Josh and Just

**** Okay guys sorry this is late, Been very very very busy. Here is the new chapter. First I would like to thank all of you for nominating me for the Boy Band Awards; Authors and Readers alike. I'm flattered at the nominations. I can't believe you guys still read this story, I mean compared to the expertly written ones that are coming out. I mean Zarah is an awesome writer and I'm addicted to Missing. And everyone better had be reading The Love We Have. Oh my god! That has to be something I look forward to everyday. And then everyone is already reading Brian and Justin by JM. That's just the original BoyBand story. I'm not a big fan of BSB but I still love that story. Oh! And there is a story called JC's Hitchhiker. It's a cute story, A good mix of sex and love. So I'd check it out. Anyway check those out if you haven't. And also Curly and Josh. It's a cutie. And so is the Author. Haha. Well thank you very much for continuing to read. Just a little warning, this chapter isn't that good on content. I focused more on the love between JC and Justin. Not too much on plot. So it kinda got me no where. But there will be some stuff coming up. Well have fun.

Josh and Just 55

Justin gave a tired look to JC who had the same look on his face. They stood in the empty Grand Ballroom of yet another hotel while watching their mom, Karen, walk with Lynn, Heather, and Tim from one corner of the room to the other. Justin let out a sigh and buried his face in JC's shoulder. JC placed a small kiss on Justin's exposed neck, a promise that they would get through this together. Justin lifted his head and watched as Heather asked yet another question with the sales representative.

"You know let me ask my brother about this." Heather said. She jogged over to JC and Justin who gave her a weary look.

"I think this is nice but the St. Francis is much better. But I also like the Fairmont. She said she can hold the day of the reception for us but it will cost one thousand dollars. I mean what should I do?" Heather asked.

"Well it costs eighty-five dollars per head. I mean if your entire guest list comes it will be like forty-three thousand dollars. Justin and I will put down the hold fee for you but do they have a time limit?" JC asked.

"Well they basically said they will hold it until it's matched with another client. From that point we have forty-eight hours to decide." Heather said, tossing a questioning glance to the two guys.

"I dunno. It's your decision." JC responded.

"I want to know what you guys think though." Heather replied. Justin wrapped his arms around JC's waist and pressed his face to JC's shoulder.

"I personally think this place is nothing compared to the St. Francis. So personally I think you should go with the St. Francis. If they are making you put money down for a hold, then there is something wrong." JC stated.

"But this place is so much cheaper than the other one." Heather said biting the top of her pen.

"Heather, don't base your choices on price. We're willing to help with the money." Justin stated, lifting himself off of JC. He pulled away from JC and let out a small yawn.

"Okay then this one is out, let's go." Heather said crossing it off the list.

"Hey Heather. How many more do we have to visit?" Tim questioned.

"Two more." Heather responded.

"We have to get home and pack. Our planes leave tomorrow." JC reminded Justin.

"We can do that tomorrow morning, both of ours don't leave until late afternoon." Justin said as he took JC's hand. They walked toward the exit of the room followed by Heather who was in the process of declining to the sales representative. JC walked with Justin's hand clenched to his.

"Why did we volunteer to help with this?" JC mumbled tiredly.

"Because she is your sister, and us having been married already makes us some kind of wedding experts." Justin said sarcastically.

"Oh hey! I have a question, do you want to get a Suburban of our own? I know a guy who's gonna offer us a really good deal. I think it'd be better than putting the car seats in my breezy Jeep or take up two seats in your BMW. If we get a Suburban we can park it in the garage and use it for when the guys and us go somewhere. You know?" JC suggested.

"I think it'd be good. But let's wait until we pay our bills and stuff and check out how much money we have to spend for the wedding. Than we'll deal with it." Justin said as he rested his head against JC's shoulder.

"Okay, sounds good." JC said pressing his lips on the top of Justin's head.

"Do you guys want to go out tonight for dinner?" Tim suggested.

"No!" Justin and JC said in unison.

"I want my mother's home cooking." JC said giving a pleading look to his mother.

"Yes, Joshua, I will cook for you.' Karen said. The group of people walked toward their parked car and climbed into the van.

"Will you cook my favorite?" JC questioned.

"Yes I will cook your favorite." Karen responded.

"Mmmm, Mom's home made enchiladas." JC sighed as he leaned against Justin who leaned back on him.

"Justin, do you ever cook for JC?" Karen questioned.

"Rarely, he usually cooks for me. I make good salads and stuff but he makes incredible meals. And his hot chocolate is the best thing to drink on a cold night." Justin said, leaning into JC's over sized sweatshirt.

"I taught you how to make your hot chocolate." Heather claimed.

"No you didn't! Grandpa and Grandma did." JC argued.

"They taught me first and then they taught you." Heather countered.

"Shut up! They taught me first. They always liked me more than they did you." JC bickered.

"No they didn't. who got to stay with them for a whole month that one summer? You only stayed a weekend." Heather retorted.

"Because I had to work! I was on tour in Europe at the time. Unlike you who was mooching off Mom and Dad." JC responded.

"Hey! I was in College! At least I finished college!" Heather responded. Justin got up from around next to JC and moved to the far back seat of the van where he took a seat next to Tim who was now wedged between him and Heather.

"Should we do something?" Tim asked Justin.

"No, let them argue. It shows that they love each other." Justin snickered. Him and Tim began to chuckle. Justin put his weary head on Tim's shoulder and closed his eyes.

"Sorry for dragging you into this whole wedding thing but I want at least two guys to help me with all these women." Tim responded.

"It's okay. It gave us a chance to head home and see everyone. I mean we got to see Tyler and got to give Wade's gift and love message to his oh-so-dear boyfriend, Matt. And I got to bring the kids to meet their grandpa who wasn't home last time." Justin claimed.

"True. But you shouldn't have spent your whole vacation following Heather around and checking out hotels." Tim said.

"It's alright. We don't mind. It would have been me and Josh sitting on the couch together watching TV anyway. Which we'll be doing tonight." Justin added.

"Well here we are. Next place!!" Heather said, stopping her fighting with JC to see the next hotel.

JC lay on his back while on the couch, his head turned toward the TV. Justin lay on top of him. His cheek pressed in the crook of JC's neck, his head turned in the same direction. Justin had his arms around JC's body as did JC with Justin. JC let his hands rest on Justin's back where he conveniently placed the remote control.

"Hello? Am I too late for dinner?" Tyler asked as he walked in through the door.

"Hey Ty!" JC called from the couch. Tyler ran into the living room to poke his head over the back of the couch at the two guys.

"Hey guys. What's up?" Tyler asked.

"Not much, just finally getting our first real break on this vacation." Justin snickered.

"Well I'm starving. Did you guys eat already?" Tyler asked.

"Yeah. Go into the kitchen quick cause Mom and Mom are packing up the left overs." JC said. Tyler quickly ran into the kitchen leaving them alone once again. Justin closed his eyes and took in the aroma of his husband.

"Next! Our special interview with N Sync." The TV sounded causing Justin to open his eyes to see a shot of all five guys walking down some red carpet. Britney by Lance's side, JC and Justin clutching hands while looking at a cameraman, Chris following Sarah, and Joey whispering something to his brother.

"I look stupid with my stripe huh?" JC asked as he looked at himself on the TV.

"Yeah. You do." Justin said quickly. JC looked down at Justin who gave him a grin.

"That's just wrong." JC said as he started to push Justin off of him. Justin chuckled as he held tightly onto JC's body.

"I'm just joking Indy." Justin said flashing a grin to JC. JC rolled his eyes and stopped his attempts.

"It looks fine. Maybe a bit bushy now. we'll trim it tomorrow morning." Justin said leaning up to press a kiss on JC's chin.

"I'll forgive you, this time." JC said smugly.

"So guys, What did you all do today?" Tyler asked coming into the living room with a plate of food and a glass of milk. He placed the milk down on the coffee table before taking a seat on the recliner. He began to stab his food with his fork before slowly shoveling it into his mouth.

"We went to like every Hotel in Maryland and part of Virginia to search for a ballroom for Heather's reception." Justin said sadly.

"Where is my niece and my nephew?" Tyler questioned.

"With Dad, he's had them all day and he still voluntarily takes care of them." JC snickered.

"Dad loves kids." Tyler claimed before sticking more food into his mouth.

"baba titi bup." A meek voice said causing all three men to look down on the floor at the foot of the couch. They saw a small head poke out around the side of the couch with a big grin.

"What are you doing Amy?" JC asked his daughter. Amy started to crawl once again and made her way around the living room.

"Hey guys. I think someone here needs one of his fathers." Roy said holding Ben who was pouting while holding onto Roy's shoulder. Justin let out a groan as he sat up, off of JC and took the boy into his arms. Ben squirmed a bit before reaching out for JC. JC smiled at his son before leaning up to take him, only to lean back down again. Ben lay down on his father's chest and smiled a bit.

"Brat." Justin laughed at his son. Tyler took one last bite of his food before putting his plate on the table. He took a gulp of his milk and placed that back down as well. As he leaned back down in his seat. He looked down to see Amy clutching his shoe. He snickered and scooped the girl into his lap.

"Hey there Cutie." Tyler said to the girl. The girl toyed with the bracelet on his wrist intently.

"Dad? What did you do with the kids all day?" Justin asked as he looked up at his father-in-law. Roy. Roy walked up behind Justin and glanced at Ben.

"Well we went to the park. And I dropped by work and showed off my grandchildren. And I took them to see this clown which made them cry, then I brought them home." Roy responded.

"Yeah they are afraid of clowns. We took them to a friend's kid's birthday and they had a clown. And both of them started to bawl so hard, that I could have sworn they lost all the water in their body." Justin laughed while viewing his daughter who was watching the TV while clutching Tyler's bracelet still.

"She seems to like watching TV." Tyler said glancing up at the TV to see a picture of JC and Justin. Amy smiled and reached out when she saw her fathers. She started to whine when her fathers in the screen weren't responding to her. She tried to move off of Tyler's lap to go after her parents.

"Sweet Pea!" JC whispered. Amy turned toward the sound and was surprised to see JC. She smiled and reached out for JC. JC pointed to Justin, which resulted in Amy spotting her other father. She giggled and reached up for him. Justin got up from his spot and picked up Amy.

"Why don't you go to your grandpa Princess?" Justin said handing her to Roy. Amy smiled at the recognition of the older man.

"Tyler! Take your dirty dishes into the kitchen and wash them." Karen commented as she came into the room with Lynn.

"Yes Mom." Tyler said as he took up his dish and glass and walked out of the room. Karen and Lynn took a seat on the other couch and clanged at the TV.

