Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 04:56:47 -0800 (PST)
From: Francis O'Ratigan <frnceso@yahoo.com>
Subject: As the Last Stone Falls Chapters 7, 8 & 9

Ok So Kevin and Jason are back together again.  I really like it better
this way and judging from the responce I got from my fans I believe that my
fans like it this way to.  But expect some changes.  A new and more
understanding Jason will emmerge as he tries to understand the pressures
that Kevin is under and the wedding that they will be planning. Remember
that this is an adult story.  This story is complete fiction and in no way
reflects the sexual orientation of any of the BSB or NSYNC.  If you are a
minor than you know you should not be reading this so Scat!! Come back when
you are legal.  For those of you who are legal enjoy.

If you have questions as to where the story is headed or if you have Ideals
as to where the story should head please feel free to e-mail me at
frnceso@yahoo.com

Special Note to Nate.  IT WAS GREAT!!!! e-mail me for details.  He He He.

Chapter 7

The Limo pulled into Brian's drive way and stopped at the door.  At 3:30 in
the morning the whole house was lit up.  There were three police cars in
front of us.  Kevin and I hurried out of the car and into house.  We ran
into the living room.  We saw Brian in tears and the rest of the family
standing around nervous.  No one even noticed that we were back.

"Does some one whant to tell us what is going on?" Kevin spoke up.  All of
them began talking at once.  Kevin held up his hand for silence.

"Where the hell have you been?" demanded Brian as he rushed forward.  He
came to a screeching halt when he saw me standing on my own will.  "Jason
your walking!" he shouted pulling me into a crushing hug.  He looked at me
closely and asked, "What happen to you Jason?"

"Let's just say that we had our own little Christmas Miracle," I told him
not wanting to let him in on our little secret just yet.  "Sorry for
keeping Kevin out all night but I wanted to spend some time with him
alone," I aplogised for the two of us.  Brian grabbed my hand and looked at
the ring on my finger.

"Are you sure about this?" he asked fingering the ring.

"Yes Brian, this time I am sure about it.  He loves me very much and I love
him.  See I've given him my heart," I said pointing to the neck chain
around Kevin's neck.  Soon everyone was admiring my ring and Kevin's gift
from me.  After everyone had calmed down and the cops had left every one
went up stairs to bed.  I was left alone with Kevin by the fireplace.  I
stared into the flames thinking about how every thing had changed.  I still
remembered the first day that Kevin and I met.  I softly laughed when I
recalled his shocked expression when he first laid eyes on me.

"Are you going to let me in on the joke?" he softly asked as he stroked my
hair.

"I was just recalling how clumsy our first meeting was," I said stroking
his arm that was encircling me.  He laughed to as he recalled it to.

"Yea I guess we were pretty clumsy that day," he replied. I glanced over at
the tree.  It was a pretty tree.

"Your Aunt knows how to really decorate a tree," I commented.

"You do a pretty tree too babe," replied Kevin.

"Yea well I usually have help from--," I stopped tears comming to my eyes
as I remembered that this was my first Christmas with out my wife and son.
Kevin picked up on this right away.

"You miss your wife and son?" he asked kissing me lightly on the lips.  I
buried my head in his shoulder and sobbed quietly. "You know that they are
here with you," he commmented.  I looked up at him and into those intence
green eyes as he gently placed his hand over my heart. "As long as you
remember the love you have for them they will always be with you," he said
smiling.  I leaned forward and kissed him fully on the lips gently probing
his mouth seeking an entrance.  He allowed me in.

"Thank you Kevin," reaching up and stroking his face frowning slightly at
the stubble on the side of his face. "You always know the right things to
say."

"I kinda know where you are comming from," he said looking into the
fireplace.  I could see tears forming.  I reached up and took his chin and
turn his face towards me.

"You missing someone too?" I asked.  He nodded yes and wiped the tears
away.  "You want to talk about it."  He shook his head no.  "You know this
love thing works both ways," I gently reminded him.  "You're always here
for me.  Please let me return the favor?" I begged looking into his eyes
again.

He sighed and got up and walked to the fire place and bent down and threw
another log on and poked at it for a while.  "You know I lost my father,"
he stated.  I stood up and went to him and slid my arms around him and
kissed him on the neck.  "It's times like this I miss him the most," he
wimpered softly.  I reached up and stroked his hair until he turned around
and pulled me into a hug.  For a change I was the one who comforted him.  I
just held him being there for him allowing him to cry on my shoulder.  I
heard the clock strike 5:00 in the morning.  I didn't care.  I wouldn't
change this time spent with my lover for all of the time in the world.  He
gently pulled away and walked up the stairs and he looked back to me and
smiled. I followed him up to our room.  After moving Scrappy to the foot of
the bed we stripped and climbed in.  I laid on my back and motioned for
Kevin to lay in my arms.  He shook his head no and I realised that we now
had something new to argue about.

"Please Babe," I gently pleaded.  "Let me hold you tonight."  He grinned
and nodded yes and lay in my arms.  I gently stroked his chest and listened
to him breath until he fell asleep.  I fell asleep soon after.  Unknown to
me Kevin wasn't asleep and he soon traded spaces with me and held me for
the rest of the night.

