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: Okay some nice stuff in this one. Another chapter I am really fond of. Gonna add another couple into the story. Now you people who are bitching about how many of the people in the story end up gay...geez...this is a GAY story in a GAY archive. Yeah yeah I know, it's not realistic...blah blah blah. Live with it and read the story.

Okay the votes are in and they were astounding. I received a total of 239 votes (I didn't even realize that many people read my story). 211 votes for a wedding and only 28 votes for no wedding. So there will be an epilogue chapter that will be the wedding. The wedding will take place about a year after the story ends. There is now another vote I am taking. So remember to read the disclaimer and beyond for the next vote.

DEDICATION: To my Davey and to Glenn. Love ya both, always.

• Early Morning Risers -

Rye woke to his own internal clock. It was about 6:30 and they would have to be leaving in about two and a half hours. Rye gently disentangled from Mark and was not surprised to see Ed also awake.

"Early risers," Rye grinned and watched as Ed extracted himself from Jay with a smile at his lover.

"Yeah, the horses and the military," Ed explained softly. Ed reached for his clothes but Rye shook his head and just pointed to the boxers as he pulled his own on.

As the two men left the room they looked back to see their two lovers turn and wrap themselves together. With matching smiles they walked to the patio.

"You okay with last night big guy?" Rye asked gently.

"It was incredible. I am so in love with Pup and would only ever make love to him, but last night was so wonderful. It was so sexy seeing you two give him pleasure, and me too. Thank you for it all," Ed stopped.

"It doesn't have to be a one time thing big guy. We can do this any time you two want to," Rye said.

"I know, and we will. Thanks Rye," Ed smiled and hugged Rye to his chest.

"I am gonna call down for breakfast then call Liam to make sure everyone else is ready. Why don't you and Pup join us on our bus today? I think we will all probably just zonk out in bed or in the lounge," Rye asked.

"Sounds good," Ed said.

Rye ordered breakfast and the two men talked together, mostly about the previous night, until the food arrived.

"Let's go get everyone. You grab our boys while I go get the boys up," Rye said. To anyone else this would not have made sense but Ed knew he was meant to get Mark and Jay up while Rye went to get Shane and the others up.

"What about Jill and Kian?" Ed asked.

"Jill is an early riser too and is up already and in the shower. She will be out with Kian shortly I am sure," Rye said as he opened the door to the boyfriends room.

Ed carried on past and listened and could indeed hear the shower in Jill and Kian's room going. Ed opened the door and went to the end of the bed and watched as Mark and Jay held each other. Their warm bodies were reacting to each other and both men had begun to gently hump each other in their sleep.

Ed felt Rye come up behind him.

"We should probably join them so they don't wake up without us and feel guilty about that," Rye smiled.

Ed nodded and moved to the bed but moved to lay behind Mark instead of Jay. Rye giggled as he shucked his boxers and crawled in behind Jay.

"Wake up Pup," Rye whispered as he kissed Jay's neck softly.

"Mmph, donwanna," Jay mumbled causing both Ed and Rye to giggle.

"Time to wake up now Mark and get on the bus," Ed said into Mark's ear.

"NO!" Mark said and sat straight up, his face showing both fear and sadness.

"Mark?" Rye asked gently as he felt Pup wake underneath him.

"Angel?" Mark said as his eyes focused on the scene around him. "Oh God Angel."

Mark threw himself into Rye's arms and sobbed uncontrollably. Ed threw his arms around Mark as well. Jay tried to comfort the man but was still lying in between Mark and Rye and was being sort of squished. Finally Rye gently pushed Mark away allowing Jay to rise up a bit and immediately putting a comforting arm around Mark.

"What happened?" Jay asked softly.

"I wasn't quite awake, and it wasn't Angel's voice in my ear. I thought it was all a dream and we weren't together. I'm sorry, but it all just seemed so real, or unreal, or whatever," Mark finished lamely.

"Oh Mark I'm sorry, I didn't know what that would do to you," Ed apologized.

"No Blue, it's not your fault, how could you have known. And like I said I was still half asleep. Sorry guys. Well really I'm not, I mean it wasn't my fault either. Just the mind playing tricks is all," Mark had relaxed visibly now and smiled at his friends and lover.

"Cool," Jay said as he leaned forward and kissed Mark shyly.

"Hey guys, food is here. Let's all eat then head to the bus," Ed said.

"Kay. Thanks for last night again guys, it was wonderful. I hope we can do it again sometime. Not necessarily the game, but just sleeping together and holding each other. I have never felt so loved before in my life," Jay said then looked very embarrased as he hid his face in Ed's neck.

"We would both love that. And it was wonderful Pup. Thank you for being with us," Mark said as he leaned forward and nipped playfully on Jay's shoulder before they all got up and dressed for breakfast.

• Sweet Beauty -

Kian smiled to himself as he pulled Jill's pillow closer and he inhaled her scent. His heart was so full of love he couldn't stand it. He and Jill had held each other and talked long into the night. They had both expressed their undying love for each other and, although neither had proposed, they had talked about their future together as husband and wife. Jill had been very adamant about some things and Kian smiled as he remembered her words.

"Nothing will change for you once we are married. You will still share with the lovers and the boys, that is never gonna change and if you think that us getting married will change that, then maybe we will just stay lovers."

Kian had been surprised at how forceful Jill had been and had listened to her as she calmly explained her feelings.

"My love. I love you all but I am in love with you. It's a hard distinction for some people to understand. But by taking away the love of your friends and Angel I would be crippling you and them and even myself. I know you don't understand why I am not bothered by you making love with your friends but I am truly not. You have never stinted your love with me and it makes me happy that you can give and receive pleasure from your friends. Nothing will ever change that."

Kian raised his head as Jill opened the bathroom door and came in from her shower. His heart raced as she smiled at him.

"Morning my Sweets. Sleep well?" Jill asked as she leaned her head forward and towelled her hair dry.

"Better than in a long time. I think you have finally calmed my soul," Kian said.

Jill stopped drying her hair briefly and looked at Kian and saw his sincere smile and thought to herself that he really did look at peace with life.

"That's what I am here for," she smiled as she began to dry her hair again. "Looking forward to this morning with the lovers?"

"Yeah I am. And the boyfriends said they will play the game with me at some point later this week as well." Kian said as he continued to watch Jill.

"I think I will head to the security bus with Simon and Cleo and hang out with them this morning," Jill said.

Kian immediately sat up, the old fear back in his eyes, "Why?"

Jill noticed immediately the change in his voice and looked at him. She silently cursed herself as she went to him and pulled his head to her chest.

"Oh my love. I am sorry. I was trying to make it easier on you. I thought that if I was not on the bus you would feel more free. Instead I upset you. I am sorry," Jill softly whispered. She felt Kian relax under her.

"No it's fine my love. I was hoping you could stay with us on the bus. Afterwards I wanted to be able to hold you and tell you about it," Kian said but there was also a tone of pleading in his voice.

Jill smiled and saw that Kian was back to the way he was only moments before and was once again peaceful.

"I would love that," She said.

"Why don't you invite Simon and Cleo to join us on the big bus. Matt, Andy, Ed and Jay will all be there as well I think," Kian said as he rose to grab a quick shower himself.

"You wouldn't mind? Do you think the others will mind? They may not feel as free with Simon and Cleo on board," Jill called out as she slipped into jeans.

"Should be okay. We can ask at breakfast," Kian popped his head out and looked at Jill, "Just so you know hon, I am never going to be with Matt or Andy or Ed or Jay in any way. Not even to play the game or anything. I mean a quick kiss or cuddle like we did the other day maybe, but nothing else. The boys and Angel seem to be doing it but I have no desire to at all. Just my boys and Angel."

"I know Sweets. The boys and Angel are fine. The others," Jill paused, "I think I would have a problem with them. It's not the same somehow."

"Cool. Just wanted to clear that up. I'll be done in a couple of minutes," Kian called as he stepped into the shower.

Jill smiled as she finished dressing and shook her head a bit as she contemplated the love she had in her life. She thought briefly about why it bothered her to think of Kian sharing with the four new friends. She knew the others were sharing, although not oral or anal, and that didn't bother her. She shrugged and sat down to wait for Kian to accompany her to breakfast.

• The Rest of the Gang -

"Thanks so much for last night guys, it was amazing," Bryan said as he hugged Matt.

"It was incredible. It was so sexy seeing your boys make love to you. But it was even sexier to have you guys watching us. I loved it and would like to do it again some time. Not all the time of course, just every now and then," Matt smiled.

"We aren't like all perverts or something are we. All this sex with each other," Andy asked quietly. Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at Andy.

"Do you feel bad about what we did Andy?" Shane asked softly as Matt wrapped his arms around Andy.

"No, but I wonder if I should be. I mean hopping into bed with all these different people when I have a lover. I know we aren't having like real sex, no sucking or fucking, but we all still help each other get off. I don't want people to think of me in a bad way," Andy said as he reached out a tentative hand and held onto Shane's hand.

"Would you like to know how I feel about it little kitten?" Shane asked.

