Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 18:08:46 -0500
From: Angel Lenoir <angel_lenoir@angelfire.com>
Subject: Could It Be You 6

Well guys, I've been promising this for a while, but unfortunately work and
life kept me from getting it out as quick as I'd would have liked to.
However, I hope that I'll be able to get a system going to where I can sit
down and write more often.

Shout-outs:

 Zak: You can quit bugging me you lil bugger!  It's out!  But seriously,
thanks bro.

Missy:  Thanks for everything.

Jeffie:  You're awesome.  Thanks for being there.

Brad:  We had some great times.  I just want to say thanks.

Also I would like to make a quick shout out to the chat room that I
frequently visit.  So this is to everyone at #boybands, thanks for the
encouragement.  Believe it or not many of my ideas come from things that we
talk about in there.  I just want to say thanks.  And if any of my readers
would like to visit the chat room, there's a link on Nifty to it.  I
guarantee that it's worth the visit.

Disclaimer: This story does have male-to-male sex in it.  This story is
strictly fantasy and in no way claims that Lance, Justin, or JC are
anything other than straight in real life, but a guy can dream can't he? ;p


					Chapter 6
					Love Revealed?

Last time:

"Tell that to someone who cares," I said with a sigh.
	"You don't mean that," a voice said suddenly.
	"What do you mean I don't mean that," I asked with surprise in my
voice as I turned toward Lance.
	"Just what I said, you don't mean it.  Anthony, remember I was the
one who saw you after you two.  I was the one who was out there in the gym
with you.  If you didn't care to some point then you wouldn't have been in
the shape that you was in."
	"Lance, that was along time ago.  I'm over it."
	"Are you?  Then why do you keep looking toward the door?" Lance
asked as my eyes were once again drawn toward it.
	"Because I'm waiting for Justin to get back.  That's why."
	"Angel, someday you're going to have to wake up," Lance said as he
and the others walked out the door.
	"Well until I do, allow me to dream my own dreams," I said with a
sigh.  As I lay there in the bed I thought back to what Lance had said.


Now:

