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Chapter Six: He's A Great Guy
Summary: Jesse tries to find someone for Brian. Brian thinks he wants Justin but at the same time has his doubts. Justin is positive that he wants Brain as more than a fuck buddy.
AN: Thanks to my betas Sunny and Helen. You guys rock. I hope you guys like this. Let me know.


Jesse opened his eyes and frowned when Brian smiled at him. \"Hey,\" he said. \"Where have you been? I thought you said you were coming here to sleep.\"

\"Yeah,\" Brian said and smirked. \"I had to go do something,\" he said. He had gone to Justin's house and spent most of the morning with the blond.

\"What time is it?\" Jesse asked.

\"It's like two,\" Brian told him.

\"Why didn't you wake me up?\" Jesse asked as he sat up on the sofa. The teen had come to Brian's loft and let himself in. He had been planning to spend some time with Francis but the redhead knew him too well. He had told him to go and spend some time with Brian. Francis knew that the brunet was lonely too mostly because Jesse kept telling him all the time.

\"I've been trying to wake you up,\" Brian told him.

\"Oh yeah?\" Jesse asked and stretched. \"Sleep is so good.\"

\"I thought you and Francis had gone back to sleep,\" Brian pointed out.

\"Oh, that boy had other plans,\" Jesse said smirking.

\"You two are getting serious,\" Brian pointed out. \"What happened to 'he swears he's my boyfriend but he's not' crap you talked about before?\"

Jesse narrowed his eyes at the brunet. \"Shut up,\" he groaned. \"We...we let it go as it flows.\"

\"Whatever,\" Brian said smirking. \"Are you hungry? I ordered food.\"

\"Yeah, food will be good. I have to call ma. She must be worried about me. I haven't called her all day,\" Jesse said once he was standing up. \"I'll be right back. I need to use the bathroom.\"

\"You know the way,\" Brian told him.

Jesse nodded and walked to it. For some reason he started thinking about Francis and what Brian had said. It was true that in the beginning he always said that Francis was only his friend but now it was much more. He'd never intended for that to happen and he knew that he was falling for the redhead every day more. He hoped that in the end he didn't get hurt like Brian had because he didn't think he would be as strong as the brunet had been.

\"Hey, what kind of food did you order?\" Jesse asked as he came out of the bathroom.

\"Thai,\" Brian told him.

\"Okay,\" Jesse said grabbing the phone to call his mom. He sat on the stool and assured his mother over and over that he was okay. He assured her that he would be at home to sleep and then hung up.

\"Hey, food is here,\" Brian told him when Jesse hung up.

The brunet let the delivery guy in and then moved to get his money. Jesse helped him put the food on the plates before they sat down to eat on the sofa. These days Brian was more relaxed about them eating there.

\"Why is your food different from mine?\" Jesse asked looking from one plate to the other.

\"You're not going to like what I'm eating,\" Brian told him. \"So I ordered you something different.\"

\"How do you know?\" Jesse asked.

\"Mine is spicy and you don't like food like that,\" the brunet pointed out and walked to the fridge to get two beers.

\"That's when I was younger, Bri,\" Jesse protested.

\"Fine,\" Brian told him as he opened his beer. \"Go ahead, you can taste it.\"

Jesse smiled and did. He chewed on it and nodded. \"It's spicy,\" he said and swallowed. His eyes watered and he closed them. \"Goddamn, Brian.\"

The brunet only grinned.

\u201cThis thing is hot as shit,\u201d Jesse told him. \u201cFuck!\u201d

Brian laughed at the teen. \"That is what happens to you for always eating everything.\u201d

\u201cHow the fuck do you go to the bathroom after eating this shit, Brian?\u201d Jesse asked.

\u201cIt's good for cleaning up the pipes,\u201d Brian teased

Jesse frowned and opened his mouth to suck in air. Brian put the beers on the table in front of them and Jesse grabbed on quickly. He gulped a lot down before he stopped.

\"Fuck,\" the teen hissed. \"That's making it worst.\"

Brian smirked as he walked back to the fridge to get some water. After that the teen felt a bit better and ate his food. He couldn't believe that the brunet ate his without even making a face about it.

\"That was good,\" Brian said smiling as he got up with his plate to throw it away.

Jesse did the same before they were back to sitting on the sofa watching TV. \"So,\" the teen said after a few minutes. \"Are you over my brother yet?\"

Brian looked at Jesse with a raised brow.

\"I'm just wondering if you guys are still going to be friends,\" Jesse said. \"And before you say anything...you sometimes act like you don't want to be his friend.\"

Brian sighed. \"I don't know, Jesse. It's not that. It's just that...\"

\"He hurt you,\" Jesse finished.

Brian looked away. He hated talking about his feelings.

\"He didn't mean to,\" the younger of the two said.

\"I know,\" the brunet whispered. \"But it's hard for me to just pretend like nothing happened.\"

\"I understand,\" Jesse muttered.

\"I'm trying my best,\" Brian assured him. \"We'll be okay. It's just going to take a bit of time.\"

Jesse smiled at him.

\"Now, can we talk about something else?\" Brian asked arching a brow.

\"Have you thought about dating?\" Jesse asked.

Brian glared at him.

\"It was just a thought,\" Jesse said. \"Maybe there is someone out there for you.\"

Brian thought he wanted to talk to the boy about Justin. He wanted to tell him that he'd been seeing Justin. Part of him felt like he owed it to the kid. The other part of him wasn't ready to talk about Justin to anyone. He really didn't know what was happening to him. He would found himself missing the blond. There were times when he wanted to grab the phone and just call the man to ask him how his day was going but he wasn't going to break his rules. He would be strong, or so he kept telling himself. He wasn\u2019t going to make the same mistake twice and get his heart broken again. And it didn't matter what he wanted anyways, he and Justin were just fuck buddies. The blond didn't want anything serious with him; he'd told him so in the beginning. \"Nah, I don't think so.\"

Jesse wasn't giving up just yet. \"Hey can we go see what movies they have on demand?\" Jesse asked.

Brian sighed. \"I guess. You are going to make me broke you know.\"

\"Thank you Bri-Bri,\" Jesse replied and laughed.

\"Don't call me that,\" Brian said and moved closer to Jesse before he started to tickle the young man. \"You got to respect your elders squirt.\"

\"No,\" Jesse yelled and laughed as the man tickled him.

Brian stopped and laughed.

\"You're an ass,\" Jesse told him as he tried to breathe right once again. He tried to do the same thing to Brian but couldn't.

The brunet quickly grabbed Jesse's wrist and stopped him. \"Say I'm the king of the world.\"

That only made the teen start laughing his ass off. At that moment there was a knock on the door.

\"It's not funny,\" Brian said and flicked the teen on the ear before he stood up.

\"Ouch!\" Jesse yelled. \"That's not fair. One of these days I'm going to hurt you.\"

\"You wish,\" the brunet told him smirking. He was smiling when he opened the door but it went away as soon as he saw Michael.

\"Hello,\" Michael said smiling at the man.

\"Hey,\" Brian said when he saw the man.

\"Who is it?\" Jesse asked and looked back to the door. His eyes opened wide when he saw his brother.

\"Hey Jesse,\" Michael said smiling as he walked inside.

\"Want to come in?\" Brian asked sarcastically and sighed.

\"So what are you doing here?\" Michael asked as he walked over to his brother.

\"Just hanging out,\" Jesse told him.

Brian who had closed the door as soon as Michael stepped in was now in the kitchen wondering what Michael was doing there. If the man was there to fight again he was going to fucking kill him. From time to time Michael dropped by to question why they didn't hang out like they used to. Brian always thought about telling him 'because you hurt me and it's hard to push it all behind like nothing happened' but he didn't trust Michael with his feelings anymore.

The brunet grabbed a beer for Michael and went to give it to him. \"Want one, Michael?\"

Michael sighed at that as he grabbed the beer. \"You used to call me Mikey. Remember that?\"

The brunet shrugged. \"It is still your name.\"

Jesse didn't like where things were going. He could tell there was an argument brewing between the two men.

\"I've been trying to call you,\" Michael told him. \"Why won't you answer me? You said that you still want to be friends but you keep ignoring me.\"

The teen didn't know what to say. He didn't know if he should stay or leave.

\"I've been busy,\" Brian told him.

\"Are you busy now?\" Michael asked.

The brunet licked his lips. \"Yeah,\" he told him. \"I am hanging with your brother right now.\"

\"Brian,\" Jesse said as he stood up. \"I could leave so you guys can talk,\" he said. He didn\u2019t want them fighting.

\"No,\" Brian said. \"It's okay. If Mikey wants to hang out with us, he can.\"

Michael looked at his brother and then at Brian. \"Okay,\" he said. \"We can do that.\"

Jesse smiled and went back to sit down and surfing through channels. Brian offered Michael some food and the man nodded and got up to get it. Jesse was happy because he knew it would be tense in the beginning but sooner or later Brian and his brother were going to be okay.

\"Here,\" Jesse said when he found the movie he wanted. \"We'll watch this.\"

Michael sat down in the sofa with his food. Brian and Jesse kept making comments about what they were watching and laughing about it. Michael thought it made no sense what they were talking about. Then as he looked at Brian and Jesse he realized that they had their own dialect. He wasn't Brian's best friend anymore, Jesse was. He felt sad about that. He decided to stay anyway and work on it. He and Brian had been friends before anything had happened and he knew that they could still be.

***

Francis crushed the butt of the cigarette on the floor and then leaned back on the bench. He and Jesse had been walking to his house while cutting through the park, but sat down for a while and started talking. They had done that before and it was relaxing and fun to just talk about anything.

\"I was thinking of buying a car,\" Jesse said. \"I've been saving a lot of money by living with Ma.\"

Francis smiled at him. \"I could help you if you want to.\"

\"Nah,\" Jesse said shaking his head. \"I can do it myself.\"

Francis liked how Jesse never asked him for money. That's why they were so good friends at the beginning and that's why Francis had fallen for Jesse. The kid was always down to earth. Jesse was one of the few people that never expected money out of their friendship or relationship.

\"Then I don't have to be telling you or Brian to take me everywhere,\" Jesse told him.

\"So, how's Brian?\" Francis asked smiling.

Jesse shrugged. \"He's okay. I haven't seen him in a few days.\"

\"Oh,\" Francis told him.

\"I'll see if I can see him today,\" Jesse said. \"I got to make sure that he's okay.\"

Francis stared at Jesse and smiled as he thought of how jealous he was in the beginning when Jesse and Brian starting hanging out. He thought that somehow Brian was going to steal Jesse away from him. But now he knew it wasn't like that. The two men loved each other like brothers and nothing else. He had nothing to worry about.

Jesse nodded. \"I think he needs to find someone.\"

\"Like who?\" Francis asked.

\"I don't know,\" Jesse said. \"Someone that's hot and that is smart and that can deal with...well, Brian.\"

Francis laughed. \"Mmm, I don't know anyone of Brian's age.\"

\"Me neither,\" Jesse said. \"I mean not like to date him.\"

\"Maybe we can set him on a blind date,\" Francis said.

\"Brian would never go for that,\" Jesse pointed out.

\"I know,\" Francis said. \"I just said it so we could laugh.\"

The two men looked at each other and grinned.

\"Okay so who?\" Francis asked.

Jesse thought about it. \"I have no idea.\"

Francis bit his lower lip and smiled. \"I got an idea.\"

Jesse only arched a brow. After his boyfriend told him what it was he said that it might work. Now all they had to do was find someone that would go for it.

***

\"Just be cool,\" Francis said to Charles as they stood in front of Woody's.

Charles nodded with a big smile. \"I got this.\"

Jesse rolled his eyes. \"I don't think this is a good plan.\"

\"He knows what he's doing,\" Francis said.

Jesse frowned. \"He does not.\"

Charles smiled at the teens. \"Look, I get it. He can't know that you're setting him up. I won't tell him. I'll pretend like it was fate or something like that.\"

Jesse shook his head. \"Brian doesn't believe in fate or destiny or any of that crap.\"

The man nodded. \"I know all this. You guys made sure I memorized it over and over again. I know how to deal with guys like Brian. Trust me,\" he said.

Jesse shrugged while Francis gave Charles a two thumbs up.

\"Good thing we're not paying him,\" Jesse said and smirked. \"We would be losing our money.\"

\"Don't say that,\" Francis said.

\"Why the hell are we doing this?\" Jesse asked.

They had found Charles because of an ad in a paper. The man said that he was looking for someone to share his time with. He listed some of his qualities and the boys had called him up among many other guys. They picked Charles out of the rest because the man sounded sane, he was good looking and had a good job.

\"You said you wanted to hook Brian up with someone,\" Francis pointed out.

\"I don't know,\" Jesse said. \"I don't think this is the right guy.\"

\"We'll just have to wait and see. Are we going in?\" Francis asked.

\"Give it a few minutes,\" Jesse said.

Inside of Woody's Charles was by the bar getting himself a beer. He looked around and spotted Brian with some guys sitting at a table. He was a bit nervous but he was confident that he could get a date with the brunet. He drank a few beers and just kept looking towards the brunet. He smiled when Brian looked in his direction. Brian arched a brow, looked at Charles from head to toe and then continued his conversation with Ted and Emmett.

\"Okay,\" Charles said to himself and started walking to where Brian was.

Everyone stopped talking and they looked up at the man.

\"Hi,\" Charles said with a big smile. \"I'm Charles.\"

Brian ignored him.

\"Um,\" Ted said. \"I'm Ted and this is Emmett and Brian. You're new around here.\"

\"Not really,\" Charles said. \"I'm just not into the club scene.\"

\"So what are you doing here?\" Brian asked him arching a brow.

At that moment Jesse and Francis came inside.

\"Should we go there?\" Francis asked.

\"No,\" Jesse hissed. \"Let's go get something to drink. Then we'll go there.\"

\"I thought I tried it out,\" Charles responded. \"Do you mind if I sit down?\"

\"Go ahead,\" Emmett said smiling. \"So, do you have a boyfriend?\"

\"Not at the moment,\" Charles replied and took a sip of his beer. He looked at Brian and smiled yet again.

Ted and Emmett looked at each other and smirked. They could tell that Charles really liked Brian.

\"So what do you do, Charles?\" Ted asked.

\"I'm a lawyer,\" Charles told them. \"One of the top ones if I might add.\"

\"Nice,\" Emmett said.

\"What about you?\" Charles said looking at Ted.

\"I'm an accountant for Kinnetik,\" Ted said.

\"I'm a party planner,\" Emmett said smiling.

\"And you?\" Charles asked as he looked towards Brian.

\"Not much,\" the brunet said.

Ted rolled his eyes. \"He's the owner of Kinnetik.\"

Brian narrowed his eyes at Ted.

\"That's cool,\" Charles told him. \"Do you like your job?\"

Brian stared at the man but didn't answer. He bit his lower lip and ended up smirking. He got up grabbed his beer and finished it. He put it down and walked away.

\"He is the \u2018fuck-them-and-leave-them\u2019 type of guy,\" Ted said. \"I just thought I should warn you.\"

Charles nodded slowly before he got up and followed the brunet to the restroom. \"Are you playing hard to get?\" Charles asked while Brian was using one of the urinals.

The brunet looked at the man through the mirror. He finished what he was doing and arched a brow when he turned around.

Charles walked up to Brian. \"You know, you and I could have a lot of fun.\"

Brian smirked at that and pushed Charles back into one of the stalls. He closed the door and smirked.

\"What do you have in mind?\" Charles asked.

The brunet didn't do much talking. He pushed Charles back into the wall and kissed him hard for a few seconds before he turned him around. \"I'm going to fuck you now,\" the brunet told him.

Charles helped Brian push his pants down all the way to his ankles. Brian unzipped his pants and pushed them down to the middle of his thighs. Then he pulled out a condom from one of his pockets and put it on. He knew the moment he laid eyes on the man that he was going to fuck him. There had been no doubt in his mind. He prepared Charles quickly and soon enough he was inside the man fucking him like he said he was going to.

\"Oh god yes,\" Charles started to yell after a while when Brian started fucking him harder.

The brunet held Charles in place by the hips. He closed his eyes concentrating on his pleasure. Soon enough both of them were reaching satisfaction. Brian waited a few seconds and then pulled out of the man. He took off the condom carefully and then threw it into the toilet. He then fixed his clothes.

\"That was so good,\" Charles said pulling his pants up. \"I think we can do better.\"

The brunet arched a brow. \"Is that so?\"

\"Yes,\" the man said smiling. He tried to kiss the brunet but the man pulled back.

\"I don't do anyone twice,\" Brian told him.

\"Do you always pretend to be this tough,\" Charles said smirking. \"You don't have to do that with me. I thought we could share some time together. We could go out and have fun. How about if we go out and have dinner?\u201d

\"I don't do dates,\" Brian told him. \"Plus, I already fucked you. Are you not listening? I don\u2019t do repeats.\"

Charles smile left his face. \"No one has to know. We could be there for each other when we need to,\" the man said touching Brian's chest.

\"I'm not interested,\" the brunet said pushing Charles back. Then he unlocked the door and stepped out.

Charles sighed and went out of the stall. He went to the sink and washed his face. He looked himself in the mirror and smiled. \u201cIt\u2019s okay. He\u2019s just playing hard to get,\u201d he said to himself.

When he came out of the restroom Francis and Jesse were waiting for him.

\"What happened?\" Francis asked.

\"Don't worry, I got this under control,\" Charles told them.

\"The hell you do,\" Jesse said. \"We saw Brian and he said he was leaving.\"

\"Where is he going?\" Charles asked.

Jesse shrugged.

Charles bit his lower lip. \"He's complicated.\"

\"Tell me about it,\" Jesse said as he turned around and went to the bar.

Francis smiled with sympathy at Charles before he too moved away. He thought they were going to have to come up with a better plan and guy if they were going to find someone that Brian was going to be interested in. It was going to be hard work.

***

Justin laughed as Brian bit him on the left hip. \"Stop that, you know I'm ticklish there.\"

Brian bit him again and then stopped. He smiled at the blond. \"I know you are.\"

\"You're so mean,\" Justin told him.

\"I am not,\" Brian said as he moved his body a bit up, half of him was lying on top of the younger man.

They just had sex and were enjoying each other's body. They kept touching each other, scratching each other and biting one another. Justin massaged Brian's shoulders a bit before he reached for the man's right nipple and pinched it.

\"Hey,\" Brian said and smiled widely. \"Stop it.\"

The blond showed him his tongue.

\"You're like a kid,\" Brian pointed out.

The blond shrugged.

The older man smiled. He kissed Justin's tummy and then rubbed the blond's chest. \"Your skin is so soft.\"

\"Yeah?\" Justin asked. \"Yours is too,\" the man pointed out as he touched Brian. Then he ran his fingers through the man's hair. \"How's work?\"

\"I'm doing okay,\" Brian told him. \"If we keep going at the rate we are in a couple of years I might be able to open another office.\"

\"Where do you plan on doing that?\" Justin asked.

\"New York, maybe,\" Brian told him. Then he shrugged knowing that it could be anywhere else too. At that moment New York was at the top of the list. \"I always wanted to go to New York to live.\"

The blond smiled. \"That would be cool.\"

\"Don't you ever think about moving?\" Brian asked. \"You're an artist. New York would be like the perfect place for you.\"

\"Yeah,\" Justin said. \"But it's kind of hard to just pick up and leave everything behind. And so far I like teaching. Maybe in a few years, who knows what might happen.\"

Brian nodded and rested his head once again on Justin's chest. Justin played with the man's hair again.

\"I'm throwing a party soon,\" Brian said out of the blue.

\"What for?\" Justin asked.

The brunet shook his head. \"Nothing in specific,\" the man responded. \"It's an orgy,\" the man whispered and smiled like a kid. \"Only the hottest guys around.\"

Justin licked his lips. \"Nice,\" he said.

\"Are you going to come?\" Brian asked and used his tongue in cheek expression. \"Well, you know what I mean.\"

The blond smirked. He really didn't want to go. He knew it would be tough to take seeing Brian with other guys. But he didn't want to push the brunet away.

\"Yeah,\" Justin whispered.

\"Yeah,\" Brian told him with a grin as he looked at the blonde.

Justin moved his hand down and caressed Brian's face.

\"You're so hot,\" Brian said as he moved up to be able to kiss the blond.

The shorter man opened his legs and Brian fell in between them. Justin grabbed Brian's face with both his hands as they kissed. His hips started to move on their own, pushing and pulling against Brian's hips.

\"Someone is horny,\" Brian said when he pulled back. His hand ran down Justin's side and then he grabbed the blond's ass.

\"Mmm,\" Justin moaned and then laughed. \"I love it when you grab my ass like that.\"

\"Mine,\" Brian growled over Justin's neck. \"And I'm going to fuck you so hard.\"

Justin liked the sound of that very much. \u201cYes,\u201d he moaned.

The brunet pulled back and smirked. \"You're so easy.\"

\"You love it,\" Justin told him. \"Now fuck me,\" the blond told him.

Brian didn't waste any time. He didn't need to prepare the blond, Justin was ready for him. The blond helped him get a condom on and soon enough Brian was inside his man. Justin's body arched from the bed each time the brunet rubbed his prostate. Brian was amazed at how beautiful Justin looked. He kissed him on the cheek and the neck and held on to Justin's shoulder.

They rolled in bed so that Justin was on top. He was controlling the pace, a very slow one. It was torture for both of them and yet it was perfect. Justin had his hands on Brian's chest caressing him or pinching the man's nipples. Brian was gripping Justin's hips. He knew that they were pretty close. He started jerking the blond and Justin started to move faster.

\"Oh Bri,\" Justin groaned as he shot his load all over Brian's hand and his lower abdomen.

\"Yeah,\" Brian said as once again he took hold of Justin's hips. \"Ride me.\"

Justin's walls were tight around the brunet. He was sensitive but he still rode Brian hard and fast until the man was cumming.

\"Jesus,\" Brian said and smiled at the blond. \"That was fucking great.\"

Justin moved away slowly. Brian wince only a bit. He looked down at his cock and then at the blond.

\"Did I wear you out?\" Justin asked.

Brian shook his head.

\"I'm hungry,\" Justin told him.

\"Seriously,\" Brian said moving up a bit and leaning on his elbows when Justin got up from bed.

\"Yes,\" the blond said as he walked to the bathroom.

Brian got up and took the condom off. He tied it off and then walked after the blond. He threw the used condom in the trash and then stood behind Justin who was setting the water in the shower. He kissed the blond on the shoulder and Justin purred with contentment. They got into the shower and worked together in getting each other clean. When they were done Brian got them a towel each because Justin had forgotten. The brunet was getting more used to where everything was in Justin's house.

\"What do you say we make some scrambled eggs with bacon and toasted bread,\" Justin said.

\"It's like ten at night,\" Brian told him. \"And you want to eat breakfast.\"

\"Yes,\" Justin said smiling.

Brian shook his head and only put his jeans back on. Justin got on his pajama pants and they went to the kitchen. The brunet helped Justin get everything ready while complaining that he wasn't going to eat anything. The blond even made hot chocolate.

\"Jesus,\" Brian said. \"You're going to get so fat.\"

\"That's okay, you can help me work it all off,\" Justin told him then he winked at the older man.

Brian smirked. \"The chocolate is done,\" he said and grabbed the two cups. \"I'm not drinking this.\"

\"I know it's hard in your old age to eat food at this hour,\" the blond teased. \"But you got to try.\"

Brian went after Justin. The blond opened his eyes wide and tried to run, but the older man was faster.

\"You're not that much younger, Justin,\" Brian said and tickled him.

\"Okay, okay,\" Justin said and got away.

The brunet went after him yet again. He grabbed him by the hand and then pushed him against the counter. Justin laughed and turned around to face the man. Brian had his hands on Justin's hips keeping him in place.

\"What?\" Justin asked smiling after Brian just stared at him.

\"What?\" Brian asked and smirked.

Justin grinned and the brunet kissed him a few times. Justin was in heaven.

\"Oh shit,\" Justin said. \"The eggs.\"

Brian chuckled and went back to the chocolate. Justin laughed as he stirred what he was cooking. He looked at Brian and smiled widely. He'd never been so happy in his life with another guy. He thought Brian was the greatest guy in the world. Brian looked at Justin and smiled a bit, as he thought that Justin was just plain wonderful. He loved spending time with the man. He wouldn't change it for anything in the world.

***

Jesse bit his lower lip as he watched Connor Smith. This was a guy that he'd met at school when he'd come to talk to them. He thought the man would be great for Brian because they were both in business. He sighed and hoped that it worked better than last time. He had told the man that Brian was complicated and Connor said he would give it a try.

\"Hi,\" Connor said as he smiled at Brian. \"Mind if I sit down?\"

Brian looked up at the man but didn't answer.

Connor sat down. \"I'm Connor Smith,\" he said. \"I think I've seen you before?\"

\"Really?\" Brian asked. \"Where was that?\"

Connor smirked. \"You're smarter than that.\"

Brian licked his lips and leaned back.

\"Brian Kinney,\" Connor said. \"Owner of Kinnetik, before that you used to work for Ryder and then with Vance. I worked with Vance,\" Connor said shaking his head. \"What an ass.\"

Brian raised his beer and they drank to that.

\"Yeah,\" Jesse whispered to himself as he sat a few tables away.

Brian's back was to him and he couldn't see him.

\"Do you come here a lot?\" Connor asked.

\"It's a good place,\" Brian told him. He actually felt comfortable talking to the man. He thought Connor was hot and for a brief moment saw himself fucking the guy.

\"Do they always stare at you like they are about to eat you?\" Connor asked.

Brian smirked. \"They all want me.\"

\"I see,\" Connor said realizing what Brian represented. \"You're that guy.\"

Brian arched a brow.

\"The guy that everyone wants to fuck,\" Connor said. \"I used to be like that. I would fuck my way through the day and then some.\"

Brian licked his lips. \"What happened?\"

\"Moved to a different city,\" the man replied. \"Got a boyfriend,\u201d he added. After his relationship ended, he still trick but not as much as before. He always felt like something was missing. His relationship with Andrew had changed him.

The brunet leaned forward in his chair.

\"It didn't work out,\" the other brunet said shrugging. \"Shit happens.\"

\"That's why I don't believe in relationships,\" Brian told him.

\"It was my fault,\" Connor said.

Brian looked down at his beer. He sighed and took a sip from it. \"Still I bet that if you can do it all over again you wouldn't.\"

\"I would,\" Connor said. \"I think.\"

Brian and Connor laughed.

\"This is good,\" Jesse said to himself. \"They are actually talking. This is great,\u201d he said to himself.

\"Do you want to play some pool?\" Connor asked. \"I'll buy us some more beers.\"

Brian nodded and stood up. He went and set up the table and waited for Connor. The man came back and gave him a beer. They started playing. After three games in which Connor won two of them they called it quits. While they had been playing they talked about their work and things they heard about. Brian was actually having a good time with the man. In between the two of them they kept buying beers. When they were done they went back to sit down. This time Brian bought them something stronger. Meanwhile Jesse moved to a stood by the far end of the bar where he was sure that Brian couldn\u2019t see him but he still could see what was going on.

\"What are you doing here?\" Francis asked when he saw his boyfriend at the end of the bar looking like he was trying to hide.

\"Watching Connor and Brian,\" Jesse whispered.

\"Why are you whispering?\" Francis asked.

Jesse glared at him.

\"Okay never mind,\" Francis said and sat down next to his boyfriend.

\"So,\" Connor said. \"Are you seeing anyone?\"

Brian shrugged. \"No,\" he said and ran his index finger over his lips. \"Maybe,\" he answered.

The man raised a brow. \"What is that?\" Connor asked with a smirk and then drank from his drink. \"You're not sure.\"

\"It's complicated,\" Brian told him.

The man nodded. \"Understandable,\" he replied remembering when it was with him the first time he started to have a serious relationship. \"Well,\" he said looking at his watch. \"I should get going,\" he said standing up.

Brian nodded. \"It was nice talking to you.\"

Connor nodded and then left. When he was almost at the exit Jesse grabbed him by the arm.

\"Where are you going?\" Jesse asked. \"It's going so great.\"

\"I'm sorry kid,\" Connor said. \"I know you're trying to get someone for him. I'm sure there is someone out there,\" the man said sure that Brian had someone by the way that the brunet had answered.

\"But you guys were talking for the longest time,\" Jesse protested. \"You don't like him?\"

\"He's hot,\" Connor assured him. \"But Brian and I are too much alike.\"

Jesse frowned. \"That should be a good thing.\"

\"He likes being in control,\" the man pointed out. \"So do I and he\u2019s a top and so am I.\"

Jesse rolled his eyes.

\"Look,\" Connor said. \"He's a nice guy.\"

\"You really think so?\" Jesse asked.

\"Yes,\" the man assured him. \"I'm sure there will be someone out there for him. Why don't you let Brian find that person for himself?\"

\"Brian is always saying he doesn't believe in relationships,\" Jesse said and pouted. \"Then he has one with my brother and that ended up horrendously.\"

Connor smirked. \"Give it time. He's hot and successful and he has a good heart,\" he said as he patted the teen on the arm before walking away.

Jesse watched him go and then smiled. If a complete stranger could see how great Brian was there was still hope. He went to get Francis and they both went to where Brian was at the bar getting something to drink.

\"Hey squirt,\" Brian said when Jesse stood next to him. \"I didn't know you were here.\"

Jesse smiled. \"Want to play some pool?\"

\"Sure,\" Brian told him. \"You in, Francis?\"

The redhead nodded. Jesse smiled and they walked to the pool table. He had to have faith that Brian would find someone that would love him just for who he was. He smiled knowing that it would happen for his friend. He briefly wondered if he should try to find someone else. Maybe Brian was bound to find someone but maybe he needed a little push too. <\/a>","comments":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/84568.html?view=comments#comments","category":["m-preg","pathway","brian and justin"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/84357.html","pubDate":"Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:53:40 GMT","title":"THE AGONY OF THE CONDEMNED","author":"draccone","link":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/84357.html","description":"The Agony Of The Condemned
Chapter Thirty: All I Want
Summary: Brian finds himself facings someone from the past. Just so you know is still five years after. So Justin is still five. I hope you enjoy this chapter.
AN: I want to thank my betas Sunny and Helen. Thank you so much girls, can't do it without you. Please leave reviews\u2026I love those. LOL. In this it starts with Brian and his children fighting in New York, just so you know.


Brian's POV

I hear Derek shouting in pain and I want to go to him. I grab the vampire in front of me by the neck and push him down. I kick him hard enough in the chest to break the bones. Then I use my sword to cut his head off. After that I'm rushing to see what's wrong with Derek. When I get to the second floor where he's fighting in the hall I can see he has been wounded. There is a lot of blood coming from his neck. I see that he's surrounded by three vampires.

It doesn't take me long to get rid of them. Once that is done I grab Derek and feed him some of my blood. At first he refuses saying that he'll be okay but I order him to take it and Derek feeds. He will heal faster this way. When I'm done with him I go back to where I was in the foyer fighting as many vampires as I can. I smile when I realize that my boys and girls are tearing everyone else apart. I\u2019m winning this.

\"Brian,\" a female voice calls to me.

I turn to look up and at the top of the stairs there is someone in a black hooded cape. Their pale white hand comes from the robe and calls to me. I don't waste time and run up the stairs but by the time I'm there she\u2019s gone. I move to the end of the hall where I see her, so I follow as quickly as I can. Whoever she is, she's fast. When I reach the last room I stop and just stare.

\"Hello Brian,\" she says and pushes the hood of the cape down. \"Remember me?\"

I smirk and enter the room. \"How did you get here?\"

\"Jericho says hi,\" she informs me and laughs.

\"Of course,\" I reply. He must have brought her back. That fool! He doesn't know what he's doing. Cassandra is a powerful vampire, but she's also crazy.

\"I heard what you did to my sister,\" she says like a kid with a pout. \"Not nice.\"

\"Fuck you,\" I tell her.

\"Is that any way of talking to your sire?\" she asks and laughs. \"Oh, Brian. You've been a very bad boy.\"

I don't wait for her to keep on talking and just launch at her. She moves too fast for me and then she starts laughing. She has a sword in her hand now and then she's coming at me. She cuts my side and then stabs me with the tip of her sword on my shoulder. She then grabs me by the back of the neck and bites me on the neck.

\"Mmm, as delicious as ever,\" she says before throwing me against the wall.

I get up quick and hiss at her as I show her my fangs. \"You have no right.\"

\"You are mine, Brian,\" she says and smiles widely. \"Of course I can.\"

\"I'm a master vampire now,\" I inform her. \"And I will not allow it.\"

She laughs with her head thrown back. I just stare not believing that this is happening. How am I going to get rid of her now? She looks at me with a serious expression now. Her tongue comes out and licks the blood from her lips.

\"You're going to pay for what you've done, boy,\" she hisses. \"I will end you right now.\"

She moves towards me and I'm able to block her. She comes back and I kick her on the stomach before I swing my sword at her. I almost get her head off but she moves away too quickly. How can she be this strong? It took me a while to get all my strength. Then again Jericho could have been hiding her before he let her loose. Shit!

\"What's the matter Brian?\" she asks and before I have time to react she's on me.

I fall back when she crashes into me; my sword falls to the floor and away from my reach. Fuck! She quickly gets on top of me and before I know it her fangs are in my neck draining me. I try to fight her but she grabs me by the wrists and pushes them to the floor.

\"Such a good boy,\" she whispers in my ears. \"Remember all the good times we had.\"

\"I didn't,\" I spat out.

She looks at me before glaring. \"I'm going to end you boy!\"

Her fangs are once again deep in my neck. I start to feel weaker and weaker and I can't even yell for help.

\"Get off, bitch,\" Ben hisses as he kicks her on the side and sends her flying to the end of the room.

She gets up and glares at Ben. \"Who are you?!\"

Ben looks down at me and then towards the door where Derek appears.

\"I'll have to finish this later,\" Cassandra says before she jumps out of the window.

\"Don't,\" Ben says to Derek when he's about to follow her. \"She will kill you.\"

\"Master,\" Derek says kneeling on my side. \"My blood,\" he says as he cuts his wrists and feeds me.

I drink from him and have to stop myself after a while. I don't take too much because he still healing.

\"I will find more,\" Derek says meaning the blood.

\"Not now,\" I tell him. \"We have to get out of here.\"

\"The rest of them are fleeing,\" Ben tells us. \"It's not many.\"

\"Good,\" I say and take my sword from the floor.

\"Are you okay, master?\" Derek asks me.

I nod. I can't believe this. I frown and look at Ben. \"How the fuck did you get here?\"

\"You were in trouble,\" Ben tells me. \"I could feel it.\"

\"How?\" I ask getting angry. \"Magic.\"

\"Yes,\" he confesses. \"It's a spell that allows me to reach you when you most need me.\"

I glare at him and walk closer. \"You know I don't like that.\"

\"I know, Brian,\" he says firmly but I know him. I can hear the fear in his voice after saying my name. \"I just saved you.\"

\"You do not talk to master like that,\" Derek hisses.

Ben stares at Derek before he looks at me. Then I see the pain in his eyes. I turn away. I know he hates that he\u2019s not part of the family but I can\u2019t do anything about it.

\"Let's go,\" I say and by the time we reach the foyer only Derek is following me. Ben must have gone back to the house. Good, he needs to be there protecting Justin.

\"We lost fifteen,\" Sam says as she comes towards us. \"We killed more than that.\"

\"Good,\" I say. \"We have to go back.\"

\"Yes master,\" Derek says and looks a bit confused.

We have planned on staying in New York a bit longer but plans changes. I\u2019m no fool. Cassandra is not going to go away and hide. She's going to do everything in her power to hurt me and mine. She really is going to try and kill me, I don't doubt it. I won't give her the satisfaction.

\"Gather everyone,\" Derek informs Sam.

She nods and moves away.

\"Who was that woman?\" Derek asks. \"How come she's stronger than you master?\"

\"She's my sire,\" I inform him.

\"I thought she was dead,\" Derek points out. \"What's going on?\"

\"This is Jericho's doing,\" I tell him. \"I need you to contact Sebastian and Cross, Melanie, Lindsay, Wyatt and everyone else you can think about and ask them if they have any news.\"

\"I will,\" Derek assures me.

I nod and get out of the abandoned estate. I walk over to the car and get on the back. I close my eyes and just feel my children coming out and getting into cars and leaving. Derek comes into the car with Sam and they start driving. Everything is so silent. I can't stand the idea of Cassandra being back. It's going to be hell trying to get rid of her once again. Why is all of this happening now?

I just push it all out and relax myself. We drive to the airport and then we are on our own private jet ready to get home. A couple of hours later and we're in Pittsburgh. When I get home it's to deal with new childes misbehaving and I have to intervene. Even though they are not my childes they are still my childes' kids. It's my duty to make sure they know how to respect their elders.

The sun is coming out by the time I get to my bedroom. I strip my clothes and go take a shower. I'm not alone for long. Kevin comes in and helps me take a shower. I taste his sweet blood. This is definitely making me feel much better. This war is draining me. I want it to be over.

\"You almost died,\" he whispers. \"Can't go. We need you.\"

\"I know, Kevin,\" I say and caress his face.

I turn off the hot water and step out. I grab a towel and put it around my waist as I walk to the bedroom. I lick my lips and sit down. \"Where is everyone?\"

\"Sleeping,\" he says.

I smirk. \"Right,\" I reply. \"What is Ben doing?\"

\"You know,\" Kevin says and giggles.

I look at the floor and nod. I know that they've been doing magic in the basement. I know they are trying to help me and Justin but still I don't like it. I found out about it even before they started it. Kevin came to me about doing so and I told him it was fine. But to keep it quiet that I knew about it. I don't want them thinking that it's okay.

\"So,\" I say as I caress Kevin's face. \"How are things going?\"

Kevin smiles widely. \"Practice makes perfect.\"

\"So,\" I say as he straddles my lap. His wet body against mine feels so good. \"Has Ben been able to do it?\"

Kevin shrugs. \u201cNot perfect enough.\u201d

That worries me. After all the time he has had to practice and he still can\u2019t separate a soul from a body. Fuck! I need fucking results. I want Justin to be mine and I don't want any fucking crap about this other being trying to fuck with my life or his.

\"I've been such a good boy,\" Kevin says as he rubs himself against me.

I need this. I turn us around and start licking his neck. My fangs come out and I bite him. He moans and his body arches against me. I pull the towel away and let it fall on the floor.

\"Brian,\" he whispers.

I pull back and slap him across the face. He smirks and licks the drop of blood from the side of his mouth. I smile at that. He's such a naughty boy. I turn him face down and move back a bit. I bit the top of his ass cheek and let the blood run down between his cheeks. He moans and rubs against the bed. He never changes. He reminds me so much of my Justin. Damn it!

I press against him and bite him on the shoulder. I grab my cock and push against his hole. He moans in pain and pleasure. I want Justin so much. I want my golden boy.

\"Brian,\" Kevin hisses.

I make him get on his hands and knees. I grab him by the hair and fuck him hard. I know when he's about to come so I don't let him. I put enough pressure at the base of his cock to keep his orgasm away.

\"No!\" he yells.

\"You deserve it,\" I whisper to him.

He screams again and tries to fight me off, even better. I am not up for games tonight so I cum inside of him and then let him have his satisfaction. When we're done I pull out of him and he pushes me on the bed and starts licking my cock and the area around it clean.

\"Sleep,\" he says.

\"No,\" I tell him pushing him away. \"Go to your mate,\" I tell him.

He pouts for a few seconds before he gets up. He looks back at me and smiles. \"Back to your mate.\"

I smirk as he leaves. I look at the mess we have made on the bed and lick my lips. They will clean it later on. I don't have to worry about it. I get dressed, a pair of jeans and a wife beater. Then I get out of the room and walk to his room.

When I open the door I do it really quietly because I don't want him to wake up. I close it and walk to his bed. I smile as I see the mop of blond hair sticking out from under the duvet. I pull the covers up a bit and get in bed with him. I caress his face and kiss him on the forehead.

His eyes open and close, then they open again and he blinks really fast. He moves close to me. \"My Brian,\" he mumbles in a sleepy voice before he buries himself on my chest and falls asleep again.

\"My golden boy,\" I whisper and I'm so scared for the first time in my life. And that's fucking saying something. I never had to worry about anyone harming him. Yes, I had to take precautions but I know that if anyone can do it, it's Cassandra and I'm not even strong enough to stop her. I can't believe she's back. It's not fair. It's not. I don't want her. All I want is to have Justin back in my arms the right way and hold him with the knowledge that he will not be taken away. All I want is to be together forever with my golden boy.<\/a>","comments":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/84357.html?view=comments#comments","category":["brian and justin","agony of the condemned"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/84103.html","pubDate":"Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:55:22 GMT","title":"RESCUE WHAT'S LEFT OF ME","author":"draccone","link":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/84103.html","description":"Rescue What's Left Of Me
Chapter Fifteen: Found
Summary: Justin finds his husband.
AN: I want to thank my betas Sunny and Helen. You guys are great. I hope that you guys enjoy this story. Let me know.


Brian crossed his arms and looked out of the window. He really hoped that J.C. was okay and that he took care of Bella until Justin got home. He exhaled slowly as he thought about what Justin was going to do once he found out what Michael had done. He knew in his heart that his husband wasn't going to back away this time especially because Michael had put their daughter at risk as well as him.

\"Hey, are you okay?\" Michael asked.

Brian didn't answer.

\"Brian,\" Michael said more forcefully. \"Answer me.\"

\"I'm fine,\" Brian assured him. \"I'm just a bit\u2026everything that happened was crazy.\"

\"I know,\" Michael replied and then shrugged. \"But now we're here together.\"

\"You should have talked to me,\" Brian told him. \"You should have told me what you were planning. We could have done this better. What if they call the cops on us?\"

The dark haired man bit his lower lip. \"Well, that asshole wouldn't let you speak with me. I know he was behind it.\"

Brian rolled his eyes. Michael was definitely delusional. \"We shouldn't even be on the road right now,\" the brunet commented. \"Do you know what you're doing?\"

Michael gripped the steering wheel before he answered. \"Yes,\" he hissed.

\"Really,\" Brian replied not believing for a second. \"We are running low on gas and we haven't eaten anything. It's going to be nightfall soon. Where are we going to sleep?\"

\"Stop asking me so many questions at the same time!\" Michael yelled and stopped the car suddenly.

\"Jesus Christ!\" Brian shouted. \"You're trying to kill us.\"

\"I'm doing the best that I can, Brian!\" Michael said. \"Do you understand that?\"

\"I need to pee,\" Brian replied.

Michael sighed and then bit his lower lip. \"Fine,\" he said and got out of the car making sure he killed the engine and grabbed the keys. He went around the back and opened the door for Brian's side. \"Get out!\"

\"You don't have to yell at me,\" Brian told him.

Michael pointed towards the grass. \"Just pee.\"

Brian squared his jaw and took a few steps forward. He unzipped his pants and then started to do his business when Michael stood to the side of him. \"Do you mind?\"

\"Nope,\" Michael said.

Brian sighed and tried to control his annoyance. He had to come up with a plan to get rid of the man. He wondered if he ran if Michael would shoot him. He didn't want to test that theory just yet. He zipped his pants when he was done. He turned around quickly when he heard another car but the man or woman was going too fast. They didn't even slow down to look at him and Michael. He was doomed; no one could help him.

\"So where are we going?\" Brian asked. \"Please, Michael. Just fucking tell me. I don't like surprises and you know it.\"

Michael smiled widely then. \"We're going to New York.\"

\"What the fuck are we going to do there?\" Brian asked. \"We got no money to be living in New York, Michael,\" the man said trying to play along with the whole thing.

Michael pouted. \"I thought you would like it. You always said that you wanted to go to New York.\"

Brian pinched the bridge of his nose. \"We really need to get someplace where we just can sit down and talk.\"

Michael licked his lips. \"I saw a sign of a motel a few miles from here. Do you want to go there?\" he asked as he came closer to the brunet. \"We could both use some time together to relax.\"

Brian wanted to puke. He ended up smiling a bit. \"That would be great. I'm sorry if I yelled at you. I didn't mean to.\"

\"Its okay, Brian,\" Michael told him. \"Get in the car.\"

\"Okay,\" Brian told him.

It only took them twenty minutes to reach the motel. Michael put the gun he had in the waist band of his pants and put his shirt over it. Then he and Brian walked into the office and asked for a room. Brian watched as Michael kept a hand over the gun. He wondered if he could be quick enough to take it away from the dark haired man.

\"Do you have money to pay for this?\" Brian asked. \"Because I don't have anything.\"

The old man behind the counter stopped reading his magazine and looked at the pair. He wondered what kind of trouble they were in, but he didn't ask. He took a good look at them though, just in case anyone came asking.

Michael pulled out a credit card. \"I got it. I told you, I was going to take care of us from now on.\"

The brunet licked his lips and looked at the man behind the counter. He looked around wondering if he could leave a note to the man for him to call the cops.

\"Let's go,\" Michael said after he was done signing his name.

Brian did what he was told. He didn't know how crazy Michael was and for all he knew the dark haired man could shoot the guy if he knew something was going on. Once inside their room Brian sat on the bed and Michael sat on a chair in front of the brunet. By then he had the gun out again.

\"Do you want anything to eat?\" Michael asked. \"I could order us something.\"

\"I don't think so,\" the man said.

\"You should eat something,\" the man said as he stood up and came closer to Brian. He caressed Brian's face as he licked his lips. He wanted Brian so much and now they were going to be together forever. He couldn't be happier about how things had turned out.

\"Don't,\" Brian said pushing Michael's hand away.

\"What's wrong?\" Michael asked.

\"You're making me nervous,\" the brunet told him. \"You have a gun in your hand, Michael. You just shot someone a few hours ago. I'm just\u2026you scare me.\"

\"I did what I had to do to protect us,\" Michael explained.

\"He wasn't doing anything to us,\" Brian told him. \"You're not the person I knew.\"

Michael bit his lower lip. \"I'm doing this for us!\"

Brian's eyes opened wide as he heard Michael screaming. His hands turned into fists as he tried to control himself. He had to be truthful with himself; he was scared of what would happen next. He never thought in his life that he would ever have to be afraid of Michael. They used to be best friends. They used to tell each other everything and always could count on one another being there. Now all of that was gone and he had nothing but a stranger in front of him.

\"Right,\" Brian muttered.

\"Brian,\" Michael said and put the gun on top of the night table. \"It's going to be okay.\"

Brian pushed Michael away with all his might and tried to go for the gun. Michael grabbed Brian by the leg and the brunet fell down on his face. He hit his head pretty badly against the corner of the table. Michael crawled to him and got on top of the man before he turned him around.

\"Oh my god!\" Michael yelled when he saw all the blood. \"Oh my god! Are you okay?\"

Brian groaned something before he passed out. By the time he came around he was already in bed and when he tried to sit up he found out that his hands were tied up to the headboard. \"Michael!\" he yelled but it was futile. He was completely alone in the room. He couldn't help it, his eyes watered and a tear ran down. He wanted his husband to come and rescue him no matter what the consequences would be.

