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Oh FUCK!

What is the matter with those two?

First me and Nick make out, and only God knows what else we did, and now Brian kissed me. OK, so I kissed him back, and don't ask me why. I just did.

And this is not going to end good. Nick will kill me for kissing Brian, and Brian will kill me for kissing Nick. That is, unless they kill each other first, for kissing me.

Oh, what a love triangle we've gotten ourselves into here.

Strike that. What a love triangle I've gotten myself into. Nick and Brian have been an item for a fuckings long time, and now suddenly they are letting family come between them.

Whatever happened to being strong, letting love survive anything.

I could write a damn good song about it.

People have been writing damn good songs, ok just songs, about it for a long time.

But writing a song is not what I am going to do.

I am going to grab them both by their ears and throw them in the same small room, and let them go at it until one is left standing.

Though knowing Nick and Brian, they would just end up naked on the floor.

Of course, in this case, that is what we want.

But I have a feeling it won't be that easy. I'm a part of this now, since I was fool enough to kiss them both.

Now, I know what you may think, that is not the act of a straight man. Then again, I never claimed to be straight as an arrow.

*****

I look at the door in front of me. AJ's door. I have to go throught it, should have already. I'm late, but I don't care.

He called, said we needed to talk. I don't want to talk to him, I don't feel like it.

The last thing I want to do is have a conversation with the man I kissed last night. Granted, he kissed me back, for reasons unknown, but that is beside the point.

I kissed him.

That was how it all started.

He was being a good friend. He talked to me, went out with me, and watched me drown my sorrows without giving me a lecture.

And what did I do to thank him? I KISSED HIM.

I don't think I can ever look into his eyes now.

I need to focus on something else. I think he has this ugly lamp in there, I think I'll focus on that. Then maybe I'll be able to get through this.

I knock on the door, and he opens it, asking me to come in, closing it behind me.

I walk in to small living room he has in his suite, and stop dead in my tracks.

WHAT THE FUCK IS NICK DOING HERE?

*****

I don't believe it.

AJ set me up.

He said he wanted to talk to me, that we needed to talk about what had happened.

I didn't want to come, didn't want to deal with it right now. I'm in the middle of a fight with Brian, and I just can't take this right now.

But I went.

I knocked on his door, and walked into his room. There he asked me if I wanted something to drink, acting like he was avoiding me. I didn't get it then, because it was after all he who wanted me here.

Now I get it, he was waiting for Brian.

He's going to tell him, and I won't let him.

The man set me up, but I won't let his plan work.

I get up from my seat, and walk towards the door.

"SIT YOUR ASS DOWN NOW CARTER. YOU TOO LITTRELL"

Fuck, it seems AJ ain't planning on letting either of us go anywhere.

And why did Brian want to leave?

*****

I look from Nick to Brian.

I bet they are both worried about the same thing, that I will tell the other that he kissed me.

Well, they are right, that is what we are here to talk about, among other things.

I just can't sit by and watch them ruin their lives anymore. I guess in a way I should be glad that they kissed me, and not some stranger from some bar. At least now we can be sure that this won't be on the frontpage tomorrow.

They look like sulking kids, their eyes downcast and their positions defencive.

"OK guys. You need to talk" I say, and they both look at me.

"What do you mean?" Nick asks, worry evident in his voice.

"I mean that the two of you are acting crazy. You're letting family come between you." I say.

"He lied to me" Brian says, looking at Nick.

Nick looks upset, like Brian just hit him with a sledge hammer. "I'm sorry Brian" he says after a while. Brian nods, but doesn't say a thing. I look at them.

"Well, there is something else you should know" I say, and they both stare at me with fear in their eyes.

"Don't" Nick whispers, just as Brian says, "no". I shake my head.

"Be quiet" I say. "I need to say this, and I don't want any of you saying a word until I am done. Understood?"

They both nod, and I go on.

"Now, I know that this will come as a shock, for both of you. But I hope that you will also see the humor in it, and the fact that it should never have happened. Brian, that night you and Nick met with your families, he came to me. We got drunk, and we ended up making out." I stop for a second, as his jaw drops, and Nick looks intensivly at the green carpet on the floor.

When I have waited a few seconds, I go on. "Nick, as you know, last night me and Brian went to a club. He was upset about your fighting, and he got drunk. To make a long story short, he kissed me, and I ended up kissing him back."

Nick's head turns fast towards Brian, and Brian is looking at him.

"You kissed AJ?" he asks, and Brian nods. "And so did you" he states. A smile creaps over Nick's face, as he realizes what a fool they have both been.

"We're stupid" he states, and Brian nods. "Yeah, letting our families get to us, and then kissing AJ." he says.

"Hey" I say, acting offended. They only laugh at me, before Nick slowly moves closer to Brian, whispering, "Please forgive me for not telling you about my family. I love you, and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. But I was afraid. Can you forgive me?"

Brian looks at him, a tear running down his cheek. "I do forgive you Nick. And I am sorry I acted the way I did. I forgive you, and I love you, and I always will."

They kiss right in front of me, and I shake my head.

Now I've got them back together, the way it is supposed to be.

Now all I need is for them to confront their families, and the rest of the group. We all need to talk about this, and people need to understand that they will be together for a very long time, no matter what anyone else has to say about it.

I look at them again, wanting to tell them about my plans.

They are still kissing, hands in each others hair, tongues playing, small moans escaping their lips from time to time.

I think I liked it better when they where hiding from everyone.

 

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