JC's hands slid off of Justin at the mention of Britney. "It's ok Lance. You didn't know." He said, smiling weakly.

"So is everything ok then?" Lance asked, hesitantly.

"Hell no everything isn't ok. I come in here to find this asshole, groping and kissing on my pregnant brother and calling the baby his when his girlfriend and my brother's boyfriend are right out in the other room." Tyler yelled, waving his arms around madly as he ranted.

"Shit." Lance said quietly.

"Are you finished now?" Justin asked, glaring at Tyler.

Tyler stepped toward Justin. "No, I'm not finished. None of this would have happened if it weren't for you. Josh was ready to cut things off with Joey and give women a chance. He came over the next morning after you two went out drinking and he was all happy and decided to forgive Joey. It doesn't make sense, he finds Joey in bed with Wade. I listen to him cry for hours about it and then he goes out and gets drunk with you and everything's fine and he's taking Joey back. Now I wanna..."

"Tyler, that's enough. Just shut up." JC yelled, cutting his brother off.

Tyler's back stiffened and he stood up straighter. "I will not shut up. Is it true Josh? Is he really the father? Is that why you're back with Joey? He slept with you and then asked you to go back to Joey didn't he? Josh, I thought you were over that stupid fucking infatuation with him. You can't keep letting him run your life."

JC slid off of the counter. "I said stop it Tyler. You don't know what you're talking about." He said sternly.

"Yes Josh, I do. I know that you've had some weird obsession with him for years now. The only reason you hooked up with Joey was to try and get over him. He's played so innocent all this time but he's known. He doesn't want you but god forbid you move on and be happy with someone else. He gives you just enough to make you start hoping again and soon he'll be pulling the rug out from under you. He doesn't want you Josh. He just doesn't want you to not want him. He's fucked up. He's Justin fucking Timberlake and he thinks the world revolves around him." Tyler fumed, pacing back and forth in the small bathroom.

"What is he talking about?" Justin asked, turning to JC with a worried frown.

"Oh fuck." Lance swore, sitting down on the edge of the bathtub and burying his head in his hands.

"Justin, don't lis..."

"No JC, I want the truth. Now!" Justin demanded, interrupting JC's denial.

JC looked up at Justin; eyes shining with unshed tears. "What do you want me to say? Yes Justin, I did want you. God, I wanted you more than I wanted my next breath. I knew it was something I needed to get past. I did get past it. I fell in love with Joey. Is that what you wanted to hear?" He asked quietly, his voice trembling.

"Is that the truth?" Justin asked, not quite sure what he wanted JC's answer to be.

"Yes." JC whispered, swallowing the lump that had formed in his throat as he lied to Justin.

There was a banging on the door as Justin opened his mouth to speak. "Hey, what's everybody doing in there? We wanna go out and do something." Britney whined, pounding on the door again.

"We'll be out in a second Brit." Justin called, his eyes never leaving JC's.

All eyes turned to Lance as he cleared his throat. "What happens now?" He asked.

JC turned pleading eyes on his brother. "Tyler, please don't say anything about any of this to anybody." He implored.

Tyler glared at Justin for a few seconds before turning back to JC. "I'm doing it for you, not him." He said, pointing at Justin.

"Thank you." JC sighed, smiling gratefully at his brother.

"Watch your step, because I sure as hell will be." Tyler warned, stabbing a finger into Justin's chest.

Justin remained quiet but nodded.

"Don't let me see you touching him again, unless it's because you're together and everybody knows the truth. If I do, I'll make sure everybody knows about it." Tyler vowed, turning toward the door.

"Lance." JC said quietly, watching the blonde as his brother left the bathroom.

Lance placed a hand on both of his friends faces. "I love you both. I wish you'd tell the truth but I understand why you can't. I don't like the way Joey's treated you C, so I'll support you both in whatever you decide." He said, pulling them both into hugs.

"Thank you." Justin and JC both whispered.

Lance smiled, and suggested that they all convene to the living room before Britney returned.

TBC