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  <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:38:39 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Ross is grumpy and here&apos;s why...</title>
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  <description>Today I saw one of those Darwin Fish car thingies, and after having a giggle about it and kinda wanting one, it occured to me that having such a thing on my car would have me pegged as an atheist! This is stupid and here&apos;s why....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First of all, Darwin does not contradict Christianity and here&apos;s why.... [stop saying that dammit]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yes, creationism took a hit, and yes the Vatican, as usual, completely overreacted making everyone associated with them look like idiots, but here&apos;s the thing... science and religion doesn&apos;t have to be an either/or situation!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For a start, there&apos;s scientific evidence to support the creation story. To understand that however, you have to stop taking every word of the Bible literally. Time for example, doesn&apos;t necessarily have to be taken literally, especially when referring to a god of any description. We&apos;re even told in the bible that time is meaningless to God, ok? This is how creationists end up sounding like idiots. So anyway, is pretty much an accepted fact that the order things in the creation story happen is pretty much correct, and science backs that up. So we start with nothing, then &apos;bang&apos; you have matter (sun, moon, earth and skies if you like!), then a &apos;day&apos; later you have land and sea, and all that other stuff. The next day was night and day again, I never really got that...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You get the idea anyway. The third day you get life (plant life for now, but life none the less) and then two &apos;days&apos; later there are animals. The day only represents a point in time, not necessarily 24 hours. The animals there on the fifth day aren&apos;t even named. Could&apos;ve been single celled organisms, could&apos;ve been dinosaurs... So moving on to day six, it&apos;s a generally accepted fact that every man and every woman is descended from a single &apos;Adam&apos; and &apos;Eve&apos;. Then on the seventh day he rested. Who knows what that&apos;s supposed to mean! Maybe it hasn&apos;t happened yet! Maybe some day they&apos;ll be saying on the seventh day God created electronics!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I&apos;m not necessarily saying I&apos;m right here, just explaining an option!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It&apos;s insanely annoying to be told evolution didn&apos;t happen based on nothing more than a nostalgic belief in a story, but It&apos;s equally annoying to be told that story is a pile of crap because the people spouting it are incapable of explaining it in any way other that &quot;IT SAYS SO IN THE BIBLE!!&quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While I&apos;m on the subject... It drives me crazy when people who think they know what they&apos;re talking about try to explain the human-ape connection. Common ancestor people!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So the point of that rant is: Don&apos;t label people as an atheist because they believe in evolution!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Next time... Noah&apos;s Ark</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:34:57 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Can&apos;t Sleep</title>
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  <description>There&apos;s so much going through my head that I just can&apos;t sleep and my micro-blog just isn&apos;t cutting it so please disregard this whole self-indulgent mess....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;cutid1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;I am extremely upset at my job. I already left it twice and now I find myself dragged back and not because I missed it or it missed me, but because it was a job I could get immediately and my mum made me. She insists I&apos;ll find a proper job in the next few weeks, but that doesn&apos;t take away from the fact that I have to suffer this complete hell for that time. I keep telling people I would rather be killed by debt collectors, and it started as a joke... If I wasn&apos;t a Christian and wasn&apos;t so worried about other people...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I&apos;m completely miserable and no one notices. I try to drop hints, but my friends just laugh it off. I&apos;m meant to be the one who can cheer people up in any situation but instead I&apos;m like the guy on the advert whose friends don&apos;t realise there&apos;s anything wrong with. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sometimes when I&apos;m driving I imagine what would happen if I just veered a little too far to the left.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I don&apos;t know whats wrong with me. I can work my ass of when its something I actually care about, but every time I&apos;ve had a job in the past year all I&apos;ve been able to do the whole time is cry. I don&apos;t expect to get through life without ever having a job, I just want one that doesn&apos;t make me depressed. I should be able to keep a job without getting depressed&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You should be over this bull-shit by the time you&apos;re 22. This is what I get for being such a happy teenager</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:28:41 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Fic:Fascinating Discoveries</title>
