Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 19:51:21 -0700 (PDT)
From: trav frnceso <bsbteamup65@yahoo.com>
Subject: Whip Lash Chapters 1 & 2

Hey hey hey!!  Wazzz up!!!  This is Travis Smith from Get Another Boyfriend.

YO! Guys and Gals, this is Francis from Lone Ranger or Zorro!

  This is bsbteamup65 coming your way.  Yea you heard right.  Two of some
of your fav writers have teamed up to bring you a new and hot story.  This
story centers around BSB and in particular Kevin Richardson.  You can
e-mail us at bsbteamup65@yahoo.com

Disclaimer: This is fiction.  Complete Fiction!  We do not know the guys in
BSB in any way.  We do not claim to know their true sexual orientation.
This story didn't happen!  Never existed except in our bizarre minds.  We
also take no responsibility for underage readers.  If you are underage than
leave now.  You are welcome to come back when you are legal.

Special Disclaimer: This story deals with some very tough issues.  There is
no violence or rape scenes in this story.  It is a love story with a sad
theme to it.  It is designed to pull at your heartstrings.  No it doesn't
deal with hate or jealousy or revenge.  But it does deal with HIV and
having to deal with loved ones who are affected by it.  If you don't want
to read this than by all means click off and find something else to do.
This story in no way condones the practice of unsafe sex!  And now we are
pleased to announce the arrival of Whip Lash!



Whip Lash

Chapter one!

Seduction!

Written by Frnceso O'Ratigan  (  frnceso@yahoo.com  )

"Ok OK I'll go to the stupid concert!" James shouted at Scott.

"Yesss!!!  Thank you thank you thank you!!!" squealed Scott as he wrapped
his arms around James Neck.  "I could kiss you!!"

"Please don't!" James laughed as he gently pushed Scott away.  "I don't
want Scott germs!"  Scott pouted for a few seconds before launching himself
onto James and tickling him.

"Scott Germs!" Scott laughed.  "I'll show you Scott Germs!"  The two
friends continued to wrestle around for a few minutes before getting up.
"Come on, we have to get ready."

"Man I can't believe you talked me into going to a teeny bopper concert.
Who are these guys anyway?" James asked as he followed Scott up to his
room.

Later outside the stadium.

"No!" James insisted.  "That is where I am drawing the line!  I'm not going
to a stupid meet and greet.  I agreed to go to the concert.  I'm not going
in there with a bunch of screaming teenage girls and get an autograph."

"But I have to meet him," Scott pleaded.

"Man I cannot believe you are A Jr. in High School.  Fine!  But I am just a
friend of yours and that is all.  If they ask if I like their music I'm
gonna be honest!" James replied rolling his eyes.  "You owe me so much for
doing this for you.  Man I hope no one from the team is here!  I can just
here it now.  Oh look there is James McDaniel!  He goes to Backyard Boys
concerts."  Scott busted up laughing.  "What?"

"Backstreet Boys!" laughed out Scott holding his sides.  "They are called
the Backstreet Boys.  Man I can't take you any where."  James rolled his
eyes again and followed the hyper Scott into the stadium.  In a few minutes
they were escorted into a room.  There was table at one end with five seats
behind it.  "Man I can't wait to see him in person!" squealed Scott.

"Whatever," grumbled James.  The door flew open and the room was filled
with screams.  "Oh boy here we go.  Yay!!!" James grumbled as he watched
them file in.  He watched a tall man walk in with a full-length leather
coat.  It was unbutton all the way down.  He was dressed all in black with
matching black cowboy hat.  He turned and looked over the crowd and locked
eyes with James.  "Whoa!" he thought to himself.  "Who is that?"  He
watched the tall man probably in this late twenties.  He had shoulder
length black hair soft emerald green eyes mustache and goatee.  He was hot!
James's heart fluttered when this god opened his mouth and started to talk.
He watched as he smiled and made a motion for the crowd to quiet down.

"If we can just calm down a little I think we can get this thing started,"
the tall one said.  "I would like to thank you for coming here tonight.  We
are always very happy to meet our fans."

"I love you Kevin!" screamed a teenager.  James immediately filed the name
in his brain.  Kevin bowed his head and smiled as a small blush crept to
his cheeks.  This got a response from some of the other band members as
they teased and poked at him for a few seconds.

