Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:43:02 -0800 (PST)
From: Kirk Landers <ilj4ever44@yahoo.com>
Subject: Phases- part 49

Copyright and Disclaimer:
1. This is a fictional story with fictional
characters.
2. No one is to steal this story under any
circumstances.
3. This story deals with relationships and not sex, so
if you're looking for a story with a lot of sex in it,
this isn't the story for you.


Hope you are enjoying.  Here's part 49, entitled "The
End is Near."

'THE END IS NEAR'

Kurt walked into Gab's place and sat down in his
living room area.  Looking around the house he forgot
how nice it was.  The furniture was all imported from
Europe.  Original paintings hung on his walls.  It was
a house right out of 'Better Homes and Gardens.'

"Can I get you a drink?" Gab asked.

"No, I'm fine thanks," Kurt replied.  Gab then sat
down next to Kurt.  He was still surprised that Kurt
was even at his place.

"I have to admit that you are the last person I
expected to see when I opened the door a minute ago,"
Gab said.

"Yeah," Kurt replied. "I know.  I'm sorry to just
barge in on you like this."

"It's fine," Gab said.  "Not that I'm not happy to see
you, but what are you doing here?"

"I just needed to get away," Kurt said. "I've just
been really stressed out lately."

"Because of Monica's wedding?" Gab asked.

"You know?" Kurt asked.

"Yeah," Gab replied. "She told me last week when I had
her over for breakfast.  She invited me, but I don't
think I'll be able to make it."

"So she told you who she's marrying?" Kurt asked.

"Ryan's dad," Gab confirmed.

"Yeah," Kurt said. "And I'm sure you know that Ryan
and I aren't together anymore."

"I did hear that too," Gab said.  "How are things
between you and him?"

"They started out fine," Kurt said. "To make a long
story short, Ryan pissed me off and now we're no
longer speaking."

"Wow," Gab said. "I'm sorry to hear that."

"And now with his dad and my mom getting married we're
forced to plan this wedding together and I just needed
to go and see someone," Kurt said.

"Why me?" Gab asked.

"You're not connected with all of this," Kurt replied.
"You're the only one I know who isn't a friend of
Ryan's."

"So you came here to escape Ryan?" Gab asked.

"Yeah," Kurt replied. "I'm sorry, I'm an ass for being
here like this."

"No, it's fine," Gab said. "Really, it's okay."

"No it's not," Kurt said. "I'm a jerk for coming here
and throwing all of this on you."

"Kurt, if there's one thing I'm certain of, it's that
you're not a jerk," Gab said sincerely.

"I must be keeping you busy at least," Kurt said. "I'm
 sure you have scripts to read or a photo shoot to do
or something."

"Well, I have to meet my boyfriend in a bit," Gab
said.

"You have a boyfriend?" Kurt asked. "That's great."

"Yeah, we've been together for a couple months now,"
Gab replied.

"Good for you," Kurt said happy to hear that Gab is
with someone.  "I'm sorry for taking up your time.  I
should go."

"Are you sure?" Gab asked.

"Yeah," Kurt replied getting up.  "I just needed a
moment to not be around someone that reminds me of
Ryan.  Thanks Gab."

"No problem," Gab said giving Kurt a hug. "I'll walk
you to the door."

As Kurt was walking out of the house Gab stopped him
to say, "Kurt, if there's one thing I realized from
being around you and Ryan, is that you and him are
supposed to be together.  I'm sure you two will make
up."

"I don't think so," Kurt said. "I think that him and I
are through for good this time.  Thanks for trying to
be optimistic though."

"Well, hope everything works out for you," Gab said.

"Thanks," Kurt replied. "I hope things go great with
you and your man."

"Thank you," Gab smiled. "And thanks for stopping by."

As Kurt walked down the driveway he saw Ryan coming
out of his mom's house across the street.  'So much
for a moment with out him around,' Kurt thought as he
headed to his car.
When Ryan spotted Kurt coming down the driveway he
immediately got jealous because he knew who's house he
was leaving.

"Why were you at Gab's house?" Ryan asked approaching
Kurt.

