Chapter Five



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As soon as Hailie was out of the room Marshall ran over to AJ wrapping his arms around his waist and swinging him around.  “We’re going to have a baby!”


***Present***

AJ looked up into Marshall’s eyes once his feet were back on the ground.  “We are aren’t we,” He said smiling from ear to ear.

Marshall nodded and leaned in for a kiss.  The kiss was starting to intensify, both men getting pulled into their desires and emotions.

“Daddy!  Uncle Kevin and the rest of the guys are here.”  Called Hailie through the closed bedroom door.

“Those friends of yours really have the worse timing ya know that.” Exclaimed Marshall in frustration.

“We can always tell them to go away.”  Suggested AJ, pulling Marshall back into the kiss.

“Bone ya in there?”

AJ moaned into the kiss, but didn’t take any movements to stop the kissing, even when Kevin’s voice could be heard outside the door.  This was the best moment of his life and he wasn’t about to let it go.

“Maybe they’re fucking.”  They could hear Nick say, which almost caused Marshall to laugh, but AJ biting his tongue made him moan instead.

“They wouldn’t be fucking with Hailie wide awake.”  Commented Howie, staring at the closed door.  “Come on Alex, we really need to talk to you!”

Marshall pulled back from the kiss.  “They aren’t going to leave us alone.”

“Leave us the Fuck alone!”  Yelled AJ.  He was so hard at the moment he was sure he was going to burst any second.  He had never been so turned on by a kiss in his life.

“See, I told you they were fucking.”  Said Nick very proud of himself.

“Come on Alex, we need to go out to them.”  Stated Marshall walking towards the door.

“Marshall!  Look at me!”  Exclaimed AJ looking down.

Marshall followed AJ’s eyes and swallowed hard. His cock was standing at full attention, causing there to be a huge bulge in the younger man’s once baggy jeans.  Had their small kissing session done that to him?  The look of desperation on AJ’s face was almost enough for Marshall to agree and finish where the kissing session was most likely leading, before they were interrupted. But the sound of their friends and his daughter talking in the hall way sobered him up.  “Think of your mom naked or something J.  They have a point.  We don’t fuck when Hailie is around, or awake.  What would that look like if we did?”

AJ groaned.  “What am I supposed to do?  This hurts like a son of a bitch, Marshall!”

Marshall smiled and walked back to AJ, but not doing what AJ wanted him to do. Instead he grabbed his hand and pulled him to the door.  “They’ve seen you like this a million times Alex, just come on.”

AJ looked at Marshall like he was nuts.  “Are you crazy!  I’m about to bust a seam in my jeans here and you want me to go out there!”  He exclaimed point towards the door.

“Uh huh.”  Was all Marshall said before he opened the door to see four very annoyed backstreet boys standing in the hallway.  “Yo, what ya guys doing here?”

“We came to talk to Alex, something came up and we need to talk to him about it.”  Said Kevin looking around the door for AJ.  “He was in there with you right?”

That was when Marshall noticed AJ wasn’t right behind him. “Alexander James McLean, get you’re cute little ass out here now!”

Nick and Howie started to laugh at the sound in Marshall’s voice.  “Man, you really do have Bone wrapped around your little finger.”  Said Howie as soon as they saw AJ walking slowly out the door.

“You ok man?”  Asked Brian, looking at AJ strangely.

AJ just mumbled something and started to walk down the stairs.

“Why don’t you guys go down stairs and talk to him.” Suggested Marshall as he walked in the other direction.  “I’m gunna go check on Hailie.

AJ was standing in the kitchen looking out the glass doors that lead out into the backyard when the rest of the boys walked into the room.  He was so embarrassed that Marshall had made him leave their bedroom.  He didn’t understand why Marshall had done that.  Now here he was standing in the middle of his kitchen trying to think of things to calm his hormones down.  ‘Elton John in a Speedo…Nick’s grandma naked.’  He tried to think of the most disgusting things he could come up with, but nothing was working.