The brunet did try to fight himself free but it wasn't working. He yelled as hard as he could to try and get someone to help him but apparently they were the only people there or whoever was out there just didn't care. When the door opened Brian had hoped for a second that it was anybody but Michael. He had no such luck.

\"What the fuck do you think you're doing?\" Brian asked. \"Why would you fucking tie me up?\"

\"Because you were trying to get the gun away from me,\" Michael said as he locked the door. \"Why would you do that?\"

\"Because you're going to kill me,\" Brian said.

Michael put the bag he had with him down. He had gone out and gotten them something to eat as well as some things for Brian's wound. \"I would never hurt you, Brian.\"

Brian frowned and moved his head away when Michael tried to touch him.

\"I brought you some food,\" Michael told him.

\"I don't want to eat,\" the brunet spat.

Michael sighed and then pulled out the alcohol, peroxide water and the cotton balls. He hoped that the brunet didn't need stitches. He knew that the wound was in Brian's forehead. A little bit more to the left and the brunet would have opened his temple and that could have been dangerous. He started to clean the wound even though Brian was complaining about it.

\"It's nothing big,\" Michael told him. \"I brought band-aids too.\"

The brunet wanted to cry so badly but he wasn't going to let the dark haired man see him like that. He opened his eyes wide when he saw the band-aids. They were from Spongebob. \"What the fuck is that?\"

\"That's the only ones they had,\" Michael protested.

\"I hate you,\" Brian said as the man covered his wound.

\"There, all done,\" Michael said and moved forward to kiss Brian on the lips. \"I told you I was going to take care of you.\"

Brian pouted and decided he wasn't going to talk to the man anymore. He had faith that at one point or another someone was going to show up. They just had to. He had to have faith that he was going to see his family again. He just had to think of how he was going to get away if nobody came for him.

***

J.C. groaned as he lifted his arms to put on a new shirt. He looked at his dad and smiled. \"Thanks for patching me up, dad.\"

Craig nodded at that. \"I've always taken care of you boys.\"

J.C. smiled and nodded. He knew it was true. They lost their mom when they were only seven and ever since Craig did everything they needed for them. He looked toward the door where his brother was coming in from having smoked yet another cigarette. He sighed and wished he could have done something before Michael had taken Brian away.

\"Anything new?\" Justin asked knowing that his father had already contacted a few people to see if they could track Michael down.

\"Nothing yet,\" Craig told him.

\"This is fucking bullshit!\" Justin hissed.

\"Take it easy, bro,\" J.C. told him. \"Now is not the time to lose your head.\"

\"I'm going to fucking kill him,\" Justin yelled. \"I am!\"

\"Relax,\" J.C. said.

\"You fucking relax,\" Justin hissed.

\"Could you two shut up,\" Craig said. \"She's sleeping.\"

All of them turned to look at Bella who was fast asleep on her carrier on top of the table.

The older brother sighed. \"I just need to find him. I'm going to kill Michael. I swear to god.\"

Craig and J.C. looked at each other with worried expressions. They could tell that Justin meant it.

\"It will be okay,\" J.C. said as he put a hand on his brother's shoulder. \"Look at me.\"

Justin did.

\"Brian is pretty smart, okay?\" he said. \"Look, he protected Bella. I know he did. If not Michael would have taken her too. I'm sure of that.\"

The brown haired man nodded slowly.

\"And he's going to be okay,\" J.C. said. \"Michael is not going to hurt him. Brian is playing along with his game.\"

\"At one point he will, J.C.,\" Justin said. \"You and I know that. Michael might be slow sometimes and he does pretty stupid things like kidnapping my husband but eventually he's going to figure out that Brian doesn't want to be with him.\"

J.C. sighed. \"We'll find them before that happens. That's why you got to keep cool. And when the time comes I'll fucking help you bury him.\"

Craig bit his lower lip and shook his head slightly. The last thing he wanted was his kids committing a crime no matter how much this guy deserved it. He moved quickly to grab his cell phone from the table when it started ringing. He only spoke a few words with the man before he hung up.

\"So?\" Justin asked.

\"A couple of hours from here,\" Craig said. \"They're just outside of Jersey. They traced his credit card to a motel and then a convenience store not too far from it.\"

\"You see,\" J.C. said. \"He ain't very bright.\"

There was a knock on the door and J.C. went to see who it was. He opened the door and let the two agents inside his father's house. One of them was a young man and the other one an older woman.

\"You two are going to stay here and take care of her,\" Craig said. \"If anything happens to her is your death.\"

The agents nodded. \"No problem sir,\" one of them said.

Craig looked at his sons and nodded. They were going hunting.

***

Cedric paced back and forth. He looked at his watch again and wondered where Justin was at. He was supposed to be there with the money they had asked for. It was going to be the beginning of making the man pay for what he did to his brother.

\"Relax,\" Tony said.

\"Why isn't he here?\" Cedric asked.

\"Maybe something came up,\" the older man explained.

\"Like what?\" Cedric asked angry.

Tony shrugged. \"I don't know,\" he replied.

They were waiting in a room of an old abandoned building. Tony was sitting in the old bed looking towards the door. They both looked at each other and then towards the door because they heard someone whistling.

\"Boys,\" Slater said.

\"What are you doing here?\" Cedric asked.

\"Justin called,\" Slater told them. \"Said he needed a favor.\"

Tony swallowed and thought that maybe blackmailing Justin had been a bad idea. If Justin wanted to make business with anyone and the man couldn't be there he would always send J.C. His boss would always use Slater for tying loose end. He never thought that Justin would actually send someone to kill them, after all the man was supposed to be an FBI agent.

\"Did you bring the money?\" Cedric asked.

\"Nah,\" Slater said. \"But I brought this,\" he said pulling out a gun with a silencer.

\"No wait,\" Tony said standing up but Slater didn't think it twice. He shot the man straight in the head.

Cedric backed into the wall. \"Don't do this. It has nothing to do with you.\"

Slater arched a brow. \"Yeah, right, my boss my problem.\"

The man swallowed. \"I don't want to die, please.\"

Slater took a step closer. \"You should have thought of that before,\" the man said and took two shots that landed on Cedric's chest.

The man fell to the floor on his side. Slater walked over to him and pushed him on his back with his foot.

Cedric started coughing blood. \"Please help me.\"

Slater put the gun away and took out a box of cigarettes. He pulled one out and lighted it up. Then he turned around to leave.

\"Justin's FBI,\" Cedric blurted out before he started coughing. There was so much blood and it hurt so much, he knew he needed to get to a hospital.

Slater licked his lips and stared at the man.

\"I'm telling you the truth,\" Cedric hissed. \"He got rid of my brother...just...just so he could take his place. My brother...my brother would be the one...in charge if not for him.\"

The blond man couldn't believe what he was hearing.

\"I'll tell you more,\" Cedric promised. \"Please...I'm telling you the truth. Help me...help me,\" he said before he started coughing again.

\"It doesn't matter,\" Slater said. \"You're good as dead,\" the man said and walked out of the room. \"Shit,\" Slater said not sure what he was going to do with the information. In ways he considered Justin a friend but he didn't like the fact that all along the man had been lying to him. He was so lost in thought that he never saw one of Vitto's guys going into the building as he got in his car.

***

Michael bent down and caressed Brian's face. He was smiling as he looked at the brunet. \"Are you asleep?\" Michael asked.

\"No,\" Brian said pulling his head away.

The dark haired man got in the bed and kneeled next to Brian. He tried to touch Brian again. Brian looked at Michael and then his eyes opened when he saw that Michael wasn't wearing a shirt.

\"What are you doing?\" Brian asked him.

\"I'm trying to make you feel better,\" Michael told him and put his hand on Brian's crotch.

\"Stop it!\" Brian hissed.

\"Oh come on,\" Michael said. \"I know how much you like sex.\"

Brian was screaming in his head. He was going to vomit. \"Don't touch me!\" he yelled with all his might.

Michael bit his lower lip. \"Are you mad at me?\" he asked with a frown as he moved back a bit.

\"Yes, I am,\" Brian told him.

\"Why?\" Michael asked him.

\"I thought you were my friend, Michael,\" Brian told him.

\"I am,\" Michael assured him. \"And you know I could be much more than that.\"

The brunet licked his lips. \"So, a friend would tie someone else up?\"

Michael sighed. \"Brian...\"

\"Would a real friend try to have sex with them while they are tied up?\" Brian asked as he glared at the man. \"Would they Michael?\"

The dark haired man got out of the bed. \"Just relax.\"

\"You relax,\" Brian shouted.

Michael licked his lips. \"You don't want me.\"

Brian swallowed and looked at his friend in the eyes. \"No,\" he said flatly.

\"But you said\u2026\" Michael said confused. \"Were you lying to me?\"

\"Yeah, well,\" Brian said. \"What are you going to do? Kill me? Go ahead!\"

Michael opened his mouth and then closed it again. He walked over to the brunet and started untying him.

\"Are you going to let me go?\" Brian asked as he sat up.

\"No!\" Michael yelled and picked the gun from the little table. Then he pointed at Brian. \"You're coming with me.\"

Brian's lips trembled. He wondered if he would ever see his family ever again. \"You're going to kill me.\"

\"No, we're leaving this place,\" Michael said. \"You're just confused. You'll see that I really care about you. I know you. I know you love me, Brian.\"

\"You're nuts!\" Brian hissed.

\"Don't yell at me,\" Michael said taking a step closer.

Brian swallowed and got out of the bed slowly. \"Go ahead, Michael. Shoot me!\"

\"Brian, you got to relax,\" the man said. \"You have to understand that...\"

Before the man could say anything else Brian tackled him. They started fighting and the gun went off. Brian punched the man and Michael yelped. The gun fell down and they started rolling in the other direction. Brian punched Michael and the man fell to the side. The brunet tried to get up but Michael pushed him and Brian landed on his back.

Michael stood up and then ran for the gun. \"Stop it!\" he yelled and turned to look at the brunet while pointing the gun at him.

Brian sat up and glared at the man. \"Fuck you!\"

Michael sighed. \"Please, just listen to me.\"

\"No!\" Brian yelled. \"You've destroyed everything we ever shared. I loved you Michael.\"

\"You did?\" Michael asked lowering his gun down a bit.

\"Like a brother,\" Brian told him and stood up. \"You were my brother. You always were there for me.\"

Michael pointed the gun back at Brian. \"You think you love Justin or that he loves you. But\u2026\"

\"Stop it,\" Brian said grabbing the lamp next to him and throwing it at Michael.

Michael ducked and then moved forward while pointing the gun at Brian. \"You need to calm down.\"

There was a knock on the door. They both looked at it.

\"This is your fault because of the noise you're making,\" Michael said and walked to the door while still aiming at Brian. He only opened a bit to tell whoever it was to get lost.

Justin pushed the door hard hitting Michael. Michael took a few steps back a bit dazed after the edge of the wooden door hit him on the face. When he looked up his eyes opened wide before Justin punched him hard on his jaw. The dark haired man fell back while the gun he had in his hand fell out of reach. The metal piece slid under the bed, there was no way Michael could get it in time.

\"Am I interrupting something?\" Justin asked.

Michael's heartbeat accelerated so much he thought he was going to have a heart attack right there.

\"Let's take it easy,\" Brian said knowing that Justin was beyond pissed.

Justin looked at Brian and his anger grew when he saw Brian's face and the dried blood on the man's shirt. He looked at Michael then; his eyes were filled with rage. Justin moved forward and kicked Michael on the side hard. Brian closed his eyes and moved back until he hit the wall. His heart was beating so fast and he was so scared. He didn't think he had ever been so scared in his life, not even when his father used to beat him. That was something he'd gotten used to, this was not. Michael shouted in pain; Brian jumped up and his eyes opened. He watched as Justin kicked the man twice more before grabbing him by the collar and pulling him up a bit before hitting him with the hand he was holding the gun with. Then the older man let go of Michael. The brunet released his breath; surprised that'd he'd been holding it for that long. Justin moved back a bit and put his gun back in the holster.

Michael started laughing. \"Happy now?\"

The older man rolled up his sleeves. \"Not yet,\" the man replied. \"We're just starting\"

Brian gulped and he knew it wasn't going to be pretty.

***

Alfred was in his office looking at some papers. He was having a cigar and some coffee.

Matt came to the office and knocked on the already open door. \"Boss, you got Pete wanting to come up and talk to you. He says it's important.\"

\"Let him up,\" Alfred said and waited.

\"Boss,\" Pete said as he went inside the office.

Matt went inside as well and closed the door. He stood behind Pete and waited.

\"We have a problem,\" Pete informed his boss.

Alfred's back moved away from the back of his chair. His interest already picked. He knew he had all kinds of shit happening around him. The week before he had someone steal a shipment from him. It wasn't anything big; just three art pieces he'd managed to get from France for a very important client. Of course the man was paying him to get them, a good amount of money. They had gone through all that trouble of getting past the authorities and away from the country to then have nothing in the end. There had to be someone that was talking.

He had the problem with Tony and Justin. For some reason the older man was after Justin. He knew that Justin was trying to find out what was going on but have had no luck. So he had a few guys going after Tony from time to time to see what the man was up to. He wanted to know what the older man was planning. He wouldn't be surprised if Tony was trying to steal a big amount of money because of the information that he possessed. He knew that the man could tell Justin a lot of things that could turn things upside down for all of them. It was best if that information stayed in the past where it belong.

\"Then before that was the whole thing with his son. God, he missed his boy. He knew something had happened in there. He thought that maybe J.C. had something to do with it because he was the one that came out of the whole shoot out without too much harm to himself, he'd put someone to follow the man. J.C. wasn't having any meetings with anyone except the ones that he was ordered to have by Justin. The man was pretty much at clubs going out with a different girl every week. So there was no way J.C. was planning anything, yet something fell off.

\"It's about Justin,\" Pete told him. \"That kid that you told me to keep an eye on because he was hanging with Tony told me what's going on.\"

Alfred stood up; he placed the cigar in his mouth and inhaled from it then he placed it in the ashtray. \"Where is he?\"

\"He's dead,\" Pete said. \"Slater.\"

Alfred sighed. \"Okay, what did he say?\"

\"Justin's FBI,\" the man told his boss.

The man looked down at his desk. He stared at a picture of his family. He looked at his employee and smiled. \"We'll have to take care of that now, won't we?\"

Pete only nodded.<\/a>","comments":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/84103.html?view=comments#comments","category":["m-preg","brian and justin","rescue"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/83891.html","pubDate":"Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:25:14 GMT","title":"ON A PATHWAY TO YOU","author":"draccone","link":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/83891.html","description":"On A Pathway To You
Chapter Five: Do Something
Summary: Jesse realizes that it's time to stop trying to get Brian and Michael together and get someone else for the brunet. He wants his friend to be happy.
AN: I hope you guys like the story and how it's progressing. Thanks to my betas Helen and Sunny.


Justin came out of the shower and took his towel to dry up quickly. When he was done he put it around his waist and walked to the mirror. He cleared it up and tried to do something with his hair. The door opened and Brian walked in already dressed.

\"I thought you had drowned,\" Brian told him.

The blond man smirked. He licked his lips as he saw Brian's appereance. He thought the man looked so hot and sexy. He finished getting ready and then left the bathroom. He then went to his carry on to pull out a pair of tight jeans and a red and black shirt. He knew he looked good in them.

After they had arrived in New York, Brian went to his meeting while Justin busied himself walking around the busy streets. He bought a few things for himself and some for his friends. He even bought something for the brunet but was thinking if he should give it to him. When Brian was done the man called him and they met at a restaurant for dinner. After that they made plans to go out clubbing and that's what they were getting ready for now.

\"Mmm,\" Brian said when he came out of the bathroom where he'd been fixing his hair and putting cologne on. He liked how hot Justin looked in his club clothes. He sat on the bed to put his shoes on but he kept stealing glances at the younger man.

When they were ready they left the room. They took the elevator down to the hotel lobby and walked hand in hand to the exit. There they grabbed a taxi and told the man where they wanted to go. Once they were dropped off they stood in line.

\"I wish I was at Babylon,\" Brian said.

\"Why is that?\" Justin asked and they moved forward.

\"I wouldn\u00b4t have to be in this line,\" Brian told him.

Justin smirked. \"It's moving pretty quick.\"

Brian nodded and in another fifteen minutes they were paying the fee to get inside. Once there they headed straight for the bar and Brian ordered them something to drink.

\"It's pretty cool in here,\" Justin pointed out.

Brian shrugged as he handed the blond his beam. \"It's alright.\"

They looked at the people dancing for a bit. Justin asked Brian if he wanted to dance and the brunet told him that not at that point. The Justin noticed a tall dark haired man staring at the brunet.

\"He's checking you out,\" Justin said.

Brian licked his lips and looked from the trick to the blond. \"I know,\" he said.

Justin smirked and nodded.

\"You don't mind, if I go with him?\" Brian asked once he had finished his drink.

\"Why would I mind?\" Justin asked. \"We're not together, Brian.\"

The brunet smiled and bent down a bit to kiss Justin on the corner of his mouth. \"I'll see you later.\"

Justin nodded and watched him go. He turned around and looked down at his drink. He finished it quickly before he moved to the dance floor where he had no problem getting someone to dance with him. He wondered why it was bothering him so much that the brunet had gone off to fuck someone else. They didn't mean anything to each other. They were just fuck buddies. He tried to forget about the other man and lost himself on dancing.

After a while of dancing with the same guy they headed for the backroom. They found a spot and the trick didn't lose anytime. He got on his knees and opened Justin's jeans. He sucked him for a while until the blond stopped him and made him get up. Justin pushed the trick against the wall and helped him get his pants down. He put on a lubed condom and pressed the tip of his cock against the man's entrance.

\"Are you ready?\" Justin asked in a husky voice.

The trick nodded and closed his eyes and Justin pushed inside. The blond waited, his hands gripped the man's hips tightly. Then he felt the man pushing towards him and he started fucking him. It was hard and fast and just what the blond needed to release his frustration. He had too many thoughts of Brian in his head. When they were done he grabbed his pants and pulled them up. He turned around to head to the restroom when he realized that Brian was across from him just looking at him. There was a trick on his knees sucking the older man. Brian grinned towards the blond and Justin smiled before he left.

After a few hours Justin had a couple of beers. He had talked to Brian again and they even danced on the floor for a while until Brian found another trick. Justin didn't know what was happening to him but he was pretty sure that he was jealous. He decided to forget about it and enjoy himself. He had another guy suck him in the backroom before he decided he wanted to leave. He tried to find the brunet but didn't so he left the club. He called a taxi and waited. He called Brian and left him a message saying that he was heading for the hotel.

When the blond got there he took the elevator and pulled out the copy of the key he had. When he was in front of the door he stopped when he heard voices. He pressed his ear against the door and heard Brian and someone talking. The blond moved back and bit his lower lip. Brian had a trick inside. He licked his lips and looked down at the key. He shook his head and turned around. He went back down to the reception desk and asked for another room.

The next morning when Brian woke up he stretched in bed before his eyes popped open and he sat up. \"Justin,\" he gasped out and then quickly got out of the bed. He went to the bathroom but the man wasn't there. \"Where the fuck is he?\" he asked himself and reached for his cell phone. He heard the message that Justin left saying he was on his way. He was starting to think that something had happened to the man when there was a knock on the door.

\"Justin,\" Brian said once he opened the door and let the man in. \"Where the fucks were you?\"

\"You were the one that left,\" the blond pointed out and looked at the bed. He was happy to see that no one else was with the brunet.

The brunet licked his lips. \"You looked like you were having fun. I didn't want to interrupt you.\"

\"I got a room,\" Justin told him.

\"Why the fuck?\" Brian asked a bit put off. \"You scared me. I thought something happened to you. I tried your phone last night but you weren't answering.\"

\"I'm a big boy,\" Justin told him. Before he went to sleep he'd tunred his phone off.

The brunet narrowed his eyes as he looked at the man.

\"I got another room because I didn't want to interrupt,\" Justin told him.

Brian arched a brow. \"What do you mean?\"

\"You had company last night,\" Justin told him.

\"They didn't stay the night,\" Brian said. \"I don't sleep with tricks. Plus you could have joined us. I was actually waiting for you to do so and you never showed up.\"

Justin was happy that Brian never stayed the night with his tricks because there have been times when Brian had stayed over at his house until the next day. That meant he was more than a trick, but then what did he mean to the brunet? He had to stop thinking so much. \"I'm sorry,\" Justin replied.

Brian sighed and walked over to him. \"At least you're okay,\" the man said as he caressed Justin's face. The older man looked at the alarm clock on the night table. \"We still have a few hours before our flight leaves.\"

\"Yeah,\" Justin said.

\"I'm going to take a shower,\" Brian said.

The blond nodded and watched him go. He already had taken a shower in his room but he got some fresh clothes to wear. As he changed he kept telling himself over and over that things were okay. That he had nothing to worry about but deep down he knew it wasn't true. He knew that he was falling in love with Brian and he didn't know what he should do. Maybe the best thing to do was walk away from their arrangement before it was too late to do so.

\"So,\" Brian said as he came out of the bathroom dripping wet with only a towel around his waist. \"Do you want to have breakfast?\"

Justin licked his lips as he stared at Brian's body. \"Sure,\" he said. He knew it wasn't going to happen. He wasn't going to walk away. He was a big boy after all. He would be with Brian for as long as he could until the brunet decided he was bored and moved on.

Brian looked at Justin and smiled a bit before he got dressed. When he was ready he took his wallet, his hotel room key card and walked over to the blond. \"You know, I've been thinking that you and I could join the high mile club.\"

Justin laughed. \"I think we can do that.\"

The older man smiled and put his arm around Justin's shoulder. \"That's why I like you so much,\" he said and they walked together to get breakfast. \"Your sense of adventure is just like mine.\"

The blond only chuckled.

***

Brian came into the diner and sat down in the booth next to the guys. Michael and Emmett stared at each other and then the taller one turned his upper body to look at Brian.

\"Uh, do you want to sit with us,\" Emmett asked. Things between Brian and Michael had gotten better over the past few weeks. It was weird that Brian wasn't sitting with them.

\"I'm fine here,\" Brian told him.

\"Okay,\" Emmett said very slowly and turned to look at Michael. \"What's wrong with him?\" he asked very slowly.

\"I can hear you,\" Brian said.

\"What would it be?\" Jesse asked as he stood next to Brian.

\"Just coffee,\" the man answered.

The teen knew right away that something was wrong. \"What's wrong with you?\"

\u201cMy dad died,\u201d Brian answered. \"Can you hurry up and get what I asked for?\"

Jesse opened his eyes wide.

\"Oh my god, Brian,\" Michael said getting up and moving to Brian's booth. \"When did it happen?\"

\"Last night,\" Brian told him and shrugged.

Jesse swallowed and went to get the coffee that the brunet asked for.

\"I'm sorry,\" Emmett told the man.

\"I'm not,\" Brian told them.

Michael didn't know what to say. \"Um, how is your mother doing?\"

Brian chuckled. \"She's probably using it as an excuse to drink, not that she needs any.\"

\"Here you go,\" Jesse said as he turned the cup in front of Brian and started pouring. \"Who's taking care of the arrangements?\"

\"I guess that will have to be me,\" Brian told the teen as he looked up. \"Who else is going to? My mom doesn't have the money and my sister is falling apart.\"

\"When is the burial?\" Jesse asked.

\"Tomorrow,\" Brian whispered and stared at his coffee. He felt his stomach turning.

\u201cI\u2019ll go with you,\u201d Michael told him.

Brian bit his lower lip as he stared at Michael. \"You don't have to.\"

\"Jesse,\" Debbie yelled. \"You're going to be late for school.\"

The teen sighed and went to put the pot of coffee back on its place. Then he took his apron off and went to get his school bag. He said goodbye to them as he passed them by. Brian got up as well and threw a twenty on the table before he was out of there. Michael followed the man. Emmett sighed as he stayed behind. He saw Debbie coming towards him and he knew that she wanted information as to what was going on.

\"Jesse,\" Brian said once he was outside.

Jesse stopped and turned around. He smiled at the man. \"What?\" he asked.

\"You want a ride?\" Brian asked him.

\"Sure,\" Jesse said and try to smile at him.

\u201cBrian,\u201d Michael said grabbing the man by the arm. \"I meant it when I said I would go with you.\"

\"I know,\" the brunet replied as he looked at his ex.

Jesse arched his brows as the two men stared at each other.

\"Michael,\" Ben yelled from the entrance of the dinner. He was supposed to meet his boyfriend for breakfast. He was going inside when he spotted the dark haired man. He didn't know why Michael was talking to Brian so close. He knew they were still friends but he didn't have to like it.

Michael looked at Ben. \"I'll be there in a minute.\"

Ben stared at them before he nodded and went inside.

\"Jesse's going to be late for school,\" Brian said and pulled away from the older man.

Jesse stepped in front of his brother. \u201cI can convince him to let you go with him.\u201d

Michael bit his lower lip and shook his head. \u201cHe doesn\u2019t want me there. I think he hates me, Jesse.\u201d

\u201cDon\u2019t say that Mikey,\u201d Jesse told him. \u201cBrian would never hate you. You know he's talking to you and hanging with you.\"

\"Only when everyone else is around, Jay,\" Michael said sadly. \"He's trying to be civil.\"

\"Brian,\" Jesse quipped and arched both of his brows. \"Are you listening to yourself? Brian doesn't do anything he doesn't want to.\"

Michael sighed.

\u201cIs everything okay?\u201d Ben asked coming back out after seeing that Brian walked away. He had been watching through the diner window.

Jesse rolled his eyes and his head turned to look towards the Jeep when he heard Brian honking at him. \u201cI should go. He\u2019s giving me a ride.\u201d

\u201cHey, why don\u2019t you go with him?\u201d Michael asked. \u201cPlease.\u201d

\u201cI'll try to convince him but you know him,\" Jesse told him. He knew that at times likes this Brian tended to close up and push everyone that would try to help him away.

Michael sighed and nodded; he felt much better then. He knew that Brian was going to need someone to lean on and Jesse was perfect for that. He just hoped that Brian took his little brother with him.

\"Are you okay?\" Jesse asked the brunet as he got in the Jeep.

\"I'm fine,\" Brian told him.

Jesse bit his lower lip. \"Look\u2026\"

\"I don't want to hear it,\" Brian told him harshly. \"I don't care what you think about me and your brother. We're not getting back together. He left me and I'm not going to fucking beg him to be back with me. He can go fuck himself. I don't need his fucking pity.\"

\"You're mad at him,\" Jesse pointed out and realized that it was the first time that he saw the brunet like that. Brian had never been mad at his brother because of the breakup. He swallowed not sure what it meant. Did it mean that Brian was moving on, the teen wondered. \"Okay,\" he said and nothing else. He knew it wasn't the time to talk to Brian about anything. \"I wasn't going to talk about that anyways. And Michael is not giving you his pity; he's just trying to be a friend.\"

\"I'm not mad,\" Brian told him and sighed. \"I just, I don't want to hear anymore about it.\"

Jesse could only nod.

Brian looked at the teen and bit his lower lip. \"What were you going to say?\"

\"That I could go with you if you wanted me to,\" Jesse said.

The older man nodded slowly. He was going to say yes but for some reason he didn't. \"I'll think about it.\"

Jesse busied himself talking about other things to get Brian in a good mood. By the time Brian dropped him off at least the man gave him a smile before he drove away.

***

Brian looked at the casket and sighed. He shook his head and walked away from everyone else. Jesse had offered to come with him and at first he almost said yes, but he didn't. He looked to the man next to him and then back at the casket. Of all the people he thought that would be there with him, Justin never crossed his mind. It had been a last minute thing. He felt the need for the blond and Justin had been willing to be there for him. The older man sighed and moved away from everyone else.

\u201cAre you okay?\u201d Justin asked after following the man.

\"Perfect,\" Brian answered as he pulled out a white handkerchief. When he opened it there was a rolled joint inside.

\u201cPut that away,\u201d Justin hissed. \u201cBrian,\u201d he said sternly. \u201cI mean it.\u201d

Brian looked at Justin. \u201cI\u2019m trying to cope here.\u201d

\u201cYou can cope later,\u201d the teen said.

The brunet glared at Justin.

\"I will crush it,\" Justin said and looked behind him. \"Have you lost your mind?\" he asked as he looked at Brian again.

Brian rolled his eyes and put it away. They went back to stand with everyone else. Justin could see how tense Brian was and maybe he should have let the man smoke the weed. When the service was over they went back to their cars and drove to Joan's house. It all went downhill from there and Justin could have hooted with joy when they left the house.

\"I have something to do,\" Brian told him. \"Do you want to come with me?\"

\"Sure,\" Justin told him.

\"You don't have any plans?\" Brian asked.

\"No,\" Justin assured him.

The brunet went back to the loft and he finally smoked his weed; Justin helped him. The brunet took a shower and changed his clothes. They went by the blonds house so he could change as well. Then he drove them to their destination.

\"We're going to bowl?\" Justin asked when they were inside the establishment.

Brian was in front of the counter asking for shoes for him and Justin. He had his father's bowling ball with him. \"Well, what do you think we're doing here?\"

\"Oh man,\" Justin said. \"I'm not high enough for this.\"

The brunet snorted. Justin shook his head and grabbed the shoes that Brian shoved into his chest before they walked away.

\"You know,\" Brian said. \"When I was a kid my father brought me here; my best friend Michael and his little brother Jesse.\"

Justin listened to the man. He sat down to change his shoes.

Brian was doing the same. \"Well,\" the older man said. \"I remember Jesse being so little that he could barely grab the bowling ball right.\"

The blond smirked as he listened to that. He never thought he would be listening to stories about Jesse Novotny.

\"The only reason we brought him was because he started crying that he wanted to come with us,\" Brian explained and smiled at the memory.

\"I remember how that night I got a strike and kissed Michael on the lips.\" Brian said. \"Jack got so man about it,\" Brian said. \"He called me a fucking fairy and slapped me in the face.\"

Justin looked down at the floor with a frown. He couldn't believe that had happened to the brunet. He was lucky enough to have parents that always supported him even when he came out to them.

The brunet chuckled. \"I told him I was one before he died. I don't regret it.\"

Justin stared at the brunet and started understanding the man a bit more.

\"So, ready to bowl?\" Brian asked.

\"No,\" Justin answered honestly.

\"Come on,\" Brian said and got up.

They played a little at which Justin totally sucked. For that some guys started teasing them. They called him names and Brian was getting angry. When Brian got the strike he was looking for he pulled Justin to him and kissed him hard.

\"Not so bad for a fairy,\" Brian said loudly so they could hear him.

\"Are you trying to get us killed?\" Justin asked as he stared at the guys. \"Can we go, please?\"

\"Sure thing, Sunshine,\" Brian whispered.

Justin smiled a bit with the nickname and then they got out of there. Once they were in the Jeep, Brian told him that they were getting rid of his father's bowling ball. Justin was fine with that until the brunet told him what he was going to do. Then they got into an argument about the dangers of throwing a ball down a hill in the middle of the street at night. To which Brian only told him he was totally crazy and making no sense at all.

\"I have a better idea,\" Justin said.

By the end of the night Brian was dumping the ball in the middle of the lake.

\"You see the ripples,\" Justin whispered as they watched it.

\"Yeah,\" Brian whispered.

\"You're father can't hurt you anymore, Bri,\" Justin said. \"You're that lake now.\"

The brunet frowned and watched. In a few minutes the lake was unmoving. Brian smiled at that. He looked at Justin and pulled the man to him by the back of the neck. \"Thanks,\" he whispered and kissed Justin on the forehead.

Justin smiled and hugged the brunet.

***

Brian knocked on the door and waited for someone to open the door. Vic opened the door and smiled at the man.

\"Come on in,\" Vic said smiling.

The brunet did and arched a brow when he saw Francis already dressed up in a tux. \"What's going on?\"

\"We're getting ready to go to my cousin\u2019s birthday party,\" Francis said. \"Emmett is helping Jesse upstairs and I'm about to go finish up as well.\"

The brunet smirked and headed up the stairs.

\"What is he doing here?\" Debbie asked Vic when her brother stood next to her.

Vic shrugged. \"What? He's not welcome anymore? Were you serious about that? You got to let it go sis. We are the only family that Brian has now and has ever had.\"

\"I didn't mean it like that,\" she protested. \"Is the camera ready?\"

Francis was smirking in the middle of the stairs. He was happy that things were getting back to normal. He knew that Jesse loved Brian like a brother and it hurt him when everyone attacked the brunet. He went inside the bathroom to inspect his hair.

Brian pushed the sleeves of his sweater up and walked over to Jesse's room. He knocked on the door and went inside. Jesse turned around and smiled widely at him. The brunet stopped walking and just stared at the teen. He looked stunning and there were bits of the kid that reminded him of Michael. It was something he didn't want.

\"Doesn't he just look amazing?\" Emmett asked.

\"Yeah,\" Brian agreed.

The teen laughed at that. \"This is crazy. I don't even want to go to this stupid thing.\u201d

\u201cOh shut up,\u201d Emmett told him. \u201cYou look great and you\u2019re making your boyfriend really happy.\u201d

\u201cHe\u2019s not my boyfriend,\u201d Jesse said. \u201cWe just\u2026go out.\u201d

\"Right,\" Brian said.

\"We should start taking pictures,\" Emmett said. \"Let me go get the camera.\"

\"Oh my god,\" Jesse said. \"This night is never going to end.\"

Brian walked over to him and with his finger he traced Jesse's bow tie. \"You look hot in a tux.\"

\"Do I?\" Jesse asked looking up at the brunet.

\"You're going to be the center of attention tonight,\" Brian muttered.

Jesse smirked and licked his lips. \"You think so.\"

Brian nodded. \"I'm sure of that,\" he told the kid. He could see Jesse's green eyes shining with happiness. \"Just have fun with him.\"

\"Thank you Brian,\" Jesse said smiling.

\"Oh Jesse,\" Debbie said coming into the room. \"You look so beautiful.\"

Brian mouthed 'hot' to the teen and Jesse laughed.

\"I should go,\" Brian said. He just had gone there to see if the kid wanted to do something. He had forgotten that Jesse had plans. \"I'll see you Jesse.\"

Jesse wanted to protest but what could he say. He felt sad to see the brunet go and wondered how long he had to stay at the hotel before they could leave. He knew that if Brian was there the brunet was feeling lonely and wanted a friend around.

\"Where is Francis?\" Vic asked.

\"In the bathroom probably messing with his hair,\" Emmett commented.

Jesse laughed at that because the teen was probably doing just that. \"Jesus, he's going to take forever,\" he told them.

\"Like you didn't,\" Vic teased.

Debbie took a picture without warning and Jesse covered his face.

\"Ma!\" Jesse yelled. \"Are you trying to blind me?\"

Vic and Emmett laughed at that.

\"Don't be such a baby,\" Debbie told him.

Jesse groaned but at the end ended up letting her take as many pictures as she wanted. When he thought it was all over because she used the whole roll she claimed she had two more. Then Francis came out and she took pictures of the two of them and then Francis by himself and then the whole family. Jesse was ready to run away screaming for help. He didn\u2019t know why everyone was making a big deal; it was just a stupid party.

When they got to the hotel everyone else was starting to arrive. Jesse hoped he would be able to get some alcohol. He danced with Francis a few times just to make him happy. He was bored out of his mind and made sure that he told him but Francis only laughed at that. He met some of the redhead\u2019s family and felt out of place with them. Francis came from money while he didn\u2019t.

\"Do you want to go?\" Francis asked.

Jesse arched a brow and sighed. He shook his head and put his hands on his pockets. He knew that he shouldn\u2019t be such an ass.

\"Good,\" Francis said. \"Because, I'm having a great time. I know you don't like this kind of stuff but thank you.\"

Jesse caressed Francis face. \"You're welcome,\" he said before pulling the redhead closer and kissing him hard.

\"I love you,\" Francis said when they came apart.

Jesse stared at the other teen with an arched brow. He was surprised because Francis had never said that to him before. He smiled slowly and then answered. \"I love you too, you dork.\"

\"I know,\" Francis said before he left telling Jesse that he was getting them something to drink.

Jesse looked around and smiled. He grabbed his cell phone and tried calling the brunet but the man didn't pick it up. He shrugged knowing that the older man had probably found something to do like going to the baths. He made a note to make something about Brian's situation. His friend needed to find someone and he was going to help the brunet do so. He knew no one else was going to bother so he had to do something.

***

\"Hey,\" Brian said.

Justin who had been sitting at the edge of the pool looked surprised. \"Hey, what are you doing here?\"

Brian shrugged. \"I wanted to see what you were up to.\"

The blond smiled at that. \"Couldn't be without me?\"

\"You know it,\" Brian said jokingly knowing that the blond had been joking too.

\"How did you know I was here?\" Justin asked as he put the pictures down next to him.

\"I knocked but you didn't come out,\" Brian told him as he took off his shoes and started rolling his jeans up. \"I knew you were here because I saw your car and then I came around back and I saw you sitting here.\"

Justin smiled as the brunet sat next to him and dipped his feet in the pool. He was happy that the brunet hadn't given up in his quest to find him.

\"Mmm, that feels nice,\" Brian said talking about the water.

\"I know,\" Justin agreed.

They talked a bit about what they had been doing which wasn't strange for them but this time they got into more details and they even talked a bit about their friends. Brian complained about getting up before his feet turned into prunes. When they went inside Justin was about to order something when his friend Daphne called him. He excused himself a moment and talked to her for a few minutes before he came back to the living room where Brian was still drying his feet.

\"That was my best friend,\" Justin said.

Brian only nodded.

\"I'm actually late to meet her,\" the blond said. \"I kind of forgot.\"

\"Oh,\" the brunet said. \"I should go then.\"

\"Yeah...\" the blond said slowly. \"Unless you want to come with me,\" the blond said. \"I'm just going to have a few drinks and catch up and then come back here. Then you and I can have fun.\"

\"Sounds like a good plan,\" Brian told him smirking.

\"Good,\" Justin said. \"I'll be right back. I'm going to go get my shoes and my keys.\"

\"We can take the Jeep,\" Brian called after him.

\"Sure,\" the blond answered back from the hallway.

\"Do I have to go change?\" the brunet asked him.

\"No,\" Justin assured him. \"We're just going out to this bar we used to sneak when we were teenagers. It's not a fancy place.\"

\"Okay,\" Brian whispered to himself and started to put on his shoes.

Once Justin was in his room he went to the closet to get his shoes. He wondered what the hell was happening to him. He was starting to miss Brian way too much when the brunet wasn't there. He got way too happy when the brunet was there and he knew he was setting himself up for a downfall. He wanted to stop himself but he couldn't. There were times when he wanted to grab the phone and call Brian just because but knew that wasn't part of their deal. He wished he could go back on time and tell Brian he wanted something serious but he knew that if he had done that he would never have gotten as far as a kiss with the man.

\"You ready?\" Brian called from the living room.

\"Yeah,\" Justin said making sure he had everything.

Right then and there Brian bent down and kissed the blond. He just felt like it out of the blue. Sometimes he was in his office and the only thing he could think about was kissing Justin's cherry lips.

\"Mmm,\" Justin said. \"Really good.\"

\"That was only a preview. Just wait until tonight,\" Brian informed him as he put his arm around Justin's shoulders. \"It's going to be great.\"

\"I bet,\" Justin said and his trademark smile appeared.

***

As soon as Daphne saw Justin she got up from the table she was and went to hug the blond. She smiled at the man that was with her friend.

\"Daphne, this is Brian,\" the blond said as he took off his jacket. \"Brian this is my best friend Daphne.\"

\"It's nice to meet you,\" Daphne said and held out her hand to Brian.

\"Same here,\" Brian assured her as he shook hands with her. He looked around and arched both of his brows as he took the scenery in. He\u2019s never been in a straight bar, leave it to the blond to make him do things he never did. The three of them walked to the table were Daphne had been sitting.

\"So are you two together?\" Daphne asked as she sat down. \"Or are you just friends.\"

\"A little bit of both,\" Brian said.

\"I see,\" Daphne commented. \"So, what do you guys want?\"

\"Let's start with beer,\" Justin told her as he put his jacket on the back of the chair where he was sitting down.

\"I'll go get it,\" Brian said standing up.

\"My god, Justin,\" Daphne said when they were alone. \"He's fucking gorgeous.\"

\"I know,\" Justin told her and smiled sadly.

\"You like him a lot, don't you?\" Daphne asked.

\"Yeah, I do,\" Justin confessed. \"But we're just fuck buddies and if I try for more I'll just mess everything up.\"

Daphne listened to that and then looked to were Brian was at the bar. \"Well, maybe you should wait and let him come to you. Show him how happy he can be with you.\"

The blond sighed. \"I don't know if that's going to work. I wasn't supposed to fall for him, Daphne. I was the one that told him that we should just be fuck buddies, you know. I never thought\u2026he's such a beautiful man inside and out. I never thought I would fall for him.\"

\"God, you have it bad,\" she said with a small grin.

The blond sighed.

\"You can always make him jealous,\" Daphne said. \"To a point where he would want you only for himself.\"

The blond laughed at what his friend was telling him. \"I don't think Brian does jealousy,\" the man told her.

\"You never know until you try it,\" she said to him. \"You never know if the man is in love with you or not.\"

Justin licked his lips and thought about it.

\"Justin,\" Daphne said. \"If you like him that much you got to do something about it.\"

Brian came back and gave everyone a beer. He sat down and wondered what he could talk about.

\"Oh,\" Daphne said. \"You know who I saw the other days.\"

\"Who?\" Justin asked.

\"Billy,\" she told him.

Justin looked at her like she was nuts. He looked at his beer trying to remember who the fuck Billy was.

\"He was asking about you,\" she informed him. \"You know I'm going to meet him on Thursday and I was wondering if you wanted to come with me. I'm sure he will be very happy to see you.\"

At that point Justin knew that she was making everything up. He was going to stop her right then when Brian spoke.

\"Who is that, Sunshine?\" Brian asked not being able to hold it in. \"An old boyfriend?\u201d

\"Billy always wanted Justin,\" Daphne said. \"And Justin did like him at one point but it was always the wrong time.\"

\"And it still is,\" Brian said and took a sip of his beer. \"Justin and I have plans for Thursday. I guess you will have to go without him.\"

\"Ah well,\" Daphne said. \"I'll tell him you said hi.\"

\"Yeah,\" Justin told her with a look that spoke volumes. \"You do that.\"

\"So, Brian,\" Daphne said. \"What do you do for a living aside from looking so damn hot?\"

The brunet smirked and took another sip of his beer. \"I like your friend Justin.\"

Justin laughed at that. He was pretty sure the brunet liked anyone that boosted his ego.

***

\"Oh my god,\" Brian groaned as he sat up. \"What the fuck?!\"

\"Mmm,\" Jesse groaned.

\"Jesse, get off of me,\" the brunet told him.

\"Mmm mmphr,\" the teen grunted.

\"What the hell?\" Brian asked and started to tickle the teen knowing that Jesse would get up.

\"Okay!\" the teen hissed and moved away. \"What are you doing?\"

\"My god,\" Brian groaned. \"My back hurts like a motherfucker. Why the fuck did we stay to sleep here?\"

\"I don't know,\" Jesse said as he walked to the kitchen.

Brian got up and followed him. The night before Brian, Jesse and Francis had gone to Woody\u2019s. They had drank and played pool before they went to Babylon where they kept drinking and then dancing the night away. The brunet remembered he had a great time with the guys.

\"Good morning,\" Francis said smiling brightly.

\"What's so good about it?\" Brian asked. \"Why didn't you tell me that sleeping on the sofa could be hazardous?\"

The guy only grinned. \"Hey, I fell asleep on the floor and no one informed me.\"

\"Oh my god,\" Jesse said. \"My head hurts,\" he complained as he sat down.

\"You didn't drink that much,\" Brian pointed out. He hadn\u2019t planned on staying there but apparently he was more tired that he thought. He had wanted to bring the blond but he wasn't sure that was a good idea. He didn't know how Jesse was going to react to him kind of being with his professor.

\"He did,\" Francis said. \"And you guys went to sleep really late. You guys were pretty much talking all night like a couple of school girls.\"

The brunet arched a brow. \"What?\"

\"Were you that drunk as well?\" Francis asked and laughed. He had fallen asleep on the floor with the TV on while they talked. When he got up they were still talking so he went to used the bathroom and to rest on the bed for a while but he had fallen asleep there.

\"Mmm,\" Brian muttered remembering bits from it.

\"Why do we have to talk so loud?\" Jesse asked.

Francis shook his head.

\"Where are my keys?\" Brian asked.

\"I don't know,\" Francis answered as he served juice in a cup.

The older man sat down and tried to remember what he did with them. \"How come you look this great in the morning after the night we had?\" the brunet asked.

Francis shrugged at that. \"I don't know. I just don't get hangovers.\"

\"Lucky you,\" Brian said dryly.

\"I made breakfast!\" he said looking at Jesse with a wicked smile.

\"Shut up!\" Jesse moaned and covered his ears. He let his head drop down on the table.

Brian opened his eyes wide and wondered if the teen was trying to knock himself out.

\"Jesus,\" Francis said when he heard the thud. \"Is he dead?\"

\"He wishes he was,\" Brian said leaning back on the chair. \"If you come anywhere near me with that I will kill you.\"

Francis looked down at the plate of food. \"You don't want breakfast? I made it with love,\" he teased with a smile.

\"I'll take it,\" Jesse said as he lifted his head up.

\"Weren't you trying to die seconds ago?\" Brian asked. \"Can you make me coffee?\"

\"You have two good hands and two good feet,\" he told him. \"Get up and do it yourself.\"

The brunet glared at the redhead but he got up to do it.

Francis only smirked. \"So what are you guys doing today?\"

\"I have an appointment with my bed,\" Brian said. He was going to go home and sleep forever, he thought.

\"Yes, your bed is so great,\" Jesse mused.

The red head looked surprised. \"You've been in Brian's bed. Wow, you never told me about that,\" he said feeling a bit jealous.

\"God, not like that,\" Jesse said.

Brian looked towards Jesse. \"Don't say it like it would be such a bad thing.\"

\"No,\" Jesse quickly said. \"I didn't mean it like that.\"

Francis started laughing at them. \"You guys,\" he muttered with a smile. \"I have to go take a shower.\"

\"Mmm,\" Jesse commented when he heard that. \"Maybe you should wait for me,\" he said getting up and grabbing Francis by the hips. He smiled and kissed him on the neck before biting his shoulder slightly.

\"Get a room,\" Brian teased.

Francis chuckled at that and shook his head as he walked away. Jesse went to help the brunet because he wanted some coffee as well.

\"Go eat your breakfast. I'll finish this,\" Brian assured Jesse who was getting the cups.

The teen put them on the counter and went to finish his breakfast. They were both quiet after that, each of them had their mind filled with different thoughts. When Francis came back a few minutes later he wondered why everyone was so quiet but didn't ask. He had a towel over his shoulder as well as some pants.