"No reason," Kurt replied not wanting to talk to Ryan.

Ryan then started to get jealous, "Did you sleep with
him?"

"What?" Kurt asked surprised by how upset Ryan was
getting.

"You're pissed at me so you know the one thing that
would really make me feel like crap is if you went and
slept with Gab, right?" Ryan accused.

"Hold on a second," Kurt began, but Ryan was too
upset.

"I've said a million times that I'm sorry, but
obviously that doesn't matter," Ryan said. "You just
want to continue to hurt me.  Well congratulations.
You just did."

Ryan then stormed off to his car leaving Kurt in shock
of how upset he got.  He wasn't exactly a fan of Ryan
at the moment, but he would never dream of attempting
to do something that horrible just to get him angry.

A week passed and it was the most uncomfortable week
that Kurt and Ryan have ever had.  They both were
quiet with one another, Kurt still upset with Ryan
over Josh and Ryan was pissed with Kurt thinking he
slept with Gab.  Kurt knew he could have explained
things to Ryan, but at the same time, he liked that
Ryan finally wasn't trying to talk to him.  He was
finally able to move on now.
While the week was hard for Ryan and Kurt, it was much
better for Leo.  His first week at the internship went
amazing.  He was having the time of his life being in
the industry that he had always wanted to be in.  It
was an amazing opportunity for him.  He was working
right along side producers and writers and editors and
already in the first week was meeting some people who
could come in quite useful in the future for his
career.  Jesse meanwhile, was due to start his new job
in Chicago in a week and he still hasn't told Leo
about it.  He built such a huge lie that he didn't
even know where to begin telling Leo the truth.

Kurt, Leo, Ryan and Jesse were busy the night before
the wedding decorating the small dining hall they
rented.  Kurt and Leo stayed close together.  Kurt and
Jesse apologized to each other for the fight they had,
but things were still tense since Kurt knew Jesse was
keeping something from Leo.  Ryan and Jesse stayed
close since Ryan didn't want to be around Kurt.

"Kind of tense here tonight," Leo said quietly to
Kurt.

"Tell me about it," Kurt replied. "Kind of ironic that
we're decorating for a wedding, huh?"

"Yeah," Leo replied.

"So tell me about the internship," Kurt said.

"It's great," Leo replied. "Really great.  I'm working
along side this guy named Logan Daniels who is
awesome.  He's written some of the biggest movies in
Hollywood."

"That's awesome," Kurt smiled. "I'm really proud of
you.  You're finally doing what you want to do."

"Yeah," Leo replied. "And I know it's going to be
tough financially for a bit with just Jesse bringing
in the money, but in the long run I think it will pay
off."

"Exactly," Kurt said. "And it's a six month internship
with a possible employment opportunity, right?"

"Yeah," Leo said. "So hopefully if they like me,
they'll hire me."

"What is the internship exactly?" Kurt asked.

"Well, I don't work with just the writers," Leo
replied. "I'm also doing stuff for producers,
production assistants, etc."

"Wow," Kurt said. "You're getting a well rounded
learning experience."

"I am," Leo said. "So who knows?  Maybe I'll end up
being a big hot shot producer one day."

"That would be great," Kurt smiled, glad to hear how
happy Leo is about this internship.

"What about you?" Leo asked. "You still writing?"

"Not really," Kurt replied. "Since everything between
me and Ryan I just haven't felt like it."

"You should write," Leo encouraged, "It will be a good
distraction for you from all the drama that's going
on."

"I guess so," Kurt replied. "I just feel like I'm in a
rut right now.  I don't feel like my life is moving
forward anymore."

"What do you mean?" Leo asked.

"Well, before when I was with Josh, I knew he wouldn't
live long, but being with someone like him was really
a great thing for me to experience," Kurt explained.
"I felt like I could go forward and really appreciate
everything he brought to my life.  It was the first
time I felt hopeful like that since Ryan.  And I'm
really happy for you, but I have to admit I'm a little
jealous of you."

"Of me?" Leo asked surprised.

"Yeah," Kurt replied. "You're life is finally getting
on the path that you want.  You're finally getting to
that goal you always wanted."

