Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2002 03:15:54 From: Lucky Lucky Subject: Good Life Chapter 9 Hey Everyone This Is My First Attempt At Writing A Story, So Please Bear With Me! Thanks to everyone who has responded and letting me know their thoughts! They are always helpful! Here I guess I have to say in no way do I know or claim that any of N'sync is gay or bisexual. If reading about this type of material is offensive to you please do not read anymore. And if you are under the age of 18 you should not be reading this. Thanks. I see many people who recommend stories and I thought I would take a moment to do just that. These are a few stories I strongly recommend. JC'S Hitchiker - I think it's the best story posted! It's about JC and Jack and all the boys. Excellent story line and very well written. Ummm..more suggestions in the following chapters. ALSO: SORRY FOR THE DELAY. This chapter will be a little different. I want to really start bringing in more characters so JC is coming back and this chapter will be from his point of view. So let me know what you think. Chapter 9 PREVIOUSLY "Hey no problem Noah, Is Justin taking you to the airport?" "No, he doesn't know I am leaving. I prefer it that way." JC was confused. He didn't know what was going on and had to talk to Justin. "Ok Noah, when do you leave, I would like to say goodbye." "5:00. Delta Flight 6." "Ok see ya at the airport." JC had to get to the bottom of this and make things ok. Lets Continue. I looked at my watch. It was 9:30. I had a little over seven hours before Noah left. I had to figure out what the hell was going on with these two. I had just got in from London that morning so I hadn't even been home yet. I was lucky I even had my cell phone on and that Noah remembered I was coming back today. I dialed the house and heard Justin answer. "Hello" "Hey Justin, I am back in town and on my home from the airport." "Hey JC, I am really glad you are home. I need to talk to you. Noah is leaving." "I know, I just got a call from him. Hang on, I will be home in five minutes." "Ok. Bye," Justin said with sadness in his voice. I began to wonder what could have happened to make Justin feel so bad. Justin was my best friend, and I had to help him in anyway I can. I could only start thinking that Noah had somehow hurt Justin. I began to feel this extreme anger rising, but I knew I needed to get to the bottom of things, and if Noah had hurt Justin, why would he have called me. I couldn't believe how sad Justin was. Justin had been so excited when I left about his friendship with Noah. A friendship I was all for, and knew Justin had lacked for a long time. I pulled in the driveway and saw Justin standing in the doorway with the door open. He was forcing a smile and I knew things were bad. I got out of the car and grabbed my bags and walked up to the door. "Hey Justin, what happened." "I fucked up Josh. I fucked up big time." This surprised me. Here I was blaming Noah, and maybe it was Justin that was the reason Noah was leaving. We walked into the house and out back. I noticed the back project was never finished like it was supposed to be when I got back. "Where is Trevor. He was supposed to finish this!" "Josh. I fired Trevor. He was hurting Noah. I lured Trevor here and fucked him, letting Noah catch us. Then Noah left and never wants to talk to me again. Josh I love Noah. I need him in my life," Justin blurted out with tears in his eyes. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Justin was always the cocky arrogant fun loving kid. He kept us all young and foolish. Here he was crying, defeated and was the cause of all the trouble. I just put my arms around him and held him. I was going to fix this. I looked at my watch. It was now 10:30. Plenty of time. "Justin. You are going to go after Noah. We will fix this. I know when his plane leaves and what flight. I don't even want to know all that happened. Just answer this one question." "Do you love Noah?" "Yes, I do. I know it." "Then we are getting him back. Come on." I grabbed Justin and told him to go upstairs and change. He went upstairs and I made a couple phone calls. As I was finishing my last call Justin came down and asked who was on the line. I told him I was just checking in with our attorneys for a minute. He didn't think twice knowing we were in contract negotiations and asked what we were going to do. "We are going to go find Noah and you and he are going to work things out." "Josh, I fucked Trevor on purpose and Noah saw. He will never trust me again, and certainly won't love me. Why should I bother?" "Justin, I know Noah has feelings for you. You need to tell him why you did what you did. Now lets go." We got in my car and began driving towards the airport. I knew Noah would have to be there no later than 3:00 and the secretary at the attorney's office said he was going early since he really had nowhere else to hang out. He would be in the Delta Frequent Flyers Lounge. We pulled into the airport parking lot and began walking towards the airport. Justin stopped and just stood there. "Josh, I can't go. I can't face him knowing what I have done, and be rejected again." "Justin, you have to try. It will be your biggest regret in life if you don't at least try." "I know" We continued walking and found the door to the Delta Lounge. I told Justin to wait outside and I walked in. I told the woman at the counter I was just seeing a friend and she recognized me and let me through. I saw Noah. He looked so sad and withdrawn just staring out the window at the planes. "Hey