Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2000 14:19:09 -0700
From: purpleraven81@hotmail.com
Subject: Friends and Lovers 2

Friends and Lovers
Part Two.


Disclaimers:  This is FANTASY... That means it is not real. And therefore
should not be taken to mean anything about the BSB or their sexuality.
TO Tera.... They are not broken so you can read this.

NC-17 Slash content. Howie and A.J



 Howie rolled over and cuddled up to AJ's warm body, snuggling up to the
soothing sound of his beating heart. Instinctively A.J pulled him
closer, and fell into a deeper sleep.
 The phone woke A.J first, he grabbed the receiver,
  "Hello?"
  "A.J we're meeting in my room for breakfast in twenty minutes."
Kevin's chipper voice flowed over the phone.
  "Kay. I'll get him up."
  `You don't have time for that."
  "Kevin!"
  "Okay. Maybe a quickie."
  "See you in twenty." A.J replied ignoring the last comment. He hung up
the phone and looked down into Howie's beautiful brown eyes.
  "Too early." He whined, pulling the blanket over his head crawling
towards the end of the bed.
  "Gotta get up."
  "Promise." Came his cheeky reply.
  "Howie! God is everybody in the gutter?"
  "Nope just me."
  "Howie, come on. Shower you first."
  "Fine. No kiss?" he pouted crawling out of the covers.
  "Come here." A.J replied, pulling him in for a kiss.
  "Now shower," he said swatting his ass.
  "No playing with out a safe word."
  "Latter." A.J chuckled. If anyone had told him that Howie was into sex
toys and games he would have told them they were nuts. He did have to
say that after almost three years their sex life was never dull.

 They were showered and dressed in under fifth teen minutes, and
knocking on Kevin's door before the twenty minutes were up.
  "Hey Kev."
  "Hey you're early."
  "Nope on time. Twenty minutes right?"
  "I told the other two, half an hour. I figured that the two of you
would want to fool around."
  "Not today at least not his morning." Howie replied, gingerly sitting
down on the couch. A.J noticed and rushed to him.
  "You should have told me. You promised."
  "I'm fine."
  "You promised."
  "Alex really I'm fine. A little sore, but fine."
  "Howie?"
  "Alex please."
  "Okay."
 Kevin watched them, and wondered if things between them were all right.
Within five minutes Nick and Brian showed up.
  "Hey where's the food?"
  "Is that all you think about Nick?"
  "Yep"
  "Great. You order."
  "Cool." Nick dialed room service, and ordered an assortment of healthy
foods.
  "Ten minutes." He called
  "Great." Kevin called back.
  "Guys we're in the same room." Brian laughed.
  "So what's on for today?"
  "Photo shoot, and then we get two months in Orlando. Recoding and free
time."
  "Awesome." They all cried. They all needed the time off, and being in
the studio was not something that they detested. A.J worked the music
and they all helped. They were a hands on type of group.

  "Hey guys. Could you read this and tell me what you think?" Brian
asked, pulling four copies of his newest song out of his backpack.
  "Sure." They all replied.
  "Why the title?" Kevin asked reading it aloud `Friends and Lovers'.
  "It's for Howie and A.J." he replied ducking his head. "A present. My
way of telling you that I support and love you." He finished softly.
  "Thanks man." A.J replied for them. He knew what this meant for Brian,
and it was something that he and Howie would always cherish.
  "Come here." Howie beckoned him, standing. Brian walked over to them.
Howie pulled him into a hug "thanks."
  "I love you to. I want you to be happy."
  "We are. Your support helps."
  "Hey guys the food is here." Nick said, pushing the cart into the
room, they all pigged out, and rushed to their room to gather anything
that they might need for the shoot, and then they were off.

