Date: Sun, 05 Jun 2005 21:05:54 -0400
From: rye encoke <rye_encoke@hotmail.com>
Subject: Mark and Rye: Homecoming 8

Hi again.  Well here it is finally.  The next installment
of the Mark and Rye series.  The usual disclaimers apply
here.  I don't know Westlife or any other celebrity and
certainly don't know the sexual orientation or their
feelings regarding being gay.  This is all made up in my
wicked little mind.  This continues where Mark and Rye
left off and will be written in the same style, my style,
which is lots of sappy and romantic fluff that hopefully
will have you crying along with me.

The work is mine and unless you have my permission you
can't post it anywhere else.

This is a story about gay relationships and if you shouldn't
be here due to local laws or your age or whatever then leave
now, otherwise continue on and enjoy.

This chapter was the hardest I have written yet.  You will
see why when you read it.  Unlike other chapters that had
many subheadings, this has only one heading and will be seen
from only one person's point of view....Shane's.

- Ashamed -

I smiled to myself and looked across the room full of people
to see Rye laugh as Bry boy tickled one of the kids.  I
realized it was Colin and wondered where Mark was.  I went
to the back door of the kitchen and looked out to see Mark
sitting by himself on the old swing set.

"Mark fella," I said softly as I sat next to him and pulled
him close.

"This has all gone so wrong.  I can't believe she's gone,"
Mark said.

"She was a beautiful person.  We are all going to miss her
Mark," I answered.

"I wanted to come home with Rye and introduce him and they
would love him and take him in their arms.  He would sing
Danny Boy for her and she would sing along.  Then she would
compliment him on his lovely voice and he would blush and
give her a gentle kiss on her cheek and call her 'mum',"
Mark said sadly.

"And it would have happened just that way, Mark, but it
can't now.  But just because your mum is gone and that
dream won't happen doesn't give you the right to hurt
Rye now.  Why won't you go to him?" I asked.

"I can't.  It just feels wrong somehow.  Maybe after the
funeral," Mark said and looked away but not before I saw
the tears fall.

"I don't understand how you can hurt him when you love him.
You do still love him don't you?" I asked almost dreading
the answer.

"I think so.  I'm not sure.  Maybe I was just latching on
to someone, anyone to love," Mark answered.

I couldn't believe what I was hearing.  What was Mark
thinking?

"But the love you share, when you do that thing you two
do.  That's real.  It's so real people around you can feel
it," I argued.

Mark shrugged, "Maybe."

I shook my head and stood, "Mark I have no idea what is
wrong with you, but if you don't take your head out of your
arse you are gonna lose the most important thing you have
ever had in your life.  You are going to end up a bitter
angry man like your father.  Think about it."

I walked away and looked back only once as I closed the
door to the kitchen, leaving Mark to his thoughts alone
in the darkness.

I sighed then turned to walk back but walked right into
Bry boy's chest.  His arms came around me instantly.

"How is he?" Bry boy asked.

"Confused and.....weird.  It's like he has fallen out of
love with Rye or something.  I don't understand it.  I
think he is just in denial or something," I shook my head.

"Should we send Rye out to talk to him?" Bry boy asked.

"No I don't think so.  Mark is so fucked up right now he
would say something he doesn't mean and totally mess it
up," I said and lay my head on Bry boy's chest.

"Okay.  Hope he figures stuff out before the funeral.  I
don't know how much more Rye can take," Bry boy said.

He held me and we walked into the living room.  It was an
odd gathering.  Everyone was sort of happily chatting but
there was still the overlying sadness of Mark's mom passing.

I looked over to see Tom and Barry laughing as they talked
to Rye who was cradling Colin in his arms.  He was smiling.

"Rye looks happy.  The kids seem to have taken to him,"
I said.

"Yeah.  Did you know Barry is gay?" Bryan asked me.

I stopped in my tracks and almost fell over as Bry boy
kept walking before turning and looking at me.

"Does Oliver know?" I asked.

"No.  Apparently Josephine and Jeremy are starting court
action to get the kids from him.  They are gonna talk to
Rye see if he can help," Bry boy answered.

I nodded.  God Barry's life would be hell at home if his
father found out now that Marie was gone.

"Rye should be able to help.  I wonder if Mark knows?"
I asked.

Bry boy shook his head, "Not yet.  They don't want to tell
him right now, what with all the stuff he is dealing with."

I nodded but wondered if maybe it would be something to
distract Mark and help him move on.

"Hey my loves," Nicky said as he wrapped his arms around
Bry boy's waist and planted a kiss on his neck.

"Evening lads," my dad said as he approached us, "I was
wondering if we could borrow Shane for a bit."

I looked and saw the whole family was standing behind.
I felt my heart skip a beat.

