Date: Sat, 26 May 2001 12:35:49 -0700 (PDT)
From: slpwriter <slpwriter@yahoo.com>
Subject: Nick Lachey: My Everything-21

First of all, let me just say that this is my first
time writing any kind of fiction like this.

DISCLAIMER: This is a work of total fiction and is not
meant to imply anything about the sexualities of Nick
and Drew Lachey or anyone else mentioned in this
story.

Yes it's true. Nick and Jessica are no longer
together. I wish them both the best and I hope that
they both find happiness again one day. Nick's
brother, Drew, is married to Lea, his longtime
highschool sweetheart. I wish them all the best in
their marriage.

If you are too young to read this, or if Homosexuality
offends you, then please don't continue any further
and leave.

Other 98 Degrees stories I'd like to recommend are.

"Give Me Just One Night" by Unanoche.
"69 with Jeff Timmons" by Zachary Scott Pritt
"Nick Lachey" by Ken.
"98 Degrees Is Hot" by Gay Night
"The Reunion" by RinSong.
and finally:
"This Gift" by Sprout.

Now, I"ll let you get on with the story.

Enjoy.

Chapter 21


I woke up bright and early the next morning. But this
morning was not one to look forward to. I was still
tired since after I cried myself to sleep, I kept
dreaming of seeing Nick and Matt in intimate moments
together and that woke me up in the middle of the
night. Since then I hadn't been able to sleep much. I
twisted and turned the rest of the night.

Plus, I had done alot of thinking while I was awake
last night and I thought alot about my relationship
with Nick and if it was worth saving.

I got up out of bed and walked across the hall and
peeked in Matt's and Ben's room. They were still
asleep. Since they still were asleep, I decided to
make them breakfast as my way of thanking them for
letting me stay last night. I smiled to myself as I
walked downstairs to begin making breakfast.

I walked into the kitchen and opened the refrigerator
to see what was in it that I could rustle up. Well
apparently they had everything I needed: Eggs, bacon,
lunch meat, cheese. Everything I needed for breakfast.
I grabbed 6 eggs and some butter, as well as the bacon
and took them to the stove. I then cut off a piece of
butter and put it into the pan, which I then set on
the burner after turning it on. the butter was to keep
the eggs from sticking to the pan. After putting the
butter in the pan, I cracked two eggs, mixed them up
and threw them into the skillet. After placing two
paper towels on top of a large plate, I then grabbed
the bacon and put about 12 strips of it onto the plate
and then put another paper towel over the top of it to
prevent splattering. I then placed the bacon into the
microwave and set it on "HI" for 5 minutes. I then
grabbed the cheese, and  the lunch meat out of the
refrigerator and returned to the eggs which needed to
be turned over.

After the egg looked like a pancake, I topped it with
cheddar cheese, pepperoni, salami, and bologna. I then
folded the eggs up into a stuffed omelet and waited
for the cheese to melt and stick the eggs together.
After that was done I made 2 more stuffed omelets for
Ben and Matt. I hope they liked them.

Then the microwave beeped and I went to get out the
bacon, which was really crisp. The fat had been soaked
up into the paper towel. I threw away the paper towels
and got 3 clean plates out of the cubboard. I then
placed the Omelets and 4 strips of bacon on each one.
I then took them over to the table and set them down
where we were all gonna sit. After that, I went and
put the remains of the lunch meats and the cheese
away. I went to the refrigerator and got some orange
juice out, along with 3 glasses from the cubboard, and
poured some into the glasses and set them down beside
the 3 plates. I then went and placed 3 pieces of bread
into the toaster in case Ben and Matt wanted toast
too, before grabbing silverware and setting them by
each of the plates.

Just as I finished setting the table, Ben and Matt
came downstairs.

"Hi, Sean." Ben greeted me.

"Hey, Ben." I answered him, then looked at Matt. "Hey
Matt." I greeted him.

"Hi, Sean. How are you doing this morning?" Matt asked
me.

"I've been better." I said.

Matt and Ben both took a second look at me after I
said that.

"You look like shit." Ben said, noticing my red,
bloodshot eyes. "Didn't you sleep at all?"

"Not much." I said. "Everytime I closed my eyes, I had
nightmares about Nick and Matt in different intimate
moments together."

"Aww, I'm really sorry, man." Matt said, squeezing my
shoulder. Then he started sniffing. "What's that
incredible smell?" He asked.

"I made breakfast for us." I replied.