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  <description>Howdy! I&apos;ve been working on this for a couple of days and I don&apos;t really like it all that much, but I couldn&apos;t sleep &apos;til I finished it, and here it is! Hehe! Implications of a sequal, but there probably won&apos;t be one! Anyway, I thought I&apos;d post it here for the larf! :) More talky than I usually write, but never mind!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Title: &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Fascinating Discoveries&lt;br /&gt;Fandom+Pairing: Wliia, Ryan/Colin&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Rating: PG-13 (pretty tame, just a little swearing!)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Summary: Greg and Drew make an intriguing discovery&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;cutid1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;“Ok, here are the rules” Drew announced to Ryan and Greg, “Nothing you say or hear leaves the room, but you must answer every question truthfully and everyone has to answer every question but you don’t have to elaborate if you don’t want to. I have here some questions which I’m going to pull at random.” The years of Whose Line is it Anyway had not yet worn off, and even hanging out at Drew’s with a few drinks often turned into a game. “Ok, first question- If you could change one thing about your appearance what would it be?”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;      &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;“Where did you get these questions? Cosmo?” Greg laughed.&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;“Just answer the question.” &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;“Ok, I would… make my head less square” &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“Ok Ryan, what about you?” &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;Ryan took a sip from his beer, “I would really like a bigger nose. What about you Drew?”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“Do you have to ask? Obviously I want a bigger nose too!” He laughed and picked another question. “Where’s the weirdest place you ever had sex?”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;Ryan sat up straight and grinned at the others, “You’re going to love this! On the whose line set!”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“No way, that’s… actually, wait a minute…. where on the set?”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“Not on your desk if that’s what you’re thinking.” Ryan’s mischievous grin gave him away.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“Oh God, I did not need to know that.” &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;Greg and Drew shared a knowing glance, which Greg articulated, “Who were you with?”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“Now that you do not need to know! Elaboration over.” Ryan sounded more anxious than he had intended. “I think it’s someone else’s turn. Drew?”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“Oh yeah, um. I think that would have to be the guys’ bathroom at Progressive Field.” &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“Wow, how did that happen?” &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“Well, I took Nicole there, and the Indian’s were losing so we found another way to pass the time!”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“Ha, no kidding! What about you Greg?”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“Mine isn’t all that exciting after yours, but I am one of the mile high club’s more frequent fliers.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;Drew looked genuinely interested, “Aren’t those bathrooms a little cramped?”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“Not when you know what you can do in ‘em! I do fly a lot…” Greg grinned as he took a mouthful of his beer.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“Ok, next question. Have you ever made out with a dude? And acting doesn’t count!”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“No I haven’t, thanks for asking.” Greg announced, laughing.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“Me neither.” Drew sounded almost disappointed at the question’s poor success rate. “Ryan?”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“No, me neither.” He spoke quickly then immediately broke eye contact to stare at the beer in his hands.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“Oh my God! You have!” Greg stood up to force the point. “Who where when?” &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“I haven’t, and even if I had… a lady doesn’t kiss and tell!” He laughed at his own joke, which just made the other two more suspicious.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;There was an awkward silence which Drew broke with another question. “Have you ever slept with anyone you worked with?” He considered the question, “I haven’t but I can think of a couple of times when I wish I had!”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;Greg: “No, and I haven’t been tempted... except by you of course Drew.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;Ryan hesitated, considering his answer. “Well...”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;Drew leapt up hoping his suspicions would be confirmed. “I knew it! Who was it? It was Josie wasn’t it?”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;Ryan laughed at the suggestion, “No it wasn’t Josie.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;Greg too was hoping to have his suspicions confirmed- he and Drew had had this discussion before. “Was it Christa?” &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;Ryan shook his head.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;Greg and Drew were growing impatient, “Well come on, spit it out!”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;Ryan cleared his throat and closed his eyes “It was Colin.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;There was a long pause as Greg and Drew, open mouthed, took in what they were hearing. Drew broke the silence “You’re kidding right?”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;Ryan looked almost insulted by the suggestion. “No, I’m not kidding. God, Colin’s going to kill me!”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;Drew considered his words carefully. “When did it happen?” &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;Ryan grinned which immediately lightened the mood. “Is that an official question?”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;Drew looked like he was having trouble getting any words out. “It’s not that we don’t believe you, but.... just answer the damn question!”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;Ryan sighed, deciding now was as good a time as any to let his friends in on the affair. “Well, the first time was...”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“Wow, wait a minute. The &lt;i style=&quot;&quot;&gt;first &lt;/i&gt;time? You mean it happened more than once? How many times?”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“I don’t know, I suppose...”