***** DISCLAIMER: This isn't real. Joey and myself don't know if anyone from BSB is gay, so don't sue us. If you don't like gay stories, why are you here? As always, thanks to Joey for putting up with me! You rock, girl. So if you find any mistakes, don't blame her-- they're mine.
Enjoy! ********** Chapter 7-- Planning and Plotting
As soon as Brian hung up the phone, he felt guilty. Was he betraying his best friend by bringing in an outsider? At this point in time, he didn't really care. Kevin needed something to take his mind off Nick's betrayal, and Justin was the first person that came to mind. Smiling to himself a little, Brian recalled his earlier conversation.
"Justin, I have a favor to ask you," Brian started. Justin paused.
"What do you need?" he asked, voice slightly wary. This wasn't the first time Brian had asked for a favor, and Justin didn't really want to know what he needed this time. Last time, he'd wanted gay porn to give to Kevin as a gag gift. Only it turned out that it wasn't such a gag after all.
"Nothing like that. I need you to get some information for me. Information about AJ. Information I can use to blackmail him."
"Why do you want to blackmail AJ?" Justin asked, sounding confused.
"He's trying to break up Nick and Kevin and I don't appreciate it," Brian half-shouted before remembering that Justin was an innocent party to this. It wasn't his fault AJ was an asshole. It wasn't his fault that Nick was being stupid. And it wasn't Justin's fault that Kevin's heart had been broken on that dance floor back inside the club.
"He's what? Why the HELL?"
"Don't ask me," Brian said. "Kevin just found out tonight about it. AJ and Nick were kissing on the dance floor and Kev happened to see them. I thought he was going to cry, and you know as well as I do that Kevin doesn't cry. Well, for his mom, maybe, but not in a club like that. Not in public. And never in front of Nick."
"How about I just come after AJ with a very large knife?" Justin suggested. "Josh has been teaching me about how to use this sword he ordered online and I managed to stab a dummy through the heart! And no, it wasn't Chris or Joey." Brian laughed.
"That just might work! And too bad about Chris and Joey."
"Hey! So, what exactly do you want me to ask?" Justin knew exactly who to go to for this information. Someone that AJ would never suspect of spilling the beans. Someone very close to the situation, as well. Justin grinned to himself, envisioning the look on AJ's face when his ex-lover spilled all. The risk of getting caught would be worth it.
"Anything that I can hold over AJ's head," Brian said. "I know I'm putting you in an awkward situation, but I need to get some sense knocked into Nick. Somehow, AJ's convinced Nick that Kev's just using him; that Kevin's a manipulator and doesn't really love him, the stupid blond believed him. Either AJ gave him drugs or he's that good in bed."
"Very funny, Bri," Justin said dryly.
"I thought so, too. Anyways, AJ needs to stay the hell away from my cousin's man and Nick needs to get a reality check."
"I'll do what I can and get back to you, Bri," Justin said. "Give me a couple of days."
"Thanks a bunch, Justin. It means a lot to me." With that, they hung up and for the first time since the revelation in the club, Brian allowed himself an evil smile.
"Brian? You ready?" Howie's voice asked, breaking into Brian's thoughts. Glancing over at his friend, Brian nodded.
"I'm fine, Howie. Thanks. Now, let's go get Kevin and take him back to the hotel, shall we?"