Jesse was thinking about how he could help Brian not to be so lonely anymore. He needed to find someone for the brunet because he knew that Michael was not an option anymore. His brother was playing house with Ben and on top of it all Brian didn't want to hear anything that had to do with Michael. He had tried his best to get them back together knowing that the two men had loved each other at one point. Now he was starting to see that the love they had for each other was gone.

\"I'll wait for you as long as I can,\" Francis said to his boyfriend before he started walking away.

Jesse licked his lips and watched him go. A million things ran through his mind as he looked at Francis ass.

\"Here,\" Brian said giving Jesse a cup of black coffee. \"I put sugar in it.\"

Jesse thanked him and blew on it before he took a sip.

The brunet sat down with his own coffee. He leaned back and closed his eyes. He thought his bed sounded really good but then thought that Justin's bed would be much better. He smirked at that and opened his eyes to drink from his cup. \"Oh shit,\" Brian said as he pulled the cup of coffee away from his mouth.

\"You burned yourself?\" Jesse asked raising both brows.

\"No,\" the brunet said. \"My keys are in the Jeep,\" he said putting the cup down and rushing to get them.

Jesse just started laughing and shook his head. Then he pulled the newspaper close to him and wondered if there were any ads of single gay man trying to meet people. He sighed knowing that Brian wouldn't go for that. It was going to be hard trying to get his friend to meet anyone new, but he would make it happen. Brian deserved to be happy.<\/a>","comments":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/83891.html?view=comments#comments","category":["m-preg","pahway","brian and justin"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/83613.html","pubDate":"Sat, 15 Aug 2009 23:36:12 GMT","title":"ON A PATHWAY TO YOU","author":"draccone","link":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/83613.html","description":"On A Pathway To You
Chapter Four: Without Even Realizing It
Summary: Brian and Justin spent more time together and share so much. Michael still wants Brian to be in his life. The brunet is not too happy about it at the moment.
AN: Thanks to all of you who have been reading. Let me know what you think about this chapter. Hope that you guys like it. Thanks to the betas, Helen and Sunny.


Jesse was sitting at the kitchen table drawing in his sketchbook when Michael and Ben came in. He arched his brows but didn't say anything.

\"Where is Ma?\" Michael asked.

\"She's in her room,\" Jesse told him.

Michael nodded and went up the stairs to go talk to his mother.

\"So, how are you doing?\" Ben asked.

Jesse arched a brow. \"Um, fine,\" he replied after a few seconds. Then he kept on drawing.

\"Michael tells me that you want to be an artist,\" Ben said. \"I think that's nice.\"

Jesse stopped drawing but didn't look away from the page. He wanted to tell Ben to fuck off but didn't. He sighed and then started drawing again.

\"I hear you got into PIFA,\" Ben said. \"That's a nice school. I'm a professor at Carnegie.\"

The teen still didn't say anything to the man or looked at him.

\"I guess I should stop talking to you,\" Ben said. \"You're set on ignoring me, huh?\"

The teen looked up then. \"I'm just...really into my drawing.\"

\"Can I see it?\" Ben asked.

\"No,\" Jesse said quickly and closed the sketchbook.

\"I didn't mean to pry,\" Ben told him. \"I just...you don't like me.\"

The teen frowned and didn't deny it.

\"I'm just trying to be your friend,\" Ben informed him. \"I think we could be friends, don't you?\"

\u201cI have enough friends already,\u201d Jesse told him as he got up from the table.

\"One more couldn't hurt,\" Ben said.

\"What the fuck man?\" Jesse asked. \"Don't you ever give up? Yes, I'm ignoring you and no, I don't want to be your friend.\"

\u201cI wasn't the one that messed things up,\u201d Ben told him.

Jesse squared his shoulders. \u201cI'm not going to talk to you about this. You don't know shit. Brian and Michael\u2026\u201d he stopped talking and shook his head. \u201cThey would have been fine.\u201d

\u201cIf I hadn't come along you mean?\u201d Ben asked.

Jesse swallowed and looked away.

\"They were already having trouble in their relationship,\" Ben told him. \"They were already over and just didn't know it.\"

\"Fuck you,\" Jesse told him. \"You don't know shit. My brother loves Brian and one day when he realizes that you will be the one left behind. So think about that.\"

\"Right,\" Ben said knowing it must have been hard for the kid when his brother broke up with Brian because he was friend with the brunet. \"Okay fine, you're right. It was my fault. I stole Michael away from Brian.\"

The teen knew that he was being patronized. \"I'm not a little kid you know.\"

\"You're acting like one,\" Ben told him.

The teen laughed dryly. \"Right, so you want me to be your friend then.\"

Ben didn't say anything.

\"Well, I'm Brian's friend and right now I don't feel like forming any kind of bond with you,\" Jesse told him.

\u201cI'm just asking for a chance,\u201d Ben told him. \u201cWe could hang out and\u2026\u201d

\u201cI have to go,\u201d Jesse told him.

Ben watched the teen walk away and knew that it was going to take a lot for them to become friends. He hoped they did because he was in love with Michael and he wasn't going anywhere.

***

\"This cake is so good,\" Jesse said.

\"My god,\" Michael said. \"That's his third piece, someone take it away from him.\"

Emmett laughed at that. \"Leave him alone.\"

\"Oh,\" Ted said getting up and leaving the living room. He came back with an envelope and a box for Melanie.

\"What is this?\" she asked.

\"Happy birthday,\u201d Ted said with a serious face.

\u201cWhat is it?\u201d Lindsay asked smiling.

\u201cYou're going to have to open it and find out,\u201d Jesse said knowing what it was because he got Emmett to spill the beans to him.

Melanie started opening the box and then frowned when she pulled out a black bikini. \"Ted, have you lost your mind?\"

The man shrugged as he sat down and leaned back on the sofa.

Melanie put the thing back in the box and opened the envelope. When she pulled out the two tickets to Hawaii she almost fainted.

\"Oh my god,\" Lindsay yelled.

\"Don't get so excited,\" Ted said. \"It's only for a week. I know that you guys have busy lives and what not.\"

Lindsay got up and went to hug the man. Melanie couldn't stop smiling like a fool.

\"Thanks Ted,\" Melanie said and then got up and hugged him too.

\"That's really nice of you, Ted,\" Michael told him.

\"This is all very great,\" Melanie said referring to all of her presents.

\"I want to thank all of you guys for coming,\" Lindsay said.

\"I really loved all of your presents,\" Melanie assured them.

\"We should go to Woody's and drink,\" Ted said.

\"That sounds like a plan,\" Ben whispered in Michael's ear. \"Then maybe we can go to Babylon.\"

\"What do you think?\" Melanie asked looking at Lindsay.

\"If you want to go,\" Lindsay said. \"I can call Kayla and she would be here in a second. She loves to take care of Gus.\"

The brunette nodded and they all decided to go. Once the babysitter got there they left the house. Debbie and Vic rode with Melanie and Lindsay. Ted, Emmett and Jesse went together even thought Michael asked his brother to come with him, the kid refused to get in Ben's car. When they got to the bar they put two tables together and someone bought two pitchers of beer.

\"We should go to Babylon next,\" Jesse told them.

\"No,\" Debbie said. \"You have school tomorrow.\"

\"Ma,\" Jesse complained and they laughed.

Ted was telling them a story about something funny that had happened with Melanie two years ago when Brian appeared at the bar. The brunet walked over to the bar and hated that they were all there staring at him like he was from another planet or like he shouldn't even be there. In any case they should have been the ones to go some other place because Woody's was practically his other home. Jesse got up from the table and went to talk to the man.

\"Hey,\" Jesse said. \"How are you doing?\"

Brian nodded. \"I'm good.\"

\"Today is Melanie's birthday,\" Jesse told her.

\"That's nice,\" Brian told him.

Jesse smiled knowing that the brunet could care less. Brian got two beers and handed one to the teen. Jesse was having more fun talking with the brunet at the bar than he had while he was at the table with everyone else. At one point Debbie called the kid back to the table. That's when Brian told him he was leaving to go to Babylon. Jesse went back to the table and told them he was leaving with Brian.

\"Why?\" Lindsay asked.

Jesse shrugged. \"I'll be home in time,\" he assured his mother before he kissed her on the cheek.

\"That kid is going to be the death of me,\" she said.

Jesse walked out to catch up with the brunet. When he got outside Brian was standing by the entrance having a cigarette. \"Hey,\" he said and smiled.

The brunet smiled back.

\u201cCan I go with you?\u201d Jesse asked.

Brian shrugged and was about to cross the street when Michael called his name.

\"Brian,\" Michael said.

Jesse turned around with wide eyes. Brian stopped walking but didn't turn around to look at his ex. He wondered what Michael wanted.

\"Brian,\" he said again and the brunet turned around to look at him. \"You don't have to leave, Brian,\" Michael said.

Brian stared at him. \"I can do whatever I want to, Michael and it so happens that I want to leave,\" he hated the fact that Michael was there pretending like everything was fine and dandy

\"Why?\" Michael asked as he stepped in front of the brunet.

Jesse licked his lips as he watched his brother and Brian. He still thought that the two men in front of him loved each other. He just wanted them to open their eyes and see that.

\"Michael,\" Ben said after the man.

Jesse looked heaven ward.

\"Go to your boyfriend, Mikey,\" Brian said nastily. \"You don't want to keep him waiting.\"

Michael looked at the floor. \"Brian,\" he whispered land look up towards Brian again.

The brunet turned around and left; Jesse was right behind him. He knew that the brunet needed someone with him at that time. He knew that Brian must have been feeling pretty bad and he hated that. He couldn't believe what his brother was doing to Brian; he wished he could do something about it.

***

Justin parked his car in front of his garage and got out once he collected his things. As soon as he got out and shut the door he saw Brian's Jeep. The brunet parked right behind him and got out quickly.

\"You don't mind if I park here,\" Brian said.

The blond smiled from ear to ear. \"I think it's going to cost you,\" the man said before he bit his lower lip.

Brian grinned as he walked over to the blond. \"Maybe we can work something out.\"

\"Come on then,\" he said and turned around to go into his house. He knew that Brian would follow. He hadn't seen the man in a week; they hadn't called each other or anything. Justin was okay with that, that's what they had agreed to; nothing serious. Sometimes he wondered if he would ever see Brian each time the brunet left his house. He was always thrilled to see the older man again.

\"So, how are things?\" Justin asked once they were inside.

The man only shrugged.

Justin licked his lips and didn't push. He could tell that Brian wasn't one to talk about his life.

\"Do you want anything to drink?\" the blond man asked.

The brunet nodded and followed Justin to the kitchen.

\"Did you have kindergartens playing over at school today?\" Brian asked and arched a brow with a grin in place as he stared at Justin's clothes.

\"I'm clumsy sometimes,\" Justin said and smirked as he turned around to look at the brunet. \"I like getting messy.\"

\"I like the sound of that,\" Brian told him coming near but not too close because he didn't want to get his clothes messed up.

\"Mmm,\" Justin muttered. \"Come here.\"

\"No,\" Brian told him. \"These are expensive clothes.\"

The blond laughed. \"You're a freak.\"

\"I take care of my things,\" Brian informed him.

Justin nodded and finished getting them something to drink. Then the blond told Brian that he was getting a shower quickly. The brunet nodded and busied himself going around Justin's house as he waited. He liked the paintings that Justin had hanging around. When he got to Justin's room he smiled.

The brunet put his drink down and started taking his clothes off. He then quietly went into the bathroom. He smiled as he watched Justin who was oblivious to him being there. The brunet made his move and soon he was in the shower with the other man.

\"Mmm,\" Justin said when Brian put his hands on his hips. \"I was wondering what was taking you so long.\"

The older man smirked. \"Is that so?\" he asked and kissed Justin on the neck.

\"That feels so good,\" Justin muttered. \"Can't wait for whatever else you got up your sleeve.\"

Brian turned Justin around and kissed him roughly. \"You want it?\" he asked when he pulled back.

\"Yeah,\" the blond gasped out.

They started kissing again and Brian pushed Justin against the tiled, wet wall. He pulled back as he held the blond there. He smirked and slowly got down on his knees. Justin groaned and threw his head back as his eyes closed. His hands rested on Brian's shoulders as the man started teasing him.

The brunet sucked the blond man and then Justin returned the favor. They got out of the shower and continued the fun in Justin's bed. The blond was transfixed by the older man. He just couldn't pull away. He couldn't stop looking at Brian or touching him or kissing him.

\"Come here,\" Justin said pulling Brian's body to his. \"You feel so good against me.\"

The brunet agreed with the blond on that. He grabbed Justin's face with both his hands and kissed him. He moved them back until they were in the bed. The brunet hadn't stopped kissing the blond on all that time. When they finally came apart it was so Justin could get the lube and condoms.

\"Mmm,\" Brian muttered once he was pushing inside the blond. \"You feel so good.\"

Justin's head was thrashing from side to side as the brunet fucked him. He couldn't believe he had survived all that time without having the brunet fuck him like he was at that time. As Brian fucked the lithe man he kept on touching him everywhere.

\"Jesus,\" Justin groaned as his hips pushed up to meet Brian's thrust.

Pretty soon they were moving fast trying to reach nirvana. They were sweating and touching everywhere while they called each other's name. Justin busted first and then Brian a few seconds later.

\"God,\" Brian moaned as he pulled out of the blond. \"Always so good.\"

\"I know,\" Justin said.

\"I need a cigarette,\" Brian told him.

Justin smirked at that. \"So,\" he said and licked his lips. \"You doing good?\"

Brian shrugged as he sat on the bed. At first he didn't want to talk about his problems but slowly he started telling the blond a bit about what his life looked like. The blond shared a cigarette with the older man as he listened.

***

Brian opened his eyes slowly and rolled in bed. He heard the stereo on and then smelled food. He sat up and wondered what the fuck was going on. He got out of the bed and walked over to the kitchen where Jesse was.

\u201cWhat are you doing here?\u201d Brian asked. \u201cWhat time is it?\u201d

\u201cTwelve,\u201d Jesse told him. \u201cI just needed a place to hide.\u201d

\u201cFrom who?\u201d Brian asked standing next to the teen that was making breakfast. \u201cJesse what the fuck is that? Tell me that's an experiment.\u201d

The teen laughed. \u201cShut up.\u201d

\"Jesus,\" the brunet said. \"Are you pregnant?\"

The kid scrunched his face up and shook his head. \"No way, I always use protection.\"

Brian nodded liking to hear that. Jesse was way too young to have kids. \u201cSo?\u201d Brian asked opening the fridge.

\u201cMa wants me to help her and Vic with the patio,\u201d Jesse said. \u201cI'm gay but not that gay. Sorry, but no.\u201d

Brian laughed at that. \u201cJesus.\u201d

\"So, what did you do last night?\" Jesse asked. \"I haven't seen you in a few days. Are you hiding away from me?\"

\"No,\" Brian told him. \"I've been busy with work.\"

\"That sucks,\" Jesse replied. \"Do you want some of this?\"

\"No way,\" Brian told him.

\"You need to eat,\" Jesse pointed out.

\"What we call food, yes,\" the brunet said. \"That's not even right, Jesse.\"

The teen shrugged and served himself. \"What are you going to do today?\"

\"Sleep,\" Brian told him.

\"Let's watch a movie,\" Jesse told him.

\"I need a shower,\" Brian told him. \"Don't sit on the sofa with that.\"

The brunet left and took a shower. He brushed his teeth and shaved his face before he came out of the bathroom. He threw on a pair of old jeans and then walked to the living room where Jesse was in front of the T.V. sitting Indian style with a bowl of cereal.

\"Didn't you just eat?\" Brian asked.

\"I was still hungry,\" Jesse pointed out. \"Are you going out?\"

\"No,\" Brian told him. \"Don't you have things to do? Homework, bother your friends.\"

Jesse arched his brows. \"Oh, I'll leave,\" he said standing up quickly.

\"What?\" Brian asked.

\"I didn't know you wanted to be alone, Brian,\" Jesse told him. \"I'm sorry.\"

\"What the fuck?\" Brian asked. \"Come back here.\"

Jesse stopped walking away from the man.

\"I was only joking,\" Brian said. \"I didn't mean anything by it. Come on, let's find a movie.\"

\"I knew you wanted me here,\" Jesse said and laughed before he sat down.

They spend most of the day together and then they went out to have something to eat. They came back to the loft after a while and around eight Jesse called a taxi which Brian gave him money to pay for. He told Brian that he wasn't his personal driver and that he could get home by himself so the brunet insisted on at least paying for the ride.

When the teen was outside getting into the cab he saw Michael going into the building. He frowned and just watched as long as he could before the taxi driver pulled away. When he got home he went straight to his bedroom. For two hours he just kept pacing and wondering what was going on between Brian and Michael. He should have stayed and gone back to the loft making whatever excuse he could.

The teen couldn't take it anymore and he called his brother. He started talking to the man like nothing had happened. Then he asked him where he was and Michael told him he was home. Jesse was dying to know if his brother and Brian had talked. Finally when he was giving up Michael told him that he'd gone to see the brunet.

Jesse listened for an hour how Michael had gone there to tell Brian that he wanted to keep their friendship and how Brian had told him that they were still friends. The teen got mad when Michael started saying shit about how Brian was saying one thing but acting differently. He wanted to point out that Michael had been the one that had left him and had someone new in his life but he didn't. When he hung up he went to bed but pretty much all night kept having nightmares.

He dreamed that Brian and Michael never got back together and he was sad. He had to find a way to make Brian and Michael talk to each other again and then maybe one day they could fix whatever the problem was that was keeping them apart. He wanted everyone to end up happy like they were before.

***

Michael came into Babylon and spotted his brother, Francis and Emmett by the bar. He walked over to them and smiled. \u201cHey,\u201d Michael said.

\u201cHey, Mikey,\u201d Jesse said as he handed Francis a beer.

\u201cHaving fun tonight?\u201d Michael asked.

\"We're surely trying,\" Francis said as he put his arm around Jesse's shoulder.

\"What are you doing here all alone?\" Emmett asked.

\"Ben is meeting me here,\" Michael said. \"So, did Ted come with you guys?\"

\"Nah,\" Emmett said. \"He said he was too busy and that he has a lot of work tomorrow.\"

\"I see,\" Michael said. \"Is Brian here?\"

\"Backroom,\" Francis told him.

\"No surprise there,\" Michael said.

That irritated the teen but he didn't say anything. He just tried to keep calm. Sometimes he wanted to slap his brother upside the head like their mom did all the time. His brother didn\u2019t have any right to judge Brian, not anymore.

\"How are things, Jesse?\" Michael asked. \"We barely hang out anymore.\"

\"I know,\" Jesse said. \"I've been busy. You know how school is.\"

\"That was a waste of time,\" Brian said as he stood behind the teen and grabbed the man's beer. He drank from it quickly and then gave it back.

\"Hey, Brian,\" the dark haired man said.

\"Hey Mikey,\" Brian answered.

Michael smiled at the nickname.

\"Sorry I'm late,\" Ben said. \"Hey guys.\"

\"Hello,\" Francis said. \"I'm Francis. I'm Jesse's boyfriend.\"

Emmett smirked as he saw Jesse rolling his eyes. The kid always kept saying that Francis wasn't his boyfriend that they were just fuck buddies but Francis always said differently.

\"I'm Ben,\" the man said. \"Michael's boyfriend.\"

Francis nodded slowly.

Emmett frowned when silence seemed to be reigning among them. \"So, who wants to dance with me?\"

\"I'll dance with you,\" Jesse said and gave a look to Francis that spoke volumes.

The boy didn't need any directions. He knew how his boyfriend was. \"Brian, would you dance with me?\" Francis asked.

\"Sure thing,\" Brian said. \"You guys should come too.\"

Michael was happy that things between them were starting to get along. \"We'll be there in a minute. I want a beer first.\"

Brian nodded and left with Francis.

\"He seems like he's okay with us now,\" Ben said. \"I mean, as well as anyone can be.\"

\"Yeah,\" Michael said.

\"Still I don't know,\" Ben said.

\"Relax,\" Michael said. \"Brian and I have been best friends forever. And we always said we would be if things between us didn't work which they didn't,\" Michael pointed out.

Ben nodded and tried to calm down. He still was a bit mad that Brian had punched him but he was going to let it go because Michael had asked him to. Still he wasn't going to let his guard down.

On the dance floor Emmett, Francis, Brian and Jesse danced in a circle. Then Francis went to get another beer and Emmett found someone to dance with him.

\"Do you want one?\" Brian asked showing the teen the E tablet.

\"Okay,\" Jesse said and stuck his tongue out.

Brian smiled and placed it there. Then he took one out for himself.

\"He's giving your brother drugs,\" Ben said.

Michael bit his lower lip. \"Jesse's not a kid, Ben. I know that Brian wouldn't let anything happen to Jesse. He'll watch him.\"

\"Okay,\" Ben said. \"I'm going to the bathroom. I'll be right back,\" he said and kissed Michael.

Michael smiled and watched him go.

\"Oh man,\" Emmett said. \"I'm thirsty.\"

\"Let me buy you something,\" Francis said as he stood next to Michael.

Michael hadn't seen him. He smiled at the guy briefly. He barely talked to Francis even though the guy was going out with his brother.

\"I like when you dance with me,\" Jesse said.

Brian started dancing with the teen more closely. He placed his forehead against Jesse's forehead.

\"Here you go,\" Francis said. \"I have to go to the restroom. I'll be right back. Hold my beer.\"

\"Okay,\" Emmett said. \"Thank you,\" he called after him.

\"I heard about this party a guy is having at his house,\" Brian said. \"It's an orgy. Tomorrow night, do you want to go?\"

Jesse smiled and nodded. \"Okay, can I bring Francis?\"

Brian nodded at that. \"You okay?\" he asked.

The teen laughed and tightened his hold on the man.

\"Oh squirt,\" Brian whispered with a smile, amused that Jesse was already affected by the drug.

\"Shut up, Bri-Bri,\" the teen muttered as he closed his eyes.

Michael looked a bit sad as he looked at Brian and Jesse dancing.

\"What's wrong?\" Emmett asked Michael.

Michael nodded towards Brian and Jesse. \"That used to be me.\"

\"You are telling me that they are going out?\" Emmett almost screamed.

\"God, no,\" Michael said. \"I mean that I was Brian's best friend. Now he has Jesse.\"

Emmett put his arm around Michael's shoulder. \"I'm sorry. Maybe things will get better between you two. But at least Brian has a friend to depend on and who better than Jesse.\"

Michael smiled at that and nodded. \"Yeah, you're right.\"

\"Ready for that dance?\" Ben asked.

\"Yeah,\" Michael said and walked to the dance floor with his boyfriend.

Emmett watched them go and then looked at Brian and Jesse. He smiled as he saw Brian tickling Jesse and he thought that sometimes Brian and Jesse looked more like brothers than Michael and the teen ever did.

***

\"No,\" Francis protested and pushed Jesse into the sofa.

\"Jesus,\" Brian said. \"You're being manhandled by a guy half your size, Jesse.\"

\"Shut up,\" Francis yelled at Brian.

Jesse only laughed at that. \"What were you saying?\"

The brunet rolled his eyes. They had come to Francis's apartment after Brian had picked them up from school. He had never been there before and he was surprised with the place. The boy kept the place clean and he had decorated the place with Italian furniture. Brian was sure that all of them were real. He knew that after Francis parents had died in a car accident he got a pretty nice sum of money per month so he would be okay. Jesse and Francis had met about two years ago when Francis had been expelled from St. James Academy for all the fights he had gotten into. Ever since then the two teens were inseparable and Brian was happy that they had each other because not always you could find a friend that you could depend on so blindly.

\"Okay!\" Jesse hissed. \"I give up!\"

Francis smiled, grabbed the movie he wanted to watch and then put it in the DVD player. \"I know I was going to win. Plus, you already picked the first movie that we watched, Jesse. And Brian did too so it's my turn.\"

\"You suck,\" Jesse told him.

\"Really good, baby,\" Francis told him. \"You know that.\"

Brian laughed at that and shook his head. He got up to get another beer from the fridge only to find out that they were all gone. He walked back to the living room. \"We need more beer.\"

\"Go buy it,\" Jesse told him.

Brian groaned and looked at his watch. \"I think it's time for Babylon.\"

\"I'm not in the mood for Babylon,\" Jesse said. \"Plus I promised Francis that we were watching movies tonight.\"

The brunet didn't say anything and just left. For some reason he found himself driving to the liquor store instead of the Club. As he waited in line he couldn't help but smile. The day before he'd gone to Jesse's show at the GLC and he'd seen Justin there. They pretended like they didn't know each other, but at one point they had met in the bathroom for a quick fuck. He surely liked having the blond around. It was always fun. When he was done paying for the beer he went back to the apartment.

Francis opened the door. \"Amazing,\" he said.

\"What?\" Brian asked.

The boy shook his head and let him in. When Brian had left Jesse had told him that he would be back and he thought that Brian wasn't going to waste his time with them but Jesse had been right.

\"Oh, Brian,\" Jesse said as he grabbed one of the bottles.

Francis wondered what was with the teen.

\"This is the beer I like,\" Jesse told her. \"You should buy it more often.\"

\"That's what little snobs drink, Jesse,\" Francis told him. \"God, I think you were a rich spoil brat in your previous life.\"

Brian smirked. \"You're so right about that.\"

\"Shut up,\" Jesse hissed as he opened the beer.

\"What is this crap?\" Brian said looking at the T.V. He bent over and grabbed the case in which the movie had come. \"Vanity Fair! Seriously?!\"

Francis and Jesse laughed at that.

Brian sat down on the sofa. \"Jesse, are you hungry?\"

\"A little bit,\" Jesse told him.

Francis smirked knowing that his boyfriend was always hungry. They ordered something and waited for it to get there while they watched the movie. When the food got there Brian paid for it and they ate. Towards the end of the movie Brian received a call and he left after it.

\"Who do you think that was?\" Francis asked as he lay with his boyfriend in the sofa.

\"What?\" Jesse asked almost half asleep.

\"Who called Brian?\" Francis asked.

\"I don't know,\" the teen said shrugging.

\"He looked happy to be talking to whoever it was,\" the man pointed out.

Jesse frowned and bit his lower lip.

\"You think he found someone?\" Francis asked.

The dark haired teen shrugged.

\"Maybe he did,\" Francis said getting up and stretching. \"That's good for him.\"

Jesse sighed and thought about it. It had been almost six months since Brian and his brother split up. He knew that Brian could find anybody he wanted whenever he wanted. He was a bit sad and worried but at the same time he couldn't blame the brunet. Brian needed to be happy as well and to Jesse, that's all that mattered.

***

\"So this is what you needed me for, Sunshine?\" Brian asked as he rested naked on the sofa at Justin's studio. They were in the third floor of the house.

\"Don't move,\" Justin said teasingly. \"That means no talking either.\"

Brian smiled and licked his lips. \"I'm not responsible for my cock.\"

Justin smirked knowing that Brian was rock hard. \"Oh don't worry about that. I'll take care of that soon enough.\"

\"Are we almost done?\" Brian asked. They had been there for almost an hour.

\"Almost,\" Justin assured him.

\"Why aren't you naked?\" Brian asked him.

The blond only laughed at that.

\"I might as well start charging for my services,\" the brunet told him.

\"Oh, don't worry,\" the blond told him. \"We'll work something out,\" he said smirking knowing it was a phrase they have started to use all the time. Of course how they worked things out was with sex which always pleased both of them.

\"Question, is this something that you're going to put in your shows?\"

The blond thought about it and then shook his head. \"This is for my personal collection.\"

\"How many guys have you painted for your personal collection?\" Brian asked.

\"Counting you?\" Justin asked.

\"Yeah,\" Brian said not sure why he even asked. The thought of Justin with someone else irritated him.

\"One,\" the blond answered.

Brian looked at Justin and smiled.

\"I told you not to move,\" Justin pointed out as he finished the last touches of the sketch. He could do the rest of the painting from memory. He put the pencil down and smiled widely. He was ready to work on Brian now.

\"I've been a very bad boy,\" Brian told him.

\"Mmm,\" Justin said as he stood up from his stool and then walked over to Brian. \"I guess you're going to have to be punished.\"

The brunet was all for that. Justin got on top of Brian and straddled him. He smiled and kissed the brunet before he started to kiss Brian's neck. Then he kept going down. He sucked Brian's cock for a few minutes before he pushed Brian's legs open and started licking the man's sac. Brian was moaning and pushing his hips up towards the blond. Justin smiled and grabbed Brian's cock to jerk him off then he buried his head between Brian's legs.

\"Oh fuck,\" Brian groaned as the blond licked his hole.

Justin could feel his cock hard as a rock and he wanted to fuck Brian so much. He knew that Brian probably wasn't going to let him but he didn't lose anything by trying. He pushed his tongue inside of Brian a few times before he moved away. He got up from the sofa where they were at and quickly took off his clothes. He had brought some condoms and lube with him; he grabbed them and stared at the brunet.

Brian knew what Justin wanted and he wasn't sure if he was going to let him. He watched as Justin lubed his fingers and he didn't say anything. He was going to let Justin play with him and then suck him before he stopped him and then he would be the one fucking Justin. Then as soon as Justin pushed a finger inside of him he started changing his mind. His head moved from side to side, his hips had a life of their own; Brian was lost to the world.

The younger man prepared Brian as best as he could. He could tell that Brian didn't bottom often if at all. When he was sure that the man was ready he pulled his fingers away and grabbed a condom. Brian who had been touching himself stopped and opened his eyes. He couldn't talk or think about anything but how good Justin's fingers felt inside of him.

The blond tried to turn the brunet around but Brian just pushed his hand away slowly. They stared at each other for what it seemed like a long time but it was just seconds. Brian arched a brow and then slowly started to turn around. He sighed as Justin caressed his back and he tried to think of a time when someone had taken their time preparing him before fucking him. There hadn't been anyone at all that had touched him the way Justin did and made him feel special. He guessed it was just the artist in Justin.

The blond knew that Brian didn't give control often and he smiled knowing that the man trusted him to fuck him. He caressed Brian's neck and then moved to kiss him there. He whispered sweet things to the brunet before he started kissing Brian's back. He smiled when he gripped Brian's ass and a moan escaped the brunet. Justin knew that Brian was more than ready. He placed the tip of his cock at Brian's entrance and pushed slowly.

\"God,\" Brian moaned with pleasure and pain.

\"You're so tight,\" Justin said and the rest of the way pushed in very slowly.

When he was all the way inside he started fucking the brunet. At first it was very slow, letting Brian get used to the intrusion but soon enough they were rocking against each other to find oblivion. At some point they stopped and Brian got on his knees after Justin asked him to. Then the blond started fucking Brian hard, gripping his hips tight as well as pulling his hair from time to time.

Brian shot his load when Justin grabbed his cock to stroke him. He had tried to control himself but it all felt too good to stop. After a few more jabs Justin was spilling his juices in the condom. When he stopped he stayed inside of the brunet for a few seconds.

\"Jesus,\" Brian said after a few minutes when he collected his breath.

\"Yeah,\" Justin said pulling away slowly. He walked away to the bathroom and when he came back the brunet was having a cigarette. He smiled and sat next to Brian.

\"Want some?\" Brian asked.

Justin smiled and took the cigarette.

\u201cHow\u2019s your schedule this week?\u201d Brian asked out of the blue.

\u201cI\u2019m going to be busy,\u201d Justin said. \u201cI have some projects I\u2019m working on for myself.\u201d

The brunet nodded slowly.

\"But then starting on Monday of next week I will have more free time,\" Justin assured him. \"I can be your slave if you want me to,\" he said jokingly.

The brunet laughed. \"Monday I have to go to New York.\"

\"Business trip,\" Justin said and took a hit from the cigarette.

\"Yeah,\" the brunet told him. \"Do you want to come with me?\" he asked and wasn't even sure why he was inviting the blond. \u201cWe\u2019ll be back by Tuesday night.\u201d

\"Only if you want to,\" Justin told him knowing that if he asked for two days off they would give them to him. He never was absent from school.

\"Yeah,\" Brian said after a few seconds of thinking about it.

Justin smiled and nodded. \"Sure,\" he answered and gave Brian back his cigarette.
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Chapter Fourteen: Blindsided
Summary: Justin and Brian's family might be in danger. The blond is thinking of doing something to get rid of everyone so he can be happy with his family.
AN: I hope you guys like this chapter. Let me know. Thanks to the betas, Helen and Sunny.


Justin was walking along side the pool with Alfred by his side. They were at the man\u2019s house where a party was being thrown.

\u201cI heard about what happened,\u201d Alfred said. \u201cThat\u2019s what I wanted to talk to you about.\u201d

\u201cYeah,\u201d Justin muttered. \u201cI got it under control.\u201d

\u201cI don\u2019t want you calling attention to yourself,\u201d the man told him.

\"Of course,\" Justin said. \u201cI know what I\u2019m doing.\u201d

\"So what did you do about him?\" Alfred asked.

\"Nothing yet,\" Justin told him.

\"If you want me to do something I can,\" Alfred told him.

\"I'm just waiting so no one thinks it was me,\" Justin said and grinned.

\"Right,\" Alfred said patting Justin on the back. \"You're a smart one.\"

\u201cThank you,\u201d Justin replied.

\"Maybe you should bring Brian over with your daughter,\" Alfred said.

\"I don't think he will like it here,\" Justin said.

\"It was an order,\" Alfred told him. \u201cI want to welcome them into the family.\u201d

Justin bit his lower lip and sighed.

\"Is there a problem?\" Alfred asked.

\"He made me promise not to mix my work with our lives and I agreed,\" Justin said.

Alfred stared at his employee and then smacked him twice gently on the cheek. \"You're a good man.\"

Justin frowned. \"I can talk to him and try to\u2026\"

\"No,\" Alfred said. \"He's right\u2026business shouldn't be mixed with our personal lives.\"

Justin felt a weight being lifted off from his shoulders. He was so happy that things could stay like they were.

\u201cLet\u2019s talk about Tony then,\u201d Alfred told him.

Justin sighed and they stopped walking. \u201cI don\u2019t know what to tell you. He\u2019s been acting strange.\u201d

\u201cSomeone told me that he\u2019s been snitching,\u201d the older man said. \u201cI want you to find out and if it\u2019s true I want you to get rid of him.\u201d

\u201cNo problem,\u201d Justin said wondering what he was going to do to make Tony disappear.

\u201cGood,\u201d Alfred said. \u201cEnjoy the party.\u201d

Justin watched him walk away and then he walked to the entrance. He wanted to leave and be home with his husband and daughter.

\u201cHey,\u201d J.C. said. \u201cWhere are you going?\u201d

\u201cHome,\u201d Justin said.

\u201cWe should stay,\u201d J.C. said and gave him a look that didn\u2019t leave space for discussion.

The older brother sighed.

\u201cWe need more,\u201d J.C. whispered. \u201cNothing we can do. He wants to talk to you.\u201d

Justin knew that J.C. meant his father. He knew what was coming already. He followed J.C. back into the party to mingle with the guests. He kept his eyes and ears open for anything. He wished for the first time in his life that he\u2019d never started his undercover job.

***

Justin looked at his daughter as she slept in her crib. He smiled and caressed her back. He pulled away from her and looked behind him when he heard the creak on the wooden floor. He smiled when he saw Brian only wearing a pair of jeans as he leaned against the doorway with his arms crossed. Justin looked at his girl one more time before he walked over to his husband.

\u201cHey kid,\u201d Justin whispered. \u201cAre you okay?\u201d

Brain rubbed his face with his left hand and nodded. \u201cIs everything okay? You should have woken me up?\u201d

\u201cAh, you looked so good sleeping that I just couldn\u2019t do it,\u201d Justin said. \u201cIt\u2019s okay. I know what I\u2019m doing.\u201d

Brian nodded at that. Justin walked over to him and kissed him.

\u201cMmm, you feel warm,\u201d Justin said and let his hands touch Brian\u2019s bare chest.

The brunet pulled Justin closer to him. Justin smiled and started to kiss his husband. The older man started leading them to the living room. Next thing Brian knew he was on his back on the sofa with Justin on top of him.

\u201cFuck me,\u201d Brian told him.

Justin stood up and took off his shirt and started to undo his clothes quickly. Then he helped the brunet get out of his jeans. The older of the two licked his lips and got on top of Brian again. He kissed the brunet softly and then moved to his neck. He bit the man\u2019s collarbone making Brian jump. His hands grabbed every piece of skin he could reach. He moved down and started planting kisses all over the brunet.

\u201cOh god,\u201d Brian whispered.

The older man smiled and then kissed Brian\u2019s lower abdomen before he took a few bites. Then he grabbed Brian\u2019s cock with his hand and started licking the head of Brian\u2019s cock like it was a lollypop. The brunet arched up and held on to the sofa as best as he could.

\u201cMy sweet kid,\u201d Justin whispered before he deep throated the brunet.

Justin did that for a while; almost bringing Brian to the end before pulling him away from it. The man was ready to fuck Brian. He got up and took his jeans where he pulled out a condom. Then he got in between Brian\u2019s legs and smiled. The brown haired man sucked his middle and index finger into his mouth. When he pulled them out they were covered in saliva. He pushed one inside Brian\u2019s hole, making Brian moan. Then he fucked Brian like that for a few seconds before he pushed in a second finger.

\u201cFuck me,\u201d Brian told him.

Justin didn\u2019t need to hear anything else. He ripped the condom and put it on his cock. Then he put the tip at Brian\u2019s entrance. \u201cYou ready, kid?\u201d

Brian nodded.

The older man started to push in slowly. He moaned and his head fell back as he buried himself inside his husband. \u201cYou\u2019re great,\u201d he muttered.

Brian put his legs around Justin\u2019s waist and held him there. He moved his hips as best as he could. He ran a hand up and down Justin\u2019s chest. He pulled the his husband to him so they could kiss. Justin changed the angle of his hips and started to hit Brian\u2019s prostate over and over again.

\"Oh god, fuck me,\" Brian hissed.

Justin groaned and stopped for a moment as he buried his head in Brian's neck. \"God, kid.\"

\"Don't stop please,\" Brian told him.

Justin just didn't want to lose control. He took a deep breath and started to move slowly.

\"You're killing me,\" Brian hissed.

The older man bent down and kissed him hard. He let his tongue slip inside Brian's mouth and they both moaned with the action. Brian buckled under him and dug his nails into Justin's back. Justin felt like he was about to burst into flames. He knew he shouldn\u2019t hold back any longer. He started to accelerate his pace little by little. The brunet tangled his fingers in Justin\u2019s hair and arched up as he started to shoot his seed.

\u201cBaby,\u201d Justin whispered as he too reached his orgasm.

The older man dropped his weight on top of Brian. Brian smiled and caressed Justin\u2019s damp back. Justin moved up and pulled out of Brian slowly. They both went to the bathroom to get cleaned up. They ended up taking a shower together and sucking each other inside it. When they came out Brian went to the room to get dressed while Justin went to get their clothes from the living room where they have left them.

\u201cI put some clothes for you on the bed,\u201d Brian said as he jumped into a pair of shorts.

\u201cThanks,\u201d Justin said and threw the dirty clothes in the hamper. He was about to get dressed when his cell phone rang.

\u201cJustin,\u201d Tony said. \u201cI was wondering if we could meet.\u201d

\u201cWhat do you need?\u201d Justin asked.

\u201cI have some information,\u201d the man told him.

The man licked his lips wondering what was Tony planning. \u201cCan this wait?\u201d

\u201cNot really,\u201d Tony replied. \u201cI have a guy here with me. He\u2019s asking for some money, but you got to come alone.\u201d

Justin looked towards Brian who was walking out of the bedroom. \u201cFine,\u201d Justin said not too happy. \u201cI\u2019ll meet you in half an hour by the docks.\u201d

\u201cOkay,\u201d Tony said. \u201cI\u2019ll be there.\u201d

Justin closed his cell phone and sighed. He grabbed different clothes since he was going out. Then when he was done he went to find the brunet.

\u201cYou cooked,\u201d Brian said when he found that Justin had left him a plate to heat up.

\u201cYup,\u201d Justin said. \"While you were sleeping.\"

\u201cWhat is it?\" Brian asked when he saw the way Justin was looking at him.

\"I have to go out for a while,\" Justin told him.

\"Work,\" the younger man muttered as he uncovered his plate.

The brown haired man wrapped his arms around Brian\u2019s waist. \"I'll be back in no time.\"

\"Be careful, please,\" Brian told him.

\"I'm always careful,\" Justin assured him. Then he kissed Brian and grabbed the man's butt.

The brunet chuckled and went with Justin to the door before he locked it and went back to what he was doing. Justin walked to the garage and opened the door. He got into his car and used his cell phone to call his brother.

\"Yes,\" J.C. said.

\"You sound awfully happy,\" Justin pointed out.

\"I am entertaining these two gorgeous chicks, man,\" J.C. said. \"They are models.\"

\"Too bad,\" Justin said. \"I need you.\"

\"Right now?\" J.C. asked. \"What's going on?\"

\"Tony wants to meet with me at the usual place,\" Justin said. \"You got twenty minutes to get there. Get me a girl, I don't have any.\"

\"Do we need backup?\" J.C. asked. He already knew that his brother was asking for a gun and he had no problem getting his brother what he needed. Justin didn't keep any guns in the house anymore. Every time he was on a job J.C. would be the one to get them to his brother. Which also scared him sometimes thinking that if Justin got attacked at his house the man wouldn\u2019t be able to defend himself.

\u201cSure,\u201d Justin said. \u201cYou can call Slater.\u201d

After Justin hung up he started the car and backed away from his house. As he drove to his destination he could tell someone was following him. And this time it was one of his own. At least he didn\u2019t have to worry about not having backup in case anything happened, he thought.

***

\u201cHow can you get lost?\u201d J.C. asked as he looked at Slater.

\u201cChill man,\u201d Slater said as they walk down the docks.

They were reaching their usual spot when they heard voices. They stopped and hid and saw that Tony and some guy were walking their way.

\u201cWhere is Justin?\u201d Slater asked.

\u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d J.C. said scared.

They waited until Tony and the guy went by and then they moved. They found Justin at the edge staring into the water.

\u201cWhat\u2019s going on?\u201d J.C. asked his brother.

\u201cWhere the fuck were you two?\u201d Justin asked angry.

J.C. looked at Slater and sighed. \u201cWhat happened?\u201d

\u201cNothing much,\u201d Justin said. \u201cSlater, I need you to follow that guy. Tell me everything he does.\u201d

\u201cOn it boss,\u201d Slater said quickly turning around.

J.C. waited until he was sure they were completely alone. He looked up at the darkening sky before looking at the at his brother. \u201cWhat\u2019s going on?\u201d

\u201cHe\u2019s blackmailing me,\u201d Justin said with a smirk. \u201cThe guy that\u2019s with him told him I\u2019m FBI. They know.\u201d

J.C.\u2019s eyes opened wide. \u201cHoly shit.\u201d

\u201cHe wants ten million dollars,\u201d Justin said.

\u201cI might be able to come up with some of it and\u2026\u201d J.C. started to say.

\u201cNo,\u201d the brown haired man said. \u201cI\u2019m tired of this.\u201d

J.C. wondered what was going on.

\u201cI\u2019m not going to risk it, J.C.,\u201d Justin told him. \u201cI\u2019m not. I want Brian and Bella to be safe. And this is not going to stop. I can\u2019t risk it. You know what will happen if they find out about it.\u201d

J.C. licked his lips.

\u201cRemember what I talk to you about?\u201d Justin asked.

J.C. felt chills at the back of his neck. \u201cWe\u2019re the law, Justin and\u2026\u201d he stopped himself. \u201cOh god.\u201d

\u201cI\u2019m going home,\u201d Justin said. \u201cCome on, let\u2019s go.\u201d

Justin dropped his brother where he had his car at. The man took a couple of guns with him. He didn\u2019t know what to expect. Anything could happen at any minute. He promised to call his brother if anything happened. When he got home Brian was feeding Bella.

\u201cHey,\u201d Brian said with a big smile happy that Justin was home. \u201cThat was fast.\u201d

\u201cYeah,\u201d the man whispered as he stared at his family.

\u201cAre you okay?\u201d Brian asked.

Justin sighed and nodded.

The brunet licked his lips. He knew something wasn\u2019t right. \u201cJus\u2026\u201d he whispered.

The older man walked over to Brian and kissed their daughter on the forehead.

\u201cI want more kids, Justin and I want them with you. I want our family to be safe,\u201d the brunet told him. \u201cIs everything okay?\u201d

Justin sat down and rubbed his face quickly. \u201cWould you leave with me and never come back? Never talk to anyone you ever knew?\u201d

The brunet was going to ask what Justin was talking about but he got it right away. The the brown haired would leave everything behind just to give Brian what he wanted. The younger man grabbed Justin\u2019s hand in his. \u201cYes,\u201d he said without any doubt.

\u201cOkay,\u201d Justin said before he stood up and walked away.

Brian didn\u2019t have to ask. He knew they were leaving and he couldn\u2019t help but be scared out of his mind.

***

\u201cWhat is all this bullshit?!\u201d Craig hissed as he stared at his son.

\u201cMy cover has been blown,\u201d Justin yelled back.

\u201cWe\u2019ll pay it,\u201d the man said.

\u201cYou think it's going to stop there,\u201d Justin said and chuckled. \u201cThat\u2019s priceless.\u201d

\"Don't you care about what that bastard did to your mother?\" Craig asked.

Justin stood up with anger in his face. \"Don't you fucking dare say I don't care when I'm doing this for her.\"

Craig swallowed.

\u201cI have a family of my own now,\u201d Justin told him. \u201cWho is going to protect them if anything happens to me?\u201d

\u201cWe\u2019ll protect them,\u201d Craig said.

Justin stared at his father.

The man closed his eyes. \u201cI didn\u2019t mean it like that. I want you safe too.\u201d

\u201cI know,\u201d Justin said. \u201cDad,\u201d he whispered.

Craig bit his lower lip as he looked at the floor.

\u201cI got to take care of my family,\u201d Justin said. \u201cI have to disappear.\u201d

The older blond wasn\u2019t happy with what he was hearing. \u201cThere has to be a way.\u201d

\u201cYou want to exact vengeance,\u201d Justin hissed. \u201cThen just take it.\u201d

Craig opened his mouth not sure what to respond. Justin turned around and left the room after that. The older man quickly made a phone call.

\u201cHello,\u201d J.C. said.

\u201cThis is a secured line,\u201d Craig told him.

\u201cWhat is it?\u201d J.C. asked.

\u201cWe need to talk,\u201d Craig said.

\u201cAbout what?\u201d J.C. asked not knowing what was going on.

\u201cAbout what your brother is planning,\u201d the man said. He knew his son. He knew that Justin was going to do something stupid.

J.C. sighed. \u201cOkay,\u201d he whispered. \u201cI\u2019ll see you soon.\u201d

Craig hung up and walked to his desk. He grabbed a picture of Jennifer and wondered if he\u2019d gone too far. He wondered now if he could save his son.

