Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 20:58:55 EDT
From: RinSong@aol.com
Subject: The Reunion part2
Disclaimer: This story is a work of pure fiction. It is in no way meant to
show that he members of 98 Degrees are homosexual. This is just a piece
that I have had running around my head for a couple of weeks.
Rating: R for mm relations.
Thanks for the feedback guys! Keep hanging in there. You never know what
my sick little mind might turn out on the next go around.
Peace.
RinSong@aol.com
"Lunchtime!" Karen announced, walking into the room with her purse in
one hand and her keys in the other. "Come on, you workaholic. I am
famished!"
With this said, she hauled Matt to his feet and proceeded to drag him
towards the door. Matt just laughed and walked with her. "All right, all
right! I can walk Karen. Just give me a minute to get myself together."
"Hmpf! Get yourself together. You sound worse than I do," Karen
said, crossing her arms over her chest as tapping her foot.
"Ha! Stop that. You make it sound like I'm some cheap queen who
can't have a single hair out of place. And stop tapping your foot at me.
Let's go."
"Cheap queen? You mean you're not?"
"Bitch. Just walk."
They both laughed together as they walked out of the office and onto
Grand Blvd. This area of the city had seen some pretty rough times. But,
since the Fox had its doors reopened in the mid eighties, it had cleaned up
pretty well. There were quite a few cafes and restaurants up and down the
street to accommodate the new businesses that had come in as well as the
college students trying to grab a bite before having to get back to class.
They picked out a small caf^Â that was located about a block down
from the theater. It was a small place that they ate at fairly regularly.
They lunch staff knew them and seated them in their normal seat by the
front window.
After they had placed their food orders and had their drinks, coffee
for Karen and a Pepsi for Matt, Karen broke the silence. "So, if I'm not
getting into something too dangerous here. How did you and Nick meet
anyway. You never told me."
Matt just looked at Karen for a couple of minutes and then laughed.
"It's actually quite funny."
"Well? Don't just leave me hanging. Tell me!"
"All right. Well, we met as the result of a car accident..."
Chapter 5
Matt was luxuriating in the feel of the wind on his face as he drove
through mid-morning traffic in Cincinnati. He had come down to pick up an
order that Laura had placed a few days ago. They both thought it would be
quicker if one of them drove down and retrieved it. Instead of having to
wait for the shipment to arrive.
He was sitting at a stop light looking over the packing list from the
company and trying to figure out if the had missed anything when he heard
someone tooting their horn. He looked up and realized that the light had
changed and started through it. It was at that moment that he heard to
horn and the sound of brakes squealing.
Matt quickly turned to his left just in time to see the red sports car
collide with his front driver's side panel. He just sat there for a
minute, stunned when he heard any angry voice call out.
"What the hell do you think your doing, you idiot! You could have
gotten yourself killed if not both of us!"
Matt looked up and saw the driver of the other vehicle coming around
the cars. He was pissed. But, so was Matt. What? Who does this moron
think he is?
"Excuse me? You are the one who ran the red light, not me," Matt
replied, heatedly, climbing out of the suv he was driving. "I think you
might want to change your attitude a bit."
"What are you talking about? My light was green!"
"I don't think so! I had the right of way, moron! Your light had
just turned red!"
"Um.....excuse me," a voice from behind Matt said quietly, placing a
light touch on his arm. Both he and the other driver spun in the direction
of the new voice. "But, his light was green," the young man said,
indicating Matt. "I know it for a fact. I honked at him because it had
changed and he was just sitting there reading something. It hadn't even
changed to yellow before he pulled out. It was still green when you hit
him."
"Wait a sec, his light was green too," they heard from another voice
coming for the other direction. "I saw the whole thing. I think the stop
lights are broken. Look." The woman who had spoken indicated, and they
look up at the light hanging over the intersection and noticed that the
light did indicate the same color for both directions.
"Oh, well this is just great!" the guy who had hit Matt said, turning
and grinning at him. "Now whose fault is it?"
God he is beautiful. Matt thought as he gazed into his bright blue
eyes for a moment. "I think that they will consider this no ones fault."
At just that moment the police arrived. After approximately twenty
minutes or so, both of us had copies of the accident report and all of the
necessary information. We had pulled our cars out of the intersection
shortly after the police arriving and now stood on the curb next to our
parked vehicles. Thankfully, both of them were drivable. All they would
need is some body work. Finally Matt turned and held out his hand to the
other man. "Well...," Matt said, looking down at the accident report
quickly, realizing that he had never heard the man give his name. "Um,
Nick. Sorry about everything. I hope that you can get your car fixed."
Nick Lachey, where do I know that name from????
"Hey, no problem," Nick said, smiling at me and taking my hand. "Same
to you. Maybe the next time we meet it will be under better
circumstances."
