Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2003 09:17:14 -0500
From: Lee McDougal <leo1980@pride.com>
Subject: Spinning Nick  Chapter 12

Welcome back to the next installment of Spinning Nick. I know it's been
over a week, but I'm back again! I have had crazy writers block, but I did
manage to get this out. I hope you all like it, and please let me know
either way at leo1980@pride.com I depend on your feedback to know whether
the story is good or bad, so let me know please. Thanks a million in
advance!

Spinning Nick
Chapter 12

       After Nick and Colin had rested a while, Colin decided it was time
to call Daniel and find out when and where they were going to meet for
dinner. Nick was a little nervous about being around Daniel again so soon,
but Colin had an idea that he thought would make things easier.

       "Hello, is that you Colin?" Daniel asked.

       "Yeah it's me, did caller ID give me away again?" Colin joked.

       "Yes indeed, it's a very clever thing really. So, what are we doing
for dinner?" Daniel asked.

       "Well I thought you could meet the three of us at Olive Garden."
Colin told him.

       "Three of you, who else is coming?" Daniel asked.

       "I'm going to ask my friend James to join us. I'm pretty sure he
doesn't have plans yet, and Nick and I don't want to leave him at
home. He'd probably get too bored." Colin responded.

       "That's cool, I haven't seen James in a while. He and I met the day
we faxed the papers to you about the song." Daniel told him.

       "Great, then everyone should get along fine then!" Colin said
happily.

       "Yes, I'm sure it will be fun to hang out and get to know everyone
better." Daniel stated.

       After getting off the phone with Daniel, Colin went to ask James to
go with them to meet Daniel. He was more than happy to go with them. So the
crew put on something nice yet casual, and loaded up into Nick's car.

       The ride to the restaurant wasn't very exciting, but it did give
Colin and James enough time to discuss the whole deal with Daniel being
gay. James thought it was pretty cool, and said that he always thought
Daniel was sexy. Colin probably would have agreed, but he just smiled in
response. He really didn't want Nick to worry about him and Daniel.

       Daniel arrived a little early, and had arranged a table for them all
in the back. It was pretty secluded so they would have plenty of
privacy. Since Daniel figured the conversation would eventually hit their
mutual sexuality, he was glad they had a nice out of the way section.

       Nick, James, and Colin all arrived shortly after and were shown to
the table. Everyone was greeted with handshakes and/or hugs. Daniel seemed
to be a little sad to see Colin sit in a chair on the opposite side from
him, and Nick sit in front of him. That left James to sit right next to
Daniel. Daniel hardly noticed James, but they did talk a little about the
song. James mentioned that he loved the way the song was done, because he
had listened to Colin's copy.

       "Yes, I thought `Blue Eyes' sounded great coming from your sexy
British voice." James commented.

       "Aw, thanks. I'm really glad you both liked it. It's a lovely song,
and I can't wait to release it as a single. I think it'll be this summer
sometime, and then the album should be out by fall." Daniel told them.

       "That's great Daniel. I really like some of your stuff. Gotta Get
Through this is awesome." Nick said.  At that point Colin and Daniel both
kind of laughed, and Nick didn't really get it. So Colin explained it to
him.

       "You see, at first Daniel was pretty much only known for the one
song here, and it took a lot of work to get people to take his other stuff
seriously. But now he's doing pretty well with his second single. Right
Daniel?" Colin asked.

       "Yes, it's been on TRL even! I was really excited about that. You
know you've done well if you make it on that show." Daniel said.

       "Yes, my first single was on there - but my second one was like
totally ignored." Nick stated.

       "That's a shame, your album was really good. I loved it." Daniel
told him.

       "Really, I didn't know you listened to my CD!" Nick said somewhat
excited.

       "Sure, it was great. When will the next Nick Carter album be out?"
Daniel asked.

       "Probably won't be - the album didn't catch on like we had hoped. I
am not totally giving up, but I am thinking of waiting till the market is
more accepting of pop music. It seems like only hip hop does any good of
late." Nick commented.

       "That's true, there's a whole lot of hip hop out now." James said.

       "Yes, where's the Spice Girls when you need them?" Colin joked.

