Date: 29 Jul 99 21:57:37 MDT
From: C L <bsb-story@usa.net>
Subject: Kevin and Chris

Kevin and Chris Part 3: Chapters 9-13

Legal Note: Don't read this if your under 18 years of age or whatever age
is legal in your area. The following story is FICTION and shouldn't be
taken like it's real or anything.  It's not real. I'm not saying the boys
are gay or that they act the way I portray them.  Anything that is licensed
is so and I am not an affiliate of the places mentioned below.

Chapter 9

      The guys had just left for their press conference and Holly and I
were working on the meditation room. We painted the walls a dark
red-burgundy and Holly was applying something on the paint to make it look
crackled. I was on my way to get some framed Chinese scrolls. I decided
what to write on them, since Holly didn't know one character from
another. I was over at my parent's, since I needed mom to check out my
penmanship and she had all the supplies.

     "Thanks mom." I said as I got the parchment from her cabinet. I set
everything out on a table and wrote a bunch of proverbs out of a
book. `Simplicity is elegance' and `Serenity is nothing without inner
peace' were my favorites, then I got an idea and decided to write `Kevin
and Chris.' I went to my mother, who was in the den working out the
fundraiser.

     "Mom, can you write out `Kevin?'" I asked her. I handed her a pad of
paper and she set it on her desk.

     "Chris, sit down." She said. I did, and she took her glasses off. "Are
you sure that you and Kevin are for real?"

     "Yeah, of course. Why would you think otherwise?" I asked her. "Don't
you think that we...click, I guess? I love him with all my heart."

     "I don't want to see you get hurt." She said.

     "Mom, do you realize that for every conflict that I've been through,
every little decision I've made, and all the things that I've been through,
all that dad and you say is `I don't want to see you get hurt.' I think
that because I've lived such a sheltered life, and I'm not saying that I
don't think you raised me right or anything, I missed a lot. I moved out to
get away from that sheltering, I needed to live life and take risks."

     "I realize that Chris, but do you think that you'd be the same person
if we raised you differently?" she raised an eyebrow.

     "Mom, thanks for everything you've done, I love you, and I always will
appreciate everything you've done, but I love Kevin too, and I want this to
work." I explained. She understood and quickly wrote `Kevin' on a small
piece of paper. She handed it to me and I took it gratefully. I ran back
out to where I had left my things and carefully wrote out `Kevin and Chris
eternally' on the parchment. I smiled at a job well done, and put the stuff
away. I put the scrolls in my car and went to the frame store to get them
framed. I explained how I needed the three scrolls framed in bamboo and
with glass that was etched with bamboo leaves around the outside. Holly
went all out with her Chinese theme. As I left the store, I noticed a
jewelry store next to it and decided to walk in. I looked around and saw
some rings. I decided that I should treat myself and maybe get one for
Kevin too.

     "Can I get a platinum band? I mean two." I pointed as I asked the
woman. "Sure." She responded happily. "What size?"

     "Wait a second, I have it in the car." I ran to my car, and looked
through my `Kevin' binder, searching for ring size. These binders were a
lot more convenient than I thought. I found it went back to the store. I
told the woman my size and Kevin's too. She looked like she was Chinese,
and I asked her if she spoke Cantonese.

     "Why of course!" She practically yelled. I smiled at her and we talked
about how rare it was to find anyone who still spoke fluently. I asked her
to engrave the rings with `Kevin loves Chris eternally' in Chinese, of
course. I went back over to the frame store, picked up the now framed
scrolls, and paid for them. I put them in the backseat and went back into
the jewelry store. I paid for the rings and the woman put each of them in
separate velvet boxes. I drove home and we mounted the scrolls and
installed the lights that would be spotlighting them. Next, we nailed the
wood planks into the floor, leaving a square in the middle for the
pebbles. We got them pre-stained, so we didn't have to wait to put the
pebbles in. We put a square bench in the middle of the pebbles and brought
in the screen, which had cranes painted on it. Holly and I decided to take
a break and have some lemonade.

     "Thanks Holly." I said out of the blue.

     "For what?" she said, the tone of her voice obviously showing she was
hiding something.

     "For keeping my mind off of Kevin." I sighed.

     "Did it work?" she asked.

     "For a little, until I wrote the scroll that said `Kevin and Chris.' I
miss him so much, and that's OK, but it's only been a few hours. I'm such a
sentimental goofball."

     "Ah, love, this is what it does to you buddy. Let's get back to
work. I can't believe the scroll says that, I hate you." She joked. I
washed the glasses while Holly went into the garage and got the light that
would go behind the screen. I grabbed the two stands that would go on both
sides of the screen, and put them where they should go. Holly was busy
painting over the heat and A/C vents. I went into the back yard, where we
were keeping two bonsai trees, and put them on the stands. Holly and I
stepped back and looked at the room.

     "Good job, now help me with that rosewood cabinet." Holly said, proud
of her accomplishment. We both went into the garage and picked up the heavy
cabinet. We managed to pull it into the new room and placed it on one
side. I got the new stereo, put it inside, and plugged it in as Holly
placed a few crane figures on top. I sat on the bench and made a few
adjustments to the pebbles as Holly got a red cushion to put on top of the
hard bench. She put it on and we sat down, tired and relieved that we were
done.

     "Wow, this room looks great." I said.

     "Yeah, kinda peaceful, huh?" she said. "I just need to get an incense
thing and a fountain. I think we have an incense thing in the garage,
though. Help me look." She grabbed my arm and we were in the garage. I was
rummaging through some old boxed when I found a fountain.

     "I found a fountain...but no incense `thing,' any way, it's called a
platform." I showed her the simple fountain, just a copper staircase that
the water fell down. "Remember, `simplicity is elegance.'" I laughed.

     "It's perfect. Not like there's a fountain lying around in everyone's
back yard.” She snatched it out of my hand and brought it into the
room. She put it in between the two crane statuettes and I went to the
kitchen to get a glass of water to pour into it. I gave it to her and went
to go look for some incense and the burner. I found it in the kitchen of
all places. I put it on the floor on the opposite side of the room from the
cabinet. I put the extra incense in the cabinet and then left Holly to make
final arrangements. I sat down on the couch and Bailey woke up when he felt
my presence.