"I guess," Leo shrugged.

"Look at where you are now compared to where you were
when we first became friends," Kurt said. "You've
completely grown up.  I don't mean to sound corny, but
I'm really proud of you Leo."

"Thanks," Leo said giving Kurt a hug, "Although don't
be too jealous of my life just yet."

"I have a feeling that you're going to start talking
about Jesse," Kurt said.

Leo looked across the room at Jesse and Ryan to make
sure they couldn't hear him before he began, "You know
how you feel your life is at a standstill?  That's how
I feel about Jesse and me right now."

"Really?" Kurt asked sympathetically.

"He has this wall up," Leo replied. "No matter how
much I try, I just can't break it down.  He's keeping
something from me."

"You should just sit him down and force him to tell
you," Kurt suggested.

"And how would you suggest I do that?  Hold a gun to
his head?" Leo asked jokingly.

"There's probably something you can do to get his
attention," Kurt replied.

Leo thought it over, wondering if there was something
he could do to get Jesse to open up...

Across the room, Ryan and Jesse were having a
conversation of their own.

"So, I need to get something off my chest," Jesse
whispered.

"Me too, but you go first," Ryan replied.

"I've been out of a job since Christmas time," Jesse
said.

"What?!" Ryan hollered, causing Kurt and Leo to both
turn from across the room to look at them.

"Shhh," Jesse quickly said hitting Ryan.  They both
went silent to wait for Kurt and Leo to get back to
work on their side of the dining hall before
continuing. "But it's okay because I got another job."

"Thank God," Ryan said. "Why didn't you tell us
earlier?"

"I was too embarrassed," Jesse replied. "But now that
I have a job it'll be okay."

"You haven't told Leo?" Ryan asked.

"No," Jesse replied. "And I don't know how I'm going
to tell him I've been lying to him since Christmas."

"He's not going to take it well," Ryan warned.

"Thanks for the pep talk," Jesse hissed. "I haven't
told you the worst part."

"There's worst?" Ryan asked.

"The job is in Chicago," Jesse replied.

"Chicago?  Are you crazy?" Ryan asked.

"I know," Jesse sighed.

"So you're moving to Chicago?" Ryan asked.

"It's my only option," Jesse replied. "I couldn't find
another job out here."

"What about Leo?" Ryan asked. "He just started that
internship."

"I know," Jesse replied. "I don't know how I let
things get this far."

"That is huge news to drop on someone at one time,"
Ryan said. "You need to really be prepared for Leo to
be extremely pissed at you."

"I'm such an idiot," Jesse sighed wishing he had just
been up front and honest with Leo from the start. "I
got into such a huge mess."

"Just keep apologizing to him while you tell him,"
Ryan said. "Only thing that might help you out when
you're saying this to him."

"Well, I'll deal with it when the time comes," Jesse
said. "What's your news?"

"I'm moving," Ryan replied.

"Of course you are," Jesse said hardly surprised.
"It's what you do."

"I can't live with Kurt anymore," Ryan replied. "We
were stupid for thinking we could be broken up and
live together."

"That's for the best," Jesse agreed.

"Besides, I think he's going to get back together with
Gabriel," Ryan said.

"Whoa, he is?" Jesse asked. "How do you know?"

"I saw him leave Gab's house last week," Ryan replied.
"I was across the street at his mom's place going over
the seating chart and when I came out of the house he
was walking down the driveway at his place."

"Sorry to hear that," Jesse said, "I know you were
holding onto that hope that you two would get back
together."

"Yeah, I guess it just wasn't meant to be," Ryan
sighed.

"Where are you moving to?" Jesse asked.

"Not sure yet," Ryan replied. "I've been debating
going back to school and getting my teaching
credentials so I'm deciding where I want to go to
school."

"Where are you thinking of?" Jesse asked.

"I'm debating going back east," Ryan replied. "It
would be closer to my daughter also."

"Wow," Jesse said. "That's a big move."

"Yeah," Ryan said. "I haven't decided yet though. I'm
going to stay at my dad's place until I do."

