Date: Tue, 29 May 2012 01:26:47 -0400
From: romeo.jacobmillertex@gmail.com
Subject: Best Friends chapter 6

{Best Friends is partly fictional. As I am writing this story, I am above
the age of 21. If you want a story with lots of sex, look elsewhere.

This is a love story. Seeing, as it is a love story, sex is in there, but
it is in realistic balance in the characters' lives.

Any similarity to any real events, names, or life events is purely
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Written by Romeo

Edited by Trish


Chapter 6

Tyler woke up on Sunday morning feeling lonely.  He wished Christian was
lying in bed with him holding him tight.  That thought made Tyler smile
wide.  He would like nothing better than to be making love with Christian
all day long.

Not noticing what he was doing, Tyler reached over and grabbed the pillow
Christian used on Thursday night.  He brought the pillow to his nose and
took a deep sniff.  Christian's aroma was intoxicating to Tyler's nose.
The smell of Christian's musk mixed with the spicy sweet smell of
Christian's calone and the coconut scent of his hair gel filled his
nostrils.  God!  It was so alluring to Tyler.  He smelled that scent for
several minutes before getting out of bed to take a shower.

At his apartment, Christian was waking up slowly.  Unconsciously reaching
out, Christian found the space next to him empty.  Through his sleep filled
mind, Christian wondered what happened to Tyler.  Then he remembered.  He
was alone in his bed at the apartment and Tyler was home.

When he was fully awake, Christian headed for the shower.  On his way,
Christian peaked into Travis's bedroom to see Travis still asleep.  In that
moment, Christian decided to introduce Travis to Tyler and spend the day
with both guys.  Christian wanted his best friend to meet the love of his
life.  Before stripping off his boxers and stepping into the shower,
Christian pulled a towel from the bathroom closet.

After dressing, Tyler wondered what to do for the day.  He thought about it
for a while before deciding to call his best friend Justin Cramer.

Tyler and Justin had been friends since high school.  They were like two
peas in a pod.  Where you found one, you'll find the other.  As they got
older, they found themselves going their separate ways but still maintained
that close friendship.  Their friendship became close enough for Justin to
see Tyler's sexual orientation before Tyler considered conveying in him.
Now Tyler wanted to spend some time with his best friend.

When the phone was answered on the fifth ring, a young male voice could be
heard over the line. "Cramer residence."

"Hey there kiddo, how are you? Have a girlfriend yet?" Tyler greeted with a
playful smile.  He loves this kid as if he was his very own.

The young male laughed. "Hi uncle Ty.  I'm fine, how are you.  Besides
being crazy?  You know I don't have a girlfriend." He asked.

Tyler busted out in a fit of laughter. "I know.  I just like teasing you."
Once Tyler stopped laughing, he asked to speak to Justin. "Is your father
there?"

"Sure.  Hold on a second." The young male said before putting the call on
hold.  A minute later Justin voice came on the phone. "Hey Tyler.  What can
I do for you bro?"

While Tyler was making plans with Justin, Christian was making plans with
Travis. "Hey bro.  How about you and I hang out with Ty today?  I like for
you to meet him.  We can forget about everything and just have some fun."

That sounded great to Travis so he agreed.  Christian then picked up the
house phone and called Tyler.  Tyler answered on the second ring. "Jackson
residence."

"Hi baby." Christian said cheerfully which made Travis laugh. "How about
you and I spend the day together.  I like for you to meet my best friend
Travis."

Christian could hear the smile in Tyler's voice as he answered.  "I love to
but I'm going riding with my best friend Justin." Tyler replied. "Hold on,
let me see if he wants to join us.  You can meet him at the same time."
Tyler clicked over to the other line before Christian could say
anything. "Hey J, how about Chris and his friend Travis joining us?  We all
can go riding together." Tyler asked Justin.

"Sure Ty.  I love to meet him." Justin agreed. "I can interrogate him and
make sure he's treating you right.  Does he ride?" Justin asked.

"Yes he does." Tyler answered. "He took me riding not to long after we met.
We have to buy new bikes though because I want to get back into it on a
regular basic.  When we were young, you and I couldn't wait until the next
time we got on our bikes, remember?"

Justin said he did and suggested Tyler try Banes Honda's and said the bikes
runs great. "Call me when you get back and JR and I will ride over."

Tyler said he knows where the place is and he'll call when they're ready.
He clicked back over to Christian on the other line. "Are you still there
babe?"

"Yes I am." Christian answered. "What took you so long?" He asked.

"I was setting everything up with J." Tyler replied. He then told Christian
they'll probably be out most, if not, all of the day and to dress cool
because the day will be warm. "So you and Travis should dress the same." He
said after telling Christian what everyone will be wearing.

Christian said they will dress the same and told Tyler that Travis and he
were going to stop at McDonald's before coming over. "Would you like me to
get you anything?" Christian asked.  Tyler asked for a pancake breakfast
meal with a hash brown and orange juice. "I got it.  I'll see you in twenty
minutes baby."

"See you then gorgeous." Tyler replied with a smile before hanging up.
Once they did, Tyler called Carlos and Mark to invite them along.  Carlos
and Mark thought it was a good idea and Carlos said he would invite Kevin
along for Tyler before they go out to buy their bike.

While Mark was still talking to Tyler, Carlos changed clothes and went
searching for Kevin.  He found Kevin in his room watching television,
looking board out of his mind.  Kevin looked up when Carlos knocked on the
door. "Hey man, we're going bike riding.  Do you want to come along?"

"Who's all going with you?" Kevin asked as a reply.

"Tyler, Mark, you, and I from here.  Justin and JR from the Cramer's. Plus
Christian and his friend Travis." Carlos alliterated. "It's a way for Tyler
to get to know Travis and Christian to get to know Justin.  It can be a
chance for you to get to know other people also.  You haven't been out
since you got here."