Andy nodded. Shane gently pulled Andy from Matt's arms and held him in his own. He leaned his head forward so their foreheads were touching. The embrace was very intimate and for Andy he became suddenly very focused on Shane.

"For so long Andy I was scared to love anyone. I thought I was dirty and used and not worthy of love. I am talking about love from a lover, sexy love ya know? Then Angel came into our lives. And he loved me and showed me that love and sex are not the same thing. You discovered that on your own. Remember when you fucked Matt and realized you hated it? What was the difference?" Shane asked.

"There was no love when we were fucking, it was like we were strangers," Andy answered.

"Now after Angel showed me that there was a difference between sex and love and how wonderful love could be I realized that sexy love with my friends was so wonderful and brought me so close to them. Now I have known the guys forever it seems so we have been friends a long time. Easy to understand how we could be sexy together right?" Shane asked and Andy nodded.

"Now we have known you two guys for a really short time and its harder to understand how there can be love between us after so short a time. Want to here what I think about that?" Shane asked and Andy nodded again.

"We have played the game together and told each other what we find sexy about each other's bodies. Now I will tell you what I love about you. What drew me to you and made me want to be your friend. Andy you are so sweet and caring and innocent. I have always sort of been the big brother of the group and you brought out that instinct in me. I just wanted to be there for you. When you dropped that bottle of wine and broke down, I wanted to get up and throw my arms around you and make it all alright. Then you got so scared when Matt said you were going to his place and I felt sort of related to you, because of what I went through. In some ways, particularly your innocence and youth, you remind me of our Bry boy," Shane looked into Andy's eyes and softly kissed him.

"Tell me about Matt," Andy asked softly.

"Matt I loved when he sat there and was so open about his feelings and what he wanted. He was in front of 5 strangers, his two bosses and his new boyfriend talking about how he loved you and how he wanted to be naked with you and that he was scared. I don't think I have ever seen anyone so naked emotionally before and I just loved him for it, for making everything okay for you. Also he has become my protector in a physical sense. He is honest and sweet and protective and funny as hell. I love you both," Shane finished.

"Me too," Bryan said happily, with tears in his eyes.

"So being sexy with each other is just another way to share our love. I am so happy I can give you pleasure it makes my heart soar. And that we were able to be together like we were last night, sharing those most intimate moments with each other, was just incredible. I was and am so filled with joy I don't think I will ever stop smiling," Shane said as he felt Bryan and Nicky scoot in behind him to touch and hold him.

"Thanks Boyo, you made me feel better. Would it be alright once we get on the bus if just you and me went somewhere to talk? Alone I mean?" Andy asked.

Everyone nodded. Andy looked at Matt and was about to say something but Matt stopped him.

"My gatito, sometimes we will need to talk about something or want to do something with someone who is not our lover. Boyo is our friend, but I think he is a little bit more to you, more like a big brother as he said. I will never be jealous of that and in fact I welcome it. Nicky has come to mean something special to me as well," Matt said.

"Hey what about me?" Bryan asked with a pout, but actually feeling a little left out.

"You Bry boy are always special to all of us. You are definitely my little brother," Matt smiled.

"And my sexy and goofy friend who makes me happy and laugh," Andy said as he gave a playful punch to Bryan.

"And always our Bry boy," Nicky said.

"I know. I am so good," Bryan said haughtily and was then tackled by all four men.

Eventually they all headed to the shower, where once again they all helped each other to wash. Kisses were given out liberally.

• Breakfast -

Everyone arrived at more or less the same time and began to fill their plates with cheeses, fruit, bagels or muffins. Quickly everyone was laughing and talking and just enjoying being together.

"So you guys have fun last night?" Jay asked of Matt.

"It was amazing. Do you know what we did?" Matt asked.

"Not really. But you don't have to say if you don't want," Jay assured.

Matt turned to look at Andy who thought briefly then nodded. Shane across the table also nodded with a smile to Matt who turned with his own smile back to Jay.

"God Jay it was amazing. We made love to our own lovers, but at the same time. They were watching us and we were watching them. They both topped Bry boy and me and Andy took turns. Whoever was being made love to lay facing each other and we hugged and kissed. It was so sexy. But we only made love to our lovers," Matt gushed quietly.

"Wow that sounds amazing. I wonder if we could do that with them or the lovers at some point?" Jay wondered.

"Hey Jay, do you think you and Ed would like to join me and Andy to play the game sometime? I mean would you think that would be comfortable for you guys?" Matt asked.

"I think that would probably be cool. Let's all get together sometime this week and talk about it. And Amante, I think we are close enough now, with all our cuddling to use our pet names, okay?" Jay asked.

Matt nodded and leaned forward to kiss Jay softly, "Thanks Pup, you know our names?"

Jay smiled and nodded.

Across the table Ed who was refilling his plate smiled at the display. He briefly wondered at how comfortable he was with someone else, someone else who was hot, kissing his man. His eyes drifted and he caught Bryan's eyes and smiled. Bryan smiled back and blew him a kiss causing him to laugh.

"Okay guys let's make sure we have everything from our rooms and head downstairs. We have like 20 minutes," Rye called out.

Everyone rose and began moving.

"I'm gonna go talk to Simon and Cleo," Jill said to Kian, "You get our stuff ready."

"But we didn't talk to the guys yet," Kian said in almost a whine.

Jill rolled her eyes, "Hey guys hold up."

Everyone stopped and looked at her then came back.

"You guys mind if Simon and Cleo join us on the bus today. I only want you to say yes if you are gonna be absolutely comfortable. I don't want anyone to change how they act. If Nicky wants to kiss Matt or Andy, or say Ed wants to hold onto Mark, I want everyone to be able to do it. I am gonna go down and clue them in on all the relationships and make sure they are okay with it all. Tell me now guys," Jill announced. Kian blushed at how forward Jill was being.

"Mark and I are obviously okay with it," Rye said.

"Us too," Bryan spoke for the boyfriends.

"Pup and I are good," Ed said.

"Let me talk to Andy for a bit okay?" Matt said and moved aside with Andy. Soon Shane joined them.

Jill watched as the three men talked together.

"Something wrong?" Jill asked of Nicky who was closest.

"Not really. Just some reassuring I think," Nicky said.

Jill nodded as the little talk broke up.

"Matt and I are okay with it too," Andy said.

Jill walked over to Andy and put her arms around him.

"You sure kitten. If you are going to feel even a little bit uncomfortable I will drop the whole thing right now. You don't have to feel guilty at all. If you think you are letting us down because you are the only one who feels uncomfortable then don't. You are as important as anyone else here, maybe more so because you are so special to us all. I want you to go over to Rye and look him right in the eyes and tell him you are completely okay with this," Jill said.

Andy smiled nervously and nodded. He walked over to Rye who also took him into his arms.

"Jill said I have to look you in the eye and tell you I am really okay with this," Andy said.

Rye smiled and nodded then moved his forehead to meet Andy's. "You gonna be okay with all of this kitten, and not be scared to touch or kiss whoever you want?"

Andy suddenly realized why Jill had done this. He couldn't force himself to look away from Rye. It was amazing and also kind of scary as he realized that he would never be able to hide anything from this man.

"I am nervous it's true, but I also want to do this. Part of it is so that I won't be the baby who is scared. But most of it is that I know it is alright to love everyone and I don't want to be ashamed. If I try to hide it then I am telling people I think it is wrong. So yes I will be okay. I may be a little nervous and embarrassed but I am not going to hold back from anything. I promise," Andy had said it softly but with conviction and Rye believed him. Rye nodded and gave him a kiss on his nose.

"It's good Jill. We'll load everything up here and it can be sent down to the bus. After your talk with Simon and Cleo come on back up, just you, I have something for us all," Rye said, smiling at the little surprise he had in store.

• Alex and Carl -

"Up and at em Carl," Alex said as he came into the bedroom, his towel around his waist.

"Urrrgh, I hate mornings," Carl whined and put a pillow over his head.

Alex laughed and grabbed the sheets and yanked them off the bed, leaving a shivering Carl in just his boxers.

"Asshole," Carl muttered as his pillow caught Alex in the side of the head.

"Oh my God, you did not just whack me with your pillow," Alex said unbelieving.

"Yeah whatcha gonna do nancy boy," Carl grinned.

The smile left Alex's face and Carl soon lost his smile as well.

"Shouldn't talk like that Carl. What if one of the boys heard you, or Matt or Andy. They are my friends, how do you think it makes me feel when you say something like that," Alex said.

Carl jumped up and threw his arms around a surprised Alex.

"I'm sorry Alex. I didn't mean it that way. I was just playing. I bet they call each other names like that sometimes just in play," Carl said.

Alex pulled away and began to get ready, pulling out the clothes he would wear for the day, but still in his towel.

Carl sat on the end of the bed and watched him, the picture of dejection. He looked like a little boy who lost his puppy.

"I like you Alex. I was always too scared to admit I might be gay. But I might be, or I am, I think," Carl stumbled to a halt.