       "Yeah, they did start the pop trend. Maybe someone else will return
it someday soon. Maybe our songs will help do that!" James said
enthusiastically.

       "For sure! If anyone can turn the music industry around, it's going
to be great song writers like yourself." Daniel said, and Nick nodded in
agreement.

       James and Colin both blushed at this compliment, and didn't offer
much of a response. They were fortunate enough to be saved by the bell so
to speak. The food arrived at just that moment. Food really does seem to
quiet people down at least for a while.

       James occasionally would bump into Daniel as they ate - and Daniel
would return his transaction with a smile or small snigger. The two seemed
to be getting along pretty well. Colin barely noticed them though, due to
Nick having his hand on this leg throughout the meal. Colin could hardly
eat with the thoughts of Nick's hands all over him distracting him
greatly. But they did all manage to get through, with time.

       Before they all left to head their separate ways, James made sure to
give his cell phone number to Daniel. The two had agreed to talk some more
about his new album soon, as James had another song he felt might go well
with his style.

       James and the others left after that, and headed back to Nick's
place. Nick and Colin excused themselves and headed towards the
bedroom. Nick and Colin had a long day, and they really only wanted to hold
each other close at that moment. A few deep kisses, and a warm embrace
later they found themselves falling into sleep's comfort.

       That night Colin had a dream of a future with Nick. He saw himself
ten years down the road, living in the house he and James had picked
out. Nick now lived there too, and there was a small child in the house as
well. Colin's dream of adopting a child had finally came true. Nick and
Colin walked happily down the stairs to a nice warm Christmas morning. The
young child ran to Colin and gave him a big hug.

       "Look what Santa brought me Daddy!" The boy screamed as he pointed
to the load of presents.

       "You must have been a very good boy this year, son." Nick said
giving both his husband and son a big hug.

       Colin watched as the boy turned to open his presents. Soon, wrapping
paper littered the living room floor. It was a very magical morning for
them all. Nick and Colin sat down on the couch and exchanged their gifts as
they heard their son playing with his new toys in glee.

       "Here, I picked this out especially for you." Colin said as he
handed him a black box.

       Inside the box was a gold necklace with 3 colored pendants on
it. One representing all three members of their family. Nick's eyes watered
as he saw the beautiful gift, and he pulled Colin into a warm embrace as he
kissed him.

       "I love it baby. It's so beautiful. Here open mine now!" Nick said
getting all excited.

       Colin opened the small wrapped present, and found it to be a CD. He
was confused at first, but was soon lead to the PC, where he popped it into
the computer. Next a program launched, and music from Nick's new album
started playing - and as the music played pictures of Nick and Colin
flashed across the screen. It was pictures of their life together, and even
shots of their child when he was just a baby.

       Colin's heart melted again, and if he hadn't already loved Nick, he
certainly would have fallen head over heals right then. But as love often
goes, it was a magical moment to fall in love all over again. The two were
both crying and just latched onto each other and kissed for the
longest. That, unfortunately, was when Colin woke up!

       "Wake up Colin. What were you dreaming baby? You looked so happy."
Nick said as he kissed Colin's neck softly.

       "I was dreaming about us, except it was sometime in the future I
think." Colin told him.

       "Really? What were we doing?" Nick asked.

       "It was Christmas morning, and we were watching our son open
presents." Colin blushed as he just realized exactly what he had said.

       "That's so sweet, you know I realize we haven't talked about it. But
I would like to adopt a child someday. And if we are still together, I
think you'd be a great dad." Nick told him.

       "That would be so great. I hope we can do that someday." Colin said
as they snuggled in together.

       Nick and Colin made love that morning very slow and
passionately. Nick slowly suckled on Colin's neck as he moved his body
against his. The friction was so wonderful as their now hardening shafts
touched against each other. Nick would occasionally abandon his neck to
kiss his sweet lips, and let their tongues wrestle lovingly.

       The kissing and sliding lasted forever it seemed before they both
started shooting their orgasms at the same time. Colin and Nick held each
other as though they would float away if they didn't hold on tight. As
their hearts started to slow down, they loosened up and managed to find a
position with Nick at Colin's side, as they kissed slowly.

