Oh wow... chapter seven and it's not done yet. This is the aftermath of the confrontation. A big thank you to Elemental Gypsy and Winter-Rae for reviewing chapter six.


Spencer opened the passenger side door to his car and smiled at Max who was feeling better, but was still tired. He had been discharged from the hospital only a half an hour earlier, but they were both still in pain. They were both hurt by the reactions of the BBA. They had both believed that the others would be able to accept them despite the lies they had told. Max held his arms out to Spencer silently asking the taller blond to carry him inside. Spencer chuckled, but obliged his lover and lifted him out of the car and carried him into their apartment building. They walked out of the elevator onto their floor and were surprised to see the G Revolutions, All Starz, Tates and Mr. Dickenson standing outside the door to their apartment. Max tensed and Spencer gave him a gentle squeeze. He walked over to the door with Max still curled up in his arms and set the American turtle on his feet. Max latched onto Spencer's shirt in an effort to stay on his feet. Spencer unlocked the door and turned his attention to Max. The younger blond shrugged as if to say he had no idea what to do. Spencer sighed and rested his hand on the side of Max's face. "Can you make it to the couch on your own?"

"That would be really sad if I couldn't" Max retorted. The turtle attempted to take a few steps and was promptly caught when his knees gave out. He tilted his head back and gave Spencer a lopsided smile. "Or maybe I need a little help getting there." Spencer scooped him up in his arms to carry him bridal style into the apartment. "Are you going to let them come it?"

Spencer sighed as he turned to look at the group standing in the hallway. "You can come in if you must. Otherwise, leave." He turned his back on the group and headed into the apartment. Max had his arms wrapped around Spencer's neck and his chin resting on the Russian whale's shoulder as he watched the group file in and take off their shoes before following the couple into the living room. Spencer set Max down gently on the couch and kissed his lips. "Do you want anything to eat? You haven't eaten since breakfast."

Max shook his head no. "Sit with me." Spencer sighed as he sat down next to Max and the younger blond crawled into his lap and curled against his chest. Spencer's fingers started combing through golden blond tresses as Max snuggled into his arms. He shifted slightly in order to look at the group in front of him. "Why did you come?"

"We wanted to check on you. We were all really worried about you. You scared us when you asked to go to the hospital" Hilary replied.

Spencer glared as his arm tightened around Max's waist. "Oh yeah, you're real worried about Max's health. So much so that you caused his migraine. If you actually gave a damn about him you wouldn't have acted like you did. You would have trusted him to make his own decisions. You would have never turned your back on him like you did. I don't care if you don't like me. That isn't important, but you hurt Max and that is unforgivable."

Max turned his attention to Spencer as his cheeks adopted a slight tinge. "You're making me blush Spence!" Spencer smiled softly at him and kissed his forehead. Max grinned and snuggled back against his lover and tucked his head beneath his lover's chin. "Love you Spencer."

Spencer kissed the top of his head. "I love you too Max" Spencer whispered.

"Max, do you really love him so much that you would choose him over your friends and family?" Judy asked quietly.

Max looked up into his mother's eyes with dull blue eyes. "I'll always choose him over everyone else. He's the most important person in the world to me."

"Why?" Mr. Tate asked.

"You mean besides the fact that I'm madly in love with him and can't imagine my life without him. I need him Dad. He makes me happier than I've ever been in my entire life. You know that I got screwed up after you and Mom separated. I don't have to pretend around him. I don't have to pretend to be happy or always energetic or the dumb hyperactive blond the entire BBA wanted to pigeonhole me as. He accepts me for who and what I am. No one's done that and offered to love me at the same time. I honestly need to be with him. He treats me better than anyone. He's always looking out for me and taking care of me. Even before we started dating he took care of me. He'll always be there for me and that's something I'll never doubt." Max yawned sleepily. He turned his attention to Spencer. "I'm sleepy" he purred softly.

Spencer shifted his grip on Max so that when he stood up he was able to carry Max. Spencer walked into their bedroom and laid Max down on their bed. He kissed his young lover gently on the lips and smiled softly. "I love you so much Max. I'll never do anything to hurt you. I'll always be here for you no matter what. I promise you that." Max grinned lazily as he tugged on Spencer's shirt to pull him down into another kiss. This one lasted longer as their lips moved against each other gently, but firmly. Spencer pulled back and kissed Max's forehead. "Get some sleep Max. You need it. I'll deal with the crowd in the living room and wake you in time for dinner." Max nodded and shifted in the bed. He closed his eyes as Spencer brushed his fingertips along his jaw line.

