Mark and Rye

Okay the usual stuff that nobody reads. This is a gay story with lots of gay sex. If you aren't supposed to be here, leave. The work is mine and unless you ask you can't post it anywhere else. I have no clue if any member of Westlife is gay, so this is all my fantasy. Email me at rye_encoke@hotmail.com to tell me what you like or hate.

The author wishes to acknowledge and thank the archivist for Nifty for allowing this story to be published here.

Authors Notes: Things have been crazy for me but I managed to get this chapter done. Hope you like it....it is one of my favourites. Again I want to stress how busy I have gotten and that up till now I have been able to post fairly regularly but that I may not be able to maintain it. So let's cross our fingers and hope for next weekend for the next post but I can't promise.

DEDICATION: To my two boys David and Glenn.

• The Boyfriends -

"Can you believe this place?" Nicky asked as he dropped his clothes.

"Actually I can," Shane said as he also removed the last of his clothes and let them drop. Together the three men walked naked to the swimming pool. "I mean no I never realized places like this existed, but it belongs to Rye and so yes I believe it. Does that make sense?"

"Yes boyo it does. He is so full of surprises. Like whatever happened in South America. That was sure a surprise. I mean it sounds like it was bad," Bryan said.

Shane and Nicky stopped and turned to Bryan who bumped into them.

"What?" Bryan asked.

"Bry boy I love you but you can never bring that up again. We made a decision that Angel never has to tell us about it and so to us it doesn't exist. You sometimes speak without thinking and if you had said that in front of Rye it would have hurt him," Shane said.

Bryan gulped and nodded, "I know. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to."

Both Shane and Nicky embraced Bryan. "We know that Bry boy and we aren't mad but we just want you to understand," Nicky said.

"Maybe...." Shane started. Both boys looked at him and waited for him to finish. "Maybe we should let him tell us. That way it's not like a secret that will eat at Bry boy."

"No no no....it's not like that. I don't wanna know either. He will be mad at me," Bryan said forcefully.

"Who will be mad at you?" Kian asked from behind. Both he and Jill were naked and obviously planning on swimming in the pool.

"Rye," Bryan said.

"What about?" Jill asked.

"Let's go down to the whirlpool and sit and talk a bit," Shane said. Together the group got into the whirlpool at the end of the pool.

"Okay we were talking about the hotel and we said Rye is full of surprises and Bry boy said that yeah he was, especially whatever happened in South America and it sounded bad whatever it was," Nicky abbreviated.

"So why would Rye be mad?" Jill asked.

"Well we know how it upset him and so we don't want to ever bring it up. But it may be hard for Bry boy, well really for any of us, it could just slip out. So I suggested that rather than keep it secret, he tell us and get it out so we can move past it," Shane said.

Everyone was silent for a minute then turned and looked at Jill.

"Honestly I don't know what it is either. I was as surprised as anyone. But I saw his face, it was really bad whatever it was and he hated it. I think he must have done something that destroyed someone, like he said he would do to your other label and Liam," Jill finished not knowing what else to say.

The group sat there for a little longer before Bryan spoke up.

"I think maybe he should tell us. Not because it will change how we feel about him, but I could accidentally hurt him and I don't want to do that," Bryan confessed, "I know I speak without thinking sometimes and it could happen and I would hate myself for it."

"It could happen to any of us Bry boy. I think you are right. I think we need to know just so that there is never anything hidden between us. Now how do we tell him?" Kian asked.

Again it was a long time before anyone spoke.

"Let's get dressed and meet in the lounge. I will go talk to Rye and Mark," Shane said as he stood.

"Boyo?" Bryan said with emotion. Shane turned to look at Bryan. "I'm sorry. I know this is my fault."

Shane smiled and came back to Bryan. "No my sweet boy this isn't. It's nobody's fault. I will sit with him first and explain things. He will not blame you I promise."

"I'm not worried about that this time. I just don't want to hurt him," Bryan said with a quaver in his voice.

"Is there anything he could have done that would change how much you love him?" Shane asked the question knowing the answer.

"No of course not," Bryan said strongly.

"We are all the same. So we won't hurt him. It's actually just curiousity when it boils down to it. But if we let it go we could hurt him unintentionally later on. So let's get it over with now," Shane stood and walked to their room with the others following behind.

• Confessions -

"Angel I love you," Mark whispered into Rye's chest.

"I love you back," Rye said softly.

A knock on the door made them sit up a bit.

"Come in," Mark called.

Shane opened the door and looked at the lovers lying in each others arms on the bed.

"What's wrong boyo?" Mark asked seeing the look on Shane's face.

Shane moved to sit on the bed and reached for Rye's hand.

"Angel I want you to listen to what I am saying. Okay?" Shane asked.

Rye nodded and felt his world shift. His heart began to pound and his breathing became uneven.

"This is not bad. But it may hurt you a bit. We were talking earlier and said how you were full of surprises. Bry boy said you were, especially whatever happened in South America. He didn't mean it to hurt you. But it is a secret and if it ever came up like that again and you were there we worry it would hurt you. Also, we feel that maybe keeping secrets is not a good thing. We want you to know that no matter what it is we could never love you less. But we all decided that we think you should probably tell us after all," Shane said it looking directly at Rye the whole time. He wanted to try and communicate that things were going to be okay.

"What the fuck!" Mark exploded and pushed Shane off the bed.

"Mark!" Shane was shocked.

"Who the hell do you think you are coming in here and demanding something like that," Mark yelled.

"We think it best so that nobody gets hurt later, especially Angel," Shane tried to explain.

"Who the fuck is we? You are all out there talking about Rye behind his back?" Mark demanded.

"That's not how it happened. Mark you know us better than that," Shane said.

"Stop," Rye said quietly. Both men turned to him and waited. "I will tell you."

"No. They don't need to know," Mark said angrily and glared at Shane.

"No they probably don't need to know, but I think Boyo is right they probably should know," Rye said. Amazingly he was very calm. Inside he had settled, he knew everything would be okay.

"I am so pissed at you Shane and the others. What the hell kind of friends are you?" Mark yelled.

Shane opened his mouth to yell back but instead began to cry. Mark's face suddenly fell. He flew off the bed and grabbed onto Shane and held him.

