The ride to the airfield was silent, save a few words here or there uttered by Samantha to check the pulse of her stewing fiance. JC made a lot of grunts and noises in the passenger seat, eventually settling his head on his shoulder as she drove. He never once let go of her hand, squeezing it tighter than loosening it as he rode the wave of his emotions. 

As she pulled into the airfield, he guided her to the small garage for their VIP clients. The Denali went into a spot, next to Lance's Challenger. He was feeling so many emotions and he couldn't fathom speaking another word to anyone else.There he was, having a serious moment with his fiancee and was interrupted It was complete bullshit and he couldn't take it. He broke away from her long enough to take the suitcases out of the back of the SUV, walk them to the air attendants near the waiting private plane before he was back at her side. They were the last two to board the plane and his jaw was set sternly. 

Sam offered everyone a soft, sympathetic smile as they walked into the main cabin, still in her flowy dress. She settled into the seat next to him, facing Ashley and Justin in the small sitting area. She buckled herself in, and the second they were seated and buckled, JC's hand was gripping hers, almost too tight. 

It was quiet around them. Lance, Chris and Justin were silent and Ashley was as well, snuggled up to Justin who looked ready for the death march as well. It had looked like they were interrupted as well. Joey was already in Orlando with his girlfriend. 

The sitting area of the plane was compact but spacious, with a table between two rows of plush swiveling seats. There were two bathrooms, complete with showers and two small, cabin-style bedrooms at either end of the passenger area of the plane. It was a luxurious rental, for sure, one they would probably enjoy more under different circumstances.

He locked their fingers tightly, and then took a moment to look down at her. His eyes were softer than they were in the car. He pulled her hand up and kissed it as the attendants closed the doors to the airplane. "I'm sorry you had to see me that upset."

"Sweetheart, I'm sorry that you had to be that upset," she smiled softly at him.

"I'm still that upset," he let out a harsh sigh and closed his eyes. "I was just with my fiance trying to live life. That's all."

The airplane taxied down the runway and had a smooth takeoff. Before they knew it, the beautiful airplane was up in the stars. It was a clear night all around them.

She stroked his face softly with her free hand. "You were doing absolutely nothing wrong." She let herself snuggle into him a bit. "We'll be back to our alone time soon enough baby."

JC mumbled into her hair as he kissed her head, "Yeah, in like 20 minutes..."

She let out a soft giggle. "Oh yeah? I heard that daddy."

He grinned and kissed a few more times, in a trail down to her ear where he whispered, "Do you wanna call me daddy in private?"

She couldn't help but laugh softly, not at him but at how cute and slick he was. "You were interrupted before," her voice was a little over a whisper, knowing they weren't alone in the cabin, "Can we just keep Lance out this time?"

"More like Lance and everyone else." He kissed her face one more time then looked up to see that the seat belt sign had been turned off in the sitting area. He white knuckle grabbed her hand, yanked her out of her seat and pulled her through the seating area, down the small hallway lined with closet space for the in-flight service, and pulled her into the bedroom cabin. He locked the door, checking it 3 times. "No one's getting in."

She grinned up at him. "Just us. Me and you... in this room."

He had finally let go of her hand for a moment, turning the main light off in the cabin but walking to the side of the bed where he turned on the small, accent lighting along the side of the headboard. He grabbed the flowiest part of her dress as he sat on the edge of the bed, yanking her to him. He made her straddle his legs while his hand slid up the back of the dress. "So I can get back to this..."

She grinned and brought her forehead to his. "Oh that's right. I was admiring that sexy body of yours." She reached down and pulled off his v-neck so she could admire him again for a long, appreciative moment. 

He growled as he watched the way she looked at him. "Admire all you want. Lord knows I do that to you." He pulled her dress up over her head, pursing his lips that she was now wearing a bra, but he'd let that go for now. "Look and touch whenever you want."

She smirked at the face he made when he discovered her bra. "Baby, we were getting on a plane with your bandmates. These breasts are yours only." She reached behind her and unclasped it to let them free, tossing it to the side before she reached up to touch on his newest stomach muscles, letting her fingers play at the dips. 

