Copyright and Disclaimer: 1. This is a fictional story with fictional characters. 2. No one is to steal this story under any circumstances 3. This story deals with relationships and not sex, so if you're looking for a story with alot of sex in it. This isn't the story for you.
Hope you all like the new twist to the story. Here's part 7 entitled "Feelings Rising". Enjoy...
"FEELINGS RISING"
A week has past and David and Brett are still going strong into their new relationship and the feelings David has towards Brett are turning serious. At the same time the feelings Kyle has developed for Brett has risen as well. Whenever the group hangs out now David always brings Brett, Kyle has a hard time trying to act normal around the two of them when they're always cuddling with each other. He see's David cuddling with Brett and can't help but remember when David and him did that together, but he realized he's been replaced. And the worse part is that Kyle can't hate Brett because Brett's a real nice guy.
That night Kyle, Marcus, Randal, David and Brett were hanging out and drinking beers at Randal's house.
"So then the guy had too much to drink so he actually got up on the bar and started doing some sort of 'Coyote Ugly' type dance." Randal said, talking about a wild night at his job.
"How's he dance?" Marcus asked amused
"When I said 'Coyote Ugly', believe me, it was really ugly." Randal replied
"God, you should have cut him off earlier so he didn't make an ass out of himself." Kyle said laughing
"It was so busy last night I couldn't keep track of half the people drinking, so I didn't know how much he drank." Randal said
"Was the manager pissed?" Marcus asked
"Oh yea." Randal replied, "Very pissed. He told me if that happened again he'd fire me."
"Really?" David asked
"Yea, but he says that all the time." Randal said taking a sip of his beer
"Damn, too bad we missed the action last night." Marcus said
"Well you guys are going to come to the club tonight right?" Randal asked
"Sounds like a plan." Marcus said, "How about you two?"
Marcus looked over at David and Brett who were busy kissing. Kyle rolled his eyes.
"Guy!" Kyle said getting their attention, and wanting to break up the kiss at the same time.
"Sorry?" David asked
"Are you two coming to the club tonight?" Marcus asked
"Uh, well we kind of have other plans." David replied smiling
"We can stop by for a little bit." Brett said
"Well I don't want to keep you two from doing...stuff." Randal said laughing
"Give me a break." Kyle said under his breath, Marcus who was sitting next to him gave him a slight punch on the shoulder to shut him up.
"You going to come?" Randal asked
"Yea." Kyle replied
"Well, yea we'll stop by for a bit. It'll be fun the group of us clubbing together." David said smiling
"Cool cool." Kyle said putting on a fake smile
David smiled slightly, hearing Kyle say 'cool cool' the phrase that the two of them share.
"Should we call up Tyler and Jake?" Brett asked
"No." Randal said quickly, then covering, "They said they were going to just take it easy tonight."
"Those two have sure been going off by themselves a lot lately." Kyle mentioned
"Yea, it's almost like they're a couple or something." Marcus said jokingly
Randal laughed along not wanting to give away Tyler and Jake's secret.
That night Tyler and Jake were at their apartment, the table was nicely set, candles lit. It was the perfect romantic evening. The two of them were sitting down to Lasagna that Jake cooked and were raising their wine glasses to a toast.
"To our fifth date." Tyler said
"I'll drink to that." Jake said as they clinked glasses and took a sip.
"This looks great Jake, I didn't know you could cook." Tyler said
"Well, it's the only thing I know how to make." Jake quiped
"It's great." Tyler said after taking a bite.
"Thank you." Jake replied
"So, do you really think we can hide the fact we're dating from the other guys for long?" Tyler asked
"No." Jake replied, "I was actually going to talk to you about that tonight."
"You think we should tell them?" Tyler asked
"Well, I don't know." Jake replied, "I guess I'm still not sure myself where we are in this relationship. Are we a couple? Are we friends who sleep together? What are we?"