"Oh Boyo I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I am always doing this to you. I love you. I'm so sorry," Mark cried. His previous anger was now gone and replaced by guilt and sorrow as he held his best friend.

Rye watched as the two friends held each other then stood and went to them. Gently moving Mark aside he held on tightly to Shane and rocked him. He felt Mark move in behind Shane and hold him from behind.

"You are so brave boyo. I am so very very proud that I can call you my friend. Let me and fella get dressed then we can all talk. I love you Boyo," Rye whispered into Shane's ear.

"I'm sorry Angel," Shane mumbled.

"Nothing to be sorry about. It will be okay. I know it will. It was just my own fears that held me back from telling you all earlier. I know that even though it is bad none of you will stop loving me. I am fine and Fella is fine. We both love you and love the others as well. Now go wipe your face and wait for us okay," Rye smiled as he kissed Shane on the mouth.

Shane nodded and turned to leave.

"Boyo," Mark said softly.

Shane turned and was once again enfolded into Mark's arms.

"I love you. Never forget that okay. I was being stupid. Please forgive me?" Mark asked.

"I do my boy," Shane smiled.

Mark leaned in and kissed Shane sweetly on the lips then again on both his eyes.

• Briefly the Rest of the Gang -

The group sat in the lounge and waited. Suddenly they heard Mark's voice yelling.

"Oh no," Bryan moaned and placed his head in his hands.

"This is not a good start," Nicky said then he too placed his head in his hands.

The yelling got louder then all was quiet. After a few more minutes they heard the door close and Shane came into the room. He had obviously been crying.

"Oh no," Bryan sobbed.

"No it's okay my boy," Shane moved to Bryan. "Things got off to a bad start but it's gonna be okay. Mark and I fought but we are good. We made up. They are gonna get dressed then come out and Rye will tell us about it."

"Does he hate me?" Bryan asked weakly.

"Not at all," Shane said as he comforted Bryan.

"That's right. I am not mad at anyone and I certainly don't hate any of you. I love you all," Rye said as he came into the room in jeans and t-shirt. He wore no socks and his hair was mussed a bit. Mark came in behind him and took a seat in an empty chair.

"I'm sorry Angel. If it wasn't for my big mouth you wouldn't have to do this," Bryan said shakily.

Rye laughed. "It's okay Bry boy. This is better. Okay first off let me say I love you all very much. I hope that what I am gonna say will not affect how you feel about me. It's easy to promise that nothing will change but you haven't heard it all yet."

Everyone was quiet for a moment. Finally Rye began to speak and lay out exactly what he had done. The boys and Jill listened intently their eyes widening.

• Security -

The five men in the room nodded.

"Okay well that sounds good. From now on we don't leave any security decision up to anyone but you or Matt," Liam said.

"And only me if for some reason Ed isn't around," Matt added.

"That was so totally scary. I think we need more security," Andy said.

"I agree. Rye is creating such a stir and the way they are going to be doing their concerts now it's like he is teasing people. I don't think that is how they see it but that's how it will appear to the audience," Jay said.

"What do you mean teasing?" Ed asked.

"Let's face it the man is beautiful. So you dress him up sexy, put him out on that stage with that voice of his. Then he sings one song, and my guess they are all gonna be love songs to Mark like the other night, then he sings once with the boys. Finally he sings in one encore. That's a tease," Jay answered.

Slowly the others nodded in agreement.

"He's not doing it on purpose, none of them are," Matt said.

"No, I don't believe they are either. It doesn't change things though," Jay agreed.

"So extra security then. Okay we are in town for the next few days. Let's get some more men. Even though Rye bought those new buses we still have the old ones from before. We can use them to transport extra security. Matt and I are gonna personally watch Rye and I think we are gonna have a couple others join us. The boys each will have two. Then general security at venue's and hotels," Ed said.

"Sounds good to me. Now I wanted to talk about what is gonna happen after Saturday. In case you aren't aware the boys are gonna do MTV and announce their split with their label. We have decided on a simple blanket statement about Rye. He will do no interviews and no questions will be answered about him. After that nobody will be doing any more interviews or spots for the rest of the tour. That is gonna infuriate the press and drive them to a frenzy. Your jobs just got a lot harder. On top of regular fans you will now have to deal with the press and their sneaky ways," Liam said.

Ed and Matt nodded.

"The buses and the hotels will be safe. Nobody can get near the bus. The hotels we sweep before anyone enters. It's everywhere else that we have to be extra careful," Ed reasoned.

• Explanations -

"So that's what happened. It killed a part of me to do it but I needed to do it. I hope you can understand that and still love me," Rye finished.

He had managed to explain it all in just a few minutes. He had held nothing back and now waited for the response from the people he loved most in the world.

"Geez Rye..." Bryan started but both Nicky and Shane put their hands over his mouth.

The surprised look on Bryan's face was priceless and broke the tension as even Rye laughed knowing what Bryan had been going to say.

"No worries my boy, I will never get that pissed at you," Rye smiled and sensed that everything was okay.

"That was really scary Rye. That you did all that. But it was also completely understandable. It is also scary to think you would have hurt yourself to do it again to protect us, but we thank you for it. But I think that if it ever comes up that you feel you would have to do that, then don't. I mean I would rather lose everything than make you do something like that," Kian said.

Everyone nodded.

"Besides we can't lose it all anymore. We have our home at the loft and the club and the company. And even if somehow we were to lose all that as long as we still had you Angel it would be enough," Mark said as he rose to put his arms around his lover.

"Thank you my boys," Rye smiled happily and said it again, "My boys."

"Yes we are your boys, always," Shane said as he got up and hugged Rye then pulled Mark to him.

"I'm sorry boyo, for earlier," Mark whispered.

"I know you are. I love you Mark. Let's you and me go cuddle somewhere. We have a couple hours still before we have to leave," Shane smiled and Mark nodded.

"Shane and I are gonna go into our bedroom and just cuddle. We need to be together for a bit," Mark announced.

"Okay, I am gonna head back to the pool. Who wants to come with?" Nicky asked.

Kian and Bryan said they would go.

"Rye and I will be out in a bit," Jill said.

The boys left to the pool leaving Jill and Rye alone.

"That was some secret Rye," Jill said softly.

"I'm sorry for not telling you before Beauty. I felt so ashamed because I did it out of revenge. It's not something I am proud of and I hoped I would never have to tell anyone," Rye said as he sat with Jill and held her hand.