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“That many huh?” Greg laughed, finally breaking his silence and shaking his head in disbelief &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;“I can’t believe what I’m hearing!”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;Drew was suddenly overcome with curiosity, “Does anyone else know? How long did it go on for? Where did you do it?”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“No, no one else knows. It went on for months.... years even. Still is I guess...”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;There was another long pause as Greg and Drew took in what they were hearing.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;Greg was the first to speak this time. “So.... not only have you screwed a guy, but so has Colin.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;Drew laughed at Greg’s reasoning, “I know, right? I didn’t think he had it in him!”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“&lt;i style=&quot;&quot;&gt;That’s &lt;/i&gt;the most unbelievable part of the story?” Ryan spat out, joining in with the laughter.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“Well, kinda, yeah!”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;“So how did you seduce him Ryan?” Greg joked.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“You assume it was me who made the first move?”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“Well, yeah!”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“There really wasn’t any first move, it just... happened, you know? It felt right.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;Drew shook his head again, half in disbelief at himself for never having suspected it before. “Man, I knew you guys were close but this is something else! How did it happen?”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;“Well, do you remember the first time we kissed on Whose line during narrate?” &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;“How could I forget? The image still haunts me.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“Well after we finished taping that show Colin and I were having a beer in his dressing room talking about it, and next thing we knew we were... doing it again!” He sighed as he reminisced. “We were just talking about how much we meant to each other, then we proved it.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“Oh my God, you did it in his dressing room?” The realization suddenly hit Greg. “Wait, was Colin the person you had sex with on the set?”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“Well, as a matter of fact...” &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;Drew buried his face in his hands, “I don’t think I wanna hear this.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;Greg playfully shoved Drew’s head out of his palms in protest, “Well I do! What did you do?”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;“We just kissed for a while, then it got a little hot and heavy. Before we knew it we were… past the point of no return!”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;Drew groaned. “Oh God, that’ll keep me up for years!”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“Bad choice of words Drew.” Greg giggled at the sentiment. “I have to say, looking back it’s not all that surprising. Look at the way you two acted during Whose Line. You kissed dozens of times!”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;Ryan shrugged off the suggestion. “Those were stage kisses, nothing like the real thing…” His sentence tailed off as we went into a daze remembering the touch of Colin’s lips.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;Greg suddenly became serious. “Do your wives know?” &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;The question brought Ryan back to reality, “Probably. The over-night stays at each other’s houses and the trips we take together are getting a little frequent.” He sighed, “I still love my wife more than any other woman, but not like I love Colin.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“Love? Isn’t that a little strong for a fuck buddy?” Drew Scoffed&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;Ryan was visibly taken aback by Drew’s comment. “He’s not a fuck buddy, we have a real relationship.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“A real secret relationship. Did you ever think about coming out before?”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“Sure, we talked about it, but we decided we didn’t want to give up what we had. Although as it turned out we didn’t want to give up each other and it kept going.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;There was another long silence as they all pondered the implications of the evening’s events. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;Drew reached into his pocket and took out his cell phone. “I have to get Colin on the phone!”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;Ryan remained aloof; it was Greg however that took the phone from Drew’s hand. “Hey! You said yourself, ‘nothing you say or hear leaves the room’.” &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“I know, but how can I keep this to myself? I won’t be able to think straight the next time I see Colin!”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“Again, bad choice of words Drew. He’s right though Ryan, are you going to tell Colin you told us?”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;Ryan shrugged, “If you two are going to act like teenagers the next time you see him I’ll definitely have to warn him… he’s probably not going to be happy though.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“I’m still having trouble taking this all in! I’m expecting you to tell us this is a joke.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;A familiar song called Ryan’s attention to his pocket- the ringtone he reserved for Colin. He excused himself and answered the phone in the hallway.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“Col! We were just talking about you.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“Ryan, I’ve done something bad…” his voice sounded more mischievous than apologetic. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“What? What have you done?”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“I may have told Brad about us… but he dragged it out of me!” Ryan could hear Brad laughing in the background and shouting ‘What are you wearing Ryan?’