BAM BAM BAM!!  I opened my eyes to see Kevin still asleep.  The bamming on
the door continued.  I groaned and climbed out of bed.  Scrappy raised his
head and looked up at me with sleepy puppy eyes.  "Yea Yea! I hear you," I
grumbled fumbling with the door.  I opened the door and immediately busted
up laughing.  There stood Santa, (or should I say Brian dressed up as
Santa) "Good morning Santa," I laughed showing him into the room.  Kevin
groaned and raised up on one elbow and stuck his head out from under the
covers.

"Hi Brian," he mumbled plopping back onto his pillow.

"Come on Guys hurry up and come down stairs," he whined.  "We're all
waiting on you." He said picking up Scrappy and walking out the door.  I
closed the door behind and jumped back into bed snuggling up to Kevin.  I
noticed that Kevin had a small problem.  (or should I say large one) I
smiled slyly as I eached under the covers and gently took his erection in
my hand.  He moaned softly and covered me with his body and kissed me on
the lips sliding his tongue into my mouth.  He began to grind his morning
hardon into my hand.  I broke off from kissing him and slid down so that I
was face to face with his cock.  In one gulp I swallowed it right down to
the hilt.  He took his pillow and covered his face with it and groaned
loudly into it.  He than began to thrust in and out gently at first and
than picking up speed.  I reached down and cupped his balls gently
squeezing them driving him over the edge.  Volly after Volly of his seed
came searing down my throat.  I eagerly swallowed it all.  After cleaning
him up and I crawled back up to him wearing the same sly grin on my face.

"Mery Christmas Sweet Heart," I purred bending down and lightly biting his
shoulder.  He bent down and kissed me on the top of my head.

"Merry Christmas to you too Horny Toad," he giggled.  He started his trek
down to my crotch but I stopped him.  He wore a dissapointed look on his
face.

"They are expecting us down stairs," I said ruffling his hair climbing out
of bed and slipping on a robe and shuffling into the bathroom to brush my
teeth.  I could hear Kevin in the room rumaging around for clothes.  After
spending the next ten minutes we pronounced ourselves ready to face the
family and we headed down stairs.  Scrappy met me down stairs and demanded
to be picked up so Kevin bent down to pick him up.  We walked into the
living room where the rest of the family was.  Brian was waiting by the
tree ready to assume his role as Santa.  He handed me a odd shape package.
I read the name tag and started laughing.  It read (To Scrappy from Brian).

I unrapped it and it turned out to be the largest chew bone I had ever
seen.  Scrappy saw at once and struggled to get out of Kevn's arms.  Once
free he ran over to me and picked the huge thing up in his mouth and
trotted off to a corner and started chewing on it.  I looked at Brian and
he shrugged his shoulders and started handing out presents.  Soon we all
had a pile next to us. I picked up a square box with my name on it from
Brian.  I opened and started laughing.  Kevin looked over my shoulder and
shook his head.

"UH Brian, why did you get my Fiance a box of cigars?" he asked.

"Well a couple of nights a go he was smoking one and I threw it in the
fireplace. He was so mad at me that he went to bed without dinner. So this
my way of saying sorry," he explained.  I picked one and smelled it and
sighed happily.

"Well it was my last one," I grumbled giving Brian a mock glare. A hand
reached into the box and took one out.  I looked in surprise to Kevin
smelling one to.

"HMMM not bad," he said grinning. I plopped a box into Kevin's lap.

"Open it!" I demanded.  Than he proceded to very carefully remove the
paper.  It drove me nuts.  "Open it already!" I shouted.  He just looked at
me and grinned.

"Are we a little impatient this morning?" he giggled.  I glared at him and
he sighed and tore the remaining paper off.  He than lifted the cover off
and pulled out a royal purple sweater and he immediatly tried it on.

"Do you like it?" I asked.

"Purple is my favorite color, of course I like it," he said leaning forward
and kissing me on the lips.  He plopped a present in my lap.  I of course
ripped the paper off like no tomorrow.  He laughed at me.  I lifted the
cover off the box and started laughing.  I pulled out an identicle sweater
only mine was royal blue. I noticed that Nick was paying particular
attention to the design in the carpet.  I figured out where Nick and Kevin
went after I came home from my shopping spree.  "Thank you Nick for showing
Kevin the sweater," I laughed. He looked at me with mock surprise.

"Who me?" he asked.  Brian bopped him over the head with an empty box.

"Of course you, Nicki," he laughed.  "Who else would he be talking to?"

Everyone liked the things that I had gotten for them.  I gave Nick a quick
hug for helping me with them.  The Ladies of the house went to get
breakfast ready.  I grabbed a Cigar and my lighter and slipped out of the
house.  A new snow had fallen in the early morning hours.  I bit the end of
the cigar off and lit the other end and took a huge drag off of it.  I
savored the fragrant smoke as I slowly exhaled.  A hand reached out and
gently took the cigar from me.  Kevin took a drag off of it too and handed
it back to me.

"Hmm not bad," he commmented.  He leaned forward and pressed his lips to
mine driving his tongue into my mouth.  He had an urgency about his kiss
that it surprised and shocked me.  I looked into his eyes and was surprised
to see tears in them.

"What's wrong babe?" I asked wiping his tears away.

"I don't want to loose you," he wimpered.  I pulled him into a hug and held
him until he stopped crying.

