here you go a nice long chapter!!

Friday night rolled around and Nick brought his things over to Greg's, and was greeted with the usual enthusiasm.

"Heya Nicky, well I don't really have a spare room but your welcome to the couch. Or if you're secure in your masculinity I have quite a spacious bed."

"Well I'll see how the couch treats me and if I wake up grouchy well you may have to share." Nick said lightheartedly.

"So whattaya wanna do? It is Friday night, we don't have work for the next two days. Me, personally, I'm going to fall asleep early and not wake up until, I don't know when, then I want to spend Saturday in my pj's for as long as I can. Man I love weekends off."

"You said it G. I think you have one good idea there. I think I may take you up on that."

"Excellent. So ya hungry? There is the greatest little pizza place down the street a friend of mine works there, and I haven't seen him for a while."

"Sounds good to me!"

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At the pizza place Greg was almost tackled by one of the waiters.

"I thought you moved or something I haven't seen you in like forever!"

"I've missed you too Tony I should come by more often, but I brought a friend this time!"

"Ohh, he's cute!" Tony added with a wink. Nick turned red.

"No Tony, we're just friends, now can we have our table please?" Greg feigned annoyance. Tony bounced them over to a table and took their drink orders. When he returned with the drinks it was clear that they were not going to get away off that easily.

"So Greg, if he's not yours can I have him? What's your number honey?" Tony asked, turning Nick a deeper shade of red than he had been before.

"Tony!" Greg exclaimed, even though this is exactly what he wanted him to do he still had to pretend to defend Nick. "Nick's not gay..."

"Oh, spoil all my fun then! Fine I'll settle for what type of pizza you want!"

"Uh, one with everything, if that's cool with you G?" Nick was determined to not show how embarrassed he was. Greg nodded.

"Alright Tex anything you want." After Tony had left Nick visibly relaxed.

"Sorry man, I forgot how excitable he gets."

"Nah that's okay Greggo, I'm just not used to that kind of attention. How do you two know each other?"

"Well if you can believe it we sat next to each other on the plane to Vegas, and he's really afraid of flying. I had to talk to him the entire time to keep him from freaking out. Then we kind of hung out for a while, and we still keep in touch."

"Kind of hung out?" Nick asked not really sure of the answer he was going to get.

"Well I guess you could say we dated. I hope I'm putting that gentle enough."

"Yeah." Nick was not surprised by his friends admission but he didn't expect it either.

"I hope that doesn't weird you out or anything."

"Nah G, you're still my best friend." By that time the pizza had arrived and both men ate in silence for a moment.

"Okay this has got to be the best pizza I have ever had, I can't believe it's been right under my nose the whole time!"

"You bet, I know how to pick 'em."

When the check was brought to the table Nick insisted on paying.

"Your letting me crash at your place the least I can do is buy you dinner." So while Nick was distracted Tony waved Greg over.

"Are you sure he's not gay? Coz honey my gaydar is never wrong."

"Actually I was hoping you could tell me if her was. I'm doing a favor for the girls at work"

"Well you can tell them he's, pardon my Rodgers and Hammerstein, gayer than laughter. And I'd be careful if I were you."

"Why?"

"I think he's got a little crush on you."

"Are you kidding me?"

"Nope, cross my heart, he has nicknames for you, he laughs at everything you say, and you should see the way he looks at you."

"Tony everyone at work calls me those nicknames, and lots of people laugh at everything I say."

"Oh well suit yourself, you have a big sexy Texan practically in your lap and you are not gonna go after him?" Greg shook his head. "Alright then, well if you find out he really is gay and you still aren't gonna do anything send him my way!"

"Alright Tony" he said giving his old friend a hug "take care of yourself, and I promise I'll come around more often."

"You better or I'm gonna come find you!"

On the walk back to the apartment the men tried to decide what to do next.

"You know my shelf of movies and stuff just pick one."

"I dunno G, that's a lot of choices."

"Oh yeah you'd rather watch a bird documentary."

"Hey lay off my birds man!" He said giving his friend a playful shove.

"Alright, alright, but the night is still young, and the world is our oyster!" He said wrapping his arm around his friends shoulder.

"I got the picture G, thanks. So do you have any suggestions?"
"Well there is this little club I hit up some times. Some drinks, some dancing, some nice scenery. Wink Wink."

"Don't tell me you want to fix me up with someone too!" Nick shrugged Greg's arm off.

"No, you can fix your self up."

