Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 20:40:43 -0700 (PDT) From: trav frnceso Subject: Whip Lash Chapters 3&4 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 Whip Lash! Chapter 3 Written by Travis Kevin waited anxiously in the lobby. His body guard was with him and his imposing figure and permanent scowl prevented any unwanted intrusions. Kevin looked at his watch and frowned. It was just now 9:30 and James should be getting off at any time. "Have a good night James," said the manager as James walked by. "You to sir," James replied. He stepped out into the lobby and spotted him. "Dammit!" he grumbled to himself. "No way to avoid it." He stuffed his hands in his pocket and stormed past Kevin. Maybe if he walked fast enough Kevin wouldn't see him. He felt a huge hand drop onto his shoulder. He stopped and looked and gulped. The man was huge! "Can I help you sir?" he asked in a polite tone of voice. "Yes, Mr. Richardson has been waiting to talk to you. Will you come this way please?" the huge brute of a man asked directing him towards a small table in a dark corner of the lobby. "I'm really tired and had a rough shift. I just want to go home and rest," replied James. "I'm sorry sir but Kevin is not used to being refused," the brute replied as he tried to guide James to the area of the lobby. "Well maybe I don't have anything to say to him!" retorted James. "Now please take your hand off of me!" The giant sighed and picked him up and slung him over his shoulder and carried him over to where Kevin was sitting. "Hey!" yelled James as he struggled to get free. "Put me down you ox!" "Put him down Donny," Kevin said quietly. Donny gently put James down. "Now James I drove a long way to talk to you. Will you at least listen to what I have to say?" "I have nothing to say to you!" James hurled at Kevin. "Fine," Kevin sighed. "But I have plenty to say to you. Will you at least listen to what I have to say?" "Why should I listen to the man who is responsible for breaking my heart and ruining my life and giving me HIV!" James screamed at him. Kevin jerked his head up and stared up at James. "You know?" Kevin whispered. James nodded sitting down. Kevin went to move closer to him. "Stay away from me!" James warned him. "I'm so sorry," Kevin said softly. "I had no idea that I would cause so much pain when I did that." "You cast me aside like I was trash, you said you loved me and than changed your mind the next morning and threw me out!" James hissed at him. "Umm can we go somewhere quiet to talk about this?" Kevin said looking around the lobby and spotted some other customers looking at them. "NO!" Shouted James. "I have nothing to say to you. Stay away from me. If you don't I'll get a restraining order placed against you." "I love you," Kevin choked out. "What did you say?" James asked looking shocked. "I love you," Kevin said with tears flowing down his face. "Well guess what Kevin?" James said chuckling bitterly. "I don't love you!" He could hear Kevin sobbing as he turned and walked away. He headed out the door and walked to the parking lot. He spotted his car and climbed in and started it and drove off. He was in tears too. The humiliation of that night 10 months ago came back in full force. The pleasure of the loving act. The elation he felt when Kevin said he loved him. The comfort and security he felt when Kevin held him that night. The heart break when Kevin told him that it meant nothing. The shame and humiliation he felt when he saw Brian and the look on his face. All of it came rushing back. His vision blurred and he pulled off the side of the road. So as not to cause an accident. He didn't see the lights behind him. He slumped down in the seat sobbing loudly. At some point he realized that someone was at the window. He looked up and groaned. It was the ox that had man handled him. He rolled the window down. "What do you want OX?" he demanded. "Mr. Richardson wanted me to follow you to make sure that you got home all right," Donny replied. "Well you can tell his highness, that I don't need watching!" James shouted as he drove off in a huff. Donny sighed and headed back to the car. He picked up the cell phone and dialed a number. "He got really pissed at me and called me an Ox again!" grumbled Donny into the phone. "He is upset so naturally he is going to lash out," Kevin said in a soothing voice. "Just follow him and make sure he gets home ok." "Ok but I'm getting really tired of him calling me an Ox!" replied Donny. After hanging up on Kevin started the car and continued to follow James. After watching him pull into a middle class house he turned around and headed back to the hotel. James opened the door that led to the