	It's funny how life works.  A couple of days ago I had been the
happiest guy on the planet.  I didn't have a care in the world, I'd just
gotten a job that I wanted, and I had finally felt a sense of
accomplishment in myself.  Then I'd gotten that phone call, and everything
was changed in a heartbeat.  That one phone call would become a pivotal
point in my life, but I would soon realize but for now I was blissfully
unaware of how important it was.
	As I lay in the hospital bed, I had a lot of time to wonder about
my life.  Why was I given the life I'd been given?  For the most part my
life had been a good one, but there was a very black spot on my soul.  It
had all happened when I was around five years old.  My mother had let me
and my sisters go visit my father for the summer.  To make a long story
short, Tony had sent my sisters back but kept me hid out for nearly half a
year.  While my mom was looking for me, I'd been convinced that she was in
jail and my grandparents didn't want me.  Tony was keeping me because he
was my father, and all that happened to me was because he had to make me
strong like him.  It was my fault that it happened.  I came to dread waking
up in the mornings, knowing that at some point in the day Tony would have
to "punish" me.  Then my mother had found out where I was and suddenly I
was out of the situation.  I had never told anyone what happened down
there.  Not until I met Justin online and started talking to him.  I
realized that I could trust him with the whole story, not just the part
that I'd given other people.  Now here I was in the hospital with the
source of all my pain gone from my life.  I felt relieved, overjoyed, but
at the same time I felt an infinite sadness.
	Laying there in that bed, I was thinking about all these things,
when I heard the door open.  Lifting my head a little, I was shocked to see
JC silently trying to shut the door.  After closing it, he walked over to
my bed and reached down and caressed my cheek.  As I looked up at him in
confusion, he slowly brought his lips down to meet mine, giving me the
opportunity to stop him if I wanted to.  As he pulled back from the kiss, I
looked up at him in confusion.
	"What was that about?" I asked with confusion written all over my
face.
	"Angel, I need to tell you something.  You are a great man.  You
risked your life for the sake of a boy. No, let me finish," he said as he
put a finger against my lip to stop me from talking, "You helped Justin and
Lance be true to their love to each other, and you even had the time to
stop and talk to me the first time we met.  I know that I haven't done the
best things here lately.  I want to apologize for that.  I'm sorry for the
pain that I've caused you.  I can't make any excuses for it because there
isn't any that would be worth the pain I've caused, but I was scared.  That
night was one of the best nights that I've ever had.  After you went to
sleep, I stayed awake and I watched you sleep and it felt right.  I mean
here was a guy I'd only known for hours, sleeping in my bed, and I was
beginning to have feelings for him already.  I didn't want to hurt you
though.  I'm not going to lie to you, my career come first to me.  It takes
precedence over everything else in my life.  At the time I couldn't see
trying to pursue a relationship of any kind with you because of that
reason.  If we stayed friends, then those feelings that I'd had would still
be there.  They'd be there every time I saw you, every time I talked to
you.  So instead I decided to be a jackass and ruined every chance I'd ever
had, but when Justin called me and told me that you'd been shot it was like
a bullet to me as well.  I realized then how much I do care about you.
Angel, I'm not asking for a second or even a first chance.  I just wanted
you to know how I felt about you."
	"JC, what are you saying?" I asked as tears filled my eyes.
	"Anthony, I have loved you from the moment I saw you.  From the
first moment I saw those dark brown eyes, I felt myself getting lost in
them.  Ant, you are perhaps one of the most gorgeous guys that I've ever
met.  When I left you at your house that day, it was all I could do not to
run back and kiss the pain away.  I tried to throw myself into my work, but
everywhere we went something would remind me of you, and now that I have
you here, I wanted to tell you how I felt."
	"JC, I don't know what to say," I started before a voice next to me
interrupted me.
	"Just shut up and kiss the boy," Tim said with a laugh in his
voice, so I did and I did.
	As our lips met again, it seemed like all of the emotions that we'd
tried to keep bottled up from each other finally came out.  This kiss
literally took my breath away.  Finally breaking the kiss, I reached out
and grabbed JC's hand.  "Just promise me one thing." I said as I pulled his
hand to my lips.
	"What's that?" he asked softly.
	"No matter what happens, you'll let me decide whether or not you're
hurting me.  It hurt like hell when you gave me the cold shoulder that
