Ricky Martin to Mario Lopez:'I am mommy! What's wrong?'

Ricky Martin cracks up Mario Lopez.

Mario Lopez buttonholed Ricky Martin at the Grove in Los Angeles last week.

Lopez: Do you think you would have made the decision to come out if it wasn't for your boys? [At which point we at Aksarbent widened our eyes and said "Excuuuse me?" before  we put down our scotch and remembered that Martin is raising two sons.]

Martin: I knew that sooner or later, you have to, 'cause it's something I, in my case, I just couldn't take it any more... It's about transparency from now on. You know, other than that would be teaching them to lie. And that's not what I want. I want them to live a life with pride and not have to leave the house having to lie for me. That's how beautiful becoming a father has been for me.

Lopez: When your boys, later on, eventually ask, "Hey dad, why don't we have a mommy? Or, "Where's mommy?" — What's the answer?

Martin: I'm gonna say, "I am mommy! What's wrong? I am mommy and daddy... I will tell them, you know. Every family's different... My children tell me "I love you." every 20 minutes, man. Literally he says "Papi, te amo..."

Lopez: I know at the moment you're in a relationship and you're not revealing the identity, but when this special person in your life is revealed, is he aware of the attention he's gonna get and have you had those conversations yet?"

Martin: Well, yeah, yeah, we know, and it'll happen eventually... I mean, we are happy, my kids love him, he loves my kids, we're in love with each other... It could be overwhelming. You know he's not in the music business. He doesn't know what, to be in the spotlight. He's like: "I'm right behind you, I'm following you. And so we're taking it one step at a time and we're fine. It's cool.

Lopez: Do you ever see, like marriage or something in your future?

Martin: It's not something we're talking about at the moment, but I want that option, man. I pay my taxes!