inside of his home. "You're home a little late dear," his mother spoke up. James went in and kissed her on the cheek. "Yea I know mamma, but I ran into someone that I had to talk to," James said as he went into the kitchen and put the plate of food his mother had out for him and put it in the microwave oven. "Any one I know?" his mother asked. "You remember me telling you about Kevin?" James asked. "You mean the horrid man who took advantage of you last October?" his mother asked. James nodded. "What did he want?" "He says he loves me," James said laughing bitterly. They heard a rap on the door and James got up and opened it to let Scott in. "Hey!" he said out of breath. "I've got news. Kevin is back in town." "Yea I know," James said tossing Scott a pepsi. "He's been trying to make up all night." "Man the nerve of him!" replied Scott. "After what he did to you?" "Can we not talk about him anymore?" James asked pleading with his mother and best friend. "Ok son, I have a question for you both," Mrs. McDaniel said. "Why don't you and Scott go out?" James looked at Scott and Scott looked at James and started laughing. "Ewwwwww gross!" laughed James. "That would be like dating my brother!" Pretty soon the both of them were making gagging noises in front of James's mother. She rolled her eyes and swatted her son on the top of the head and kissed Scott on top of his head. "Don't stay up to late boys," she said as she headed out of the kitchen. "We don't have school tomorrow mom," James reminded her. "Yes I know son but you have to make sure you get plenty of rest now," she reminded him with a sad smile. James nodded and went back to drinking his bottle of water. "So what do you want to do tonight?" James asked Scott. Scott looked hard at him for a few seconds. "What?" James asked confused. "You're not fooling me," he said softly. "What are you talking about?" James asked looking down. "Kevin," Scott said softly. James cringed at the sound of his name. Scott noticed the tears in his eyes threatening to overflow. "You still love him." "No I don't!" James mumbled looking down at this feet. "Yea right, tell that to someone who believes you," Scott said as he sat next to his best friend and wrapped his arm around James and pulled him close. Once James had contact with Scott he let it all out. The longer Scott held him and heard him cry the madder he got. "I'm gonna go and kick his ass!" he muttered as he got up and headed towards the door. "No!" James exclaimed wiping his eyes. "Don't do that!" Scott looked back wanting to make sure that he had heard right. "He has this ox of a body guard. He'll kill you!" he said giggling a little. Scott sighed and sat down next to James again. "Hey?" he asked looking over at Scott. "How did you know that Kevin was back in town?" "I told him," a voice said in the door way. Chapter 4 Written by Francis "What are you doing here?" asked James as he pulled away from Scott. "Brian asked me to come down. I had some time off since AJ is in rehab so I took advantage of it," Nick said as he put his arm around Scott and bent down and kissed the top of his head. "I missed you sweetheart." "I had to make sure that James was ok," Scott said grinning up at Nick. Nick looked over at James and shook his head sadly. "I don't want or need your pity!" James hurled at him as he stood up and started to walk out of the room. Nick stopped him by grabbing his shoulder. "I'm not here to give to pity, I'm here to give you support!" Nick insisted. "What Kevin did was very mean and cruel. But he is trying to make amends for what he did." "Well he can make amends to someone else!" James hurled at Nick. "He loves you too," Nick said. "Well he has real fucked up way of showing it," James mumbled. "You love him too," Nick insisted. James jerked his head up and glared at Nick. "See? I can see all over your face. Everything about you tells everyone that you love Kevin!" "Ok so what if I do!" James shouted. "Hey!" Nick shouted back. "Don't yell at me! I'm not the one who hurt you." "Jimmy?" asked a small voice. James turned around to see a small brown hair boy standing by the door. He smiled at the sight of his four year old Brother, Timmy. "I heard yelling and woke up." James walked over to him and picked him up and carried him into the kitchen. "Who is he?" Timmy asked pointing to Nick. "I'm Nick," Nick said with a smile. "Why are you yelling at my big brother?" Timmy asked frowning at Nick. "I'm sorry for yelling at your brother," Nick said looking sheepish. "I promise I won't yell at him anymore." "Do I know you?" Timmy asked scrunching up his face. "Do you listen to music?" Nick asked. "No but Jimmy does all the time," Timmy giggled. "Oh