"You didn't have to do that." Ben said, smiling.

"I wanted to." I said. "It's the least I can do for
you guys since you let me stay here last night. It's
my way of thanking you."

"We already told you, there's no thanks necessary."
Matt said. "You're welcome to hang out with us
anytime."

"Well thanks, guys." I said. "So, shall we eat?"

"Yes we shall." Ben said. "Let's all sit down."

Just at that moment the toaster popped up the toast. I
went to get it and brought back all 3 pieces to the
table and put them on Ben's, Matt's, and my plates.
Matt and Ben thanked me and started to butter their
toast. I watched as they both took a bite of their
omelet. I saw them both make a funny face for a
minute.

Oh no, I blew it!" I thought to myself. Then I decided
to be brave and ask them both about it.

"Don't you guys like it?" I asked with a confused
look.

"Like it?" Ben said, his face starting to beam. "I
love these eggs!

"Yeah, they're really good, Sean." Matt agreed. "What
did you put in them?"

Oh, just some cheddar cheese, bologna, and salami,
that's it." I said smiling at them. "I didn't know if
you'd like them or not, but I thought I'd take a
chance. Besides, it's been a while since I cooked for
anyone."

"Well these eggs are delicious." Ben replied. "I think
I want to eat them like this more often now."

"Well you should. I said. "That one way to make sure
you get all the nutrients you need from the food guide
pyramid."

"True." Matt said, after swallowing his bite of
omelet. Then came the question I wasn't ready for.

"So, have you thought about where things stand between
you and Nick." Matt then asked.

"Yes, but I have to discuss that with Nick." I said,
taking a bite of my omelet. "We'll talk about this
more after breakfast."

"Alright. That works for me." Ben said, taking a sip
of his orange juice.

We ate the rest of our breakfast in silence and
finished up 5 minutes later.

"Boy, I'm stuffed." Matt said.

"Yeah, me too." Ben said. "I feel like I've gained 20
pounds already."

I then got a devilish glint in my eye. "Well you two
could work it off later you know?" I said with a
shit-eating grin on my face.

That had the desired effect and Matt and Ben both
blushed crimson, causing me to laugh.

"Yeah, well enough about what's goes on in our bed."
Matt giggled. "So, are you ready to go and face Nick
now?" He asked, concern on his face.

I shrugged. "Well, there's never really gonna be a
right time." I said. "But I have to face Nick sooner
or later, so it might as well be today."

"Are you sure you can handle this?" Ben asked, with a
worried expression on his face. I smiled at his
concern.

"Yes, I'm very sure." I reassured Ben. "If I need
someone, I can always count on Danny to be there for
me."

"Cool man." Matt said, getting up and putting his
plate into the sink. He then took Ben's as well and
placed it in the sink with his.

"Well guys, I'm gonna go upstairs and get dressed." I
said, getting up from the table. "I'm going to go to
the hotel now and get it over with."

"Ok, will you call us later?" Matt asked. I glaced at
him and nodded.

"Good." Ben said. "Now go on up and get dressed. Matt
and I are going to do the dishes."

"Alright, I see you guys when I come down to say
goodbye." I said to them.

"Alright." Matt said, before turning back to the sink
to help Ben with the dishes.

I then left the kitchen and walked upstairs to get
dressed since I was still only in my boxers. I threw
on my jeans and shirt that I'd worn since the previous
day, and grabbed my coat, checking to make sure I had
my cellphone in it, before heading downstairs.

I re-entered the kitchen just in time to see Ben and
Matt had finished the dishes and were now making out
in front of the dishwasher. I grinned and then decided
to make my presence known.

"Ok, you two, can you break apart long enough to hug
me goodbye?" I asked with a laugh.

Ben and Matt pulled apart and looked towards me.

"Sure." Ben said. He let go of Matt and came over and
hugged me tight. I hugged him back just as strongly,
while Matt looked on, waiting for his turn.

"Thanks, Ben. For everything." I whispered.

"Anytime." He whispered back, then leaned into my ear
and whispered: "Good luck."

"Thanks." I said, before he released me, letting Matt
get his hug in.

"Whatever your decision is, Sean, we'll support you,
no matter what." Matt said, patting my back as he
hugged me.

"Thanks Matt." I said. "I can't wait to tell Danny
that I met you guys. He's never going to believe it!"

Ben laughed. "Yeah I'm sure he wouldn't. Which one of
us is his favorite actor?"