Noah" "JC, hi. Um. What are you doing here." "I told you I wanted to see you off. And yes, I know what happened." "Oh, well that's why I am leaving. I wish I didn't have to. But it is all for the best," Noah replied full of sadness. I could see the tears welling up. "Well hey Noah, I have someone here with me. You know who. Will you talk to him?" "I can't talk to him here JC, I am leaving soon and this is not a place to talk." "Listen Noah, I called the airline and I have a flight leaving tomorrow at 8am. Will you stay in Orlando one more night? You two need to talk and then if you still want to leave I will bring you tomorrow myself." I could see Noah thinking through the proposal. I wasn't sure if he would go along with it. I knew he really had feelings for Justin, after what Justin did, when I heard his answer. "Ok JC. I will stay." He grabbed his bags and started walking behind me. When I opened the door I saw for the first time since I was home Justin's eyes light up. But they slowly died again, when he saw that Noah was not having the same reaction. "Justin, Noah is going to stay one more night. You two need to talk." "Thanks Noah, I really do not want you to leave." "Justin, please don't say anything yet, I am so mad at you. Lets just go home and talk there." While Justin was sad, I almost sensed he was happy to hear Noah refer to the house at home. I myself was a little surprised at that. Could that be a sign? We all walked to the car. The entire ride home was in complete silence. Not even the radio was turned on. I was glad when I pulled into the driveway. I told them they should go inside and talk, and that I was going to go out for awhile and would be home later. They both looked at me unsure of what to do. I just pulled away and crossed my fingers as I watched them walk inside. ___________________________ "Noah, please come into the kitchen with me. I have to tell you a lot of things." "Ok Justin. I will let you talk and listen fully. You do still mean a lot to me even though you have hurt me so much. So please talk." "Noah, I first want to say how sorry I am for hurting you. I wasn't sure how to deal with the situation I saw you in. Trevor was treating you like a slave and turning you into a person you were not supposed to be. You are a strong person Noah, with a future ahead of you that will reach the stars. I had to get Trevor out of your life. I thought the worst thing I could do to you was make you leave the house, but I did something even worse. But Noah, please believe me, what I did with Trevor was not because I liked Trevor. I hate Trevor, but I knew that if I let you see him and me together, you would realize that he was no good, but I also knew that I would risk the chance of losing you forever. And now I fear I did. Noah, I love you." Noah looked deep into Justin's eyes and knew Justin meant what he said. He also loved Justin, but still had questions to ask. "Justin, why didn't you tell me you were gay?" "I just didn't know for awhile. From the moment we saw each other I knew that I had feelings for you. But I had never been with a man before, and I wasn't sure what my feelings meant. But getting to know you Noah, I now know what I am. I am gay. I love you." "You know, if you had told me the truth about yourself, and came to me more often about Trevor, I would have listened to you." "No you wouldn't have Noah. You left the house because you didn't want to listen to me." "I know I did something horrible Noah, but it was the only way to get rid of Trevor." Noah knew that Justin was right. Trevor had turned him into a demeaned slave that did anything asked. He hated himself for letting someone do that to him, and Justin saved him, even if it was in such a way. "You know Justin, what bothers me is not that you did what you did with Trevor. I don't care about losing Trevor anymore. He was a bastard to me, and I hate him for that. It was all the lying and conniving and secrecy about your life and how you went about getting rid of Trevor. I really don't know if I can trust you again Justin. We were creating a friendship that was so strong and tight. I miss that already." "Noah, I will do anything I can to regain your trust. Like I said I love you. I know that as the truth. I will give you space, I will be here for you in any way. You just tell me what you want and I will do anything." "Justin, I do want to rebuild our friendship. But it will take time. What you did really hurt me. So please be patient." "I will Noah." The two men hugged and neither spoke. They were just exhausted from their conversation and both decided to go take a nap. Justin walked upstairs to his room and Noah went into his room off the kitchen. They both fell asleep with a heavy heart, but a feeling of excitement about their future together as friends. Justin woke up feeling something beside him. When he opened his eyes he looked over to see Noah staring deeply into his eyes. He looked up at the clock. He had only been asleep for twenty minutes. "What are you doing in here Noah?" "I forgot something Justin, and I wanted you to know." "What?" Noah moved his head closer to Justin, and his lips brushed Justin's lips softly. He pulled his head back. "I love you too." They kissed again, and Noah moved closer to Justin and put his arm around him. They both drifted off into sleep. Well there is Chapter 9. Again, Sorry for the Delay. Hope you liked it. (If anyone out there is even reading) These stories are a lot harder to write than I thought. I am trying hard. So let me know what you think! Luckyxlucky@hotmail.com