Kevin thought it would be fun and said he would love to join them.  Carlos
agreed and told Kevin what everyone will be wearing. "Do you have clothing
like this?" Carlos asked, pointing to the white tank top, black jean
shorts, white ankle sox, and black Nike's he had on.  Kevin said he did and
could be ready in five minutes. "Take your time.  Mark and I need to go buy
our bike.  I think you, Travis, Tyler, and Christian will go after they
finish eating breakfast."  A second later, Carlos added an extra detail
about the clothing they wouldn't be wearing that he forgot to mention.

"Okay.  Have them let me know when they're ready." Kevin asked and Carlos
nodded.  Carlos let to find Mark and headed to the dealership.  Kevin on
the other hand, changed clothes before watching more television until it
was time for them to go buy their bikes.

When Christian and Travis got to Tyler's house, Travis couldn't believe how
big the house was.  *The place looks fuckin huge!* He thought to himself.
When they got to the house, Christian led them to the door and heard
footsteps on the other side.

When Tyler opened the door, Christian greeted him with a kiss. "Hi baby.
How are you doing?" He asked with a smile. "I'm fine now that you're here."
Tyler answered smiling back now that his sunshine was there. "Ty, this is
my best friend Travis." Christian introduced them, turning to Travis. "And
Travis, this is my baby Tyler."

Tyler held out his hand to shake. "Hi Travis, it's nice to meet you.  I
heard so much about you."

Travis shook the offered hand. "It's nice to meet you too Tyler.  I heard
so much about you too." Although Tyler wasn't able to see, he had beautiful
eyes.  Travis couldn't stop looking in those bluish/brown eyes.

"I hope it was all good." Tyler said, as he stepped aside to let them
in. "There's a lot of bad rumors going around about me." He said laughing
to break the ice.

"Believe me it's all good.  Christian can't stop talking about you." Travis
replied as they walked into the house.  If Travis thought the house was big
on the outside, he was surprise how big it was inside. "Holy shit!  This
house is huge!"

Tyler and Christian laughed as Tyler shut the door. "I told him the same
thing!" Christian told his best friend after catching his breath. "Let's
head for the kitchen so we can eat."

Christian took Tyler's hand as he led them toward the kitchen.  When they
got there, Travis mouth dropped open.  Tyler's kitchen was huge!  The table
looks big enough to seat forty people.  Not to mention the big
refrigerator, and the stove with six ranges with double oven.  What really
caught Travis eye though; was the pool area.  Once Travis had a good look
around, they sat down to eat.

While the guys were eating, Carlos and Mark were at the dealership picking
out their bikes. "I like this one here." Mark said looking at a Honda VFR
1200F (Dual Clutch Automatic Transmission) sports bike. "It looks new and
fully loaded too."

Carlos looked the bike over carefully before speaking. "Yeah it does.  I
wonder how much it cost."

"The price tag is over here." Mark said.  Carlos stepped around the bike to
see the price.  He took a moment to calculate everything in his mind. "That
price sounds about right." He said after doing the calculation.

While Carlos and Mark were checking the bikes over, Mr. Banes, the owner
walked up to them.  One of the salesmen saw them coming and alerted his
boss to their arrival. "Hey guys!  You looking to buy a bike?" He asked
once he was close enough for them to hear him.

The guys said they were and Mr. Banes said he would take care of them.
They headed inside to take care of the paper work.  Along the way, Mark
mention that Tyler would be coming shortly with some friends to buy bikes
too.  Mr. Banes said he would take care of them also.

Once everything was taken care of, Carlos and Mark headed back with Mark
driving the SUV and Carlos riding the bike.

By the time they got home, the others had finished eating and were ready to
go.  The four guys hopped into the truck with Mark and they were on their
way.  When they got to the dealership, Christian immediately spotted a bike
in Tyler's favorite color.  He decided that would be the bike he would get.

Kevin and Travis were getting along well so they decided to pick out a bike
together. "What do you think about this one?" Kevin asked Travis. "I like
it too." Travis answered, smiling. "Let's get it."  The two had their
attention totally on each other they didn't noticed Christian looking at
them smiling also.  Christian hopes this could lead to something for Travis
that will help Travis let his current relationship go.

While the papers were being sign, Mark drove the truck back and picked up
Carlos.  Tyler called Justin to have him and JR to meet them at the
dealership.  Justin said they would be there in twenty minutes.  By the
time the four got there, the other four was set.  After getting hugs from
Justin and JR, Tyler made the introduction. "J and JR, this is my baby
Chris and his best friend Travis.  Guys, this is my best friend Justin and
my god son Justin junior."

The four shook hands and Justin junior asked them to call him JR.
Christian and Travis agreed and they all headed out for a day of fun.

Christian took the lead with Tyler behind him on the metallic purple
motorcycle with the rest following.  Mark was behind Carlos on the metallic
red, JR behind Justin on the metallic blue, and Kevin behind Travis on the
metallic gold.  Each guy in back was holding onto the guy in front.

They heading down Lincoln Street for a mile, then Christian took the exit
onto the freeway southward.  Once on the freeway, they cruised along.  They
all were enjoying the ride and casual conversation.  After thirty minutes
of riding down the freeway, Christian exit off the freeway onto Castle
Boulevard.  Two miles down the road he turned into a mini mall parking lot
and parked.

"What's this place babe?" Tyler asked his boyfriend as they got off the
bike.  Christian told him about the mini mall and where they were
going. "You sure this place is safe?" Tyler asked. "I have JR to think
about after all."

"Don't worry baby.  I know the owner.  Besides, I won't let anyone or
anything hurt you or anyone you love." Christian answered and gave Tyler a
kiss.  Tyler just nodded.  He knows Christian wouldn't let any harm come to
him.