"It was scary hearing those things, but in the end you are still my best friend. I am sorry you had to do those things. I wish I had known and could have been there for you," Jill said.

"You were there for me. Every day I came home to our apartment and forgot about what I was doing. I forgot about what had happened in my life to bring me to that point. You kept me sane. Eventually I truly did forget about it, or atleast put it so far behind me that I never thought about it," Rye squeezed Jill's hand.

Jill sobbed once and threw her arms around Rye and held him tightly. Rye was surprised but immediately held onto her and gave her all his love. After a few minutes Jill let go.

"Sorry," she said sheepishly

"No need. But what happened?" Rye asked.

"I got scared that I might lose you one day. That you have Mark and the boys and you share with them and I won't be needed any more," Jill said.

Rye started to protest but Jill cut him off.

"I know. That will never happen. But for so long I thought I knew everything about you and this just surprised me and I doubted you for a moment. I know I will always be your friend. Maybe not your best friend any more because you share your love so equally with us all. But I am not losing any of your love," Jill said.

Rye put his head down and spoke softly, "It's just a phrase Jill, best friend, it doesn't change how I feel about you. You are right, I could never call you best friend any more. You all mean so much to me that it wouldn't be fair."

Jill smiled, "I know baby and honestly it doesn't bother me at all. Like I said, I have lost none of your love and in fact I have more. Because of you and Mark I have 4 new friends and a new lover. Your love has never lessened to me or been given out sparingly."

Rye smiled and pulled Jill into an embrace, "Shall we go swimming?"

"Yeah let's," Jill said then looked at Rye.

"What?" Rye asked with a smile.

"There are no more secrets are there?" Jill asked seriously.

"Nope. That's the last of my dirty little secrets," Rye smiled.

Together the two walked to the pool.

• Rebuilding A Friendship -

Mark led Shane into the bedroom by the hand.

"Let's get undressed and get under the covers," Mark said.

"Okay," Shane answered. He watched as Mark stripped right down to the skin and so did the same. "Are we just gonna cuddle or are we gonna make out?"

"Let's do both. I love you Shane and I want us to be friends again," Mark said as he wrapped his arms around Shane and pulled him close.

"We never stopped being friends my boy. Just a rough spot," Shane whispered into Mark's chest.

"I make you the bad guy sometimes, but I said it before and I believe it when I am not being an ass, you are the good guy Shane, the best guy," Mark said softly as they moved onto the bed.

Mark cuddled in closely to Shane and moved his hand down to do the slow gentle release that all the boys had learned now. He smiled as Shane moaned softly and began to nibble on his neck.

"Lay on your side so we can do this together fella," Shane said.

Mark moved to his side and shivered as Shane began to stroke him gently.

"I love that we can do this together. Please kiss me Shane," Mark murmured.

"I love this too. Angel is beautiful and I love him for allowing this," Shane said then kissed Mark passionately.

"We can't do oral my boyo but I want to taste your body," Mark said.

"Yes fella please taste me all over," Shane moaned as Mark began to place kisses across his chest and move down his belly then to thighs and legs. Shane opened his eyes when he realized Mark had stopped and looked at him.

"Do you realize this is the first time you and I have ever been together to do more than just holding each other. On tour and before we never did anything like this, and recently it's always been with Angel," Mark said.

"I was too scared, but I wanted it. I came closest to taking the chance with you because you were my best friend and I thought it would be okay. But I was scared. Scared of rejection, scared of my past, scared of losing you," Shane said and Mark lay his head on Shane's chest.

"I love you Shane. Let's make each other cum then cuddle for a few hours," Mark whispered then kissed Shane's nipple.

The two friends moved again and began to slowly bring each other to release, their mouths and tongues playing with each other. Finally they both released across each other. They lay there panting together for some time before Mark got up and got a towel to clean them both off. After they were both clean the two men snuggled together, their bodies so entwined that it was hard to tell where one body ended and the other started. Eventually their breathing slowed as they both fell asleep.

• Briefly by the Pool -

"CANNONBALL" shouted Bryan moments before nearly drowning Rye and Nicky. That started a dunking war that left everyone laughing and sputtering. After playing for an hour or so everyone got out and lay on the cool flagstones around the pool.

"Angel?" Nicky asked.

"Yes love?"

"Tonight for the encores, wanta do something really special?" Nicky smiled.

Rye sat up and looked at Nicky and saw that he was fully erect. Rye smiled and nodded. Nicky got up and crawled over to Rye then lay down on top of him, pressing their cocks together, and whispered in his ear. Rye laughed a deep throaty laugh and nodded to Nicky.

"What?" Bryan asked with curiosity.

Rye covered Nicky's mouth with his own, kissing him deeply before he could answer Bryan, then pulled back and said, "It's a surprise."

Nicky smiled brightly and lay his head on Rye's chest and watched as Bryan walked over and lay down with his head on Rye's thigh.

"Is it going to make me horny?" Bryan asked.

"Yes," Nicky giggled.

"Are you and Boyo going to make love to me tonight?" Bryan asked.

"Oh yes," Nicky laughed.

"As many times as I want?" Bryan asked

"And any way you like it," Nicky said.

"Okay then you can keep your secret for a few hours. I will see soon enough," Bryan said then turned to look up at Rye. "Now what song are you going to sing tonight?"

"A new song I have written called To Be Loved," Rye answered.

"How many songs have you written since you met Mark?" Kian asked as he and Jill lay down beside the trio.

"Many. A dozen at least," Rye answered.

Bryan raised his head and looked at Rye, "Really? All love songs for Mark?"

Rye nodded and blushed.

"Angel how wonderful," Bryan said as he moved forward and kissed Rye.

"Thank you my boy. Will you do me a favor?" Rye asked.

"Anything for you my Angel," Bryan promised.

"Write me a song for our last concert. I know you can write songs, Shane told me so. And your love for me is so strong. I want to hear it in a song my Bry boy. Will you do it for me?" Rye asked as he reached out and stroked Bryan's face.

A tear fell from Bryan's eye as he asked, "What if it's not good enough?"

"Oh my boy. It will be from your heart, from your love for me. It is going to be so special and you will make me weep and I will cherish that moment that I first hear your song for the rest of my life," Rye said.

