****Hey Everyone!!! Okay I'm back!!!! I'm sorry I took so long but I had to reply to all the people who e- mailed me. Along that note I want to thank you all for voting for what you guys want to happen to this story. And I was sooo overwhelmed by all the compliments. I would also like to take this time and clear some things up. I'm not stopping the story, cause this is my only means of venting. So I'm gonna keep writing this story. And I have some things planned for Lance, Britney, Chris, Sarah, Just and JC, and Christian. Possibly Joey. We'll see. But I do like reading your suggestions though! Next I'd like to tell you that from now on I'm going to write about Ben and Amy being infants. So I'll continue to write from here on. Well I guess that's all. I hope you guys enjoy the chapter.
Josh and Justin 50
"Hello everyone. Welcome back to the 43rd annual Grammy's celebration 2001. This Dave Holmes just off the red carpet runway stealing a few stars here and there. And right now we have the pop sensation N Sync!" Dave Holmes said instantly causing a flood of screams to come from the distance. The five guys sat in a slight semi-circle with Dave Holmes.
"Hey Dave. How ya doing?" JC asked.
"I'm doing fine. But the real question is how are you guys doing? Everyone wants to know why your national tour has been postponed for a few months. I know the group had taken about six months off before this tour and during that time, Justin and JC were married. Why a stop to a tour that was about to hit the country?" Dave asked as if he had taken the cancellation personally.
"Well Dave we just had two new additions to the N Sync and Chasez families and we're taking a little time off to work some things out." Chris answered very vaguely.
"What kind of additions are we talking about?" Dave asked, already knowing the answer, yet acting stupid for everyone at home.
"Well on February 13th Justin and JC became the proud parents to a beautiful little girl and a bouncing baby boy." Lance replied.
"That's right. Now for those of you who don't know. Justin and JC had adopted their children and our now parents to s et of twins. How is the parent scene?" Dave asked.
"Well being a parent is hectic." Justin said with a somber smile. JC noticing Justin's lack of conversation added to his comment.
"It's full of getting up at night to chance diapers and feeding, and burping. I have new found respect for my parents." JC said. He placed his hand on Justin's and gave it a light squeeze. Justin looked at JC and gave him a minute smile, yet JC could see the hurt still lingering in his eyes.
"Where are the two babies now?" Dave asked.
"They are at home with their Aunt Britney who couldn't be here because of a slight injury." JC responded.
"Now this is the first time that you have spent time away from them. Are you regretting it?" Dave asked.
"Yeah a little. I'm gonna find myself being like Faith Hill or someone and am gonna be calling home every ten minutes just to make sure they are both okay." JC laughed.
"Now you mentioned Britney before and there had been some controversy about her being too provocative on stage. Do you guys agree?" Dave asked.
"You know we all love Britney and we agree with whatever she wants to do. She is an awesome performer and a fantastic singer. She has so much talent. I think she really knows how to grab the crowd and make them pay attention." Justin supported in a saddened voice.
"And I think it's kind of unfair and rude of the media to ask her about her private life. She is seen as an innocent little girl and in some cases that is true and in others it isn't. But no matter what she is she is growing up and can make her own decisions. We love her and respect whatever choice she makes." Joey added.
"I thinks he is a brave woman. She is taking everything in stride and is keeping her private and professional life separate. Even when the press tries to ruin that." Chris continued.
"Now what do you think of her answering that one question about her virginity?" Dave asked.
"I and I think I speak for the rest of us when I say that it doesn't matter what she said. It was the fact that the person who asked her did ask her at all. She is basically the bravest woman I know for sharing something so personal with the world. And it also shows how sexist the media is because they are constantly asking her and Christina about their lives yet they won't ask the Backstreet Boys or us about our virginity." Lance added.
"And I don't think we should be asked that. Would you like to confess to the world something so private?" JC asked.
"Good point. I totally agree with you guys. It looks like you really take care of your friend Britney." Dave commented.
"We do. She's like my little sister." JC added.
"Well we have to go to commercial now, and you guys have to start heading in. Coming up we bring you the 43rd annual Grammy Awards." Dave said into the camera.
Justin and JC stepped out of the big car in front of their Orlando home and pulled their bags out as well. Lance stepped out of the car and took his bags out of the trunk as well.
"Thanks Chris. You sure you don't wanna come in?" Justin asked blankly.
"No thanks Curly, I have to get back to Sarah's house." Chris replied, worried for his friend.
"Hey You can't call him Curly anymore. He have no more hair!" JC joked, referring to his crew cut style hair.
"Curls or no curls I'm still calling him Curly. Or maybe Baldy." Chris thought.
"Give Sarah a big old hug for me for watching Leo and Ozzie." Justin said somberly.
"No prob. Bye you guys. Say hi to my little rugrats." Chris chimed.
"Will do. Bye." JC said. He opened the back door and Leo and Ozzie came jumping out. Justin closed the door and Chris pulled away from the curb. Justin, JC and Lance made their way to the front door with Leo and Ozzie scurrying around their feet. Justin opened the door and both dogs ran inside the house. A yapping sound could soon be heard as Hunter came running to the door.