     "Hey there big guy!" I said, copying Kevin. God, I missed him. `Maybe
the conference will be on TV' I thought. I turned it on and flipped to MTV,
but there were just commercials and then `Daria.' I decided to watch it and
Holly came to join me. I looked at the clock and it was around seven. I
didn't know press conferences were five hours long. I watched a little more
before I tried to go to sleep, but of course, I couldn't.  Holly had fallen
asleep and was lying on the carpet by the TV. I went to the my bedroom and
lay down on my bed. I took off my shoes and shirt, grabbed Mickey and was
asleep before my head hit the pillow.

Chapter 10

     I felt a hand shaking my shoulder, and opened my eyes. Kevin was
standing before me. "Mickey, did I die? There's an angel right here, and
everything's white..." I joked.  Kevin smiled and leaned down for a
kiss. "What took so long?" I asked.

     "Too many questions, too many fans, too many times I thought `God I
miss Chris.'  And Oh yeah, this..." He said as he pointed to his crotch.

     "You horny boy you." I said as I got out of bed and gave him a
hug. "are the other guys here?"

     "Yeah, can they stay the night again?" Kevin asked.

     "As long as they don't mind listening to us make long, hot, passionate
sex, Sure." I stated. I leaned into him and took off his sweater. He was
wearing a tee-shirt underneath and I took that off too. I caressed his
chest and his six-pack and watches his face relax and his tensions
fade. "Want to go try out the meditation room?" I asked him.

     "You finished?" he asked, surprised.

     "Yeah, while you guys were off answering questions, we were slaving
over that room.  Let's go." I grabbed his hand and we walked
downstairs. The guys were apparently out and we walked into the room with
no interruptions and shut the door. I sat Kevin down on the cushion and I
sad on his lap, facing him. He wrapped his arms around my chest and we
began to kiss. Kevin was a very good kisser, evident in the bulge that grew
in my pants. I grasped at Kevin's crotch and rubbed it through his corduroy
pants, the very pants that I picked out for him to wear. I broke the kiss
and began to lick and nibble at his neck, and he rubbed my back and ran his
hands through my hair. I unzipped his pants and reached for his cock. I
pulled it out of his boxers and lowered his pants down to his knees. I
rubbed his cock and circled my thumb around his head. I continued to lick
at his neck and jerked harder and faster on his long dick. I pushed him
down so that I was kneeling on the wood planks and he was lying on the
cushion and began to lick up and down his cock.

     "Chris...yeah...oh yeah..." He panted out. I licked a few more times
across his big pink head and then wrapped my lips around it. His hands
played with my hair and pushed me lower on his hot cock. I tried as best as
I could and managed to get almost the whole cock in my throat. I began to
bob up and down. "Chris...oh, right there..." He moaned out. I jerked on
the lower part of his rod with one hand and played with his big balls in
the other. He began to lightly thrust into my mouth and I concentrated on
the head. He thoroughly enjoyed it, and he showed it from the hisses and
groans that escaped from his mouth. "Chris...baby, I love you, ooh." He
said as he came in my mouth I swallowed most of it, but some dribbled out
of my mouth and I wiped it with my hand. I heard something coming from
outside, but I guessed it was just Bailey going through his dog door and
continued to lick Kevin's beautiful cock. We heard someone open the front
door and Kevin quickly pulled up his pants. I ran my fingers through my
hair to make it look somewhat decent and stood up. I pulled Kevin up just
as Nick opened the door.

     "Hi Nick," I said as he looked inside. Kevin turned around, "Hey
Nick."

     "What are you guys doing?" he asked.

     "Showing Kev the new room." I said.

     "It's real nice, Chris, Holly and you did a good job. I really like
the scrolls. What do they say again?" Kevin asked.

     "That one says `Simplicity is elegance,'" I said as I pointed to the
one on the left wall, "and `Serenity is nothing without inner peace' is on
the right. The one in the middle says...umm, I forget." I said.

     "Cool. Let's get out of here. I have something for you." Kevin
said. He grabbed my hand and led me out of the room. He grabbed a bag, the
one he got from the vintage shop yesterday, and handed it to me. "Sorry I
didn't give it to you last night, but you know what happened." I opened the
bag and took out the charcoal gray messenger bag that was inside. I gave
Kevin a hug and a soft kiss.

     "How did you know?" I asked.

     "You have a bad habit of circling things in your catalogues." He
laughed. "Open it up." I did and inside there was a little white box. I
looked into his eyes, which were glimmering with anticipation, and opened
the box. Inside, there was a silver chain, with a Mickey Mouse charm on
it. I took it out and looked at it more closely. I smiled and gave Kevin
another hug and a long kiss. His tongue came into my mouth and ticked
mine. I pulled away from the kiss and rubbed my forehead against his,
looking into his eyes. He put me down and put the necklace on me.

     "This is cute and all, but when's dinner? I'm hungry." Nick said.

     "Let's stay at home, Holly can make pasta that's to die for." I told
him.

     "Sounds good to me." Nick said.

     I turned to Kevin and said, "I have something for us upstairs."

     "Is it a continuation of what you gave me just now?" He said as he
pulled me towards him and began to rub my ass.

     "As much as I want to, the guys are here and dinner's in an hour. We
need more time than that." I said. He nodded and we went upstairs. I
grabbed the velvet box and handed it to Kevin. He opened it and a tear
rolled down his cheek. "Kevin, don't cry." I said as I felt the tears come
up for me also. He pulled me into a hug and said, "I was just thinking
about what Holly said the other day. It's nothing we have to talk about
now." He pulled me so that I sat on his lap. "I have one too." I said as I
pulled mine out of the other box and put it on. Kevin and I hugged and
kissed for a little more and he began to carefully examine the ring.

     "It says the same thing that's in the new room downstairs." He said,
"what does it say?"

     I gave him a kiss and said, "Kevin and Chris eternally."

Chapter 11

     In the kitchen, Holly and Brian were cooking. Well, Holly was, and
Brian was nibbling on the things that she was cutting up.

     "What are we having?" Brian asked.

     "Pizza if you keep eating the strawberries." She joked. "Wash those
raspberries." She pointed at a basket on the counter. "We're having
spaghetti, bread, and berry cheesecake."

     "Wow." Brian said as he washed the berries. A.J. walked in and Holly
thrust a loaf of garlic bread in his hands.

     "Oven, 350 degrees, ten minutes." A.J. had no time to say a word, and
just did as he was told. Howie started to come in, "Leave, D. She'll make
you cook if you come in."  Howie laughed and walked in anyway, "Don't say I
didn't warn you." A.J. said as he slipped the bread in the oven.