Spencer stood from the bed once he was sure that Max was sound asleep. He walked back into the living room and pulled the door shut silently behind him. He strode over to the group and glared. "You have done nothing but cause Max stress today. His doctor at the hospital said that he needs to reduce his stress so unless you plan on supporting his decision to be with me and stop causing undue stress you need to leave. I will not tolerate you hurting him. It is unacceptable. If you need time to decide on whether or not you will support us you can leave and either come back with your support or stay out of our lives." Spencer turned his attention to Kai who had been watching the whole proceedings with an annoyed glare. "You're welcome to stay Kai. I know that Max has missed being able to spend time with you. Maybe if you're here he'll actually eat something tonight instead of pushing his food around his plate like he usually does after a migraine."

Kai nodded and smiled at his friend. "I'd be happy to stay for awhile. I'll just call Miguel and let him know that I won't be able to make dinner."

"Don't cancel your dinner plans Kai. Invite Miguel over. Max won't mind and it might do him some good to realize he still has friends within the BBA. If there are others you think might be happy to join us feel free to invite them as well. Right now, I'm going to lie down with Max for a little while and make sure he sleeps well. He's always complaining about how he can't sleep if I'm not around." Spencer let his eyes flick over the group one last time before turning and going back to the bedroom and his precious Max.

When Spencer emerged several hours later he was surprised by the group gathered in his living room. Kai and Miguel were here like expected as well as Tala, Brooklyn, Bryan, Garland, Enrique, Oliver and even Ray who greeted him with a huge grin. "I never actually left. I don't care if you and Max are dating so long as you're happy. You know I'm not that closed minded."

"Thank you, Ray. I'm sure Max will be thrilled to hear you say that. He's still sleeping and I'd rather not wake him up just yet. I don't think I have enough food to feed all of you, but I do know a good take out place that Max and I occasionally order from" Spencer admitted.

"That's okay! Kai told Oliver and I that you didn't have a whole lot of food in your fridge so Oliver took it upon himself to get enough food for everyone. Actually, I think we have more than enough" Enrique laughed.

"And don't think we're the only ones who are okay with you two. There are several others who are very supportive and just didn't feel it their place to come over. If you would like I would be more than happy to assist you in making dinner and I'm sure Ray wouldn't mind either" Oliver added.

"Thank you. It's good to hear and I'd be happy for some help in the kitchen. I'm so used to cooking for two anymore that I barely remember how to cook for a large amount of people."

"Just pretend you're cooking for Ian. That should do it" Bryan spoke up with a smirk.

Spencer nodded to Bryan with a small smile tugging at his lips. "Where is Ian?"

"Out with Mystel. I do believe they were headed to a night club to have some fun until tomorrow morning when we all leave" Tala explained.

"That's what Mystel told me" Garland put in.

Spencer woke Max an hour later and helped him out into the living room. A huge grin broke out across the turtle's face as he realized the number of people sitting around his living room. "Now if only I could win over my family and the rest of my teams" he said softly.

Ray looked up and smiled sympathetically. "Hilary and Kenny are more annoyed that you lied about your relationship than anything. They'll come around soon. Tyson's jealous as hell so I don't know about him."

"Tyson's jealous of what?" Tala inquired.

"You don't know? Tyson has probably the world's biggest crush on Max. He's jealous that Max went for Spencer and not him." Max blushed, but smiled at his friends. The group stayed up late as they joked and caught up more than they had been able to at the reunion. The others were clearly interested in Max's school as well as Spencer's future career plans.

When Max and Spencer finally crawled into bed they were beyond exhausted. Max snuggled into Spencer's strong embrace. "I love you Spencer. I really do."

"I love you too Max. Now and forever."


I apologize for the slightly abrupt ending, but if I didn't this would be insanely long. Oh well. The next chapter should make up for this abrupt ending. I'm tired so it's not the best, but I didn't want to wait to post this. I hope you enjoyed it and please be kind enough to review.