Friends and Lovers Part Two.
Disclaimers: This is FANTASY... That means it is not real. And therefore should not be taken to mean anything about the BSB or their sexuality. TO Tera.... They are not broken so you can read this.
NC-17 Slash content. Howie and A.J
Howie rolled over and cuddled up to AJ's warm body, snuggling up to the soothing sound of his beating heart. Instinctively A.J pulled him closer, and fell into a deeper sleep.
The phone woke A.J first, he grabbed the receiver,
"Hello?"
"A.J we're meeting in my room for breakfast in twenty minutes." Kevin's chipper voice flowed over the phone.
"Kay. I'll get him up."
`You don't have time for that."
"Kevin!"
"Okay. Maybe a quickie."
"See you in twenty." A.J replied ignoring the last comment. He hung up the phone and looked down into Howie's beautiful brown eyes.
"Too early." He whined, pulling the blanket over his head crawling towards the end of the bed.
"Gotta get up."
"Promise." Came his cheeky reply.
"Howie! God is everybody in the gutter?"
"Nope just me."
"Howie, come on. Shower you first."
"Fine. No kiss?" he pouted crawling out of the covers.
"Come here." A.J replied, pulling him in for a kiss.
"Now shower," he said swatting his ass.
"No playing with out a safe word."
"Latter." A.J chuckled. If anyone had told him that Howie was into sex toys and games he would have told them they were nuts. He did have to say that after almost three years their sex life was never dull.
They were showered and dressed in under fifth teen minutes, and knocking on Kevin's door before the twenty minutes were up.
"Hey Kev."
"Hey you're early."
"Nope on time. Twenty minutes right?"
"I told the other two, half an hour. I figured that the two of you would want to fool around."
"Not today at least not his morning." Howie replied, gingerly sitting down on the couch. A.J noticed and rushed to him.
"You should have told me. You promised."
"I'm fine."
"You promised."
"Alex really I'm fine. A little sore, but fine."
"Howie?"
"Alex please."
"Okay."
Kevin watched them, and wondered if things between them were all right. Within five minutes Nick and Brian showed up.
"Hey where's the food?"
"Is that all you think about Nick?"
"Yep"
"Great. You order."
"Cool." Nick dialed room service, and ordered an assortment of healthy foods.
"Ten minutes." He called
"Great." Kevin called back.
"Guys we're in the same room." Brian laughed.
"So what's on for today?"
"Photo shoot, and then we get two months in Orlando. Recoding and free time."
"Awesome." They all cried. They all needed the time off, and being in the studio was not something that they detested. A.J worked the music and they all helped. They were a hands on type of group.
"Hey guys. Could you read this and tell me what you think?" Brian asked, pulling four copies of his newest song out of his backpack.
"Sure." They all replied.
"Why the title?" Kevin asked reading it aloud `Friends and Lovers'.
"It's for Howie and A.J." he replied ducking his head. "A present. My way of telling you that I support and love you." He finished softly.
"Thanks man." A.J replied for them. He knew what this meant for Brian, and it was something that he and Howie would always cherish.
"Come here." Howie beckoned him, standing. Brian walked over to them. Howie pulled him into a hug "thanks."
"I love you to. I want you to be happy."
"We are. Your support helps."
"Hey guys the food is here." Nick said, pushing the cart into the room, they all pigged out, and rushed to their room to gather anything that they might need for the shoot, and then they were off.
"Alex stay with me."
"You sure?"
"Yeah. I'd miss you too much. I need to know that you are there next to me, I sleep better."
"Me to. Lets go home."
They drove over to the house, A.J followed Howie, and called his mom to tell her where he could be reached, and he told her that it would be easier to work for Howie's than his place. Neither of them had told their parents, at least Howie's knew he was gay, they just didn't know about the two of them. They wanted to be sure of their feelings before they told them and with touring and recording they hardly ever saw their families, At least in a setting that was appropriate to telling them something like this.
