***** Hey everyone. As you read this I am probably on a camping trip. Thank god! My only vacation this summer. Well I hope you enjoy it. the next chapter is longer. I'm actually almost done with 54 but I'm making you guys wait. Haha. I still have to write JC's birthday in that chapter and then it's done. Well I would like to Wish a Happy Belated Birthday to JC. Hope you had fun and not all work. I would like to Wish AJ a quick recovery. As much as I don't listen to BSB's music, I still have a heart and wish anyone in trouble to a speedy well being. Uhm. Saw the N Sync Concert on July 22nd. It was awesome! Very Awesome. My first concert. Celebrity is an awesome album. I liked NSA better but the new one is still good. Very edgy. Well onto the story. Thanks to everyone who wrote me and are still waiting for a reply. Cause I'm slow I know. I'm trying, just too busy. Well onto the story. Enjoy!
Josh and Just 53
"You know I'm kinda worried about JC and Justin. I mean it's been two weeks and they've only talked to each other when they have to." Lance said as he tried to eat a bowl of cereal while the bus moved over the bumpy road.
"I know, and I know that neither one is getting sleep because they are both cranky as hell and are falling asleep in the weirdest places." Joey said, taking a bite out of his Poptart.
"As much as I love JC. I just think it's kinda odd waking up pinned underneath JC." Lance said raising the spoon up to his mouth. There was a bump in the road sending the milk to drain off the spoon and into lance's lap.
"Awww Man!" Lance scowled as he placed the bowl down. Joey began to laugh hysterically.
"That was classic!" Joey snickered.
"Shut up!" Lance said as he wiped the excess milk off his shirt.
"What are we going to do about the lovebirds?" Joey asked, his laughter diminishing.
"Well I say we lock them into a room and let them deal with it." Lance replied, as he took a seat and began to eat once again.
"Hey Guys." Justin said as he came into the front of the bus.
"Hey Curly." Joey replied, finishing his breakfast.
"Where are my children?" Justin questioned.
"Hana is taking care of Amy, and Ben is watching cartoons in the back with JC." Lance answered.
"Justin?" Joey asked.
"Yeah?" Justin questioned.
"What's your problem?" Joey stated bluntly.
"Excuse me?" Justin asked.
"Why are you and JC fighting? I bet you don't even remember anymore." Joey claimed.
"I do too. It's all because JC invited that stupid bitch Stacy into out house even though he knows I don't like her. Hell she even knows I don't like her. And then he invites her to the charity game and he won't take responsibility." Justin ranted.
"Okay maybe you do remember, but let it go. Forgive and forget." Joey added.
"Yeah maybe, we'll see." Justin brushed off.
"What city are we in?" Lance questioned taking another bite of his cereal. Justin walked over to Lance and examined his bowl. He opened his mouth and Lance scooped up and spoonful and placed it in Justin's mouth. Justin chewed the cereal before shrugging.
"We're in Baltimore." Justin mumbled over his full mouth.
"Oh cool. What exactly are we doing today?" Joey questioned.
"Well I'm gonna go to visit Tyler at his college. I'm taking Wade with me since we both are young and missed out on the college experience." Justin stated as he scratched his eyebrow.
"Is JC stuck with the twins?" Lance asked, looking into his bowl as he scooped up a final mouthful.
"Nope, Hana and Sarah are taking them when they go shopping." Justin replied..
"So what's is JC gonna do?" Joey asked. Justin shrugged.
"Justin you are letting this girl get in the way of your relationship. You are doing what that girl wants you to do. Just forget about her and just go make out with Josh." Lance replied frustrated.
"Good lord! Why are you frustrated Lance?" Justin asked.
"Cause you and Josh being frustrated with each other makes me frustrated!" Lance responded as he stormed off in nothing but frustration.
Justin wiped his brow as he walked down the pathway toward the dorms. He looked over his shoulder as Wade checked out the campus.
"Wade, come on." Justin said with a grin. Wade ran up next to Justin and entered the building next to him.
"So this is what a dorm looks like." Wade snickered. Justin and Wade hopped up the stairs to the second floor.
"What room is he in?" Wade asked.
"Uhm 2145?" Justin pondered.
"Uhm Hey are you guys lost?" A girl asked flirtatiously.
"Uhm yeah. We're looking for Tyler Chasez. Do you know where his room is?" Justin asked.
"Yeah follow me. You know you look really familiar. Have I seen you somewhere before?" the girl asked.
"Uhm, I dunno, I'm Tyler's brother-in-law and this is my friend." Justin replied truthfully.
"Nope, I've never met his brother-in-law. Well this is his room." The girl said as she tapped the door. Tyler opened it in a state of half dress, he looked at the girl and then at Justin and Wade.
"Hey guys. Come on in. Thanks Tia. So Justin how have you been?" Tyler asked.
"You're Justin? As in Justin from N Sync? As in JC's husband? As in. . ."Tia asked in shock.
"Yes he is Tia, and maybe if you let him have a nice quiet visit I can get you an autograph." Tyler said before she nodded and walked away.
"Sorry about that." Tyler claimed as he closed the door. Justin shrugged and turned to face the room. He smiled when he saw Matt sitting on the bed.
"Hey Matt." Justin said as he hopped on the bed next to him.
"Hey Justin." Matt replied.
"Matt, Tyler, this is Wade. He's N Sync's choreographer and a dear friend." Justin introduced. Wade shook Tyler's hand and then proceeded to shake Matt's hand. The two of them stared at each other for longer than usual as they shook hands.
"So what's up?" Justin asked.
"Nothing, Matt was talking about how not having a boyfriend sucks." Tyler said as he sat at his computer and continued to type.
"You're gay?" Wade asked, a sense of hope.
"Yup." Matt nodded.
"Cool." Wade nodded.
"You?" Matt asked.
"Yeah." Wade nodded.
"Oh great! I'm the only straight one here." Tyler snickered as he continued to write.
"Really? I thought you and Matt were an item when I first walked in." Wade confessed.
"Everyone thinks that. They don't think Tyler's straight. Just cause girls hang around him and all they think that he is gay." Matt claimed.
"Yeah well that's my brother-in-law. The babe magnet." Justin said toying with a Slinky he found on Tyler's desk.
"So Matt, where do you go to school?" Wade asked.
"I go here, but my dorm is actually across campus. Tyler let's me stay here between classes." Matt explained.
"How's Josh doing?" Tyler asked as he stared at the screen while he continued to type. He stopped typing and took up a pen in his fingers. He scribbled on a small stack of papers in front of him before starting to type again.
"He's in a little bit of trouble right now." Justin responded.
"What happened? Is it that girl again?" Tyler questioned.
"Yeah. he just keeps inviting her places, so we're not really speaking right now." Justin claimed.
"You two are the most stubborn people I know. You two never want to admit that you are wrong." Tyler mumbled, the pens tills tuck in his mouth.
"Hey! He's the one that has that hooch all over him." Justin defended.
"Yes she is a hooch, yet you both let her get in the way of your relationship." Tyler argued.
"Your supposed to be on my side!" Justin whined.
"Yeah well," Tyler shrugged.
"Hey do you guys want to come to the concert tonight?" Wade asked, speaking more to Matt than to Tyler.
"Yeah sure." Matt accepted quickly.
Britney titled her head impatiently as she sat crossed legged on the giant crate that sat backstage. She switched the cell phone to the other ear and counted the rings.
"Hello?" came a weary voice.
"Good God Girl! Where have you been? I've been trying to reach you for like three days. What's up?" Britney asked.
"Nothing." Christina said letting out a small yawn.
"Are you getting sleep?" Britney questioned.
"Yeah a little." Christina responded.
"Okay tonight I want you to go to sleep at like eight. And make sure you drink warm milk because that will help you to bed." Britney demanded.
"I can't." Christina replied.
"Why not?" Britney questioned.
"I just can't." Christina stated.
"Why?" Britney inquired,
"God Dammit Brit, Can you get off my back. I just can't. I have plans!" Christina snapped, before hanging up. Britney stared at the phone for a while before shutting it off and staring at the amount of time elapsed on the phone.
