"I can't do this." Howie pulled himself from AJ's arms and took a step back, hoping the distance would somehow calm him.
"D."
"No. This is insane. We've all been acting..." AJ took a step forward and rested his hands on Howie's slender hips, pulling on them gently until their bodies came together once again. He watched as Howie's eyes closed, his full lower lip catching between his teeth. "Enough! Come with me." He grabbed AJ's hand and pulled him from the room, practically dragging him down the hallway.
"Brian, come on, meeting in Kevin's room." He knocked on the door savagely until a rumpled Brian finally opened it.
"Can't this wait..." Brian finally realized that he was talking to an empty hallway and watched as Howie repeated the process on Nick and Kevin's door. Another little piece of his heart broke as he watched AJ clutching Howie's hand. He wasn't quite sure how much more breaking it could stand. With a sigh he pulled on some pants and trudged down the hallway.
He walked into a room full of silence. They were all stony-faced and silent, not daring to meet each other’s eyes. All except Howie, who greeted Brian with a relieved smile as he took a seat. Howie cleared his throat and four pairs of eyes were immediately drawn to him.
"We are so stupid. AJ shows up at my door declaring his undying love, while Brian and Nick pine away for him. Hell, I'm not even sure who's fucked whom at this point." The silence was growing more uncomfortable as the seconds ticked by. "AJ, you and Nick have a history together, are you really ready to throw that away?" He watched as the two men eyed each other carefully; eyes that were filled with hurt and pain and ultimately, love. "That's what I thought. Kevin, you've got a wife so you don't need to be going where you went tonight." Kevin nodded his head in agreement. "And Brian," Howie walked to him and brushed his fingers against Brian's angular jaw. "You need to be with the person who will cherish your heart, not hurt it." He kissed Brian softly and walked out of the room.