"You're not going to loose me Babe," I gently soothed him.  He broke away
and walked out into the yard absently kicking at the new snow.  I wondered
what was really wrong.  I walked over to him and wrapped my arms around
him.

"Ok Kevin," I said sternly.  "Tell me what is wrong."  He clamped his mouth
shut with a stubborn look in his eyes.  I grabbed him by the shoulders and
forced him to look at me.  "I was serious about this love thing working
both ways Kevin.  This relationship is not going to work if you dont let me
in," I pleaded with tears in my eyes.

"We leave the day after New Years," he sniffled.  I looked at him confused.

"So," I said confused.  "Why should that break us up?" I asked.

"We are going to gone for 3 months straight," walking back to the front
porch.  He sat down on one of the chairs.  I sat down beside him.  "I'm
going to miss you something terrible.  And I am afraid of what might
happen," he confessed with more tears in his eyes.  I reached out and
touched the side of his face.  He leaned into it and kissed the palm of my
hand sending shivers up my arm and up my back.

"I told you a long time ago that I would never allow us to be apart again,"
I reminded him with a smile.  He looked up at me in shock.

"But Jason I am going across the globe.  I can't expect you to follow me
that far," he said.

"But I want to follow you that far Kevin.  I would follow you to the ends
of the earth if needed," I said with tears of my own.  "I thought you
understood that I would go any where for you," I looked out across the lawn
at Scrappy who was burrying his new chew toy in the snow.  I almost laughed
at him but caught myself in time.  I looked around to see Kevin but he had
left.  I got up and followed him into the house.  "Kevin we're not done
talking yet," I said sternly.

"Can I be alone for alittle while?" he asked me.  I was hurt and I guess it
showed because he went to me and pulled me into a hug.  "I love you Jason,"
he whispered in my ear and kissed me softly on the lips.

"Promise to come back to me?" I demanded softly.  He nodded yes and headed
up stairs.

Chapter 8

True Reconciliation (The Next Stone Falls)

(From Kevin's Point of view.)

Emmense guilt racked my tired body.  Guilt over what I had done to Jason.
Once the tears started I could do nothing to stop them.  I fell into the
bed sobbing my heart out.  "God Kevin what a jack ass!" I shouted to
myself.  'How could I expect Jason to just give up his life to follow me
across the globe?  I must admit it had a certain appeal to it.  It would be
nice to have him along.  But no it would be unfair to expect that of him.'
"It would not be fair to expect him to do that for me," I said aloud.

"I think that is a decision that you should let him make," a voice said
startling me into reality.  I sat up in bed and saw Nick standing in the
door.  He came cautiously in and sat down on the bed beside me and rubbed
my back.  "What I would give for a love like Jason's," he whispered to me.

"I've hurt him so bad and he took me back Nicki," I sniffled at him.

"A sign of true love," he replied.  "Yup that is what I call it.
Definately a sign of true love."

"You think I should let him go with us on our world tour?" I asked.  Nick
bit his bottom lip as if thinking hard.  I never knew Nick to be so mature.
He looked at me with all seriousness.

"If he wanted to follow you into the depths of hell you would play hell
trying to stop him.  Face it Kevin, he loves you beyond reason.  And a love
like that only comes around once a life time.  So in answer to your
questin, yes you damn well better let him follow you," he said sternly.  I
looked in shock at the hard look he was giving me.  "You let him slip away
Kevin and you are the biggest Jack Ass that ever walked the face of the
earth!" he said getting up and leaving the room.  I laid back down and
thought about what Nick had said.  I started laughing.  Who would of
thought that I would be taking advise from all people but Nick.

(From Jason's point of View.)

Nick came walking into the living room and grabbed my arm and started
pulling me outside.  "Come on mister," he said sternly.  "You and I need to
have a talk." I looked up at him shocked.  We finally made our way outside.
He sat down and motioned me to do the same.  "Do you love Kevin?" he askes
harshly.

"Yes I love Kevin," I said back getting on the deffensive.

"Than why is he upstairs alone crying his heart out over you!" he shouted
at me.

"My fiance asked to be left alone, and I respected his wishes," I shouted
back.

"Bull shit Jason, every time I turn around Kevin is alone crying his heart
out because of you!" he yelled at me.  I took a couple of breaths to calm
myself down.

"Do you think I don't know what he is doing up there?" I sobbed out
pointing to the window where Kevin was.  Nick looked away.  "Hey ass hole
look at me when I am talking to you," I demanded.  He glared at me.  "Every
time he is hurting I hurt to.  Every time I go to him to help he pushes me
away!"  I was calmer now and the tears were gone.  "Last night and the
night before I held him whiled he cried himself to sleep.  So don't fucking
tell me that I am not there for him," I yelled at him stalking back into
the house.

"Jason, please wait," he begged.  I stopped and turned around and walked
back outside.  "I'm sorry I yelled at you," he said looking down at his
feet.  "It's just that I care about Kevin and I don't want to see him
hurt," he explained.  I walked back outside and into the yard.  Nick
followed me at a distance.  "He wants you to come with us on our world tour
so bad," he mumbled.

"All he needs to do is ask and I will follow him to the ends of the earth,"
I said picking up Scrappy.  He had finished burying his chew toy.  I think
he will be disapointed when sun melts the snow and reveals his hidden
treasure.

"Does he know that?" asked Nick.