"Maybe," Matt laughed in agreement. "Well, take care. Bye."
"See ya later," Nick said, climbing into his car and pulling away from
the curb. Matt stood where he was for a few minutes wondering about the
adorable man that he had just met. Once they had both realized that
neither of them was truly at fault, they had quickly become nice to each
other. Those eyes. He had the most beautiful eyes.
**********
It was approximately a month later that they saw each other again.
Matt was working in the store that he and his friend, Laura, ran together.
Beads and Things was the brainchild of Laura, and Matt had moved out to
Akron from St Louis MO to help her run it. He had been living in Akron for
a little over a year by this time.
Hopelessly single, but happy.
Matt was busy trying to finish the display of new jewelry that had
just arrived when he heard the front door open. Turning to greet the new
customer, Matt came to a halt when he saw who it was. "You! Nick, hello!
I honestly didn't ever expect to see you again. How are you doing? How's
your car," Matt said, feeling like a complete and total loon for how
idiotic he must sound.
Nick just laughed and said, "I'm good. Car's fine. And, I must say
that I am a bit hurt that you thought that of me."
"I'm sorry. I have been doing that all day. I think something and
say it before I can get my mouth under control," Matt said, embarrassed.
He could feel the heat of the blush running up his face. Nick laughed
again and looked at him with a peculiar twinkle in his eyes.
"Here, I have someone I want you to meet," Nick said, walking over and
opening the door to the shop. "Hey, guys, come in here for a sec."
He closed the door and took a step back and smiled over at Matt. Just
then the door opened and three other guys walked in. It was at that moment
that Matt knew where he had heard Nick's name before. "Nick Lachey, now I
remember! You guys are 98 degrees!"
As soon as he had said it, Matt groaned and blushed all over again.
Much to the total amusement of all four of the beautiful men standing in
his shop. "Not again. I can not believe that I just did that!"
"Hey, there's no need to be embarrassed," Jeff Timmons said, walking
towards him, smiling and shrugging his shoulders. "We're used to it."
The others just laughed while Matt turned an even deeper shade of red.
He couldn't believe that he hadn't recognized Nick. After all, he had all
of their cd's. Matt was a big fan of the "boy bands" and wasn't afraid to
admit it either. Jeff reached out and offered to shake Matt's hand as Drew
and Justin walked up behind him.
"It's nice to meet the guy who smashed my brother's new car," Drew
said, laughing and giving Nick an affectionate punch on the shoulder.
"Thanks, sorry about the outburst. I promised myself that if I ever
met anyone that I admired that I wouldn't act like a loon and the first
time I do, sanity goes right out the window and I start acting like a
fourteen year old girl at her first concert."
Needless to say, this got all four of them laughing their heads off.
At that moment Laura came walking back in. "Matt, having a party and
didn't invite me?"
"Laura! I didn't expect you in today," Matt said, walking around the
guys and giving his friends a hug. "Come here chick. I got someone you
need to meet."
At that moment Laura's jaw dropped open and she stopped dead where she
was. "Oh my God! You are not them!"
Matt just groaned and blushed all over again. He opened his eyes to
see the guys snickering and laughing all over again. "You know, Laura
isn't it? Matt just said almost the exact same thing," Drew said, coming
over and taking Laura's hand and kissing it lightly. "It's a pleasure to
meet you."
"Oh...um..thanks," was all she could get out. It was then that Matt
turned and looked over at Nick who was smiling at him.
"What?" Matt asked.
"Oh, nothing," Nick said, walking over and leaning down to whisper in
his ear. "I was just thinking about how cute you were when you blushed."
"Oh! Um, thanks, I think. Nick, are you hitting on me?"
Nick laughed and then turned red himself. After a moment he turned
and looked at Matt, excitement and something else showing in his eyes.
"Yeah, I guess I am."
Matt caught his breath at that look. God, I have never been looked at
like that before. This is too good to be true. "Oh, really, you want to
keep going?"
"Well, that depends on how far you want to go," Nick said, his voice
low. He walked over and backed Matt into a corner and blocked him against
the wall with his arms braced against it on either side of Matt's head.
Just as he was leaning down towards Matt they heard someone clear their
throat behind them.
"Ahem! You guys want to get a room," Drew said, grinning widely while
Jeff, Justin and Laura snickered behind him.
Trying to cover their embarrassment, the two men just apologized
quickly. It was in that moment that Nick turned and looked at Matt. "Is
there someplace that we can go and talk quietly?"
"Yeah, there is," Matt said. He walked over to the door and held it
open. "Laura, since you're here, I am going out for a bit. You mind?"
"Not at all," Laura replied, her eyes twinkling. "Have fun!"
