Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 10:50:40 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jim Higgins <bangoremail1@yahoo.com>
Subject: Flying Without Wings - 12

Greetings everyone,

I hope everyone is doing well.  Spring is finally coming here in Maine...
about time.  The other day it got over 50 the first time since
November... YIPPEEE

Here's the next chapter.  Real life is going to start to intruding on our
heroes in the last section of this chapter.  I think I did well to give you
all almost three trouble free chapters.  I hope you enjoyed the vacation.
LOL

Still working on Phil/Wade...  anyone have anything they'd like to see with
the story... send my your suggestions and I'll work in what I can.....

As usual:

This story is purely fiction and is not intended to imply anything about
the true sexuality of 'N Sync or anyone associated with their organization.
It is meant for those over the age of 18 only and those who wish to read
stories with sexual content.

******


Flying Without Wings - Chapter Twelve


It was close to dawn when the Jamie and Justin got off the elevator on
their floor.  Lonnie laughed as they swayed down the hall.  Justin had his
arm across Jamie's shoulders while Jamie kept himself steady with his arms
around Justin's waist.  They were giggling and laughing to each other.  As
they reached Lonnie, he put a finger to his lips in a shushing motion.

"What's up, big guy?" Justin asked in an exaggerated whisper.

Lonnie pointed behind him and they saw Chris laying on the floor, curled up
around a pillow with a blanket over him.  "He's been here all night waiting
for you."

Justin and Jamie looked at each other and their faces softened.  "How
sweet.  Let's wake him up and get him into a real bed," Jamie said.

"Hey, where are your partners in crime?"

Justin smiled.  "They're downstairs ordering breakfast.  They should be up
any minute."

"Ok, children, what do you mean by staying out all night long?"  Joey stood
in the doorway to his room in a T-shirt and boxers, yawning.

"Joey!" Jamie laughed and launched himself into Joey's arms.  Joey caught
him easily and hugged him before dropping him to his feet.

"Are you drunk?" Joey smiled.

"We had a few drinks," Justin admitted.  "But not enough to get drunk.
We're just on a high, that's all."

"You didn't take drugs, did you?"

"No, Joe," Jamie answered with a smile.  "We're high on the whole
experience."

"I take it you had a good time?" Chris said from the floor.  He was sitting
up and rubbing his eyes.

"Chris!" Jamie squealed.  He dropped down and hugged Chris as well.
"You're so sweet.  You stayed up worrying about us."  Jamie kissed Chris's
forehead and nearly strangled him with a hug around his neck.

Joey looked at Justin.  "Well, with his medication the alcohol hits him a
little harder," Justin shrugged.

The elevator dinged and Lance and JC stepped off laughing and holding
hands.  "Oh look, a party," JC giggled as he leaned against Lance.

"Not them too," Joey groaned, rubbing his forehead.

"Breakfast should be here in a minute.  Let's go down to our room," Lance
said leading JC by the hand.

Joey again looked at Justin who shrugged again.  "I think Josh had a little
more than we did."

Chris gave Jamie a piggy-back ride down the hall and soon they were all
sitting around Lance and JC's room eating a hearty breakfast.

"So you care to fill us in on what happened after dinner?" Joey finally
asked.  "I have to be out of here in about an hour to catch my flight and
inquiring minds need to know."

Jamie began.  "Oh, you guys, it was just so awesome.  We went all over the
place and nobody recognized them.  We were holding hands and kissing just
like everybody else and nobody even looked twice."

"We even went into a sex shop!" JC giggled.

"You what??!!" Joey said incredulously.  "I can't believe you got Lance
into one of those."

"It was his idea," Justin laughed.

Lance blushed and shrugged.  "Y'all think I'm too sheltered for that but
I'm not."

"Oh my God," Chris mumbled.

"We didn't stay long but we certainly got an eye full.  At least enough for
ideas for your birthday, Chris," Jamie grinned.  Joey laughed and ribbed
Chris with his elbow.  "I got a tattoo!!"  Everyone laughed at his
enthusiasm as Jamie grinned from ear to ear.