"Sweety, why don't you put on Justin and Josh's wedding video, we can look at it for ideas for the wedding." Karen suggested to Roy. Roy nodded and made his way to the entertainment center.

"Don't do that." Justin pleaded.

"No it'll be fun." Karen argued. Justin let out a groan and laid down in the thin space between the back of the couch and JC. JC lay on his back with Justin on his side glancing down at Ben who was in a sleeping position yet had his eyes opened wide.

"You little faker." Justin snickered, causing the boy to giggle.

"So what are you plans for tomorrow?" Tyler asked as he walked back into the room.

"Well basically packing. And then Justin hops onto a plane to Tennessee, and me and the kids are going to head back home." JC said looking down at the child on his chest.

"How long are you staying in Memphis honey?" Lynn asked Justin.

"It depends on how much work needs to be done for Justin Timberlake Foundation. I know President Clinton is dropping by the day after tomorrow with Hilary Clinton. So maybe a week or so. But I might just meet everyone in New York for a taping of a show." Justin shrugged.

"Sweetheart that is a week and a half to two weeks away. You are gonna miss the kids, trust me." Lynn claimed.

"I know, but I might be overloaded with work, so we'll see." Justin shrugged as he looked at JC who was letting out a small yawn. He closed his eyes tiredly taking along time to open them once again. He glanced at Justin who was staring at him. He leaned forward and gave him a simple kiss.

"Do you want to head to bed?" Justin questioned.

"Yeah, I guess." JC replied running his hands through his long hair. Justin brought his hand to JC's silky hair and started to rake his fingers through the soft hair. JC closed his eyes to the feeling and rested a bit.

"Come on Babe, let's go to sleep." Justin whispered.

"You can stay if you want to. I can take them both to bed." JC said as he lifted himself from the couch.

"Josh, you're about to fall over from sleepiness. And it's gonna take a at least fifteen minute to put Amy and Ben to bed." Justin said, standing from the couch.

"Why don't you put the kids in Heather's room tonight?" Roy suggested.

"They aren't really used to the room, so they want me or Josh around. They can sleep in our bed again." Justin replied.

"You used to be like that Joshua, you, Heather, and Tyler had to sleep in our bed when it wasn't your own room." Karen laughed. JC grinned at his Mom and looked at his children.

"How about it kids? Want to sleep with Grandma and Grandpa?" JC asked. Ben wrapped his cuddled up to JC's shoulder.

"Okay we're gonna head to bed everyone. Good night." Justin said. He gently took Amy from Roy's arms and followed JC up the stairs.

"Good night you two." Karen and Lynn said in unison. They exchanged a chuckle before watching the kids head up to the second floor. JC lead the way to his room which he entered tiredly. He turned on the lights illuminating posters of Jazz and Blues singers. The wall above the bed had a framed collage of pictures of the rest of the guys. In various states of goofiness. Amy pointed to the frame in fascination.

"Later Princess. Now you have to go to bed. Let's get you in your pajamas." Justin said as he lay the girl on the bed and began to undress her. He slipped off her shirt and pants before slipping on a one piece outfit with sleeping baby blue elephants printed on it. Justin zipped up her pajamas at the same time JC did.

"Are we sleeping on the covers again? Or do you want to slip under?" JC asked.

"It's too hot to sleep under." Justin said rubbing his eyes.

"Take your contacts out. I'll get the kids set up and get the stories out." JC said. Justin nodded and walked out of the room. JC fluffed the pillows and piled most of them to once side of the bed. He placed one pillow on the other side of the bed. He gently placed both children between the pile of pillows and the lone pillow. He then pulled two pillows out of the pile before tossing the rest off the bed. He put the two pillows at the head. He dug through his back pack and pulled out a large story book. JC took a seat on the edge of the bed leaving room for Justin to sit next to him. Justin walked into the room with his glasses on as well as in his pajamas. JC stood up and slipped off his pants as well as his shirt leaving him only clad in a pair of boxers. Justin gave him a small kiss before crawling onto the bed and sitting down. He stared at J C while he changed into his pajama bottoms. JC soon joined Justin on the bed. The two sat side by side on the bed. Justin took up Ben and handed him to JC; he continued by picking up Amy himself. The two sat the babies in their laps before opening the large book in front of the kids.

"Which story tonight?" JC asked.

"Uhm let's do Cinderella." Justin said as he looked down at Amy who was staring at the pictures in the book.

"Once upon a time there was a girl named Cinderella. She lived her home with her step mother and two step sisters." JC said as he read off the page.

"Cinderella's step-mother made her do all the chores in the house while her she let her daughters have all the fun." Justin continued. Together, Justin and JC went through the whole story turning each page slowly to let their kids see the pictures of the story. They soon came to the last page and looked down at their, now snoozing, children.

"And they lived Happily, Ever, After." JC whispered softly. He looked at Justin who was slowly shifting Amy toward the lone pillow. He lay the girl down next to the pillow. JC lifted Ben and lay him next to his sister. Justin laid himself down next to his children on his side. Jc quickly got up and turned off the light. He saw Justin's figure take off his glasses and put them on the nightstand while JC was lifting the woven quilt over Justin. JC slipped under the quilt behind Justin and spooned up against him.

"I love you Sweetheart." JC whispered as he kissed Justin's cheek.

"Love you too baby." Justin responded softly.

"Dad I'm home!" Justin called as he walked through the front door. He poked his head into the living room where Lisa played with Steven. Steven made a dash for Justin when seeing him enter the front door.

"Hey Steven." Justin laughed as he scooped up the kid into his arms.

"Hello." Steven responded.

"He's at the doctors with Jonathan." Lisa claimed.

"Why is he at the doctors? Is he okay?" Justin asked worriedly.

"No they are testing him for a learning disability." Lisa replied.

"Really? What happened? Justin questioned as he sat on the couch with Lisa. Steven sat next to his brother, pulling the older man's arm around himself.

"Well Jonathan hasn't been doing his homework or paying attention in class, so the teacher suggested that he was either a troublemaker, or that he had a learning disability. So she gave us the number for a place where he could get tested. Today was his appointment. They've been there all day." Lisa responded.

"Oh that's terrible. Hopefully it's not something harsh. Something that can be cured or solved." Justin replied. Just then, they heard a car pull into the driveway. They both turned toward the door when they saw Randall and Jonathan enter. Jonathan caught sight of Justin and ran to his side.

"Justin!!" Jonathan yelled as he gave his older brother a hug.

"Hey kiddo." Justin said, kissing the boy's cheek.

"ewww!" Jonathan laughed as he wiped his cheek.

"Hey Jonathan, why don't you take Steven into the backyard and pick some apples that we can use for a pie that you and Justin can make." Randall suggested.

"Okay! Come on Steven!" Jonathan said as he ran out of the room followed by Steven.

"So what's happened?" Justin questioned, after the kids left the room.

"Well after hours of grueling tests and observations. It turns out that Jonathan has something called Attention Deficit Disorder, or ADD." Randall said with a sigh as he fell onto the couch.

"Which is?" Justin asked.

"It means that he has trouble concentrating on stuff and acts juvenile if he doesn't take the right medicine. Right now he is lucky and just has to take the smaller dosage which means that he can eventually not need the medicine anymore, but that's a rare chance." Randall said.

"That sucks." Justin commented.

"I know it truly does. But at least it's not something that requires him to be in a separate class. He can still go to school with his friends and stuff." Randall replied.

"So he's gonna be fine?' Lisa questioned.

"Yes, yes he is." Randall nodded thankfully.

"That's good to hear." Justin responded.

"So how are my favorite grandchildren?" Randall asked.

"You're only grandchildren are doing perfectly fine. They are hanging out with their Papa right now." Justin nodded.

"Okay now Meredith, why don't you do the chorus again, and the we can begin adlibbing." JC said at his seat in front of the production board. He looked through the window and saw Meredith give him a small nod. He played the music and let her start singing once again. JC nodded in satisfaction and looked back at Christina and Lance who were crouched in front of the babies that sat on two chairs. He smiled as his two friends played with his children. He soon heard the music begin to fade and turned back to Meredith.

"Alright Meredith, You can take a little water break. Why don't you come in here and we'll review the song." JC claimed. She nodded and stepped out of the room.

"Lance, why you wanted me to use this room instead of the one in my house is beyond my understanding. It would have been so much easier and I could've done it all for free." JC stated.

"I know Jayce, but I know Meredith's label wanted her to be in a professional studio for her songs." Lance responded as he lifted Ben into his arms. He took a seat and played with the boy who giggled at the older man. Amy started to cry softly when Christina attempted to lift the girl. She quickly placed the child into JC's lap.

"Sweet Pea! Come on, You can't stay with me all day. You've cried with Uncle Lance, Aunt Christina, Aunt Britney, and Uncle Joey. You have to go to one of them. I can't watch you all day." JC said to his daughter. Amy frowned and buried her face in JC's shirt.

"Does she miss Justin?" Lance asked.

"I guess, She's been cranky since this morning. She doesn't want to go to anyone at all. I mean she barely goes to Hana without putting up a fight first. All she's been doing is moping all day." JC said running a hand over her head.

"How about at night. Does she sleep well?" Christina asked.

"Half the time she sleeps with Ben but most likely she sleeps with me. And then if Amy sleeps with me than so does Ben. So basically it's the both of them snoozing next to me." JC shrugged. The sound of a phone ringing cause all three to look at a backpack next to Lance. Lance reached into JC's backpack and pulled out his phone.

"JC's phone." Lance answered as he spoke into the receiver.

"Hey Lance." Justin said into the phone.

"Hey Curls, What's up?" Lance asked.

"Nothing, just bored so I thought I'd call Josh and the kids. What are you all up to?" Justin asked.

"Nothing much. JC is helping me produce a song for Meredith. That's about all. So how are the baby brothers?" Lance questioned.

"Steven is fine, but Jonathan is diagnosed with ADD." Justin responded.

"What?!" Lance asked in shock.

"Yeah he was tested two days ago and they said that he had ADD." Justin replied sullenly.

"Poor kid. Having ADD sucks. One of my best friends had it and he felt he it was his fault all the time." Lance said. JC head popped up with a sad look on his face. He mouth the words `Jonathan?' causing Lance to nod. JC shook his head in sadness before looking back at the mixing board.

"Can you give it to Josh for a sec Lance?" Justin questioned.

"Sure thing." Lance replied. He handed the phone to JC, who took the phone eagerly.

"Hey Sweetheart." JC said into the phone.

"Hey Sexy. What are you up to?" Justin replied.

"Just a little work. How is my favorite husband doing?" JC asked.

"He's hanging out here with your favorite brothers-in-law." Justin snickered.