"Hey Hunter. How are you boy?" JC asked.
"Britney! We're home!" Lance called.
"In the Living Room!" She called back. Lance walked into the living room after JC and Justin and took a seat next to Britney. Britney was on the couch cradling Ben in her arms while Amy laid in the bassinet next to her.
"How are my two babies doing??" Justin asked as he gently lifted Amy out of the bassinet.
"Ben is cranky while Amy is cool as a cucumber." Britney said with a stretch after JC took Ben into his arms.
"How's Daddy's little Princess?" Justin cooed as he tapped Amy's nose causing a slight smile on Justin's saddened face. JC gave Justin a worriedly expression as he rocked Ben.
"You know what I was wondering? What are the kids gonna call you two? I mean if they call you both Dad than there is gonna be a problem." Britney stated.
"I asked them the same thing." Lance said.
"Well we thought about that and we're going with Josh's French roots. I'll be known as Dad, Daddy, whatever you wanna call it." Justin stated looking into Amy's eyes sadly.
"And I'll be Papa, just like my dad called my grandfather when he was young." JC state as he slowly moved Ben to his shoulder. JC rocked back and forth as he held Ben close by.
"Cute. Hey you guys I watched the Grammy's. Thanks for saying all those nice things." Britney said as she put her hair into a pony tail. She turned toward Lance.
"Thanks Lance. You said the nicest thing of all." Britney said softly.
"No problem Britney." Lance replied. A sudden whimper came into the room as Ben wiggled a bit in JC's arms.
"Oh Baby, what's wrong?? What's wrong Ben?" JC asked as he pulled the baby away from his shoulder and looked at his face. Ben cried a few minutes before slowly coming down to a whimper again.
"He just wants attention." Britney said, adjusting a stray strand of hair out of her face.
"Where's my little rugrats???" Chris asked as she walked through the front door. He walked into the living room and made his way to the two bassinets that lay side by side near the couch. He found Justin sitting on the couch with JC laying on the same couch with his head in Justin's lap. JC snoozed lightly while Justin flipped through the channels on the TV.
"Shhhh. You'll wake them all up!" Justin said in a hushed whisper.
"The kids and JC are asleep?" Chris asked as he walked over to the bassinets.
"Yeah. JC was so tired he fell asleep the instant we had time to relax." Justin replied.
"Oh poor JC." Chris said taking a seat in the recliner.
"Where are my little buddies?" Joey asked he walked through door.
"Joey Shhhh!!" Justin hissed. Yet it was too late. Ben had woken up and started to cry. JC rose from Justin's lap and looked around quickly.
"What happened?" JC asked suddenly.
"Joey woke up Ben." Justin said as he started to get up.
"I got him. He needs to know what his Uncle Joey looks like." Joey said creeping to the carrier.
"Joey please! Don't scare the little guy!" Chris joked. Joey cautiously lifted Ben into his arms and cradled him.
"Hi Benji. How are you little fella? I'm your Uncle Joey. And that ugly looking doof over there is your Aunt Chris." Joey responded pointing to Chris.
"Ha. Ha. Ha." Chris said emotionlessly. JC laid beck down, this time he crossed over Justin and laid his head on the arm rest. Justin looks down at JC lovingly and gently raked his fingers through JC's wavy brown hair, yet the pain in Justin's eyes could still be seen.
"You know Brit said that you guys are thinking about moving. Is that true?" Chris asked.
"Yeah we might. It'll still be in this area but a bigger house." Justin replied.
"Why what's wrong with this one?" Joey asked softly, while rocking Ben who was slowly starting to stop crying.
"Well this is a nice house but we need a place where Josh can do some recording and his producing, I need a place to run the Justin Timberlake Foundation. And the babies need a room. And we need extra room just in case all you all come over." Justin replied rubbing his weary eyes. The soft sound of rain could be heard in the room. Instantly all four men looked up at the ceiling and let out a sigh.
"Man! It's raining again!" Joey pouted.
"Hey I like the rain. It's nature's music." JC mumbled.
"Yeah well nature's music means that I don't get to go play basketball later on." Joey sighed.
"It's okay. You're aren't that good anyways." Justin said with a slight smile.
"Hey I got your child in my hands I wouldn't be messing with me." Joey joked. Ben slowly lowered his cry before bursting out crying once again.
"Here let me have him." Justin reached out. Justin took the baby in his hands and gently rocked him back and forth.
"What's wrong Benjamin? Did Joey's ugly mug scare you?" Justin asked softly.
"Hey! What is this? Pick on Joey day?" Joey asked before taking a seat on the floor.
"Ben always cries .I mean look at Amy. She's sound asleep in her bed. Not causing any trouble." Chris pointed out.
"Hey. Hey. Hey. Leave my son alone." JC said as he turned so that he laid on his back. He looked up into Justin's eyes and smiled. They leaned closer to each other and gave each other a kiss.
"Hey Tyler. I'm worried about Justin. I mean he is taking Kelly's death really well. He hasn't cried since the funeral but he hasn't smiled that often either." JC said into the phone.