"So let's see it."

"I don't know if you want to, Chris," Lance warned.

"Sure," Jamie volunteered and started dropping his pants.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa," Joey yelled while laughing.

"Oh, shutup.  I'm not gonna give you a free show.  Besides, it's not like
you've never seen it before."  Jamie pushed his pants to his knees then
pulled down one side of his briefs to show a small tattoo on his hip just
above the leg.

"Real nice," Chris said appraising the design.  "Good work.  I see it's
placed so it can only be seen if you're naked."

Joey looked closely and saw a red heart with 'JuJu' written inside and
underneath was a Chinese or Japanese character.  "What's it say under the
JuJu?"

"It's Japanese for love," Jamie said proudly.  He pulled his pants back up
and kissed Justin.

"So, you get one too, Josh?" Joey asked, wagging his eyebrows.

"No way."  JC waved his hands in front of him and paled.

Justin laughed.  "He almost passed out just watching Jamie get his."

"Then what did you do?"

"We ended up at a bar."  Justin caught Chris' look.  "Yes, Poppa, a GAY bar
and we danced and danced.  It was so nice to be able to hold him and touch
him."  Justin blushed a little as he looked over to Jamie and rubbed his
cheek with his fingers.

"And..." Joey said with a smirk.

"It was kinda surreal," Jamie finished.  "We made out and nobody cared."

Chris laughed quietly and looked to Lance and JC.  JC nodded happily.  "It
was so incredible, Chris.  We got to be like you guys for the night."

"Like us?" Chris questioned.

"Well, like when you go out with Dani and dance and kiss and touch.  It was
such a free feeling, so liberating," Lance added.

Chris nodded his head with a smile.  "I'm glad you guys had a good time and
it worked out."

Joey stood and stretched.  "Well, I have to hit the shower and get dressed,
then I'm gone."  The others stood with him and gave him hugs and kisses as
they made their way into the hallway.

"Have fun, Joe, and don't waste too much film," Justin joked.

"Ya, don't break the camera," JC giggled.

"I'll try.  It's only some reshoots and close-ups plus the crew for the
holiday special will be with me on Sunday.  I'll be in Orlando on Friday or
Saturday, depending on how much we have to make up."

Chris looked at him funny.  "That's weird.  I'm going to LA tonight and
they're gonna be at one of our Nordstrom meetings Monday afternoon."

Lance laughed.  "And with me on Wednesday with Meredith and the Country
Music Awards."

"What about you, Curly?" Joey asked.

"We're going to Maine tomorrow for a couple of days, then back home.  I'll
be in the studio Thursday with Brian McKnight and they'll be filming that."

"Sounds like they're gonna be busy this week," Chris grinned.  "What about
you, Jace?"

JC shrugged.  "They made an appointment for the beginning of next week to
get some shots of me doing producing type things.  When do we tape the
actual special?"

"The Saturday before the tour starts," Lance replied without even having to
think.

JC frowned.  "Tour...  can't we have another couple of weeks," he groaned.
Everyone smiled as Justin mussed his hair.

Jamie took Justin's hand and started pulling him down the hall.  "Later
guys, I smell like an ashtray and need a shower."  Justin followed
obediently behind while the others grinned.

"And what do you need Justin for?" Chris asked with a smirk.

"To wash my back, of course," Jamie replied confidently.  Turning he fixed
his gaze on the group, "and my butt too."

JC fell on Lance's shoulder wheezing with laughter while Chris and Joey
turned beet red laughing.  Lance had a thoughtful look on his face while he
watched Jamie pull Justin into their room.

"Come on, Josh.  I need a shower too."

JC smiled and picked Lance up in his arms.  "Joe, have a good flight.  See
ya later, Chris."  Lance waved with a smile as JC kicked the door shut.

------


As soon as Jamie shut the door, Justin had pressed him against it with his
body, locking their lips together.  "I want you, sweet pea," he said
through the kisses as they undressed one another.