Alex stopped what he was doing and turned to look at Carl. Trying to read deception in his eyes. Seeing none he went and sat beside him on the bed.

"What makes you think you are gay?" Alex asked softly.

Carl shrugged.

"Come on you can't tell a friend something like that and just expect me to walk away, you must have some reasons to think that," Alex coaxed.

"I just have never really liked women. I mean even growing up. I looked at the pictures and made out a bit with girls, but just because that was what I was supposed to do. Now being around the guys, I mean all of them, especially Ed and Jay and Matt and Andy, I think I like guys. I always sort of thought gay guys were all feminine and girly and I wasn't. I liked football and cars. I can't match my clothes if my life depended on it. Then I saw those big masculine men and they are gay. And even the boys and Angel are really masculine, although they are more pretty then handsome. But they aren't feminine at all. So I started thinking about it. The other night after the dance club, I jerked off thinking about dancing with the guys. And it felt so good inside, I mean, I was happy," Carl again came to a stumbling halt.

Alex put his arm around Carl and pulled him close. He could feel Carl's heart racing and he could feel Carl shiver with tension.

"Okay buddy. Guess what? I have been thinking almost the exact same thing as you. I mean I could have just told the exact same story. Except I am already sure I am gay. I jerked off the other night too, only it was you I was thinking about," Alex confessed.

"Really?" Carl asked in surprise.

"Yep," Alex smiled.

Carl looked down at his now tenting boxers and over at Alex's tent and smiled.

"Wanna see me naked?" Carl asked.

Alex had a brief moment of panic but nodded. Carl had noticed.

"Hey for now we are still just buddies hanging out. We can figure stuff out as we go. But I do like you Alex and if you don't want to do stuff then we don't have to, but I really want to be naked in front of you," Carl said.

"Okay. Maybe we could just be really close and maybe try kissing a bit. We can go slow, we have all the time in the world," Alex responded.

Carl nodded and stood. He faced Alex and removed his boxers, proudly showing his very hard 6 inch cock to a man for the first time.

Alex smiled and stood, leaving his towel behind him. Carl's face brightened as he looked at the 8 inch and very hard cock of his friend.

"I really don't know how to be gay. I know one of us is supposed to fuck the other one's ass, but I am not ready for that. But I would like to kiss you," Carl said softly.

Alex nodded and held his breath as Carl moved forward. In the situation they were in it was not unexpected that their cocks would meet first and as they did both men moaned.

As their lips touched Carl marveled at how soft Alex's lips were. His senses were on fire. He could feel the hotness from Alex's cock below and feel the soft and light hairs on Alex's chest meet his own chest. He could smell the faint scents of soap and shampoo and toothpaste and aftershave. His hands had reached out to hold Alex's waist and he could feel the tremors of desire and uncertainty as Alex shivered.

Alex was also in sensory overload. He couldn't believe the tenderness of the kiss from Carl. Carl's hands felt hot on his waist and his cock kept jumping as Carl ever so slightly moved his hands along his waist.

When they broke apart both men just looked at each other.

"That was really nice. I mean really really nice. Can we do it again?" Carl asked, his eyes bright.

"Yeah. I would really like that," Alex smiled back.

"I want to use my tongue this time okay?" Carl asked.

Alex just nodded and leaned forward, putting his hands on Carl's chest. This time Alex opened his mouth and invited Carl's tongue in. It was electrifying and both men moaned and released. They continued to kiss as they came down from their orgasms.

"Damn that was amazing. I had no idea," Carl said.

"Me either really. You are the first guy I have ever touched let alone kissed," Alex said then looked down at the cum coating their cocks and dripping down their legs.

"You need another shower," Carl giggled.

"Yeah. We could maybe do that together. But we still go really slow okay. I like all this but I am also sort of scared," Alex said softly.

"Alex you have nothing to worry about, I am scared too. We are gonna go very slow and discuss everything. I will always ask first before I do anything and always respect you if you say no. And I want you to promise me the same thing okay?" Carl said.

Alex looked into Carl's eyes and saw the sincerity there and nodded.

"I wonder if we could talk to someone about how to be gay together," Alex said.

"I bet we could ask any of them. Who would you most feel comfortable talking to?" Carl asked as he led Alex into the bathroom for his second shower of the morning.

Alex thought for a bit before answering, "I would like to talk to Bryan or maybe Jay."

"Really?" Carl asked with surprise.

"Yeah. Why who would you want to talk to?" Alex asked.

"I was thinking Matt or Ed. Maybe Shane." Carl answered.

"Why were you surprised when I said who I wanted to talk to?" Alex asked as he climbed into the shower and started the water running.

Carl shrugged, "I don't know. I guess I just can't relate to them as much. I wonder if that means anything. Like about our relationship."

"Do we have a relationship?" Alex asked as Carl entered the shower and began to gently wash Alex.

"I would like to Alex. I don't know where we are going right now. But I want to find out about this part of me and I would really like to find out with you. I trust you Alex, probably more than anyone else in my life. I also like you as a friend and I respect you as a person. And you are very attractive to me as well. I think those are all good things that would make us good together. But I can't promise anything to you right now. Not because I don't want to but because I am just very unsure about everything. But as soon as I figure this out and know what I want I will tell you and I will never itentionally hurt you," Carl said, the sincerity very evident in his tone.

"I promise you the same things. I feel the same way. Would it be alright if I talk to the guys I am comfortable with and you talk to the ones you are comfortable with?" Alex asked.

"Of course," Carl replied simply.

The shower continued for a very long time with both men exploring each other with their hands. They both came again, being brought over by their new lover. Gentle kisses were exchanged but not much more was done. They did not even jerk each other off, simply touching each other was enough to bring them to orgasm. They got dressed and headed to the penthouse.

• Simon and Cleo -

Jill knocked on the door to Simon and Cleo's door and smiled a greeting as Cleo opened the door.

"Hey J," Cleo embraced Jill.

"Hey C, can we all talk for a few minutes?" Jill asked.

"Sure hon, come on in. Simon's in the shower. He should be out soon. What do you want to talk about?" Cleo asked as she folded some of Simon's underwear and packed it away.

"We'll just wait for Simon, kay C?" Jill said as she sat on the edge of the bed.

Suddenly the door to the bathroom opened and Simon came out in all his naked glory.

"You put scratches on my back again last night. We have any more of that lotion?" Simon asked as he strode towards Cleo.

Jill's head suddenly appeared from behind Cleo with a big grin and Simon's hands immediately covered himself and he dropped to the ground to try and hide. Jill and Cleo both burst into laughter. After several minutes, where Simon managed to crawl to hide behind the bed and grab a pair of pants and Jill and Cleo laughed themselves into tears, everyone was sitting more or less calmly on the end of the bed.

"So what did you need to talk about Jill," Simon asked, having recovered from his embarrassment.

"Okay well I would like you guys to hang out on the big bus with me and the guys. But first we need to talk about what you may see and how you may react," Jill looked at her two friends and continued, "Okay well you know about Mark and Rye, and Ed and Jay. But there is also Matt and Andy. And then Bryan, Shane and Nicky."

"Yeah we know about them all, you knew that," Cleo said.

"Right, well here's something you probably don't know. The boys and Rye are all very close. Very very close. Basically Mark and Rye, as partners, have shared with all the boys. They were actually their teachers and they still continue to share together. They have rules about it, but they are all intimate."

Simon and Cleo nodded understanding but seemed not to have any reaction at all, as if it was already known to them.

"Now they also share with Matt and Andy, as well as Ed and Jay. I want you to know it's not some big orgy going on. Each person has their own lover and are devoted to them, but there is so much love between them all that they can share between themselves."

"That's cool. We sort of figured out what was going on anyway. It's kind of obvious when you are looking for it," Cleo said.

"Okay so basically then, we wanted to make sure that you would be comfortable on the bus knowing that you may see a lot of intimacy between the guys. I mean you could see Ed holding and even kissing Mark very intimately. It doesn't mean that Ed and Mark are cheating. There are rules they have for this, but we didn't want to spring it on you."

"Hey it's cool. There is nothing wrong with being gay and nothing wrong with sharing a hug or kiss with your friend. As far as what goes on in the bedroom it's not for us to approve or disapprove. As long as everyone is happy and nobody is getting hurt then it's all good. Personally I think it's great that they have all become so close that they can be together that way. I know growing up I had my share of encounters with my friends. I count some of them as very special and they helped make me the person I am today," Simon said.

"How come you guys are so cool with this?" Jill had to ask.

"Like Simon said, it doesn't concern us. Everyone is happy and nobody is getting hurt so why should we be worried. Look Jill honey, we are not babes in the woods here. We know about sex and intimacy. But we also know about love, and when Mark and Rye are around you can almost feel their love it's so strong. And we have seen what kind of man Rye is. I for one could never believe he could do something hurtful or immoral. So if they are all being intimate then it must be mutually acceptable and I imagine it must be wonderful for them all," Cleo said.

Jill was actually quite shocked, although she hid it well. She stood and hugged both of them and headed back upstairs for Rye's surprise.