"I guess so," Nicky said but even he sounded nervous.

"Boyo, do you want us with you?" Bry boy asked.

I nodded my head quickly and reached out my hand which was
quickly taken by Bry boy and soon Nicky was holding my
other.

My dad looked thoughtful but nodded.  We followed behind
him and soon the entire family was downstairs in one of
the guest bedrooms.  I went to the bed immediately so
that Bry boy and Nicky would be able to hold me.  My dad
closed the door as my entire family seated themselves.

"I'm not leaving Bry boy and Nicky," I suddenly said.

"Of course not son.  You are obviously all very deeply
in love.  No we just wanted to have some time together
to let you know," my dad took a big breath then finished,
"the family knows about your rape son."

I blinked.  My heart stopped.  I took in the looks of my
family watching me.

"No," I whispered.

"Shhh baby," I heard Nicky breathe into my ear as he held
me.

"No," I said again.

"Boyo, it's okay.  They still love you.  This is better,"
Bry boy told me.

I turned to look at him and he nodded with watery eyes.

"Better?" I asked.

"No need to hide it.  They know and they love you.  I
love you.  Nicky loves you.  We all love you," Bry boy
told me.

"He's right Shane.  We just didn't want it to come out
later.  We thought get it all out now, let you know we
love you and it doesn't change the way we feel about
you except maybe we love you more and look at you with
a little more awe at how strong you are," Finbarr told
me.

"You don't think I'm bad?" I asked.  Bry boy would tell
me later his heart nearly broke at how much I sounded
like a little boy at that moment.

"God no.  You are so amazing Shane, we love you so much,"
Liam said and couldn't hold himself back from coming to
me and holding me.

That was enough for the rest of the family and I was
soon in a group hug.  Me, Nicky and Bry boy were being
held and petted by my family as we all cried.  After
ten minutes or so we all pulled apart.

"If you ever need to talk about it, we are all here for
you," my mom said and I nodded.

"Everyone okay?" Finbarr asked.

Everyone nodded and then Finbarr smiled wickedly.

"Okay well Yvonne wants to see some hot boy on boy kissing,"
Finbarr said and was rewarded with several pillows to the
head.

Everyone was laughing now, letting the stress melt away.
Just as everyone quieted though Yvonne spoke up.

"Actually though," she paused and looked at us on the bed,
"I was sort of hoping to see you all kiss.  Just to like
see that it's real you know?"

I blushed but knew that now that the challenge had been
offered so to speak that Bry boy wouldn't let it go.  I
was surprised when it was Nicky who growled and threw me
backwards and planted his mouth on mine.  I was even more
surprised when I felt Bry boy's hand begin to knead my
crotch.

I was lost in the bliss so missed the looks of shock and
embarrassment on the faces of my family.  I was told much
later that my sisters were all the last to leave and only
left when zippers began to be lowered.

"Our love, our only love," Nicky murmured into my mouth.

I felt my socks being taken off and Nicky was taking off
my shirt.

"What if someone finds us," I asked breathlessly but cared
little.

"They get an eyeful," Bry boy said as he threw his shirt
onto the floor and began taking his pants off.

Nicky yanked my pants down then rolled me on top of him
and began to suck on my tongue again.

"Lube's in my pocket Bry boy," Nicky directed before
beginning to bite my neck.

I moaned as I felt Bry boy's fingers pushing into me.
Then a moment of pressure and Bry boy was inside of me,
filling me up.  I felt him lie on me, his chest on my
back and his gentle movements.

"Love you so much Boyo," Bry boy murmured into my neck as
he made love to me.

"Love you forever Boyo," Nicky said as he kissed and
licked and bit at my ear and neck and mouth.

It seemed to last forever and I cried out when I finally
released.  When I recovered enough I realized that under
me Nicky had cum as well and Bry boy, though now softening
inside of me, had also cum.  I listened to the murmured
words of love from both my loves and sighed contentedly.

"Thank you my loves," I said softly and enjoyed the kisses
on my body.

We did a quick clean up and left to go back upstairs.  I
smiled as I sat down on a chair across from Rye when I
felt the tenderness of my hole that was still pulsing
and felt the cum deep inside me.

I looked over at Rye who held a sleeping Colin in his
arms and a dozing Barry leaning against him.  Rye looked
over at me and smiled but I noticed the smile never fully
reached his eyes.  I turned with him to look at Mark who
had just entered.  I saw the look of love and hope in
Rye's eyes right before....

"What the fuck are you doing to them?" Mark screamed and
went over and literally yanked Colin off of Rye's lap.

"Mark I.." Rye began.

"Stay the fuck away from them, we don't need more fags
in the family.  God my father will have a field day with
this," Mark shouted and I saw the light in Rye's eyes
just die and I felt like my world had died.