"Hey Baby." Lance said as he walked up to the crate.
"Hey." Britney replied lowly.
"What's wrong?" Lance questioned.
"Nothing." Britney said shaking her head.
"No, come on. I'm here for you." Lance said tenderly.
"I don't want to talk about it." Britney said as she got up off the crate and walked away. Lance watched her leave before letting out a sigh.
"What's wrong James?" JC asked patting him on the back. JC accidentally let out a yawn which he tried to solve by shaking his head.
"Sorry, I've just been a little tired lately." JC added.
"It's okay. It's just well, I dunno. Britney's upset about something and she doesn't want to talk about it." Lance replied as he headed back toward the stage.
"Is there enough time for me to take a nap before the show?" JC asked. Lance turned and looked at JC.
"Josh you need to patch up whatever qualm you have with Justin right now. Both of you are losing sleep for no reason, and as much as I like you I really don't want to be spooned by you." Lane replied flatly.
"I'm sorry Lance. It's just. . ." JC started.
"Jayce, tell Justin how you feel. Not me." Lance said with a small grin. JC watched Lance for a bit before nodding and slightly grinning.
"I will. I will." JC sighed.
"Hey Bro." Tyler said as he punched JC in the shoulder.
"Hey Ty!" JC replied as he pulled Tyler into a hug.
"How goes it J?" Tyler asked.
"Same old, Same old. Have you seen My husband?" JC questioned.
"You mean this one?" Justin asked stepping up next to Tyler.
"The one and only." JC stated as he stared at Justin's slightly glistening body.
"What have you guys been up to?" Lance questioned.
"Not much, checked out his campus, got some food, met his friends and watched Wade flirt with Matt." Justin snickered.
"Are you serious!?!" Lance chuckled.
"Wade and Matt? You think?" JC asked Tyler.
"Hey they both like each other. And Matt's flirting with Wade as well." Tyler added.
"And they are walking around the stage together. It's kinda cute.:" Justin chuckled.
"Hey Justin can we talk?" JC questioned softly.
"Yeah sure." Justin agreed.
"Okay everyone! Two hours until show time. `N Sync hit the showers and get into hair and wardrobe immediately.
"Shit! We'll talk during downtime okay?" JC said as he gave Justin a quick peck on the cheek.
"Okay." Justin replied.
"'N SYNC! On stage in one hour!" Justin let out a groan and walked into the play room quickly. He fell onto the couch and closed his eyes. He soon felt something lower onto his chest. He felt a small hand tap over his face and try to grab his nose. Soon the hands toyed with the necklace strung around his neck. Justin opened his eyes and smiled when he saw Ben laying on his cheat face down. Ben's grin was broad as he played with his father.
"Hey Kiddo." Justin said as he gave the little hand a small kiss. Ben patted Justin's chest happily.
"How are you? Huh? Did you enjoy going shopping with Aunt Sarah and Hana?" Justin questioned. Ben just cooed at his father and slowly pulled himself forward.
"Where is your Papa?" Justin questioned the young boy. Ben cooed back before laying his head down on Justin's chest. Justin snickered and ran his hand over Ben's head. He craned his neck and gently kissed the blond haired child.
"Okay how does this look?" Lance said coming into the area with his beginning outfit on.
"I think it's fine. Well everything except for the fact that your pant leg is tucked into your sock." Justin said pointing to Lance's leg. Lance scowled quickly before fixing his problem.
"Justin!!" Joey called as he entered the room.
"Yeah?" Justin asked.
"Hi." Joey grinned as he walked slowly to Justin.
"How's the leg? Can you dance tonight?" Justin asked.
"Uhm it's not causing me pain but I'm not sure about the dancing. Maybe I can do everything except for the push ups for Pop." Joey shrugged. Hana walked into the room with Amy in her arms. She walked to the diaper bag and took out the items needed to change a diaper.
"Hana!!" Joey called.
"Yes?" Hana asked as she turned to look at him.
"Hi." Joey grinned. Hana gave him a coy smile before proceeding to change Amy.
"Have you guys seen Josh?" Justin questioned.
"Uhm, yeah I saw him in Wardrobe like fifteen minutes ago." Lance said before taking a swig of water.
"Okay did he hit hair yet?" Justin questioned.
"I saw him in Hair like an hour ago. So yeah." Joey nodded.
"Justin, Hana and I found these cute jackets for the twins and couldn't resist." Sarah said walking in with a Baby Gap bag.
"What? Why did you guys do that? You now they are going to outgrow them in like a month." Justin responded as he sat up, careful to hold Ben.
"We couldn't resist, it is our gift to the kids." Sarah said as she lifted out two identical denim jackets. Justin started to chuckle.
"We bought them for toddlers. So this way you can use them when they start walking around." Hana explained.
"That's so nice of you two. Thank you so much." Justin said gazing at the jackets.
"No problem." Both Hana and Sarah said in unison. Chris walked into the room talking on the phone.
"Okay why don't you take two orders of the shirts and ship them out." Chris explained into the phone. He walked to the couch and sat down as he continued talking on the phone. Sarah took a seat on his lap and glanced at him. Almost instinctively Chris wrapped an arm around her waist. Justin stared at Chris and Sarah before looking down at Ben who fiddled with Justin's fingers. Britney walked into the room while she was putting her hair up into a pony-tail.
"All dry." Hana said to Amy. Amy cooed a response before catching sight of her father. She reached out for her father desperately. Justin snickered and took a hold of his daughter. Amy sat in Justin's lap with Ben, both fighting over who is gonna play with Justin's hand.
"Hey Brit, can you get two of the toys from the backpack?" Justin asked. Britney nodded and took out two stuffed animals. She tossed them to Justin. Justin gave the two toys to his children. Amy smiled at the baby Mickey Mouse she received. Ben took a hold of his miniature Taz. Ben lifted it toward his mouth instinctively.
"No!" Justin warned, the child. Ben stared at his father for a second before offering the stuffed animal to him. Justin smiled and tickled the little boy causing him to laugh. Amy slid off of Justin's lap so that she was sitting in between the back of the couch and Justin himself.
"Hey guys." JC said as he entered the room. He walked over to Justin and bent down to kiss him on the cheek.
"Hey Just. Can we talk now?" JC inquired.
"Sure Indy." Justin responded.
"N SYNC! On stage now!" a stage hand called from outside.
"We'll do it later okay?" JC put off. Justin gave a small nod before lifting Ben off of him. He handed Ben to Hana, and then proceeded to hand Amy to Sarah. Both children reluctantly went with their nanny.
"Let's go guys." Lance said as he gave Britney a small peck.
"Okay Baltimore! How are you liking the show so far?" Justin asked, the audience. His questioned was replied with an arena full of applause.
"So what's new?" Justin asked as he sat at the edge of the stage, swinging his legs, expecting a response from the audience. The audience just gave a round of laughter.
"Well I'll tell you what's new for us. Our new album is coming out soon, So we're psyched about that." Justin explained, causing the crowd to cheer loudly.
"Uhm Let me try and remember what Lance wanted me to tell you. Lance is going to be an uncle, his sister is pregnant." Justin said causing another round of yelling.
"Joey's leg is doing really good. And for all you ladies out there, he's still single." Justin nodded causing the girls to scream loudly.
"What else? Chris is taken ladies, but he's happy." Justin announced. There was a loud "aww" from the audience.
"Jayce is doing fine. He's producing for Wild Orchid and keeping himself busy, too busy if you asked me." Justin joked. The audience responded positively.
"And I'm fine. Our twins are five months old and as bratty as can be." Justin smiled.
"Hey Justin! I think we should see them." Britney said as she came out on stage with a microphone. Justin gasped when seeing Britney. This wasn't part of the routine.
"Hey Britney. You think we should?" Justin went along with it. He walked up close to Britney and whispered into her ear.
"What are you doing here?" Justin asked.
"It was JC's idea. They are having a little problem with the lights and need a little bit more time. " Britney whispered back.
"He's so stupid. Using our children as stall time." Justin chuckled.
"Do you guys want to see Justin and JC's twins?" Britney asked the audience, putting out her arm in question. She received a loud `yes' from the audience.