"That was the general idea."

Once they were naked, Justin led the way into the bathroom.  He turned on
the water and pulled Jamie in after him.  "All that dancing just kept
making me more horny every time you'd rub against me."

"You mean like this?"  Jamie rubbed his stomach against Justin's growing
erection as he nibbled on his collar bone.  Justin moaned loudly in
response.

Jamie made his way to his knees and licked around the thick base.  Moving
up, he licked and sucked on the head making Justin shiver.  The running
water couldn't mask Justin's moans of pleasure as Jamie blew him.  When he
was hard and throbbing, Jamie stood and smiled at Justin.  Turning quickly,
he pressed up against Justin so that his hard cock rode in the crack of his
butt.

"I liked feeling you get hard when we were dancing," Jamie sighed.  "I
fantasized about making love like that with the music blaring and the
lights flashing."

Justin was beyond making anything other than pleased sounds.  He wrapped
his arms around Jamie.  One hand found his hard cock and stroked it while
the other held them together.  With a loud sigh, he clamped his mouth on
the base of Jamie's neck and set about giving him the biggest hickey he
could.

Jamie groaned with delight.  Pulling his hips away from Justin slightly, he
let Justin's cock rest against his hole.  Justin grunted in approval and
shoved slowly with his hips.  Jamie cried out as the blunt head breached
his opening.  He went limp as it slid in fully.

"Oh... oh... oh..." Justin panted as his hips moved in a solid rhythm.
Slowly Jamie leaned forward to support himself on the shower wall letting
Justin do all the work.  He trusted Justin implicitly so let himself open
up and give Justin all the control in this position.  It was an
exhilarating experience for him and made him love Justin all the more.

Justin's pleasure grew and he started thrusting a bit more forcefully.
Jamie grunted with each in stroke.  "You ok, sweet pea," Justin gasped.

"Yes, baby.  It feels so good."  Jamie yelled out as Justin bit into his
neck and started fucking him hard and fast.  "Oh God!"

Justin felt Jamie stiffen as he cried out and then his dick started pulsing
in his hand as Jamie came all over the shower wall.  The satisfaction of
giving his lover pleasure and the feeling of his spasming body in his arms
pushed him over the edge as well and he came in strong spurts.

Leaning against the wall, Justin held Jamie while they both recovered.
Justin pulled away and soaped up a wash cloth, washing Jamie carefully all
over.  Squatting down, he lightly kissed Jamie's new tattoo before letting
him rinse off.  Jamie helped Justin the same way.  By the time they were
dried off, the lack of sleep and hot water had made them drowsy.

"I love you," Justin said groggily as they slid into bed together.

"I love... you... too..." Jamie answered, each word getting softer as he
fell asleep against Justin's chest.  Justin kissed his forehead and was out
soon after.

------


After getting some sleep, the remaining five went to a late lunch at
fisherman's wharf.  Chris put on a dreadlock wig and colored his goatee
purple as a disguise.  He looked ridiculous and got plenty of strange
glances but no one recognized him.  Once he was in a taxi to the airport,
Justin and Jamie headed off separately from JC and Lance agreeing to meet
back at the hotel for dinner.

Walking hand and hand, they window shopped and talked about ideas for
adding to the decor of the house.  They stopped in a few antique stores and
bought some small pieces and had them shipped.  Jamie stopped when he saw a
fortune teller's sign.  "Look, sweetie, let's get a tarot reading."

"You can.  Those things make me a little uneasy."

"Ok."

They walked in and were shown through the front room to a small side room
with a table.  The reader was a middle-aged man who introduced himself as
Scott.  He smiled at them and put them at ease quickly.  "I know you
probably want to be with him for the reading, but having another person so
close interferes with the energy."  He directed Justin to sit in the front
parlor to wait.  After looking around carefully, Justin pecked Jamie on the
cheek and went.

Jamie sat, getting a little nervous.  "I've never had this done before."