"What would you like us to be?" Tyler asked
"I want us to be just that, an 'us'." Jake explained, "I want this to go somewhere. But I just want to make sure that's what you want too."
"It is." Tyler said, "I just didn't want to rush you or anything."
"So, are we making it official?" Jake asked
"I think so." Tyler replied smiling
The two leaned in and kissed tenderly.
"You know, I'm really not that hungry anymore. Are you?" Jake asked
"I am, but not for food." Tyler replied micheviously
The two got up and started kissing each other more passionately as they headed to Tyler's bedroom.
At the club Randal was behind the bar serving drinks as Kyle and Marcus were sitting at the bar while David and Brett were out on the dance floor.
"Look at them dancing all over each other." Kyle said watching David and Brett dancing together, "Get a room."
"Kyle." Marcus scolded, "He's happy."
"Yea, yea." Kyle replied, "They've only been dating for a week. How much could he like him?"
As he said that Kyle noticed David and Brett kissing in the middle of the dance floor.
"A lot apparently." Marcus remarked
"Shut up." Kyle said, who couldn't help but laugh at the perfect timing of his comment.
"Why don't you just tell him?" Marcus asked
"Because, look at him." Kyle began, "This is the first time I've seen him like this in a while. I mean, I don't really want to believe he's that happy, but he is."
"It'll be all right." Marcus said putting an arm around Kyle comfortingly.
"Thanks." Kyle replied leaning his head against Marcus's shoulder.
"Everything all right?" Randal asked handing Marcus a beer.
"Yea." Marcus replied
"It's David." Kyle said
"Oh." Randal replied understanding what Kyle's talking about.
"Do you think he's really happy with Brett?" Kyle asked
"It looks like it." Randal replied, "Sorry."
"It's fine." Kyle answered, "You know, I think I'm going to go home."
"I'll come with you." Marcus said
"Thanks." Kyle replied then turned to Randal, "Want to stop by after work and stay over?"
"All right." Randal replied, "I'll bring some drinks."
"Okay, see ya." Kyle said as him and Marcus left.
"Where you two going?" David asked as they walked past them.
"Home." Kyle replied
"All right. Good night." David said
"You too." Kyle said
"See you guys." Marcus added as him and Kyle walked away.
David and Brett went to the bar to talk to Randal.
"Kyle and Marcus all right?" David asked
"Yea, they're fine." Randal replied, "You guys want a drink?"
"Beer please." Brett answered
"Coming up." Randal replied
Outside the club Marcus and Kyle were walking back to Randal's place to get their cars.
"So, what's going on in that head of yours?" Marcus asked
"David and I aren't even that good of friends anymore either." Kyle complained, "Him and I used to be together all the time. Now even though he says things are cool between us, he still doesn't hang with me that much. Even if he has a boyfriend now I would still like it if he was my friend."
"He cares about you still." Marcus said, "When he was so cuddly with you and everything before it was because he liked you."
"So, you're saying he doesn't anymore?" Kyle asked, hoping Marcus will give him a truthfull answer.
"Honestly, I don't know."Marcus said, "Maybe not."
"I just, I like him so much." Kyle explained, "I wish I could turn back time to when he first told me he liked me. I should have been honest with my feelings then and we would be together now."
"I'm sorry Kyle." Marcus said, "I know how hard this must be for you."
"I just need to get past this. I mean, I don't even like relationships, I don't know why I care so much." Kyle said
"Because you love him." Marcus said
Kyle took a deep breath, he really wishes he didn't love David so much.
"Yea." Kyle sighed
Marcus and Kyle got to their cars then drove to Kyle's place. When they got to Kyle's place the two of them sat down on the couch to talk.
"So how are you doing?" Kyle asked, "I feel that I'm always laying my problems on you, I'm sorry."
"It's okay. You're going through a hard time. But I'm fine." Marcus replied
"Are you really? I mean, going through that with Thomas, it's really traumatic." Kyle said
"Well, to be honest," Marcus began, "there are times at night when I dream that he's still out there. Then I wake up in a cold sweat. I know him and I weren't together long, but It's hard to believe that someone who cared about me could just turn on me like that."