"I heard about Jonathan. How's he doing?" JC asked.

"He's doing fine. I don't think he knows what he has yet." Justin replied.

"He'll get through it. He's a trooper." JC said sincerely.

"Yes he will. Now how are our children doing?" Justin asked.

"They are doing okay. Ben is fine, but Amy won't go with anyone but me. I think she misses you." JC said into the phone.

"I miss her too. I've only been here for half a week and I'm missing you and the kids so much." Justin said into the phone.

"I miss you too baby." JC crooned.

"I'll be home in a week at most. Okay?" Justin questioned.

"Okay." JC replied.

"Guess what?" Justin asked.

"What?' JC asked childishly.

"I got a tattoo." Justin snickered.

"What?!" JC laughed.

"Yeah it's on my arm. It's of a cross. And if you look closely. It has your full name, my full name, Ben and Amy's full name and a space or two for any others we plan to have." Justin snickered.

"You are insane. That is your what? fifth tattoo?" JC asked.

"No it's four. The first one was the N Sync flame from our first album. And that's on my ankle. And the other one on my leg is my initials, you know in that design my necklace is? And the third one is the Chinese character on my other leg. And now this one." Justin stated.

"Well excuse me. Just don't get too out of control and mess up that beautiful body of yours I like so much." JC crooned.

"Don't worry baby. It's still beautiful and all yours." Justin stated softly.

"I wish you were here right now." JC sighed.

"I know. But we'll see each other soon. But for now I'm gonna leave you, cause I just got a stack of papers I gotta do." Justin whispered.

"Okay Bye sweetheart. Say hi to your parents for me. Oh And hold on Amy wants talk to you." JC said into the phone. He placed the phone up to Amy's head and looked at his daughter as she giggled.

"Hey Amy Ariel! How are you doing?" Justin asked into the phone. Amy responded by mumbling a bunch of things that were unidentifiable.

"I love you too Princess." Justin chuckled. JC brought the phone to his ear and spoke once again.

"Okay bye Honey. I'll talk with you later? I'll call you tonight okay?" JC claimed.

"Okay. Bye Indy." Justin responded.

"Doorbell!" Christina yelled from upstairs.

"I got it!" Britney yelled from the couch. She got out of Lance's warm arms and made her way to the door, turning to give a snicker to Lance who was watching her. She opened the door and found Cole standing on the doorstep. He turned and saw Britney and smiled.

"Hey Cole! Come on in." Britney greeted. He stepped into the foyer and gave a wave to Lance who did the same.

"Hey Britney. Is Christina home?" Cole questioned.

"Yeah she's upstairs changing. She'll be down in a second." Britney said as she pushed him into the living room. She plopped back into the waiting arms of Lance and rested her head on his shoulder.

"So Cole, how was work?" Britney asked.

"It was fine." Cole nodded as he looked around nervously.

"Cole? Why do you look so nervous?" Lance questioned.

"I'm gonna ask Christina out tonight." Cole replied softly.

"What?! That is sooo great. She needs a guy like you. And I think she likes you too." Britney said happily. Lance gently placed a kiss on her forehead as he ran a hand up and down her back soothingly. "Really?!?!" Cole asked quickly. Britney and lance started to laugh at his reaction but stopped when they heard Christina come down the stairs.

"Hey Brit? Do you think these pajama bottoms look good on me? I mean JC gave me them and they. . .Oh! Hey Cole!" Christina said as she walked over to him. He stood up and gave her a hug. She took a seat on the couch next to him and smiled.

"Hey Honey? Why don't you help me get Cole something to drink. I need you to lift some heavy stuff." Britney said as she climbed out of Lance's arms and pulled him to his feet.

"Christina, you want anything?" Lance questioned.

"No thanks." Christina replied as she brought her legs up onto the couch and watched the actions on the TV.

"So Christina?" Cole said.

"So Cole. . ." Christina asked, looking down at her toe nails to examine her pedicure.

"So Christina. . ." Cole trailed off again.

"So Cole. . . ?" Christina asked looking at Cole with a questioning, yet whimsical look.

"I was wondering. . ." Cole said softly.

"Excuse me?" Christina asked as she leaned forward and looked up into Cole's face.

"I was wondering. . ." Cole repeated a little louder.

"Yeah. . .?" Christina giggled softly.

"I was wondering. . .if you would. . . well. . . if you. . . well. . . uhm. . . would you. . . uhm. . . go out with me this Friday?" Cole asked as he looked at Christina worriedly. Christina's whimsical look slipped away until it was a troublesome worried look.

"What?" Christina asked nervously.

"I was well wondering if well you wanted to go out on Friday." Cole restated more collected.

"No thanks." Christina said softly as she stood up and briskly walked out of the room past Lance and Britney. She ran up the stairs quickly leaving Cole, Britney and Lance with surprised looks on their faces.

JC slowly poured himself a bowl of cereal and milk. He looked out the window and saw the fleeing sun go down. He snickered when he heard Ozzie and Leo running around his feet.

"Hey Buddies. Why don't you go get some food from your bowls?" JC said as he lifted his leg and pointed to where the dog's food and water bowls were. Both dogs ran excitedly in the direction JC pointed.

"Hey JC? Do you want me to bring the kids downstairs?" Joey asked from upstairs.

"Sure!" JC yelled back. He turned to walk to the living room when a sharp pain stung his abdomen. In an instant the bowl in his hand went crashing onto the floor sending glass shards and milk to splat all over the tiled floor. He hunched over in pain and let out a groan as he moved to the floor slowly. He curled onto the floor and clutched his stomach as he let out a moan.

"Josh? You okay?" Joey asked as he walked into the room, expecting to see JC standing. He soon saw JC groaning on the floor and rushed to his side.

"Jayce? What's wrong??" Joey asked as he watched the boy clutch his stomach.

"It hurts!" JC winced with his teeth clenched.

"Chris!!" Joey yelled.

"Yeah?" Chris called.

"Stay here with the kids. I'm going to take JC to the hospital!" Joey said urgently.

Britney poked her head into the dark room and heard the deafening sound of silence. She walked quietly in the room, closing the door behind her.

"Christina?" Britney asked, raising her hand to search for the light switch.

"Keep the light off." Christina responded softly. Britney let out a soft sigh and graciously obliged. She made her way to the origin of the sound, casually bumping into the edge of the bed. She reached the bed just in time for her eyes to adjust to the lack of light. She saw Christina's form laying on the bed motionless. Her head rested in the pillow; her face pointed towards the side. Britney took a seat on the bed and crawled next to her. She gently ran a hand up and down Christina's back.

"Hey Cutie, why aren't you down there in that hot man's arms making out?" Britney asked.

"Brit, I can't. . . I just can't." Christina sighed.

"Why not?" Britney questioned calmly.

"Because he is too perfect, I don't deserve him." Christina mumbled.

"Yes I agree, he is too perfect, but you definitely deserve him." Britney replied.

"I don't deserve a guy like that, I deserve a guy like Marvin." Christina said shaking her head.

"Chrissy! No one deserves a man like Marvin. His own mother doesn't even deserve a son like Marvin. He's the biggest piece of shit. Pardon my French. You deserve a man better than him and probably even better than Cole, but until that guy comes around I think you should give Cole a chance." Britney said compassionately.

"Brit, why did I let Marvin control me? I'm a weak person. Cole deserves a strong woman. Someone who can challenge him." Christina replied.

"Chrissy! You are the strongest and most fierce girl I know! Who stood up for me when Joey and JC were trying to throw me into the pool that one time? You! Who told Justin to treat me right when we were dating and made sure he did? You! Who has the balls to take on all five of the Backstreet Boys to a charity boxing match and win!? You! I mean, you may be one small girl, but that girl has some power!" Britney claimed. Christina gave a small laugh.

"Those Backstreet Guys are pretty weak." Christina laughed.

"Yeah well, that's why we got the good boy band." Britney chuckled.

"Brit!!!" Came the muffled sound of Lance yelling. They both looked at the door as Lance was heard climbing up the stairs and running down the hall toward the door.

"Britney! Chrissy! Hop in the car, We gotta head to the hospital!" Lance huffed.

"Why?" they both asked in unison.

"JC is in the hospital!" Lance said out of breath.

"Where is he?" Justin asked as he ran into the waiting room. He heaved a duffel bag on his shoulders; rushing so much that he forgot to take it off. Cole ran into the room shortly after him holding his keys in his hands. Justin rushed to where Britney sat waiting for him.

"He's down the hall, follow me." Britney said as she rushed down the hallway. Justin and Cole ran behind her anxiously. She stopped in front of the door and opened it quietly. Justin ran into the room and stopped when he saw JC sitting up in the bed while staring at the TV. JC looked at the door and smiled a weary smile for Justin. Justin dropped the bag and made his way carefully to JC's side. JC sat up in the bed, with a hospital gown covering his body, with the blanket brought up around his waist. There was an IV bag waiting on a stand, ready to be inserted into JC. Justin leaned down and gave JC a large tight hug.

"Hey sweetheart!" JC whispered as he pressed his lips to Justin's cheek.

"What happened Indy?" Justin asked worriedly.

"I have appendicitis. They need to remove my appendix." JC replied. Justin let out a sigh and let his head fall in relief.

"I thought you got hurt or something. Thank god it can be cured!" Justin said relieved. He turned and saw Joey and Lance sitting on the small couch playing with Ben and Amy. Ben smiled and laughed along, yet Amy kept her constant frown. Christina sat on a chair watching the TV from next to JC's bed. Chris was also sitting next to her with a crossword puzzle in his hands.

"Hey Princess! Hey Tiger!" Justin said making his way to his children. Amy brightened when seeing her father. She reached for Justin, straining to touch her father just once. Justin chuckled and scooped Amy up into his arms.

"Hey there baby girl. How are you?" Justin asked as he placed a small kiss on Amy's cheek.

"Hey Sweetheart, why don't you take a seat on the bed with me." JC said softly.

"Are you okay? When is your surgery?" Justin asked as he took a seat on the bed gently. JC ran a hand up and down Justin's back.

"Tomorrow morning." JC said softly.

"Did you have to get shots yet?" Justin asked worriedly. JC nodded in sadness.

"Oh poor baby. I'm sorry I wasn't here." Justin said leaning down and kissing JC softly. Amy reached out and touched her lip-locked parents.

"Sweet Pea!" JC snickered. Justin pulled back a bit and placed the child on the bed between himself and JC. There was a soft knock on the door which caused everyone to glance toward the wooden portal. A nurse poked her head into the room and looked around.

"Hello?" she called.

"Hello." JC replied.

"Oh my! You have many guests Mr. Chasez." She said with a smile as she smiled at everyone.

