DISCLAIMER: I don't know any of the members of NSYNC or the BSB. I don't know anything about their sexual orientation or the orientation of any other celebrities in this story (even though I wish some of them were gay). This story is fiction and you shouldn't take it for anything else but that. This is only for entertainment value only folks. Hope you enjoy the show oh I mean reading.
Author's Note: I don't own the rights to Jamiroquai's Little L nor did I write it, sing it for money or anything else like that. It was just used in this story. Jason Kay wrote and sang the song.
"Even if you give me all your love, even if you give me all your kisses, it will be never..." Keyshia Cole
Never Too Much Chapter 4
by JT Poole
// Orlando, FL -- Jive Entertainment -- A Conference Room //
"Good afternoon and welcome to Jive Entertainment." Serena Kyle spoke, standing behind the podium. "Today I and several of my associates here at Jive will be telling you about some of the benefits you will gain by signing with Jive."
"What kind of benefits?" Someone asked in the room.
"I will get to that in just a moment, but first let me introduce some guys that I am quite sure you already know. These two people are from two of the most successful bands under the Jive record label. I would like to introduce AJ McLean of the Backstreet Boys and Joey Fatone of N Sync." Serena spoke, stepping back as AJ approached the podium.
"Thank you Serena and good afternoon everyone, how is everyone doing?" AJ spoke, standing behind the podium. "Since you are all here, I am quite sure you are all doing okay and feeling good. Today I want to hit on some points of some of the benefits with signing with Jive. First of all, I am quite sure you all know about our first manager, Lou Pearlman, yeah he was a character, and I am quite sure you all know about the lawsuits that both the Backstreet Boys and N Sync had to file against him to get away from him."
"That stuff really happened? I thought that was just for publicity." A young man stood up and spoke in the back of the room.
"No, it was very much real. We all had to struggle to get away from Lou, but with Jive on our side, the people here did everything in their power to see to it that our contracts with him were dissolved." AJ stated, as Joey stepped up to the podium too.
"Hi, I can attest to everything that AJ is saying. It took us a while, but with the help of the people here at Jive we got Lou out of our systems forever." Joey stated.
"Without the people here at Jive on our sides, some of the things that we needed in our personal lives probably wouldn't have happened if we were still with Lou. For example, I am referring to the problems I had with drugs and alcohol. If it wasn't for the time and energy the people here at Jive put into working with me and the guys, I might not be here today." AJ stated, a stray tear rolling down his cheek.
"Without the people here at Jive helping us, my good friend Lance, Lance Bass of our group probably would have died from exhaustion. Lou worked us to the hilt and if it wasn't from the hardworking people here at Jive, none of us N Sync guys probably wouldn't be here either." Joey stated.
"Whoa man, that's some harsh stuff." Another person in the room spoke. "That guy was terrible."
"Yes he was. We were not trying to scare you, but if it wasn't for the things that Jive did for us, I don't know how we would be as big as we are now." AJ stated as the people in the room started clapping as he stepped back and Serene approached the podium again.
"Well as AJ and Joey stated in their own way, here at Jive we do what we can to make sure that everyone that we manage and work with has nothing but the best." Serena stated.
// 2 Hours Later -- Jive's Corporate Cafeteria //
"Oh great, they are out of Seafood Salad. I really wanted that." Serena spoke, walking away from the counter as AJ walked past her, overhearing her words.
"Ms. Kyle here, you can have my seafood salad. I wasn't in the mood for it. Take it, its yours." AJ stated, handing Serena the container of food.
"I can't accept this. What will you have?" Serena asked, sitting down at a nearby table.
"I will go get something else." AJ stated.
"No no, why don't we just share this one." Serena stated getting back up. "Let me go get a serving dish and I will be right back."
"Thank you Serena." AJ stated as Serena sat back down at the table after her short trek to the food service counter.
"So what's your take on the new singers from this morning?" Serena asked.