"Oh yes he does, I told him so." I looked up at the clear blue sky and
breathed deeply the Kentucky Air.  "I love him and need him like I need the
air to breathe," I sighed grinning like a school boy in love.  Nick looked
closely at me and nodded his head in agreement.

"Than tell him dammit!" said Nick harshly.  I looked at him in confusion.

"I tell him every day we're together," I insisted.  He just shook his head
in aggravation and poked me hard on the chest repeatedly.

"No ass hole!" he shouted.  "Tell him with your heart.  Some times actions
speak louder than words," he said in almost a whisper and turned around and
walked back into the house leaving me alone with my own thoughts.  Nick's
words had a hard ring of the truth in them.  He confirmed everything that I
thought was wrong with our realationship.  It was pretty much one sided.
Kevin was showing all of the love and caring and I was showing nothing in
return.  Oh all of the trappings were there.  Every one saw us hugging and
kissing all of the time.  They saw us snuggling together and heard us
although not saying anything make love.  But they also saw what Nick saw.
Kevin was hurting in his own quiet way and I was standing on the sidelines
doing nothing.  I would rather cry out my sorrow to a cold stone grave
marker than go to him.  I gathered my thoughts and went into house and
upstairs and crept into our room.  I found him sitting in a chair with his
head bowed.  Tears were flowing freely.  I went to him and sat at his feet
laying my head in his lap.

"Can you ever forgive me?" I asked looking up at him.  He looked down at me
in shock.

"Forgive you?" he asked.  "You have done nothing wrong Jason.  I am the
one---," I stopped him by placing my hand over his mouth.

"That is where you are wrong my love," I confessed.  "I have hurt you more
than you could have ever hurt me."  He opened his mouth to stopp me.
"Please let me finish Kevin."  He nodded.

I stood up and sat on the bed and patted the bed beside me.  He got up and
came over to me.  He laid his head on my shoulder and I wrapped my arms
around him and pulled him close.  "I am guilty of the sin of Pride Kevin,"
I said stroking his hair.  "All the while you were alone and with out me
you were crying out in pain and loneliness.  And you turned to another man
for comfort.  It was wrong and I know it and you do to.  But where was I?
Where was my love and support for the pain you were going through?" I asked
tears comming to my eyes.  His hand reached and wiped them away.  "You were
hurting and I was so fucking hung up on myself and how good I was and how
wrong you were that I never saw the real hurting Kevin.  The Kevin that I
love and would die for was crying for help and I ran to a peice of rock for
comfort," I sobbed out.  He looked at me in surprise and wonder.

"I had no ideal that you felt that way," he whispered.

"I didn't at first," I sniffled.  "It took a heart to heart talk with Nick
to point out what a jack ass I have been."  He giggled softly and pulled me
into a hug and pressed his lips to mine.

"So you had a heart to heart to?" he asked shaking his head.

"You to?" I asked back.  He nodded.

"He says that I had better damm well let you follow me around the world,"
he smiled ruffling my hair.

"Well he is right you know," I smiled up at him.  "You would play hell
trying to keep me away from you."  He started laughing at me and I
playfully punched him in the arm.  "What is so funny?" I asked.

"That was excactly what he said," he giggled.

"Scary isn't it?" I asked.

"What?" he asked bending in for another kiss.

"That we would be taking advise from Nick," I giggled.  His laughter rang
out through the room.  My laughter joined in and we reveled at the music it
made.  My stomach made a growling noise and we busted up laughing again.

"Sounds like you are hungry," he giggled pointing at my stomach.  I leaned
in for a kiss and rubbed my hand over his crotch.  He moaned softly and
pushed me away gently.

"Hungry for you," I purred at him licking my lips.  He just shook his head
and grinned.

"Man don't you ever stop?" he asked laughing climbing out of bed and headed
towards the door.

"Not when it comes to you babe," I said following him out of the room.

The rest of the two days went smoothly.  Kevin and I quietly excused
ourselves as we made our way back to Fron Royal and hid away from the world
in our private hideaway mountain retreat.  Brian and Nick knew where we
were but choose to leave us alone in peace.  Scrappy of course had addopted
Brian since they had made up and Scrappy was staying with Brian and Nick at
South Fork.  They were getting the house ready for the News Years Eve Bash.
It was to be the biggest thing to hit Front Royal in years.  Two days
before we were to head back to South Fork I awoke to Kevin over me.  He was
naked and sporting a huge hard on.  He gently inserted his cock into me.  I
moaned out loud for the pleasure it caused.  He gently thrusted in and out.
I looked deep into his eyes and conveyed my love with my eyes.  He groaned
out my name as he picked up speed.  Sweat covered our bodies making them
shine in the early mornng light.  He bent down and lightly bit one of my
nipples.  As he bit down he looked up at me and grinned naughtily.  I threw
my head back and let out a loud groan only to have Kevin's mouth cover
mine.  His tongue driving into my mouth silencing all noise from me.  The
only noise that could be heard was the noise of our two bodies comming to
gether.