"Josh, you know that it will take time. I mean think about it. He practically lost his sister. How would you feel if you lost Heather? I would feel happy, you would probably feel some sort of pain." Tyler jested.
"Ty-ler." JC warned.
"I'm just kidding Josh." Tyler responded.
"I don't know Ty, my husband's sad and I can't make him feel happy again." JC said in disappointment. He turned himself in his chair to face the rest of the den. He looked blankly into the fireplace that had a burning fire in it. He gazed above the fireplace and saw the portrait of himself and Justin. He scrutinized Justin's smile in the picture and sighed longingly.
"Josh give him time." Tyler responded.
"Okay. So how's school?" JC asked as he looked down at the memos on his desk.
"Fine. I think I might be able to fly down for Spring Break, if Mom lets me." Tyler replied.
"That would be cool. I think Heather might fly down for a week. So if you two can plan it together than it'd be a Chasez family reunion." JC said with a small snicker.
"Yeah. Well I'm just coming down to see my nephew and niece. Tyler responded.
"Than you can change their diapers too." JC laughed.
"Nevermind." Tyler said frankly. JC began to burst into laughter. JC head a door squeak open and saw Justin poke his head in.
"Hey Josh I gotta go. I'll talk with you later." Tyler quickly said.
"Okay, bye Ty." JC said before hanging up. JC looked up at Justin who was leaning against the door.
"Hey Beautiful." JC whispered.
"Hey." Justin replied with a saddened voice.
"Come here." JC said as he slid his chair back creating more room between the desk and the chair. Justin slowly made his way to JC keeping his arms folded over his chest. Justin took a seat on JC's lap and leaned back against him. JC leaned the chair back so that it was tilted slightly. JC wrapped both arms around Justin while he placed his chin on Justin's shoulder.
"What's wrong Sweetheart." JC asked as he gave Justin's neck and small kiss. Justin just shook his head, wanting to dismiss the conversation.
"Sweetheart, I know you're hurting and I want you t know that you can always tell me something if it makes you feel better." JC said softly. Justin gave him a nod in return.
"I love you." JC said
"I love you too." Justin replied with a hoarse voice, as tears started to well in his eyes. He lifted his hand and wiped his eyes with his sleeve. He stared into the fire before wiping his eyes once again.
"Josh?" Justin asked softly between inaudible sobs.
"Yeah?" JC asked, nuzzling Justin's neck.
"I miss her." Justin said as he began to sob freely. Justin stood up and took a seat sideways on JC's lap so he could wrap both arms around and cry into JC's shoulder. JC wrapped one arm around Justin's back while the other hand stroked his hair steadily.
"I know Blue. I know. I miss her too." JC said softly. JC tightened his hold on Justin and held him close. So close that their bodies were pressed tightly against each other. JC placed a small kiss on the top of Justin's head and started to rub his back rhythmically. Justin cried into JC's shoulder creating a dark wet spot where his eyes were. He sobbed and cried until his eyes stinging with the apparent arrival of redness. He wiped his eyes with the back of his hand and looked at JC in the eyes.
"Don't leave me." Justin whispered. JC looked back at him in astonishment.
"I'll never leave you Justin." JC replied pressing his lips to Justin's forehead.
"Promise." Justin whispered.
"I promise." JC replied.
Justin slept soundly in the bed with JC snoozing next to him. Justin slept on his abck while JC laid face down next to him. JC's arm was draped over Justin while his face was sideways in Justin's direction. The whole house was quiet except the slight pitter patter of the falling rain against the roof. Hunter and Leo snoozed on the floor of the bedroom near the base of the crib set up in the room. The moon shone through the curtains slightly sending little light into the room. A soft cry broke into the room, starting from a whimper and slowly getting louder. Leo picked his head up and looked towards the crib. Hunter stood up and started to approach the crib curiously. Leo's head quickly turned to the bed when hearing movement. Justin shifted his position in bed when hearing the sound. He lifted his head and let out a small yawn. He slowly pulled JC's arm up so he could slither out of bed. He felt the chill of the air around his bare chest, yet made his way to the crib's side. He looked down and saw Amy whimpering in her spot. Justin gently pulled back the baby blanket and lifted Amy in his arms, being sure not to wake Ben.
"Hey Ames, what's wrong?" Justin asked the small child. Amy continued to cry in his arms. Justin made his way to the door and walked out into the hallway. He started to pace around a bit which started to quiet Amy down.
"I can't wait until you and Ben learn how to talk. Than you can tell me what's wrong." Justin said to the infant. Amy slowly quieted her whimper as she drifted into sleep once again. Justin let out a sigh of relief before hearing another cry. He let out another sigh, this time in weariness. Pretty soon JC walked into the hall with Ben in his arms.
"Hey." JC said gently pressing his lips to Justin's.
"Hey there." Justin said. Justin looked over JC's shoulder and saw Ben crying in JC's arms.
"I'm gonna head back in, Amy might get woken up." Justin whispered.
