| Chapter 46 |
| Josh walked in with a smile on his face which died instantly when he saw who was at the door, "Mother." Karen wrinkled her nose in disgust at seeing her 'son' and Lance holding hands, "JC." Josh winced, hurt that his mother called him by his nickname, "What do you want?" "I have to tell you something. May we speak alone." "Anything you have to say to him you can say in front of us; his family." Justin say glaring at her. "Fine." Karen growled and sat down on the chair. Josh held Lance's hand tightly and sat down on the couch with Justin, Joey and Chris right beside him. "I do not approve of your sin and I never will," Karen began, "You are not my son..." "Mom..." Josh whimpered tears filling his eyes. "Don't call me mom." Karen growled, "JC you are not our biological son; thank God." Lance glared at Karen, "How could you say such a thing to your own son?" Karen glared right back, "Because he's not. JC we adopted you when you were 6 years old, your parents couldn't cope looking after you and your siblings so you were adopted out. We thought we could not have children after trying for years so we adopted you, but I later had Heather and Tyler." Josh looked at the woman who he thought was his mother but was a total stranger, "I am adopted." "Yes. Now that you know me and Roy would prefer it if you never came back to the house. You are not our child and we don't want you anymore." Josh choked on a sob it was all too much to handle and he crumbled in Lance's arms. Lance was so angry he saw red, he turned to Karen fire shouting from his eyes and voice, "I think you should leave." Karen glared and stood up, "Fine I don't want to be near you fags any longer I might catch your desease." "Get. The. Fuck. Out. Now." Justin growled. Karen walked to the door but Josh couldn't let her go without asking something first, "Mo- Karen?" She stopped, "Yes?" "Who are my birth parents?" She sighed, "All I know is that you were born here in Mississippi and grew up here then moved to Tennessee until we adopted you." "Do you know where in Mississippi and Tennessee?" "I think it was Laurel and someplace near Memphis." Justin and Lance drew in a breath, was Josh where they were when they were born? "Oh my God!" Joey and Chris breathed, there was no way Josh was there when Justin and Lance was born, was there? "You can go now." Lance said. Karen hissed, "Fine, I don't want to be in this house of sin any longer you bunch of fags." Then left slamming the door. "Baby?" Lance whispered stroking Josh's cheek, "Baby please speak to me." Josh's eyes sprang open, "I was in Laurel when you were born. I was fucking born in Laurel!" "Josh are you okay?" Justin asked. Josh sprang off the couch pacing the living room, "No I'm not ok. I just found out I'm adopted, I was born here and was here when my soulmate was born and I lived near you until I was ADOPTED! How do you fucking think I feel?" Lance walked to Josh and took him in his arms, "I'm sorry Josh, I'm so sorry." Josh held on tight to Lance, "It's not your fault." "Josh do you think my mom and Lance's mom knew your parents?" Justin asked. Josh looked at Justin, "I-I don't know, do you think I should call adoption services to try and find my parents?" "Baby let's ask my mom first." Lance said. Josh looked at his love, "Ok. Can we call her now?" Lance smiled, "Sure." He walked over to the phone and dialled his parents number. "Hello?" Diane answered the phone. "Mom it's me." Lance replied. "James! Honey where have you been? How's Joshua?" "He's fine. Look mom I need to ask you something." "Ok. What do you want to ask me honey?" "24 years ago did you know somebody who gave birth to a baby boy?" "Honey that's a long time ago." "Mom if you did the baby was Josh." Lance said. "What do you mean it was Josh?" "Mom Mrs Chasez was here and told us that Josh is adopted. She said he was born here in Mississippi, she said he grew up in Laurel...Mom I was born there." "I do remember honey." Diane sighed, "Do you know Brian Littrell, James?" Lance frowned at the phone, "Of course I do mama he's from Backstreet Boys, why do you ask?" Diane rubbed her forehead, she had been dreading this day since Nsync first started and she recognized Josh, "Brian is..." Lance's eyes widened and he gripped the phone tighter, "Brian is what mama?" "I have been dreading this day for 7 years." Diane sighed, "Brian is Joshua's brother James, JC's full name is Joshua Scott Littrell." "Oh my God!" Lance said into the phone in complete shock, "That means Kevin is his cousin." "Yes honey. James I am so sorry I kept this from you but I didn't know if Karen had told Josh or not." "It's ok mom. I better tell Josh." "Ok. Call me later James, I love you." "I love you too mama, bye." Lance said as he hung up the phone. "Did you find anything out Lance?" Josh asked. Lance sighed, "Yes. You better sit down Josh." Josh sat down and looked at Lance expectantly, "What is it honey?" Lance knelt in front of Josh laying his palms on Josh's thighs, "Darlin' I know who your brother is...and your cousin." Josh looked at Lance, "Who-who is it?" "Your brother is from Kentucky and so is your cousin." "Jesus Christ your kidding me!" Justin exclaimed as he put two and two together. Josh's eyes widened at Justin's outburst, "What? What? Who is it?" Lance took a deep breath, "Your brother is Brian and your cousin is Kevin...from Backstreet Boys." "No fuckin way!" Chris exclaimed. "Yes fucking way Chris." Lance hissed, then he turned back to Josh, "Baby please say something." Josh swallowed, "My brother is Brian Littrell?" Lance nodded, "And my cousin is Kevin Richardson?" "Yes. Baby your full name is Joshua Scott Littrell." "I can't believe it. Is that why they were so mean to us in the beginning because they knew I was their brother and cousin?" "I don't know baby." Lance answered truthfully. "Should I call him?" Josh snorted, "Yeah right, what am I gonna say? 'Hey Bri it's your brother here I just wanted to know why the fuck I was adopted and your not?'" "Josh I think you should call him he is your brother babe." Lance said softly. Josh sighed, "I don't know. I don't know what to say." "You could ask him if he knows," Lance giggled, "Who you are." Josh sighed and leaned into Lance's arms as Lance tried to comfort him. Chris sneaked out and phoned a familiar number on his cell. "Hello?" "Howie it's Chris I need to ask you something." Chris said. "Ok. What is it?" "Howie, sorry if this is blunt, do you know that JC is Brian's brother?" "Yes." Howie answered simply. "What the fuck? You knew and you never said anything?" "JC never said anything, so Brian never said anything." "JC didn't say anything 'cause he didn't know...until today." "Shit! You want me to call Brian? He's been pissed at Jc for years for not saying anything I think he will want to know he never knew." "What about Kevin?" Chris asked. "You know Kevin he does whatever Brian does." Chris laughed, "Ok call Brian and tell him to call my cell if he wants to talk to JC if not call me and tell me he doesn't." "Ok talk to you later dude. Hopefully your next call will be Brian." Howie said as he hung up. Chris sat there staring at his phone waiting for it to ring. Lance was hugging Josh tightly and running his fingers through his hair, "It'll be ok baby. Call Brian and ask him." "Do you really think I should call him?" Josh asked. Lance was about to answer when Chris came in, "Josh?" "Yeah?" "Your brother's on the phone." Josh wrinkled his brow in confusion, "Tyler?" Chris shook his head smiling, "Brian." Josh's eyes widened and he stared at the phone as if it was a snake or something. "It's ok baby, I'm right here." Lance whispered in his ear. Josh smiled and with trembling fingers took the phone from Chris's hands, "H-hello?" "Hey baby brother..." |