As the door closed Simon smiled evilly and turned to Cleo, "Told ya. You owe me a week's worth of back rubs."

"Yeah yeah. How do you really feel about it all babe? I think it's really important that you are totally okay cuz that bus is their sanctuary and they need to know they can be totally free," Cleo said as she put her arms around her husband.

"I am completely okay with it, really. I know how important it all is. My dad's taught me that," Simon said

"How did I get so lucky. I have an incredible husband. A great new best friend. An exciting job. And a bus full of guys who will take me shopping," Cleo said with a straight face.

Simon laughed and slapped her butt, "If we hadn't been with Mark and Rye and actually seen how Mark can shop I would be telling you that that's a stereotype. But damn that boy can spend money."

Cleo grabbed her bag and coat and followed Simon to the door.

"I forgot to mention that those 11 people on that top floor are probably the most wonderful human beings we will ever meet and I am so honored to be considered their friend," Cleo said as the door closed.

"You said it hon. Let's go throw our stuff on the bus," Simon led Cleo to the elevator.

• Back Up On The Island -

Jill had just walked in and gave everyone the word that Simon and Cleo would be joining them on the bus and that they were absolutely incredible about it. Kian and Andy were visibly relieved.

"Okay everyone gather round," Rye called from the lounge area.

As everyone approached they saw 11 glasses of wine.

"Oh Angel is that....?" Nicky asked.

"The very last bottle of the 1929 Blanc D'or. Once this bottle is gone no other human being will ever taste this wine again," Rye smiled as he gestured for everyone to take a glass.

Nicky's eyes suddenly filled with tears.

"Nicky are you okay?" Andy asked.

"You guys don't know what this means. This bottle is worth almost a million dollars. Probably more now since it was the last one. And he is giving it to us, letting us share in it," Nicky said, the emotion thick in his voice.

"Please God tell me there were none of those in that wine vault at the club," Andy stuttered.

"Sorry kitten. There were and still are about 40 bottles in that vault," Rye smiled.

"Shit!" Andy swore.

"Andy!" Jill said, actually shocked.

"I am calling my mom from the bus and quitting. There is no way I am working in a place where I can destroy a million dollar bottle of wine," Andy said.

"Don't worry about it kitten, you are part of our new company in whatever way you will choose," Rye smiled.

"What will we drink to?" Bryan asked.

"We will each take a turn offering something to toast to. When we are all done we will drink," Rye said and everyone nodded. Rye extended his glass outward.

"To friends," Rye offered.

"And lovers," Shane.

"Our music," Nicky.

"Our new life," from Bryan which earned him loving looks from everyone.

"To feeling safe," Andy.

"To finding love," from Matt which also got smiles all around.

"To feeling good about yourself," Kian.

"And good about others," Jill.

"To sharing with friends," Ed offered with a blush.

"To sharing our lovers," Jay countered with a blush of his own.

"To our Angel," Mark finished.

"To us," Rye completed and set the wine to his lips.

A moan of pleasure escaped from everyone's lips.

"Oh my," Andy whispered as he closed his eyes and savoured the taste.

Everyone closed their eyes and tried to capture this moment. Rye's voice brought them gently back to the moment as he began the words to the song which the boys had adopted as their own. Quickly everyone joined in.

When it was over everyone just smiled at each other and turned to the elevator and were surprised to see Alex and Carl standing there looking uncomfortable. Like they had been caught by their mother looking at dirty pictures.

"Whoa they look uncomfortable. Whose gonna go see what they want?" Bryan asked.

Ed didn't even answer as he went to his two men.

"Hey Ed. Could we talk to you for a minute?" Carl asked.

"Sure guys what's up. Security problem?" Ed asked.

"No it's actually personal. Ummm....we...me and Alex that is.. we wondered if you and maybe....ummm...maybe," Carl struggled and came to a stop, his face red with embarrassment.

"Alex, you tell me and try to do it in just a couple of sentences," Ed smiled to relieve the tension and soften his words.

"Okay. Me and Carl want to be gay with each other but we want to talk to someone. Carl feels comfortable with you or Matt and I feel comfortable with Jay or Bryan," Alex said it quickly, like pulling off a bandage.

To say Ed was shocked was an understatement but he didn't let it show at all.

"Not a problem, how bout you join us on the main bus today then. You will see all the couples together and how we interact. There is a lot of love between all of us here. You will find out some interesting things about the relationship between the 11 of us that may shock you as well. Carl do you want just me or just Matt or both of us?" Ed asked. Ed was certainly becoming more talkative in his day to day conversations.

"Just you if that's okay," Carl answered.

"Alex?"

"Do you think both Jay and Bryan would talk to me?" Alex asked.

Ed smiled, "Of course. Why don't you guys wait at the bus with Simon and Cleo, we are coming right down."

The two men visibly relaxed as they left. Ed walked back to the group who looked at him and waited for the explanation.

"Nobody laugh," Ed warned, "Well in Alex's words, they want to be gay with each other and want to talk to someone about it."

Probably nobody would have even thought about laughing if Ed had not warned them not to, but it was now a real fight.

"That's the cutest way I have ever heard that said," Nicky finally said.

"Carl feels comfortable with me and wants to talk to me. Alex would like to talk to Jay and Bryan if that's okay? I assumed it was and so said yes," Ed said.

"Really? Me?" Bryan said surprised.

"Yep. If you think about who they want to talk to you can see they already have an idea of the role they want to play. Carl is feeling the more dominant and Alex the more submissive," Ed answered.

"Dominant and submissive?" Andy quietly asked of Matt.

"The boy and the girl," Matt whispered back causing Andy to blush and nod.

Nothing more was said as the group headed to the lobby and their busses.

• Talk To Me -

Everyone was laughing as they approached the busses and hadn't even noticed the walking wall go up around them as they left the elevator and entered the lobby. Everyone greeted Simon and Cleo and Alex and Carl at the bus as they piled on.

"Holy shit!" Simon exclaimed as he got his first look at the interior of the bus.

"Pretty cool huh?" Bryan gushed.

"Damn this is amazing," Carl nodded.

"Okay me and Andy are gonna go to the quiet lounge to talk," Shane said as he pulled Andy behind him, leaving the others in the lounge.

Everyone smiled and felt the bus begin to move.

"Sweets come join Mark and I in our room?" Rye asked as he stretched out his hand to Kian who smiled widely.

"Ed, why don't you and Carl use the middle bedroom. That's Kian and mine and you won't be disturbed," Jill offered and Ed nodded. Carl looked surprised as he realized that everyone was aware of what was going on.

"That leaves our bedroom for us. Come on Alex. You too Jay," Bryan said as he grabbed both men's hands and dragged them off.

"Wow the room clears out fast," Simon laughed.

"No worries, they will all be back soon. Matt wanta cuddle on the couch, I could use a nap," Nicky asked.

"Sure Nicky Love," Matt smiled and lay down allowing Nicky to curl up inside his arms.

"You guys tired?" Jill asked of Simon and Cleo.

"I could use a nap too," Cleo said.

"Let's curl up on the floor then," Jill said as she spread out some cushions and lay down. Simon and Cleo lay down beside her. Soon everyone was gently snoring.

• Shane and Andy -

Shane closed the door to the quiet lounge and turned a smile on Andy. He moved to one of the big chairs and sat in it.

"Come cuddle with me kitten," Shane offered.

Andy smiled happily and sat in the chair, throwing his legs over Shane's lap.

"Comfy?" Shane asked.

"Yeah. Thanks Boyo, I really love that we can do this," Andy lay his head on Shane's shoulder.

"Me too. I have never felt like this before in my life. I have always had my friends and the boys. But now sometimes I just feel so loved I want to cry for joy, and actually have a couple of times," Shane said as he squeezed Andy in his arms.

"Yeah. Thanks so much for last night. That was so amazing," Andy said.

"For us too. We all had a great time and I know that for us three, we want to do it again sometime soon. Now tell me what's wrong Andy. Still upset or concerned about what we did together?" Shane asked.

"No not anymore. You did a really good job of explaining things to me this morning and putting those fears to rest. But I have other stuff too and I wanted to talk to you about that?" Andy said.

"Sure any time. How come you don't talk to Matt though?"

"I know it's wrong, and I am working on it, but I don't want him to think of me as a little kid and sometimes I worry that stuff like this will make him not want me. I know it won't and that he would help me, but it's hard to get past it," Andy said.

"It's okay little one. I can understand what you are saying. I had to tell Angel first about my rape before I could tell Bry boy. Some things are just easier to talk out with someone else first before you talk to your lover," Shane whispered into Andy's ear.

"Yeah that's it. You are so smart Shane. Okay well the first thing I wanted to talk about may sound selfish, but, well, when you guys are done tour and we are all back at home, are we going to be able to get together like we do now?" Andy blushed as he asked.

"Of course kitten, you and Matt are wonderful friends. How about you and I figure out how we will do it and then tell the others what we come up with. How would you like to do it?" Shane asked, trying to give Andy some power in their relationship.