This was too much for Bryan and he buried his head in Rye's neck and wept. The others were also fighting back tears or openly weeping.

"That was beautiful Rye," Jill said.

The group lay together for a few more minutes until Liam called from the other end of the pool. He was facing the wrong way and was obviously trying to be discreet.

"Time to go to the arena boys," Liam called out.

What was truly funny was that Shane and Mark chose that moment to walk out to the pool. Poor Liam did not know where to look and finally chose to look at the sky.

• Rye N Coke Club -

Paul and Trevor ran into the club in a panic.

"Chantal where is Maria?" Paul asked.

"In the office, what's wrong?" Chantal asked as she followed behind the two young men. They didn't respond but raced into the office where Maria was on the phone.

"Maria, the news said Bryan was hurt, there was a near riot last night at their concert," Paul said.

Maria raised her hand and spoke into the phone, "Yes that's Paul and Trevor."

Everyone listened to Maria's half of the conversation with pauses in between.

"Yes it is nice to have someone worry about you."

"Alright I will tell them. They are doing great, we have figured things out for them and they are going to start working tonight."

"Alright Shane, give everyone all our love."

Maria smiled as Paul and Trevor realized who she was talking to and began to make signals saying they wanted to send their love as well.

"It looks like Paul and Trevor want you to know they love you too."

"Alright I will. Have a good weekend," Maria hung up the phone and turned to the three people in her office. "Well guess you heard. There was an incident and Bryan was hurt, but he is fine with a cast on his hand. Rye has decided to open the concerts for the boys so he will be staying on. They all send their love especially to you two."

Paul and Trevor smiled and for no good reason hugged each other.

"Okay babies lets get you set up. Trevor you stay with me tonight while we just walk the club. Paul let's get you in the dj booth tonight. I have arranged for you to do the last two hours since Phillip wants to leave early," Maria said.

"By myself?" Paul said with sudden fear.

"Don't worry baby you will have all night to get used to it and by the time you need to take over you will be ready to push Phillip out the door so you can take over," Maria laughed.

Paul kissed Trevor and left for the dj booth while Trevor sat and listened to Maria detail what they would be doing for the night.

• Meet and Greet -

After talking briefly to Maria on the phone the boys had gone to the meet and greet and read their statement which like before was well recieved. Then the questions began.

"Is Bryan alright?" one girl asked.

"I'm fine. I was a little banged up with some cuts and bruises. My hand is broken and I have to wear this cast, but it's pretty cool. It's a small cast and it's some new formula so I can get it wet without worry. I actually went swimming this afternoon," Bryan answered.

"Is it true that Angel will be singing tonight?" another girl asked.

"Yes. Angel is officially on the tour. He will sing one song after the opening act, then we will join him for a song. He will do his own encore and join with us in one encore. His encore is quite special and we hope to make it a regular end of show encore," Nicky answered. He was the only one of the boys to know what Rye's encore was going to be.

"Why isn't he at the meet and greet with you?" a young man asked.

"He is a new artist and is not yet comfortable in dealing with the public. We were very lucky to get him to perform with us and so we are honoring his request at this time to not be included in interviews or meeting the public," Mark said the pre-planned statement.

"Is he gay?" a woman asked from the back.

With all the planning everyone had done nobody had thought to find out what to answer to this question if it came up. Truthfully the idea that someone would ask it hadn't even occurred to the boys. Rye standing behind the curtain where he could see the boys but not be seen by the audience coughed once. When Mark, who was closest, turned and looked at him he nodded his head once.

Mark smiled at his lover, his beautiful brave lover. "Yes Angel is gay, and we of Westlife are honoured and proud to have him with us on tour and call him our friend."

"Okay we have a game for you all here tonight. Everyone's name is in this bowl. We are going to pick 5 of you and have a trivia quiz. The person to get the most right answers will win a whole bunch of autographed stuff, plus a dinner for 8 at the Jukebox Cafe. I hear its a beautiful restaurant," Bryan said. This was something that Liam and Rye had cooked up at some point. It made the meet and greets a little more fun.

"Okay now there are 10 questions. In the case of a tie there will be a sudden death question. Here we go," Shane said.

The game proceeded and everyone had a blast, the fans and boys alike. When it was over a young woman around 19 won and she was nearly in tears as she got hugs from all the boys. She slipped Mark a piece of paper as she hugged him and he smiled and put it in his pocket. After everyone had left to their seats the boys and Jill and Rye retired to the dressing room as the opening act began.

"That was fun. She was sure excited to win," Nicky said.

"FUCK ME!" Mark shouted.

Everyone turned to see Mark holding a scrap of paper in his hand and a look of shock on his face. When Mark had taken the paper from the winner of the contest he had just assumed it was a phone number or email. Fans did it all the time.

"What's wrong?" Shane asked as he went to Mark and looked at the paper. His face went white. "Shite!"

By this time everyone was crowded around Mark and reading the paper.

"You and Angel make a cute couple. I wish you all the best. Signed Anna, a fan forever," Jill read out loud.

Nobody said anything for a long time. Finally Bryan spoke up.

"See I told you Mark was the gay one." He had said this to Kian beside him with such a deadpan delivery that it was just too much and everyone burst into loud laughter.

When the laughter finally subsided everyone just sort of looked at each other with smiles. It was Shane who spoke up, "I guess it's not going to matter at all to most fans. That girl was definitely one of the more obsessed fans and she obviously doesn't care. I knew it would all turn out okay."

Everyone nodded and watched as Rye walked to Mark and held him.

"You okay my fella?" Rye asked.

"Yeah, just surprised the hell out of me," Mark answered.

Rye smiled and kissed Mark then lay his head on Mark's shoulder to let Mark nuzzle his neck. After a few moments Rye raised his head and lay his hand on Mark's chest over his heart and Mark quickly followed suit.

"I am going to sing a new song tonight for you my fella. The way we do this, the way we feel each other, tonight when I sing you will feel me," Rye said as he leaned forward and kissed Mark. Their bodies quickly went into sync and the world faded away. The others in the room smiled and closed their eyes as the aura of love reached out and surrounded them as well.

After a few minutes the lovers broke apart and smiled at each other. A knock on the door and Liam stuck his head in.

"Okay 10 minutes to Angel."

