Date: Mon, 01 Nov 1999 00:17:34 CST
From: Jason Randall <jas_stories@hotmail.com>
Subject: JC & Jas Part 15

Disclaimer: I am not assuming anything about the lives of anyone in this
story. Many may wish things to be true, but who knows so don't be
offended, just enjoy. If you're UNDER 18, stop reading this, and all that
other legal stuff.

This is my first attempt, and I know this story lacks sexual adventures,
give it time, I want them to get to know eachother first, okay?

In Jason's apartment:
	Jason, JC and Sarah spent most of the night talking about various
things. Jason smiled as he listened to Sarah and JC share childhood
memories with eachother and he slowly got up, excusing himself as he
walked into the kitchen.
	JC's food was still in the fridge, while Sarah had gone up home
earlier, Jason had looked up in JC's eyes, and JC had read his exact thoughts,
asking Jason if he wanted to invite Sarah over for some pizza so they could
get to know each other. `He's so sweet, he had this whole thing planned for
me, but it meant more to him to please me by getting to know Sarah.' Jason
sighed, it had been a great night, even though all they'd done was sit and
munch pizza.
	Jason grabbed a bottle of water and headed back into the living room,
sitting next to JC. JC naturally leaned over and put his arm around Jason's
shoulder, resting his head next to his. Sarah watched this, and, smiling, she
slowly got up.
	"Well guys, it's been real, but I need some sleep." She quickly
exaggerated a yawn and headed towards the door. "It was absolutely
wonderful meeting you JC, I'm sorry I didn't do it sooner, really."
	"Me too, Sarah, I'll see you later!" JC smiled. He genuinely had
enjoyed the evening, promising himself to start from scratch with Sarah for
Jason's sake, he'd found he really liked her, and could easily understand why
she was Jason's best friend.
	Jason got up to walk Sarah out, squeezing JC's hand as he left his
side. "Be right back."
	Jason closed the door softly behind him as he followed Sarah out into
the hall. "I. . .I just want to say thank you."
	"Thank you for what? I should be thanking you for letting me back
into your life, and allowing me to meet your incredibly sweet boyfriend."
Sarah smiled softly.
	"That's why I need to thank YOU. You've done so much for me, you
don't know what it means to me to know that you've realized how much he's
done for me, and how much I love him."
	"Shh, I know sweetie, I'm sorry we ever fought." She leaned over and
gave him a big hug. "Good night hun, I love ya!"
	"Love ya, too, sweetie! Sleep well!" Sarah walked down the hall as
Jason turned to go back in his apartment.
	"JC?" He didn't see him anywhere. Suddenly he appeared in the
doorway to the bathroom, and walked towards Jason.
	"I love you so much." JC said, almost overtaken with emotion.
	"I love you, too, sweetheart, I love you, too. What's wrong?"
	"Nothing, I just can't believe how incredibly sweet and kind you are.
You just amaze me so much."
	"You amaze me, hun. With your talent and your incredible looks, and
your kind heart to read my mind, knowing I wanted you two to become
friends." Jason touched his hand to JC's heart. "This kind soul you have,
you made me so happy tonight."
	JC grabbed Jason up in his arms and they held eachother for a long
time, slowly swaying to music only they could hear. Jason slowly broke
away, looking up into JC's eyes.
	"As I said earlier, I missed you today. I missed holding you, I missed
touching you, I missed kissing you." he leaned up to kiss him lightly on the
lips. JC kissed him back and then picked him up in his arms. "What?! What
are you doing?!" Jason said, laughing.
	"I'm carrying you to bed. I've missed holding you all night long."