morning.  I felt like a $20 whore, like I was just a toy that you'd used to
get your rocks off.  From the moment I first saw you JC I was attracted to
you.  I don't usually have one-night stands.  It's not my style, but there
was something about you that attracted me to you.  Then when you did that
to me, I wanted to hate you so much.  I tried to convince myself that I
hated you, but I couldn't do it.  I'm not going to say that I love you, but
I definitely have feelings for you as well.  Just promise me that you'll
never leave me like that again?" I said as I pulled him down next to me.
	"I promise," he said as he climbed up on the bed and held me in his
arms.
	"Good," I said as I nuzzled my head into his neck and fell asleep
once more.
	When I awoke the next morning JC wasn't in the bed with me.  With a
frantic jerk, I pulled my body up and looked around but no one was in the
room with me.  "It was only a dream I thought," as I sank back down into
the bed.  As I lay there, I felt the tears start to trickle down my face.
Hearing the door open, I turned my face away from the door and tried to
compose myself.  As I angrily wiped the tears away from my face, I felt a
hand reach out and caress my face.  Turning back over, I looked up into
JC's face.  With a cry, I grabbed his hand and pulled him down on me
ignoring the pain that shot through my body.
	"I thought I'd dreamed it all." I said as I hugged him close.
	"Shh, it's okay babe.  I'm here.  It wasn't a dream.  I'm here," he
kept whispering to me as he stroked my back giving me what comfort he
could.
	As the tears finally came to a stop, JC looked down at me with a
smile on his face.  "I promised I wouldn't leave you," he said before he
leaned down and kissed me once again.  As the kiss heated up we both failed
to hear the door open and were unaware of anything happening until the
flash of a camera startled us.  Looking up we saw Tim, Justin, and Lance
standing there.  "Now that's what you call a Kodak moment," Justin said
with a laugh as he put his camera back into his pants.  "Well, we've got
some good news and some bad news for you," he went on, "Which do you want
to hear first?"
	"Well I always prefer good news first." I said with a smile.
	"Okay, the good news is you get to go home tomorrow.  The bad news
is the doctor wants you to take it easy for the next couple of weeks.  That
means no dancing, no performing, and absolutely nothing to do with the
theatre.  You need your rest."
	"What?  I can't do that.  I have a show to put on in three weeks!"
I said as I struggled to sit up in bed.
	"No you don't," Justin said with a sad smile.  "It's already taken
care of.  I called Erin and she called Dan.  Aaron is going to be the lead
role now.  He did say that he'd talk to you about another script that he
has ready to go.  He hopes that you'll be able to do it."
	"Okay, I guess if I have to then I'll do it.  Now come here Tim," I
said as I motioned the boy to me.  "Tim do you have anyone that can take
care of you?  I would love to have you, but I need to make sure that I
won't have to fight anyone over you."
	"Tony was the only one I had left, Ant," he said with tears in his
eyes.
	"No he wasn't.  You've always had me," I said as I pulled him close
to me.  Hugging him tightly I whispered to him, "I'll never let anyone else
hurt you.  I promise."
	"Lance, could you do me a favor," I asked as I suddenly turned to
him.
	"Sure what can I do for you?"
	"I need you to get a hold of my lawyer.  His name is Micky Buchanan
and his number is XXX-XXXX.  Would you call him and tell him that I need
him to check into my half-brothers life and see if it would be possible if
I get custody of him.  He'll know all the information that he needs to know
already, I'm sure."
	As Lance started to go out the door, I stopped him once more.  "Oh
and Lance?"
	"Yes?"
	"Thanks."
	"For what?"
	"For what you said yesterday."
	"Oh that," he said with a smile.  "I'm surprised it worked.  I was
talking about Justin after all," he said with a sly wink and a laugh as he
headed out the door.
	Turning back to Tim, I saw tears in his eyes.  Reaching out, I
hugged him to me as tight as I could.  "You don't mind me taking care of
you do you?" I whispered to him.
	"Not at all, I just wish it would have happened sooner."
	As I hugged him, I felt another pair of arms enclose us.  Smiling I
looked over my shoulder at JC.  "I could definitely get used to this," I
said with a small laugh.
	"What getting hugged?" he asked with a confused look on his face.
	"No, being the center of attention," I said with a smile on my
face.
	The next morning I was released from the hospital after signing
several forms.  After being reminded that I was not to be very active, and
promising that I would take it easy I was finally out of the hospital and
on my way to the airport.  When we pulled up in the airport it seemed like
there was a million people there.  I knew that the boys usually got this no
matter where they went, but this was a first for me.  As we pulled up to a
stop in front of the airport, I was dreading making my way through the