"They are my friends. Would you like to be introduced?" JC questioned.

"Such a polite young man. Certainly." The nurse said, giving JC her full attention after picking up the clip board from the door.

"These are my best friends and band mates Joey, Lance, and Chris. That is Christina and Britney, two more of my close friends. That man right there is Cole, he's a pediatrician in town. He owns a private practice nearby. And this is my husband, Justin, and our twins Amy and Ben." JC introduced.

"Nice to meet you all." The elderly nurse replied brightly.

"Everyone this is the nicest and youngest looking fifty-five year old nurse in this hospital, Edna." JC commented.

"Oh such a sweet gentleman, you are one lucky man Justin." Edna commented with a laugh.

"I know I am, thank you so much for taking care of him." Justin replied appreciatively.

"My pleasure. It's not everyday I get to meet a group of fine young celebrities. And I have to say you are very kind and sincere. Just the kind I like" Edna said going over JC's charts as she looked through her glasses.

"Okie JC let's check your blood pressure and pulse once more and I'll get your ready with anything before head out tonight." Edna said.

"Is that young short haired, brunette going to be my nurse again after you leave?" JC questioned sadly.

"Yes sir she is. Why? You say that sadly." Edna replied putting the cuff around JC's biceps and pushing the bulb tightly.

"She's not as nice as you are Edna. Can't I convince you to stay here all night for me?" JC questioned with pouty lips.

"Oh Edna, watch out. I can never resist Josh when he has pouty lips." Justin warned.

"Put those lips away, I have two grandchildren who try that and it never works." Edna replied with a laugh. She read the gauge before placing the number on the chart. She took off the cuff and took JC's wrist in her hand. She looked at her watch while she counted.

"Okay JC, you are doing fine and ready for the big surgery tomorrow. Now everyone here is aware that only one person may stay over night with this handsome man correct?" Edna asked.

"Yes, I think I'll be staying here tonight." Justin replied raising his hand.

"Okay Justin, I know it's not going to be comfortable but you can have the couch. I'll try and sneak you some extra pillows and blankets before I head out." Edna promised.

"Why thank you Edna." Justin snickered.

"Okay everyone. Have a nice night. Goodbye." Edna said as she waved before leaving the room.

"I want her as your nurse, not some floozy who is going to be rubbing up on you in your drugged up state." Justin said protectively.

"Why don't you be my nurse, and you can rub up on me in my drugged up state or not." JC grinned.

"Damn you're sexy even when you are sick." Justin snickered.

"I think that is our cue to leave." Chris commented.

"Christina?" Cole asked softly as he tried to catch up with her as she kept a quick pace down the hall.

"Yeah?" Christina asked keeping her eyes on the ground as she tried to get to the elevators first. She reached the wall and pushed the button for the elevator.

"We need to talk." Cole said calmly.

"No. . .no we don't." Christina said as she heard the ding. She stepped into the empty elevator and pressed the button to head down. Cole stepped in as well. Chris was in view and was rushing toward the elevator before Cole shot him a glare. Chris stopped dead in his tracks.

"Oops I forgot my. . . my. . . " Chris struggled for an excuse.

"You're brain. Let's get it." Britney said as she guided him away from the elevator. The doors closed leaving Christina and Cole to talk alone.

"Christina. Is there something wrong with me?" Cole questioned.

"Yes, it's the fact that there is nothing wrong with you!" Christina sighed.

"I have my flaws trust me, it's just that I don't show them off until I know someone." Cole said looking at Christina.

"And. . .?" Christina asked as she looked up into Cole's face.

"And I'd like to get to know you so that I can show you my flaws." Cole said softly. Christina smiled as she looked at him tenderly. They started to lean toward each other slowly.

"DING!" With that sound. Christina ducked her head and rushed out of the elevator. Cole let out a sigh as he watched Christina's fleeing form. He stared continuously even as the cold steel doors closed in front of him revealing his own reflection.

"Hi! I'm Gideon Yago with MTV news. Pop's biggest leading group spent the entire day at the hospital today to keep one of their fellow member's a speedy recovery. NSYNC met in an Orlando hospital to keep JC company through his surgery for appendicitis. He was rushed to the hospital yesterday with complaints of sever abdominal pains only to realize that he need to have his appendix removed. Husband. Justin Timberlake Chasez, rushed home from his father's home in Tennessee to be with him as well. When JC was asked about his condition over a rare telephone interview after his surgery he replied "I now have a pretty nice scar. It's just too bad that only Justin and my kids are going to be able to see it." For more up to the minute news tune into MTV ten to the hour, every hour."

"Hello today we have a special interview with JC Chasez of NSYNC who sadly is in the hospital today because of appendicitis. Here via satellite are the guys of NSYNC." Carson said, causing everyone in the audience to cheer. The TV showed JC laying in his bed with Justin sitting next to him, Lance sitting on the other side of the bed, Joey and Chris both sat behind Justin and Lance, sitting on the arms of their chairs.

"Hey everyone." JC said with a wave.

"Hey Jayce! How are you doing buddy?" Carson asked.

"I'm good. Still a little groggy and sore, but I'm holding up." JC said steadily.

"Now you had your appendix taken out? That has to leave a nasty scar." Carson said.

"Actually it's not that bad. It's not modest but it's not hefty either." JC replied.

"Can we see it?" Carson requested.

"Absolutely Not!" Justin said with a fixed smile.

"Why not?" Carson requested.

"No one sees my husband's body except for me, my children, and the guys. And that's it!" Justin said complacently.

"Okay then. I guess everyone at home is out of luck. Now what does this mean for the group? Are you taking a break? Or are you taking it easy or what?" Carson asked.

"Well I know JC is going to be taking it very easy for a while." Justin said glancing at JC. JC gave him a loving smile before taking his hand into his own.

"I think the group is taking a big break. I know Lance is going to visit his sister who is pregnant. And I know that Joey and myself are going to visit our families and spend time with them. But we are also going to be hitting the studios and making sure we keep singing. Also a lot of charity work." Chris nodded.

"Now speaking of families, I know that you all are very close to your families. Do you feel homesick when you see Justin and JC who miss their kids a lot?" Carson asked.

"I definitely do. Every time I see them sad because they are separated from their kids, I feel like calling my mother and telling her I love her." Lance said with a false sniffle. Justin and JC blushed as they smiled along with everyone else.

"Now can we get an update on the Prince and Princess of the pop world?" Carson asked. Justin laughed at the way he gave a title to his children and soon saw the camera men and producers urging Britney and Christina to place the two kids on the bed in front of JC. Justin was worried and angered at the fact these MTV workers are urging his friends to flaunt the children on TV. He tossed a glance to JC who was looking back at him in mild disgust.

"No! And if you ask again I'll kick your. . ." Christina started.

"Hey Chrissy, it's okay." JC said softly. Justin shot his husband a glare as both children were placed on the bed. Ben was instantly scared and started to claw at JC's stomach, which caused him to wince.

"Benji! Come over here!" Justin called. Ben crawled to the edge of the bed where Justin scooped him p. He handed the boy to Joey who gladly took him. Justin reached back onto the bed and scooped up Amy.

"Wow they've grown!" Carson commented.

"Yes they have!" Lance said tossing them a glance.

"Well I know you five have to go now. Take care JC and I hope you have a speedy recovery." Carson claimed.

"thanks man." JC said. With that, the connection was closed leaving the five guys, two children, two woman and the MTV crew.

"How dare you! You cannot force us to put those two children in front of the camera. Did you even ask Justin or JC if they wanted to show their children to the entire world!" Christina barked at them.

"Sorry Ms. Aguilera but we were told by Carson to have the children on the camera." The cameraman said.

"excuse me fellows, I think you should leave. Mr. Chasez needs his rest." Edna said showing up in the door. The MTV crew headed out the door with Christina giving them a fierce glare.

"That Carson Daly is one son of a. . ." Christina said fiercely.

"Uh uh! Let's not swear in front of the children." Edna said pointing to the kids. Christina nodded and sat down silently.

"I hate Carson! Only him would call up that favor we owe him and use it to flaunt JC's condition for his own ratings." Joey huffed. He moved to the couch along with Chris while Ben held him tightly, still afraid.

"It's okay, it's in the past, we can't do anything about it now." JC said softy.

"Josh, I can't believe you let them do that." Justin said from the seat.

"What could I do Justin? I couldn't hop out of the bed and yell `No!'. My condition kinda prevents me from doing that." JC replied in a helpless tone.

"You could have said, no." Justin argued.

"You could have too." JC retorted.

"You know it's pointless to fight Josh. I just hope you know that I don't want my children to be on TV for the whole world to see unless it's with the right people. I don't Carson to show the world our children. I'd rather have someone like Dave Holmes or Ananda Lewis do it!" Justin responded.

"Okay. I see your point. And I'm sorry." JC responded softly.

"Me too." Justin added.

"I love you." JC said, ducking his head to look at Justin's face. Justin lifted his head and gave JC a sincere smile.

"Ditto." Justin snickered.

"Awwwww!" Everyone in the room said. Justin and JC turned bright red and looked down.

"Hello?" a soft voice asked.

"Hey Jonny, how are you?" JC asked as he cradled the phone between his head and his shoulder.

"I'm fine. How are you?" the boy replied slightly saddened.

"I'm doing good." JC responded.

"Daddy said you had to go into the hospital." Jonathan softly.

"Yeah I did. And I got this thing in my stomach removed. But now I'm a lot better." JC replied.

"Did it hurt?" Jonathan asked worriedly.

"No, it didn't. Now how have you been? Justin told me you had a problem." JC replied .

"Yeah. I'm lazy and stupid. That's what everyone at school says." Jonathan replied sadly.

"Hey! Jonny you are not stupid! Okay? You have something called ADD. It's a problem that you are born with. Okay, it's not your fault. You hear me?" JC asked.

"Uh huh." Jonathan said sadly.

"You are one of the smartest people I know Jonathan. When you were younger I remember you used to draw these great pictures for me and the rest of the guys. I know Lance still has your picture on his refrigerator. And Chris framed it and placed it in our tour bus. You taught Steven how to count and his ABCs. So you are one talented kid, kiddo." JC said.

" Thank you." Jonathan replied.

"No problem, buddy. Now I'll call you later okay?" JC said, sincerely.

"Okay. Bye JC!" Jonathan said happier than before.

"Bye Bro." JC replied.

"You have four new messages." The automated voice blared out in its monotone voice. Britney nodded and placed her purse on the table as she tidied up the living room a bit.

"Hey Christina! It's Cole. I just wanted to see if you changed your mind about you know, going out with me and all. Well I guess I'll talk to you later." Cole said saddened.

