This story is completely fictional, and in no way is meant to say anything about the sexuality of the members of Nsync. All characters in this story are fictional, except for the members of Nsync. If you are not at least 18 years old, or are offended by homosexuality, then DO NOT read this story. Thank you.
Me and Joey Chapter 1
Man! I've been sitting here for 10 minutes, I've got to get moving, I'm gonna be late. Well, it was worth it, I mean that very street is where my life changed drastically just a few months ago. Who would have ever dreamed, I would be living here in Orlando, and doing what I'm doing right now. Oh, let me tell you a little about myself. My name is William, but every body calls me Billy. I'm 33 years old, about 5'9 inches tall, and built stocky at about 185 lbs. I have brownish/blonde hair and green eyes. I'm from the great state of Kentucky, home of fast men and beautiful horses, or, is that the other way around? Well, anyway I've lived there for most of my life.
There, I played drums for a gospel group of all things.....lol. It's funny how someone's opinion of you seems to change, when they find out that you're gay. You see, when my group found out that I was gay I was immediately fired. Oh well, that's another story in itself. Now where was I? Oh yes, well, I decided that it was time for a change in my life, and a new place to start over. Music is, and was, my world so, when I was fired, my world crumbled around me, I became depressed, almost dysfunctional. So, I took a nice vacation to sunny Orlando, FL. I would have never dreamed that it would be the beginning of a whole new life for me. I remember the day it all happened. I was driving down this very street, just checking things out when out of nowhere.......................
"Sir are you ok?" Asked the police officer. I didn't answer I just looked around in a daze. "Sir! Are you ok?" The police officer asked again.
"I think so, I'm not really sure to be honest, I feel kind of strange," I answered.
I must have blacked out or something because the next thing I remember, I was waking up in a hospital room. Oddly enough when I woke up I couldn't remember anything, not even where I was, or why I was there. The only thing I saw when I came to, was a man sitting in a chair, in the corner of the room.
He looked as if he was asleep so I tried to be quiet.
"Well, it looks like sleeping beauty is awake now," the man said, startling me a little.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to wake you," I said, trying to sound as if nothing was wrong. I mean here was this person speaking to me and I didn't have a clue who he was.
"How are you feeling?" The man asked.
"I don't know, Where am I, and who are you?" I asked in a scared voice. I guess it showed on my face too, because he came over, sat on my bed, and put his hand over mine. I didn't have a clue what was going on here. When he touched my hand I felt a strange feeling run through my body, I don't know how to describe it, but at the moment it was comforting.
"My name is Joey," the man said, as he looked at me with concern. "What can you tell me about why you're here?" He asked, as he looked at me closely.
"Well, I don't know, Where exactly IS here?" I asked, as a sharp pain hit the back of my head. I placed my hand over the area where the pain was, and I could feel the bandages that were covering my injury.
"Listen, why don't I go get the doctor and then we'll talk ok?" Joey asked, as he stood up to leave.
"Yeah, that sounds like a good idea, my head really hurts," I said, as another pain hit, this one not as bad as the other, but I knew it was there just the same.
Joey went to get the doctor, which gave me time to realize that I was in a hospital, I just didn't know why. I tried to think about different things, but for some reason nothing worked. I couldn't remember why I was there, where I had been, who my family was, where I lived, anything. I looked at the bracelet on my wrist and found that my name was William Prescott, at least I think it was my name. I began to feel a little uneasy, when Joey came back in with the doctor.
"Well, I see we've decided to join the land of the conscious finally," the doctor said, as he reached my bedside, and began to give me the once over.
"I guess so doctor," I said, "how long have I been in here?" I asked, as I watched the doctor work on things here and there.
"You've been here for three days William," the doctor said, as he checked my pulse and heart rate. Then, he got that little light out of his pocket and shined it in my eyes, man I hate it when they do that. "So, do you know why you're here?" The doctor asked.
"Well, to be honest no, I can't remember anything," I said, with more than a little fear in my voice. "Could you tell me what's going on here?" I asked the doctor.
"Sure William, let me start by saying my name is Dr. Randall, Dr. James Randall, I've been looking after you since you arrived a few days ago," he said, putting my chart back at the end of the bed. "You were in a serious car accident William. It seems a drunk driver ran a red light, and slammed into Mr. Fatone's car, which in turn spun his car into yours. You came to us with a nasty little head injury," he said, still looking at me with concern on his face. "Mr. Fatone walked away without a scratch, which was quite amazing really," he said, smiling at Joey.
"Ok, two things," I said, "first, I'm assuming that you are Mr. Fatone, right?" I asked, looking at Joey. He shook his head to let me know that I was right. "Ok, second William sounds so formal, could you just call me Bill or Billy?" I asked, and I didn't know why I was asking them that question. It just felt strange being called William, which was strange too, I guess, considering I didn't know what people called me.
"That's fine with me Will, I mean Billy," Dr. Randall said, with a slight laugh to his voice as he caught his mistake. I don't know why but I liked this man. He seemed really nice, professional, but easy going, and for some reason that just made me feel more comfortable.
