Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 15:13:12 -0400 (EDT)
From: sliders21@iname.com
Subject: ordinary-love-6 (Adult-friends)

Note: Is this one fast or what? I hope you like the direction this story is
going. I would like to thank TJ who wrote to me and suggested a lot of good
ideas. That's partially why I was able to write this chapter this fast. He
got me excited about my story. Thanks TJ.


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ORDINARY LOVE 6
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	"Are you okay?" Nick leaned over to Drew and whispered it softly to
his friend's ear. He noticed that Drew hardly spoke a word for the last
half hour or so. He was getting worried about him.

	"Umm.....yeah," Drew faced Nick and forced a smile. Then he looked
out the window again as he watched the buildings below get bigger and
bigger. Why couldn't he shake off the feeling that he just made the biggest
mistake of his life? He should be happy that he just found a boyfriend. Or
more accurately, a prospective boyfriend.

	Drew have to admit that he was very happy as they finished their
picnic and drove back to Boston to catch their plane. But as the plane came
closer to the city, he just couldn't help but glance at Nick and wonder how
the hell he could fit in his already perfect life? What would a faggot from
some hick town have to offer a rich and successful man like Nick?

	"You're not alright," Nick said to him softly as he took Drew's
hand and gave it a squeeze. "Come on Drew. Tell me what's bothering you."
Drew faced Nick again and gave him another fake smile.

	"Nothing," Drew shook his head as pulled back his hand. "Just
tired, I guess. I need some time to take everything that has happen into my
system."

	"I know what you mean," Nick gave Drew a lop-sided grin. "But don't
worry. We'll be okay." Drew just nodded his head at Nick, not really
believing what he said. They didn't say another word as the plane started
to land. They were one of the last to get off the plane so when they didn't
have a hard time getting their baggage. Joey met them at the baggage claim
area. He was picking up Nick.

	"I guess I'll see you at the office then," Drew said to Nick and
Joey as he watched Nick get the last piece of suitcase he was carrying.

	"Huh?" Nick faced Drew and gave him a quizzical look.

	"I'm saying goodbye Nick?" Drew gave him a look. "I'm going to
catch a cab now."

	"We'll take you home," Nick said to him quickly. Then he looked at
Joey, "Right Jo?"

	"Yeah," Joey nodded his head at Drew.

	"If you're sure then I'll take you up on your offer," Drew said
slowly.

	"Don't sound like you're imposing," Nick said to Drew a little
sternly. "You're not." The three of them then proceeded to Joey's car.

	"So, how's Boston?" Joey said as he started the car and drove off.

	"Pretty boring actually," Nick laughed softly. Then he started to
go over some of the meetings they had in Boston. Drew listened for a while
but then he got the feeling like the conversation was just between the two
of them. He sighed out softly as he stared out of the window.

	"Drew?" He heard Joey call out his name a little loudly. He was
staring at the people in the sidewalk intently. He didn't really know just
how long he had spaced out.

	"Yeah?" Drew looked at Joey's eyes from the mirror. He saw Joey
looking at him intently.

	"Nick said you took him in a picnic by a lake," It was more of a
statement than a question.

	"Ummm.....yeah," Drew said a little uncomfortably.

	"That's cool," Joey said to him before he concentrated back on
driving.  Joey then began to talk to Nick about some people they knew. Drew
once again stared out of the window, feeling a little out of
place. Thankfully, there was little traffic so they reached his building
quickly.

	"Thanks Joey, Nick," Drew said as he opened the door and got
out. Then he got his suitcase and closed the door.

	"Hey," Nick stuck out his head and smiled at Drew. "I'll call you
tonight, okay?"

	"Okay," Drew nodded his head at him slowly. Then he said his thanks
again to Joey before he watched the car drive off. He breathed a sigh of
relief as he picked up his suitcase and walked into the building.