"Have you told Kurt?" Jesse asked.

"No," Ryan replied. "He wouldn't care.  He doesn't
want me to talk to him about anything other than this
wedding."

"When are you moving out of Kurt's place?" Jesse
asked.

"I think probably next week," Ryan replied.

"Looks like next week is going to be a pretty big
change for us," Jesse said.

"Looks that way," Ryan replied.

The four continued to decorate the rest of the night
with Kurt and Leo on one side of the room and Ryan and
Jesse on the other.

That night when Kurt and Ryan got home they both went
inside their rooms and sat on their beds thinking.
Ryan looked at pictures of him and Kurt he still had
framed and sitting on his bedside table.  The love of
his life and he had a feeling there wouldn't be a
happy ending for the two of them.  Meanwhile, Kurt was
in his room thinking about his life and what he can do
to change it for the better.  He wished Nick was still
alive.  Nick was the one person who could help steer
him in the right direction.  Now Kurt felt completely
lost and had no idea what to do.

The next morning Kurt and Ryan woke up early to make
the final preparations for the wedding.  Kurt went to
the bakery to pick up the cake while Ryan went to pick
up his suit and then head over to his dad's place to
get ready.  While getting ready Gordon noticed that
Ryan was down.  "Something wrong son?" Gordon asked.

"I'm fine Dad," Ryan replied then changing the
subject. "Where are your other kids?"

"Their mother is going to drop them off at the
Church," Gordon replied.

"What are their names?" Ryan asked, he's still never
met them.

"Rina is the oldest, she's sixteen.  Then there's
Jayden who is thirteen.  And the youngest is Kaitlyn
and she's eleven," Gordon replied.

"Have they met Monica?" Ryan asked.

"Yeah," Gordon replied. "They all like her."

"That's good," Ryan replied. "This will be my first
time meeting them."

"I know," Gordon replied. "You excited to meet your
brother and sisters?"

"Yeah," Ryan said. "A little nervous, but still
excited."

"They'll love you," Gordon said.

"Hope so," Ryan said.

"They're excited to meet you," Gordon said.  He then
just had to ask, "I don't mean to pry Ryan, but how
are things with you and Kurt?"

"Not great," Ryan replied.

"That's too bad," Gordon said. "I have to admit that
Monica and I wanted you two to work on this wedding
together with the hopes that you two would make up."

"I don't think it's going to happen," Ryan replied.
"Thanks again for letting me stay at your place until
I figure out what I'm going to do."

"Of course Ryan," Gordon said. "You'll have the whole
place to yourself since I'm moving in with Monica."

"Are you going to keep your place in Newport?" Ryan
asked.

"Yeah," Gordon said. "So you can stay there as long as
you want."

"Thanks.  I just can't live with Kurt anymore," Ryan
said.

"Have you talked to Kurt?" Gordon asked.

"No," Ryan replied. "I think it's finally done between
us."

 "Sorry to hear that," Gordon said patting Ryan on the
back, "I know how much he meant to you."

"Don't worry about it," Ryan said, "Besides, it's your
wedding day."

Gordon and Ryan shared a hug and headed out to go to
the Church.

Over at Monica's house she was wearing a beautiful
white dress.  It was a very simple tea length dress
made of silk.  Her hair was worn down with light
curls.  She looked beautiful.  When Kurt came into her
room he smiled seeing how truly happy his mom was at
that moment.

"You look gorgeous Mom," Kurt said giving her a big
hug.

"Thank you sweetie," Monica replied. "Can you believe
I'm doing this?"

"Well, you know what they say," Kurt replied. "Third
times the charm."

"I can't believe I'm getting married again," Monica
said. "After your stepfather died I swore to myself
that I wouldn't get married again, but here I am."

"You can't deny love," Kurt smiled.

"No, you can't," Monica replied, but intended the
comment for him, "Kurt, I know you better than you do.
 I know you still love Ryan."

"Mom," Kurt sighed not wanting to talk about it.

"Just hear me out," Monica said. "Now I know Ryan hurt
you, but he did it because he loves you.  He didn't
mean to hurt you."