"Billy, it seems you have a slight case of amnesia, I'm sure it's nothing to worry about, it happens quite often with head injuries such as yours. The good news is you have no broken bones or any other injuries that we can see," Dr. Randall said, with a smile.
"Well, how long will this amnesia last Dr.?" I asked, more than a little concerned. It's a very bad feeling to not be able to remember who you are, what's going on in your life, your family, or if you even have family for that matter.
"I don't know Billy," Dr. Randall answered, "sometimes, it only lasts a day, other times, weeks, even months. We'll just have to wait and see what happens, but we're going to keep you here for a few more days to make sure everything is ok, and after that you can go home." I started to interrupt him, when he held his hand up signaling for me to let him finish.
"Now, I know you are from Kentucky, and we've tried to call the number on your license to contact a family member but have been unsuccessful. I don't want to leave you alone, at least not until the amnesia goes away or we can get in touch with your family," he said, finishing his thought.
I looked at him with questioning eyes, as tears formed in their corners, I tried to hide my feelings, but they betrayed me as the tears rolled down my cheek. "What am I going to do Dr.?" I asked, realizing that I couldn't even take care of myself, and that was a scary thought. "I don't even know where I am, or what's going on, who's going to stay with me?" I asked, not knowing what was going to happen to me.
"Well, that's where I come in," Joey said, from the corner of the room, I had almost forgotten he was even there. I shot him a questioning look.
"Billy, if you don't mind, I told Dr. Randall, that you could come and stay with me until you were able to take care of yourself, or until the amnesia went away," Joey said, looking at me with a questioning smile as if he wasn't sure he'd done the right thing.
"Joey, I don't know, that's a lot to ask of you, and besides I don't even know you," I said, stating the facts. However, something within me trusted this man, and yet it seemed there was something else there, even though it escaped me.
"So?" Joey asked, with a little grin on his face. "Can you think of a better way to get to know each other?" He said, his grin broadening into a full blown smile, as he held his hands up in the air for emphasis.
"Well, let's just see how things go for the next couple of days and you can decide then, ok Billy?" Dr. Randall asked, drawing my attention away from Joey.
"Ok Doc, sounds like a plan to me," I said, smiling at Dr. Randall.
"Well guys, I have a few more rounds to make, so, I will leave you two alone, if you need me just have the nurse page me," he said, as he walked toward the door.
"Ok Dr. Randall, thanks for everything," I said, as I waved to him from my bed.
Joey got up and walked Dr. Randall to the door and out into the hall saying something I couldn't quite understand. I was just sitting there thinking about everything that had just happened when Joey came back into the room.
"Where did you run off to?" I asked, as he sat on my bed.
"Oh I just wanted to walk Dr. Randall out and talk to him about a few things," he answered, mysteriously.
"Like what things?" I asked, not wanting to drop the subject.
"Oh, nothing important right now, don't worry. So, how are you feeling?" He asked, trying to change the subject.
"Things haven't changed too much in the last 10 minutes Joey," I said, with a slight laugh. Joey laughed along with me, realizing that it was a bad question at that particular moment.
"All in all, I guess I'm doing pretty good huh?" I asked.
"Considering the alternative, I'd say you are doing great," he said, with a smile. I looked up at Joey with several questions running through my mind. I mean, here I am without a clue as to what I should do next. I didn't know where I was, where I was going, or what I was doing for that matter. Somebody out there MUST be worried about me. I've been in the hospital for three days for crying out loud.
"Do you need anything?" Joey asked, sensing my questioning mind.
"Can we just talk for a minute?" I asked, not really knowing where to start this conversation.
"Sure we can, if that's what you want," Joey said, with a smile on his face. He leaned in a little closer to me and asked, "So, what's on your mind?"
"Well, for starters, you and I, are we friends, relatives, co-workers, how do we know each other?" I asked, trying to find out some things about me, as well as Joey.
"Well, we're just friends," Joey spoke, in half honesty. You see, Joey and I hadn't even met until the accident. Since I was alone, and the Hospital had no way of contacting any family, Joey took it upon himself to BE my family for now. Of course I wouldn't know that until much later.
"Do you know my family?" I asked, hoping Joey could help click something in my memory.
"Well, no I don't," Joey said, in a sorrowful tone. "Me and you have only known each other a short time, and we haven't really talked about our families," Joey said, as close to the truth as he could get.
"I see," I said, in a disappointing tone as I looked away from Joey. "This is very frustrating, ya know? I don't know anything about myself, and it seems no one can tell me," I said, as the tears started again. Joey just grabbed my hand and stroked the back of it with his thumb.
"Hey guy, everything is going to be fine, you'll get your memory back in no time, trust me," Joey said, in the most assuring voice he could. That voice was enough to calm me at the moment.
"I guess you're right Joey, it will all work out," I said, trying to convince myself that it was true.
"Listen, why don't you lie back down and get some more rest, We can talk more when you wake up," Joey said.
