Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2003 00:49:04 -0800 (PST)
From: slpwriter <slpwriter@yahoo.com>
Subject: Nick Lachey: My Everything-60

Hello to all of you!

I'm back with another chapter of "My Everything."


Thanks for all of your support! Without it, I don't
think I could have written this story for this long.

 Now on with the story.


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.

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

NEWSFLASH: To those of you who don't already know,
Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson, in real life, have
reconciled and are now husband and wife. I wish them
all the best with their marriage and hope they live a
long and happy life together.

If you want details about their wedding, check out the
98 Degrees Official Website at www.98degrees.com.


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.
"Loving Nick Lachey" by Jordan
"Playing Doctor with 98 Degrees" by Brian
"This Gift" by Sprout

and finally:
"What I feel for you" by Thack.

"What I feel for you." is an awesome story and Thack,
himself deserves applause for all of his hard work on
it.


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

Enjoy.


Previously on "My Everything".....



LATER, BACK AT BEN'S HOUSE...............

"Oh my god!" I laughed. "You two are so insane!"

I was lying on the futon, laughing my ass off, as Ben
and Matt were getting drunk and they were splashing
around in the pool, bare-ass naked and showing off. At
least until Ben said he wasn't feeling well anymore.
Matt didn't either, so they both got out and grabbed
their towels to dry off.

I, on the other hand, wasn't much better off. I
actually had drank the whole six pack of Arbot Mist
wine coolers and was pretty much on my way to being
drunk myself. Or at least buzzed, I didn't know what
was what, since I don't think I had ever been drunk
before.

"Ok, I think it time to play a game of "Truth or
Dare." Matt said, slurring his words, slightly.

"Oh no." I said, putting my hand to my face. "I don't
think I'm sober enough for this."

"Oh, I think you are." Matt said, as he came over to
me, zigzagged a bit.

"Matt be careful." I warned him, a little too late as
he stumbled and fell into the futon. Right on top of
me.

"Damn boy!" I laughed. "See what I mean?"

Matt couldn't stop laughing. Ben came over and sat
down on the futon with us, and laughed along with us
over Matt's obvious drunkness.

"You both are cute when you're drunk, I've gotta
admit." I laughed. "I never thought I'd see two pale
white asses like that."

I could not contain  myself and I started laughing so
hard, tears were forming in my eyes.

"Pale asses?!" Ben and Matt said, in unison.

"I don't think so." Matt said, just as he grabbed my
trunks and ripped them off of me in a flash, leaving
me naked and totally exposed.

"Hey!" I exclaimed, laughing in embarassment, as I
reached for my trunks. "Give those back!

"You want em?" Matt asked, with a chesire grin.
"Wrestle me for em."

"All right, you asked for it." I said, as I leapt at
him.

Then started a crazy nude wrestling match to get my
trunks back. Matt would toss them to Ben and I'd have
to start struggling with him for them, while laughing
the whole time.

When they finally gave up, they tossed them back to
me. I took them back and lay down to catch my breath.

"Now, look what you two did?" I said, looking down at
myself. "You got me all hot and bothered. I'm as hard
as a rock now."

I looked at both Ben and Matt and saw the looks of
lust in their eyes.

"Well, how about Ben and I take care of it for you?"
Matt asked, out of the blue.

"What?" I askes, stupidly, not sure I'd heard him
correctly.

Then it happened.

Matt's lips were on mine, in a kiss. I kissed him back
and started running my hands down his body, feeling
how toned he really was. I squeezed his rock hard
buns, which he tightened as I did.

Then, I felt another pair of lips on my neck. I knew
then that Ben was also kissing me. Matt and I broke
our kiss and I turned around towards Ben and he leaned
in and kissed me as well. We could no doubt taste the
alcohol in our

I felt Matt running his hands up and down my sides,
and he went down and started kissing all down my back,
while Ben ravished me with his lips. I ran my own
hands down Ben's muscular build and came down to his
ass and squeezed it in my hands. He had one fine ass
too! Hell, they both did!

"Oh, man." I groaned. "Guys, don't stop."