     "Howie, I'm not going to make you cook. Taste this." Holly brought the
spoon to Howie's mouth and he licked the sauce off. He nodded and asked,
"Need any help?"

     "Sure. Smash these." Holly handed him a box of graham crackers and a
zip-lock bag.  He took them and opened the box.

     "Why does he get the fun job?" A.J. asked. "I'm doing this. Watch the
bread, D." He said as he snatched the box from Howie.

     "No way man." Howie said and snatched the box back. A.J. grabbed it
back and ran around the island in the kitchen so it was between him and
Howie. "Don't even try it, How." The two of them messed around and
A.J. accidentally tripped over Brian's foot that just happen to be out in
the walkway and spilled the crackers all over the floor of the kitchen. The
whole room broke out laughing as Howie and A.J. picked the crackers off of
the floor. Bailey came in and tried to `help' them by eating the crackers,
but was pushed out of the room by Holly.

     "No sweets for the dog." She handed another box to A.J. and he started
to open it and nibble on the crackers while watching the bread. "Dogs can't
eat sweets A.J." The room burst out in another roar of laughter and
A.J. put the crackers down. He grabbed Holly and tickled her, making her
laugh uncontrollably. He put her down and started to smash the crackers, a
smile on his face. Howie was making tea and Brian was mixing things
together as Holly supervised and handed him the items for the cheesecake.

     "Where's Nick?" Holly asked the boys.

     "He's asleep on your couch." Howie told her.

     "Guess the press wore you guys out, eh?" Holly asked again.

     "Just a bunch of dumb questions." A.J. answered.

     They continued working and soon, the spaghetti was done and so was the
bread.  Cheesecake was in the fridge, and the guys and Holly were cleaning
up.

     "A.J., could you go get Chris and Kevin?" Holly asked with a tired
voice.

     "On my way." He said as he walked towards the bedroom. He opened the
door and looked at Kevin and I. I was on the bed and Kevin was on top of
me, my hands rubbing his ass and his hands groping at my crotch through my
pants. We were both still dressed, but Kevin had his shirt off. "Excuse
me," A.J. said, "but dinner is ready." We blushed and stood up. "Isn't that
cute, don't let me interrupt, I'll just tell Holly and the guys that you
had to fuck and can't eat."

     "That's ok, A.J., I think that I'll have dinner first." I told him as
I straightened my clothes. Kevin threw on a button up shirt, but kept it
open and I mouthed to him, `I hate you.'  He just smiled and we walked
downstairs.

     We sat own in the dining room, since we didn't have enough room in the
kitchen. I walked into the room and sad down next to Brian. Kevin sat
across from me. Nick came in and we laughed at his disheveled hair. Holly
came out with a big bowl of pasta in one hand and a bowl of sauce in the
other. Howie followed with a basket of bread and Holly placed the things on
the table. Brian insisted that we say grace and we closed our eyes.

     "Oh thank you lord for the beautiful food that you have provided for
us. Amen." We all repeated what Brian had just said, and then we said,
"amen."

     "A little short today, Brian?" Kevin asked.

     "I'm hungry." Brian responded as he reached for the basket of
bread. He took a piece and passed the basket to me. I took a piece and
passed the basket on to Holly. We eventually started eating and everyone
agreed that Holly's spaghetti wasn't all that bad.

     "It's all I can cook, so unless we go out tomorrow, we're having
spaghetti." She said.  We all laughed and continued eating.

     "So Kev, when does the tour start back up?" Nick asked with a mouthful
of food in his mouth.

     `Tour? I totally forgot about that...' I thought to myself. I let it
slide and just continued eating. I looked over at Kevin and got started to
get hard again, since his hot, sculpted chest was exposed to me. I tried my
best to continue eating while Kevin tried to keep up the conversation.

     "In about a week, after the photo shoot on Monday, we have a concert
on Saturday."  He said.

     The boys nodded, "We have everything off after the shoot until Friday
evening." We all finished eating and the guys moved to the living
room. Holly and I loaded the dishwasher.

     "Do you think that we'll get to go to the concert?" Holly asked in a
chipper tone.  "Chris? Chris? Hello?"

     I shook my head and realized that Holly was speaking to me. "Yeah,
um...I'll ask the guys." I went back into my daze and Holly realized I had
something on my mind.

     "Chris? I'll finish this. You go bring the cake to the guys." Holly
said.

     "Sure." I smiled at her, trying to ease her mind. She gave me a weak
smile and handed me the cake platform and a serving spade. I walked into
the room and put the cake down on the coffee table.

     Brian's face lit up, "I made this, I get the first piece." He grabbed
the spade and cut about a forth of the cake for himself. I laughed at how
happy he was with this little accomplishment. I served the rest of the guys
and left a piece for Holly. I grabbed my piece and sat on Kevin's lap,
facing him. I picked up a bit of my slice and fed it to him.  He smiled and
gladly ate it and fed me my own piece. I looked around the room and the
guys were staring at us. I just ignored them and grabbed another piece for
Kevin. I took it and put it in his mouth. I leaned in and kissed him,
sticking my tongue into his mouth. I licked up the piece of cake, and took
the piece into my mouth. I swallowed it and continued kissing Kevin. I put
my plate down and grabbed the sides of his head. I kissed him deeper and
eventually he put his arms around me and pushed my down to the floor.  He
plunged his tongue deep into my mouth and I welcomed it gratefully. I
realized that the guys were here and they were probably rather
uncomfortable.

     "Kev? Chris? Um...Hello?" We heard Nick say. "Would you mind getting a
room?"  Kevin slowly got off me and sat back up. I sat back on his lap and
we finished feeding each other.

     "You swim, Chris?" Howie asked.

     "Used to be on a team in High School, why?"

     "You can hold your breath like there's no tomorrow." The guys laughed
at Howie dumb joke and eventually, we were done with our dessert. We all
went to the kitchen to get some hot cocoa. We decided to drink it outside
and stepped out into the back yard.

     "What do you have to do tomorrow?" Kevin asked me.

     "Nothing really," I told him. "We should clean the house, maybe work
in the garden."

     Brian and A.J. walked out into the yard and walked around. It was
around nine thirty, and I realized it was still early. I grabbed Kevin's
hand and we followed the other two.

     "This is a really cool yard, Chris. Holly do the yard too?"
A.J. asked.

     "Actually, I did the yard. Except for the pool. That was just already
here." I told them.

