Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 23:33:50 EDT
From: CaRtOoN80@aol.com
Subject: working for the boys 15

Working For the Boys 15

	Meanwhile, I look up to see AJ taking hard punches from
Alison. Apparently, loosing Kevin made his body weaker than usual. Just
then, Alison took out a knife.

	"Say hello to the bitch you dumped me for," Alison laughs.

	Just then, a single gunshot is heard. Just one.

	Howie and Ryan sat on the couch of Howie's place. Howie stared at
the phone while Ryan stared at him.

	"What," Howie asked.

	"Just thinking," Ryan answered.

	"Well, penny for your thoughts."

	Ryan sighed as he sat next to Howie and cuddled himself if Howie's
arms.

	"I just can't believe what has happened. I mean I am so scared as
to what will happen once everything about Theresa and us get out. I mean,
although we were threatened to, we killed Kevin, hospitalized Nick, and
made AJ a drone. Not to mention there emotional damage we both did to Tyler
and Jamie. I found out about you and Jamie threw Theresa. But Howie, what
are we going to do? There will either send us to jail, or kill us."

	"I don't know, baby. I wish I did. What we did was unforgivable,
true, but there must be someway where they can forgive us or."

	"Or never know it happened. I mean we cover our tracks, making it
seem like it was all Theresa. I mean her fingerprints where on Kevin's
axle; thank god, you wore gloves. Me drugging Nick has never been
established as me being the culprit. Everyone just assumed. I never said I
did it, I just said that I didn't want him killed. It could easily seem
like Theresa was threatening me."

	"Well, how can we make Theresa the prime suspect with you, Ryan. I
mean Reece could easily say that she knew about Theresa's threats, but the
drugging?"

	"We could always do what soap operas do."

	"Which is?"

	"Pay off a doctor," Ryan laughed into Howie's chest. Howie's
started to smile as a light sparked in his eye.


	Alison, who is Theresa, incase you forgot, was weakened. AJ pushed
her off him, which the knife flew away. AJ all the sudden acquired amazing
strength. He punched Alison until she was sweating blood.  Then he swiped
up the knife and was going to stab her, until a hand sat on his shoulder.

	"Don't do it, babe," I soft, reassuring voice rang, "He's not worth
it."

	We all couldn't see what was going on. The fight was now on the
other side of the building. Brian and I where taken to a hospital while
Tyler and Nick decided to see what was going on.

	AJ turned around and was in shock. He dropped the knife as Kevin
stood there, trying to pick AJ up, but AJ was so weak, he just dropped to
his knees.

	"Oh god, oh god, thank you," AJ smiled through tears.

	Kevin smiled, with tears in his eyes. He lifted AJ into his arms
and hugged him. They kissed softly and sweetly, before AJ, again, broke
down on Kevin's shoulder.  Alison saw what was going on. She saw the knife
AJ dropped. Just as she stood up, Nick and Tyler came up on the roof. Tyler
saw Alison after AJ and the man he was hugging, so Tyler ran in front of
her.

	"Don't you dare, bitch," Tyler yelled as he ran towards Alison.

	They both fought with the knife back and forth with the knife
before AJ and Kevin realized what was happening. Alison, with all the
strength she had left, pushed Tyler back. Kevin ran and tried to stop her
before it was too late. Tyler and Alison both fell off the building.


	"Yes, Robert. Your secret is safe with me," Howie smiled as he hung
up the telephone.

	He looked at Ryan with a big smile.

	"Guess what, honey, we are clear-slated Americans. I know Theresa
said nothing, so we are perfectly ok."

	"Great," Ryan smiled. They both kissed for a bit, then the phone
rang.

	"Hello," Howie said. He smiled, then just said, "Ok, I'll be
there."

	"What was that," Ryan asked as Howie hung up the phone.

	"That was Jamie. Brian and him are at the hospital. And everybody
else is on their way. I am on my way there now."

	"Can I go," Ryan asked.

"Honey, I think you should go when everyone calms down about Theresa,
ok. I'll get you when everything is clear."

	Howie kissed Ryan on the cheek as he left.

	Howie jumped into his car and started it up. He drove about a block
before he stopped. He could see the house from there. He saw Ryan's face in
the window. Howie smiled. He checked his rearview mirror and fixed his
hair.

	"I hope this works," he whispered as he drove off.


	"NO," Nick screamed as he ran to where Tyler fell.

	Kevin stood there and looked at Tyler. He was screaming in pain as
a small metal spike stuck out threw his body. Nick cringed and dove his
head into Kevin, unaware of who it was. AJ stood on the other side of Nick
and gave him a hug. The ambulance, which was waiting for them to come down,
had a stretcher ready for Tyler to be put into.

	Brian's leg and my arm where both put in cast. They said both would
heal in about 6 months, which made both of us groan. Brian and I where
finally alone, which I was glad. I wanted to talk to him.

	"Brian," I asked, "do you remember what happened last night at your
apartment?"

	"You mean the kiss," he insisted.

	"Yes, the kiss. Brian, I know you are not gay, but that kiss was
amazing. I couldn't sleep all night after that. I want to know, well, what
did that kiss mean?"

	"Ok, here is the deal. I don't know if I am gay, straight, or
bisexual. All I know is that that kiss was phenomenal. I liked it and
enjoyed it. I can't promise a love everlasting or a relationship worth
while, but I can promise you that you, James Mitchell, where someone I can
count on, and that I have fallen for. I know that if I were to be with a
man, it would be you. But I don't want to use you for experimenting
purposes. If I want to be with you, it's forever. Like what Kevin and AJ
had, that's what I want for you and me."