"Okay, I'll be there in a second." JC whispered. They shared one more brief kiss before Justin entered the room once again. He placed Amy down into the crib gently and covered her back up. He slowly walked back towards the bed and went under the warm covers again. He listened carefully and could hear the demise of Ben's crying outside the door. The door eventually opened again and JC came back into the room and placed Ben within the rib. He rejoined Justin in the bed and placed his arms around Justin one again.
"Night Justin." JC whispered.
"Night Josh." Justin replied before they both dozed off to sleep.
Justin opened the back door, carrying a garbage bag in his hand. He lifted the lid to the dumpster and tossed it in. He grabbed the handle and slowly made his way to the street. He carefully rolled the dumpster to the side of the driveway and started to head back. He stopped when he heard a beep behind him. He turned to see a car he hadn't seen before. He looked into the car and saw Christina sitting in the passenger seat. He gave her a wave and waited for her to get out.
"Hey Justin." Christina said as she stepped out of the car.
"Hey Chrissy. Who's the guy??" Justin asked.
"That's Marvin. I stopped by to give you these." Christina said. She pulled out two gifts from her jacket pocket. Both small rectangular boxes wrapped with paper that had baby bears and rattles on it.
"Oh you shouldn't have. Do you and Marvin want to come in and see Ben and Amy?" Justin asked.
"No I can't. Marvin is taking me someplace. But give Josh my love." Christina said.
"Surely you can take five minutes and come in. What time is it?" Justin asked as he reached for Christina's wrist to see her watch. He pulled back the sleeve and saw a black and blue ring around her wrist.
"Hey Chrissy? What's this?" Justin asked examining the markings.
"Nothing it's just a bruise. I hurt myself when playing tennis." Christina replied covering her sleeve once again.
"Okay. Uhm Are you sure you can't come in?" Justin asked apprehensively.
"Yeah I'm sure. Bye Justin. Talk with you later." Christina said rushing toward the car. She got in and the car sped away. Justin stared at the tail the car left before watching it drive away.
"Hey Justin!" Britney said happily. Justin pulled the phone from his ear a bit before putting it back.
"Hey Brit." Justin replied. He maneuvered his hand which was in the process of changing Ben's diaper. He quickly wrapped up the soiled diaper and stuffed it into the odor fighting container.
"How's it going? How's my favorite couple doing?" She asked.
"We're both tried and cranky. No sleep again last night." Justin responded.
"Poor guys. So what are you plans for today?" Britney asked.
"Well I think the guys and I have a meeting with Johnny. He's kinda worried because we have to solve the baby problem and get back on the road. But me and Josh aren't willing to just hand my Mom Ben and Amy and then head off. We wanted to take them with us if we had to tour at all, but I dunno if they will go along with it." Justin replied. He gently powdered Ben's bottom with baby powder before slipping a diaper under him.
"Are you taking Ben and Amy to the meeting?" Britney asked.
"Well first we're taking them to the pediatrician. And then we're bringing them back home and Laura and her boyfriend are going to baby-sit them." Justin replied.
"Oooo Laura has a boyfriend??" Britney cooed.
"Well a prospective. His name is Bobby and he likes her and she likes him. But the only problem is that his parents are big homophobes so. . ." Justin trailed off.
"So they don't like Laura because she is your sister." Britney finished off.
"Exactly." Justin responded.
"I thought JC had your mom talk with them while you guys were on tour or something." Britney questioned.
"Well they had a great phone conversation with my mom and Paul. But they are a lil apprehensive." Justin responded. He strapped up Ben's diaper and marveled at his ability to change a baby.
"Hey speaking of boyfriends. Have you met Christina's boyfriend yet?" Britney asked.
"No!! She came by and dropped off two necklaces for the babies but she was in a rush and he never got out of the car. He seems kinda a quiet and reserved. I remember meeting him briefly at an award show but he never spoke." Justin replied buttoning up Ben's outfit before lifting him in his arms while balancing the phone on his shoulder.
"Well I dunno. I'm kinda a worried. Because ever since she met him she's been getting bruises all over the place. Either she is working herself way to hard on her dance moves to impress him, or he's hurting her." Britney responded.
"Yeah! I saw these bruises on her wrists and she blamed it on tennis. But I've seen her play tennis before and she's knows the way to play and everything so she couldn't have hurt herself there." Justin responded.
"You know I think I'll drop by later on tonight just to pay them a visit." Britney responded.
"That's a good idea." Justin responded. Justin looked from the changing table to the door which he heard open. He smiled when seeing JC dressed in a sweatshirt, jeans, and a baseball cap.
"Ready to go?" JC asked walking into the room. Justin nodded before handing him Ben.
"Hey Brit we gotta go now. I'll see you later?" Justin asked.
"Most definitely. Have fun at the doctors." Britney replied.
"Thanks." Justin said before they both hung up.
"Let's go." Justin said scooping up Amy into his arms.
Justin parked his car in the parking lot of the hospital and tossed a look at JC who was reading the pamphlet from the hospital.
"Okay we get to choose what physician we want. Now do we want to go with the one your sister goes to? Or do we want to go with a woman who is new to the area from California. Or do we want the young guy who graduated with high honors?" JC asked.
