JC pulled up to Justin’s house; he hadn’t called Justin for a few days. He thought it best that Justin and Laura learn to get a long. Justin had called him about ten times a day trying to get a hold of him. He knew it was most likely tearing up his heart that he wasn’t answering his phone calls. JC grabbed a bag out of the back seat and got out of his car. He looked around and past the gate, he hated how some tabloids would follow him places. He tried the door, it was locked so he pulled out his key and unlocked it.

JC looked around the front room; boxes were every where with words reading “Bedroom” “Bathroom” “Front room” “Kitchen” on them. JC sighed knowing quite well that Laura had moved in and was now living with the love of his life. He took his coat off and hung it up in the closet; he was almost to the stairs when something in the corner of his eye stopped him. Laura was sitting at the dinning table with none other then Lynn Harless.

He almost fell down when he realized that he was about to go up stairs and into Justin’s bedroom with his mother there. Lynn spotted JC standing there staring at them, she stood up and smiled warmly at him.

“Joshua!” Lynn smiled walking over to him and giving him a warm hug. “You do know Laura? Right, because I was shocked to hear that my baby was getting married to a girl that I hadn’t heard about before.” Lynn said beaming from ear to ear.

“Oh… yeah I’ve met her, she was with us when we all went to Hawaii.” JC half smiled looking at Laura she smiled and waved to him, she held up her left hand to show him the engagement ring on her ring finger.

His heart fell and shattered into a million piece’s looking at the ring on her finger. He looked at Lynn and smiled at her.

“Is Justin home? I need to talk to him, it’s very important.” He asked biting his lower lip

“Oh! Well, he is in his office, you know where it is.” Lynn smiled as she went back to where she was sitting with Laura before.

JC walked down the hall and stopped in front of Justin’s office door, if Lynn was here, surely Paul would be with Justin. He knocked lightly and stood there waiting for someone to answer the door, when no one answered it, he pushed open the door to see Justin lying on the couch sound asleep. A half smile spread across his face, he shut the door and locked it making sure no one would walk in to the room. JC sat the bag down and opened it up; he pulled out a few yellow roses and balled up the bag. He sat down on the couch and leaned over Justin running one of the yellow roses down his right cheek, over his nose over his eyes and lips.

Justin’s mouth twitch in a smile and he arched his back upward before licking his lips.

“You smell so good Josh.” Justin smiled opening his eyes and looking up at JC, his eyes roamed over his spiked hair, down over his blue eyes nose and lips, where his eyes stayed.

JC moved and closed the gap between the two of them, his lips brushed against Justin’s in a soft and sweet kiss. Justin tilted his head to deepen the kiss as his hands roamed JC’s strong muscular back. JC pulled out of Justin’s arms and he handed him the rest of the roses that he had by the couch.

“So you’re getting married?” JC asked raising both his eyebrows, he turned around and stood up, he leaned up against the desk and looked at Justin.

“I take it you seen the ring on her finger and my mom is still here, right?” Justin asked sitting up and sitting the followers down beside him.

“Yeah Lynn is still here, and if I wanted to kill Laura all I would have to do is throw her in the pool, that ring would weigh her down.” JC half smiled looking up at the best thing in his life.

Justin looked down at the ground and started to chew on his lower lip, he looked up at JC and felt like he was going to die. He didn’t love Laura the way he loved JC, sure he was getting feelings for this girl, but they weren’t the types of feelings he had for JC.

“Yeah we’re getting married. I tried to call you for three days and you never answered your phone, Johnny called me the day after we got back and told me we had to set a wedding date and tell my family. My mom would freak out if she didn’t have a ring, so I got her a ring and we set the date. I tried to call you over and over again, I wanted your help, I needed your help.” Justin said tears burning his eyes, wanting to be let out.

JC took a deep breath he stood up off the desk; he was about to say something, but couldn’t think of what to say. He didn’t want them to get married, then again he wanted the group to be happy, he wanted Justin to be happy, he wanted Justin’s family to be happy. Seeing Lynn beaming from ear to ear was enough to make him give Justin up all the way and let Laura have him. He could tell Justin was taking a liking to her being around, he could tell in the way he acted the ten minutes he had been there.

“You like her, and your mother likes her. I like her, she is a nice person and the other guys like her. Just as long as you are happy, then I’m happy.” JC stated leaning up against the desk crossing his arms over his chest.

Justin looked up at JC, as the tears fell down his face landing in his lap.

“I told her I didn’t love her, and that she’d never know my love. I told her that I loved you and only you. She said she understood that, Johnny… he was making set a date and everything. I told her she was going to have to share me with you, because…” Justin trailed off standing up and engulfing JC in a bear hug.

