Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 21:18:31 -0700 (PDT) From: slpwriter Subject: Nick Lachey: My Everything-31 Hey Everyone! You didn't expect to see me back at the writing thing did you? lol. Well let's just say that even though it will take a little longer than I thought, I've decided to try and write at least one chapter on every day that I have off of work. It has been hectic lately, but with the break I took from writing, it gave me a chance to think about how I want the story to continue. So here goes. Oh, and I'm going to try to write it with different scenes in each chapter so we can all see what's going on with the other characters, rather then from Sean's point of view. First of all, let me just say that this is my first time writing any kind of fiction like this. DISCLAIMER: This is a work of total fiction and is not meant to imply anything about the sexualities of Nick and Drew Lachey or anyone else mentioned in this story. If you are too young to read this, or if Homosexuality offends you, then please don't continue any further and leave. Other 98 Degrees stories I'd like to recommend are. "Give Me Just One Night" by Unanoche. "69 with Jeff Timmons" by Zachary Scott Pritt "Nick Lachey" by Ken. "98 Degrees Is Hot" by Gay Night "The Reunion" by RinSong. and finally: "This Gift" by Sprout. Now, I"ll let you get on with the story. Enjoy. Previously on "My Everything"...... "Man, I'm ready to hit the sack." I yawned. Nick had other ideas though. "Me too." He said. "But I'm ready to make love to my incredibly handsome husband." "Oh, now that's a good idea." I said. "I'll be able to stay awake a while longer for this. Besides, I can't think of any better way to fall asleep." Me neither." Nick said, as we stripped out of our clothes, which we had changed into before the reception. If we all had gone to the airport in our wedding attire, we'd have most likely let the cat out of the bag. Nick and I climbed into bed and pulled the covers over us to keep warm, as we started kissing. "I love you, Nick Lachey." I whispered. "I love you too, Sean Lachey." He whispered back. "Make love to me. Now. Tonight." "With Pleasure, baby." I said, then rolled over so that I was on top of him now. We made love til 3 a.m. and We both fell asleep, me dreaming of my lover. My Husband. My Everything. ************** * CHAPTER 31 * ************** Nick and I, along with Drew, Jeff, Justin, and Kandi, were sitting around the breakfast table, and We were all eating breakfast. Well, almost all of us. I looked over at Jeff and noticed that he wasn't eating. He was just picking at his food and wasn't even talking. He had a far away look in his eyes, which was really starting to worry me. "Jeff?" I asked him, trying to get his attention. He didn't respond. Since I was sitting near him, I reached over and gently patted his arm. "Jeff?" I asked again. At my touch and my voice, Jeff finally snapped out of it. "What is it, Sean?" He asked, sadly. The tone in his voice was enough to break my heart. I looked at him, sympathetically. "Are you alright?" I asked. "You've hardly even touched your breakfast." "I'm not hungry." He said, quietly. "I think I'm going to go back upstairs and rest a little more." After saying that, He got up and left the kitchen, heading upstairs before any of us could object. After he was gone, I looked all around and noticed that everyone all had worried expressions on their faces. And I didn't blame them. "Poor guy. He's really taking Danny's leaving really hard." Justin said, holding Kandi close. "We all are, Justin." I said to him. "Jeff's probably feeling the same way I am right now. Like we both just lost our best friend. In a way, we did." "But you haven't lost him, baby." Nick said, pulling me close. "You and Danny have a bond that can never be broken, no matter where the two of you are." I know that, Muscles." I said to him. "But it still doesn't feel the same here without him." "I know it doesn't." Drew said. "But he's just a phone call away, we all know that." "Yeah, I guess you're right." I said, sighing heavily. I then started to get up from my seat. As I did, Nick grabbed my hand. "Where are you going, Sean?" Nick asked me, lovingly. I looked at him and gave him a loving smile. I'm going to go and check on Jeff and make sure he's alright." I said to him, leaning down and giving him a kiss. "Alright. But don't push Jeff into talking if he doesn't want to." Nick warned. "Jeff doesn't always like being pressured." "Don't worry, baby, I'll be careful." I said, caressing his face one last time before I started walking down the hall towards Jeff's room. "Good Luck!" I heard Drew say as I was walking. "Thanks, Drew." I said, still walking. I got to Jeff's room and knocked. "Go away" I heard him say. Then I heard sobbing. That did it for me. I opened the door and saw Jeff, all curled up in a fetal position on his bed, crying. "Jeff, it's Sean." I said. "Please talk to