Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 20:03:32 -0400
From: JT's Place <jtsplace@nctv.com>
Subject: Boybands - Joint Affairs 39

Joint Affairs
Chapter -- 39
by JT Poole

Day 24 (Friday Afternoon) -- Baltimore, MD -- Kevin's Hotel Room

Kevin's POV

Why God, why him?  Hasn't he gone through enough in his life?  Why is he
the one that has to suffer?  Why put us through these trials and
tribulations?  What did we ever do to deserve all of this stuff happening
to us?  Are you punishing us for loving each other against your teachings?
Why God?  Why put us through all this pain?  It's only love damnit; it's
only fucking love.  I swear, if he doesn't make it through this, I'm
abandoning all of my religious beliefs and turning my back on you.

"I can't...I can't live without him, I need him," I say, sitting down on
the bed, starring around the room, looking at nothing in particular as
someone knocks at the door.  "Whose there?"

"Kevin it's me Brian," Brian says from outside the door as he waits for
Kevin to open the door.

"What's up B?  What're you doing here?"  I ask him, wondering why he wasn't
somewhere with Josh.

"Josh got me up early from my nap so that he could go back to the hospital
to see Justin.  I came to check on you; wanted to see how you was handling
things."  He says, hugging me.

"How do you expect me to handle things Brian?  My boyfriend broke up with
me to go be with an evil maniacal bitch, then said bitch runs him over and
almost kills him!  How am I supposed to deal with that?  This is just too
much to take in!"  I shout as Brian steps back away from me.

"Kevin..."  He starts to say, but I interrupt him.

"No Brian, he left me and almost died.  All because...because of that
fucking bitch!  Why is all of this happening?  Why can't we be happy?"  I
ask him, tears falling down my cheeks for the second time this day.

"I don't know Kev, I really don't.  That's something I can't answer for
you, I'm not God," he says, as the reality of his words hit me like a ton
of bricks.

"Maybe God don't want us together," I say as Brian shakes his head.

"It's not God, it's AJ and Howie.  Don't let the actions of them sway your
love for Justin.  You two love each other and I don't think you should let
that slip away because of a little bad spots," he says, looking at me
intently.

"We've been outed and we don't even know what the results of that going to
be.  Is that going to be bad for us or what?"  I ask him.

"Kevin don't worry about that stuff.  From what we saw at the hospital with
the fans, they can care less if you and Justin are together or not.  It
doesn't matter man.  All that should matter to you right now is your
boyfriend."  He tells me, turning around and walking towards the door.
"Think about what I've said.  I'm going to the hospital to find my man.
You go talk to yours."

"I...okay Brian.  Thanks," I say, grabbing my things and walking out the
door too.

Narcy General Hospital -- The Cafeteria

Nick's POV

Oh God, he actually asked me to marry him.  This is like a dream come true
for me.  I can hardly believe this.  He actually loves me.  I thought
things between us were really based on just sex, but now I know he really
does love me like I love him.  I really am the happiest man on the planet
right now.  Should I tell mom, dad and Aaron?  What do I tell them?
They're going to find out sooner or later.  I don't think we can keep this
under wraps.  The way I feel about this, I don't want to keep this under
wraps.

"Yo bro what's up?"  Aaron asks, sitting down at the table across from me.

"Hi A, what's up with you?"  I ask him.

"I asked you first bro.  Where's your other half?"  Aaron asks me as I
laugh at what he just said.

"Joey's upstairs with Justin and Lance," I say, still smiling at the
thought of having someone refer to a person as my other half.  "Where's
your other half?"

"He had to jump a plane for an emergency meeting in New York last night.  I
miss him already," he says, frowning at me as he took a sip of his soda.

"I'm sorry kid.  You'll see him soon right?"  I ask him.

"I hope so.  He said that once he takes care of everything, he he'll be
back on the next plane to meet up with us here or whatever," he says,
opening his bag of chips and popping a chip into his mouth.  "I just wish I
would have gone with him to meet his mom.  I was scared to go with him."

"Why A?"  I ask him, already knowing the answer.

"Because she probably won't approve of me.  She's probably like our mom,"
he says, taking another sip of his soda as I thought about that for a
second.

