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Chapter Ten

When Jasper entered the apartment, he closed the door, leaned against it, touched his lips, and thought about that kiss. He knew then that somehow, he had to get Roland to stay, but could he ask him to give up the like he had in Domino.

Jasper walked into the living room and the sight of Joseph asleep on the couch caused him to chuckle. He walked over and stood there looking down and he whispered, "Joseph, it's time to go to bed."

Joey stirred and then he turned over and fell off the couch onto the floor. Jasper moved out of the way and the look on Joey's face was just so priceless that Jasper had to sit down or fall down because he was laughing so hard.

Joey blinked and looked around then he looked over at the laughing man sitting on the chair and as he got up he said, "Very funny."

Joey sat down on the couch, he rubbed his face and happened to glance at his watch, and then he looked at Jasper and said, "Kind of late isn't it."

Jasper laughed and he sat down next to Joseph and he said, "Where did you run off to?"

"Mokuba, Seto's brother asked me if I'd paint his portrait so that when he had to go back to Oxford, Seto would have something to remind him just how old he was." Joey said.

Jasper laughed and said, "And you believe that was all he wanted?"

Joseph chuckled and said, "I knew what he was trying to do, but he found out that his brother and I couldn't go back being the people we were once upon a time."

"Was Seto there too?" Jasper asked.

"Yes, when I finished painting the portrait, Mokie asked if he could get his brother to see it, and when he came into the room, well lets just say that he did apologize, and I told him that I could try to forgive him, but that we just weren't meant to be together."

"How'd he take it?" Jasper wanted to know.

Joseph closed his eyes then he said, "About as well as I did when I told him. I know that he was hurt, hell so was I, but I also know that if I tried to work things out, that sooner or later we'd end up fighting and I'd leave him."

"Do you think that if you both got to know each other again, there might be a chance that you could become friends and that maybe you might find out that you still love each other?" Jasper asked.

Joey shrugged his shoulders and said, "Who knows, I guess we could try, I still love him, but I can't let him know that just yet."

Joey looked at Jasper and he said, "How'd your date with Roland go?"

Jasper smiled and he said, "It was beautiful, we had dinner and we danced and when he held me in his arms it was as if nothing had ever happened."

Joey was happy for them both, but he was also a little apprehensive that maybe Seto would try to do something to keep them apart, and if he did, god help him, he'd be sorry. Joey then said, "Are you going to see him tomorrow?"

Jasper stood up and said, "You're nosy aren't you. Yes, I'm going over to the Hotel and Roland's going to tell Seto and Mokuba about us."

Joey said, "Be careful, Seto can be vindictive as hell when things don't go his way, I know."

Jasper smiled and then he said, "Well if things don't go the way I hope no I pray they will, then at least I got to spend time with the only man I ever loved."

At the Hotel:

When Roland let himself into the room, he walked to the living room and there he found Mokuba asleep on the couch and Seto sitting in the chair near the light typing on his laptop.

Seto looked up when he heard the door open and close and he smiled when Roland came into the room. "Why are you both still up, or rather why are you up and Mokie is asleep on the couch?" Roland asked.

Seto chuckled and said, "My brother had the idea of calling Joey and asking him to come over and paint his portrait, and he thought if he could get us together that we'd realize how much we missed each other and that we'd get back together, but he found out that we'll never get together."

Roland sat down on the ottoman and looked at Seto and he said, "How are you doing?"

Seto said, "It hurt to hear Joey say that he has moved on and that maybe we could be friends but that's all we'll ever be."

Roland reached out, put his hand on Seto's shoulder, and said, "Maybe if you take it slow and get to know him, there might be a chance for you, you'll never know unless you try."

Seto shrugged his shoulders and then he said, "I guess it wouldn't hurt to try. How was your date with Jasper?"

Roland smiled and said, "We had a great time, in fact he's coming over here tomorrow so that you and Mokie can get to know him better."

Seto said, "I'd like to meet him and I know that Mokuba would too. Are you two thinking about getting back together?"

Roland stood up and he said, "I'd love to, but we still have to get to know each other a little better, and I really want you two to like him."

Just then, they heard "Like who?" When they turned around Mokuba was sitting up rubbing his eyes. Roland went over and said, "We'll talk about it in the morning, right now it's time for all of us to get to bed."

Mokuba stood up, he hugged both Roland, and Seto and then he stumbled down the hall to his room. Seto laughed and then he said, "Goodnight, I'll see you in the morning."

Roland told him, "Goodnight." Then he walked over to the window and as he looked out onto the darken sky, he wondered if they could work things out and that he and Jasper could get back together. He then went to his room, got undressed and climbed into bed, turned off the light and went to sleep.

Back at Jasper's:

Joey stood up and said, "I'll see you in the morning, if I don't get my beauty sleep, I'll look like a wreck in the morning."

Jasper laughed and said, "See you in the morning." They both went to their rooms and went to sleep.

As Joey fell asleep, he wondered if there might be a chance for him and Seto.

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Chapter Eleven Coming Up..