crowd.  JC must have seen the expression on my face, because he reached
over and grabbed my hand.
	"Don't worry, it'll be okay." He said with a slight smile on his
face.
	Nodding my head grimly, I got ready to try and fight my way through
the crowd as the door was opened.  I was surprised to see that the crowd
seemed to be remarkably calm.  As I stepped out of the car, I was
immediately met with the flash of camera's going off in my face.  Half
blinded I stumbled against the barricade that had been erected.  Squinting
my eyes a little I saw the guys running through the crowd, and then I saw
JC turn back and come toward me.  About that time the crowd seemed to
overwhelm the people that had been holding them back.  As they separated JC
and I, I felt a hand on my shoulder.  Looking up there was Tim, with a
determined look on his face.  Grabbing my hand, and keeping my close to
him, he made his way through the crowd.  I'm surprised that we weren't
trampled, but I guess Tim's elbows and kicks had something to do with that.
When we finally made it into the lobby, JC and the guys came running up to
us.
	"Are you okay," JC asked with obvious concern written across his
face.  "I tried to get back to you, but the crowd wouldn't let me."
	"I'm alright babe.  Tim managed to get me through it."
	As we loaded our flight, there was no room for me to be surprised
when I saw the guys were there too.  It just seemed natural now that they
would be coming back with me.  I didn't know how long they had managed to
get off, and I really didn't care.  Right now they were there for me when I
needed them the most.  As I settled down in my seat, JC came over and sat
in the seat next to me.  Reaching down he grabbed my hand in his and
squeezed gently.  As I sat there, I drifted in and out of sleep.  I don't
know when it happened, but at one time I woke up and my head was against
JC's and I was wrapped in his arms.  Looking over at the other guys, I
noticed them all smiling.  With a gentle smile of my own, I settled once
more into the darkness that was threatening to overwhelm me.
	Almost 6 hours later we had sat down in Little Rock, and 45 minutes
later we were pulling up at the house.  As I slowly made my way out of the
car, I heard the door open and before I knew what was happening Erin had me
in a hug that threatened to break every one of my ribs.  As I cried out in
pain, she immediately broke the hug and apologized.
	"Oh my god!  I'm so sorry Ant!" she rambled on as I tried to get my
breath back.
	"That's okay Erin, I understand," I said with a forced smile on my
face as I tried to ignore the pain that was coursing through my body.
"Erin, this is Tim," I said as I noticed her gaze go to him.  "He's my
half-brother."
	The expressions that went through her face were amazing.  I'd never
seen someone who showed feelings like Erin did.  Everything that she was
thinking crossed her face in that moment.  I saw the confusion, the anger,
the hurt, and finally the compassion as it all flickered through in a
matter of seconds.  Then she pulled Tim into a hug that was almost as
fierce as mine had been.  "Pleased to meet you," I heard her mutter to him
before letting him go.
	As we made our way into the house, I was surprised at how home I
felt.  This was definitely where I belonged.  Taking my stuff to my room, I
was a little surprised when JC walked into it behind me and put his stuff
down.  As he dropped the bags, I looked at him in surprise.  With a smile
on his face, he came over and hugged me gently.
	"We have the weekend off and the guys decided that we'd spend it
with you." JC said as he looked down into my eyes, "Not that I'm
complaining, but I would kind of like to spend some time with you alone."
He said hastily.
	"And is that why you have your bags in my room?" I asked with a
small smile on my face.
	"No, this is the reason," he said as he leaned in and kissed me.
I'm not sure how long that kiss lasted but it had to be one of the best
kisses I'd ever had in my life.  I felt a tingling in my body that was
indescribable.  We were still kissing when we heard someone clearing his or
her throat from the doorway.  As we broke apart and looked toward the door,
Erin was leaned up against the door with a bemused expression on her face.
	"I was going to ask if you wanted Tim to sleep in here with you,"
Erin said with a shake of her head, "but I think that you might already
have a sleeping partner.  I'll just put him in the spare bedroom with Chris
and Joey."
	As she walked out the room, JC and I looked at each other and
laughed.  Looking up at him suddenly I pulled him into a tight hug, and
whispered "I'm sorry."
	"For what?" he asked with confusion all over his face.
	"For being a jerk all year long myself.  I've been fighting my
feelings for you as well Josh.  When I would wake up in the morning you
were the first thing on my mind, and when I went to sleep at night you were
the last thing I thought of.  You haunted my dreams, and just made my life