.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“Well it sounds like he’s taking it well!”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“I honestly thought he’d be more surprised…”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;            &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“Well, while we’re on the subject; I too have done something bad. I may have told Greg and Drew.” Ryan squinted as though he was expecting a violent attack. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;“Oh God, how’d they take it?”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;“Also surprisingly well!”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“Do you ever wonder why we never told anyone before?”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“I know. We should really talk about this face to face. Let me know when you’re next in town!”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“Ok Ry, I’ll be seeing you real soon!”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“I love you Col.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;“Love you too.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;Ryan couldn’t hold back his smile as he returned his phone to his pocket. He also couldn’t help but notice the sound of two people rushing back to their chairs from behind the door.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;“Smooth guys!”.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Ryan found himself feeling excited about his affair for the first time in months.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  Mwah! &lt;br /&gt;Rossini xx&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:24:13 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Fic: Hopes and Dreams</title>
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  <description>Yay! &lt;br /&gt;This has been playing out in my head for a while and I&apos;ve finally written it down. It&apos;s the start of a series for a change so hope yas like it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Title:&lt;/b&gt; Hopes and Dreams&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fandom+Pairing:&lt;/b&gt; Wliia, Ryan/Colin&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Rating:&lt;/b&gt; NC-17 (but not really bad)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Summary:&lt;/b&gt; You never know what might come of a dream&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Word Count: &lt;/b&gt;1.851&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I should also mention, the episodes in this part are US s3e03 and s8e02. You don&apos;t need to have seen them though, its just in case you were wondering! You should watch these games though! It&apos;s funny :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;cutid1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&quot;The dream is the disguised fulfillment of a suppressed or repressed wish.&quot; ~Freud&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ryan felt a hand on his leg, moving up and resting on his torso, but it wasn’t his wife. It wasn’t even a one night stand. It was his best friend Colin. He looked him straight in the eyes and smiled at the face grinning back at him. He had just had the best intimate encounter of his life, and it should have felt wrong but the sense of comfort and familiarity he was experiencing suggested otherwise. He lay there in the bed for a moment, enjoying Colin’s eyes and the euphoria that was yet to pass. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Why haven’t we been doing this for years?” He ventured&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;His lover smiled at him and nodded. “Because I assumed the flirting all these years was a joke. It’s not exactly something you expect.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“It was a joke, but I meant it... I’d hoped you might feel the same and give me some sort of a sign.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Maybe you were just blinded by doubt”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He silenced Colin by sealing his lips with a tender kiss. “It doesn’t matter anymore.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Ryan?” Another man’s voice interrupted the kiss. “Ryan!”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Ry, wake up buddy!” Colin shook his shoulder bringing him back to reality. “We’re not done yet, only an hour left of filming then you can sleep all you want!”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ryan blinked as his eyes adjusted to the bright lights of the Whose Line set. “What? Wh...” He jumped up in shock as he noticed Colin and Chip standing side by side in front of him and reason set in.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Wow, it’s ok.” Chip squeezed his shoulder and guided him back to his chair. “You fell asleep- you were dreaming... a very nice dream?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ryan followed Chip’s line of sight to his crotch and was stunned to see he had a huge erection. “Oh dear God!” He crossed his legs and realized why Colin and Chip were standing so close together, masking him from the studio audience. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Colin laughed and sat down in the chair next to his, “It’s ok, it happens to the best of us. Just think of me until it goes away.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ryan laughed along, doubting it would help, as he was told they still had to record sound effects, song styles and scenes from a hat. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After Drew’s intro to sound effects Ryan and Colin stepped down onto the stage as he selected audience members. “The scene is: ship’s captain Ryan and his new bride Colin...” as had become customary, Drew paused as the audience laughed at the absurdity of the suggestion. “are getting romantic in their cabin on the Titanic...”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ryan tried his hardest not to react as drew read the remainder of the instructions and they started the scene. Come on, you’ve done this thousands of times. No one is going to notice you’re acting any differently. He couldn’t help keeping more distance than usual between himself and Colin, placing only a hand on his shoulder to avoid looking awkward. He and Colin were always so well connected- almost telepathically, but he hoped Colin didn’t know what was going on in his head now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He returned to his seat after the game feeling more paranoid than he’d have wanted but relieved to have a while to gather his thoughts as Chip and Wayne played song styles.