Mark and Rye

Hi again. Well here it is finally. The next installment of the Mark and Rye series. The usual disclaimers apply here. I don't know Westlife or any other celebrity and certainly don't know their sexual orientation or their feelings regarding being gay. This is all made up in my wicked little mind. This continues where Mark and Rye left off and will be written in the same style, my style, which is lots of sappy and romantic fluff that hopefully will have you crying along with me.

The work is mine and unless you have my permission you can't post it anywhere else.

This is a story about gay relationships and if you shouldn't be here due to local laws or your age or whatever then leave now, otherwise continue on and enjoy.

You all know how my stories go so I don't want any nasty emails telling me it's not realistic, or there are too many guys who turn out gay or whatever. And if you don't like how I have handled the dealings with Spooky well too bad.

Sorry if that sounded harsh but you wouldn't believe the number of nasty emails I get sometimes. So now for those of you who love my story and the way I write it, please feel free to drop me an email telling me so.

Despite my better judgement I have started posting without completing the story..again. I am 8 chapters in and will post one a week so even if I do go a few days or even weeks without writing I should be okay.

HOMECOMING

• Going Home -

"Let's go home our Angel," Mark whispered and Rye nodded.

The group of friends quickly changed into boxers or pajama's, or as in the case of Bryan and Spooky right down to the skin, and soon were back in the lounge with blankets and pillows as the bus prepared to leave.

Corey and Nick were going to be heading back to Corey's new home in the Backstreet bus. There had been much hugging and crying before they left and a pinky swear from Corey to Spooky that he would visit soon.

Howie had hugged Spooky very tight and then given him a small bottle that he had put some of his cologne in. He had instructed Spooky that if he missed him he could put just a little bit on his pillow and be reminded of him. Spooky had nodded happily and sniffed Howie again. Spooky had also been given an address book that held phone numbers, email addresses and home addresses of all the boys pluse a couple of dozen other celebrities.

"Unca Bwyan?" Spooky said softly.

"Yeah my Spooky?" Bryan responded just as softly.

"I love you," Spooky said. Even the little boy was getting caught up in the emotions and felt the need to express it.

Bryan's eyes filled with tears as he was pulled in close by Rye on one side of him and Mark on the other and felt Spooky, who was laying on top of him, snuggle in.

"I love you too Spooky boy, I love you all," Bryan said.

On the bus were the boys and Angel, Jill, Ed and Jay, Matt and Andy, Carl and Alex and Billy and Jesse. Carl and Alex were heading back to look at the apartment that they would be sharing with Ed and Jay then the four would be going to get stuff from Carl and Alex's apartments to move them. First though they would be taking Billy and Jesse home.

Matt and Andy were snuggling with Nicky and Shane and were excited to be going home to their new brothers who would soon become their lovers as well.

Everyone felt the bus begin to move and they settled down for the long ride home. The group slept till the first stop which was about 9 in the morning. Everyone stood and stretched.

"Where's Spooky?" Billy asked.

As if on cue Spooky hurled himself into the suddenly open arms of Bryan screaming "belly fawts" and proceeded to blow noisily on Bryan's tummy. The little boy was fully dressed.

"Where were you?" Bryan asked with concern, noting that the bus was stopped and Spooky had a bag of chips in one hand.

"In the stowe," Spooky said as he handed the bag to Bryan to open. Bryan without being asked opened the chips and handed them back.

"Who took you?" Jill asked.

"Nobody," Spooky said as he munched happily.

Bryan's eyes opened wide, "What do you mean nobody? You went into the store on your own without somebody?"

Spooky nodded happily, feeling proud he had gone to the store on his own. Bryan on the other hand felt fear clutch his heart. He turned Spooky around and looked at him.

"You are in such trouble little boy. All kinds of bad things could have happened to you. What if someone took you away from us? What if you had been hit by a car or something? What if we had left you here unknowingly?" Bryan raised his voice.

Rye began to say something but Jill, beside him, touched his arm and shook her head no indicating to let Bryan handle this.

"And where did you get money?" Bryan asked.

"I looked in youw pants?" Spooky said softly, no longer happy and beginning to tear up that his Unca Bwyan was mad at him.

"You stole money?" Bryan said in shock.