"I know," his voice was soft, "I just didn't see you put it on or notice it because I was too busy being mad." He looked down at her touching his abs and it made him tighten his stomach. He leaned forward and put his lips back on the collarbone that was calling out for his lips. 

She whispered all low, "You were packing the car. Besides. It's off now." She made a soft noise at the way he was tightening his muscles. "Baby, don't tighten up. You're sexy as hell just the way you are, relax for me." He fingertips trailed down his stomach then made their way down to the V muscles of his hips, smiling at the way the muscles made a trail down to his jeans. 

Her hands on him would always be lethal to him and it would always make him have a moment, too. He tilted his head one way, causing him to suck on her skin a little harder. His hands were both against her back on either side of her spine. His voice came out in a hot whisper, "I need you to take me out... please."

"Mmm. Of course." She licked her lips slightly after an appreciative hum at his lips on her collarbone. "I love how hard you get for me, daddy." She stood up a bit, then reached for his jeans and made sure to let her hands graze over the fabric before she unzipped slowly, tugging his jeans down his thighs. "Now..."

His lips parted and he let out a soft "Oh my god." He was already throbbing and being interrupted earlier made it even worse for him, but he knew she'd be worth it-- she was always worth it. He pulled her face up from her neck because he needed to look at her and watch. It was sexy to him... he just... he needed her. 

She pulled him out of his briefs, holding him with a soft but firm grip in one hand while she yanked his briefs down with the other hand. She hummed softly as she stroked him a few times. She was handling him with care because she just knew. "Mmm. Josh, you seem even bigger than usual."

His mouth fell open at how she was touching him and saying that, in THAT voice. A low groan escaped from his throat as he felt himself pulse in her hand. "Babbbby..." His voice grew desperate. 

She watched his eyes dance wild with desire and it made her smile softly. She knew in his previous relationships he tended to be the one with all of the control and it pleased her to know that this balance existed. She let go of him, leaning down to straddle him again as her lips fell up against his ear. "Now only are you the biggest, you know how it work it the best too. I want you to take me however you want it daddy, you've waited long enough." She captured his earlobe in her teeth and nibbled lightly before letting it go.

He swallowed hard, looking at her, almost shaking his head no. "Baby. Mmmmmmmm... no... I mean... I guess..." His voice was coming out in hot little breaths. Under normal circumstances, her dirty talk in his ear caused him to unravel but tonight this was out of control. He closed his eyes and his hands grabbed her hips, traveling down to feel her panties. He grabbed both sides and pulled as hard as he could, snapping the lace completely off on both ends. 

She grinned against his skin. "Mmm, time for some new panties," she hummed. She let her eyes travel to his grey, wild eyes and flushed skin, then all the way down his body to reveal that he was so hard, he looked ready to explode already. She let out another soft hum. "I guess I need to help you then don't I..." She grabbed onto him, rocking her hips back and forth on his until she sank down onto him. She couldn't have been more ready for him so he made a perfect slipping motion. They were now hip to hip and her stomach tested against his. "Ughhhhhhhh."

JC nearly blacked out with pleasure. Weeks of anticipating this moment were coming to a head and he let out a hiss. "Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck." His head fell forward into her skin and his teeth grazed her arm. His body let out a jolt and his arm wrapped around her, pulling her  up onto him better. "Oh fuck."

Her head dipped down into the crook of his neck where she moaned, sucking in little girlie gasps and breaths as she worked to find her rhythm on him. When she finally did, it was a slow fluid moment. She was moaning as he filled her up so deeply but she was also feeling every sensation of how sexy everything felt with each movement of their bodies. "Josh... OH!"

He could barely stand how good she felt and how much he missed her. He wrapped both arms around her, one hand went to the back of her head, guiding her to his lips where he let his crash against hers. He thrusted his hips up once and a grunt escaped into her mouth. He needed to do it again and it brought him up off the bed, holding her up in his arms. She was rocking his hips as he thrusted his. It was a fluid and harsh movement, but an intimate one. 

