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 the 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.

This chapter was the hardest I have written yet. You will see why when you read it. Unlike other chapters that had many subheadings, this has only one heading and will be seen from only one person's point of view....Shane's.

• Ashamed -

I smiled to myself and looked across the room full of people to see Rye laugh as Bry boy tickled one of the kids. I realized it was Colin and wondered where Mark was. I went to the back door of the kitchen and looked out to see Mark sitting by himself on the old swing set.

"Mark fella," I said softly as I sat next to him and pulled him close.

"This has all gone so wrong. I can't believe she's gone," Mark said.

"She was a beautiful person. We are all going to miss her Mark," I answered.

"I wanted to come home with Rye and introduce him and they would love him and take him in their arms. He would sing Danny Boy for her and she would sing along. Then she would compliment him on his lovely voice and he would blush and give her a gentle kiss on her cheek and call her 'mum'," Mark said sadly.

"And it would have happened just that way, Mark, but it can't now. But just because your mum is gone and that dream won't happen doesn't give you the right to hurt Rye now. Why won't you go to him?" I asked.

"I can't. It just feels wrong somehow. Maybe after the funeral," Mark said and looked away but not before I saw the tears fall.

"I don't understand how you can hurt him when you love him. You do still love him don't you?" I asked almost dreading the answer.

"I think so. I'm not sure. Maybe I was just latching on to someone, anyone to love," Mark answered.

I couldn't believe what I was hearing. What was Mark thinking?

"But the love you share, when you do that thing you two do. That's real. It's so real people around you can feel it," I argued.

Mark shrugged, "Maybe."

I shook my head and stood, "Mark I have no idea what is wrong with you, but if you don't take your head out of your arse you are gonna lose the most important thing you have ever had in your life. You are going to end up a bitter angry man like your father. Think about it."

I walked away and looked back only once as I closed the door to the kitchen, leaving Mark to his thoughts alone in the darkness.

I sighed then turned to walk back but walked right into Bry boy's chest. His arms came around me instantly.

"How is he?" Bry boy asked.

"Confused and.....weird. It's like he has fallen out of love with Rye or something. I don't understand it. I think he is just in denial or something," I shook my head.

"Should we send Rye out to talk to him?" Bry boy asked.

"No I don't think so. Mark is so fucked up right now he would say something he doesn't mean and totally mess it up," I said and lay my head on Bry boy's chest.

"Okay. Hope he figures stuff out before the funeral. I don't know how much more Rye can take," Bry boy said.

He held me and we walked into the living room. It was an odd gathering. Everyone was sort of happily chatting but there was still the overlying sadness of Mark's mom passing.

I looked over to see Tom and Barry laughing as they talked to Rye who was cradling Colin in his arms. He was smiling.

"Rye looks happy. The kids seem to have taken to him," I said.

"Yeah. Did you know Barry is gay?" Bryan asked me.

I stopped in my tracks and almost fell over as Bry boy kept walking before turning and looking at me.

"Does Oliver know?" I asked.

"No. Apparently Josephine and Jeremy are starting court action to get the kids from him. They are gonna talk to Rye see if he can help," Bry boy answered.

I nodded. God Barry's life would be hell at home if his father found out now that Marie was gone.

"Rye should be able to help. I wonder if Mark knows?" I asked.

Bry boy shook his head, "Not yet. They don't want to tell him right now, what with all the stuff he is dealing with."

I nodded but wondered if maybe it would be something to distract Mark and help him move on.

"Hey my loves," Nicky said as he wrapped his arms around Bry boy's waist and planted a kiss on his neck.

"Evening lads," my dad said as he approached us, "I was wondering if we could borrow Shane for a bit."

I looked and saw the whole family was standing behind. I felt my heart skip a beat.

"I guess so," Nicky said but even he sounded nervous.

"Boyo, do you want us with you?" Bry boy asked.

I nodded my head quickly and reached out my hand which was quickly taken by Bry boy and soon Nicky was holding my other.

My dad looked thoughtful but nodded. We followed behind him and soon the entire family was downstairs in one of the guest bedrooms. I went to the bed immediately so that Bry boy and Nicky would be able to hold me. My dad closed the door as my entire family seated themselves.

"I'm not leaving Bry boy and Nicky," I suddenly said.