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He chewed nervously on his fingertips as he tried to dismiss the dream he had just had as his subconscious expressing platonic love, but it had felt so real, and familiar. He looked at Colin sitting beside him, thinking he must know something’s wrong. He was so distracted he hadn’t noticed the song ending, or the joke Colin had mumbled at him. He looked his way and laughed along, having no idea what he had said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It was soon time for him to work again and Ryan followed his friend to the side of the stage to play scenes from a hat. He held it together for the whole game, somehow managing to get some laughs despite his mind being somewhere else entirely. Colin’s song about masturbation had almost thrown him, and ‘weird things to get turned on by’ might have got him fired a half hour earlier but the rest of the taping passed without event. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As soon as he was free to go Ryan rushed back to his dressing room as fast as he could without speaking to anyone. He closed the door behind him, leaning against it for a moment as he took in everything that had happened. He drummed his knuckles on his forehead, demanding of himself “Why can’t I get this out of my head?” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No sooner had he sat down on the couch than a knock came at the door. “Yeah, come on in” He called, hoping they wouldn’t. His selfishness was replaced with embarrassment and a sense of foreboding as Colin entered the room.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Are you ok? You’ve been a little awkward and you took off in such a hurry I was worried you might be sick. Especially after you fell asleep in the middle of shooting” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ryan smiled at his friend’s concern. “I’m fine, I just had to get away from all the people” Especially you. Colin came and sat down beside him on the couch. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“You sure?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Yeah, I’m fine. I just… didn’t get much sleep last night.” He hoped his acting was normally more convincing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Seriously, you can tell me if there’s something wrong. I’m sure I’ve heard worse!”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ryan took a decision then to tell him about the dream. Surely everyone has had sex dreams about their friends before, and knowing Colin, they would be able to laugh about it. Ryan cleared his throat nervously and turned his whole body to face his friend. “I had a sex dream about you”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Colin stared blankly at him for a moment before exploding with laughter. “That explains it alright!”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The sense of relief Ryan felt was unbelievable. He could always rely on Colin to know exactly what he needed to hear. “That doesn’t freak you out at all?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Of course not, it’s just a dream! Last night I dreamt I was the Burger King, but it doesn’t mean anything… I didn’t wake up with a hard-on though.” He looked mischievously at Ryan, attempting to embarrass him again. Ryan however, was already too uncomfortable to react. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“It doesn’t mean anything, does it?” Colin eyed him suspiciously. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ryan broke eye contact and stared at the carpet. He was convinced the dream meant nothing but he was reluctant to dismiss it just yet (though he couldn’t understand why). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Colin groaned, “I think we both need a drink.” He got up and walked over to the cupboard under the sink where he knew Ryan kept his emergency bottle of scotch. He poured them both a glass and returned to the couch. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“I’m sure it’ll pass in a day or two.” Ryan only spoke because he found the silence deafening. “I’m just feeling all freaked out after seeing you naked.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Oh, well that’s something every guy wants to hear. Thanks.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“You know what I mean. Naked, and doing… what you were doing.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Is talking about it helping?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Yeah, a little”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Colin shifted in his seat. “Ok, so… what were we doing?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“You really want to know?” Ryan wasn’t sure talking about it would help, but he obliged nonetheless.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Colin nodded silently and screwed up his face, as though he was bracing himself.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ryan laughed and marveled at his laid back attitude.  He didn’t look Colin in the eye as he relayed his dream in a slow, deeper voice. “Ok, well… we were in a hotel room kissing and undressing each other. Then I bent down in front of you and you know… pulled at the fly of your pants and pushed them down to your ankles and…” He could barely get the words out, but looked directly at Colin again “… sucked you off.” He paused briefly as he remembered the unfamiliar sensations, “But I stopped before you came and then I was… inside you. And it felt amazing. Then we both came at the same time.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Aww, just like in the movies.” Colin smiled at him trying to make light of the situation. He fell silent however unable to think of anything else to say.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ryan’s heart was racing. He actually did feel better now that Colin knew what he had been carrying around with him, but the tension was now unbearable. All he could do was stare at Colin who just stared back. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He broke eye contact for an instant as he looked instinctively at Colin’s lips then immediately at his eyes again. He quickly realized his desire was no longer subconscious. They sat in silence for another moment. “I almost wish it hadn’t been a dream.” He said, practically whispering. He found himself leaning forward, only to be met halfway by Colin. Their lips met in a quick, but passion fueled kiss. