"Don't you ever go to work Chris?" teased JC with a smile. A week had gone by since their first talk and since then Chris had kept pretty much to himself.
"That's why I'm not rich as Lance," chuckled Chris.
"What do you want to talk about?" asked JC turning away from the keyboard to look at the Shepherd.
"Well I've been thinking about-"
"Hey, hey!" called a voice from elsewhere in the house interrupting Chris. "Lansten? You around? Chris?"
"Joey?" called back Chris. "What are you doing here?"
"Hey!" cried Joey to Chris cheerfully, while entering JC's studio before turning his attention to JC . "Hey, who are you? A friend of Lance's?"
"Yeah," nodded JC which wasn't a complete lie. He was a friend of Lance. "I'm JC."
"Nice to meet you," smiled Joey shaking JC's hand. "I'm Joe Fatone, Jr, but everyone calls me Joey."
"So what happened?" asked Chris impatiently.
"Kel and I had another fight," sighed Joey. "Worst one yet. You'd think she'd be more understanding about a little cheating if she loved me!"
"Who's Kel?" questioned JC confused.
"Kelly," informed Chris. "Joey's girlfriend."
"If she's your girlfriend why don't you love her?" asked JC still confused.
"I do love her!" protested Joey.
"Then why are you cheating on her?" asked JC. "You're hurting her by cheating on her. If you loved her you wouldn't want to hurt her!"
"He's right, you know," nodded Chris. "Make a choice. All the women or Kelly? And you better make the decision soon or else you won't have a choice since Kel will make it for you!"
"Do you really think Kelly would leave me?" asked Joey, hurt.
"I would," replied JC.
"Me too," added Chris.
"But Kelly loves me!"
"But it's useless to love somebody when she isn't being loved in returned," pointed out JC. "Show Kelly just how much you love her."
"How?"
"Can you sing?" asked JC and Joey nodded his head. "Then write a love song and sing it to her."
"I suck at writing!"
"Then find a song that tells Kelly how you feel towards her and sing it!"
"Yeah, and there's that big open mike contest next month!" added Chris excitedly. "You can perform it there for her!"
"Guys I don't know," protested Joey. "I could look like an idiot in front of everyone."
"I'll help," volunteered JC. "Just come over and I'll help you practice."
"Fine," sighed Joey in defeat. "But this is just between the three of us and Lance! Know one else is to know!"
"Better warn Geek then," teased Chris with a huge grin on his face. "Because if he heard us talking, the invitations are probably already sent."
"Geek!" cried Joey rushing out of the room while JC and Chris laughed until their sides hurt.
"Does he recognize me?" asked JC once they had both been able to calm down.
"Probably not," laughed Chris some more.
*~*~*
"So now you're helping Joey?" asked Lance with a smile. Chris and Joey had gone out that night leaving the tow of them all alone for a quiet evening.
"Yep!" smiled JC as he dug into the food that Geek had prepared for them that night and he made face. "I though you got a new food program for Geek."
"I did," replied Lance as he played with the "food" on his plate. "Maybe we should of gone out as well."
"It's after the curfew," whispered JC. Lambs were only allowed out of their masters home during certain hours of the day and even then they had to be with their masters on a leash at all time.
"I'm sorry," sighed Lance. "I forgot."
"It's okay," sighed JC sadly. "Chris covered earlier for me when Joey invited me to go out with them I hate how we're all equal in here but once I step out the door, I'm a slave."
"I'm sorry," sighed Lance.
"It's okay," replied JC forcing a smile as he shoved the food around on his plate. "I don't think I'm hungry anymore."
"Me either," admitted Lance.
"I think I'll go to the studio or something," mumbled JC stand up from the table.
"JC wait!" begged Lance standing up as well. Quickly Lance grabbed JC's wrist and pulled him close to his own body. Before either of them knew what was happening Lance was pressing his lips up against JC's in a gentle kiss.
After a moment they broke apart and stared into each other's eyes.
"I'm sorry," whispered Lance pulling away but he was stopped by JC.
"I'm not," replied JC softly as wrapped his arms around Lance's waist pulling their bodies closer to each other before kissing Lance again.
*~*~*
Later, after they had retreated to the bedroom, their naked, sweaty bodies were pressed up against while resting in the afterglow of their recent love making.
"I love you," whispered JC, resting his head of Lance's chest.
"I love you too Josh," replied Lance softly, while tightening his arms around JC's body.