	"But only after you realize what you want for yourself. I
understand."

	"I was hoping you would."

	Brian smiled, and then he leaned in and gave me that same kiss. The
one where it feels like nobody is there. It was so soft and sweet, it felt
like it lasted forever. He pulled back slowly, as did I.

	"I am sorry," he apologized.

	Just then, two stretchers burst in, along with A hysterical Nick,
AJ, and Kevin.

	"KEVIN," I yelled. He looked at me and smiled. I jumped up and gave
him a one-arm hug. He saw Brian stare in amazement and went up to him.

	"Hey, cuz. Long time no see."

	Brian just wrapped his arms around him. I walked up to Nick.

	"Hey, what's wrong?"

	"It's Tyler," AJ said sadly. Nick hugged me hard. AJ told me what
happened as I stared crying hysterically. Nick and just held each other
crying as Howie came in. One look as Kevin and he was ecstatic.

	"KEVIN!! OH MY GOD I AM SO HAPPY YOUR ALIVE! OH, KEVIN> I MISSED
YOU!"

	AJ gave Howie an evil eye, then took Howie to get coffee.

	"What is it," Howie asked.

	"It's about last night. Howie, I am so sorry of what I did to
you. I didn't mean."

	"It's ok, AJ. Let's forget Last night never happened. Kevin is
alive. Everyone is happy."

	"Not everyone," AJ frowned. "The minute I get my Kevin back, Nick
may end up loosing Tyler."

	"Tyler? What happened to him?"

	AJ told the story to Howie.

	The doctor came in and walked towards Nick and me.

	"Excuse me, are you Nick Carter and James Mitchell?"

	We both nodded.

	"Mr. Lakeland wants to see the both of you together."

	Nick and I nod again and walk towards Tyler's room.

	Howie and AJ joined Kevin and Brian back in the waiting room.

	"What's going on," AJ asked.

	"Tyler asked for nick and Jamie," Kevin answered.


	Nick and I followed the doctor into the room. He left as Nick and I
entered and settled on the stools on either side of Tyler.

	"Hey," Tyler whispered.

	"Hey, back," I smiled.

	"Jamie, I love you man. You are the brother I never had. You
protected me, and for that I thank you tremendously."

	"What's with the eulogy? You're not going anywhere."

	"James," Tyler whispered, "Listen to me. You will find
happiness. It was meant for you. That's why you got this job. Give it time,
please. And Nick. I love you. You filled a void that James couldn't
replace. You were the one who was my lover. We never had to have sex for
you to be my lover.  We had our ups and downs, but just the fact that I had
you was all I need. What we had was true love, Nick. You ARE true
love. That's why, you have to promise me something."

	"Anything, baby," Nick said, between sobs.

	"Promise me that you will not kill yourself just because I died. Me
dying is not worth you taking your life. I need to live through you,
Nicholas. Please promise me."

	"But you are worth it, Tyler. You're worth that and so much
more. Without you, I'm dead inside," Nick cried.

	"But without me, you need to live. It's not your time to go, it's
mine. Please promise."

	"Ok, I promise you, Tyler."

	"Good, seal it with a kiss."

	Tyler, who was crying himself, smiled. Nick leaned in. Their lips
touched. It was sweat and long.  Then Nick's tear fell on Tyler. The horror
both of us felt as Tyler's heart monitor flatlined. Nick's head went to
Tyler's chest as the doctors came in. To take Nick away as the doctors came
and tried to save Tyler. Nick and I, however, know what happened. Tyler
Christopher Lakeland, my brother, Nick's lover, died. It wasn't like
Kevin's "death" because we witnessed it. I took Nick out of the room and we
ran into a moving stretcher. Knocking it, the body of Alison slumped
out. She was permanently dead.


	Eventually Kevin's disappearance was brought to attention. Nick
asked Kevin, right before Tyler's funeral. Apparently, Kevin did get the
seatbelt off, but with trouble. By the time he did, he was out of breath
and out of town. By the time he reached back to us at the hotel, we where
gone. He to Florida before we did. He was in Orlando while we were at his
funeral. When we got to Orlando, he was on his way to Kentucky, when he saw
Ryan, Alison, and Casey. He had followed them around and that is how he
found Howie and Ryan, and released them, yup it was Kevin.

	Tyler's funeral was very beautiful considering the reason for being
here. Nick decided he wanted to sing a solo at the funeral. Then the guys
sang a song together than Brian and I wrote for Tyler.

	Brian and I had gotten closer after Tyler's death. He had been
there for Nick and I. Soon Brian decided that he wanted to be with me, and
we have been seeing each other.

	Howie and Ryan did cover their tracks. Alison Smithison was said to
have done everything, from Kevin's axle being tampered to making Ryan
drugging Nick. Ryan paid Nick to just go with it, and since he wasn't in an
arguing mood, he did just that.

	Kevin and AJ had a wedding for family and friends. The dedicated
the wedding and a building to Tyler, since he saved them from Alison.


	About three months after Kevin and AJ's re-wedding, I swore I felt
Tyler smiling at me. He was happy where he was. Nick came into my room with
a smile.

	"You felt him too, didn't you," Nick smiled.

	"Now, and very day after, Nicholas. Every day after," I smiled. We
both stared at the star. The Tyler Star.


Well, this was supposed to be the end. I am still in mix if I should start
another story or continue.  I have, however started another, but if you
want me to continue this, please e-mail me at cartoon80@aol.com or
cartoon8o@yahoo.com. Thank you