In Lance's room:
	Justin and Lance finished eating during the first part of the movie. By
the time it had gotten to the exciting parts, they had long since put the pizza
box on the floor and turned out most of the lights. Lance was getting sleepy
so he had to fight to keep his head from drooping and letting him fall asleep.
	Justin caught him struggling to stay awake and smiled. `God he's so
cute, he's trying so hard to stay awake. . .' "Lance? I can go back to my
room if you want to get some sleep? You look exhausted?"
	"Huh? Wha-? No, I'm," he yawned deeply, "just fine." He finished
weakly. "Well, I guess I'm a bit tired, but I love this movie, I want to finish
it."
	"Are you sure? Want me to sit on the floor so you can lay down?"
	"No, I'm fine."
	"Alright."
	"Justin?"
	"Yeah Scoop?"
	"Could you lend me that pillow?"
	Justin laughed. "Sure thing sleepy-head."
	Justin handed him the pillow as Lance curled up on the other side of
the couch. Seeing him struggle to get comfortable made him smile. "Lance?
You can put your feet on me if you want."
	Lance stretched out and rested his feet on Justin and turned back to
the movie. Justin became engrossed in the images, he'd only seen the movie
once and couldn't quite remember much about it. As it came to the end, he
glanced down to see Lance sleepy peacefully, a small smile on his face.
	`It's about time you sleep soundly, not that I've minded holding you
through the night.' Justin sighed. As he slowly got up, he placed Lance's feet
back on the couch and smiled again as Lance gently kicked his feet from
being moved. Lance slowly opened his eyes to see Justin shutting the TV off
and grabbing a blanket off the bed. As he turned back towards him, Lance
shut his eyes and pretended to be sleeping again.
	"Good night Lance, sleep soundly tonight, ok? I hate seeing you so
upset. I, I, I. . ." Justin seemed to be at a loss for words so he tucked the
blanket around Lance's shoulders, touched his head softly, and walked out
of the room.
	Lance sat straight up on the couch. `I couldn't be. . .' He grabbed his
cell phone from the table next to the couch.
	"Mmm, -ello?"
	"Mel? Hey, it's me. . ."
	"Hey!"
	"Hi, did I wake you?"
	"Yeah, but that's alright, what's going on? Hey! By the way when
were you going to tell me you jerk!?"
	"Tell you what?"
	"That you guys are coming here next on your tour?!! I had to find out
by the radio announcer, how cold. . ." She started laughing.
	"Well, I was going to tell you when I showed up at your door with
tickets to the show and a ride to the hotel because you're going to be staying
with us!"
	"AHHH!" Melanie started screaming from the other end of the phone
and Lance held his away from his ear.
	"Mel? Mel? C'mon Mel, settle down!" Lance started laughing at her.
"I'm excited too, but come back to me so we can talk about it!"
	"Oh, oh, I'm ok, I'm back, I'm just so happy! I haven't seen you in
so long!"
	"I know, I was ecstatic when the schedule change was slipped under
my door, I called and got the tickets right away! Anyways, how are you?"
	"I'm absolutely wonderful now. Especially because I thought I'd
have to stand outside the radio station all night long to get tickets and
fight with the 12 year olds! But, you didn't call at," she paused, checking
her clock, "2:30 am to ask how I was. Let it out, hun."
	"Ok, well, I almost kissed Justin tonight."
	"You what?"
	"Yeah. . ."
	"Well, I know I told you he liked you, but I didn't think you'd
downshift from JC quite this quickly."
	"Oh Mel, I wasn't kissing him because I'm in love with him. I love JC,
I just think I got caught up in this moment we were having, and I'm lonely,
and I don't know. But I do know if I had I would have lost his friendship
forever, and you don't know how scared I got."
	"Oh hun, it's alright. Settle down. You didn't kiss him did you?"
	"No but if I had-"
	"Exactly. IF. Stop letting it bother you! I know you don't believe
me but I seriously do think this kid has it for you-"
	"He's not a kid. . ." Lance said weakly.
	"Ah-ha! And as I suspected you're starting to feel something for
him too!"
	"Mel, Don't start with that again, I am NOT-"
	"Ok, ok, this is beside my point anyway. AS I was saying, you don't
mind if I continue, do you? Ok, so I think this fine young gentleman likes
you, so I'm not to sure he would've minded, even if he HAD realized what
you almost did, but you didn't, and he didn't, so life goes on, right?"
	"But, Mel-"
	"I know, hun, I know. But there's nothing I can do about it. All I
can say is keep an open mind to your heart, and quit taking everything so
seriously. Even if you HAD kissed him, and even if he is completely
straight as an arrow, what would've happened, really?"
	"Well he never would've spoken to me again, and he would've told
the other guys that I'm gay and trying to come on to him."
	"Well you ARE gay, and they will have to know eventually,
especially if you ever plan on having a significant other, and secondly, if
you told Justin that it was an accident, don't you think he'd understand? I
mean, especially since he is such a fine young MAN now, he should be
capable of understanding. . ."
	'Like the kiss when I told him I was gay. . .' Lance sighed loudly.
	"What now?"
	"Oh I'm just wondering why you always have to be so damn right."
	"See? Not such a big crisis now was it? And just think, in a week
you can have all my advice without the fee of your phone bill!"
	"Oh how easily you forget, I'm rich and famous, the phone bill is
taken care of by my people!" Lance laughed as Melanie joined in.