     "You put in the koi pond?" Brian asked with surprise.

     "Yeah, me and Holly did the whole yard, but I got to choose the plants
and where they went."

     "Maybe we could go for a swim sometime." A.J. said. "Unless you and
Kev are going skinny dipping or anything, wouldn't want to intrude on
that." We walked around until we found a grouping of benches in the garden.

     "Kevin," I asked, "what's going to happen with this tour?" I leaned in
on him, so my back was against his side.

     "Well, I don't really know. I've tried not to think about it. It's
what I wanted to talk to you about for a while. I think that you should
come with us, but I don't know what management will think of that. We'll be
touring with some other groups. Christina Aguilera, and maybe some more. I
have to call management." He said, still looking forward. "I would do
anything to take you with me, but I can't control everything."

     "I understand, Kevin." I sulked down and curled up into a ball. It was
rather cold out, and I glanced at my watch. Quarter to eleven. I wrapped my
arms around myself, trying to keep in the warmth.

     "You're cold. Let's get you inside." Kevin said as he stood up. "We'll
talk about this tomorrow." He gave me a kiss and rubbed his hand down my
back a few times. I ran my hands on his exposed chest and he released me.

     "You know you kind of turned me on during dinner earlier with this." I
told him as I continued rubbing.

     "I'm glad to hear my boyfriend finds me attractive." He joked. I left
a kiss on his chest and we walked back to the house. We found the guys and
Holly watching a movie. "Let's go upstairs, baby." I heard Kevin say.

     "What are you guys watching?" I asked the group.

     I got a chorus of "Pretty Woman." My eyes lit up and I practically
leaped over the sofa and sat down on the floor in front of Nick, who was on
the sofa. "I love this movie.  Come here Kevin." He came and sat next to
me, and then a few minutes later, he lay down with his head in my lap. I
played with his hair while watching the movie.

     "That's two Julia movies now, right?" I heard Howie say. "When do we
watch the rest?" He joked.

     "I have all of `em." I told him.

     "Can we watch `My Best Friend's Wedding,' I like that Cameron Diaz."
Howie said.

     "Tomorrow, maybe." I told him. We finished watching the movie and only
A.J. and Brian decided to stay the night again. `Chaperoning,' they called
it. I took a shower while Kevin was working some things out with Nick and
Howie. I finished and Kevin went in. I sat down on the bed and thought for
a few minutes, and I started to pray. I didn't really think anything of it,
but I kind of just did it. `Oh Lord, I ask you to give me just one
thing. Please let Kevin and me stay together, I know I wouldn't be able to
go on without him.' A tear rolled down my cheek, and I struggled to
finish. `Amen.' I wiped the tears away and went to get a quick drink when I
saw Kevin looking at me, standing in the doorway. The tears in his eyes
fell down his cheeks and I walked over to him and threw my arms around
him. I let my tears roll down freely onto his chest. He ran his hands
through my hair and let his arm wrap around my body. I looked up into his
eyes.

     "I am going to do everything I can to keep us together, baby." He
whispered. "I'm going to die without you."

     He picked me up and placed me on the bed. He sat up on the bed next to
me, "Chris, I know that this is hard, but I know we can make it. It might
not work, but we're going to make it work." I nodded and lay my head on his
chest. I reached over for Mickey and though about what he said as I tried
to go to sleep. I couldn't, I had so many things in my mind. I looked over
at Kevin, who wasn't sleeping either. I turned around to face him, and he
gave me a questioning look. "What's wrong?" he asked.

     "Nothing, just cold." I lied. I got out of bed and threw on a flannel
shirt. I crawled back into bed and Kevin pulled me into a hug.

     "Try not to think about it tonight." He whispered. I nodded and
snuggled into his body. He drew me closer and I drifted off into a shallow
sleep.

Chapter 12

     I awoke to a licking at my neck and was amazed that Kevin could be so
frisky in the morning. I turned to look at him and practically flew off the
bed when I saw what was there.

     "Bailey!" I picked him up and shooed him out of the room, closing the
door behind him. I walked back to the bed and noticed that Kevin wasn't
there. "Kevin?" I said. I felt a pair of strong arms wrap around me. "Where
were you?"

     "Showering, shaving, you know, bathroom stuff." He said. "Go get
ready, we're going out today, just me and you." I smiled and gave him a hug
I ran to the bathroom and showered as fast as possible. I came outside
wearing a towel and saw that Kevin was getting dressed.

     "You know Bailey woke me up this morning?" I asked him.

     "Yeah, I let him in. The scratching at the door was getting really
annoying." He playfully punched me in the shoulder. I quickly grabbed his
hand and pulled him into me.  He was surprised, but when I pulled him into
a kiss, he was more than happy to return it.  I caressed his still exposed
chest and shoulders. He pulled the towel from my waist and I lay back on
the bed. Kevin brought his lips to my shoulders and down towards my chest.
He brought his hands to my now hard dick and rubbed my aching shaft. I
relaxed my body and settled into the mattress. I continued rubbing my cock
and kissing my chest. I brought my hands to his shoulders and rubbed them,
massaging the strong muscles. He brought his lips to my cock and licked the
head.

     "Oh Kevin, that's so good,so good." I was totally absorbed into the
pleasure that Kevin was providing me. He wrapped his lips around me, and
just like last time, he brought his head all the way down, swallowing me
entirely. "God, Kevin!" He kept sucking and my hips started to buck into
his mouth. The pleasure was intense and I soon shot my load into his
awaiting mouth. I hissed as I came into his mouth and he took it all in. He
pulled off of me and gave me a smile.

     "If that was a sample of what's to come, I'm looking forward to
today." I panted out.  Kevin walked into my closet and grabbed some clothes
for me. I put them on and he threw on a long-sleeved tee-shirt. I put my
towel back into the bathroom and I did my hair. We walked downstairs and I
glanced at my watch. Ten. `Wow, I'm never up this early on a Sunday.' I
thought to myself. I grabbed Kevin's hand and we walked out to my car.

     "Where are the guys?" I asked Kevin.

     "A.J. and Bri are going to talk to management, they called about
canceling the show this Saturday. Something's wrong with the venue."

     "No concert?" I asked, concerned.

     "It's OK. We have the fundraiser, I think that the guys want to
perform like a couple of songs or something."

     I had forgotten about the fundraiser, we still had to practice the
song with Holly. I cringed as I thought of what Holly would do if we didn't
do well. She was a real performance freak, she's always mad, no matter how
the show goes.