I released Matt and then smiled. "You, Ben." I said.
"You're his favorite."

"That's not fair." Matt whined, feigning hurt. "Ben
always gets the cute guys for fans."

"Don't worry, Matt." I laughed, squeezing his
shoulder. "There are plenty of cute guys out there
that love your acting."

"Yeah, if you say so, now get going. You don't want to
be late."

A thought then occurred to me. "Oh, guys, I came in a
cab so I don't have a car to get back to the hotel?" I
said, putting a hand to my forehead.

"We can take you." Ben suggested.

"Would you, please?" I then asked him. "I'd really
appreciate it."

"Sure, just let Matt and I get some clothes on and
we'll be right down." Ben said, as he and Matt headed
upstairs.

"No funny business!" I shouted as they ran upstairs. I
heard them both laugh after I said that.

In a few minutes, they both came back down again and
entered the kitchen where I was sitting at the table,
waiting for them.

"Ok, we're dressed." Matt said. "Are you ready to go?"

"Yeah, lead the way." I said, getting up and pushing
my chair in. I'm right behind you."

I followed Ben and Matt outside where they locked up
the house and Ben led Matt and I to his ruby red,
Mustang convertible. I got wide-eyed when I saw it.

"Wow. I breathed. "Your car's beautiful, Ben."

"Isn't it?" Ben asked with a laugh as he unlocked the
doors and we got in.

"Yep it sure is, babe." Matt said, kissing Ben, after
he'd settled into his seat.

"Why thank you, precious." Ben cooed, smiling at his
lover, causing me to roll my eyes.

"Will you just get moving, Benny." I said
sarcastically. "I want to get to the hotel. I don't
want to have to watch you two go at it like a couple
of sex starved monkeys."

Ben turned at me with a look of digust.

"First of all, Don't ever call me, Benny." He said,
cocking an eyebrow, while still smiling. "And
secondly, we are not monkeys, We are human."

"Yeah whatever, I said smiling. "Come on, let's go." I
urged him.

"Alright, we're going." Ben said, starting his car and
backing out of the driveway.

He then put the car in "Drive" and headed towards the
hotel.


Ben pulled into the front entrance and let me out of
the car.

"Good luck." Ben said, offering his hand to me. I took
it and we shook. Matt reached his hand out too and I
shook his as well.

"Thanks, Ben." I said.

 "See you later, Matt." I said as I released his hand.

"Take it easy." Matt replied, giving me a thumbs up.

"I will. Bye." I said to them and headed into the
hotel. I walked through the lobby and headed towards
the elevators. I hit the button for the 6th floor and
the elevator made it's way up to that floor.

The doors opened to that floor, and I started walking
down the hall, thinking about who's room to go to
first. I then decided on Danny and Jeff since I needed
to talk to Danny first, before seeing Drew. I walked
to Danny and Jeff's room and knocked on the door.

The door opened, revealing Danny still half asleep and
in his boxers. Once he saw me standing in front of
him, he pulled me into the tightest bear hug I'd ever
had from him.

"Where the hell have you been?!" He whispered loudly.
"You've had us all so worried."

I hugged him back, glad to see him. I needed his
comforting arms right now. Especially with what I was
going to do later.

"Drew told us that you called, and Nick tried to call
you but couldn't get through." Danny said as he
released me. "We've been trying all night." Nick's
been going crazy wondering where you were. Where were
you anyway?"

I entered his and Jeff's room and noticed that Jeff
was still asleep.

"I'll get to that in a minute, Danny, but first I
think I should wake up, Jeff. I have so much I need to
tell you guys." I whispered to Danny.

"Yeah, that's a good idea." Danny replied.

I walked over to Jeff's bed and shook him gently. His
face started to frown and he stirred a bit.

"What is it, Danny?" He mumbled, his eyes still shut.

"It's not Danny, Jeff. It's Sean. Wake up." I said,
shaking him again.

As soon as he heard my voice his eyes shot open and he
looked up at me. Once he saw me, He got out of the bed
and grabbed me close, hugging me. I returned it.

"Where have you been, you little shit!" Jeff snapped,
the worry evident in his voice. "Nick and the rest of
us have been going crazy with you gone."

Then I felt something poking into my crotch. It was
Jeff's morning wood." I started snickering. Jeff
pulled back and looked at me, frowning slightly.

"What's so funny?" He asked me, confused.