"Yea, I was kind of wondering if you would get the bad dreams." Kyle said, "I got them too. And I tried to keep it quiet and not tell anyone, but I think that I would have gotten over it faster if I had talked about it with someone. So, do you want to talk about it?"
"Do you think that there's a chance that he'll come after me again after they release him?" Marcus asked
"Who says they'll release him?" Kyle replied
"I mean, after he serves his time. He might come back for me." Marcus said
"I guess that's a possibility, but Thomas did a lot of bad stuff in his past too, so he'll be in jail for a while. He might even be sent to a institution to treat him." Kyle said
"I just get scarred sometimes that he'll come after me." Marcus said
"If you want, you can stay here for a while, until you feel safe again." Kyle suggested
"I don't know." Marcus replied, "It may not be best for me to run from my fears."
"But you shouldn't have to live your life in fear either. You want to feel safe, and maybe letting us help will let you feel safe again." Kyle said
"It seems like I'm giving into my fears though." Marcus said
"No, you're facing them. Only you won't be alone." Kyle said
"Are you sure?" Marcus asked
"Yea, besides I could use the company." Kyle replied smiling
"All right. You help me with my fears and I'll help you with yours." Marcus said giving Kyle a hug.
"Thanks." Kyle said
Over at Tyler and Jake's place the two were in bed discussing how they would break the news to the guys.
"So, I think we should just cassually bring it up." Jake said, "I don't want them making a big deal out of it."
"Well, Randal already knows." Tyler said
"He does?" Jake asked
"Yea, I had talked to him about it." Tyler replied
"How did he react?" Jake asked
"You know Randal, he's a great guy. He fully supports us." Tyler replied
"That's a relief." Jake said, "I don't want the guys acting all weird about it."
"Why would they? We were all cool with the idea of David and Kyle getting together. I'm sure they'll be fine with us getting together." Tyler pointed out
"That's true." Jake repled, "I guess I'm just getting worried over nothing."
"Yea, don't worry about it." Tyler said kissing Jake.
"All right." Jake said kissing Tyler deeply.
David and Brett left the club and went to David's apartment. They grabbed a beer and sat down to talk.
"I don't think Kyle likes me." Brett said, "Did I say something to offend him?"
"No, he likes you." David replied
"I don't know, maybe it's just me." Brett said taking a sip of his beer.
"I'll talk to him." David said kissing Brett.
"Okay, because I really want to get along with your friends." Brett said
"You're sweet." David said kissing Brett again.
"And I want to make sure that your friends don't think I'm trying to take you away from them." Brett said
"They like you. Trust me." David said putting Brett at ease.
David and Brett then went into David's bedroom.
When Randal finally got off of work he went over to Kyle's place. Kyle, Marcus, and Randal were sitting around talking and drinking beer.
"So you're moving in with Kyle?" Randal asked
"Yea, just for a little bit." Marcus replied
"Still having trouble being in your house by yourself?" Randal asked
"It sounds stupid, I know, but I just feel like Thomas is there." Marcus replied
"It's not stupid, you have every right to feel that way. It was a horrible thing that happened." Randal said
"I think the main thing that can help you get over this is by telling yourself that he's in jail now." Kyle added
"I know, and I try and remind myself of that, but it's hard." Marcus replied
"Well, that's why you're moving in here. It'll help make it easier." Kyle said kindly
"And if you need anything else, I'm here too." Randal said
"Thanks." Marcus replied
The guys talked for most of the night and all three of them fell asleep on the couch.
The next day Kyle was opening up the toy store when David came.
"Hey Kyle." David said walking up to him.
"Oh, hey David." Kyle replied
"How are you?" David asked
"I'm good. You?" Kyle asked
"Well, I came to talk to you." David replied
"Sure, what's up?" Kyle asked feeling a little uneasy being around David.