"Ohh Man Jason I'm close," he rasped out.  I too was close and that was
with out even touching my cock.  Kevin's movements against it was doing all
of the work.  I opened my eyes and locked onto his and watched as he
orgasmed.  I felt his hot seed sear into me.  This sent me over the edge
and I to exploded.  My seed covering our chests.  He lay ontop of me mixing
our sweat and semen together.  After we calmed down he grinned down at me.
"How did you like your wake up call Babe?" he asked.  I reached up and
pulled his sweaty head down to mine and pressed my lips to his.  I moaned
softly as I drove my tongue into his mouth.  He to moaned and joined in our
neverending battle for control.  "Umm Jason?" he aksed trying to break my
hold.

"Yes sexy?" I asked sucking on his left pectorial.

"I uh kinda sorta have to go to the bathroom," he giggled out.

"What if I don't want to let you go?" I said continuing to give my lover a
hickey. I was paying him back for the last one he gave me.

"Well than we are going to have a bigger mess than what we already have,"
he gently explained.  I reluctantly let him go.  I could hear him doing his
business in the bathroom and I reluctantly climbed out of bed and shuffled
towards the bathroom.  When I walked in He was just finishing.  He was
standing there in all of his glory.  He hair a mess and wearing a goofy
smile on his face that made him look like a kid again.  I winked at him and
started the water in the shower and climbed in and held out my hand to him.
He gladly took it and followed me in.  The hot water cascaded down our
sweat and seamen soaked bodies washing the evidence of our lovemaking away.
I watched him as he threw back his head and allowing the stream of water to
hit him square in the face.  He opened his mouth to allow some in and after
rinsing his mouth out he spit it down the drain.  I picked up the sponge
and soaped it and knelt infront of him and started with his feet and soaped
him up.  Once I reached his low hanging balls he was sporting a huge
erection again.  I couldn't resist.  I buried my face into his crotch and
swallowed his cock.  He threw back his head and let out a moan.  I started
bobbing up and down on his cock.  I also gently massaged his balls.  This
drove him crazy and he started to fuck my face with urgent thrust.  I
backed off just a little to allow him the extra space for his thrusts.
Huge globs of precome leaked out of his cock and I swallowed it greedily.
He pulled out completely and froced me around so that my back was facing
him.  He ramed his cock up my already tender ass.  I wimpered half because
the pain it caused and half because of the pleasure.  This only served to
drive him harder. His thrusts became harder and harder each thrust slamming
into me.  I had never been fucked so hard in my life.  He threw back his
head and let out a half growl and groan and than bit into my shoulder as he
shot his load deep into my bowles.  The mixture of pain from the bite and
pleasure I recieved from his orgasm shot me over the edge and I too
exploded all over the shower wall.  We broke apart and stared at each
other.

"Wow!" I breathed out looking at his wet body as he breathed heavily in and
out.  He looked over me and his eyes got large with worry when he stopped
at my shoulder he had bit.  He reached out and touched it.  It was than I
noticed that I had pain.  His hand came away with blood on it.

"I hurt you," he wimpered with tears comming to his eyes.  I looked at him
with care and sympathy.  I reached up and wiped the tears from his face.

"It was a love bite Babe," I soothed him.  "A scar that I will wear
proudly," I said grinning.  He just shook his head and continued to cry.  I
pulled him into a hug and let him cry.  "It's alright babe, really it is,"
I soothed him wiping his tears away.  "I kinda enjoyed it," I admitted.
Yes the rough sex was exciting.  Something I had never done before.  It was
so spontaneous.  I started to get hard just thinking about it.  Kevin
noticed and laughed at me.

"Yea, well junior enjoyed it too," He giggled climbing out of the shower.
I stayed behind and finished showering.  After I was done I climbed out and
shuffled into the bedroom.  Kevin was no where to be seen.  I started
rumaging around for something to wear.  I felt a stinging sensation on my
shoulder and turned around to see Kevin with some Peroxide and some cotton
swabs in his hand.  He sat me down and began to gently clean the bite
marks.  After he was done he kissed me lightly on the lips and allowed me
to finish getting dressed.  I found a baggy pair of jeans and and my blue
sweater that Kevin had gotten me and I finished getting dressed.  After
spraying some AVATAR on I went out into the living room and switched the
T.V. on.  What came on sent shivers up my spine.  There plastered all over
the screen was Kevin and I locked in a passionate embrace with our lips
locked together.  There was no mistaken that it was us.  I let out a scream
and collasped to the floor burying my face in my hands sobbing.

"What's wrong Babe?" asked Kevin running into the living room.  I pointed
to the screen.

"This was the scene outside South Fork when Kevin Scott Richardson paid
Screen Play Writer Jason Gibson a visit over a week ago.  This footage was
taken by a free lance Photographer who was on scene at the time.  It
clearly shows that Kevin Richardson and Jason Gibson are involved in a
Relationship of some kind.  Neither Mr. Richardson or Mr. Gibson could not
be reached for comment.  The Official Statement from Brian Littrel of the
Backstreet Boys was and I quote.  "We support Kevin and Jason 100%.  I am
sure that they will release a statement on their relationship some time
soon.  In the mean time we thank our fans for their continued support.
That is all.

I sat there looking at the screen in tears.  "It's over Kevin.  I have
destroyed the Backstreet Boys," I sobbed.  He pulled me into a hug and
tried to sooth me.

"Shhh Jason," he soothed.  "It will be alright, you'll see," he said
stroking my hair trying to calm me down.  The phone rang.  I got up to
answer it.

"Hello," I said.