"I think there were a few in there that had potential, but that one guy Bruno I think his name is, well that guy should just leave and go hide under a rock or something. I'm like dang, that guy was stanking."
"You smelled him too, I thought it was just my imagination. You are right he does need to go hide under a rock, or have someone hose him down with a fire house and some bleach." Serena stated, waving her hand in front of her face, trying to control her laughter.
"Yes I smelled him, I think everyone in the room smelled him. I don't think there's really a market for German rappers right now." AJ stated.
"I don't know, maybe there is. You do know we do have resources over in Germany." Serena stated, taking a bite from her food. "Maybe he needs to go back over there and be recruited by one of the people there."
"Oh I doubt that. If they get a whiff of him, they will send him packing." AJ stated, laughing, taking a sip from his drink.
"They might send his funky butt back over here. Then what will we do?" Serena asked, laughing full out now as the guy named Bruno walked into the cafeteria.
"Oh my GOD, do you smell that?" AJ asked, choking a little on his food.
"Yes and there he is. He's right there and he's coming over here." Serena stated, grabbing her napkin and covering her nose acting as though she was blowing her nose.
"Hello Ms. Kyle can I speak to you for a few moments?" Bruno asked in a heavy German accent.
"Is this pertaining to business?" Serena asked.
"Yes ma'am." Bruno answered.
"Well I will be happy to answer any questions you have when my lunch break is over." Serena stated. "Just see me back in the conference room after the lunch hour has ended."
"Yes ma'am. Thank you ma'am." Bruno stated, walking away as AJ stood up and started coughing almost gagging.
"Are you okay AJ?" Serena asked, standing up to see if AJ was okay.
"I am now that I have gotten some fresh air and Ms. Kyle you can call me Alex." AJ stated, as he sat back down at the table.
"I will call you Alex if you call me Serena, Ms. Kyle is my mother." Serena stated.
// Fernandina Beach, FL -- Back at the Beach House -- JT's Room //
"Hi there, may I come in?" Dan asked, standing in the doorway of JT's room.
"Sure, you can come in anytime babe." JT stated as Dan walked into the room and wrapped his arms around JT's waist.
"What you doing?" Dan asked.
"Oh I'm just getting ready for tonight." JT stated, turning around and kissing Dan passionately on the lips.
"And what's happening tonight?" Dan asked, sitting down on the bed, pulling JT down in his lap.
"You, me, a bottle of wine and the midnight sky." JT stated, kissing Dan again.
"Sounds nice and romantic baby." Dan stated.
"It better be." JT stated, getting up. "I have put a lot of thought into this night with you."
"Oh you have?" Dan stated. "How long have you been planning this?"
"Oh hush, I am not going to tell you that." JT stated, laughing as Dan started wrestling with him.
"Oh you will tell me." Dan stated, tickling JT while they both laughed.
"Hey! What are you two doing in there?" Lance asked, knocking on the door.
"Wouldn't you like to know." Dan stated, not letting go of JT.
"Quiet it down in there. You two are too damn noisy!" Lance shouted, stomping down the stairs.
"What's his problem?" JT asked, getting away from Dan.
"Could it be he's having issues about..." Dan spoke, getting up off the bed and walking towards the door.
"Issues about what Dan?" JT asked, grabbing Dan by his hand. "Where are you going?"
"I am going back to my room." Dan stated.
"No you are not. You are staying right here, right here with me." JT stated, wrapping his arms around Dan and kissing him passionately. "I told you already that there's nothing between me and Jamie, it's me and you and no one else."
"Does he believe that?" Dan asked.
"He has no choice but to, I don't have feelings for him, I have feelings for you." JT stated, placing a kiss on Dan's nose.
"But is there ever going to be an us with him around? I know he's your friend, but do you really think we can be together with him here?" Dan asked.
"Jamie just needs a good swift kick in the ass is all. I like you he will soon get over it or I might have to perform one of my famous surgeries on him." JT stated.
