DISCLAIMER: O-town, Backstreet Boys and N'Sync are all bands that I don't know. I am not implying anything here. This is strictly created in my fantasies. I wish it was actually happening but I highly doubt it. I am in no way affiliated with Jive or J records, MTV or any other way with these bands. If homosexual content offends you or is illegal for you to read then please leave.
The only thing I have remotely in common with these guys is that Ashley Parker Angel and I were born on the same exact day-August 1, 1981.
FIRST THING FIRST: Merry Christmas everyone! I love this time of year and it gives me perfect writing motivation so this chapter will center on the holidays. I hope everyone has a safe and fun time this year. I want to hear from all of you but I don't want to hear of you in some newspaper if you know what I'm saying. Everyone send me a Christmas present...the best thing people could send me is an email just saying whether you like the story or not. Feedback is crucial to an author and we love it.
Two people I'm missing right now...Johnny and the Canadian...where are you guys?
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Welcome back to the Nick and Ashley saga...
All I Need Is You-Chapter Fourteen
"You have to take him out of here. Bring him to Connecticut, as far away from here as you can." A voice rang through Ashley's head as it tormented him.
"I'm calling the cops." Another voice rang out louder than before
'What's going on?' Ashley thought to himself as he struggled to deal with reality.
"Goodbye Randy." The voice said.
Everything switched suddenly and Ashley was in a room with all of his friends and family. Something was wrong. Something was terribly wrong but he couldn't figure it out.
"The chair Ashley. The chair." A voice rang out through his head.
Ashley shot up with a start and looked around. He was in his hotel bed in New York. The sheets were thrown all over the place and he was sweaty all over from the dream. That dream had been tormenting him since Randy's funeral.
"Chair?" Ashley thought out loud as he tried to shake it off.
He got up and grabbed a towel from the bathroom and wiped off his face. He sat down on the bed and threw the towel on the chair. He put his head in his hands trying to calm down. He heard a knock at the door. He looked over at the clock and noticed it was a little after 9.
"Who is it?" Ashley called out.
"Room Service." A voice came from the other side.
"Sorry, wrong room I didn't order any." Ashley said
"Room Service." The voice repeated.
"No thank you." Ashley said a little louder getting frustrated.
"I have a room service for Ashley Angel." The voice said.
Ashley got up and headed for the door.
"Look I didn't order room..." He started but stopped as he opened the door and saw who it was.
Nick and Johnny stood on the other side both with huge smiles on their faces. Ashley couldn't help but laugh at the joke his husband and son had played on them.
"Come here you jokester." Ashley said as he grabbed Johnny and kissed him on the forehead.
"I don't get a kiss?" Nick asked with a smile.
Nick leaned and gave a kiss to his husband.
Ashley laid down on the bed and put Johnny next to him. He put his hands over his hands still trying to calm down from the dream.
"Something wrong Ash?" Nick asked.
"I had the dream again Nicky." Ashley said quietly as Johnny crawled up on his chest and started to hit him playfully.
"I'm sorry Ash. I'm here for you." Nick said as he sat down next to him.
"Daddy." Johnny said as he hit his dad to try to get his attention.
"See Johnny is too." Nick said with a laugh.
"I know. I'm glad you guys came out on tour with me. It's been a big help." Ashley said.
"Yeah well we get to go home tonight." Nick said excitedly as he cooed with Johnny who seemed excited to be heading home also.
"I can't wait. It's gonna be good to spend it with the guys along with family." Ashley said.
"I know, I just can't believe we got everyone together at one house." Nick said.
"I can't believe it's our house too." Ashley said with a sigh.
Nick laughed. "It's ok baby. I sent Brian's mom a key so her and all the other moms are already there cooking and getting the house ready and all that Christmas mommy stuff." Nick said with a laugh.
"Good, cuz I sure as hell don't wanna do it." Ashley said.
The two men laughed.
"Well we've got all day before we have to get to the airport and it looks like for once you're ready to go." Nick said as he looked around and saw all of Ashley's bags packed. "Let's go around the city for a while." Nick said.
"Ok let me grab a shower." Ashley said
"Ok, maybe we can actually find Rockefeller Center this time" Nick joked
"You heard about that?" Ashley asked
"Jacob told me. I was saving it for a good joke" Nick said with a laugh.
The Carter house was packed with friends and family. They had actually done it. Nick and Ashley had the idea of trying to get all of their friends together in one house for Christmas. The families somehow got together and decided that they would come too. The couches were lined with Littrells, Carters, Angels, McLeans, Millers and all the rest of the families.
Everyone exchanged kisses, hugs and hellos, all of them talking about how they haven't seen each other since the wedding. The smell of freshly home cooked food smothered the house, which seemed to put everyone in a good mood.
Dan and Devon sat on the couch, Dan with his arm around his fiancée's shoulder. The two men watched as Cody and Johnny played on the floor in front of them. They seemed to get along so well no matter when they were around each other. Johnny was a few months older than Cody but they seemed to just have so much fun around each other.
"Looks like another Brian and Nick" Dan said with a laugh.
