Hey all, I'm back and still writing the story. it's getting harder and harder to write and make sense out of it considering some of the choices I've made in the story.
Oh, and I'm going to try to write it with different scenes in each chapter so we can all see what's going on with the other characters, rather then from Sean's point of view.
First of all, let me just say that this is my first time writing any kind of fiction like this.
DISCLAIMER: This is a work of total fiction and is not meant to imply anything about the sexualities of Nick and Drew Lachey or anyone else mentioned in this story.
If you are too young to read this, or if Homosexuality offends you, then please don't continue any further and leave.
Other 98 Degrees stories I'd like to recommend are.
"Give Me Just One Night" by Unanoche. "69 with Jeff Timmons" by Zachary Scott Pritt "Nick Lachey" by Ken. "98 Degrees Is Hot" by Gay Night "The Reunion" by RinSong. "Loving Nick Lachey" by Jordan
and finally: "This Gift" by Sprout.
Now, I"ll let you get on with the story.
Enjoy.
Previously on "My Everything".....
Drew was still standing there, looking at Nick. Nick noticed.
"What's wrong, Drew?" Nick asked him.
Drew gave Nick a look that Nick knew very well. Nick answered for Drew before he could say anything.
"Ok, Drew, I know that look and I'm telling you I'm fine, ok?" Nick said.
Drew studied Nick's face for a minute and then nodded.
"Ok." He said. "Now I"m going to go upstairs and go to sleep in my bed. Goodnight, Nick."
"Goodnight, Drew." Nick replied.
He watched Drew go upstairs and then sat up and ran his hand through his hair. Then feeling thirsty, he reached over to grab his glass of water and as he did, his eyes fell on Sean's wedding ring, which was sitting on the table, near his glass.
Nick picked it up and looked at the engraved message inside Sean's ring.
Sean Perry Lachey: "My Everything"
As Nick looked at the engraved inscription, he got a very intense look on his face.
******************************************************* IN JEFF'S ROOM........
"Do you have any idea how much I love you right now?" Jeff said to Danny, as they were snuggling up to each other.
Danny smiled, hearing Jeff's words. He couldn't have felt happier than he did at that very moment.
"I know, Jeff." He said. "And I love you too." I just can't believe I was such a fool not to see and deal with it sooner."
"That doesn't matter now." Jeff said, stroking Danny's cheek with his thumb and forefinger. "What matters is that you love me now and I'm finally the happiest man in the world."
"Me too." Danny said, as his eyes connected with Jeff's.
Danny and Jeff started to lean in to each other to share a kiss, but was interrupted by Drew screaming.
"Guys! Come down here, quick!"
"What the hell?" Jeff exclaimed, he and Danny jumping out of the bed and running down the stairs. Kandi and Justin were right behind them as they got to the bottom of the stairs to see Drew looking panic stricken.
"What's wrong, Drew?" Danny asked him.
Drew looked at everyone his face white as a ghost and managed to blurt out the words.
"Nick,s gone!"
CHAPTER 37 **********
"What?" Justin asked in disbelief. "What do you mean Nick's gone?"
Drew put a hand to his forehead, indicating that he felt really stupid for leaving Nick alone.
"I mean, I just left this room 5 minutes ago and came upstairs to brush my teeth and head to bed, until I decided that I'd check on Nick one more time before I headed to bed." Drew explained. "That's when I realized that he was gone. He obviously left the house."
"But where would he go?" Kandi asked, sounding worried.
"I don't know." Drew said. "But in his frame of mind, my god, he shouldn't be alone. Not right now."
Drew was starting to panic, and everyone else around him wasn't that far behind him. They were all worried about Nick and could understand what he was going through. They'd all suffered the same loss.
They also knew that when someone was in that state of mind, you never knew what that person would do. And that thought had them all scared. They had to find Nick before he got into trouble. Or worse.
"Alright, that does it." Jeff said, turning to all of the guys. "Let's get dressed and look for him."
"That's a good idea, baby." Danny said, then asked.
"Do you guys have any idea where he could have gone?"
Everone frowned and thought hard for a second trying to figure out where Nick would go at this hour.
"Oh my god." Drew suddenly said. "I think I know where he went."
"Where?" Danny wanted to know.
"I'll explain on the way." Drew told everyone. "Right now, let's get dressed and out of here."