     "Where are we going?" I asked Kevin.

     "To the airport." was his response.

     "WHAT?!" I was surprised with his answer, "Why?"

     "We have to catch a plane." He smiled at me. "Lets just say I got some
ideas from the movie we watched the other day."

     "Which one? We've watched a couple." I said.

     "It's a surprise. You'll have fun, trust me. I called your parents and
they know we're gone. You have nothing to worry about." Kevin said. We
arrived at the airport and I saw Howie standing there. Kevin got out of the
car and ran to the trunk. He grabbed some luggage that I didn't know were
there.

     "Do you have any idea what he's going to do to me?" I asked Howie.

     "I do have some." He smiled.

     "I mean other than that." I playfully punched him.

     "Nope, nothing but that." Kevin told him to drop the car off at the
house and we were off to the terminal. "Wait here." Kevin said as he took
the luggage and went to check us both in. I sat down on a bench and tried
to figure out where Kevin was could possibly be taking me. It was Sunday,
and he had a photo shoot tomorrow evening or afternoon, where could we be
going? I was totally stumped. Kevin walked over after he was done, "Are you
ready?"

     "As ready as I'll ever be." I responded. Kevin and I walked over to
the gate and I looked at the counter to see if there was any clue to where
we were going. `Boston' was what the display said.

     "Kev, what are we going to do in Boston?" I asked him.

     "Well, in Boston we'll have lots of fun." He said, hesitating.

     "What kind of `fun?'"

     "More than one." He smiled at me and just then, the boarding call was
announced. We got in the plane and were on our way. I had flown before, and
it really was nothing. We were there in about an hour and we picked up our
luggage from the carousel. Kevin's rental car was already waiting for us
and he drove us to a restaurant.

     "Kevin, I really would like to know what we're going to be doing here
in Boston." I asked him.

     "First, we're going to go get something to eat, I'm hungry." We walked
into the restaurant. We looked over the menus and soon, ordered.

     "I'll have the...umm...vegetarian sandwich, no pickles, and a slice of
cheesecake.  With an iced tea, raspberry if you have it." The girl at the
counter nodded and motioned over to Kevin. "You?"

     "I'll have the meatball sub and a Dr. Pepper. I'll have a slice of
apple pie, too." She walked over and prepared our sandwiches as we waited.

     "I really want to know where we're going." I told him.

     "After, this we're going to check into the hotel I got for us. Then
we're changing, since we have somewhere to go tonight. You'll like it, stop
worrying. Trust me."

     "I trust you with all my heart, but I just don't like to be somewhere
where I'm not used to and then not have any plans whatsoever."
 
     "I have plans, so just relax already." The girl came back, and after
much insistence, I paid. We sat down in a booth at the back of the
restaurant and began to eat. I grabbed a newspaper, and Kevin immediately
snatched it away from me.

     "I have plans." He pulled out the entertainment section and gave me
the paper. "Here you go." He handed me the paper and I playfully pouted. I
flipped through it, and not finding anything that interesting, I put it
back and finished my sandwich. Kevin smiled as he saw that I had given into
his ideas. We finished eating and walked to the car. Kevin started driving
to the hotel and we checked in. It was only about half an hour past noon.
We walked into our room and we set the luggage on the bed and started to
unpack.

     "Wear this." Kevin told me. I took the clothes and looked them
over. Beige slacks and a silvery gray button up shirt. I put it on over a
wife-beater and Kevin smiled. He unbuttoned the first few buttons and
pulled the pendant I was wearing out from under my shirt. He ran his finger
over it a couple times and pulled me into a kiss.

     "I've been waiting for that all day long." I told him. I pulled him
into another kiss and he rolled his eyes. We both changed and Kevin
adjusted himself in the mirror. He was wearing a pair of black pants and a
French blue shirt, with the black suede jacket on top.  Every time I saw
him wearing it, I couldn't help but smile. He finished getting ready and
grabbed my hand.

     "We've really got to go." He said as he hurriedly pulled me out the
door.

     "I still have to put my shoes on." I told him. "Aren't we in a rush?"
I ran back into the room and grabbed my blue and orange Pumas.

     "Those don't match." Kevin said.

     "You don't always have to match," I said. "It's called `expressing my
individuality.'"  I told him. I put them on and we walked out of the
room. We walked down to the rental car, which was a Land Rover. Kevin
looked at me and said, "Where do you think we're going?"

     "Seriously, I have absolutely no idea where we're going." I told him.

     "Well, I know how you like movies and all, and I know you like Miss
Roberts, so I'm taking you to the premiere of that new movie."

     "I can't believe you flew me to Boston for a movie premier. There's a
one at home, you know."

     "I know, but this matinee premier has someone very special." He told
me with a smile.

     "May I ask who?" I asked.

     "No." Kevin responded. We arrived at the theater and a valet walked
up. Kevin and I walked out of the car and he told me to go ahead. `Media is
hell.' Is what he told me I walked down the red carpet and Kevin caught
up. Just then, I thought I saw Julia Roberts.  `Couldn't be.' I
thought. Then I saw her again and I was sure. I pulled Kevin and whispered
in his ear, "I love you."

     We walked up further and were right next to her. She turned around and
I immediately knew it was Julia. She smiled at us, and asked, "Do you know
the time?"

     I looked at my watch and said, "Two o'clock."

     "Thanks." She said. "I'm Julia Roberts, and you are?"

     "Chris Thompson. I'm a big fan." I told her.

     "And this is?"

     "I'm Kevin, Kevin Richardson." He told her.

     "Thanks guys. I was wondering, would you two attractive young men
would mind joining me in the theater."

     "I'd love to." I told her. Kevin just nodded and we followed her to
the seats. We watched the movie and afterwards, we thanked her for letting
us spend the afternoon with her. She told us she had to fly to New York for
the premier there and we said our good- byes.  Kevin and I walked and were
stopped by Joan Rivers' daughter Melissa. She immediately recognized Kevin
and asked him what he was wearing.

     "Aren't you supposed to ask us before the movie?" He asked her.

     "Just answer the question for all the viewers at E!" she told him.

     "I'm wearing Ralph Lauren and this shirt is from Abercrombie and
Fitch." Kevin said.

     "Thanks, and your friend here?"

     "I'm wearing something I pulled out of my closet. I really don't
know."