“Bone, you’re acting really strange.”  Said Brian as he hopped up on the counter next to AJ.  “Care to talk about it?”

AJ could feel tears coming to his eyes, and didn’t know why.  ‘Stupid fucking hormones.’

“Yeah, you still not feeling well?”  Asked Kevin, getting concerned for his younger brother.

“Did Marshall do something to you?”  Asked Howie.

“Are you two breaking up?”  Asked Nick.

AJ couldn’t take any more questions.  He spinned around tears falling feely from his eyes.  “ I just want to be left the fuck alone!”

The guys looked on in amazement.  This wasn’t the AJ they knew and loved.  They had never seen him so messed up.  Even with his drinking problems, he hadn’t totally lost it like this. 

Kevin looked AJ over. Tears streaming down his face, erection sticking out for the world to see.  This was not AJ.  Something was seriously wrong with his little brother.  “Guys can I talk to AJ alone for a few minutes?”

The guys nodded and walked out of the room, whispering to themselves.

“I thought I said, I wanted to be left alone.”  Sniffed AJ, once again looking outside.  It still amazed him how different Detroit winters were from the ones he was so accustomed to back in Florida.  He thought he was making a huge switch when he agreed to move to Detroit to be closer to Marshall.  Yeah the weather was a change, but he soon found that he actually liked it better.  Something about the city made him content.

“I don’t think you mean that.”  Said Kevin walking up to the window.  He could tell AJ was embarrassed about what was happening.  The hands trying to cover up his crotch was a good indicator.  “You don’t need to be embarrassed Alex.  We’ve all had that problem.  Do you remember when Nick came to us when he was fifteen freaking out, because he had gotten his first hard-on.  It took all the power in our bodies to not crack up laughing.”  Said Kevin smiling, trying to lighten the mood.

AJ smiled slightly at the memory and turned his sad eyes to face Kevin.  “I hate being so emotional like this.”  He said sadly.  “We were kissing for less then two minutes, and I look like this!”  He exclaimed pointing towards the obvious hard on. 

“Something is different about you J, you are upset but then at the same time you are positively glowing.  You wana know something, you are probably going to think I’m nuts though.”

AJ nodded and walked over to the sink getting himself a class of water.

“Well, we came here to tell you something.”  Kevin sighed and tried not to start crying himself.  “Kristin called me after you left the mall, and well she had just been at the doctors.”  Kevin smiled.  “I’m going to be a daddy, Alex”

AJ picked that exact moment to take a drink of his water, which he ended up spitting out all over the kitchen counter.

Kevin laughed.  “That was almost the same response I had.  Nick had to catch me from falling.  Can you believe it, I’m going to be a daddy.”

AJ put on a true smile this time.  “That’s great Kev!  Congratulations.  But why would I think you were nuts?”

“Oh, well I hadn’t got to that point yet.  See, I just went to see Kris, before we all came here, and she was positively glowing.  She looked exactly like you do now.”

AJ had to laugh and looked down at himself.  “I sure hope she doesn’t look exactly like I do right now.”

Kevin laughed too and put his arm around his young friend.  “I’m glad to see you’re laughing again.”

AJ took a deep breath; he had to tell Kevin about him.  He always told Kevin everything before he told the rest of the guys.  Well, except for Marshall that is.  “Kevin, I need to tell you something, and you are probably going to shit your pants.”

“That doesn’t sound like something I care to hear.  I’m not in the mood to shit my pants AJ.”

AJ smiled.  “It’s a good thing, I think. Its just different that’s all.  You are going to have to keep a very open mind.”

“I think I can do that.”

AJ put his glass back down on the counter and sighed.  How was he supposed to start this?  The last time he told somebody about this, they had totally flipped out.  “Kevin, have you ever heard of somebody by the name of Doctor Keller?”