"I don't them going to the one my sister has, because he's really freaky." Justin responded.
"And I think having someone who graduated with high honors is better than someone who doesn't know the city yet." JC stated
"So it's the other guy than." Justin agreed before getting out. He opened up the back door on his side while JC did it from his side. Justin took out the car seat with Ben in it while JC took out Amy. Together they walked toward the entrance of the hospital. The Chasez family made their way to he front desk and checked in before taking a seat. JC held Amy who was snoozing from the car ride.
"I want to be a baby. All you do is just lay there and sleep and eat. That's it." JC claimed.
"All you do is lay around the house and sleep and eat anyway." Justin joked.
"And who's the person laying with me, or sleeping with me, or eating with me??' JC questioned.
"me." Justin grumbled.
"Yeah that's what a I thought." JC replied with a grin.
"Uhm Ben and Amy Chasez!" the nurse called. Justin and CJ got up both carrying a car seat by it's handle. The nurse led them to a check-up room before placing the clipboard on the outside of the door and leaving them alone.
"So we just wait here?" Justin asked JC.
"I guess so." Jc replied. There was a small knock on the door before a young man entered in a white doctor's coat. He looked about JC's age. He walked in with a clipboard and wrote some stuff down. He looked at Justin and JC and smiled.
"Hi. I'm Cole Peterson." He said as he put his hand out for JC and Justin to shake. They both shook his hand and smiled
"Nice to meet you." JC greeted.
"It's my pleasure. This is the first time I've had celebrity patients." Cole replied.
"We hope it's not a problem." Justin asked.
"No not at all. Well Mr. and Mr. Chasez. Where are my new patients?" Cole asked with a ginger smile.
"Oh please call me JC and this is Justin." JC said.
"Okay, but you have to call me Cole then." Cole replied.
"No problem. This is Amy and this is Ben." Justin said pointing out the babies.
"Well hello there babies. How are you?" Cole asked as he looked at the two babies now looking up at him. Ben smiled and gurgling sounds when seeing Cole.
"I think he likes me." Cole smiled.
"Hey Josh." Justin whispered.
"Yeah?" JC asked.
"He's cute." Justin smiled.
"Yup." JC nodded.
"Well dude and dudette we are now going to give you your very first inoculations. I know you are going to hate me after doing this, but I know you will love me eighteen years from now when you don't have TB." Cole said as he took a needle from the tray. JC froze as he saw the needle and panicked. His fear for needles consumed him and he passed out.
"Josh? Josh baby, wake up." Justin's voice said. JC opened his eyes and looked up to see Justin and Cole looking down at him.
"Hey there. How is my favorite patient?" Cole joked.
"What happened?" JC asked as he sat up.
"Well you passed out." Cole smiled.
"Sorry." JC said as he hugged Justin.
"Well while you were passed out I finished my examination of your children and they are both healthy. Perfectly fine for now. I will need to see them in a couple of weeks for their second set of inoculations. Other than that, you are free to go." Cole smiled.
"Thanks Cole." JC said wearily. Cole smiled and left the room.
"Did I really pass out?" Jc asked.
"Yup." Justin smiled before placing a kiss on Jc's lips.
"I feel like such a dork now." JC said lowly.
"Don't worry. Cole said it was a common reaction." Justin responded.
"Oh he did, did he?" JC asked as he wrapped both arms around Justin and held him tightly.
"Yup. And he said that you'd be fine." Justin replied.
"What else did Cole said while I was out?" JC asked.
"Well he told me how he skipped two grades in high school, and how he graduated a half a year early from college. And how he's only 24 years old." Justin responded.
"Ohh interesting, what else?" JC asked taking Amy's car seat in his hand.
"Well how that he's been in the Orlando area for a couple months now and doesn't know a thing or anyone other than co-workers. So I invited him to dinner tonight." Justin smiled.
"What? You invited him to dinner? What if he's a psycho?" JC asked.
"Josh we're trusting our children with him, why not ourselves with him?" Justin asked.
"Well I dunno we've only met him once." JC replied.
"Okay well how about I invite the guys, and so if he is a psycho it's five to one." Justin joked.
"Hey Laura." Justin said taking a sip of his water. Laura stepped in with Bobby as well as with another girl.
"Hey Just." Laura said as she walked in and tossed her back by the front table.
"What's up?" Justin asked giving them a slight nod.
"Not much. This is Bobby, and you remember my best friend Jenny right?" Laura asked.
"Nice meeting you two again. Come on in and make yourself comfortable." Justin said leading them into the livingroom. The three teenagers walked into the living room followed by Justin.
"Okay so you guys can watch any of the movies we have. You can eat anything in the fridge except for the cheesecake cause that's mine." Justin said pointing to Laura.
"Alright." Laura said disappointedly.
"If you want to order pizza, that's fine too. Just don't get anything on the floor. The dogs are here too. Laura can you feed them?" Justin asked.
"Sure." Laura replied.
"Okay. Baby supplies and formula and all that good stuff are in the cabinet in the kitchen. Or in our room upstairs. Laura you can show them the tour photo albums if you want, you know where they are. Don't touch anything on the desk in the den though. JC has everything spread out it some chaotic order." Justin said.