me. I'm worried about you. We all are." Jeff looked up at me, his face streaked with tears and then nodded. "Close the door." He said, as he sat up, wiping at his eyes. I turned and closed the door to his room and walked over to sit beside him, on the bed. "Ok, Jeff, What's going on?" I asked him. Jeff looked at me through sad eyes and then sighed heavily, which he always did when something big was on his mind. "Do you want the truth, Sean?" He asked me. I nodded. "Of course. I wouldn't expect anything less from you, Jeff." I told him. Jeff then looked me in the eyes. "But if I tell you, you have to promise me that you won't tell anyone! Please?" Jeff insisted to me. The look of panic on his face really had me concerned now. "Alright, Jeff, I promise. I won't tell anyone." I said to him. "Not even your husband?" He asked. I frowned. I didn't like having to keep any secrets from Nick. I always saw secrets as the road to disaster. But if Jeff wanted me, not to tell anyone, I was just going to have to keep my promise. I sighed in frustration. "Alright, Jeff, I won't even tell my own husband." I said, reluctantly. "Now, please tell me what's going on?" Jeff took a deep breath and then looked at me. "I'm bisexual, Sean." Jeff said. "And I'm also in love with Danny." I looked at Jeff in complete surprise. ******************************************************* BACK OUT IN THE KITCHEN...... "I wonder how Sean's doing with Jeff in there?" Nick said, as he was washing the dishes, while Drew was helping him, by drying the ones that were already clean. Justin and Kandi were out on the couch, watching TV and cuddling. "I don't know, Bro." Drew said, quietly. "Jeff is really depressed and I wish we knew why." I know how you feel, Drew." Nick said, as he finished washing the last of the dishes and handed them to Drew, who finished drying them as he continued talking. "Why would Danny's leaving affect Jeff this way?" Drew asked, more to himself than to Nick. "Unless..." Here he got a weird look on his face. Nick noticed it and frowned. "Unless what, bro?" Drew had that intense look on his face for a another few seconds, then he shook his head. "No, that couldn't be it. Could it?" He said, as he looked up at Nick. "What, Drew? What are you thinking?" Nick asked, getting really nervous. *******************************************************MEANWHILE, BACK IN JEFF'S ROOM...... "Wow." I said, completely blown away by Jeff's revelation. "Jeff I had no idea." When did you realize this?" I asked him. "The day that Danny left all of us." He said, then gave me a frightened look. "Do you hate me now?" He asked. I was shocked by his question. "Jeff, of course not. Why would you ask me that?" I asked him "I'd think you knew me better by now. I have no problem with you being bisexual. It doesn't change who you are. You're still the gorgeous Jeff Timmons that we all know and love." Jeff started blushing and then started laughing, loudly. I laughed along with him. I hadn't seen Jeff laugh for almost two weeks now. It had been over a week since Danny had left and Jeff hadn't been the same since. His depression had been so bad, that Nick and I had cancelled our plans to go on our honeymoon, just to be there for him. Jeff stopped laughing and then grabbed me into such a tight bearhug that I almost choked, but only for a few moments. He then realeased me and I noticed him, smiling at me when I looked up into his sexy blue eyes. "Thanks, Sean." Jeff said. "I needed that. It seems like I haven't had a good laugh for so long." "Well, I think you need to lighten up a little now. Do you think you can do that?" I asked him, again. "I guess I could try." Jeff said, softly. "Good, buddy." I said, as I threw my arm around him. "Danny sure wouldn't want you feeling like this. He'd want you to be happy." As soon as I'd brought up Danny's name, The smile that had been on Jeff's face, totally vanished and he suddenly started sobbing again. He buried his head into my chest and held onto me for dear life. "Jeff, what's wrong now?" I asked, totally shocked and confused. "There's something else I haven't been able to tell any of you." Jeff sobbed, his head still huddled in my arms. "It's about Danny." Immediately, I started to panic. "What is it, Jeff?" Is he sick? dying? having problems with Amber? what?" I stuttered. "No, Sean, it's nothing like that." Jeff said. "It's about what happened between me and Danny at the airport when I talked to him alone." Now, I was curious. I had wondered what had gone on with Jeff and Danny, after Danny had hesitated before he hugged Jeff, one last time, before he left. "What happened, Jeff?" I asked him, quietly. Jeff took a deep breath and began. "Well after you guys left, Danny and I talked a little bit more about how much we were going to miss each other and then when we went to hug each other again, I ended up kissing him, on the lips, instead." That perked my eyebrows up, hearing that. "How