**********

	"Drew!" Shawn smiled at his friend as he as him enter their
apartment. He stood up and went to Drew and gives him a hug. He was kinda
surprised that Drew hugged him back tightly. He let go of his hug but Drew
didn't. A few seconds later, he cleared his throat and said, "Drew?"

	"Ohhh...sorry," Drew said as he blushed slightly. He let go of the
hug and stepped back a little.

	"You didn't miss me that much, did you?"  Shawn laughed a little.

	"Guess I'm just glad to be with somebody I'm comfortable with,"
Drew laughed out too. "Sorry."

	"Did anything happen between you and your boss?" Shawn asked him
worriedly. "He didn't fire you, did he?"

	"No," Drew shook his head. "He told me he loved me."

	"He WHAT?!" Shawn said in shock.

	"He said that he might be in love with me," Drew sighed out deeply
as he went to the couch and sat down heavily. "God! That sounds even
weirder when I say it loud."

	"He's in love with you?!" Shawn was still looking at Drew in shock.

	"He might be in love with me," Drew corrected him. Shawn then
walked over to him and sat down next to him.

	"Are we talking about the same boss that you said hated your guts?"
Shawn asked Drew. "Nick whats-his-face?"

	"Nick Greene," Drew looked at Shawn and gave him a wry smile. "You
were right. I shouldn't have made that wild accusation. Boy! Was I ever
wrong!"

	"You guys are dating now?" Shawn asked him slowly.

	"I don't know," Drew shook his head. "I told him I would like to
get to know him better. I guess we'll go out on dates now. But then again,
he's supposed to be straight so I don't really know what his plans are for
us. I don't even know if there is an us."

	"He's going to see you on the sly?!" Shawn eyes grew large in
disbelief. "Drew! I thought you were smarter than that!"

	"We haven't talked about going out on dates or what," Drew said
slowly. "Though I think he's going to ask me to keep quiet on what happened
between us back in Boston."

	"You're not going to have a relationship with him Drew!" Shawn
stood up and said it to Drew a little hotly. Drew just looked at him in the
eyes, knowing full well he was saying the right thing. Shawn closed his
eyes and said on a softer voice, "You deserve to be with someone who's
going to be proud to be your boyfriend. Not some bastard who just fucks you
then go back home to his fiancee."

	"I've been telling that to myself since he kissed me last night,"
Drew sighed out deeply as he stood up. Shawn opened his eyes and saw Drew
looking at him intently.

	"But you're not going to listen to the voice in your head that's
telling you to forget Nick, right?" Shawn said in a hoarse voice.

	"I'll tell you a little story Shawn," Drew said as he walked back
to the door and grabbed the suitcase he dropped there. Then he faced his
friend again. "A couple of years ago, I met this guy at a party. He was
very charming, intelligent, handsome. I was attracted to him. But he was
just going to be in the city for just another month before being
transferred to L.A. He asked me out on a date and I turned him down because
I know that if I fall for him, it will just end up hurting him and hurting
me. I knew I made the right decision then. But up to now, I still can't
figure out why I felt what I did was wrong." Drew then walked to his room.

*************

	"Uhhhh, Drew?" Shawn looked at his friend who was eating the chow
mien they had ordered.  They were sitting on the couch, watching TV. "I'm
sorry about earlier. I want you to know that I'll support whatever you
decide."

	"It's okay Shawn," Drew faced his friend and gave him a smile. "I
still haven't decided on what I should do. But hearing you say that is
comforting." They fixed their eyes back on the TV and continued with their
dinner.

	"So? How's everybody back home?" Shawn asked drew softly. Drew
sighed out deeply as he put down what he was eating and faced Shawn. Shawn
was still watching the television though Drew knew he was listening.

	"Everyone's fine," Drew said slowly. "I called your mom and she was
very worried about you. Your brother also told me to tell you that you
shouldn't worry about your mom. He'll take care of her."

	"My dad?" Shawn faced Drew now.