"Look at you defending him," Kurt pointed out.
"Remember the first impression you had of him?"

"I know I wasn't a big fan of his at first," Monica
said, "But I've grown to really like him.  I like him
so much because of how much he cares about you."

"Mom, it's over between me and him," Kurt said. "I'm
moving on."

"All right," Monica nodded, "But just know that love
like that doesn't come around every day.  When you're
lucky enough to get it, you should hold on to it and
never let go."

Kurt thought about what his mom was telling him and
then the two of them left to head to the church.

Over at Leo and Jesse's place the two were finishing
getting ready for the wedding.  They were both quiet,
neither one knew what to say to the other.  Jesse was
preparing himself to tell Leo the truth, but when he
built such a huge lie he didn't even know how to start
being honest with him.

"Hey Leo," Jesse said, "Can we talk for a minute?"

"Yeah," Leo replied.  He was relieved, he had a
feeling that Jesse was going to finally tell him what
he's hiding.

"Listen, um, I have something to tell you," Jesse
said.

"What is it?" Leo asked, "Whatever it is, you can tell
me."

"You're going to hate me when I tell you," Jesse
sighed.

"Tell me what?" Leo asked worried that he may not want
to know what Jesse was hiding after all.

"I've been lying to you for a while," Jesse replied.
"I haven't been going to work since Christmas."

"What are you talking about?  Where have you been
going?" Leo asked.

"I've been looking for a new job," Jesse answered.

"Why?  What happened with your other job?" Leo asked.

"I got fired," Jesse said in humiliation.

"You got fired and you didn't tell me?" Leo asked.
"What the hell are we supposed to do?  I have an
non-paying internship.  Why did you not tell me before
I took this internship?"

"I didn't want to hold you back," Jesse answered.

"We have no income coming in!" Leo exclaimed pissed.
"You screwed us!"

"Leo, wait-" Jesse began, but Leo stormed out of the
room.

"I'm going to the church," Leo said. "I'm taking my
own car.  Drive by yourself.  I'm so pissed at you
right now Jesse."

Leo then grabbed his keys and stormed out of the
apartment leaving Jesse feeling like shit.

It was five minutes before the wedding was to start.
Kurt was helping his mom out (he was the "Man of
Honor") while Ryan was with his dad as the role of
best man.  Ryan met his sisters and brothers and
immediately fell in love with them.  Leo showed up
about fifteen minutes before the ceremony and
immediately searched for Kurt to talk to him.  Jesse
arrived a few minutes later to find Ryan.

"He completely screwed us," Leo told Kurt once he
found him.  The two were with Monica and a few bride's
maids in a private room.  Once Leo explained
everything to Kurt he immediately tried to figure out
what he should do.

"Maybe I should quit the internship and get my job
back at the Center," Leo said.

"Don't you dare," Kurt replied. "You're finally going
in a direction that you want."

"Leo, if you need money I can always help you out,"
Monica offered.

"I can't accept that Monica," Leo said giving her a
kiss on the cheek, "But thank you."

"You're like a second son to me," Monica said, "So if
you need the money, just tell me."

"I'll figure something out," Leo said.

On the other side of the church, Jesse was with Ryan
and his Dad.

"It didn't go well," Jesse said. "I didn't even get a
chance to tell him that I got another job."

"Well once you tell him that I'm sure it will be
okay," Ryan said hopeful.

"Except for the fact that the job is in Chicago,"
Jesse replied. "Is he supposed to stop his internship
and go with me?"

"That's for you two to decide," Ryan said.

"I just wish he gave me some more time to explain
everything," Jesse said putting his face in his hands.

"I'm sorry to interrupt you two, but we gotta go get
me married," Gordon said.

"Sorry to hold you up," Jesse said getting up. "I'm
going to go sit down.  I'll see you guys out there."

Jesse went and sat down.  Leo too came to sit down,
but chose a place away from Jesse to sit.

Ryan and Gordon came out and took their places in
front of the Church.  The music started (Cannon in D)
and the bride's maids made their way down the aisle.
Then finally, Monica started her walk down, escorted
by Kurt.  Gordon beamed with pride seeing his
beautiful bride and Monica couldn't take her eyes off
of him.