"Hey Jason," said Brian.  "I take it you've seen the news."

"Yea Brian we saw it," I sobbed out.  Kevin was at my side with his hand
around my shoulder.  "God I am so sorry Brian."

"Jason, don't do that to yourself.  It's not your fault.  You and Kevin
love each other," he said in a calm reasuring voice.  "We will get through
this together."  I handed the phone to Kevin who talked to Brian for a few
more moments.  After hanging up he walked over to me and pulled me into a
hug.

"Hey cutey," he whispered in my ear.  "How are you holding up?"

"Not to good for some one who just destroyed your carreer," I sniffled.  He
giggled softly at me.  I turned on him angry.  "How can you laugh at this
Kevin?" I shouted at him.  "Don't you realize what has happened?"

"Yes I do Jason," he said seriously.  Taking my hand in his he led me to
the couch and sat me down.  Looking into my eyes he smiled.  "What you just
seen is a blessing.  This frees us to persue our realationship like we
should beable to.  We don't have to hide anymore."

"But what about your singing carreer?" I sniffled.

"Jason alot of singers have come out of the closet and have survived.  I
will survive," he said softly.

"But you're in the worlds largest boy band.  All of those girls will hate
you," I argued.

"And that is a bad thing?" he grinned.  I sighed loudly looking at him
aggravated.

"It is if they are paying your bills," I said harshly.

"What about that kid in Boyzone?" he asked me.

"What kid in Boyzone and what is Boyzone?" I asked.

"It is a boy band that is hitting the scene and one of the lead singers has
come out of the closet.  It hasn't hurt them.  If any thing it has made
them more popular.  Now the Gay community is supporting them more openly,"
he said.

"I don't think I like the ideal of thousands of Gay Boys screaming for you
Kevin," I said giggling. He busted up laughing

"What?  Is my lover jealos of a few thousand teenage boys that oggle at
me?" he said ruffling my hair.

"Yea you bet I am.  I am the only one allowed to oggle at you," I grinned
seductively.  He just smiled at me and put on his shoes.

"Come on Jason there is a press conference at South Fork we have to
attend," he said gently pulling me towards the door.

Chapter 9

Facing the Music and Freedom!

I was nervous all the way over to the house.  Once we reached the drive way
we saw a huge crowd of fans.  Alot of them were holding signs of support
for us.  They surprised me so much that by the time we reached the crowd I
was in tears.  One of the fans screamed at the top of her lungs.  "Way to
go Kevin and Jason.  We love you!"  Kevin and I waved at them smiling.  The
security gently pushed the crowds back to allow our car through. The entire
length of the driveway was lined with fans and supporters.  The press had
also showed up in force.  We drove into the garrage and we exited the car
and went into the house.  Once inside Brian rushed up and hugged us both.

"It was that Bastard Casey!" he said with tears of anger in his eyes.
"Brittney hired him to bring us down.  This is all her doing."  He clamped
his hand onto my shoulder.  I shied away from the touch because of the bite
Kevin had given me that morning.  "What's wrong Jason?" he asked worried.

"Nothing Brian," I told him.  "Just alittle sore from this morning."

"What happened?" he demanded.  "Did he hurt you?" he asked glaring at
Kevin.

"No he didn't hurt me Brian.  I am alright," I soothed Brian.  He didn't
believe me and grabbed me by the arm and pulled me into the kitchen.  He
reached up and pulled the sweater down to expose the bandage.

"What the fuck is that?" he asked removing the bandage.  Once he saw the
bite marks he went off.  "The bastard bit you?" he screamed.  "I'll kill
him!"  He took off to get Kevin but I stopped him.

"Brian wait!" I shouted at him grabbing him by the shoulder.  "He didn't
mean to do that."  He turned around and glared at me.  "It happened during
sex.  Ok?  We both got alittle carried away is all," I explained blushing.
"But it was great though," I giggled softly.  Once he found out that it
happened while we were making love he blushed.

"Sorry about that Jason," he mumbled looking down at his feet.  "I care
about you and I don't want to see you get hurt."

"Well this kind of pain is different. Man your cousin is great," I sighed
grinning.  He held up his hand to stop me from telling him any more.

"Whoa there cowboy," he laughed.  "That is enough info I need right now."
He pulled me into hug and held me for a moment.  The door opened and in
walked my lover.

"Hey you two break it up," He laughed.  "The press awaits."  He ushered us
out the front porch.  AJ and Howie were there to.  Howie glared at me and
flipped me off.

"Don't worry about him.  He just pissed is all.  It will wear off,"
consoled AJ.

"Like hell it will, AJ.  We can all kiss our fucking carreers goodbye
because of him!" He yelled pointing at me.  Tears came to my eyes.

"All I can say is that I am sorry Howie," I stammered.

"Don't you dare fucking apologies to that ass hole Jason!" Shouted Nick.
"You and Kevin love eachother, don't let that ass hole mess it up for you
two," said Nick putting his arm around me.  I shyed away from him because
of the pain of the bite mark.  I was starting to get concerned.  He noticed
to and looked at me funny.

"Don't worry about it Nick, Kevin and I just had to much fun this morning
is all," I smiled at him.  He let it go.