"Shut the fuck up.  What the hell do you think you are
saying?" Bry boy grabbed Mark and pushed him away, "Rye
is the greatest thing to happen to any of us.  How dare
you speak to him like that.  He loves you for Christ's
sake."

"Well I should have known you would jump right in.  Trying
to worm your way in and get him to fuck you.  You just can't
wait to have him all to yourself can you?" Mark said and I
saw red but even I was surprised by what happened next.

Bry boy's face went white and he hauled back and hit Mark
in the face.  Mark went down and turned with a bloody nose
and wide eyes to stare in shock at Bry boy.

"How dare you," Bry boy seethed, not sorry at all for
hitting Mark, "How dare you trivialize Rye's love for
you or my love for my own lovers.  How dare you speak
that way of the love we have for each other.  Get out
of my house this instant, I don't want to see you again
unless you are on your knees begging for my forgiveness.
And that will only happen if Rye chooses to forgive you.
You are not my friend any more."

With those words Bry boy stormed out of the house.
Josephine came and took Barry and Colin into her arms,
they were sobbing, and led them away.  Jill had Rye in
her arms who was also sobbing.  I stood up and moved to
stand over Mark who hadn't moved from the floor.  He
looked like he was in shock.

"Boyo?" he asked softly and I shook my head.

"I have never been ashamed of my friends before, never
been ashamed of calling you my friend until now.  I am
ashamed to be your friend Mark.  If Rye forgives you
then I will as well.  I can only hope that it is the
stress of things that has caused this from you," I said
as I looked down at Mark.  I shook my head and left to
find Bry boy with Nicky right behind me.

We walked out the back door and immediately saw Bry boy
on the swing that not too long ago Mark had been sitting
on.  Nicky and I walked to him.

"I'm not sorry and I'm not apologizing.  Mark is the one
who should be sorry and it's going to take a hell of a lot
of apologizing before I ever forgive him," Bry boy said.

"I agree.  He said some very cruel things to both Rye and
to us," Nicky said.

"How could he think those things?  That I just want a fuck?
That I don't love Rye with my whole heart?  How could he
think I love you two so little that I..." Bry boy couldn't
take it any more and broke down.

Both Nicky and I held him in our arms.

"Shhh love it will be okay.  Never ever doubt that we love
you as our husband, remember how we call each other husband
and mate now?  And we know you love Rye, we all do, and it
is wondrous when he makes love to us.  You are allowed to
enjoy that.  But we know it is us that hold the biggest
place in your heart," I said.

Bry boy nodded against my chest.  We just held each other
for a bit.

"What the hell is wrong with Mark?" Bry boy asked.

"His world was just pulled out from under him.  He is
right on the edge and I  think he is truly not in his
right mind.  Things are just too much for him.  But that
doesn't give him the right to do and say the things he
has.  He has pushed away the people who love him the
most and who could help him," Nicky said.

I nodded.

"Do you think Rye hates me now?  I hit Mark," Bry boy
asked.

"No he doesn't.  He loves you.  We all do.  Why don't you
and Nicky go inside and get ready for bed.  I will find
Rye and talk to him," I said.

"What if Mark is still there?" Bry boy asked.

"I heard a car leave so I think he is gone," I answered.

I watched as Nicky and Bry boy left to go back in the
house and turned to the path I had seen Rye walking down.
I knew he had come out and seen us comforting Bry boy.  I
followed the path till it came to the little stone bridge
over the stream at the back end of Bry boy's property.  Rye
was sitting on the edge looking down into the water that
was reflecting the moon light.

"I think the most damage you would do if you jumped would
be to sprain an ankle," I said in a half joking way as I
swung my legs over the edge and sat next to him.

He smiled half heartedly and placed his hand on my leg and
lay his head on my shoulder.

"Maybe the pain in my leg would make me not notice the
pain in my heart," he said softly to me.

I put my arm around him, "Oh Angel I'm so sorry.  But you
have to know that Mark is just totally fucked up in the
head right now.  He didn't mean any of those things, it's
just his father talking through him."

Rye nodded, "I know it.  But it doesn't stop the hurt."

There was a long silence until finally Rye whispered.

"Does he still love me?"

"Yes he does Angel.  And he needs you.  I just don't think
his mind is letting him remember it," I said.

We talked for a long time and we both cried.  I told Rye
about what Mark had hoped for the first time he introduced
Rye to his parents.  We talked about Barry and the help
that Rye could offer, which was a lot.  We talked about
my meeting with my parents and about the sweet loving
afterwards.  We talked about Bry boy hitting Mark.

"Let him know I don't hold him responsible and that I
love him still," Rye said and I nodded.