"Your famous surgeries?" Dan asked, looking at JT strangely.
"Yeah. If he keeps acting like an ass, I will have to remove his foot from his mouth and my foot from his ass." JT stated, as Dan started laughing. "I am sure before then he will be perfectly fine."
"I hope so JT, I just don't want him ruining things for the two of us." Dan stated.
"He won't be ruining anything for us, we are going to be okay. For the subject of him and Jacob, I don't know. I know they made up earlier today, but if he keeps acting this way, Jacob will probably leave him." JT stated.
"There's no probably in it, I know he will. He was going to leave him today, but Ashley calmed him down." Dan stated.
"Well enough about them, it's time for us." JT stated, pulling Dan out of the room running down the stairs.
// Orlando, FL -- Justin and JC's House //
"Look Joe I am really not in the mood for this, come back here when you know how to act like an adult." JC stated, getting up from his spot on the sofa and leaving the room just as someone knocked at the front door.
"Who's there?" JC asked, walking over to the wall and pressing a button on the intercom.
"It's me Josh, it's Ty." JC heard through the intercom.
"Oh great, what the hell does he want." JC stated, walking to the door. "Yes, may I help you?"
"Where is Justin, I need to talk to him." Zachary stated.
"Look Ty, Justin isn't here, he hasn't been here for a while." JC stated.
"Where is he?" Zachary asked.
"He's gone away with his new boyfriend." JC stated, closing the door in his face.
"Wait Josh. Who's this new boyfriend?" Zachary asked.
"If you want to know, it's Nick Carter." JC stated, pushing him away from the door then closing it.
"Josh, Josh please open the door." Zachary called out, knocking on the door again.
"What is it now?" JC asked, as Joey walked up behind him.
"Why are you being so rude to me? I just came here to make amends for what I did." Zachary stated, looking at JC with a pleading look.
"I am not the person you should be making amends too, but it really doesn't matter now since he's moved on." JC stated, closing the door again.
"Josh why are you being rude to the guy?" Joey asked, stepping in front of JC and opening the door for Zachary.
"He's Justin's ex boyfriend." JC stated, pushing Joey out of the house and closing the door on both men.
"Josh, Josh stop playing!" Joey screamed out, beating on the door.
"Go home Joe, there's no reason for you to be here at this house. Your current state of mind isn't needed here, so just go home, go home to your woman." JC stated, walking up the stairs to his bedroom.
// Back at Fernandina Beach -- Someplace on the Beach -- Later that evening //
"JT where are we going?" Dan asked as JT led him along.
"None of your business, so stop asking me handsome." JT stated, as they arrived at their destination. "Okay now you can look."
"JT what is this?" Dan asked, as JT removed the blindfold that was around his head.
"This is what I was planning earlier today." JT stated, as he and Dan sat down on the blanket that was spread out on the ground with a lantern, a picnic basket and portable stereo.
"This looks so romantic JT." Dan stated, leaning over and kissing JT passionately.
"Well I am glad you like the way it looks." JT stated, leaning over the basket. "Are you ready to eat?"
"Sure I am baby, what are we having?" Dan asked, lying down on the blanket next to JT.
"I have prepared some parmesan chicken, some nice garlic potatoes with steamed green beans, and some nice toasty garlic rolls." JT stated, pulling out the containers of food from the basket.
"Oh baby this smells so good. Why did you make parmesan chicken?" Dan asked.
"Let's just say a little birdie told me it was one of your favorite foods in the whole world." JT stated, setting the plates down on the blanket.
"It is baby. Thank you." Dan stated, kissing JT on the cheek.
*** After the meal ***
"Oh God baby that was so delicious. I am so happy." Dan stated.
"Oh? Why are you happy?" JT asked.
"I have a cute boyfriend that knows how to cook." Dan stated, rolling over and kissing JT on the cheek again. "I see my future now."
"Oh you do?" JT asked.
"Yeah I do. I just have one question." Dan stated.