Once everyone was gathered, they headed into the hall with Christian
holding Tyler's hand as usual.  When the owner saw Christian walking in, he
smiled and came over. "Hey cuz, haven't seen you for a while." The owner
said as he hugged Christian.

"I know.  I was busy with work." Christian said.  He then turned to
Tyler. "Cuz, I like you to meet my baby Tyler.  Ty this is my cousin
Timothy."

"It's very nice to meet you Timothy." Tyler greeted with a smile while
shaking hands with him. "Do you own this place?"

Timothy smiled back at Tyler. "It's nice to meet you too Tyler.  Yes, I own
the place." He greeted.  He then turned back to Christian. "Cuz, you never
told me your man has the same first name and looks like Tyler Jackson the
model."  Everyone laughed. "What's so funny?" Timothy asked confused.

It was Tyler who spoke up. "Thank you.  I guess you've seen my calendar?"
He smiled.

Timothy mouth dropped open at that.  He look from Tyler, then to Christian,
and back to Tyler. "Holy shit!  You're really Tyler Jackson the model?"

"Yes I am." Tyler answered, still smiling.

Timothy looked at his cousin and smirked. "Damn I hate you!" He said with
happiness for his cousin but laced with a little jealousy.  Christian just
smiled.

Christian then introduced the rest of the guys.  After hands shakes all
around, they all sat at a table so they can get to know each other.
Periodically two or three guys would play a game of pool or darts and
return.  When Kevin and Travis got up to play a game of darts, Christian
looked on with amusement as the two laughed as they played.

On Kevin's last throw, Travis pinched him on the ass; which caused Kevin's
aim to go off balance and land outside of the bull's eye.  Kevin retaliated
though!  When it was Travis's turn to throw the dart, Kevin grabbed
Travis's crotch.  It caused the dart to completely miss the board all
together.  Kevin smiled and winked with satisfaction.  That made Travis
smile also.

When they return to the table for another beer, Christian and Tyler was
smiling at them.  The two guys wondered why they were smiling but couldn't
figure out why.  They had no idea that Christian saw them and whispered it
into Tyler's ear.

Once everyone had finished their last beer, which was only their third
except for JR who had a coke due to him being underage, Timothy walked them
out to their vehicles.  He was surprised when they all walked over to some
motorcycles.  He thought they came in cars. "When did you guys get these
bikes? I thought you came in a car." Timothy asked no one in particular.

"I brought all of them except Justin's bike this morning." Tyler
answered. "J brought his bike about a month ago."

"I like them all." Timothy said. "Especially this metallic purple one you
and Chris are riding."

Tyler looked at Christian with a gleam in his eye and a loving smile on his
face.  Christian never told him the color of the bike. "Trust me, you'll
love it." Was all Christian said.  He wanted Tyler to be surprised when he
heard the color.  By the look on Tyler's face, Christian had accomplished
his goal. "I told you you'll love it." He said with a smile.  Tyler
couldn't speak so he just nodded.

"I'd love to go riding with you guys one day but I don't want to be the odd
man out." Timothy admitted softly. "Plus I don't have a bike either."

Christian told him not to worry, he'll get him a bike and Tyler might know
someone who rides.  Tyler said he did and will check with that person and
get back to Christian on it.  Timothy smiled at that.  He felt like he was
being set up.  If the guy is anything like Tyler, Timothy can live with
that.  Timothy had admitted to everyone that he was gay during their
conversation inside the pool hall.

Suddenly everyone heard a car screeching. "Get down!" Carlos yelled.
Christian pushed Tyler down and covered him.  Justin did the same with JR
while Travis and Kevin covered Timothy.  As they all went down, some of the
new bikes went down too.  Luckily there wasn't any damage done to the
bikes.

As the car sped past them firing, everyone could hear someone screaming
"Die fag!"  Immediately, Carlos, Mark, and Kevin returned fire. "I want
those assholes alive." Tyler called out.  But it was no use.  The car
turned onto the street and sped off.

As everyone got to their feet and was brushing themselves off, Tyler asked
his three security guards if any of them got the license plates number. "I
did." Kevin answered. "I'll run a check on it."

"I want that information ASAP Kevin." Tyler said angrily. "No one shoots at
me or my family.  Especially not my god son!  Who ever the shooter was,
just declared an open hunting season.  And I'm coming at them with both
barrels loaded!"

"I'm okay Uncle Ty." JR said, trying to calm his god father. "Dad covered
me, so I was out of the line of fire.  Plus I'm old enough to take care of
myself."

Everyone picked up the bikes while Christian and Justin tried to calm Tyler
down. "It's okay baby." Christian said, as he wrapped Tyler in his arms.
It terrified him that someone could have killed his Ty. "What do you think
that was about?" He asked Justin.

"I'm not sure Christian." Justin said honestly. "It could have been about
Ty's sexual orientation or something else. Tyler's a very popular man who's
been in the scandals lately.  And some people are willing to exploit that
to their advantage."

Tyler held onto Christian's arms which were shaking. "It's okay baby.
Don't worry, I'm alright." He gave Christian hand a squeeze for
reassurance.

"Yeah, but some asshole could have killed you and wouldn't given it a
second thought." Christian responded with a trembling voice.

"Not possible." Tyler told him confidently. "My security is very observant.
They won't let anything happen to me."  Once the bikes had been picked up
and everyone had calm down, they said goodbye to Timothy.  They watched
Timothy walk back into the pool hall before leaving.  They wanted to make
sure he was safe.

When they were back on the road, Christian headed to KFC/Taco Bell for
lunch.  No one spoke of the shooting.  Everyone knew Tyler would find the
shooters but Christian couldn't stop thinking about it.  In the back of his
mind he thought he heard that voice somewhere before but can't quite place
where.