***

\u201cJust make sure that everything is ready,\u201d Justin said. \u201cI\u2019ll be back soon. I just need to get some things that we\u2019re going to need and then we\u2019re leaving. Okay?\u201d

Brian nodded and before Justin could move he hugged him tightly. \u201cI\u2019m scared, Justin.\u201d

Justin closed his eyes and just held on to his man. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be okay. I promise.\u201d

\u201cOkay,\u201d Brian said and pulled away. \u201cI trust you.\u201d

Justin smiled, kissed the brunet and left. Brian closed the door and turned to go check on Bella. They had grabbed a few things to take with them. Justin had told him that later J.C. would make sure that they would get all of their stuff. Brian didn\u2019t even know where they were going. But that day he\u2019d spent most of the day talking with Lindsay, Emmett and even Ted. He didn\u2019t tell them that he was leaving. He just wanted to talk a bit. They probably thought he was crazy. He couldn\u2019t believe he was about to follow Justin into the unknown.

\u201cIt will be okay,\u201d Brian said as he looked down at his daughter. \u201cDaddy, will protect us.\u201d

He left her room and then walked to the living room. He picked the phone and dialed Debbie\u2019s number.

\u201cHello,\u201d Debbie said after a few rings.

\u201cHi, Deb,\u201d Brian said.

Debbie was silent for a few minutes. \u201cHow are you?\u201d

\u201cI\u2019m okay,\u201d he told her. \u201cHow have you been?\u201d

\u201cI am really good,\u201d she said smiling. \u201cBrian, I want to say something to you.\u201d

\u201cWhat\u2019s that?\u201d he asked as he sat down in the middle of the sofa.

\u201cI want to say sorry for what Michael did,\u201d Debbie told him. \u201cI really can\u2019t believe he did all those things. I understand if you don\u2019t want to come here anymore.\u201d

\u201cDebbie, this isn\u2019t your fault,\u201d he assured her. \u201cAnd I wouldn\u2019t stop going there for anything in the world,\u201d he said knowing he was lying. But Justin had told him that if he spoke to his friends he couldn\u2019t hint that he was leaving. He had to act normal.

\u201cOh Brian,\u201d she said almost crying.

\u201cI don\u2019t want you to feel responsible for anything he did or said,\u201d Brian said. \u201cI know you had nothing to do with it.\u201d

Debbie smiled at that. \u201cSo how is Bella?\u201d she asked.

\u201cShe\u2019s doing well,\u201d Brian said smiling. \u201cShe\u2019s getting so big.\u201d

After that they talked for a while. By the time they hung up Debbie was really happy. Brian felt better knowing that Debbie wouldn\u2019t feel guilty about everything that had happened. He got up and was walking to the bedroom when he heard a door closing. He turned around and looked towards the hall.

\u201cJustin,\u201d Brian said and went to check Bella quickly. His daughter wasn\u2019t there. His heart almost came out of his chest. He got out of the room and started calling for his man. \u201cJustin!\u201d

\u201cBrian,\u201d Michael whispered.

Brian jumped scared and turned to look at his ex-best friend. \u201cMichael?!\u201d Brian said surprised. He was scared out of his mind because not only was Michael holding their daughter but he also had a gun in his hand.

Michael smiled at the man. \u201cI\u2019m here so we can go away. I\u2019ll help you Brian. We can get away from everything. You\u2019ll have the family that you always wanted.\u201d

\u201cWhat are you talking about, Michael?\u201d Brain asked. \u201cCan I have my daughter?\u201d he asked and took a step but stopped when Michael\u2019s grip seemed to tighten around his daughter as well as the gun while he took a step back.

\u201cI\u2019m here to make it all better,\u201d Michael said. \u201cDon\u2019t you want that?\u201d

Brian licked his lips. \u201cOf course,\u201d he said. He couldn\u2019t believe what was going on. All that time he\u2019d been scared to death that someone would try to harm him and his daughter because of Justin\u2019s line of work. He never thought that Michael would be breaking into his house all crazy and putting them at risk.

\u201cThen let\u2019s go,\u201d Michael said.

Brian didn\u2019t know what to do. He had to think fast. \u201cOkay, but\u2026 we should leave her.\u201d

\u201cLeave her?\u201d Michael asked.

\u201cYeah,\u201d Brian said. \u201cPut her back in her crib.\u201d

Michael pointed at Brian with the gun. \u201cYou\u2019re trying to trick me.\u201d

\u201cOf course I\u2019m not,\u201d Brian said. \u201cYou were right, Michael. You were right about everything. I just had to lie because if not Justin was going to hurt me.\u201d

Michael moved forward. \u201cI can help you.\u201d

\u201cI knew you were going to,\u201d Brian said. \u201cBut we shouldn\u2019t take her because then Justin would follow us. We have to leave where he can\u2019t find us ever again.\u201d

Michael nodded. \u201cYeah,\u201d he said. \u201cBut I can protect her too.\u201d

The last thing Brian wanted was Michael to be near his daughter.

\u201cYou got to leave her,\u201d Brian said more strongly. \u201cShe can\u2019t be part of us now.\u201d

Michael arched a brow.

\u201cShe\u2019s Justin\u2019s daughter,\u201d Brian said and then nodded towards the door. \u201cLet\u2019s get out of here Michael. Come on. We should have our own family, Michael. He can keep her, I don\u2019t care.\u201d

Michael smiled and put the girl down on the floor. He went after the brunet who was opening the door to the house. Brian only wanted to get Michael as far away from his daughter as possible. He wished that Justin was there at that moment. He thought about fighting for the gun and wondered if that was a good idea.

\u201cHey Brian,\u201d J.C. said closing the door to his car. \u201cI just\u2026\u201d he frowned when he saw Michael. \u201cWhat the fuck is he doing here?\u201d he asked as he walked over to them.

Michael pointed at the man. \u201cDon\u2019t you move!!\u201d

J.C.\u2019s arms came up half way. \u201cTake it easy.\u201d

Brian was scared. \u201cCome on, Michael. Stop it.\u201d

\u201cWe\u2019re leaving,\u201d Michael said grabbing Brian by the back of the shirt and pulling him close. \u201cStay away.\u201d

J.C. knew that he had to do something.

\u201cIt\u2019s okay,\u201d Brian said.

J.C. took a step forward and Michael took the shot. It hit him on the arm and the impact threw him back. The man was able to watch as Brian tried to fight with Michael before the dark haired man hit him with the gun on the head. Then he pointed at him before he made Brian get into a car. By the time that J.C. sat up Michael and Brian were gone. He stood up and looked at his arm. He wondered if anyone had called the cops. He moved towards the house and as soon as he was inside he heard Bella babbling. When he found her she was crawling to the kitchen.

\u201cOh my god,\u201d J.C. said as he pulled his cell phone to call his brother. There was no doubt in his mind that Justin was going to kill Michael.<\/a>","comments":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/83324.html?view=comments#comments","category":["brian and justin","rescue"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/83031.html","pubDate":"Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:50:11 GMT","title":"THE AGONY OF THE CONDEMNED","author":"draccone","link":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/83031.html","description":"The Agony Of The Condemned
Chapter Twenty Eight: It's Been Quite Some Time
Summary: Ben is back but he's not like before.
AN: Sorry guys that it took me forever to update this.


Ben's POV

I open my eyes slowly and then sit up quickly. I frown because Max and Quinn are looking at me like I'm from another planet. I get up slowly and then realize that I'm completely naked. I frown not sure what the hell is going on.

\"Oh shit,\" Quinn says and takes a step back. \"It worked.\"

\"Hi,\" Max tells me. \"How've you been?\"

\"Where are my clothes?\" I ask them.

\"I really don't know man,\" Quinn says and shrugs.

When I look down at the floor I can see Marcus' body which looks like it exploded from the inside out. \"What's going on? How did you bring me here? I don't remember coming down here. And what the fuck happened to him?\"

\"You were in another place and well, we kind of did a spell. We needed a sacrifice and he was it,\" Max tells me. \"We need your help.\"

\u201cA sacrifice, you know you shouldn\u2019t be dealing with magic,\u201d I inform them. \u201cJesus, why do you need my help? And how long was I out?\u201d I ask them.

\"Out?\" Max asks and then bites his lower lip.

\"They knocked me out or something, right? I remember fighting this thing that...\" I try to explain but I'm cut short.

\"Wait a minute,\" Max interrupts me. \"You mean the one at the burnt orphanage?\"

\"Yeah,\" I answer. \"Did they hurt me pretty bad? How long was I out of it?\" I ask yet again.

The two of them look at each other weird before looking at me.

\"Quite a while,\" Quinn says.

\"Should we tell him?\" Max asks.

\"Tell me what?\" I ask getting angry. \"What the fuck is going on?\"

\"You...have...been...gone...for a very...very long time,\" Max tells me. \"You weren't dead but you weren't alive either. You were with them.\"

\"What are you talking about?\" Ben asked.

\"Uh, it's been a little bit over a year, Ben,\" Quinn explains to me. \"You were fighting death or something to that effect. They took you instead of Justin and I guess they kept you for a very long time.\"

\"Why didn't you do this before?\" I ask getting mad. I can't help it. \"I need my clothes and I need to speak to master,\" I inform them. This has to be a very bad joke.

\"I really need your help before you talk to master,\" Max says.

\"It's Kevin,\" Quinn says.

\"You know that once he knows we were doing magic we'll be punished and I'm okay with that,\" Max says to me. \"But I need you to save Kevin.\"

\"I thought you guys didn't like each other,\" I point out and move towards them but they move back a step.

\"Oh you've definitely have been gone for a while,\" Quinn says and then smirks.

\"What happened to him? And how come you need my help?\" I ask as once again I move forward and once again they jump back. \"What's wrong?\"

\"You look\u2026way different,\" Quinn says and licks his lips. \"Dude,\" he says leaning forward a bit. \"Your skin is covered in black markings and your eyes are purple and your hair is white.\"

I look down at myself and find out that they are telling me the truth. Well, at least about what I can see.

\"Mmph mmm,\" Max clears his throat. \"Are you going to help me?\"

\"Help you do what?\" I ask getting annoyed. What has happened to me?

\"There is something wrong with Kevin,\" Max explains as he rolls his eyes. \"Were you not paying attention?\"

\"Well, yeah,\" I say as I move towards the door. \"Let's go.\"

\"Ben,\" Quinn says and steps in front of me. \"Why don't you take a look at him? I will get you some clothes while you do that and then we can go see master.\"

I wonder what they are planning. Well, it's my duty to make sure that everyone is safe in the house. So I might as well do what they're saying. We get out of the basement and walk up to Kevin's room. There is no one around the mansion. I wonder where they are. Quinn goes away claiming he's going to get me some clothes. That would be nice. I try to feel my sire but I can\u2019t. There is something wrong with me. I can\u2019t feel anyone anymore.

As soon as I get inside the room the first thing that I notice is that Kevin is in bed and he\u00b4s covered by a white net. The rope is really thin, almost like fishing cable. \"Why is there a net around him?\"

\"What are you talking about?\" Max asks me as he crosses his arms. \"There is nothing on him. What do you see?\"

I sigh and move closer. I touch the net and I feel my skin sparkling with fire. I move my hand away and just stare.

\"Can you help him?\" Kevin said. \"He's slowly being killed.\"

\u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d I tell him the truth. I don\u2019t know what is going on with him and why I can see things that apparently Max can\u2019t. I just know\u2026that something is really wrong with Kevin.

There is a knock on the door after a few minutes and Max opens it. It's Quinn; he comes inside quickly before closing the door.

\"I brought some clothes you had,\" Quinn tells me as he hands them to me. \u201cThey were in your room, nothing has been changed.\u201d

I thank him and quickly get dressed. Then I turn to look back at Kevin. I know something is wrong. I can feel it and I don\u2019t know how.

\"What is going on?\" Max asks when Kevin starts to shake.

I know what I have to do. I put my hands on his chest and start pulling on the net, before I know it everything changes. I am being transported away from the room.

\"Who are you?\" he asks as he stands in front of me with a sword. \"Where did you come from? How did you escape?\"

\"I don't know what you're talking about,\" I tell him. \"You were hurting one of my own.\u201d I say and look down at my hand. I\u2019m not holding the net anymore, it\u2019s shifted into a clear pebble. I look at my feet and Kevin is there with his eyes close and looking like he\u2019s just sleeping. I throw the pebble towards the man in front of me. \u201cStay away from him,\" I tell him.

This creature grins. \"He was where he wasn't supposed to be.\"

\"He's no danger to anyone,\" I tell him. \"How do I get back?\"

He laughs and lowers his sword. \"You shouldn't be here. You should be with the rest of your kind. I'll find out what's going on one way or another. Do you hear me?\"

\"You're nuts,\" I say and before I am able to do anything else he spreads a pair of huge white wings.

Then he flies up leaving me behind. As I keep staring at his figure becoming smaller everything around me is getting darker and darker. Then it's all gone and I'm back in the room with Kevin in my arms.

\"Ben?\" Brian asks.

I look at him and smile. \"Hello master.\"

\"Oh my god,\" Derek says. \"It's really him.\"

\"What happened?\" I ask wondering when the hell they got there and how come I didn't feel them.

\"You and Kevin kind of were stuck for a very long time,\" Quinn says. \"You guys were like statues, you weren\u2019t even blinking or breathing or anything. We didn't know what to do so we called master.\"

\"Pretty statues,\" Kevin whispered as his eyes opened.

\"Kevin,\" Max yelled and jumped in the bed before he hugged the man.

What the hell is going on here? I get up and move towards Brian. \"It's good to see you sire.\"

My master rubs the back of his neck and looks from Max to Kevin then back at Quinn before looking at me again. \"What the fuck have you two been doing?\" he asks angry.

\"Kevin was really sick,\" Max points out quickly. \"This was the only way to save him.\"

\"You were using magic,\" Brian spat out.

Oh, they are in trouble now. They should know by now how much our sire dislikes that. I hear Derek growling menacingly towards Quinn. These boys never learn.

\"He was dying,\" Max says. \"I had to.\"

\"Go,\" Derek hisses as he steps in front of Quinn. \"To your room and do not come out until I say so.\"

Quinn doesn't waste a second and does what he's ordered.

\"What do we do with him, master?\" Derek asks Brian.

Brian just stares at me for a long time. I stare back. He's different now. I can see this blue light coming from him. It's small just bleeding out of the edges of his body wanting to explode, but waiting for something.

\"I can see you shinning,\" I tell him. \"You're so beautiful.\"

\"Oh god Ben,\" my sire laments.

\"What is wrong?\" I ask coming closer to him. \"Have I done something wrong?\"

He shakes his head. \"You're a human now or...maybe something else. I can hear your heartbeat.\"

Oh my god. He's right about that. I didn't realize it before. I am even breathing. Oh shit! I look at Brian and smile at him. \"I'm still yours,\" I assure him.

My sire uses his tongue in cheek expression before he caresses my face. That's when everything turns painful. I feel like I'm going to explode in a million pieces. It's so horrible, like a billion pins being pressed deep into my skin, then being pulled back before they are shoved inside again. I feel it everywhere; my fingers, my toes, my ears, my mouth, my tongue, my belly, my legs, my eyes, everywhere! I want it to stop. I fall to my knees and Brian tries to lift me up but he can't. It just keeps getting worse.

\"You're hurting him,\" Kevin says to him.

Everything is becoming blurry now.

\"Don't touch,\" Kevin whispers before jumping out of the bed.

Brian let's go of me and moves away. \"What it's going on?\" he asks himself.

\"Are you okay?\" Max asks Kevin but he just gets slapped in the face.

\"Bad boy,\" Kevin hisses and then moves closer to him. \"Good boy,\" he says and pats him.

\"What are we going to do with him, master?\" Derek asks yet again.

I can\u2019t believe he\u2019s talking about me like I\u2019m nothing. I start to feel stronger by the second so I get up. \"You're are definitely different,\" I say to my sire.

\"No Ben,\" Brian tells me. \"You are.\"

I look at my arms and sigh. I know I am. It's not my fault. I turn and walk towards the mirror. I look magnificent, I might say. My eyes have turned purple and my hair is white, Quinn wasn't lying about that. This is so weird. I turn to look at him and don't even know how to explain what's going on. \"I'm sorry. I don't know what happened.\"

\"We'll figure it out,\" Brian whispers.

We all leave Kevin and Max in the room and then walk to the study. In there we start talking about what could have happened and what is going to happen. I have to tell him again and again that I'm loyal to him. I would do anything for him. I don't want to go. I want to stay here. They're my family. They've always been my family.

They ask me what I was doing all this time and I tell them that I don\u2019t know. I really don\u2019t remember anything but fighting with the creature. That\u2019s the last thing I can think of.

\"I think he should stay,\" Derek says. \"What do you think, master?\"

\"For now,\" Brian says. \"Yes.\"

I am so grateful for that.

There is a knock on the door and Stephanie comes inside holding a baby. \"Master,\" she says smiling. Then she looks at me. \"Ben\u2026is that you? What's going on?\"

\"That's what we would like to know,\" Derek tells her as she hands the baby to Brian.

This baby feels familiar to me. I feel like he\u2019s family. There is light coming off from him just like off of Brian. I can't help but stare and watch how their energy gets bigger now that they are close.

\"You should be careful,\" I blurt out to him. I really don't know why.

\"Why?\" Brian asks.

\"That baby...he's...I don't know,\" I whisper.

\"It's Justin,\" Stephanie says.

\"What happened?\" I ask. What do they mean this is Justin?

\"It's a long story,\" Derek tells me with a grin. \"You won't believe half of it.\"

\"Look at me,\" I tell him.

\"Right,\" he mutters.

\"Are you staying with us?\" Stephanie asks me.

\"Of course,\" I let her know and then look back at Brian and Justin.

There is something wrong here. I move closer and then stop. I can feel some kind of vibration coming off from them and it's not good. It's not good at all. I take one more step and touch Justin's arm and I am send flying all the way back to the wall. I am able to get up fairly quick with the help of Stephanie.

\"What was that?\" Derek asks.

\"I have no idea,\" I say. He wasn't attacking me. I felt the jolt of power go through me. I feel so much stronger now. \"You two have so much power.\"

Brian looks down at Justin and caresses his face. \"Good,\" he replies.

Oh, not good at all. I stand there not sure what to do. Even though I'm different I'm still loyal to him, he's everything to me. Even if I\u2019m different I see him as my master, my maker, my life, my god. I would do anything to protect them. But everything within me is screaming at me that I should keep them apart. That energy cannot mix or it will be the end of everything. I take a deep breath and let it out slowly. Fuck!

I have always taken care of everything when they needed me and I'm not going to stop now. I will find the way to make this right. I will find out what's going on and then I'm going to fix it. It's not going to be easy but I'll do it.

\"He will be mine again,\" Brian says. \"Ben, you have to protect Justin, no matter what. The rules don't change.\"

\"Of course, master,\" I tell him.

\"Especially now that we're at war,\" Derek says.

\"What?\" I ask shocked.

\"Yeah,\" Stephanie says. \"Jericho has turned people against Brian. Come with me,\" she says. \"I'll bring you up to date.\"

Oh boy, this is going to be something. I really have been gone for quite some time. <\/a>



The Agony Of The Condemned
Chapter Twenty Nine:
Summary: Quinn talks about how he and the gang are trying to help Justin get rid of his demon. Five years have gone by.
AN: Thanks to the betas Sunny and Helen. I am really happy for all their help. Let me know what you guys think of the story.


FIVE YEARS LATER<\/i>

Quinn's POV

I stand up from the bench and walk closer to Justin and Daphne who are playing at the monkey bars with the help of Angela. They are having the time of their lives apparently by the way they keep on laughing.

\"I'm thirsty,\" Daphne says as she looks at Stephanie.

\"I got you some water,\" Stephanie says as she pulls a bottle of water out of the bag she's carrying. \"Do you want some Justin?\"

\"No,\" he says and runs to the slide.

I follow him closely. I look up and wish we were doing this at night. I feel so irritated right now because of the sun, but what can I do.

\"Look at me,\" Justin says with a big smile.

I do and smile back. He looks like such a great kid eventhough he's not. I've seen the things he's capable of. If anyone was to evaluate him they would determine without doubt that when Justin grows up he's going to be a serial killer. I think it's because of the demon that's in him, but then again you never know.

\"Take a picture of me,\" Justin tells me. \"So Brian can see it.\"

I smirk as I pull out my cell and take a picture. Even when he was younger he would call master by his first name. The first time he did it Brian looked at him and laughed his heart out. He and Daphne had been raised to believe that Brian and Angela are their parents and while Daphne accepts that without a fight Justin doesn't care much for Angela. He never listen to what she says and even talks back to her.

\"Is daddy coming home soon?\" Justin asks. \"I miss my Brian.\"

\"I know,\" I tell him. \"I don't know when he's coming home.\"

That gets a pout on Justin's face immediately. It's been five years and we're still at war. Jericho is still raising an army to fight Brian and his allies. No one really knows where he is hiding but we have managed to find some of his allies and destroy them. They have attacked us numerous times but haven't gotten far; we always manage to destroy them. Ever since Justin\u2019s been human there have been at least two attempts against his life. That's why when we go out to the park; I'm here with Stephanie, Max and Ben, even thought Ben is nowhere in sight I know he\u2019s here somewhere. Then there are three other vampires, whose only purpose is to make sure that Justin is okay no matter what. That\u2019s what they are trained to do each day.

\"I want to go home,\" Justin says as he stands in front of me.

\"Okay,\" I say grabbing his hand. \"Let's go Angela.\"

\"I want to stay a bit more,\" Daphne complains.

\"Shut up and walk,\" Justin says to her. \"We're going home.\"

\"You're mean,\" Daphne says and runs to her mother.

I walk to where the cars are parked. I get Justin in the back seat and one of the vampires, Jan I think it is his name, sits next to him. Then I go around the car and sit at the other side of Justin. The driver, Paul gets in and Stephanie goes in the passenger seat. Max gets on the other car with Angela, Daphne and the other driver whose name I can\u00b4t remember. Ben doesn't need a ride back home. Soon enough he discovered that he could transport himself from one place to another, among the many other things he can do. He's a god after all.

As we drive home I think about Derek. I haven't seen him in a month and I miss him so much. I hope that he's okay and comes back alright. Sometimes they say they are going to a meeting but I know that\u2019s not true, especially when some of them don\u2019t come back. Once we arrive back Angela and Stephanie go to the kitchen to get the kids something to eat.

Max and I go to the living room with the kids. Once we get there Kevin is sitting in the sofa staring into a wall. I know now that when he's like that it\u00b4s because he's looking into the future. He's gotten better at it. He can be in a trance for a long time and then when he comes back to reality he can tell you what's going on with someone up to a month. It's amazing. He's much better than me.

\"Kevin!\" Justin yells and hits him on the thigh before laughing.

Kevin looks down and smiles before quickly grabbing Justin and throwing him in the air. This makes Justin laugh his heart out.

\"Me, me, me,\" Daphne says putting her hands up.

Kevin then grabs her as well and throws her up with one hand and then catches her again. He does that for a bit before putting them down.

\"Anything new?\" Max asks as he sits down.

\"No,\" Kevin says to him.

\"Kevin,\" Justin says. \"Show me your fangs,\" he growls.

\"No,\" Daphne whispers and her lower lip trembles.

Kevin shows him his fangs and growls loudly. Daphne gasps and starts crying before she runs away while Justin laughs his ass off.

\"My god,\" Max says as he shakes his head.

\"He never gets tired of that,\" I comment with a smile.

Justin turns around about to leave.

\"Where are you going?\" Max asks him.

\"I'm going to my room,\" Justin tells him with a face. \"I can do whatever I want to.\"

\"I was just asking,\" Max replies.

\"Go,\" Kevin says with a big smile.

Justin smiles and runs away.

\"We got a few new people,\" Kevin says and smiles like a kid, but evil.

Even though Kevin is better and can form complete sentences there are times that he acts like he\u2019s a kid and sometimes he doesn\u2019t make sense. He\u2019s been getting better thanks to Ben. I don't know what they do together but it\u00b4s working.

\"They're two pretty boys,\" Kevin says and claps his hands before he goes and sits next to Max. \"Hey Maxi,\u201d he says sexily.

I just roll my eyes but Max smiles before they kiss.

\"What do you mean two boys?\" I ask putting my hands on my hips.

\"Ages six and eight,\" Kevin explains. \"They're brothers.\"

I shake my head. \"Ben is not going to like that.\"

\"Ben is a monster too,\" Kevin says.

Oh, of that I'm sure. Ben could be the kindest person in the world but he could turn in a second when someone is threatening him or his. I've seen him fight now in a way that shows he's different and it's not a pretty sight.

\"Yes, but he's not going to like it,\" I tell them.

\u201cThey were dying,\u201d Kevin assures me. \u201cI swear.\u201d

I nod and walked away. I hope that Ben doesn't give us a hard time about it. Sometimes shit happens and there is nothing you can do about it. I try to stay busy pretty much all day. I go and check on Justin a few times just to make sure that everything is okay. Right now Ben is in charge of the house while Brian is away with Derek and everyone else.

I talk to Ben and he tells me that he feels ready to perform the ritual. That he thinks that this time things will go according to plan and he's going to make the extraction the right way. So by nightfall I'm itching to see what's going to happen.

Kevin, Max, Ben and I meet in the living room and then go down to the basement to do what we've been doing for three years. I think things have progressed since three years ago when Kevin showed us a spell that could get somebody's soul out of their body. The first time I thought that the whole procedure had killed Ben. He was in bed for a whole week before he came out of his coma. Now he can perform it without even fainting.

When we get into the room there is a woman about fifty three years old. She hisses at us showing us her new acquired fangs. She looks like she's about to bolt. She was brought here a week ago with two others. She\u2019s the only left now.

\"Who are you?!\" she demands.

\"Be quite,\" Kevin says. \"It will be over soon.\"

\"What do you want from me?\" she asks. \"I need to get home.\"

\"No,\" Kevin hisses at her and shows her his fangs.

\"I'm so hungry,\" she says.

\"I need silence,\" Ben tells us.

Max and I strap her to the table even when she's fighting with all she has. Then we light the candles we need and write over the markings on the floor with the woman's blood.

\"Stop!\" she yells so Kevin silences her by tying a black leather strap over her mouth. \"Quiet and nice.\"

Ben steps forward and starts carving symbols on her skin. She fights it in the beginning but finally she stops. Her body must be enjoying the pain. That's what vampires do, we thrive on it.

Then when he's done he starts reciting the passage over and over again before he stabs her on the heart. When he pulls out the knife the tip of it has a hold on the soul. It\u2019s nothing but white energy which Ben traps inside a crystal sphere.

\"Good,\" I whisper.

\"She needs blood,\" Ben says to us.

Kevin unbinds her mouth and offers his arm. She doesn't waste any time with questions, but bites down on his arm and sucks the blood greedily. When we see her wounds healing fast Kevin pulls away. As a result the woman tries to break free. All she wants is more blood. There is no stopping her now, no way to teach her anything, no way to make her see reason. There are no coherent words coming from her anymore only growls reminding us more of an animal than a human being.

\"Ready,\" Ben says.

She gets her mouth shut again and we keep quiet as Ben performs the ritual. He puts the sphere on her chest and says a few words. The light inside the sphere penetrates into her body and for a moment we're thinking the procedure has worked but then the soul comes back out and floats up to the ceiling where it explodes into a million tiny stars until there is nothing left.

\"Shit!\" Max hisses.

\"You almost had it,\" I say as I look at Ben. I can see he looks drained, which I know happens each time he performs this spell.

Ben sits down and takes a deep breath. \"Almost is not good enough!\"

\"You'll get better at this,\" Max tells him. \u201cWe have enough time to do it. You will manage it.\u201d

\"Ten years is not a lot of time to practice this,\" Ben says. \"This has to be perfect. I need to be able to do this so fast that Justin will never be in danger. You understand that.\"

\"We got more time than that,\" Max argues. \"Right?\"

\"Justin is already five,\" I say.

Max arches a brow.

\"Brian is not going to wait until Justin is twenty years old or more than that,\" Ben points out. \"The first time he turned him he was only sixteen and he would do it all over again. He's not going to wait. Have you seen him? He\u2019s yearning to have his mate next to him again. We got to fix the problem before it's too late.\"

\"Ten years is plenty of time,\" Derek says coming from the shadows. \"So stop complaining and do your job.\"

Ben gets up and glares at him.

For some reason he and Derek don't get along as well as they used to before. I guess it\u00b4s because they are always competing for Brian's attention. I remember when Derek caught us the first time trying the \u201csoul transfer\u201d. I was afraid he was going to tell Brian. So we explained to him what was going on and ever since he\u2019s been on board.

We've been going to different hospitals while wandering down barely lit corridors for years now. We listen to see who is about to depart so we could turn them and practice on them. We bring them back here so Ben can take their souls out and then put it them back inside. So far the second part has not worked leaving back an uncontrollable demon. After that we have to put them down, that's why Ben doesn't want us taking anyone from the streets. When he came back he was more humane than ever.

\"You guys are back,\" Max says. \"How did everything go?\"

\"We're here,\" Derek points out and looks at me. \"Come on up. Brian is wondering where all of you are,\" he says before he comes closer to the woman and breaks her neck. \"Get rid of her.\"

We go upstairs and talk in the living room for a while. Our master wants to know what's been going on with Justin. We assure him again and again that everything is fine and that we have been protecting him with our lives and taking every precaution. He is satisfied with that I guess because he leaves. I know he is going to go see Justin even though he's sleeping by now. I know that he lies next to him and just watches him for the longest time.

\"Go back to work,\" Derek says to all of us. \"I'll be waiting for you.\"

I nod and watch him go. Kevin grabs Max and takes him up the stairs towards their room.

\"I guess it\u00b4s me and you tonight,\" I say.

Ben doesn't talk much these days. I guess he misses who he was. I know that ever since he got back things have been different for him. For one he is not treated like everyone else. They don't see him as part of the family even thought he has spent the last five years helping and protecting us every minute he can.

Sometimes I worry because he sees the people who once took him taunting him in his dreams telling him that they will come back for him. I wonder why they haven't done it all this time. Maybe they have more important things to do, who knows. He doesn't know that I can see this things. I can see it not only behind his eyes, but also in my visions and dreams.

\"Here are the new ones,\" I say and I open the door.

When we go in you can hear a kid sobbing and another one trying to tell him that everything is going to be okay.

\"What is this?\" Ben asks as he looks at me with a raised eyebrow.

\"Kevin assures me that they were about to die,\" I tell him.

Ben sighs and moves closer to one of the kids. He grabs one and brings it back to the room where the woman is still lying. She will heal eventually but I can't let her. I strap her down and take her to the backroom. While starting a fire I hear the boy yelling and trying to fight for his life but it's useless. I go back to help Ben once again. As soon as he has the soul in the sphere I leave.

It takes me about five minutes to rip this woman to shreds and throw her bit by bit in the fire. Afterwards I clean my hands with a towel as best as I can before I leave that room, close the door behind me and watch as Ben tries to put the soul back into the boy. Once inside we wait for the inevitable, for it to come out again and die but surprisingly that doesn't happen.

\"Uh,\" I say. \"Did it work?\"

\"It looks that way,\" he whispers and looks at me. \"What do you think?\"

I shrug. The next thing we do is put the boy back where he was and grab the other one. We try it again and it works.

\"Why do you think it worked with them?\" I ask.

\"I don't know,\" Ben answer me. \"I'll have to turn them back. Get me the book.\"

There is a book that has a spell that can turn a vampire back into a human. It's pretty complicated but Ben is really good with it. \"They were going to die,\" I point out. \u201cYou won\u2019t have that much time to do much.\u201d

\"I know,\u201d Ben tells me. \"But I\u2019ll give it my best shot.\u201d

\"Okay,\" is all that come out of my mouth.

\"I have to find some things,\" he blurts out. \"Just go. I can do this without you.\"

He leaves and I go to my room where my sire is waiting for me. I smile and take a step forward and then I see images of Justin being a normal kid. He's having the time of his life. I can see Angela and Daphne and some guy I don\u2019t know. He\u2019s happy to have a family and it\u2019s all so wrong. What the hell is going on? I have a bad feeling and I don't know what to do about it. I should talk with Kevin, maybe he'll know what's going on. <\/a>","comments":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/83031.html?view=comments#comments","category":["brian and justin","agony of the condemned"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/82791.html","pubDate":"Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:45:01 GMT","title":"ON A PATHWAY TO YOU","author":"draccone","link":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/82791.html","description":"On A Pathway To You
Chapter Three: Chance Meeting
Summary: Jesse tries his best to be there for Brian. Brian and Justin get to know each other better.
AN: Thanks to all of you that are reading this fic. Thanks to my betas Helen and Sunny. You guys rock.


Brian was on the second floor of Babylon looking for a trick. He smiled when he saw Jesse dancing with some guy. Then he kept scanning the place and his eyes landed on Michael who was smiling at Ben as they stood by the bar. He watched them for a few seconds and then moved away. He didn't think it would but it hurt when he saw Ben moving closer and kissing his ex. He had to get out of there. He walked down the stairs and got in the middle of the dance floor.

\u201cWhat are you doing?\u201d Brian asked.

Jesse looked from the brunet to his dance partner. \u201cDancing?\u201d

\u201cLet's get out of here,\u201d Brian told him.

Jesse looked at the man in front of him and then at Brian. He knew that something was wrong right away. He said goodbye to the guy and then left with Brian. The brunet was really quiet as they walked to the Jeep.

\"So, what's wrong?\" Jesse asked.

\"Nothing is wrong,\" the brunet said.

\"So why did we leave?\" Jesse asked. \"I was about to get laid, you know.\"

\"He wasn't going to be worth it,\" Brian assured him. \"For some reason that guy howls like a wolf when he's coming.\"

\"Are you serious?\" Jesse asked as he got in the car. \"Fuck me.\"

Brian laughed and nodded.

\"So,\" Jesse said. \"What are we going to do?\" he knew that if he kept asking Brian what was wrong it would be pointless.

\"Let's go to the baths,\" Brian told him.

\"The baths,\" Jesse whispered.

\"Are you scared?\" the brunet asked. \"If you want to stay here we can.\"

The teen swallowed hard. \"Nah, let's go.\"

Brian nodded and drove them there. When they arrived at the place Brian paid for both of them. Then they went to the lockers and left their clothes there. Jesse was surprised that the brunet had a locker reserved for his use with his very own key and everything.

\"You really are like royalty,\" Jesse told him.

Brian laughed at that. \"You're a dork.\"

They got rid of their clothes and grabbed a towel to put around their waist before they went out.

\"Hey, Brian,\" a guy said smiling as he passed the man by.

\"I think I just puked a little bit in my mouth,\" Jesse told him. \"Have you ever...\"

\"Not in a million years,\" Brian assured him. \"Come on,\" he said as he went to one of the rooms where the door was open. There was a guy there moaning for someone to fuck him.

\"Do you want to?\" Brian asked.

Jesse shook his head.

Brian shrugged and they kept walking. The brunet saw a tall brunet that he wanted to fuck right away. \"Come with me.\"

Jesse followed Brian with his heart beating fast. He'd never been there for more than five minutes and he really didn't know what to expect. He felt kind of vulnerable with nothing but a towel covering him. Brian went over to a dirty blond haired guy and whispered something to the man. The guy looked at Jesse and smiled before he nodded. Jesse could only wonder what Brian had said.

\"Hey,\" the trick that Brian had picked said as he stood in front of Jesse.

Jesse smiled a bit. \"Hey,\" he said back.

The trick guided Jesse into a wall before he got on his knees. Jesse looked down at the guy and then at Brian who was smirking. Jesse grinned back and then his mouth opened and a moan escaped him as the man on his knees started to suck him. He closed his eyes and let his head fall back as he enjoyed what was being done to him.

Brian walk to the brunet he\u2019d seen before. He pushed the guy to the wall and quickly got a condom. The guy assured him that he was ready so he prepared himself before he pushed inside the man and started fucking him. He looked towards Jesse to make sure the teen was okay before he resumed what he was doing.

Jesse let his hips move on their own accord. He opened his eyes and watched as Brian fucked his own trick. He felt his orgasm so close. He couldn't believe he was in the baths with Brian. If his mom ever found out about it she would probably kill the brunet. He pushed any thoughts away as he enjoyed the trick's ministrations.

First, Jesse came in the trick's mouth and face before the trick pushed him against the wall. He was so ready to be fucked. He opened his eyes because he felt like everyone was staring at them and they were. That made him get hard right away; he didn't even know why but he liked it. By the time he and the guy finished Brian was nowhere to be found. So he walked around for a little while before he found another guy and they went inside a room. He sucked the guy off and the guy did the same for him before he left the space.

\"Hey,\" Brian said smirking when he found Jesse again. \"Having fun?\"

Jesse nodded. \"I should go home though. I got school tomorrow and it's already late.\"

The brunet nodded.

\"You could stay if you want to. I can find my way home,\" the kid assured him.

\"Nah,\" Brian said.

Jesse smiled as he thought about what they did. \"You know, I was here once.\"

\"Oh yeah,\" Brian said arching a brow.

\"Yeah,\" Jesse said. \"I lasted about point five seconds before I left.\"

\"It's a scary world for a boy like you,\" Brian told him.

\"Shut up,\" Jesse said and hit Brian with the towel.

\"Hey,\" Brian shouted while the teen laughed.

They finished what they were doing and left the baths.

\"So, did you have fun?\" Brian asked.

\"Sure I did,\" Jesse told him.

\"This stays between you and me,\" Brian informed him. \"I want to keep living.\"

\"I know, I know,\" Jesse said. \"Hey, I could eat.\"

Brian rolled his eyes but he still was going to take the teen to the diner and feed him. He looked at Jesse and smiled, happy that he still had a friend and that out of all the people that it could be it was Jesse. Lately, ever since he and Michael had broken up, everyone seemed too busy to have time for him. He knew that they were just taking Michael's side and he didn't know why. Because last time he checked he hadn't done anything wrong.

***

Brian opened the door to Debbie's house and went inside. When he stood in front of the table everyone looked at him like he was from another planet. He arched a brow at them.

\u201cWhat are you doing here, Brian?\u201d Lindsay asked.

Brian felt like he'd been slapped on the face. He knew that the best thing to do was to just leave. Yet, he was glued to the floor. He didn't know what to say.

\u201cYou're late,\u201d Jesse said as he got up from the table. \"You're always late for dinner, Brian.\"

\"Let me set you a plate,\" Debbie told him.

The brunet sat down next to Jesse. He barely ate and when he was done he got up to have a cigarette at the back of the house. Everyone was a bit tense having Brian and Ben there at the same time. It was just too soon to have family dinners like that.

\"Hey,\" Michael said as he went to talk to his ex.

Brian smiled a bit. \"Hey.\"

\"Are you okay?\" Michael asked.

The brunet nodded.

\"How you been?\" the older of the two asked.

\"I have been okay,\" Brian assured him. \"How about you?\"

Michael smiled and that was all the answer he gave.

\"Are you...never mind,\" the brunet told him.

\"No wait,\" Michael said stepping in front of the brunet. \"What were you going to ask?\"

Brian sighed and threw his cigarette away. He looked into Michael's eyes and bent down to kiss the man. It was a peck on the lips and nothing more; the same way he used to kiss Michael when they were best friends. He put his hand on Michael's face and caressed the man. \"Are you really happy?\"

Michael nodded. \"I am, Brian.\"

\"Take your filthy hands off of him,\" Ben hissed as he walked towards them.

\"Wait,\" Michael said stepping back. \"Ben, relax. We're just talking.\"

\"It doesn't fucking look like that to me,\" Ben shouted.

Someone from inside asked what was going on and Jesse and Emmett came out.

\"So much for him being a friend,\" Brian whispered to Michael. He didn't know why he had said it but seeing Ben getting angry because he was too close to Michael made him angry. He used to be the one able to ask questions where Michael was concerned, not the other way around.

Michael opened his mouth to argue but he had nothing to say. He had met Ben a while ago and he had liked the man. He knew he should have stayed away but he didn\u2019t. He looked at the brunet and felt so bad for everything that had happened.

\"I should go,\" Brian said.

\"What's going on?\" Emmett asked.

\"If you ever try some shit like that ever again...\" Ben said and stopped when Brian stood right in front of him.

\"What are you going to do?\" Brian asked.

\"Brian,\" Jesse pleaded as he went behind the brunet and tried to get the man away. \"Come on, stop it.\"

Michael grabbed Ben's arm.

\"You don't know shit,\" Brian hissed. \"So don't even dare threaten me.\"

\"He's mine now,\" Ben spat out. \"You don't know how to treat a human being, Brian. You're nothing but a slut. That's why you lost Michael.\"

Brian pulled back and punched Ben on the face. Ben quickly licked the side of his mouth and tasted blood. He was about to punch Brian back when Jesse jumped in the middle. Emmett ran inside the house to get everyone else. When they came out Michael and Jesse were still trying to pull Brian and Ben apart.

\"Brian!\" Debbie shouted. \"Did you punch Ben?\"

Brian glared at the older blond.

\"You're such an asshole,\" Melanie told him.

\"Brian, maybe you should go,\" Lindsay told him.

\"My god,\" Ted commented as he shook his head slightly.

\"Why are you always causing problems for my son?\" Debbie asked. \"I'm sorry, Brian. But I'm going to have to ask you to leave and I don't want you coming back here.\"

\"Ma,\" Jesse protested.

Brian turned to look at Debbie and for a second he looked hurt but he recovered quickly. He turned around as he pulled his arm away from Jesse and left.

\"Ma, how could you do that?\" Jesse asked.

\"Not now, Jesse,\" Debbie said. \"Ben, are you okay?\"

\"This is bullshit,\" Jesse whispered before he ran after the brunet. He ran out of the house and reached Brian just in time.

The brunet was already in the Jeep and ready to drive off.

\"I'm sorry, Brian,\" Jesse said. \"I'll talk to my mom.\"

\"It's for the best,\" Brian said. \"I knew this was going to happen. I knew the day that Michael and I got together that if it didn't work I was going to lose him completely.\"

Jesse's eyes watered. \"Brian, can you still see me anywhere like at school and stuff.\"

Brian smiled at the teen and nodded. \"Of course squirt.\"

\"Brian I'm a man now,\" Jesse said and smiled widely.

The man licked his lips and nodded. \"Yeah, you turned into quite the young man.\"

\"You know,\" Jesse said. \"I'm sorry about the way they treated you. I've always seen you as my brother too. I love you, Brian.\"

\"I love you too Jesse,\" Brian assured him. \"I have to go, okay. I'll call you.\"

Jesse nodded and stepped back. He watched as Brian drove off. He gasped when someone touched his arm. He sniffed and then hugged his uncle.

\"It's okay, kid,\" Vic assured him. \"He'll be okay. We're still here for him. They just need time. Your mom is not going to push Brian away from our lives forever. Sooner or later Brian would be back at the table sharing with all of us.\"

\"I hope so,\" Jesse said. \"Because he's family.\"

Vic nodded in agreement. \"Come on, let's go in.\"

Jesse nodded and did.

***

Justin made sure he had everything before he headed to the front of the store to pay for his things. He almost made it to the line when his cart bumped with someone else's. At first he thought it was an accident but then the guy was smirking at him so he knew it had been in purpose. He also knew the guy.

\"Hello, Brian,\" Justin said as his lips transformed into a big smile.

The brunet smiled sexily. \"Justin.\"

\"You know my name,\" the blond pointed out. \"Must have been asking about me.\"

The brunet arched a brow.

\"Good,\" Justin said. \"I've been thinking about you.\"

\"Is that so?\" Brian asked.

Justin nodded. \"I was even going to ask Jesse about you but wanted to wait a few days.\"

Brian grinned happy to hear that the blond had been thinking about him. \"You crossed my mind a few times.\"

\"Is that so?\" Justin asked.

The brunet licked his lips. \"So, what have you been thinking?\"

Justin bit his lower lip. \"I want to tell you but I think that maybe it will be a lot more fun if I show you.\"

\"I like the sound of that,\" Brian assured him.

Justin nodded and reached inside his pockets before he pulled out a pen. He walked over to Brian and grabbed the man's hand. \"Well, maybe you can come over to my house for dinner. You could be there around seven. I promise you that you will have an excellent time,\" the blond told him as he wrote his number on Brian's palm.

The brunet liked how Justin's hands felt on his skin. \"I'll be there.\"

The blond gave him a big smile as he walked away.

\"Fuck yeah,\" Brian said to himself and walked away with his empty car. He quickly got everything he had come for before he went and paid for it.

Before he had come to the grocery store he had been dragging his feet. He barely ever did any shopping and when he did it was for little things like milk, coffee, juice, cereal, sugar and that was pretty much it. Now after finding Justin he couldn't have been happier about coming to the store.

When he got home he put the stuff away before he got ready. He made sure to put Justin's phone number in his cell phone. He didn't want to lose the number. By the time he came out of the shower and got ready it was already six. He knew he had plenty of time to get dressed. He called the blond half an hour later when he was ready to ask for directions. When he was sure how to get there he hung up telling the blond he would be there in the next twenty minutes.

He made a detour to the wine store and made sure to get the most expensive wine that was there. For some reason he wanted to impress the blond. He wanted Justin to have a good time with him. When he got to the blond's house he got out of the Jeep and headed for the door. He rang the bell and then waited.

When Justin opened the door he had a big smile in place. He looked at the brunet dressed in black pants and shirt, the first three buttons were undone and Brian had his hair going in every direction like he'd just woken up. The older man simply looked delicious. Justin was wearing a pair of gray pants that were tight around his butt and a cashmere black v-neck sweater. Brian stared inside those baby blue eyes and couldn't help but smile.

\"Brought this,\" Brian said.

\"Nice,\" Justin told him. \"We can put this in the fridge for a while. You have a nice taste,\" the blond said noticing the label. He knew it was an expensive brand. \"Come on in.\"

Brian did and Justin took him to the living room. The brunet sat down and Justin said he was going to be right back. The man looked around and liked how the place was set up. He could tell that Justin had good taste as well as the money to go with it.

\"Here you go,\" Justin said giving Brian a drink. \"Beam, hope you like it.\"

\"A man after my own heart,\" Brian told him.

\"So,\" Justin said. \"Tell me a bit about you.\"

Brian frowned and looked down at his glass.

\"Mmm,\" Justin said and smiled as he stared at the brunet. He wondered if Brian was nervous.

\"There is not much to tell,\" the brunet said and shrugged.

\"There must be something,\" the smaller man pointed out.

Brian shrugged. \"I have an agency called Kinnetic.\"

\"You're your own boss,\" Justin said. \"That's nice.\"

Brian nodded.

Justin frowned not sure why Brian was so quiet. \"So, um. Do you do this often?\"

\"Not really,\" Brian told him. \"I'm the kind of guy that just fucks and keeps on going.\"

The blond licked his lips and smiled at that. He knew guys like that. He'd been with guys like that; he'd been like that at one point of his life. He watched Brian for a few seconds. He knew exactly how to deal with guys like Brian. The brunet and him could turn out to be fuck buddies if he worked his cards right. And it would work perfect for him because he didn't have the time to get into a real relationship now a days.

\"What?\" Brian asked.