************
Nick and matt left Laura and the guys back in the store and headed for
the street. Once reaching the sidewalk Nick, stopped and took of a deep
breath of the warm early summer air. He sighed and turned to Matt, saying,
"Ah, that's better. I hate being cooped up inside on days like this, don't
you?"
"Wow! I hadn't realized that it had gotten this nice out here. It was
rather chilly when I came in this morning," Matt said, shrugging out of the
shirt he was wearing. He had on a white t-shirt underneath that clung to
his well-defined chest and arms. Matt had a nice body and was not afraid
to show it off. Out of the corner of his eye, he thought he saw Nick
watching him.
"Want to go for a ride," Nick asked, stepping off the curb and opening
the door to his red Mustang convertible. It was in wonderful condition.
Matt could not even tell that it had been involved in an accident.
"Sure," Matt said, walking behind Nick and climbing into the passenger
seat. "Where are we going?"
Nick sat there for a moment and the, smiling shyly, he said, "I wanted
to talk to you somewhere private. Anyplace that you can suggest?"
"I know just the place," Matt said, feeling his heartbeat pick up.
Oh, stop it! You're acting like a school girl who just got hit on by the
captain of the football team!
*************
Nick slowed the car down and pulled off to the side of the dirt road
there were on. Stopping, he turned and looked at Matt just in time to see
him climb out of the car.
"Turn the car off and follow me," Matt said, closing the door. He
walked around the front of the car and stopped at the start of what looked
like a hiking trail. "Don't worry, the car will be fine. I come out here
all of the time."
Nick climbed out and walked over to where Matt was standing. He just
stood there for a moment and smiled down at the shorter man. He is so
beautiful.
"Follow me," Matt said, breaking Nick out of his trance. He turned
and started walking up the trail without so much as another work to Nick
who just shrugged and followed. He's got a nice ass too.
Approximately twenty minutes later, after traveling through some
heavily wooded terrain, they walked out onto a small grass covered cliff.
It overlooked a small valley with a stream running through it, already a
riot of color with some wildflowers in bloom.
Nick gasped in surprise. Matt laughed and said, " I know, It always
does that to me too."
Matt sat down on the grass and watched to breeze blow through the
trees. After a couple of minutes, Nick sat down next to him and put his
hand on Matt's thigh. "Look, an eagle," Nick told him, pointing off into
the sky overhead.
Matt nodded and placed his hand on top of Nick's, causing the other
man to jump. "Oh! Sorry about that!"
Matt just laughed as Nick pulled hand away and blushed. "What? You
seemed about ready to jump my bones back at the store. But...hey! I see
that I am not the only one that blushes easily."
"Thanks," Nick mumbled, blushing even deeper than before. This caused
Matt to laugh even harder as he realized that Nick's face now matched the
red on the shirt he was wearing.
"But, you're cute when you blush."
"Hey, that's my line," Nick said, turning and pulling Matt towards
him. He stopped just a few inches from his face. They sat there for a
moment, just gazing into the others eyes. Then Nick closed the gap.
Placing his mouth over Matt's he proceeded to kiss him until it was broken
by Matt gasping for air.
"Wow," matt said, his voice husky from lack of air and arousal. He
looked up at Nick who was apologizing.
"I'm sorry. I am so sorry! I have to idea what came over me. I'm
not like this. You have to believe me!"
Matt laughed and put his hand up over Nicks lips. "Shh, I understand.
I normally don't do things like this either. But, there is just something
about you."
Nick grinned and said, "You mind if I kiss you again?"
"If you don't, you might get hurt," Matt told him, his eye gleaming.
Nick leaned in and pulled Matt to him rolling over on top of him in
the process. He pressed his lips against the smaller man's and gently
prodded at his lips with his tongue. Matt quickly opened up and let Nick
explore his mouth his a vengeance. By the time they broke this kiss apart
their arousal was evident through their pants.
Nick reached forward and tried to undo Matt's pants but was stopped by
Matt's hands. "No, not here."
*************
"Hey!" Karen said, reaching across the table and smacking Matt on the
arm. "You just got to the best part. Don't stop now."
"I don't think so," Matt laughed. "There are some things that are
better left unsaid. Besides, we need to get back to the office. We have
been gone for over an hour."
Karen sighed and picked up the tab and headed for the counter.
"What's a woman to do? I can't get any from a man right now and my
employees don't even want to share their sexual adventures with me."
"Oh, stop it. You are beginning to sound like one of the melodramatic
queens who hasn't gotten laid in a week and thinks their life is over."
This got the two of them some surprised glances from the other
patrons, which just caused both of them to start laughing as they walked
out. Matt pondered his past as he and Karen walked back to the theater. I
do wonder what would have happened if I hadn't slept with him that night.
Would we have even started seeing one another?