After lunch, they started back home.  Only Christian turned into a bowling
alley instead of going home.  Once they were gathered together, Christian
asked if anyone knew how to bowl.  When everyone including Tyler said they
did, they headed inside.

After receiving their shoes and balls, they headed to an open booth and
lane.  While JR was bowling first, Christian leaned over to whisper to
Mark. "How can Tyler bowl if he can't see?"

"Just watch and see." Mark said. "Tyler is a very good bowler.  He's better
than Carlos and I." He finished with a sheepish smile.

After everyone had their turn of bowling, Carlos walked Tyler up to the
lane and stood back for Tyler to take his turn in bowling. "Okay Tyler, go
for it."  Tyler stepped forward with his left foot, bending at the waist
and knees while pulling his right hand back.  He effortlessly thrust his
hand forward and the ball went sailing out his hand and down the isle.
When Tyler bowled a strike, everyone but Carlos, Mark, and Justin's mouth
dropped open.  Carlos patted Tyler on the shoulders. "Good going boss."

"How the hell did you do that?" Christian asked his boyfriend, stunned as
what just happened.  Tyler never mentioned he could bowl or how good he is
at it.

When Tyler sat back down he explained. "I wasn't always sightless babe.
During high school J and I did some bowling.  After I lost my sight, I had
to learn a new way of bowling.  Through the years I developed my skills."

Christian looked at Justin who confirmed Tyler's explanation. "Well, I'm
glad we have another hobby we can enjoy together."

"I think you're going to find out many more things you can enjoy together."
Travis replied, still stunned as to what he just saw.

"Yeah, and I'm looking forward to finding them all out!" Christian said
laughing which made everyone else laugh also as JR got up for his second
frame.

The rest of the day flew by with no drama.  When they left the bowling
alley, it was getting dark outside.  They headed to a Chinese restaurant
for dinner.  They ordered large sizes of different dishes so everyone can
have some of everything.

After leaving the restaurant, they headed toward Tyler's house.  When they
got to the call box completed with high tech security camera and speaker,
Tyler identified himself. "Hey Franky (Franklin) or Donny (Donald), it's
Tyler.  Can one of you let us in?"

Donny voice came through the speaker. "Sure boss."  A minute later, the
gates open and they rode up the driveway to the house.

When they reached the house, everyone gather around to say goodbye to each
other. "Although the day didn't go as well as we'd hoped, I'm glad we got a
chance to do this." Tyler started. "I've been wanting Chris to get to know
J for a while now and it's been so long since J and I had been on a bike."

Everyone agreed. "I think you're right Ty, we should do this at least once
a month.  I missed the fun we used to have doing this." Justin said, and
then got serious. "Everything except the shooting that is!  You let me know
who's trying to kill you."

"I will." Tyler responded. "Not only did they try to take out my friends
and family, but they could have taken out my god son!  You know JR is a
hands off in my book."  JR could see Tyler starting to get upset again, so
he tried once again to calm his uncle down but Tyler wasn't listening this
time. "No JR, I don't know what I would do if anything happens to you
because they were after me.  You're like a son to me.  And no one fucks
with my son!" Everyone just looked at Tyler as he continued his tirade,
wondering how to calm him. "Coming after me is one thing.  But involving an
innocent child is uncalled for!"

"Please calm down Uncle Ty?" JR asked again.  But no matter what anyone
did, they couldn't calm Tyler down, he was to enrage here.  But Christian
voice had the desire affect to calm him. "Calm down baby.  You'll find out
who it was.  Just promise me you won't go over board?"

"We'll see." Was the only thing Tyler could agree to. "You know me.  If you
come after my family, then the gloves come off.  People need to learn that
if you have a problem with me; then you come after me directly, not my
family!"

Christian knew he couldn't get Tyler to let it all go because they came
after his family, not just him.  And that's something Tyler can't let
happen.  Instead he got Tyler to let it go for tonight.  While everyone was
trying to calm Tyler down, Kevin and Travis snuck away for a little
privacy. "I had a great time meeting and hanging out with you today Travis.
Well, all but the shooting that is."

"I feel the same." Travis replied softly. "But I need to tell you I'm
involved in a relationship at the moment.  I don't know where this
relationship is going or if it's going anywhere at all.  If you want to be
friends, that's cool with me but I don't think I can give you anymore than
that at this time."

"It's fine with me if we're just friends." Kevin responded. "I'm new in
this area and don't have many friends.  But Travis, if you're asking me to
wait for you than I need to tell you I won't wait for long.  I can't put my
life on hold for anyone."

Travis could see where Kevin was coming from. "I understand.  All I'm
asking for is a little time but if you want to see other people at the same
time, I can understand that also.  I can't expect you to sit around and
wait for someone who's not sure if he's ready to make a difficult decision
to make that difficult decision."

Kevin agreed to give Travis the time he needed to think. Travis himself
understood that Kevin will keep his options open and not wait around long
for his decision.  They talked more on the subject, even making some plans
to see each other again although the plans were not deafening ones.

Once they struck a compromise decision, they headed back to where the
others were. "Hey bro, are you ready to go?" Christian asked Travis, as he
and Kevin walked up to the group.

Travis said he was because he was working early tomorrow and he needed to
get to bed.  After giving Tyler a long kiss and saying goodbye to everyone,
Christian and Travis got into Christian car and headed for their apartment.
Shortly after they left, Justin and JR said their goodbyes and left for
home too.

Carlos, Mark, and Kevin put the bikes away while Tyler went inside.  After
showering, they all climbed into their beds to watch some Television.  Soon
after, they all had fallen asleep.

