Ashley dragged me into the back room. "Ashley, I HAVE A BOYFRIEND." I said instinctively and patronisingly. I sat down facing the door. "Yes, I know. I have a confession, I saw how well you did with Jinxx, I want to have the courage to do the same." He replied locking the door behind us. He sat down next to me. "Mia, I'm gay and I love somebody in the band that I'm certain wouldn't love me." He confessed quietly. Thankfully we could hear CC cheering and Jake chanting as they were leaving the bus. "Okay, well Jinxx got over his confession by telling his best friend first. Jinxx came to me and then Jake. I'm going to help you as much as I can but I may need you to confess to Andy first. I thought you fucked a woman and then forgot who she was, how come you're all of a sudden gay?" I asked him intrigued. "I started off with women, but soon realised that my desire wasn't fulfilled by women, but men. I didn't have the courage to tell the band so I used the sluts and whores as cover- ups so the band wouldn't find out. I had no intention to fuck them. I used a tape recording of a porn video to cover up my secret, so I've had this secret for years and the first person I confessed to was Jake. Jake is easy going, loud though, very accepting and one of the members I'm not so close to so he was less shocked than the others would be." I sat shocked. Maybe Ashley's the most intelligent band member, going by his plan, he was cunning. "Wow, I didn't expect that, if I'm truthful. Tell me Ashley, besides us and Jake, who else knows about your secret?" I asked acting like Sherlock Holmes or some other detective. "Nobody." He answered now staring at the floor. "Ashley, don't be ashamed, I'm questioning you so I know a bit about what I'm dealing with." I reassured, patting him on the back. "Nothing to be ashamed of Ashley, I want to know why you haven't told the band, are you afraid of something?" I asked. "I don't know how they'll react because I've known Andy as long as the band has been formed and not telling him my secret is like not telling my parents. I don't know how CC will react when I tell him the truth." He stared at the floor. "Ashley remember how Jake reacted to you telling him, the rest of the band will react in the same way, Andy and CC may ask you about it, but I can assure you nobody will freak out at you. They all love you, and wants what's best for you." I hugged him. "I guess that's true." Ashley murmured. I let Ashley sit on his own. "So, Ash, do you want to tell me about this band member that you like?" I asked. "Yeah I'm pretty sure he won't love me." He answered quietly. "Why, who is it?" I questioned. "I'm in love with..."