However, he knew that changed when he heard sobs coming from the room next to his. He knocked softly on the door.

"Go away," the voice said painfully.

"AJ, please," Howie murmured.

"No," AJ replied. Howie sighed as he leaned against the doorframe.

"Don’t make me kick down the door, Alexander."

"I don’t want to talk about it," AJ said, stubborn as ever.

"Too bad," Howie muttered. He walked into his room and walked through the door that adjoined their two rooms. His breath caught in his throat as he took sight of AJ. AJ looked as if he hadn’t shaven in days. His eyes were puffy from crying, and he held a stuffed dragon in his trembling arms. AJ’s eyes met Howie’s. The look in those beautiful eyes chilled Howie to the bone. Whatever happened to AJ had really hurt him.

Slowly, Howie walked over to his morose friend. He sat down softly on the bed next to him and took AJ into his arms, hugging him tightly and running his hands down his back.

"What’s wrong AJ?" he asked gently, staring into AJ’s deep, lonely eyes.

"Everything, D," he whispered softly, burying his head in Howie’s shoulders and crying. After a little while, he pulled away and looked away from Howie.

"What did I do that no one loves me? Why can’t I make people love me for more than a month?" he whispered. Howie bit his lip, looking down at the ground.

"I love you, AJ," he said faintly. AJ turned to face him. Howie looked back up. He ran his hand over AJ’s cheek. "I love you so much," he whispered, standing up to walk away.

"Howie…" AJ started. Howie shook his head and walked out the door.

"I know you’re straight AJ, save it," Howie replied, feeling tears fill his eyes.

"Would I have made love to you if I was straight?" AJ asked tearfully.

"I don’t know AJ. You tell me," Howie said. "If it was making love why did you brag to Jesse about fucking me? Making love and FUCKING are two different things," he whispered painfully.

"Fuck," AJ said under his breath.

"No kidding," Howie replied. "And here I thought you meant what you said. Nope, you just needed a good lay. Ah well, I’ll find someone else."

"Howie, don’t do this, please!" AJ cried, reaching for him. "I didn’t mean it. I was drunk when I told her! I never meant to!"

"Stop AJ, just stop," Howie whispered. "I don’t want to hear your lies."

"I’m not lying, D!" AJ exclaimed. He crumpled onto the bed. "Just believe me, please? You know I would never do anything to hurt you!"

"You’ve already hurt me, AJ," Howie replied sadly. "Seeing you with Jessica every day tears me apart. It just makes me realize that I can’t have you."

"Howie, Jess and I broke up," AJ said softly. "She is in love with someone else." Howie looked up at AJ, surprised. "I’m sorry, J…"

"I should have seen it coming," AJ whispered, sitting up in the bed. "Nothing ever lasts for me." Howie looked into AJ’s eyes and noted the confusion and fear there. "I’m in love with someone other than her, D," AJ said suddenly. Howie felt his heart leap, then fall. It couldn’t be him.

"Who?" Howie asked softly, looking at the ground.

"I love you," AJ replied, glancing up into Howie’s astonished eyes. He stood up. "Ever since that day… in the dressing room."

Howie just nodded, to dumbfound to speak. His gaze never left AJ’s. As AJ came closer to him, Howie finally found his voice. When they were inches apart, Howie murmured, "I will love you more than that." Their lips met softly. Howie pulled away, the look in his eyes asking permission to continue. AJ just leaned forward, capturing Howie’s soft lips. They both let out a soft sigh. As the kiss intensified, Howie led AJ to the bed. "I believe I owe you something," he murmured, kissing down AJ’s neck.

"Oh please," AJ begged, moaning. Howie licked and sucked at the soft skin of AJ’s neck, relishing in the taste. His gentle kisses traveled farther down until they came to the collar of his shirt. Howie’s hands slid down AJ’s abs then back up underneath the shirt. He pulled it over AJ’s head, gazing down at AJ’s smooth chest, taking a brown nipple in his mouth, teasing it gently. He then switched to the other one and played with that one for awhile as well. "Howie," moaned AJ throatily.

"Yes AJ?" Howie asked, looking up with a smirk on his face.

"Please," he groaned as Howie’s lips explored AJ’s flat stomach. Howie traced AJ’s 69 tattoo several times with his tongue, sucking at it every so often. His tongue dove into AJ’s navel, causing AJ to cry out. He pulled away from AJ’s body to give him a quick kiss, then moved back down. He ran his tongue teasingly over AJ’s long cock, loving the reaction he got as AJ’s breath increased heavily. "Ooh," AJ groaned as Howie took the purple head into his mouth and sucked gently. As Howie swallowed more of AJ, he sucked harder at the throbbing, pulsating organ. Howie reached up to fondle AJ’s hard balls, eliciting a deep moan from AJ. Almost immediately, AJ squirted his huge load of semen into Howie’s waiting mouth. Howie backed off of AJ’s cock a little in order to not choke.

After he sucked AJ dry, he slid up to seize his lips. They kissed passionately, AJ running his hands through Howie’s soft hair. "You. Naked. Now," AJ managed to get out as he was taking breaths. Howie quickly shed himself of his clothes and laid back down on AJ. They groaned in pleasure as their naked bodies touched. Howie lubed himself up with his precum, and slowly inserted himself into AJ’s virgin hole.

"Hoowie," AJ grunted as Howie slowly pushed himself farther into AJ’s tight sphincter. Howie groaned deeply in pleasure at the feeling of AJ’s ass clenching around him. He began to thrust gradually, trying not to hurt AJ.

"Faster!" AJ cried. Howie obliged eagerly and started thrusting faster and faster. He felt himself about to cum.

"Aleeeeex," he moaned as he emptied himself into AJ.

"Howie!" AJ screamed as he came violently all over their chests. Howie collapsed on top of AJ, both of them waiting for their breath to return to normal.

"I love you, Alexander," Howie said softly before drifting off to sleep, with his now soft cock still in AJ.

"I love you too, Howard," AJ whispered, a tear falling down his cheek. He feel asleep soon after.