While driving home, Christian and Travis talked over the events of the
day. "How did you and Kevin get along?" Christian asked already knowing the
answer.

Travis really didn't want to talk about this subject but he knew he needed
some advice.  Christian had always given good advice without judgment so he
filled his friend in on the conversation he had with Kevin, leaving nothing
out. "I just hope I can make the right decision."

Christian told Travis he thinks Kevin is doing the right thing with keeping
his options open. "After all, he'll be the one getting hurt if he gets to
involve, then you decide that you can't let go of your current
relationship.  That will leave him alone to pick up the pieces.  That's
unfair to him and the others who will have to help him pull himself
together again."

Travis could see where Christian was going with this.  If Kevin's mind
isn't on his job, then someone can get hurt.  Plus, Tyler already stated
tonight if any of his friends or family gets hurt in any way, he'll go
after that person responsible with a vengeance.

The two talked all the way home.  By the time they got to the apartment,
Travis was one step closer to making a decision.

They both headed to their beds but neither could fall asleep right away.
Travis was thinking about Kevin and Christian was thinking about Tyler.
Christian was worried that there was someone trying to kill Tyler.  After
some intense thinking, no solution came to solving the guy's problem. They
tried falling into a peaceful sleep but it never came, their sleep was
totally restless.

The next morning, Tyler woke up fully energized.  Faze one of his two faze
plan will go into effect today and he's ready to fight. Knowing his problem
will soon be over, Tyler headed for the shower to get ready for work.

Once he was dress, he headed down to the kitchen for breakfast.  Not in the
mood to cook, Tyler warmed up a breakfast meal in the microwave.  As he
did, Carlos, Mark, and Kevin came through the patio door and did the same.

During breakfast, they discussed Yesterday's shooting.  They threw out a
couple of names, but can't narrow it down until they get more information.
Kevin said he'll run a check on the license plates today and have the
information when they get home.

With that settled and the clearing up completed Tyler, Carlos, and Mark
left for Tyler's office.  Kevin went to the security office in the back of
the house.

Waking up the next morning didn't go quite as well for Christian, he needed
more sleep.  It worries him that someone is trying to kill his man and
there's nothing he can do about it.  All the military training he has under
his belt, yet it didn't come in handy yesterday during the attack.

When Carlos yelled get down, the only thing that went through Christian's
mind was to protect Tyler.  Tyler wasn't worried that he could have gotten
killed himself.  The only thing that worried Tyler was one of his friends
or family members being killed.

As Christian showered and dressed for work, he kept wondering why anyone
would want to hurt Tyler.  Tyler is a great person who will fight for the
people he cares about.  He's straight forward and honest, and can be the
best friend anyone ever had.

Christian knows whoever this person is, they better be on guard from this
moment on.  When Tyler fights, he fights harder than his opponent does,
without even laying a hand on them.  And that makes Tyler a very dangerous
man. *Whoever it is, they better be ready and backed up by the army to take
on Tyler Jackson.* He thought to himself.

After a quick breakfast meal of his own; Christian headed out for work.  On
the way to the base, he was hoping this week would go better than last
week.  Unfortunately, no one suggested that to one of his coworkers.

When Tyler arrived at the office on Monday morning, he was in a good mood.
His Sunday was filled with fun and laughter, except for the shooting of
course.  When Tyler informed Ms. Green that Cindy Campbell will be there at
4 pm, he was still smiling.

"Why is she coming?" Janet asked curiously.  She knows Tyler, and she could
see that Tyler have something in mind.  She just hopes that Cindy Campbell
can handle what's coming her way. What ever Tyler's plans are?

"It's all part of my plan to bust her ass!" Tyler said with an evil smirk.
Tyler had an almost relaxing day yesterday spending time with Christian and
his friends that the thought of Cindy Campbell never crossed his mind once.
Now he's a step closer to solving his problem.

"What's your plan?" Janet asked.  Now even more curious than before as to
what Tyler's plan is.

"Oh, you'll have to wait and see." Tyler replied. "I'm not revealing
anything until the time is right."

"I'll be looking forward to what you have planned." Janet said with a
smile.  She knows whatever Tyler has up his sleeves; Janet was sure it will
make Cindy regret what she did by trying to rake Tyler through the
scandals.

Tyler received his messages from Janet and went into his office.  He was
going over some contracts on his Kurzweild scanner when Ms. Green buzzed
him of his first appointment of the day.  He picked up the phone to
answer. "Yes Janet."

"Tony Smith is here to see you." Janet said. "Shall I send him into your
office, or do you need a few minutes first?"

"No. Please send him in Janet." Tyler replied.

Christian also had a smile on his face on Monday morning when he went to
work.  It didn't go unnoticed by anyone.  Many wondered why Christian was
smiling but no one could figure out the reason why.  That is, except for
two of his coworkers.

Christian paid no attention to anyone and headed straight for his office.
As soon as Christian got settled in, he heard a knock on his door.  He
looked up to see Travis standing there. "Can I talk to you about something
bro?" Travis asked.

"Sure Travis, come in and have a seat." Christian replied as Travis walked
into his office. "Close the door behind you.  I can tell by the look on
your face we're going to need some privacy."

"Yes bro we are." Travis replied grimly as he closed the door as Christian
requested before sitting down.  He took a moment to gather his thoughts
before speaking.  Christian didn't rush him. Instead he waited for Travis
to start the conversation.  He had an idea as to what Travis wanted to talk
about but decided to wait for Travis to approach the subject first. "What
do you know about General Troy Blackman?" Travis asked after a moment of
silence

Okay, that wasn't what Christian was expecting to hear but he answered
anyway. "All I really know about him is that he's a one star general."
Christian answered. "He saw me at the club with Ty and has been threatening
to expose me to the base for a while now, but they've just been empty
threats. He hasn't done anything yet."