They walked in together. Howie was tempted to carry him over the threshold.
"So where should I put my stuff?"
"In our room. Why?"
"Our room."
"Yeah."
"Kay."
"Alex why did you ask?"
"I don't know."
"Yes you do."
"Keeping up appearances."
"I'm not ashamed of us."
"Your parents don't know about us."
"So lets go tell them."
"Howie. NO."
"You don't want them to know?"
"I do. But I want you more."
"Okay, that definitely wins." He said grabbing his hand and dragging him towards the stairs.
"Anyway there is a bed up stairs that needs to be christened."
"Howie!" A.J blushed.
The bags were left in the foyer, as they threw off their clothes leaving a trail up the stairs. They raced into the bedroom, where Howie proceeded to carry A.J in his arms, his naked body against his, to the bed, where he laid him in the center, before laying down beside him. He pulled AJ into his arms and kissed him.
"Make love to me." He whispered in Howie's ear.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah I want our first time in your bed."
"Our bed"
"Our bed; to be special." AJ kissed him, pulling him down on top of him, tracing the hard muscles in Howie's back with his fingers. Howie leaned down with him, pressing his lips to his. flicking his tongue against his lips. AJ opened his mouth; their tongues dueled, and played with each other. AJ sunk back against the pillows as Howie pressed closer to him, climbing over to lay between his legs, bringing them into closer contact with each other.
"Ohhhhhhhhhhh!" AJ moaned, deep in his throat, arching under Howie, causing his lover to grind against him. AJ snaked his hand between them, pulling on Howie, grasping his erection in his hand, lightly and gently. He knew that Howie was sensitive and he never wanted to cause him pain.
"Ohhhh. Alex!" Howie cried, placing his forehead on his dark lovers, "This is going to fast" he gasped, as AJ played with is head.
"So, slow it down." AJ replied teasing him, running his fingers down the underside of his shaft. Howie pulled back, and began licking down AJ's chest licking his nipples before sucking them into his mouth, moving from them down his stomach, tracing the 69 tattoos around his belly button. "I like it." He smiled at him; before he moved down to lick the heads of his erection, tasting the pre cum gathering on the piss slit.
"Like?" Howie asked, looking up into his lovers brown eyes.
"Could be better." AJ replied teasing his lover. He took the challenge by sucking his entire lover into his mouth, AJ grabbed the headboard as he arched under his Latin lovers mouth. Neither of them saw his mother in the open door way of the bedroom.
She stopped, knowing her son was gay in her head was one thing but seeing it with her own eyes was another. Paula Dourough loved her son and wanted him to be happy that meant that she wanted him to find the love that she and Hoke had for each other. Seeing him in the middle of his bed, leaning over another man was not something that she was prepared for, when she walked into his house. Her eyes locked with AJ's as his head came off the pillow; she realized who the special man in her son's life was.
The intense feeling of being sucked to the brink, and back again over and over was more than AJ was willing to bear, he raised his head, going to pull his lover off his pulsating cock, and caught the eye of his mother instead.
"OH GOD!"
"Like?" Howie smiled coming off AJ's cock, before swirling his tongue around the head.
"No. Howie."
"What?"
"LOOK!" AJ pointed to the open door.
"What." Howie was exasperated if it was his cat he was going to throw her outside so he could be with his lover. "MOM!"
"Hello Howard, Alexander."
"What are you doing here?"
"I came to visit."
"Give us a few minutes, we'll be downstairs soon." She just nodded as she turned her back to give them so medium of privacy, quickly grabbing the door handle so that they could be alone.
"At least now she knows." AJ laughed.
"Alex, your okay?"
"Sure at least it wasn't my mom who saw you giving me a blow job."
"Oh yeah look at the bright side of things. "Howie laughed with his lover. "Let's go talk to her, then come back and finish what we started." He said sitting up, and swinging his feet over the edge of the bed.
