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Joey walk up to JC's door and was about to knock. 'Ok Joey get a hold of yourself JC is your best friend and you going out to lunch with you best friend. Its not a date.' Joey started knocking on the door.

JC open the door. "Hey Joey."

"Hey, you ready?"

"Yep."

"Lets go."

They both got into the limo and headed to their destination.

"So Joey were are we going?"

"A friend of mine told me about a little French restaurant, so I thought we could go there."

"O cool."

The rest of the ride to the restaurant was quite. They got to "La Mode" in about 25 minutes. They entered the restaurant and took their seats.

"This is really nice. Your friend was right."

"Ya, its has that homely look."

They order their food and seat there in silence for about 5 minutes.

"So Joe what did you want to talk to me about?"

"Well I just wanted to talk."

"About?"

"How are you dealing being gay?"

"What do you mean?"

"Well...like do you feel different?"

"Its not so much that I feel different. I mean I've known that I was gay for about 6 years..."

"Wait did I hear you correctly did you say 6 years?"

JC smiled "Yes, I said 6 years but, most of the time I keep it to myself."

"Why?"

"I was scared. I knew that my parents would not like it. I was also
scared to tell you guys because the group was starting and I was sacred that you would kick me out if you knew."

"So wait you never told your parents?"

"No, I told them about 2 years ago."

"And how did they respond?"

"Well..."

JC was cut off because the food showed up. For the rest of the meal they ate in silence. After the meal they decided to go back to the hotel.
****

Back at the hotel Joey is hanging out in JC's hotel room.

"So JC you never told me how your parents reacted to you being gay."

"They were really unhappy. They started telling me that I was sick and that kind of bullshit. When I told them that I'm not sick but this is how I am they kicked me out of the house and told me never to come back."

"Man I'm sorry."

"Ya, well now you know. That's also why my parents are never around anymore and when I told you guys that I'm going to visit them that was a lie. After they disowned me I was scared to tell you guys because I thought the same thing would happen."

"Ok not that I want to sound mean or anything because I really glad you finally told us but if you were so scared why did you finally tell us?"

"I got tired of living a lie. And I prayed to god that you guys would
accept me."

"Is that also why you told Justin that you love him?"

"Ya, I thought that if I told him maybe just maybe he would feel the
same. I also told him because it was just getting harder and harder to
hide."

"How are you dealing with it now. I heard you forgave him."

"Ya, I did. I have to move on. I trying my best to fight the pain but
its so hard. I mean I really love him. Part of the reason I forgave him
was because it my way of getting over him. I'm really trying to not be scared of him and I see he really is sorry."

"He is, he's trying his best to make you feel comfortable around him."

"But I think I would still be a little scared to be alone with him."

"That's perfectly understandable."

They sat there in silence for awhile. But finally Joey spoke up.

"Can I tell you something Josh?"

"Sure."

"I'm bi."

JC got up and hugged him. "Thank you." was all that JC said.

Joey was confused. "Why are you thanking me?"

"Because you told me and that means a lot to me. And I hugged you
because that was something that I always wanted when I found I was gay."

"Really?"

"Ya, I was so scared when I figured out that I was gay that I wanted was for someone to give me a hug and tell him it will be ok."

Joey walked over to JC and gave him a big bear hug. When he pulled away he said "Its all good!" They both smiled.