     "Chris here is wearing Armani, and his Puma shoes." The camera focused
onto my shoes and I knew Kevin was enjoying this.

     "Interesting." Melissa said.

     "Do you think that it's good interesting or bad interesting?" I asked
her.

     "I don't think that mom would like them, but I personally think that
it's a bold statement."

     "Kevin, are you still in touch with Donatella Versace?" Melissa asked.

     "Yeah, we talk sometimes, but nothing major." Kevin responded.

     "Thanks you two." She said as she asked the person standing behind us
the exact same question. We walked back to the valet area and he returned
the car to us. We hopped in and Kevin drove us back to the hotel. I thought
that we were going to call it a day and just go out to dinner, but Kevin
thought otherwise. We arrived, and again, we changed.  This time to more
casual clothes. I kept the same pants on and just threw my jacket over my
wife beater. Kevin changed into some jeans and a new shirt. We left again,
and this time we were there in about five minutes. We were at a stadium.

     "What are we doing here?" I asked Kevin. I should have looked at the
marquee on the way in. Kevin motioned to hurry up and we noticed the long
line that had formed.

     "Holly told me about this and I wouldn't have taken you to this if she
didn't so make sure to thank her." He told me. I nodded and he continued,
"Last night, I looked at your CD's and noticed that you had a few from this
particular artist."

     "You mean you got me Backstreet Boys tickets? Oh boy!" I sarcastically
said.

     "Not quite," He smiled. "This is Gloria Estefan." My jaw immediately
dropped to the floor and I knew this concert was going to be great. It was
about five thirty and the concert started at seven, so we were there pretty
early, for the meet and greet, I guess, since Kevin and I got into the
arena before the others. He led me into a large room, and I recognized a
handful of people. We walked up to a long table and Gloria immediately
welcomed Kevin and me. She was a bundle of energy and we got some
autographs and shook her hand. We thanked her and then went out to our
seats. The concert was a blast and Gloria waved at us a few times. I was
very excited the whole time, since I was a big fan, and the show went on
flawlessly. Full of energy and she had great stage presence. It was great
and when it ended, Kevin and I went backstage to congratulate her on a show
well done.

     "Great show Gloria." I told her. "It was very energetic."

     "Thank you so much."

     "Maybe you can come to one of the Backstreet concerts." Kevin
suggested.

     "I'll be there at your concert back in Florida, you can bet on that."
She said. We were on our way out and Kevin gave me a deep kiss in the dark
parking lot when we were at the car. We stepped in and he turned the
ignition.

     "Thank you." I told him. "I love you."

     "Well, thank the guys and Holly. They gave me the idea and I thought
that we should spend more time together." He said as we drove out. "We're
going back to the hotel now, do you mind if we skip dinner?"

     "Not at all. Just as long as I'm with you, I'm happy." I put my hand
and rubbed his thigh. He smiled and kept driving. We arrived at the hotel
and I sat down in one of the chairs, relaxing after what turned out to be a
very enjoyable, although it was unplanned and surprise was around every
corner. Kevin was in the bathroom, doing his business and I was looking out
the window. The Boston skyline was so much different than the one I was
used to, New York. Kevin came out and sat down on the arm of the chair. I
leaned in for a kiss and he gladly gave one.

     "Did you have fun today?" He asked me.

     "I can only think of a few times I've ever been this happy."

     "I'm glad to hear that, but I think that we're going to have some fun
tonight." He said as he pulled his shirt off. I smiled and pulled him over
to the bed. I took off my jacket and set it on a nearby chair. I laid Kevin
down in the bed and rubbed his sculpted chest. My hand ran over his pecs
and his brown nipples. I rubbed my hands over his tight stomach and his
sides. I admired his beautiful chest for a minute and then started to
unbutton his jeans. I pulled them off his strong legs and then pulled off
his socks, leaving him in just his boxers. I ran my hands up his legs and
massaged the tight muscles. I received a sigh of relief from Kevin and was
happy that I was bringing pleasure to his body. I ran my hands over his
chest one more time and I flipped him over. I straddled his back and rubbed
his back, feeling the tight muscles relax under my touch. I leaned down and
gave him a kiss on the back of his neck. I moved my hands to his shoulders
and massaged them carefully. I ran my hands over the smooth skin of his
shoulders one last time and then rubbed his lower back. I ran my hands to
his sides and kneaded them. A sigh of relief emanated from his mouth. I
flipped him back over and he sat up. He kissed me and leaned down onto me,
pushing me down onto the bed. My entire body relaxed after feeling the
pleasant heavy of Kevin's body on top of mine. Kevin undid my belt and took
off my slacks. I sat up and pulled off my socks. Kevin lay back on top of
me, and kissed me. His sweet lips caressing mine, and his tongue tickling
my own. He began to grind his crotch into me and I could feel the heat of
his long member against mine. Kevin's cock tented his boxers and was
screaming for release. I ran my hands down to his ass and grabbed the
fabric of his boxers. I pulled them off of his body and he helped me remove
them from his legs. I stroked him, feeling the hardness of his cock throb
in my hands.

     "Kevin, make love to me...please..." I pleaded. He smiled and took my
boxers off of my body and ran his cock over mine. Kevin grunted as he
brought pleasure to both of our bodies. I brought my hands to his shoulders
and pulled him down on top of me. Wrapping my legs around him, he pulled me
into a sitting position. Kevin brought his cock to my entrance and rubbed
it over my asshole. I groaned as Kevin began entering himself into my. My
body froze when his cock pushed past the initial resistance. He held me
close, rocking back and forth, trying to comfort my pained body. I slipped
down more on his cock and sighed as more of him slipped into me.

     "It's OK, Chris, just relax...yeah, that's it." Kevin panted as he
inserted almost all of his cock into my ass. I was in pain for a second,
but when I relaxed a little, it was purebliss with Kevin inside of me
again. Kevin loosened his hold on my body and I tensed back up. Kevin held
me again and started thrusting slowly when he felt me relax. I was leaning
against his muscular chest as his cock entered me and was panting
desperately, "Kevin...oh Kevin...yeah." My body ached with pleasure and
every time Kevin thrust inward, another wave of pleasure was added to the
increasing amount already present. He began to thrust with a quicker pace
as his lust rose. Kevin leaned down onto me, pushing me onto the bed and
thrusting harder. "Chris...you're amazing...ooh..." he groaned as he thrust
more erratically. His breathing became uneven and I knew he was getting
close. I grabbed his hips and he slowed down. "I want this to last." I
whispered into his ear my hand ran through his hair as he slowed down. He
nodded and his lips kissed my neck. His lips stayed there, licking, sucking
and nibbling as his thrusts started to pick up speed again. Every time he
was close, he slowed and then sped back up again as soon as he felt relaxed
enough to continue. He ran his hand down to my dick and began to stroke on
it. I was screaming with pleasure as his hand rubbed over my aching cock
and it made him thrust harder. "Kevin, yes! Oh god I'm going to...ooh..." I
released my load onto Kevin's chest and stomach, my hands wrapping around
him again and holding him close.  Kevin thrust in for another few minutes
as I encouraged him with my moans of pleasure.