\"We could have a good time,\" Justin told him. \"Without having it to get too serious.\"

Brian liked the sound of that. \"Oh yeah?\"

\"Yeah,\" Justin said. \"I have a busy schedule,\" the blond told him. \"You probably do too. We can see each other from time to time without having it to be nothing else than fucking.\"

\"Yeah,\" Brian told him. \"I could work with that.\"

Justin smiled and nodded. \"Well, how about if we have dinner then?\" the man asked and stood up. \"Follow me.\"

Brian did and though that with that ass, he would follow the blond anywhere. They sat down and Brian liked the way Justin had set the table. They had a medium rare stake with a vegetable salad and Brian loved every bite of it. He and Justin talked a bit about what each one of them did. Brian told the blond that he had a kid and even showed Justin a picture. After dinner Justin grabbed the wine Brian had brought and went with Brian to the backyard.

The brunet smiled as he saw the pool. The setup looked nice as they sat there. There were lights under the water and it made it look elegant. Brian enjoyed his wine and then when they were done with the first glass they got more.

\"So, how come you and Jesse are friends?\" Justin asked. \"He's not your age.\"

Brian smiled. \"He's more like a little brother actually. He's the only family I got.\"

\"Oh really,\" Justin said.

\"Well,\" Brian said and savoir his wine. \"He is the only family in my book.\"

The blond nodded and didn't ask any questions. He didn't want to push Brian to tell him. If the man wanted to do so he eventually would.

\"So,\" Justin said and smiled. \"I was wondering.\"

\"What's that?\" Brian asked.

\"Want to come up to my room?\" Justin asked.

Brian smirked at that. He had been waiting for the blond to make the first move since they were at his house. \"I would love that,\" he said as he stood up.

They stood in front of each other and smiled. Brian bent down and kissed the blond slowly. They both were enjoying the kiss. Justin moaned as the brunet pulled away.

\"You have such soft lips,\" Brian told him.

\"Mmm,\" Justin said. \"I like yours too.\"

The older man kissed the blond once again. This time one of his arms came around Justin's waist and pulled him closer.

\"Come on,\" Justin said pulling away. He grabbed Brian's hand in his and led the way. \"You're going to enjoy this.\"

Brian couldn't wait. They went up the stairs and to the blond's room. Brian was the one that started taking the blond's clothes away before he pushed Justin on his bed.

\"What are you doing?\" Justin asked when Brian just stood at the foot of the bed.

With the little light coming through the window Brian was able to stare at Justin's body. He just couldn't look away from it. \"You're beautiful, you know that.\"

The blond smiled and he was sure that he was blushing too. \"Come here.\"

Brian got in the bed and started touching Justin everywhere. \"God, I want you so much.\"

\"Then have me,\" the blond said.

The brunet started by kissing Justin's neck. Then he licked it and took a bite where neck and shoulder blade met. The brunet made Justin vibrate and moan; he couldn't wait to see what other noises the blond made. He caressed Justin's chest and moved his hand down until he was jerking Justin off very slowly. He started spilling kisses all over Justin's skin; down until he reached the blond's cock.

\"Oh god,\" Justin said and his body jerked when he felt Brian's tongue at the tip of his cock. His fingers tangled themselves on the man's auburn strands.

The brunet started just licking Justin's cock; teasing the blond. Then he started sucking the member almost all the way into his mouth. He played with Justin's sac and pulled back to see as Justin moaned and trembled for him. He pulled away and got out of the bed to take off his clothes. When he was done he went back to the bed and smiled when Justin pushed him on his back.

\"My turn,\" the blond whispered.

Before Brian could say anything Justin was nibbling at his right hip. He closed his eyes and tried to be strong but when Justin started using his tongue he started to shake. Soon enough the blond was sucking him and touching him all over and he too said incoherent words like Justin had. He had to pull away before he lost all of his control.

The brunet pulled Justin to him and kissed him hard as he gripped Justin by the hair. His free hand moved to Justin's ass and squeezed it a few times before he let his fingers slip through Justin's crack. The blond was a mess as Brian started fingering him. He wanted Brian's cock badly.

\"Do you want to fuck me Brian?\" Justin asked.

\"Yes,\" Brian answered quickly in a firm tone.

The blond moved away and pulled the drawer from the night table open. He pulled out the lube and condoms before he moved closer to Brian. He helped the brunet get ready, putting lube on Brian's cock after the man had the condom on, before he straddled the older man.

\"I want to feel you stretching me,\" Justin told him.

\"God,\" Brian hissed as he gripped Justin's hips when the blond started to impale himself on the man.

Justin threw his head back and rode the pain. He could feel Brian rubbing circles with his fingers on his thighs. Slowly he opened his eyes and stared at the brunet. He put his hands on Brian's chest and started moving slowly. He moaned as he felt Brian's cock in him; it felt amazing.

The brunet let Justin control the pace for a while but then he held the blond to him as he turned them around. With him on top he had more control of how he fucked the blond. He teased Justin by going slow but when he couldn't hold anymore he started pounding into the blond. It felt amazing to fuck Justin. He started to jab inside the blond and he knew he was close to the end. He bent down and kissed Justin. Their skin had been damp at the beginning but by now they were sticking to each other because of the sweat their bodies were producing.

\"God,\" Justin moaned when Brian pulled away. \"Fuck me, fuck me harder!\"

Brian groaned as he pounded into the blond. He closed his eyes and bit Justin's left shoulder. He felt the lithe body shaking in his arms. He heard Justin grunting and then gasping and he knew the man had spilled his seed. He opened his eyes and stared at the blond as his pace got faster and faster. He could feel Justin's walls tightening around him and he couldn't hold on anymore. He grunted and his eyes closed as his orgasm hit.

Brian's body fell down on top of Justin's. The blond smiled and simply caressed Brian's back.

\"Now,\" Justin said. \"Didn't I tell you, you would enjoy yourself?\"

Brian chuckled and nodded.

\"And the night is still young,\" Justin said. \"There will be much more to enjoy.\"

The older man smirked and nodded. He had been hoping Justin said that.

***

Brian came out of the shower and grabbed a towel. He dried himself slowly thinking about the night he had before. He still had Justin's number and he wanted to call the man again. Justin had even told him to do so. The way they had talked Brian knew he didn't have to worry about Justin wanting a relationship. The brunet could enjoy more of the younger man without having to worry about anything else.

He exited the bathroom and almost had a heart attack because he hadn't expected anyone to be there. Jesse just laughed his heart out as he looked at the brunet.

\u201cYou scared the shit out of me, Jesse!\u201d Brian hissed as he walked towards the teen. \u201cWhat the fuck?!\u201d

\u201cIs that why you screamed like a girl?\u201d Jesse asked.

\u201cI didn't scream!\u201d Brian yelled.

\u201cRight,\u201d Jesse said sarcastically as he lay back on the bed and kept laughing. \u201cI wish I had recorded it. It was priceless.\u201d

\u201cHow the fuck did you get inside?\u201d Brian asked.

\u201cI asked Michael for the keys,\u201d Jesse said.

\u201cAnd he just gave them to you?\u201d Brian asked walking to the closet.

\u201cI told him that I was going to make sure you were keeping food in the fridge and hadn't cut your wrists just yet,\u201d Jesse told him.

\u201cLike I would do something so stupid just because we're not together anymore,\u201d Brian spat out. \u201cI don't think so.\u201d

\u201cWell,\u201d Jesse said. \u201cI know that, but you know my brother. He's a drama queen. I really wanted to see you, Brian and make sure you are okay.\"

Brian rolled his eyes. \u201cWell, you've seen me now you can leave.\u201d

\u201cHey,\u201d Jesse said. \u201cI haven't seen you in like two weeks. I thought we could hang out.\u201d

\u201cDon't you have friends of your own?\u201d Brian asked as he picked a pair of jeans.

\u201cI do,\u201d Jesse assured him. \u201cBut none as cool as you and you have a car and money.\u201d

Brian threw the maroon towel away before he stepped into his black jeans. \"Let me guess,\" Brian said. \"You're hungry.\"

\"So, can I order something and let you pay for it?\u201d Jesse asked and then laughed.

The brunet pulled a wife beater and then nodded. \u201cSure, but I better like it.\u201d

The teen smiled and moved to the kitchen to find the menus that Brian kept around. When he did he ordered for the two of them like they were ten instead of two.

\"So, what's new with you?\" Brian asked coming into the kitchen.

Jesse smiled. \"Well, I'm going to show some of my work at the GLC.\"

\"Oh really,\" Brian said.

\"It was Lindsay's idea,\" Jesse told her. \"I told my teacher to come and he said yes.\"

\"Who?\" Brian asked.

\"Justin,\" Jesse said. \"Do you remember him?\"

\"I think I do,\" Brian said trying to keep away the smile that was threatening to come out.

\"You're going to be there, right?\" Jesse asked.

\"Sure thing squirt,\" Brian told him.

\"Nice,\" Jesse said.

Brian then walked away to the living room. He turned the TV on and found something that he liked. When he did the teen protested that he didn't like it. As to what Brian told him that it was his TV and he could watch whatever he wanted, being that it was also his house. Jesse gave him a puppy look and batted those emerald green eyes and Brian caved in like he always did.

Ever since Jesse had turned five he had learned the power he held over people; Brian being the fastest to ever fall for it. Even after so many years the teen knew how to use those good honed skills of his. They sat down and watched what Jesse picked, which was nothing because the teen kept flipping the channels.

The food arrived and Brian said that they weren't going to eat on the sofa but he lost that argument as well. So he made do with threatening Jesse that if the teen got anything spilled he was going to skin him alive. The teen only laughed and ate his meal. When they were done they cleaned up and ended up in the kitchen having a few beers.

\u201cDo you have weed?\u201d Jesse asked him.

Brian looked at him like he was plain crazy. \u201cAre you serious?\u201d

Jesse laughed and nodded. \u201cCome on, let me have some.\u201d

The brunet pouted and then shook his head. \u201cMichael would kill me. Hell, Debbie would strangle me and revive me just to do it all over again.\u201d

Jesse laughed and shook his head. \u201cI won't say anything.\u201d

\u201cJesse,\u201d Brian complained when the teen started giving him that look.

\u201cHey,\u201d Jesse said. \u201cNow that we're talking about Michael.\u201d

\u201cWe're not,\u201d Brian pointed out but it was pointless, the teen was on a roll.

\u201cAre you guys going to stop talking to each other forever?\u201d Jesse asked. \u201cI mean, you guys used to be friends.\u201d

\u201cIt's hard, okay,\u201d Brian told him.

The teen knew that. He'd just been wondering what was going to happen. \u201cDo you miss him?\u201d Jesse asked.

Brian sighed and slowly nodded. \u201cSometimes\u2026I do.\u201d

\u201cThat's what he said,\u201d Jesse told him. \u201cThat he misses you too.\u201d

\u201cIs he still with Ben?\u201d Brian asked.

The teen nodded. \u201cHe took him to dinner yesterday. God, I wanted to vomit.\u201d

Brian smiled at how dramatic Jesse was. He moved towards the bedroom with Jesse hot on his heels. \u201cYou should give Ben an opportunity. Maybe he can make your brother happy.\u201d

\u201cIt wasn't that,\u201d Jesse said. \"Maybe a little, but I was angry at how everyone was acting like Ben was the last soda in the fucking desert. I mean, they didn't even thought about what all of this is doing to you.\u201d

\u201cThey're just happy that Mikey is happy,\u201d Brian told him. \u201cI fucked it up, Jesse.\u201d

The teen got on the bed while Brian found his stash.

\u201cAnd, just so you know, it's not doing anything to me,\u201d Brian assured him.

\u201cI know you, too,\u201d Jesse said smiling. \u201cRemember?\u201d

\u201cShut up, squirt,\u201d Brian said laughing.

\u201cHey!\u201d Jesse protested. \u201cDon't call me that. I stopped being that a long time ago.\u201d

Brian laughed and got on the bed too. \u201cYou'll always be a squirt to me,\u201d he said and lighted the joint. He took a long drag and let it out slowly. He took a few more drags before he passed it on to the teen.

Jesse took a hit and smiled at Brian. \u201cYou're giving me pod, Brian. You're so totally corrupting me.\u201d

\u201cYes,\u201d Brian said leaning closer. \u201cIf they find out about it, I'm a dead man.\u201d

\u201cIt's an exciting life that you lead,\u201d the teen teased him.

Brian chuckled at that.

\u201cUh,\u201d Jesse said. \u201cI'm going to call Ma now before I get too high and forget.\u201d

Brian nodded and watched as the teen got up. He licked his lips and smiled as the image of Justin popped into his head. He stood up and followed the boy. \"Hey, when did you say you have this show at the GLC?\" he asked and then grinned a bit. He couldn't wait to see the blond again and have some fun with him.<\/a>","comments":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/82791.html?view=comments#comments","category":["m-preg","brian and justin","pathway to you"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/82494.html","pubDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:34:42 GMT","title":"JUST A BIT OF NEWS","author":"draccone","link":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/82494.html","description":"Hey guys,

I just want to say that I got my internet at home!!! Yay! I'm very happy about it. It's been tough updating from other computers so far. I love to do it from home. It's much better.

In other news...he, he. The baby is starting to kick more strongly these days. At first it was just so soft that I wasn't sure if it was a kick. Sometimes it felt like butterflies tickling me. Now is starting to be stronger and more consistent. On Sunday I turn twenty one weeks. Wow, how times flies.

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Chapter Two: Later Brian
Summary: Justin makes an appereance. Do I need to say more? Lol.
AN: Thanks to the betas Helen and Sunny. I hope you guys like it. Let me know.


Michael used his keys to get inside his mother's house. It was still early and he didn't want to wake anyone up; not that he wouldn't have used his keys at any other time of the day for that matter.

\u201cLook who is here,\u201d Vic said.

\u201cYou guys are all up?\u201d Michael asked.

\u201cWe're celebrating,\u201d Debbie told him.

\u201cWhat's going on?\u201d Michael asked.

\u201cI woke up to watch the Power Puff Girls when I saw that I had mail from PIFA,\u201d Jesse said. \u201cI opened it and I almost died. I got accepted!\u201d Jesse yelled.

\u201cOh my god!\u201d Michael said and moved towards his brother. He hugged his little brother happy to hear the good news.

\u201cMy baby is going to be the next Picasso,\u201d Debbie said.

Jesse frowned. \u201cGod, I hope not. I mean, yes to a wonderful artist.\u201d

Michael and Vic laughed at that.

\u201cSit down,\u201d Debbie said to Michael. \u201cI'll prepare you a plate.\u201d

\u201cI could eat again,\u201d Jesse pointed out.

\u201cJesus,\u201d Vic said as he got up. \u201cWhere does he put it all?\u201d

Michael and Jesse laughed at that. Debbie moved to make her boys breakfast. Vic said he was going to take a shower.

\u201cI'm so happy for you, Jesse,\u201d Michael said. \u201cI told you, you were going to get in.\u201d

Jesse smiled as he picked the letter up and read it again. He was so happy that he could bounce from the walls. He smiled as he thought of showing it to Lindsay. She had always supported him and believed in him. And Brian, he had definitely to show the brunet.

\u201cSo, have you talked to Brian?\u201d Michael asked.

Jesse's smile died as he looked at his brother. \u201cWhat?\u201d

\u201cLast time I went to Babylon I saw him,\u201d Michael said thinking about that day. It had been like three weeks ago and it still bothered him. \u201cHe left when we got there and you left with him.\u201d

The teen licked his lips. \u201cNah, I was just going home. He was going to the baths to find someone hot to fuck.\u201d

\u201cOh,\u201d Michael said looking down at the table.

\"But he didn't,\" Jesse told him. \"He brought me home and stayed with me, watching some movies.\"

Michael bit his lower lip. \"How is he doing?\"

Jesse shook his head. \"Maybe you guys should talk.\"

The older man nodded slowly but he didn't think he was going to be calling Brian anytime soon. \u201cI hope he doesn't go crazy,\u201d Michael said. \u201cI don't want anything bad happening to him.\u201d

\u201cYou're saying that because you left him he's going to do something\u2026bad,\u201d Jesse said scared out of his mind.

\u201cNo,\u201d Michael said. \u201cAt least I don't think so. I don't know. Brian sometimes does crazy things when things don't go his way.\u201d

\u201cWhat are you talking about?\u201d Jesse asked.

\u201cHe starts drinking and using drugs and fucking everyone on sight just to prove to himself that nothing matters,\u201d Michael said. \u201cThat he's still the same person he ever was and that he doesn't need anyone. He pushes everyone away no matter how much it hurts him.\u201d

The teen frowned at that. \"Is that what he did with you?\"

\"No,\" Michael said smiling sadly. \"Brian would never do that to me.\"

\u201cStop worrying about Brian,\u201d Debbie said from where she was standing with her back to them. \u201cHe's a big boy and he knows what he's doing. You have to keep focused on your life.\u201d

The teen leaned towards his older brother. \u201cDon't worry, Michael. I'll keep an eye on him. I promise.\u201d

Michael smiled widely at that. \u201cThanks, Jay. You're the best brother ever.\u201d

\u201cWhat are you two planning?\u201d Debbie asked not able to hear what they were talking about.

\u201cNothing,\u201d both of them said at the same time.

The two brothers looked at each other and laughed.

***

Brian sighed as he sat at his desk waiting for Cynthia and Ted to get there. He felt like taking his things and going home. He didn't want to be there. He had too many things in his head at the moment. The brunet had been counting the days since Michael had left. He thought that the dark haired man would have cool off and come back to him. After all the time that had passed he was starting to think that it wasn\u2019t happening. He always felt like calling his ex but he always stopped himself in time. He wasn\u2019t going to go after Michael or beg him to come back.

Ted knocked on the door and then went inside. \"Hey,\" he said smiling.

Cynthia was right after him.

\u201cYou're late,\u201d Brian told him.

Ted looked at his watch and saw that it was only by a minute. He frowned and rolled his eyes before he sat down.

\u201cTip,\u201d Cynthia said smiling. \u201cIf he tells you to be here at seven get here a few minutes before that.\u201d

\u201cNoted,\u201d Ted quipped.

\u201cAnd he's like those dogs that bark all the time,\u201d Cynthia told Ted as she smiled. \u201cHe doesn't bite.\u201d

Brian narrowed his eyes at Cynthia. \u201cAre you done?\u201d

Cynthia smirked and nodded. \u201cSure,\u201d she told him.

\u201cSo,\u201d Brian said and got up. \u201cWe have a lot of work to do. We have two accounts already that have to be done by yesterday.\u201d

Ted raised his hand.

\u201cThis is not a classroom and I'm not your teacher,\u201d Brian told him. \u201cIf you want to talk just do so.\u201d

\u201cThat's the barking,\u201d Cynthia murmured.

Ted did his best not to laugh at that. \u201cUh, why am I here? I thought I was going to be your accountant and nothing else.\u201d

\u201cYou should learn about everything that goes in here,\u201d Brian told him.

\u201cIn case he fires me or something,\u201d Cynthia told him. \u201cAnd you have to step in for me.\u201d Ted frowned.

\u201cHe's done it before but he always asks me to come back,\u201d Cynthia pointed out.

Brian sighed. \u201cWhy do I even bother with you?\u201d

\u201cI'm the best you ever had and would ever get,\u201d she told him. \u201cSo tough.\u201d

Ted laughed but stopped when Brian glared at him.

\u201cThis place is taking longer than we though to get fixed up,\u201d Brian said and leaned back on his chair. His office was one of the many places that were half way finished. They still needed to work on a few more things and the only way to speed things up was if he paid more money which at that time wasn\u2019t an option.

\u201cIs that going to be a problem?\u201d Cynthia asked.

\u201cWe\u2019ll work our way around it,\u201d Brian said. \u201cI hope you guys don\u2019t mind.\u201d

\u201cWe\u2019re good,\u201d Ted assured his boss.

\u201cAnd I think we need more people working for us,\u201d Brian told him. \u201cCan we afford that, Ted?\u201d

Ted nodded slowly. \u201cBut the pay won't be that great, at least not yet.\u201d

\u201cOh,\u201d Cynthia said. \u201cWe should hire students,\u201d the woman said.

\u201cWhy?\u201d Ted asked.

\u201cThey work for less,\u201d the blonde informed them. \u201cThen we can keep the really good ones and throw out the rest.\u201d

\u201cI like how you think,\u201d Brian told her.

\u201cYou see,\u201d Cynthia said smirking. \u201cBest ever.\u201d

\u201cWhatever,\u201d Brian replied.

Ted and Cynthia looked at each other and smiled a bit. Then they kept discussing everything they needed for their agency to make it succeed. All the time Brian tried his hardest to focus on what they were saying and not think about his ex. It wasn\u2019t easy but he was doing it.

***

\u201cBrian has been in a horrendous mood,\u201d Emmett said a little after Brian left them standing by the bar.

\u201cYou don't have to tell me,\u201d Ted told him. \u201cYou think I like hiding at work? Well, I don't.\u201d

Emmett shook his head. \u201cI feel so sorry for him. I hate what happened between him and Michael.\"

\"I know right,\" Ted whispered. \"It's crazy, who would have ever thought that Michael would be the one to walk out of that relationship.\"

\u201cHe's coming back,\" Emmett said.

The two men went back to being quiet.

\u201cSo, Brian,\u201d Ted said. \u201cIt's back to your old tricks.\u201d

Brian rolled his lips and shrugged. He grabbed the glass that was put in front of him and in one go drank it. \u201cI don't know what I was thinking,\u201d Brian said suddenly.

\u201cLove makes us all blind?\u201d Ted asked.

Emmett put his arm on Brian's shoulder. \u201cYou can use me if you need to. I'll be your little play thing until you feel better.\u201d

\u201cFuck off,\u201d Brian said as he laughed.

\"Can I watch?\" Ted asked more seriously than jokingly.

The brunet shook his head and walked away from them. He found a few guys to fuck. Each time he took them to the backroom and fucked them senseless. Then he would come back and have a drink. When Brian was tired of the same thing he decided to go home but Jesse who got there a bit later told him he was driving him home since he was in no condition to drive.

\u201cSo,\u201d Jesse said once he was behind the Jeep. \u201cHave you two talked?\u201d

\u201cWhat for?\u201d Brian asked.

\u201cMaybe, I don't know, you guys can fix things,\u201d Jesse pointed out.

\u201cHe left me for another man,\" Brian said. \"A better man.\"

\"Don't say that, Brian,\" Jesse said. \"That's not true.\"

\u201cI don't chase after anyone,\u201d Brian told him. \u201cRemember? And it doesn't matter what your brother says. He did leave because he has something going on with Ben. I guess he was able to give him what I couldn't.\"

Jesse sighed as he listened to the brunet. \"Maybe...I don't know. You can change that rule and then he will see that you're the man for him.\"

\"Why would I?\" Brian asked him.

\"Because he's my brother,\" Jesse said.

\"He knows me better than anyone you know,\" Brian said staring at Jesse.

Jesse smiled at that.

\"And still he chose to walk away,\" Brian pointed out. \"So, that tells you I'm not worth anyone's time.\"

The teen didn't know what to say. He was going in circles with the man. He knew it was better to just take Brian home now and then some other day he would try to convince the older man to try and talk to his brother.

***

Jesse knocked on the door and waited. When his brother opened the door to his apartment he went inside. He was happy when he found out that Emmett wasn't there.

\"What brings you here bro?\" Michael asked and then looked at his watch. \"I have to go back to the store soon.\u201d

\"I know,\" Jesse said. \"I just wanted to talk to you.\"

\"Are you okay?\" Michael asked. \"Is everything okay? Do you need anything?\"

The boy smiled and nodded. \"Yeah, it's...about Brian?\"

\"Is he okay?\" Michael asked.

Jesse could see that his brother still cared about the man. \"I was just wondering if you ever thought about going back with him? He needs you Michael. He loves you.\"

\u201cI would ask you if he send you but I know he didn't,\u201d Michael said. \u201cI know him too well.\u201d

\u201cApparently not enough,\u201d Jesse said.

\u201cWhat is that supposed to mean?\u201d Michael asked.

\u201cWhat the fuck are you doing Michael?\u201d Jesse asked angry. \u201cBrian was going to marry you. Do you know what that means? Do you?\u201d

Michael crossed his arms. \u201cSave it. Brian is not ready to get married. I don't think he'll ever be. He's not ready to share his life and give up control. Maybe he's not meant for it.\u201d

\u201cSo, he's not ready,\u201d Jesse said. \u201cAnd you run away.\u201d

Michael let his hands drop to his side and moved towards the window. \u201cYou don't understand.\u201d

\u201cTry me,\u201d Jesse said.

\u201cIt's so hard being with him,\u201d Michael said.

\u201cWell, love is not supposed to be easy,\u201d Jesse pointed out.

\u201cI know that,\u201d Michael said. \u201cBut\u2026it's, I don't know. I just don't know anymore.\u201d

\u201cYou know, you still have time to stop this madness,\u201d Jesse told him.

\u201cYou guys don't have to get married if you feel like you're not ready but don't leave him.\u201d

\u201cSo I'm the one that has to go after him?\u201d Michael asked.

Jesse counted to ten before he answered. \u201cYou're the one that's leaving in the first place.\u201d

\u201cOh that's nice,\u201d Michael quipped. \u201cFuck it. I can't believe that you're here when it should be him. You know he always used to say to me that he never chases after anyone, no matter what. That no one was worth it.\"

Jesse swallowed as he listened to his brother.

\"I thought I would be,\" Michael told him. \"It shouldn't matter who is right and who is wrong. If he really didn't want me gone he would be fighting for me anyway and he's not and even if he does come after me, then what? I hated it when he was with me and other guys as well, Jesse. That hurt me.\"

\"You said it didn't,\" Jesse said.

\"I lied,\" Michael told him.

\u201cSo is this what that is about?\u201d Jesse asked. \u201cYou want to change him completely. Hasn't he done enough?\u201d

\u201cOh?\u201d Michael asked sarcastically. \u201cHe does a few changes and I'm supposed to be jumping with happiness.\u201d

Jesse sighed. He felt like beating the shit out of Michael for being such an idiot. \u201cYou know, I think this is for the best,\" he said to his brother. Sometimes he wondered if his brother and he were really related. \"You're making a mistake and I hope you don't see that too late.\"

\"You don't know about these things, Jesse,\" Michael informed him.

\"And you do?\" Jesse asked.

\"What is that supposed to mean?\" Michael asked.

\"What is that supposed to mean?\" Jesse asked not believing his brother sometimes. \"You say you know Brian better than anyone.\"

\"I do,\" Michael protested.

\u201cNot when you know he has come a long way from who he used to be. Not when you know that it's hard for him to do some things and still you want him to do it at the drop of a hat. You're the one that's wrong, Michael. Brian is a great person and you should see that. You should be patient. That's what love is about and apparently you have none for him anymore.\"

\u201cFuck you, Jesse!\u201d Michael yelled. \u201cIt's my problem with Brian. Get the fuck out of here!\u201d

\u201cGladly,\u201d Jesse spat out before he turned around and left the apartment.

From outside Brian sat in his Jeep. He was smoking when he saw Jesse leave the building. He smirked knowing that if Jesse was there it was because he was trying to talk to Michael for the man to go back with him. Leave it to the kid to always try and fight his battles. He sat there for a while not sure what he would say if he went inside and talked to Michael. He'd been thinking about it for a while now and that wasn't the first time he would sit in his Jeep outside Michael's apartment in the middle of the afternoon or after coming out of the office.

A few minutes later he watched as Michael came out as well and started walking in the direction of the comic store. Brian thought of many things he could do to get to talk to Michael. He could go by him and offer him a ride and then they could talk on the way, but he didn't want to do that. That would still mean he was the one doing the running after his ex. He just started the car and drove home. If Michael didn't want him, then so be it.

***

Jesse was smiling like a fool as he sat down on his seat. He looked out the window and then back at Brian. They were on the plane back home sitting on first class. Brian wouldn't travel any other way. They had gone to the shoot and Jesse had gotten to meet the pop start sensation. He had even gotten an autograph from the man.

\u201cGod, Brian,\u201d Jesse said. \u201cHe was so sexy,\u201d the teen said.

Brian laughed.

\u201cIt's a shame he doesn't play for our team,\u201d Jesse said and laughed.

\u201cLike he would have gone with you with me there,\u201d Brian pointed out.

Jesse laughed. \u201cBut you would have been nice to me and step out, right?\u201d

\u201cNo,\u201d Brian told him.

That reply made the younger man of the two, laugh his heart out. \u201cYou're something else Brian.\u201d

Brian grinned at Jesse. \u201cDid you have fun?\u201d

\u201cTons,\u201d Jesse assured him.

\u201cWhat did we talk about?\u201d Brian asked arching a brow.

\u201cWe never went out of the hotel except to the photo shoot,\u201d Jesse said smiling widely.

\u201cTry not to look so happy about doing nothing,\u201d Brian told him.

The kid laughed at that. \u201cI'm smiling because I got to meet J.T.\u201d

\u201cYeah, and the fact that you went with a guy to his room last night has nothing to do with it,\u201d Brian said sarcastically.

\u201cHe wasn't that great,\u201d Jesse told him. \u201cHe had a small dick.\u201d

\u201cI could have told you that,\u201d Brian told him.

\u201cWhy didn't you?\u201d Jesse asked frowning.

\u201cLive and learn,\u201d Brian told him.

Jesse smiled and looked at Brian. He knew that the man had gone back to his room with two guys and probably had lots of fun, but when he looked at the man he didn't like how lonely the brunet looked.

\u201cDo you miss him?\u201d Jesse asked.

Brian kept looking down at his lap. He knew what the teen was talking about and he wished that Jesse hadn't brought it up.

\u201cMaybe,\u201d Jesse whispered and sighed. Maybe he'll come back to you, Brian. I mean, maybe this is a test, you know. And it will be bad at first but it will get better. Then you will be back on the road to finding love again,\u201d Jesse said. \u201cWith him.\u201d

\u201cIf I already had him why do I have to find him again?\u201d Brian asked.

Jesse frowned. \u201cTo see what you had and lost and then gained?\u201d

\u201cThat\u2019s a bunch of bullshit,\u201d Brian told him.

Jesse sighed as he rolled his eyes.

\u201cLet's just talk about something else,\u201d Brian told him.

\u201cOkay,\u201d the teen muttered. He looked at Brian and wished he could make the brunet smile like before.

The rest of the flight Jesse busied himself with drawing while Brian read some papers he had from work. None of them spoke about Michael or the situation anymore.

***

Justin ran a hand over his hair and smiled knowing he had to get a haircut pretty soon. He looked at his watch and knew that he had an hour before his students started filling the classroom. He was excited to see new faces that year. He knew that he probably got a lot of new students at his class. He gave three different subjects and the students were always looking for him to be their professor because he was cool with them or so they said.

The blond was one of the youngest people to be working at that school. He'd just started two years priors; as soon as he graduated from PIFA he was offered a job. He took it and still had time to paint on his own time. He already had three different shows in those two years. He couldn't be happier about how his life was going.

He sat at his desk a bit nervous; he was still getting used to having new people look up at him. It was fun but at the same time it was scary. He looked up away from his desk when someone knocked at the open door in his office.

\"Hello,\" Jennifer said sporting a big smile. \"Can I come in Professor Taylor?\"

Justin laughed at that and nodded. \"What are you doing here mom?\"

\"I just came to wish you good luck,\" she informed him.

\"I don't need luck,\" Justin told her. \"Maybe patience and a lot of it. Sit down, please.\"

She laughed and sat down. She put her purse at the edge of the desk. \"Remember two years ago,\" she said. \"I was here to see you taking hold on the reins.\"

\"I know,\" Justin said smirking. \"How's dad?\"

\"He's good,\" his mom said. \"He told me that he would call you later. He's very proud of you, Justin.\"

The blond smiled at that. \"I know mom.\"

\"I'm very proud of you too,\" she informed him.

The blond smiled widely.

\"Anyways I just thought that we should have lunch today,\" she told him. \"I'm showing a few houses around this area and if you're able to get away for an hour or so, it's my treat.\"

\"That will be great,\" he told her. \"I'll call you around one if that's okay?\"

She nodded and looked at her watch. \"Well, I should go then. I don't want the kids to see that you let your mom anywhere near you at your age.\"

The man laughed at that and got up just like she did. \"Let me walk you to your car. I'm not afraid of being seen with my mother.\"

Jennifer smiled as she heard that. She grabbed her purse and walk in front of her son.

\"Plus if they look at me weird or make any comments I'm the professor,\" Justin said. \"I can give them a bad grade.\"

They both laughed at that as they left his office.

***

Jesse came into the diner to have breakfast before he left for PIFA. He couldn't wait to be there. He had gone with Lindsay the day they had orientation and it was fun. They got to meet a few professors, they got to see different works of arts from students that went there and they got to see the place. He smiled when he saw his brother with Emmett and Ted but frowned when he saw that Brian was sitting at the end of the counter all by himself. He didn't even hesitate when he walked up to the brunet.

\u201cWhy are you sitting all the way over here?\u201d Jesse asked.

Brian shrugged and grabbed his cup of coffee. \"I'm just having breakfast,\" he said

\"Why aren\u2019t you sitting with the guys?\" Jesse asked sitting next to the man. \"Ma, I need food here.\"

\"I'll be there in a minute, sweetie,\" the woman yelled back.

\"Jesus,\" Brian said shaking his head. \"This is not a park you know. Why does it always have to be a screaming competition with you people?\"

The teen smiled. \"So,\" he said letting the word hang.

\"So,\" Brian repeated, very curtly at that.

\"They are still your friends, you know,\" Jesse told him.

\"They were his friends before they were mine,\" Brian pointed out.

\"You guys are acting like you got a divorce or something,\" Jesse pointed out. \"What, he stayed with the children? Do you ever get to see them?\"

The brunet laughed a bit. \"Shut up.\"

\"Well, you can always sit with me,\" Jesse told him and smiled.

Debbie stood in front of them with a bowl of oatmeal. \"Start with this.\"

\"Ah damn,\" Jesse whispered.

\"Eat it,\" Debbie shouted as she walked away.

Brain was amused at the whole thing. The teen did eat his meal and then managed to get a BLT sandwich to take to school for lunch. He got up from the stool ready to leave.

\"Do you need a ride?\" Brian asked him.

\u201cThat will be cool,\" Jesse said.

\"Okay,\" Brian said and got his wallet out. He paid for his breakfast and Jesse\u2019s even though the teen didn't have to and also left a generous tip.

\"Hey guys,\" Jesse said as he went pass the guys.

When they were outside and in front of Brian's Jeep, the teen put his foot on the tire and then jumped inside the Jeep.

\"Can you act a little bit more civilized than this and open the door?\" Brian asked.

\"This way is more fun,\" Jesse assured him.

Brian shook his head and got in. While he drove Jesse to school the teen kept messing with his radio.

\"Could you stop that?\" Brian asked. \"I was listening to that.\"

\"Sorry,\" Jesse told him. \"Hey, are you going to Babylon tonight?\"

\"Maybe,\" Brian answered.

\"I'll be there,\" Jesse said and smiled.

The brunet frowned but didn't say anything. He stopped in front of PIFA and then turned to look at Jesse with a smile. \"Are you nervous?\"

\"No,\" Jesse told him and after a while smiled a bit as he said something else. \"Okay, maybe a little,\" the teen admitted. \"I don't know anyone here.\"

\"You have a charming personality,\" Brian told him. \"I'm sure you will be okay. Do you want me to pick you up?\"

\"Yeah,\" Jesse said. \"I get out at three.\"

The older man nodded. \"Call me,\" Brian told him.

Jesse jumped out of the Jeep and waved goodbye. Then he took a deep breath before he started walking towards the main building.

***

Jesse was smiling as he waited for the brunet to pick him up. He had one hell of a day. He had learned so many things and had talked to a few people that he liked. He even met a guy and wow, the red head was hot. He couldn't wait to see him again maybe next time he would ask the guy for his number. He thought about telling Francis about having a good time with the guy but it was best if that didn\u2019t happen. Francis tended to get too jealous sometimes.

\"Hey,\" Justin said and stopped next to Jesse. \"You're in my class, right?\"

Jesse nodded at his professor. \"Yeah, I'm Jesse Novotny. You're Professor Taylor.\"

\"Please,\" Justin said shaking his head. \"Call me Justin.\"

Jesse smiled and nodded.

\u201cAre you okay getting home?\u201d the blond asked.

\u201cOh yes,\u201d Jesse said. \u201cI called my friend. He was supposed to be here a while back.\u201d

\"That's not good,\" Justin said. \u201cAre you sure he\u2019s coming?\u201d

\"Yes. He doesn't mean bad from it,\" Jesse explained. \"Brian is just...Brian.\"

Justin laughed at that. \"I know what you mean. Some of my friends are just...well, they're my friends. So I got you.\u201d

The teen smirked and nodded. \"I really like your class so far. And you said everyone had an A that we just had to keep it at that.\"

\"That's right,\" Justin told him.

Jesse looked up when he heard tires screeching and smiled when he saw the Jeep. Brian stopped right in front of the teen and smirked. He arched a brow and his grin left him when he saw the blond. His cock reacted right away to the piercing blue eyes looking at him.

\"This is my ride, Justin,\" Jesse told him.

\"Okay then,\" Justin told him. \u201cYou have a good day.\u201d

Jesse opened the door and smiled. \"You're late,\" he said and quickly got in before throwing his things on the backseat.

\"I'm never late,\" Brian told him. \"Does your friend need a ride?\"

\"I'm good,\" Justin said before anyone else could talk. \"Thanks anyway, Brian,\u201d then he grinned. He wondered if the guy was with Jesse. Brian was definitely a hot number.

The brunet arched a brow.

\"I'll see you Jesse. Later, Brian,\u201d he said and smiled before he walked away towards the staff parking lot.

Brian looked at the man through the rearview mirror. \"How does he know my name?\"

\"I told him,\" Jesse said. \"He was keeping me company while you got here.\"

\"He's hot,\" Brian pointed out as he drove out of there.

\"I know,\" Jesse said.

\"You like him?\" Brian asked.

\"No,\" Jesse said.

The brunet grinned. \"Yeah right.\"

\"No, I mean,\" Jesse said as he put on his seatbelt. \"Yeah he\u2019s hot and if he was anybody else I would probably beg him to fuck me but he's my teacher, dude.\u201d

\"He is?\" Brian asked. \"He's a T.A.\"

\"No,\" Jesse said. \"He's my professor. I know he looks mad young and dresses just like us but he\u2019s older. He's cool though.\"

\"What's his name?\" the older man asked.

\"Justin,\" the teen answered. \"Prof. Justin Taylor.\"

Brian stored the name for later. He knew that he wanted to fuck the man. From the moment he saw him his cock had reacted to the blond. One way or another he was going to make that happen.

\"Why you ask?\" Jesse asked.

The brunet shrugged. \"I just thought I should know his name since he knows mine.\"

Jesse nodded and didn't even think about it any longer. The rest of the way to Debbie's house Brian just asked Jesse if he had a good day and the boy started telling him everything about his first day at PIFA.<\/a>","comments":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/82344.html?view=comments#comments","category":["m-preg","pathway","brian and justin"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/81954.html","pubDate":"Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:53:08 GMT","title":"ON A PATHWAY TO YOU","author":"draccone","link":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/81954.html","description":"On A Pathway To You
Chapter One: When Things Don't Go As Planned
Summary:Brian has planned on getting marrying to his boyfriend but then again things don't always go as planned. Would he be able to get his wishes or will life throw him in a new direction.
AN: I want to thank my betas Helen and Sunny. I couldn\u2019t do this without them. They\u2019re always watching out for me. Thanks guys. I know I\u2019m supposed to be updating the other stories that I have out but the muse is kind of twisting my arm to post this new story. I hope you guys enjoy it and I should tell you guys before anything that it\u2019s MPREG. I know some of you don\u2019t like that.


Brian got to Debbie's house and parked the Jeep. He got out and took a deep breath. He smiled as he ran his hand over the box in his pants. He looked at his watch and frowned when he saw that he was about an hour late. He quickly locked up his car and walked to the house. He knocked twice before he went inside not letting anyone open the door.

\"Look who decided to show up,\" Debbie said apparently not pleased.

Brian smirked and walked over to Michael. He bent down to kiss his boyfriend but Michael pulled away.

\"You're late,\" Michael told him.

\"I was working,\" Brian explained.

\"Sure you were,\" Melanie scoffed.

The brunet glared in her direction. \"Stay out of it.\"

\"We already sang and cut the cake,\" Emmett pointed out.

Michael took a deep breath and got up. \"I'm not in the mood for a fight, can you just leave?\"

Brian looked around the table and his eyes landed on a new guy. \"And who is this?\"

\"That's Ben,\" Michael said. \"A friend of mine.\"

Brian didn't like him but he let it slide. \"I bought you something.\"

Michael arched a brow and smiled slowly. \"You did? You remembered that it's my birthday.\"

The brunet nodded with a smile and pulled Michael into his arms. \"Do you want it?\"

Michael nodded and before he knew what was going on he was being ravished by Brian. They had to stop when a few of the people at the table started shouting at them. Brian laughed and pulled away before he reached inside his pants and handed Michael the box.

The older of the two swallowed as he looked at the black velvet box in his hands. He stared at Brian for a very long time. Everyone on the table was growing impatient.

\"Open it, Michael,\" Emmett told him.

\"Today,\" Lindsay added and laughed.

\"Yeah, let's see,\" Ted replied after them.

\"Brian?\" Debbie asked.

\"What?\" he asked as he stared at his boyfriend.

\"What is that?\" Debbie asked.

\"Why don't you let Mikey find out,\" Brian answered the woman.

Michael quickly opened the box and found a ring. He felt his knees shaking as he looked at it. \"Jesus,\" he whispered.

Debbie quickly got up and smiled when she saw it. She pulled Brian into a big hug. When Brian was able to pull away he walked towards Michael, grabbed the ring and put it on his boyfriend.

\"Big fucking deal,\" Melanie said. \"That doesn't mean anything.\"

\"Mel,\" Debbie said. \"Stop it.\"

Melanie rolled her eyes. \"It's the truth. You think that because Brian buys him a ring, things are going to change?\"

\"Melanie,\" Lindsay whispered. \"Please stop it.\"

Brian huffed as he listened to the brunette.

\"You know that Brian doesn't really care about him,\" Melanie said. \"If he did he would stop all his tricking and be here for Michael when he needed him. Tonight for example, where was he? Fucking one of his tricks.\"

\"I said I was working,\" Brian told her.

\"Shut the fuck up,\" Jesse said looking at the brunette. \"You're ruining my brother's moment here.\"

\"What I'm saying is the truth,\" she said.

\"Melanie Marcus,\" Debbie hissed. \"That's enough.\"

The whole table was silent.

\"I really like it Brian,\" Michael told him as he looked at the ring he was now wearing. \"Does this mean you and I\u2026\"

Brian smirked and nodded before he pulled Michael into his arms and kissed him hard. \"That means we're getting married.\"

\"Jeez, get a room,\" Jesse said laughing.

Most of them laughed at that.

***

Brian was sitting outside of Debbie's house having a cigarette. He took a long drag as he thought about everything. He was out there trying to calm his nerves. The door opened and Brian looked back to see who it was. He smiled a bit when he saw Vic.

\"Hey,\" Vic said. \"Are you okay? Don't tell me, you're having cold feet.\"

Brian shrugged.

\"Two more days, Brian,\" Vic said.

Brian nodded at that. \"Can you believe it?\"

Vic laughed a bit. \"I never thought the day would come when you would get married.\"

\"Me neither,\" Brian told him.

They both laughed.

\"Do you think I'm making a mistake?\" Brian asked taking a drag from his cigarette.

Vic frowned. \"Why would you ask me that?\"

\"What if everyone is right and I'm not ready for this?\" Brian asked. \"It wasn't even supposed to be this quick but Michael couldn't wait. I just asked him like a month ago.\"

The older man smiled. \"Do you love him Brian?\"

\"I've always have,\" Brian informed him.

\"Are you in love with him?\" Vic asked.

Brian frowned and then looked at the older man. \"Yeah,\" he said but didn't sound convinced. \"Of course I am.\"

Vic patted him on the back. \"Then you got nothing to worry about,\" he said but he himself was worried.

Brian rubbed his face. \"Yeah,\" he whispered.

\"Let's go back inside,\" Vic told him. \"It's a bit chilly out here.\"

The taller man nodded and they went back inside. Debbie was serving everyone pie in the living room. Michael was awfully quiet as he sat next to Lindsay which was strange because they were always talking a lot, if not Michael would be playing with Gus. The brunet looked at Ben and something in him wanted to go over to the man and punch his lights out. Michael kept saying they were friends but there was always a nagging sensation at the pit of his stomach that something had happened between them.

\"Do you want to go?\" Brian asked as he leaned in from behind his boyfriend.

\"I'm okay,\" Michael assured him. \"You smell like cigarettes.\"

Brian moved back. He scratched his left eyebrow and went to sit on the table where Ted was.

\"Brian,\" Ted said. \"Cynthia told me that tomorrow there is a meeting. Do you want me to go?\"

Brian nodded. \"Please,\" he said.

\"Is everything okay?\" Ted asked.

The brunet nodded. \"I'm just nervous about starting a new business.\"

\"Have you told anyone?\" Ted asked lowering his voice.

Brian shook his head. \"Tomorrow we find out if we get the loan. If we do then we'll be able to buy an office and start hiring people.\"

Ted hoped with all his heart for that to happen. He liked what Brian had promised him. He would be in charge of finances with everything concerning Kinnetik. It was a dream turning into reality.

\"What are you guys talking about?\" Emmett asked as he rested his hand on the back of Ted's neck.

\"Nothing much,\" Brian said.

\"Are you guys going to Babylon?\" Emmett asked.

Brian shook his head. \"Not tonight.\"

\"Be still my heart,\" Emmett said and bent down so he could kiss the brunet on the cheek. \"I'm so happy for you Brian. You're a changed man.\"

\"Get out of here,\" the man said playfully as he pushed Emmett away.

Ted smiled and felt happy for Brian too. He liked seeing Brian smiling. The man was much nicer since he and Michael had started dating. He looked at Brian who was staring at Ben. He looked at the man who was shaking his head vigorously at Michael before turning to look at Brian. He wondered what Ben was doing with Michael all of the time but he was sure that it was nothing that they had to worry about.

\"Where is your brother, Michael?\" Debbie asked.

\"Upstairs,\" Michael answered and shrugged.

\"Jesse!\" Debbie yelled. \"Come down here.\"

\"I'm busy!\" the kid yelled back.

\"Jesus,\" Vic commented as everyone yelled.

\"Everything okay?\" Ted asked when he saw that Brian was deep in thoughts. He knew there was something going on with Brian.

\"Yeah,\" Brian said. \"Perfect.\"

The brunet got up and once again went outside to smoke another cigarette and calm himself. He kept asking everyone if he should get married and they kept saying it was great. Yet he felt trapped. He supposed it was only him getting cold feet after all.

