Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 21:10:15 -0700 (PDT) From: Billy Burrew <billy_burrew@yahoo.com> Subject: LOVE-THRU-CHAT-11 Love Thru Chat By Billy Burrew Legal Disclaimer: This story is totally fictional and not meant to imply anything about the sexuality of the guys of the BSB or NSYNC. If you are under the age of 18, offended by homosexual material, or it is illegal to view such materials in your area, please leave now. Otherwise, go grab a nice mocha or some chai tea, or hot cocoa, get comfy and get ready to suspend your disbelief. Have Fun and Enjoy the Story. Previously on Love Thru Chat Justin walked over to Bill and put his hand on his shoulder and gave a mischievous grin, "I am gonna go take a shower, and get cleaned up. Remind me when I decide to tell you all that I am bisexual to NOT do it over breakfast. It's a little too much to digest so early in the morning. I'll definitely shoot for lunch or dinnertime." Justin grinned widely then turned and walked out of the kitchen and up to the stairs to his bedroom, "See you all in a bit." All five guys in the kitchen sat stunned for a minute, still taking in the full effect of what Justin, who had just joined the ranks of the masters of the understatement, had said. "Was he fuckin' with us...or was he being serious?", Chris said with a grin. Bill began to giggle lightly and soon all the guys at the table were all laughing. "Well,I guess good things really do happen in three's, huh?!", Bill said with a laugh and then got up and walked upstairs for a quick shower himself. Chapter 11: Toolin' Around O-Town Bill had finished getting cleaned up, changing back into his clothes from the previous evening and running a hand through his hair when he heard a knock at the bathroom door. 'Come in...I'm decent!", Bill said with a giggle. "Well...that's no fun now is it?", JC said with a smile as he entered the bathroom and sat down on the toilet seat. "I am just finishing up here...", Bill said with a smile. "No problem...no rush!", JC said, "What did you wanna do today Mr. Bill?" "I dunno.", Bill said after a second, "I wanna get back to the hotel and change clothes and then I guess take a quick look through the paper and see the job listings and then just hangout. I can type up a cover letter for any jobs that I see in the paper on my laptop back at my hotel. What day is a good day to see Disney and Universal Studios?" "Hmm", Josh replied, "I guess any day is good...Justin said he wanted to go soon. He likes it there." "Did you have anything in particular in mind to do?", Bill asked with a smile. "Yep!", JC laughed, "Sit and talk someplace...maybe grab some lunch later on. You have been really good about helping all of us and I wanna get to know you better...hang out...and have some fun!" "Ahhh!.", Bill smiled widely, "that sounds like a good plan...only this time, I am gonna watch where we go so we don't end up in another shady neighborhood." "Doh!", JC winced and slapped his head, "I had almost forgotten about that too!" Bill grinned and tapped his forehead, "Memory like an elephant...now...where did I put my shoes?" JC arched his eyebrows and the two began to laugh hysterically as they walked out of the bedroom and downstairs. Bill and JC sat on the couch in the living room and Bill had just finished putting his shoes on when a freshly showered Justin and Lance entered with their usual flair. "Yo...B...what up...what's the 411 today?", Justin said with a grin as he plopped down on the sofa beside JC. Bill looked at Justin for a minute and smiled, "Hang on...I'll be right back...I have to go grab my copy of "Active Interpretation of the Language of Little Blond 'G-Thugs'. I'll be right back!" JC giggled slightly and grabbed Bill's arm as he went to get up off the sofa. Justin's toothy smile faded to a smirk as he shook his head, "Ha Ha...very funny...You ain't right...you know that dontcha? You are definitely in the wrong business...and the comedy world heaves a great sigh of relief because of that very fact." Bill grinned, "Oh Ho...Touche! I believe we were just gonna comb thru the want ads and then just hang out and let you guys get to know me...and now that you are all out in the open with each other...let you guys do some bonding." "Want ads?", Justin said, puzzled for a minute, "Oh...that's right...you came here to find a job and a place to live...and to see us too!" "Yep...good of you to remember, Justin.", Bill laughed and poked JC in the stomach, "I tell ya, JC, that boy's about as sharp as a pound of wet liver." "Hey!", Justin yelled in mock outrage as he threw a pillow at Bill. Bill caught it and proceeded to have a small pillow fight with Justin as JC laughed. Justin wound up and took a baseball swing with his pillow, aiming at Bill's head, but Bill had anticipated this move and hit Justin in the stomach with his pillow. Justin's swing veered off to the right and JC caught the brunt of the assault as Bill ducked under it. JC, unprepared for such an assault, fell back onto the sofa and shook his head. "Oopps...", Justin said meekly as JC looked up at him and grabbed a pillow, "My bad!" "Uh-huh!", JC said with a forced smile, "C'mere Curly..." "uh...no!", Justin said and turned and began to flee, running smack into Lance and falling back onto his ass on the floor. "Ow damn!", Justin said as JC nailed him with a pillow to the head! Justin looked up at Lance who shrugged and smiled, "Shoulda looked where you were going, Jus." JC smiled and grabbed the newspaper from the table and gave it to Bill, who proceeded to start to look through the classifieds while waiting on Joey and Chris. Ten minutes later, when Joey and Chris walked in, Bill had finished scanning the paper, finding only two ads that he believed himself qualified for. "So what are we all up to today?", Joey grinned. "Well...", Bill