"Of course not son. You are obviously all very deeply in love. No we just wanted to have some time together to let you know," my dad took a big breath then finished, "the family knows about your rape son."

I blinked. My heart stopped. I took in the looks of my family watching me.

"No," I whispered.

"Shhh baby," I heard Nicky breathe into my ear as he held me.

"No," I said again.

"Boyo, it's okay. They still love you. This is better," Bry boy told me.

I turned to look at him and he nodded with watery eyes.

"Better?" I asked.

"No need to hide it. They know and they love you. I love you. Nicky loves you. We all love you," Bry boy told me.

"He's right Shane. We just didn't want it to come out later. We thought get it all out now, let you know we love you and it doesn't change the way we feel about you except maybe we love you more and look at you with a little more awe at how strong you are," Finbarr told me.

"You don't think I'm bad?" I asked. Bry boy would tell me later his heart nearly broke at how much I sounded like a little boy at that moment.

"God no. You are so amazing Shane, we love you so much," Liam said and couldn't hold himself back from coming to me and holding me.

That was enough for the rest of the family and I was soon in a group hug. Me, Nicky and Bry boy were being held and petted by my family as we all cried. After ten minutes or so we all pulled apart.

"If you ever need to talk about it, we are all here for you," my mom said and I nodded.

"Everyone okay?" Finbarr asked.

Everyone nodded and then Finbarr smiled wickedly.

"Okay well Yvonne wants to see some hot boy on boy kissing," Finbarr said and was rewarded with several pillows to the head.

Everyone was laughing now, letting the stress melt away. Just as everyone quieted though Yvonne spoke up.

"Actually though," she paused and looked at us on the bed, "I was sort of hoping to see you all kiss. Just to like see that it's real you know?"

I blushed but knew that now that the challenge had been offered so to speak that Bry boy wouldn't let it go. I was surprised when it was Nicky who growled and threw me backwards and planted his mouth on mine. I was even more surprised when I felt Bry boy's hand begin to knead my crotch.

I was lost in the bliss so missed the looks of shock and embarrassment on the faces of my family. I was told much later that my sisters were all the last to leave and only left when zippers began to be lowered.

"Our love, our only love," Nicky murmured into my mouth.

I felt my socks being taken off and Nicky was taking off my shirt.

"What if someone finds us," I asked breathlessly but cared little.

"They get an eyeful," Bry boy said as he threw his shirt onto the floor and began taking his pants off.

Nicky yanked my pants down then rolled me on top of him and began to suck on my tongue again.

"Lube's in my pocket Bry boy," Nicky directed before beginning to bite my neck.

I moaned as I felt Bry boy's fingers pushing into me. Then a moment of pressure and Bry boy was inside of me, filling me up. I felt him lie on me, his chest on my back and his gentle movements.

"Love you so much Boyo," Bry boy murmured into my neck as he made love to me.

"Love you forever Boyo," Nicky said as he kissed and licked and bit at my ear and neck and mouth.

It seemed to last forever and I cried out when I finally released. When I recovered enough I realized that under me Nicky had cum as well and Bry boy, though now softening inside of me, had also cum. I listened to the murmured words of love from both my loves and sighed contentedly.

"Thank you my loves," I said softly and enjoyed the kisses on my body.

We did a quick clean up and left to go back upstairs. I smiled as I sat down on a chair across from Rye when I felt the tenderness of my hole that was still pulsing and felt the cum deep inside me.

I looked over at Rye who held a sleeping Colin in his arms and a dozing Barry leaning against him. Rye looked over at me and smiled but I noticed the smile never fully reached his eyes. I turned with him to look at Mark who had just entered. I saw the look of love and hope in Rye's eyes right before....

"What the fuck are you doing to them?" Mark screamed and went over and literally yanked Colin off of Rye's lap.

"Mark I.." Rye began.

"Stay the fuck away from them, we don't need more fags in the family. God my father will have a field day with this," Mark shouted and I saw the light in Rye's eyes just die and I felt like my world had died.

"Shut the fuck up. What the hell do you think you are saying?" Bry boy grabbed Mark and pushed him away, "Rye is the greatest thing to happen to any of us. How dare you speak to him like that. He loves you for Christ's sake."