They made their way down the aisle and Kurt stood next
to his mother as the priest began to wed them.  During
the ceremony Kurt looked over at Ryan, who was looking
back at him.  In that brief moment they both thought
of the first time they met each other.

****FLASHBACK****

Kurt was on the phone with Nick talking about the
nightmare candidates he interviewed to move into the
spare bedroom at his apartment when there was a knock
on the door.

"Oh, that's my last interview for the day, I wonder
what will be wrong with this one," Kurt said. "I'll
see you guys soon."

"Bye," Nick said.

Kurt hung up and answered the door.

"Hi, I'm Ryan," he was about 6'1, very handsome,
wearing a nice leather jacket, jeans, and a blue
button up shirt.

"I'm Kurt, nice to meet you," Kurt said shaking Ryan's
hand. "Come on in."

"Thanks," Ryan said as he looked around the apartment.
"Great place, it's very clean, I like that.  I tend to
be a bit of a neat freak."

"Me too," Kurt replied. "So let's get started, what do
you do for a living?"

"I work at the Gay and Lesbian Clinic," Ryan replied.
"I help put together programs for some of the teens
that come in for help."

"Wow, that's really great," Kurt said impressed.

"Yeah, I love it," Ryan said, then handed Kurt a piece
of paper, "Here's my references there if you want to
call and check that I work there."

"Oh thanks," Kurt said taking the paper.

"So do you play loud music or anything?" Kurt asked.

"No, I actually probably won't be here a lot," Ryan
replied. "I have a boyfriend who's place I'm at most
of the time."

"Okay," Kurt said.

"But don't worry," Ryan assured. "When I am here, I
like keeping things clean and I like cooking, so I'll
probably cook a lot."

"Sounds good to me," Kurt joked.

"Do you think this might work out?" Ryan asked
hopeful.

"Yeah," Kurt replied. "When can you move in?"

"Anytime," Ryan said.

"Well, welcome home then," Kurt answered shaking
Ryan's hand.

"Great!" Ryan said excited. "Thank you so much."

****END FLASHBACK****

The two gave a brief smile to one another, knowing how
much they've been through together and knowing that it
was finally coming to an end.

"I now pronounce you husband and wife," the priest
concluded, "You may kiss your bride."

Gordon leaned in and kissed Monica with the guests
erupting in applause.  Ryan and Kurt both snapped out
of their daze and began clapping as well.

After the ceremony Jesse found Leo and took him to a
private place to talk.

"I know you're pissed at me," Jesse began.

"No shit," Leo replied.

"But you didn't let me finish," Jesse said. "I got a
job."

"You did?" Leo asked starting to feel badly for how he
stormed out on Jesse earlier.

"Yeah," Jesse replied. "It's a good job.  Good money."

"Well that's great," Leo said smiling in relief.
"Thank God.  You had me worried."

"There's a catch," Jesse said.  "The job isn't in LA."

"It's outside of the city?" Leo asked.

"Outside of the state," Jesse replied. "It's in
Chicago."

"Chicago?" Leo asked getting pissed all over again.
"When does this job begin?"

"Next week," Jesse admitted.

"Next week?!" Leo exclaimed loudly.  Guests nearby all
turned to look at the two of them.

"I'm sorry, I know I should have told you this right
away," Jesse said.

"A little late to apologize now," Leo rolled his eyes
and walked away from Jesse.

"Everything okay?" Ryan asked as he approached Jesse.

"Nope," Jesse replied.

Later at the dinning hall were the reception was
taking place.  The guests were eating their dinner as
Monica and Gordon made their rounds thanking guests
for coming.  Leo was sitting outside when Kurt finally
found him.

"I was wondering where you were," Kurt said sitting
down next to Leo on the bench he was sulking on.

"So it turns out Jesse found a new job," Leo said.

"That's great," Kurt said. "So everything turned out
fine."

"The job is in Chicago," Leo said.

"Chicago?" Kurt asked, "He could only find a job in
Chicago?"

"Apparently," Leo replied. "What am I going to do?"

