Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2002 07:26:44 +0000 From: N D Subject: nick and ashley-chapters 20 DISCLAIMER: I don't know O-town or the Backstreet Boys and am not implying anything. This is just fantasy and if homosexual content offends you or is illegal for you to read, please leave. I am not affiliated with them, J records, Jive records, MTV, ABC or anything. The only thing I have remotely in common with these boys is that Ashley Parker Angel and I were born on the exact same day-August 1, 1981. FIRST THINGS FIRST: On this 20th chapter of my first series here I want to commend every author out there because now I truly know how hard it is to do this. I realize now though what the slightest thank you can mean however. http://jcv.5u.com/all/worldofslash/ --Jayson Vascardi's website that features my story and many other slash fiction stories. Go check it out. Pytn18@hotmail.com for suggestions and comments Nick and Ashley-Chapter Twenty The boys finished up the show and rolled into St. Louis, Missouri just in time for Nick's 22nd birthday. Nick was jumping around all day like a little kid making sure everyone knew that it was his birthday today. "Hey, how old are you now?" Ashley asked as he laughed. "This many fingers." Nick said as he spelled out his age with his fingers. "Damn that's harder then I thought now that I crossed 10." Nick said Ashley laughed. "So are you ready for your party?" Ashley asked him. "Hell yeah." Ashley said. A knock came from the door. Ashley went over and answered it seeing AJ on the other side of the door. "Is the birthday boy ready yet?" AJ asked "Please take him." Ashley said with a laugh. "Alright Nicky, come on let's go." AJ said "I'll be there in a few minutes guys, I just have to take care of some stuff first." Ashley said. "Ok its' in the big ball room downstairs so just meet us in there." AJ said. "Alright be right there." Ashley said as he gave Nick a quick kiss on the cheek. Nick and AJ went into the elevator and started out towards the party. Ashley picked up his phone and dialed a room from the floor underneath the one they were on. "Hey, meet me at his room. Ok see you in a bit." Ashley said as he hung up the phone. Ashley then walked out of the room and across the hall. He knocked on the door of Dan Miller. After a few moments Dan opened the door. Ashley saw that Dan had been crying. 'Damn this is harder on him than I thought.' Ashley thought to himself. "Everything ok Danny?" Ashley asked his friend. "Yeah everything's fine." Dan said. "Come on in Ash." "I just wanted to see if you were ready for the party." Ashley said. "I don't know if I'm gonna make it tonight Ash." Dan said as he looked towards the floor while sitting on the bed. "Now that would be a shame." Devon said as he stood in the doorway. Dan looked up and saw his boyfriend standing there and after blinking a few times to see if it was true he got up and ran towards him and pulled him into a hug that could have squeezed the guts out of him. He pulled out and quickly placed a kiss on his lips. "I guess you're happy to see me." Devon said sarcastically as they pulled out of the kiss and wiped the tears from Dan's eyes. "You have no idea. How did you know where we were and everything?" Dan asked Devon didn't say a word but simply pointed his eyes at Ashley who was standing there as happy as can be after watching all of this. Dan took the hint and turned around and walked over to his friend. He pulled Ashley into a hug, one that meant so much to him. "Thank you Ash." Dan said "Don't worry about it Danny, it hurts me to see you in pain so I couldn't take it anymore. I called up Devon when we got to Indy." Ashley said. "You're the man Ash." Devon started. "It is your boyfriend's birthday however and they're partying downstairs without us so I say we go down there and see the birthday boy." Devon said. All three men headed for the elevator, Dan and Devon hand in hand, not caring who saw them. They were together again and that's all that mattered. They approached the room that the party was being held in and they could hear the bass come through the speakers even when the door was closed. They walked in and saw a crowded room with people going crazy on the dance floor. Ashley told Dan and Devon that he would catch up with them later and went to go find his boyfriend. He saw Nick in the middle of the dance floor showing off as usual. He admired the way Nick could move his body to the music. His eyes drifted down to Nick's jeans, which he always wore a little tighter than he had to. Nick had a beautiful ass and he knew just how to use it to his advantage. After all of this, Ashley snapped out of his trance but then smiled as he realized that this specimen was his. Nick spotted Ashley on the side of the dance floor and ran over to him. "Where did you go babe?" Nick asked him