"Okay don't make any loud noises because you'll scare them. But please welcome Joey and Chris to the stage with Ben and Amy Chasez." Britney cooed. Joey walked out carrying Amy while Chris followed hefting Ben. The audience cooed at the sight of the little children. Amy reached out for Justin when she saw him. Justin snickered and took her into his arms.
"Say hi to everyone Amy." Justin said holding up the microphone. Amy shied away and buried her face into Justin's shoulder. The audience began to chuckle at the shyness.
"How about you Ben?" Justin asked. Ben giggled and grabbed the microphone.
"Hey guys." JC said walking out onto the stage. He walked up and stood next to Justin. Chris handed Ben to his father. JC took hold of his son and tickled him with one hand.
"Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!!" The audience started to chant. Justin and JC looked at each other and then looked at Britney
"Hey I didn't start this one this time." Britney said holding up her hands, referring to the last time they kissed during a concert. Britney and Christina had started the chant forcing them to kiss to please the crowd. The crowd continued to chant. JC slowly leaned in and gave Justin and small simple kiss. The crowd erupted in applause.
"Okay guys I was sent to get you all off stage for the next song." JC said to everyone on stage.
"Be right back everyone!" Justin said.
"Oh that's terrible. Yeah definitely, I'll tell them. Could you possibly tell him that we hope he gets better and we have him in our hearts." Lance said into the phone.
"Okay thanks." Lance said before hanging up the phone.
"Who was that?" Justin asked as he walked next to Lance.
"That was Trootie. She said that AJ McLean is being treated for alcohol abuse and depression. Isn't that sad?" Lance said sullenly.
"Yeah I know. He's such a cool guy too. I hope he gets better soon." Justin sighed. They both walked into the elevator followed by Britney who was on her own cell phone.
"What the fuck is your problem? I'm trying to help you!" Britney yelled into the phone.
"You know what, screw it. I'm not going to help you until you want to help yourself." Britney said as she turned the phone off and stuck it into her pocket. She walked to Lance and buried her face in his shoulder. Lance glanced at Justin before looking down at Britney.
"You okay Babe?" Lance asked.
"I. . .I don't want to talk about it." Britney aid as she lifted her head off his shoulder when the elevator reached the floor.
"Hey Lonnie." Justin greeted.
"Hey Kiddo. You have a gift in your bedroom." Lonnie said with a grin.
"A gift?" Justin wondered. Lonnie just gave him a cheesy grin. Justin walked to his room and looked back at Lance who was consoling Britney. Lance nodded and `shooed' him toward the door. Justin opened the door and walked into the dark room. He was about to turn on the lights when he saw a soft glow coming from the room. He walked past the bathroom, into the room and stopped at the sight before him. There on the bed was JC laying on his back, yet propped up by his elbows. He wore a tight white turtle neck sweater with a pair of khakis. Around the room on every shelf, dresser, nightstand and windowsill sat dozens of multicolored candles.
"Hey Sweetheart." JC greeted.
"Hey." Justin said still stunned by the room. He glanced over to a table where there was a small candle light dinner.
"Surprise." JC snickered.
"What. . . What is this all for? I didn't forget a special day did I?" Justin queried.
"No this is just an I'm sorry for everything I've done." JC responded. Justin slowly moved over to the bed, still staring around the room. He fell onto the bed and stared at JC.
"Why are you so nice to me?" Justin asked as he fell forward, his head falling onto JC's chest. JC lifted his hand and ran his fingers over Justin's fuzzy head, slowly caressing it.
"What do you mean?" JC asked.
"It's as much your fault as it is my fault." Justin mumbled.
"What do you mean? It's my fault that I asked Wild Orchid to come to the game, and it's my fault that I keep inviting Stacy over. I mean in a way I kind of like the attention." JC shrugged.
"No it's my fault. I mean I should respect that you are their producer and . . .Wait? What do you mean you like the attention?" Justin asked, lifting his head.
"I mean I'm a ham. I like attention no matter where it comes from. You know that." JC said as he cupped Justin's cheek.
"Yeah I guess. But I don't want you wanting attention from her. If you need attention just call me and I'll give you attention." Justin said as he poked JC's chest with his finger.
"Okay. Okay. But you do have to let her come over to use our studio every once in a while. They may want me to produce more songs." JC said, gently placing a kiss on Justin's forehead.
"Alright." Justin softly agreed.
"Now how about a nice candle light dinner?" JC questioned.
"Ohh Josh, I just ate with Lance and Britney. But I'll sit with you while you eat." Justin said as he leaned up to place a small kiss on JC's lips.
"Naw, it's okay I'm not that hungry." JC said, kissing Justin back at the corner of his mouth. The silence of the room was broken by the sudden rumble of JC's stomach.
"Liar!" Justin laughed as he groped JC's stomach. JC fell back with laughter as Justin climbed on top of him. Justin straddled JC's waist and looked down on him.
"Are you gonna eat?" Justin asked.
"Only if you have dessert with me." JC said propping himself up on his elbows once again.
"Depends on what you got." Justin shrugged.
"I got Daiquiri Ice ice cream." JC told him.
"Oh my favorite. But wait, you hate that flavor." Justin said as he toyed with JC's sweater over his abs.
"I know, but I knew you liked it." JC responded.
"Cute! Okay I'll eat dessert with you. But only if you eat dinner first." Justin replied.
"Good cause I'm starving." JC said as he sat up causing Justin to fall back on the bed. JC leaned down between Justin's legs and kissed Justin deeply.
"I love you." Justin said, JC's lips mere millimeters away from his own.
"I love you more." JC whispered before giving him another kiss. JC's stomach grumbled once again.
"Go eat." Justin snickered.
"Thank you!" JC said before quickly placing a kiss on Justin's lips and hopping up.
"There has to be some reason that she is being such a. . . a. . .a bitch!" Britney said as she paced the room.
"Brit, she is one of your best friends." Lance argued.
"And as my best friend she should be telling me what's going on!" Britney fumed. Sarah watched Britney pace back and forth as she sat next to Chris on the couch. Hana sat on the bed next to Lance as she watched Ben and Amy fall into slumber.
"Maybe she's dating someone?" Sarah suggested before wrapping her arms around Chris and placing her head on his shoulder.
"But she usually would tell me when she's dating someone. She hasn't been this secretive since she's been dating Moron in the first place." Britney claimed.
"Marvin." Chris corrected.
"Whatever." Britney fumed. Chris looked at Lance who just shrugged.
"You know they say that once you've been abused by someone it's often hard to leave. The victim feels a sense of dependency on the abuser. Often times they see the abuse as a flaw within themselves and not the other person. Maybe she really thinks what they have is love and she is changing herself to suit him." Hana suggested. The whole room fell silent at her comment. Hana looked up at everyone who was staring back at her.
"I'm sorry I shouldn't have interfered." Hana said softly.
"No! I think you are right. It all makes sense now." Britney sighed. She lightly fell onto the bed and leaned back against Lance.
"If that is the case you might want to get her help right away. Before whoever she is dating, hurts her worst than before." Hana suggested.
"You are brilliant Hana!" Britney said as she jumped up.
"Where are you going?" Lance questioned.
"I'm going back to Florida. I need to get to the airport." Britney said as she put her loose hair into a messy pony tail.
"Thanks Hana!" Lance joked.
"I'm sorry." Hana responded with a small snicker.
"Here, Brit let me take you to the airport." Lance said as he rose from the bed.
JC sat on the bed with his back propped up by the headboard. His legs were outstretched, yet sprawled out. Justin said between his legs and used JC to prop himself up. JC's hands rested on Justin's thighs; one hand holding a spoon, the other holding a bowl of ice cream. JC dipped the spoon into the bowl and raised the spoon up to Justin's mouth. Justin took a bite of the ice cream and rested his head on JC's shoulder.
"Do you think we should send him something? Like Flowers, or candy or something. Or maybe just a card or something, something simple to raise his spirits." Justin suggested.
"Do you think they allow visitors?" JC questioned.
"Maybe we can have all the guys come with us." Justin thought up.