"I know." Laura responded.
"And if you have an emergency, all the numbers are on the fridge. It has Brit's and Chrissy's if you need it. And I put James's cell phone on it just incase ours is off." Justin said, referring to Lance's real name so Laura's friends wouldn't know it was Lance's.
"Okay." Laura nodded. They heard steps down the stairs and soon saw JC carrying two bassinets by their handles. He was being chased by Ozzie and Leo. The two dogs started to curiously wander around the three new people in the house.
"Hey Laura. Hi guys." JC said giving them a small nod. He placed both bassinets on the holders that was set up in the living room.
"Okay we're off. We'll be home in about three hours hopefully. Wish us luck." Justin said.
"G'luck." The three said.
"Okay Bye Laura." Justin said leaning down and pecking Laura on the cheek.
"Bye Cutie." JC said giving her a kiss on the other cheek.
"Say hi to the others for me." Laura called to them. she heard the door close and let out a sigh.
"So what do you think of them?" Laura asked Jenny and Bobby.
"They are cool." Bobby replied.
"They're cute. But what were the tour albums they were talking about?" Jenny asked.
"Oh, let me get them." Laura said hopping up and running into the den. She soon came back holding three albums. She placed them all on the table before taking one up and opening it.
"This is their second major tour. Just before No Strings Attached. And that's when they were in New York. And this is a picture of them with Britney. . ." Laura started off saying.
Lance sat in the executive style chair, bored out of his mind. He resorted to turning in small circles while he fiddled with the game on his cell phone. He let out a small yawn and closed his eyes.
"You know I think we should bring the rugrats along. It'd be fun having them on tour." Chris said entering the door. Lance's eyes shot open and he raised his hand with a little wave for the guys.
"Hey Lance." Joey replied, closing the door behind him and Lance.
"Hey guys." Lance said tiredly.
"Hey what are you plans for tonight guys?" Chris asked.
"I dunno. Nuthin really. What about you?" Lance asked.
"Well I was wondering if you guys want to go out to dinner. It'd be us three. Sarah. And JC and Just. And if we can catch Brit and Chrissy in time, them too." Chris wondered.
"I'm cool with that." Lance responded.
"Yeah, I think I'm gonna go clubbing tonight. Wanna go after dinner?" Joey asked.
"Maybe. Sarah and I might go someplace afterwards. She wants to check out that new movie with what's his name in it. And so I said we'd try to go tonight if we can make it to the later showing." Chris responded.
"I can go with you Joe, but I'll have to leave early." Lance responded.
"Do you think Jayce and Justin with come?" Joey asked.
"I think for dinner yeah, but I dunno about the club. They got to get home to their children." Chris responded.
"True." Joey said with a nod.
"Plus Justin hates clubs so no flow with that idea." Lance added.
"Good point. Maybe JC will come if Justin doesn't." Joey suggested.
"Maybe." Lance nodded.
"Hey guys." Justin said walking through the door followed by JC. JC took a seat next to Lance while Justin collapsed onto Joey's lap.
"Hey Curly. I mean Baldy." Joey said to the boy sitting on his knees.
"Hey Joe." Justin replied with a chuckle.
"You two interested in going out to dinner after this?" Lance asked.
"Uhm sure. But do you mind if we bring someone along?" JC asked.
"Sure. Who?" Joey asked lightly tapping his hand on Justin's back.
"Out pediatrician. He's new to O-Town." Justin replied.
"Yeah that's cool." Chris agreed.
"Do you think Brit and Chrissy will come?" Lance asked before letting out a small cough.
"Nope, Brit is gonna hang out at Chrissy's tonight." Justin responded, rubbing his eyes a bit.
"I see." Chris said.
"Hey who's gonna watch the lil ones if you guys come out tonight?" Lance asked.
"Laura and her friends." JC replied.
"Hi everybody?" Stacy said cheerfully as she walked into the room. She took off her sunglasses and placed her purse down on the chair.
"Oh goody! My favorite person is here. We can start." Justin said sadly. He got off of Joey's lap and took a seat next to him. Stacy made her way to the seat next to JC and took a seat.
"Hey guys." Stefanie said as she walked in with Renee. Now that the three women were there, Wild Orchid was now complete.
"Hey girls." Lance said.
"Did we miss anything?" Renee asked inquisitively.
"Nope not yet. Just planning out our night." JC said.
"Ohh what do you have planned?" Stacy asked as she batted her eyelashes at JC.
"Sorry Stacy, It's on a need-to-know basis, and you just don't need to know. . .bitch." Justin said mumbling the last part under his breath.
"What kind of father are you if you are using vulgar words! What if your kids heard you speak to me like that?" Stacy asked in disgust.
"Stacy, I expect my kids to talk to you like that." Justin retorted.
"You little piece of sh. . ." Stacy began.
"Justin! Just let it go." Lance said from across the table. Justin nodded and looked at the table in defeat.
"Hey guys, Glad you could make it." Johnny said walking through the door.
"Hey Johnny!" The guys said enthusiastically.