"Well I know I am gonna miss you guys something awful when we get back home and can't be together every day. It's gonna be so hard," Andy said with a slight catch in his voice.

"Hey now, we are only going to be about a 15 minute drive away. You can see us all the time. We are gonna hang out all the time at the club and at our place and your place and go shopping and take trips together and go to the cabin together. We may not spend the whole day every day with each other but it's gonna be close," Shane said.

"Really?" Andy asked.

"Of course. Look Andy I will tell you right now, when we get home to the loft I will personally set it up so you and Matt have complete access to the loft so you can come and go as you please. We will set up one of the guest rooms to be yours for whenever you want. You are welcome to be there any time day or night. Okay?" Shane made sure to be looking into Andy's eyes.

"Thanks Shane, I love you," Andy kissed Shane.

"Now as for sharing together let's just let that happen spontaneously okay? But how about we plan on one weekend a month where we get together Friday night and spend all day Saturday until Sunday morning together. That is two nights and all day Saturday to share and make love with our lovers together," Shane suggested.

"Wow really? That will be awesome. I can't believe my life now. I have my beautiful lover who thinks I am his whole world. And I have all these friends who I get to be sexy with and who love me. It's better than anything I could ever dream of," Andy giggled out.

"So you feel better about that now?" Shane asked.

"Yeah lots," Andy smiled.

"Okay what else will we talk about?" Shane asked.

"Well I don't know what I want to do with my life? I could go to university I suppose but Angel and Beauty said I could work in the company too. I don't know what I should do," Andy said.

"You don't have to decide right away you know, you can take your time to decide," Shane suggested.

"Yeah I know, but it's sort of worrying me and I am getting stressed," Andy said.

"Okay well let's look at your options. First let's think about school. You must have been thinking about school before we showed up and turned your life upside down, what were your thoughts about university?" Shane smiled and Andy laughed at Shane's joke.

"Well I knew I would go, my grades were good. I had planned on just taking a liberal arts with no major and seeing what interested me," Andy offered weakly.

"Come on Andy, it sounds like you are hiding something, what did you want to do?" Shane encouraged.

Andy blushed deeply and put his head down, "It's so gay, promise not to laugh?"

"Andy of course I wouldn't laugh at you," Shane scolded softly.

"I want to design clothes. I used to draw pictures of clothes I would like to make and I used to make clothes from scraps and dress up my bears," Andy confessed.

"Oh my God Andy that is so cute," Shane smiled.

Andy groaned and covered his face.

"Oh come on Andy even you have to admit that is cute. So you are scared of what? That it is a gay stereotype and so you don't want to do it?" Shane asked.

"I think Matt will think it's stupid," Andy replied quickly then covered his mouth quickly.

"Andy you know that won't happen. Matt thinks you hung the moon and the stars. And we can make this happen. You can go to school and then either work for the company or for the Highland stores that Rye owns. Or maybe do school part-time and work part-time for the company. We will figure it out. But you have to promise you will always give us clothes for birthday presents," Shane said with a calm voice and a little giggle at his joke.

"I will I promise. So you think it's okay?" Andy asked, looking for support.

"It's brilliant. I am so jealous," Shane said.

"Jealous? Of who? Me?" Andy asked.

"Yeah. We never got to go to university. I wouldn't give up my singing but sometimes I think I missed out on some other things in life," Shane said.

"If I go to school part time and work for you part time, why couldn't you go to school part time as well. Like correspondence or something," Andy asked.

Shane looked thoughtful then smiled, "No reason really. Just never thought about it. But I will now. Thanks Andy. Anything else?"

"No." Andy threw his arms around Shane's neck. "You made it all better. Can I talk to you like this in the future when I get confused?"

"Of course. But Andy you have to learn to talk to Matt as well about these things. How about you stay here and I will go get Matt and we can go over everything we talked about and we can talk about how you sometimes worry about how he will react to you?" Shane offered.

Andy looked scared but nodded.

"It will be fine kitten, I promise." Shane got up to get Matt and bring him back, but Andy got up as well, deciding to be as grown up as he could manage.

• Bryan, Jay and Alex -

Alex definitely looked nervous. He looked at the two men sitting on the bed as he walked over.

"Don't be nervous Alex. You can ask us about anything and we will answer you honestly and frankly. We won't laugh at you or think you are stupid. Not that long ago I was in your exact same position. Angel and Mark helped me realize things about myself and they were my teachers and taught me how to love my lovers," Bryan soothed as he moved aside so that Alex could sit between him and Jay.

"Let's scoot up on the bed and lay down. Sometimes it's easier to talk if you don't have to look at anyone else," Jay said and moved up the bed as the others nodded.

Once they were all laying down and staring at the ceiling, Bryan hit the button for the lights and turned on the small bedside light so that the room was very dim.

"Okay so any time you are ready Alex. Take your time. We are probably going to all get hard, I know I always do talking about sex," Bryan said softly, trying to put Alex at ease.

"Okay. How do you decide who is the woman?" Alex asked, clearly embarrassed.

"That is an easy question with a difficult answer. In any relationship, even straight relationships, each partner takes on different roles. So let's talk first about the non sexual role. In my and Ed's relationship I guess you would say I am the woman. It has to do with the way I like to feel in the relationship. I like to be the one who feels protected. I like to have Ed make the decisions. Not all of them, and never unilaterally, but for the most part he is the dominant one in our lives," Jay said.

"In me and Shane and Nicky's relationship I am definitely the more submissive. Shane has always been the leader of the group and it just carried over into our love. Also I am sort of a big kid. I don't like to have to have the responsibility of being an adult. But like Jay said, I don't just sumbit to everything I am told. I still have a mind and my own opinions," Bryan added.

"I think Carl is the dominant one between us, and I like it that way," Alex admitted.

"That's cool. We sort of figured that out already. It was from who you each had chosen to talk to about this stuff. Carl unknowingly chose Ed who is dominant and you chose Bryan and me who are not," Jay said.

"Okay now about the roles sexually," Bryan began, "Just because you are one way in your day to day life doesn't necessarily mean the same sexually. In our relationship, I love being a bottom, I love it a lot. But we are very aware of our lovers and if either Shane or Nicky want me to top them or I want to do it then all we have to do is ask."

"Bottom? Top?" Alex asked though he was pretty sure what Bryan meant.

"When making love, a top is the person who is making love and a bottom is the one being made love to. But it also is a way of describing the more dominant personality," Jay answered.

"We aren't ready for that yet," Alex said quickly.

"That's okay. And you may never do it at all. It's not necessary. There are lots and lots of ways to give pleasure to your lover without ass sex," Bryan said.

"Yep. Now here's a question for you. Who do you think is the dominant one in Ed and my sex life?" Jay asked.

"Ed is dominant right?" Alex answered.

"Nope. I am. Ed loves to be bottom for me. We switch about regularly but most of the time I am making love to Ed," Jay said.

"And in Matt and Andy's relationship, Matt is the bottom. Big time. Andy only bottoms about 1 time in 4," Bryan said.

"Wow really? That's amazing. I kind of like that. I will probably like to get fucked but I really want to do the fucking," Alex said.

"And that may be cool, but when you and Carl are ready for that it's really really really important that you talk about it," Bryan said.

"And it may be better if you called it making love and not fucking. In our experience fucking is just sex, making love brings emotion into it and is so much better," Jay said.

"Sorry, I didn't know." Alex said softly.

"It's okay buddy, really, but if you get a chance and feel comfortable, ask Andy to tell you how he feels about the difference between fucking and making love," Bryan said.

Alex shifted, "I am hard."

"Me too," Bryan giggled as he adjusted.

"Can we talk about how to do stuff, like how to suck and you can tell me about stuff we can try?" Alex asked.

"Yep. Okay sucking is great. I know lots of ways to do it....." Bryan began.

• Ed and Carl -

"So I can be the guy most of the time, but he can be the guy in bed?" Carl asked.

"Yep. Although I wouldn't limit yourself by making hard and fast rules. Pup and I share equally. We both enjoy being on the bottom. I know that Bryan really enjoys being on the bottom and Shane and Nicky almost always top him, but all they have to do is ask and he will top them. You have to allow some flexibility. Alex may want you to top him sometimes," Ed said.

"He won't start acting girly in public will he?" Carl asked.

"Do you see any of us acting girly?" Ed asked.

"No. But if I am the guy then isn't he the girl." Carl asked.

"You can't think of it as guy and girl. Think of it as a partnership. One of you is going to be the more dominant partner, making a lot of decisions for the two of you. But it is still a partnership and you have to accept his input. In fact think of it this way. Alex is entrusting his care to you. You are responsible for his happiness. It's a big job. It's not about bossing him around it's about caring for him. To do that properly you need his input," Ed said.

"Oh I like that. Keep going," Carl said as he turned sideways on the bed to face Ed.

"Okay. Let's forget the terms dominant and submissive and guy and girl. Let's focus on partners. Alex is willing to give control of a large part of his life to you. Think of the awesome power that gives you, but it is also an awesome responsibility. If you become a couple he will likely allow you to make many decisions that will affect his life and your life as a couple. Decisions about money, activities and many other things. Why would he be willing to do that do you think?" Ed asked.

