Chapter 9: A Day At The Park
The next day Lance and JC woke Patrick and Mike up early.
"Ready to hit Universal Studio's?", JC asked with
a grin.
"Oh yeah!", Mike laughed, "You've never seen
Mr. Iron Stomach here with motion sickness...but wait!"
JC looked at Mike and Patrick and laughed, "Well....he
can go on the easy rides and he and Lance can sit out the
more intense ones....Scoop here gets kinda ill too!"
Lance punched JC in the arm then chased him around the room
as JC tried to escape him.
"Patrick and I can find some fun stuff to do while you
are all destroying your brain cells with G forces.",
Lance grinned, "Tho I better write on your chest where
we parked in case you destroy too many and forget."
JC shook his head and laughed, "Ha ha....Lance. Very
funny. Now...what was I gonna do?"
Lance giggled and JC hit him in the face with a pillow.
"Let's get the other guys up and do it!", Mike
said.
"I'll go wake-up Justin.", Patrick said.
JC looked at him like he was insane and had grown a horn
on his head. "Are you kidding. He's a total bitch in
the morning. I can't even stand him and he and I are real
tight."
"Well", Patrick grinned, "I have my ways of
getting Justin to wake up."
Lance began to laugh and he fell back on the bed, "I
can't wait to hear about this one. The last two were priceless.
He'll never live the one at the hotel down."
Patrick grinned and walked over to Justin's room and quietly
opened the door. Justin was completely covered in blankets
with only a tuft of curly hair sticking out of the folds.
Patrick grinned and sat down on the bed next to the lump he
assumed was Justin. He pulled back a few of the covers and
ran his hand down Justin's bare back, lightly touching his
neck and shoulders. Justin made a cat-like purring noise in
his sleep. Patrick then rubbed his hands along Justin's side
and boxers, then caressed his tight butt through his boxers.
Justin began to make louder moans as Patrick raked his nails
across Justin's back, causing the young boy to arch his back
and breath a huge sigh.
"Oh yeah, Lance.", Justin sighed and Patrick stopped
immediately, realizing that his joke might backfire. Patrick
resorted to a more primitive means of getting Justin to wake-up.
He grabbed all the blankets and sheets and in one motion,
simply pulled them off the bed entirely. A second later Justin
began to shiver. Patrick laid down next to Justin and leaned
over into his ear.
"Feeling a little nippy there, Curly?", Patrick
whispered.
Justin's eyes popped open and he quickly turned to face Patrick.
"Good morning Justin", Patrick said, "The
other guys sent me in here to wake you up. I thought I'd be
nice this time."
"Morning", Justin mumbled sleepily and grabbed
Patrick around the waist, pulling him closer on top of him,
like a human blanket.
"Justin", Patrick sighed. "You gotta get up."
"Don wanna....am tired", Justin said stubbornly.
"Justin", Patrick said blushing slightly, "You
seem to have a little problem there and its poking me in the
stomach."
Justin's eyes popped open and met Patrick's gaze then both
looked down to see "little Justin" was indeed poking
through his boxers at Patrick's stomach.
Justin blushed but did not pull away. Instead he looked into
Patrick's eyes. Patrick stared back at Justin and quietly
said, "So....why didn't you tell me that you have a thing
for Lance?"
Justin's eyes widened then filled with tears, "Because
he seems so infatuated with you."
"Justin", Patrick sighed, "I don't know what
to do. I don't wanna break his heart or let him break yours.
You guys are gonna be together for a long time. I am not gonna
be alive much longer."
"Don't say that!", Justin whispered sadly, "You're
gaining ground here...you look so much better than at the
wedding. You're gonna be around..."
"Justin", Patrick replied, "I look good now,
but I'm not cured. One bout of sickness and I'm done for."
"He talks about you all the time. I've never seen him
so excited.", Justin sighed.
"Lance and I have to talk. I love him, like I love you,
like I love JC and Chris and Joey", Patrick said, "You're
like brothers to me. I think I smile every time I see you
on TV or hear about something you do."
Patrick leaned in a kissed Justin lightly on the lips. "C'mon
and get up and get dressed. We have some coasters to ride,
remember?"
Justin grinned broadly, getting up and running into the bathroom,
"You're on!"
A few hours later at the amusement park, Lance and Patrick
waved to the guys as they boarded the newest, wildest ride
at Univeral Studio's, which was, in Patrick's opinion, a little
too wild for him. Lance agreed and the two went off in search
of a snack. As they walked, Patrick turned and smiled at Lance,
who was staring at him.
"So Lance", Patrick said quietly, "Let's sit
and talk for a second. I need to be honest with you."
Lance nodded and the two sat down at a picnic table in a
less crowded area.
"I love you, Lance. I always will.", Patrick said
suddenly, "If I was a healthy guy with a future and had
met you and gotten to be this close to you, I would have given
anything to be with you."
Lance looked up at Patrick as he continued, "but...I
am not healthy, nor do I have a future. If it were possible,
I would still give anything but it wouldn't be fair to you,
because you would be left with an empty life and a broken
heart after I die."
Lance nodded as tears began to fall down his cheeks. "I
love you, too. I kept trying not to, but I dunno what happened."
"Well", Patrick smiled as he grabbed Lance's hand,
"Howsabout we keep loving each other, then, more than
friends, let's let "you and me" just be "you
and me", OK?"
Lance reached over and grabbed Patrick into a hug, as his
tears fell down his cheeks.
"Deal.", Lance replied, "But you gotta promise
me...that the moment you get sick, or anything, you'll call
me. I wanna be there for you....all the way. I wanna be the
last person you see, and know that I'll love you always."
The two boys hugged again, crying freely this time.
Patrick smiled and tried to choke back the tears. "I
don't wanna blab....but...I think you should know. Justin
really cares for you."
"What?", Lance said, his eyebrows raised in shock.
"Justin really cares for you deeply. He kinda let it
slip this morning when I was waking him up.", Patrick
said, "He is genuinely in love with you and I hope that
you let something develop there between you two. It might
be hard to look at him that way cause he's always been your
good friend, but sometimes, best friends make the best lovers."
Lance nodded and grinned, "Yeah...I think that maybe
he and should sit and have a talk like this. I think it'll
help."
Lance looked over at the concession stand and smiled, then
smacked his hand to his head, "Hey! We're supposed to
be eating. Lemme go get our apples."
Patrick watched as Lance got up and walked over to the concession
stand and stood in line. Patrick sighed in amazement at how
well that had gone. These really were the best friends he
had ever known.
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