Chapter 1

"You're getting neighbors?"

JC peeked out of his windows to the three large vans parked into the house next to his. He had thought that people wouldn't like it there. It was so secluded, nothing except for a bar 20 minutes down the road. And 20 minutes past that was where the real town began.

"Seems so." he answered and then turned to look at his boyfriend/friend, Jared. They were an on and off kind of couple and they usually just referred to each other as friends.

"I hope he's cute." Jared said as he wet his lips and stretched on the long couch, smiling at the glare from JC. They were currently a couple.

"Whatever." JC dismissed it as he stepped away from his window and to the couch. He took a seat and Jared moved his legs to rest on JC's thighs.

"I bet you he is hot. Oh! We could have a nasty little threesome... if he swings that way. I bet you he wouldn't turn it down. I mean hell, you're JC from Nsync and well... look at me. I am too delicious for anyone to turn down so we got it set..." he rambled on and JC rolled his eyes, his head falling back as a sigh slipped through his chapped lips. He bit on his bottom lip as his hands rubbed Jared's leg absently.

The name Nsync had triggered something in JC. Something he hadn't liked to deal with when the subject came up. He smiled though, as the memories came.

The group had been huge. Celebrity had been now certified 11x platinum since the release of "Just The Two Of Us" and Nsync were riding high. After their club tour Nsync had decided to take a quick break of two weeks to do nothing.

That's when it had started.

JC had always had a crush on Justin. The boy was pure perfection. He moved like liquid and had so much soul that when hit those notes sometimes it gave you chills. He had a narrow waist and a beautiful body, all tan and smooth and... who wouldn't lust after the guy?

But JC was a good boy. He could curb his little desires. It was easy. He'd zone off and it would be all good. The guys would call him spacey and weird and not normal but that was him. And hell, it got his mind off a shirtless Justin, didn't it? Damn right.

Now think about this. If you had a wet and sniffling Justin show up to your door one rainy night, pouting about the next girlfriend who he had caught cheating, what would you do? Take him in of course and that's what JC had done. Took him in, told him to take a shower and gave him clothes to wear. Even though the shorts were nice, the top was a little fitting and JC had to resist the urge to tell Justin to just get rid of the shirt all together.

Justin had then sat in front of the fire place that he had requested and frowned. While JC made hot chocolate, because they were both in the mood, he couldn't help but wonder why Justin was at his place. The blonde usually went to Chris' for these type of things.

JC walked into the living room with 2 mugs and handed his silently to Justin who took it graciously, a small whisper floating from one to the other.

Before JC could speak in the silence that painted the room Justin blurted out that he had caught Courtney, his current girlfriend with another girl and that along with his heart, his pride also was now shattered. JC, who wanted to laugh because... Hey! It was funny, turned to look at Justin with sympathetic eyes. <

He told Justin that it was going to work out and maybe he just had to wait for the right girl to come and that you had to fail a few times before you could succeed.

Justin just rolled his eyes, muttering about how anything with a vagina should be cursed. JC thought it was a perty good speech if he had to say.

But then Justin was convinced that all women were evil and what were the next best thing? Men. And JC was a man. A good looking man, and Justin noticed. He sat closer and before JC could read into it Justin's lips were on his and his hands were on his body.

It felt weird. Wanting something so much and then having it. The need for the kiss to last forever overwhelmed JC at that moment because this was heaven. This was what he had yearned for over years and now that he had it, the fear that in a minute it would be gone scared the hell out of him.

And it just had to come to an end, didn't it? Justin had pulled back with swollen lips, his hands still on JC's belt buckle and for a quick second JC thought he was still going to go through with it but then he took his hands away and stood up on shaky legs. He had said his apologies and then ran, still muttering that he was sorry.

JC felt like an accident and his anger flowed hotly through his veins. A tease was all it was. Whether it was intentional or not, it was still teasing.

He had lashed out and kicked the couch and ended up breaking a toe.

When Nsync regrouped together at New York to do the Today show, JC braced himself for the worst. But it never happened. Justin acted like they were still the best friends they had been before and that he hadn't even thought about the kiss. The mind numbing kiss that rocked JC's world if only for a few seconds.

And it went back to curbing his desire. To being careful around Justin and it was working. And JC could actually live with it, as long as Justin was near him that was all that mattered.

That's how he knew he was in love.

So when Joey said he had gotten an acting role again that would last a year, and Chris said he was getting married and taking the next months off he didn't pay much attention. The year off would do good.

But when Justin said he was working on his solo album and paused, JC's heartbeat sped up and he swallowed loudly. Justin had looked right at him when he said "And I am leaving the band."

The silence was deafening in it's own way, and JC felt smothered in it. He had given a small smile before excusing himself from the room, hearing the distant yells of Chris saying that they had made Justin and had gotten him here but it didn't matter. All that mattered was that he get into a room where no one found him for days. He just wanted to be alone. Not. He wanted to be with Justin. And now Justin was leaving. Not for a week, or a month or a year. But forever to start his own thing. Alone.

Didn't the bastard know how much JC needed him? Obviously not because the next week it was splashed all over the papers that pop phenomenon Nsync was officially over and that Justin was planning to go solo.

JC looked down from the ceiling and took a deep breath, his chest rising swiftly.

"And ya know, you should really go over there. Welcome them to the neighbor hood that only consists of us and the old married couple at the end of the street that cant hear for shit and has all those whiny little grandchildren. Although they have this one grandson, I wouldn't mind digging into that. I mean, ok so he's only 17. But when he turns 18, he better watch out man." And Jared was still blabbering about it and JC had to laugh because good lord, man.