"Poor kid." Britney sighed.

"Hey Britney! It's Lance. I love you. . . that's it. Bye!" Lance said as he hung up. Britney chuckled at her boyfriend and continued to clean the room quickly.

"Hey Christina, I forgot but I love you too, just not as strong as I love Britney though." Lance added quickly. Britney chuckled as she shook her head.

"Hey Britney! I just heard that Josh is in the hospital, do you know where I can get a hold of him?" Came a young female voice. Britney let out a gasp and stared at the answering machine.

"Hello?" Lance asked as he poked his head into the hospital room. He saw Justin sitting on the couch reading a magazine while JC was sitting with a tray of food sitting before him on his tray table. JC looked down at the liquid foods and sighed, returning his eyes to the television once again.

"Hey Lance! Come on in." Justin said. Lance propped open the door with his foot and leaned down to pick up two car seats and two bags of food. He walked in and placed the kids down on a table near Justin, as well as placed the food down next to them.

"I brought your children and food for Justin, cause I know you haven't eaten anything since yesterday. And my own lunch." Lance said as he rubbed his eyes. He walked over to JC and looked down at the tray.

"Wow, that is the nastiest thing I've seen all day, and I've been changing your kids' diapers." Lance stated, blankly. JC gave Lance' a friendly glare and hit him in the back of the head.

"Yeah well I'm still on a liquid meal. Which sucks." JC sighed.

"can you have a Coke?" Lance asked.

"Nope, any movement in the stomach area can hurt the stitches." Justin said opening his bag and taking out his burger. He looked over at JC who was looking at him enviously.

"You can kiss me after I eat. This way you'll get the taste and not the food!" Justin snickered. JC let out a scowl before picking up a pillow and tossing at Justin who was still laughing on the couch.

"So how were the kids with you Lance?" JC asked as he opened up his soup bowl to reveal a slightly tinted liquid. He covered it back up before picking up the Popsicle and unwrapping it.

"They were fine! Amy preferred to sleep with Britney and Ben wanted to snooze with me. Other than that it was fine. Oh! Amy is a little fussy about eating. And I wasn't sure what to do. So I waited a while and fed her later. I hope that's okay and all." Lance said looking up at JC and Justin.

"Yeah it's fine. Just as long as she drank a little." JC said taking a giant bite out of his ice cream.

"Yeah she did. I was so scared, I thought I was going to break your child or something. Oh! And you guys got a call from The Advocate, they want an interview." Lance said, before taking a bite of his fries.

"Okay cool. I have to set up a date with them." Justin said, sitting back as he continued to chew his food.

"You are doing the interview? Finally! What changed your mind?" Lance asked.

"All those people out by our house protesting and trying to break us down, only made us step up and do this interview. We decided that if we changed one mind then we did our job." JC said as he let out a yawn.

"So when are you guys getting out of here?" Lance asked, looking up from his food towards the kids. Amy and Ben snoozed soundly in their car seats, nestled away with their baby blankets and stuffed animals.

"Tomorrow and then I can go home!" JC sighed.

"Home sweet home. And I'm having a little gathering at home just for you baby." Justin said, tossing his a glance before continuing to eat.

"You don't have to. It's not that big of a deal. I'm just coming home." JC responded.

"Oh hey! Justin you're friend Trace called. And JC this other dude called for you. Something about the foundation you are starting." Lance remembered.

"Are there any other messages that you can remember?" Justin snickered.

"No that's all." Lance shrugged.

"Oh yeah! I have to invite Trace for tomorrow." Justin said, taking a bite of his burger. He didn't see JC's frown at the comment.

"Indy? What foundation are you starting?" Justin asked.

"The J. Chasez Foundation for ADD." JC said. Justin's eyes sparkled as he looked lovingly toward his husband. His face grew into a smile as he saw JC smiled back at him. Justin put down his food and walked over to the bed. JC watched as Justin leaned in and pressed a passionate kiss against his own lips.

"I love you so much!" Justin said tenderly.

"I love you too!" JC said, quickly leaning forward to place a peck on Justin's cheek.

"Hello? Anyone in the room?" a voice came. Justin smiled and looked toward the door.

"Come on in Trace!" Justin called. JC let out a low sigh and rolled his eyes.

"Hey Justin! How's it going?" Trace asked as he walked in and did a little handshake with Justin. Trace cast a glance at JC and gave him a small wave, before turning back toward Justin.

"I just dropped by to see how you were doing." Trace said, directing his comment toward Justin. Justin gave him a smile and nodded before heading back to his food. He picked up his burger once again and took a bite. He looked up and trace and held out his burger. Trace leaned down and took a bite of it before standing up and wiping his lip. Lance watched this in surprise. He cast a glance at JC who gave a conspicuous look of jealousy.

"That's good. Where did you get it from?" Trace asked, taking a seat next to Justin. He picked up Justin's bag and dug through it to steal two fries.

"I dunno, Lance got it." Justin responded. They both looked at Lance who stopped chewing his food to look back at them. he slowly chewed a bit before answering.

"It's a small joint in the mall. Don't know what it's called." Lance replied. He got up and took his bag away from Justin and Trace. He made his way to JC's bedside and took a seat in a chair.

"I don't like him." JC whispered.

"Well get used to him, he's Curly's best friend." Lance replied, keeping a watchful eye on Justin and Trace.

"Hello?" came a soft voice from the door.

"God! I'm popular today!" JC sighed.

"Hey Brit." Lance called.

"Hey Sweety." Britney responded. As she poked her head into the room.

"Come on in!" JC motioned with a wave. Britney opened the door to reveal a girl a little taller than Britney with the same build as her. Her short brown hair framed her face, making the light brown streaks in her hair stand out against her medium tanned skin.

"Hi Josh." The voice said softly. Justin's comical look directed toward Trace turned suspicious as he eyed the girl that called JC by his real name. Only certain people get to call him by `Josh' and she was not one of them.

"Oh my god! Hey Caitlin!" JC said brightly.

"How are you doing?" Caitlin asked as she walked slowly to JC's side.

"I've been better." JC laughed. Justin stared in amazement at JC. JC had just given his trademark flirty laugh. He watched as he saw the girl and his husband talk with each other.

"Wow you still look amazing." Caitlin said, glancing at him.

"So do you! How've you been? What are you up to? Who are you with?" JC asked.

"Well I've been great. I'm working for Virgin Records, but am trying to get transferred to Jive. But that's beside the point. And I'm currently single. You interested?" Caitlin asked teasingly. Justin looked at her in shock. He let out a cough before taking a sip of his soda. JC diverted his eyes in Justin's direction and smiled.

"I would be if I wasn't already taken. Justin come over here. I want you to meet someone." JC said. Justin got up and moved to JC's bedside. He took a seat on the bed and looked between JC and Caitlin inquisitively.

"Blue, this is my good friend Caitlin, who I haven't seen since MMC days. Caitlin this is my best friend and husband Justin." JC said, glancing at Trace when he said the words `best friend.'

"Nice to meet you Justin!" Caitlin said happily.

"Yeah. . . nice to meet you too." Justin said a bit confused.

"Josh? Honey? Who is she and how come I just found out about her now?" Justin asked softly. Caitlin gave a small giggle while Britney was whispering something to Lance.

"She is my good friend and at one point was my girlfriend." JC said with a bright smile. Justin gave a small nod and proceeded to get the food out of his teeth with his tongue. The room heard a soft cry which made everyone direct their attention to a car seat on the table. Amy was crying in the seat while reaching out to nothing at all. Justin got up wiped his mouth with a napkin and made his way to the baby girl. He scooped the girl up.

"Hey Princess." Justin whispered. He tried to calm the girl down but she wouldn't stop crying. He tried to bounce her but she wouldn't stop. He tried rocking her but she wouldn't stop.

"Here Sweetheart, let me try." JC offered. Justin handed the girl to her other father and watched as JC tired everything to make the girl quiet. He patted her back gently but she wouldn't stop her crying.

"Can I try? I have many younger siblings so I've had a bunch of experience with kids." Caitlin stated. JC slowly handed her to Caitlin, who took the girl her in arms. She gently rubbed her back while whispering into her ear. Amy stopped crying progressively until finally her sobs became little bursts of hyperventilating.

"That is amazing. Usually only Justin, JC, or Britney are able to stop them from crying!" Lance claimed. Justin rolled his eyes and went back to the couch to sit next to Trace.

"Hello! And welcome to the Ananda Lewis show!" Ananda's voice came coming out of the television while JC sat on the couch watching her. He took a sip of his drink before placing it down on the end table.

"Justin?" JC called, out of the room. Justin poked his head out of the den and glanced at JC.

"Yeah?" Justin asked.

"Ananda's show is on time. You want to watch it with me?" JC asked.

"Yeah sure. Who's the guest?" Justin asked.

"Us." JC responded, before taking a bite out of his yogurt. He looked at Justin who responded by opening his mouth. JC scooped up a spoonful and guided it toward Justin's mouth. Justin took in the yogurt while his eyes were glued to the TV. As soon as JC took the spoon out of his mouth Justin gave a look of disgust.

"What is this?" Justin asked in horror. He reluctantly swallowed before picking up JC's drink and taking a swig.

"It's hazelnut yogurt. You don't like it?" JC asked with a smirk.

"No it's all. . .ugly tasting." Justin said taking another sip of JC's drink. JC smirked at his husband before gazing at the TV and becoming enveloped into it as did Justin.

"Now you just saw the five beautiful men of NSYNC perform their hit single Pop, later on you'll see them perform my favorite song off the album, Gone. But first we are going to get to know the guys a bit better. Instead of asking them questions we're gonna ask their parents! So please welcome to the stage, Bev, Chris's mom. Joe and Phyllis, Joey's mom and Dad. Diane, Lance's Mom. Karen, JC's Mom. And Last but certainly not least, Lynn, Justin's Mom." Ananda said. The audience clapped for them while watching all the people on the stage.

"Now let me start off by asking how you parents get along. I know your boys get along fine, almost like brothers. Do you all get along equally as well?" Ananda asked.

"Oh! We get along well. I know that Joe and I were business associates and I go vacationing with Karen." Bev said.

"And I know that I can't get through a week without calling all the other mothers." Phyllis responded.

"We all try to keep in to keep in touch." Diane added.

"Now I know Lynn and Karen keep in touch cause their boys are maaarrried!" Ananda said happily.

"Yes. Yes we do. Karen is my best friend. I can't go through a day without talking with her." Lynn responded.

"I have to check in with Lynn because these two might not tell one of us something but will tell the other." Karen responded.