Ashley pointed across the room and Nick looked over and saw Dan and Devon holding each other. "You're such a nice guy huh?" Nick asked him sarcastically. "I try" Ashley said with a laugh. "Are you gonna dance with me or am I gonna have to drag you out there?" Nick asked "First I want you to open this." Ashley said as he handed him a wrapped box Nick took the box with a smile on his face and opened it. He lifted the top off the box, which revealed a gold bracelet that shined directly in Nick's face. "Aww Ash, it's beautiful." Nick said. "Read what it says." Ashley said Nick looked closer and saw that there was a small gold plate attached with some words engraved on it. The inscription read "N and A forever". Nick looked at the bracelet in awe as he put it on. "God Ash it's beautiful...thank you so much." Nick said as he moved in and planted a kiss on Ashley's lips. "I love you Ash." "I love you too Nicky...Happy Birthday." Ashley replied as they walked out towards the dance floor and began to dance. They began to grind their bodies on the dance floor, which drew a few cheers from their friends. Ashley could feel that Nick was getting harder as their bodies were very close. Nick grabbed Ashley's waist and began to really move their hips with each other. Nick leaned in and whispered in Ashley's ear, "I want you so bad right now." "Let's go somewhere and really celebrate." Ashley whispered back. The two men slowly made it look as if they were stepping out for a few minutes and once they were out of eye range they ran for the stairs and headed up towards their room where once the door was closed they quickly stripped each other of all their clothes and started kissing passionately. Within minutes, they were completely naked and Nick was fully inside of Ashley's asshole. It was a heat of the moment type of lovemaking and it was full of passion and lust and just enough of a touch of love. The party continued however for the people that were in the mood to dance and have a good time. Erik sat at a table by himself drinking his Screwdriver by himself however. He ran his hand through his shaved head and sighed as he watched AJ and Jacob on the dance floor. He played a good act telling people that he enjoyed being single so that he could "mack fly ladies" but who was he kidding? He was lonely. Ashley was happy with Nick. Jacob was happy with AJ. Dan was happy with Devon. Erik didn't wanna be 1/3 of "The Singles" anymore. He was sick of bringing home random women that just wanted him because he was in O-town. "You mind if I sit down?" a voice came that knocked Erik out of his trance. "Huh? Sure." Erik said as he saw a female figure sit down at the table next to him. He couldn't really make out who it was in the dark light. "Some party huh?" the female voice asked. "Yeah, that's Nick's style though." Erik replied "Yeah he's always been a goofball. I'm just glad that I happened to be in St. Louis recording the same time as you guys." She said. "You're in the music industry?" Erik asked as he looked real close and realized that he was talking to Mandy Moore. "I'm sorry I couldn't tell who you were" Erik said embarrassed for being so stupid. "It's ok...don't worry about it." Mandy replied. "I'm a big fan." Erik said "Oh please compared to how popular you guys are getting, I'm pretty far behind." Mandy said. "Nah, you're one of the hottest acts out there." Erik said then he blushed realizing he just called her hot. "I'm sorry I didn't mean it like that." "You worry too much. What do you say we go for a walk?" Mandy asked him. "I'd like that." Erik said as the two got up and headed out to the lobby. They got their coats from the checkroom and headed out into the St. Louis night. They didn't go far seeing as it was pretty late. They settled on a quaint little coffee shop that was close to the hotel. They walked in and both ordered hot chocolates and sat down at a small table near the back. "This is pretty different from what I was drinking a few minutes ago." Erik joked "Yeah I try to stay away from things that might make me do something I'll regret. Hot chocolate is pretty safe." Mandy joked back. "Yeah I'd say so." Erik said "I usually only go to the alcohol when something is wrong." Erik said and then immediately wishing he hadn't said it. "Do those situations happen often?" Mandy asked. "Only recently." Erik said as he looked down at his hot chocolate. "Wanna talk about it?" Mandy asked "I don't know, sometimes I just get so lonely that alcohol is the only way to make it go away." Erik admitted. "Sounds like you need someone there to take care of you." Mandy said with a smile as she grabbed Erik's hand and held it for comfort. Erik looked up straight into her eyes and saw something he hadn't seen in a while-a caring face. Someone who seemed to be concerned with the way his life was headed. The two continued