Justin grew impatient with waiting. Each member of *NSYNC was waiting in the lobby of WEG to record a few songs for the new CD. Each member except for JC that is, his eyes roamed the room and landed on Laura, she was wearing, tight light blue jeans with a white V-neck shirt, she had on a pink cardigan letting the shirt accent her breasts. She had on pink eye shadow, her lipstick was nature looking and her hair was extra curly hanging loosely about her shoulders and back. Her Dr. Martin boots were planted firmly on the ground and she leaned towards him while engaging in a conversation with Joey. It has been nearly a week since the date had been site, a week since he had spoken with JC, a week since he had seen JC. What was wrong with him, and why was he doing this to the man he loved.

Justin continued to stare at Laura for a few more minutes before pulling out his cell phone and dialing JC’s cell number. He almost threw his phone when JC’s automated voice mail popped up on the first ring, like he had been doing the past week. Justin stood up and stuffed the phone back on to his belt; he took a deep breath and pulled out his car keys from his pocket.

“I’m going to go see if he is all right.” Justin stated as started towards the door.

Laura stood up and started to follow behind him, wanting to go with him. After all this was going to be her husband, and she wasn’t about to let him leave her even though she had her best friend Joey there. Justin turned around and looked at her, annoyed to find her a few feet behind him.

“What are you doing?” He asked half glaring.

“I’m going with you, to see if JC is all right.” Laura smiled reaching out to touch Justin’s arm. Justin pulled back his arm turning around.

“No, you are staying right here.” He said as he got closer to the door.

“No, Justin I’m going with you.” She said anger pouring out of both their eyes, Justin spun around and grabbed her by the arms, he lowered his head so that he was eye level with her and he spoke through clinch teeth.

“This is between Josh and I. You are staying here with them and I’ll be back later, I don’t want you to come and that is final.” He said raising his eyes to look at the guys who of course were staring at them, watching to see what was going to happen. Justin pushed his face closer and kissed her lips lightly trying to prove something to the guys, but at the time he wasn’t quite sure what it was.

Letting go of Laura’s arms Justin turned around and hurriedly ran out the door and to his car. Justin jumped in his car and turned it over, he peeled out of the WEG parking lot and raced down to JC’s apartment. He didn’t really understand why he was still living in an apartment, when he had more then enough money to by ten houses. He pulled up to the apartment complex and parked his car beside JC’s car. Justin got out of his car, slamming the door shut he ran up the stairs and down to the end where JC’s door was located 717B with out even knocking Justin pulled out his key and unlocked the door.

Slowly he shut the door and looked around the usually spot less living quarters, which was a complete mess papers thrown about, coffee mugs on the coffee and end tables. Justin walked passed the front room and looked into the kitchen, the sink was filled with dirty dishes. Justin bite him bottom lip as he turned around and left the kitchen.

“Josh, are you home?” Justin called out pushing open the bedroom in which JC slept in when he stayed at his place. The bedroom was a mess, papers, clothes pictures about the room, Justin was more concerned seeing the state in which the place was. He moved into the bedroom and noticed JC lying on his stomach face down in a pillow. Blankets were all kicked onto the floor his boxer-briefs came up one leg higher then the other, the T- shirt he was wear had wrinkles in it. Justin leaned over and touched JC’s arm, shaking him lightly.

“Josh, wake up.” Justin said in a sweet, low whisper.

JC’s eyes fluttered open and he looked at Justin, like he was an angel a smile formed on his lips and his arms automatically went around Justin’s neck. Justin noticed the man hadn’t shaven in a few days.

“Justin, I thought I lost you.” JC said in a sleep heavy voice pulling Justin down on to the bed and holding him tightly around the neck.

“Come on Josh, you haven’t lost me get up and get in the shower.” Justin said running a hand through JC’s hair.

“No… Just… Lay here with me, please.” JC said touching his lips against Justin’s in a soft kiss

“God how I would love to do that, but we’ve been waiting over an hour for you at WEG to record a few song. We need to get going, so let’s get up and get in the shower.” Justin started pulling out of JC’s arms and taking JC’s hand into his. He slowly pulled JC into the bathroom down the hall. “Why don’t you stay over at my place tonight, get out of his dumpy little apartment?” Justin asked raising an eye brown.

“With you?” JC asked looking up slightly to Justin.

“With me, if you want to… but get in the shower, I’ll pack a bag for you.” Justin said turning around and leaving the bathroom.

He walked down the hall and into JC’s bedroom and packed up a few items for him to change into the next day. Justin made his way into the front room and sat down on the couch, he looked at his feet the whole time. He knew in his mind that he was the cause of what he seen before his eyes. Less then 20 minutes later JC walked out of the bathroom a towel around his waist, he looked better, shaven and fresh smelling. He changed and walked back into the front room where Justin was still seated.

JC smiled a loving smile at Justin as Justin stood up and walked towards him and the door.

“Justin, I don’t want to impose on you and Laura by staying tonight.” JC said looking down a little, not wanting to make eye contact.

“Don’t even think like that. I’d rather have you in my bed then her any day.” Justin said looking at JC biting his lower lip. “It’s you I love not her.” He added opening the front door

“I…love you too.” JC said in a whisper as they both left the apartment.