"Poor AJ. I liked him too." JC said sadly.
"I know!! He's the one that always made me laugh." Justin agreed. The both looked toward the door when they heard commotion in the hallway.
"What's going on?" Justin asked. He looked back at JC who shrugged. Justin rose out from between JC's legs and hopped to the door. He opened the door and poked his head out. He saw Lance juggle with two suitcases while he had papers hanging out of his mouth. Britney was frantically running in and out of his room, carrying baggage out.
"Brit? What's happening?" Justin asked.
"Oh! Just! Babe! I'm going back to Orlando to help Christina." Britney said as she rushed over to him. She pushed into the room and walked inside. She rushed over to JC who sat in the same spot on the bed.
"Oh it looks beautiful in here." Britney said rushing to JC's side.
"Thanks." JC responded.
"Okay Babe, I'll talk with you later. I'm off to Orlando, okay? Stay out of trouble and make sure you tell your kids that their Aunt Britney said goodbye." Britney said as she gave JC a kiss on the cheek and a hug.
"Bye. Have a safe flight." JC wished.
"I will. And you! Take care, Love ya. And have a great tour!" Britney said as she gave Justin a hug.
"I will, take care of Chrissy okay?" Justin said with worry.
"I will.' Britney said heading to the door. Justin escorted her out and watched as she chased after Lance who was standing by the elevators. Justin sighed with a chuckle and looked down the hall. He saw Matt walking out of Wade's room . Wade and Matt leaned in and gently kissed one another. Matt started to walk in Justin's direction as Wade watched him leave.
"Ooooo, Matt's got a boyfriend. Matt's got a boyfriend." Justin joked. Matt looked up and blushed.
"Yeah so? You have a husband!" Matt jested in return.
"Darn tootin!" Justin replied happily. Matt leaned against the wall as he talked with Justin in the doorway.
"Are you and Wade coming to the campus tomorrow?" Matt asked hopefully.
"No Wade is actually coming with me and the rest of the crew to visit Josh's family. Why don't you and Tyler meet us there?" Justin pondered.
"I'll tell Tyler." Matt nodded.
"So I'll talk to you later okay?" Justin said.
"Okay Night Just. Tell Josh I said goodbye." Matt said as he resumed his walk toward the elevator.
"Night Matt." Justin said as he closed the door. He walked back into the room and crawled back onto the bed where JC lay waiting, free from all utensils. Justin curled up to him, resting his head on JC's chest, just under his chin.
"What do you want to do now?" JC asked.
"I just want to relax with you. Do you want to take a bath together?" Justin asked excitedly.
"Blue, we're not going to fit in the small tubs they have in this room." JC said placing a kiss on Justin's fuzzy head.
"Damn!. . . How about we. . .watch a movie?" Justin asked, not too thrilled.
"You don't sound to happy about that." JC laughed causing Justin to lightly smack JC on the chest.
"Do you want to. . . read?" Justin questioned.
"I have an idea." JC said as gently raised up on the bed. He stood on the bed and walked off. Justin watched as JC opened the sliding door that led out to the balcony. He moved some stuff around on the balcony so that all the furniture was up agaisnt the walls, leaving an open space in the middle. He walked back in and took a portable CD player and two small speakers out of his bag and carried them out to the balcony. He came in and took many of the small candles out to the balcony as well. Justin watched as JC came into the room and walked back out. Finally JC came in and smirked at Justin.
"Ready?" JC asked taking his CD carrier in one hand. Justin gave him a laugh before standing up and following him out onto the balcony. Justin chuckled when he saw candles surrounding the balcony. Justin stood in the center as JC hit play on the small CD player. The CD player started up as JC walked over to Justin and wrapped his arms around him, waiting for the music to start.
"Mary had a Little lamb, Little lamb, Little Lamb." The vocalist sang. Justin and JC looked at each other and chuckled as they listened to their children's CD.
"Sorry. I remember playing this for Ben and Amy yesterday." JC said as he walked to the CD player and hit stop. He switched CD's and hit play once again. The sound of Seal's voice came out of the small speakers as he sang `Kiss From a Rose'. JC walked over to Justin once again and wrapped his arms around Justin's waist. Justin wrapped his arms around JC's neck and rested his chin on JC's shoulder. Slowly they both began to rock together to the soothing music that escaped into the starlit night. The soft glow of candles embraced them as they looked over the cityscape of Baltimore. Justin moved his face down so that he was resting his cheek against JC's shoulder. He slowly started to nuzzle JC's neck, taking in the scent of OP Juice cologne.
"Mmm. I love this smell on you." Justin said softly as he placed a minute kiss on JC's neck.
"And it loves you." JC responded. The two resumed rocking their bodies slowly to the music, wrapped into being with each other.
"I love you." Justin whispered.
"I love you more." JC responded, equally soft. They both danced slowly with each other, embracing each other tightly.
"Say Cheese!" A voice said behind them. they looked toward the balcony of the room next to them. They quickly saw Joey with a camera before a bright flash blinded them.
"Damn Joey!" Justin said as he blinked a couple of times.
"Thank you for ruining a perfect moment." JC said as he rubbed his eyes.
"Hey because of me, you have that memory forever." Joey said holding up his camera. He quickly ran into his room leaving them alone once again. Justin shook his head before going back into the same position he was in before.
"Hey Indy?" Justin asked.
"Yeah?" JC asked.
"Are you thinking about Ben and Amy right now?" Justin questioned.
"Just if they are asleep or if they've been fed or not." JC said with a small laugh.
"Yeah me too." Justin sighed. Both of them continued to dance into the night.
Christina stood in a pair of sky print pajama pants and a loose white top. She had her hair in a messy pony tail as she stood in front of the stove. She was watching the eggs intently on the stove making sure they wouldn't burn this time. She bit her lower lip when she heard the coffee maker pour the coffee out. She rushed over to the coffee maker and waited impatiently as it finished draining. As soon as it finished she poured a fresh cup of coffee and rushed it to the table where she put it in the top left corner. She heard a sizzle and rushed back to the stove.
"Shit." She hissed silently as she flipped the omelet. She saw it was slightly light brown. She let out a groan and walked to the garbage can and tossed the omelet in. She quickly went to the stove and cracked another egg into a bowl.
"Baby!" she heard as the water turned off.
"In the kitchen making breakfast." Christina responded.
"Make sure the cup is on the right side this time." He responded.
"Shit!" She hissed as she rushed to the table and quickly moved the coffee cup to the right side. IN the process she spilled some coffee. She rushed to the sink and hurried to clean it up. While she ran to the table the pan sat on the stove smoking from the butter that sat in it.
"Christina! There is something burning." Marvin yelled as he walked into the room in a robe.
"Sorry." Christina said a she rushed to the stove again. She turned if off and moved everything off of it.
"I thought I told you. . ." Marvin said as he grabbed her elbow.
"I'm sorry." Christina replied.
"No! You never learn!" Marvin said as he pulled her into the living room.
"And look at this dump, you haven't even cleaned it up yet." Marvin snapped. He raised his hand as Britney ran through the door.
"Put your hand down asshole!" Britney yelled.
"What do you want bitch?" Marvin hissed.
"I'm here to take Christina from you jackass, she should have never gotten involved with you! Come on Chrissy." Britney said as she walked to Christina's side.
"You aren't taking her away from me!" Marvin asked.
"Oh yes I am!" Britney snapped back,.
"You and what army?" Marvin asked.
"Me." Cole said as she walked into the room. He rushed to Christina's side and made sure she wasn't hurt.
"Britney, why don't you get her to the car." Cole told her.
"No you aren't taking her!" Marvin said as he stepped forward threateningly. Cole quickly stopped his movements and gave him a quick punch to the face. Marvin went down to the floor with a crash.
"Stay away from her or I'll call the cops." Cole said as he followed Britney and Christina out the door.