"Thank you," he said softly as he smiled up at the girl.  "Now if we can
get the fun started."  The five guys walked around from the table and
walked into the small crowd.  James noticed that five really big guys kept
a respectable distance from the guys.  James didn't care about the rest of
the guys.  All he knew is that he had to figure out a way to get to Kevin.

"You like him," Scott whispered in James's ear.

"What?" James asked trying to play it off.

"Kevin," Scott giggled in his ear.  "You like Kevin."  James sighed and
grabbed his arm and pulled him out of the crowd and walked back to the end
of the room.

"Tell me all about him!" James ordered him.  Scott busted up laughing but
stopped when he saw the warning look in James's eyes.

"His name is Kevin Richardson and he is the oldest member of the group,"
Scott replied.

"And?" prodded James.

"And he would like a chance to meet you," said a deep soft voice behind
him.  James swallowed hard and turned around and looked up at Kevin.  Kevin
had a small smile on his face as he held out his hand.  James took and
shook if for a few shakes and than tried to let go but Kevin kept a gentle
but firm hold on it.

"Umm I'm James," James stammered.

"Does James have a last name?" Kevin asked smiling still holding on to his
hand.

"Yea his last name is McDaniel do you want his address and phone number
too?  Cause I can give it too you if you want it!" offered Scott.  Kevin
laughed softly and looked at James raising his eyebrows.

"Scoooott!" hissed James blushing furiously.  "You'll have to excuse him.
He had way to much sugar today."  Turning to Scott.  "Don't you have to go
find Nick or something?"  Scott just grinned at him as he turned away and
headed for the crowd of girls that was surrounding poor Nick.

"So James McDaniel," Kevin said as he touched James's shoulder.  "What
brings you out to our Concert?"

"Scott can't go any where unescorted," James joked.  This got another laugh
from Kevin.  "No really Scott twisted my arm to come."

"You don't like our music?" Kevin asked.  James looked for signs of hurt in
his voice but found none.

"Well to be honest I'm more of a country music fan myself," James admitted
looking down.

"Really?" asked Kevin.  "I'm a huge fan too."

"But you sing pop music," James said looking up in surprise.  This got
another laugh from Kevin's mouth.

"Hey," Kevin said looking into James eyes.  "I would like to hook up with
you after the concert.  Would that be all right?"

"Yea I guess," James stammered.

"Ok I'll make sure security knows to expect you.  Here is a backstage pass
so you can get back after the concert," Kevin said as he handed him the
pass.  James took it and realized that Kevin had handed him something else
too.  Looking at it he was shocked to see a condom.  He looked at the
condom and than up at the retreating Kevin.

"Hey!" Scott said as he clamped his hand on James's shoulders.  "How did it
go?"

"I don't know," James replied looking at the condom.  "What does it mean
when someone gives you backstage pass and a condom?"

"It means that he likes you," Scott laughed.  "You're going to get laid
tonight."

"What makes you so sure?" James hurled at him.  "Just because he is good
looking and gives me a condom doesn't mean I'm sleeping with him!"

"Man!" Scott said softly.  "You can't stay a virgin all of your life."
James glared at him before heading towards the front doors that led to the
arena.

"My virginity is not up for grabs tonight!" James hissed through his teeth.

"I'm sorry," Scott said as he caught up with James.  "I didn't mean to
touch on a sore subject."

In the dressing room Kevin walked in and took off the black leather coat
and laid it across the chair.  "Man I can't believe some of the stuff you
get handed at these things."

"What did you get this time Kev?" Brian asked.

"Some girl gave me a condom," Kevin said shaking his head as he started to
hand it to his cousin.  "Wait a minute, I know I have it here somewhere."
Than it dawned on him.  "Oh Fuck!" he exclaimed.  "I didn't!"

"You didn't what?" asked Brian.

"I think I gave it away to James," Kevin groaned as he smacked his
forehead.  "Man he must think I'm a slut or something."

"Umm Kevin," Brian said grinning at him.  "You are a slut!"  Kevin glared
back at him and flipped him off.

"I gotta find him," he mumbled.

"Whoa there cowboy," Brian said standing in front of the door.  "We go on
in about three minutes!"  Kevin sighed and took off his shirt and slipped
on black wife beater and his plastic armor.


In the arena in the front roll.

"Man these are awesome seats," exclaimed Scott.