"Alright good for a moment there I thought you were gonna pull a Cath & Sara on me." He said patting Greg on the chest.

"Far from it! So my car or yours?"

"We can take mine."

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At the club the boys took a spot at the bar as sort of a base to come back to, although it didn't seem like Nick wanted to dance that badly.

"Alright Nicky suit yourself, I'm gonna go unwind!" Greg made his way over to the dance floor, but before he did he stopped further along the bar. A buxom brunette was serving drinks.

"Hey Paula!"

"Oh my little Greggy!" She said and leaned over the bar to kiss his cheek. Greg got a jealous glare from another patron at the bar. He just shrugged.

"Hey Pj, could you do me a favor?"

"Anything for you pet."

"Could you keep an eye on my friend over there? He's the dark haired one at the other end of the bar. Watch and see who he's interested in."
"You got it chief!" She said giving him a knowing look "Now get out there and dance, I know that's what you came here to do!"

Greg bounced to the dance floor, and proceeded to unwind. Nick sat at the bar and unwound a different way. He was finding it hard to relax though, watching Greg sinuously wind himself around a pretty blonde was making him feel funny.

"'Nother one please." He said to the bartender. Paula obliged.

"So your one of Greg's buddies?" Nick nodded, "From work?" He nodded again. "You wanna talk about anything? Oh don't give me that look, I have been in this business long enough, I know when someone has something on their mind."

"Well," He said, his accent thick, "I always thought he might not be completely straight, I just didn't know how I would feel finding out the truth. And then at dinner I met one of his ex-boyfriends. Now I feel funny around him."

"He has a contagious disease funny or wanna kiss him funny?" Paula probed.

"I don't know. He's still my friend but something is different."

"Well whatcha gonna do about it? You can't just go on feeling funny forever, eventually you are going to have to do something about it."

"I know you're right I just have to figure out what." he said leaning into the counter.

"Alright the sweetheart you let me know if you need anything." Nick nodded in affirmation. Then he turned towards the dance floor again. Greg was still with the blonde. Nick watched them grind to the beat of the song. Both of them smiling, if there was ever a time Nick wished he could dance this was it. Then the music changed to something slower, and the girl waved him goodbye. Greg started over to Nick when he was stopped by a bold young man. Nick could see them talking for a moment, then they began to dance. It was a slow sway, their bodies were pressed close together. Nick could barely stand it, he wasn't sure whether he needed to drink something stronger, or to get away. He decided on the something stronger twice. He downed the last one quickly and when that didn't work he decided to get some air at the next song change. Fortunately or maybe unfortunately there was another somebody out getting air. It was the man Greg had been dancing with. He was maybe a little younger than Greg, with intense eyes and the same wild blond hair.

"Hi" he said when he noticed Nick.

"You'er dancing with Greg in there." He said now regretting the two something strongers he had downed on top of all the beers. He felt fuzzy.

"Yeah" He responded with smug satisfaction. "he's a good dancer. Mmmm, yeah. I'd like to see what he's like in the sack."

"Hey don't talk about my Greggo like that!" He suddenly became very possessive. He didn't like the thought of Greg and this guy together.

"What, jealous?" He asked, eyebrow raised. "I knew he was going over to you, that's why I stopped him." Now Nick was furious, he caught the kid by the collar and shoved him against the wall of the building.

"You leave us alone, both of us, do you hear me?" The other man's response was to close the gap between the two of them. It took Nick's alcohol addled brain a moment to realize what was going on. He was being kissed by another man. It took him another few seconds to decide what to do about it. The logical portion was telling him to slug they guy, but unfortunately the boozed up Id's argument was much stronger. Nick found himself kissing him back. It was at that moment Greg came out looking for Nick.

"Hey Nicky I..." Greg stopped, the two men against the wall stopped. The younger man released himself from Nick's grasp and strutted over to Greg.

"I knew I could get a rise out of him."

"Lay off him alright." Greg said shoving him slightly, he retaliated and soon the men were scuffling. The younger stronger man had the upper hand and Greg found himself loosing. The final blow was a clear shot to his eye. It connected, and Greg was temporarily stunned. So the other man sneered and went back into the club.

"C'mon Nick, we're going home." Greg said as soon as he could talk again.

On the drive back Greg looked at his drunk friend in the passengers seat.

"What were you thinking man?"

"I don't know, he reminded me of you I guess."

Hahahahaha! I leave you here wanting more! The dastardly cliff hanger strikes again!