stood up and raised his arms victoriously. He smiled when he saw Joey seated beside Josh.

Justin stood, breathing hard and still laughing a little. He froze in his place when he saw Joey sitting there.