"If he loved me and trusted me to do what is right for us and for him?" Carl answere with a question.

"That's right," Ed said and was going to continue but Carl interrupted.

"Can you tell me about each relationship of the people on the bus and how they work?"

Ed nodded, "Okay with me and Pup I am the senior partner let's call it. Pup will let me be the one who is more in control. But in bed we share almost equally, but I think Pup is a little more in control than I am. And we are both happy with things."

"What about Matt and Andy?" Carl asked.

"You tell me what you think?" Ed prodded.

"Matt is definitely in charge. In bed too I think," Carl said.

"Half right. Matt is the one to make most decisions, probably because of Andy's age, so that may change later on. But in bed it is Andy's show. From what I understand Matt is on top only about 20 percent of the time and that is how he likes it," Ed said.

"Really? Matt let's that young guy do him?" Carl was surprised.

"Yep and he loves it," Ed said.

"I think that is how it will be with me and Alex. I will probably be the senior partner as you say, but in bed it's gonna be Alex all the way," Carl said with a blush.

"As long as you allow him to be bottom when he wants. A partnership is for everyone involved. If he is forced into a role he doesn't want or he is not given the things he needs to keep him happy then he won't stay," Ed said.

"Oh yeah I know. But I bet we will be like Matt and Andy. I bet he will want to be on top most of the time too. But we will talk about it when the time comes and if he wants it equal then that is fine. Tell me about the three guys. How do they work it?" Carl asked.

"Well the situation is a little different here. Not just because there are three of them but also because they are all friends and they have been together as a group. Shane has always been the leader. So in the boys relationship Shane still takes the lead so to speak. Nicky is also very dominant but in a more subdued way. I think his role is more of a solid anchor for Shane, almost like a silent partner. Shane makes the decisions, but when he needs a shoulder to cry on it's Nicky he will go to. Bryan is of course the junior partner here. I think he likes it that way, he likes to be the big kid," Ed said.

"And in bed you said Bryan was the bottom?" Carl asked.

"Yep big time. Bryan will always bottom unless he is asked differently. Shane and Nicky will always top Bryan and every now and then each other. Again, that is how they all like it," Ed said.

"There is something else though. Bryan is very emotional. Not really like a girl but still...." Carl trailed off.

"It's true. His emotions easily come out. I guess you could say he is more girly than the others. But make no mistake he would protect them both, well all of us I think, with his life. There was a situation that happened, I can't tell you about it, but after Bryan found out he wanted to kill someone. The only thing I think that stopped him is he didn't know how to find the guy. Bryan has a role of protector in their relationship. I think it is because he is very very secure in himself as a gay man and also has to do with the amazing depth of his love. So I guess you can see, like I said, there are no hard and fast rules," Ed shrugged.

"What about Angel and Mark?" Carl asked.

"That is probably the relationship that is closest to equal partners. In both day to day life and in bed they are almost complete equals. Rye is probably a little more dominant in the day to day life, probably due to his life experience. In the bedroom, Mark is slightly more dominant. But like I said it is very very close to equal," Ed said.

"Cool. Thanks for all this Ed I appreciate it," Carl said.

"Want to talk about sex and how to do stuff?" Ed asked a little surprised that Carl seemed to be finished his questioning.

"Nah. Alex will teach me as we go along," Carl said as he sat up.

Ed smiled and nodded, "Okay buddy. We can talk any time. And just for the record, any of those guys out there will talk to you just like I did. Honestly and openly with no judgement."

"I know. Thanks," Carl said as he gave an awkward hug to Ed.

"Here Carl. Let me teach you how to hug a gay friend okay?" Ed smiled warmly and Carl nodded.

Ed put his arms around Carl and pulled him close, their bodies touching in all the right places. Ed waited for Carl to relax and enjoy the hug before pulling away slightly and kissing him on the lips.

• Meetings Over -

Shane walked out to the lounge with Andy behind him. He smiled as he saw Matt and Nicky cuddled up with Jill and the others on the floor. He gently shook Matt.

"Hey Matt," Shane called softly.

"Hey Boyo, finished?" Matt asked as he stretched and Nicky woke beside him.

"Almost, let's go back and all three of us talk a bit," Shane said.

"Wait. I think I will be okay with just me and Matt. I mean of course I will, he is my lover," Andy suddenly decided.

Matt smiled wide and nearly leaped off the sofa. Andy realized that Matt had felt a little left out even though he said he understood.

"Thanks Boyo. You are the best big brother ever," Andy kissed Shane sweetly then deepened it, letting their tongues taste each other.

Just then Alex and Carl with Ed, Jay and Bryan behind them entered the room.

"Holy shit!" Carl said as he stared in shock.

"Whoops. Forgot to explain some stuff," Bryan said.

"It's okay our Bry boy. We can explain it now," Shane said then turned to Matt and Andy. "You two go back to the lounge and talk."

Matt and Andy left while everyone got comfortable on the chairs and sofas. Jill, Simon and Cleo were up now.

"Okay well about what you just saw. Let's explain that," Nicky began.

• Sweet Game of Love -

"Ready our Sweets?" Mark asked as he took Kian into his arms.

"Yes. Thank you for this my loves," Kian said.

"No thank you for sharing with us Sweets. Do you know how we do this?" Rye asked.

"Yeah. I was wondering though. You guys have undressed me before, can I undress you?" Kian asked.

"Sure Sweets. Is this going to end up as more than just the game?" Mark asked.

"No not this time. I just want to do this," Kian said as he quickly took his own clothes off. Then he moved slowly to Mark and brought his hand up to caress Mark's cheek.

"You are so beautiful Mark. I love your face," Kian traced his fingers along Mark's jaw then across his lips before leaning in to kiss him.

"This isn't the way we play the game," Mark whispered, he was very aroused.

"This is how I play it," Kian whispered back. Mark just nodded. Rye lay on the bed watching the scene in front of him and waiting for his turn.

Kian drew back and gently lifted off Mark's t-shirt.

"You are so beautiful Mark, I love your body" he whispered again as he leaned forward and began to suck on Mark's nipples. After he had brought both of Mark's nipples to hardness he gently lifted Mark's right arm above his head and began to lick the soft hair underneath. When he was satisfied with what he had done he did the same to the left.

"Oh God Sweets you do that so good," Mark moaned loudly.

Kian moved his mouth down to Mark's belly where he kissed and sucked around Mark's belly button. After he was satisfied he turned Mark around and began to gently bite and lick Mark's back.

"You okay Fella?" Kian asked when he was finished with Mark's back.

"Mmmmm," Mark moaned.

Kian smiled and moved down to take off Mark's socks then helped him out of his jeans and underwear.

"I love you Mark and you are so beautiful," Kian said and Mark moaned again in anticipation, "Lie down on the bed on your stomach."

Mark moved to the bed and clumsily lay down. His mind was in overload and it was really all he could do to move that small distance. Kian moved to lay on top of him, his hard cock pressing into Mark's bum. Kian began to bite the back of Mark's neck, then quickly moved all the way down and began to lick and bite Mark's bum.

"We don't usually do any oral or anal with our mouth Kian," Rye said gently.

"Yeah but I have been thinking about this for awhile and I am changing the rules a bit. This game is just for the three of us," Kian said.

Rye smiled and let him continue. Rye realized the game would be different for Kian. Kian loved them both and this was his way of showing his adoration for them. He was going to worship every part of their bodies. Rye watched as Kian spread Mark's cheeks and blew softly.

• Corey -

Corey was dressed in casual pants and a nice shirt as he headed down to make himself breakfast. He was surprised when he found his mother and father already sitting at the table. There was coffee and french toast waiting. Corey became tense.

"Morning son, don't get all defensive but we want to talk a bit," his dad said.

Corey nodded mutely then sat down, still tense. He watched as his mother poured him a coffee then made a plate for him.

"First we want to tell you how incredibly proud we are of you. Helen called the other day and told us about the huge sale you made to that singing group," his mom said.

"Westlife and Angel," Corey responded without prompting.

"Yes. And then they arrange for you to be on t.v. and you get a new job that pays quite a lot," his mom continued and Corey looked up at her.

"Sorry son, we saw the contract. It was laying on your desk and we couldn't help ourselves. We weren't intentionally snooping but we were just so proud," his dad said quickly.

Corey just played with his food and waited.

"We want to know if you have considered everything though. Are you going to give up school to pursue this carreer?" his mom asked.

"Yeah," Corey responded.

"Come on son, talk to us a bit about it," his dad prompted.

"It's what I really want to do. I was going to go to university but had no idea what I wanted to do. Then I did that show and it just felt so wonderful and right. They are giving me and Cheryl our own show for 2 hours a day every day and a 5 hour show on Saturday. Plus I get to travel and meet and interview celebrities. And I get paid a fortune," Corey said in a rush.

His father sighed and dropped his head, "I'm sorry I couldn't provide better for you. That you had to work to save money for college. We did the best we could."