***

\"Jesse!\" Debbie yelled with all her might.

Jesse who was used to his mother screaming all the time didn't bother to move from the bed. He spent most of his time in his room. He and his brother used to share it before but as soon as Michael turned eighteen he got his own apartment. So he got out the twin beds and got his own big bed.

\"Jesse!\" Debbie shouted again.

The teen sighed and got up. He walked out of the room and from the top of the stairs shouted back. \"What is it, Ma?\"

\"Get dressed and let's go. Michael and Brian are in the hospital,\" she told him.

Jesse quickly went back into his room and put on his shoes before he grabbed his jacket. Then he was going down the stairs as fast as he could.

\"What's going on?\" Jesse asked. \"Ma, are they okay?\"

\"I don't know baby,\" he told her. \"Come on. We have to take a taxi.\"

Jesse nodded and the two of them left the house. When they got there Ted and Emmett were already there.

\"What happened?\" she asked.

\"They won't tell us anything,\" Emmett told him. \"Now that you're here we can find out what happened.\"

Debbie went in search of answers and the guys were right there behind her. They informed her that Brian had a concussion but that he was going to be okay. Michael was going to be okay as well but he had a broken arm. They were informed that they could see them but that they had to let them rest. A while after that Melanie and Lindsay arrived.

Jesse was in the room with Michael talking to him and laughing when Lindsay came inside. Debbie was on the phone talking to Vic telling him that everything was okay and that he didn't had to come down to the hospital. Emmett and Ted were waiting outside with Melanie.

\"How's Brian?\" Michael asked in a groggy voice.

\"I don't know,\" Lindsay said. \"I haven't checked on him yet.\"

\"Jesse,\" Michael said. \"Go see him, please. Stay with him and make sure he's okay.\"

The teen groaned as he got up from the chair. \"Fine.\"

The cops came to take Michael's statement and said they would come back later for Brian because the man was still asleep. One by one they all got to see Michael. Debbie was the one that stayed the longest with him.

\"Do you know when they are going to be able to come home?\" Debbie asked the doctor.

\"A day or two,\" he answered. \"Is there anything I can help you with?\"

\"Can I stay with my son?\" Debbie asked.

The doctor sighed and nodded slowly. \"Okay, but he needs to rest.\"

\"Thank you doctor,\" she told him.

\"That cop was hot,\" Emmett said smirking at Ted.

Ted laughed and nodded.

\"Michael could get in a lot of trouble you know,\" Melanie said.

\"What do you mean?\" Debbie asked worried.

\"Oh,\" Melanie said. \"When the cops came Michael told the cops he was the one driving the Jeep. But I'm sure Brian was the one driving,\" she said. \"He probably was drunk out of his mind.\"

\"That fucking asshole,\" Debbie hissed. \"He's going to get a piece of my mind.\"

Jesse looked up when the door to Brian's room opened.

\"Brian?\" Debbie asked.

Brian groaned. \"What?\"

\"You're such a fucking asshole,\" Debbie hissed. \"You could have killed my son. What were you thinking?\"

\"You don't care about anyone Brian,\" Melanie hissed at him.

\"And now Michael can get in trouble because of you,\" Debbie spat out.

\"What are you talking about?\" Brian asked. \"Jesus, shut the fuck up. My head hurts.\"

\"Good,\" Debbie hissed. \"You don't even have a scratch on you while my poor baby must be in pain.\"

\"Brian,\" Lindsay said sadly. \"You never learn.\"

\"When are you going to change?\" Emmett asked. \"You guys could have gotten really injured. Then what?\"

\"Fuck off,\" Brian said. \"Just leave me alone.\"

\"I don't know why Michael bothers,\" Melanie told him.

\"Come on,\" Emmett said. \"Let's go.\"

After they left Brian turned to look at Jesse. The teen had come into his room sat on a chair and hadn't said anything. \"Well,\" he said. \"Aren't you going to say anything?\"

Jesse bit his lower lip. \"Uh, where you drinking?\"

\"Yeah,\" Brian replied.

\"Were you driving?\" Jesse asked him.

\"No,\" Brian answered. \"Michael said he was going to drive us home. I wanted to fight him because I've driven like that before and gotten home just fucking fine. But no, he had to use his ways to convince me. If I had fucking drove this would have never happened, you know.\"

Jesse laughed.

\"What are you doing here?\" Brian asked. \"God, I'm hurting.\"

\"You poor baby,\" the teen said leaning back. He sighed and stretched. He got up and turned off the light before he went back to the chair.

\"Are you staying the night?\" Brian asked.

\"I don't know,\" Jesse said. \"Michael told me to look after you.\"

\"I'm not a baby,\" Brian pointed out.

The teen chuckled. \"Shut up and go to sleep or I'll start singing and your head will really hurt.\"

Brian smirked at that and closed his eyes. He didn't plan on going to sleep but before he knew it, he was doing just that. Jesse got up when he heard the slight snoring. He caressed Brian's forehead and kissed it before he left the room. Then he went to his brother's room and did the same with Michael before he was taking a ride home with Emmett and Ted.

***

Brian came into the loft looking for Michael. \"Michael,\" he called.

\"I'm in the bedroom,\" Michael said.

\"You're not going to guess what happened,\" Brian said smiling.

Michael sighed as he put some of his things in a bag.

\"What are you doing?\" Brian asked.

\"I'm going to stay a few days with Em,\" Michael told him using just his good arm. The other one was in a cast and he had a sling around his neck.

\"Why the fuck?\" Brian asked.

The older man shook his head and turn to face his lover. \"Guess what I found out today?\"

Brian loosened his tie. \"What's that?\"

\"That you took a loan,\" Michael said. \"The bank called here.\"

\"So?\" Brian asked. \"It's for the business I'm starting.\"

\"I imagined it was something like that,\" Michael muttered.

Brian walked over to him and pulled Michael to him. \"What's going on?\"

\"Why didn't you tell me?\" Michael asked.

\"It wasn't a big deal,\" the brunet said shrugging it off.

\"But it is,\" Michael said pulling away. \"You, sometimes, act like everything is about you.\"

\"It is my business,\" Brian pointed out.

\"Do you really want to get married?\" Michael asked as he arched a brow.

Brian frowned as he stared at his boyfriend. \"Of course I do,\" he assured him. They already had to postpone everything because of the accident, he wondered if they would ever get married. \"Why are you asking me that?\" the brunet asked getting his blazer off. \"Why the fuck would I have asked you?\"

Michael sighed and shook his head lightly. \"I don't know.\"

\"It's that asshole's fault, isn't it?\" Brian asked. \"He's been talking shit about me.\"

\"This is about you and me, Brian,\" Michael told him. \"Ben has nothing to do with this.\"

\"Are you sure?\" Brian asked shaking his head as he started to undress.

\"You still don't get it do you?\" Michael asked.

\"What's the piece of the puzzle that I'm missing this time?\" Brian asked getting irritated.

The older man shook his head. \"God, Brian,\" he said.

\"Michael,\" Brian whispered. \"I'm trying the best I can,\" he told him.

\"You shouldn't have to try so hard Brian,\" Michael told him. \"I'm tired of having to work so hard for our relationship to see the light of day.\"

\"What the fuck is that supposed to mean?\" the brunet asked. \"You know that I never have been in a relationship before! You know that! I told you it wasn't going to be easy. But you wanted to try it anyway. I given you so many things that nobody has ever gotten.\"

\"Should I be doing a happy dance now?\" Michael asked. \"Should I feel like the lucky guy?\"

The brunet pinched the bridge of his nose.

Michael walked toward Brian and stood in front of him. Using his good arm he put his hand on Brian's shoulder. \"I'm tired of you not trusting me. Why didn't you tell me?\" the man asked as he looked at Brian.

The younger man shook his head. \"I can't believe this. I didn't tell you about this because I wasn't sure. It happened so fast, Michael. I actually was coming home to tell you about it.\"

\"After it was done,\" Michael told him.

The brunet nodded. He didn't want to tell Michael in case his plans didn't go through. \"I wasn't sure it was going to work.\"

\"If we're going to be married you have to be able to tell me everything,\" Michael said. \"And whether we fail or triumph, we do it together.\"

\"I know,\" Brian muttered. \"But it's so hard.\"

\"Oh is it?\" Michael hissed as he pulled back.

\"I'll try to remember that Michael,\" Brian went after him and put his hands on Michael's neck. He tried to kiss him but Michael pulled away.

\"Fuck Brian!\" Michael hissed. \"You think everything can be solved with sex!\"

The brunet felt hurt. \"No\u2026I just want to celebrate with you. I thought\u2026I said I was going to try.\"

\"And I said I was going to stay a few days with Emmett,\" Michael told him.

\"I'm tired of this shit,\" Brian said. \"Every time you get angry at me or I don't do something right you run away.\"

\"I need to think about a few things,\" Michael said.

\"This is so fucking hard, Michael,\" Brian informed him.

Michael glared at the brunet. \"Oh is it?\"

Brian nodded slowly.

\"Then let me make it easy for you, Brian,\" Michael yelled.

The brunet looked at Michael with an arched brow.

\"It's over!\" Michael said. \"I'm tired of fighting with you all of the time, Brian. This shouldn't be hard. It just shouldn't.\"

Brian rolled his lips inside his mouth. Then he took a deep breath. \"I didn't mean it like that.\"

\"You never mean anything do you?!\" Michael asked grabbing some jeans and throwing them inside the duffel bag.

\"Michael,\" Brian said putting his hands on Michael's shoulders. \"You don't mean that.\"

The older man stopped to think about everything. He looked up at Brian and shook his head. \"I don't, but I still think that I should stay with Emmett for a few days.\"

The brunet nodded and let go of Michael.

\"I'll call you,\" Michael told him before he collected a few more things.

Brian shook his head as he headed for the bathroom quickly. He was staring at himself in the mirror when he heard the door slide open and then close again. He licked his lips and brushed the single tear coming down his face. He sniffed and wondered how things had gone so wrong.

***

Michael sat on the booth and smiled at his brother. \"Hey, what are you doing?\"

\"Homework,\" Jesse told him. \"This is going to be the last of it because in two weeks classes are over. Well, at least until I start college.\"

\"Have you received any letters?\" Michael asked.

\"Jesus,\" Brian said standing in front of Michael and cutting the men's conversation short. \"It's raining cats and dogs out there.\"

Michael looked up at his boyfriend. \"Are you okay?\"

\"Sure,\" the brunet said. \"Hey, squirt,\" the man said looking at Jesse.

\"Bri-Bri,\" the teen said in a childish tone. \"Looking good there,\" he mocked.

Brian frowned at that. He and Michael still had a few visible bruises from the accident. He couldn't wait until they went away. He ignored what Jesse was saying. \"Don't call me that,\" he warned as he sat down.

\"You don't scare me,\" Jesse told him. \"Stop calling me squirt.\"

Michael laughed as he watched his boyfriend and brother arguing. \"Stop it you two.\"

\"Hey,\" Jesse said putting his notebook down. \"I heard that you're going to be in a photo shoot with Justin Timberlake, is that true?\"

\"I'm not going to be in it, I'm just going to be there,\" the man explained. Brian arched a brow and leaned back. \"What are you going to do for me if I take you with me?\"

\"I won't kill you in the middle of your sleep,\" Jesse told him. \"And I promise I'll stop spitting on your salads.\"

\"Ugh,\" Michael protested. \"That's disgusting, Jesse.\"

Brian and the teen laughed at that.

\"Oh come on, Brian, please,\" Jesse said and gave him his best puppy eye. \"I never miss any classes and I have good grades. I deserve it. Please, pretty please.\"

Brian rolled his eyes and then looked towards Debbie. \"Go tell your mom that you're coming with me to New York.\"

\"You're the best!\" Jesse hissed as he jumped from the booth.

\"Jesus, Brian,\" Michael said laughing. \"Ever since we were little all Jesse has to do is give you his puppy eye face and you're sold. Are you going to be this tough when we have kids?\"

Brian laughed. \"I will be tough. Jesse is, well, he is...he's Jesse.\"

Michael smiled because he pretty much couldn't deny his brother anything. \"You're right. Thanks for taking him. And please don't go taking him to any clubs out there. You hear me?\"

Brian only grinned.

\"Hey,\" Jesse said coming back. He started to close his notebook because his break was over and he had to go back to work. \"Ma said it was okay, but she said she would have your balls on a platter if you take me to any clubs. I'll be back to take your order,\" he said smiling.

\"Hurry up,\" Brian answered and looked at his boyfriend. \"It's scary how much like Debbie you are.\"

Michael laughed at that and shook his head. \"So, are we going to go on that trip that we planned?\"

Brian straightened up on the booth. \"I can't.\"

Michael smiled sadly. \"I'm not surprised.\"

Brian sighed at that. \"Look, maybe later we can do it. You know I have to work a lot to get the things we have.\"

\"It's not fair,\" Michael told him. \"We barely spend time anymore, Brian. God, I hate it.\"

Brian wanted to point out that Michael was the one that wasn't staying at the loft anymore, but kept quiet. He didn't want to start an argument. The brunet leaned back and put his hand on Michael's lower back. \"I'll make it up to you,\" he replied softly.

The dark haired man didn't say anything. He was tired that he always came in second.

***

The brunet came home to find Michael making his bags and by the looks of it, this time Michael was taking everything with him. The man looked surprised to see Brian there. Brian stood in their bedroom wondering what the fuck was going on. He looked at Michael and then at Ben, who was there with his partner, before looking at Michael again.

\"You're home early,\" Michael pointed out.

\"You're packing,\" the brunet replied as he loosened his tie.

\"Um,\" Michael said as he looked around. \"I\u2026I'm going to\u2026\"

\"What?\" Brian asked as he stared at his boyfriend. \"Spit it out.\"

\"I'm going to go back with Em,\" Michael told him. \"For a while at least.\"

\"I see,\" Brian murmured. \"When were you going to tell me? Oh, wait, you weren't.\"

\"Of course I was,\" Michael assured him.

\"The only reason you're telling me this is because I'm here. I got out of work early so I could come home and spend some time with you,\" Brian told him. \"You were the one that ask me to be around. Why even bother, Mikey?\"

Michael sighed and looked towards Ben. \"Could you give us a second?\"

Ben nodded and walked to the door. He got out and slid it close.

\"Brian,\" Michael said. \"Things aren't working.\"

The brunet looked to where Ben had left. \"I see why.\"

\"He has nothing to do with this,\" Michael assured him.

Brian shook his head. \"I can't fucking believe you! Why the fuck are you doing this?!\"

Michael opened his mouth to say something but knew that Brian wasn't going to really listen to anything he was going to say.

\"He wants you,\" Brian commented.

The older man stopped. \"Even if that was true it has nothing to do with me and you. You and I are over, Brian. You know that. I don't even know what else to do but you just...you won't work on this the way is supposed to.\"

The brunet kept quiet. He moved away to get something to drink.

\"If I left anything I'll come back for it later,\" Michael said as he grabbed his stuff. Then he left.

Brian went to the bedroom and searched the closet. The man had taken everything with him. He changed into his club clothes and left the loft. He needed a drink fast. In the back of his mind he kept thinking that he could fix things. He knew what he had to do to make the dark haired man come back to him.

The brunet went to Woody's and started drinking like there was no tomorrow. Then he kept going to the restroom followed by whatever guy had approached him in the first place. All he wanted to do was forget the kind of day he was having.

\"Let's get out of here,\" Francis said smiling as he licked Jesse's neck. \"Mmm, I want you to fuck me.\"

Jesse smiled and nodded. He was walking with the red head teen when he stopped and turned to look at the man that was currently by Brian's Jeep puking his brains out. When he took a step closer his eyes opened wide when he realized it was the brunet. \"Brian?!\"

Brian didn't even bother to look at the teen. He fell down on his knees and put one hand on the floor. He closed his eyes and wished everything stopped moving around him.

\"Brian,\" Jesse whispered as he neared the man.

Brian shook his head and pushed whoever was touching him. \"Fuck off.\"

\"We should go,\" Francis told him.

\"Come on, Francis,\" Jesse said. \"You have to help me get him in his car.\"

\"He's not our problem,\" Francis answered.

\"If you don't help me you won't be getting a piece of me ever again,\" Jesse warned him.

\"God Jesse,\" Francis complained as he helped the dark haired teen get Brian up. \"Didn't you just tell me that he and your brother broke up?\"

\"Yeah, but Brian and Michael were friends before. I grew up with him too and Brian is like a brother to me too,\" Jesse explained. \"Okay,\" he said once they had managed to sit the brunet on the passenger seat.

\"Now what?\" Francis asked.

\"I'm driving him home,\" Jesse told him.

\"I thought we were going to fuck?\" Francis said.

\"Some other time,\" Jesse told him. \"I'll call you.\"

\"You got to be fucking kidding me, Jesse,\" Francis said pissed. \"Come on.\"

Jesse searched for the keys on Brian's pockets and smiled when he found them. Then he got on the Jeep as well and started it.

\"This is so fucked up and you know it,\" Francis said shaking his head. \"Don't bother to call me.\"

Jesse rolled his eyes knowing that Francis didn't mean that. He drove out of there and to Brian's building. When he got there it was pretty hard trying to get the brunet to walk on a straight line, or at all for that matter.

\"We're almost there, Brian,\" Jesse told him.

By the time the younger man dropped Brian on the bed he was sure he had pulled a muscle. He undressed the brunet and threw the covers on top of him. He was about to leave when Brian's voice stopped him.

\"What was that, Brian?\" Jesse asked.

\"Don't leave,\" Brian muttered.

Jesse bit his lower lip and undressed. He stayed on his briefs before he jumped in bed with Brian. He felt Brian's arms wrapped around him and he arched a brow.

\"I love you, Mikey,\" Brian told him.

Jesse looked at Brian with pain in his eyes. \"Go to sleep,\" he said and kissed Brian on the forehead. \"It will be okay.\"

Brian nodded and went to sleep holding on to the teen.

***

Brian had a few drinks before he headed for the backroom. He had some tension that he needed to release. He knew that as soon as he got there they would come to him like always. He looked around at the different guys down there with him before he found the perfect spot. In seconds two guys were all over him. He closed his eyes and tried to relax when he heard a familiar voice.

\"No,\" Jesse hissed. \"I told you that I wasn't going to bottom for you. You said you were okay with it,\" the teen told him.

\"I changed my mind,\" the man said smirking. \"You'll like it,\" he said as he pinned the teen to the wall.

\"Let me go,\" Jesse shouted.

\"Relax,\" The dark haired man told him. \"Just go with it.\"

\"Fuck you!\" the teen growled and shut his eyes when the man's hand grabbed his ass. He didn't know what he was thinking when he'd come down there with the man.

The guy reached to the front of Jesse to undo the teen's jeans but was pulled away and suddenly he was the one being pushed against the wall.

\"He said no,\" Brian told him in a deadly tone. \"Did you not hear it?\"

\"This is none of your fucking business, Kinney,\" the man told him.

\"It is when you mess with him,\" Brian said and looked at the guy dead on the eyes. \"You touch him ever again and I will kill you.\"

\"Oh shit,\" Jesse said under his breath. He couldn't believe what had almost happened to him. \"I'm\u2026let's go Brian.\"

Brian nodded and let go of the guy before he left the backroom with the teen. Once they were back at the bar Brian bought them a couple of beers.

\"Thanks,\" Jesse whispered after he took a sip from his.

\"Don't ever go down there with someone double your size,\" Brian told him. \"Or alone.\"

\"I know,\" Jesse said. \"I just\u2026never mind.\"

Brian arched a brow.

\"How are you doing?\" Jesse asked. \"How did you wake up this morning?\"

The brunet looked at Jesse and smirked. \"Did you kick me while I was sleeping?\"

The teen laughed. \"Please, I don't kick,\" the boy assured him. \"You remember it was me?\"

\"Who else would it have been?\" Brian asked raising a brow.

Jesse rose the bottle to his mouth and drank from it. \"So, where is everyone?\"

Brian shrugged. \"I don't know and I don't care.\"

The teen laughed knowing how Brian always pretended to be so tough. Ever since he could remember Brian had been around him and yes, Brian was tough, but he also had feelings like anybody else.

\"What are you doing here by yourself?\" Brian asked knowing that when the teen came to Babylon someone was always with him.

Jesse shrugged. \"I wanted to be out of the house and came here.\"

The brunet shook his head.

Jesse sighed and looked around the dance floor. \"I was with Francis but we had a fight and he left me.\"

Brian laughed at that. \"It's not easy dealing with you Jesse.\"

\"Oh shut up,\" Jesse told him and swatted the man playfully on the arm.

The older man laughed. He was looking around Babylon when he spotted Michael, Ted, Emmett and Ben. He put his bottle down and thought it was best if he left. \"I'll see you around.\"

Jesse frowned as he looked at the brunet not sure what had happened. Then he saw his brother and he knew what was going on. He bit his lower lip and went after the brunet. Once outside he ran after the man. \"Brian!\"

\"Jesse?\" Brian asked as he turned around. \"What are you doing out here?\"

\"You didn't really have to leave,\" Jesse said. \"You're still our friend.\"

The man laughed as he pushed his hands in the pockets of his jeans. \"I'm going to the baths because there isn't anybody hot for me to fuck here. That's all.\"

\"Okay,\" the teen whispered.

The brunet cleared his throat.

\"Uh,\" the teen said walking closer. \"Do you think that this is it? With you and my brother, I mean.\"

\"He has Ben now,\" Brian told him.

\"He keeps bringing him to the house and saying that they are just friends,\" Jesse said. \"But I know better. I think he's just waiting a while before he tells everyone.\"

The brunet licked his lips.

\"Why don't you fight for him?\" Jesse asked smiling.

Brian snickered. \"I don't go after anyone, Jesse.\"

The teen sighed. \"My brother loves you.\"

\"I'm sure he does,\" Brian replied. \"Go back.\"

\"He does, Brian,\" Jesse said. \"He called me crying because he didn't know who to\u2026\"

\"Choose?\" Brian asked when the teen stopped talking. He had known it all along that Michael had something going on with Ben.

\"I didn't mean to\u2026God, Brian. It's hard for him sometimes because you're so complicated,\" Jesse told him.

The brunet grunted something under his breath.

\"That's not an excuse, I know,\" Jesse said and sighed. \"Maybe I should quit while I'm ahead.\"

The older man laughed at that.

\"I'm going to go home,\" Jesse said. \"I'll see you.\"

Jesse started walking away then. Brian went to his Jeep and got inside before he went after the teen. He smiled when Jesse looked at him.

\"Get in,\" Brian said.

\"I'm not going to the baths,\" Jesse assured him and then grinned at the man. He'd only been there once and he'd come out running out of the place.

The other man laughed and nodded towards the seat. Jesse opened the door to the Jeep and got inside. He put his seatbelt on and bit his lower lip.

\"Brian,\" Jesse said after a while.

\"What is it, Jesse?\" Brian asked wondering what the teen would say now.

\"Well,\" he said. \"If is it's any consolation, I think that you're way hotter than Ben.\"

Brian smirked. \"Thanks,\" he muttered before he drove to Jesse's house. At first he thought it would be okay getting over Michael. For a person like him it shouldn't be so hard to forget the man but he was having more trouble than he thought. He could do what Jesse was telling him and fight for Michael but what was the point when it was more than obvious that Michael wanted someone to love him the right way and apparently he wasn't it.<\/a>","comments":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/81954.html?view=comments#comments","category":["m-preg","pathway","brian and justin"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/81721.html","pubDate":"Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:16:56 GMT","title":"YOU SHOULD HAVE NEVER LEFT","author":"draccone","link":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/81721.html","description":"You Should Have Never Left
You Should Have Come After Me
Summary: Justin and Brian deal with everything as time progresses. The blond is not at a good place and Brian is willing to do anything to make it better.
AN:This standalon follows THIS IS GOING TO END IN TEARS. I want to thank my betas Helen and Sunny. Thanks guys. I hope you guys enjoy it.


Justin watched as Brian slept and smiled at that. He loved to watch the man sleeping. He rubbed the back of his neck and thought about everything that was going on. If he could live with it he would so totally kill Jason right now. Mmm, maybe I'll wait until the baby is born and then I'll wringed his neck.<\/i> The blond didn't think he'd been so angry at anyone in all his life. And that was saying much because anger was something he was very familiar with.

The blond caressed Brian's back and the brunet moaned and slowly opened his eyes. He stared at his husband and then gave him a goofy smile before he turned on his back. He sighed and moved closer to Justin.

\"How long have you been awake?\" he asked and yawned.

\"Not long,\" the blond lied.

\"Right,\" Brian replied and looked at his man. \"You should try to sleep, is late.\"

The blond looked at the alarm clock and then shrugged. \"Is actually early,\" he said and grinned. He licked his lips and then moved to grab a cigarette. He grabbed one from Brian's pack but didn't light it up right away. He saw Brian moving from the corner of his eyes and then felt the man's arm over his shoulders before the man pulled him closer. It\u2019s not right, Brian. He's giving you what I wanted to give you. I hate him! I fucking hate him!<\/i>

\"It doesn't matter what happens, Justin,\" Brian whispered. \"I'm with you. You know that.\"

\"You're so fucking corny, Brian,\" the blond told him and moved away to sit at the edge of the bed.

Brian smirked knowing that it didn\u2019t matter what the blond said. He knew him and he knew that the blond needed to hear those words.

Justin lighted his cigarette. He started thinking about what he could do because he wasn't just going to let go of the fact that Jason was giving Brian a kid. It was eating him alive. He was going to end up killing the kid. He couldn't even get pregnant ever again so, what hope he had? He looked back at Brian and then back at the floor. He had wanted to be the one to give Brian a son or daughter and now someone else was doing that for the brunet.

He didn't move from that spot as he smoked. His mind was filling up with images of him and Brian having a kid, a kid that Brian could have. He knew that if he told the brunet that he would probably get bitch slapped before the brunet killed him for just even mentioning so, if he did it Brian couldn't know about it. He wondered if it was wrong from his part and thought how much of a convincing role he could play when they found out. He would act completely shock. Yeah right, he would know.<\/i> He thought it was a violation of trust in Brian's part but then again he wanted it so badly. Should I try to do something like this?<\/i>

\"Justin,\" Brian said. \"You're not planning on killing him, are you?\"

The blond smirked and turned around. He got up and went over to the night table before he crashed the butt of the cigarette in the crystal green ashtray. Then he opened the drawer and took out the small wooden box where he and Brian kept weed.

\"Goddamn it,\" Brian hissed. \"Are you planning on killing him? For real?\"

The blond chuckled. \"Would you mind if I did?\"

The brunet sighed and thought about his answer. He knew that Justin would go very far when he got something on his mind and there would be no stopping him no matter what. He knew Justin knew that his actions had consequences and most of the time he just didn't care about them. \"Just as long as you don't get caught,\" he responded, somewhat sure that Justin wouldn't go as far as killing someone no matter who or why. Then again he thought that he would do anything for his husband, so it really shouldn't surprise him if Justin could do the same.

\"Don't worry, if I do it, I'll wait until the baby is born,\" Justin said and when he looked back at Brian he had what looked like an evil smile.

\"Gee thanks,\" Brian told him and grabbed the box away from Justin's hands. \"I got two joints in here already rolled up. Come here.\"

Justin stared at the brunet for a few seconds before he got in the bed. Brian gave one to the blond and then put the box on top of the table as he watched his husband lighting the joint up. Justin kneeled on the bed and gave Brian a sexy smile that he knew would send Brian a message loud and clear of what he wanted.

The brunet smirked and threw the covers away to reveal that he was naked just like the blond. Justin's face was serious as he set out to touch the brunet. He let his hand rest on Brian's chest for a few seconds before it moved up to Brian's neck. He bent down and kissed the brunet and in the process he blew smoke into the younger man's mouth. Brian sucked it all and after a few seconds he let it out before he started coughing. Justin smiled and grabbed Brian's cock, which was already hard.

\"I could always do this to you,\" Justin whispered as his hand played with the man's penis. He took a hit from the joint and held it inside for as long as he could.

\"Pass it on,\" Brian whispered.

\"Shut up,\" Justin told him and straddled Brian's legs. \"Mmm, do you want me to suck you baby,\" the blond asked.

Brian closed his eyes and threw his head back. It always drove him crazy to hear Justin call him baby. It wasn't something that the blond ever did in public. But when they were alone sometimes Justin would call him that and it sounded so sweet to his ears, like Justin practiced the word everyday so it would be perfect when he said it.

Suddenly Justin moved up and started sucking on Brian's earlobe. \"My baby,\" he whispered because he always knew that Brian loved when he used that particular word.

\"Justin,\" the brunet protested, but then again, not really.

\"Here,\" Justin said and gave Brian the blunt before he moved down to suck the brunet.

Brian sighed and closed his eyes as he felt Justin's lips on his cock. He moaned and smiled as he felt the blond's tongue teasing him. He opened his eyes slowly and looked down at his man. With his free hand he reached down to touch the blond's face. He took a hit of the weed and tried to focus on what Justin was doing to him but he was thinking on how he had messed things up. If he had never let Jason into his life he wouldn't be having a baby with the man and definitely he wouldn't be hurting Justin. No matter what the blond said he knew that Justin wasn't happy with what was going on.

\"Fuck,\" Brian hissed as his head moved back and his hips pulled away from his husband after the man had bitten him on the left side of his hip.

\"Yeah,\" Justin said and licked his lips. \"Pay attention to me. Stop thinking about whatever the fuck is you're thinking.\"

Brian closed his eyes and did what the blond told him. Justin smiled and grabbed Brian's cock with his hand and licked the head slowly before he started sucking it and making Brian vibrate all over. He licked the man's penis from head to base knowing how much Brian liked that. Then he deep throated the man humming each time, the head of the brunet's cock hit the back of his throat.

The brunet wanted to hold on but he knew it was useless when it came to the blond. Justin knew how to turn him into a pile of mush. His mouth opened and a low growled came out as he started to cum in Justin's mouth. The blond didn't let go of his cock until he had spilled the last drop.

\"Stop,\" Brian said when his body was overwhelmed by the tickling sensation.

Justin pulled away and then started kissing his way up. He grabbed the weed from Brian and reached for the lighter.

\"My turn,\" Brian said pushing Justin back on the bed.

The blond let Brian kiss him on the chest and nibbled at his hips. Then Brian started licking Justin's cock. The blond took a few hits of the weed before he put it away. He sat up and pulled Brian away from him.

\"You don't want this?\" Brian asked.

The blond smiled and pulled the brunet on top of him. \"I'm going to fuck you so hard.\"

Brian smiled at that and kissed Justin. They rolled in the bed so that Justin was on top.

\"Turn around,\" Justin told him with a husky voice. As Brian did that, the blond reached for the lube, which was on the other night table next to the alarm clock, right where they had left it last.

Brian felt Justin's hands grabbing his ass. He licked his lips and closed his eyes waiting for what was to come. He smiled when he felt Justin's slick fingers pushing inside of him. He opened his legs more to give Justin more room.

\"So easy,\" the blond whispered with a grin.

\"Fuck you,\" Brian told him and gasped when Justin pushed another finger inside of him.

\"What was that?\" Justin asked as he scissor his fingers inside the brunet.

Brian grunted something that the blond didn't understand. Justin pulled his fingers out slowly and then pulled the brunet's hips. Brian got the message and got on his knees. He felt Justin's cock brushing against him and he waited to see what was going to happen. When he felt the tip of Justin's cock at his entrance he closed his eyes knowing what was going on.

\"Relax,\" Justin said caressing Brian's hips.

\"Justin,\" Brian said a bit sternly.

\"If you deny me right now,\" Justin said. \"I'll fucking kill you.\"

The brunet closed his eyes yet again and sighed. He opened them and then turned around. \"I know why you need this, but do you really want it to be like this.\"

\"Do you?\" Justin asked. \"Do you really know?\"

The taller man swallowed as he heard Justin. He moved to kneel in front of the blond and caressed Justin's face. He gave the man a kiss on the neck and felt how warm Justin's skin was. He smiled and moved his head up to kiss Justin's lips.

\"I'll give you anything you want,\" Brian told him.

\"Turn around,\" the man whispered.

\"I love you,\" Brian told him.

Justin groaned and buried his head on Brian's neck. \"God, Brian. Hate me tonight.\"

\"I'll never hate you,\" Brian told him. \"No matter how bad you are sometimes I will always be in love with you,\" then he turned around on his belly wondering what he was thinking letting the blond fuck him raw.

The older man kissed the brunet on the neck and then he reached for a condom. I'm not that bad.<\/i>

***

About a month and a half later Brian and Justin were having dinner at Lindsay and Mel\u2019s house. At that moment Justin was outside having a cigarette. He just didn\u2019t want to be there listening to Jason babbling.

Lindsay got up from the sofa and went to the kitchen where she started cleaning a bit. It wasn't really that bad, a few things out of place and maybe two or three dishes. But at that point she would clean the whole place just as long as she didn't have to sit in the living room where Jason was talking non-stop about the baby. She was going to strangle the man.

\"Hey, are you okay?\" Melanie asked her.

\"Yeah,\" Lindsay said. \"He\u2026I don't know. He's just\u2026\"

\"Obnoxious?\" Melanie asked.

Lindsay looked at her wife and chuckled. \"What happened to him? He used to be more\u2026nice?\"

Melanie shrugged and hoped onto the counter. \"Maybe he was pretending to be nice.\"

\"Yeah,\" Lindsay whispered.

\"Or maybe is the fact that Justin is back and he's with Brian now,\" Melanie said. \u201cAnd Jason thinks that if he talks about the baby that he\u2019s having with Brian he\u2019ll win him back.\u201d

\u201cYeah,\u201d Lindsay whispered.

\u201cThat\u2019s what happens when you rush things,\u201d Melanie told her wife. \u201cYou do that a lot.\u201d

\"What does that have to do with anything?\" Lindsay asked crossing her arms.

\"Well, I know you Lindsay,\" Melanie said with a grin. \"You and Michael have always wanted Brian to be happy. For some reason you guys think it's your responsibility. So when Justin left and Jason came into the picture you were ready to make Brian be with him.\"

Lindsay frowned. \"Well, I thought\u2026I don't know what I thought.\"

Melanie arched a brow and just stared at the blonde.

\"I just wanted Brian to be happy, you're right about that,\" Lindsay admitted. \"And I wanted to make Jason feel welcome and that's why I would invite them over. But I never thought that Brian would fucking go crazy and ask the kid to marry him. I mean, he was with Justin for almost a lifetime and he never did.\"

Melanie nodded slowly and then hopped down from the kitchen counter. \"It's not your fault.\"

The blonde woman sighed. \"I know it's not. I just\u2026I wish this wasn't happening. I know Brian\u2026and he's not happy with what's going on. And Justin\u2026I don't know what Justin is thinking but it can't be good.\"

\"I bet,\" Melanie replied. \"You stay here for a bit more and I will go out there and ask if anyone wants anything.\"

Lindsay nodded with a smile. She crossed her arms and pouted once Melanie was out of the kitchen.

\"I'm not thinking anything about it,\" Justin said.

Lindsay jumped and then looked at the blond. \"How long have you been standing there?\"

\"I was outside smoking,\" Justin told her and closed the screen door in the kitchen that led to the backyard.

\"Oh,\" she replied. \"Do you want anything to drink?\"

\"Do you still have beer?\" the man asked. You never change do you Lindsay. Always trying to be so good to everyone.<\/i>

\"There are a few left,\" she said and opened the fridge to take one out. When she handed him the bottle Justin was staring towards the living room. She sighed and grabbed him by the chin. \u201cAre you okay?\u201d

\"Thank you,\" Justin told her as he lifted the beer. \u201cAnd I\u2019m perfectly fine,\u201d he told her pulling away from her.

\"So you really don't care that he's having Brian's kid,\" she said softly and watched his expression.

Justin turned to look at her. Oh god, she's doing that thing where she's trying to read my expression. Fucking great.<\/i> \"What does it matter?\"

\"It does bother you,\" Lindsay said and smirked.

The blond man sighed. Jesus, she always knows what I'm thinking. How can she?<\/i> Justin frowned and tried to get away but she stopped him. \u201cI\u2019m trying so hard,\u201d he whispered.

Lindsay\u2019s heart skipped a bit. She was so sad at that momento and really didn\u2019t know what to say to the blond. She knew that Justin always tried to pretend to be a tough guy that had no feelings but she knew better. She knew that he was really a great guy that cared too much just like Brian. That\u2019s why she and Melanie had decided to ask them to be the fathers of their children.

\u201cThe other days he was in the loft and pretty much threw a tantrum that I wasn\u2019t to be present for any of his appointments,\u201d Justin said. \u201cI bet that once the baby is born he doesn\u2019t want me to even let me see it. I don\u2019t even know how that\u2019s going to work seeing how I live with Brian.\u201d

Lindsay sighed. \u201cHe\u2019s going to get over it. Did Brian and him talk about the other thing?\u201d

Justin arched a brow before he took a sip of his beer.

\u201cThem being together,\u201d Lindsay whispered.

\u201cYeah,\u201d Justin said. \u201cBrian told me that Jason pleaded with him to get back together. He even used the child as an excuse saying that the baby needed their parents to be together.\u201d

\u201cJesus,\u201d Lindsay said feeling a bit bad about the whole thing. Everyone was hurting, Brian, Justin as well as Jason.

\u201cHe\u2019s fucking nuts, Linds,\u201d Justin said. \u201cI swear he is.\u201d

\u201cHe wasn\u2019t like that,\u201d Lindsay assured him. \u201cHe was an okay guy. I guess it might be the hormones.\u201d

\u201cRight,\u201d Justin commented.

Lindsay came closer to him and put her hand on his arm. \"It doesn't matter what happens,\" she told him. \"Brian will always love you no matter what.\"

I know that, but that little shit is always going to be in our lives and I hate it so much. It's just\u2026a reminder of what I can't give Brian.<\/i> \"I know,\" he said and then took a sip of his beer before he left her in the kitchen and walked to the living room.

\"So, tomorrow I have another appointment,\" Jason said with a big smile. \"You're going to be there, right Brian?\"

Brian looked at Jason. \"I can't.\"

\"You didn't even ask at what time it was,\" Jason pointed out.

\"Seeing how he's getting on a plane tonight and not coming for a week, I think it's pretty safe to say that it wouldn't matter,\" Justin said as he sat down to the brunet.

\"I wasn't talking to you,\" Jason told the blond.

\"You don't have to be a rude little shit,\" Michael said at the man.

What a prick.<\/i> Justin only shook his head and drank from his beer.

\"Don't get into it,\" Debbie said to her son.

\"I need someone to go with me,\" Jason complained. \"It's really important.\"

\"I'll go with you,\" Emmett offered.

\"It's not your problem,\" Jason said.

\"Justin can go with you,\" Brian said.

What the fuck is he talking about? I'm going to kill him.<\/i> Justin stared at the brunet like he was nuts. He gripped the neck of his beer hard and tried not to say anything bad to his husband.

\"No way,\" Jason protested. \"It's not his problem.\"

\"No, it's mine,\" Brian told him. \"And seeing how Justin is my husband he wouldn't mind helping you out.\"

Jason stared daggers at Justin who now was smirking. \"I'll call my mother. She can go with me.\"

\"Then it's settled,\" Justin said standing up. \"Brian, can we go.\"

\"Sure,\" Brian said.

After that everyone else started claiming that they needed to go as well. First, Michael and Ben and then it were Ted and Emmett. Lindsay came to the living room and started thanking everyone for coming. Vic and Debbie got a ride with Ted so Jason was leaving with them even thought he tried to make Brian take him to Deb's house.

\"He's an asshole,\" Justin said as Brian drove. God, if only a hole in the ground would open up and swallow him.<\/i> \"And you're an idiot for ever liking him or thinking that he looked anything like me.\"

\"What are you talking about?\" Brian asked with a frown. \"I never thought he looked like you.\"

\"Yeah right,\" Justin said and shook his head as he looked out the window.

Brian frowned, not liking that Justin thought that, but he wasn't going to start a stupid argument with the blond about it. \"Hey, are you sure you don't want to come with me to New York.\"

The blond licked his lips. He wants me to go with him. Mmm, this could be good for us. To get away for a while and not having to deal with stupid Jason.<\/i> \"Okay, I'll pack a few things.\"

Brian smiled and put his hand on Justin's thigh. Justin looked at Brian's hand and then at the man before he smiled. He then closed his eyes and relaxed on the seat. He really had nothing to worry about. Brian was his and he wasn't going to let the man out of his life ever again.

***
Brian came into the suite and called for the blond. He looked around but Justin was nowhere to be found so he called him on his cell phone.

\"Hey,\" Justin said. \"Are you almost done for the day?\"

\"I'm already here,\" the brunet told him as he undid his tie.

\"I am on my way then,\" Justin said.

\"What were you doing, wasting your time in some super tedious museum?\" the brunet asked and smirked.

\"It's not a waste of time,\" Justin told him. \"I was at the Metropolitan,\" the blond told him. \"And there was more than art to look at.\"

\"Anyone hot?\" Brian asked smirking.

Justin laughed at that. \"Plenty of guys.\"

\"Did you fuck anyone?\" Brian asked him.

\"No,\" Justin said.

\"Really,\" Brian said as he sat down on the leather sofa. \"Why not?\"

\"I've already fuck someone at the museum once,\" Justin pointed out. \"What's the point? It\u2019s all the same.\"

Brian smirked as he shook his head a bit.

\"Um, so I'll be there soon,\" Justin said.

\"Okay,\u201d the younger man replied before they said their goodbyes.

When Justin arrived Brian was coming out of the shower. They decided to change and go out. They ended up going to an Italian restaurant for dinner before they went to see the club scene. The first club they went to wasn't really doing it for them so they left and found another one that both of them had been to before. They had a good time dancing and drinking. They visited the backroom at least twice before they called it a night.

When they got their room they were all over each other. The first time they fucked Justin was the one in charge and he grabbed the lube and a condom even when he wanted to fuck the brunet raw. He still kept thinking about having a baby with Brian but he knew he couldn\u2019t goa head and decide for the both of them.

Brian was going crazy with Justin\u2019s touches. He had kissed him all over his neck and back and his buttocks. Then he had jerked him off almost bringing him towards the end but stopping at the last minute. He loved how Justin made love to him. Then Justin pushed him on his belly and started to open him up.

\"I love you,\" Justin whispered from behind the brunet as he putt he condom on.

He closed his eyes and slowly pushed all the way inside. Then he waited for the brunet to adjust. Oh my god. He feels so good. God, I love him so much. What if I do get him pregnant? Will he hate me? Oh god! Stop it, it\u2019s not going to happen.<\/i>

\"Jus,\" Brian said pushing back into his husband.

Justin started moving slowly. His hands were gripping Brian's hips as he moved. His mind was elsewhere.

\"Justin,\" Brian hissed. \"Are you okay?\"

The blond started to accelerate his pace. He bent down and kissed Brian's neck. \"You're so good.\"

\"Oh god, right there,\" Brian hissed as he gripped the sheets under him. \"Right there.\"

\"I know,\" the older man whispered and one hand reached to the front of Brian's body so he could jerk him off while he fucked him. If we have talked about it he would have said no. Right? Oh, I don't know anymore. I don't know!<\/i> The blond pushed all thoughts away and concentrated in giving pleasure to his man. He kissed the brunet everywhere he could and teased him a few times.

Soon enough both of them were shouting in pleasure as they erupted. Brian plopped down in the bed with the older man on top of him. Justin moved then, slowly pulled out of the brunet while holding on to the condom. He pulled it out and threw it into the trash can. Then he lay next to his husband with a big smile.

Brian smirked and kissed Justin on the neck. \u201cYou\u2019re not bad for an old man.\u201d

Justin was about to talk when Brian\u2019s phone rang. The brunet sighed and reached for it. Justin bit his lower lip because as soon as Brian answered the brunet had sported a frown.

\u201cIs he okay?\u201d Brian asked.

\u201cWho?\u201d Justin asked.

Brian looked at Justin and mouthed Jason. Then he got up and started reaching for his things. He closed the pone and threw it on the bed. \u201cWe got to go back. Jason is in the hospital and he says it\u2019s really bad. He called Michael that just called me.\u201d

Justin sighed and got up.

\u201cI\u2019m sorry,\u201d Brian said knowing that their weekend was ruined.

\u201cWhatever,\u201d Justin said getting up and going to the bathroom.

Brian sighed and as quick as he could he started to get his things ready to leave. Then when Justin came out of the bathroom he went and used it. When he got out Justin was finishing putting his things into his carry on as well. The blond was talking with someone on the phone. The brunet smiled when he saw that Justin had put some clean clothes out for him.

\u201cWe have forty five minutes to get to the airport,\u201d Justin said.

\u201cOkay,\u201d Brian said and didn\u2019t make a big deal out of the fact that Justin, who was probably irritated about the whole thing, got his thing ready to leave with him and even got them a flight home. He knew that his husband was always there for him no matter what.

***
\"So how was New York?\" Michael asked.

\"Fucking great,\" Justin assured the man.

Michael smiled at that.

\"We missed you,\" Ben said.

\"We were only gone a week,\" Brian pointed out as he grabbed his cup of coffee.

\"Because it was hell without you,\" Michael told them. \"Jason wouldn't shut up about it.\"

Justin smirked at that. Good.<\/i>

\"Ben even lied about having work just so he wouldn't have to go over to Ma's,\" Michael said.

Brian looked at Ben and smirked. \"Nice.\"

\"I can't wait for him to stop being pregnant,\" Michael said. \"All he does is talk about how he's having your baby and one of these days I'll fucking kill him.\"

\"I'll help you,\" Justin said.

\"Easy there tiger,\" Brian said smirking.

\u201cSo what happened at the hospital?\u201d Ben asked.

Brian sighed.

Justin frowned. \u201cHe was discharged by the time we got there. He had nothing wrong with him. The doctor told us that he went to emergency because he said he was in terrible pain. But there was nothing wrong with him. They did all kinds of test on him and nothing.\u201d

\u201cHe might have done it to get your attention,\u201d Michael said.

\u201cHey,\u201d Ben said. \u201cMaybe he was really in pain.\u201d

\u201cHe looked fine to me,\u201d Justin said.

Brian licked his lips. \u201cHe made a show at how I wasn\u2019t there for him because I was wasting my time away with Justin.\u201d

\u201cNice,\u201d Michael said.

\"Can we talk about something else?\" Justin asked. I\u2019m tired of talking about Jason. All he wants is to get back with Brian. I know that\u2019s what he wants and he\u2019s doing everything possible to do so.<\/i>

\u201cIs the studio finished?\u201d Ben asked Justin.

\u201cAlmost,\u201d Justin told them. \u201cI threw in five more grand and they worked faster,\" he said and shrugged. \"All they have to do is come and paint and that's pretty much it. They have to fix the floor in the kitchen but that's it. I just couldn't wait to start painting you know.\"

Brian smiled as he looked at his husband. \"You should buy Cynthia something for finding you the place.\"

The blond smirked. \"I already did. I'll call you later,\u201d he said taking his ice tea and drinking from it.