*******************************************************
"ALSO AT BEN'S HOUSE..............

Drew pulled up and shut off the engine. He got out of
the car and walked up to the door to Ben's house. He
knocked on the door and waited. No response. He
knocked again. Still no one answered the door.

"Damn, they must be in bed." Drew said. Then he looked
inside again.

"But if they're in bed, then why are the lights still
on?"

Just then, Drew could hear sounds coming from the back
of the house.

Slowly, he crept around the side of the house and came
to the back of the house where the gate to the pool
was. As he came to the gate, he saw the pool right in
front of him.

 He then turned and glanced down to the far left side
of the pool and he froze, horrified, at what he saw
before him.


***********
CHAPTER 60
***********

"Oh God." Drew gasped, when he saw the sight before
him:

He could see the bodies of Matt, Sean, and Ben, on top
of each other in a sandwhich. And they were fucking
each other like wild animals.

Matt was on the bottom, lying on his stomach, and Sean
was ramming his dick in and out of Matt's ass, while
Ben was on top of Sean's back and ramming his own dick
into Sean's tight asshole. They were obviously
enjoying every minute of it.

"How could you do this, Sean?" Drew whispered, tears
starting to fall down his cheeks. "How could you do
this to me, again?"

Drew couldn't watch them anymore and suddenly felt
sick to his stomach. He turned and bolted back to his
car. He got in and started sobbing hard, feeling very
hurt and betrayed.

"I've had it!" He sobbed to himself. "I can't do this
anymore! I am done! If Sean doesn't want to be with
me, then to hell with him! I'll find someone else who
will make me happy! I'm sick of being alone!"

Drew started the car and drove back home, his heart
broken. He knew he had to move on. But it was easier
said than done.

When he finally got back to the house, he went into
the kitchen and opened the refridgerater. He grabbed a
beer out of it and slammed the door shut. He twisted
off the cap and opened his bottle of beer.

"What the hell is wrong with me?" He said, as he took
a long sip of his beer. "Why is it that when I try to
love someone, they just don't feel the same way? Am I
cursed or something?"

Drew went back over to the refridgerater and grabbed
the rest of the case of beer and walked through the
living room, over to the patio door, where he slid it
open and walked out into the sitting area.

He set the case of beer down beside him and plopped
himself down on the lounger recliner that was set up
there.

"You are such a fool, Sean!" Drew muttered, as he
drank himself into oblivion. "Tommorrow. Tommorrow,
I'm going to come and find you! And I am going to put
an end to this! Once and for all!"

*******************************************************
BACK AT BEN'S HOUSE...........

Ben and Matt had passed out after our intense fuck
session. They were still out on the futon, still bare
naked. But I had covered them up with a blanket so
they weren't exposed to the world. At least until the
blankets got kicked off of themselves later.

I had somehow managed to untangle myself from beneath
them and I pulled on my trunks, which were almost dry
and I headed back to the sliding doors to go inside,
but not before I turned off the patio lights so that
nobody would see Ben and Matt lying there together.

I walked into the house and went upstairs to take a
shower and clean up.

As I showered, I thought about what had just happened
and I was starting to have regrets about it. All I
knew was that it was going to be very awkward when I
had to face Ben and Matt.

I finished up and got out and dried off. Then I
wrapped my towel around my waist and headed to my room
to get ready for bed.

As I was pulling on my underwear, I heard steps coming
up the stairs, but I could not turn around.

"Hey." I heard Ben say from the doorway.

I turned around and saw him standing there, looking
hung over.

"Yeah?" I asked him, knowing what was coming.

"We need to talk about what happened out there?" He
said, looking at me, tiredly.

I, however, wasn't in the mood to talk about it right
now. I was dead tired, not to mention drunk off of my
ass. Plus, I had a terrible headache at the moment.

"I know we do, Ben." I said, then asked. "But, can it
please wait until tommorrow? I've got a huge headache
right now and I just want to get some sleep right now,
ok?"

"Sure." Ben nodded. "I just helped Matt get in bed
while you were in the shower a few minutes ago. He's
dead to the world."

"Is he going to be alright?" I asked him, concerned.

"He'll be fine." Ben assured me. "I've been through it
before with him."

