"He did feel the same"

"... when we get back to Staten Island..."

Joe, Sal, Brian and James were minutes away from the end of their live show in Tampa, Florida, confetti was flying everywhere, the whole crowd was screaming and cheering, Joe and James were yelling to the crowd, Sal was standing beside them while Brian was standing more off to the side,

"I've gotta make my move," Brian thought. He quickly ran towards Sal, held his cheek for a moment, then pulled him into a harsh, passionate kiss. The crowd went silent for a moment, Sal stood with his eyes open, a look of shock spread across his face, he couldn't move. The whole crowd was quiet for a mere ten seconds before cheering, some fans looked at each other confused, others out of disgust, but the majority just screamed and cried in a fangirl type way. Brian pulled his lips away from Sal's, leaving him shocked, and somewhat embarrassed, he couldn't move, he just stared at Brian who stared back, at that moment Sal began to cry but ignored his urge to run off stage, and instead he wrapped his arms tightly around Brian, cuddling against him. The crowd was still screaming as Brian asked

"Are you alright?"

"I think so" Sal sniffed.

The show was now over, they sat in their tour bus silently, Brian was worried so he walked over to Sal, placing his hand on his shoulder, asking,

"Sally, are you feeling okay?"

"I... I don't know" he responded quietly.

"What's going on buddy?" Joe asked. Sal began to feel overwhelmed, with everyone crowded around him, he hugged his knees to his head and softly cried.

"Hey, shhh it's okay," Brian said reassuringly, as he hugged Sal tightly.

"J-... Joe can I talk to you... Alone?" Sal whispered.

"Yeah of course!" Joe smiled.

"Brian you and I should go out so they can talk" James suggested.

"Alright," Brian agreed.

"Sally, what's going on?" Joe asked Sal was silent for a moment, he then said,

"It's everything with Bri..."

"What do you mean?" Joe questioned.

"It's just... It's stressful being in love with someone who you know will never be in a relationship with you, despite the fact that they've said they love you in return, we've done close to everything a couple normally does, but it's overwhelming, I'm gonna sound like a complete dick, but I just wish... We were together... " Sal admitted.

"I know it's tough buddy, Brian really does love you, he never shuts up about it when we're alone, I know this doesn't help but you may not get to the point of being together but no matter what you and Brian will always be closer than me and James" Joe spoke softly.

"I never thought being in love with someone would ever be this difficult" Sal whispered.

"If Brian asks what happened, which I'm sure he will, what should I say?" Joe questioned.

"You can tell him, it's fine, " Sal said, wiping tears from his cheeks.

"I'm gonna step outside, I'm really warm" Sal spoke.

"Alright, I'll come with you" Joe responded.

"Thanks for letting me talk to you," Sal said.

"No problem buddy, anytime"

The second Sal got off of the tour bus, Brian ran up to him, hugging him tightly,

"Are you okay?" he asked.

"Yeah" Sal responded.

"Thank God, I was worried" Brian admitted. They then stared into one another eyes lovingly as they did often, Joe had been explaining what happened to James, who was about to ask Sal if he was okay now, though Joe stopped him,

"Joe let go of me," James said quietly.

"No, they're having a moment" Joe spoke, pointed to them, the two watched as Sal and Brian looked at one another, Brian lifted his hand to Sal's cheek, bringing their faces closer, then kissing him, Sal's whole body relaxed once their lips touched, kissing Brian was like a stress reliever to him, Brian slowly pulled away from the kiss, to lower Sal's head to kiss his forehead. James had his hands over his mouth to stop him from saying something, whenever he saw Sal and Brian kiss, it made him happy, he knew it cheered both of them up, it calmed both of them, he knew they had something special between them.

They had gotten back on the tour bus later that night, they had talked for hours and hours about anything and everything, eventually, Sal had fallen asleep in Brian's arms,

"I swear to God he's the cutest person I've ever seen" Brian spoke. James and Joe giggled, Brian had already been informed about why Sal had been emotional that night, he had felt bad but in a sense, Brian was dealing with the same feelings.

"Hey Brian, I don't mean this in a mean way, but do you think you're ever gonna take you and Sal's friendship... Further, I guess?" James questioned.

"Actually I've been thinking about that for the past week or so" Brian admitted, he sat running his fingers through Sal's dark hair, he had his other arm wrapped around his chest, feeling Sal's chest lower and rise with each breath was calming.

"When do you think you're gonna ask him?" Joe wondered.

"I'm not sure but soon, I'm just scared" Brian admitted.

"Why are you scared?" James asked.

"What if he says no...?" Brian spoke softly.

"Are you insane Brian, the man has been mad in love with you for over a year, why would he ever say no?" Joe stated.

"Yeah, I guess you're right....,"

Brian took a deep breath in, he laid his head on top of Sal's and with a gentle smile across his lips, he said,

"I'm asking him when we get back to Staten Island..."