"About Jesse?" Kurt asked.

"About him and me," Leo corrected. "Obviously Jesse
will have to move there.  But what about me?  Do I
stay here?  Do I go with him?"

"What do you want to do?" Kurt asked.

"Right now I want to kill him for lying to me for so
long," Leo replied.

"I bet," Kurt said rubbing Leo's back to comfort him.

"I wish Nick were here," Leo said.

"I've been wishing the same thing lately," Kurt said.
"He'd be able to get us on the right path."

"I miss him," Leo sighed.

"Me too," Kurt replied.

The two took a moment of silence for their fallen
friend.  Jesse then walked up to them and coughed to
get their attention.

"Kurt, would you mind if I talked to Leo?" Jesse
asked.

"Sure," Kurt said getting up and walking away from
them.

"Hi," Jesse said nervously.

"Hi?" Leo asked, "That's the best you can do?"

"I don't know exactly what to say here," Jesse
replied.

"Well, for starters, why don't you tell me why you
lied?" Leo asked.

"I was humiliated," Jesse admitted. "I didn't want
anyone to know I got fired."

"Jesse, you losing your job affects me," Leo said.
"You have to tell me these things."

"I know and I'm sorry," Jesse replied. "Listen, I have
to move to Chicago, but I'm not going to force you to
go with me.  After all the lies I don't even blame you
if you want to break up with me."

"I can't break up with you," Leo replied. "I love you
too much...unfortunately."

The two both smiled, some of the tension starting to
be relieved.

Kurt went back inside and ran into Ryan.  The two have
been doing their best to avoid each other as much as
possible that day, but there they were now facing each
other.

"Can I get you two to smile?" the photographer asked
coming up to them.

"Oh, you don't need to take a picture of us," Ryan
said.

"Of course I do," the photographer said, "Now smile."

The two both smiled awkwardly as the photographer
snapped a picture. "Thanks," he said walking away.

"Nice wedding," Ryan said.

"Yeah," Kurt replied. "It turned out nicely."

"So, Kurt, I need to say something," Ryan said.

"You don't have to," Kurt replied.

"I do," Ryan said, "I'm moving out."

"What?" Kurt asked surprised.

"Yeah," Ryan replied. "We can't go on living together.
 I'm going to stay at my dad's place in Newport for a
while."

"Oh," Kurt said not knowing how to feel at that
moment, "Okay."

"I just wanted to tell you that you didn't have to
worry," Ryan said, "Our parents may have gotten
married to each other, but I'll be out of your life
soon."

Kurt just nodded, "Well, thanks for telling me."

"Yeah," Ryan replied. "I'm going to go get to know my
sisters and brother."

Ryan then walked off leaving Kurt floored.  He thought
he didn't want Ryan in his life, but did he?

As Ryan was heading to talk to his sisters and brother
he spotted Gab walk into the dinning hall.  He was
going to just ignore him, but his jealousy and anger
took over and he went up to him.

"What the hell are you doing here?" Ryan asked. "I was
told you weren't coming."

"I just stopped by to say congratulations to Monica,"
Gab replied. "I'm not staying."

"So you just couldn't wait, huh?" Ryan asked.

"What?" Gab asked, "What are you talking about?"

"You were just so eager to start things back up with
Kurt," Ryan accused.

"With Kurt?" Gab asked.

"I saw him come out of your place last week," Ryan
replied. "Congratulations.  It looks like you finally
won."

"Ryan, Kurt and I aren't back together," Gab said.

"Drop the act," Ryan said. "You're not that good an
actor."

"I'm serious Ryan," Gab said. "I have a boyfriend.
Kurt just came by to say hi.  Him and I have no
intention of getting back together."

"You don't?" Ryan asked.

"No," Gab replied.

"Oh," Ryan said feeling stupid, "I'm so sorry."

"It's fine," Gab said patting Ryan on the shoulder.
As Gab walked away Ryan stood there thinking about
Kurt.  He knew the only way he'd have a chance to be
able to get over him is if he left California.  That's
when he decided, he was going to move east.

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To Be Continued...

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