"Relax, I guarantee it doesn't hurt.  Do you have anything in particular in
mind or just a general reading?"

"General, please."

Scott smiled while he shuffled then directed Jamie to cut the deck.  He
placed several cards out and sat studying them.  "I sense a loss in your
past.  A male figure, much older."

"My father died when I was very young," Jamie supplied

Scott nodded.  "You have brothers, one older and one younger.  The older
has become your father-figure and loves you very much."  Scott pointed to a
card, a king on horseback carrying a sword.  "He'd do anything to protect
you."  He turned several more cards.  "Even though your younger brother is
a pest, he loves you as much as you love him and he does look up to you."

After a pause he looked up at Jamie sharply.  "What?"  Jamie started
getting a little nervous now.  Scott had been way too accurate in the
little he'd said so far.

"I'm so sorry."  He reached over and patted Jamie's hand.  "You've been
hurt terribly in the recent past."  Jamie nodded numbly.  Scott cleared his
throat.  "There's that and also much love associated with it.  Let's move
beyond the past."  More cards were dealt.  "I see happier times and
something to do with entertainment."  He tapped a card.  "You've met the
person destined for you, your soul mate and he's very creative like you.
You both will be very successful at what you intend to do with your
futures.  I see dancing.  Is he one?"

"He dances some, ya."

He rubbed his chin, a perplexed look on his face.  "What is it, Scott?"

"Is he your boyfriend?"  Scott indicated the other room.

"Yes, my fiance actually."

"Congratulations," he smiled.  "Well, it shows here," he tapped a card with
a knight carrying a staff, "that your soul mate is light haired and blue
eyed."  He glanced toward the door to the waiting room.  "I'm sorry, but
sometimes the cards get mixed up a little but this is too strong to be a
mistake."

Jamie giggled.  "Well, Randy is usually dark blond, but he dyed his hair to
try something different."

Scott's face lit up.  "That's good to know, I thought I was losing my
touch!"  They laughed and he pulled some more cards.  "Your fiance wants to
come out but something is preventing him and there's concern for his
career."

"Any idea what will happen when he does?" Jamie asked anxiously.

Scott lay down some more cards.  "Everything here seems to say that
whatever you do -together- will all be good.  No indication about his
situation though.  I see very little that's negative related to you both."
He glanced at some other cards.  "That's interesting..."  He looked at
Jamie again.  "You have some unfinished business with someone, like that,
but different.  It's clear thought that until that's taken care of nothing
else will fall into place."

Jamie exhaled loudly.  "Wow."

"Let's go further into the future."  More cards went on top of those
already down.  Scott grinned.  "I see a small family of your own and much
happiness related to it."  He shook his head.  "There's some sadness
surrounding you though, possibly friends in need or relatives but that's
normal as you get older.  I see the same person in the far future," Scott
smiled at him and glanced once again at the door, "blond hair and all."
Scott gathered the cards and grinned.

Jamie laughed.  "That's amazing that you picked up on all that.  Thanks."

"I hope you got some peace of mind at least.  On the whole it was a very
positive reading and you should be very happy.  Just a word of advice."
Jamie nodded waiting.  "In the near future, I'd say within the next six
months you'll both be tested by many things.  If you let your problems
overshadow the love you have for each other then..." he shrugged.  "But if
you hold each other close in your hearts everything will work out fine,
even if at the time it seems it won't."

"You see that in the cards too?" Jamie asked.

"A little, but most of it is just friendly advice."

Together Jamie and Justin left the shop talking quietly as Jamie related
the reading to Justin.

Scott watched them walk away.  "There's some pain ahead for them," he
muttered.  "If they can weather that then they'll be fine.  They're so cute
together, I hope they make it."  He smiled as another customer came through
the door.

-----


After a nice dinner at a small restaurant hidden away in China Town, JC led
them to a club that he knew about.  He didn't give them any details but
assured them they would enjoy it, especially Jamie.  It turned out to be a
Jazz club.  It had a very laid back atmosphere with mixed couples spread
out in the audience.  There was an area for dancing and the combo
performing was very good.