I nodded as I sat down on the bed, just looking at
Ben, not sure what to do or say.

"Well, I'm going to turn in now." Ben said.
"Goodnight, Sean."

"Goodnight." I said, as he turned away and shut off
the light and closed the door behind him.

I turned the lamp, on the bedside table on and pulled
my hair back into a ponytail to keep it from getting
in tangles when it dried during my sleep.

I pulled the covers back and got into the bed. I
reached over and shut the lamp off and lay back into
bed.

"Oh my god, what have I gotten myself into?" I
whispered as I closed my eyes.

I was asleep in minutes.

*******************************************************
THE NEXT MORNING, AT THE LACHEY HOUSE........

Danny and Jeff were the first ones to get up. They had
walked downstairs to the kitchen to get some
breakfast.

As Jeff walked to the refrigerater to get some orange
juice, he happened to glance outside when the patio
was and he stopped in his tracks.

"Oh my god!" He said, outloud.

Danny looked up from the newspaper that he had sat
down at the table to read.

"What is it, Jeff?" He asked.

"Come and look for yourself." Jeff said, waving him
over.

Puzzled, Danny got up and walked over to Jeff to see
what he was looking at. When he saw what Jeff saw, his
jaw dropped.

"Oh my god!" Danny exclaimed. "What is Drew doing out
there?"

"I don't know." Jeff wondered. "But we'd better find
out."

Jeff walked over to the sliding doors and slid them
open. Danny was right behind him.

"Oh no." Jeff said, looking around the patio.

Jeff and Danny both saw that Drew was passed out, on
the lounger there, outside, and they could see the
bottles of beer that were all over the place.

"He's been drinking?!" Danny asked, in shock. "But
why? What happened?"

"I don't know." Jeff said. "But we're sure going to
find out. Here, help me wake him up."

Jeff knelt down beside the lounger and started to
shake Drew.

"Drew, it's Jeff!" Jeff called out to him. "Come on!
Wake up!"

Drew moaned as his eyes started opening and he saw
Jeff in front of him, and Danny standing nearby. He
could see the concern that was written on both of
their faces.

"Hey guys." Drew whispered. "What do you want?"

"Get up." Danny ordered him. "We need to talk."

Drew's face contorted in pain.

"Ok, fine, but you don't have to shout." Drew said,
covering his ears.

Jeff looked up at Danny, knowing what was wrong.

"He's got a hangover, babe." He said to Danny. "Why
don't you go and make him something for it?"

"Sure." Danny agreed. "I'll be back out in a few
minutes."

Danny went back inside to make Drew something for his
hangover, leaving Jeff outside with Drew.

Jeff turned back to Drew and looked him over. He
looked like hell. It was obvious that something had
happened that had hurt Drew terribly. And he had a
feeling he knew exactly what that was.

"Drew, what are you doing out here by yourself?" Jeff
asked him, then pointed to the six pack of beer, which
had been drank in it's entirety.

"And, with a six pack of beer no less?" Jeff
continued. "Why would you get yourself drunk like
this? That isn't like you at all. What happened?"

Drew just shook his head, as he remembered what he had
witnessed over at Ben's last night.

"Jeff, please." Drew said, sitting up. "I don't want
to talk about it right now. My head hurts and I really
don't feel like being lectured right now."

"I wasn't going to lecture you." Jeff said, putting
his hand on Drew's shoulder. "I'm just concerned about
you. Even more so that you didn't feel that you could
come to any of us to talk about whatever it is that's
got you this upset. What exactly did getting hammered
accomplish, huh?"

"See, there you go." Drew said, defensively, as he
struggled to get up. "You are lecturing me. I'm not a
baby, Jeff."

Drew almost fell the minute he was on his feet, but
luckily Jeff was there to catch him.

"Whoa, buddy, be careful." Jeff said, as he caught
Drew in his arms. "Come on, let me help you to the
kitchen table, ok?"

"Alright." Drew agreed. "I think I need to sit down
for a moment."

Jeff helped Drew to the kitchen table and helped him
sit down in his seat. Then, he looked over at Danny,
who was mixing something in a glass.

