!!Usual Suspects!!

Part 8

"Jay?" Matt questioned quietly as he walked into Jorel and Vanessa's room and found Jorel sitting on his bed staring straight ahead as tears kept pouring down his cheeks. Jorel looked up at him and then just went back to staring at nothing in particular. Matt understood and quietly went to sit next to him and they just sat there for a while.

"Why? Matt, why? How did we miss all the signs?" Jorel asked quietly, his voice nearly hollow. "I don't know" Matt replied in a whisper and Jorel looked over at him just as a fresh set of tears leaked out of Matt's eyes. "I miss him, Jay. It hurts so much." Matt cried and Jorel just nodded and hugged the other man. "I know, Matt, i know" Jorel responded and they just held on to each other as they cried for their lost brother/ boyfriend.

They cried for a while and as the tears started to dry up, Jorel realized that he had hugged Matt that hard that he has crinkled up the other man's shirt. "I'm so sorry, i ruined your shirt" Jorel whispered as he pulled back and wiped his remaining tears away with his sleeve."Don't worry about it" Matt replied and just sat there. "If anyone asks, i never cried, i just helped you" Jorel muttered and Matt actually almost laughed. "Sure thing, your secret is safe with me" Matt muttered and stood up. "I'm gonna go for a shower" Matt informed Jorel and then he left the room.

Jorel just sat on his bed for a while, just thinking, and eventually Vanessa walked into the room to check on him. "Hey Jay, where did Matt go?" She asked him as she sat down in the spot Matt had previously occupied. "He went for a shower" Jorel told her and looked up at her. Vanessa could tell that he had been crying but didn't say anything on it as she knows he hates admitting it. "You alright now?" She asked him quietly and he looked up at her and shrugged his shoulders. "I just don't know anymore V, I just don't know" He admitted and leant his head against her shoulder as she wrapped her right arm around him. "I know, muffin, but I'm here for you, remember that" She told him and Jorel just nodded and closed his eyes. "I love you, V. never forget that" He whispered and she kissed the top of his head. "And i love you too" She replied and they just sat like that for a while.

"Oh by the way, the boys want me to tell you that they're thinking of watching the last few videos on Danny's camera, just to see if there was anything there he wanted us to see" Vanessa informed him and Jorel sighed and pulled away. "I'm guessing they want us all down there" He questioned and she nodded. "Fine, but we'll have to wait for Matt" He said and she nodded as they both stood up.

They left the bedroom and headed downstairs. "Hey, Jay, you alright now?" Dylan asked as Jorel went to sit down on the couch. Jorel twitched his head towards him, nodded and changed his mind on his destination. Instead he turned and headed towards the kitchen until Vanessa walked in front of him and stopped him by putting her hand on his chest.

"Jay sit down, I'll get it, now what were you going to get?" Vanessa asked and Jorel just sighed. "I was going to get a couple of beers" Jorel told her and Vanessa sighed. "Are you sure?" Vanessa questioned him and Jorel nodded. "Alright, you sit down and i'll get them for ya" She told him and Jorel just nodded and went to sit down.

"Can you bring the box through, V?" Dylan shouted through and received a "It's too heavy!" from the kitchen so he sighed and went to the kitchen to help her. They returned with Vanessa carrying the original two cans she went in for and Dylan was carrying two boxes of beers. Vanessa handed Jorel the beers and sat next to him as Dylan placed the two boxes on table in between the couch Jorel and Vanessa were sitting on and the couch which George and Jordan were sitting on. They then all helped themselves to a beer apart from Jordan, Vanessa and Jorel. Jorel didn't get one only because he was already in possession of two of them thanks to his fiance.

George then set the camcorder up to the TV and they all waited for Matt to come back down. By the time Matt had actually finished in the shower, the ones drinking the beer were already on their third. "Matty!" Jorel exclaimed as he heard the man walking down the stairs. "Here, come sit with me and have a beer or five" Dylan said from where he was cuddled up to George, who was leaning against Jordan and the back of the chair quite heavily. Matt nodded and rushed down the rest of the stairs and jumped into the seat next to Dylan. Jorel then chucked him a can and laughed as Matt tried to open it and ended up spilling it everywhere.