"Is that a hard-on I feel in your boxers or are you
just happy to see me?" I asked with a smirk on my
face.

"What are you talking about?" Jeff asked and then
looked down, noticing his morning hardon. Once he
realized he had an erection, his face turned bright
red, causing Danny and me to start laughing profusely.
Jeff's face was so red, he looked like a broiled
lobster.

"Oh shut up." Jeff muttered to me, with an embarrassed
smile. "It's not like you've never had any of these in
the morning."

"True." I said, grinning. "Would you like me to take
care of it for you?" I asked and playfully reached for
his crotch.

"Get your hands away from me, you pervert!" Jeff
laughed, jumping back to avoid my hand.

"Ok, fine." I laughed. "Anyway, I have to tell you and
Danny something about where I've been."

"Well, don't leave us in suspense, tell us." Danny
said, sitting down on his bed.

I walked over and sat beside him on his bed. Jeff came
over and sat on my other side, leaving me between him
and Danny.

"You guys wouldn't believe me if I told you." I said,
smiling.

"Try us." Jeff said, looking at me, curiously.

"Alright." I said. "I was staying with Ben Affleck and
Matt Damon at their place."

Jeff and Danny both looked at me in total shock. Then
Danny spoke up.

"You're kidding right?" He asked. I shook my head.

"No, I'm not kidding, Dan." I said to him with a
straight face. "After you guys left to go to the
beach, I went out and explored L.A. for a while. I
decided I'd talk to Nick later. Anyway, I stopped at a
restaurant and Ben and Matt came up to my table and
asked me if I wanted some company."

"And I'm guessing you said yes." Jeff laughed.

"You bet I did." I said with a grin. "I wouldn't have
passed up the chance to have dinner with two of my
favorite movie stars for anything."

"It sounds like you had fun." Danny said, patting my
shoulder. I then remembered about Matt and Ben's movie
offer.

"Oh and guess what?" I said.

"What" They both said simultaneously.

"Ben and Matt asked me to audition for a role in their
next movie, that's being cast in a few months."

"Wow, Sean, that's great!" Danny said excitedly,
hugging me again. "And what did you say?"

"What do you think I said, you dork?" I laughed. "Of
course I said yes. Who wouldn't say yes to audition
for a movie that stars Ben Affleck and Matt Damon?"

"So, why did you stay with them?" Jeff asked me. "Was
it to talk about the movie?"

I then sighed, knowing I had to tell them about Nick,
but I wasn't going to tell them without the rest of
the guys being here also.

"I"d rather wait and go get Drew and Justin before I
tell you guys what's going on. I'll be right back." I
said, heading to the door.

"How about I go get Nick too?" Danny asked.

I whirled around and faced my best friend.

"Don't wake Nick up, Danny! I don't want to see him,
or talk to him just yet!" I said, the anger obvious in
my voice.

Danny and Jeff both looked at me in shock. They'd
never heard me talk like this. or had seen me this
angry before.

"Why? Are you still angry over Nick storming out on
you like that, when you rejected his proposal?" Jeff
asked me.

"Jeff, wait until I get Justin and Drew and then I can
tell you all together." I said to him. "I'll be right
back."

I exited their room and went to the room Drew and
Justin were sharing. I knocked lightly on the door. It
opened and Drew stood there, looking wide awake. His
face lit up when he saw me and he threw his arms
around me, glad to see me.

"Where have you been, Sean?" He asked, worriedly.
"We've been so worried about you. Nick has been a
wreck wondering where you were. We all have.

"I'm fine, Drew." I said to him, smiling, as I hugged
him. "At least I was." I then said as my smile faded.

Drew pulled back and gave me a concerned look. "Why do
you say that?" He asked.

"Wake up Justin and come to Jeff and Danny's room, and
I'll tell you all about it there." I said to him.

"Alright." Drew said, nodding. "Just let me wake up
Justin and my brother and I'll be right there." Drew
said, starting to go back into the room. I grabbed his
arm before he could enter back into his room. He
looked at me, confused.

"You will not wake up, Nick." I said to him, coldly.
"Just Justin. Bring him over to Danny and Jeff's room.
This is something that only you guys can hear. Nick is
not to hear any of it."

Drew was stunned by my tone of voice, and he looked a
little scared too. I smiled and let go of his arm.

"I'm sorry, buddy, but I'm still angry with Nick, and
am not ready to see him just yet." I told Drew. "Just
bring Justin over to the room and I'll tell you all
about where I've been and why."