In Jason's apartment:
	"I love you, Jason." JC whispered softly as he ran his fingers
through Jason's hair while Jason lay on his chest, staring out the window.
	"I love you, too, Josh."
	"Say, can we talk?" JC sounded as if he were about to cry.
	"Sure thing, sweetie, what's wrong?"
	"Oh, it's just. . ."
	"Shh. C'mon."
	Jason got up and grabbed the blanket that had been spread over the
two of them. Grabbing JC's hand he slowly pulled him up and off the bed,
leading him towards the door, each of them only in their boxers.
	"Jason? Where're we going? We're not dressed?!"
	"Don't worry, no one's ever up this late at night around here, just
be quiet."
	He led them to the elevator, and pushed the up button. Moments
later they were on an open floor, and soon walking up a short flight of
steps. At the top they reached a door and walked out onto the roof.
	"God, it's beautiful up here!"
	"I know, I come up here all the time to think, no one ever bothers
to think that this building is taller than all the others in this area. You
can see everything! And the stars are so bright when you're higher than all
the city lights. Now c'mere." As Jason pulled JC to him in a tight hug, JC
sighed and went limp in his arms.
	Pulling him once again, Jason led him to the side of building and
they leaned against a pillar that jutted out of the roof. Spreading the
blanket over the two of them, Jason turned to face JC, holding both his
hands in one of his and caressing his cheek with the other.
	"Ok, hun, tell me what's bothering you?"
	"It's just. . .well, up here, everything seems so wonderful. I
mean, I have you, and the sky is clear, and everything is so beautiful,
but, in a week, I'm not going to be here, and I'm not going to be holding
you, and most importantly I can't look into those eyes and feel whole
through your love." JC's head lowered and a single tear slid down his
cheek.
	"JC, Josh, look at me." Jason lifted his cheek in his hand and
wiped the tear with his thumb. "I can't tell you that we're not going to be
apart, and I can't tell you that we're not going to feel empty without each
other when you leave, but I can tell you that I love you, so much that I've
never felt love this strongly before in my life, and no amount of space and
time can break that love. When you leave, I know I'm going to feel broken
and empty, but I know that we'll be together again, and even if we don't
quite know when, as long as we promise each other that it's not over, that
we will be together again, I know I'll be able to make it on that promise."
	"God Jason, I know we can, too. And I promise with all of my heart
and soul, but to go even a day without being next to you, without feeling
your hand in mine, or your head on my shoulder, or just your body next to
mine, it's going to tear me up inside. . ."
	"It's going to hurt me, too, but we can make it through. This past
week with you, it's been the best in my life, and knowing how much you've
helped me overcome so much in so little time, you're my happiness, and just
thinking of these precious days together, I'll be able to make it, I know I
will. Will you wait for me?"
	"I will always wait for you, you're my love. I'm sorry, it's just I
know how much I'm going to miss you, but I don't mean to make you think
that I'm not going to keep loving you. We are together, and I don't want
anything to come between us. If we can't be together in body, than we'll be
together in mind. . ."
	"And a phone call every day!"
	JC laughed for the first time since they'd come on the roof, a last
tear roaming down his cheek. "Yes, and a phone call every day, if not two!"
	Jason wrapped his arms around JC's neck. "We'll be fine, hun. I
know now that you love me and won't desert me like Alex did, and I hope you
realize that I will be right here when you get done touring and can be with
me?"
	"I realize that, thank you. I just. . .well I didn't doubt you, but
I guess I just. . ."
	"Needed to hear it out loud. . .Don't worry hun, I understand
completely."
	'I'd give up everything for you, I hope you realize that. . .'
"Thank you for understanding Jason. . ."
	'It's going to be hard but we are going to make it, I love him so
much. . .' "But until you leave, we do have one full week together. Whaddya
say, though, that first thing tomorrow we sit down with our schedules and
find out when you can next come up and see me, and when I can meet you at
someplace you're staying at?"
	"It sounds great, it sounds absolutely wonderful. Now let's enjoy
your wonderful world you decided to share with me. . ." JC kissed Jason
deeply, holding him close to his body. As Jason pulled away lightly, he
laid his head on JC's shoulder and looked up at the stars, lightly kissing
JC's neck.