The little boy looked in fear at Bryan, then burst into tears, dropped his chips and ran to the back of the bus.

"Oh no," Bryan suddenly wailed.

Bryan felt so confused. He was so scared at what could have happened to the little boy, he was mad that the boy had left without telling anyone and, he was shocked that the boy had taken money without asking. He was also feeling ashamed for making his beautiful little Spooky cry and sad that he had yelled at him and just totally confused by all his feelings.

"Easy there Bry boy. Take a few deep breaths and then go take care of things," Jill said.

"But how? Do I hug him and tell him I'm sorry? Do I punish him? What?" Bryan asked.

"That's up to you to decide," Jill said.

Everyone watched and waited as Bryan sat there deciding what to do. It had been instantly, silently agreed upon by everyone on the bus that this was to be left up to Bryan to handle. Finally Bryan stood and left without saying a word.

• Talking with the Kid -

Bryan found Spooky in the quiet lounge hiding behind a chair and sobbing.

"Spooky honey come on out here okay?" Bryan said gently. He had slipped on a pair of sweat pants and he sat on one of the sofas.

"No. I want to go home now. You don't love me any mowe?" Spooky said then started to sob even harder.

"Oh honey I love you forever and ever to bits and pieces. But we have to talk okay?" Bryan said around the lump in his throat.

He saw the tear stained face of his favourite little boy peek out from behind the chair and look at him. Finally Spooky went over and stood in front of Bryan with his head down. Bryan pulled the boy to him and hugged him tightly as he sat the boy on his lap.

Spooky began to cry, "I'm s s s sorry I stole m m money. I just w wanted chips."

Bryan didn't say anything because he couldn't yet. His heart was breaking. He just rocked the little boy until he calmed down. Finally Bryan spoke.

"Okay honey let's talk about what happened and figure things out. First, you know you aren't allowed outside without someone with you right?" Bryan asked and felt Spooky nod.

"So you did something wrong that you knew you shouldn't?" Bryan asked and felt the boy nod his head again.

"Why would you do that?" Bryan asked.

"I wanted chips?" Spooky explained.

"Why didn't you wake one of us?" Bryan asked.

"Cuz I want to be a big boy and get them myself," Spooky answered.

"I can understand that. And you are getting to be a big boy. But by not letting any of us know you had left we could have left you behind or something bad could have happened and we never would have known," Bryan explained.

Spooky didn't answer right away but finally said, "I'm sowwy Unca Bwyan."

"Now how did you pay for the chips?" Bryan asked.

"I looked fow money in youw pants?" Spooky answered.

"Did you know that that is stealing?" Bryan asked.

Spooky began to cry again and shook his head no.

"Do you know what stealing is?" Bryan asked.

"It means taking something that doesn't belong to you," Spooky said.

"And you took money that belonged to me without asking," Bryan prompted.

"But you awe Unca Bwyan and it would be okay wight?" Spooky asked.

Bryan was at a loss. He knew that all Spooky had to do was ask and he would give him anything he wanted and Spooky knew it as well.

"You thought that if you asked I would give you the money?" Bryan finally asked and Spooky nodded.

"But you didn't wake me up to ask me because you wanted to be a big boy and go to the store on your own?" Bryan asked and this time Spooky smiled and nodded again. His Unca Bwyan was getting it.

Bryan sighed, "That is still stealing Spooky. But it was an accident. So I will not punish you for stealing because I don't think you really understood that it was stealing, but I am going to have to punish you for leaving the bus without letting anyone know."

Spooky's eyes got wide and a single tear rolled down his cheek slowly, "O o okay,"

"How do you get punished at home?" Bryan asked, his heart dreading to hear the answer.

"I get a spanking," Spooky uttered the words to Bryan's horror.

"Okay then Spooky. Drop your pants and bend over my knee," Bryan said just barely able to control himself from not bursting into tears over what he had to do.

The little boy stood up and dropped his pants and lay across Bryan's knee. Bryan smacked the little boy's bottom 4 times, not very hard at all but still enough to raise a little pink. When he was done he stood the boy up and pulled up his pants.

"Don't do that again Spooky. I don't want to have to spank you again," Bryan said just hanging onto his emotions. Spooky nodded with his head down and Bryan left and went back to the lounge leaving the little boy in the quiet room.