"Alright. We'll be over in a few minutes." Drew said,
smiling. Then he grabbed me in another hug. "It's
great to have you back." He said.

"I wish I could say I was glad to be back." I said
outloud, not realizing that I had said it.

"Sean, why would you say that?" Drew said, a look of
worry in his eyes. "Now you've got me worried."

"Never mind." I said, shaking my head. "Just bring
Justin to Jeff's room and we'll talk about it."

Alright. We'll be right there." Drew said.

He then shut the door. I walked back over to Jeff and
Danny's room and re-entered it and sat on the bed. I
glanced up and Danny and Jeff and saw them both
staring at me, with worried looks on their faces.

"Well?" Danny said.

"Hold on, Drew and Justin are coming." I said.

We sat there, silently. In a few minutes, Drew and
Justin entered, fully dressed and came over to sit
with us on the bed.

"Well you've woken us up and gotten us over here, so
what is it you need to talk about, Sean?" Justin asked
me, also worried. "And where were you?" He asked.

The guys all sat there and waited for me to start with
my story. I took a deep breath and began.

"After Nick stormed out, and you guys comforted me, I
decided to go out and explore L.A. for a while and
give Nick some time to cool off. I got a cab and went
to downtown L.A. I also stopped into a restaurant to
get something to eat and to think about Nick's
proposal a litle more." I explained to them. I smiled
as I came to the good part.

"While I was sitting there, thinking, I heard someone
ask if they could join me, and you'll never guess who
it was?" I stated, grinning at the guys curious
reactions, Danny and Jeff already knew, so it was Drew
and Justin who needed to know now."

"Who?" Drew asked, with a look of curiosity on his
face.

"It was none other than Ben Affleck and Matt Damon." I
finished.

"What?! You're shitting me?! Justin exclaimed,
wide-eyed at my revelation.

"Nope, and guess what else?" I said.

"What?" Justin asked, slightly frowning.

"They also asked me to audition for a part on their
next movie which will be casting in a few months." I
told them, grinning from ear to ear.

"That's great! I'm so excited for you, Sean." Drew
said, hugging me again.

"Thank you, Drew." I said, returning his hug. "I'm
feeling pretty excited myself."

 As he hugged me, I noticed Justin giving me a knowing
look. I knew that look too well. It was the "We need
to talk" look. But I had more important matters to
tend to. Like telling them about Nick's betrayal. But
Justin brought it up for me.

"Hey, Sean, if you said that you met Ben and Matt at
that restaurant, then does that mean that you were
staying with them last night?" He asked.

I pulled back from Drew's hug and looked at Justin
with a sad expression on my face.

"Yes Justin, I stayed with them last night. I had my
reasons." I said to him.

"And what might those be?" Jeff asked.

"I couldn't come back here and face you guys.
Especially Nick. Not after what he did."

"What are you talking about, Sean?" Danny asked me,
now starting to get very concerned about me. "What did
Nick do?"

I could feel the tears threatening to fall, and when I
opened my mouth to answer Danny, flashbacks of my
opening the door and finding Nick and Matt in bed
together, flashed through my mind, causing me to
relive that moment all over again. Then I thought I
could hear someone calling my name.

"Sean?!" The voice called out. I could hear the fear
in the voice. It called out again. Then I felt myself
being shook.

The images went away and I realized that I'd been
crying, as I looked up through my tears, which were
blurring my vision to notice Danny shaking me with a
look of panic on his face. I looked around to notice
that Drew, Jeff and Justin were all looking frightened
as well. I blinked a couple of times and looked at
him.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"You're what's wrong." Danny said, his face still
white as a ghost. "When I asked you what Nick did, you
got this spaced out look in your eyes and I called out
to you, but you didn't respond to us. Then we saw you
start crying, we knew we had to do something."

Danny then repeated his earlier question. "What did
Nick do to get you to space out and start crying like
you did."

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath and prepared
to confess the ugly truth.

"He cheated on me." I said, barely audible for the
guys to hear.

"Say that again?" Drew asked, not sure if he heard me
right.

"Nick cheated on me, Drew." I said harshly. "Your
fucking brother cheated on me!

That took the wind out of all of them.  It wasn't just
that the news of Nick's cheating on me had them
stunned, it was also the fact that they had never
heard me use the "F" word in all the time I had known
them. Even Danny was shocked.

"What?! How?! When did this happen?" Drew managed to
gasp out.