       Colin realized sometime later, that he hadn't stayed in touch with
David lately. So he sat down at Nick's PC and wrote him an email. He wanted
to make sure to give him the address of his new house, which he had
received an email about as he logged on! The house was officially sold to
them. It would take a bit longer for the paper work to be filled, but at
least the deal was closed.

Dear David, I hope things are going well for you. I haven't gotten touch
lately I know, but life's been way crazy lately. I moved to Nashville -
temporarily, as I told you last time we talked on the phone, but now I have
big news. I really wanted to find a place in Orlando so I could be closer
to Nick, and it's a great place to live anyway! Well as it turns out James
was all for it too. We started looking for houses online.  We are down in
Orlando now, and we are spending the weekend with Nick. We looked at a
couple houses, and even put in an offer on one of the houses. The offer was
accepted today! I didn't expect it that fast, but apparently no one else
had shown serious interest in the house yet, and the couple is really
anxious to get it all taken care of. So in about a month the paper work
should all be filled, and I'll be able to officially move into my new
home. I really hope you can come and visit me when I get settled in. You're
welcome to bring Eric with you of course! The house is big enough that
you'd have your own room while you stay here - unless you're sharing it
with Eric *winks*.  I hope to hear from you soon buddy! And I love you
lots!

       Colin

       With that typed out he hit send. He hoped to hear from David soon,
and that they could indeed plan out a house warming get together
soon. James had spent a lot of the morning on the phone with Daniel. They
were talking about the song and some other stuff as well. Colin was glad to
see his two friends were bonding. He hoped that Daniel would be cool with
the way things worked out between them.

       Nick invited Brian and his wife over to have lunch with them since
Colin and James would be leaving that night. Brian was the Backstreet Boy
that Colin was closest with other than Nick of course. Brian gave Colin his
phone number at lunch that day.

       "Here keep my number just in case you need to get in touch with me
sometime. I know we just met, but I want you to know you have me as a
friend if you so desire." Brian offered kindly.

       "And the same goes for me Colin. Any friend of Brian's is a friend
of mine. I do hope you'll stay in touch, and when you get moved in, we'll
make sure to come see the new house!" Leigh Ann stated.

       "You two are too much. I have really enjoyed meeting you both. I'll
make sure to let you know when I get moved in, and I'll call you as well
just to stay in touch before then. It means a lot to know you both support
Nick and I, because I know how important Brian is to Nick." Colin told
them.

       They both gave Nick and Colin a big group hug before they
left. James even got a hug from the happy couple, before they excused
themselves back to their own home. It seemed like time just flew by before
it was time for James and Colin to be at the airport.

       Nick drove them, and once they arrived Nick parked the car. Nick was
crying when he kissed Colin goodbye, but Colin tried his best to be strong
for Nick. He held him tight and told him it would all be okay. It would
most likely be a month before the two would see each other again. But Colin
knew that good things were ahead for the two of them! So he kissed his
boyfriend one more time, and headed toward the airport bag in hand. James
had already walked on ahead, not wanting to be an interruption to the
goodbye. He found his friend setting at the waiting area for their flight
to be called.

       "I bet that was hard, huh?" James asked.

       "Yes, and I had to be strong. I didn't want Nick to see me cry then,
or he'd have never let me go." Colin stated.

       "I think your right, but he can't see you now." James stated.

       Colin let it all out then, and just cried as James hugged
him. "It'll be okay dear. You'll see him again soon. And you are both very
lucky to be in love as deeply as you are." James reminded him.

       It wasn't very long before Colin regained composure, and not long
after that the plane was starting to load the passengers. After Colin was
finally on board, he sat down and pressed his hand to the window. "I love
you Nick with all my heart. Please be safe till I can return to you."

       Unknown to him, Nick Carter was sitting in his car watching the
airplane take off, and stating almost the exact same thing. "Colin I love
you so much, please come back to me soon!"


To Be Continued

Well folks that will be the last chapter for a while. I'm flying to New
York City for a week, so that will make for at least a week's delay. I know
this one is a week late too, but I will be finishing up this story shortly
anyway, so maybe it's good to space out the last few chapters. Thanks for
all the support, and please send your comments to leo1980@pride.com And
once again big thanks to my friend Randy for all his help with the
editing!!!