Corey was stunned.

"Dad! You and mom gave me everything I needed, making yourselves short or going without. I can't believe you would apologize to me for that. I loved working and it made me feel like I was doing my part. And now that I make all this money I can pay you back. Start paying rent and give you presents. When I go on trips I can maybe take you guys with me," Corey was crying now. How could his parents have thought they hadn't done enough for him.

"You aren't paying rent," his mother said.

"Yeah mom I am. I got a huge incentive check to sign on. My salary is more than dad's. The company is apparently buying me a car. So I am not only paying rent, I am giving you guys what's left of the incentive check once I buy myself some new clothes to wear on t.v. That should be about 20 thousand. There are some other things I want to talk about too though," Corey said.

"Now just a minute..." his dad started.

"Please dad. Let me just say this first and get your reaction okay. I am gay," Corey said.

Corey's mom turned to his dad and said, "What's the expression the kid's use now dear? Oh yes" she turned to Corey, "Well duh!"

Corey's mouth opened in shock then he burst out laughing as he was engulfed in the loving arms of both his parents.

"Son we have known for years. Probably since you were about 10. Remember Jack, well you were just so smitten with him it was quite obvious," his dad said.

"And the papers we would find every now and then with hearts drawn on them and 'Corey loves Jack' written in the hearts I think sort of gave it away," his mom smiled.

"Geez, I wish I had known you guys knew. It's been eating me up for years," Corey said as his parents retook their seats.

"Oh baby I wish we had known what it was doing to you. But we wanted to let you do it on your own time when you were comfortable," his mom said.

"Yeah. So listen back to the original discussion. I AM giving you guys the check and you will spend it on yourselves. I was also hoping that maybe you could both think about retiring and let me look after you now," Corey said with a grin.

"We're not invalids son. I don't want to retire. I don't want you to pay rent either. I have always looked after my family," his dad said with a hint of anger.

"I know that dad. God you're my hero. It's just that now you can take a rest and enjoy life. Maybe we can come to a compromise somehow then. I don't want you mad at me but I want to help too, I want to be a man too," Corey said softly, again on the verge of tears.

"David I have an idea. I have thought about it before, whenever Corey brought up moving away to college, why not turn the space above the garage into an apartment. The laundry room off the garage is big enough to partition off and make it a private entrance. We could have contractors come in and do it. It's big enough for a really nice bachelor apartment," Corey's mom suggested.

Corey's dad looked deep in thought.

"I have another idea. I have to commute to work and now so will Corey. The only reason we really stayed here was so Corey could be near his friends in school. Why don't we think about buying a house closer to both our works and we will look for a place that already has a nice apartment, bigger than a bachelor, for Corey," David said.

"Wow, that would be awesome. I get my own place but I get to be close to the most important people in my life," Corey beamed.

"That sounds wonderful. I'll call Edna tomorrow and we can get things moving. We can use what we get from this place and Corey's check and should be able to buy it outright," Corey's mom said.

"You willing to own a house with us son?" his dad asked.

"You bet. Now let's get ready and go spend some money to make me look good for t.v. I am gonna call my manager and maybe the guys too," Corey said.

"The guys?" his dad asked.

"Westlife and Angel," Corey said.

"You have their phone numbers?" his mom asked in surprise.

"Sure, we are friends. In fact next week me and Cheryl are gonna do an interview with Angel and Mark. It's going to be an exclusive interview with them to talk about their coming out," Corey said.

"Holy shit son," his dad said.

"David! Language please. It should have been holy fuck," his mom said very seriously. Both men looked at her with their mouths open then everyone burst into laughter.

"Okay we'll go get ready. I hope you know the kinds of things to buy because we are just along for the ride," his mom said as she climbed the stairs.

Corey smiled as he dialed the first number.

-- Liam Walsh speaking --

"Hiya Liam, it's Corey. Just checking in and sharing some news."

-- Hey Corey, how's my newest star. --

"I am fantastic. I came out to my parents this morning and they were great about it. We are gonna move closer to the city and buy a house with an apartment. I am gonna have my own place but still be with my parents. We are heading out to buy me some new clothes for the shows."

-- I'm glad it all worked well for you. The apartment closer to the city is a good idea as well. If I may suggest something. Think about buying a very large house with several apartments. Something you can keep up. The extra apartments can be used to hold special guests you may have stay over. --

"What? What's that supposed to mean?"

-- Well let's say the boys want to come visit. I know they would rather stay at your place instead of in a hotel. And you are going to make other celebrity friends as well. You will soon discover Corey that celebrities are real people and sometimes just want to be normal. An apartment or guest room at a friends home, hanging out with that friend and his family, that's something they crave. I know the boys would give up a month in the best hotel to be able to stay in your home with you and your parents and just be normal for one weekend. --

"Really? Okay I will talk to my parents about it. I think we can do something like that. If we sell the house and use my incentive check then that should be enough for a downpayment."

-- Listen if your parents agree to it. I would be willing to give you a loan, interest free, so that you didn't have to go through the banks. I can easily get my hands on about a half a million. So think big, very big. --

"FUCK ME!"

"Corey, language!!" his mother's voice called from above.

-- Yes Corey, language. Listen don't bring it up to your parents right away. Let me scout out some possibilities for you in the area and then I can come and visit and we can iron out the details. --

"Why are you doing this? I mean you don't seem to be getting anything out of this? I don't mean to be rude but it seems strange."

-- Well part of it is that I know you are going to be a huge star and as your manager, the bigger you get the more I get. That's the business part of it. The main part though is I like you Corey, you're a good kid. And the boys like you and I love my boys. --

"Yeah, sorry. Let me know as soon as you can about possibilities. I want to discuss with you about me coming out on t.v as well and how that would affect my career."

-- It's up to you Corey. My opinion is that on your very first show you announce it. We have already signed a 2 year contract that they cannot get out of for something like that. I know it can be hard for gay men who have to hide how they really feel. So start off your career on the right foot, no hiding, let it be known from the start you are gay. Just my thoughts. --

"Thank Liam. I was hoping you were gonna say that. My first show is tomorrow. Can you guys watch me? I want to say hi and I am gonna let the world know."

-- Yep we will. Well I will have to tape it for the boys since they will be in concert. Talk to ya later Corey. Your vehicle should be their today. Keep all your receipts for clothing, most of it will be covered by MTV. Get yourself a cell phone with unlimited minutes and that will be covered by MTV as well and the monthly bills should be as well. Anything not covered by MTV will be covered by AMS. --

"Geez if everyone else is paying for my stuff, what do I spend my money on? And I already have a cell phone, I just will need to change the plan."

-- Good, and what you spend your money on is rent, food and toys. Gotta go now Corey, we are stopping for lunch. You gonna call the boys? --

"Yeah I will call them now. Thanks Liam you're the best."

-- Yep I am, that's why I get the big bucks. --

Corey hung up as the doorbell rang. Corey went to the door and opened it.

"Corey James?" a man said.

"Yes?"

"Sign here please," the man gave a clipboard to Corey who looked at the paper.

"No shit?" Corey asked then stepped out the door to look at a brand new silver PT Cruiser.

Corey quickly signed the paper and was handed an envelope with ownership and insurance.

"MOM! DAD!" Corey yelled out.

His parents soon came out the door and saw Corey standing there, mouth open, with the keys to his car in his hand.

"Nice ride son, how bout letting the old man take it for a spin one day?" his dad said lightheartedly.

Corey ran to his parents and hugged them both tightly. Standing back he tossed the keys to his dad. "You get first drive."

"Corey no I can't. First drive should be yours," his dad said.

"Nope I am calling the boys from the back seat. Oh let me look real quick though, maybe you aren't covered," Corey tore open the envelope and read through the insurance policy. "Nope you are covered. AMS paid all the insurance and it's actually a company car I get to use for whatever purposes I want. Wow I get a new one each year."

"Okay let's go shopping and spend some money," his mom said.

"Guess what else. Liam says that all my clothes will be covered by MTV so we aren't really gonna be spending a whole bunch of money. Well I mean I will get it all back, or most of it," Corey smiled as he held the door open for his mom then hopped in the back seat.

"You've really fallen on good times son, I'm proud," his dad said.

"No dad, WE have fallen on good times. I wouldn't be where I am or the man I am today without you two. Now I gotta call the boys and tell them all about it," Corey laughed as he opened his cell phone. He didn't notice his mom reach over to wipe a tear from his father's eye.

• Briefly at Lunch -

The busses had stopped to get some lunch for everyone. Carl and Alex were now filled in on the relationships on the bus and were feeling quite comfortable as they shared a love seat, Alex's legs thrown across Carl's lap. They had been a little shy at first, sneaking a kiss then blushing brightly and looking to see who had noticed. But soon their discomfort had faded and they were holding each other easily and whispering to each other.

Just before they had stopped, Rye, Mark and Kian had shown up from their time together. Everyone had jumped up to circle the group and ask how it was and if Kian enjoyed it. For the four newcomers, it was clear that Kian had been involved with Rye and Mark, but that was the extent of what they learned. Kian had thrown his arms around Jill and cried. He had said over and over again how wonderful it had been and then pulled Jill off to their room where they were still holed up.