"Promise?" AJ raised his eyebrows, winking at him.
"Yeah."
"YES! I'm getting sex latter, I'm getting sex latter." AJ jumped up and down, then stopped suddenly. "I don't have any clothes." He looked down sheepishly.
"Here." Howie threw him a pair of his basketball shorts and a tank top, he was usually wearing his clothes to relax anyway, they were less restricting than his.
"Cool, Howie sent." AJ smiled and nodded, kissing his Latin lover on the cheek. "Come on Mom's waiting for us." He headed downstairs.
"Wait I'm coming."
"I HOPE NOT!" AJ yelled back entering the living room, stopping as he realized that it was Hoke and Paula sitting on the couch.
"Alex." Hoke smiled at him in greeting.
"Mr. Dourough."
"Hoke, or dad."
"Hoke." AJ decided.
"Dad, you know?" Howie asked entering the room, coming to stand beside his lover his arm around his waist.
"Your mom told me. I hope that you don't mind?"
"No that's cool, but I want to tell Jim, Angela, and Polly."
"That's fine with us. When?"
"At supper?" Howie turned to Alex; he smiled at him and nodded.
"So Alex, when are you telling your mom?" Paula asked.
"I'm not sure."
"Not sure! Are you ashamed of my son? "Hoke asked.
"NO I love him, I Really do I love him, but my."
"Him mom probably won't take it as well as you did." Howie finished for him, holding his hand.
"We'll be there if you want." Paula said, giving then their support.
"Thanks."
"So are you living together?" Hoke asked.
"Yes." "No." They replied together, Howie saying yes and AJ saying no.
"So what is it?" Paula looked at them.
"Yeah what is it?" Howie turned to Alex.
"I don't think that we are ready for that yet."
"We live together on tour."
"It's not the same."
"Really. I love you AJ."
"AJ?"
"Yeah AJ." Howie fired back, he was mad at his lover, and he didn't care who saw it.
"You haven't called me AJ in two years."
"So"
"I'm out of here." AJ replied turning on his heel, racing to the door.
"Howard Dwayne Dourough you go after him and apologize." His mother said.
"What?"
"You love him, don't let him out of this house with out listen to him."
"Mom."
"GO!" She pointed to the door, leaving no room for any discussion.
Howie moved to go after him, and realized that he was gone, he missed him, this was their first fight real fight at least, and it scared him.
"What have I done?" Howie cried, sitting on the front step.
"Hey bro." Jimmy sat down; he was over visiting the house and figured that since Howie was home they would be over her talking to him.
"Hello."
"Hey don't sound so happy."
"Sorry."
"You messed up huh?"
"Yeah."
"He'll come back"
"What?"
"I saw AJ with your clothes on, and he was crying. He's the man in your life right?'
"Yeah."
"Cool."
"You're okay with it?"
"Why not?"
'Thanks. But I think that I messed up really good."
"He'll come back."
"You think?"
"Yeah. He didn't have nay bags with him."
"Funny."
"I thought so. He'll be back."
"Listen to your brother," Hoke said sitting down, " I wanted to apologize."
"Why?"
"If I hadn't asked the question you wouldn't have fought."
"It's not your fault, I jumped on him for being honest."
"Yeah you did." AJ agreed standing in front of them."
"Alex." Howie jumped to his feet, hugging his lover, AJ didn't return the hug however he let Howie hold him.
"Jim, let's go get your mother, they need time alone." AJ smiled thanks at his extended family.
They walked in the house, one after the other stopping in the living room.
"You're scared." It wasn't a question but a statement, which came out of Howie mouth.
"Yeah I am. I don't want to lose you."
"You won't"
"Sure I pushed my dad away."
"What?"
" I pushed him away, and if we live together I'll pushed you away to." AJ said quietly.
"NO! I love you and all your little quirks like when you come back with a new tattoo, even if you dye your hair purple, of fuchsia. I will always love you. I want you to live with me, I want to wake up in your arms and make breakfast with you every morning."