"It's about Brett." David said
"Oh, did you two break up?" Kyle asked hopefully
"No, it's not that." David replied
"Oh." Kyle said, "What is it?"
"Do you hate him?" David asked bluntly
"Whoa, what?" Kyle asked suprised by how foward David was being.
"Brett seems to think that you don't like him that much, and I was thinking about it last night and I realized you never really talk to him." David said
"I hardly know him." Kyle retorted
"The other guys talk to him." David brought up.
"So?" Kyle asked
"So, I'm wondering if he was right." David replied
"Well, he's not." Kyle said, "I don't hate him. I don't even know him, so how could I hate him?"
"Do you like him?" David asked
"If I don't know him well enough to hate him, then I don't know him well enough to like him either." Kyle replied
"I see." David said quietly
"Why do you even care what I think?" Kyle asked
"Because you're my best friend." David replied
Kyle took a minute to think about what David just said.
"You're right." Kyle said, "I'm sorry. I'll try to be nicer to him."
"Thank you." David replied
"Can I ask you a question though?" Kyle asked
"What is it?" David asked curious
"You met him a couple weeks ago." Kyle began, "How did you get so into him? What happened to the feelings you had for us?"
"You said you didn't want anything to happen." David replied, "So, I made myself realize that and moved on."
Kyle nodded quietly as David left, leaving Kyle very much alone.
Marcus was at work reading over some cases when there was a knock on his door.
"Come in." Marcus said
No one answered. Marcus got up to answer the door. When he opened it up no one was there. He looked down and saw a dozen red roses lying on the floor with a card. Marcus picked up the flowers and card. When he opened up the card he froze and dropped the flowers as he read what it said.
"I'll see you soon. -Thomas"
Suddenly Marcus heard a knock and the next thing he knew he bolted up right in his chair at his desk.
"It was a dream." Marcus said feeling relieved.
"Marcus you in here?" a voice asked
"Yea." Marcus replied
The door opened and his secretary, Elizabeth, came in.
"Marcus you're going to be late for your meeting." Elizabeth reminded him.
"Thanks Elizabeth." Marcus said putting some papers in his brief case as he got up.
He then headed out of his office.
Randal was over at Tyler and Jake's apartment talking to Jake.
"I heard Tyler told you about us." Jake said
"Yea." Randal replied, "How are things going between you two?"
"Great." Jake said smiling, "We're an official couple as of last night."
"Really?" Randal asked happily
"Yup." Jake replied, "We're going to tell the guys tonight."
"I'm so happy for you two!" Randal said giving Jake a hug.
"Thank you." Jake said, "Tyler told me how supportive you've been."
"I want what's best for my friends." Randal replied
"And I appreciate that." Jake said smiling, "So where should we all hang out tonight?"
"We can go over to Kyle's place. Marcus is moving in with him for a little bit." Randal said
"Really?" Jake asked, "How come?"
"He's worried about Thomas still." Randal replied
"Oh, I see." Jake said, "That's nice of Kyle to have Marcus move in with him."
"Yea, I think so too." Randal answered
"So, how are you doing with everything?" Jake asked
"What do you mean?" Randal replied
"You've just been the real mediator for all of us lately. I was just wondering what was new with you." Jake said
"Not too much. Just work, hooked up with the new security guard at the club." Randal said
"How many guys have you hooked up with at the club?" Jake asked
"All of them." Randal replied proudly
"Randal, you better be careful." Jake warned, "Sleeping around like that can get you a disease or something."
"Don't worry, I'm always careful." Randal replied
"Just remember condoms don't work all the time, sometimes things can happen." Jake said
"I'll be fine." Randal said patting Jake on the back, "But I gotta get going. So I'll see you later."
When Randal got outside of Jake's apartment he thought carefully about what Jake said. Randal did have a lot of sex partners, and has never gotten tested before. Feeling a little uneasy he decided to go and get tested.
That night all of the guys were at Kyle's apartment, sitting around talking, and drinking.
