Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 00:13:50 -0700 (PDT)
From: Danny Planter <dlwb21@yahoo.com>
Subject: danny and lance 3

Hey everyone!!  It's been a while since I posted a new chapter to this
story up here.  To be honest, I forgot about it!!!  My bad.  But anyway,
here's chapter 3.  It's kinda short, and kinda slow, but the next few
chapters will get more exciting, I promise.  Email me!  dlwb21@yahoo.com

So enjoy!
-Danny-

This is a fictional story.  I do not know any of the members of NSYNC, I
wish I did.  This story is not meant to imply anything about the sexuality
of Lance, Joey, JC, Justin or Chris, however, we can always wish right??!

DANNY AND LANCE CHAPTER 3

About a week had passed since I had left LA.  I had been very busy, but
still thought of Lance every day.  I e-mailed him a couple of days
afterwards, but had not heard back from him.  I figured that he was busy,
but I also thought that we had started something special, something
wonderful.  What was I thinking?  I was just getting my hopes up for
something that could never work out.  He's always traveling, and why would
he want someone like me anyway?  It was millions of peoples' fantasies to
fall in love with a member of NSYNC and pretend that everything would be
wonderful.  I guess I just got caught up in that.

I was chillin' at home after a long day at work when my phone rang.

"Hello?"

"Hey Danny!!  It's Lance!"

"HEY!" I shouted into the phone, probably a little too loud, but I was
really excited.  "What's up?  How've you been doing!?"

"I've been doing better actually.  I'm sorry I haven't called or e-mailed
you, this tour has been kickin' our asses.  I don't think we were prepared
for how much energy it was going to take.  No rehearsal can prepare you for
an actual concert, you know?"

I laughed.  "No, actually I wouldn't!  But everything's going well?  The
guys are doing well?"

"Yeah, they've really been great this week.  I tell you, coming out to them
was the scariest thing that I have ever done, but it feels like a huge ton
of bricks has been lifted from my shoulders.  If they had rejected me, I
don't know what I would have done.  Chris and Joey are determined to find
out who I think is cute.  Every guy we see it's 'Hey Lance, you wanna do
that guy?  What about this guy?"  It's kinda funny.  It's like they want to
hook me up with someone or something."

"Haha.  I bet they just want to help you get some action.  It's like a game
for them!"

"Yeah no kidding.  But I'm not about to hook up with just anyone! Whoever
it is will be special."

I could hear him blushing through the phone.  "Awww, that's so sweet."

"Hehe, yeah.......I miss you Danny.  I know we only spent a day together,
but..."

"LANCE!" I interrupted him, "You've said that like a million times!!  I
feel the same way.  I miss you too.....I've thought about you a lot this
past week."

"You have?"

"Yeah.  Why, does that surprise you?"

"No, it's just....that I've been thinking about you a lot this week too."

I almost melted into my seat right then.  "Really?"

"Now you're sounding like me!"  He said.  We both laughed.

We talked for about an hour before he said he had to go to sleep.  He was
on the east coast, so it was three hours later for him than it was for me.
We said our goodbyes, and hung up.  Over the next few weeks, we e-mailed
each other and talked some more, each time learning a bit more about each
other and becoming closer to each other.  It was weird.  It was as if even
though we never saw each other, we were becoming good friends really fast.

One day while we were on the phone he told me that they were going have a
few days off and that he wanted to see me.  I asked if he wanted to come
over to San Diego, and he agreed!  He was going to arrive on Friday and
stay through Sunday, so that week I was running around doing everything I
could make his stay more comfortable.  I got my haircut, I got time off
work, I cleaned my apartment, I stocked the refrigerator, etc.  I even went
to the gym!  (I didn't make it there that often).

Finally the day was here.  I went to the airport to pick him up.  As I
approached the gate, I saw the plane just pulling up.  About 10 people had
gotten off, as I was looking for him, when I felt a tap on my shoulder.  I
turned around to see Lance, his messy hair covered in a black baseball cap
and wearing glasses.  He did not look like himself, it was such a good
disguise.

"Hey!" I exclaimed and gave him a hug.  "I didn't even see you get off the
plane!"

"Yeah you'd be surprised how much different someone can look with just a
hat and glasses!  How are you?"

"Better than ever now that you're here!  Come on, let's go get your bags."

We went to the baggage claim and made it to my car without anyone
recognizing him, which surprised me.  I was preparing to run from screaming
fans.  But it was on a Friday morning so I guess a lot of teenagers who
would have recognized him were probably in school.

We talked all the way back to my apartment and I pointed out some of the
more important San Diego sites as we passed them.  He said he hadn't really
been able to spend time here before, so he was excited for the weekend.  We
got into my apartment and put his bags down.  As soon as we did that he
pulled me into a tight hug, which I of course returned.

"I missed you," he said.

"I missed you too, Lance," I replied, still in his embrace.  He let go, and
looked at me.  We stared at each other's eyes for what seemed like an
eternity.  I slowly leaned in and pressed my lips to his.  I heard his
short intake of breath as our lips made contact.  I closed my eyes and
reveled in the moment.  I pulled away after a few moments and opened my
eyes.  He was smiling back at me.  He pulled me back into a hug.

This was going to be a good weekend.