	"Your mom didn't talk about him," Drew said slowly as he reached
out and squeezed Shawn's leg gently. "Sorry."

	"Hey!" Shawn forced a smile at his friend. "At least my mom and my
brother are still worried about me, right?"

	"Oh yeah," Drew smiled too. "I almost forgot to tell you that I saw
some of the guys from Dayton High. They were asking me if you're my
boyfriend again now that we're roommates. They teased me to no end."

	"At least some people think that I have a pretty good sex life even
though it's zero," Shawn gave Drew a meaningful look. "Hey, honey. Wanna
turn in now?" Drew just laughed as he saw Shawn lift his eyebrows
suggestively. The phone rung just then so Drew reached out and got it.

	"Hello?" Drew greeted the caller.

	"Drew? Is that you?" Nick's familiar voice came over the
line. "It's Nick."

	"Yeah, it's me," Drew said to him slowly. "What's up?"

	"Nothing much," Nick said to him softly. "I'm just watching some
boring reruns here."

	"Same here," Drew said to him.

	"Ummm, listen," Nick said to Drew in a serious voice. "You know
what we talked about before?"

	"Yeah?" Drew said as he held his breath.

	"I was hoping you wouldn't tell anyone about that," Nick said
softly. "No one knows I'm gay."

	"I kinda figured out that you'd want me to keep my mouth shut about
that Nick," Drew said with a hint of bitterness in his voice.

	"Oh come on Drew," Nick knew that Drew wouldn't be pleased with his
news. "I just need some time to work up the courage to come out."

	"Look Nick," Drew said in a neutral voice. "I don't really have any
right to get angry at your request. It's not like I'm your boyfriend
already."

	"And I am sorry about what happened at the car earlier," Nick said
that to Drew's surprise.

	"Wh-what?" Drew stammered out. "What do you mean?" He thought Nick
didn't realize he was kinda bummed out about being ignored in the car.

	"I promise that from now on, I won't make you feel out of place
when we're with my friends or my family or when we're in public," Nick said
to him in a determined voice. "I don't want you to feel that bad being with
me Drew. I know it's hard on you already that we'll be going out on dates
and we have to hide it from everyone but---"

	"And who said that I agreed to go out on dates with you?" Drew
interrupted him.

	"You..you don't mean that...." Nick stammered out. The line fell
silent for some seconds before Nick said in a soft voice. "Sorry. I...I
won't bother you again Drew. And..and thanks for agreeing to keep quiet
about what happened."

	Drew heard the click on the other end, as the line became
busy. Drew stared at the phone for a while before he placed it back on the
cradle. He stood up and slowly walked to his room. He wanted to be alone
for a while.

	"You did the right thing Drew," Shawn called out to him softly.

	"No Shawn," Drew replied back in a hoarse voice. "I did the smart
thing, not the right thing."

	"You just saved yourself and Nick from a lot misery," Shawn said to
him. "You know it wouldn't end happily."

	"That's funny," Drew faced Shawn and looked at him in the eyes. "We
were very afraid to be involved with each other back then because we knew
we would be attending different colleges. But you were the one who finally
told me that you'd rather have me as your boyfriend even for a few months
rather than regret it for the rest of your life."

	"We were young then Drew," Shawn said softly. "I was young. I still
believed in love and happily ever after and all that crap back then. I
didn't know letting you go would be that painful or that you'd be so hard
to forget. I don't think we made the right decision back then."

	"We made the right decision," Drew said to him. "We just didn't
make the smart one. But you're correct at one thing Shawn. I still believed
in love back then. Now, I am not so sure that simply loving someone is
enough."

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To be continued
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Note: Don't know when the sex part will happen. Hopefully very soon. I
don't want anyone in the story to be sluts who just jump in bed with
anybody and anyone. Though if it was Brad Pitt or Tom Cruise, all I can say
or write is: your place or mine?


All comments are most welcome:

Email: sliders21@iname.com