"What's up?" JC asked.
"Well I would like to figure out how you and Justin are going to put on a concert while changing diapers and burping babies." Johnny said taking a seat.
"So would we." Justin joked.
"Okay well I know that these two knuckle heads can't take care of the babies while on tour by themselves. So are we in any way able to hire someone?" Chris asked.
"We can. But I'm apprehensive of having one more person cramped onto the bus with two babies. That will be a lack of room on the bus." Johnny said.
"Well we do have two extra bunks on the bus anyway. And we could totally have the back lounge area be baby headquarters." Joey proposed.
"How are you two on the idea of leaving the babies with someone you trust. Justin, your mom in this case." Johnny said.
"Not keen at all on that idea." JC spoke up.
"I feel the exact same way." Justin replied.
"Well I don't want to have to come back stage to a crying baby let alone two." Stacy added. Justin felt like snapping back but withheld his comment for the sake of the conversation.
"Well we basically have to have someone who will help take care of both babies and live on the tour bus with us?" Lance asked.
"Unless you have a better idea." Johnny suggested.
"I know a good idea! Why don't Justin, the babies, and their assistant get on one bus while the guys stay on the other bus?" Stacy asked.
"Absolutely not! I'm not losing Curly and the rugrats just cause the bus is a lil cramped." Joey stated.
"We agree." Lance said for himself and Chris.
"And I definitely don't want to be on a different bus than my children and my husband." JC said in disgust.
"Awww I feel loved. Notice how no one loves you Stacy." Justin said with a complacent smile.
"Back on task you guys." Johnny said before Stacy could retort.
"Okay so what do we want to do? Do you want to postpone the tour even more, do you want to have the kids stay with family? Do you want to take them on the road?" Johnny asked in frustration.
"I want to be with my children while on tour. I know it's going to be hard and I know it'll be difficult to adjust but, how else can I be with my children?" Justin asked.
"But it's just not possible!" Johnny replied.
"Justin, I'm on your side, but I see his point. You can't have a children on tour when they are young. It's hard. The baby is constantly moving and never really gets familiar with one environment. And if something were to happen, you don't have a doctor that knows your child." Renee pointed out.
"So you're saying that we leave our children with Justin's mother or someone else in Orlando?" JC asked.
"Basically, yeah." Stefanie added solemnly. Justin let out a frustrated sigh and leaned back in the chair. JC got up from his chair and made his way behind Justin's chair. He placed both hands on Justin's shoulders and gently squeezed. Both Justin and JC were saddened by the realization.
"I want my children to come with us on tour. . .but if it means that I will be taking away from their childhood. . . I'd much rather have them stay in one place." Justin said sullenly.
"No! No way! We have to keep thinking about this. We still haven't done a lot of things for the twins yet. We still haven't christened them or anything. We still need time. Can we get back to you on this Johnny, after we've thought about it for a while?" Lance asked.
"Okay. Just give me a call with what you've decided but I need to know in a couple of days." Johnny said in agreement.
Justin walked half-heartedly toward the house. The evening sun was at the horizon sending rays of red and orange through the sky. The red rays slowly but surely dominating over the orange streams of light. JC walked next to Justin, softly caressing his hand with his fingertips. The two walked up to the doorstep and waited before going in.
"Don't worry Sweetheart. We'll figure something out." JC said quietly. Justin gave him a small nod and attempted to smile. Justin took out his keys and placed them in the lock. He opened the door and was greeted by all three dogs.
"Hey kids." JC said rubbing their heads. They both closed the door and walked into the living room to see both babies gurgling while in the arms of Laura and Jenny. Bobby sat on the floor with dog toys surround him.
"Hey guys." Justin said walking into the room.
"Hello." Laura replied.
"Hey do you guys want to stick around and baby sit some more?" JC asked.
"Sure why?" Laura asked.
"Well we were going to go out to dinner with the guys. . ." JC stopped when he heard the phone ring.
"I'll get it." Justin said as he jogged into the den.
"So, yeah , we're planning to go out and have dinner with the guys and talk about some stuff." JC stated before taking a seat next to Laura, so he could see Ben's face. He smiled when Ben beamed back up.
"Okay. I guess. Do you gusy want to stay?" Laura asked her friends.
"Sure." Bobby shrugged.
"I just have to call my mom and let her know I'm staying a little later." Jenny said.
"Okay well you guys can call whenever you want. And you guys are more than welcome to order anything you want, or cook anything you want. Just don't burn anything down." JC reminded.
"Thanks Josh." Laura said.
"Thank you Mr. Chasez." Jenny and Bobby said in unison.
"What's this Mr. Chasez stuff? It's JC." JC said to the two.
"Okay. . . JC." Jenny said shyly.
"Josh! Josh!" Justin said running into the room. He stopped at the entrance and looked at JC with a horrified face.
"What's wrong?" JC asked with concern.
"It's Christina. She's hurt." Justin said lowering his voice a little.
Justin ran out of the car with JC chasing behind him at equal speed. They raced for the door of the familiar hospital in search of some answers. Justin ran through the electronic doors and looked around the lobby before running toward the elevators. He smacked the button on the wall and waited impatiently for the elevator to land. As the door opened, Justin rushed in, causing himself to bump into someone.