The sun stood halfway between the horizon and it's zenith. The sun crept into every nook and cranny, illuminating every room. Yet that wasn't what woke Justin and JC. Both lay snoozing in their bed as the sun bathed their half nude forms. JC lay lightly snoring as he slept on his back, the light shining over his developing upper torso. Justin slept next to him. His body was half on JC and half on the bed. Both of JC's arms were wrapped around Justin's waist while Justin dreamed silently. Justin's neck craned toward JC and rested just below his chin. Justin's nose softly brushed against JC's neck. The door softly creaked open to reveal Hana and Sarah who were taking out the key card from the door. They both crept into the room carrying two very clean and happy children. They smiled as they walked over to the bed and gently placed both babies on their fathers. They watched as Amy sat on the bed in front of Justin and watched as Ben laid on his father. He lifted his upper body and started to pat JC. They quickly scurried out of the room as they saw JC start to wake. JC blinked a bit before squinting from the sun. He shifted his eyes down to his torso where he saw Ben smiling up at him. JC let out a yawn and unwrapped an arm from Justin and Placed it on his boy's head.
"Morning Champ." JC said with grogginess. He heard a small giggle and glanced over toward Amy. She reached out for Justin as she sat in one place. Ben slowly crawled his way up his father until he was resting on JC's chest. He took a hold of the silver chain that held his engagement ring.
"Sweetheart. Wake up, we have some visitors." JC whispered to Justin. Justin gave a small moan and turned his head so that his face was directed away from the sunlight. He soon felt a hand grasp his nose. Justin's eyes popped open and looked down at the little girl who held his nose.
"Hey Princess." Justin said as he took a hold of Amy and brought her closer.
"How did you two get here?" JC questioned, he reached over and took a pair of wire framed glasses off the nightstand. He handed them to Justin who gratefully accepted. Justin slipped on his glasses and looked down at the children.
"And look at you two! All clean and everything." Justin said as he ran a hand over Amy's head.
"You guys are ready to visit Grandma and Grandpa huh?" JC asked as he lifted the boy into the air above himself. Ben cooed and laughed.
"And you are gonna see your Aunt Heather." Justin added.
"She's gonna be there?" JC asked.
"Yeah she said she had something important to tell us." Justin said as he sat up in bed. He rubbed his eyes.
"Why don't you go take a shower first and I'll stay with the kids." JC offered. Justin looked down at JC and smiled. He leaned down and placed a small kiss on his lips.
"Thanks." Justin said as he slowly got out helping Amy to her Papa's side. JC lay on the bed and took the remote into his hands. He turned on the TV and stopped on Nickelodeon where cartoon characters ran about on the screen. He faced both Ben and Amy toward the TV and watched as their face lit up at the characters. The screen faded to black as it went to a commercial.
"Hi, We're N Sync! And you're watching Nickelodeon!" the five of them said in unison.
"My favorite channel." Joey said with a snicker. Ben and Amy reached for the TV when they recognized the five men. Amy turned around to see her father.
"Yeah that's Uncle Lance, Uncle Joey, Uncle Chris and Daddy huh?" JC asked the children. Ben cooed and fell back against JC. JC helped him sit up straight and watched his children giggle and coo at the TV.
Justin rested Amy on his hip while holding her with one hand. He clutched the backpack with his other hand. JC stepped out of the large SUV with Ben clutching onto his shirt collar. They both looked back and saw Lance, Chris, and Joey get out of the car. Wade followed with Hana and Sarah. As soon as everyone got out of the car they headed to the doorstep. Justin knocked on the door after setting down the backpack. He propped his sunglasses up on top of his head. JC waited behind his husband for the door to open.
"My Children are here! All five of them!" Karen exclaimed as she threw open the door. Lance snickered as they all filed in.
"Hello sweetheart!" Karen said as she gave JC a kiss on the cheek.
"Justin! How is my son-in-law?" Karen asked as she gave him a hug.
"Good Mom. Very good." Justin smiled.
"Hello James, Boy have you grown. Call your mother she's worried sick." Karen said as she gave him a hug and a kiss on the cheek.
"Yes Ma'am." Lance complied.
"Joseph! What have you done to yourself? I was worried sick when I heard you hurt your leg. How are you feeling Sugar?" Karen asked worriedly.
"I'm fine Karen. It's just a small set back." Joey smiled. Karen gave him a skeptical look before giving Chris a giant hug.
"Christopher! Look at yourself! You're getting handsomer by the second.' Karen commented giving him a hug,
"Oh stop!" Chris said bashfully.
"Sarah sweetheart come on in!" Karen said as she closed the door.
"Why don't you guys go relax in the living room. Heather!! Your brother is here!!!" Karen called up the stairs. Karen soon rushed into the kitchen. Justin and JC sat on the love seat placing Amy and Ben on the floor. Ben's lip began to quiver from being separated from his father.
"You big cry baby!" JC said leaning down and taking the child into his lap. Lance sat on the floor in front of Amy and kept her happy. Chris sat on the couch with Sarah while Wade sat next to her. Joey sat in the recliner while Hana sat on the floor in front of Sarah.
"Hey guys!" Heather walked in with Tim following her. Tim smiled at everyone, just barely recognizing everyone that he's met before.
"Hey Heather, Hey Tim!" JC said greeting his sister's long time boyfriend.
"Oh there is my niece and my nephew! Come over to Aunt Heather!" Heather said taking Ben from JC's lap. Ben looked at his father who was fleeing suddenly and began to cry loudly.
"Oh! All right. Sorry!" Heather said as she handed him to JC. JC laughed as Ben curled up to his shoulder and softly whimpered. Heather took a seat in front of Amy who clutched onto Lance in fear. She started to tear up at the sight of Heather.
"What is wrong with your children?" Heather asked as she stood once again.
"Nothing they just haven't seen you a lot. They are not used to you." Justin shrugged.
"Hello! We're here!" Tyler said as he walked into the room. Wade say up with eagerness. He looked at the door and smiled when Matt walked in. Both guys walked into the living room. Tyler placed his keys down on the table and looked down at Amy and Ben. Amy smiled and reached out for Tyler.
"Ew! Your child likes Tyler more than me!" Heather mumbled as she walked back to Tim.
"Sorry, Tyler spent the day with them So they recognize him." Justin snickered. Ben squirmed in JC's arms before looking at everyone and burying his face in his father's shoulder again.
"So what's this big news you have to tell us?" JC asked.
"Oh, I'll tell everyone after we eat lunch." Heather said.
"Okay Christina, you are fine. All cuts and stuff are taken care of." Cole said as he stood from the seat. Christina smiled and looked down at her lap.
"What's up Doc?" Britney questioned as she took a seat next to Christina on the sofa.
"Well she is physically fine, as long as she isn't keeping anything from me." Cole said tossing a skeptical glance at Christina which made her smile.
"Now why in the world did you want to go back to him?" Britney asked.
"I. . . I love him." Christina said meekly.
"Christina! He beat you? How can you love someone that beats you?" Britney asked in shock.
"Britney!" Cole said.
"Brit, he may beat me but I know he loves me too." Christina said softly.
"He loves something all right. But it's not you! He loves beating you!" Britney said.
"Britney!!" Cole said more firmly.
"We worried about you! The guys are in Baltimore right now and they are all practically worried up the wall because you've been spending so much time away!" Britney ranted.
"Britney!!! Can I speak with you I the other room!" Cole said intently in the doorway. Britney reluctantly followed him to the other room.
"What?" Britney asked.
"Britney, I know you are angry and worried but what she needs right now is not a mother figure. She needs a friend to listen to her, to take care of her and possibly a support group." Cole stated.
"But. . ." Britney started.
"But nothing. I'm the doctor and I paid thousands of dollars to read a book that said that. So listen to me!" Cole said cracking a smile.
"Ugh! Stupid doctors!" Britney said as she walked into the living room once again.
"Christina. Do you want to crash with me? It'll be like a girls night out. We could rent Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise movies and even get Risky Business and catch a glimpse at his goods." Britney enticed. Christina shrugged.
"Okay good! It's settled." Britney said as she wrapped an arm around Christina.