"Yea, there ok I guess," James grumbled.  "When is the show going to
start?"  Just as he asked the music started and the crowd started to
scream.  James looked around and spotted some smoke and light at one end of
the arena.  Than he saw them come in surfboards in the air.  He watched in
fascination as they soared overhead.  He spotted Kevin doing cartwheels in
mid air.  Anger seethed through him when he thought of what Kevin had given
him.  He forced the anger down as they hit the stage.

"Are you ready to paaaaaaarrrrrtyyyyyyy?" asked Kevin.  Of course the crowd
went nuts.  The group started singing a song and dancing around.  After the
first song ended Kevin stepped forward and looked over the crowd.  He
spotted James and smiled at him.  "Umm I have to say something first," he
said to the crowd.  "Umm I met someone at the meet and greet and invited
him back stage after the show.  Well umm when I handed him a backstage pass
I also handed something else by mistake.  I don't want him to think any
thing bad of me.  Believe me when I say that I didn't intend on giving you
that.  Please forgive me."  With that said he nodded to the rest of the
crowd and they moved into another song.  James was relieved that it was a
mistake.  He smiled up at Kevin and started to enjoy the show.

After the concert James showed his backstage pass to the guard.  He nodded
and waved them through.  "James!" shouted a voice.  He turned and saw a
very sweaty Kevin running towards them.  "Man I'm glad you could make it."

"Umm I think this belongs to you," James said as he handed Kevin the condom
back to him.

"Man I am so sorry about that," Kevin said blushing.  "You must of thought
I was gay or something."  He frowned when he saw the hurt expression on
James's face.  "I'm sorry did I say something wrong?" he asked as he led
him to a sofa and sat him down and sat next to him.

"No no," James' tried to laugh it off.  "You didn't say anything wrong."

"Listen, if you aren't doing anything tonight, umm would you maybe want to
um go out?" Kevin asked stammering a little.  James laughed a little but
stop at once.

"Why Mr. Richardson," he giggled.  "Are you asking me out on a date?"

"No no!" Kevin quickly tried to back track but he could tell that James
wasn't buying it.  "Umm I guess, umm yes?"  James really did laugh this
time.  Kevin had to admit that he loved the way he laughed.  Kevin sighed
and waited until he stopped laughing.  When James finally did stop laughing
Kevin asked him, "How old are you?"

"Umm 17," James said quickly.  "How old are you?"

"28," Kevin responded.  James eyebrows shot up.

"Man you're old!" he exclaimed before he could stop himself.  This time it
was Kevin's turn to laugh.  "Ooooops Sorry about that," he mumbled looking
down.

"Do you mind I get a quick shower?" Kevin asked.

"Yea umm do you want me to leave?" James asked as he watched Kevin strip
out of his shirt revealing a very nice cut chest.  James quickly looked
away and swallowed hard.  He got up and started to leave so that he could
give Kevin some privacy.  Kevin's hand landed on his shoulder.

"No!" he exclaimed.  "Stay!"  James turned around and looked at Kevin
standing there in only his boxers.  James blushed and gulped and looked
down.  "Am I making you nervous?" Kevin asked softly.

"Umm no,' James managed to squeak out.

"Hey," Kevin soothed him.  "I'm just a guy getting undressed in front of
another guy right?"

"You are not just another guy," James mumbled.  "You are huge pop star!  Do
you know how many girls would love be here right now?"

"Yes I do," Kevin said softly as he moved in closer.  "But you don't see
them here do you?"  James could felt the heat radiating from Kevin and he
could smell his cologne and sweat.  James swallowed hard again and tried to
back away.  Kevin just kept walking towards him until he had him backed
against the wall.  "In fact the only two people who are here are you and
I."  James looked up at him with fear in his eyes.  Kevin reached up and
laid his hand against his cheek and rubbed it with his thumb.  "You are
beautiful you know that?"

"Umm I gotta go!" James squeaked out as he tried to get passed him but ran
into Kevin's arm.  "Please!" he pleaded as tears flowed down his face.  It
finally registered with Kevin that something was wrong.

"Ohhh God," he exclaimed as he backed away.  "Man I am so sorry." Kevin sat
down on the sofa and buried his head in his hand.  "I do this every time."

"Kevin?" asked a soft voice with a tremor of fear in it.  Kevin looked up
and saw the teen standing there.  "Umm are you um gay?"

"What would you say if I say yes?" asked Kevin as he stood up and started
walking toward him again.