"Really?"
"Yes."
"I'm sorry, can we try that after the tour."
"Yes." Howie smiled at him, looking hopefully at him, AJ open his arms. He hit the chair as Howie flew at him, landing in his lap.
"I Love you."
" I love you too." They stayed that way silent in each other's arms, until the phone rang.
"Hello" Howie answered
"Howie. It's Denise, is AJ there?"
"Yeah." He handed the phone to him, Its your mom, he mouthed. Thanks AJ mouthed back, "hello mom"
"Alex, when are you coming home?"
"Why?"
"The dogs."
"Bring them here. I'm staying here because we are working the studio."
"Howie doesn't mind?'
"No."
"I'll be over in a half an hour."
"Kay we'll be waiting." AJ replied putting the phone down. "She's bringing Panda and Bear over here."
"Cool, all our babies will be here."
" You don't mind."
"No."
"Cool. I need to go change."
"Why?"
"These are your clothes, and mom will wonder why I'm wearing them."
"Fine."
"Howie, I'm not ready to tell her, I'm scared that she won't understand. She's all the family I have."
"Not all of it. You have me and mine."
"I know, but she's my mom, and I'm here only child."
"I know I'll be here to support you. Go change." Howie shooed him out the door.
"Thanks I love you."
"Dddo." Howie smiled at him, as he raced up the stairs his carryon bag over his shoulder. Howie grabbed the vocals for the next album, and settled down to read them, he knew that Kevin would be calling to discuss them, and he wanted to be ready. It was hard to stay focused on band business, especially with Alex around, but they all agreed that Kevin needed more time to be Kevin. Especially when his relationship with Raven hit the risks, they had taken over little things then, all of them. This was his and Alex's thing. the lyrics and some of the producing.
Howie looked up as Alex raced by, him in his yellow sleeping pants, and a pale blue tank top, sheer. He opened the door to excited barking, as Panda and Bear saw their dad, and raced over to him. Howie pulled himself off the couch and went to talk to Denise.
"Hello Denise."
"Howard."
"Howie, even my parents call me Howie."
"Howie. How are you?'
"Fine. Glad to be home."
"That's good. If he gets to be too much send him home."
"He's never to much." Howie laughed seeking a quick pinch of his ass when Denise wasn't looking.
"I'll see you to latter, I imagine that you have lots of work to do."
"Well not really, but there is some." AJ replied leaning over to kiss his mother he whispered "I'll come and see you tomorrow." Denise nodded that she would like that; it had been some time since her son had been to visit. She missed him and so did Amanda.
"Oh dear. Amanda wants you to call her."
"I will mom, thanks." AJ replied, noticing that Howie had gone back into the living room. "Well go work." Denise shooed her son. "Thank you for bringing over the babies." AJ smiled at her, he turned to go back into the house. "Mom I love you." he said turning.
"I love you to Alexander." She replied turning towards her car. He watched her drive away, from behind the door. "Are you okay?" Howie asked coming up behind him wrapping his arms around his waist.
"No. I hate lying to her."
"We'll tell her soon."
"I can't bring the words out of my mouth. I want to but they won't come out."
"They will when the time is right." Howie reassured him, as much as he wanted to tell Denise about him and her son, he knew that until Alex was ready it wasn't the best idea. AJ turned in Howie's arms kissing him deeply, "how did I get so lucky?" he asked teasingly, pressing close to him. "Just lucky I guess." Howie replied paraphrasing a line from George of the jungle. "I guess. I wanna play." AJ whined grinding his hips in towards Howie, as he grabbed his but in his hands, moving him closer to him.
"Alex, let's not."
"You promised."
"I know, but I want to wait. I want our first time in the bed upstairs to be the night that we move in together."
"Kay, I guess I can go with out you for. OGOD! It's two months." AJ fell back onto the couch.
