Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 16:14:57 EST
From: Gemmini999@aol.com
Subject: Lance's Song

Hi everyone out there!  This is the author speaking... duh, who else would it
be?  Anyways, just wanted to say a few things before you dive right into the
story.
#1.  thank you for reading this... It's my first attempt and I'm very unsure.
Any and all feedback is welcome at Gemmini999@aol.com.  Just please type
Lance's Song in the subject area or else I will end up deleting it...
#2.  You know the deal. This does not necessarily represent the sexuality of
any or all members of n sync.  That's why its fiction... as in not real
#3.  if your under the age of 18 (you know who you are) then please don't
read any further.  I can't stop you, but maybe an image of me frowning will.
: (

so, without further ado... here it is!

Chapter 1~ Lance's Song

Tyler glanced around the bed room nervously.  Rachel was due home any minute
and Megan still wasn't asleep.  He would be dead if Rachel found out that he
had let Megan stay up late again.
    " Please Megan, honey.  Won't you just lie down and go to sleep like a
good girl?" He asked, pouting a little.
    " No! No!" Megan shouted, using her favorite word.  "No sleep.  Wanna see
momma!"
    " Please Megan. I'll sing you a song if you lie down!" Tyler tried to
bargain. No avail.  Megan kept right on screaming for Momma.
    " Megan, sweetie.  Why don't you lie down at least.  Mommy's going to be
home soon." Tyler said, which was exactly what he was afraid off.  Rachel
might not kill him for keeping Megan up this late, but she would end up
castrating him, or something far far worse.
    " Momma!" Megan screamed, jumping down off the trundle bed and out the
door.  Apparently she heard something.
    " Please, don't let Rachel be home..." Tyler whispered, praying.  No such
luck.
    "Tyler Stevenson!  Get you scrawny butt out here!  Right now!  What is
Megan doing up at 11:45?  I specifically told you she had to be in bed by 8!"
Rachel screamed.
    Tyler began to pray a little louder, leaving the pink bed room and
entering the living room.
    " Ah Rachel, back so soon?  How was your date?" He said, trying to smooth
talk his way out of this one.
    " Don't you `how was your date' me! I told you Megan needed to be asleep
by 8.  She's only 4!" Rachel yelled.  Megan, hearing her mom yell, began to
whimper.
    " Aw, Rachel, look at what you did to Megan!" Tyler condemed Rachel. She
just shook her head.
    " Your never going to change, are you Ty?"  She asked slowly.
    " Nope, I'm always going to be your fun loving Ty!" He agreed with a grin.
    " Somehow, I have no doubt of that." Rach dryly stated.  "Aren't you at
least going to feed me an escuse about why my daughter is up at 11:45?"
    " First off, don't you mean my god-daughter?   And no, you've heard all
of them. I need to spend a little more time thinking up convincing stories."
Tyler adminished.
    " Details, details. So what if Megan's your god-daughter.  I'm her
mother, which means, I get to decide on bed times!" Rachel explained, all the
while picking Megan up and carrying her to the pink bed room Tyler had just
exited.
    " I know, but the little shrimp didn't want to go to bed with out you
here. I couldn't make her... she cried, and gave me the look." Tyler
explained.
    " no...not the look!" Rachel sarcastically replied. "Let me remind you,
your more then five times her age!"
    " Yeah, but I'm putty when it comes to girls and the look. This one gets
me all the time!" He joked, pointing to Megan.
    " Yeah yeah yeah.  Alright, I believe you. But next time get her to bed
on time!" Rachel complained, lowering the brown haired beauty to her bed.
Megan's eyes were already closing and with a final whispered "goodnight
mommy. Goodnight daddy." she fell asleep.
    Rachel pulled the pink coverlet up to Megan's tiny chin and quietly
tucked the rest of the blanket in around her, securing her for the night.
Standing up, she threw her long curly hair over one shoulder and flicked on
the night light, leaving the room with an erie glow.
    " Night darling." Rachel whispered, slowly exiting the room.  Tyler
followed, shutting the door firmly behind him.
    " Ty, you really need to learn how to say no to her." Rachel commented,
walking towards the kitchen, occasionally scooping up a toy here or there and
returning them to their proper place.
    " No I don't. God-fathers are supposed to spoil their god-kids. Its in