"What happened?" Shane asked as Bryan sat down then burst into tears.

"I spanked him," Bryan wailed and buried his head in Shane's chest.

"Shhhhh, it's okay my love. You know it needed to be done," Shane said.

"But why me. I love him so and now he hates me," Bryan said.

"I don't think so," Nicky said softly and Bryan felt a small body climb into his lap.

"I'm sowwy I made you mad Unca Bwyan. I love you fowevew and to bits and pieces," the little boy said as he hugged his favourite uncle to him.

Bryan held the boy tightly and kissed his neck and cheek and stroked his hair.

"I won't be bad again I pwomise. I don't like it when you spank me and I make you cwy, " Spooky said.

Everyone just sat and watched as Bryan held Spooky in his arms and was comforted by Shane and Nicky. Soon people began to move around and shower and change and just relax as the bus headed home. Spooky never left Bryan's side the whole time and clutched at him as if scared he would suddenly not be there. Finally Bryan decided that the two needed some really close bonding time so he took the little boy with him to have a bath. Spooky was ecstatic.

• That's What Parents Do -

Jill flipped open her cell phone and dialed her sister.

-Hello-

"Hey Eleanor, how's things?" Jill asked her sister.

-Great. Marg and Johann just left and we are just finishing up packing some stuff and we can start out late tomorrow morning and should be at the loft by about 4.-

"That's great you are gonna love what Rye had done to the loft. And we will be having a Friends and Family night that should be fun. We have so much to tell you all," Jill said.

-Jill honey what's wrong, you sound, I don't know, sad?-

"Something happened this morning and I wanted to be the one to tell you about it. It has to do with Spooky," Jill said but continued right away so as not to frighten her sister into thinking it was something really bad.

"The bus had stopped at a gas station to fill up and there was a store. Well Spooky decided he wanted to be a big boy and he got dressed, took money from Bryan's pants and went in and bought himself chips."

-Alone?- Eleanor asked alarmed.

"Yes. Well he came back in all happy and proud but the rest of us were just as scared as you are. But Bryan, Bryan was terrified and initially hurt that Spooky would steal from him," Jill continued.

-I'm surprised he did that. He knows what stealing is,- Eleanor sounded shocked at her son's actions.

"Well that is not what I really wanted to tell you. It's just what led up to what happened next. Bryan had to punish Spooky," Jill said.

There was a long pause from the other end till finally Eleanor asked.

-What happened?-

"Bryan talked with Spooky about what he had done. He figured out that Spooky knew that leaving the bus alone was wrong even if he wanted to be a big boy. But he also figured out that because Spooky believed, and it is true, that if he had asked Bryan for money then Bryan would have given it to him. So Bryan decided that Spooky was a little too young to really understand that it was still stealing and was backed up by the way Spooky answered his questions. Bryan explained it was still stealing though and then told Spooky he had to be punished for leaving the bus. He asked how he was punished at home and was told he was spanked. So Bryan spanked him 4 times. Apparently not very hard but hard enough to make his bottom pink. When it was over Bryan left Spooky in the back and then came and broke down in the lounge."

-Poor boys. Both of them. It must have been so hard for Bryan to punish him and so hard for Spooky to be spanked by his favourite uncle.-

Jill was surprised a bit by this response but deep down she knew that Eleanor would be okay with Bryan punishing Spooky.

"Well Bryan was scared to death that he had lost his favourite little boy, but almost immediately Spooky was out there and had climbed into Bryan's lap. They have spent the rest of the morning together and are now taking a bath together," Jill said.

-Well tell Bryan he did a good job and he handled it perfectly. Tell him I am looking forward to meeting him and the rest of the guys. Eric sends his love and says to give a kiss to Kian for him.-

Jill laughed, "I will. Those two are gonna be the best of friends now that they are going to be able to spend more time together."

-Ummm Jill. You don't think Eric is gay do you? And maybe has a bit of a crush on Kian?-

"A crush? Not sure. I know they love each other very much. I doubt Eric is gay, maybe bi though. If he is he and Kian might end up getting together. We'll see," Jill answered with a shrug that Eleanor couldn't see.

On the other end of the line Eleanor flushed.