to talk. The conversation turned towards family and Erik told her about how his father had left him when he was a kid and contacted him when he became famous. The conversation covered everything from privacy issues to favorite colors. Before they knew it, it had been about 2 hours and they needed to get back. Erik dropped the money for the check and they were both headed back to the hotel. "Thank you for talking to me tonight. Sometimes that's all I need to calm me down." Erik said. "Don't mention it...I really enjoyed it." Mandy said "Can I see you again Mandy?" Erik asked "I don't see why not. Here's my number." Mandy said as she took Erik's cell phone that he was holding in his hand and typed it in and gave it back to him. "Bye Erik." Mandy said as she leaned in and gave him a quick kiss on the lips and then turned and headed for the elevator. She got in and turned around. As the doors were closing she gave a small wave and then she was gone. A smile came to Erik's face, the first smile in a long time. He looked down at his cell phone and hit the store button. He walked back over to the ballroom where the party was still going on. Nick and Ashley sat at a table holding hands with Nick's other arm over his boyfriend's shoulder. Trevor came running up to the table. "Ashley can I talk to you for a second?" Trevor asked "Yeah go ahead Trev." Ashley said. "Can we talk somewhere in private?" Trevor asked "I don't really like keeping things from Nick." Ashley started and then saw a look in Trevor's face he had never seen. "But it looks important so yeah hang on." Ashley gave Nick a kiss on the cheek and got up to go see what Trevor wanted. "Be right back birthday boy." Ashley said with a smile and walked over to where Trevor was standing. "What's the matter man?" he asked "Shellie's here." Trevor said bluntly. "What! What the hell is she doing here?" Ashley said getting angry. "I don't know, she wouldn't tell me. Security wouldn't let her in but she said she has to talk to you. She's waiting in the lobby." Trevor said. "Thanks Trev." Ashley said as he walked out of the room. She sat on one of the hotel lobby couches. Ashley thought he was dreaming. He hadn't seen his ex-girlfriend since he asked her to come back to him and she told him she couldn't be with him. He pretty much forgot about her. That was her though, the same girl that Ashley had given his virginity to, the same girl that he dedicated so much of his life to. 'What's she doing here? How did she know I was here?' Ashley thought to himself as a million questions ran through his head. Shellie turned around and saw her ex-boyfriend and went running up to him. She planted a kiss right on his lips, a kiss that Ashley quickly pulled out of. "Shellie, what the hell are you doing here?" Ashley asked her "I came to see you silly." Shellie answered. "What happened to 'I can't be with you'?" Ashley asked "I was stupid enough to let you go once, I'm not gonna let it happen again." Shellie said as she hugged Ashley. Ashley quickly pushed her off of him. "Shellie, I've gotten over you. I've got someone else now." "Who could ever replace me baby?" She asked as she traced her fingers over his smooth chest. Ashley stopped her and looked straight in her eyes. "Shellie, it's over. I don't know what you're doing here but I think you should leave." "You can't make me leave. You can't control St. Louis," She screamed to him as he walked away from her. "No but I can control this hotel. Security, please have this woman removed." Ashley said and security took swift action and removed Shellie from the hotel kicking and screaming. Ashley sighed and walked back into the room. He sat down next to Nick again and put his hand on Nick's hand, which was on the table. "How was the kiss?" Nick asked coldly. "Huh?" Ashley played dumb "She kissed you. How was it?" Nick asked "Nick, I pushed her right off of me." Ashley said and Nick looked straight at him as if to reiterate his question. "I hated it." Ashley said plainly. Nick sighed and put his head on Ashley's shoulder. "What did she want Ash?" Nick asked "She wanted me back. I don't know how she knew I was here or anything but I had her removed. I don't know what she's up to but I definitely don't like it." Ashley said. Nick continued to stare at the table and Ashley was starting to get worried. He lifted Nick's head up and looked into his blue eyes. "She means nothing to me anymore Nick. You're the only one in my life right now. Please trust me baby." Ashley said trying to think of ways to convince Nick of his love. He glanced down and saw his left ring finger. He held it up for Nick. "I promise Nicky." He said as he put his ring that Nick gave him for Christmas in full view of Nick. "I love you Ash." Nick said as he pulled him into a hug. "I love you too baby." Ashley replied with a sigh. TO BE CONTINUED... <<<>>>