"Be quiet Jared." he said softly and Jared smiled at him before sitting in JC's lap, his hands playing with a lock of hair behind the brunette's ear.

"Mm..." Jared spoke, his breath ghosting over JC's lips. JC leaned up slightly and brushed his lips along Jared's and was satisfied by the hand on his neck bringing him deeper into the kiss.

But before it could get really good the doorbell rang and Jared pulled away smiling.

"We have a house guest! Goodie." he giggled and JC pulled him back by the waistband of his boxers.

"No, I answer my door." he laughed and Jared rolled his eyes. "Now go put on some clothes, you're nearly naked." he said and the stood up as Jared pranced from the room.

He stretched as he walked towards the door, checking out his hair in the hall mirror before opening the big oak doors.

What he saw made his breath catch. "Oh god." he whispered as the woman's wide eyes proved that she was also stunned.

"JC?" she asked and JC blinked owlishly.

"Yeah?" he breathed as he took in the tall woman. It couldn't be.

"You live here? I... I thought you were in L.A.?" she asked, a strand of now red curly hair slipping from behind her ear.

JC shook his head and continued to stare at the woman. If she lived next to him, then that meant he would have to see...

"Justin is going to be so thrilled!" Finally the squeal made itself known and she put the plate of cookies on the ground quickly before giving JC a bear hug. "Oh gosh, JC its been so long since I have seen you. Ho have you been? For a while, you are all that Justin talked about. I swear. And I know he is my son but good lord!" she laughed and JC smiled, still alittle stunned. Out of all the places to live, she picked here.

"So... You live here now?" and Lynn shook her head with a smile. Ok, now JC was confused.

"Well then... huh?" he asked as she smiled and brought him in for another hug.

"Wait here." she said and then scampered to the house across the street. 10 minutes later when there was no sign of anybody JC picked up the cookies and shut the door.

"You wont believe who was at the door!" JC yelled and Jared bounded down the stairs now in just a towel. JC sighed. Jared liked to show off what he had and JC always tried to keep him from others.

"Who?" Jared asked as he plucked a cookie from the plate. "Ooh, sugar cookies." he hummed as he bit into one.

Just as JC was about to answer the doorbell rang again and JC walked over to the door quickly, hoping it was Lynn again. He had some questions. "Stay here." he said and Jared grinned as he untied the knot and let the towel fall to the ground. "Oh goodness." JC groaned and opened the big door again and this time was sure he was going to faint sometime soon.

This could NOT be happening. Period.

"Wow." escaped the other man's mouth and JC felt his eye lids get heavy. He really did think he was going to pass out soon.

Cobalt blue stared at him and JC swallowed nervously. He had said a final goodbye to this man years ago, why the hell was here now?

The two stood in silence until Jared popped out of nowhere. "Hey! You must be the ne-"

JC had only heard 2 seconds of the black haired boy to know that he was still naked and he quickly put a hand over Justin's eyes.

"God." he moaned and Justin laughed in front of him, his hands trying to get JC's hand from his eyes. He wanted to see. "Get inside!" he yelled and then pushed Justin backwards as they both stepped outside and JC closed the front door.

He then took back his hand and blushed. "Sorry but-"

"You always have naked twinks in your house?" Justin asked crossing his arms with that defiant smile and JC let the rest of his sentence die in his mouth.

"Please don't pay attention to him." JC answered softly and took a deep breath. "What are you doing here?" he asked and Justin shrugged leaning against a statue.

"How old was that boy? 18? Didn't know you went for that raw meat, man." Justin shook his head and JC rolled his eyes.

"Its not any of your business anyway. Answer my question. I thought you were living with Trace somewhere in New York."

Justin shrugged and looked out at his house that you could only see partially because off the mini forest separating their estates. "I didn't like how everyone was a busybody or a total slacker there. I just wanted some place refreshing. Like Cali, but the woodsy area of Cali. Ya know, this place."

JC stared at the young man and shook his head. This was just way too weird.

"Its screwy aint it? That... that you'd happen to be my neighbor." Justin laughed that precious laugh and JC could only nod. Damn this boy for being so damn.... good.

The door opened again and JC rolled his eyes. Jared was also stubborn along with being an exhibitionist.

"JC, if you ever slam the door in my face again." Jared warned and then turned to Justin with an open palm. JC turned and saw he finally had some sweat pants on. "I am Jared. And- oh shit! You're from Nsync!" Jared's jaw dropped and he turned, looking at JC with wide eyes. "Oh shit, that's weird." he laughed and then raised his hand again. "Well, welcome to the neighborhood but let me just warn you, me and JC here are the only sane ones on this block and anything remotely interesting is about 40 minutes out, just so ya know."

Justin smiled and took the small hand, nodding. "Nice to meet you Jared. I am Justin. So..." he looked between JC and Jared and then raised his eyebrows and JC was quick to explain and squash any of Justin's assumptions. "Jared has an apartment in town, he just uh, stays here a lot." JC said as Jared raised a perfect eyebrow.

Justin studied both of them carefully and gave Jared a sincere smile as his thoughts, and eyes, wandered over to JC who had never looked batter. Who knew being 27 could make you look that fine.

"Um." JC said, a little uncomfortable. "Well we have to go but maybe... maybe we'll see each other sometime." he said and Justin gave a nod.

"Count on it." and then the blonde was out walking back to his house and JC leaned against the door, a loud whoosh of air escaping him.

"Ooh, ya know. I was serious about that whole threesome thang." JC cut his eyes towards the young man. "Not like you would mind or anything." Jared teased quickly before bolting inside leaving JC to wonder about how just true that simple statement was.

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