"Umm I would say umm I'm gay too," James stammered swallowing hard again.

"Well James McDaniel," Kevin said looking hard into his eyes and licking
his lips.  "Than I'm gay."  Before James had time to do anything Kevin
grabbed him and pulled him close and pressed his rock hard sweaty body to
his.  He leaned down and pressed his lips to James's lips.  James let out a
small whimper and wrapped his arms around Kevin's neck giving into the
intense lust he was feeling at the moment.

Later that night Kevin pulls out of James after he climaxed.  It was hot
sex, the best kind.  Kevin looked down at James who was flushed and
breathing hard.  Carefully removing the condom he threw it away.  "Wow!" he
breathed as he lay down beside the exhausted James.  "God you were so
tight!"  He noticed that James was unusually quiet.  "James?" he asked
softly.  "You ok?"  He heard the soft whimpering of sobs.  He quickly
pulled James in his arms and held him close.  "What is it baby?" he asked
kissing James on the lips.  "Please James, I can't help if I don't know
what is wrong."

"You will think I'm dumb," sniffled James as he tried to sit up but Kevin
was holding him down.  "Please let me go."  Kevin sighed and let the teen
up.

"Can I ask you a question?" Kevin asked.  James shrugged his shoulders.
"Look at me?"  James turned around and what Kevin saw almost choked him
with sorrow.  He saw a 17-year-old boy who had lost his innocence.  Kevin
realized that he had taken something from James that could never be
returned.  He had stolen James's Virginity.  "Ohhh God," he whispered.
"Why didn't you say something?"

"I wanted to do this," James whispered.

"But like this?" Kevin asked bewildered.  "In a hotel with someone you
barely even know?"  James went to put on his boxers but Kevin stopped him.
"Did you feel good?"  James shook his head no.  "Did you even cum?"  Again
James shook his head no.  "Would you like to cum?"  James shrugged his
shoulders blushing.  "Will you let me teach how to make love?"  James
looked up with his eyes pleading with Kevin.

"Please?" he begged.  Kevin smiled and stood and reached for James's hand.

"I promise you will have a night that you will never forget," Kevin
whispered in James's ear.  He looked for more condoms but there were none.
"Umm we are out of protection."

"I trust you," James said as he reached down and took hold of Kevin's cock.
"Please make love to me again."

The next morning James woke up in Kevin's arms.  He was so happy.  Kevin
said he loved him last night.  He tried to move but Kevin's arm stopped
him.  "Don't go," Kevin mumbled.  James snuggled deeper into Kevin's arms
sighing with happiness.

"I love you Kevin," he sighed looking up at Kevin.  Kevin sighed and looked
away.  "Kevin?" he asked with his voice shaking.  "Did you hear me?"

"Yes I heard you James," Kevin said with a hard edge to his voice.

"I love you," James repeated.  Kevin shook his head no.  "What?"

"This will never work," Kevin sighed.  "I'm sorry James but with my life
style and career this is not going to work out.  You were a great guy and
all but I can't have a relationship right now.  "I'm going to have ask you
to leave."  James's heart stood still and his eyes filled with tears.  "I'm
going to take a shower.  Please be gone when I get out."  Kevin got up and
left the heartbroken teen in bed naked all alone.  Tears streamed down his
face as he got into his clothes and headed out the door.  He ran into
Brian.

"Hey James," Brian said with concern written all over his face.  "What is
wrong?"

"Nothing!" James hurled at him as he brushed by him.

Brian let himself into Kevin's room and was assaulted with the smell of
stale sweat and sex.  "Dam you Kevin!" he shouted in the direction of the
bathroom.

In the bathroom Kevin was in tears leaning against the shower wall.  "God,"
he sobbed.  "Why did I have to fall in love with him?"

Chapter 2

Heart Stopping Chill!

Written by Francis

10 months later

"James?" asked the nurse at the window.  A young blonde headed teen looked
up and smiled.  "The doctor will see you now."  James McDaniel sighed and
walked through the open door.  He didn't catch the look of sympathy pass
over her eyes.  Once inside the Doctor's office he was directed to a chair.
He sat in it and looked around the office.  It was typical office with
normal medical stuff lying around.  The door open and Doctor Tony Jackson
sat down behind the desk.

"James?" he asked.  James looked up at him.  "Do you have any ideal why I
called you in today?"