really?" Nick asked. "What kind of music does he listen too?" "Umm Timmy," James stepped in quickly. "Umm let's get you back to bed." "He listens to Backstreet Boys music," Timmy whispered at Nick. Nick snorted back a laugh but stopped when he saw the look on James's face. "Come on little dude," James said as he ruffled Timmy's hair. "Let's get you back to bed." He carried Timmy down the hall and spotted his mother looking at him. "He woke up," James explained. "Go on ahead and go back to bed mom, I got him." Mrs. McDaniel nodded and closed her bedroom door. Once he was in the child's room he laid him down in bed and pulled the blankets up around him. "Hug please?" asked a sleepy Timmy. James sighed and leaned down and wrapped his arms around the small child and hugged him tightly and kissed him on his little forehead. "Good night Jimmy," he said sleepily as he drifted back to sleep. James stayed in the room watching him sleep for a few minutes before getting up and heading out into the living room where Nick and Scott were. They were snuggling on the couch looking all cute and comfortable. "Uggh you two make me sick," James said frowning. "You could be happy too if only you weren't so stubborn," Nick answered him. "I may be in love with him but I don't have to like it or accept it!" James retorted. "He put me through a lot of crap! And on top of it I'm now HIV Positive because of him." "Hey! That is not fair!" Nick hurled at him in a hushed voice. "He didn't rape you did he?" James glared at him for a few seconds. "Well did he?" Nick asked again. "No!" James hurled back at him. James thought back on that night. Kevin did use protection every time they made love except the last couple of times when Kevin had ran out of protection and it was him that insisted that they go on. Kevin wasn't responsible. Kevin didn't want to have sex with out protection. "Umm I need to be alone," he mumbled. Scott got up and sat next to him. "Are you sure?" he asked softly. "I could stay." "No you have Nick here and you should get to spend some time with him," James said as he stood up and headed out onto the back deck. "You stay here with him," Nick said as he kissed Scott on the lips. "I really should be back at he hotel with Kevin and Brian." Scott nodded and returned the kiss. He waited until Nick had left before he went outside. He walked up to the swing where James was sitting and rocking. He quietly sat next to him. "I thought I said I wanted to be alone," James said as he scooted over to make room for Scott. "Sorry, but I can't let you mope around here all by yourself," Scott said as he put his arm around James' shoulders. James laid his head on Scott's shoulder grateful the company. "What about Nick?" he asked softly. "Nick said I should be here with you," Scott said back kissing the top of James' head. "You're right," James mumbled. "About what?" Scott asked. "I still love him," James said softly. "I can't help it. Every time I try to forget him I can't. I see his face I smell his cologne. Everything I do or think takes me back to him and that night." "Well what are you going to do about it?" Scott asked. "You are going to the hotel and talk to him now," said a voice at the doorway. James looked up and saw his mother standing there. "But mom--," James started to argue. "Don't argue with me young man!" she scolded him as she walked up to him and pulled him into a hug. "And most importantly don't argue with true love! Now go!" "Umm I'll drive if you want," Scott said. James nodded and handed Scott the keys. Later at the hotel. "Hey James," the Manager grinning. "You're back early." "I have to see someone," James mumbled as he and Scott walked by and got into the elevator. "What if he is in bed?" "Than we wake his sorry ass up!" Scott replied. He could tell that James was scared as hell. "Hey," he said soothingly. "We don't have to do this right now if you don't want." "No," James insisted. "I need to do this." The elevator stopped and the door open and they walked onto the floor. "Their room is right down this hall." When they got to the door he reached out and knocked on it. They could hear some moving around and a cuss word. The door flew opened and a shaggy haired Brian stuck his head out the door. He was holding his foot probably because he had stubbed it. "Umm can I talk to Kevin?" Brian looked up at James and saw the tear stains on his cheeks and his scared look. "Yea umm come in and I'll get him up," Brian said as he stepped aside to allow James in. "Brian?" asked a sleepy voice. "Who is it?" "It's James," Brian replied as he guided James and Scott into the living room of the suite. "He needs to talk to you Kev." "Tell him I'll be out in a minute," Kevin