Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 06:35:40 -0500
From: JT Poole <jtpoole9@cybersouth.com>
Subject: Boybands - Joint Affairs - Chapter 20

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may be mentioned in this story.  This story in no way is meant to imply
anything about 'N Sync and any other celebrities sexualities,
personalities, or anything else.  This is a work of pure fiction.

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Joint Affairs - Chapter 20
by JT Poole

* Day 20 - Tour Bus #1 *

"Hi Lance, Joey here.  I need to ask you something about Nick and Aaron,
can you help me out?"  Joey asked, talking to Lance on the phone.

"What do you want to know?"  Lance asked.

"Do you know what's going on between the two of them?"  Joey asked.

"Well...I don't know if I should say anything, but let's just say that
Aaron is mad at a decision that Nick made and it hurt his feelings very
badly."  Lance stated.

"Well Lance, could you go into the details about that decision Nick made?"
Joey asked.

"No, that's all I am at liberty to say."  Lance stated, "I suggest you talk
to Aaron if you want to know the whole story."

"But Lance, this is really important.  Nick is really really upset about
all of this.  He has been crying his eyes out and I don't know what to say
to calm him down."  Joey stated.

"I know he's crying, I can hear him crying, but it's not my business to
interfere with the two of them Joey."  Lance stated.

"Lance, this could affect the way they perform tonight.  Is there something
you can tell me to give me a hint?"  Joey asked.

"I have given you all the hints that I am going to give you Joey, just talk
to Nick and explain to him that he hurt his brother's feelings."  Lance
stated, "Is there anything else Joey, I was in the middle of a very
interesting book."

"No that's all Lance, thanks for your help."  Joey stated, hanging up the
phone.

"Well you were right about that Justin.  He did give me a small hint, but
he wouldn't come on out and tell me."  Joey stated.

"Well what did Lance actually say was going on?"  Kevin asked.

"He said that Nick made a decision that hurt Aaron's feelings very badly.
I don't know what Nick did, but it was very bad to Aaron."  Joey explained.

"Wonder what Nick did that was so bad?"  Justin asked.

"I don't know but I am going to call him back and tell him this and maybe
he can figure this out."  Joey stated.

* Baltimore, MD - The Sheraton Hotel *

"Good morning sir, may I help you?"  The receptionist asked.

"Hi my name is David Gallagher you should have a room reserved for me."
David stated.

"Let me check.  We sure do sir, you party hasn't arrived yet, but here's
your room keycard."  The girl stated smiling at David.

"Thank you ma'am, you have a nice day."  David spoke, walking away from the
desk.

Stepping into the elevator with the bellboy behind him, David pulls out his
cell phone and dials a number.  After a couple of rings, he hears the voice
of the person he has missed since last night.

"Hey baby where are you guys?"  David asked.

"We are almost there, we should be at the hotel within the hour."  Aaron
stated.

"Cool.  So how are things going?  What are you up to?"  David asked.

"I am sitting here in the kitchen pigging out on ice cream and reading."
Aaron stated.

"Honey why are you pigging out on ice cream?  You only pig out when you are
upset about something."  David stated.

"I am just a little angry still about Nick."  Aaron stated as Nick
approached the kitchen area.  "I am still mad at him for not telling me
he's gay."

"Well I told you to talk to him.  Don't let this small thing come between
you two, you guys are family."  David stated as the elevators opened on his
floor and the bellboy stepped out, waiting for him to follow.

"I don't want to talk to him, I told you I hate him.  He hurt my feelings
very badly by not telling me.  He knew how hard it was for me to tell him
and then he not tell me, I just don't feel I can trust him anymore."  Aaron
stated as Nick appeared in front of him.  "Baby, I think I will have to
call you back.  Nick is here."

* Tour Bus #2 *

"You're mad at me because I didn't tell you I was gay?"  Nick asked.

"Yes I am fucking mad at you!"  Aaron shouted.

"Why bro?"  Nick asked.

"Why...why, I will tell you why!"  Aaron shouted again, "I am mad because
you didn't tell me, I had to find out from Celia in front of everyone.  You
knew how hard it was for me to tell you that I was gay and you were gay all
the time and didn't tell me."

"Actually I wanted to tell you, but I didn't know what to say.  I was going
to tell you when I told mom, but then we left to go on this tour and then
everything happened so fast and I kinda kept my mouth closed and got angry
about it all."  Nick explained.

"Why the hell were you angry Nick?"  Aaron asked.

"I was angry because Kevin had Justin, Brian and JC had gotten together and
then to find out you had someone.  I felt ugly, I felt that I wasn't good
enough."  Nick stated as he started to cry again.

"What do you mean Nick?  Talk to me, tell me about all of this."  Aaron
stated.

"Well I have been gay since I joined the guys.  All this time I have yet to
find someone that loved me.  After seeing everyone else close to me happy,
I figured that the reason why I was still single was because that I was
ugly and no one wanted me.  It's like everywhere I turned there were
couples, everyone was happy, everyone but me.  I couldn't take it anymore."
Nick explained.