"I'm assuming that it has something to do with my physical," James
answered.  Dr. Jackson nodded and sighed.  He pulled out a file and laid it
on his desk and opens it.  "I can play football right?"

"Yes James," he sighed again.  "You can play football."

"Good," James said as he started to get up.  "I gotta go cause my senior
year is waiting for me."

"Umm James sit back down, I have some more news for you," Dr. Jackson said
pointing at the chair.  James sat down and looked expectantly at the
Doctor.

In another office in Orlando Florida.

"Kevin," Dr. Smith spoke up.  "I have the test results you wanted run.  I'm
afraid I have some disturbing news.  You HIV test came back positive."

Back in Blare County

"What the hell do you mean I am HIV positive?" screamed James.  "I'm not
sexually active!"

"Not even once?" Dr. Jackson asked.  James looked down and wiped the tears
from his face.  "James?" he asked again softly.  James broke down sobbing.
"We need to know who it was so we can let your partner know."

James didn't want to go back to that day last October.  He remembered it
well.  He had willingly given himself to a complete stranger because he
thought he loved him.  The stranger came into town and they met at a
concert and after the concert in a hotel room James lost his virginity.  To
him it was one of the highlights of his life.  The next morning it was
hell.  The stranger told him that he didn't love him.  And that there could
never and would never be anything between them.  The stranger left him
naked in bed and heart broken.  It had taken months for James to get over
him.  Finally James did move on, swearing never to fall in love again.

"James?" asked Dr. Jackson startling him back to reality.  "I need a name."

"His name was Kevin Richardson," James mumbled as he swallowed the hate he
now felt.  "He is a member of a group called the Backstreet Boys."

In Orlando Florida

"Are you sure that is everyone?" asked Brian shaking his head at the list.

"Yes Brian," Kevin hurled at him.  "I'm sure that is everyone!"

"Jesus Kevin!" Brian shouted at him.  "Did you have to fuck somebody in
every town that we ever played in?"  I mean there has to be over a hundred
names on this list.  How the hell did you remember all of their names?"

"I wrote them down in my journal.  I remember everyone I make love too,"
Kevin mumbled looking at his black journal.

"God Kevin!" Brian breathed.  "Do you realize what this means?"

"Yes Brian!" Kevin shouted at him.  "I know what this means.  Some dick
head gave me HIV!"

"And how many did you give it too?" Brian shouted back at him.  Kevin's
face paled as he remembered a certain high school junior that he had
screwed last October.  It was the first cherry he had popped.  It was also
the day that he told the biggest lie he had ever told.

"Ohhh God," Kevin sobbed.  "Not him."  The more he thought about it the
sadder he got.  How many people was he responsible for giving them HIV?
"What do I do now?"

"Nothing," Brian said.  "I turn this list into the Health Department and
they will take care of the rest."

"I do have to take care of one myself," Kevin said softly as he got up and
headed towards the door of his apartment.  "I have to set this right some
how."

Back in Blare County

"Hey James," asked Scott.  "You ready to take over the Football Team?"

"I'm not playing this year," James grumbled.

"What did you say?" yelped Scott.  "You have to play.  You're supposed to
be the captain of the team."

"It's not going to happen Scott so forget about it!" James shouted at him.
Scott looked at James in shock.

"Why not?" demanded Scott.  James shook his head and tried to walk away but
Scott grabbed him and stopped him.  "Tell me!" he shouted.

"It's none of your business!" James shouted back at him trying to break
loose.

"I'm not letting you go until you tell me what is wrong with you," Scott
screamed as he held on tighter.  James pushed him away and started to run
but Scott jumped on him and threw him to the ground causing James to bust
his lip.  "Oh God I'm sorry," Scott said as he tried to help James up.
James saw the blood and panicked

"Don't touch me!" he screamed as he scrambled away.  "Stay away!"  Scott
looked confused as he tried to help his best friend.  "I said stay the fuck
away."

"Why wont you let me help?" Scott pleaded.

James slumped down and looked at his feet sobbing.  Scott put his hand on
James's shoulder.  "Please, James," Scott pleaded.  "I want to help."

"I'm HIV positive," he mumbled softly.

In a car on an interstate road.

"Kevin," Brian said softly.  "Are you sure this is a good idea?"  Kevin
shook his head no.  "Than why are you doing this?"