With that Drew ran upstairs to get dressed. A few seconds later, Everone else ran upstairs to get dressed too.
THE CRASH SITE.....................
Nick pulled his car to the side of the road and shut off the engine. He opened the door and got out out, then shut the car door behind him.
He stood by the car for a second, looking over at the place where the crash had been.
The car and the truck were both gone now, since the fire squad, as well as the city tow trucks had towed the car and the truck away. But the debris was still there.
With tears streaming down his face, Nick started walking towards the spot where the car and truck had been. When he got there, he knelt down at the spot where the car exploded.
"Oh Sean." Nick sobbed. "How am I going to get through this?" He asked. "How do I go on without you?"
Nick was at a loss for words as he sat there and buried his head into his hands. After he calmed down a little bit, he continued pouring his heart out.
"Sean, If you're listening, I want you to know that I love you and I always will." Nick said, looking up at the sky. "I know that you're in a better place now and that God is taking care of you and you're probably happy. But there's something else I want you to know.....
Here, Nick stopped and took a deep breath, trying to control all the emotions that he was feeling at that moment. then he spoke the words that Sean would have wanted to hear.
"I want you to know that I forgive you." Nick finished before he broke down again.
******************************************************* BACK AT NICK'S HOUSE...........
Everyone rushed down the stair, dressed and ready to go. Well almost Everyone.
"Hey, where's Drew?" Kandi asked.
"I'm right here, Kandi." Drew said from the stairs. "I just got down here."
"Ok, so we're all here now." Justin announced. "Now, Drew, where do you think Nick could have gone?"
Drew looked at everone, his face all serious.
"I have a feeling he went back to the crash site." Drew said.
"Why would he do that?" Kandi asked. "Why would he want to prolong the agony?"
"Maybe because it makes him feel closer to Sean." Jeff pointed out. "After all, it is the last place he was when he........"
Jeff couldn't finish the sentence. He started getting emotional.
"Hey, hey, it's alright, Jeff." Danny said, pulling Jeff into his arms. Jeff held onto Danny tight as he started to cry.
Just the fact that Jeff was in pain too, made it hard for Danny not to cry with him.
Everyone couldn't help but share their pain. But then Drew forced himself to fight off the tears that were threatening to come.
"Alright guys, let's get going." He said. "We have to find Nick."
Danny released Jeff and they both wiped the tears off their faces, and turned to Drew.
"Alright. Lead the way, buddy." Jeff suggested.
Drew turned and opened the door, with everone else right behind him.
As soon as they were all out, Drew shut the door and locked it behind him.
BACK AT THE CRASH SITE..................
Nick was still knelt down at the spot where the crash happened. he was still speaking.
"Sean, our relationship has survived so much." Nick said to thin air. "My treatment of you back in New York when I found out you were gay. Finding out you had been raped and were at risk at getting STD's. My anger at you when you turned down my marriage proposal. and of course, my affair with Matt Sheffield."
Nick smiled when he came to the best part.
"But then you forgave me and we got back together. Our love was stronger than ever." Nick gushed. "At that time, I didn't think that anything could ever separate us again........
Nick stopped, his emotions starting to come back from what he had to say to finish his sentence.
"Until tonight." Nick finished, tearing up again. "Tonight when you said you made a mistake marrying me, after I was such a jerk before. That hurt me so terribly that I threw you out of the house without any regard to your feelings."
Nick's tears gave way to sobs, but he continued.
"I will regret that." He sobbed. "Until the day I die because I was so selfish! I let my anger and hurt cloud my judgement, and because of that, I've lost you for good! And I have no one to blame but myself!"
Nick looked up again through his tears at the sky and continued through his sobs.
"I'm going to miss you so much, Baby." Nick sobbed. "I wish I could have said goodbye."
Nick could not say anything more and sank down to the ground and cried his heart out.
A few minutes later, Nick felt someone's hand on his shoulder, squeezing it gently.
Nick looked up through his tears to see who it was. When he did, his eyes widened.
"You?!"
TBC..........?"
That's it for this installment. Sorry if it was too short.
Who does Nick see? is it a friend or foe?" If it's a foe, will Drew and the guys get there in time to save him before something happens?
Don't miss what happens next! Because it's Everything!
Stay tuned.
Until next time
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