"It happened yesterday, after I got Ben and Matt's
address and phone numbers and left the restaurant to
come back to the hotel. I came up to my room and found
Nick in bed with Matt." I explained to him.

 I heard them all gasp in horror when they heard
Matt's name. Then I saw anger in all of their eyes
after the realization dawned on them, except for Danny
who didn't know who Matt was.

"What?! Drew screamed, startling us, causing us all to
jump. He stood up, his face red with anger and started
pacing the bedroom, his hands balled up into fists.

"That son of a bitch!" Danny hissed, getting angry
himself. "Did Nick and Matt see you?" He then asked
me.

"No." I said, shaking my head. "He and Matt were both
asleep."

I'll kill him! I will so fucking kill him!" Drew
shouted.

I had never seen Drew this angry before, but I knew I
had to do something or there was gonna be trouble.

"You will do no such thing, Drew!" I yelled, causing
him to whip around and look at me in shock, and
causing the rest of the guys to gasp at my tone of
voice.

"Are you crazy?!" Drew asked, looking at me, in utter
amazement. "You're actually gonna defend him for what
he did?!"

"No, I'm not defending him, Drew." I said, tears still
running down my face, but my voice calm now. "But
despite Nick's betrayal, he is still your brother,
Drew. He's gonna need you more than anyone else right
now. You're the only member of his family that he has
left, buddy. Especially after the way your parents
disowned him."

Drew sighed and sat back down beside me and pulled me
to him in another hug.

"You're right about that, Sean." Drew said, rubbing my
back. "But still that doesn't mean I can't be angry
with him for what he did to you."

Then he pulled back and looked at me.

Speaking of which, What did you do when you saw Nick
and Matt together in the room?" He asked.

"Yeah, Sean, We would like to know that." Danny said,
still very angry with Nick.

"Well I just stood there in the doorway, staring at
the two of them. I felt like I had been stabbed. I
walked over to Nick's side of the bed and noticed the
strong odor of alcohol on his breath. Apparently, he'd
gotten himself drunk after he stormed out of my room
last night after I turned down his proposal. Then when
I realized that Matt was in bed with him, I felt like
I was going to throw up, and I left and headed to Ben
and Matt's to find some comfort and talk to them about
it. And they promised me they won't tell anyone about
Nick being bisexual and being with me."

"Ok, I guess that will have to do for now." Justin
said. "Right now, We need to go over to your room and
deal with Nick."

"You're damn right we do!" Danny snarled. "Let me at
that loser!"

"Danny, stop!" I hissed. "If anyone's going to deal
with Nick, or kill him as Drew put it, it's going to
be me and me alone, you guys got that?!

I said it with so much venom in my tone, that it
scared the guys when they heard it.

"Sean, please don't do anything rash." Danny said.

"You mean like murder?" I asked him. "Please, I would
never murder anyone."

I then stood up.

"Now, if you all will excuse me, I have to go and
settle all of this with Nick, once and for all." I
said to them.

Danny came over to me and gave me a hug. "I'm so
sorry, buddy."

"Thanks, Danny." I said, hugging him back. I'll be
alright. Listen, why don't you all go back to your
rooms and wait there. I'll come and find you guys when
this is all taken care of."

"Alright." Jeff said, hugging me as well. "Good luck."

"Thanks, Jeff, I'm gonna need it." I said. "I gotta go
do this now."

I got a hug from Drew and Justin, before I headed to
my room. I reached into my pocket and got out my key
card and swiped it through the door. It turned green
and I opened the door. I noticed that Nick wasn't in
his bed, and I looked over towards the bathroom and
noticed that the door was closed.

"He must be doing something in the bathroom." I
thought to myself. "I'll just wait for him to come out
and then we'll talk."

Just then, the door opened, revealing Nick, fully
dressed and looking good in a light blue, sleeveless
shirt and a pair of black sweatpants. When he looked
up and saw me standing by the bed, he walked quickly
over to me and pulled me into his arms. I stiffened
when his arms went around me, but Nick was too
relieved and excited to see me that he didn't notice
it. He pulled back to look me in the face and I could
see the worry in his eyes.

"Where have you been?" Nick asked, his arms still
around me. "I've been so worried about you ever since
Drew told me you called last night, but wouldn't tell
anyone where you were."

I didn't say a word and brushed his arms off of me,
noticing the hurt look on his face when I did, and
walked towards the balcony, my back to him.

