Fourteen

Things had been going well at the studio.  The album was almost completed.  I’d managed to compose a song that I’d written for Lance with music and lyrics in three days.  The song would be on the album and I would sing lead.  “Tough Love” would prove to be a great first single, but we still weren’t sure yet.

We knew that with the release of the album there would come tons of press and promotion, along with tour plans and dance rehearsals.  It was the night before we would record the last song when we all sat down with Johnny and some random people on our staff to tell them what was going on between Lance and I and take suggestions on how to tell the world what we had to say.

“Isn’t there any way to hide it?” Joey asked.

“I refuse to hide it Joey, we’ve always been honest with the fans and the media and none of that has changed,” I replied, my leg shaking nervously as we waited for everyone to arrive.

“This could make or break us, are you sure this is okay with all of you?”  Lance looked around at the eyes that were on him.

“If this is what you want, then we want it too,” Justin nodded.

“Joey do you agree?”  Lance looked at him softly.

“I love you guys and I’m with whatever makes you happy,” he tried to smile.

The doorbell rang and Joey got up to get it.

“Hey guys,” Johnny walked in and greeted everyone, Beth soon to follow.

“Melinda’s on her way,” Beth informed Lance.

“Is anyone from the record company suppose to be here?” Justin pulled me aside.

“No, I don’t want them to know about this until it hits the media,” I whispered.

“Are you nuts?  They’re gonna flip!” he squealed.

“Shhh…I don’t care.  I want this album to be able to go through smoothly without any problems.  They can kiss my ass,” I muttered.

Justin just looked at me with a worried look.

“Everything will be okay J,” I pat his back.

We sat down as a group and broke the news to our friends and our co-workers.  The color drained from Beth’s face, Johnny just nodded and I could tell he was thinking of what our next move was career-wise and Melinda gave us both a high-five and said that it was “hot.”

“Lance, your mom and dad…”  Beth replied quietly.

“They don’t accept it, but it doesn’t matter,” Lance shrugged.

“I just…wow…” she stuttered.

“Are you going to be okay with it Beth?  Because we need a strong base to stand on here which means everyone we surround ourselves with has to be supportive and okay with this,” Lance rocked back and forth staring at her.

She took a big gulp and then smiled a bit, “yeah Lance, I can handle it.”

“Thank you Bethy,” he pat her leg.

“Well guys, I guess we need a really good career move right about now, aye?”  Johnny looked at all of us.

“Yeah, we basically need your advice on the best way to do this,” I replied.

He sat forward deep in thought and sighed.

“In my opinion the best thing to do would to hold the usual press conference the day of the album release instead of the day of the single release.  That gives us another month to prepare for it.  We need those record sales first day, so that afternoon at like four we’ll hold a press conference and I don’t know how we’ll do it, we’ll prepare for it the next month, month and a half.  What do you think?” he looked around at all of us.

I shot a look at Lance who just nodded.

The single would hopefully take off and help promote the hype of the album, so hopefully by the time we announced it, people wouldn’t care because they like the music.  Which is what mattered in the long run.  Is that people liked us for the music, not for what lifestyle we choose.

“Okay,” we all agreed almost simultaneously.

“Wait, I think the requirement is that I get to watch and write about it for the webpage,” Melinda blurted and smiled stupidly at Lance and I.

Everyone laughed, causing both Lance and I to look at the ground shyly, our cheeks red.

“Yeah I can see it, there will be an enhanced CD put out for the next single with footage of C and Lance going at it,” Chris snorted.

“Alright, NEXT SUBJECT,” I blurted with a laugh.

“Speaking of the single, it’s going to be ‘Tough Love,’ correct?” Johnny asked.

“The record company gave it a go, so if everyone here is okay with it?” I looked around.

“I think it’s amazing Josh, it’ll be a perfect first single,” Lance smiled at me.

“Alright, well I’ll set up a phone conference with them for tomorrow and we’ll get a date out there for the radio stations.  We’ll schedule the album 6 weeks after it, alright?” he looked around at us and we all nodded.

“Did you talk to Jive about where to do the cover art for the album?”  Johnny asked as he stood up.

“We were thinking about going back to the Caribbean,” Justin suggested.

“Doing the macho, sexy look?” Melinda laughed.

“Something like that, like to do the photos and as kind of a regrouping type deal before we start going crazy again,” Chris added.

“I’ll get the dates and everything set up with Jive tomorrow.  I’ll let you guys know all the important days by tomorrow night,” Johnny grabbed his keys from his pocket.

“Thank you so much, all of you,” I stood up and hugged everyone.

It looked like everything was finally falling into place.