a living hell.  But as much as I tried to deny my feelings for you, they
grew stronger.  Thank you for giving me another chance," I whispered as I
brought my lips to his once again.  As the kiss grew hotter, so did the
action of our bodies.  As I ground myself against him, I could feel his
answering ache as both of our cocks ground against each other.  Grasping
his asscheeks, I pulled him as close to my body as I could manage.  With a
moan, his lips left mine and busied themselves with my neck.  As I felt his
lips seeking and nibbling, I lifted my head back to give him access to the
skin that he was seeking.  Reaching up, I ran my hands across his back and
then let them pull his shirt out of his pants.  Lifting it up, I ran my
hands across the skin of his back, but it wasn't enough.  I had to feel
more of him.  With an impatient tug, I managed to get him to lift his arms
long enough to pull his shirt off of him.  As I ran my hands across his
back once more, I let my body melt against his.  JC must have had the same
thought that I had though because suddenly he was pulling my shirt up over
my head.  As our lips met once again, so did our chests and upper body.
The feeling of his tight pecs against mine sent a shiver through my body.
Breaking our kiss, it was my turn to nuzzle in his neck.  After spending
some time there, my lips were drawn to that tight, hairless chest.  As I
kissed my way down his chest to his nipple it immediately grew hard.
Flicking my tongue against it I was rewarded with a groan of pleasure.
Encouraged by that groan, I made my way over to the other one and kissed
and licked on it as well.  As I started to make a downward trail of kisses,
I stopped at his navel and flicked my tongue into it. With a groan of
desire, Josh reached down and pulled me back up to him forcing his lips on
mine once again before he dropped to his knees in front of me.  As he
nibbled and licked on my naked skin, I groaned as lust and desire swept
over me.  Reaching down I started to unbuckle my pants when a pair of hands
stopped me.  Looking down I saw JC's hands on mine.
	"Let me," he growled at me, lust filling his voice until it seemed
to overflow.
	With a nod, I moved my hands away from my pants.  With a growl that
was almost feral, JC moved his head down toward my still clothed dick.
Nuzzling and licking at the jeans, he was definitely making me want to cum
right then.  Then with one quick motion he had opened my jeans and let them
fall to the ground.  Once again going back to his prize, he sucked and
licked on my boxers until they hung wet against my dick.  As his teeth
gently gnawed on my dick through the cloth, I could feel the pre-cum oozing
from my tip.  Then he teasingly snuck a finger through the fly.  As he
teased one ball with that fingertip, more pre-cum seemed ooze out and soak
my boxers even more.  With a groan of lust, he ripped my boxers off of me
and stared at his prize.  Licking his lips with relish, he slowly leaned
forward and wrapped his tongue around the head of my dick.  As he cleaned
all the pre-cum off of the tip, more leaked out to fill that wanting mouth.
Gently easing his mouth down on me, I could feel his tongue working
overtime as it tickled the underside of my dick and that was all I could
handle.  With a shout that was sure to alert everyone in the house, I came.
I could feel Josh's throat closing around me as he tried vainly to swallow
every drop, but he couldn't as some started to trickle out of the corners
of his mouth.  As I felt my knees collapsing under me, I reached down and
pulled Josh with me as I fell to the bed.  Grimacing slightly as he landed
on me, I reached up and stroked his cheek.  Wiping up what cum had slipped
out of his mouth, I fed it to him from my fingers.  As he cleaned each
finger off, the look of love that was in his eyes bore into me.
	"You know, I think I was wrong earlier," I said with a whisper, "I
don't just think, I know that I love you."  With those words I hugged him
tight to me and just as we were drifting off, I heard the door to my room
close.


Well guys what do you think?  I know it's not a lot, but hopefully it'll
satisfy you guys.  Now I'm going to try and manage to get out a chapter a
week from here on out.  Work is finally cutting me enough slack that I
might be able to do it.

So who was in the room?  Did they see JC and Ant in their loving embrace?
Is it going to come back to affect them later?  If you want to know the
answers to these question then come back and read the next chapter.

As usual feedback is appreciated, and I can be reached in several ways.  I
need not to remind you that flames will be ignored, but if you have some
snow or ice to send my way then I'll definitely take them.  After all with
it being summer, I need something to cool me down.

ICQ (where I'll mostly be): 64742298
AIM: angellenoir
MSN: angel_Lenoir@hotmail.com

The other place that you'll find me is at the #boybands chat room.  I'm
there almost as often as I am on ICQ.  Chances are you'll find me there
before you find me at any other place.