***********************

  "Alex stay with me."
  "You sure?"
  "Yeah. I'd miss you too much. I need to know that you are there next
to me, I sleep better."
  "Me to. Lets go home."
 They drove over to the house, A.J followed Howie, and called his mom to
tell her where he could be reached, and he told her that it would be
easier to work for Howie's than his place. Neither of them had told
their parents, at least Howie's knew he was gay, they just didn't know
about the two of them. They wanted to be sure of their feelings before
they told them and with touring and recording they hardly ever saw their
families, At least in a setting that was appropriate to telling them
something like this.
 They walked in together. Howie was tempted to carry him over the
threshold.
  "So where should I put my stuff?"
  "In our room. Why?"
  "Our room."
  "Yeah."
  "Kay."
  "Alex why did you ask?"
  "I don't know."
  "Yes you do."
  "Keeping up appearances."
  "I'm not ashamed of us."
  "Your parents don't know about us."
  "So lets go tell them."
  "Howie. NO."
  "You don't want them to know?"
  "I do. But I want you more."
  "Okay, that definitely wins." He said grabbing his hand and dragging
him towards the stairs.
  "Anyway there is a bed up stairs that needs to be christened."
  "Howie!" A.J blushed.
 The bags were left in the foyer, as they threw off their clothes
leaving a trail up the stairs. They raced into the bedroom, where Howie
proceeded to carry A.J in his arms, his naked body against his, to the
bed, where he laid him in the center, before laying down beside him. He
pulled AJ into his arms and kissed him.
  "Make love to me." He whispered in Howie's ear.
  "Are you sure?"
  "Yeah I want our first time in your bed."
  "Our bed"
  "Our bed; to be special." AJ kissed him, pulling him down on top of
him, tracing the hard muscles in Howie's back with his fingers. Howie
leaned down with him, pressing his lips to his. flicking his tongue
against his lips. AJ opened his mouth; their tongues dueled, and played
with each other. AJ sunk back against the pillows as Howie pressed
closer to him, climbing over to lay between his legs, bringing them into
closer contact with each other.
  "Ohhhhhhhhhhh!" AJ moaned, deep in his throat, arching under Howie,
causing his lover to grind against him. AJ snaked his hand between them,
pulling on Howie, grasping his erection in his hand, lightly and gently.
He knew that Howie was sensitive and he never wanted to cause him pain.
  "Ohhhh. Alex!" Howie cried, placing his forehead on his dark lovers,
"This is going to fast" he gasped, as AJ played with is head.
  "So, slow it down." AJ replied teasing him, running his fingers down
the underside of his shaft. Howie pulled back, and began licking down
AJ's chest licking his nipples before sucking them into his mouth,
moving from them down his stomach, tracing the 69 tattoos around his
belly button. "I like it." He smiled at him; before he moved down to
lick the heads of his erection, tasting the pre cum gathering on the
piss slit.
  "Like?" Howie asked, looking up into his lovers brown eyes.
  "Could be better." AJ replied teasing his lover. He took the challenge
by sucking his entire lover into his mouth, AJ grabbed the headboard as
he arched under his Latin lovers mouth. Neither of them saw his mother
in the open door way of the bedroom.