Rye nodded and picked up his guitar. He left the dressing room and followed Liam to the platform that would raise him onto the stage. Matt and Ed were with him the whole time.

"Are you guys following me?" Rye joked.

"Yes we are. We are both personally responsible for your safety. We hired more security and each of the boys will have their own shadows, but you are ours," Ed had said it softly but in a tone that brooked no discussion.

Rye simply nodded and waited to be brought up onto the stage.

• The Concert -

The opening act had finished and the lights had gone dim. The audience had begun to chant.

Angel. Angel. Angel.

"Ladies and gentleman....Angel"

The crowd went wild. A single spot hit the stage and there was Rye with his guitar in a pair of faded and ripped blue jeans and a purple silk shirt that was untucked.

The crowd quieted immediately but still Rye did not begin. He was looking offstage and finally saw the boys appear to watch him perform. He smiled and began to sing.

The song of a little bird

The joy in three little words

I know it's real,

That's how it feels

To be loved by you

The stars from a midnight sky,

The melody from a lullaby

There's nothing real,

That I wouldn't steal

To be loved by you

To be loved by you

If everybody knows,

it's only 'cause it shows

A smile to put you on a high,

A kiss that sets your soul alight

Would it be all right

If I spent tonight

Being loved by you

Being loved by you

If everybody knows,

it's only 'cause it shows

Rye's eyes were closed and he could feel his heart hammering in his chest as he sent his soul out searching for Mark. Offstage Mark was trembling with emotion. He could feel Rye's presence in the music and when he closed his eyes the same sensation as when they touched hearts came over him and the world faded away.

Your love is released

And you move me with ease

And you rescue me time after time

Oh oh you give your all

And you take it all in your stride

Oh with all the power of a symphony

That's how my heart beats

When you're holding me

I can't conceal,

this is how it feels

To be loved by you

Oh yeah to be loved by you

If everybody knows,

it's only 'cause it shows

Because I take your love,

Everywhere I go

I know what it is I need,

It's clear as a shallow stream

It's as it seems,

my only dream's

To be loved by you

Once again when the song ended the silence from the arena was astounding. It lasted for many minutes until finally someone broke and began to clap, then like the thunder that comes after the lightning the roar from the crowd rolled across the arena to hit the stage. Rye stood and opened his eyes and looked to the sidelines where the boys were holding Mark who was sobbing. Rye smiled and placed his hand on his heart and saw Mark do the same.

Rye let the audience go on for some time before holding his guitar out and someone from backstage came and got it. Rye was surprised to see it was Matt who came to get the guitar. Rye realized that Ed and Matt were quite serious when they said that they were going to be looking after him.

Finally Rye held his hand up and the audience fell silent immediately. Rye began to sing the theme song the men had adopted and the crowd went wild as the boys came on stage to join their Angel. The boys, like before, came and joined arms around waists. Mark went immediately and placed his arm around Rye and squeezed him tightly. Shane went to the other side of Rye while Bryan hugged Mark. When the song finished the boys stepped back and let Rye take the stage.

"Let's show our love for Angel," Shane shouted to the crowd who cheered louder. Rye waved and left the stage to where Matt and Ed stood. Almost immediately Jay and Andy were there as well.

"My god Rye that was amazing," Jay said as his hand snaked around Ed's waist.

"Thanks. I am gonna stay and watch until their first encore. Then I go on for my encore. Then we do the group encore," Rye said to Matt and Ed.

"Gonna let us in on what you're gonna do?" Andy asked.

"Nope. Nicky made me promise to keep it a secret right till the end. But if it goes over well I think we will keep it," Rye smiled.

• DJ Paul -

Maria had been right. Paul had only been with Phillip for about an hour before he wanted to do it himself, but he was terrified as well. It was an odd feeling. Phillip could see the emotions in Paul's face and decided to do something about it.

"Okay all, I am gonna be on break for an hour or so to grab a late supper. Filling in for me is Paul. It's his first night on the boards so don't throw things at him," Phillip said into the mic. The crowd laughed and clapped and Paul nearly pissed himself.

"No, Phillip, I'm not ready," Paul said.

"Give it a shot, if you screw up nobody will care," Phillip said as he left the booth.

Paul was feeling panic but then like a ray of sunlight he looked out and saw Trevor standing at the edge of the dance floor watching and smiling at him. Paul smiled back and waved a little. He heard the song winding down and blew a kiss to Trevor and went to work.

"That was Bailamos from Enrique Iglesias now let's slow it down a bit with Love the Way you Love Me and Boyzone," Paul said and hit the buttons to dim the lights.

On the other side of the dance floor Maria touched Trevor's arm. He started a bit.

"Sorry," Maria said.

"Sokay," Trevor gazed back at Paul, "I love him so much. I can't believe we are here and all this...." Trevor's emotions suddenly got the best of him.

Maria enfolded him in her arms and whispered into his ear, "It's okay baby you are home now, you and your beautiful lover are home and safe and loved."

Paul looked out and saw what was going on and he got worried, but as if sensing it his lover wiped his eyes and smiled again. Paul smiled back and queued up the next song.

"Okay this one goes out to some special friends, wish they were here with us now. Here is Bop Bop Baby and Westlife."

Paul started the extended dance mix of the song and left the booth to go to Trevor.

"Everything okay Tre?" Paul asked as he put his arms around his lover.

"Fine, just still can't believe our fortune. You sound good up there and you look so hot," Trevor said as he kissed Paul on the lips.

"Hey babies, you still got work to do. Don't get carried away," Maria laughed. Paul smiled and leaned in to bite Trevor's neck then went back to the booth.

"Let's go to the bar and start planning the boys homecoming. We will want to do a Friends and Family Night I think. You can help me with the plans it will be a good exercise," Maria pulled Trevor to the bar as Paul announced the next song.

• Encore, Encore -

The boys were just coming off the stage after their first encore and were pumped up.

"Where's Rye he is supposed to go on now?" Bryan asked of Jay and Andy.

"They are ready, just watch," Jay said as the lights on stage went down.

"Ladies and Gentlemen. A special dance treat from Angel and Beauty" the announcer's voice came over the speakers. The lights went on and began pulsing to a salsa beat.

