Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 22:35:35 -0800 (PST)
From: Mighty Aphrodite <nsaphrodite@yahoo.com>
Subject: Baby

Baby

Disclaimer: Fiction.

Rating: PG-13 for homosexual themes.

Summary: Justin gets the perfect Birthday gift...

Author's Notes: Warning: this story is not my best work. I'm sick. I've
been sick.  My laptop was dead and now formatted.  And it's Justin's
Birthday so I have to send it out tonight. Besides, I really do like the
song that inspired this short piece.  Everyone has to check out Athenaeum.
They're a great band. Oh, and one more thing...today is Justin's birthday
and if we all buy a copy of "Justified" this week, he might be able to
climb up to the top of the albums chart next week.  Wouldn't that be a
great present for the boy who has everything?

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Baby

By Aphrodite Jan 2003

Inspired by the song, "If Baby's Gone", written by Mark Kano and performed
by Athenaeum...


BABY


It's the last day of January
It's near freezing weather outside
It's cold. It's dark. It's depressing

As am I

But baby's got a hold on me
He has me wrapped around his finger

It's baby's birthday
And he wants me near
He wants me by his side
Baby's gonna be a man now
But forever still my baby

I get to the hall
Athenaeum is playing
People mingling everywhere
Baby knows how to attract people
Like him, her, you and me
Baby's got a way of drawing you near

I follow the birthday serenade
JC is leading the singing ensemble
But baby commands the attention
He's got a way of captivating people
He's got alluring charisma

I see baby
Amidst the Armani suits and Valentino gowns
He smiles at me
That million-dollar smile
And leaves me breathless
Alone
By myself

Baby don't give a damn about me
Why would he ever need to
Cause he's got everything without me
I'm just a rock in his shoe

Young and beautiful
Rich and famous
Baby's got it all

What am I to him?

But an old and ugly nobody

But then he draws me near to whisper in his ear
I say the things that baby likes to hear

A smile graces his face
A giggle escapes his throat
And my heart flutters

Baby won't put his arms around me
I think he's embarrassed to say
That he's been down ever since he found me
I'm just a lull in his day

Thought I could give more
Thought I could color his vision
Thought I could give him life

But at the end
Just a lull in his day

Wish I could be more
Than just an old and ugly
Nobody

But there's nothing he could do that would break my heart in two
Cause baby's got a way of keeping you
And there's nothing he could say
That would push my love away
If baby's gone then I don't wanna stay

Please don't make me live without him
I've lived a life where nothings real and nothing matters
Please you can make it easy on me

Let it be
Let me live
For life began with him

I wanna be forever in his arms
Listen to the music of his heart
Engulf the musky scent of baby
Taste the salt of his skin

If baby's gone then I don't wanna stay

Seeing you tonight, in the company of so many attractive men, in the arms
of JC, so full of life and joy, I now know I must let you go to return to
your own kind. It was foolish of me to think I could blend among your kind-
young, beautiful, rich, and famous.  It was sweet of you to stay for so
long, even if it was out of pity, but now I must let you go.  You've
already been slipping away and I know it's only a matter of time when one
day I'll wake up and you're no longer in my arms, but in the arms of JC's.
So, good bye, little boy blue.  Good bye, Justin.  On this very special day
of your birth, I give to you, freedom from my unworthy existence.

Love,
Christopher


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If Baby's Gone


Baby don't give a damn about me
Why would she ever need to
Cause she's got everything without me
I'm just a rock in her shoe

But then she draws me near to whisper in her ear
I say the things that baby likes to hear

Baby won't put her arms around me
I think she's embarrassed to say
That she's been down ever since she found me
I'm just a lull in her day

But there's nothing she could do that would break my heart in two
Cause baby's got a way of keeping you
And there's nothing she could say
That would push my love away
If baby's gone then I don't wanna stay

Please don't make me live without her
I've lived a life where nothings real and nothing matters
Please you can make it easy on me

But then she draws me near to whisper in her ear
I say the things that baby likes to hear
And there's nothing she could say that would push my love away
If baby's gone then I don't wanna stay