\u201cAre you going to Ma\u2019s for dinner tomorrow?\u201d Michael asked.

Brian and Justin looked at each other while Ben smirked.

\u201cYeah sure,\u201d Brian said. \u201cWhy not?\u201d

Justin sighed. \u201cWhatever,\u201d he replied as he got up. \u201cI need to go and try to see if I can find a car that I like. I\u2019m tired of having to move by taxi and tomorrow I have a shit load of things to pick up.\u201d

\u201cYou can take my Jeep,\u201d Brian told him.

Justin shrugged.

\u201cI have the day off tomorrow,\u201d Ben said. \u201cI can help you and we can catch up.\u201d

\u201cI\u2019ll call you then,\u201d Justin said before he bent down to kiss Brian and then left.

The blond walked a few blocks down the street and then stopped at the light waiting for it to change so he could cross. He looked to the side and saw Jason inside one of the stores. He frowned and moved closer to the window. He saw the blond picking baby things and his heart dropped. His eyes watered and he quickly moved away.

He pulled out a cigarette and started smoking like his life depended on it. He couldn\u2019t think about anything except the fact that Jason and Brian were having a baby. Why can\u2019t it be me? Why does it have to be him? I should have come back a long time ago. I thought Brian would have found. How stupid could I have been? It\u2019s just so not fair. It\u2019s not. It\u2019s not fucking fair at all!<\/i> When he was done smoking he threw the butt in the street and kept on walking. His face toughened up and he pretended like he was just fine.

***
Justin got out of the car with Ben. They had gone and picked up the thing Justin needed as well and some other things. Then they had gone and catch a movie before driving to Justin\u2019s studio to drop everything. Then Michael called them to tell them that they were waiting for them at the house.

\"Do you think we're late?\" Justin asked.

Ben looked at his watch and shook his head. When they went inside they found Emmett, Ted, Vic, Michael, Jason and Debbie at the table about to eat.

\"You guys made it just in time,\" Debbie said smiling.

\"I thought it was someone else,\" Jason said glaring at Justin. \"But no one important I see.\"

\"Jason,\" Debbie said as she stood up. \"Help me get some plates.\"

\"I'm pregnant,\" the boy protested.

\"I'll do it,\" Michael said standing up.

\"Where are the girls at?\" Justin asked as he sat down.

\"Couldn't make it,\" Debbie informed them.

\"Smells really good,\" Ben said and then kissed Michael on the cheek.

\"Where is Brian at?\" Jason asked. \u201cHe should be here.\u201d

\"He's at home,\" Justin said smiling. \"He has a lot of work to do and really didn't feel like going out so I'm not surprised that he's not here.\"

Jason stared daggers at the blond like it was Justin's fault that Brian wasn't there. After that dinner wasn\u2019t as nice as it used to be before. Apparently the fact that Brian wasn\u2019t there had put Jason in a bad mood. Everyone was tired of it but they didn\u2019t say anything. To make things worse a few minutes after Justin and Ben arrived, Jason\u2019s mom got there as well.

\"I'm going outside,\" Justin said when he was done eating. I need a cigarette. God, how does Debbie put up with that fucking asshole? Someone should just fucking stab him with the butter knife.<\/i>

Justin thought the younger blond was crazy because Jason talked about himself, the baby and Brian and he always made it sound like he and Brian were together. The kid was definitely living in an imaginary world.

\"Hey,\" Michael said coming to the backyard. Ben was with him.

\"Hey,\" Justin said.

Ben sat down on the steps. They were there to tell Justin not to pay attention to Jason but before they could say anything the door opened and Jason came out with his hands on his hips looking like he was very pissed.

\"Oh Jesus,\" Justin said to himself. What now? This kid has fucking problems.<\/i>

\"I called Brian at the loft and he didn't answer and I called his cell phone too,\" Jason said.

\"And?\" Justin asked.

\"Well, you said he was working at the loft and it's not true,\" Jason pointed out. \"He would have answered the phone.\"

\"Well both phones have caller I.D.,\" Justin pointed out and smirked.

Ben smiled at that too. Michael just shook his head and wondered if Jason and Justin were going to have a fight right then and there.

\"What is that supposed to mean?\" Jason asked.

\"That maybe he didn't want to talk to you,\" Justin told him. Who wants to talk to you?<\/i>

Jason grinned at that. \"Yeah right. You think I'm stupid or something. I know you don't want Brian to talk to me because he still has feelings for me and what not.\"

\"Is he serious?\" Michael asked.

\"I know that it must hurt you,\" Jason said.

\"Whatever,\" Justin said and tried to ignored him, but Jason had other plans.

\"It must be killing you that I'm having his kid,\" Jason said.

Michael shook his head. Ben arched his brows and wondered why Justin was smiling at the whole thing. He was truly smiling.

\u201cJust go back inside,\u201d Michael said.

Justin stood up and walked away from then deeper into the backyard. Ben sighed and followed the blond knowing that those words must have hit too close to home.

\"Why don't you go inside and help Debbie,\" Michael said. \"You shouldn't be out here anyway.\"

Jason frowned as he looked at Ben. \"I am pregnant and I shouldn't be doing anything.\"

\"God,\" Michael muttered. \u201cJust go the fuck inside.\u201d

Jason huffed and went back inside. Michael looked towards Justin who had pulled out a joint to smoke it. He sighed and called Brian. The man picked up by the second ring.

\u201cHey Mikey,\u201d Brian said.

\u201cHey,\u201d Michael said. \u201cLook, Justin might be in a bad mood when he gets back.\u201d

\u201cWhat the fuck happened?\u201d Brian asked.

Michael explained everything to the brunet little by little from how the dinner had went to what Jason had said to the blond. Brian told his best friend that he would be there. When the brunet got there Justin was in the backyard still while Ben talked to him about different things.

\u201cHey,\u201d Brian said smiling.

Justin looked up and frowned before he looked away again. Ben got up and left them alone. Brian sat next to his husband.

\u201cDo you want to go home?\u201d Brian asked.

\u201cNot particularly,\u201d Justin said. \u201cI was thinking more about going out and have some fun.\u201d

Brian smirked and nodded. \u201cThat\u2019s sounds like fun.\u201d

Justin smiled a bit.

\u201cBrian,\u201d Jason yelled. \u201cYou\u2019re here. Can you come in so we can talk about the baby?\u201d

\u201cIs there anything new from yesterday?\u201d Brian asked.

\u201cUh,\u201d Jason said. \u201cWell, I thought you would like to see the pictures.\u201d

\u201cYou already showed them to me,\u201d Brian pointed out. \u201cPlus we\u2019re leaving.\u201d

\u201cYou just got here,\u201d Jason pointed out.

\u201cAnd now I\u2019m leaving,\u201d Brian said standing up.

Jason glared at Justin when the blond stood up too. Sarah came out to get her son and to talk to Brian.

\u201cBrian, we need to talk,\u201d Sarah said.

\u201cJesus,\u201d Brian whispered to himself. \u201cWhat about?\u201d

\u201cIn private,\u201d she said.

\u201cI have nothing to hide from Justin,\u201d Brian said.

Sarah sighed and crossed her arms. \u201cWell, I\u2019m thinking that Jason needs his own place to live for when the baby comes. I was thinking that you could help us get him an apartment.\u201d

\u201cHold up a minute,\u201d Justin said. \u201cHe doesn\u2019t have to get him an apartment. All he\u2019s responsible for is the baby and he or she is not even born yet.\u201d

\u201cThis is none of your fucking business,\u201d Jason screamed.

\u201cLook you little shit,\u201d Justin said as he stood in front of the younger blond. \u201cI told you in the beginning. Brian was never yours. You\u2019re not going to get him back so stop all this bullshit. Brian has been great about everything. He\u2019s been there for you all this time and he will be there for the baby. So stop all this bullshit about trying to get Brian back. We can see through it.\u201d

Jason started crying. \u201cYou\u2019re an asshole.\u201d

\u201cI know,\u201d Justin said.

Jason turned around and left.

\u201cYou don\u2019t talk like that to my son,\u201d Sarah complained.

\u201cLady fuck off,\u201d Justin said before he went back into the house.

Sarah looked at Brian. \u201cWhat are you going to do about this?\u201d

\u201cHe said it all,\u201d Brian told him. \u201cI\u2019m not going back with him so stop giving him ideas on how he can get me back.\u201d

Sarah turned red.

\u201cYou think that if I get him an apartment next thing I\u2019ll do is move in with him?\u201d Brian asked. \u201cWrong,\u201d he said and walked back into the house.

Everyone inside was asking what was going on but he ignored them and walked out of the house. Justin was already on the Jeep.

\u201cWant to go out and get drunk until you can\u2019t remember your own name?\u201d Brian asked smirked.

\u201cI thought you had to work,\u201d Justin said.

Brian shrugged. \u201cI had a lot done.\u201d

Justin shrugged.

\u201cHey,\u201d Brian said and moved forward. \u201cI want to be with you no matter what.\u201d

\u201cYou\u2019re such a romantic, Brian,\u201d Justin said sarcastically.

The brunet rolled his eyes. \u201cYou got to tone it down with Jason. He might kill you and blame it on hormones.\u201d

\u201cThis would have never happened if you hadn\u2019t gone out with him,\u201d Justin pointed out.

\u201cYou should have never left,\u201d the brunet told him.

Justin got serious and looked at the brunet. \u201cYou should have gone after me.\u201d

\u201cOkay then,\u201d Brian said.

Justin took a deep breath. \u201cYou can be an asshole sometimes.\u201d

\u201cSo can you,\u201d Brian replied.

The older man smirked. \u201cThat\u2019s what they tell me.\u201d I\u2019m not backing off. I made my mistakes just like you did, Brian. But I\u2019m not going to let that twerp try to push himself into our lives. I know he wants you back and that\u2019s not going to happen. If he pushes me, I\u2019ll just fucking push back.<\/i>
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Hey everyone,

I got a bit of news to give you guys. You might be wondering what the heck has happened to me this past few months and why I'm not updating. Some of you might think, oh it's Tay, she does her disappearing act from time to time. He, he. (Always keep in mind I never mean to go away). This time I've been away because I'm pregnant. Yes, ahhhhh!!! I am going to be five month on Sunday. I am loving it even thought I always said I didn't want to have any kids. Who would have thought? Me and Carl are very happy and waiting anxiously to meet our baby girl or boy.

The first few months I was confined to best rest and then a bit after that I was always tired. I am gaining my strength now and I want to let you guys know that I'm going to be writing and posting things very soon. Sorry that you guys had to wait.

TODAY:
I went to the doctor and they pulled out a tooth. Oh man! It sucks to be me right now. It starting to hurt a lot. And then I can't have any strong drugs. Just Tylenol...it sucks. Hope it goes away soon.

Everyone take care.

Hugs and kisses,
Tay
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Chapter Thirteen: When Everyone Can See Through You
Summary: Michael is fabricating more lies to get Justin in trouble.
AN: Thanks to my beta Helen. I hope you guys like this chapter. Let me know.


Vic smiled as Lindsay passed him the pictures that Brian had taken while he had been away with the blond. \"These are really nice.\"

\"Yeah,\" Brian said smiling.

\"Brian could have been a photographer,\" Justin said.

\"Oh, I want to see them next,\" Debbie called. \"Do you want more pie, Justin?\"

\"Nah, I'm okay,\" Justin assured her.

\"You are so beautiful,\" Melanie said as she bounced Bella in her lap. \"Yes you are,\" she said and smiled when the girl just laughed her heart out. \"Oh my god. I just want to eat her up.\"

\"I know what you mean,\" Emmett said. \"She's such a cutie.\"

\"She's going to be a heart breaker when she gets older,\" Ted said and laughed.

\"Please no,\" Brian said. \"She won't date until she's forty.\"

They all laughed at that, with the exception of Michael who looked like he was sucking on a lemon.

\"So, you guys had a good time,\" Vic said with a smile.

\"The greatest,\" Brian said as he grabbed Justin's hand under the table.

The blond leaned closer and kissed him. \"I'll be right back.\"

Brian nodded and watched the blond go up to the second floor.

\"Why didn't you tell me that you were leaving?\" Michael asked. \"I was really worried about you.\"

\"I'm a big boy, Michael,\" Brian told him and that was it. He stood up with his and Justin's plate then he took them to the sink.

Michael stood up as well and followed the brunet. \"I thought something had happened to you.\"

\"No,\" Brian told him. \"I'm okay.\"

\"Brian, are you mad at me?\" Michael asked.

\"What do you think?\" Brian asked before he walked away from his friend.

The rest of the time that they were in the Debbie's house the brunet ignored Michael as best as he could. When Bella fell asleep, exhausted because of all the attention, Brian told Justin that he wanted to leave. So the blond gathered the girl's stuff and went to put them in the car. Then he came back to say goodbye to everyone.

\"I'm going to want to see you guys soon,\" Debbie said from the door before she went inside.

\"We're going to go too,\" Lindsay said and went inside to get her purse.

Melanie went to get the car.

\"Here you go,\" Emmett said handing Justin a stuffed animal that he left behind.

Michael walked over to where Brian was putting the girl in her car seat. \"Brian,\" he said softly.

\"What do you want Michael?\" Brian asked him. \"To start more lies?\"

\"Brian,\" Michael whined. \"I have never lied to you.\"

\"Yeah right,\" Brian said getting in the man's face. \"You told me that Justin and J.C. were kissing.\"

\"I was not lying. Emmett was just covering for them,\" Michael told him.

\"Jesus,\" Brian said as he shook his head. \"You're pathetic,\" the man said before he got in the driver's seat and honked.

Justin waved at Emmett and Vic and jogged towards the Jeep. He stopped and smiled widely at Michael. \"Goodbye, Michael.\"

\"Whatever asshole,\" Michael told him.

Justin stood in front of him and arched a brow.

\"Oh I know,\" Michael said. \"Watch out or you'll get rid of me,\" the man said in a mocking voice.

Justin chuckled at that. \"Nah,\" the blond said. \"I actually don't give a shit anymore about what you say. I know Brian is mine and I have nothing to worry about,\" he said before he turned around and got in the car.

Michael stood there and watched the Jeep until it was out of sight.

Ben came out to where Michael was. \"What's going on? Are you okay? What are you doing out here by yourself?\"

\"He threatened me,\" Michael told him.

\"What?\" Ben asked shocked. \"Who?\"

\"Justin did. He said not to say anything about what I knew about him,\" Michael said. He swallowed and looked at Ben. \"Like the drugs and the guns that he keeps in his house.\"

\"What?\" Ben asked. \"Why didn't you tell me this sooner, Michael?\"

Michael shrugged. \"Because\u2026I know that if they find all that and Brian knows about it he could lose Bella.\"

Ben pinched the bridge of his nose. \"Are you willing to make a complaint?\"

\"What for?\" Michael asked.

\"So we can get a search warrant and go in,\" Ben explained.

\"And Brian will be okay?\" Michael asked.

\"Yes,\" Ben assured him. \"I'm sure we can point out that Brian was scared for his well being as well as his child.\"

Michael nodded then. \"Then I'm doing it,\" he said smiling widely but Ben didn't see him. \"I want my best friend safe.\"

\"I understand, Michael,\" Ben said putting his arm around Michael's shoulders before he turned him around so they could walk back in the house.

***

Justin had his hands full as he came out of the house. He had bags and bags of food and drinks as well as his daughter's stuff. They were going to the park for a little while. Emmett and Slater were supposed to meet them there as well as Lindsay and Melanie. After he loaded the things on the Jeep he made sure that the car seat was set right. He smiled after a while, enjoying the feeling of being a parent. He never thought he would be one but now that he was he wouldn't change it for anything in the world.

\"Did you get everything?\" Brian asked coming out with his daughter. He looked down at her when she started pulling on his ear and smiled. Bella was already seven months and each day she looked more and more like Justin.

\"Yeah,\" Justin shouted. \"Come on, let's go.\"

\"Do we have enough food?\" J.C. asked.

\"Sure,\" Brian told him with a little smile. Now that he knew that Justin and J.C. were brothers he was much more comfortable with the man. He took a few steps and then stopped when he saw the police car stopping right in front of their house. He moved closer to his husband with a frown in place. \"Justin, what's going on?\"

The blond turned around and crossed his arms as the two officers walked over to him. One of them was Ben.

\"What do you need officer?\" Justin asked.

Ben looked towards Brian and then back at the brown haired man. He looked at his partner and then back at Justin. \"I'm here to arrest you.\"

\"What are you talking about?\" Brian asked shocked out of his mind. He was afraid that his worst fears were coming true. He always thought that one day, because of what Justin did, the blond was going to end up dead or in jail.

J.C. was by his brother's side in minutes. \"On what grounds are you making your arrest?\"

\"Assault and battery,\" Ben informed him.

\"Are you serious?\" J.C. asked. \"On who?\"

\"I'm not at liberty to say,\" Ben informed the man.

\"This is bullshit,\" J.C. said as he crossed his arms.

\"We have a search warrant as well,\" Ben told him.

Justin arched a brow wondering what was going on.

\"What are you talking about?\" Brian asked confused.

\"There have been reports that you deal with illegal drugs,\" Ben started. \"We have to search the house.\"

Ben's partner, officer Tony Spencer asked Justin to turn around. The blond licked his lips and smirked before he did what was being asked of him. Tony pressed Justin against the back of the Jeep and read him his rights while he searched him for any weapons. The blond told Brian everything was going to be okay. He knew that for a fact because he had gotten rid of anything incriminating a long time ago. Everything was at his brother's house.

\"This is not happening,\" Brian said. \"I cannot believe this crap!\"

\"Hey kid,\" Justin said. \"Relax.\"

\"Yeah,\" J.C. said as he rubbed Brian's back. \"It will be okay. I won't let anything happen to him. I promise.\"

Brian nodded slightly not sure what J.C. could do. He watched as a black sedan parked behind the cruiser and a woman got out of it. The brunet was getting a really bad feeling.

\"Hey,\" the lady that had gotten out of the black sedan said as she walked towards them. \"I'm Amelia Scott, I'm with child services,\" she said looking at Brian.

Brian backed away as he put a hand over his daughter's head. \"So?\"

\"I'm sorry but I have to take her into custody until this is settled,\" she informed him.

\"The fuck you are,\" Brian hissed.

Ben moved closer to the brunet. \"Brian, you got to understand that\u2026\"

\"Fuck you!\" Brian hissed. \"This is my daughter.\"

\"We received information that the kid has been abused,\" Amelia told him.

\"That's a lie,\" Brian told her.

\"Don't you dare!\" Justin hissed as he fought with the officer that had cuffed him and was leading him away. \"Don't you dare put your stinky hands on my daughter or I will kill you.\"

\"Justin, shut up!\" Brian hissed.

Ben sighed. \"Brian, I'm sorry.\"

\"She has nothing to do with this,\" Brian said and then looked at J.C. \"He's staying with my daughter.\"

\"Yeah,\" J.C. said. \"I'm family.\"

\"My daughter is not going to be with strangers,\" Brian told Ben.

Ben bit his lower lip. \"You have to come with us too, Brian and\u2026\"

\"You're not taking my daughter,\" Brian told him.

\"Brian,\" Ben said. \"You're safe now.\"

\"What are you talking about?\" Brian asked losing his patience. \"Safe from what?\"

\"Justin,\" Ben told him. \"We know he's been beating you and\u2026\"

Brian sighed knowing at that moment that Michael had to be behind everything and he swore that he was going to kill the man if he ever saw him again. He handed his daughter to J.C. \"You take care of her,\" he whispered and kissed the girl on the forehead.

J.C. nodded at that.

\"He never did anything to my daughter,\" Brian said. \"I'll come with you and we can talk about whatever the fuck you think is going on.\"

Ben nodded and told Amelia that for now Bella could stay with J.C. Amelia agreed on that. She preferred kids to be able to stay with someone than she having to take them away if it wasn't necessary. She did tell Brian that after an investigation everything could change and she might have to intervene.

\"Am I allowed to call anyone?\" Brian asked.

\"Yes, Brian,\" Ben told him with a smile.

The brunet called Lindsay because he needed to ask for her help and Melanie's. The brunette was the only lawyer he knew at the moment. He moved away from Ben and sighed when he saw two other police cars coming towards the house as well as a truck. As he waited he watched with hopelessness as Spencer pulled away with Justin in the back. The blond only gave him a smile before he was gone from view.

\"Hey Brian,\" Lindsay answered the phone recognizing the number on the screen. \"We're almost ready here. We'll be there pretty soon.\"

\"Linds,\" the brunet whispered.

\"What's wrong?\" Lindsay asked a bit worried. She could tell there was something wrong by the tone of Brian's voice.

\"They arrested Justin,\" Brian said and his eyes watered. \"They have a search warrant and they are about to go into the house right now. Michael is behind all of this, I just know it.\"

\"Are you shitting me?\" Lindsay asked not believing what she was hearing.

\"Who else?\" Brian asked.

\"Jesus,\" the blonde woman whispered.

\"I have to go to the police station,\" Brian said. \"Can you and Melanie meet us there? We're going to need her services.\"

\"Of course!\" Lindsay assured him. \"We'll be there, Brian. Um, where is Bella?\"

\"She's with J.C.,\" Brian told her. \"He's going to watch her. Lindsay, thank you,\" he told her before he hung up.

They drove to the station and Brian was put in an interrogating room. He was scared and all he wanted was to be with his family. He hoped that J.C. took good care of Bella. He knew that the man wouldn't let anything happened to the girl. A police officer came into the room and asked him if he needed anything.

\"Is Justin okay?\" Brian asked.

The officer looked confused. \"Um, yes. His lawyer got here a while back.\"

\"Who is it?\" Brian asked.

\"Melanie Marcus,\" the man told him. \"She said she was his lawyer.\"

Brian smiled. \"Thank you. I don't need anything else,\" he assured him and watched the man go.

Outside the other interrogating room where Justin was being held Melanie and Ben were talking to each other.

\"This is crazy,\" Melanie said as she looked at the papers that Ben handed her.

\"I know,\" Ben told her softly.

Melanie bit her lower lip and then shook her head. \"Who is after him?\" Melanie asked.

\"I can't say,\" Ben told her.

Melanie came really close to Ben and shook her head. \"Come with me.\"

The two of them walked away until they reached the end of the hallway where at the moment there was no one in sight.

\"Okay, off the record, you and me,\" Melanie said.

\"Mel,\" Ben whispered not wanting to share information.

\"If Michael is behind this\u2026\" she started.

\"What if he is?\" Ben asked. \"He knows what's happening in that house first hand. He visits Brian all the time.\"

Melanie sighed. \"So you know how his infatuation with Brian can hurt this case.\"

Ben's face changed completely. \"What are you talking about? They are just friends. Michael is trying to look out for Brian, Melanie.\"

\"He has had a crush on Brian forever. I know this because Lindsay told me, and Emmett and Ted and even Debbie. He would make whatever story he can to pull Justin and Brian apart. And it's not going to look good for you if you do all this and then nothing turns up.\"

Ben couldn't believe what he was hearing. It was not true. Michael only wanted to help Brian because he was his best friend. \"He said he saw drugs and guns in the house being handed back and forth. He told me that Justin was hitting Brian and\u2026\"

\"It's all a lie, Ben,\" Melanie told him shaking her head. \"You actually believed him?\"

Ben opened his mouth to say something but he didn't know what.

\"Justin would never put a hand on Brian are you crazy?\" Melanie asked. \"Jesus, and haven't you noticed that Brian barely talks to Michael anymore.\"

Ben sighed. \"That's because Justin threatened Michael not to be around him.\"

\"Yeah fucking right,\" Melanie said. \"Brian was livid when we told him that Michael said that Justin was beating him. He couldn't believe that his best friend was making up those lies.\"

\"I know this is hard,\" Ben said. \"Because he is a friend and you might not see it but\u2026\"

\"Ben,\" Melanie said putting her hand up. \"I'm not going to say anything else about this. I'm telling you the truth. Michael\u2026he's been using you to get to Justin.\"

\"Justin assaulted him,\" Ben told her. \"At the hospital.\"

Melanie frowned not sure that was even true.

Ben sighed. \"You're going to be his lawyer.\"

\"If they want me to,\" Melanie said. \"Call me when you're done with the search. I have to go talk to my client.\"

Ben sighed and watched her go.

Melanie opened the door to where Justin was and came inside. She gave the man a smile. \"Hey, Justin. I'm sorry this is happening.\"

\"It's not your fault,\" Justin told her. \"Did Brian call you?\"

She nodded as she pulled a chair to sit down. \"Right now you got to be straight with me, okay?\"

Justin nodded.

\"First, are they going to find anything in the house that might\u2026\"

\"Are you crazy?\" Justin asked and shook his head. \"No. I have no drugs, no guns or anything else like that. I know this is Michael's doing and if I get my hands in that little prick\u2026\"

\"Okay, okay,\" she said and sighed. \"How about the assault charges?\"

\"He attacked me first when I gave my back to him,\" Justin protested. \"You can ask Emmett. He was there.\"

Melanie nodded and she had to admit that she had seen it coming one way or another. Lindsay had told him that Michael was acting crazy and now she could see how true it was. \"Justin, you have nothing to worry about. I'll get you out of here in no time.\"

\"I'm okay really,\" Justin said giving her a reassuring smile. \"Are Brian and Bella okay?\"

Melanie knew at that moment that the man wasn't capable of the things that Michael was fabricating. \"Yes,\" she assured him. \"Everything will be okay. Just let me take care of it.\"

Justin only nodded.

***

\"Could you all calm down,\" Anderson said.

\"You calm down,\" Debbie shouted. \"We want to see them!\"

\"We're family,\" Emmett said.

\"Yes,\" Lindsay said as she nodded.

Anderson didn't know what to do with all of them.

\"Come on,\" Ben said. \"All of you follow me.\"

Debbie, Vic, Lindsay, Ted and Emmett followed Ben into a conference room that was empty. Lindsay had called Emmett to tell him what was going on and the man had called everyone else. Slater was going to go with Emmett too but J.C. called him to tell him he was on his way there, so he stayed back.

Ben told them to sit down and that as soon as he knew anything he would come back. He asked if anyone wanted anything and some of them asked for coffee. After Ben got them their coffee he went back outside and over to his partner that was finishing his report.

\"What's going on?\" Ben asked.

\"They are done with the search,\" Spencer told Ben. \"They got absolutely nothing, man.\"

Ben frowned a bit.

\"Right now they are going to go interview Brian,\" Spencer said and looked like he wanted to say more.

\"What is it Tony?\" Ben asked.

\"Well, Mrs. Marcus is filling for the charges to be dismissed,\" Tony said. \"Riley was hearing what Taylor and she were talking about. There is a witness that was there and apparently Justin was attacked first. He was only defending himself.\"

Ben was getting a headache. It couldn't be true that Michael had lied to him. He just refused to believe it. Tony told him that they could go listen to what Brian was saying.

\"Hey boys,\" Riley said as he turned to look to see who was coming into the small office. \"So far he keeps denying that anything happen so we're going to have to drop those charges of marital abuse.\"

\"Are you serious?\" Ben asked.

\"Look for yourself,\" Riley told him.

\"Did he hit you?\" Richards asks.

\"How many times are you going to keep asking him that?\" Melanie asked. \"He already answered you.\"

\"Look,\" the brunet said and ran his fingers through his hair. \"I swear to you that Justin has never put a hand on me or my daughter. He doesn't have any drugs in the house or deals with them,\" the brunet said knowing that he was probably lying about that last part but he didn't care. \"He did not attack Michael Novotny\u2026they had a fight but,\" Brian said and his face turned sad. \"Michael attacked him first. A friend of ours was there and he saw the whole thing. You can ask him. His name is Emmett Honeycutt,\" he said. He wanted to say that Slater and J.C. were also there but he didn't think it was a good thing to involve them in the mess.

\"We will,\" Richards assured the brunet.

\"Can I go?\" Brian asked. \"I really want to see my daughter and my husband.\"

Richards licked his lips and looked towards the two way mirror before he looked back at Brian and nodded. Melanie and the brunet stood up and quickly left.

\"I have to call J.C.,\" Brian told her.

\"Okay,\" Melanie said.

Ben exited the room and went to talk to Emmett. He just needed to know. \"Em,\" he said when he opened the door to the conference room. \"Can you come here?\"

\"Me?\" Emmett asked a bit scared.

\"Come on,\" Ben told him.

Emmett sighed and stood up slowly. Then he followed Ben. They went inside an office and Ben told Emmett to sit down which the man did.

\"What's wrong?\" Emmett asked. \"Are Brian and Justin okay?\"

Ben sighed. \"Yes,\" he replied.

\"What do you need me for?\" Emmett asked.

\"You were there when Justin attacked Michael right,\" Ben said.

Emmett looked down at his lap and nodded slowly. He looked up at that man and bit his lower lip.

\"You have to testify,\" Ben told him.

\"I will,\" Emmett assured him. \"But I don't think this is going to help Michael, Ben.\"

\"What are you talking about?\" Ben asked.

The brunet rubbed the back of his neck. \"We were leaving the hospital and we were really happy because Bella had been born. J.C. was hugging Justin; I guess he was congratulating him because he was a daddy. Then uh, out of nowhere Michael was there taking pictures. Then he started yelling something about how he was going to tell Brian that Justin was cheating on him. Justin got mad and walked over to him and he broke the camera. Then he turned around to leave and Michael attacked him. Slater got in the middle of it and punched him and so did Justin.\"

\"So he did attack him,\" Ben said.

Emmett shrugged. \"Michael had been provoking him for a while Ben. What do you want him to do?\"

\"Is not right, Em,\" Ben said.

Emmett stood up and nodded. \"I know is not. But tell me, do you think its right that Michael has been spreading so many lies just because he can't get Brian.\"

\"That's bullshit,\" Ben told him.

\"He told Brian that he saw J.C. and Justin kissing when it wasn't true,\" Emmett said. \"Why would you want to hurt a friend like that?\"

Ben frowned.

\"Do you know that Brian doesn't want to talk to Michael anymore?\" Emmett told him. \"He's tired of Michael always telling him that Justin is not good enough and always starting lies just because Brian won't choose Michael. I'm sorry, Ben. I'm sorry that he has pulled you into this mess.\"

Ben didn't know what to say. He just watched as Emmett turned around and left. He sat at the edge of the desk wondering what was true anymore.

***

\"Are you okay?\" Debbie asked.

\"I'm fine,\" Brian said as he put his cell phone away. He had talked to J.C. and the man told him that he was with Bella at Slater's apartment. He assured Brian that he had taken her food as well as extra clothes and diapers. Brian told him that he was going to pick her up and J.C. offered to take her to him.

\"Is Justin okay?\" Debbie asked.

\"What's going on?\" Ted asked him.

Brian licked his lips and looked at Debbie. \"Michael said that there were drugs in my house and that Justin beat him up.\"

\"What?\" Debbie asked shocked as to what she was hearing. \"You must be mistaken, honey.\"

\"Justin did hit him,\" Brian said and sighed.

Debbie frowned. \"Why?\"

\"Michael attacked him first,\" Emmett said as he joined the group.

\"Are you serious?\" Lindsay asked. \"Why didn't you guys tell us before?\"

\"I'm sure this is all a misunderstanding,\" Debbie said. \"If I talk to Michael.\"

\"I don't want you to say anything to him,\" Brian said. \"I'm tired of his bullshit. Why would he do this to me? They wanted to take my daughter away from me!\"

\"Oh my god,\" Debbie said.

\"Where is Bella now?\" Vic asked.

\"She's safe,\" Brian told them. \"I have to go home and see her.\"

\"There is Justin,\" Ted said.

Justin and Brian rushed over to one another and hugged.

\"Are you okay?\" Justin asked him.

\"Of course I'm okay,\" Brian told him and kissed him.

\"Emmett,\" Melanie said. \"Can you come with me? We have to talk and you need to give a statement to the police.\"

\"I'm going to go with Brian,\" Lindsay said. \"Are you going to be long, honey?\"

\"No, you go ahead,\" Melanie said. \"They need to have some friends around at this time.\"

Lindsay kissed her before she went to where the brunet was standing with Justin.

\"Okay,\" Emmett said and sighed. \"I'm ready.\"

Ted followed his friend.

\"I don't know what to say about all of this,\" Debbie said as Vic put and arm around her. \"Michael\u2026he wouldn't do this.\"

\"Apparently he did,\" Vic told her. \"Come on. We should go.\"

Debbie followed her brother out of the station. They took a taxi back to their house because they really didn't want to bother anyone. Debbie was feeling embarrassed that her kid had done something so stupid.

\"Do you want some tea?\" Vic asked as they were in the house.

\"Yeah sure,\" Debbie told him.

Vic got busy and started to prepare it. When he was done he served her a cup as well as himself. They were talking about everything that had happened when Michael came to the house.

\"Hey ma,\" Michael said.

\"Michael,\" Debbie said. \"What have you done?\"

\"What are you talking about?\" Michael asked.

\"We were at the police station,\" Debbie said. \"They arrested Justin because you said he attacked you.\"

\"He did,\" Michael protested.

\"He said that you attacked him first,\" Vic pointed out.

Michael crossed his arms and scoffed. \"He would say that.\"

\"Emmett was there and said it too,\" Debbie said.

Michael frowned. \"Why was he there?\"

\"Why are you lying, Michael?\" Debbie asked. \"I have taught you better than that.\"

The dark haired man frowned. \"You don't understand. I'm just trying to protect Brian. Justin deals with drugs and guns and they are going to find them; then you are going to owe me an apology.\"

\"Justin does not do that,\" Debbie protested. \"He and Brian were really sad about the whole thing. I didn't know what to say to them.\"

\"You saw them?\" Michael asked.

\"They were going home after what you put them through,\" Vic said.

\"I have to go talk to Brian,\" Michael said.

\"I don't think that's wise,\" Debbie told him.

\"He has to listen to me,\" Michael said and before anyone else said anything he left.

By the time that Michael arrived at Brian's house it was nightfall. He went to the door and knocked on it. He waited and nothing happened so he knocked again.

\"Michael?\" Lindsay said when she opened the door.

\"What are you doing here?\" Michael asked with a pout in his face.

Lindsay crossed her arms. \"What do you want?\"

\"I came to talk to Brian,\" he said and tried to go inside but she stopped him. \"Let me in.\"

\"You have lost your mind,\" Lindsay said. \"The last thing that Brian wants to do is talk to you.\"

\"Shut the fuck up,\" Michael told her. \"Brian!\"

\"Oh, you're such an asshole,\" Lindsay told him.

Brian came to the door then. \"What is it?\"

\"It's him,\" Lindsay said before she walked away.

Brian stood at the entrance. Michael once again tried to come in but this time it was Brian that stopped him.

\"What's going on?\" Michael asked.

\"What's going on?\" Brian asked as pushed Michael back. He stepped out and closed the door behind him.

\"Brian,\" Michael gasped out.

\"What did you think you were going to accomplish?\" Brian asked.

\"Look Brian,\" Michael said.

\"No!\" Brian yelled. \"I don't care what you have to say. I don't want to ever see you again, Michael. Just stay out of my life.\"

\"But I'm your best friend,\" Michael said.

\"You're nothing,\" Brian told him. \"You had my husband arrested and my daughter was almost taken away from me,\" Brian hissed. \"Fuck you!\"

Michael tried to speak but Brian pulled his arm back and punched him in the face. Then the brunet turned around and went to his house not caring if the man pressed charges on him or not.

***

Ben walked to the door and opened it when the knocking wouldn\u2019t' stop. \"Michael,\" he said.

\"You got to help me,\" Michael told him. \"Look at me.\"

Ben bit his lower lip when he saw that Michael's nose was broken. \"What happened?\"

\"Justin did this to me,\" Michael said. \"I wanted to speak with Brian and he wouldn't let me.\"

\"Oh really,\" Ben said. \"That's funny.\"

\"What?\" Michael asked.

\"Emmett called me to tell me what happened,\" Ben said.

\"What did he tell you?\" Michael asked shocked out of his mind.

\"That it was Brian who punched you,\" Ben said. \"You've been lying to me, Michael.\"

Michael opened his mouth in shock. \"Ben.\"

\"Save it,\" Ben told him. \"I know about the sick crush you have on Brian.\"

Michael shook his head. \"It's not like that. He's my best friend and I'm trying to help him.\"

\"He doesn't need any fucking help,\" Ben hissed. \"He's happy where he is. He has a family and I almost destroyed that because of your fucking lies!\"

Michael swallowed hard. \"Ben, you need to help me. You don't understand. Justin has everyone blinded.\"

\"Michael, don't ever come here again,\" Ben told him. \"You and I are through.\"

\"What are you talking about?\" Michael asked him.

\"It's over,\" Ben told him. \"You should get some help,\" the man told him before he shut the door on his face.

Michael started crying as he turned around to leave. If no one was going to help him he was going to have to get rid of Justin all by himself.<\/a>","comments":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/81398.html?view=comments#comments","category":"rescue"},{"guid":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/81108.html","pubDate":"Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:44:15 GMT","title":"THIS IS GOING TO END IN TEARS","author":"draccone","link":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/81108.html","description":"This Is Going To End In Tears
Summary: This story follows WITH FLASHING BANNERS AND ALARMS BLASTING OFF. This is mostly a view from Michael's side as everything takes place around Brian and Justin's lives. Jason doesn't want to leave because there is a part of him that thinks he can win Brian back.
AN: I want to thank my beta Helen with this chapter. I hope you guys like it, please let me know. Enjoy!!! I decided to make them all standalones instead of a whole story. Is just something new I'm trying here.


This Is Just The Beginning


When Michael arrived at his mother house he thought it was funny that Jason was living there. Not that he found it funny that Jason had to move out of the loft because Brian dumped him, or whatever the fuck had happened, but because he knew that it was an attempt from Jason's part to get back with Brian. The blond's family had more money that anyone could dream of and his parents didn't care that Jason was gay. If he wanted to go back home he could and his family would have been happy to take him back; they didn't like Brian very much and boy, would they be jumping with joy if they knew that Jason and the brunet had broken up. They can so totally hire someone to kill Brian for dumping Jason. Damn, I hope they don't do that, hmm...

\"Hey,\" Ben said. \"Are you okay?\"

\"Yes,\" Michael answered.

\"You looked like you were lost there for a second,\" his boyfriend pointed out.

\"Just thinking,\" Michael replied.

As time went on Michael got more and more frustrated, it was true he had no patience especially while Jason was there and so were Brian and Justin and everyone else kept acting like it was completely normal. Jason had tried to talk to him a few times but he'd given a quick answer each time and tried to ignore the man as best as he could. He couldn't understand why everyone else couldn't do the same. This is so crazy, someone shoot me. Jason was getting annoying to a point where he saw himself driving a screwdriver into himself just so he wouldn't have to take more of the craziness around him.

When they sat down to eat breakfast Jason smiled at him like nothing was wrong. So Michael imagined himself taking hold of Jason's head and beating him against the table. Shoving his face into his very own plate again and again until nothing but a soup of blood and brains remained. Then his life would be stress free and he wouldn't be worrying about what would happen next. It wouldn't make much of difference then because he was more than sure that at one point or another there was going to be a bloodbath between Jason and Justin. Can he see how everyone is looking at him like he's from another planet?

Most of them didn't know what to talk about so everyone was pretty much silent hearing Jason babbling about school, like they care about that. Michael was sure that everyone was choosing to look the other way even when they knew that Jason was there to try and get Brian back. Maybe they just feel sorry for him. Hmmm, well fuck that, pity never did anyone any good. When Jason started talking with Brian, Michael had to look at Justin and was wondering why the older blond just kept on smirking. Shit, maybe they all lost it. Mmm, maybe Justin just knows that he has nothing to worry about. Poor Jason, when he realizes that he really has lost Brian he'll go crazy. Well, maybe he already is. If he snaps all the way he might start killing people and I think I'm high on his list.

\"So, how long are you staying here?\" Justin asked as he leaned back on the chair.

\"Why do you want to know?\" Jason asked him as if they had been the greatest friends ever.

Michael wanted to puke at that moment. He closed his eyes for a moment and wished that Jason wasn't there. When he opened them the man was still there making nice like everything was fine and dandy. Ben was looking at him weird but he didn't care. He looked down at his food and wished time just flew by so he could get out of there. It was just too uncomfortable to be there. Jason needed to open his eyes and see what was going on, if not, at the very least someone should point it out to him.

\"Just wondering,\" Justin informed him with a smile.

\"I don't know,\" Jason said. \"I have to get my things in order.\"

\"Well, if you need any help let me know,\" Justin assured him.

Michael stared at the older blond with a raised brow wondering what he was playing at. What the fuck is his fucking problem? God, maybe Brian has him medicated. Mmm, maybe it was something in the food. God, would Ma do such thing? He sighed and grabbed his juice. He smiled when he felt Ben's hand on his thigh squeezing him. Ben moved closer and kissed Michael on the neck.

\"This will be over soon,\" Ben whispered before straightening on his seat.

The dark haired man looked at his partner and smiled brightly. Okay, so now he was having thoughts of pushing Ben into the table and ripping off his clothes before riding his hard cock. He groaned and put a hand over his crotch. He had to think of something else. Like how he was going to get up, push Justin into the floor and beat him the hell up with the pitcher of juice that the blond had gotten up to get to serve Jason. He wondered if he was the only sane person left. Then again, with the thoughts he was having, maybe not. If we keep being nice to him Jason is never going to go away. Can't anybody see that?! He's going to be here forever and all he'll do is cause problems left and right. I just know it!

\"Does anyone else want something to drink?\" Justin asked.

Ted looked at Emmett who only shrugged. He didn't know what the fuck was going on. When he had arrived for breakfast he thought it was going to be the usual suspects minus Jason. When he saw Jason there he thought that Brian and Justin wouldn't come. That went out the window when the two men in question arrived with Ben and Michael. Someone must have messed up inviting them. Now that they were all there having breakfast, Ted thought that maybe it wasn't really happening. He was still at home in his bed asleep and having one of the weirdest dreams ever. Everyone else pretty much had the same thoughts as Ted. They wondered why Jason was there and why Justin was being so nice, Justin was never nice. They just kept having breakfast and pretending like everything was okay.

Michael was the first one to be done with breakfast before he was going to the backyard. He arched a brow when the door opened and Ben and Brian came outside. The dark haired men arched a brow at them but didn't say anything. He crossed his arms as he sighed and went back to stare into nothing.

\"It's crazy in there, huh, Mikey?\" Brian asked and then grinned.

\"Tell me about it,\" Michael said. \"Is Justin okay or did you have his brain removed?\"

\"He's just being Justin,\" Ben pointed out.

Michael sighed and knew that was true. The blond would go the extra mile to be nice to Jason and in the process rub the fact that he was the one that was with Brian. He knew that wasn't a good thing. It was all going to end, oh so very bad. He thought the best thing that could happen now was for Jason to leave, but it didn't matter what he wanted. Brian had the art to find sneaky blonds all around. It was going to be a fight to the death.

\"This is so wrong,\" Michael told them. \"They are going to end up gauging their eyes out, I'm sure.\"

Brian pulled out his cigarettes and sighed when he saw that he needed to buy a pack.

\"It's not going to be that bad,\" Ben said. \"He's just making a last attempt to win Brian back.\"

\"That's not going to happen,\" Brian told them. Now that he had Justin he wasn't going to give the man up for anything in the world. He lighted his cigarette and shrugged.

\"Yeah,\" Michael whispered. \"You tell him that.\"

\"What if you call his parents?\" Ben asked.

\"No,\" Michael quickly said.

The other two men stared at Michael wondering why he didn't want to do that. Michael sighed and shook his head. That's all they needed to add more problems on top of the ones they already had. The best thing to do now is keep calm and think straight. If we don't blow things out of proportion Jason would get a clue sooner or later. That or kills us all in a moment of utter insanity. The dark haired man opened his eyes wide thinking how that would go.

\"Michael,\" Ben said. \"Are you okay?\"

\"I'm fine,\" Michael assured him.

\"Hey guys,\" Justin said as he came outside. \"We're making plans to go to Babylon tonight.\"

\"I swear to god that I will bitch slap him if he says that Jason is going,\" Michael said.

\"Jason wants to go too,\" Justin said and smirked. \"I felt sorry for him and told him yes,\" the blond said as he walked over to them.

Michael did move towards the blond but Ben grabbed him. Brian snorted as he walked over to his man.

\"You're doing drugs this early in the morning?\" Brian asked.

\"Fuck off,\" Justin told him. \"Mikey, learn to relax or you'll get an ulcer.\"

\"Jesus,\" Michael hissed as he pulled away from Ben. \"This is nuts. Why are you encouraging him?\"

Brian pouted momentarily. \"You know, maybe it's a bad idea to invite Jason.\"

\"Why?\" Justin asked as he arched a brow and then grabbed Brian's cigarette.

\"Because,\" Michael hissed. \"It is and that's that. We get it, Justin. You got Brian; you don't have to throw it in his face anymore. That kid is going to fucking buy a gun and kill us all.\"

\"Except Brian,\" Ben said. \"Him, he'll chain up to a wall and keep him as a slave.\"

\"I like that idea,\" Justin said as he neared the brunet. \"You in chains. Hot.\"

Brian smirked and bent down to kiss the blond. \"Want to go home?\" he asked huskily. He wanted to have Justin at that moment. He couldn't help it; the blond was back in his life and he wanted to enjoy every inch of the man every second of the day if possible. \"I'm going to fuck you so hard,\" he told the older man.

The blond licked his lips and pulled Brian close to him. He kissed him hard before he let go. He took one last drag of the cigarette before he passed it back to the brunet.

\"Get a room you two,\" Michael said.

Brian grinned at his best friend.

\"That's not a bad idea. Let's say goodbye to everyone,\" Justin said grinning as he pulled Brian by the hand towards the door.

Ben chuckled as he watched them go.

\"What?\" Michael asked as he arched a brow.

\"You know what's going to happen, right?\" Ben asked.

The dark haired man frowned not having a clue. \"No,\" he whispered almost afraid to find out what was going to happen.

\"You know how Justin is,\" Ben said smirking. \"He's going to go in there and make it more than obvious as to why they are leaving.\"

Michael groaned and went after his two friends. \"Will Justin ever change?\"

Ben followed his man and smirked as he watched Michael. He knew his boyfriend was always the one trying to make things alright and yet he was also the one that didn't like dealing with the stress of it all. He knew how tense Michael got in awkward situations like the one they were having. When they got inside they made it just in time to hear the front door closing. Jason was sitting on the couch looking like he was sucking on a sour candy.

\"What's going on?\" Michael asked with a frown. I guess the message was sent loud and clear. Poor Jason.

Ben watched as Jason suddenly sprang up from the couch and ran up the stairs. He gave Michael a look that said 'told you so'.

\"Brian and Justin left,\" Ted said.

\"And it was more than obvious why,\" Melanie said.

\"That poor kid,\" Debbie whispered.

\"Oh, don't worry,\" Michael told his mother. \"He's probably up there trying to come up with the perfect, dark, twisted plan on how to get Brian back and get everyone that stands in his way to disappear.\"

\"Don't say those things,\" Debbie chastised him.