In Lance's room:
	"So what are we going to do when I get down there?"
	"I dunno. Small town Missouri doesn't have that much to offer. . ."
	"Well, whatever, we'll figure something out, I can't wait to be
there!"
	"Me either! How long are you staying?"
	"Three days, so take off work now if you need to, cuz you're
hanging out with me the whole time!"
	Melanie laughed. "Alright, sounds great to me! I needed the time
off anyways, and I have it coming. So where're we staying?"
	"Oh, only the nicest for us. I'll have my people call you for sign
in times." Lance laughed.
	"Enough of that, like you would ever have people anyways, you'd be
too worried that they'd screw something up, so you'd end up doing
everything yourself anyways!"
	"Hey! So I'm a little precocious. . ."
	"Oh I'm just kidding you hun!"
	"I know. . .god I can't wait to see you Mel, it's been so long!"
	"Seriously it has. . . I think I need to plan ahead to meet you
somewhere so next time it isn't 6 months between our visits."
	"That'd be fun! We'll have to do that. . ." Lance yawned slowly,
trying to hide it from Melanie.
	"Ahhh, was that a yawn I just heard?"
	"No, well, kind of. . .it's just been a long day, and I'm kind of
sleepy. . ."
	"Yeah, and to think, you probably wouldn't have been able to sleep
tonight without me!" Melanie laughed. "But that's what I'm here for, even
if I'm already sleeping, if you're still awake you should always call
me. . ." Lance started to apologize. "Oh, I'm just messing around sweetie,
you know me, I wouldn't leave my phone plugged in if I didn't want to talk
to you, you're the only one that calls me this late anyways!"
	"Well, thank you Mel, I seriously wouldn't able to sleep without
you!"
	"And to think, I do all this for you and I don't even get an
autograph. . ."
	"Yeah, I just figure if anyone doesn't ever believe you that we're
friends, you'd invite them over and make me talk to them."
	"You know me too well, but I don't tell anybody bout us
anyways. You're my special little secret." Melanie laughed. "But everyone's
gonna be jealous as hell when I tell them I'm going to your concert!"
	Lance laughed. "Just tell them you fought off some 12 year olds
with a baseball bat!"

In Justin's room:
	'He almost kissed me. . .YES!!!!!' Justin fell down on his bed with
a 'PLOP', staring at the ceiling with a giant smile. 'God I sound like a
little girl! But I don't even care!!!!'
	Justin got up and turned on the stereo, then frowned. He walked
over to the phone.
	"Yes, could you tell me what station is your popular music here?"
	"Um, sure thing, um it's 101.3 Mr. Timberlake, KDWB."
	"Ah, thanks a lot, um, what's your name?"
	"Hannah."
	"Right, thank you Hannah."
	Justin heard the young girl screaming as he hung up the phone with
a smile. As he set the radio station he heard Brian McKnight's "One" come
on.

"It's undeniable, that we should be together..."

	Justin smiled and sang along softly as he got ready for bed.