     "Chris, I love you." He panted into my ear as he thrust a final
time. I could feel his warm load enter my body and Kevin laying his tired
body upon mine. I wrapped my arms around his back and soothed his tired
muscles. "Kevin, it was so, so good." I whispered into his ear. He nodded
and rolled off of me. His arms wrapped under me and held me tight. "Try
going to bed, Chris. Just try." He said as he cuddled us together. I lay my
head on his chest, inhaling his masculine scent and listening to his
heartbeat as his chest rose and fell. I closed my eyes and fell into a
shallow sleep. I woke up every time Kevin moved, even the littlest bit. I
tried my best to go to sleep, but without my Mickey, it was hard. I woke up
when Kevin rustled and sat up in bed, around nine in the morning.

     "Sleep well?" Kevin asked, "I know you didn't have Mickey and I didn't
think that you would."

     "I slept well enough." I replied as I hugged him close.

Chapter 13

     Kevin and I got ready and were in the airport ready to board the
flight. Our plane left in about fifteen minutes, and we were waiting at our
gate. Kevin was sitting in a chair next to me, and I was slouching in mine.

     "Have a good weekend?" Kevin asked me.

     "The best." I replied while a slight smile formed on my face.

     "I'm glad to hear that." Kevin said, feeling pride in his
accomplishment. The boarding cal was announced and we went on the plane for
our ride back home. The flight wasn't long, but the thought of leaving our
`fantasy getaway' left me with a heavy heart. We arrived and there was
Brian to pick us up.

     "Hey Brian." I said when I saw him standing in the terminal. He walked
over to us and I gave him a hug. Kevin gave his cousin a hug and we walked
over to pick up our luggage.

     "What did you guys do? My cousin treat you well?" Brian asked.

     "We went out to a concert, and we went to a movie premiere. I got to
see Julia Roberts. Kevin here treated me out to the best weekend of my
life." I told him as I reminisced over the events of yesterday.

     "Good to hear that, you two having fun while we were at your house
fixing the garden. I mean I like how Holly treats us like normal people,
but she treats us sort of like hired help." Brian joked.

     "Pulling weeds was a little too much for you, Bri?" Kevin asked
sarcastically.

     "Well, that was just the beginning, then we had to dig up dead plants
and then put in new ones and I mean, they had to be `just right, or our
friend Chris would bitch about it when he gets home.'" Brian said. "Holly
there is a real stickler to design."

      Our luggage came around the carousel and we walked out to the
car. Brian sat in the front and Kevin and I sat in the back. I put my hand
on his, and he looked over at me. "I love you." I told him, "plain and
simple." A smile formed on his face, and he nodded in agreement.

     "Chris, I can't think of anyone else that makes me feel the way you
do." Kevin whispered into my ear. I loved when Kevin said sweet things like
that to me. We arrived at the house and set our luggage in the foyer. Kevin
and I walked to the kitchen while Brian went to the bathroom. Holly was in
the yard still, and A.J. was watching TV. I sat down next to him.

     "What are you watching?" I asked him.

     "You know this satellite TV is great. There are so many movies on."
A.J. said as he flipped around the stations. "The shoot's at three."
A.J. told Kevin. Kevin nodded and sat next to me on the couch. He pulled me
down onto him and I leaned onto him.

     "You two still all touchy like that? What, you guys didn't get enough
in yesterday?"  A.J. joked. I punched his arm, causing him to recoil.

     "Sorry A.J. Guess I don't know my own strength." I apologized.

     "It's OK, just a little sore from yesterday."

     "Garden?" Kevin asked.

     "Yeah, how'd you know?" A.J. asked with a puzzled look.

     "Brian." Kevin said. Holly walked into the house with an armload of
cut flowers.

     "Back already?" she asked as she set the flowers on the counter. She
got a blue glass vase and began filling I with water and then the flowers.

     "I'm going to go unpack." I said as I walked out of the room. I walked
to the foyer and grabbed the suitcases. I brought them up to my bedroom and
then began to unpack. Kevin walked into the room and sat down on the
bed. He grabbed Mickey, "Miss us?" he asked the stuffed animal. I laughed
and walked over to him. I gave him a kiss and he set Mickey back down on
the bed. He put his arms around me as the kiss continued. I pulled away and
glanced at the clock. We had an hour before the guys had to be at the photo
shoot and I had to be there early to pick out the clothes and stuff.

     "I'm going to have to go in a few minutes." I told Kevin. "Are you
going with me or with the other guys?"

     "I think I'll go with you. What's wrong with getting there early?"

     "Nothing, just thought that you'd be sick of me after all the time
we've spent together." I joked.

     "I couldn't get sick of these sweet lips." He said as he kissed me
again. We broke the kiss and walked back downstairs. A.J. and Brian were
ready to go and Holly would be leaving any time now.

     "Let's get going." Kevin said as he motioned for us to leave.

     "Yes sir!" A.J. and Brian said in unison as they marched out to the
car. I laughed and followed them, with Kevin not far behind. We got in my
car and Brian drove with A.J. in the front side passenger. Kevin and I were
sitting together in the back seat. I leaned onto him and he drew his arms
around me as the ride progressed.

     "What's this shoot for?" I asked the guys.

     "Who knows? It's not like we get to choose what photos go in what
magazines." Brian stated.

     "We do get to choose what pictures get used, though." A.J. said. "And
you get to choose what we get to wear."

     "Oh, that's going to be fun." I said sarcastically. I heard Kevin
laugh lightly and he began running his fingers through my hair gently. "I
need to get my hair cut, huh?" I asked him.

     "I don't care if you do or not, because you'll still look beautiful to
me." Kevin said.