When he lifted her up into the air with ease, she moaned into his mouth, causing her lips to slip off of his. Her hips were working to meet his halfway while her legs world to anchor herself around his waist. "Daddy daddy ohhhhh."

He made a moan as he mumbled "Mmmmhmmmm," and he nodded, standing up as he hoisted her against the wall of the cabin. He couldn't say anything else, only try to catch his breath as he worked his hips on her just a little bit harder. His face went down into her neck where he needed to suck on her skin. He was deep in a moment and needed to relish every feeling that was flowing through his body. 

She couldn't help but let out a frantic moan at the way he was manhandling her. She loved when he was romantic with all the candles and shit, but there was something about the way he got when he was rough with her. Her hips rode on him, meeting each of his harder thrusts. "Daddy, come on... let it go. I want to feel you!" 

He started to growl at her saying that to him. "Say. It. Again." His voice was stern and low as he pulled his face up to look at her. His hips pulled back and bucked her into the wall harshly. 

Her hands were wrapped up around his neck and she reached up a bit. She gave his hair a tug, his longer, wavy hair always did it for her. "Come for me daddy...." She whimpered a bit as she was being pushed into the wall but it was hot as hell. "I want to come with you..."

"UGHHH FUCK!" He sucked in a sharp breath as his head got pulled back. His lips began to hammer into hers, unable to help it-- she pulled his hair and talked to him just the way he liked it. Her body made a thump each time he thrust into her. "I'm gonna.... FUCK BABY!" Their skin was smacking and he was grunting hard as he let go. He held her legs up around him while he felt his body unravel, out of control. His release hit him hard, so hard he might not remember half of the feeling in the morning he was on such a high. He was throbbing and releasing himself inside of her, and he hadn't felt so uncontrolled in ages. 

She knew it had been over a week and for him it was like a year, so she pushed her hips up to meet him even more. As soon as his climax hit him, hers began and he could feel it in his body as well, it was intense and it rocked her, she leaned her head back into the wall with a loud yell of his entire name.

His brows furrowed as he rode his last way. "Ohhhh fuuuuuuckin A.... Samantha.........." His wasn't stopping his hips, but he lifted her back up into just the air, with no wall to hold him. He body rolled his hips against hers. "Come for daddy.... C'mon...."

Her hips worked in perfect sync with his right there in the air as she rode out every last moment of her climax, until she could no longer rock her hips with his anymore and her head fell to the crook of his neck where she sucked in some sharp breaths. Her endurance had surely improved since their earliest days but this was on a different level. 

"Ohhh my god, baby." he carried her to the bed and fell down with her, still holding her close but his body was shaking gently and he was letting out the softest moans. She lay there with him in the bed, her face buried in his neck, and at least a half hour passed by before either of them could move or speak. 

When he could finally muster up enough energy, his hand stroked her hair and he mumbled, "Welcome to the mile high club, baby." His lips curled up in a light smirk. 

***

It was well after 3AM in Orlando by the time the plane landed. Justin and JC had dropped the girls off at the Ritz Carlton in Orlando where they promised they would join them as soon as they were able.

JC was in shorts and a t-shirt after a quick shower at the familiar *NSYNC compound. Justin was nearby, looking through old things in JC's room. JC was standing in the closet, looking through to see if he had left anything behind. It felt like being in a time warp, back to the earliest days of the band. "Hey J, what time is it? I'm not staying here all night."

Justin looked down at his watch. "4:15." He leaned in the doorway, arms crossed. "I need to get out of here. My heart is across town."

"Yeah, tell me about it. We don't have to be back here for the meeting until at least 8:30 or 9 and I know Joey is always the last to get up, so what's stopping us from actually walking out that door?" JC pursed his lips. 

"Absolutely nothing. I think my old M Class is still in the garage. I know I left it here. You want a ride with me to the hotel?" Justin grinned. 

"Let's go out the side door to make sure nobody gets into our business. I might kill someone tonight." JC's voice was low.