Danny finished stirring it and walked over to the
table with the glass. He handed it out to Drew.

"Here, drink this." He said. "It's the best thing for
a hangover."

Drew accepted the glass from Danny and started
drinking it. He grimaced in disgust as he swallowed
it.

"Ugh, this stuff is disgusting!" He said, pulling it
away from his lips.

"I know it is, bro." Jeff said. "But, if you want the
hangover to go away, you have to drink it. All of it."

"He's right, Drew." Danny said. "Plus, it'll be easier
if you just chug the whole thing down."

"Fine, whatever." Drew said, and raised the glass to
his lips again. He drank and drank it until it was
gone.

"There." he said, setting the glass down. "That takes
care of that."

Danny took the glass and returned to the sink with it.
He rinsed it out and turned back to Drew.

"Do you want anything to drink before I throw this
glass into the dishwasher?" He asked, Drew. Drew shook
his head.

"Nothing right now, thanks." He said. "Right now, I
just want to die!"

"Drew!" Jeff exclaimed in shock. "Don't say that!"

"Why not?" Drew said, tears shining in his eyes. "I've
already made a fool of myself yet again where Sean is
concerned!"

"What does Sean have to do with this?" Danny asked, as
he walked back over to the table. He took a seat next
to Drew and put his hand on Drew's arm.

"Well, I found out last night once and for all, that
Sean.....

"Hey, you guys." A male voice greeted them.

Jeff, Drew, and Danny, turned around and saw that
Kandi and Justin were up and were coming into the
kitchen.

"So, what's up?" Kandi asked, glancing at the guys
before her.

Jeff and Danny looked at Drew, who was looking back at
them. The awkwardness was very evident in the room and
everyone picked up on it.

"Uh, did we interrupt something?" Justin asked,
looking from one guy to the other.

"Yeah." Drew said. "I was just telling Jeff and Danny
what I fool I've been for ever believing that I could
have a future with a man who doesn't want me."

"Oh no, here we go again." Kandi said, rolling her
eyes. "What happened this time, Drew?"

*******************************************************
AT THE SAME TIME, BACK AT BEN'S HOUSE..............

I woke up to the sun shining in my window, on Saturday
morning and was ready to get ready for the day. Well,
almost.

"Damn." I said, holding my head in my hands.

My head was pounding. This was one of the worst
headaches I'd ever had. If you can even call it that.

"How much did I have to drink last night?" I asked, as
I got out of bed. "I need some aspirin."

I stumbled to my feet and slowly made my way to the
hallway. As I did, I glanced in to Ben's room.

I saw Ben in bed, sound asleep, but Matt was nowhere
to be seen.

"Where is he?" I thought to myself.

Just then, I heards sounds coming from the kitchen,
downstairs. I decided to head downstairs to see what
was going on.

I cautiously crept down the stairs, my hands on the
guardrails to keep from falling. I was still a bit
unsteady. As I got to the bottom, I noticed that Matt
was in the kitchen, sitting alone.

"Hey, Matt." I said, quietly. Matt jerked around,
startled by my unexpected presence.

"Damn, you startled me." He said, looking me right in
the eye.

"Sorry." I apologized. "I didn't mean to. I just came
down to get some aspirin. My head is killing me."

"It's up in the cupboard over there." Matt said,
pointing to where it was.

I walked over and opened the cupboard and got out the
bottle of aspirin. I opened and bottle and dumped two
in my hand. I then went to the sink to get myself a
glass of water.

"Sean?" I heard from behind me.

"What, Matt?" I asked, not looking back, as I grabbed
a glass and started pouring water into it to take my
aspirin with.

"We need to talk about what happened last night." Matt
said.

"Yes, we do." I said, as I turned off the faucet and
turned around to face him. As I did, I popped my
aspirin in my mouth and took a drink of water along
with it.

"What happened last night was so unexpected." Matt
said.

I looked at him and noticed that he was fiddling with
his fingers, which was a definite sign that he was
uncomfortable with this conversation. Not that I could
blame him.

"You can say that again." I said. "I sure wasn't
expecting things to go as far as they did."

"Neither did I." I heard Ben say.