"No fucking way!" Bryan exclaimed as he watched the elevator bring Rye and Jill to the stage. Once again Rye was in leather pants but this time he wore a wifebeater and was barefoot, while Jill wore a miniskirt and a t-shirt of Kian's that was knotted at the front. When they had danced before it looked polished, almost professional. This time it looked like street dancing and was even sexier if that was possible. Every one of the boys got hard, and if they had only known it, just about every male in the arena did as well. This was so sexual it had to be breaking some law.

The music ended with Rye standing over Jill his arms spread wide, his chest covered in a sheen of sweat. The crowd was insane. The boys could see people trying to rush the stage and the security holding them back. Rye and Jill could not see the crowd with the lights in their eyes. A sudden movement brought the eyes of the boys to the far side of the stage as someone had managed to escape security and was on the stage.

In a flash Matt and Ed appeared from the other side and got to the woman before she had gotten 6 feet onto the stage. The boys breathed a sigh of relief. Rye helped Jill to her feet and they waved to the crowd and exited the stage to where the boys stood.

"That was so fucking hot," Nicky exclaimed as he adjusted himself.

"No kidding, we are gonna be up all night tonight. My boys are gonna be busy," Bryan said as he also adjusted himself.

"Okay last encore. Let's do Bridge Over Troubled Water. You sang it to us now let's all do it," Mark said. None of the boys seemed bothered that they had not rehearsed their encores, or that they did them acapella. These encores were more for themselves than for the audience, a chance to be together with Rye and Jill, a chance to be themselves and love their music and their friends and lovers.

"Sounds good. Let's go," Rye said and followed the boys onto the stage.

The crowd was still going nuts and it seemed to pick up as everyone walked onto the stage. The boys could not even hear each other with the noise of the crowd. They began to sing but had to stop as the crowd would not quiet.

Shane took Rye by the arm and led him to the front of the stage and indicated for him to try and quiet the crowd. Rye understood and raised his hand to the crowd who cheered even louder. They were not quieting down at all. Rye turned and looked at Jill and the boys. Mark motioned for him to begin to sing. Rye nodded and turned and held his hand for quiet again and began to sing.

It was like an invisible wall had fallen as the crowd went silent almost immediately and Rye's voice belted out across the audience. The boys and Jill immediately moved forward to join in harmonies. The crowd was silent for the entire song. As soon as it ended Rye spoke to the audience.

"Thank you for your love tonight. We all had a great time. Be careful going home and remember this night, I know we all will. Good night."

Everyone quickly left the stage as the crowd once again erupted. Almost immediately the walking wall of security was around the boys. Rye and Jill were actually in the center with the boys around them and no less than two dozen security. They were immediately escorted to a side door and ushered into a waiting cargo van with no windows.

"This is new," Rye said to Ed.

"We figured we should get you out of the arena immediately. The crowd won't even figure you have left by the time you are safe at the hotel," Ed said simply.

The ride to the hotel was quick and without incident. The large van held the boys and Jill and Rye, Matt and Ed. Liam, Jay and Andy had left just a few moments before in another van. There was security at the hotel to get the boys to the penthouse and quickly everyone was safe.

"You did that so well Ed, Matt, I feel so totally safe now. Thanks guys you are the best," Rye shook both men's hands. "Listen you and your boys have the outer rooms with us and that's the way I wanted it. But we are probably going to spend most of our time naked, around the pool and stuff and if you guys feel uncomfortable then I can get you rooms elsewhere in the hotel."

"We have no problem with it. Both pup and I are completely fine with you guys and we don't feel uncomfortable. We will stay," Ed said.

"I think Andrew and I will stay as well, he may be uncomfortable at first but I think it would be good for both of us," Matt said.

Everyone smiled and headed to their respective rooms to change. Soon the boys were back in the lounge with Jill and Rye. Rye and Mark were in sleep pants, while Bryan and Nicky were in boxer briefs. Kian and Shane wore silk boxers. None of the boys were in shirts or had socks on. Jill was wearing silk pj's.

"Okay guys let's figure out the weekend then just sit and all cuddle for a bit before bed." Mark said.

Everyone nodded. Again everyone was just a little surprised at Mark taking charge of things.

"Okay so tonight it's everyone with their lover. Let's do tomorrow morning with Nicky, Shane is with us tomorrow night and saturday morning, Kian saturday night and Bryan sunday morning. How's that sound?" Mark asked.

Everyone smiled and nodded.

"Since we all have our lovers with us now I think that even during the week we can all share. Let's just take that as it comes. I think that this weekend we sort of needed to plan it but from now on we can just let it go. You boyfriends can decide between you when you want one of you to share and join us in the morning, and Kian can come any night. That way it's not so planned," Rye said.

"Yeah that sounds good, and if we want someone to spend the whole night then we can come to you and arrange it. How does that sound?" Mark asked.

"Sounds great. You know what I want to do?" Bryan asked.

"What's that Bry boy?" Shane asked.

"I want to stay dressed like this and just dance, loud music, soft music whatever, just hang out with all my friends. I wanta invite Ed and Jay and Matt and Andy," Bryan said.

"That sounds like fun Bry boy. Why don't you go get Matt and Andy, tell them how to dress and I will go get Ed and Jay," Nicky said, "As long as everyone else is okay with it."

Everyone smiled and nodded.

"What about Liam?" Jill asked.

"Actually he moved down to the floor with security. He wanted me to know, well all of us to know, that he is not uncomfortable at all with us being gay, but the nudity embarrassed him. Only because of the way he was raised. He spent a lot of time trying to make me believe that that was all it was and I do," Shane said.

"I believe it too. I got to know him a bit and I think he is a great man and doesn't care a bit about us being gay. He is just nervous about the nudity is all. Did you boys know that he had a special clause put in his contract before that if for any reason you boys left the label, he could leave with no penalty?" Rye asked.

Shane nodded but the other boys shook their heads.

"To me that tells me what kind of man he is, a man I can trust and who I know will not lie to me. So let's not give him any grief or think any less of him because of his decision okay?" Rye said.

Again everyone nodded and Bryan and Nicky got up to get the other two couples.

• Matt and Andy -

"Yeah I guess that's okay. I know I freaked before about having to show Rye my dick but I was just being silly. I really don't mind. I mean I don't wanta do anything with them but if they see me naked it's okay." Andy said after Matt had explained about his decision to stay in the penthouse with the boys.