"Let's get the fuck out of here before I do choke someone." He shook his head and the men crept out quietly, with absolutely nothing. Near the garage, he found the keys to the Benz and they both got inside.

JC was laughing as the car started. "Oh my god. Blast from the past. Please tell me you have a CD in here still and it'll be the best thing ever." He put his seatbelt on.

"You know it's probably a mixtape I had for Ashley, okay?" He laughed all low. Once they were safely down the street, he turned the radio on and The Whisper Song by the Yin Yang Twins came on. He began to laugh.

A short drive on International Drive later, Justin's car circled by the Orlando Convention Center and the Ritz Carlton was back in view. JC jumped out of the car quickly in the garage, and the two men were going up the back elevator. 

"I'll come get you at 8:30 okay?" Justin asked, as he grabbed his room key out of his pocket. 

JC gave him a fast bro hug. "I'll be in the hallway at 8:30 waiting in case mama isn't up yet."

Justin smiled and nodded, giving him a fist bump as the elevator left them off on the 17th floor. JC went one way, and Justin went the other. 

JC swiped his key card and made a face when the door opened. "Samantha, you need to bolt your door," he mumbled. He closed the door softly behind him, making sure it was bolted. He walked into the room, almost in a tip toe to see an empty bed, then looked over to see her standing looking out the window staring out at the stars. "Baby... it's 4:30AM."

She turned around to see him and it made her smile. "Why did I have a feeling I'd be seeing you..."

He smiled all cute. "Because you know me. And you know that I'm not sleeping in the same city as you and NOT be next to you." He walked right over to her and slipped his arms around her. "Come to bed with me."

She laughed lightly, "Good thing I didn't sneak out of here to try and find my way to the compound. Can you even imagine?" She leaned up to kiss him softly. "We would have crossed paths." He stole one more soft kiss as he led her to the unmade bed. 

"Mannn," he laughed softly between her kisses. "I would have searched all night until we did cross paths." He smiled, pulling her against him into his favorite snuggle position, allowing himself to be the big spoon. He loved feeling her curves against him. 

She leaned back into his arms and smiled when she heard him breathe softly near her ear, something so familiar and comforting. Within seconds, she was asleep.

He stroked her hair a bit and when he realized she wasn't replying to him, he smiled, knowing it was him that she needed to be asleep. "Goodnight my sweet love." He stayed awake for just a little bit longer while his mind thought about what was to come, then he couldn't stay awake any longer and drifted off to sleep as well.

At 8AM, JC's alarm went off. He ignored it for as long as possible until it got louder and louder, then he moaned and reached to turn his phone on silent. 

As he moved, Sam mumbled and stretched against his body. "Mmmmm, baby."

"Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?" JC replied sleepily. His hand rested on her hip where he rubbed softly. 

"You're cozy and warm." She sighed, her eyes still closed. 

He stretched a bit and reached down to wrap his arms all the way around her, moving her just so, so he could roll over on top of her as he started kissing along her face softly with a smile and an mmm noise. 

She let out a sleepy giggle, her eyes still closed. "Joshhhh..." Her lips curled up into a smile. 

He kissed his way to her lips and smiled against them. "Thaaaaaaat's my name... don't wear it out. Actually, wear that shit out all you want." He kissed her once more. "I need to go baby, but when I'm done I swear I'm yours."

"Mmm," she smiled on his lips and kissed a few times softly. "Do what you need to do baby. I'll be here." 

"Gonna go kick ass and take names," he grinned then hurried out of bed with one last kiss and started the shower so he could take a five minute one to wake up. 

She grabbed his pillow, pulling it into her arms and snuggling into the familiar smell. 

***

Justin and JC drove in a hurry back to the compound. Johnny was waiting in the boardroom for them. Lance, Chris and Joey sat at the table with sleepy eyes.

JC walked into the board room confidently, his chest puffed out. He took a seat, and Justin sat down next to him without saying a word.

"Good morning," Johnny said. "I'm just going to start in on this because we don't have all day. What the hell happened in South Korea? There were still two more shows. Can we communicate please before we all hop on a plane running back to girlfriends?"