Matt and I both saw Ben, standing in the doorway to
the kitchen. He then walked in and took a seat beside
Matt. He was a mess, with his hair all messed up and
he had dark circles under his eyes.

"Look, you two." I said, as they both looked up at me.
"What happened last night was nice, but it shouldn't
have happened."

"We feel the same way." Ben said. "As nice as it was,
we crossed the line. And we apologize for you for
putting you through that."

I was shocked at that. He was apologizing to me, as if
they had been the ones to come on to me and I hadn't
wanted it.

"Why are you apologizing to me?" I asked Ben. "It
takes more then one person to have sex. I had my own
part in this, so I have to accept responsibility for
my part in all of this."

"Why?" Matt asked me. "I'm sure it wasn't your idea to
start making out with me. I started it, remember? When
I kissed you?"

"Matt, don't blame yourself." I told him. "We were all
drunk and were vulnerable. And obviously a little
horny."

"You noticed that too, huh?" Ben tried to joke, which
got us all to laugh a bit.

"Ben, I just want you both to know that I don't blame
either of you for what happened last night." I said to
him. "The sex was great, don't get me wrong, but still
it never should have happened. I just don't want this
to affect our friendship."

"So, we're still friends?" Ben asked, looking up at
me, worriedly.

I walked over and hugged him, tightly. "Of course we
are." I said. "The best."

"Thanks." Ben said, returning my hug. "It means to us
that you can just shrug it off just like that."

"Hey." I said, as I hugged Matt. "I've been through
worse."

"That's certainly true." Matt said, sadly. I knew what
he was talking about.

"That's why this thing is nothing and you two don't
need to be forgiven. It was something we all were a
part of and obviously had a great time. Besides, some
good did come out of it."

Now, that surprised them. I even surprised myself with
that admission.

"Really?" Ben asked me. "What's that?"

I then grinned widely.

"I got to experience what an incredible lover you are,
Ben!" I told him. "Now, I know how good Matt was
getting it when he was with you."

That revelation sure threw Ben for a loop. But then I
saw him smile.

"Thanks." He said, smiling at me. I nodded at him.

"I can say the same thing about you, Sean." Matt said,
his grin matching my earlier one. "Now I know how good
Nick got it as well when you were with him."

"And Drew." I added.

As soon as I mentioned Drew, my mind thought back to
him. I was wondering how he was doing this morning.
Especially since I hadn't seen or talked to him since
yesterday morning.

*******************************************************
BACK AT THE LACHEY HOUSE...................

Everyone was up now, including Jessica, who was now
sitting at the table, feeding Nicole breakfast.

"Oh, Drew, I'm so sorry you had to go through all of
that." Danny said, obviously blown away by what he had
gone through. "What was Sean thinking?"

"Not about me, that's for sure." Drew said, bitterly.
"I could kick myself for letting myself believe that
Sean actually cared about me."

"And I'm sorry for encouraging you to go over there to
talk to Sean." Jessica said. "I think I just made
things worse for you."

Drew could see that she felt guilty about it, but he
didn't think she'd blame herself.

"Oh no, Jessica, don't blame yourself, you actually
did me a favor." Drew told her. "You let me see just
what kind of man Sean really is."

Finally, Kandi couldn't take anymore of Drew's whining
and let him have it.

"Alright, Drew." She said, an angry look on her face.
"Come with me upstairs."

"What for?" He asked, wondering what she was so pissed
off about.

Instead of answering him, she walked over to him and
grabbed his arm and yanked him to a sitting position,
catching everyone off guard, including Drew.

"Ok, ok, I'm coming." Drew said, in shock, as he was
practically dragged behind her.

Kandi pulled him into her's and Justin's room and
shoved him into it. As she did, she turned to close
the door, but was stopped by Justin. He also had Danny
and Jeff with him.

She let them in and shut the door behind them. As soon
as that was done, she turned back to Drew.

"You know, I'm getting really sick of your childish
whining!" Kandi said. "I've listened to everything
you've said and it just doesn't make any sense that
you would just jump to the conclusion that Sean
doesn't care about you! And what the hell did you mean
before about Jessica helping you see just what kind of
man Sean really is?"

