Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 15:23:52 -0700 (PDT)
From: Colleen H <reader_colleen@yahoo.com>
Subject: Say My Name Chapter 5

DISCLAIMER:  This isn't real.  Joey and myself don't know if anyone from
BSB is gay, so don't sue us.  If you don't like gay stories, why are you
here?  As always, thanks to Joey for putting up with me!  You rock, girl.

K, that over with-- I'm really sorry about the lateness of this part.  I
had *no clue* where to take it until yesterday, and I wrote this chapter in
about half an hour.  <grin> So any mistakes are mine.

Enjoy!
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Chapter 5- Secrets Revealed

	"OH MY GOD!" Kevin yelled, seeing the two figures going at it in
the backseat.  A dark-haired head shot up, hearing Kevin's voice.

	"SHIT!" he yelled, pulling up his pants.  The blond with him turned
his own face away, trying to hide the red flush that crept over it.

	"What is going on?" Kevin demanded as the pair slowly got out of
the limo.  Howie looked at the cement.

	"Nothing."

	"Howard."

	"Kevin, it's none of your fucking business!"  Howie grabbed his
boyfriend's hand and stalked back towards the club enterance, where Kevin
could now see Nick standing.

	"There you are!" Nick exclaimed as Kevin approached.  "I was
looking for you."

	"You smell weird," Kevin complained.  Nick laughed.

	"Thanks, sweetie."

	"Seriously.  Why do you smell like... Emporio Armani?"

	"I don't know," Nick said, looking elsewhere.  Kevin's internal
alarms went off.

	"Whatever.  You were looking for me?"

	"Yeah.  I missed you, babe."

	"I missed you to," Kevin said.  Nick took his hand and they walked
in the club together until Kevin pulled away.

	"Aw!"

	"We can't let anyone catch us like that."

	"Sorry, Kev."  Nick let his head hang, showing that he really was
sorry.  Kevin leaned over and quickly kissed him.

	"I know you are, babe."  Nick smiled again and dragged Kevin out
onto the dance floor.  They managed to dance together without looking like
they *were* together, which was quite a feat, as neither man could keep his
hands off the other.

	"Kev, I'm thirsty," Nick said about an hour later.  Kevin nodded
and started off the dance floor when he turned around to ask Nick what he
wanted to drink.  What he saw made him stop dead.

	Nick was kissing another man.

	More specifically, another man that looked suspiciously like AJ.
They broke off their kiss and Nick looked up to find Kevin's hurt eyes on
him.  HIs own eyes widened.

	"OH, SHIT," he cursed.  Kevin swallowed the tears that were
threatening to fall and walked away.  Nick only stood there, shocked.

	"What happened?" AJ asked.

	"Kev saw us."

	"So?"

	"SO?  AJ, Kevin's supposed to be my boyfriend!"

	"Nicky, Kevin doesn't really love you, remember?" AJ was playing on
Nick's insecurities, feeding his sense of no self-worth.

	"He *seemed* worried about me," Nick protested.

	"He's acting, Nicky.  How many times do I have to tell you that?"
AJ sighed heavily and Nick studied the floor.

	"I'm sorry, AJ.  I know Kevin's just playing with my emotions, but
it's so hard not to love him!  He's so sweet and gentle."

	"Are you implying that I'm not?" AJ demanded.  Nick looked up,
scared.

	"Of course not!  I'm just describing what a good actor he is..."
Nick managed to cover up his blunder, but just barely.  If AJ had have
thought he *meant* that how it sounded... he'd be in real trouble later.
There were never physical marks, but the mental ones more than made up for
the lack of bruises.

	"Good boy," AJ said, turning away when a pretty girl walked by.
Nick let out a huge sigh, instinctively searching the room for Kevin.
Instead of his green-eyed boyfriend, he found his boyfriend's red-faced and
furious cousin.

	"Nickolas, we need to have a TALK," Brian said coldly, grabbing
Nick's arm and dragging him out of the club.  Nick gulped.  This wasn't
going to be pretty.