the rules or something." He responded, following Rachel to the kitchen.  He
opened up the white fridge and took out a liter of pepsi.  "Besides, Megan
just does that look..."
    " Don't drink out of the bottle. And I know Megan pulls the look on
you... but you live with her for gods sakes. Shouldn't you be immune to it by
now?"
    " Yes mother." Ty sarcastically replied, pulling a glass out of the
dishwasher.
    " Pour me some too." Rach commented.
    " Anything else your majesty requires?" Ty sarcastically asked, pouring a
second glass of Pepsi.
    " Naw, not right now." Rach decided, after thinking it over for a while.
    " So, how was you date?" Tyler asked, handing the pepsi over to Rachel.
    Rachel groaned. "Do I really need to give you the details?"
    "That bad, huh?" Tyler asked.
    " Worse. Just imagine Todd multiplied by ten." Rachel responded.
    " Todd wasn't that bad..."Tyler slyly said.
    " Your right, he wasn't that bad, he was awful!" Rachel laughed.
    " Ha.  At least I didn't pick this one, now did I?" Tyler asked.
    " No, but you picked the last one. I swear Ty, your taste in guys is
terrible.  No wonder you don't have a boy friend."
    " I resent that!  I happen to have great taste in guys, Its just most of
them are gay. I can't help it if you don't want to date a gay guy."
    " thank about what you just said, einstin.  Why would I want to date a
guy that's more interested in my room mate then me?"
    " Ohhhhhh. I know I'm cute, but I didn't think I was that cute." Tyler
commented.
    " Ewww. You cute?  That's about as far from the truth as anything!"
Rachel exclaimed.
    " Gee, I feel loved." Ty put a puppy dog look on his face.
    " You wonder where Megan learns it..." Rachel smiled.  " So, what'd you
guys do tonight?"
    " We had a very eventful evening, thank you very much.  I worked on a new
song while Megan watched Care Bears.  I swear if I see that one episode
another time..." Ty didn't finish.
    " Ohhh, a new song?  Can I hear it?" Rachel asked, setting her pepsi down
on the couter top.
    " Not yet.  I need to put a couple finishing touches on it."
    " Pwease?" Rachel begged, pouting a little.
    Tyler looked away and said " Not the face. Please Rach, not the face!"
Rachel just grinned and chucked a bit.
    " Fine then. I'll look at it later."
    " Good idea. Anyhow, I have to get to bed soon. Tomorrow's a big day."
    " What's so big about tomorrow?  I mean, besides it being your day to
watch Megan?" Rachel asked.
    " I'm meeting with a new group... did you say it's my day to watch
Megan?" Tyler asked, a bit loud.
    " Yes!" Rachel hissed, " be quite. Megan's going to wake up."
    " I can't!  I have meetings all day!"
    " I have class, I can't take her with me to class." Rachel rationalized.
    " But I have a new group coming tomorrow. I can't take her... it's
unprofessional!"
    " But I can't miss another class. I've missed too many already... one
more and I'm screwed!"
    " Can't you get some one to baby sit her?" Tyler asked.
    " No duffus.  It's midnight.  No one's going to be available tomorrow
morning!" Rachel explained.
    " But... you can't even skip one more class?" Tyler looked at her.
    " No I can't.  I've missed three or four this semester already... and
it's only five weeks into it!" Rachel exclaimed. "Can't you have some one at
the studio watch Megan?  They do all the time..."
    "I've asked Jenny too many times already.  What about Chris?  Think he'll
be able to watch Megan?" Tyler said, in refrence to their very close friend.
    " Naw, Chris is out of town. Remember?  The confrence in LA?" Rachel
reminded Tyler.
    "Damn. I guess I can take Megan in. Hopefully the new group won't mind...
that much." Tyler responded.
    " Thank you sweetie!" Rachel leaned in and kissed Tyler lightly on the
cheek.
    " I'm heading up to bed now.  Wanna wake Megan tomorrow or should I?" he
asked.
    " I'll wake her.  What time do you have to be at the studio?"
    " 8:30." Tyler said.
    " Fine, she'll be up at 7:30.  Night!" Rachel exclaimed.
    " Night back at ya!" Tyler commented. And with that walked out of the
kitchen and into his bed room.  The lights were out, and ten seconds after
undressing Tyler was asleep.  Little did he know how his life was going to
change tomorrow.

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okay... there it was. Please send feedback to Gemmini999@aol.com.
Remember... this is my first attempt, so please be kind!