*****************************

  She stopped, knowing her son was gay in her head was one thing but
seeing it with her own eyes was another. Paula Dourough loved her son
and wanted him to be happy that meant that she wanted him to find the
love that she and Hoke had for each other. Seeing him in the middle of
his bed, leaning over another man was not something that she was
prepared for, when she walked into his house. Her eyes locked with AJ's
as his head came off the pillow; she realized who the special man in her
son's life was.
  The intense feeling of being sucked to the brink, and back again over
and over was more than AJ was willing to bear, he raised his head, going
to pull his lover off his pulsating cock, and caught the eye of his
mother instead.
  "OH GOD!"
  "Like?" Howie smiled coming off AJ's cock, before swirling his tongue
around the head.
  "No. Howie."
  "What?"
  "LOOK!" AJ pointed to the open door.
  "What." Howie was exasperated if it was his cat he was going to throw
her outside so he could be with his lover. "MOM!"
  "Hello Howard, Alexander."
  "What are you doing here?"
  "I came to visit."
  "Give us a few minutes, we'll be downstairs soon." She just nodded as
she turned her back to give them so medium of privacy, quickly grabbing
the door handle so that they could be alone.
  "At least now she knows." AJ laughed.
  "Alex, your okay?"
  "Sure at least it wasn't my mom who saw you giving me a blow job."
  "Oh yeah look at the bright side of things. "Howie laughed with his
lover. "Let's go talk to her, then come back and finish what we
started." He said sitting up, and swinging his feet over the edge of the
bed.
  "Promise?" AJ raised his eyebrows, winking at him.
  "Yeah."
  "YES! I'm getting sex latter, I'm getting sex latter." AJ jumped up
and down, then stopped suddenly. "I don't have any clothes." He looked
down sheepishly.
  "Here." Howie threw him a pair of his basketball shorts and a tank
top, he was usually wearing his clothes to relax anyway, they were less
restricting than his.
  "Cool, Howie sent." AJ smiled and nodded, kissing his Latin lover on
the cheek. "Come on Mom's waiting for us." He headed downstairs.
  "Wait I'm coming."
  "I HOPE NOT!" AJ yelled back entering the living room, stopping as he
realized that it was Hoke and Paula sitting on the couch.
  "Alex." Hoke smiled at him in greeting.
  "Mr. Dourough."
  "Hoke, or dad."
  "Hoke." AJ decided.
  "Dad, you know?" Howie asked entering the room, coming to stand beside
his lover his arm around his waist.
  "Your mom told me. I hope that you don't mind?"
  "No that's cool, but I want to tell Jim, Angela, and Polly."
  "That's fine with us. When?"
  "At supper?" Howie turned to Alex; he smiled at him and nodded.
  "So Alex, when are you telling your mom?" Paula asked.
  "I'm not sure."
  "Not sure! Are you ashamed of my son? "Hoke asked.
  "NO I love him, I Really do I love him, but my."
  "Him mom probably won't take it as well as you did." Howie finished
for him, holding his hand.
  "We'll be there if you want." Paula said, giving then their support.
  "Thanks."
  "So are you living together?" Hoke asked.
  "Yes." "No." They replied together, Howie saying yes and AJ saying no.

  "So what is it?" Paula looked at them.
  "Yeah what is it?" Howie turned to Alex.
  "I don't think that we are ready for that yet."
  "We live together on tour."
  "It's not the same."
  "Really. I love you AJ."
  "AJ?"
  "Yeah AJ." Howie fired back, he was mad at his lover, and he didn't
care who saw it.
  "You haven't called me AJ in two years."
  "So"
  "I'm out of here." AJ replied turning on his heel, racing to the door.

  "Howard Dwayne Dourough you go after him and apologize." His mother
said.
  "What?"
  "You love him, don't let him out of this house with out listen to
him."
  "Mom."
  "GO!" She pointed to the door, leaving no room for any discussion.

 Howie moved to go after him, and realized that he was gone, he missed
him, this was their first fight real fight at least, and it scared him.
  "What have I done?" Howie cried, sitting on the front step.
  "Hey bro." Jimmy sat down; he was over visiting the house and figured
that since Howie was home they would be over her talking to him.
  "Hello."
  "Hey don't sound so happy."
  "Sorry."
  "You messed up huh?"
  "Yeah."
  "He'll come back"
  "What?"
  "I saw AJ with your clothes on, and he was crying. He's the man in
your life right?'
  "Yeah."
  "Cool."
  "You're okay with it?"
  "Why not?"
  'Thanks. But I think that I messed up really good."
  "He'll come back."
  "You think?"
  "Yeah. He didn't have nay bags with him."
  "Funny."
  "I thought so. He'll be back."
  "Listen to your brother," Hoke said sitting down, " I wanted to
apologize."
  "Why?"
  "If I hadn't asked the question you wouldn't have fought."
  "It's not your fault, I jumped on him for being honest."
  "Yeah you did." AJ agreed standing in front of them."
  "Alex." Howie jumped to his feet, hugging his lover, AJ didn't return
the hug however he let Howie hold him.
  "Jim, let's go get your mother, they need time alone." AJ smiled
thanks at his extended family.