"What is that?" JT asked.
"Will you still love me when I am fat and have a bear guy and I am no longer famous?" Dan asked.
"Yes I will still love you." JT stated, rubbing Dan's stomach playfully. "It's not your stomach that I like. It's what's above your stomach that counts."
"Oh I was thinking about something below my stomach." Dan stated, rolling on top of JT, straddling his waist. "What kind of music do you have in here?"
"Well in slot one there is a custom made CD of Jamiroquai, then in slot two there is Vanessa William's Right Stuff and in slot three I can't remember." JT stated as Dan reached over to the stereo and pressed a button.
"I have gotten tired of listening to the radio, lets check out Jamiroquai." Dan stated as the CD clicked over and Jamiroquai could be heard as the start of `Little L' started to play. "Sounds like a cool song. What is it?"
"It's `Little L', it's one of my favorite songs on that CD." JT stated as he started humming along with the song.
"Baby stop humming, sing to me." Dan stated.
"There you were freaking out, Trying to get your head around the fact that me and you and love is dead See how I'm trippin' out 'Cos you can't decide what you really want from me
Why does it have to be like this? I can never tell You make me love you, love you baby With a Little L
There you were shouting out Cranking up your altercations, getting upset in your desperation Screaming and hollering How could this love become so paper thin?
You're playing so hard to get You're making me sweat just to hold your attention I can't give you nothing more If you ain't givin' nothing to me
Don't you know that You make me love you, love you baby With a Little L Why does it have to be like this? I can never tell Seems like you're stepping on the pieces Of my broken shell 'Cos you make me love you, love you With a Little L, you know That's the way you make me love you, yeah
Why does it have to be like this? I can never tell You make me love you, love you baby With a Little L
Why does it have to be like this? I can never tell You make me love you, love you baby With a Little L
Why does it have to be like this? I can never tell You make me love you, love you baby With a Little L
Why does it have to be like this? I can never tell You make me love you, love you baby With a Little L
Why does it have to be like this? I can never tell You make me love you, love you baby With a Little L
Why does it have to be like this? I can never tell You make me love you, love you baby With a Little L
Why does it have to be like this? I can never tell You make me love you, love you baby With a Little L..." JT sang as Dan leaned down and kissed him passionately on the lips.
"Wow baby that was a cool song." Dan stated just as `Cosmic Girl' came on. "I've heard this song before."
"Good, I am not going to sing this one too." JT stated, sitting up, holding Dan in his lap.
"I like to hear you sing baby. I wish you would go ahead and sing for everyone else again." Dan stated.
"I think I will keep my singing voice just for you baby." JT stated, as the two of them started kissing again.
// At The House -- 20 Minutes Earlier //
"Where is JT and Dan?" Lance asked, walking into the kitchen.
"They went out on a date Scoop, what's your problem man, why are you worrying about them?" Chris asked.
"I am not worrying about them, I just wanted to know where they were." Jamie spoke.
"They are gone on a romantic getaway that doesn't involve you." Chris spoke as Ashley came into the room.
"Hi baby, hi Lance." Ashley stated, sitting in Chris' lap.
"Hi Ashley, what's going on?" Lance asked.
"Nothing's going on, we are just chillin'." Ashley stated, picking up his fork and started eating his meal.
"If you say so. I know you guys are hiding something, I won't push it right now, but I will find out what it is you two are hiding." Lance stated, walking out of the kitchen.
"Okay he's really in denial. You better talk to him again baby, I feel drama coming." Ashley stated.
"Yeah I feel it too baby. He's worried about the whereabouts of JT and Dan instead of Jacob. I think he's lying to all of us. I think he still has a thing for JT." Chris stated.
"Oh God no. Jacob is going to have a cow." Ashley stated.
"Yeah I know, but his actions are telling me that he's still in love with JT. He needs to get over JT and let go. Hell JT let go and h as moved on, so should he." Chris stated.