JC's fists gripped the arms of the chair, he was afraid he wasn't going to be able to keep his head screwed on right. 

Justin raised his hand. "I respectfully disagree with that statement. You make it sound like we blew everything off to run home and be with some random girls. We had a medical emergency that needed to be taken care of. You HAD to have heard about Chris' sister."

Chris nodded, "Thankfully I made it home in time to see Kate after her surgery and she's going to make a full recovery, but that whole flight home I had no idea."

Joey agreed. "I mean not for nothing but our communication from home was totally cut off. Having a girlfriend who is pregnant at home wasn't easy in that case."

JC looked over at Joey and smiled softly hearing him finally share the news. "And first of all, Samantha isn't my girlfriend, and second of all, fuck the phone system! You weren't prepared like you should have been for any kind of communication. It took frantic phone calls by Chris' mother to multiple hotels to get through to us!" 

"Right, I get that, but I was there with you. Could someone have just clued me in! You've all lost your damn minds. I found out later that you didn't show up for your interviews when I got home from dinner with clients! And to find you had taken Melinda WITH you!"

Justin shook his head. "Back it up just a little bit." His hand went up defensively. "First of all. Don't give us any kind of shit. We've given you and our fans 150% of ourselves for the majority of the last 10 years. We smiled and danced and sang our way through our biggest heartbreaks, broken bones and other painful moments. Left our families and loved ones at the expense of the band many times. I think," he looked around the table, "That all five of us have gotten to the point where we don't have anything left to give at the moment. Where we need to take some time to recharge our batteries and just BE... we just want to be US for a moment before we can come back to *NSYNC."

"Damnit, Justin, you hit the nail on the head. Yes, for fuck's sake, let's take some time off. Let Joey have his baby, I want to get married..." He shook his head, "Let us not start to hate our careers because honestly, I almost left all together in the snap of a moment."

Johnny looked at everyone with a panic. "Whoa, whoa, whoa... what?" 

Lance nodded in agreement. "It's not that we hate the music. It's not that we hate the fans. We love them and owe it all to them. But right now, this grind day in and day out is making many of us start to resent this career a little bit. I just want to be Lance for a while. Not Lance from *NSYNC."

"My personal relationships have suffered over the last few years because of being married to my job. And it took me these 5 years to mend the mistakes I did make. I'm not going to fuck it up again because someone else is telling me what to do." Justin's voice was serious. 

Johnny's demeanor changed and he sighed. "Guys! If this is how you have felt for a while, why is it so hard to communicate to me? I'm supposed to be in your corner but I can't do that if you don't tell me or stand up for what you want. I want *NSYNC to stay forever and thrive until the end of time. So if you need a break, okay, I'm going to be on board with that. But why did it have to get this far?" Mentally, he was freaking out that the band would never get back together.

"Ummm, you and the whole team just keep piling more contracts and shows on us so when are we going to be able to say no or have time to think?" JC asked.

"And we GET it. When the demand is there, strike while the iron is hot," Justin added.

"We're not saying we don't ever want to do this again. I mean after my daughter is born I know I'll want to spend time with her and be a dad. And the others are going to want to have their own personal things. But once we can live our lives as the five individuals we are, the band will be that much stronger." Joey said. 

Johnny let out a sigh. "Okay, fine. That's totally fine. Let's start with six months and go from there. We still need a meeting or two, and there has to be conference calls because you guys are STILL crazy big right now."

"And that's fine. When we need to meet, just let us know a little bit more in advance and be willing to make accommodations for our families. Joey will need Kelly and Baby Fatone to be taken care of, and I'll need Ashley to come along unless otherwise stated, just like JC with Samantha." Justin was matter-of-fact. 

"Not unless otherwise stated... they're both coming and that's the end. Family is family, and they will always come first. I'm not compromising." JC crossed his arms. 

"Giving us time to be with the projects, passions and people that are important to us is going to let us come back to the band and create art that really means something to us. I can't create from an empty tank. I need something there to draw from." Justin looked over at Johnny who was watching him intently. 