"Great. I want them to see your beautiful body that only I can touch," Matt said as he took Andy into his arms.

"I love you Matthew, so much," Andy whispered.

"Andrew I want you to make love to me tonight. I want you to make love to me every night. I will leave it up to you okay, you will have to tell me when you want me to make love to you otherwise I want you in me all the time," Matt said with desire.

"Matthew I love you inside me too. Let's always do it together, first one then the other okay?" Andy asked.

Matt nodded.

"But, how about every morning I make love to you to start your day right. Just for you because I love you. Nights we share but mornings I do it all for you," Andy whispered into Matt's ear making Matt whimper.

"Oh God Andrew I love you so much. I am so lucky to have you."

A knock on the door interrupted them. Andy went to the door to find Bryan standing there in just boxer briefs. Andy smiled.

"Hey guys, we are gonna have like a get together, like a dance party. We hoped you two would come join us. Just throw on sleep pants or boxers, nobody is wearing shirts or socks. You wanta come?" Bryan asked.

Andy turned to Matt who smiled and nodded.

"Sure we will come thanks for inviting us," Andy said, "By the way you look hot."

Bryan blushed deeply, "Thanks."

"I'm sorry Bryan, I didn't mean to embarrass you. I mean I am totally devoted to Matt, but I mean you do...." Andy stopped.

"It's okay. I know what you meant. I think you look hot too and I haven't even seen you undressed yet. I am looking forward to dancing with you tonight. But just so we all are comfortable I want you to know that I am totally devoted to my own lovers. That doesn't mean we can't appreciate another beautiful boy," Bryan said then looked at Matt, "And I really wanta see Matt in the pool since we have declared it naked only swimming."

Matt laughed out loud. "Looks like Rye is gonna see us both after all Andrew."

Andrew smiled and nodded.

"Okay be out in about 5 minutes," Andy said.

"Ummm...just so you know, we usually stay up pretty late so we will be up for another 3 or 4 hours. You don't have to stay with us the whole night if you don't want, and if you wanta show up late that's okay," Bryan looked embarrassed, "Like I mean if you want to, you know, be together first."

Matt blushed and Andy smiled.

"We might be about 20 minutes then. I think I need to take care of my man first," Andy said.

Bryan smiled and nodded. "It was such a surprise to find out that you are a bottom Matt. But isn't it great, having your lover fill you up like that. Sometimes I want my boys in me so badly I can't even think right."

Matt blushed but nodded. "I like it that Andrew is the more dominant one. He is so sweet and beautiful and I just can't believe he loves me."

Andy went to Matt and wrapped his arms around him.

"Okay well you two have fun. We will see you in a bit. I won't tell anyone what you are doing but they will probably figure it out. Don't let our teasing bother you, and you can always tease back. You know all about us, our sharing and that I am a bottom. We want you to think of us as family okay. We can never have enough family," Bryan said with a beautiful smile.

Matt and Andy nodded and Bryan left them alone.

"I can't believe you told him you were going to make love to me like that," Matt blushed.

"You're not mad are you. I guess I just wanted him to know you were mine. It was silly but I guess I just wanted to make sure he knew he could look and maybe even touch, but you are mine," Andy said.

"Oh God Andrew, please make love to me now," Matt begged.

Andy smiled and moved to the bed, "Go get ready and I will be waiting here."

Matt almost squealed in delight as he began to undress and head to the bathroom. In just a few minutes he was back, naked and hard, his 8 inches swaying and oozing precum.

"How do you want to do it?" Andy asked.

"Any way you want. I am yours," Matt answered.

Andy smiled and lay down on his back, his hard 7 inch cock sticking almost straight up.

"Then I want you on top of me. I want you to put yourself onto me and make me cum while pleasuring yourself," Andy said.

Matt moaned and slowly crawled up to Andy, placing kisses on every inch of Andy.

"I love you so much Andrew. Thank you for making love to me before the party. I don't know if I could have waited," Matt said.

"All you have to do is ask. I will make love to you whenever you want. If you wanted me to take you out there in front of everyone I would have done it," Andy said.

Matt had already lubed himself up and after kissing Andy once more he positioned himself above Andy's hard cock and slowly lowered himself.

"Oh God Andrew you feel so good inside me I could just stay like this forever," Matt moaned. He opened his eyes and looked into the eyes of his young lover. He saw only love and devotion there. He could not believe this beautiful latin boy was his lover.

"You are so beautiful Andrew. I love the color of your skin and your incredible green eyes. Your nipples are so beautiful. I like small nipples like yours and they get so hard." Matt had begun a slow rocking motion and was in ecstasy as Andy's hard teenage cock moved inside him.

"I love your nipples too Matthew, they are so big and when they are hard I just want to suck on them. And your body is so hard and tight and your ass, God your ass, I just love it. I want to touch it and kiss it and lick it, but I love to be inside it. You make my cock so hard just looking at you," Andy breathed as the pleasure began to build.

"Tonight I just want to kiss and lick and suck your entire body Andrew. Can I do that please? I want to suck your toes and lick your legs and bite your tummy and back and just taste every inch of you," Matt was breathing hard now as he neared the edge.

"Oh Matthew yes, I want you to taste me all over before you put that beautiful cock in my tight ass. I love you Matthew and I am gonna cum soon. Cum on me Matthew, shoot all over my chest," Andrew moaned.

As if on cue both men tensed and released, Andy filling up Matt's ass with hot cum and Matt shooting across Andy's chest and nipples. When they had finished they got up and went together to the bathroom to shower and get ready for the party.

• Ed and Jay -

"Come in," Jay called out.

Nicky opened the door and saw the two men already in bed.

"Oh sorry, didn't realize you were already in bed," Nicky blushed.

"Well not for the night. I mean we were just...." Ed stopped and blushed.

"Sokay big guy, believe me we all plan on a long night too. But I came to invite you to join us for a party. We are gonna just dance and enjoy each other. No sex or anything, just a party. We are all dressed in boxers or sleep pants, no shirts. You are more than welcome, we want you to come if you want."

"That sounds great. We will be right out. Listen Nicky, I know we seemed a little weirded out about what happened at the loft the other night. But really we are okay with it. We both realized it was all out of friendship and nothing more. Please don't think badly of us or think that we think badly of any of you okay?" Jay said.