"Have you ever talked to her?"  I ask him.

"No.  I've been around when he talks to her, but I've never talked to her."
He tells me, frowning a bit as he gets up.  "I think I'm going for a walk."

"Be sure security is with you when you leave here," I say to him as he
starts sulking.  "I'm not joking A, make sure at least one security guy is
with you.  We don't need anything happening to you."

"Oh alright Nicky," he says, frowning as he hugs me and walks away.  "I'll
see you later for dinner."

"Alright kid," I say as he disappears down the hall, leaving me with my
thoughts as I try to figure out a way to tell mom and dad that Joey wants
to marry me.  I wonder how they will handle that piece of news.  I guess
I'll find out later on tonight.

At Britney's Hotel Room

"Hi Alex," Howie says, walking into Britney's hotel room to see AJ lying on
the bed with the pillow over his head.  "Are you okay?"

"No I'm not alright.  We fucked up."  AJ tells him, moving the pillow to
reveal his tear streaked face.  "What're we going to do?"

"I don't know Alex," Howie says, absentmindedly rubbing AJ's back.  "So
have you made up your mind on what you're going to do?"

"I don't know what to do anymore.  Things have gone too far.  Justin wasn't
supposed to get hurt like that," AJ says, sniffling as more tears came.
"If I even had a chance to be with Kevin, he wouldn't want me for the stuff
I've done."

"Why do you still love Kevin?  Can't you see that he will never love you?"
Howie asks him.  "Why can't you open your eyes and let someone else have
that love?"

"Someone like who?  You Howie?  We've had this conversation before," AJ
says, looking away from Howie.

"Yeah me damnit!  I still love you Alex; I've never stopped.  Kevin has
Justin; your love for him is only causing you more pain.  Why not let me
love you, like you deserve to be loved?"  Howie asks him, caressing AJ's
cheek and AJ moves away from him.

"Because...because I can't," AJ says, getting up out of the bed and walking
into the bathroom.

"Alex please...please stop running away from me," Howie says as he gets up
and walks out of the room.

New York, NY -- A Medical Clinic

David's POV

Why didn't I just tell him what was going on.  I'm sure he would handle
this well.  I feel so miserable for lying to him about this, about the
whole trip.  Well I did invite him to come with me, but he chose not to
come.  I knew he wasn't ready to meet mom right now, due to the crap that
went down with his parents, so I knew he would turn me down.  I feel like a
jerk for using that to my advantage, but I guess I will tell him when the
time is right.  I just hope this doesn't break us up.

"Good afternoon Mr. Gallagher, how are you feeling?"  Doctor Michaels asks
me as he walks into the room carrying a folder and I'm guessing my medical
chart.

"How do you expect me to feel doc?"  I ask him as he sits down behind his
desk and look at me.  "I would rather you go ahead and get this over with.
The suspense is what's killing me.  Am I going to die or what?"

"No Mr. Gallagher, you're not going to die, not yet any way.  All the test
that we ran a few weeks ago show that the tumor is benign.  With that over
with, we can schedule a time for you to have the surgery and we can remove
it safely."  Doctor Michaels tries explaining to me.

"So will there be a risk to me in taking this thing out?"  I ask him.

"Well there's always a risk in any surgery, but since the tumor isn't
cancerous, it's not going to do any damage to you," he says, looking over
to me and then my mom.

"So when can we do this?  I want to get this over with as soon as
possible."  I tell him as mom holds my hand.

"We can schedule a time today and take care of this as soon as possible,"
he says, smiling at me.

"Okay, thank you doctor."  I tell him as I stand up to shake his hand,
turning and walking towards the door with mom.

"You didn't tell him did you?"  Mom asks me as I look down to the floor.

"No I didn't tell him mom.  I'm hoping that we can get this taken care of
quickly and that'll be the last of it."  I tell her as she shakes her head
at me.  "What?"

"I hope you know what you're doing.  If he finds out that you didn't tell
him something so important as this, he might get angry with you."  She
tells me as I think about what she just said.

"I'll call him later and tell him," I say as she frowns.

"He shouldn't have to hear about this over the phone Davy.  You should have
told him."  She tells me, turning around and walking away from me.