JC filed into the room carrying two bottles filled with formula. He joined up with Justin who was sitting on the floor with his back propped against the love seat. JC took a seat next to him and handed Justin a bottle so he could start feeding Ben. JC looked back and gently took Amy from Sarah's arms. He started to feed her as she lay in his lap. Sarah and Chris sat on the loveseat, clutching hands. Joey sat on the arm of the loveseat as did Lance on the other side. Hana sat on the couch with Karen and Roy, casually talking with one another. Wade sat on a chair from the dining room while Matt on the floor in front of him. Tyler sat in the alcove looking into the front yard while he watched Heather and Tim standing against the wall.
"So what's this big news we have to know?" JC questioned, looking down at Amy before looking up at her.
"Well, I guess this time is as good as any." Heather said as she looked at Tim and then at everyone else.
"Tim and I are getting married!!" Heather said happily. She held out her hand, showing off her ring,
"Oh! My!" Karen said happily. She hopped up and rushed to Heather. Instantaneously wrapping her arms around her daughter.
"Another wedding?" Roy sighed as he fell back against the couch JC tossed a grin at his father while he held the bottle at Amy's mouth.
"When did this happen? Where?" Sarah questioned excitedly. Heather looked at Tim and then back at everyone.
"Well he took me out to dinner and then instead of driving back, we walked through the park and he stopped in the center where the moon shone down and he got down on one knee and he proposed to me." Heather said happily.
"We have to find a dress and a place. How about where Josh and Justin had there wedding, that was simply beautiful. We could do that again!" Karen started to plan. Tyler and JC began to chuckle. JC's attention was distracted when he heard Amy gag a bit. He looked down and saw the child cringe at the sight of the bottle indicating she was full. JC gently wiped her mouth with her bib and took it off from around her neck.
"Josh? Could I hold her?" Tyler asked.
"Sure you can burp her." JC stated as he slipped the blanket around her. Tyler took her gently away causing her to whimper.
"It's okay. Go to Uncle Tyler for a little bit okay?" JC said gently.
"Oh! Who's gonna be your bride's maids? Your maid of honor?" Sarah asked.
"I don't know yet, we're not getting tomorrow, we're planning it maybe in the fall or in the winter or maybe even spring next year." Heather said
"That won't stop them from picking out your clothes, cake, and flowers, trust me. I know." Justin snickered.
"Tim, I think you should have a seat here. You need your rest now while you can get it." Roy offered.
"Thanks Mr. Chasez." Tim smiled.
"Tim, it's Roy now!" Roy offered.
"Thanks Roy." Tim smiled.
"So you are going to be my brother-in-law huh?" JC asked.
"Guess so." Tim replied.
"Tim if you are going to be in this family, you have to speak more." Justin added.
"Sorry I know. I'll try." Tim responded. The room got quieter as Sarah, Heather, Karen, and Hana left the room. JC placed his arm around Justin while he still fed Ben.
"Wait until Britney and Christina hear this." Justin snickered.
"Do you want anything?" JC asked, placing a small kiss near Justin's ear.
"Actually can you get me a bowl of cereal?" Justin questioned softly.
"Yeah, Sure." JC said as he hopped up and walked towards the kitchen.
"What do you want to do?" Christina asked, clutching a pillow tightly while she lay on the couch of Britney's house.
"Go to the grocery store, cause I have absolutely no food in the fridge." Britney said bringing out an empty box of crackers.
"Actually why don't we just order some food. We can binge on junk food!" Britney added.
"Like what?" Christina questioned.
"Everything. We'll get those killer egg rolls from that Chinese food place. And we'll get a giant extra cheese pizza, and we'll get that excellent linguini from Tony's. Oh and we'll get some nachos from El Burrito!" Britney suggested.
"That sounds delicious." Christina stated.
"Okay I'll order everything!" Britney said excitedly. Christina sighed as she clicked on the TV and started to flip through the channels. She heard a knock on the door and waited for Britney to get it. She heard Britney talking with someone on the phone and heard the person knock on the door once again. She waited a bit before she realized that Britney wasn't going to get the door.
"Oh please, let me get it." Christina huffed to herself as she got off the sofa and walked to the door. She smooth out her loose sweatpants and tightened the zip-up sweatshirt around herself. She opened the door expecting a delivery man or something.
"Oh Hi!" Christina said as she stared at Cole.
"Hey." Cole responded as he looked down at Christina. Christina smiled and moved aside.
"Come in." Christina invited.
"Thank you." Cole accepted as he stepped into the foyer.
"What are you doing here?" Christina questioned, moving into the living room. She took her spot once again on the couch and watched as Cole sat down next to her.
"Well I just wanted to see how you feel and wanted to bring you this." Cole said as he pulled a lollipop from his coat pocket. Christina grinned as she took the candy.
"It's for being a great patient." Cole said with an innocent smile.
"Thanks." Christina chuckled as she toyed with it.
"Are you doing okay?" Cole questioned.
"Yeah, I'm holding on. . . it's just. . .it's. . . I. . ." Christina stumbled.
"What is it?" Cole asked lightly.
"I just want to feel loved." Christina said as she started to cry.
"You are loved." Cole argued.
"No I'm not, at least with Marvin I knew when he loved me. He made me realize my flaws." Christina said as she sobbed.
"He didn't love you Christina. If he physically hurt for not liking certain parts of you, than all he wanted to do is mold you into his servant. You deserve a guy who will treat you with respect. Who will make YOU breakfast just because he is so in love with you. You deserve a guy who will change himself just to suit you." Cole said lifting her chin up with his hand.
"Cole?" Christina asked.
"Yeah?" He inquired in return.
"Do you mind just holding me right now?" Christina questioned.
"Yeah sure." Cole said opening his arms. Christina scooted closer and rested her head on his chest. He wrapped both arms around her and held her close. Britney lightly cleared her throat causing Cole to turn his head toward her, while she leaned against the wall. She was slowly munching on a bag of Potato Chips.
"Chip?" Britney offered with a smile.
"Okay Mom! We're leaving!" Justin said from the front door. Karen came into the room carrying Ben who was toying with her necklace. JC walked by the door carrying a backpack while Amy squealed in Hana's arms.
"Okay Sweety, here is my grandson." Karen said handing him over to his father.
"Thanks Mom." Justin said, taking the boy into his arm. Ben became elated at the sight of his father and rested his head on Justin's shoulder.
"My Big Boy." Justin said kissing the boy on the head.
"Where are you guys going now?" Karen asked.
"We're going to San Diego to do this whole thing for MTV. And then we are going to continue the tour." Justin replied. he saw Lance coming towards the door.
"Hey Benj? Why don't you go with Uncle Lance okay?" Justin said to the boy before Lance reached out and took the child. Ben accompanied Lance on his way to the van.
"Well have fun. And call when you arrive there okay?" Karen asked as she gave him a hug.
"Bye Mom." JC said as he took his mom into his arms.
"Bye Joshua." Karen replied. JC took Justin's hand and started to lead him toward the van. He gave one last wave before walking toward the van. He saw Matt and Wade giving each other a gentle hug and a small peck.
"I'll call you okay?" Wade promised.
"Okay." Matt responded before gently pounding his chest and walking away, toward the car where Tyler sat. wade let out a sigh and getting in the van.
"Hello San Diego, and welcome to the special NSYNC tailgate party!! Today we're going to look back at what you fans thought were NSYNC's top ten MTV moments. We'll take a look at their album, celebrity which is due out in stores July 24th, and we'll get the dirty dish on the guys from the people who know them. But now, will you please help me introduce JC, Joey, Justin, Chris, and Lance to the stage." Carson introduced from atop the stage surrounded by screaming fans. The guys stepped out of the bus and smiled as they waved to the fans. They made their way to the stage in the order Carson had called them.
"Hello everyone!" JC said into the microphone.
"How are you all doing?" Joey questioned into his microphone. They took a seat in a line on stage in the order they came out.
"Wait!" Justin said as he quickly switched places with Joey to be able to sit next to JC. JC gave him a chuckle and took his hand within his own. Justin smiled in satisfaction and held JC's hand happily.
"Well guys! What do you think?" Carson asked.
"Wow this is very impressive! You guys go all out." Justin said.
"Well it's N Sync Frenzy here! Now your new album is out in stores on July 24th and it's a big thing right?" Carson asked.