"Well I should have known you would jump right in. Trying to worm your way in and get him to fuck you. You just can't wait to have him all to yourself can you?" Mark said and I saw red but even I was surprised by what happened next.

Bry boy's face went white and he hauled back and hit Mark in the face. Mark went down and turned with a bloody nose and wide eyes to stare in shock at Bry boy.

"How dare you," Bry boy seethed, not sorry at all for hitting Mark, "How dare you trivialize Rye's love for you or my love for my own lovers. How dare you speak that way of the love we have for each other. Get out of my house this instant, I don't want to see you again unless you are on your knees begging for my forgiveness. And that will only happen if Rye chooses to forgive you. You are not my friend any more."

With those words Bry boy stormed out of the house. Josephine came and took Barry and Colin into her arms, they were sobbing, and led them away. Jill had Rye in her arms who was also sobbing. I stood up and moved to stand over Mark who hadn't moved from the floor. He looked like he was in shock.

"Boyo?" he asked softly and I shook my head.

"I have never been ashamed of my friends before, never been ashamed of calling you my friend until now. I am ashamed to be your friend Mark. If Rye forgives you then I will as well. I can only hope that it is the stress of things that has caused this from you," I said as I looked down at Mark. I shook my head and left to find Bry boy with Nicky right behind me.

We walked out the back door and immediately saw Bry boy on the swing that not too long ago Mark had been sitting on. Nicky and I walked to him.

"I'm not sorry and I'm not apologizing. Mark is the one who should be sorry and it's going to take a hell of a lot of apologizing before I ever forgive him," Bry boy said.

"I agree. He said some very cruel things to both Rye and to us," Nicky said.

"How could he think those things? That I just want a fuck? That I don't love Rye with my whole heart? How could he think I love you two so little that I..." Bry boy couldn't take it any more and broke down.

Both Nicky and I held him in our arms.

"Shhh love it will be okay. Never ever doubt that we love you as our husband, remember how we call each other husband and mate now? And we know you love Rye, we all do, and it is wondrous when he makes love to us. You are allowed to enjoy that. But we know it is us that hold the biggest place in your heart," I said.

Bry boy nodded against my chest. We just held each other for a bit.

"What the hell is wrong with Mark?" Bry boy asked.

"His world was just pulled out from under him. He is right on the edge and I think he is truly not in his right mind. Things are just too much for him. But that doesn't give him the right to do and say the things he has. He has pushed away the people who love him the most and who could help him," Nicky said.

I nodded.

"Do you think Rye hates me now? I hit Mark," Bry boy asked.

"No he doesn't. He loves you. We all do. Why don't you and Nicky go inside and get ready for bed. I will find Rye and talk to him," I said.

"What if Mark is still there?" Bry boy asked.

"I heard a car leave so I think he is gone," I answered.

I watched as Nicky and Bry boy left to go back in the house and turned to the path I had seen Rye walking down. I knew he had come out and seen us comforting Bry boy. I followed the path till it came to the little stone bridge over the stream at the back end of Bry boy's property. Rye was sitting on the edge looking down into the water that was reflecting the moon light.

"I think the most damage you would do if you jumped would be to sprain an ankle," I said in a half joking way as I swung my legs over the edge and sat next to him.

He smiled half heartedly and placed his hand on my leg and lay his head on my shoulder.

"Maybe the pain in my leg would make me not notice the pain in my heart," he said softly to me.

I put my arm around him, "Oh Angel I'm so sorry. But you have to know that Mark is just totally fucked up in the head right now. He didn't mean any of those things, it's just his father talking through him."

Rye nodded, "I know it. But it doesn't stop the hurt."

There was a long silence until finally Rye whispered.

"Does he still love me?"

"Yes he does Angel. And he needs you. I just don't think his mind is letting him remember it," I said.

We talked for a long time and we both cried. I told Rye about what Mark had hoped for the first time he introduced Rye to his parents. We talked about Barry and the help that Rye could offer, which was a lot. We talked about my meeting with my parents and about the sweet loving afterwards. We talked about Bry boy hitting Mark.

"Let him know I don't hold him responsible and that I love him still," Rye said and I nodded.

"He's pretty hot headed sometimes, let's emotions take over, but that's what makes him so special to us," I said.

"Yeah. And it was pretty sweet," Rye said then stood and stretched, "I guess we should get back."