That surprised Travis. "What do you mean he's been threatening you?" He
asked.  Christian told Travis about Troy.  How he saw Christian with Tyler
at Tyler's club; how he had threatened to tell the whole base about
Christian's sexuality; and how he always giving Christian evil
stares. "Well, I think he's starting to put his threat into action now."

"What has he done?" Christian asked with an angry voice. "If he did
anything to ruin Ty's project, he'll regret it because I'll make his life a
living hell!"

Travis told Christian how Troy plans to ruin Tyler's project and who's
involved so far.  As Travis went on, Christian became even angrier.  He can
not let Troy get away with it!  His Ty was smiling again and Christian
wanted that smile to stay on Tyler's face.  If Troy succeeds in his plan,
Tyler won't be smiling anymore.  And that's something Christian can't allow
to happen.

Once Travis finished, an idea started forming in Christian's mind. "I'll
take care of it." Christian said with determination. "I won't let him
destroy Ty's project.  Not if I have anything to say about it!" He looked
Travis straight in the eyes. "I may need your help, are you in?"  Travis
said he was and the two discussed a way to save Tyler's project.

Tony (Anthony) Smith is one of Tyler's previous models.  He's there to
renew his contract with Jackson Agency. "Hello Tyler.  How have you been?"
Tony asked when he walked in the office and up to Tyler's desk.

Tyler stood and put out his hand for Tony to shake. "Hi Tony.  I've been
better.  Let's talk about your contract." Tyler replied.

Tony shook the offered hand. "Great.  I'm glad to be continuing working for
Jackson Agency." Tony said with a happy smile.  Tony had become a big
success with Jackson Agency and had made Tyler a lot of money.  Both men
want to see that success to continue.

After shaking hands, Tyler gestured for Tony to have a seat. "I'm glad
Tony.  I'm signing you to a two year contract.  There's some oversees jobs
I want you to do."

This news was shocking to Tony.  He didn't think he would be traveling
anytime soon.  He thought most of his modeling jobs would be in the country
for quite a while.  He asked Tyler where he would be going and how long he
would be gone.

"There in Paris and Italy." Tyler responded. "The agency is doing a fashion
show over there and I want you as one of the models.  You did great with
building up your portfolio.  Now I think you're ready for international
modeling."

"Great.  I've been wanting to do some traveling.  Paris and Italy is a
couple of the places I like to visit."

Tyler handed Tony the contract. "Well, all you have to do is sign on the
dotted line; and you're on your way." After taking the contract from Tyler,
Tony carefully read it over.

When Tony finished signing the contract, he handed it back to Tyler and
said with a disgusted tone in his voice. "I saw the news and I must say I'm
appalled at Cindy Campbell accusations.  I can't believe she would stoop
that low to get what she wants."

"Don't worry.  She's getting what's coming to her." Tyler said smiling
deviously.  He can't wait for his appointment with Cindy Campbell this
afternoon.

"I'm glad, the bitch deserves it!"  Tony said in a burst of laughter.  It
made Tyler laugh too. "I need to get to my photo shoot now Tyler." Tony
said once they stop laughing.

"Sure Tony." Tyler agreed. "Someone will contact you about your next photo
shoot within the next couple of days or so."

When Tony left, Tyler gathered his things and headed to his photo shoot.
On his way out, Tyler informed his secretary of his where a bouts.

"I'm headed to my shoot now Janet.  I'll be back around 2 pm." Tyler said.

"Okay Tyler.  I'll see you when you get back." Janet replied.

After discussing several ways to save Tyler's project, Christian and Travis
finally settled on one. Once that was taken care of, they went back to
work.  Not long after Travis left Christian office there was another knock
on his door.

When Christian looked up, he saw Colonel Samuel Jacobson standing in his
doorway. "What can I do for you Colonel?"  The look on the Colonel face
already told Christian what this visit was about.

"May we speak in private sir?  There's something I'd like to discuss with
you." Col. Jacobson asked. "Sure, come in and have a seat." Christian
answered, as he put aside his paper work.

After closing the door for privacy, Col. Jacobson sat down to explain to
Christian why he was there. "There are some rumors going around the base
about your friend's project." Christian nodded his head in
understanding. "Unfortunately the rumors had gotten to my superior who's
threatening to drop the project."

Christian remained calm but Colonel Jacobson could see the fury starting to
burn in his eyes. "Tell your superior that this project will be done
respectfully with items from my stores." Col. Jacobson nodded. "If he has
any problems, tell him to see me.  This project can lead to future projects
for us."

"Do you have a way to squash the rumors sir?" Colonel Jacobson asked.
Christian said he did and he will be in charge to make sure everything goes
well. "Tell him if he has any questions to come see me.  I can answer them
for him or get the answer he needs for him."

The colonel said he would let his superior know. "I hope you can get this
project going.  It sounds like a great project for the base."

Christian agreed and the Colonel said his goodbye and Christian went back
to work.  The more Christian heard what was going on, the more furious he
got.  He has to do something to keep Tyler's project from being ruin by one
jealous person.

When Tyler got to the studio and changed, he talked with the photographer
before they got started on the photo shoot.  Tyler needed to discuss some
up coming projects including the Hunks of the Marines calendar for him to
shoot.

"Okay Tyson, you're up first."  Mike (Michael) Simpson said after their
discussion ended.

"How do you want me to pose?" Tyson asked.

"Give me your best because you only get one roll, so make it count."  Mike
said with firmness in his voice to everyone.  Luckily, the camera is set to
take three shots per snap.  The film contains one hundred sheets per roll.