"Yeah it's a really cool album." Lance nodded.
"Now to start this show off we'd like to how you the first moment when you guys were on MTV." Carson dropped.
"Nooo!" Justin yelled.
"This is embarrassing." Chris said ducking his head. JC turned bright red when the image of them singing and dancing came onto the screen. He turned and covered his face in Justin's shoulder.
"Look at my hair!!" Lance exclaimed.
"Man we thought those outfits were so cool." Justin said shaking his head.
"And look JC cast Justin a glance, how cute." Joey cooed. Justin quickly punched Joey in the shoulder before jumping out of his seat and running behind JC before Joey could retaliate. Joey gave up his attempt to pay Justin back which made Justin grin like a cat. He wrapped his arms around JC's neck from behind while standing behind his stool. JC rested his hands on the arms that wrapped around his neck. They both continued to watch the screen.
"Okay well that was moment number ten. Now we have to head out for a break really quickly so we're going to leave Justin with a little question to ponder." Carson said looking down at his card.
"Uh oh! Can I phone a friend?" Justin asked.
"Okay the question is, You are really busy while on tour and everything and it's JC's birthday, You forgot to buy him a gift. Do you. . . Send someone out to buy it for you? Go in disguise and buy it yourself? Buy through the internet? Or make it yourself? We'll let you ponder that during this commercial break." Carson said to the camera. As soon as the camera was off he sat down in his chair and waited for the stage crew to swarm him with everything.
"What would you do if you forgot my birthday?" JC asked as he titled his head back to see Justin.
"I won't forget your birthday, It's August 16th." Justin said surely. JC gave him a look of shock.
"Oh Josh! Stop it, I know it's August 8th." Justin said looking down at the man.
"Good." JC snickered.
"Look at Carson he thinks he's sooo special. He acts like a real ego infested celebrity." Lance whispered.
"I wish Dave Holmes was doing this." Joey whispered.
"Me too." Justin added. He quickly saw all the stage crew leave the stage.
"Okay! Welcome back to N Sync Road to Celebrity. Now before the break we left Justin with a question. Justin, you are really busy while on tour and everything and it's JC's birthday, You forgot to buy him a gift. Do you. . . Send someone out to buy it for you? Go in disguise and buy it yourself? Buy through the internet? Or make it yourself?" Carson questioned.
"Well this year I was good and bought JC's gift already. So I wouldn't have to answer that. But if I accidentally forgot his birthday, which is unlikely, I would say I would either make it myself or just tell him how busy I was. Cause most of them time we are busy with the same things and he'll understand." Justin answered.
"JC is that true? Would it be okay if he gave you your present later?" Carson asked.
"Oh definitely, sometimes we are so busy that we don't have time to even see each other. And we end up playing Phone Tag. But N Sync does that often. If we are busy on someone's birthday we either celebrate early or we do it a little later." JC replied.
"We did that with Justin this year. I Think we were in the middle of the concert on Justin's birthday and so we celebrated a little earlier than usual." Chris filled in.
"That's awesome, now I know the world has gotten a glimpse of the mascots of the N Sync tour, but we were wondering if we can get an update on Ben and Amy Chasez." Carson requested. Justin took his seat again and was welcomed with a punch from Joey. He winced and rubbed his arm while Joey cracked up in laughter.
"Sure. Uhm. . .well they are older, still keeping me up at night, they put everything in their mouth. I think they are about five months old. So yeah." JC said.
"Do you guys want to see them?" Justin asked everyone. The crowd around them cheered loudly.
"Okay, Ben and Amy come on out." Carson called. Hana and Sarah stepped out of the bus carrying Ben and Amy. Ben was wearing a baby blue T-shirt with a pair of denim overalls and a baby blue bandana covered his little head. Amy followed with a red shirt and a pair of denim overalls. On her head she wore a red bucket cap with the bill brought up a bit. Slowly Hana and Sarah brought both babies to the stage. They handed both children to their parents. Justin held Amy while JC held Ben.
"Wow they have grown, since the Rosie Show." Carson commented.
"I wonder who dressed each child?" Chris commented.
"Hey Baby Blue is a great color." Justin said, referring to Ben's clothes. Amy squirmed in Justin's arms and reached out for Joey. Joey smiled and waved at the child. He put out his hand for Amy to clutch. She took hold of Joey's hand with one hand while reaching out with the others. Justin turned a bit and allowed Joey to take her into his lap. Chris leaned in and played with Amy as well.
"So the guys are totally cool with the kids?" Carson asked.
"Yeah, we love them." Lance commented from the other end.
"More than we love Justin and JC." Joey added. Justin rolled his eyes and looked at Carson.
"Okay we have question from the audience." Carson commented.
"Hi! My name is Brianna! And I was wondering if I could hold one of your babies." She asked. Justin looked at JC, who looked back at him.
"Uhm. . . ." JC began.
"If you promise to be very very very careful with them. They really don't like strangers but maybe for like a minute?" Justin asked looking at JC.
"Yeah sure." JC said apprehensively.
"Wow! You are trusting your child in the hands of a fan." Carson said in admiration. The girl walked onto the stage and stood near Carson. JC slowly got up and walked toward the girl. He slowly started to pull Ben away from him and hand her over to the girl. Ben frowned and reached back for his father.
"It's okay BJ, Just for a minute okay?" JC said to the child. Ben frowned in the girl's arms as he stayed still. He gently eased into a whimper which escalated to a quiet sob.
"Okay he's being a cry baby today." JC said reaching his hands out. Ben reached out and took a hold of his father. He brought the boy to his shoulder and held the boy with one arm while the other was holding up the microphone. Ben lay his head down on JC's shoulder, nuzzling his neck.
"Crocodile tears!" Justin said to the baby. Ben grinned at his father and buried his face into JC's shoulder.
"Now how do you handle riding the tour bus with them. Where do they sleep?" Carson asked.
"Sometimes they will sleep in their small crib that we have set up. But most of them time. They sleep with one of us. JC will sleep in the bunk and will have Ben and I'll sleep on the couch and snooze with Amy. And then we switch. It's just a lot safer." Justin answered.
"Well it's about time to go to another commercial. Here is what some of N Sync's friends and family had to say about their style." Carson said throwing the show to a break.
"Hey sweetheart, Do you think we should take the kids back into the bus?" JC asked.
"Uhm I think maybe for one more segment than we can give them their nap." Justin said.
"Maybe next time we can leave them with one of our moms. I think they are more tired than we are on the road." JC suggested.
"Oh crap! I forgot to call my mom." Justin said, digging into his pocket and retrieving his phone. He quickly hit a number and the phone dialed his mother's home.
"Hello?" came a young voice.
"Hey Laura, give it to Mom." Justin said quickly.
"Okay Hold on." Laura said.
"Hello?" Lynn asked.
"Hey mom, Just wanted to check in with you." Justin said into the phone.
"Oh, how are you? Where are you?" Lynn asked.
"Well, we're on the set for that MTV thing." Justin said into the phone.
"That's nice, How are my grandchildren?" Lynn asked.
"They are fine. Ben is up here curling up with Josh and Amy is with Chris and Joe." Justin said, toying with the hem of his shirt.
"The twins are on the stage? Is it indoor or outdoor." Lynn questioned.
"It's outdoor." Justin responded.
"are they wearing hats?" Lynn asked worriedly.
"Yeah they are all covered and sunscreened." Justin replied.
"Okay we're back here with N Sync and Justin who seems to be on the phone." Carson said. Justin popped his head up and grinned.
"Say Hi to my Mom!" Justin said holding out the phone to the audience. He received a hearty `Hi Mom' from the audience. Justin put the phone to his ear and listened before chuckling.
"She says hi, all of you, whoever you are." Justin relayed.
"Now JC, we were just talking about style, now what do you think of Justin's new do?" Carson questioned. JC cast a glance at his husband who was putting away his cell phone. Justin stared back at JC waiting with an expecting grin.
"Uh oh! I think we hit a nerve." Carson said, noticing JC's apprehension.
"No, I already know the answer. Go ahead JC, tell them." Justin smirked.
"I. . . don't like. . . his new hair." JC said slowly, causing the crowd to boo.