***************************************

 They walked in the house, one after the other stopping in the living
room.
  "You're scared." It wasn't a question but a statement, which came out
of Howie mouth.
  "Yeah I am. I don't want to lose you."
  "You won't"
  "Sure I pushed my dad away."
  "What?"
  " I pushed him away, and if we live together I'll pushed you away to."
AJ said quietly.
  "NO! I love you and all your little quirks like when you come back
with a new tattoo, even if you dye your hair purple, of fuchsia. I will
always love you. I want you to live with me, I want to wake up in your
arms and make breakfast with you every morning."
  "Really?"
  "Yes."
  "I'm sorry, can we try that after the tour."
  "Yes." Howie smiled at him, looking hopefully at him, AJ open his
arms. He hit the chair as Howie flew at him, landing in his lap.
  "I Love you."
  " I love you too."
They stayed that way silent in each other's arms, until the phone rang.
  "Hello" Howie answered
  "Howie. It's Denise, is AJ there?"
  "Yeah." He handed the phone to him, Its your mom, he mouthed. Thanks
AJ mouthed back, "hello mom"
  "Alex, when are you coming home?"
  "Why?"
  "The dogs."
  "Bring them here. I'm staying here because we are working the studio."

  "Howie doesn't mind?'
  "No."
  "I'll be over in a half an hour."
  "Kay we'll be waiting." AJ replied putting the phone down. "She's
bringing Panda and Bear over here."
  "Cool, all our babies will be here."
  " You don't mind."
  "No."
  "Cool. I need to go change."
  "Why?"
  "These are your clothes, and mom will wonder why I'm wearing them."
  "Fine."
  "Howie, I'm not ready to tell her, I'm scared that she won't
understand. She's all the family I have."
  "Not all of it. You have me and mine."
  "I know, but she's my mom, and I'm here only child."
  "I know I'll be here to support you. Go change." Howie shooed him out
the door.
  "Thanks I love you."
  "Dddo." Howie smiled at him, as he raced up the stairs his carryon bag
over his shoulder. Howie grabbed the vocals for the next album, and
settled down to read them, he knew that Kevin would be calling to
discuss them, and he wanted to be ready. It was hard to stay focused on
band business, especially with Alex around, but they all agreed that
Kevin needed more time to be Kevin. Especially when his relationship
with Raven hit the risks, they had taken over little things then, all of
them. This was his and Alex's thing. the lyrics and some of the
producing.

 Howie looked up as Alex raced by, him in his yellow sleeping pants, and
a pale blue tank top, sheer. He opened the door to excited barking, as
Panda and Bear saw their dad, and raced over to him. Howie pulled
himself off the couch and went to talk to Denise.
  "Hello Denise."
  "Howard."
  "Howie, even my parents call me Howie."
  "Howie. How are you?'
  "Fine. Glad to be home."
  "That's good. If he gets to be too much send him home."
  "He's never to much." Howie laughed seeking a quick pinch of his ass
when Denise wasn't looking.
  "I'll see you to latter, I imagine that you have lots of work to do."
  "Well not really, but there is some." AJ replied leaning over to kiss
his mother he whispered "I'll come and see you tomorrow." Denise nodded
that she would like that; it had been some time since her son had been
to visit. She missed him and so did Amanda.
  "Oh dear. Amanda wants you to call her."
  "I will mom, thanks." AJ replied, noticing that Howie had gone back
into the living room. "Well go work." Denise shooed her son. "Thank you
for bringing over the babies." AJ smiled at her, he turned to go back
into the house. "Mom I love you." he said turning.
  "I love you to Alexander." She replied turning towards her car. He
watched her drive away, from behind the door. "Are you okay?" Howie
asked coming up behind him wrapping his arms around his waist.
  "No. I hate lying to her."
  "We'll tell her soon."
  "I can't bring the words out of my mouth. I want to but they won't
come out."
  "They will when the time is right." Howie reassured him, as much as he
wanted to tell Denise about him and her son, he knew that until Alex was
ready it wasn't the best idea.  AJ turned in Howie's arms kissing him
deeply, "how did I get so lucky?" he asked teasingly, pressing close to
him. "Just lucky I guess." Howie replied paraphrasing a line from George
of the jungle. "I guess. I wanna play." AJ whined grinding his hips in
towards Howie, as he grabbed his but in his hands, moving him closer to
him.
  "Alex, let's not."
  "You promised."
  "I know, but I want to wait. I want our first time in the bed upstairs
to be the night that we move in together."
  "Kay, I guess I can go with out you for. OGOD! It's two months." AJ
fell back onto the couch.
  "We'll make it. I didn't say no touching, just no making love."
  "In the bed." AJ found a loophole.
  "In the bed." Howie agreed he knew that he wouldn't be able to go with
out his lover for two months.
  "So where first."
  "Here." Howie replied sinking to his knees before his lover, reaching
for the band of his pants. AJ's hand stopped him, "The floor, even the
couch would be more comfortable." "I wanna here." Howie pouted.
  "Okay, but I "
  "You'll love it." Howie cut him off, before lifting him up with is
forearms, pulling down his pants, revealing that he was commando once
again. Before AJ could react his cock was inside Howie's mouth, and his
lover was sucking to the brink, D could always arouse him, just a simple
look was all it took. It was really bad when they were at a press
conference and he caught the look out of the corner of his eye. His
attention was jolted back to the present, as he felt a finger slick with
saliva probing gently at his anus. He arched away from it. "Alex it's
okay, shhh." Howie soothed. Rubbing AJ's thighs.
  "I'm sorry. I wasn't expecting it."
  "Hey. Alex, it's okay, I didn't think." Howie replied he had forgotten
the fear that his lover had, that awful night in Amsterdam when he was
attacked by a male fan.
  "Howie, no I'm sorry." AJ repeated. "Shhhhhhhhh. I love you, when you
are ready we will do this, only when you are ready."
  "I thought that I was." AJ sobbed, he hated this, losing control like
that.
  "I understand." Howie soothed, "Anyway I like it when I'm on the
bottom." He smiled at him. "Not tonight Howie, could you just hold me."
AJ replied, laying his head on his shoulder. Howie picked him up,
pulling his pants up, before sitting in the chair with his young lover
on his lap.