"Hey! Hey! Hey! We have busy lives." Justin retorted, casting a glance at JC.

"Yes you are busy. Raising your own children and all." Ananda said happily.

"Now we have some photos of the kids with various people. Here is the first one. With the family shot." Ananda said pointing to the screen. The first picture was taken in a park. JC sat on his side with one leg stretched out while the other was propped up. He rested his elbow in Justin's lap, who was sitting up himself. In front of them were Ben and Amy who sat up while putting both of their arms on Leo who was laying down. Ozzie and Hunter were sitting up near by.

"That is a cute picture. Not check out this next one!" Ananda said, focusing on the screen. A picture of Lance and Chris both snoozing with Amy and Ben's sleeping on their chests. There was an instant coo in the audience. The screen switched to another one with Joey and Justin snickering while holding a laughing Ben up.

"Now the media has taken on the names of Pop Prince and Princess for your kids. How do you feel about that?" Ananda asked. JC looked at Justin who just looked back.

"Well at first I think it's flattering to know that people hold our children in such a high place. It's funny to realize that when I call Amy, Princess, that so do a lot of other people. But at the same time I kind of don't want my children exposed to the whole world. And I know that Justin feels the same way. I mean there are magazines out there with pictures of our children on it, and there is only one magazine that will officially have our permission for out children to be in it. So in a way I take it as a compliment but I also take it as an invasion of privacy." JC said with a small nod.

"Yup. JC said it all. I think that putting my kids in the public eye is acceptable only if it's the right people. I would never take my children onto Jerry Springer and am reluctant to take them onto MTV. But we'll gladly bring them to a show such as Rosie or this one." Justin nodded.

"Well thank you. And I'm happy to say that Justin and JC have been nice enough to bring their children onto the show and tell us about the parenting lifestyle as well as give us some inside scoop on their families. So please welcome to the stage, Ben and Amy Chasez." Ananda announced. There was a round of applause as Tyler and Heather walked out of the door with Ben and Amy in their arms. Ben clung tightly to Tyler in fear causing him to look down at the cowering child. Amy laid her weary head on Heather's shoulder as she shyly watched the audience. Both children brightened when they saw their fathers on the stage. Justin kept his arms behind his back as he stood up.

"I'd like to introduce everyone to my favorite brother-in-law and sister-in-law. This is Tyler and Heather, JC's brother and sister." Justin said introducing them. Ben reached out for Justin who refused to take him into his arms.

"Now Justin, you aren't taking Ben. Why is that?" Ananda asked.

"Well both kids have become heavily reliant on me and JC. They become really fussy with their nannies and won't stop crying until they see us. So we're both trying to teach them to go to others." Justin said looking toward JC who took Amy into his arms guilty.

"Justin has more willpower to refuse such cute faces." JC said taking his daughter into his arms. Amy laughed and buried her face in her father's shoulders.

"Now how do the guys act with the kids?" Ananda asked. Heather gave Ben to Diane who gladly took him.

"We love them. I seriously treat them like I would treat my nephew or niece. And I can't wait until they are older and able to call me Uncle Lance." Lance snickered.

"Now kinda changing subjects but still related to family, you all have pets right?" Ananda asked.

"JC and myself do. We have three dogs, Leo, Ozzie, and Hunter." Justin stated.

"And I have Busta." Chris claimed.

"Pets don't like me." Joey stated with a small frown, before bursting into a big grin.

"I don't have one yet but I plan to." Lance said.

"Well stay tuned, cause after this, Chris is going to let us in on his new line of fashion." Ananda ended. The commercials came rolling onto the screen causing Justin to avert his eyes toward JC. JC was now leaning back with his head tilted as far against the couch as possible. His eyes were almost closed as he leaned back. Justin slowly placed his hands at the hem of JC's shirt and lifted it up to reveal a small fresh scar still stitched up with threads. He smiled at the doctors attempt to keep the scar as small as possible. Justin looked up at JC who was looking down at him with a small grin.

"Guess you'll have to keep your shirt down at the shows now." Justin snickered as he fell over laughing. His head plopped onto JC's thigh causing him to lay on his back. He looked up at JC and smiled.

"No! It just means I have to put some make-up on my abs now." JC snickered in return.

"That's disgusting! You're not going to actually do that are you?" Justin asked looking up at JC.

"No!" JC chuckled.

"Dork!" Justin said turning away so he could see the TV screen. They both heard the door open and a stuffy nosed Lance talking to someone.

"Hello." Came Lance's nasally voice.

"Lance? What's wrong?" Justin asked as he gazed up to see Lance walking into the room with a small black and white kitten. He was followed by Britney and Christina who took a seat around the room.

"Hey Guys. Where is the kids?" Britney questioned.

"Hana and her boyfriend decided to take them out." JC replied.

"How nice of her. So what's the deal with Hana? The last time I talked to her she was questioning whether to move into this house or not. Did she make up her mind yet?" Christina asked.

"Yeah, she doesn't want to. But she has the house key and everything and has a room, so she can come and go as she wishes. Now who is this little kitten in your arms?" JC questioned as he smiled at the baby cat.

"This is Oreo. He was my cat until I started having allergic reactions to him. And now I'm taking him back to the animal shelter." Lance said with a sniffle.

"Poor cat." JC said.

"Who cares, it's a cat. Let it go." Justin said. JC smacked his hand against Justin's stomach causing him to snicker.

"Well I think we should keep him. Cause well, it's depressing at the pound." JC said looking down.

"I hate cats! Okay maybe not hate. But I'm a dog person myself." Justin responded. He gave a small whistle and called out, causing two out of the three dogs to come running into the room. Ozzie and Hunter ran to Justin and waited eagerly. Justin pointed to the kitten which caused them to walk over curiously. Hunter sniffed it slowly before losing interest and laying down at JC's feet. Ozzie sat in front of Lance and watched the kitten patiently. The baby cat gave a small meow causing Ozzie to stand up in excitement; his tail wagging out of contr0ol.

"Ozzie likes him, so I say we keep him. Only if Lance will let us." JC replied.

"By all means! This way I can see him but I don't have to sneeze every time." Lance responded.

"Yay we have a furball in the house now." Justin said less enthused.

"Coming up next on Access Hollywood! Joey Fatone just became a father today! We'll have more information at five." An announcement came through the TV.

"What?!?!" All four people said yelling at the TV.

"Joey! Pick up the damn phone!!" Justin barked to himself as he paced around the room with a cell phone pressed against his ear. He walked by Lance who had his cell phone up to his ear as well.

"Dammit Joey! Where are you?" Lance asked furiously, yelling into the ringing phone.

"Why didn't he tell us?" JC asked with the cordless phone top his ear.

"Joey! Pick up your damn phone!!!" Britney stormed as she sat in the alcove looking out into the front yard.

"Do we even know what hospital he is at?" Christina asked with her phone pressed to her ear as well.

"Nope, but I'm calling Cole." Britney replied, hanging up her phone to quickly dial Cole's number in.

"Okay He's not in New York. I have a feeling it's in Orlando." Lance said hanging the phone up.

"Who is the girl? I mean I didn't even know he was seeing someone and all of a sudden he has a kid?" Justin snapped as he closed his phone and tossed it on the couch. JC looked up at Justin and gave him a meek smile. He stood up and made his way to his young husband and enveloped him in a tight hug. Justin let out a sigh and buried his face into JC's neck.

"Hey Cole? Can you do us a favor and see if anyone has given birth recently with the father being Joey Fatone?" Britney asked into her phone.

"Okay Miami hasn't had a birth in the last day." Christina said hanging up the phone. JC let go of Justin and continued to listen to the continuous rings of the phone.

"Good lord! Every time you don't want him around. He is constantly in your face and every time you do want him around, he is never to be found." Justin sighed in frustration.

"Why would he keep this from us? I mean seriously! We wouldn't hate him, hell we'd be thrilled." Lance huffed.

"Okay! Thank you Cole!" Britney said happily. She hung up the phone and looked at the rest of them.

"He's at Cole's hospital!" Britney chimed, sending everyone to their feet and to their cars.

Chris stood in the lobby with Sarah standing behind him, with her chin on his shoulder. Her arms were wrapped around his waist and gently rocked back and forth as they waited patiently. They watched as swarms of news reporters and spectators stood behind police lines all trying to catch a glimpse of the `celebrities' that are to be visiting the hospital. Chris stood on his toes as he saw his friends making their way to the hospital. Britney and Lance rushed up the walkway and into the lobby. They let out a laugh of ridiculousness and sauntered over to Chris and Sarah. They all faced the door when they saw Christina running in quickly right in front of JC and Justin who walked in hand in hand.

"Where is he?" Justin asked as he placed an arm around JC's waist. JC lifted his arm and enveloped Justin's shoulder.

"He's upstairs. Let's head up there." Chris said guiding the way to the elevators. The ride was quiet as they made their way to the second floor where the nursery was. They migrated as a group down the hallway to a private room. Chris slowly knocked and poked his head into the room. They all entered the room to see Joey sitting on the couch, unshaved and happy. Sitting next to him was his mother who was flipping through a magazine.

"Hey!" Chris said in a happy whisper.

"Hey guys come on in!" Joey invited. Everyone walked into the room and gave a polite smile to the woman sitting in the bed.

"Guys I'd like you to meet Kelli. Kelli I want you to meet everyone." Joey said.

"Hey you guys." Kelli said with a tired smile.

"Nice to meet you." Justin said, casting a glare toward Joey.

"And I want you to meet someone else." Joey said, making his way to the small crib-like platforms the hospital provided. Inside was a small baby bundled in white blankets.

"This is Amanda Clare." Joey said taking the baby into his arms.

"Hey Cutie! Wow you are so beautiful, are you sure Joey is your father?" Britney giggled as she cooed the baby.

"Hey Joey, do you think we can talk to you outside for a second." Lance asked politely.

"Yeah sure!" Joey said with a smile. He gently handed the baby to his mother and walked out of the room with the four boys trailing not too far behind. They walked into the quiet hallway which was empty besides Kelli's room.

"What's up guys?" Joey said with a grin.

"Congratulations! Now Why the fuck haven't we heard about this until now?" Justin screamed. JC stood behind Justin and placed both hands on Justin's shoulders.

"Guys! I know this seems like a surprise but. . ."

"Seems like a surprise!? God dammit Joey, I found out about this from a TV show! I thought we were your best friends!" Justin yelled.

"Justin I know I kept it a secret but you got to see where I'm coming from." Joey argued. Justin looked at him with hurt in his eyes as did the others.

"I didn't even know until maybe she was three months pregnant and well I. . . I didn't want you guys to hate me. I mean. . ." Joey struggled to speak.

