*****Chris and Howie's room****

"So what do you think about all this?" Howie asks.

"I don't know. I'm a little frightened. Although, it's probably a good thing that they were separated when JC was little. Could you have imagined having to raise the two of them under one roof?" Chris says.

"No thanks. I wouldn't wish that on anybody."

"Me either. Now can we stop focusing on them and on something a little more fun?"

"And what did you have in mind Christopher?"

"This." Chris leans over and kisses Howie. He slowly lowers him to the bed. "I would really love to do more than kiss you tonight."

"We can't do that here. Someone might here."

Chris rolls off of Howie and looks him in the eye, "How long have Kevin and Nick been together?"

"I don't know. It's been awhile though. Why?"

"Well, they have a bedroom together. What do you think they are doing in there? Do you think they are sleeping? I know for a fact that JC and Lance aren't. They may not take it all the way to actual sex yet but I can guarantee they get each other off. I don't think anyone is going to care if we have sex or not. We just have to keep the noise level down. Please, baby. I really need you. It has been way too long."

"Oh, well when you put it that way. How could I resist?" Howie smiles and rolls on top of Chris. Clothes start flying at a very rapid pace.

*****Brian and Justin****

"So. Were you surprised by the events of today?" Brian asks.

"Hell yeah. If somebody would have told me this morning that JC was brothers with Kevin, I not only would have laughed in their face but probably would have beaten the crap out of them. It's just really hard to believe, you know." Justin answers.

"Why would you have beaten the crap out of someone if they said something like that? What has Kevin ever done to make you hate him so much?"

"I don't know. It's just with all the "rivalry" crap that the media has been pushing sometime it's hard to ignore it. I guess it would have depended on who was saying it. I don't know. I don't know Kevin well enough to dislike him personally, but he has said some pretty nasty things about us and how we came about. It's not our faults that Lou is a greedy bastard and stabbed you guys in the back by creating us. We just happened to be the ones Lou stabbed you with."

"I know. I can't believe he did that to us. No matter, he won't be controlling us for much longer. Oh, shit. Please don't say anything to anyone about that. I wasn't supposed to say anything until we know for sure. Please promise me you won't say anything. Please Justin?"

"Relax. I'm not gonna say anything. I promise. So what do you think of all the little pairings we got going on around here. I assume you knew about Kevin and Nick? Maybe about Chris and Howie too, you didn't look all that surprised about them?"

"No, I'm not surprised about any of them except maybe AJ and Joey. I would have never thought them two would get together. I thought with all the rumors about Joey being a ladies man that he was straight. I guess my gaydar needs an alignment."

"Your gaydar? You mean?"

"Yeah, I'm bi."

"Cool. So am I. That like leaves no straight guys in either groups. Boy are the fans in for some serious disappointment if this ever gets out."

"Yeah, I guess so."

****Kevin and Nick****

"Kevin? Will you please calm down and come to bed? Please?" Nick whines.

"I can't believe that little prick. I should go next door and give him a piece of my mind. Who the hell does he think he is treating me like that? I'm older than him and he's supposed to be my little brother. Try to do something nice for someone and look what happens. Prick."

"Kevin." Nick get up off the bed and wraps his arms around Kevin. "Look. You gotta look at this from his perspective. I mean think about. You've known for all this time that you had a brother out there that you didn't know. He didn't. He just found out two weeks ago. Now he not only has that to deal with, he finds out that his brother is non other than Kevin Richardson. Do you have any idea what that means to him?"

"So what. What's your point? I don't think I'm following you?"

"Sit down and I'll explain. You see. He sees you as Kevin Richardson. A Backstreet Boy, a rival, a person who has put his group down at every opportunity you have been given. I know that you're just pissed because of what Lou has pulled but he doesn't know what's going on with us. All he knows is that you are attacking him and his friends. If he is half as protective as you are he probably goes to sleep dreaming up ways on how to end your life as painfully as possible. He loves those boys as much as you love us and he seems to even have taken on the same role in their group as you. Are you starting to understand just a little bit? [Kevin nods.] Good. Now through in the fact that he is in a relationship with one of them. What seems to be a relatively new relationship and now he sees it as, you're not just attacking his friends, but now you have moved to someone who is attacking someone he obviously loves. How would you react if he did that? How would you react if he said something about us? The Backstreet Boys? What would you feel? You'd be so pissed that you would probably try to hunt him down and kill him on the spot. Now add on the fact that you are staying in a house that he considers his turf, and you're trying to tell him how to cook something that he obviously knew how to cook just fine on his own. You tell me. Do you really blame him for being a tad defensive?"

"If that is a tad defensive, I don't want to see him when he goes into full defensive mode. I thought he was gonna kill me in there tonight."

"I think as long as you refrain from making passes at, or threatening Lance you'll be safe from seeing that. I hope they don't ever have to go through what we are going through with Lou, or you may get to see that side of him. Once you two put you knives away, you really need to talk to him about their contracts with Lou. Make sure he isn't pulling the same crap with them that he has with us. I would really hate to see them have to deal with all the shit we have."

"Yeah, you're right. When did you get so smart?"

"When I started sleeping with you? Now come on. Let's get to bed. We got another long day tomorrow."

****AJ and Joey****

"Mmmm. Yeah. right there."

"Yeah. Joe that feels so good."

****Lance and JC****

"JC would you calm down? Please baby. I'm tired. Would you please come to bed?"

"I'm sorry. I just can't believe he is my brother. I mean... Kevin Richardson. He has said nothing but crap about us since he found out about us. Who does he think he is? It's not our fault Lou is a greedy bastard. Remind me to call my uncle in the morning. I want to see if he'll take a look at our contracts. I think something fishy is going on but I can't quite figure out what. Anyway. How can he expect me to receive him with open arms when he has said all that about us? He hasn't even apologized. What, does he think I'm just gonna forgive and forget. What the hell are you doing?"

Lance gets up off the bed and takes all his clothes off, save for his boxers. He then walks over and undoes the button and zipper of JC's pants. "I'm trying to get my boyfriend to come to bed. Do you have a problem with that? I understand that you have a problem with him being your brother and that is something the two of you need to sit down and work out between the two of you tomorrow. Me and the guys will take your sisters over to Disney tomorrow and you and Kevin will stay here and work on some of the problems you have. He is your brother Jayce, give him the benefit of the doubt and try to love him before you condemn him." With that said, he moves up JC's body and kisses him lightly. " Now will you please come to bed?"

"Fine. But I'm not gonna just forget all the shit he has said about us. You can't expect me to."

"No, baby, I don't but perhaps if you sit down and 'talk' to him he might actually explain why he dislikes us so much. I'm sure there is a good reason and I'm willing to bet it has nothing to do with who we are but who we are signed with. I don't think he and Lou get along very well. Kinda like somebody else we know. So for know let's go to bed and you two can talk tomorrow. Start out talking about the business and then gradually work into your personal lives. You have more to discuss as musicians than you might think. Maybe you should read his bio on the net in the morning before you try talking to him. You might actually find something about him that you have in common."

They climb into bed and promptly both pass out.