"Oh I'm so sorry." Justin apologized quickly at the man.
"Hey it's quite alrigh. . . Justin?" the man asked.
"Cole?" JC asked from behind.
"Hey I was just about to head home and get changed." Cole said with a smile. He soon became worried when he saw Justin and JC's face.
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with the twins?" Cole asked.
"No our friend is in the hospital. She's hurt pretty bad." JC said as he made his way into the elevator.
"Oh my god. What floor is she on?" Cole asked.
"Fourth." Justin responded nervously. JC pulled him into a hug to not only relieve Justin's nerves but as well as his own.
"Here I'll help you find the room." Cole said as he rode the elevator with them. The elevator stopped on the fourth floor, causing Cole to walk out toward the nurse's desk.
"Hey Margy? Can you help my friends please?" Cole asked.
"Sure what do they need?" Margy asked.
"We're trying to find the room for Christina Aguilera." Justin said worriedly.
"One moment please." Margy said as he picked up the phone and dialed a couple of numbers.
"Your name please?" Margy asked.
"Justin and JC Chasez." Justin responded.
"Hi, I have a Justin and JC Chasez here, should I let them down?" Margy asked into the phone. She waited for a response and nodded.
"She's in room 4812. Dr. Peterson will take you there." Margy responded. The three of them rushed down the hall with Cole leading. He stopped outside the door and glanced at Justin and JC who paused as well. JC opened the door and held it open for Justin and Cole. Cole timidly stepped in and stood in the back while Justin and JC stood horrified at the sight in front of them. Christina lay elevated in the bed, asleep to the steady rhythm of the machines around. He face was puffy and swollen. One eye was badly bruised while the other was swollen with redness and tear stains. Her arms lay against the white sheets, contrasting with the red cuts and scratches that ran the length. She looked almost fragile in her hospital gown. Justin's eyes averted to Britney who sat by the bedside.
"Hey Brit." Justin said softly. Britney looked from Christina to Justin. She stood up and walked toward Justin.
"Hey guys." Britney said softly. Justin could see the evidence of Britney crying on her face.
"What happened?" JC asked, stupefied at seeing his friend beaten severely.
"That Marvin guy got a little mad at her and decided to use her as a punching bag." Britney said as he jaw became tight.
"Oh good lord! We should have recognized the signs. I knew something was wrong. I knew those bruises weren't just from dancing or stuff." Justin aid regretfully.
"She's going to be okay. Nothing was broken. Just a few bruises and stuff." Britney responded.
"Where is the asshole?" JC asked in disgust.
"I called the cops on him. He's being taken in right now." Britney responded.
"Good." JC replied satisfied with the answer.
"Hi, I'm Britney." She says softly, holding out her hands toward Cole.
"Cole." Cole replies as he shakes her hand.
"Nice to meet you." Britney says solemnly.
"Same here." Cole replied with a timid smile.
"We're sorry Cole for dragging you into this. Your free to go whenever you want." Justin apologized.
"Oh no problem at all. I just hope that your friend heals quickly. Actually she should have been bandaged up by now." Cole said as he quickly pokes his head outside the room. He shakes his head and looks back at Christina.
"Let me go and get some supplies." Cole said before rushing out of the room.
"Who's he?" Britney asks after he leaves.
"He's our pediatrician. We were coming here and we kind of dragged him along." Justin responded.
"He's kind of young to be a doctor isn't he?" Britney asked.
"He's a smarty." JC replied. He took a seat on Christina's bed and gently took her hand in his. Her eyes fluttered open from her sleep and focused on JC. He bruised eye only opened halfway while her other one slowly adjusted to the light.
"Hey Gorgeous." JC whispered.
"Hi Josh." Christina said with a hoarse voice.
"Sorry to have woken you. Head back to bed." JC apologized.
"No I'm wide awake." Christina replied, letting out a small yawn.
"very convincing." JC replied jokingly.
"Okay I'll have her fixed up in no time." Cole said entering with a tray of supplies. He placed the tray on the rolling platform. Christina's eyes focused on Cole and gave him a blank expression.
"Who are you?" Christina asked.
"I'm your friends' pediatrician." Cole responded as he carefully picked up a bottle and a cotton swab.
"O-kay, than why are you my doctor?" Christina asked in question. Justin, JC, and Britney started to laugh at Christina's reaction.
"Well I'm basically trying to get you all fixed up. Unless you want to have these cuts stay open and allow them to possibly get infected." Cole responded with a ginger smile.
"By all means, fix me up." Christina replied quickly.
TO BE CONTINUED!!!!
****Okay guys!!! I know you may think I put a quick end to the abuse thing with Christina. But in all actuality I didn't. you'll see what will happen in due time. Everyone focuses on the abuse itself but the abuse doesn't always end after the violence stops. It continues within the person. Sorry to get all philosophical but I have to. Anyway. I hope that you all like where the story is going. And I'm always up for e-mails. To let me know. Until next time. CYA.