"Cause I'm the one who is killing him.  I'm the one who gave him HIV.  I
should be the one who looks him in the eye and tell him," Kevin said
softly.  "I know you want to protect me but you can't.  I have to do this."

Back in Blare County

"Was it Kevin?" Scott asked.  James nodded silently.  "Oh God James, I'm so
sorry."

"Hey," James laughed bitterly.  "Life goes on!"

"How the hell can you say that?  That asshole blows into town and convinces
you to have sex with him and gives my best friend a fucking death sentence
and moves on with his life," Scott yelled.  "Nick would never do that to
me!"

"How are you and Nick doing?" James asked trying to change the subject.

"Don't you try and change the subject on me mister!" Scott scolded his
friend.  "Nick and I are doing great.  Now what are you going to do about
this mess?"

"The Doctor says I can still have a pretty good life as long as I stay
healthy and the HIV doesn't go into aids," James said as he stood up and
headed for his car.  "I mean if Magic Johnson can live this long with HIV
why can't I?"

"Yea your right," Scott said with forced cheerfulness.  "I mean they are
coming up with new treatments all the time."

"So what do you want to do tonight?" James asked.  "Since I'm not on the
team I don't have to worry about curfew."  Scott had to laugh at James's
mischievous grin on his face.

"What are you up to Mr. McDaniel?" Scott asked as he got in on the other
side.

"Nothing," giggled James as he put the car in drive and skidded away from
the curb.  "Besides I have to work tonight anyway."

Later that evening at a hotel in Blare County.

"James," asked the night manager.  "I need you to check on room 234.  They
are complaining that the air is not working properly."

"Yea sure Mr. Rodriguez," James said as he headed towards the elevator.
Once he was out of the elevator and made his way to the room.  Once there
he knocked on it.  "Front Desk Clerk!" he hollered out.  He heard some
talking and than some shuffling and than the door flew open.  "I'm here to
check on the --," he started but stopped when he looked at the man who was
standing in the doorway.

"James?" asked Kevin.

"Yes, Mr. Richardson," James replied in his most professional voice.
Inside he was screaming.  But on the outside he was the obedient little
employee.  "The manager said you had a problem with the Air Conditioner?"

"James, oh God I um don't know what to say," Kevin stuttered.

"Please sir," James insisted.  "If you could just step aside so I can take
a look at your Air Conditioner.  It probably just needs to be reset is all.
This will only take a minute."  James pushed Kevin aside and walked in and
spotted a speechless Brian longing on the bed.  "I'll only be a moment sir
than I will leave you gentlemen alone for the evening."  He quickly reached
the unit and popped open the panel and hit the switch that reset it and the
unit hummed to life.  "There you go sir," he said as he turned and headed
out of the room.  Kevin's hand touched his arm and he paused.  "If you
haven't had dinner yet the restaurant is serving an excellent prime rib
tonight.  Good night folks."  He firmly but gently removed Kevin's arm from
his arm and headed out the door.  He made it out the door when Kevin ran in
front of him and blocked his path.  Rage filled James but he kept in check.
He needed this job.  He had a family to help support.  "Will there be
anything else sir?" he asked humbly.

"Dammit James," Kevin hurled at him.  "You know who I am!"

"Yes I do sir, but right now I am at work," James hurled at him in a
controlled voice.  "I need this job and I don't want to get fired."

"When do you get off?" Kevin asked.  James looked down not wanting to
answer him.  "I'll wait down stairs all night if I have too."

"Why are you here?" James seethed.  "I don't want or need you!"

"I have to talk to you," Kevin insisted.

"Why?" James said as tears stung his eyes.  "Haven't you done enough?"
Kevin took a couple of steps back when he saw the hurt in his eyes.  "Come
by to hammer in the last nail in my coffin?"  Kevin chocked back a sob and
stepped back.  "I get off at nine thirty." Kevin nodded and turned and
headed back to his room.

Back in his room Kevin sat down on the bed and buried his head in his hands
sobbing.  He could hear Brian sigh and felt him sit down next to him.  He
leaned into Brian when Brian put his arm around him.  "Didn't quite expect
that did you?" Brian asked.  Kevin shook his head no.  "Get showered so we
can go down stairs and eat."  Kevin nodded and headed to the bathroom.
Brian picked up his cell phone and dialed a number.  After a few rings.
"Nick?" he spoke into the receiver.  "How soon can you get out to Blare
County?"