Tyson started his sexy poses with not many changes in them.  The background
was an outdoor lake scene in the summertime with the lake to his right and
the trees behind him.  The water made it look like the sweat was poring off
his body.  The first pose had Tyson sitting on artificial grass with the
top two buttons of his pants undone, leaning against a tree with his legs
spread out straight. He had a half smile on his face.  The second pose was
with a bigger smile and the third was a serious look.  During his shoot,
Tyler heard Mike saying "good, nice, and sexy."  Thirty minutes later,
Tyson's shoot was over and it was Adam Wilder turn.

Mike changed the scene for the next shoot.  This setting puts the lake at
the bottom of Adam's feet with the trees behind him.  Adam stepped forward
and was nervous as usual.  "Relax Adam.  We need to get through this
smoothly."  Adam nodded and lay on his left side with his right leg bent at
the knee with his foot behind his left leg.  His left arm was bent at the
elbow and his hand held his head.  Adam only had his top button undone.

Mike waited for Adam to calm before beginning. Once Adam relaxed and was
smiling big, he was soon performing great with Mike encouragements.  Adam
is one of Tyler's models that is always nervous but performs great after
relaxing.  His second pose had both of his legs straight with one on top of
the other and his right hand running through his hair.  The third pose was
the same as the second but a book was in front of him like he was reading.
Forty five minutes later Mike said.  "Okay Adam, you're done."

"Thanks Mike."  Adam replied smiling as he left the set.  "No problem Adam,
you just need to relax more, you're doing great." Mike assured him.

Adam nodded as he walked off the set.  Once Mike changed the set again, he
announced to Tyler it was his turn. When Tyler walked onto the set ready
for his shoot, Mike placed him in position in front of the scene.  "Okay
Tyler, hit it."

Tyler's scene had the lake behind him with the trees at a far distance.
Tyler knelt on his right leg, his other leg straight out to the left with
his thumbs in his front pocket.  He was looking the same way smiling, like
someone was walking toward him.  The second pose had him kneeling on both
knees.  His head looking straight ahead and tilted upward with his hands
behind it.  In the third pose, Tyler was lying on his back with his right
leg bent and left leg straight.  His head was facing the camera and his
left thumb was in his pocket while the right thumb was holding the rim of
his pants.  The top three buttons of his pants were undone, showing off
some of his trimmed pubic hairs.

During the shoot Tyler heard Mike say.  "Excellent, great, hold that pose,"
and fantastic."  Fifteen minutes later it was over and Mike said "Okay
Tyler, you're done.  I don't know how you pose so well with all the
problems you're having."

Everyone was breaking for lunch now and Mike and Tyler continued their
conversation as they walked to the changing room.  "Well, one of those
problems will be over soon." Tyler informed him.  Mike smiled and asked his
question. "What's your plan to take care of Cindy Campbell?"

As Tyler was putting on his clothes he grinned deviously before
saying. "You have to wait to find out along with everyone else."  Mike
laughed before saying. "Remind me to stay on your good side."  Tyler
finished dressing and as they were walking out the door Tyler said to
him. "I'll remind everyone not to cross me!"  Mike laughed again. "I'm sure
you will.  Where would you like to have lunch?"

"How about if we go to Karmyn's Place." Tyler replied.  Mike agreed and
they were off to the restaurant.  Karmyn's Place is a high scaled
restaurant with low scaled prices.

Making sure Tyler's project doesn't get destroy took up most of Christian
morning.  He carefully rushed through his paper work before leaving the
base for lunch.  Before leaving, Christian made a list of the potential
models he wanted.  While he was eating, he thought about Troy.  Christian
didn't know what Troy's problem was with Tyler.  Troy never met Tyler, so
why is he so determine to ruin Tyler's project?

Christian knew he had to do some investigating on this matter.  Tyler had
too much on his hands.  He didn't need another problem to be shoved into
it.

Once his lunch was over, Christian headed back to the base to start his
investigation.  While walking across the parking lot, Christian spotted
something unusual out the corner of his eyes.  With his military training
kicking in immediately, Christian ran toward that direction at a high
speed.

The man saw Christian running toward him and took off in the opposite
direction, but his speed was no match to Christian, he caught up easily and
tackled the man to the ground. "What do you think you're doing?" He
demanded as he pulled the man up from the ground.

The man said nothing.  When Christian asked once again, the man continued
to stay silence. "Well let's continue this with the MPO's (military police
officer) in my office." Christian said in a commanding voice, as he led the
man to his office.  The man grew pale at that point; He was scare as to
what was going to happen to him.

When Tyler and Mike got to the restaurant and were seated, the waitress
walked up to take their orders.  When she saw who they were, she gasps with
surprise.

"Oh my god!" The waitress said excitingly, while trying to catch her
breath. "You're Tyler Jackson and Mike Simpson from Jackson Agency!"

Mike gave a friendly smile. "Yes we are.  And who might you be?"

"I'm Stacey, your waitress." She replied with a friendly smile of her own.

"It's nice to meet you Stacey." Tyler said smiling warmly.

"The pleasure is all mines.  I love your calendars."  Stacey said smiling
back at them both. "May I take your orders?" She asked.

After the waitress took their orders and left, Tyler brought up the subject
of Adam. "How is Adam doing?" He asked Mike.

"Adam is doing fine; he just needs to relax more." Mike replied.

That didn't surprise Tyler.  He too had noticed how nervous Adam gets
around a camera. "I know he loves modeling but being the center of
attention makes him nervous."

"Yes.  It's like he's waiting for everything to be taken away from him, and
he's really terrified of that happening to him."

"Well, I'll have to work with him on building up his confidence." Tyler
rebutted. "After all, the only thing that can make that happen is his lack
of confidence in his ability."

"Yeah, and do it fast.  He can go a lot further if he had more confidence
in himself." Mike said.  Like Tyler, Mike can detect a great model when he
sees one.