did he react?" I asked. "You're not going to believe me." Jeff said, sadly. "Try me." I said, thinking that it couldn't be that bad. Jeff didn't answer. He got up and walked over to the end of the bed, his back to me. I just stood there, silently and waited for him to answer. "He looked at me with this shocked look on his face and then he hit me." Jeff sobbed out. "He then asked me why I did that, and that's when I told him that I was in love with him. And if hitting me wasn't bad enough, he called me a cheap whore and said that his friendship with me was finished." After getting all of that out, Jeff broke down, crying again. Words could not explain what was going through my mind right at that moment. But I knew what I was feeling. Confusion. Astonishment. Sadness. But most of all: Anger. "I can't believe this." I said, in disbelief. "Danny, my own best friend treated you like dirt all because of a kiss?" I saw you two kiss that one day that I'd broke up with Nick and he never treated you like that, then. That doesn't sound like Danny at all. Did you try apologizing to him?" I then asked. Jeff sighed. "Yeah, but it didn't do any good." He said. I then remembered something. Is that why he hesitated when he hugged you goodbye for the last time?" I asked him. He nodded. "Yes, he was still mad at me, but he put up a good show, I'll give him that." "Wait a minute?" I said. "You seemed fine when you came out of there and told me that Danny wanted to see me, before you went to catch up with the guys." Jeff looked at me and shrugged. "What can I say?" He said. "I put on a good show too. But I was really all torn up inside after he treated me like that." "Oh, Jeff." I said, pulling him into a hug again. "I had no idea what you were going through at all that day. I'm going to have a word with Danny right now." I released Jeff and started pulling my cellphone out of my pocket to call Danny, but Jeff's hand came down on mine, stopping me. "Don't Sean." He said, shaking his head. "It's not going to change anything." "How do you know that?" I asked him. If I talk to him, it might just change everything." "Well don't call him just yet." Jeff said. "Besides, this is between me and Danny, buddy, and no one else needs to get involved." "Jeff." I said, sternly. "I beg to differ with you. He's my best friend. So obviously, I will be involved." "Well, you can't help." Jeff snapped back. "Well, I can damn well try." I said, as two tears made their way down Jeff's cheeks. "Damn it, Sean, would you please just leave it alone?!" Jeff suddenly yelled. "As a matter of fact, just get out of here and forget what I told you!" "Jeff, I didn't....I started, but Jeff grabbed me and shoved me out of his room. Hard. I fell back against the wall, just as Jeff slammed the door in my face. I heard him sobbing loudly afterwards. I got up and headed back towards the living room. When I got to the doorway, I saw everyone looking in my direction. Nick got up from where he was sitting and came over to me. "Are you alright, sweetie?" He asked me, putting his arms around me. As soon as I felt his touch, I immediately wrapped my arms around him, as I started crying. He just stroked my hair and rubbed up and down my back, comforting me as best he could. It's alright, Sean." Nick soothed. "Whatever it is, it's going to be alright." ******************************************************* SOMEWHERE OVERSEAS........ "Hey baby, what's up?" Amber said, as she entered Danny's room, on the navy's ship. "Hey, sexy." Danny greeted her back. "Come here." Amber walked over to him and lie down beside him in bed. "How was your day?" She asked him. "Mostly boring." Danny said, with a deep sigh. "I really miss Sean and all of my friends back home." "I know you do." Amber said, giving him a gentle kiss. "But you'll see Sean and your friends soon enough." The way she said that, made Danny's face turn serious. "What do you mean soon enough?" He asked her. She gave him her killer smile. "We're going back next week." She said, surprising him. "I managed to get us some time off so we can go and visit friends and tell them our wonderful knews." Isn't that great?" "Yeah." Danny said, somewhat unenthusiastic. "I can't wait." "Neither can I." Amber said. "Well let's get to bed. We have to be up awfully early tommorrow morning." "Ok, baby." Danny said, pulling the covers around him and her. "Goodnight." "Goodnight, honey." She yawned. "I love you." "I love you too, babe." Danny said. (Oh, Jeff." Danny thought to himself. "How will I ever be able to face you after everything that's happened?") TBC.............? Well that's all for this installment. Let me know what you think of this one and tell me if you like my installment written like this better, or if you perfer the way I've been writing it from the first chapter? Well, I Hope you all are doing well and that you check out my latest chapter. What happens next? Oh, if you only knew! Stay tuned. slpwriter