The two couples talked quietly while listening.  Every so often they'd get
up to dance.  After a few hours they left to find a cab to take them back
to the hotel.  They decided to make it an early night since they hadn't
gotten much sleep the night before and all had early planes to catch.

"Josh, thanks for taking us there, it was perfect," Jamie smiled kissing
him on the cheek.

"K-Toonz told me about it and gave me directions.  He figured we'd like
it."

Lance hooked his arm around JC's waist and rested his hand in one back
pocket.  "Thanks, sugar.  This is one weekend I won't forget for a long
time."

"Same here," Justin agreed.  Hailing a taxi, they piled in and headed back.

"So what are you gonna do for the week, Josh?" Jamie asked as they walked
through the hotel lobby.

"Off to LA for a day or two to check on some things, then back to New York
for a day, then home."

"What kind of 'things' you checking on?" Justin asked curiously.

"I've got some irons in the fire about producing and want to check on them
in person."

Lance smiled at him.  "I'm glad you're pursuing that.  You're very good at
it."

JC blushed.  "Thanks, darling."  He gave Lance a kiss and blushed.

---


The car came to a stop and Jamie looked over to Justin who had been
driving.  "As much as I like traveling, it's nice to be home."

"Agreed," Justin smiled at him.  Once the garage door was closed they left
the car and headed into the house.

Fitzgerald came running at the sound of them in the kitchen and jumped into
Jamie's arms.  "Hi, baby.  You miss daddy?"  The young cat purred loudly
and rubbed against Jamie's chest.  Justin put his hand out to scratch the
cat's head and she licked his fingers.

"She loves you like I do," Justin said softly.

"She loves both of us," Jamie answered.  He leaned over and kissed Justin.
The cat jumped out of Jamie's arms and went off on her own again.  Jamie
laughed.  "So much for that.  It was great of your mother to take care of
her while we were gone."

"We'll have to take her out to dinner or something.  I'm going to take a
shower."

"I thought you took one this morning?"

Justin smiled sheepishly.  "I opted for extra sleep time instead."

Jamie ran his fingers through Justin's curls.  "It's all gone now," he said
wistfully.

"You like Randy better than JuJu?" he pouted.  With a smile, Jamie put his
hands on either side of Justin's head and kissed him soundly.  "I guess
not," he said gasping for breath.  He glanced at the clock.  "I still have
a few hours before I'm meeting with Brian."

Jamie nodded and went over to plow through the pile of mail sitting on the
counter as Justin went upstairs.  As soon as he heard the water start
running he went into their bedroom and undressed.  Laying on the bed he
waited until he heard the water stop.  In a just a second Justin came into
the room wiping himself dry.

"Oh, I like this," he said with a smile, joining Jamie.

------


The next morning Jamie woke to Justin's arms around him.  He smiled, loving
the feeling of the closeness.  Justin had been in the studio all afternoon
and late into the night.  Jamie had fallen asleep waiting for him on the
living room couch.  Justin must've carried him in to bed.

Carefully so not to wake Justin, Jamie got out of bed and threw on some
clothes.  He headed downstairs, detouring for a glass of orange juice
before going out to the back porch.  Sitting down on the porch swing, he
thought about his meeting.

Nobody could find out anything and no one was giving any more information
than he already had.  It bothered him a little that he'd be going in cold.
He turned his head and peered into the window catching sight of the
calendar hanging on the refrigerator.

Jamie scanned forward through the dates silently counting down to the tour.
His eyes stopped on one square.  It was a simple number really, but it
turned Jamie's blood to ice.  With a whimper, he curled up and started
crying.

------


Justin came slowly out of a happy dream.  He felt something missing and
knew that Jamie had already gotten up.  Something wasn't right but he was
too sleepy to make sense of it.  Snuggling back into the covers, he started
drifting.