smiled, "I just tore through the classifieds and saw a few positions available around here that I am planning on applying for...I guess we should head to my hotel and let me change then I can type up a few quick cover letters and stuff and get them ready to be sent to these places. I'll also call them on Monday and see if I can get an interview with them before I leave. If the pay is good enough and I can find a place to live that will take dogs, I'll be ready to go when my lease is up in NC." "Ok", JC said with a smile, "Then we can go apartment hunting for you and then hang out somewhere." Bill nodded and the guys proceeded to pile into the cars and make their way back to the Courtyard Marriott, Bill and Justin and JC rode in JC's Jeep as Lance, Chris and Joey followed in Lance's SUV. As they drove, Lance looked over at Chris and smiled, "So...what do you think of Bill?" Chris shrugged and smiled, "He's pretty cool! It's hard to believe that he brought out so many of our secrets in just the time we've met him. He's like a living, walking truth serum. If I had anything to admit about myself, I think I would have just spilled it by now. I probably wouldn't have been able to control myself." Joey and Lance laughed at Chris's admission then nodded. "It's true you know.", Lance said with a sigh, "I never would have admitted being...well...ugghhh..." "Gay?", Joey said with a wry smirk as Chris giggled and rolled his eyes. "Um...yeah. Gay.", Lance said quietly. "C'mon Lansten...it's not a dirty word! You're GAY!!", Joey said, then cringed as he realized they were stopped at a red light with the windows down. "Would you like me to call the local press and have them print it?", Chris asked Joey sarcastically. "No...", Joey smiled, "I just want Scoop here to know that it's totally OK...its COOL!" "Thanks Joey", Lance said and gave a weak smile, "It's just...it's difficult still for me...ya know?" Joey nodded and put his hand on Lance's shoulder, "We're here for you too if you need us." Chris murmured Joey's sentiment as the SUV pulled to a stop outside the Marriott. Bill wasted no time typing up the four cover letters for the positions he had found as JC and the rest of the guys waited patiently, spread out on the beds and sofas watching the television. Twenty minutes later, Bill smiled and announced that he had finished and that all they had to do is to find a Kinko's and he could print out everything and get it in the mail. JC pulled up a chair to Bill's laptop and started to play with it as Bill got up and grabbed a new outfit from his suitcase and went and changed into it in the bathroom. As he tucked in his shirt, he heard a knock on the bathroom door. "Come in." "Hi there", Lance smiled, "Joey and Chris want to eat again and I am getting kinda hungry too. Did you wanna go eat first then go and print the stuff out later. I know where there is a Kinko's around here. We can stop off and do that on the way back." "That sounds pretty good! What kinda food are we going out for?", Bill smiled as he finished up fastening his belt and then spritzed on some cologne. "Ummmm...", Lance said as he sniffed the cologne, "What?" "What kind of food are we planning on eating?", Bill repeated with a smile and handed the bottle of cologne to Lance who began to apply some to his neck. "Ummm...I dunno...they didn't say.", Lance said a second later, "I am not too picky." "As long as its cooked.", Bill said with a smile as Lance grinned, "I just don't really get Sushi....despite Josh's leanings towards it." Lance laughed, "Well..it's an acquired taste." "So is my delicacy of mushrooms served in a heavy cream cheese sauce.", Bill said and smiled as Lance's nose curled up like a Ferengi from a star trek series. "Eww...", Lance said as he squinted his eyes and shook his head. Bill put some pomme in his hair and played with it for a second before turning to Lance and asking, "Ok...how do I look?" Lance smiled as he looked at Bill and then said, "Not bad...you clean up pretty nicely." Bill snorted and shook his head, "Oh yeah...THANKS! That's a REAL confidence booster there." Lance and Bill giggled and then headed out of the bathroom to rejoin the others. JC looked up from the laptop as Bill and Lance emerged from the bathroom and smiled as he saw Bill and Lance giggling happily. Bill walked over to the laptop and JC blushed as Bill looked over his shoulder and saw what he had been reading. "JC...", Bill laughed, "You're reading my fan fiction about you on my machine...isn't that like kinda deranged or something?" The guys all laughed then crowded over in front of Bill's monitor to see what story JC had been reading. "OH Hey!", Chris said excitedly, "This is that story Joey and I was reading. The one where we all get super powers. Are these new chapters?! Dude...you gotta post these so we can see what happens! I am like addicted to the story now!" JC and Justin laughed and Bill shook his head and said, "Let's grab something to eat, OK?" Chris looked at the laptop anxiously then to Bill and then back to the laptop and Bill rolled his eyes and smiled, "We're taking it with us...you can read it tonite after we print off the stuff at Kinko's after we eat. Bill shut down the laptop and then put it in his briefcase then nodded to the guys who started filing out the door. Bill gave the room a last cursory inspection then packed a few more quick clothes items in his briefcase then headed to the cars himself. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sorry for the delay in getting this posted. I have been very VERY busy getting my website re-designed and updated. I have also been really diss'd by my muse. For a few weeks there I thought my muse had abandoned me...and found better work elsewhere. I hope you all enjoy this chapter and I hope to have more out more a little frequently in the future.