"Well just don't let him hurt you," he wispered in my ear.  I reached up
and ruffled his hair.  Which of course ticked him off.  And he stomped off
to the corner to fix his hair.  I started laughing and he flipped me off.
The door opened and Kevin and I stepped out onto the porch.  The screaming
and cheering started and the cameras started clicking.  Kevin smiled and
waved at the crowd.  I was used to handling crowds before during my short
stint in Politics but I wasn't prepared for a crowd this large.  I started
to shy away from this scene.  Than Kevin did something that filled me with
hope and joy.  He took my hand and squezzed it and gave me a small kiss on
the lips and brought me forward.  The crowd saw it and went nuts.  I took a
deep breath and stepped forward with Kevin.  We walked over to the podium.
Kevin spoke first.

"UHH I would like to thank you for comming here today.  As you are probably
aware of the rumors well Jason Gibson and I are here to set the record
straight.  About 4 months ago I had the honor of bumping into this gorgeous
man.  It was love at first sight," he started.  There was silence in the
crowd you could hear a pin drop.  He turned to me nodded.  And than he
turned back to the crowd.  "I am gay and I am in love with Jason Gibson.  I
understand that my life style may offend some people but my love for Jason
is strong and true."  The crowd went nuts.  The fans started clapping and
cheering for us.  But I also noticed a group of young men standing off to
the side of the porch.  They were sending hostile glares our way.  I made
up my mind to watch them closely.  Kevin spent the next few moments
answering questions for the press and fans than he turned the podium over
to me.  I stepped up only after wispering to him to watch the guys that I
was worried about.  I looked out over the crowd and started speaking.

"I would like to thank you for comming out here today and thank you for the
support you have given us.  I am here today to also set the record
straight.  I am gay and madly in love with Kevin Scott Richardson.  Sorry
about that ladies but my heart is with him," I lightly joked.  There was a
rippling of laughter in the air.  I saw movement out of the corner of my
eye but I kept on talking.  "I too understand that my life style may not be
acceptable to most of you here today.  But my love for this great man is
true and strong.  There is nothing I wouldn't do for him."

"Would you die for him faggot?" screamed a voice.  I turned to see Casey
raise a gun and point it at me and open fire.  Kevin screamed and jumped
towards me One of the bullets slammed into my shoulder.  Another one
slammed into the podium.  Kevin slammed into me and I went down under him.
The pain was intence.  I heard other gun shots and alot of screaming.  I
felt blood dripping on my face I looked up and saw a patch of blood in
Kevin's chest.

"Kevin!!" I screamed.  He didn't answer me.  Tears were streaming down my
face.  Ignoring my own pain I slid out from under him and started checking
him out.  He was fading in and out of concisness.  A hand clamped on my
shoulder and the cold barrel of Pistol rammed into the side of my head.

"Alright faggot now you die," leered Casey.  I heard the trigger being
pulled back and I said a silent prayer for Kevin and Me.  I heard a gun
shot but strangly felt no pain.  The pressure left and he fell to the
ground.  His eyes were staring up at the sky it was clear that he was dead.
I looked back and saw Brian standing there holding a smoking gun.  He
dropped it fell to his knees.

"Brian!" I shouted shocking him out of his state of shock and stress. He
shook his head to clear it and crawled over to me.  "Kevin has been shot!"
I shouted at him over the screaming.  "Help me get him into the house."  I
took Kevin's hands and he took his feet and we quickly picked him up and
took into the house.  By this time the pain in my shoulder was getting
worse.  I shook it off Nick grabbed me and pulled me down so that I was
laying on the floor.  My head ended up in his lap.  I struggled to get back
up but he held me down.

"Stay still Jason, you've been shot!" yelled Nick.  I struggled to get up
and two more pairs of hands help hold me down.

"Let me up!" I yelled franticaly looking for Kevin.  "I have to go to
Kevin," I said with tears in my eyes.  Howie's face swam into view.

"Listen to me Jason," he said calmly.  "Brian is taking care of Kevin.  Let
us take care of you."

"Please don't let him die!" I sobbed out.  I was getting weak from the pain
and loss of blood.  My eyes rolled back into my head and I welcomed the
darkness that descended upon me.

(From Brian's Point of view)

I held Kevin's head in my lab.  He was awake but wasn't talking.  He was
concentrating on breathing.  Every once and while he would glance over at
Jason with worry in his eyes.  I kissed his forhead.  "Don't worry about
Jason.  He is going to be fine Kevin.  You need to worry about yourself."
He nodded and tried to get up.  I held him down.  "You need to lie still
Kevin.  The paramedics are working on you and they need you to lie still,"
I told him sternly.

"Jason, where is Jason?" he struggled out.  Looking around scared.

"He is on his way to the hospital.  He only has a shoulder wound.  He will
be alright," I tried to calm him down.  I looked around and saw Howie
standing there off in the corner with tears running down his face.  The
paramedics loaded Kevin onto a stretcher.  Once the doors were closed on
the ambulance it sped off.  I ran back to the house to get the rest of the
guys.  A camera and microphone was shoved in my face and I shoved them out
of the way.  Once inside I went up to Howie.  He was sobbing into his
hands.

"If he dies I'll kill Jason!" he swore.  "This is all of his fucking
fault!"

"He didn't pull the trigger Howie!" I shouted back at him.

"He might as well have!  If he wasn't here screwing Kevin than Kevin
wouldn't be on his way to the hospital with a fucking bullet in his chest,"
he yelled back trying to get by me.  I shoved him back against the wall.