"Jake and I want to announce something." Tyler said
All the guys looked towards them.
"What's up?" Marcus asked
"This is big news." Jake replied
"Oh my God." Kyle said knowing what they're going to say.
"What?" Tyler asked
"Are you two..." David began to ask
"A couple?" Marcus added finishing off David's sentence.
"Yea." Jake replied smiling
"Whoa!" David said happily, "I'm so happy for you guys."
"Wait a second, when did this happen?" Kyle asked
"We've been dating for a little while and just thought we should make it official." Tyler replied
"They were hook up buddies for a while before they started dating." Randal threw in laughing.
"You sluts." Marcus joked throwing a pillow at them.
"I'm happy for you guys." Kyle said giving them a hug.
"Congratulations." Brett said
"Thank you." Jake said
"Well, as long as we're sharing suprises," David began, "Brett and I have something to tell you guys."
"We all know you guys are a couple." Kyle said sipping his beer.
"No, it's not that." Brett replied
"Are you two breaking up?" Kyle asked
"No." David replied, "Brett and I are moving in together."
"Really?" Marcus asked
"Yea, Brett was just moved here so he was staying at a motel until he found a place and I have more than enough room for him at my place. Besides, we're always together anyway." David said kissing Brett.
"Wow, sure is a night of big news." Tyler said
"What do you guys think?" David asked
"It's great." Randal said, at the same time feeling bad for Kyle.
"Yea, congratulations." Marcus said
"Big step, but I think you guys can make it work." Jake said
"Couldn't agree more." Tyler added
Kyle just sipped his beer as they all said their little comments.
"Kyle?" David asked, "Have anything to say?"
"It's great." Kyle said getting up, "I'll be back."
Kyle then got up and went into his room. When he got there he sat on his bed and his sadness turned into anger.
"Can we talk?" Brett asked knocking on Kyle's door.
"Sure." Kyle said as Brett walked in.
"You don't like me much, do you?" Brett asked
"No, you're fine. I have nothing against you." Kyle replied
"How come you seemed so upset when David told you we were moving in together?" Brett asked
"I wasn't." Kyle lied, "I was just suprised."
"I see." Brett said, "You know, I really want to be your friend."
"Great." Kyle said putting on a fake smile
"Do you think we can just try and hang out sometime then?" Brett asked
Kyle looked at Brett, trying to think of a way to get himself out of this one.
"Sure." Kyle said, wanting to just knock off Brett's head right now.
"Good, I'm glad we talked." Brett said relieved.
"Me too." Kyle said with his fake smile.
Brett walked out of the room as Kyle stayed and just had bitter thoughts of Brett.
"Ass." Kyle said quietly
"Hey." David said walking into Kyle's room.
"Sure, come on in." Kyle said sarcastically
"What's your problem?" David asked
"Nothing." Kyle sighed, "Come in."
"Are you okay with Brett moving in with me?" David asked
"Why do you care about what I think?" Kyle asked, "You don't need my permission."
"It's important to me that you're okay with it." David replied, "I won't do it if you tell me not to."
"Why?" Kyle asked
"Because, above everything you're still the most important guy in my life." David replied sweetly
Kyle smiled.
"Thanks." Kyle said
"So, are you okay with it?" David asked
Kyle knows he has the perfect opportunity to keep David and Brett apart, but at the same time he knows he can't.
"Of course." Kyle said smiling slightly.
"Great." David said giving Kyle a hug. David then got up and headed for the door.
"Can I ask you a question?" Kyle asked
"Sure." David replied
"Have you ever thought what might have happened if I had been open to a relationship?" Kyle asked
"Yea. I thought about it all the time, but then I met Brett and he somehow was able to get me to let go and move on from that." David replied smiling as he walked out of Kyle's room.
"I was afraid of that." Kyle said quietly.
Kyle laid back on his bed and closed his eyes, hoping to somehow get over David, to loose the feelings he now has, wanting all of that to end.
To Be Continued....
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