Drew was shocked at her sudden outburst, but he was
getting angry as well.

"What I meant was that by seeing what I saw, I
realized just how wrong I was about Sean. And I got to
see what a slut he really is!"

CRACK!

Kandi's hand connected with Drew's face in an angry
smack. That shut him up.

"Don't you ever talk about Sean like that again, do
you understand me?!" Kandi said, harshly. "You have no
right judging him over what you saw! There could be
another explanation for it, and you won't have the
answers until you talk to Sean!"

Drew could only hang his head in shame. He knew he was
reacting out of hurt and anger, but at the same time
he also knew that Kandi was right. He didn't get the
whole story from Sean himself.

"I agree with Kandi." Danny said, an angry frown on
his face. "Where do you get off judging Sean before
you know the whole story?"

Drew finally lost it and erupted.

"WHY CAN'T YOU GUYS SEE THIS FROM MY POINT OF VIEW?!"
Drew screamed. "I'VE NEVER KNOWN SEAN TO BE SO
PROMISCUOUS! HE JUST WASN'T THE TYPE OF GUY TO JUST
JUMP IN THE SACK WITH SOMEONE WHO WAS JUST A FRIEND,
WHICH IS WHAT BEN AND MATT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE!"

"Sean is not promiscuous!" Jeff fired back. "That is
not what happened!"

"OH REALLY, JEFF?!" Drew snarled. "WELL IF THAT'S THE
CASE, THEN WAIT UNTIL SEAN CRAWLS IN BED WITH YOU AND
DANNY, THEN SEE IF YOU CALL THAT FRIENDSHIP!"

Jeff and Danny both looked at each other in anger.
Drew was just being totally irrational at that moment.
and he was getting dangerously close to the breaking
point.

"Watch it, Drew!" Jeff said, angrily, through gritted
teeth. "You are treading on very thin ice with us,
man!"

Drew calmed down a bit, but he wasn't about to drop
it.

"My point is," He started saying. "Friends do not have
sex together! That would be like me, having sex with
you, Jeff!"

"I can't believe you just said that." Justin said.

Everyone looked at him in surprise. He had not said a
word since Kandi had dragged Drew upstairs.

"Kandi and I had sex before we became a couple
officially." Justin told him. "There's nothing wrong
with that if you know you can trust that person."

"You know what?" Drew said, throwing up his hands in
frustration. "I don't want to talk about this anymore.
I'm just going to leave this room now, before I say
something else I just might regret!"

Drew brushed past Kandi, Justin, Jeff, and Danny and
headed for his room.

"That's your answer for everything, isn't it, Drew?"
Jeff called out after him. "Just up and leave when the
going gets rough! If that's the case, you really need
to grow up!"

"FUCK YOU!" Drew screamed as he went into his room and
slammed the door.

Danny turned around and put his arm around Jeff.

"I'm sorry, babe." He said, kissing his cheek. "I
don't know why he has to be like that."

"I don't know either." Jeff said, putting his arm
around Danny's waist. "But I'm definitely going to get
some answers."

"What do you mean?" Danny asked, as Jeff let go of him
and headed over to Kandi's bedside table where the
phone was.

 He picked it up and started dialing someone's number.

"Who are you calling?" Kandi asked him, curiously.

"I'm calling Ben's house to see if Sean is still
there." Jeff said. "We need to get answers where this
whole situation is concerned."

Jeff waited for someone to pick up.

"Hello?" He heard.

"Ben? Hi, this if Jeff Timmons, is Sean there?"

"Hi, Jeff." He heard Ben greet him. "Yes, he's right
here. Just a moment.

Jeff could hear some shuffling in the background, as
well as voices. Then Sean was on the phone.

"Hi, Jeff." Jeff heard Sean say. "It's good to hear
from you. What's up?"

"We need to talk to you about something." Jeff said,
looking up at the rest of the guys. "Is it possible
for you to swing by the house sometime today?

"It sounds important." Sean said. "Is this about
Nick?"

"No, this has nothing to do with Nick." Jeff told him.
"You'll find out when you get here."