"Joey nothing you could say, could make me hate you! I can't believe your doubted that.!" Justin snapped.

"Oh you should talk Justin! You are the one who waited a full fucking five years before telling us you were gay!" Joey retorted.

"That's different!" Justin argued fiercely.

"How the hell is it different Justin! You kept a secret from me and now I'm keeping one from you!" Joey snapped back. Justin gave him a hurt expression and turned to JC who enveloped him in his arms.

"That's it! Create your little alliances. Justin has JC and Lance has Chris. And here is Joe Shmoe all by himself again!" Joey said as he opened the door and quickly walked in. All four guys stood there in silence. It wasn't long until the girls came running out of the room. Britney made her way to Lance's side and wrapped an arm around his waist as well as pressed her other hand against Lance's chest. Christina placed an arm on JC's shoulder who was still holding Justin. Justin startled everyone by lifting his head from JC's shoulder and storming down the hall with mounting tears in his eyes.

"Justin!" JC called. Justin didn't turn around, yet stormed down the hall silently.

"Hey Amanda! Your Dad asked me to watch you for a second. I'm your Uncle Lance. You have a bunch of uncles but I'm the really hot one, okay?" Lance chuckled as he held the girl in his arms. She looked about wide-eyed; her gaze changing from place to place.

"Now there is a little bit of tension between your dad and your uncles. Right now your Uncle Justin is kind of mad at your Daddy. And well so are all the rest of your uncles. But we will get over it cause your dad is like a brother to us. But your Uncle Justin took something really personally." Lance said to the girl. Amanda eyes stopped wandering and focused onto Lance.

"You see your Uncle Justin and your dad have a unique bond. They were close. Because your daddy took care of your Uncle Justin when he was young and they were traveling through Europe. And well you were a bit of a surprise to your Uncle Justin and he took it a bit personally. But your Uncle JC and your Uncle Chris will work everything out, and soon you will be playing with your cousins, Amy and Ben." Lance said to the child. Lance looked up when he heard someone outside of the door.

"We'll finish our conversation later okay?" Lance whispered quickly.

"Okay James! We're ready to go." Phyllis said as she entered the room.

"Okie Dokie Phyllis." Lance said as he slowly handed the girl to her grandmother.

"Thank you James, I appreciate you watching her. Have a nice day." Phyllis said. Lance nodded and walked out of the room. He was met by a disgruntled Britney.

"What's wrong Honey?" Lance asked.

"I can't believe you aren't pissed off at him! This is one of our close friends who kept this secret from us." Britney said in obvious anger.

"Britney! He didn't tell us, but we can't change that. Might as well look to the future." Lance said calmly.

"You obviously don't care about the way Justin feels. He is hurt and so am I. I mean how can you condone his actions!" Britney said in awe.

"Britney! You're being stubborn." Lance said.

"I'm being stubborn?!? I think I have a right to be angry! We sat down one day and had a conversation about how much we trusted each other. And then he doesn't even trust me to keep this secret!" Britney yelled in return.

"Britney! Calm down!" Lance retorted.

"No! I won't. God Lance. You know right now I need to cool off. I'll talk to you later." Britney said as she walked into an elevator.

"Hey Josh! I'm going to go shopping with Trace. I'm taking Ben with me okay?" Justin said, holding the boy at the doorway. JC poked his head into the room and spotted his husband.

"Okay that's fine. Caitlin is coming over to catch up on old times." JC said making his way to the front door. Hana walked down the stairs, holding Amy in her arms on her way to the kitchen.

"Caitlin is coming?" Justin asked inquisitively.

"Yeah, you okay with that?" JC asked in return.

"Yeah I guess. She seems like a nice girl, for an airhead." Justin said tiredly.

"What do you mean?" JC asked.

"Josh, she was such a dunce when she walked in. And she tried to act all primp and proper, but I could see right through her." Justin responded honestly.

"Okay whatever you say Justin. Caitlin and I might head over to Joey's to see Amanda, so if I'm not home don't worry." JC said leaning in and placing a kiss on Ben's cheek.

"You are going to Joey's?" Justin asked in surprise.

"Yeah, he just got home with the baby. So I was gonna head there with you but since you are going out with Trace I'll go with Caitlin." JC shrugged.

"You know I guess since we're being honest, I really don't like you hanging out with Caitlin. I mean she's nice and all but I think she's fake." Justin stated with a slight bit of anger.

"Justin you are not being reasonable. I mean I don't like you hanging out with Trace but I still let you. Don't be jealous now." JC said with in frustration.

"Why don't you like Trace?!" Justin asked in shock.

"Why don't you like Caitlin!" JC responded.

"God, you are so stubborn." Justin mumbled as he walked away from the door and toward his car. JC rolled his eyes and walked back into the house.

"Hey Josh! How are you?" Joey asked as he opened the door.

"Doing good. This is Caitlin, you remember her right?" JC asked.

"Yeah. How's it going. Come on in." Joey said. Both of them walked into the house and made their way into the living room where others were sitting. Lance sat on the couch with Chris and Sarah, while Kelli sat in the recliner with the new child. Caitlin and JC made their way to the sofa and took a seat.

"Hey Joey, can I ask you a favor?" JC asked.

"Yeah sure." Joey replied.

"Can I crash here tonight, I think Justin and I are kind of on thin ice." JC said with a sigh.

"Yeah sure." Joey asked.

"Yeah, could I? Cause well, me and Brit got into an argument." Lance sighed.

"No problem. Lance can crash with Chris in the guest room and JC do you mind taking the couch?" Joey asked.

"Not at all. I probably would have the couch back home." JC sighed in little whim.

"Well thank you guys for coming." Joey said tenderly.

"No problem Joey! We got another member of the N Sync family! That brings us to a total of eight now!" Chris snickered.

"Our pleasure." Lance smiled.

That night the group was separated. Joey slept restlessly in his bed, but careful not to disturb baby Amanda who slept in a crib next to the bed. Kelli slept easily for the first time since her labor had started. She snoozed in her quiet empty room peacefully and comfortable. Phyllis slept quietly in her own room as well. Chris and Lance's room was a little different. Chris dreamt of Sarah who was in her own house, while Lance tossed and turned over the argument with Britney. JC tossed and turned on the couch thinking of this issues he is wrapped up in. Justin tossed in his won bed, with both of his children sleeping in their room soundlessly. Hana slept in the Chasez house as well, but slept more peacefully than Justin. Britney tossed in her bed as did Christina. Britney tossed from the lack of Lance, where as Christina tossed in the lack of anybody. Cole himself was also tossing for the same reason. The group had had a bad day. As other in the world also slept, or went about their lives, they were unaware that their lives would change the next day.

"Justin! Turn on the TV!" Came a distressed call. Justin had just woken up to the shrill or sound of the phone. He grabbed the remote and his glasses and turned on the TV. He gasped when he saw the scene.

"Bye Mom." Justin said before hanging up the phone. He stared at the burning buildings in awe.

"Hana!!!" Justin yelled. He hopped out of bed and ran down the hall. He knocked on the door before poking his head in.

"Hana! Wake up!" Justin said. Hana lifted her head quickly and looked at Justin.

"What's wrong?" Hana asked.

"Follow me." Justin said as he ran out of the room. Both ran into the master bedroom where the large TV showed the horrendous scene.

"Oh my!" Hana said as she stood there staring at the TV.

"Let's get the kids together, we have to head to Joey's." Justin said.

"Britney!!!! Get down here!!!" Christina called. Britney ran down the stairs hurriedly and stopped when seeing the television.

"Oh my god!!" Britney gasped. Both girls sat in their pajamas staring at the TV in awe at the burning buildings.

"We have to head to Joey's." Britney whispered.

"Let's go." Christina said hopping up.

Justin ran into the house carrying Ben while Hana ran in at his tails with Amy in her arms. All four were still in their pajamas as they entered the house. JC sat on the couch surrounded by blankets and pillows, staring in shock at the television in front of him. Joey sat next to him cradling his new daughter while staring at the TV in utter amazement. Lance and Chris sat on the floor and gazed at the burning buildings in awe. Phyllis Fatone sat with a rosary in her hands as she tried desperately to phone someone. Cole sat on the floor in front of Joey staring in utter shock. Justin ran to sit in between JC and Joey. Hana handed Amy to JC and took a seat on the floor in front of him. JC silently took Justin's hand in his own and held it tightly in his own.

"Hello?" Britney called into the house.

"In here Britney!" Lance yelled. Britney ran into the room with Christina. Britney quickly took a seat with Lance and held onto his arm tightly. Christina took a seat on the floor next to Cole and stared at the TV.

"As we sit here and watch as two of America's most prominent buildings are flaming, we can only sit here and be thankful that we are not one of the many that are victims in the horrendous tragedy. I know right when I found out about this, I called home and told my wife and kids that I loved them." came the news anchors voice over the replay of the previous events. Justin turned to JC and sighed.

"I'm sorry Josh. I love you." Justin said as he placed a small kiss on his husband's tender lips.

"I love you too! I love you so much." JC whispered as he wrapped one arm around Justin tightly.

"And Joey! I'm sorry!" Justin said as he pulled Joey into a hug. Joey and Justin held their own children while hugging each other tightly.

"It's okay Curly. I'm sorry too! I'm so sorry!" Joey apologized.

"Sweetheart I'm so sorry!" Britney whispered while clutching Lance's arm. Lance pulled his arm away only to envelope Britney's shoulder.

"I'm sorry myself baby." Lance said holding her tightly. Christina turned to Cole and stared as he studied the television intently. He soon felt a pair of eyes on his face and turned to see Christina staring at him with a small smile.

"Hello." Cole whispered.

"Hey cutie." Christina responded. Cole gave her a small smile and continued to watch the TV in horror. Christina linked her arm through his and rested her head on his shoulder.

"Mom? Did you reach Dad?" Joey asked. Phyllis let out a nervous sigh and shook her head. She stared down at the rosary.

"He'll be okay, he doesn't work in Manhattan." JC offered softly.

"call his cell phone Ma." Joey suggested. Phyllis dialed another number and waited.

"Justin. Why don't you call Tony and Keri. I know they live in New York, near there." JC suggested. Justin took out his phone and dialed the number quickly. He waited for the ringing to stop.

"Hello Sweetheart! Thank god you are okay!!" Phyllis said as she released a few tears. She got up and left the room with the phone. Justin waited patiently for the phone to stop ringing.

"Hello?" Keri asked.

"Keri! Are you guys okay?" Justin asked in return.

"Yes! We're watching at this very moment." Keri said softly.

"Okay be careful you two. I have a feeling something bad might happen again." Justin said softer.