hollered back. James sat down in the sofa and waited for Kevin to come in. He looked up at Brian who was still very confused as to what was going on. "Umm sorry for waking you all up like this." "Hey," Brian said softly. "It's all right. You and Kevin have a lot of stuff to work out." About that time Kevin came shuffling in. His hair was all messed and he was rubbing the sleep out of his eyes. "Can you leave us alone?" Kevin asked Brian. Brian nodded and motioned for Scott to follow him. Scott looked at James to see if he was ok with it. James nodded. "Don't you dare hurt him anymore than you already have!" Scott shot at Kevin causing Kevin to cringe at Scott's harsh tone. Kevin sat in a chair across from James and waited for James to start. "Ummm I lied to you," James said softly. "I'm listening," Kevin gently prodded him. James looked up at Kevin and thought back to the night all those months ago when Kevin held him and kissed and made love to him. Tears started flowing and he couldn't stop them. Kevin got up and sat next to him and put his hand on his knee. James leaned against Kevin and was silent for a few minutes. Kevin broke the silence by kissing him on the top of his head. "You better?" James nodded and sniffled loudly. "Now why don't you tell me what you came to say?" "I lied to you tonight," James said looking up into Kevin's eyes. "I umm still umm love you." Kevin sat back looking closely at James for a few seconds before breaking into a smile. It was a smile that lit up his entire face. "I can't help it Kevin." "I love you too James," Kevin whispered. "But I hurt you so bad." "Yes you did," James replied bluntly. "And it is going to take a long time to get over it but I'm willing to start over if you are." "How am I supposed to do that?" Kevin demanded. "I mean everything has changed. My God James! I gave you HIV! Because of me you are HIV positive! We can't start over!" "I am just as responsible getting HIV as you are," James said wrapping his arm around Kevin's waist and snuggled closer. "You warned me you were out of condoms and I insisted on going on." "But I told you that I didn't love you and that that night meant nothing to me," Kevin insisted. "I really hurt you. God! I can still see your face that morning. You were so crushed and in so much pain." "Why did you say those things to me?" James asked looking into Kevin's eyes to see if he could see any signs of deceit. "I was scared out of mind. When I made love to you and looked into your eyes the moment we both came I was hooked. I saw the raw emotion and love pouring out of your eyes that it shook me to core. No one has ever gotten to me like that," Kevin admitted. "So I did the only thing I could do at the time. I ran like a fucking coward and through you aside." "But you still love me right?" James asked. "I've never stopped loving you baby," Kevin said as he laid his hand against James's face. James let out a soft moan and lean into his touch. "God, how I've missed you." "I missed you Kevin," James said softly as he kissed Kevin's palm. It was at that time that James let out a huge yawn. "Ohh baby," Kevin said grinning. "You must be so tired." "Well I could sleep some I guess," James admitted. "I guess we should get home and let you sleep." "Can I come calling tomorrow?" Kevin asked. "Umm yea but I should warn you, you are going to have to face my mother," James said grinning. "And not to mention Timmy too." "Timmy?" Kevin asked. "Timmy is my little bro. He is my little buddy," James said grinning. "I can't wait to meet him," Kevin said. "Umm can I kiss you goodnight?" James nodded and Kevin leaned forward and pressed his lips to James's. It was a soft and short kiss but for James it was the greatest thing that happened in over 10 months. "Good night James," Kevin said with a twinkle in his eyes. "Donny will show you out." "Ohh man," James whined. "He must think I am a real ass." "Actually no sir," a soft deep voice spoke up. James looked up and saw the hulking body guard standing. "I'm used to being called an OX." James cringed at the frown on his face. Than something happened. His face slowly turned into a smiling ray of sunshine. "Umm sorry about that," James said smiling back up him. "No problem sir," Donny smiled as he held out his arms. James gave him a hug. "Well I should get Scott and get home," James said. "OOOOOOHHHH GOD NICK!" shouted Scott. James and Kevin busted up laughing. "Donny?" asked Kevin. "You will please take James home. I don't think Nick will be too happy if we pull Scott away from him right now. Good night James." "Good night Kevin," James said with a grin. "Come on OX let's go." "OX?" asked Donny. "Boy you had better start running!" TBC