-And you would be okay with that?-

"Sure. Kian has been with all the boys and Rye. They all have an incredible relationship that involves being intimate together. It's not sex though it's love. It's hard to understand but once you are at the loft you will understand it. I figured I should warn you ahead of time so it's not a complete shock. You will see all of the boys kissing Rye and you may even clue in that one or more of them will be with Mark and Rye sexually, including Kian. I just ask you not to judge before you see them together. And if they want to include Eric then that's fine," Jill answered.

There was another long pause.

-Okay Jill I will wait and see. I just never thought of Rye as being, like that, but I get the feeling that it's not like it appears. I have seen the interview and Mark and Rye are obviously in love. I will hold judgement till I see it for myself.-

"Thanks Ellie. Believe me when you see it you will understand. You know me and I could never be with a man who cheated on me. But I allow and encourage Kian to be with the others. And I will even bet that after spending the week with us all you will feel more love for Jason. It's just what happens. The love that Rye and Mark have just expands and includes everyone. The fact that they also are intimate with each other is just another nice bonus and way to share their love," Jill explained.

-Okay Jill. Like I said I will keep an open mind. Just understand that I am mostly concerned about Spooky here. I know he is gay, or will be, and I don't want his perception of sex and love to be distorted. I don't get the impression that that is happening and Bryan is about the best thing to happen to Spooky and us in a long time. So for now I am tentatively okay with it all.-

Jill sighed. This had gone much better than she expected. She knew she would have to warn her sister about the relationships but had somehow expected this to be a major argument.

-Surprised you didn't I?- Eleanor's voice said with a hint of a smile.

"Actually yes you did," Jill admitted.

-I think Marg and Johann did more than just prepare us for our Spooky, which even his grandparents have been calling him now. That name is gonna stick so I hope he likes it. Anyway, Marg and Johann talked a lot about love and how love can never really be wrong. They said a lot of things and most of it just seemed random sometimes but with what you have told me now I realize they were preparing us for this visit.-

"They are a pair alright. So how you gonna prepare Jason?" Jill asked.

-The men will be handled differently of course. I will let him figure it out once we are there then take him aside and pound it into him,- Eleanor laughed.

"I think we are gonna lose our signal soon, we are leaving the city. I'll see you tomorrow at the loft sis, give my hugs to the family," Jill said then hung up.

• Bathing Spooky -

"Unca Bwyan?" Spooky asked as he leaned back against Bryan in the tub. This was totally new for Spooky, well for Bryan as well, sitting in a tub full of bubbles on Bryan's lap. This wasn't to get clean at all it was just time to be together.

"Yes my Spooky?" Bryan responded and pulled the boy close and kissed him on the ear.

"When you have youw little boy, will I still be youw favouwite?" Spooky asked.

Bryan paused for a moment and knew he could never lie to this boy. Not just because Spooky would know if he lied but because he loved him too much.

"I think Spooky that you and my little boy will both be number one, and I hope that he is able to understand that. Parents are supposed to love their children more than other little boys or girls but I will love you the same. So you won't be my only favourite no, you will have to share that spot with him. Is that okay?" Bryan asked.

Spooky thought about it then turned over and lay on top of Bryan, "Yeah that is good cuz he will need lots of love and you have lots to give so we can both be youw favouwite."

Bryan smiled and rubbed his hands across the boy's back. He was a little startled when Spooky began to gently rub himself against Bryan and was getting hard. He didn't know what to do, thank God he wasn't getting hard himself because that would have been too much to deal with. He made a decision that he hoped he could live with and allowed the little boy to continue. After a few minutes Spooky stopped and hugged himself close to Bryan.

"Ready to get out Spooky boy?" Bryan asked lovingly.

"Okay. I like this can we do it again?" Spooky asked.

"Whenever you want Spooky. Come on let me dry us off," Bryan said as he knelt to dry off the little boy who still had a very hard penis. Bryan wrapped the boy in the towel and took him to his room.

"What awe we gonna do now?" Spooky asked happily.

"You stay here for a bit while I go talk to Shane and Nicky for a bit and I will be right back. I am still a little tired and thought a nice nap with my boy would be nice," Bryan suggested.

Spooky hated afternoon naps, they were for little boys, but if his Unca Bwyan was gonna be there then that was totally different.

"Okay, don't be long I don't want to fall asleep," Spooky said.