I nodded and stood as well and slipped my hand into his, "Need company tonight?"

"Yeah I do, but you need to be with your boys. I will go slip in with Jill and Sweets," Rye said.

We walked back to the house and found all our friends on the back steps waiting for us. Bry boy reached us first, of course.

"I'm sorry Angel," he said as he held Rye.

"What for?" Rye asked as he kissed Bry boy's neck.

"Well, for, well I'm not sorry I hit Mark cuz he deserved it, but I guess for doing it in front of you?" Bry boy finished lamely.

We all had to laugh.

"Things are fine with you and me my sweet boy, and I thank you for your love. Now let's get to bed. We have the funeral in a couple of days and we need to be strong for ourselves and for Mark. I think that whatever was going on in his head will have been knocked out of it and he is going to come to his senses," Rye said.

"You could stay with us if you want," Nicky offered.

"No I think you three need to be together. Things have been hard on us all and you three need to share some love. I am going to beg Jill and Sweets to cuddle me," Rye said.

Kian walked over and slipped his arm around Rye's waist and kissed him on the lips.

"Come on Angel, let us hold you," Kian said and led him to Jill who wrapped her arms around him before going inside.

"Come on boys, let's get some sleep," I said and we all went inside.

The next two days flew by. Again it was odd, happy to be with family but sad at the reasons for us being there. We hadn't heard from Mark although my mum told me he spent all his time in my bedroom crying.

Rye was actually doing really well. He was actually his regular self and only drifted off every now and then into a sort of sad reflective state.

He had put Josephine and Jeremy in touch with his lawyers on this side of the ocean and was footing the bill. Josephine and the boys had come over to thank Rye personally after Josephine had got off the phone with the lawyers. They apparently had almost laughed at how easy it was going to be to take custody of the boys away from Oliver.

Both the boys had spent the entire day with us and had never left Rye's side, always touching him in some way. Colin even had eaten lunch with his left hand because he wanted to be touching Rye's sleeve while they were eating. They had stayed over that night and Rye had sung them to sleep with many soft songs and lullabies.

Rye had come out and told us with a smile how Barry had asked if his brother was too dumb to love Rye then could Rye wait a couple of years and Barry would be his boyfriend. We had all laughed.

"What did you tell him?" Nicky asked.

"I told him I loved Mark too much and as soon as Mark was ready to come back I was going to take him back and fuck him senseless so he could never leave again," Rye laughed.

"Rye!" Jill said in shock.

"Hey Barry thought it was funny," Rye defended himself.

"Are you going to the funeral tomorrow?" Bry boy asked.

"Of course. I have to pay my respects. And I have to win back my man," Rye answered.

"You shouldn't have to win him back. It was his mistake," Bry boy answered.

Rye got up and came to push Bry boy down onto the floor and lay on top of him.

"Yes it was his mistake. But it was a mistake and his mind is fucked up. In his heart he knows we are one. So I have forgiven him and am going to let him know he is still mine and I am still his," Rye said then kissed Bry boy and lay his head down on Bry boys chest.

"Yeah I have forgiven him too. Do you think he will be mad I punched him?" Bry boy asked.

"I think he will be embarrassed that you felt the need to punch him," Jill said and I nodded.

We all went to bed later on, Rye bedding down with us on the mattresses we hauled into the den. Some time during the night Barry and Colin had joined us and when we woke in the morning they had managed to curl up on either side of Rye.

"Morning boys," Rye smiled as he kissed the foreheads of the two boys.

"Morning Rye," they both smiled and snuggled up.

"You guys gotta go get ready. It's gonna be a hard day for you but you remember my boys will be there for you and your mum will be there in spirit as well," Rye said.

Rye had spent a lot of time telling the boys about Spooky and his gifts and surprisingly it had helped. The boys though had immediately gone quiet and nodded.

"Will you be there?" Colin asked softly.

"Yes but I won't be sitting down. Your dad doesn't want me their and I have to respect his wishes. But I will come in to pay my respects and then I will do it again at the gravesite," Rye said and Colin started to sob as Rye held him.

God this was gonna be a hard day.

...to be continued.

One more chapter. Last chapter should be a bit bigger than usual. I ended up cutting some off the end of this chapter because I couldn't use Shane's POV any more. Last chapter will only be a week till posting as it is 70% written.