"Hey! Hey! Hey! I have a good reason." JC explained.
"What's that?" Justin asked, expecting a pitiful response.
"Well when he had curls, I used to spend hours on end just running my fingers through them and it was the most rewarding feeling, especially after a strenuous day in the studio or after a concert. But when he lost his curls. . . now I can only run my hand over the fuzz." JC said. Justin smiled and leaned against JC proudly. There was an `awww' from the crowd.
"Well I guess we'll move on cause we still have about another hour and half with N Sync." Carson said, changing the subject.
"Okay you guys, final set!" JC encouraged, he went to Justin's side and gave him the usual kiss between sets.
"Good luck Baby." Justin said.
"You too Sweetheart." JC said before rushing to his spot.
"Break legs Everyone!" Chris shouted, wiping the sweat accumulated from the previous sets onto a towel.
"Joey don't take that literally." Lance warned.
"Is your leg bothering you?" Justin asked Joey as he buttoned up his shirt.
"Nope, just a little stiff, it should be fine soon." Joey responded.
"Okay here we go, Game is Over and then Bye Bye Bye." JC reminded as they ran out onto the stage.
"That was a good show guys." JC commented as both he and Justin came out of the shower with towels around their waists. Joey, Lance, and Chris looked up from gathering their stuff and nodded. Joey took the towel he had slung around his neck and tossed it into the hamper.
"Are you guys ready to head to the bus?" Lance questioned, slinging his backpack over his shoulder.
"Yeah let me just slip on a pair of sweats." Justin said, stepping into a pair of grey sweats. He pulled his black wifebeater over his sweats and slipped on JC's leather jacket. He looked over towards JC who was slipping on a T-shirt over his nylon pants. Justin quickly started to gather the loose baby toys that were scattered over the small table. He stuffed them into his backpack and slung it over his shoulder as well.
"Ready?" JC asked as he came up behind Justin.
"Yeah." Justin said standing up and walking towards the door where Chris, and Joey stood. He rubbed his head gently and closed his eyes.
"You okay Justin?" Chris asked.
"Yeah just a bit of a headache." Justin replied. JC wrapped an arm around Justin and held him silently.
"Okay I'm done!" Lance said, meeting the rest of the guys. All five of them walked to the next dressing room where the babies stayed. JC peeked his head in and saw Sarah and Hana watching TV while holding the snoozing babies in their arms.
"Hey Papa." Sarah said as she stood up. Hana turned off the TV with the aid of her remote before standing up as well. JC walked into the room and prepared the two carrying seats. Hana and Sarah gently put the babies in their seats.
"Do you want me to take one?" Hana questioned.
"No thanks Hana. Why don't you and Sarah start heading out first." JC whispered. JC slowly covered both children with baby quilts and took their seats in his hands. He stepped outside where the guys stood.
"Okay let's go." JC whispered.
"Can I take one?" Joey asked excitedly.
"Shhhh Joe. They're sleeping." JC reprimanded. Joey cringed in embarrassment and nodded. JC took both seats and followed Justin who had his hands in his pockets. They walked as a group to the exit and could hear the crowds that surrounded the area where all the busses were parked. Lonnie opened the door and their was a silence outside. All eyes were on the door, waiting for who would come out next. As soon as Chris ran out, the crowd erupted in screams. Joey ran after him with Sarah and Hana in tow. Justin wasn't too far behind while JC made a quick paced jog toward the bus. He cringed at every high pitched squeal that burst out from around them. He could see Ben's little foot thumping up and down, marking his awakening. JC made it to the door of the bus and hopped on. As the squeals died down he heard the loud sound of Amy and Ben crying with full lung capacity. JC sighed and placed them down on the table. He pulled the blankets off of them and looked down at both crying children.
"What's wrong?" Justin asked as he ran up to the front.
"The screaming woke them up." JC sighed. Justin slowly lifted Ben into his arms. The crying baby continued to scream intently.
"Justin, Hon, why don't you go to bed. I'll take care of them." JC said running his hand over Justin's head.
"No I'm fine." Justin said tiredly. JC scooped Amy into his arms and started to follow Justin toward the back room. The babies continued to cry as they entered the lounge.
"Oh what's wrong?" Lance asked, as he sat up.
"They woke up." Justin mumbled. Justin laid down on the free couch and slowly started to pet Ben's back. Amy started to soften when JC started to hum to her while rocking back and forth.
"Do you want me to clean their crib?" Chris asked.
"Yeah. Could you?" JC questioned.
"Sure." Chris said hopping up to move the toys out of the crib that was securely bolted down. JC soon got Amy down to a whimper and bounced around the room.
"Sweetpea, come on and quiet down. Daddy's got a headache." JC whispered to the child. Amy quieted down to quiet sobs. JC looked back at the couch and saw that Ben was asleep on top of Justin who was snoozing as well.
"Hana could you possibly take Ben from Justin and put him in the crib?" JC asked.
"Yeah sure." Hana said as she cautiously pried Ben from Justin's arms. She placed the sleeping boy into his crib and covered him slowly. JC followed with Amy who was dozing off to sleep.
"Blue, Baby?" JC asked, kneeling next to the couch. Justin woke up and stared at JC.
"Do you want to head to the bunk?" JC questioned. Justin nodded and got up, JC walked out of the room helping Justin along. The two walked to the bunk, where JC helped Justin slip into the lower bunk. He aided Justin in his attempt to take off his leather jacket.
"Okay Blue, you go straight to bed and I'll join you soon okay?" JC asked as he crouched to see Justin's face.
"Okay. Josh?" Justin questioned, half asleep.
"Yeah Sweetheart?" JC asked.
"I love you." Justin mumbled. JC pressed a small kiss on Justin's forehead.
"I love you too." JC whispered. He closed the curtain to the bunk and walking back to the lounge and walked to the couch that once housed Justin and flopped down into it.
"Boy Josh, you must be beat." Lance claimed.
"Yeah I am." JC said as he closed his eyes. He heard a small whimper and opened them quickly. He heard Ben fidget in his crib before snoozing back off again.
"Josh, why don't you go to bed too." Chris claimed.
"I will I just want to make sure the kids are off to bed." JC claimed as he curled up on the couch.
"You know we'll make sure they are asleep. Get to bed now!" Joey ordered. JC smiled gratefully and walked off toward the bunks. JC slid open the curtain and saw Justin sleeping soundly while clutching a pillow. JC took the pillow from his arms and placed it in its spot. He slipped off his shoes and slipped into the bunk. As if Justin was awake, he scooted closer to JC and wrapped his arm around JC's waist. JC enveloped Justin and closed his eyes.
"Night Justin." JC whispered. He received a small sigh from Justin before he buried his face deeper into JC's shoulder.
Lance sat in the lounge surrounded by darkness, with nothing by the gloom of the TV providing light. He was laying on the couch while flipping through the channels. He looked at the now empty room and heard the distant sound of Joey snoring. As he watched the silent TV he heard a small whimper coming from the crib. Lance got off of the couch and steadied himself to the rocking of the bus. He made his way over to the crib. He slowly lifted the boy into his arms, feeling the warm moist feeling of the child's sweat soaked clothes.
"Hey Benji." Lance whispered. He brought the boy to his shoulder and slowly made his way to the couch again.
"Hey Ben?" Lance asked, expecting a response.
"I just wanted to let you know that you and your sister have made Justin and JC so happy. Although they are tired all the time, they love you so much and beam at the sight of you. So for that thank you. You made them happier than they always were. Thank you buddy boy." Lance said to the child. He looked down and snickered at the boy who was now sleeping on his chest. He leaned down and placed a small kiss on Ben's head.
TO BE CONTINUED. . .
***** Now I know none of you can tell me that Lance is unbelievably hot right now. that was a sweet ending I know. but don't worry. I have thought of so many plots right now. Maybe a little visit from JC's Ex? Or maybe a possible Homophobic encounter. And you know I still have to touch up on Christina's trauma. And I think Britney and Lance will have some bumpy roads up ahead. I know they just got together, but all good lovers have quarrels. So until next time. CYA!!