The shrill ring of his cell phone on the nightstand snapped his eyes open.
Moaning, he reached over and brought it to him.  "Hello?"

"Hey Curly!"

"Oh, hi there Chris," Justin mumbled.

"Well don't be so happy to hear from me.  Are you still asleep?"

"If I was still asleep I wouldn't be talking to you, Einstein."

"Ok, Ok... grouchy much?"

"Sorry, yesterday was long.  What time is it anyway?"

"Almost 8.  I'm on the plane and wanted you to know that I'll be there for
lunch.  Anyone gonna be around."

"I'll be finishing up with Brian McKnight and Jamie's meeting is at 11.
But Joey's back so you should call him."

"Well, I'll let you get back to your beauty sleep.  God knows you need it!"

"Hardy har har, you should go into stand-up.  You might get a fan following
that way."

"Ouch.  Touche!  Talk to you later, Just."

"Ok, Chris.  Love ya, bud."

"Back at ya."

Justin placed the phone back and lay down facing the ceiling.  Again he
wondered where Jamie was.  By now he almost expected that breakfast would
be ready and he'd be smelling it.  Justin smiled at his memories of the
last month.  Things were as perfect as he could have ever imagined.

'NSync was finally getting the recognition they all craved in the industry.
He had spent some great quality time with Jamie on vacation.  Life was
good.  'I now have all I've ever wanted to have,' he thought happily.
'Well, maybe except for the patter of little feet.'  He'd thought long
about Jamie's dream of having a son.  The idea of being a parent scared him
a little, but it also made him feel warm inside.

He'd talked to his mother on the phone a day ago and she'd been thrilled to
hear they were thinking of adopting at some point, although cautioned to
wait until they'd been together for awhile and enjoyed being just a couple
first.  Justin smiled knowing that Lynn always supported him 100 percent.
In fact, he knew she was excited by the prospect of being a grandma even
though she'd never admit it.

Justin cuddled a pillow remembering the feelings he had when he got home
the night before.  He was late and feeling bad that his session at the
studio had taken so long.  He went searching for Jamie and found him asleep
in the basement on a couch, the TV blaring near him.

Justin shut down everthing and picked Jamie up to take him to bed.  While
he was carrying him upstairs, Jamie started talking a little in his sleep.

"Justin, I do love you," he said in a murmur.

Justin smiled and Jamie burrowed his head into Justin's shoulder as he
continued.  "I want to have your baby..."  His mumblings then became
incoherent.

Justin nearly dropped Jamie he was so shocked and amused.  "If only it was
so simple, sweet pea," he whispered into Jamie's ear softly before kissing
his temple.

He gently placed Jamie in bed, stripped off all their clothes and snuggled
up.  Jamie grabbed onto Justin, still asleep, and lay his head on Justin's
chest.

"Nice..." he said simply.

Justin loved the feeling of being in love, of having someone that was his,
of him belonging to someone else.  That it was Jamie was even better.
Whatever fate had brought them together, it was a good one.  He never
thought in his wildest dreams that he'd find someone so perfectly matched
to him.  On thinking about Jamie, the feeling of unease returned.
Something was definitely not right.

Getting out of bed, he grabbed a Tshirt and pair of boxers and put them on
as he walked downstairs.  He saw the porch swing moving through the kitchen
window and went out through the door.

"Jamie?" he asked quietly while crossing to the swing.  He picked up
Jamie's head, sat and put it in his lap.  He stroked Jamie's hair for a
minute before speaking.  "You want to tell me what's wrong?"

Jamie sobbed a little.  "I just looked at the calendar, that's all."  He
tried to sit up but Justin held him down and rubbed his back.

"The calendar?"  Justin glanced into the house and saw the calendar.  He
scanned it, looking for clues.  Nothing jumped out at him until he noticed
that it was October.  Understanding came through him as he bent over Jamie
and hugged him firmly.  "It's all right, sweet pea.  It's just a date, it
can't hurt you."

"I know..." Jamie snuffled.  "I just noticed it and I got a little
overwhelmed.  I'm fine."