"Okay. It's settled then." Johnny's sigh was large but he looked at his five members of *NSYNC. "I'll work on everything and call a meeting back in LA in a few weeks." He looked around the room again. "Just fucking communicate with me."

JC was the first to stand up. "Okay great. We will communicate, conference all, meeting, whatever... but we're taking a break, starting right now."

"Thank you for hearing us out. And know that these four are still my best friends and it's nothing personal to anyone in this room. We all literally just need the time to grow as people and to come back stronger." Justin smiled at his friends. "But with that said...we need to relax a little bit."

The five guys hugged and exited the boardroom. Johnny was left sitting at the table, looking at his notebook and scratching his head. 

***

When the elevator opened on the 17th floor, JC power walked his way to the door with a grin, unlocking and throwing it open. "Honeyyyyyy! I'm hoooooooome!" He was smiling.

Sam was curled up on the couch in the room, watching TV. She laughed so cute, scooting over for him in her jeans and a cropped top. "C'mere baby!"

JC dove for the couch, almost tackling her down with his arms around her. "Ugh to see your beautiful face again just made my day so much better."

She smiled, wrapping her arms around him, then brought her forehead up to his. "How did it all work out sweetheart?"

"Went in thinking I was gonna lose my shit, but I didn't have to. We all came together and said what was on our minds and hearts, and that we needed to take serious time to focus on our actual lives and families." He rubbed his nose against hers. "We're taking a break for about 6 months." 

She smiled on his lips, "I'm happy for you. This was something that was on your heart," She played with the back of his hair. "So you're free for a bit..."

"Mmmm," He pushed his lips against hers, making a noise before he sighed. His hands came up to kiss her face. "I'm all yours is what I am. No more crazy trips, or shows where I have to spend time away from you."

She grinned on his lips, "And I'm taking some time off from most projects so I'm all yours. And if we want to do something, we can go with each other." She kissed him softly. "But you better not stop creating. My *NSYNC fangirl heart would be devastated."

"Never mama," he grinned, "You're my muse. That's not changing." He let out a little playful growl. "Ugh. Now we're gonna go back to Big Bear and we are going to tell NO ONE where we are going. And I am going to have the romantic week with my fiance that I deserve." His voice was aggressive on her lips. 

"Yeah? You gonna sex me in the lake like you promised?" She grinned playfully.

He looked down at her and grinned, then licked his lips. "I was gonna sex you all over the damn place girl. You want sex in a lake? I'll take your ass right now to one," he laughed. "Orlando has a thousand of them."

She laughed, "You did tell me you were going to."

"And you know I meant it," he smirked. "We'll be back in LA by dinnertime anyways. So we can plan on leaving in the next few days or so."

"Whatever happens." She grinned. "I feel better now. Sorry about earlier this week." She touched his face. 

"Why are you sorry?" He put his hand on top of hers that was resting on his face. "Please don't be, I'm not upset at all."

"I never in a million years wanted you to think that I didn't want you." She smiled softly. "That was all me, and nothing to do with you and what a good lover you are." 

He placed a finger on her lips and softly whispered "Shhh." He began to kiss her softly, letting her know it was okay, he didn't care and he was fine because he got some good sex the night before. He smiled softly on her lips. 

She grinned a bit and ran her fingers through his hair gently as she placed a few soft kisses on his lips before she whispered, "I'll always warn you ahead of time if my hormones get in the way. But I'll always be happy to try and please you in return."

He smiled and whispered, "If I ever need to sleep in another room because you're disgusted with me, just let me know."

She started to belly laugh and pushed him off of her, to where he landed on the floor. 

"Ohhhhh," he started to laugh heartily as well, out of sheer happiness and a little bit out of relief from the outcome of the meeting. "Samanthhhhhhaaaaaa!" 

He rose to his feet and scooped her up into his arms, carrying her over to the bed where he tossed her down again. "You're in for it this time, Ms. Bentley." His grin was wicked as he leaned down to capture his lips with hers.