In Lance's room:
	Lance sat up in bed, slowly looking around. 'God, Mel is getting to
me, she's even got me thinking I've got a thing for Justin. . .' He'd just
dreamt that he had actually kissed him the night before, but instead of the
disaster that Lance had thought would happen afterwards, Justin had
returned the kiss and the two of them had remained on the floor all night
long, wrapped in each other's arms.
	'It's just the power of suggestion. . .' Lance got up and headed to
the shower, humming softly to a tune he'd just made up.

In Joey's room:
	"So man, that was a wild time last night!"
	"Sure was." Chris replied, munching on some bacon. He'd come down
to Joey's room after he'd woken up and they'd ordered room service.
	"Did you see that chick and how she wanted-" he was interrupted by
a knocking at the door.
	Chris got up to see who was there. "Well I'll be damned, it
LIVES. Look Joey!" He grabbed Lance's hand and dragged him in the room
behind him, not even shutting the door. "He's ALIVE! That's one out of
three!"
	"Oh c'mon now. . ."
	"No seriously man, you c'mon, we haven't seen you guys since before
after the concert the other day."
	"Well it han't been that long. . ."
	"Whatever! Sit down, join us. Well, you better call room service,
we didn't expect company so I don't think there's enough for you!"
	Lance laughed and picked up the phone, placing his order. He'd
missed the other guys, despite how much fun he'd had with Justin over the
past few days. He smiled and began joking around with the other guys.

In Justin's room:
	Justin woke up slowly, opening one eye at a time and stretching his
arms over his head. He'd had a very peaceful sleep, dreaming of him and
Lance and various other things that made him smile as he sat up. He got
into the shower and out quickly, glancing at the clock as he pulled his
boxers on. 'Only 10a.m. . .hmm, Lance would be proud. . .'
	He picked up the phone, trying to think of something for him and
Lance to do before he called. He saw the basketball laying in the corner
ever since the day they'd met Jason. 'Perfect.' He dialed Lance's number
and was upset when he didn't pick up. 'Maybe he's in the shower. . .'
	He picked up again and tried JC's cell. After 7 rings, Justin was
about to hang up when he heard muffled noises.
	"Ughhhh-yeah?"
	"Good morning to you, too, sunshine!"
	"God Justin, it's gotta be like. . .sometime before noon, what do
you want? This is one of our few days OFF, remember?"
	"Well, I for one don't want to waste one of these beautiful days
sleeping!"
	"Alright, now I KNOW something's up. No one loves sleeping more
than me except you. What gives?"
	"Nothing, I'm just in a good mood. What are you and Jason up to
today?"
	"Well, we had planned on sleeping in, but now that that's
ruined. . ."
	"Oh shut up. You needed to get your lazy butt outta bed anyways."
	"Well, whatever. Why do you care?"
	"We should go do something. I know you two lovebirds are enjoying
your private time but I haven't hung out with you in forever it seems!"
	JC remembered what Jason had said about him and Justin needing to
talk so he didn't leave him out.
	"Well, what do you wanna do?"
	"I dunno, was thinking some basketball?"
	"Sounds cool J, when?"
	"Well, it's 10:30 now, how about at like noon, we meet at that park
we were at when we met Jason?"
	"Perfect, say Justin. . ."
	"It's cool, JC, bring Jason with."
	"Oh, well yeah, that I guess, but I was actually wondering, are you
ok?"
	"What do you mean?"
	"Well, with me and Jason, and us not spending that much time
together?"
	Justin thought about it for a minute. In the whole week he'd been
spending all of his time with Lance, he hadn't even thought about the fact
that he and JC we're spending all their time together.
	"Hey man, it's totally cool, I wouldn't have just invited Jason if
I didn't think so, and beside, I get you for the whole tour. Let Jason get
sick of you for a little while, I have many chances to get ill."
	"Very funny Curly, very funny. We'll see ya at noon, kay?"
	"That's what I said, bye!"

To Be Continued.

Send all comments to jas_stories@hotmail.com. I just want to say thanks to
all of you who commented on my last installment, and I'm glad so many of
you were looking forward to it enough to wait that long! But look here,
it's just been a week and there's a new one! I can't guarantee it, but I
seriously am going to try and get more installments out like this. Thanks
for reading, as always, and take care!