"He's pretty hot headed sometimes, let's emotions take
over, but that's what makes him so special to us," I said.

"Yeah.  And it was pretty sweet," Rye said then stood and stretched, "I
guess
we should get back."

I nodded and stood as well and slipped my hand into his,
"Need company tonight?"

"Yeah I do, but you need to be with your boys.  I will go
slip in with Jill and Sweets," Rye said.

We walked back to the house and found all our friends on
the back steps waiting for us.  Bry boy reached us first,
of course.

"I'm sorry Angel," he said as he held Rye.

"What for?" Rye asked as he kissed Bry boy's neck.

"Well, for, well I'm not sorry I hit Mark cuz he deserved
it, but I guess for doing it in front of you?" Bry boy
finished lamely.

We all had to laugh.

"Things are fine with you and me my sweet boy, and I thank
you for your love.  Now let's get to bed.  We have the
funeral in a couple of days and we need to be strong for
ourselves and for Mark.  I think that whatever was going
on in his head will have been knocked out of it and he is
going to come to his senses," Rye said.

"You could stay with us if you want," Nicky offered.

"No I think you three need to be together.  Things have
been hard on us all and you three need to share some love.
I am going to beg Jill and Sweets to cuddle me," Rye said.

Kian walked over and slipped his arm around Rye's waist
and kissed him on the lips.

"Come on Angel, let us hold you," Kian said and led him
to Jill who wrapped her arms around him before going
inside.

"Come on boys, let's get some sleep," I said and we all
went inside.

The next two days flew by.  Again it was odd, happy to be
with family but sad at the reasons for us being there.  We
hadn't heard from Mark although my mum told me he spent all
his time in my bedroom crying.

Rye was actually doing really well.  He was actually his
regular self and only drifted off every now and then into
a sort of sad reflective state.

He had put Josephine and Jeremy in touch with his
lawyers on this side of the ocean and was footing the
bill.  Josephine and the boys had come over to thank
Rye personally after Josephine had got off the phone
with the lawyers.  They apparently had almost laughed
at how easy it was going to be to take custody of the
boys away from Oliver.

Both the boys had spent the entire day with us and had
never left Rye's side, always touching him in some way.
Colin even had eaten lunch with his left hand because he
wanted to be touching Rye's sleeve while they were eating.
They had stayed over that night and Rye had sung them to
sleep with many soft songs and lullabies.

Rye had come out and told us with a smile how Barry had
asked if his brother was too dumb to love Rye then could
Rye wait a couple of years and Barry would be his boyfriend.
We had all laughed.

"What did you tell him?" Nicky asked.

"I told him I loved Mark too much and as soon as Mark was
ready to come back I was going to take him back and fuck
him senseless so he could never leave again," Rye laughed.

"Rye!" Jill said in shock.

"Hey Barry thought it was funny," Rye defended himself.

"Are you going to the funeral tomorrow?" Bry boy asked.

"Of course.  I have to pay my respects.  And I have to
win back my man," Rye answered.

"You shouldn't have to win him back.  It was his mistake,"
Bry boy answered.

Rye got up and came to push Bry boy down onto the floor
and lay on top of him.

"Yes it was his mistake.  But it was a mistake and his
mind is fucked up.  In his heart he knows we are one.
So I have forgiven him and am going to let him know he
is still mine and I am still his," Rye said then kissed
Bry boy and lay his head down on Bry boys chest.

"Yeah I have forgiven him too.  Do you think he will be
mad I punched him?" Bry boy asked.

"I think he will be embarrassed that you felt the need to
punch him," Jill said and I nodded.

We all went to bed later on, Rye bedding down with us on
the mattresses we hauled into the den.  Some time during
the night Barry and Colin had joined us and when we woke
in the morning they had managed to curl up on either side
of Rye.

"Morning boys," Rye smiled as he kissed the foreheads of
the two boys.

"Morning Rye," they both smiled and snuggled up.

"You guys gotta go get ready.  It's gonna be a hard day
for you but you remember my boys will be there for you
and your mum will be there in spirit as well," Rye said.

Rye had spent a lot of time telling the boys about Spooky
and his gifts and surprisingly it had helped.  The boys
though had immediately gone quiet and nodded.

"Will you be there?" Colin asked softly.

"Yes but I won't be sitting down.  Your dad doesn't want
me their and I have to respect his wishes.  But I will
come in to pay my respects and then I will do it again
at the gravesite," Rye said and Colin started to sob as
Rye held him.

God this was gonna be a hard day.

...to be continued.

One more chapter.  Last chapter should be a bit bigger than
usual.  I ended up cutting some off the end of this chapter
because I couldn't use Shane's POV any more.  Last chapter
will only be a week till posting as it is 70% written.