"I'll make an appointment to speak with him on Monday morning."

By that time the waitress had brought their order.  Mike order the Trout
and Tyler had the filet mignon.  They continued to talk business while they
had lunch.  After lunch, and leaving the waitress a twenty dollar tip; they
went to Tyler's office.  They needed to discuss the Hunks of the Marines
calendar and Tyler's concerns.

"Now Mike, this is the first time I'm doing a calendar with the marines so
I want it to be a big success." Tyler started, as they sat down in his
office.

"I'm hoping Christian will be in the calendar." Mike said grinning.  Mike
had secretly wanted to see Christian body ever since he met him and now he
may get that chance.

"You hoped right and I'm using some items from his stores.  I want you to
set up an appointment with him to discuss the theme and costumes."

"What is the theme?" Mike asked.  He knew he wouldn't be able to come up
with one because he never did a calendar with the marines.

Mike was shocked with Tyler's next statement. "I'll leave that for you and
Chris to decide on.  I want the guys to look hot and sexy because this
project can lead to future projects with the marines."

Once the shock had worn off, Mike said. "I can't wait to see what sexy
costume Christian picks for him to wear for the shoot." He teased to cover
his stunned reaction.  Mike never heard of Tyler giving anyone control over
any project.

"You can look, but don't touch." Tyler retorted smiling.  He loves knowing
he has the most gorgeous boyfriend in the world.  One of which whom
everyone in the world wants as their boyfriend.

Mike busted out laughing. "I'll contact him tomorrow and work out the
details for the shoot.  Hopefully we can get started on it soon."

"Good.  I want you to watch Chris closely during the shoot and give him
some pointers because I want him to do a solo calendar in the near future."

"No problem Tyler, I'll let you know how everything goes." Mike said as he
was getting up to head back to the studio.

"Thanks Mike.  I appreciate it." Tyler replied graciously.  Once Mike was
gone, Tyler got back to the work on his desk.

Back at the base, Christian sat at his desk staring at the door.  The MPO's
took the guy away in handcuffs to be process.  Christian couldn't believe
the man would try something like that in broad daylight.  *Why?* Christian
thought. *Why would he try something like that?  He had to know he would
get caught.*

As he was thinking, Christian heard a knock on the door.  He looked up and
saw a General standing there. "Sorry to interrupt you General, but we need
to talk."

To Be Continued...

Writer's Corner:

Welcome back one and all to another chapter of Best Friends.  I hope you
enjoyed reading this chapter as much as I did writing it.  Now let's get to
the summary of this chapter.

First I have to apologize on the lateness of this chapter.  There was a
power outage in my area which was caused by a thunder storm.  So I
apologize for that.

We began with Tyler and Christian waking up although in different bed
wishing they were together.  These two guys are getting closer.  It showed
when Tyler grabbed the pillow Christian used three nights before and
smelling Christian's scent still in the pillow.  Christian however, reached
out for Tyler.  Discovering the empty space, threw Christian off guard
until he remember where he was.

Tyler called his best friend Justin to spend the day with him and JR.  It's
been a long time since Tyler and Justin did things together and Tyler
wanted to get back into some of them.  They decided to go bike riding like
they did in the past.

Christian was making plans of his own with Travis.  Christian thought it
would be a good idea to introduce Travis to Tyler.  That meeting also led
to a new character being introduced.  Will a relationship develop between
Kevin and Travis?

Their day of fun started out with buying bikes.  Christian picked out one
that was in Tyler's favorite color that made Tyler happy.  Christian is
trying to do whatever he can to make Tyler happy.  There will be more
things for Christian to do to make Tyler happy.

Travis and Kevin also picked out one that made both of them happy.  Will
they discover more they have in common with each other?

Christian took everyone to a pool hall owned by his cousin.  I didn't go
into many details about the pool hall because I didn't have a good picture
of the pool hall in my mind just yet, but keep a watch out for the pool
hall.  It might come back in future chapters.  I gave a hint when it will
probably come back again, in this chapter.

Things went from good to bad when they were leaving.  Who was shooting at
them and who were they shooting at?

The afternoon at the bowling alley went better then the morning at the pool
hall did.  The way Tyler bowls is a way visually impaired people can bowl.
There is another way that may come up.  Some of you may be surprise to that
as were mostly everyone in this chapter.

At Tyler's house Travis and Kevin walked off to have a private conversation
while the others tried to calm Tyler down again.  Travis told Kevin he
didn't know if he can be more than friends because he was involved in a
relationship.  Kevin in turned told Travis he would wait, but not for long
and would keep his options open.  I think that was a smart move on Kevin's
behalf.

We got more of an insight to Tyler.  He won't stand for anyone coming after
him through his friends and family.  What will Tyler do if the shooters
were after one of them and not him?

What did you think of the photo shoot?  I tried to give a detailed
description of that shoot.  I hope I did a good job.

Christian has his work cut out for him on Tyler's Project.  It looks like
Troy wants to destroy it.  Why and how is Troy going to do that?

Stage one of Tyler's plan for Cindy Campbell went into effect.  Keep
reading the future chapters to find out the results of that plan.  It will
surprise you!  As I said, the plan is simple that you may not figure it
out.  Let me know what you think the plan is.

There hasn't been a cliff hanger for a while, so I threw one in to rouse
your curiosity.  Who is the General and why is he meeting with Christian?

I want to thanks Trish for editing this chapter.  I hope we can work
together to make my story more enjoyable to read.  Thanks Trish.

More plots are going to open.  Stick around and enjoy! There are many
things going on and much more to come.  Keep reading the future chapters
and let me know how I'm doing.  I look forward to hearing your comments and
suggestions.  You can reached me at {romeo.jacobmillertex@gmail.com}
Thanks.