     "That was so sweet. Cheesy, but sweet." I told him. We arrived around
two thirty and I walked over to the supervisor that was on site. He told me
to go to the trailer and to remove the clothes from the racks that wouldn't
go. I walked over to the trailer as Kevin and the guys went to go talk to
someone. I walked inside and began taking out all the clothes that I didn't
like. It was a lot of clothes. Since the shoot was going to be on a big
hill with green grass and trees, I needed to choose clothes that were going
to make them `fit' in with the backdrop. I put together about three outfits
and set them on one side of the rack for each of the guys. There were a lot
of clothes to choose from and many different brands, styles and colors. It
wasn't easy choosing. I managed, and in about an hour, I was done. I walked
out and decided to meet up with Kevin in the makeup trailer. I saw Nick,
Howie, and Kevin in chairs getting ready.

     "Where are A.J. and Bri?" I asked.

     "Wardrobe." Howie told me. "Didn't you see them on your way here?"

     "No, I guess I wasn't really paying attention."

     "Have fun looking at all the clothes?" Nick asked.

     "Oh, yeah." I told him. He smiled and got out of the chair. "Well, I'm
off." He said as he went to the wardrobe trailer. I sat down in his chair
and looked at Kevin. The lady was doing his hair and another was putting on
makeup.

     "Hey there hot stuff." I said to him. He smiled at me and rolled his
eyes.

     "Julie, would you mind giving Chris here a haircut?" Kevin asked the
woman that just finished doing his hair.

     "Sure thing Kev. Chris, stay where you are, I'll get a robe, and be
right over." She got the black robe and put it on over me. She led me over
to a sink and I sat down. She turned on the warm water and began to wash my
hair out. "How do you want it cut?" she asked me.

     "Anything that will be easy to take care of and Kevin will like." I
told her.

     "Just make sure Kevin still recognizes you, right? That's cute." She
said.

     "You know about Kev?" I asked her.

     "Oh, yeah. Working on him for years will give you some ideas." Julie
said. She finished and wrapped a towel around my head. "Come on over." She
said and she brought me back to the chair I was sitting in earlier. "I
think I'm going to color it." She said. "Sure thing, just keep it normal
looking." I laughed. "None of the A.J. going on here."

     She grabbed some things and began to cut my hair. I could see the bits
of black hair falling onto the black robe I was wearing. Kevin had left a
while ago, and I was wondering which outfit he would be wearing. Julie cut
my sideburns and the back. She told me to walk back over to the sink to put
some highlights in. She grabbed a couple of bottles and squirt them in a
bowl to be mixed. She grabbed some brushed and began brushing the pudding
like substances into my hair. This was kind of cool. She finished and then
let it sit for a minute, bring up a chair next to me.

     "So does Kevin treat you well?" Julie asked me.

     "Yeah, he treats me better than anyone could."

     "I can tell you really like him."

     "I do."

     "Well I hope that someday you'll say those words to him...like maybe
in a wedding?"

     "Maybe someday."

     "I know Kevin wants to get married. He's told me so many times that he
needs commitment. I think that he's finally found it." Julie ran her
fingers through my hair, "I think that you're done." She said. She began
rinsing out all the dye that she had put in.  Then she started drying my
hair and turned me around to the mirror.
 
     "Wow, this looks great." I said. My hair was black still, with shades
of dark red and brown in it now. "This is so cool."

     "Well, let me get some gel in it and you can go watch your Kevin." She
gelled up my hair and said, "Shake." I shook my head to let my hair lay
down naturally. She fiddled with it and smiled. "Done." I thanked her and
offered some money, but she wouldn't take it. I walked outside and over to
where the guys were standing. I stood behind the camera and got some
surprised looks from the guys. They got back into their serious looks and
the photographer snapped a few more pictures.

     "OK, guys, just one more roll of film and one more outfit for each of
you." The guys went to go change and I stayed with the photographer.

     "You did a good job with the wardrobe. I'm Mike." He said and offered
his hand.

     "Thanks." I said. "This is a really different backdrop." The trees had
their leaves red, I guess they were red maple trees, and the grass was
green. The color contrast was really cool and the guys would be wearing
mainly black clothes, so they would really be fitting.

     "Yeah, it's going to be a great set of shots."

     "Did they do their head shots yet?"

     "Yeah. Now we're doing the group shots."
 
     `How long was Julie cutting my hair?' I thought. Just then, I saw the
boys come out and few minutes after, and walk back over to the trees. Kevin
was wearing the jacket that I gave him, and it made my heart burst. He must
really like that jacket, he's worn it so many times since I got it for
him. He smiled at me, and waved for me to come over. I walked over while
the photographer was getting some equipment.

     "How do I look?" He joked.

     "Great. Like my hair?"

     "Looks good. Remind me to thank Julie. She works magic."

     "You have to get serious. Can't disappoint the fans can you?"

     "Of course not." He put his serious face on and I smiled. He was so
sexy like that.  "I'm wearing the jacket, you know."

     "I know, that's why you look so sexy. Who am I kidding, you always
look sexy." I said. I leaned in for a kiss and got a quick peck on the
cheek. "Later." Kevin said.

     The photographer came back and I got out of the picture. After about
another twenty minutes, the guys were done and were changing back into
their street clothes. I waited for Kevin and the others while they changed.

     "Julie! Thanks again for doing my hair for me." I said as she walked
by. Kevin came up from behind and wrapped his arms around me. "Thanks
Julie. He looks so sexy."  Kevin joked with her. We walked over to the car
and waited for Brian and A.J.

     "What are we doing for dinner tonight?" I asked Kevin.

     "We'll probably just go out. No big deal." He told me. "Where should
we go?"

     "How about Chinese food?"

     "That sounds good. I could go for some Chinese." Kevin said as he
swayed me back and forth. "Know any place good?"

     "I'll just call my mom." I told him. Brian and A.J. came over and got
into the car.

     "The hair rocks, Chris." A.J. said as he playfully ran his hands
through my hair.

     "Thanks, coming from you, that is one heck of a compliment." I told
him.

     "Funny." He said.

     "So where are we going?" Brian asked.

     "Home, then we're going out for some Chinese." Kevin said.

     "Sounds good." Brian said. He started up the engine and we were on our
way back home. Kevin holding me the whole way.

To Be Continued

Author's Note: Hey! Here I am again. Thanks for reading the story and
sending me your comments (bsb-story@usa.net) It's great getting the good
stuff, and the bad stuff too. The next installment will be out in about a
week, so see you then.