"No, you're not fine."  Jamie stiffened at the words.  "But you're getting
close, sweetie."

Jamie relaxed and sighed.  "Let's go take a nice hot bath."

"Sounds good to me."

------


Jamie was driving and Justin had his hand on his thigh.  Every so often he
looked over at him with concern.  Jamie had been a little quiet the rest of
the morning but Justin let him and would reassure him with a caress or kiss
here and there.  Not liking to ride silently, he made small talk.

"Thanks for driving me to work, honey.  I feel so domestic this way."

Jamie smiled and glanced at Justin.  "Well, it only made sense.  We're both
gonna be in the same part of town and I'll be done before you..." he
shrugged.

"I like it.  It works out because Brian is still gonna take us out to
dinner tonight.  You up to it?"

"Ya, it will be fun."

"So what did you do yesterday?"

"Answered my email, it was backed way up.  Um, floated in the pool for a
little while, went grocery shopping for the next week.  Cleaned the bedroom
and bathroom.  Took Fitzie for a checkup at the Vets..."

"Ok, ok... I guess you kept yourself busy."

Jamie smiled again.  "It was fun, I liked it."

"You were so cute last night when I got home."

"I'm sorry, I tried to stay up."

"It's ok.  You were mumbling in your sleep when I was carrying you."

"Oh, anything profound?"

"Not really," Justin giggled and Jamie poked his arm with a smile.  "You
said you loved me and wanted to have my baby."

The car swerved a little as Jamie laughed out loud.  Justin smiled and
sighed.  Getting Jamie to laugh out loud like that had been one thing he
enjoyed hearing.  "I sorta remember that dream.  Maybe tonight we can see
if it might be possible?" he wagged his eyebrows.


Justin felt his temperature rise and his pants get a little tight.  "It's a
date," he said huskily.  "But we might have to both try it."

"You know it, sexy."

------


Jamie entered the office building, checking the address he had written
down.  He shrugged then went to the reception/security desk.

"Hi, I'm Jamie Campbell and have an appointment in suite 510."

The guard smiled at him and checked a clipboard.  "Sure thing.  Head on up,
the elevators are right over there."  The guard pointed and smiled again
before turning his attention to the another person who'd entered after him.

Jamie entered the elevator as it opened and pushed the button for the fifth
floor.  Just as the door closed he caught sight of a tall blond haired guy
walk by.  Jamie shook his head thinking for sure that it had been Nick
Carter but shrugged it off as being his imagination.

As the car started moving, he wondered once again what this meeting could
be about.  It wasn't at the studio offices, so it probably wasn't directly
related to his job.  Several calls to the studio yielded nothing.  Even
Lance and Johnny had no luck in finding anything out.

Suite 510 was directly across from the elevator and the plate on the door
read: 'The Firm.'  Chuckling to himself over the reference to the John
Grisham novel he went through the door and announced his arrival to the
receptionist.

The name was vaguely familiar to him in another way but he couldn't place
where he'd heard about it before.  From the decorations on the walls he
assumed it was a managing firm for artists.  He hoped he wasn't called here
just to see if he'd sign on with them.

He was directed to wait and after a few minutes and man in a Brooks
Brothers suit came out and shook his hand.

"Max Shorey, Jamie, nice to meet you."

"Same here, Max."

"I bet you're wondering why we asked you here?"

"It had crossed my mind.  Information has been kinda scarce."

Max laughed.  "This industry has become so cut throat at times it surprises
even me.  We'll explain it all to you in a minute."

"-We-?" Jamie asked.

"My associates and I.  This way please."  He led Jamie down a hall to a
conference room.  Max opened the door and motioned Jamie to enter.  As he
got through the door he saw two figures in front of the windows standing
directly in the sun so Jamie couldn't make out their features.

"Shall we begin?" Max asked the two.

Jamie gaped as Kevin Richardson and Brian Littrell stepped out of the
sunlight.


tbc...


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Jim
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