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Colin placed his hand on the back of Ryan’s head as he looked at him, taking in what was happening before pulling him back into a kiss.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ryan was once again filled with the sense of familiarity he had felt only an hour earlier when he had the dream. He felt Colin’s lips part slightly as his tongue ventured towards his own. His hands flew towards Colin, wanting to explore every inch of his body, settling instead for his back and waist. Colin placed his hand on his leg, moving it up and down. Each time getting closer to what was becoming, Ryan’s hard cock. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A knock at the door forced them apart as unconsciously as it had started. “Ryan? You in there?” Drew’s voice brought them back to reality and defused any arousal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Yeah Drew, come on in.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Drew poked his head round the door, “Oh, hey guys! Sorry to interrupt, just wanted to check you’re ok. You took off in such a hurry we were worried someone had offended you.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“No, nothing like that… I just really had to pee.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Oh, I see! Well, I’m going home now, so I’ll see you both tomorrow. Get some sleep before then Ryan. We can’t have any more wet dreams on set!”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Oh ha ha.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Drew bid a final farewell and closed the door. It took a moment before either man spoke. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“I’m sorry man, I shouldn’t have laid all this on you.” Ryan didn’t know what to say to resolve the situation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Colin sighed, “I’m sorry too. I hope you don’t feel too awkward after this”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ryan shrugged. “It never happened!” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Colin handed him his glass and started to leave. He stopped at the door and looked back at his friend, touching his lips. “You really are a good kisser you know! Pat’s a lucky lady.” He winked playfully and left the room.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The mention of his wife’s name brought a feeling of disappointment. Kissing Colin hadn’t felt alien or awkward at all. They seemed to fit together perfectly. He finished his scotch and prepared himself to go home. The kiss with Colin would satisfy the urges left behind from his dream, or so he hoped.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mwah!&lt;br /&gt;Rossini</description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 16:47:42 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Finally</title>
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  <description>&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;It&apos;s only taken 6 years, but finally I&apos;ve written some more faniction! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Title: Gimme More&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pairing: Ryan/Colin&lt;br /&gt; Rating: PG-13&lt;br /&gt; Summary: Losely based on a certain Britney Spears Song! (I used to really hate songfics, weird huh?)&lt;br /&gt; Word Count: 885&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;cutid1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;ljcut&quot; text=&quot;If you&apos;re on a mission, you got my permission&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;The jokes had been ongoing for almost 8 years but in the past week they had become fully-fledged rumours when a stage had claimed to have heard Colin and Ryan ‘going at it’ in Colin’s dressing room after a taping. Everyone had laughed off the rumours and despite Drew’s unhelpful comment that “these stories have to start somewhere”, Colin and Ryan good naturedly denied the claims to the press.     &lt;/font&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;It had been a difficult day of filming where the jokes weren’t flowing and the audience were unresponsive- most likely because of the negative press of the previous few days. It was a day however, that required drinks. Tonight Colin and Ryan found themselves propping up the bar while the other Whose Line cast members sat at a nearby table discussing the incident.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;    &lt;/font&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;“We really dodged a bullet these past few days Col! Can you imagine what could’ve happened if people had believed that jackass?” Ryan looked sideways at his friend as he spoke.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;    &lt;/font&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;“I know, I know. We really have to be more careful.” Colin rested his chin on his hand as he met Ryan’s gaze.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;    &lt;/font&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;“I’m not suggesting we stop seeing each other at work you understand, just... carefully.” &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;    &lt;/font&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;“Yes, thank you for clarifying that. I really didn’t think you would dump me after almost a year! All the scrapes...” They laughed fondly as they remembered the comments on stage, the near misses and the excuses they had come up with during the several months their affair had been going on.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;    &lt;/font&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;Colin sighed and turned his stool to face the taller man. “You are completely worth all the embarrassment.”&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;    &lt;/font&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;He spoke these words with such genuine affection that Ryan’s love and desire him was unbearable. He stood up and pulled Colin into an embrace whispering in his ear, “I really love you”&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;    &lt;/font&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;“Hey! Look who’s at it again!” &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;    &lt;/font&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;They separated and both glared at Drew. They were coming out of a difficult week and his constant comments (while true, unbeknownst to him) were drawing a lot of unwanted attention. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;    &lt;/font&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;“You’re just jealous Drew.” Colin joked to release the tension between himself and Ryan. “I know you’ve had your eye on him for years!”&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;    &lt;/font&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;The pair returned to their seats facing the bar, sharing sideways glances over their drinks.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;          &lt;/font&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;At 10 o’clock the bar became a night club, and the DJ began to play as lights dimmed, leaving them in darkness. Colin and Ryan moved from their seats by the bar to a quieter table in the corner, deciding more alcohol was more important than the ability to hear the following day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;Ryan found himself overcome with desire. They had hardly seen each other all week and it was becoming unbearable. “When they turn the lights down, I wanted you...” He placed his hand on Colin’s then leaned in and kissed him quickly when he believed no one was watching.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;    &lt;/font&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;“Public displays of affection, huh? That’s not usually your style.”&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;    &lt;/font&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;“Well, it to me it feels like no one else is in the room but you” He leaned over and kissed him again, this time neglecting to check for onlookers. Colin smiled into the kiss and let out a small moan. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;    &lt;/font&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;When their lips separated Ryan whispered “I need another drink”. He stood up to go to the bar but found himself held back by Colin holding his wrist. Colin stood up and roughly pulled Ryan back to face him and kissed him again, this time attracting glances from the people on the dance floor. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;    &lt;/font&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;Ryan loved to make Colin feel like he was in control, but sometimes he couldn’t resist taking over. He ran his hand up his chest and pushed him roughly against the wall. Colin’s body hit it with such a thud it was easily audible over the music. Ryan grabbed both his wrists and pushed his hands up against the wall.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;    &lt;/font&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;“We can’t do this, everyone will see us” Colin warned&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;    &lt;/font&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;“It’s dark, no one can see us. No one cares.”&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;    &lt;/font&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;He leaned down and kissed Colin’s neck and slowly moved up to meet his mouth again.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;    &lt;/font&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;He turned his head slightly so he could whisper directly into Colin’s ear, “More. Give me more.”&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;    &lt;/font&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;They were both so completely lost in each other; they had completely forgotten they were in a crowded club. They failed to notice that the glances had become stares and almost everyone in the club had stopped what they were doing to observe the pair who had quickly become the centre of attention. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;    &lt;/font&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;Colin forced Ryan back to the table they had been sitting at and pushed him down onto it. He lay down and top of him and kissed him deeply once again. He could feel his friend’s excitement against his leg, which added to his own.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;    &lt;/font&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;Colin glanced up briefly towards the dance floor and realised the spectacle they had become. “Oh my God Ry, the whole club is staring at us”.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;    &lt;/font&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;“Looks to me like they want to see more.” Ryan laughed. “Why stop now?”&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;    &lt;/font&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;Colin repositioned himself so he was now straddling his friend. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;    &lt;/font&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;They smiled at each other and returned to their kiss, Colin’s hands slowly wandering down past Ryan’s waist, resting on the fly of his jeans &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;    &lt;/font&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;He paused and looked him directly in the eye with an expression of vacillation. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;    &lt;/font&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;“You’ve got my permission Col, I wouldn’t want to interrupt your mission!” &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;   &quot;Guess we won&apos;t be able to deny the rumours any more!&quot;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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  <description>&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;arial&quot;&gt;Back in the day I used to write LOADS of fanfiction, but now it&apos;s six years later, all I&apos;ve written since then is comedy and so now I think it&apos;s time for a big more of the old FF! Woo! I used to use fanfiction.net but most of my fics were RPS (which shows how long it&apos;s been!) so I&apos;ll be sticking the legal ones on ff.net and keeping the rest of the goodies all for me... and all the other people on LJ who wish to read &apos;um! This will also hopefully inspire me to actually write some stuff and stop watching TV! Woo!&lt;/font&gt;</description>
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