"I am glad to hear that. We were a little worried that maybe we had freaked you out. I mean it was sort of sexual but it was just friendly, nothing will ever happen between any of us. We are all deeply in love with our own lovers just as you two are in love with each other," Nicky answered.

Both Ed and Jay smiled and nodded.

"Okay seeya out there soon then. We are likely to be at this for a few hours. It takes us a while to come down off the concert high, especially one like tonight. You can come and go as you please though," Nicky waved and closed the door.

"I am glad we got that out of the way. I didn't want there to be any odd feelings amongst us," Ed said softly.

"Me too. I mean I think we all sort of knew how we all felt but saying it out loud was good," Jay nodded.

Ed pulled Jay close and placed a kiss on his forehead. "I love you Pup, thank you for making love to me tonight. I know you prefer to be on the bottom but I just wanted to feel you inside of me tonight."

"Actually I liked it a lot. Maybe we could do it more often?" Jay asked nervously.

Ed pulled back and looked at Jay with a smile. "Really? Oh Pup that would be wonderful. Maybe we can take turns each time so we both get to do it each time."

"It's okay with you? I just thought that you wanted to be the top?" Jay asked.

"No, well not all the time. It's just that I am always the big strong protector and sometimes I like to be the one being looked after. And when you make love to me, then you are in control and I like that. So let's make love to each other every time now. Please?" Ed almost begged.

"Oh God Blue, thank you. I love you so much for this. I have never been on top before tonight and I loved it. I love it both ways. We just moved our love to a whole new level. Let's go to the party and when we get back I will make love to you again and then you can make love to me. Okay?" Jay asked.

Ed closed his eyes and lay his head on Jay's chest, "Oh thank you Pup, thatwould be so perfect. Thank god Mark and Rye convinced me to call you."

"Yeah, I owe those two a lot. You are everything I ever wanted Blue. I don't know what I would ever do without you in my life," Jay said as he nuzzled the back of Ed's neck.

After another kiss the two men got up and got ready for the party. Jay wore sleep pants and Ed put on a pair of boxers. Ed was quite muscular and had some trouble finding sleepwear that fit him.

• Where's Dick Clark? -

The music was already going as Andy and Matt made their appearance. Andy was in sleep pants but Matt was in boxer briefs. Andy had begged him to wear them after he had seen that Bryan was wearing boxer briefs.

"Fuck you two look hot," Nicky shouted over the music as he handed out beers to the newcomers, "I bet I know why you two were late, Matt has that just fucked glow."

Matt's entire body blushed and Nicky laughed as he grabbed Andy's hand and dragged him to the center of the room to dance with him. Immediately Bryan came over and took Matt's hand.

"Let's dance big guy, I have wanted to touch your body for awhile now," Bryan giggled as he led Matt to the dance floor.

"I am gonna dirty dance with your man, you and my boy do the same okay?" Bryan yelled over the music to Andy.

Andy smiled and nodded and moved in putting one hand on Nicky's waist to steady himself then arched himself backwards while grinding into Nicky's thigh. Bryan laughed out loud and Matt nearly passed out from shock.

Bryan placed his own hands low on Matt's hips and pushed his crotch into Matt's as he danced to the music. In no time all four men were hard. After a minute or so and the dancing became a little too intense, as if by some unspoken words, the men switched to their own partners.

From the sidelines Rye and Mark watched as the two dancing couples began to make out to the music.

"I have to go get in on that," Shane suddenly said and stood, his own erection quite obvious.

Everyone laughed and watched as he approached his lovers. Nicky and Bryan smiled and took him in between the two of them so that Shane was in the middle and being rubbed from both sides. Shane was facing Nicky and began to kiss Nicky passionately, while behind him Bryan was grinding his cock into Shane's ass and sucking on his neck.

"I wish I knew how to dance like that," Ed said.

"Want me to teach you?" Mark asked

"Really?" Ed asked.

"Sure. Come on. I'm not very good but we can still have fun," Mark grabbed Ed's hand and led him to the floor.

"Let's go Beauty," Kian dragged Jill behind him.

"Leave's you and me Jay, let's go," Rye stood and offered his hand to Jay.

"I can't dance like that either," Jay said shyly.

"That's okay I can, I will teach you while my fella teaches yours." Rye said.

Jay relented and followed Rye to the floor. The music to a hot salsa number began and the couples continued to dance. Rye placed his hands on Jay's chest.

"Put your hands on my hips," Rye said.

Jay put his hands just below the band to Rye's sleep pants.

"No, lower, like this." Rye moved Jays hand down about 4 inches. "Good now let's just start moving together. Good."

Jay was focussed on Rye completely and was starting to enjoy himself. He still wasn't dirty dancing but he was having fun.

"Okay now I want you to just let yourself relax a bit and push your dick into mine while I push backwards on your chest, you're going to bend a bit but you can hold onto me for support," Rye said as he began to push on Jay's chest.

Jay smiled and let his body bend. He thrilled when he felt his cock touch Rye's cock and he became hard and felt Rye do the same.

"Good boy. I can feel you. Now I am going to pull you back up," Rye said as he moved his hand to take Jay's arm and bring it over his shoulder. He shifted his leg and moved it in between Jay's leg. Jay began to grind against Rye's leg while Rye moved his hand to Jay's ass and cupped it while arching himself backwards.

"Fuck me look at that," Shane had stopped and was watching Rye and Jay. Actually everyone had stopped and were watching the two. Shane looked at Ed and Mark and saw that they had stopped and were intently watching the two, Ed with obvious desire and arousal.

The two men continued to dance together, Rye leading and showing Jay how to move. Finally the song was over and they stopped and realized that everyone was watching.

"Me next!" Bryan shouted.

"No way. I am next," Ed said and stepped forward. He kissed Jay deeply and moved his hand down to brush against Jay's hard cock then moved his hand to Rye's hip.

"Okay big guy, you're on," Rye said sexily, "Someone play that song again."

The night continued with everyone taking their turn dancing with Rye. By the time everyone was ready to call it a night they were all hard and horny.

...to be continued

The song To Be Loved is of course a Westlife song and quite beautiful. I got an email that made me laugh. Basically I am giving all of Westlife's songs to Rye to sing and the writer wondered what the hell made Westlife popular if all the good songs belong to Rye. Heheheheheh.....fuck it....its a fantasy.