"Alright, I'm on my way." Sean said. "Just let me grab
a quick shower and I'll see you later. Bye Jeff."

Jeff hung up and turned to everyone else to tell them
the news.

"It's settled." He told everyone. "Sean is on his way
over. Hopefully he can shed some light on this whole
thing and hopefully get through to Drew and make him
see just how ridiculous he's being."

"Alright, then." Kandi said. "Let's go get cleaned up
for his arrival."

"What about Drew?" Danny asked. "Should we tell him
that Sean's coming?"

"No." Jeff said. "If we do, he might leave and I don't
want that. Sooner or later, he's going to have to face
Sean and get the truth from him."

"Well, come on." Kandi said, turning towards the door.
"Let's go fill Jessica in on everything, so she's not
caught off guard when Sean gets here."

She and Justin left their room, with Danny and Jeff
right behind them.

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BACK AT BEN'S....................

"So, what did Jeff want?" Ben asked me, as I set the
phone down.

"He said that he and the guys have to talk to me about
something and they want me to swing by the house, so I
have to go take a shower, get dressed, and go over
there."

"Do you want us to come with you?" Matt asked, as he
was washing his dirty plate.

"No, that's alright." I told him. "This sounded
important. Excuse me, while I go and get ready."

"Sure." Ben said, sipping his orange juice. "We'll see
you in a few."

With that said, I ran upstairs and started on my
shower. It was only then, did I realize how bad I
smelled and how much I'd needed it.

After washing my body, and then my hair, I was good to
go. I got out and grabbed a towel to dry off.

I went into the bedroom and proceeded to get dressed.
I decided on a red shirt with faded glory blue jeans.

Once, I was dressed, I grabbed my cellphone and my
keys and went downstairs.

"Well, guys, I'm off." I said. "Wish me luck on
whatever this is about."

"Good luck." Ben said. "But I have a feeling you won't
need it."

"Let's hope not." I said, opening the door. "Goodbye,
Matt."

"Bye, Sean." Matt said, as I closed the door behind
me.

I raced to my rental SUV and got in. I started it and
headed for the Lachey house.

I got there within a half hour, as traffic was a
nightmare here in Los Angeles. It even made Orlando's
traffic seem normal.

I shut off the ignition and got out of the car,
locking the doors behind me.

I walked up to Jessica's door and knocked. Within a
few seconds, Jeff was at the door.

"Hey, Sean." He greeted me, as he opened the door.
"Come in. We've been expecting you."

"I'm sorry, I'm late." I told him. "The traffic here
in Los Angeles never ceases to amaze me."

"That bad, huh?" Jeff laughed, putting his arm around
me, as we walked towards the living room.

When we entered, I came face to face with Jessica,
Kandi, Justin, and Danny. Drew wasn't anywhere in the
room.

"Hey guys." I greeted them. They all voice their
hello's back.

Then, my eyes fell on Jessica and the sweet little
angel, sitting on her lap.

"Hey, Jessica." I greeted her. "That must be the sweet
little angel that Nick told me about."

"Yep." Jessica nodded. "This is Nicole."

She turned to Nicole and turned her to face me.

"Say hi to Sean, sweetie." She cooed, waving at me to
show Nicole how to wave. Nicole waved a little bit.
She was so cute!

"Hi, Nicole." I said, sweetly. "You sure are a
beautiful little girl."

I saw Nicole smile a little, then she hid her face in
Jessica's chest. Jessica laughed.

"She's just a little shy." Jessica explained. "She
gets that way with strangers until she knows them
better."

I looked around, wondering where Drew was.

"I don't sound rude or anything, but where's Drew?" I
asked, everyone.

"Right here." I heard from behind me.

I turned around and saw Drew, looking back at me. And
he didn't look happy.

"What are you doing here, Sean?" He asked me.




To Be Continued.......?

Well, that's it for this installment.

"Will Sean find out what Drew saw last night? If so,
how will he react?

How will Drew feel once he learns the truth about what
really happened that night? Will he be able to accept
it and make up with Sean? Or will he screw things up
yet again?"

"What happens next? Oh, if you only knew!"

Until next time,

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