“ Stupid bastard.” JC mumbled as he slammed the door of the hotel room he was sharing with Lance. The sweet blond looked up from his book, his eyebrows raised at the strange behaviour of his bandmate.
“ Something wrong with Bobbie?” Lance asked, knowing exactly how his friend would react.
“ Don’t start. You all know Bobbie and I are only friends.” JC said, flopping down on the bed beside Lance.
“ But you said you loved her very much. Live on Larry King.” Lance teased, smirking. JC stood up abruptly and walked to the window.
“ Could you just…stop. I’m tired to always hear the same old jokes about Bobbie. No matter what I say, none of you stop.” JC paused before looking at his friend. “ Why are you doing this Lance?” He asked quietly, his eyes locked with Lance’s.

Lance held the gaze and spoke calmly and honestly. “ You’re not better JC. Do you know how many times you teased me for being shy and single? How many dates I’ve been forced to go because you all thought I needed someone? I did tell you I was fine alone for now. But did you hear a single word? Nope.”

JC sighed and returned to the bed. He remained silent for a while. He played with his shirt until he noticed Lance’s sad face.

“ Are we that bad?” He asked, not really sure why Lance looked so sad suddenly. The green eyed man shrugged and stared at the floor.
“ It just gets old after a while. And it won’t stop. Not until I settle myself into a relationship.” Lance said as an idea popped into his head. He was about to tell it but changed his mind.
“ Maybe we could…” JC began as he turned his head toward Lance. “ Maybe…if they think…it’s stupid but it could work. If they think we are together, they’ll leave us alone. It will give us the peace we need.
You to work on your Freelance stuff and me to write my songs.” He finished quietly, waiting for a reply. He felt relief when he saw Lance smirking.
“ I was thinking the same thing.”

They both grinned as the ideas were flooding in their heads. They would stop the teasing from their friends.

“ Do you think they’ll believe it?” JC asked, still smiling widely at the idea of fooling his three other friends. Lance nodded slowly and his smile turned into something else. JC could tell his younger friend knew something more.
“ Trust me, they’ll do. We’ll even have a way to know if we’re doing it right.”

JC smiled, his eyes sparkling with the anticipation. Playing with their friends would be fun.

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