Baltimore, MD -- Narcy General -- Justin's ICU Room

"Good Afternoon Mr. Timberlake, how are you feeling?"  A tall man asks,
entering the room.  "I'm Doctor Japuri.  I will be overseeing your care
until you're released."

"What happened to the other doctor?"  Justin asks, sliding up a bit in the
bed.

"He was the primary surgeon for your initial visit.  I've been assigned as
your primary physician while you're here with us at Narcy General,"
Dr. Japuri says, shaking Justin's hand then Kevin's.

"So what's the outlook for me, am I going to live?"  Justin asks him.  "Am
I going to be able to sing and dance again?"

"So far you're still around here.  You seem to be healing like you're
supposed to be.  As long as you take things easy, I don't see why you can't
get back into the swing of things within a month or so.  But until then,
you have to take things slow and easy."

"I'm sure he'll behave and take things slow and easy like he's supposed
to," Kevin says smiling as Justin starts to pout.  "You have to wait to get
back to full force."

"Yeah I know that, but I know you Kevin.  You and the guys will start doing
the waiting on me hand and foot deal, making me really realize that I'm
really laid up and that scandalous ho ruined a piece of my life with what
she did to me."  I tell him as he frowns at me.

"I like waiting on you hand and foot," Kevin says as the doctor starts
laughing.

"So is it safe to assume that you two are really in a relationship?"
Dr. Japuri asks, looking between Justin and Kevin.

"As of the news last night, I guess it's official to the world," Kevin
says, laughing, thinking about how he and Justin were outed on MTV.  "And
pretty soon, we will be married, probably after he's released from here."

"Congratulations," Dr. Japuri says, shaking our hands again.  "I would pass
out cigars, but that's not allowed in this part of the hospital and you
wouldn't need on in the first place."

"We don't smoke," Justin says, laughing.

"Good thing, it's terrible on the lungs and the heart," Dr. Japuri says,
picking up Justin's chart and flipping some pages.  "Since you've been here
in Intensive Care for the mandatory twenty-four hours, we are going to move
you to a regular room in the hospital."

"Does that mean I don't get to see the nurses every hour on the hour now?"
Justin asks, sounding sarcastic.

"No you won't have to see the nurses every hour on the hour now,"
Dr. Japuri says laughing as she made a notation on Justin's chart.
"Someone should be in here soon to move you upstairs to a regular room.  I
shall see you again tomorrow."

"Alright doctor," Justin says as he gives another smile and leaves the
room.

"It seems the good doctor has a crush on you," Kevin says, smiling
wickedly.

"What?  You're joking right?"  Justin asks him.

"No I'm not.  I saw how he was looking at you and when he confirmed that we
were together, his smile vanished from his face.  He has it for you badly
baby," Kevin says, holding Justin's hand again.

"Well I'm sorry, he can't have me.  I belong to a wonderful man already.
It's too late now," Justin says, smirking at Kevin.

"Damn right it's too late.  You're mine and I'm not letting you go."  Kevin
says, leaning down and kissing Justin passionately.

"Good answer," Justin says, pulling Kevin back down to him and teasing his
bottom lip with his teeth.  "Baby will you go get me something to snack on?
I'm really hungry again.  Could you bring me some pickle and vinegar chips,
I'm sure there's some in a vending machine somewhere around here."

"Damn baby, if you were a woman, I could swear that you were pregnant or
something."  Kevin tells him laughing as he kisses Justin on the forehead.

"Well if I were pregnant, you were the one that knocked me up.  So there
you have baby.  Get to moving, I'm starving here."  Justin tells him,
patting Kevin on the ass.

"Alright baby, I'm going.  Do you want anything else to go with those
chips?"  Kevin asks him.

"And a soda too.  That should do it until they bring dinner around, if not,
I can always get you to bring me more food."  Justin states, smiling as
Kevin shakes his head and leaves the room.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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STORY WARNINGS & DISCLAIMER:

I don't know any of the members of ?N SYNC, Backstreet Boys or any other
celebrities mentioned.  I don't know anything about their sexual
orientation or the orientation of any other celebrities in this story (even
though I wish some of them were gay).  This story is fiction and you
shouldn't take it for anything else but that.  This is for entertainment
value only folks.