"They're cute." Devon said with a smile.
"Maybe someday we could put our kids down on the floor and let them play with their cousins." Dan said with a smile.
"I can't wait." Devon said with a smile as they leaned in for a small kiss.
"That reminds me, Angela called me. She asked if we could come watch Sean about a week after Christmas." Dan said.
"I love that kid so much." Devon said
"Yeah me too...c'mon let's go see what's going on in the kitchen." Dan said as they both got up.
Ashley walked the hallways of his new house with Nick looking for his husband. He found him in their bedroom staring in a mirror, fixing his tie.
"Wow, shirt and tie. You look good babe." Ashley said as he kissed his cheek.
"Well this is our first Christmas that we're hosting. I wanna look good." Nick said.
"You always look good." Ashley said as he kissed him on the back of the neck.
"Thanks baby. Is dinner ready?" Nick asked.
"Pretty much. Just waiting for the hosts." Ashley said.
"That would be our cue." Nick said as he took Ashley's hand and headed down the stairs.
"Can I have everyone's attention please?" Nick said addressing the crowd of family. "Dinner is served." Nick said as everyone cheered and headed towards the table. As everyone took their place the food was carried out in trays. It could have fed a small army.
"Brian will you say grace?" Nick asked his friend.
"I'd love to but I'm gonna let someone else take over this year. I think he'll have a lot more to talk about then me." Brian said as he put his hand on Ashley's shoulder.
"Thanks Bri." Ashley said as he got up and everyone else sat.
"Dear Lord, we thank you for the opportunity we have been given to spend this holiday with our closest friends and family. We understand that there are many people without anyone or anything this Christmas and we ask you to watch over them and take care of them so that they may find shelter and a good meal somewhere." Ashley paused
"We also thank you for providing us with guidance when we needed it and for watching over our fallen angels as they pass through this life. Amen." Ashley finished as everyone said Amen and made the sign of the cross.
Everyone dug in and dinner was consumed. Jokes and stories were told and a massive amount of food was eaten before everyone was finished and started walking around again to begin to digest.
Jacob walked around the house looking for somewhere to crash. Something about Christmas dinner always made him sleepy and he always needed a nap to help him digest. AJ had been forewarned so he pointed his boyfriend to the guest bedroom. He found the bed and flopped down on it. Within minutes he was out.
"Come on everyone let's open the gifts." Dan's mom said as everyone gathered in the main room after coffee and dessert had been eaten. Trevor excused himself and headed towards the bathroom before they started. He closed the door and went about his business. He finished up and started to wash his hands and then bent over to wash his face a bit. He came back up and jumped back as he saw a figure in the mirror wearing a black hood over his face with a gun pointing towards him.
"Don't move asshole." The figure said in a deep tone.
"This one is for Johnny." Jackie Littrell said as she handed a gift to the young boy as he ripped open the gift with the help of AJ.
"This is great isn't it Ash?" Nick asked his husband.
Ashley just looked towards the window.
"Ash, what's the matter?" Nick asked.
"Something's wrong." Ashley said.
"Jacob" A voice whispered.
Jacob stirred in his sleep.
"Jacob" The voice whispered again.
Jacob stirred again and eventually pulled himself out of sleep. "Someone in here?" Jacob said as he looked around and saw it was just him.
He shook it off and walked out of the room clearing the cobwebs out of his eyes.
"Everyone shut the hell up and listen to me." The masked intruder said as he held Trevor in a neck lock with the gun to his head.
Jacob heard that and was immediately awake. He peered around the corner and saw everyone in the family room and Trevor being held at gunpoint. The masked man was facing all of them and couldn't see Jacob.
'I've gotta call the cops.' Jacob thought.
All of a sudden he caught Ashley's gaze. He was standing up with his hands in the air trying to reason with the robber.
"What do you want from us?" Ashley asked trying to distract him. He saw Jacob and knew that it was their only hope.
"Money! Empty your purses and put it in a Christmas bag. NOW!" The robber said as everyone started to comply.
This felt so incredibly familiar to Ashley. He wasn't sure where he had seen all this...the dream! This was the dream.
'The chair Ashley. The chair.' He heard the voice ring throughout his head. He looked over and saw an empty chair next to him. He looked back over at Jacob who was trying to get his attention.
Jacob held his hand up. He saw him counting down from three. As his hand got to one he heard Jacob call out "Hey!" and then duck into a room.
The robber spun around on his heels and pointed the gun in the direction of the now empty hallway. A chair came crashing down over his head, the wooden pieces exploding all over the floor as the robber crashed down unconscious. Everyone just froze not sure of what to do or how to feel, as Ashley made sure that Trevor was ok.
The cops filed out with the man in handcuffs still unconscious. They were taking stories from the rest of the family and Trevor. Ashley was outside on the deck just staring up at the stairs. Nick saw him outside and came out to see how he was.
"Ash are you ok?" Nick asked
He had a smile on his face as he stared up at the stars.
"Thanks Randy" Ashley said out loud as he took his husband's hand and headed back inside.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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