Kevin thought for a moment.  “I don’t think so, why?”

“Well, he’s a specialist in Men’s health at the University of Michigan.  He’s pretty well known for his book series called ‘Curing Macho Man Syndrome’ (AN:  I totally made that up LOL)

Kevin laughed.  “Yeah, I’ve heard of that series.  But what does that have to do with anything.”

“Well, I was walking downtown, almost three months ago…


***Flashback (as its being told to Kevin)***

September 14th 2002


AJ walked down the crowed sidewalk towards the Shady records building.  Marshall had just come in the night before, from finally finishing his last tour date.  He was planning on surprising his boyfriend with his favorite sub sandwiches, he had just picked up from the sandwich shop a few blocks away.  Walking down the street he passed by a wine shop.  ‘Maybe some non-alcoholic wine will help to top of the surprise.’  He thought to himself as he walked in the door.

“Can I help you sir?”  Asked the friendly elderly man standing at the cash register.

“Um yeah I think you can.  Could you show me you’re best non-alcoholic red wine?”

“Sure, I will have to get it from the back.”  Said the man, walking through a door in the back of the store.

AJ looked around the small shop.  It really was a cute little place.  Wine bottles covered the walls and shelves.  Looking at some of the bottles he could tell they were really old, and probably some of the best.  Walking back to the front desk he spotted a magazine rack.  One magazine catching his eye.  Picking it up he read the headline.

‘Doctor Adam Keller, and his controversial breakthrough in Men’s medicine.’

AJ couldn’t help but laugh at how stupid it sounded, but something inside him told him he needed to open it up and read the article.  It wasn’t as big of an article like he would have thought, but the first line was defiantly eye catching.

‘Doctor Adam Keller, a professor at The University Of Michigan has again caused controversy around the University campus.  Rumors say Keller has found something that could change the way humans live their lives.  The author of the book series ‘Curing Macho Man Syndrome’ has found what he says the real cure for ‘macho man syndrome.’  When asked in an interview Keller, said, “I don’t want to share my findings in a magazine article.  If anybody is interested enough in my studies, then they can come by and talk to me personally.  All I have to say is, men’s lives as we know it is about to change.”  Keller did add as a side note that those men that’s lives are going to change are those who are Homosexual.  Him being one of the biggest Gay Rights activists in the state thinks he found a way for these men to have more recognition in the world….

AJ looked at the article in confusion.  What did the article mean when they said he found a way for gay men to have more recognition in the world?  AJ had to admit that sounded really great right about now.  If some guy had a way for him to be able to be open about who he really was, then he had to check this out.  Totally forgetting about his wine, and his surprise for Marshall, AJ walked out of the store and practically ran back down the street to where he had parked his car.  Making the thirty-minute drive to UOM in less then twenty minutes he parked his car and ran into the main building.

“ Can you please tell me where I can find Professor Adam Keller?”  He said out of breath.

The receptionist looked up from her typing to see the young man practically lying on her desk.  “That would be building B…office number 308, sir.”

“Thank you.”  Said AJ before he ran back out the door and across the lawn to building B.  Once inside the building he looked at the directory to find which floor room 308 was. Finding what he was looking for, he ran up the stairs to the third floor and quickly walked down the hallway, almost running into a group of college students.  Taking a deep breath once he was outside of the office he opened the door and walked in.  Inside he saw a middle aged man sitting at his desk, doing something on his laptop.  “Excuse me.”

Adam looked up from his work and smiled.  “How may I help you?”

“I have a question about the article in this magazine.”  Said AJ handing the magazine, that he totally forgot to pay for, to the man.

“What would you like to know about it?”

“What did you mean by it?”

“I take you are interested in having the world except you, am I correct.”

AJ nodded

“Why don’t you take a seat..Mr…”

“McLean, Alex McLean.”  Said AJ taking a seat in front of the desk.

“Mr. McLean, you are homosexual, am I correct.”