"You know it isn't easy to let go." Ashley stated.
"Well you know Lance is kinda slow. It took him like forever to get over Justin, and now that all of this is going on, I say he's acting the same way again. He better get his act together or he's going to screw up everything, I mean for him and Jacob and for Dan and JT, and JT doesn't need the heartbreak anymore. I am glad he finally has someone."
"I am glad Dan has someone now. I must admit that I know he's been sad, but I thought he was going to do something drastic." Ashley stated.
"What do you mean baby?" Chris asked.
"He's been having some bad weeks. I could have sworn that he would have done something stupid like committing suicide or something." Ashley stated.
"I don't think he would have done that baby." Chris stated.
"Baby you know as well as I do that Dan hides his feelings well." Ashley stated.
"Yeah I know that, but I don't think he would have killed himself." Chris stated.
"Baby he hasn't been with anyone since he broke up with William and that ended badly." Ashley stated.
"William? Who's William?" Chris asked.
"Oh yeah, he's better known as Forbes March in the celebrity world." Ashley stated.
"You talking about that hot guy from Mutant X on TV?" Chris asked, catching himself. "Oh that not so hot regular guy on Mutant X?"
"Yeah that guy baby. He and Dan dated when he was on the daytime soap opera `All My Children'. He later discovered that he didn't need Dan, so he left. He now has a child and lives with a woman some place in New Jersey." Ashley stated, taking another bite of his food.
"That's terrible baby, I am glad he found JT, I am quite sure they can help each other now." Chris stated, taking a carrot off of Ashley's plate and popping it into his mouth. "I don't think you need to worry about Dan as much now while he's with JT. I know JT will never break his heart."
"It's not JT I'm worry about, it's Lance. If he keeps doing what he's doing, he's going to ruin their relationship." Ashley stated.
"That won't happen because Lance is going to come to his senses one way or another even if I have to kick his ass." Chris stated as Justin and Nick walked into the room.
"Hi guys, about time you two came down." Ashley stated as both Nick and Justin blushed.
"What are you two blushing for?" Chris asked. "We are all adults here, we know what you were doing regardless. Was it good?"
"Pervert." Justin stated, smacking Chris in the back of the head.
"Hey!" Chris exclaimed. "That hurt."
"It was supposed to hurt. Get your mind out of the gutter." Justin stated, sitting down in Nick's lap next to Chris at the table.
"Be nice baby, you know it was just a generalized question." Nick stated, whispering into Justin's ear.
"Well he didn't have to ask me that baby." Justin stated, kissing Nick on the cheek. "And yes it was good, the best I have had in a very long long time."
"Could that be it was the best since it's been a long time since you had any?" Chris asked, laughing.
"Baby!" Ashley stated, smacking Chris in the back of the head now. "Hush, I think you will be sleeping on the opposite side of the bed tonight for that one."
"Baby, wait." Chris pleaded as Ashley got up and walked out of the room.
"Serves you right jerk." Justin stated, maneuvering himself in Nick's lap so that they could hug and kiss. "I am glad we are together baby. It's been a long time since I have felt love and you make me feel loved."
"You make me feel loved to Justin." Nick stated as the two of them shared a long and passionate kiss.
"Do you hear that? Sounds like someone singing." Justin stated as he and Nick got up and walked over to the window. "Listen to that, sounds like someone is singing."
"That sounds like your friend JT singing." Nick stated as they continued to hear the music and the voice.
"He sounds good." Justin stated, wrapping his arms around Nick. "It's been a while since I heard him sing anything. He hasn't sung anything since his sister..."
"Yeah I heard about that. Lance told me about it earlier when he got
upset." Nick stated, as they stood there in the window listening to JT sing.
"Do you want to go outside baby?" Justin asked, holding Nick's hand.
"Sure, come on." Nick stated, as he and Justin walked outside on the patio, holding each other as the two of them danced to the words of `I'm Ready' by Tevin Campbell.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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