"Sean, please don't do that." Nick said from behind
me. "It hurts me when you shut me out like this."

Hearing this, I whirled around and gazed angrily at
Nick, my eyes starting to fill with tears again.

"After the way you treated me, you deserve it, Nick! I
said, my voice rising.

"And I'm sorry for that, Sean. You have no idea how
sorry I am about how I reacted yesterday after you
told me you didn't want to get married right away.
After thinking about it, I made a decision later that
day.

"And what was that?" I asked.

I was wondering if he was gonna tell me it was over
and confess to his betrayal, but it didn't sound like
he was, so I waited to see what he was going to tell
me.

"Well, I decided to come up here and apologize to you
for the way I treated you." Nick answered. And also to
tell you that if you needed more time to think about
getting married, then I would give it to you and wait
until you were ready. You just say when and We'll get
married. It's up to you."

"Well, isn't that so noble of you? I said, pouring on
the sarcasm heavily, causing Nick to become confused.

"Why are you acting like this, Sean?" Nick asked me.
"And I want to know where you were last night."

I crossed my arms and looked at Nick with an icy cold
stare on my face, and then decided to answer him.

"Fine, you want to know where I was? I was with Ben
Affleck and Matt Damon at their place last night? Are
you happy now?" I snarled at him. Nick frowned. I
could tell he was starting to get angry himself at the
way I was treating him. But also confused as to how I
knew Ben and Matt.

"The movie stars?" Nick asked, frowning. "How did you
meet them? And what were you doing at their place?

"I ran into them at a restaurant in downtown L.A.
after you stormed out on me, and the guys left to go
to the beach." I said to him, the anger still evident
in my voice. "They asked me if I wanted some company
and I invited them to eat with me. "They're really
nice guys and we had a great talk. They even asked me
to audition for a role in their next movie that
they're casting for in a few months."

"That's great, Sean!" Nick exclaimed and then frowned.
"But that still doesn't explain why you stayed with
them last night."

"I stayed with them last night to get away from you,
you jerk!" I screamed.

Nick was taken aback by my sudden screaming and
started getting angry himself.

"Why are you calling me a jerk?! He screamed. "What
the hell is going on with you, Sean?! "Why would you
want to get away from me?"

"Because after I had dinner with Ben and Matt
yesterday, I came back to the hotel and found you in
bed with Matt. You cheated on me, you selfish
bastard!" I screamed, the tears streaming down my face
now.

Nick's angry expression gave way to total shock and
horror when he realized that I knew about his
betrayal. He then started coming towards me.

"Oh my god! Sean, I had no idea you saw that! Nick
said as he tried to put his arms around me again.

"Don't touch me!" I shrieked. "Don't touch me!"

Nick was starting to sob now, partly from my screaming
at him and for regretting his betrayal.

"Sean, please forgive me?" Nick begged, tears
streaming down his face. "I'm so sorry that I betrayed
you, but there is nothing between me and Matt. It was
nothing but sex."

"Don't you dare tell me it was nothing!" I yelled at
him. "I saw it with my own eyes!" And when I think
about when I let you make love to me for the first
time the other night, It makes me sick! You make me
sick, Nick!" I screamed as the sobs started to
overtake me.

"Sean, please you've got to let me try and explain."
Nick sobbed.

"No, I don't have to do anything, Nicholas!" I
screamed. "You're the one who slept with another man!
And nothing you say can ever change that, or ever make
it go away!"

"Sean, please I love you!" Nick screamed. "I never
stopped loving you, not even for a second!

"Oh please, Nick! Do you really think I'm gonna buy
you stupid excuses?!" I yelled at him. "You never
loved me! If you did, you wouldn't have betrayed me
and slept with your ex-boyfriend!

"That's not true! I do love you!" Nick said, tears of
hurt and anger in his eyes.

"Bull!" I screamed. "The only person you love is
yourself!"

Nick couldn't say anything after that because his
sobbing was getting really bad. He slumped down on his
bed and buried his face into his hands. I then stopped
screaming and calmed down, but I was still angry. But
most of all, I was hurt. My whole world had been
shattered.

"After what you did, I don't know if I can ever trust
you again." I whimpered. "I loved you Nick. More than
my own life. And while I was at Ben and Matt's place,
staying the night, I had had time to think and I made
a decision."

Nick looked up at me, his face still wet with tears.

"What's that?" He asked, his voice cracking as he
continued to cry.