************************************

  Things were quite the rest of the break, then they flew into Calgary,
Kevin raced off to see Raven, who was staying with Tera at her parents
house, the other four went to the hotel. Nick was quite the whole trip;
the others just put it off to the fact that he hated to fly.
 In their hotel room, Howie and AJ crashed, their clothes left in the
bags by the door. They stayed that way until the phone rang the next
morning.
  "Hello." Howie croaked.
  "Hey, love birds get up." Kevin called through the phone.
  "Some one got lucky!" Howie yelled back.
  "In his dreams." Raven yelled back. Causing Howie to laugh.
  "We'll be there in a few minutes."
  "Cool"

 Howie shook AJ until him moaned," NO I want to sleep." He complained.
"Fine I'll just have to let Raven in here to molest you."
  "Raven's here?"
  "Yeah."
  "Let's go." AJ cried, racing for the door, the two of them had always
gotten along. Howie often wondered if AJ weren't gay, would he be with
her.
  "Come on." AJ pulled Howie out the door, down the hall.
  "Kevin!"
  "It's open." He replied, lying on the bed wrapped in Raven's arms
laughing as AJ and Howie tumbled through the door. Followed by the other
two.
  "Coffee." Brian mumbled.
  "I told you he's perfect for Keik."
  "Sure he is." Kevin laughed.
  "Food?" Nick asked hopefully.
  "On the way." Raven smiled at him, as he dove between them," Hey mommy
and daddy can I sleep with you?"
  "NO!"
  "Mommy, daddy yelled."
  "Keep me out of this." Raven threw up her hands, laughing.
'knock, knock'
  "I'll get it." Nick raced for the door, jumping over AJ and Howie.
  "Food." He smiled tipping the deliveryman.
  "Can I have everyone's attention?" AJ asked, as everyone looked at
him, he blushed a little. Knowing what he was going to do, Raven handed
him a small velvet box.
  "Howard Dwayne Dourough, you are my soul mate. The person who makes me
feels safe, secure, and cherished. Your smile makes me happy; feeling
your heart next to mine completes me. Your touch is all that it takes to
calm me. Will you be my life partner, the yin to my yen?" AJ, asked.
  "YES!" Howie cried, hugging him into his arms.
  "Here." AJ slipped the simple gold/platinum band onto his ring finger.
The congratulations flew around them, but they hardly noticed, instead
they held each, eating breakfast from each other's fingers.

******************


 The End

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