"Okay. I love you Justin." Keri said.

"Love you too." Justin responded. They both hung up, Justin resumed his staring of the screen.

The city was quiet. It seemed to shut down in the wake of that dreary day. The nightlife had become nothing but a dark silent night where the flags waved back and forth waiting for the sun to hit the famous three colors. The house was quiet. It had become a gathering spot for all the loved one's to stay together. Family and friends were spread all over in almost every room. Pets slept in any warm nook available. The room was quiet. The addition of the crib to the room where two sleeping children lay motionless, had not added a bit of sound. Neither did the kitten and youngest dog as they snoozed on the fluffy futon by the window. The bed was quiet. Both figures lay as motionless as their children. One slept on his stomach, the sheets bunching up at his waist while his bare skin hit the cool air head on. His arm was slung over the figure laying next to him. The other figure was deep in slumber on his back. The sheets were kicked off, revealing his whole body to the air, being only clad in a pair of silk boxers. The second figure began to slowly toss and turn. He'd shift from one direction to the other. The soft sound of crumpled sheets arose in the room, waking no one at all. The shifting from side to side was accompanied by a soft whimper, a mumbling of words. He shook his head quickly as his body writhed in his sleep. The mumbling continued as he turned quicker and fiercer. It inclined quickly until the thrashing couldn't provide any consolation. He suddenly popped up with a shout.

"Nooooo!" He yelled as he opened his eyes to the darkly lit room. His heaving was the only sound in the room, making it echo from wall to wall. His body wracked back and forth while a small drop of sweat dropped down from his temple to the side of his face.

"Justin! Are you okay?" JC asked as he sat up just as quickly as Justin had popped up.

"Josh! Thank god you are okay!" Justin said as he wrapped his arms around JC. JC was taken aback by the sudden arms that wrapped tightly around his neck. He lifted his own arms and wrapped them tightly around Justin's body.

"It's okay Sweetheart, I'm here. Calm down Blue, you're okay now." JC whispered soothingly. Justin's heaving had died down to a small hyperventilation.

"Justin! Blue baby, it's okay. I'm here." JC said soothingly.

"What's wrong!?!?! Who's hurt?!! What can I do??" Joey asked as he ran into the room clad only in his boxer briefs. Britney wasn't too far behind with a golf club in hand. They burst into the room and stood in the darkness. Britney flipped the light switch on to reveal both JC and Justin locked in an embrace while a weary Justin buried his face in his arms while they were still wrapped around JC's neck. JC was running his hand up and down Justin's bare back soothingly while giving Britney and Joey a worried look. Britney and Joey took a seat at the edge of the bed and stared with a soft expression written on their face.

"It's okay Justin. Do you want a glass of water of something?" JC asked.

"No! Stay here!" Justin asked, wrapping his arms around JC tighter.

"Don't worry Sweetheart, Joey and Britney are here too, they can get it for you. I won't leave you, I promise." JC chimed soothingly. Joey stood up and made his way to the closet. He pulled out JC's robe and slipped it on. He made his way to the beside and cast a worried glance towards Justin.

"Do you want to talk about it?' Britney asked softly. She tucked her messy hair back and crawled on the bed.

"No. . .no it's okay. I'm fine. It's okay." Justin said as he pulled away. He wiped the sweat from his face and stared down at the sheets as he brought himself to his side of the bed again.

"Justin, it's okay to talk about it. We're here to listen." Joey said running his fingers through his hair.

"No. . . seriously guys I'm fine. It was just a nightmare. I'll get over it." Justin said with a small nod. The guys looked at him with skepticism before nodding.

"Now if you don't mind, would you leave me and my husband to sleep in peace?" Justin asked politely with a smile.

"Yes sir. I'm gonna head back to my man." Britney said giving them a snicker.

"And I'll head back to my. . . daughter!" Joey said happily.

"Goodnight guys. Thank you." Justin said gratefully. They hit the lights on their way out causing the room to be buried in darkness once again. Justin rested his head down on the pillow again while resting on his side. He face the wall away from JC and closed his eyes without the slightest bit fatigue, He soon felt two arms slip around his waist and pulled him slightly until he was resting against the older man's body. He felt a soft moist pair of lips press against his neck before feeling a slight sink in the pillow.

"Josh?" Justin whispered.

"Mmmm?" JC asked in return.

"Please don't fly anytime soon." Justin whispered.

"I won't sweetheart. I'll stay off commercial airlines okay? We'll get charters." JC tried to ease.

"No! Don't fly at all. First Aaliyah passes away in a plane crash. And now this. Please don't fly anywhere? I know you have interviews in LA and stuff to do. But please??" Justin asked more adamant.

"Justin! We are going to have to fly sooner or later. You know that right?" JC asked.

"I know, just for the time being. Cancel your interviews and appointments and postpone them until November or something." Justin said, still facing away from JC.

"Justin, turn around." JC requested. He didn't receive a response.

"Please?" JC added. Justin slowly turned around.

"Now you can't live your life in fear forever. I mean how am I supposed to give an interview all the way across the country with out flying?" JC asked.

"Make it a phone interview, do it over the net, do it via satellite, I don't care; just don't fly." Justin said, staring into JC's eyes. He pressed his lips gently against JC's chest and held him tightly.

"Okay Blue, if you are really adamant , I won't just for you okay?" JC whispered. Justin let out a sigh of relief and held onto his husband tightly.

"Thank you Josh." Justin whispered into the silent night once again.

"Hello there America, We are here at Christopher Kirkpatrick's launch of his new fall line. This fashion show is put on by none other than Chris Kirkpatrick of N Sync. We are surely going to see a star studded event that will not only prove to be fashionable but memorable in the making. The cost of this event is a hefty price ranging from two hundred dollars to seats near the catwalk going for close to seven hundred dollars. All the proceeds for this event will go to the J Chasez Foundation for ADD. Even with the costly seats, many honorable people have turned out to support the pop sensation."

"Hello everyone." JC said, standing at the podium atop the stage. His black shirt blended in with the black curtain behind him. The gold tie that hung around his neck stood out from the flat black shirt.

"My name is JC Chasez." JC said, gaining a loud cheer.

"First on behalf of the J Chasez Foundation, I want to thank you for coming out and showing your support. I would also like to thank you for opening your wallets and donating an extraordinary amount of money that will go into research and ADD self advocate training to the youth that are plagued with this disorder. You may not know, but my little brother-in-law has been diagnosed with this deficiency, which caused me to start the foundation. His sudden low self-esteem and constant self criticism caused me to take a stand against this silent problem. So if you would please join me in welcoming my inspiration to the stage, Jonathan Timberlake." JC said. He turned toward the side of the stage where a shy little boy of maybe seven walked onto the stage shyly. He quickly rushed to JC's side. JC bent down and scooped up the boy and brought him to podium level.

"This boy right here is my inspiration. He not only goes to school with the average seven year old's interest in school, he also fights the problem that decreases his attention span. His strength is my inspiration. So for that I want to thank you Jonathan." JC said looking at the boy. Jonathan soon gave JC a big hug. Everyone chuckled and cooed at the sight.

"Okay well now I would like to turn the stage over to my friend's fashions. Please welcome the fall line of FuManSkeeto." JC said.

Justin sat on the floor of the rehearsal hall. He sat close to the windowed wall but not close enough to touch the wall itself. He faced the mirrors while tying his shoes. He looked as if he was a two year attempting to tie his shoe laces for the first time, save for the alacrity of his tying skills. He gave a small huff as he picked up a towel and wiped his face off once again. He pulled his tight black tank top away from his body quickly before beginning an undulating motion causing the cold air to skim over his sweat soaked body.

"do titi bup." Came a quiet giggle. He looked up to see a little girl crawling into the studio. He gave her a bright smile to encourage her to keep up the good work. Justin glanced up to the door where this grinning husband stood talking into his phone while keeping a worried eye on his crawling daughter. Justin snickered as Amy crawled up to him and took a seat in his lap. He leaned down and placed a kiss on top of her head. Justin looked up when he heard the rest of the guys file into the room. Lance held Ben while Joey and Chris brought in bags of food. Lance placed Ben down so that he could crawl toward his daddy as well. As Ben made his way towards Justin, Joey stood in front of him, causing the boy to look up in question. He gave Joey a little smile before trying to get past him. Joey moved so that he was constantly in Ben's way. Ben gave out a small whine when he saw that he couldn't get around him.

"Benji, this is where you bite your Uncle Joey's ankle." Chris suggested. Ben sat back and looked up at Chris. He gave a small whimper with a quivering lower lip.

"Baby Ben! You are milking that lip think too much." Chris said as he scooped up the boy, causing him to smile brightly.

"Hey Everybody!" Came a rich southern accent, from the doorway. JC turned a bit, the phone still to his ear, and gave her a small nod of welcome.She gave him a small kiss on the cheek and made her way into the room.

"Hey Britney." Justin said as she took a seat next to him.

"Hey Cutie." Britney said, linking arms with him and resting her head on his shoulder. Lance placed a Caesar salad in front of Justin while he ate from his own Styrofoam container. He stopped in front of Britney and held out a fork with two French fries skewed onto them. Britney took the fries into her mouth and chewed them thoughtfully.

"Ooo these are good. Where are they from?" Britney asked.

"Chili's." Lance responded before walking to his seat where his drink rested. Justin lifted his eyes from his children only to land them on his husband standing in the doorway with the phone still pressed to his ear.

"Who is he talking to?" Britney asked, lifting her head so that her chin was on Justin's shoulder while she looked at his face.

"I don't know. It might be his Access Hollywood interview." Justin responded.

"Wasn't he supposed to head to LA to do that?" Britney asked.

"I didn't want him to fly." Justin said softly.

"Oh, I see. Well it's better safe then sorry." Britney agreed.

"My philosophy exactly." Justin said.

"Brit want some of my burger?" Lance asked.

"No thank you Pumpkin I'll have some of Justin's salad." Britney replied, lifting her head to gaze at her boyfriend.

"Let's get to dancing everyone!!!" Wade announced from the doorway.

"Jayce, say goodbye to your friend, Britney grab a chair. Guys put down your food. And lines up." Wade announced. They all grudgingly followed orders and got in their positions. This began the monotonous routine once again.

TBC. . .

****Okay doke guys. I know it's a weird ending but I had to stop somewhere. I'll deal more with Caitlin and Trace in the next chapter. And gotta have Cole and Christian trauma too. And don't forget our dear friend Joey and his new addition. So we'll see what happens. Well feedback is good. Sorry if I didn't respond yet. I'll try really hard to reach everyone, even if it's through mass mail. But we'll see. Thanks a bunch everyone talk to you later. CYA.