"Ok, I am a little tired," I answered. The last thing I remember before falling asleep was Joey sitting in that chair in the corner just smiling at me. What a nice way to slip into my dream world.
I slept until the next day, when I awoke to voices in my room. When I opened my eyes Joey was talking to another guy that I didn't recognize. From what I had heard, I knew that this guy's name was JC. I overheard JC telling Joey that he hoped he knew what he was doing. Joey responded by telling JC not to worry that he could handle it, at that point I decided to make my presence known.
"Ya know, you guys could be a little quieter," I said in a sleepy voice, drawing the young men's attention.
"Oh man, I'm sorry we didn't mean to wake you, are you feeling ok?" Joey asked, in his own caring little way.
"Actually I do Joey, my head's not hurting as much as before," I said, glancing from Joey to my new visitor.
"Oh Billy, this is Joshua Chasez, he's one of my best friends. Josh, this is Billy," Joey said, making the introductions.
"Nice to meet you Josh," I said, extending my hand.
"Nice to meet you too Billy, and please call me JC, all my friends do," he said, with a bright smile.
"Ok, JC it is then," I said, smiling back as brightly as I could.
"Well, listen, I guess I should go now, the guys are waiting on me, so, you'll call if you need us right Joe?" JC asked, looking at Joey in a big brother kind of way.
"Yeah, I'll call if anything changes, don't worry," Joey answered, with a smile.
"Billy, I hope you feel better soon, and again it was nice to meet you. I'm sure we'll see each other again," JC said, as he walked toward the door, turning around and smiling at the both of us before he left.
"He seems nice," I said to Joey, nodding my head towards the door JC had just left.
"Yeah, there's no better friend in the world than that guy," Joey said, almost in admiration. That caused several questions to come to mind. I didn't ask them though. I didn't feel as if I should. I felt if Joey wanted me to know, he would tell me. Until then, it was none of my business.
My day went much like the day before, except that I had improved quite a bit physically. Dr. Randall had stopped by and given me the green light to go home, or in this case, Joey's home. Joey was there every time I woke up, sometimes, he was sleeping, sometimes he was reading, and sometimes he was just watching me. I considered myself very lucky to have such a wonderful friend, even if I couldn't remember him.
The day finally came, and Dr. Randall released me from the hospital, leaving strict instructions with Joey as to what to do if this happened or that happened. Smiling to myself, I thought what a couple of mother hens they were being. Joey and I had learned a lot about each other over the course of the last day or two. Well, ok, I learned a lot about Joey, but it seemed we shared the same sense of humor about things. I liked the way he would light up when he talked about something that fueled his passion. I found that he loved to sing, although, I had a feeling there was more to it than he was telling me.
It felt good to finally get out of that hospital. Joey had gone out and bought some new clothes for me to wear since I had no idea where mine were and the ones I did have had been ruined in the accident. There's only so much blood you can get out of a shirt, ya know what I mean?
Joey pulled into his driveway, telling me that he had just moved into this house a few months ago, until then he had been living with his parents. It was a nice house, not too big, not too small, it had 4 bedrooms, living room, kitchen, dining room, den, 2 bathrooms, a huge deck out back, over looking a nice sized pool, and a big backyard.
"So, how do you like the place?" Joey asked.
"It's great man, you live here alone?" I asked, looking around the house.
"Yeah, I took it because it has enough room for me, and for the guys, when they drop by," he said, in a proud voice.
"What guys?" I asked, not knowing who he was talking about.
"Oh I'm sorry," he said, "I keep forgetting that you don't know the guys, or anyone else for that matter. Don't worry you'll meet everyone soon enough, and you've already met JC," he said, smiling at me.
"Sounds like a plan," I said, smiling back at him. "Hey listen, I appreciate you letting me stay here and taking care of me and everything, it's really nice of you."
"Hey, don't mention it, that's what friends are for," he said, waving his hand in the air as a gesture letting me know it wasn't a big deal and not to worry about it.
Things went pretty good the rest of the day, we had decided that we should get ready for bed, so, Joey took me to my room and made sure I had everything I needed. I really liked Joey he was so kind, funny, and a great friend. Not many people would do what he was doing for me. I was sure of that.
"Hey, if you need me, my room is right next door," Joey said, as I got ready for bed.
"Ok guy, thanks, really," I said.
"Your welcome Billy, sleep well and I'll see you in the morning," Joey said, as he closed the door. I took off my clothes and got into bed looking forward to a peaceful night's sleep. Things were going just fine, until the nightmare started.........
TO BE CONTINUED.........
Well, that's it for the first chapter. This is my first time writing so let me know what you guys/gals think so far. Please keep in mind, I am not the best with grammar and punctuation, so, be kind in that area. Send mail to starstories34@yahoo.com Special thanks to DLS author of Brian and Me for inspiring me to do this, thanks for all your help D I appreciate it. To Matt author of Search and Rescue just for being you my friend. To my (((Angel))) you know who you are, thanks for the encouragement. To all my friends in the chat room. MUCH LUV TO YA! GOODNIGHT!