Actually, there's something else I need to tell you
first." I said. Nick nodded and I continued.

"Before I found you and Matt in bed together, I was
all set to come to you and tell you that I wanted to
marry you after all. But there's no chance of that
happening now." I said, sobbing harder as I tried to
give him the offical announcement.

 "It's over between us, Nick."

Nick's expression turned to one of total agony and he
jumped up off of his bed and ran over to me.

"No! Sean, please don't leave me. Please!" Nick said
as he wrapped his arms around me.

"Get your fucking hands off of me!" I yelled as I
pounded my fists on his chest furiosly, while
continuing to cry and scream. "I hate you! How could
you do this to me?! you make me sick, you hear me?!
You make me sick!!!"

Nick made no move to defend himself from my punching,
and took every blow he came in contact with. He was
now in hysterics and couldn't stop his sobbing. I
shoved him off of me and he landed on the bed and
curled up into a ball and continued to sob. He knew he
had messed up big time and that I probable would never
be able to forgive him ever again.

"I can't stay here with you, Nick, So I'm going to
share Drew's room with him and I'll ask Justin if he
wants to stay with you. I doubt he will since all of
the guys know about what you did. I told them before I
came to tell you."

Nick looked up at me, panic stricken. "Oh my god! What
they must think of me? Especially Drew." Nick sobbed,
the asked. "Does he hate me, Sean?"

"He's very angry with you, Nick. He even said he
wanted to kill you. But I told him that he would not
do any such thing and that if anyone was going to kill
you, it'd be me." I told him. "But I would never
murder you, Nick. I just meant that I didn't want Drew
to turn against you. He loves you very much and I do
know that you love him."

Nick nodded. "Yes, Sean, I do love my brother."

"I know you do." I said. "And I told him to be there
for you, despite his anger. I don't want you and your
brother to be at odds. I would die before I let a
relationship like the two of you have, fall apart."

"Thanks." Nick said. "You're a good person, Sean. I'm
just so sorry that I took that forgranted. And now I
may never get to hold you in my arms again."

"Well I'm going to go and talk to the guys and ask
them to have management book me a separate room. You
can stay here, but I'm moving out."

"I understand." Nick said, his voice calm now. "Go
ahead and I'll pack up your clothes for you. It's the
least I can do for being such a screw up."

"Thanks." I said. "I'll see you later." I said and
headed for the door.

"Sean?" Nick called out to me. I turned around and
looked at him.

"What?"

Nick hestitated and I saw tears streaming down his
face again.

"I love you. I'll never stop loving you."

I didn't say anything. I just stared at him for a
moment, and then exited the bedroom and closed the
door behind me. I heard Nick sobbing again as I leaned
against the door. I sighed and headed towards Drew's
room and knocked. The door opened a second later and
Drew pulled me into his arms, after shutting the door.

"Are you ok?" Drew asked, rubbing my back.

"No, Drew, I'm not ok." I said, starting to cry again.
"I don't think I'll be ok ever again. I ended it with
Nick. As of today, it's over between Nick and me."

I continued to sob and Drew rubbed his hands up and
down my back to comfort me.

"Will I ever be happy again, Drew?" I asked him as I
cried into his chest.

"Of course you will, Sean. Maybe even sooner than you
think." He said.

I looked up at him and he put his hand on my cheek and
wiped away the tears. We stared into each other's eyes
for a moment and then Drew leaned into me and kissed
me softly on the lips. We pulled apart and I looked at
Drew and saw the passion and desire in his hazel eyes.
I was feeling the same way.

Then Drew leaned in and kissed me again, this time
more passionately. I returned his kiss with equal
passion and Drew pushed me down on the bed as we
started making out together. Drew took off his shirt
and then helped me take off mine, and then went back
to kissing me, his tongue slipping into my mouth, as
he did. He was an excellent kisser. Then Drew started
to grind into me. Then I felt his hands on my belt and
felt him unbuckling it.

"Drew, wait......" I panted.


Well that's it for this installment. I apologize for
taking so long to get it done. I'm now working again
and don't have alot of time to write as much as I used
to. Plus this chapter was very hard to write.

Is this really the end of Sean and Nick? Will Sean and
Drew have sex? Or will Sean stop it before it get's
that far? Could this be the start of a relationship
between Sean and Drew?

If you have any questions or comments, please email me
and let me know. Stay tuned.

What happens next? Oh, if you only knew!

slpwriter