A cell phone going off made everyone turn to Bryan who fumbled for his phone.

"Hello," he said.

-- Hiya Bryan, it's Corey. --

"Corey Dude, how are ya?" Bryan smiled widely and lay down with his head in Nicky's lap, his feet on Shane's lap and made himself comfortable.

-- I am awesome. I came out to my parents today and it went great. They knew since I was 10. Can you believe it? --

"Yeah my mom knew about me too. She even had it figured out I was with Shane Boyo and Nicky Love."

-- So much has happened today. I got my company car. It's a silver PT Cruiser. My dad is taking the first drive and we are going to the mall to get some clothes for t.v.--

"Shouldn't MTV be paying for the clothes?"

-- That's what Liam said, I just hung up with him. He said just keep the receipts. And guess what else. We are gonna move into the city. My parents want to get a house with a separate apartment for me so I can have my own place but be close. Liam said though that we should buy like a really really big place with several apartments or at least many guest rooms for when celebrities come to visit. He says I will be meeting and making friends with a lot of them and that friends would rather stay in a home than in a motel. --

"Yeah that's true. When we come to visit you it would be great to stay with you, like in your home."

-- Well Liam even said he would scope out some places and give us an interest free loan up to about a half a million to get the right place. --

Bryan heard sudden yelling and some loud voices.

-- Whoops. Hadn't told the parents about that yet. Gotta go for a bit Bryan. Say hi to the guys and give them all my love. You guys can call me anytime you know. And I will see Angel and Mark on the weekend. --

"Seeya Corey," Bryan hung up.

Liam entered with bags of food, followed by Simon and Jay also carrying food.

"Hey Liam, I think later tonight you should call Corey's parents. He just called and told me about you talking about the house he should buy and the loan. His parents overheard and I think they freaked out a bit," Bryan said.

"Yeah okay. I want to do right by the boy and help his parents understand just how big he is going to be. Maybe that will help ease the discomfort of having a son making that much money," Liam said.

"Is he really gonna be that big Liam?" Nicky asked.

"If he stays with the reporter part of it, he will become as well known as you guys. Easily. I have a feeling that in a few years we can try him in acting. If he can make a go of that, you will see that boy becoming one of the biggest names in the business," Liam said.

Everyone stared at Liam, even Rye and Jill.

"Are you serious?" Jill finally asked.

"Oh yeah,"

Nobody questioned further. Everyone knew that Liam knew his business. He was one of the best in his line of work so if he said it was so, then they believed him.

"You gonna tell Corey that?" Shane asked.

"Nope. No sense scaring him or letting him get ahead of himself. But I will talk to his parents and let them in on it," Liam said.

"Damn. I feel all mixed up. I am like really proud and honoured that we helped him get his start. But I am also kind of jealous that he is gonna become more famous than us," Bryan said.

Rye got up and sat next to Nicky, reaching out to stroke Bryan's hair.

"Don't feel that way Bry boy. He is not taking anything away from you. He may become more famous but he will owe most of it to you and us. If we hadn't been there that day, he may have never been discovered. Be proud of that. He holds you as a friend and idolizes you. Remember how awestruck he was at meeting you. I think he will always feel that way no matter how big he gets. And you have so much in your life now, your lovers, your friends, your music, the company. You have nothing to be jealous of," Rye said

"I'm sorry Angel," Bryan said softly.

"No need to be sorry. You can't help your feelings. It's just important to recognize them and get past them. Love you Bry boy," Rye said and leaned down to kiss Bryan.

"Thanks Angel. Love you too," Bryan smiled, happy again.

Jill and Kian came out just then. Kian was beaming and Jill was radiant. Jill went immediately to Rye and hugged him from behind.

"What was that for?" Rye asked as he brought his hands up to cover Jill's.

"For everything you have ever done or will do for Sweets and I. You are the best," Jill said softly.

"Okay I am heading back to the bus. It's gonna be another 2 or 3 hours till we get to the next venue. So you will have the rest of the afternoon and evening tonight to do whatever you want. We will do sound check and rehearsals around 3 tomorrow afternoon. The busses are going to be in a secure area inside the stadium. Seeya later boys," Liam waved as he left.

Everyone grabbed their food and dug in. Someone turned on the stereo and soon everyone was eating and talking and laughing happily. At some point during the lunch every one of the people on the bus thought to themselves that they had never felt quite so happy.

• Tre and DJ -

Tre woke to soft kisses on his neck and the smell of paint.

"You've been painting again. You know I am gonna let you top me more often. It really gets you inspired. What did you paint?" Tre asked as he turned and pulled DJ into his arms.

"Painted the picture for Mark and Rye. And you do inspire me. But I would be just as inspired if you topped me. In fact I was hoping that we could do that right now," DJ said.

"Okay my little DJ. You prepared yourself?" Trevor asked.

"I will now. Be back in a couple of minutes," Dj got up and quickly undressed then went to the bathroom.

Trevor got up so that he could brush his teeth and shower after DJ. He wanted to smell good in all the right places. He made his way to DJ's studio to take a look at the picture. At first he was just stunned. As with DJ's other painting it left him speechless. He did not hear DJ come up behind him or even really sense DJ's arms around him.

"How do you do that?" Tre finally asked. He felt DJ shrug behind him and he turned to take DJ into his arms. "No really, how can you do that? I look at that painting and I can actually feel love coming from it. You manage to capture their love so well and it just reflects back at whoever is looking at it."

DJ blushed.

"That's the picture from the MTV program, where Rye sang to Mark after announcing they were a couple isn't it?" Tre asked and again DJ nodded.

"Is it really good?" DJ asked.

"My beautiful lover. It is so beyond good that I will never find the words for it. If Mark and Rye don't cry when we give it to them then they are not truly in love. I am going to feel so guilty putting my name on the card for these paintings," Tre said.

"No my love. You are going to pick out the frames. But more than that, and I wish I had thought of this earlier, you do add to the painting itself. The love I feel for you and that you feel for me, it inspires me. When I paint these paintings of love my mind remembers your touch, and the look in your eye or the way your breath tickles my neck. I know it as a fact, without you in my life, I could not paint the way I do. I swear on my love for you that you add as much to these paintings as I do," DJ said.

Trevor swallowed hard, "Let me go brush my teeth and shower real quick then I will meet you in our bed."

DJ smiled and nodded, giving Trevor a kiss on the nose, before heading back to the bedroom. Trevor turned and looked one more time at the magnificent painting his lover had created and with a smile went to take his shower.

DJ lay on his back, one arm behind his head as he waited for his lover. He smiled to himself as he thought about the realization that had come to him. That Tre was his inspiration, his muse, that special entity that gave him his energy.

"Ready my love?" Tre asked as he came back into the room.

DJ nodded and smiled as his lover approached him. Tre was already hard. DJ had never seen anyone so beautiful to him. He closed his eyes as Tre's body covered his own and Trevor began to suck and bite on his neck.

"You're going to leave a mark," DJ whimpered.

"Yes I am," Tre said simply.

DJ smiled and moved his neck to give Tre a better angle.

"When I have marked you as mine then I am going to worship your body all day long. I already called Maria and told her we would not be in until supper," Tre whispered.

DJ moaned.

"I am going to kiss and suck on every single inch of your body. I am going to suck your cock until I taste your love. I am going to fill you with my own love over and over. I am going to caress your body and make you shiver with desire and pleasure. And when we can finally no longer continue, I am going to hold you in my arms and listen to your heart beat until we both fall into blissful sleep," Tre whispered.

Disclaimer

Not sure if I have anythign to disclaim here. PT Cruiser is a fabulous car and I love them, that's why I chose it for Corey's first car. Again any names I have made up as working at MTV are \ just that, made up.

THE NEXT VOTE

Okay I am starting to put together outlines and drafts, very rough, for my next story. The main character is going to be Corey. I want to have you the reader decide on who his love interest will be. So I am taking nominations. Now it doesn't have to be a boyband member, or even a celebrity. There are lots of possibilities. Here are a couple of ideas I have already been kicking around. Nick Carter after the Backstreet Boys or JC after N'Sync. Both of these characters would be sort of present day, working on solo careers. Some other celebrity, like Orlando Bloom or Ashton Kutcher. Or have his love interest be a 'regular' person. A younger high school student, an older college student, a person about the same age kicked out of their home and living on the street.

Corey's job is going to open him up to meet all kinds of people. Also, being the kind of person he is he could easily become involved in charity work with homeless people or youths in shelters.

So I want to hear your ideas. I don't want a vote yet. So the suggestions offered above are just other ideas, nomination let's call them, that I have already received from other readers. Now let's hear yours. Feel free to offer a "BRIEF" outline of the person and maybe how they meet etc.

I will list the most popular nominations in chapter 35 and have a vote. The suggestion with the most votes will actually be what I will write about and will be announced at the conclusion of the story, but before the wedding chapter and final epilogue.