Bryan left to find his lovers in the quiet room.

• Decisions -

"Hey my loves," Bryan sat down on the floor and rested his head on Shane's lap.

"What's up our boy?" Nicky asked.

"I have a problem and I need help," Bryan said.

"Okay our love, it's your show til it's ours," Shane said immediately which earned him a hug from Nicky on his left and a kiss on the leg from Bryan.

"Well me and Spooky were in the tub and it was all very nice. And well, he got a boner and then turned over to lay on top of me and sort of began to grind against me. I didn't know what to do but I let him do it, I didn't stop him." Bryan said.

"Why didn't you stop him Bryan our love?" Shane asked gently. Not accusing just getting Bryan to talk about it.

"Well he is very impressionable and I thought that if I stopped him I might like traumatize him or something. I mean I don't want him to think that pleasure and sex are wrong cuz they're not. And I don't want him to think that I don't love him cuz I do. But I can't let him do that again so I have to explain to him why and not hurt him," Bryan wound down.

Shane and Nicky smiled. They had no idea how Bryan had all this parental wisdom but he just kept amazing them.

"So you let him continue so that you wouldn't hurt him until you had time to talk to him about boy stuff. That was so incredible of you. Now how are you going to handle it?" Nicky asked.

Bryan looked up at his loves to see them smiling at him with nothing but love and felt good about himself and the decision he had made, "I didn't get a boner though. It wasn't sexual for me at all."

"We know that our Bry boy. And if you did, well it would have just been the body reacting. We know you do not get turned on by kids. Now what have you decided?" Shane asked.

"I left him in our room and said we were gonna have a nap cuz I am tired still. Which is actually true, but it also sort of sets the stage so to speak. I am gonna talk to him about masturbating and probably have to show him how. I will tell him about appropriate times and places to do it and explain about some gay stuff I guess," Bryan said.

He knew without looking that both Shane and Nicky were nodding and he added.

"I think I need to speak to his mom first though. This is something that a parent should be doing and even though I really want to be the one to teach him about those things, I have to respect their wishes," Bryan said.

Bryan was suddenly engulfed by both Nicky and Shane and kissed many times. Finally they both sat back and Shane went off to get Jill's cell phone so that Bryan could make the call. In no time he was back and Bryan had dialed the number before he could chicken out.

-Hey Jilly Bean- Eleanor said with a laugh.

"Umm, actually this is Bryan. Is this Eleanor?" Bryan asked.

-Bryan how nice to finally get to speak to you. What can I do for you? You know we will be seeing each other in less than a day, and call me Ellie.-

"I know but something has come up and I wanted to discuss it with you. It's something I would like to handle myself but it's pretty big and it's not my place to make this kind of decision," Bryan said.

-Okay this sounds serious. Let me go to the study where we can be free to talk- Eleanor said and Bryan could hear her hang up then a few minutes later pick up again.

-Still there?- she asked.

"Yeah," Bryan said.

-Okay before you start let me just say that I do trust you Bryan. More than I can express. I have heard the love in my little boy's voice and I have heard the love in your voice. I know you could never hurt him. I have a feeling this is something to do with sex and I know it must be hard for you because you are scared Spooky will suddenly be taken from you. Let me just state that the only thing that could ever cause that to happen is if you hurt him somehow. Now go ahead and explain what happened and let's figure this out,- Eleanor said.

Bryan visibly relaxed as he explained again what had happened, how he had handled it and why and what he thought his next move should be. There was a brief pause then Bryan asked, "Are you mad?"

-What? God no. I think you did right so far. And it's nothing you did to cause him to react that way. Spooky would have most likely done the same thing if it had been his dad or Eric or someone else. I mean he must have figured out by now that rubbing it feels good. I just am not sure about what you suggest doing now. I mean I am okay with it but I think I need to talk to his dad as well. Can you give me just a few minutes?-

"Of course," Bryan said but his heart fell. He doubted Spooky's dad was gonna be real pleased with the idea of a gay man teaching his son about masturbation and giving himself pleasure.

While Bryan waited on the phone Spooky came in and climbed, naked, into Shane's lap.

