“Hey daddy! Can Zack stay the night so we can watch a movie?” Jared asked while they all sat down at the diner table to eat. Zack had prepared some sort of parmesan chicken for him and Brian and made Jared some homemade chicken fingers. He found some fruit in the fridge and decided to make a fruit bowl with yogurt. Zack also made a thing of garlic knots.

“I don’t know buddy its up to Zack.” Brian asked sending Zack a pleading look. Apparently Zack didn’t catch on because he nodded towards Jared causing Brian to groan. Great now Brian would have to keep Zack around longer, its not that he doesn’t like Zack but when Matt arrives he is going to question the hell out of his co-worker.

“Yay! We can watch How to train a dragon!” Jared ate his meal in record time, rushing Zack, Brian and Val just so they could all watch the movie together.

Everyone got settled with two bowls of popcorn, drinks and a few blankets. Val closed the curtains and turned down the lights so the room was dark before hitting play on the remote and taking her seat. Jared, Zack, Brian and Val all fit on one oversized couch with room to spare. It was one of those that were so wide and long that you could sleep on it like a bed and still have room and comfort. Brian somehow wound up sitting next to Zack, Jared on his other side and Val beside him.

Brian looked over at Zack while he watched the movie; he couldn’t help the guilty pang in his stomach when he looked at his co-star. He had to tell Zack but he didn’t want too, especially after what had happened between them earlier on in the day. The things he said weren’t just friendly words and he brought Zack home to see his kid. He couldn’t understand himself. Brian enjoys making Zack happy but he also doesn’t want to get to close to him because he knows later on down the line that they wouldn’t work out. He just knew it, with both of them being in porn they couldn’t be faithful to one another and problems would start. He wouldn’t hurt them both like that.

Without thinking clearly Brian grabbed a blanket and covered himself and Zack up. Val looked over at the pair with a smile on her face, noticing an extra big lump where Zack’s hand sat. She knew he was trying to keep it away from Jared but she wasn’t sure that was such a good idea.

“I can’t be to you what you want me to be Zack.” Brian murmured in the shorter mans ear. “If anything we have to stay just friends and I don’t think I can do that.”

“Why?” Zack whispered back when Brian turned his face to watch the T.V.

“I just can’t okay.” Brian stood from the couch and stretched, yawning as he did so before announcing to Val and Jared that he was going to bed.

Zack sat and watched the rest of the movie feeling rather dejected. Brian had just said that he didn’t think he could even be Zack’s friend. He wants more. Zack wants more too so why couldn’t they be together? After making sure Val had put Jared to bed Zack quietly made his way into Brian’s room. He found Brian sitting up in bed reading a book, glasses on his nose. Zack walked into the room at sat down next to him, pulling the book from his hand and marking the page. He set the book aside and looked at Brian.

“If you can’t be just friends with me then why not be more?” Zack wondered looking the other man over.

“I can’t Zack!” Brian stated reaching over to turn off his bedside lamp, he rolled over in bed hoping Zack would take the hint and go away.

“Stop fucking say you can’t, be a man and give me a god damned reason!” Zack grabbed his should and pulled him back so he lay on his back now. He could see liquid that had pooled in the others eyes.

“I can’t be what you need, what you want. I can’t give you a great life that you can live in and be happy with. If we were to get together neither of us would be faithful because of our job.” Brian tried to look anywhere but at Zack who had just laid down beside him.

“Then let’s quit.” Zack stated bluntly.

“It’s not that easy Zee, they have me on contract for a long time still. They have control over me for three more years and that’s if my dad doesn’t pay them more money.” A tear silently slipped down his cheek.

“What do you mean?” Zack wondered rolling onto his side to look at his, well Zack wasn’t too sure what he was to him anymore.

“Every time my dad sends them a check my time increases. I originally signed a three year contract with them but he paid them off so that it went to nine.” Brian closed his eyes when he felt Zack brush the tears from his cheeks.

“That can’t be legal.” Zack muttered, straddling Brian’s waist Zack placed his hands on the others shoulders. Leaning down their lips brushed gently. Brian pressed up into the kiss, bringing Zack’s bottom lip between his own and teasing it with his tongue. He came to his senses and pulled away.

“I can’t Zack.” Brian pushed Zack off so he was up on his knees beside him. He saw the hurt flash into the others eyes, tears welled and Zack was nibbling on his bottom lip. “The reason I stormed out of Dirty Visual the other day was because after this last video they are separating you and I. They are making me do a shoot with some guy named Jayson and I didn’t want to. The thing that really pissed me off is he was trying to anger me telling me who you will have to sleep with, it worked. I was more so worried than angry though. They are going to pair you up with a big and gruff guy named Matt and believe me he’s not the submissive type.”

Zack felt his chest ache, Brian would be sleeping with someone other than him. After what they had spoken about earlier; Brian had said he only wanted Zack from now on, what did all of this mean?

“I don’t want you too.” Zack whispered to himself thinking that Brian wouldn’t hear.

“I don’t want to either but Zack you should be more worried about yourself.” Brian was appalled, was Zack really upset about him and another guy when he himself got the worst of it all.

“No! I don’t care what happens to me anymore Brian.” Zack stood from the bed and backed himself up against the wall.

“Why do you care so much about what I do Zack? Worry about yourself not me. I have to do what I have to do and you can’t stop that.” Brian stated nearly glaring at Zack who had made his way to the door and opened it. Without turning around he opened it and began speaking.

“I don’t know why I care okay but the fact is I don’t want you with anyone else. I don’t want you claiming them or them touching you in ways that only I feel I should.” Zack walked from the room leaving a baffled Brian sitting on the bed. The front door opened and closed, he knew Zack was gone.