AJ nodded again.

“Does anybody know about this?”

AJ sighed.  “Only my close friends and family.”

“That doesn’t sound like you have a problem to me.  I know a lot of other men, who cant tell anybody.”

“You don’t understand.  Have you ever heard of the music group the Backstreet boys?”

“Yes I have, my daughter is a huge fan of yours.”  Said Doctor Keller.

AJ was slightly taken back by what he said.  “You mean you know who I am?”

“I thought I recognized you from my daughter’s posters, but when you said what your name was I knew for sure.”

“Then you understand why I want people to understand me.  I want the whole world to know I’m madly in love with another man.”

“I can’t make the world change their views on homosexual lifestyles, but I think with what I have found, they may get more recognition.”  Explained Adam as he got up out of his chair.

“What exactly have you found?”

“Pregotin.”

“What the hell is Pregotin?”  Asked AJ getting slightly annoyed at the older man.

“Pregotin is what I like to call the Male pregnancy drug.”

AJ laughed.  “You’ve got to be fucking kidding me!  There is no way in hell that a guy can get pregnant.  It’s not humanly possible.”

“That’s where you’re wrong young man.  It is possible.  I’ve made a drug that does everything needed to get a man pregnant.”

“Prove it.”

Doctor Keller sighed.  “Well, I can’t exactly prove it.  I have three men on the drug as we speak, but I haven’t gotten any positive feed back.  But I will tell you, I haven’t gotten any negative feed back either.”

“There are men taking this drug?”  Asked AJ

Doctor Keller nodded.  “Three couples who want babies of their own.  One of the couples was thinking about adoption or even sergeant mothers before they found me.  Now, they are trying to have their own baby.”

AJ smiled at the idea.  Him and Marshall had talked about adopting for a few months now.  Yeah, Marshall had Hailie already, but they both wanted another baby to say was both of theirs.  “How does it work?”

“Well, there are these little pills, like I said called Pregotin.  The chosen male takes one pill every six hours until bed time, and then at bed time takes two pills to last him the whole night.”  Explained Doctor Keller.

“How does the guy get pregnant?”  Asked AJ starting to think this idea wasn’t so far fetched.

“The same way any woman would get pregnant.  I guess the best way to explain this would be like a woman on fertility drugs.  Except the pills also have higher amounts of female hormones.”

“And anybody can do this?”

“Well, I will be honest it isn’t cheep.  I’m using mostly my own funding for this project, because the college is skeptical of how it’s going to work. All I need is one man to get pregnant and everything will be alright.”

AJ got up out of his chair.  “Do you have any information I can take with me?  I need to think about this a little bit ya know.”

“Of course.”  Said Doctor Keller handing AJ a file folder full of information.  “I think everything you will need is in there.  And don’t be afraid to call if you have any other questions.”

“Thank you very much.”  With that AJ walked out of the room in a daze.  Was it really possible, could he really get pregnant?”



*****End of Flashback*****

Kevin was almost falling out of his chair by the end of AJ’s story.  “So you are telling me that you think you’re pregnant?”

AJ nodded and chewed on his bottom lip.  “Are you mad at me?  I know I mad a decision that effects the whole group and didn’t even ask you first.  Hell I didn’t even tell Marshall what I was doing.”

Kevin looked at AJ in shock.  “You mean he doesn’t know!”

“Well he does now, I mean I don’t just think I’m pregnant Kevin, I know I am…..

AJ was interrupted by Howie, Brian, Nick and Marshall falling into the room.  AJ couldn’t help but laugh at the situation.  “Well, I guess so much goes for telling Kevin first.”

“Sorry Bone, we just wanted to know what was going on.”  Apologized Brian.

“Don’t worry about it, I was gunna have to tell you guys sometime.”

“So what do yaw guys thing about our man here having a baby?”  Asked Marshall looking at all the guys.

“CONGRADULATIONS!”  They all yelled together.