"Why is Unca Bwyan talking to mommy?" Spooky asked which caused Bryan to turn to look at him. Nobody was even a little surprised that Spooky knew who Bryan was talking to. In fact they were a little surprised that Spooky had to ask what they were talking about.

"I had questions I needed to ask your mommy. Nobody is in trouble my little boy. You getting sleepy honey?" Bryan asked, never taking the phone away from his ear.

"Yeah. I thought you said we could sleep. I am tiwed from singing," Spooky said.

"Okay honey, just as soon as your mommy and I are finished. Do you want to say hi when she gets back?" Bryan asked.

"Yes please." Spooky answered.

-Bryan that was very sweet. You love him so much. His dad said go ahead. I was very surprised but he didn't even hesitate. He said that if Jill and Kian trust you then he does as well. He knows that you love our boy like he was your own and that you would never hurt him.-

Bryan swallowed around a lump and said, "Thanks Ellie, I can't wait to meet you both. My Spooky wants to say hi to his mommy,"

Bryan handed the phone to Spooky and smiled and nodded at Shane and Nicky who smiled back.

"Hi mommy. Guess what. Me and Unca Bwyan had a bubble bath with lots of bubbles. And now I am gonna have a nap cuz I am so tiwed fwom singing. And I didn't even awgue." Spooky said.

-I heard that honey. Now you go and lie down with Bryan and have a good nap and we will see you tomorrow at Uncle Rye's house. We are going to stay for about a week then come back home.-

"Okay. Is Unca Bwyan coming to live with us?" Spooky asked.

He didn't see the suddenly pained expressions on all three men as they thought about losing their Spooky.

-No honey he is going to live at Uncle Rye's house. But we have made sure that you get to see him probably every weekend and you will sometimes get to visit for a week or more.- Eleanor said without going into great detail about the visiting they had planned since they hadn't had a chance to talk to Bryan about it yet. She knew though that it would be more than Bryan could have hoped for.

"Oh okay then," Spooky paused then said quietly, "I was bad this mowning and Unca Bwyan had to spank me."

-I know honey. Don't be sad about it. Uncle Bryan handled it and it's over now. You still love him don't you?-

"I love him fowever and evew to bits and pieces. He is Unca Bwyan," Spooky proclaimed confidently.

Bryan's smile lit up the room and both Shane and Nicky smiled at him.

-That's good honey. Now go have your nap and we will see you tomorrow.-

Spooky hung up and handed the phone to Shane then hugged Shane tightly.

"I love you fowevew and evew to bits and pieces too Unca Sane, not just Unca Bwyan," Spooky said and Shane suddenly was overwhelmed by the feelings of love for the little boy in his arms.

"I love you too Spooky," Shane said then let the boy crawl across him to Nicky.

"And you too Unca Nicky, to bits and pieces fowevew and evew," Spooky proclaimed as he hugged Nicky tightly.

"Yep forever and ever Spooky boy. Now you go have a nap okay." Nicky said.

"You could come too," Spooky suggested.

"Yeah come on guys, the other stuff can wait for a bit, until we wake up," Bryan cajoled.

So all three men and a naked little boy headed off for an afternoon nap. They didn't realize that everyone else had also settled in around the bus for a much needed rest as well.

And the bus drove on.

---to be continued

More Author's Notes

Next chapter will be up in a week. It will include Bryan teaching Spooky about masturbation. I wanted to give you the reasoning behind this. First, even though Spooky is young he is quite mature in some ways emotionally. This is mainly due to his gifts which do not allow him to screen out some stuff. Originally I had gone between having Spooky be a bit older but then I couldn't have used the cute way of talking and I decided that since I myself knew at age 5, one year younger than Spooky, that my peepee got hard at night and it felt really good to rub it against my teddy, that I would let this next little bit happen to Spooky at age 6. That was the second reason. Third reason was that well Spooky being Spooky, and boys being boys, he was and has been getting little boners. Open honest talk about it is best I thought and just following the natural progression someone was gonna have to talk to him about masturbation. And since this is, in Jill's words, Bryan's dry run at being a dad...well Bryan got the honors. Please note when you read the next chapter that it is not at all sexual for Bryan, but rather a loving gesture in the caring and nurturing of Spooky. I will post these same notes at the beginning of next chapter as well, just because I don't want to get a bunch of emails calling me a pedophile or some other crap.