"Kevin loves Jason and that is why he is laying on that stretcher.  He took
a bullet for Jason man!" I sobbed at him.  Howie looked up at me with shock
and disbelief in his eyes.

"Why?" he sobbed into my shoulder.  "Why did he have to do that?"

I took Howies chin and forced him to look at me.  "He did it because he
loves Jason very much.  And those are the things you do if you love someone
as much as they do," I calmly explained to him. "Now come on let's get Nick
and AJ and get our asses to the Hospital.  Two of our brothers need us
right now," I said.  We all headed towards the car when the Police stopped
us.

"I am sorry gentlemen," a cop said to us.  "But your going to have to
answer some questions first."  I looked at AJ and he shrugged and we
reluctantly headed back inside the house.

At the Hospital From Jason's point of view.

I found myself laying in a hospital bed.  My shoulder was wrapped up in a
bulky dressing.  I had an IV in my arm that also had blood running into it.
Evidently I had lost a lot of blood.  I tried to get up but found that I
was strapped to the bed.  I hit the call button.  A nurse walked in and
smiled at me.

"Nurse, why am I restrained?" I asked angry.

"You were combative and tore out your IV three times.  So we had to
restrain you.  If you promise not to try and get away we will remove the
restraints," she explained to me.

"I promise that I wont escape alright?" I pleaded.  She grinned and removed
the restraints.  I sat up in bed and looked around.  "Where is Kevin?" I
demanded.

"He is in emergency surgery," she said.  "You really should lie down
Mr. Gibson."  I laid back into bed and raised the head of the bed up so I
could see what was going on around me.

"How is he?" I asked scared of the answer.  She shook her head and tears
came to my eyes.  The heart monitor recording my heart picked up speed.
"Please tell me he is going to live," I begged her.  She walked to me and
put her hand on my arm.

"We are doing every thing we can for Mr. Richardson.  Please try and relax
and rest some," she said softly.  I got angry again and sat up in bed again
and removed the oxygen tube from my nose and swung my feet over the edge of
the bed.  "Please Mr. Gibson, lie back down, you need to rest!" she shouted
at me.

"I am not going to rest untill I know that Kevin is alright.  Let me talk
to a doctor now!" I shouted.  I got dizzy yelling and the room spun and I
plopped back down in the bed.  The door opened and in walked Nick.

"Is he giving you a hard time Nurse?" he asked walking over to me.  The
nurse took that as a sign to leave us alone.  "You need to calm down
Jason!" he said sternly.

"They wont tell me anything about Kevin!" I wimpered out.  He pulled me
into a hug.

"He's in surgery right now.  We know as much as you do," he said calmly.

"Please Nick, don't let him die," I pleaded incoherently as the drugs took
affect.  I closed my eyes and fell into a drug induced sleep.

Out side the emergency room from Brian's Point of View.

I watched Nick walk out of the cubicle that they were holding Jason in.  He
had unshed tears in his eyes.  "How is he?" I asked pulling him into a hug.

"He is sleeping now," he sniffled.  "Any word about Kevin?" he asked.  I
shook my head no.  We both sat down and waited with AJ and Howie.  Three
hours later the door opens and out walks the Doctor.  I got up and walked
up to him.  AJ poked Howie in the arm and woke him up.

"How is he doing Doc?" I asked.  The Doc finished removing his mask and his
expression sent shivers up my spine.  "Oh God, no!" I prayed out loud.
"Please tell me that he is alright."

"He made it through surgery.  We almost lost him twice.  The next few hours
will be criticle.  We have him in intensive care right now." explained the
Doctor.  I heaved a sigh of relief.

"Can I see him please?" I asked.

"Well since you are family yes.  But you will have to keep you visit
short." said the Doctor.

I followed the Doctor into the IC unit.  I passed other rooms with patients
in them. One was on complete life support.  The family was gathered around
the bed.  It was clear what they were planning.  I said a silent prayer for
them and his soul.  We rounded a corner and walked into a room.  Kevin was
in bed barely concsious.  A nurse was tending to him.  I went to his side
and took his hand.  It was cold and clammy and the room smelled of death.
I choked back some tears and knelt by his bed.  "Kevin it is me, Brian," I
spoke softly.  His eyes turned and looked at me.

"Jason," he struggled out.  "How is he?"

"Jason is fine.  He has been giving the nurses a hard time," I said in a
lame attempt to lighten the mood.  He laughed softly.  He squezed my hand
looked into my eyes.

"Please take care of him," he said with such conviction that it scared me.

"You're going to be fine Kevin," I tried to convince him.  He shook his
head no.

"Promise me you will take care of him," he said louder.  The heart rate
started to pick up.

"Ok Kevin I promise, I will take care of him," I said to calm him down.  He
smiled at me and squesed my hand again.  The Heart monitor let a long and
solid beep.  I screamed out his name as loud as I could as my heart craked
into a million pieces.

"We're lossing him!  CODE BLUE CODE BLUE in IC unit 6!" yelled the nurse.
I was dragged out of the IC unit.  I crumbled to the floor unaware that
Nick and AJ and Howie was there too.

****************************************************************************

Opps I did it again.  Another Cliff hanger.  Will Kevin Live or Die.

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