"We'll make it. I didn't say no touching, just no making love."
"In the bed." AJ found a loophole.
"In the bed." Howie agreed he knew that he wouldn't be able to go with out his lover for two months.
"So where first."
"Here." Howie replied sinking to his knees before his lover, reaching for the band of his pants. AJ's hand stopped him, "The floor, even the couch would be more comfortable." "I wanna here." Howie pouted.
"Okay, but I "
"You'll love it." Howie cut him off, before lifting him up with is forearms, pulling down his pants, revealing that he was commando once again. Before AJ could react his cock was inside Howie's mouth, and his lover was sucking to the brink, D could always arouse him, just a simple look was all it took. It was really bad when they were at a press conference and he caught the look out of the corner of his eye. His attention was jolted back to the present, as he felt a finger slick with saliva probing gently at his anus. He arched away from it. "Alex it's okay, shhh." Howie soothed. Rubbing AJ's thighs.
"I'm sorry. I wasn't expecting it."
"Hey. Alex, it's okay, I didn't think." Howie replied he had forgotten the fear that his lover had, that awful night in Amsterdam when he was attacked by a male fan.
"Howie, no I'm sorry." AJ repeated. "Shhhhhhhhh. I love you, when you are ready we will do this, only when you are ready."
"I thought that I was." AJ sobbed, he hated this, losing control like that.
"I understand." Howie soothed, "Anyway I like it when I'm on the bottom." He smiled at him. "Not tonight Howie, could you just hold me." AJ replied, laying his head on his shoulder. Howie picked him up, pulling his pants up, before sitting in the chair with his young lover on his lap.
Things were quite the rest of the break, then they flew into Calgary, Kevin raced off to see Raven, who was staying with Tera at her parents house, the other four went to the hotel. Nick was quite the whole trip; the others just put it off to the fact that he hated to fly.
In their hotel room, Howie and AJ crashed, their clothes left in the bags by the door. They stayed that way until the phone rang the next morning.
"Hello." Howie croaked.
"Hey, love birds get up." Kevin called through the phone.
"Some one got lucky!" Howie yelled back.
"In his dreams." Raven yelled back. Causing Howie to laugh.
"We'll be there in a few minutes."
"Cool"
Howie shook AJ until him moaned," NO I want to sleep." He complained. "Fine I'll just have to let Raven in here to molest you."
"Raven's here?"
"Yeah."
"Let's go." AJ cried, racing for the door, the two of them had always gotten along. Howie often wondered if AJ weren't gay, would he be with her.
"Come on." AJ pulled Howie out the door, down the hall.
"Kevin!"
"It's open." He replied, lying on the bed wrapped in Raven's arms laughing as AJ and Howie tumbled through the door. Followed by the other two.
"Coffee." Brian mumbled.
"I told you he's perfect for Keik."
"Sure he is." Kevin laughed.
"Food?" Nick asked hopefully.
"On the way." Raven smiled at him, as he dove between them," Hey mommy and daddy can I sleep with you?"
"NO!"
"Mommy, daddy yelled."
"Keep me out of this." Raven threw up her hands, laughing. 'knock, knock'
"I'll get it." Nick raced for the door, jumping over AJ and Howie.
"Food." He smiled tipping the deliveryman.
"Can I have everyone's attention?" AJ asked, as everyone looked at him, he blushed a little. Knowing what he was going to do, Raven handed him a small velvet box.
"Howard Dwayne Dourough, you are my soul mate. The person who makes me feels safe, secure, and cherished. Your smile makes me happy; feeling your heart next to mine completes me. Your touch is all that it takes to calm me. Will you be my life partner, the yin to my yen?" AJ, asked.
"YES!" Howie cried, hugging him into his arms.
"Here." AJ slipped the simple gold/platinum band onto his ring finger. The congratulations flew around them, but they hardly noticed, instead they held each, eating breakfast from each other's fingers.
The End
For Now....
Raven.
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