That Night

“So the single’s gonna take a few weeks and then the album is 6 weeks after that.  So we’re looking at a couple months before everyone knows,” Lance commented as I dryed my hair from my shower.

“Yeah…” I looked at him oddly, “why?”

He turned me around, a towel wrapped around my waist.

His hands ran down the front of my chest as he looked up at me.

“Because we agreed we wouldn’t make love until everyone knew, but…I really don’t want to wait that long,” his fingers found the edge of my towel where it was tied.

I smiled stupid at him.

“Well, here’s an idea.  Everyone around us already knows, right?  Everyone we love and everyone important to us.  So why don’t you and I fly to the Caribbean two days before the others and spend some time alone together?” I proposed.

His green eyes lit up.

“I like that idea…” his voice purred.

“Well let’s see what dates Jive gives us and we’ll call and make arrangements from there,” his hands ran up and down my bare arms, tracing over the lines of muscle.

I smiled playfully, our eyes dancing as we stared at each other, and then suddenly his fingers flicked and my towel dropped to the floor.

I leaned into his ear and said “I’m giving you forty-five seconds to be on my bed naked, starting, now,” I walked away from him and hurried downstairs.  Within thirty-seconds I had snatched up everything I needed and ran back up the stairs two-by-two.  When I got in there, he was sure enough laying under the covers of my bed, the sheet pulled up past his mouth, his green eyes peeking out from the black silk.  His blond spikes poked out from the top of his head like a troll and I couldn’t help but laugh.

“You’re beyond adorable,” I set down the bowl I had next to my side of the bed and hopped inside next to him.

“Am not,” he pouted.

“Are too,” my hand tugged down the sheet from his face to reveal his beautifully sculptured body.

He just looked up at me as I crawled on top of him, straddling him with my legs.

“Guess what?” I asked.

“What?”

“I’m so proud of you,” I leaned down and kissed his nose.

“What do you mean?” he asked.

“I mean, you told your parents and Beth and you’re just being amazing…”

He smiled up at me, “JC I’d do anything for you, you know that,” he replied.

“Well, since I’m not exactly the one to come up with the romantic-type stuff, why don’t you book our whole trip to the Carribean?  You’re better at that type of stuff than I am.  If it was up to me we’d make love right here right now because I know how much I love you.  But I know it should be special, it’s important,” I touched the side of his face.

“Alright, I’ll make the arrangements once we get the dates from Jive,” he agreed.

“But right now I’m gonna let out the other side of me and see how well I can please you,” I leaned down on the side of the bed and grabbed what I wanted.

“Whattcha got Josh?” he tried to look, but too late, I’d already hid it.

“Just close your eyes,” I told him.

I slid down his body until his belly button was at eye level.  There I clenched the cold mass between my teeth and began to press it to his skin.

“JOSH!” he yelled, his body bucking upward.

The ice cube made a wet trail around his stomach and all the way up his chest.

His body trembled under me as I brought it to his ears and back down his body to his groin area.

There I pushed my lips over his length, the frozen cube running up and down his shaft with my mouth.

“God Jayce,” he moaned.

I did that for a minute or so before chewing back the ice cube and watching him squirm.

I then took my tongue and traveled back down the trail I’d made with the ice cube.  His whole body kept jerking upwards into me as my tongue slithered across his soft skin.

I watched him momentarily, his whole body moving like a blanket in the wind, his fingers digging into the sheets.

I brought my body upwards and pressed it to his.

His arms wrapped around me lovingly as his lips met mine.

“Josh…” he moaned into my mouth as he flipped us over on the bed.

His lips kissed every inch of my body, sometimes his teeth biting down and suckling on pieces of skin.  A few days ago he had said to me that he never could leave a hickey on me because my body was so muscular.  It was pathetic, I had like 0 perfect body fat, but it made it more appealing when I left one on him and he couldn’t me.  It was almost like a game.

His teeth bit onto my neck as he rubbed our bodies together.

His eyes locked with mine as he moved up and down, our hips grinding in a pattern we’d found suitable for us both.

“I love you so much,” I told him as I came close to my climax.

And it was love that surrounded us with passion in this instant.  When my orgasm hit me I felt like someone had picked me up and brought me to Heaven on earth.  It kept going and going as he exploded on top of me.  We both cried out for one another, our arms holding on so tight I thought I was going to pop.  His eyes were this intense green filled with love and hunger as they stared down at mine.

When he fell into my arms we both took a deep breath.

“I don’t think I could ever love someone this much again Josh…” his voice was solemn as he held onto me tight.

“Me neither baby, me neither,” I rubbed the sweat off his forehead.

“What does this mean?” he asked like a child.

“I wish I knew Lance, I wish I knew.”

Fifteen