"So that's why you started snapping at everyone?  You had major 'tude you
know that?"  Aaron spoke.

"Well yeah, I actually thought that there was no hope for me at all.  After
being rejected by Wade, Gideon Yago, Kurt Loder, Owen Wilson, Kerr Smith,
Scott Foley and Tom Welling."  Nick spoke, as he was still crying.

"What, all those guys didn't want you?"  Aaron asked.

"None of them wanted me, Tom even threatened to kill me if I ever told
anyone about his secret life."  Nick stated.

"I am shocked Nick you are a beautiful guy, there must have been something
wrong with those guys to not want to be with you."  Aaron stated.

"I am too.  I thought Gideon would have at least given me a shot, since he
came out on MTV and stated to the world that he was looking for the love of
his life."  Nick stated.

"I am sorry bro, but I am still mad at you.  You should have told me you
were gay."  Aaron stated, "Do you know how embarrassing it is to find out
that your brother is gay and that he's having sex with a guy while singing
Christina Aguilera songs in the shower."

"I am sorry, I should have told you, but as I said, I was kind of occupied
with my thoughts.  I didn't know that it would upset you so much that I
didn't tell you.  I am quite sure you would have figured it out sooner or
later."  Nick stated, sitting down next to his brother.

"So what's the deal with you and Joey, do you like him?"  Aaron asked.

"Yes I do.  I must admit that when he and N Sync first came out, I had a
crush on him and Justin, but when Justin started dating Kevin, that crush
disappeared.  As time went by, I kind of gave my crush up on Joey.  I
started feeling sorry for myself and basically poured all my energy into
the group."  Nick explained, "I guess it was a good thing that me and Joey
hooked up, I could have been a real big bitch."

"No you wouldn't.  I think Kevin and AJ were ready to kick your ass for
snapping at everyone.  I thought Kevin had figured things out, but when I
talked to him about what was wrong with you, he told me he didn't know what
was bothering you."  Aaron stated.

"Well now that me and Joey are together, I don't think anyone has to worry
about me snapping anytime soon.  Well unless I can't have Joey next time at
night when I want him..." Nick laughed.

"Remember how you freaked out when I told you that me and David were
sleeping together.  How do you expect me to act?  You just met Joey and you
are already having sex with him."  Aaron stated.

"What's your point Bro?"  Nick asked.  "I am old enough to sleep with him
if I want too..."

"My point is, you haven't known Joey intimately that long to sleep with
him, as in, I have known David for almost a year, we recently just started
having sex."  Aaron explained.

"I have known Joey for a while, remember we are both on the Jive Record
label."  Nick stated.

"I am saying that you two haven't had a personal relationship."  Aaron
stated, sighing.

"That's true, but we are getting to know each other very quickly."  Nick
stated, "Enough about me, how are things going with you and your
boyfriend?"

"Why are you trying to change the subject, we are talking about you and why
you didn't tell me you were gay."  Aaron stated.

"We still on that, I thought I explained it enough already."  Nick stated,
"Can't you just forgive me and let it go and we can get past this?"

"No I won't, you must make this up to me, you hurt my feelings Nick...you
knew I had a hard time telling you about my feelings of being gay, and you
just neglected to tell me that part of your life, you just cut me out."
Aaron stated.

"But Aaron...okay fine, what do you want me to do?"  Nick asked.

"When I need you for something I will let you know.  But right now, I want
you to just be you and don't hide your feelings and emotions from me.  We
are brothers, I thought we would be able to talk about this kind of stuff."
Aaron explained.

"That's easy I can do that, and we can talk to each other, that's what I
came to talk to you about earlier before you rudely told me to leave you
alone."  Nick stated, licking his tongue at Aaron, "I need your opinion on
something.  Should I tell mom about me and Joey?"

"Well if you like...how do you think she's going to take the news?"  Aaron
asked.

"I don't know, but I want to tell her, I don't want to continue hiding this
from her."  Nick stated.

"Well why don't we both tell her during the next break we get?"  Aaron
asked, checking Nick's face to see if he agreed with the idea.

"Sure why not, we can fly home and just tell her in person.  We can see how
she reacts and go from there."  Nick stated.

"Cool, why don't we go ahead and make the arrangements and call home and
let everyone know that we are coming and that we have something important
to tell them.  Also, do you think we should take our boyfriends with us?"

"Well we could, but do you think that is a little too much to handle all at
one time?"  Aaron asked.

"I don't know.  Why don't we talk more about this later tonight after the
concert, then me, you, Joey and David could sit around and get to know each
other."  Nick stated.

"Sounds cool, that's a plan."  Aaron stated, "Nick, I think you need to
call your boyfriend and tell him everything's okay."

"Huh...What?"  Nick asked.

"Call Joey and tell him things are okay between us.  I heard Lance talking
to him about you earlier, and the way Lance sounded; Joey was pretty upset
about you being upset.  So call Joey and tell him everything is okay."
Aaron stated.

"Okay bro, will do.  I will chat with you later..." Nick stated, grabbing
his cell phone and dialing Joey's number.

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TO BE CONTINUED...

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