\"Wow, what if he is?\" Emmett asked.

\"Stop it,\" Lindsay said. \"Mel, we have to go. We have to pick the kids up. My mother has had enough for the day.\"

\"We have to go too,\" Ben said.

Michael nodded and kissed his mother goodbye. He walked out of the house first and headed to the car. He stopped a few seconds only to let his boyfriend catch up with him. Ben grabbed his hand and they interlaced their fingers before they kept on walking.

\"You know,\" Michael said and sighed. \"I don't know what else to do.\"

\"It's not your problem,\" Ben said. \"Justin is a big boy and if he keeps taunting Jason he must know that there is a chance that the kid might retaliate. And Brian should talk to both of them. He should tell Justin to back off and Jason to move on.\"

\"I swear,\" Michael said. \"This is going to end in tears.\"

\"Most probable,\" Ben agreed.

***

Michael went to his mother's house around six. He knew he was going to be a bit early for dinner but he thought he might be able to help with something. Ben was meeting him there after work. The man thought that things were starting to get better between all of them. It had been a month and things looked calm. At the very least everyone is still alive. He hardly saw Jason because the kid threw himself into his studies so that was good. Brian and Justin seemed to be living in a world of their own and only came out once in a blue moon, no surprise there; some things never changed. He was pretty sure that soon enough Jason was going to be moving away into his own apartment. He should have known better.

He'd known Justin all of his life. He knew that if there was the tiniest little thing that the blond could go after; he would. Michael knew that it could be a hundred years from now and the blond wouldn't forget about it. He knew his best friend well. Justin might not be the kind of guy to show his feelings to the world. He and Brian would act like complete assholes to prove to the world that they didn't care. The problem was that they care too much. I know how hurt you must have been when you saw Jason. You might have even thought that you have been replaced already. How wrong you would have been, Justin. Michael put all his thoughts away and looked at Justin who was in the kitchen table eating what looked like the top of a wedding cake.

\"Hey, Michael,\" Lindsay said from the sofa.

\"What is he doing?\" Michael asked.

\"Eating cake,\" Lindsay told him.

\"Is that the wedding cake?\" Michael asked.

Lindsay nodded slowly. \"Part of it, Vic had frozen some of it and Justin found it,\" she said as she set Gus down.

The five year old smiled at his uncle. \"Hi, uncle Mikey.\"

Michael smiled and turned his attention to the stairs where Ashton was running down as fast as he could. \"Be careful,\" he shouted.

\"I'm okay,\" Ashton said as he pushed his blond hair back. \"Dad! I want some of that!\"

\"Come here,\" Justin said.

Ashton went and sat down on his father's lap. \"This is so good,\" he said after he tasted the cake. \"It's cold, I like it.\"

Justin smiled at that and ran a hand through the boy's hair. \"You need a haircut.\"

\"Nah uh,\" the six year old boy told his father. \"It's all mine.\"

The blond smirked.

Michael walked over to Justin. He couldn't believe it. Someone stop him! He knew that Justin would eat the whole cake if they let him just to prove a point. He sighed and shook his head. He wondered if Jason knew what was happening and what the man would say or do if he found out about it.

\"I want to sit here,\" Gus said as he tried to push Ashton away.

\"He's my dad,\" Ashton said.

\"He's my dad too,\" Gus pointed out.

\"There is room for both of you so stop arguing or I'll punish you both,\" Justin said as he picked Gus up. He sat Ashton in his left thigh and Gus in the other. \"You two are so heavy now.\"

Michael smiled as he looked at the blond with the kids. He thought that Justin looked nice as a father, it fitted him. Jesus, if he heard me he would probably kill me for thinking something like that.

\"What?\" Justin asked arching a brow as he looked at the dark haired man.

\"I didn't say anything,\" Michael assured him and smirked. He sat down at the table and frowned when he saw the mess the two kids were doing. The door opened and Melanie came inside with Jason. Then at that same time his mother was coming down the stairs saying something about her sauce being ready. When Michael looked at Jason he saw the shocked expression in his face.

\"What are you doing?\" Jason asked as he looked at the blond. He let his bag drop on the floor and put his hands on his waist.

\"What?\" Justin asked innocently. About a week ago he had told Jason to get his stuff and leave him and Brian alone but the blond had told him he wasn't going anywhere. So Justin had made up his mind to fuck with the guy if that was the last thing he did.

\"That's my cake,\" Jason yelled.

Gus jumped down from Justin's lap. \"It was really good, thanks for sharing,\" he said before he went over to his mother.

At that moment Michael thought of Brian and how his kid was just like him. He was sure that the brunet would have said something along those lines as well, with sarcasm dripping all over it, of course. Then he looked at Ashton who stuck his finger in the cake and then sucked it.

\"Yeah,\" the boy agreed. \"Really good.\"

\"It is,\" Justin said. \"You should try it.\"

\"He didn't,\" Melanie whispered to Lindsay.

\"Oh he did,\" Lindsay told her wife.

\"You're an asshole,\" Jason yelled.

\"Whoa!\" Debbie shouted as she turned around to look at them. \"No language like that is used around the kids.\"

\"Yes please,\" Justin said smiling. \"I don't want my kids to hear it.\"

Michael looked at Jason and for a moment he thought the kid was going to start bawling. The angry blond turned around and ran up the stairs. Michael felt bad about it and then he knew it was just how things were going to be. He was starting to see that Justin and Jason were having a war. He heard Justin saying to his son that they were done and to go wash his hands.

The dark haired man shook his head. Something had to be done and soon. If things kept going like they were, someone was going to end up dead. And it all came down to Brian; it was his fault to begin with. He should have never started dating Jason. What was the man thinking? I told him like a million times not to go after the blond, but no, what does Mikey know? Yeah fucking right. If he had only listened to me this wouldn't be happening right now. And when he thought about it, Brian wasn't the only to blame in all of it, well most of all.

It was his mom's fault too for letting Jason stay there. What was she thinking? Poor little Jason, poor my ass! The man didn't need anyone's help. He could go home and forget about Brian. But no, after all that happened is the least we could do after what Brian did to him. He is better than fine, he will forget all about Brian and move on. Yeah fucking right. The kid can be very manipulative and forgetting Brian is not something he's doing. He's probably writing down the many ways he's going to torture Justin before he keeps Brian all to himself. Michael heard loud footsteps coming from his old room.

He thought that the blond was probably tearing the room apart. Why the fuck can't he just let go of Brian? It's not like Brian is that fucking amazing. Mmm, maybe he is. Who the fuck knows what Brian does to men that leaves them with half a brain and only using their cock for guidance. Michael laughed at that and looked around to make sure that no one was looking at him. He sighed and rested his head on the table.

\"You okay, Mikey?\" Justin asked.

\"Fine,\" Michael muttered. He looked up to see that Justin had a cigarette dangling from his lips. As soon as Justin went outside to smoke the man followed him and sat down next to Justin in the front step of the house. They looked at each other and smiled a bit. \"I know what you're doing.\"

\"Is that so?\" Justin asked.

\"Yeah,\" Michael said and looked straight ahead. \"You think you have to make him suffer because he almost stole Brian away.\"

\"Damn right,\" the blond spat out. \"He thinks he can get him back and...\"

\"Stop this nonsense,\" Michael said suddenly. \"He never had Brian. No one ever did since you came into the picture years ago, Justin. You think that I arrived at that loft with my heart in my throat because I thought you might be back? No, I was thinking a million things. That he got cold feet or that he was freaking out about being married. But deep down what I really thought was that he was ready to bail. That I was going to be left back explaining to everyone that the wedding was off. The fact that you came back had nothing to do with it. I know Brian; I know he wouldn't have gone through with it.\"

Justin thought about all that. \"You don't know that.\"

\"Yeah, I do,\" Michael said. \"Because he's been in love with you since the moment he laid eyes on you. He has suffered because of you,\" Michael said. \"Just like you have suffered because of him.\"

Justin stood up. He took a deep hit from his cigarette and then ran a hand through his face. He was pushing back his emotions. \"Yeah well,\" he muttered.

Michael arched a brow but never got a chance to hear what the blond was about to say because Brian came at that moment.

\"What are you two doing out here?\" Brian asked as he walked towards them. He stopped next to Justin and smiled before he bent down to kiss the man.

\"I'm leaving,\" Justin said and turned around.

Brian arched a brow as he looked at the blond walk away. \"What the fuck did you say to him?\"

Michael licked his lips and stood up. \"You have to fix this whole mess, Brian. You know you do.\"

\"What are you talking about?\" Brian asked. \"I didn't do anything.\"

\"I'm talking about Jason and Justin,\" Michael said. \"You have to sit down with Jason and tell him that it's truly over. That there is no chance in hell that you're going back with him and if he don't listen you have to tell Justin to back the fuck off. They're going to end up killing each other and you fucking know it.\"

\"Don't be so fucking dramatic, Mikey,\" Brian said.

\"So tell me,\" Michael said just as Brian was going to step inside the house. \"Justin is being like this with Jason because there is nothing better to do, huh? Because the Justin I remember, if he didn't care one way or another he would probably care less if Jason was here or not. He would probably ignore him.\"

Brian licked his lips and swallowed.

\"But for some reason he's fighting the kid,\" Michael said. \"Mmm, is not that he's hurting or that he's scared that he might loose you is it?\"

Michael went inside and Brian stood there. He knew that just like him Justin was a professional when it came to hiding his feelings. So if he was feeling those things that Michael said he would never tell a soul. He knew that his blond had the art to act pleasant to Jason so everyone would think everything was fine and yet he would do something inconspicuously towards Jason to hurt him just because of how he was feeling. He turned around and went to find his husband.

***

Michael sat in the middle of his bed Indian style as he thought about everything that had happened. Apparently things were better with Brian and Justin. They had talked or whatever and Justin had backed away from saying things to Jason or doing anything to get the other blond mad. Whatever the brunet did or said was working. And that was amazing but then Jason had to come and add wood to the dying fire. They had been at the diner having breakfast when Jason arrived. He had the biggest smile on place and started claiming he had good news.

He had thought that the blond was moving out and on with his life but the kid apparently had a last trick up his sleeve. He told them that he was pregnant and god, poor Ted had almost choke to death. Justin had stared at Brian like he was about to decapitate him or at the very least, harm the man's cock. Brian didn't utter a single word, he didn't move or blinked and Michael wondered now if his friend had stopped breathing at that moment.

Maybe Jason thought that with news like that he would get Brian back. All he got was Brian accusing him of lying and when Jason showed him the papers that got Justin accusing Brian of fucking the kid without a condom, which Brian totally denied over and over again. Jesus, I thought Justin was going to beat the shit out of Jason even in his condition. Emmett and Ted had to hold Justin back while Brian started screaming at Jason that he was a total asshole. He told him that there was no chance in hell that he was going back with him even if they were having a kid.

He didn't even know what to do with himself at that moment. He had to chuckle at that thought because the problem didn't even affected him personally and he was already becoming a mess. He didn't want to think what it was doing to Brian and Justin. Then again his two best friends could deal with stress better than he did. He thought of getting up and getting a beer but that wasn't really him. That was something he was going to leave for Brian and Justin. They could be the ones to get drunk out of their minds to cope with everything that was happening. He sighed and bit his lower lip as he waited for Ben to get out of the shower.

He leaned back and straightened his legs. He stared at the ceiling and his mind was blank for about point two seconds before he was thinking about the situation again. The thought of having Jason in their lives forever was pretty frightening. He knew that it would only lead to fight after fight and maybe even someone getting killed. Jesus Christ, how is it that Brian and Justin always manage to get themselves in so much trouble all of the time. Ever since we were kids they always did and I had to be there to get them out of it. Ahhh! I need to find myself other people to hang out with. Maybe Ted....mmm, maybe not. Michael looked at Ben when the man got out of the shower and smiled.

\"Michael, Michael, Michael,\" Ben said as he shook his head and walked to the drawer to get his briefs. \"You are thinking about what happened today, aren't you?\"

\"It's eating me alive, Ben,\" Michael told him. \"I don't know what to do or think or say. I haven't spoken to Brian because I just don't know what to tell him.\"

Ben put his briefs on and then walked over to the bed. He sat on the edge and started rubbing Michael's belly. \"Michael, you have to let it go. Brian and Justin and Jason are going to be okay, but if you keep stressing about it, is going to kill you. Seriously,\" Ben told him.

\"I know,\" Michael said. \"But I can't help to think that maybe I could have done something, you know. I should have insisted at the beginning for Brian to just stop seeing him or I don't know. Kill the kid and hide the body.\"

Ben laughed knowing that his boyfriend was only joking.

\"God, Ben,\" Michael groaned and covered his face. \"I just feel bad for Brian and Justin and I'm so angry at Jason. I mean what the fuck. Do we even know if this kid is Brian's?\"

\"He seems pretty sure,\" Ben told him.

\"It just doesn't add up,\" Michael said sitting up. \"Don't you think? I don't know. It just....so convenient.\"

\"I don't think he would be stupid enough to get pregnant of someone else knowing that Brian is probably going to get the kid tested,\" Ben pointed out.

\"That's true,\" the dark haired man said and sighed and he leaned back on the bed once again.

Ben moved to the other side of the bed and lay next to his man. They interlaced fingers and Ben kissed Michael on the cheek.

\"What if he hired someone to get into Brian's loft and steal his sperm,\" Michael said.

The buffed man arched a brow and looked at Michael like he was nuts.

\"Maybe he is just going to pay someone so when Brian does the test it comes out like it's his kid,\" Michael told him.

\"Jesus,\" Ben said. \"Is your brain working overtime?\"

Michael smiled and looked at Ben. \"I'm crazy, aren't I?\"

\"Just forget about it, okay,\" Ben said.

\"Ben,\" Michael whined. \"How can you be so relaxed? They are your friends too.\"

\"Yes, but there is nothing I can do, Mikey,\" Ben informed him.

\"You know, I so totally saw this coming,\" Michael told him. \"I fucking knew that kid was planning something.\"

\"Right, he planned to get pregnant of Brian,\" Ben said. \"After the fact that they were over.\"

Michael laughed half heartedly at that. \"Yeah,\" he muttered. \"You know, when you want to laugh about something because it's hilarious and yet you can't because the situation is so wrong. This whole mess is just it.\"

Ben arched a brow. \"Go to sleep, Michael.\"

\"Yeah,\" Michael said. \"I know,\" he said softly. \"I'm not making any sense. God, I just don't know what to think anymore. What is going to happen with Brian and Justin?\"

\"They are okay,\" Ben said. \"I talked to Justin and he told me that he wasn't going to leave Brian. Brian told me that he wasn't going to be with Jason and he was going to tie Justin down if the blond even thought of leaving.\"

\"You could have told me that before,\" Michael said smiling as he thought of Brian tying Justin to the bed. He knew that the brunet would do it too. \"Babe, you know that this is going to be anything but easy.\"

\"I know and we'll be there for them,\" Ben said pulling the man to him. He kissed him hard and his cock reacted when Michael moaned into the kiss. \"Here, let me make you relax.\"

Michael chuckled and was more than willing to let his man erase every thought of Brian, Justin, Jason and anything else at that moment.

***

Ben walked over to Michael and sat with him. He kissed Michael on the temple and whispered that everything was going to be okay. Michael highly doubted that but he didn't say anything. He looked at the kitchen where Debbie, Brian, Jason and Sarah were arguing like they hated each other, which they probably did. Jason had called his mother and told her that he was pregnant. The woman had come and had demanded that Brian married her kid immediately. As to which Brian told her she was just plain crazy. Jason got into it to defend her mother and Debbie got on it to defend Brian.

\"I'm not marrying him,\" Brian hissed yet again.

\"You got him pregnant,\" Sarah yelled. \"You're going to take responsibility for your actions! Plus my grandson or granddaughter cannot be born without his two parents being married.\"

\"What does that has to do with anything?\" Debbie asked.

\"Do not get into this,\" Sarah told her. \"This has nothing to do with you.\"

\"Don't talk to her like that,\" Brian hissed. \"You're in her house. He's been staying here and she has been taking care of him without asking anything for it. Just show a bit of respect.\"

\"Brian,\" Jason said calmly. \"Please, don't yell at my mom.\"

Michael thought that things were calming down but then, of course, Lindsay came in with Justin. Michael rolled his lips inside his mouth and made two fists. He just knew that things were going to go down hill from there on. He got up when Justin walked over to the kitchen. He just knew that he was going to have to play mediator with all of them.

\"Hey,\" Justin said looking at Brian.

Brian sighed and shook his head signaling that he wasn't in a good mood.

\"What's up?\" Justin asked and then looked at Jason and the woman. He wondered who she was but didn't really care so he didn't ask. He just moved to the fridge to grab a beer.

\"My God,\" Jason said. \"It's like two in the afternoon and you're already getting drunk.\"

\"None of your fucking business,\" Justin answered.

\"Don't talk to my son like that,\" Sarah said to the man.

\"Are you serious?\" Justin asked and passed his beer to Brian. \"You called mommy to help you out.\"

\"Justin,\" Michael said sternly.

\"I'm taking the kids and leaving,\" Lindsay announced as she went up the stairs. \"Thanks for watching them Deb,\" she said moving as fast as she could. That was something she didn't want to be there for. Then again she could stay up in the room and pretty much listen to anything.

\"No problem sweetie,\" Debbie shouted at her.

Ben sighed as he scratched the back of his head. He put his feet on the coffee table and then threw his head back while he closed his eyes. He was listening to what was being said just in case he had to go and separate anyone of them.

\"Shut the fuck up,\" Jason hissed getting in front of Justin's face.

\"Don't think for a second that I won't fucking punch your lights out,\" Justin hissed. \"Get the fuck out of my face.\"

Michael pushed himself in the middle. \"That's enough. I think we should just relax and you know what else? Everyone should leave.\"

\"Don't tell me what to fucking do, Mikey,\" Justin said.

Brian pulled the blond to him. \"Go home, I'll be there soon.\"

Justin didn't like that one bit but nodded. \"Whatever,\" he spat out.

Michael was glad for that. Now all he had to do was make Brian and Jason sit down and talk about how things were going to go. He knew that Brian would give Jason everything he needed for the baby and do anything that had to be done. That's all that Brian could offer or wanted to offer. But then, Jason had to open his mouth and everything was shut down to hell. Michael shouldn't have even been surprised because he knew that the moment that Justin came to the house everything was going downhill, so why did he suddenly hoped for more it was beyond him.

\"Yes, please,\" Jason said smirking. \"Leave us because this has nothing to do with you.\"

Michael was stunned as Justin only kept walking away. Fuck me, the world is ending. He's just going to leave it at that. Wow, he's so growing up. I'm so proud of him.

Justin who was already half way to the door smirked. He turned around and went back to the kitchen. He just stood there not saying a thing.

\"I thought you were leaving,\" Jason pointed out.

Justin shrugged. \"What business is of yours what I do?\"

The younger blond sighed. \"Well, this is none of your business.\"

Michael swallowed wondering what Justin was up to. He was actually scared because the blond looked too calm, way too calm.

Justin of course smirked. He looked at the brunet who arched a brow then back at Jason. \"It is my business. I want to be here too. It's my duty after all to learn everything I can. I will be there with Brian when we stay with junior as he gets older. We'll have our visits to the park and the zoo and all that crap that parents do.\"

The dark haired man nodded. Of course, what the fuck was I thinking. He should have seen that one coming. He knew that the blond was only saying that to get on Jason's nerves and it was working because as Justin had talked the younger man's eyes looked like they were about to fall from his sockets.

\"You have lost your mind!\" Jason yelled. \"You're not going to be anywhere near my child!\"

\"But I thought you wanted Brian to be part of the babie's life,\" Justin said. \"Brian has a right to spend time with his kid.\"

\"Justin,\" Brian said walking over to the blond. He put his hand on Justin's arm and he could feel how tense the blond was.

\"Brian, tell him that's not going to happen,\" Jason said almost desperate.

\"What does he have to do with all this?\" Jason's mom asked as she looked at Debbie.

Debbie sighed and bit her lower lip. What was she supposed to tell the woman?

\"Jason,\" Brian said. \"You got to understand that Justin is going to be there. He is\u2026\"

\"No!\" Jason hissed. \"No way.\"

\"Look relax,\" Brian said. \"You shouldn't be stressing.\"

\"I know,\" Jason said and glared at Justin. \"It's all his fault.\"

Brian pinched the bridge of his nose.

\"You know what,\" Justin was about to say but didn't have the time.

\"Come on,\" Brian said and grabbed him by the arm. \"You're going home.\"

Jason smiled widely at Justin and the older man only grinned at the young man.

\"Good,\" Jason said. \"When Brian comes back we can talk about this.\"

Ben looked at Michael and they knew that Brian wasn't coming back.

\"Do you want anything honey?\" Debbie asked. \"I could make you something to eat.\"

\"Not right now, Debbie, thank you thought,\" Jason told her. He sighed and got up and then walked to the window. \"What is he doing?!\"

\"What do you mean honey?\" Sarah asked with a frown.

\"Brian is leaving with him!\" Jason said and ran to the door. He was about to start yelling for the brunet but the Jeep was already driving away. He looked back at everyone that was staring at him like he was nuts. He closed the door as his heart exploded with pain. The young man walked back to the kitchen and sat down at the table before he started crying.

Michael felt bad but there wasn't anything he could do. \"You just had to go there,\" Michael said harshly. \"Why do you insist in always having a fight with Justin?\"

\"Michael,\" Debbie chastised.

\"Look,\" Michael said more softly. \"Brian will be there for you with anything you need.\"

Ben moved to the kitchen as well. \"He's right you know. Brian will help you with anything the baby needs.\"

\"You don't know that!\" Jason yelled.

\"Don't yell at him,\" Debbie said. \"He's just trying to help you.\"

\"You're coming home with me,\" Sarah said putting a hand on Jason's shoulder. \"I can see that man doesn't care about you.\"

\"Brian...Brian is a good man,\" Michael said. \"So yes, he's made some mistakes but who doesn't do them. He's already married and he's not going to get a divorce just to marry Jason because he wants to. I said Brian will be there for the baby and he will. Not many people would even do that so stop bitching already and take what you got, Jason.\"

\"Why is he so much more important than me?\" Jason asked. \"I'm having his baby.\"

Debbie sighed and sat next to Jason. \"Honey, that boy has never known how to act around Justin, ever since they were little. It's just one of those great loves that never die.\"

That seemed to crumble Jason's spirit even more.

\"That's not helping,\" Michael whispered to his mother.

\"What do you mean he's married?\" Sarah asked. \"He was going to marry Jason a few months ago?\"

\"Look,\" Ben said. \"Right now the best thing to do is concentrate on the baby, right?\"

Everyone nodded at that.

\"So, I'll go and talk to Brian and that way he can help you going to the appointments and what not,\" Ben said. \"One step at the time.\"

\"He should be here with him all of the time,\" Sarah said sitting next to her son and hugging him.

Jason started bawling and Michael opened his eyes wide.

\"Uh...\" Michael tried to speak.

\"Let's give them some time,\" Debbie said getting up.

They moved to the living room. Michael took that opportunity to say goodbye to his mother and leave the house. He just had to get out of there because Jason's crying was getting to him. It was about the same time that Lindsay made her move to get away after having listened to everything that had happened. Ben helped her load the kids into the car.

\"Let's go home,\" Michael said when his partner stood next to him. He waved at Lindsay as she drove away.

\"Sure,\" Ben told him as he started walking to their car.

Once they were in the car Michael was grinning a bit.

\"What's with you?\" Ben asked putting on his seatbelt.

\"Wasn't I right? I told you this was going to end up in tears,\" Michael said. He wasn't the least surprised that it had been Jason.

\"That you did,\" Ben said as he started the car. \"Then again, this is just the beginning.\"

Michael sighed and covered his face. Justin was so totally right, if he didn't relax he was so getting an ulcer. Fuck me!<\/a>","comments":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/81108.html?view=comments#comments","category":["the beginning","flashing banners","end in tears"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/80843.html","pubDate":"Sat, 30 May 2009 05:43:23 GMT","title":"RESCUE WHAT'S LEFT OF ME","author":"draccone","link":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/80843.html","description":"Rescue What's Left Of Me
Chapter Twelve: One Secret At The Time
Summary: Michael is still trying to cause trouble for Justin by telling lies to Ben. Justin and Brian have a talk that clears up a few things. J.C. goes to visit his dad at the mental institution.


Emmett smiled as he let his body fall back on Brian's bed. \"I wish Slater would take me in a romantic getaway,\" the man said. He sat up and threw the shirt he had gotten from the closet at Brian.

\"Stop that,\" Brian said pulling the black sleeves shirt away from his head. \"It's not a romantic getaway. We are going away for only a week and we're taking Bella with us.\"

\"I could stay with her,\" Emmett offered.

\"I don't think that's going to happen,\" Brian told him. \"Justin was adamant about taking her with us.\"

Emmett stood up and shrugged. \"Well, it's going to be the three of you all alone in the woods. She has to sleep at one point or another. I think it's really sweet of him to do that.\"

Brian smiled and nodded. \"Yeah, we really need to go away for a while and clear our heads.\"

Emmett arched a brow as he walked closer to the brunet. He gave him a little smile. \"I'm sorry about Michael.\"

The brunet sighed and shrugged. \"He's just being an ass. I just\u2026\"

\"What honey?\" Emmett asked.

\"I just wish he could see that Justin is good for me,\" Brian told him. \"Why can't they get along?\"

\"You know why,\" Emmett pointed out. \"He's totally in love with you.\"

\"Oh stop it,\" Brian said pulling two more shirts from the closet. \"I really don't want to think about that.\"

\"I know,\" Emmett told him.

Brian frowned as he put his clothes on his carry on. \"I just\u2026he always was there for me, you know. I always thought he was going to be my best friend. But now\u2026I don't know him. He keeps making stuff up about Justin and I'm so tired of it. And then Justin has a temper and I know that one of these days he's going to grab Michael by the neck and choke him to death.\"

Emmett laughed but stopped when Brian narrowed his eyes at him. \"I thought you were joking. Justin\u2026would never do that.\"

\"I hope not,\" Brian said and went to sit on the bed letting out a sigh.

The other man went and sat next to the brunet. \"It will be okay, Brian. Michael will get over it and you guys will patch things up.\"

The brunet nodded slowly. \"Yeah, I hope so.\"

Emmett smiled widely. \"You know, you're not as bad as I once thought.\"

\"Gee, thanks,\" Brian told him standing up and moving to the drawer.

\"Oh come on,\" Emmett protested as he followed the brunet. \"You were trying to be a bad boy if I remember correctly. Now you're a family man.\"

The brunet smiled at that. \"I like it.\"

\"Sure you do, honey,\" Emmett told him. \"Oh,\" he said as he reached inside the drawer that was already open and grabbed a box of condoms. \"Can't forget these.\"

\"Em,\" Brian yelled. \"Stop it,\" he said and laughed.

Brian was almost done putting his things away when Justin came into the bedroom with Bella. \"Hey Em,\" he said as he smiled at the man. He walked over to his husband and kissed him before he put his daughter in Brian's arms.

\"Hey,\" Brian said kissing his little girl on the forehead. \"Did you have fun with daddy?\"

Bella gurgled and then gripped Brian's shirt. She buried her head in Brian's chest before she pulled back and smiled widely at her father.

\"Oh, she's so beautiful,\" Emmett said. \"Let me hold her.\"

\"It's time for her to eat,\" Justin said.

\"Can I?\" Emmett asked.

Brian smiled and nodded. \"You know where everything is.\"

Emmett nodded and went out of the bedroom and towards the kitchen.

\"How are you?\" Justin asked.

\"Where were you?\" Brian asked him.

\"I told you I was taking her for a ride,\" Justin said.

\"Where?\" Brian asked.

Justin looked around the room and then back at Brian. \"I'll tell you later.\"

\"Why not now?\" Brian asked.

\"Are you almost done with this?\" Justin asked.

\"Yeah,\" Brian told him. \"Do you want me to pack your things?\"

\"If you want to,\" Justin told him and moved closer. \"Mmm, you smell really good.\"

Brian shook his head. \"I know you're trying to evade the question by saying nice things to me.\"

\"No,\" Justin said smiling. \"I told you that later I would tell you.\"

The brunet sighed and let it go for the time being. \"Hey, Emmett offered to take Bella for the week and\u2026\"

\"Nah,\" Justin quickly said. \"She's coming with us. It's a family vacation.\"

Brian smiled a bit. \"Okay.\"

\"Don't worry,\" Justin said as he started pushing Brian back until the brunet hit the wall. \"I'll have time to play with you too, kid.\"

\"Oh shut up,\" the taller man said but he was smiling from ear to ear.

Justin kissed Brian's neck and then rested his hands on the man's hips. \"Mmm, I would do you right now if Emmett wasn't here.\"

\"I would be feeding Bella,\" Brian pointed out. \"I don't see how that would happen.\"

Justin chuckled and kissed the brunet. He moaned as he felt Brian's tongue slipping between his lips. The older man moved his hand to grab Brian's cock and smiled when he felt the man's member hardening in his hand.

\"Justin,\" Brian said after he pulled back. \"Stop that.\"

Justin smirked and moved away.

Brian took a deep breath and willed his erection to go away. \"I have to go check on Bella.\"

\"You do that,\" Justin said and swatted the brunet on the ass. \"I'll pack my stuff.\"

\"Oh, I could do it,\" Brian said. \"It will only take me a second.\"

\"That's okay,\" Justin assured him. \"I got it.\"

Brian nodded and left the room but then half way through the hall he turned back. When he came back to the room Justin was sitting on the bed. The brunet smiled and went over to him. He pushed Justin back and got on top of him. He kissed him hard and rubbed against the older man before he moved away.

\"You're a bad kid,\" Justin said out of breath when Brian smiled at him while he stood in front of him.

\"Don't worry,\" Brian said. \"I'll let you spank me when we're both alone.\"

\"That's the spirit, kid,\" Justin said and watched him go.

When Brian finally made it to the kitchen Emmett was almost done giving Bella her bottle.

\"She was really hungry,\" Emmett said.

\"She always is,\" Brian pointed out.

Emmett nodded at that.

\"Hey,\" Brian said. \"I'm going to leave you the key of the house. Just so you can come and put the mail inside and just make sure that everything is okay,\" the brunet told him.

\"Are you sure?\" Emmett asked.

\"I don't have anyone else to give it to,\" Brian pointed out as he moved to the fridge. \"I'm cooking something. You staying?\"

\"Sure,\" Emmett said as he looked at Brian for a few minutes. He was kind of happy that the brunet trusted him with such a big responsibility but he was a bit sad about what Brian had said. He knew that if Michael wasn't being such an ass the brunet would be leaving the key to his house to him, but that wasn't happening. He shook his head slightly and went back to staring at Bella. He smiled at her and she smiled back. He thought to himself that he would be the best friend he could to the brunet.

***

Michael almost jumped out of the car when Ben parked in front of Brian's house.

\"Michael,\" Ben said and turned off the engine before he got out. \"You got to relax.\"

\"I'm just worried,\" Michael told him as he walked to the door. He knocked and waited for about five seconds before he knocked again.

\"Give someone time to come to the door,\" Ben told him.

Michael sighed. \"I've been trying to call him and I came here yesterday and the day before that and no one was here,\" Michael said. \"I'm scared that something happened to him.\"

Ben sighed as he stood in front of the door of Brian and Justin's house. \"There isn't much we can do, Michael. We can't go in there without a warrant.\"

Michael crossed his arms. \"What if he's in there dead?\"

Ben frowned as he moved to the side so he could look through the window but the blinds were blocking his view. \"I'm sure he's okay. Maybe they went out.\"

\"I have tried to call Brian for the past two days,\" Michael told him. \"And I can't get him.\"

\"Have you asked your friends if they have seen him?\" Ben asked.

The dark haired man shook his head.

\"Maybe we should do that before we jump to any conclusions,\" Ben recommended. \"Come on, let's go.\"

Michael didn't want to leave in case Brian came to the house but he didn't have an option. \"Okay, fine.\"

They drove to Emmett's new apartment after Ben asked Michael who could know anything about either Brian or Justin. When they got there Michael got out of the car and told Ben to give him a few seconds. The dark haired man entered the building and took the elevator to the third floor. Once there he walked to Emmett's apartment and knocked on the door. He waited a few seconds and knocked again before Slater opened the door.

\"What do you want?\" Slater asked arching a brow.

Michael narrowed his eyes at the man. \"I want to speak with Emmett.\"

\"He's not here,\" Slater told him and was about to close the door when Michael stopped him.

\"Where is he at?\" Michael asked. \"Is he working?\"

Slater smirked. \"Why do you want to know?\"

\"It's none of your fucking business,\" Michael hissed at the man.

The blond haired man laughed in Michael's face. \"You know where my boyfriend is?\"

\"Where?\" the shorter man asked impatiently.

\"It's none of your fucking business,\" Slater replied with a grin before he closed the door and locked it.

Michael banged at the door with frustration. He grunted and left.

\"What did he say?\" Ben asked when Michael was back inside the car.

\"He wasn't there,\" Michael said and rubbed his face with his hands.

\"I'm sure Brian's okay, Michael,\" Ben told him as he rubbed the man's left shoulder. \"How about if we go to the diner to have something to eat before we continue to try and find Brian. He'll probably be home by the time we finish eating and we can go see him then.\"

Michael pouted and didn't say anything.

Ben sighed and started the car. He drove to the diner hoping that Michael would get in a better mood. When they got to the diner they sat down in a booth and ordered something. Michael barely ate. He could only complain on how Justin must have done something to the brunet.

\"I'm sure he's okay,\" Ben said hoping that he was right.

Michael jumped from the booth as soon as he saw Melanie and Ted coming into the diner. He ran over to them and almost crashed into them. Ben stood up and followed his boyfriend.

\"Guys,\" Michael said. \"Thank god you're here,\" he said to them.

\"What's wrong?\" Melanie asked.

\"We got a problem,\" Michael said.

\"Take it easy,\" Ben told him not wanting to alarm anyone.

\"A problem?\" Melanie asked worried. \"What's wrong?\"

\"Oh my god,\" Ted said crossing his arms. \"What is it?\"

\"It's Brian,\" Michael said quickly.

\"What's the problem with Brian?\" Ted asked frowning.

\"He has disappeared,\" he told them.

\"Michael, relax. We don't know that for sure,\" Ben told them.

\"I don't understand,\" Melanie said. \"Justin called you to tell you that Brian was gone? Why didn't he call us?\"

\"No,\" Michael hissed. \"That idiot probably did something to Brian.\"

Ted rolled his eyes. He looked at Melanie with a look that said 'can you believe him'. \"He's not disappeared. They took a mini vacation. Jesus, Michael,\" Ted said shaking his head.

\"No way,\" Michael protested. \"Brian would have told me.\"

\"Well,\" Melanie said as she looked at Ted and then back at Michael. \"He told us that he was going with Justin away for a while.\"

\"And I'm sure they are perfectly fine,\" Ted told him.

\"If not they would have call us to tell us if anything was wrong,\" Melanie said.

\"That's not possible,\" Michael said again. \"He would have told me.\"

\"I'm sure it slipped his mind,\" Ted said as he padded Michael on the shoulder. \"They will be back soon.\"

Melanie gave him a little smile before she moved away with Ted.

\"You see,\" Ben said. \"Everything is okay.\"

Michael was furious. He couldn't believe that Brian had left and hadn't told him anything. \"I just hope he's okay,\" he said as he looked at Ben.

\"I'm sure he is,\" Ben said as he caressed Michael's face.

\"Um, I think we should go,\" Michael said. \"I'm not feeling too good.\"

Ben nodded and went back to their booth to put some money down. When he looked up from the table and towards Melanie and Ted they were giving him a strange look. Ben frowned when they quickly looked away. Ben sighed and left the diner. Michael was outside waiting for him. All the way to Michael's apartment the man wouldn't shut up about Brian being in danger. He kept saying that Justin probably had threatened the brunet if he talked to him.

Ben hoped that it wasn't as bad as Michael was putting it. He knew that people around him were hiding something about Brian and Justin and he didn't know what. He had to find out what was going on so he could help Michael.

***

J.C. knocked on the door and waited for someone to open up. He smiled brightly at Emmett.

\"Hi,\" Emmett said smiling at him. \"Come on in.\"

J.C. did and walked to the living room behind Emmett.

\"Do you want anything to drink?\" Emmett asked him.

\"Sure,\" J.C. answered. \"A beer will be fine,\" he told the man as he sat on the sofa and looked to where Slater was. \"Hey man.\"

Slater moved away from the window and looked at his friend. He looked to where Emmett was in the kitchen cooking. \"Let's take a ride.\"

J.C. shrugged and stood up.

\"Em,\" Slater shouted. \"We'll be right back.\"

Emmett came out of the kitchen and looked at both men before nodding. \"Sure,\" he said.

The two men left the apartment and took the stairs down.

\"What's going on?\" J.C. asked once they were in Slater's car.

Slater only shook his head. So the rest of the way J.C. kept quiet. He kept thinking that something bad was going to happen. So he kept alert for anything. Then Slater drove into an empty parking space and got out. J.C. followed the man.

\"Come on,\" J.C. told him. \"What the fuck is going on?\"

Slater stopped walking and turned to face J.C. \"I've been following you.\"

J.C. frowned. \"What?\"

\"I've seen you going after Tony,\" Slate said.

\"Is not what you think,\" J.C. told him. \"He\u2026Justin told me to.\"

\"For how long?\" Slater asked.

\"About five months and then some,\" J.C. told him. \"He is after Justin.\"

\"Why?\" Slater asked. \"Why didn't he tell me?\"

\"I don't know,\" J.C. said knowing fully well that it was because Justin only trusted him and no one else. \"I guess he wanted to keep it quiet. How did you find out?\"

\"Tony told me that he felt like someone was following him,\" Slater said. \"I thought that maybe we had a tail on us.\"

J.C. sighed and rubbed his temples.

\"What does Tony want?\" Slater asked.

\"I'm thinking that maybe he's planning something stupid,\" J.C. said shrugging not sure what Tony's take was. \"Maybe he's planning to take over or take something before disappearing. Maybe someone put him up to it.\"

Slater licked his lips. \"I can check with a few people that I know if he's been turned into a little rodent,\" the man said.

J.C. thought about it and nodded slowly. \"Sure,\" he said. \"It has to be something.\"

Slater nodded. \"Good, let's go back before Em has a heart attack.\"

J.C. laughed at that. \"Okay.\"

The older man walked ahead to his car and J.C. followed him. This time Slater put the radio on as he smoke. J.C. thought that there was more that Slater wasn't telling him. He knew that something had to be done and soon. He needed to talk to his brother before it was too late and everything crumbled down.

***

\"This is really nice,\" Brian said to Justin as they sat at the dock with their feet inside the water.

Justin looked at him and nodded.

Brian looked down at his daughter. \"She's sleeping,\" he whispered.

Justin smiled as he looked at his daughter. \"She's so beautiful.\"

Brian nodded and caressed the girl's head. \"I was thinking.\"

\"What was that?\" Justin asked.

\"That we could do this once in a while,\" Brian told him. \"It could be like a family tradition.\"

Justin licked his lips and stared at his reflection in the water. He knew that soon enough their lives were going to be changing. He closed his eyes and sighed.

\"What is it?\" Brian asked.

The shorter man looked at Brian and smiled. \"I have to talk to you.\"

\"What's wrong?\" Brian asked him.

Justin didn't know what to tell the brunet. \"Well, my job is kind of forcing me to move.\"

The brunet bit his lower lip. \"What are you saying?\"

\"That pretty soon we'll have to move and I'm scared that\u2026you won't want to come with me,\" Justin told him.

Brian looked down at the water. \"Well,\" he said and took a deep breath. \"If we have to,\" he said and looked at his husband. \"Then we have to. We're a family and I want to be wherever you are, Justin.\"

The brown haired man arched a brow and smiled. He thought that for now that would have to do. Later on he would have to explain to the brunet that if they did move away they could never come back. He wondered if Brian would change his mind then.

\"Is that what was bothering you?\" Brian asked smiling.

Justin smiled a bit at his husband. There were other things that were bothering him but he didn't even know how to begin to explain them to the brunet. He stood up and offered his hand to the taller man. \"Come on; let's go check on the food.\"

Brian smiled and nodded. The two of them went back to the cabin hand in hand. The brunet busied himself putting Bella in her crib while Justin checked the food. When Brian came back Justin had lit a few candles. He smiled at the shorter man and helped set the table.

\"This looks really nice,\" Brian said.

\"Good,\" Justin told him. \"Let's eat.\"

The brunet nodded and enjoyed the roasted chicken with the Alfredo pasta on the side. The brown haired man even had a bottle of wine waiting for them.

\"You really went all out,\" Brian told him. \"Is today a special day?\"

\"As a matter of fact it is,\" Justin told him.

\"Oh really,\" Brian said and tried to think what it was. He knew it was not their anniversary yet. He tried to think of what could it possibly be but nothing came to mind.

\"I met the love of my life a day like today,\" Justin told him.

Brian stared at Justin and then smiled widely. \"Oh my god. You actually remember something like that?\"

\"Of course,\" Justin told him. \"I have a really good memory.\"

Brian laughed and then drank some of his red wine. \"Mmm, I remember how hot you looked riding that motorcycle.\"

\"I know,\" Justin said.

\"Shut up,\" Brian told him and laughed again. \"In the morning after you dropped me off\u2026I still wished I was in your bed.\"

Justin didn't know that little fact but he was very happy that Brian was sharing it with him. The shorter man sighed and laughed.

\"What?\" Brian asked. \"I know, it's corny.\"

\"No,\" Justin said and stood up as he grabbed his plate and then Brian's. \"I just\u2026I was going to turn back and somehow convince you to give me your number but when I looked back there was a guy with you.\"

Brian frowned and then shook his head. \"It must have been Michael.\"

\"Oh well,\" Justin said and he walked back to the brunet. He lifted Brian's chin and kissed him. \"Here we are.\"

\"I'm happy that I'm with you, Justin,\" Brian told him as he stood up.

Justin grabbed the bottle of wine and pulled the brunet to the living room. The brown haired man had started a fire.

\"This is really nice,\" Brian told him.

\"Brian,\" Justin said. \"I'm sorry about everything that's been going on lately. I know I lied to you and I'm sorry.\"

Brian looked down and sighed. \"It's okay. I myself felt like strangling Michael.\"

\"I'm not going to tell you not to see him anymore,\" Justin said. \"Because that's childish, but I want you to know that whatever he does or say is not going to keep me away from you. I don't know what he's been trying to do. Maybe he just wants to piss me off so much that I beat the shit out of him so you will leave me.\"

\"I don't want that,\" Brian said. \"I want to be with you. And now I know not to trust what he says, that you really love me.\"

Justin smirked and shook his head. \"Let me guess, I am only using you and I don't care about you.\"

\"I know you love me,\" Brian said. \"J.C. is just a friend of yours and nothing more.\"

\"Wait,\" Justin said frowning. He stood up from the floor took a few steps and turned to look at the brunet. \"You think that I had something going on with J.C.?\" Justin asked and then started laughing. \"That's priceless. Why would you believe something like that?\"

\"You're so close to him,\" Brian said looking away.

\"Fuck that!\" Justin hissed suddenly as his laughter died. His face turned into a grimace and he knew that Michael had to be behind it. \"What has he been telling you?\"

\"That you and him kissed and were hugging,\" Brian said and looked away.

Justin sighed and shook his head. He walked over to the brunet and straddled him. \"Hey kid,\" Justin whispered.

Brian lifted his head and looked at his husband with teary eyes. \"What?\"

\"J.C. is my brother,\" Justin whispered to him.

\"What?\" Brian asked shocked out his mind. \"What are you saying?\"

\"He's Bella's uncle,\" the brown haired man told him. \"My family\u2026our family.\"

\"Oh Jesus,\" Brian said as he pushed the older man away. \"I'm such an idiot.\"

\"Hey kid,\" Justin said as Brian stood up. He did the same and stopped Brian from running away. \"You're not an idiot.\"

\"I thought\u2026\"

\"Shhh,\" Justin said and caressed Brian's face. He shook his head. \"It's not your fault. It's mine for not telling you sooner.\"

\"Why didn't you?\" Brian asked.

Justin licked his lips and shrugged. \"Maybe I didn't want anyone to know.\"

The brunet sighed. \"You got so many secrets, Justin. Are you lying about anything else?\"

\"By omission maybe,\" Justin told him.

Brian licked his lips. \"I can't\u2026\"

\"Hey,\" Justin said and pulled the brunet closer. \"One day I might tell you all of them. Just know that whatever it is, it has nothing to do with the way I feel for you. I love you to death. You and Bella are my life and I would do anything for you guys.\"

\"You don't trust me,\" Brian pointed out.

\"Is not about that,\" Justin told him as he caressed the brunet's face.

\"Then what is it?\" Brian asked.

\"Is about survival,\" Justin said.

Brian frowned not sure what Justin was talking about. Then it kind of hit him. \"None of the guys that you work with know that he is your brother,\" the brunet said. \"That means he's bound to find out if they wanted to harm you or something.\"

\"Or something,\" Justin said. \"I'm sorry, Brian.\"

The brunet held on to his husband. \"Make love to me,\" he whispered.

\"Whatever you want kid,\" Justin said as he pulled Brian's head closer so he could kiss him.

They started taking their clothes off slowly and got on the floor. Brian was on top of Justin kissing him and rubbing against his husband. Then Justin turned them around so he could be on top. He smiled at Brian and then lowered his head to be able to plant kisses all over the brunet.

\"Oh Justin,\" Brian moaned as he held on to his husband strands of hair.

Justin nibbled at Brian's hips a bit before he started sucking the brunet. Brian arched his hips and gave into the sensations. He opened his eyes after a while when his man pulled away. Brian watched with lusty eyes as Justin produced a few condoms and a bottle of lube. Brian could only grin at the man.

\"You look so hot, kid,\" Justin told him as he put some lube on his fingers. \"You want me to fuck you, kid?\"

The brunet nodded and his mouth opened as Justin pushed a finger inside of him. He closed his eyes and enjoyed his husband's ministrations. \"Justin,\" he gasped when the shorter man pushed another finger and started playing with his sac.

\"Oh kid,\" the older man whispered more to himself than anyone else. He pulled his fingers away and reached for a condom. He put it on and put some more lube on himself. He licked his lips and got in between Brian's legs.

\"Do you want me to turn around?\" Brian asked him.

Justin shook his head. \"I want to look at you, kid.\"

Brian smiled with those words. He moaned and his body arched up as Justin started to push inside of him.

\"Oh god,\" Brian moaned with pleasure.

Justin closed his eyes and waited a few seconds before he pushed inside the brunet once again. He caressed Brian's face and kissed him before he started moving slowly. He wanted Brian to enjoy every bit of their love making. It felt like they hadn't been together in ages and he needed to savior the moment.

\"I love you, kid,\" Justin said.

\"I love you too, Justin,\" Brian told him as he held on to Justin's arms. At that moment he knew it in his heart that Justin wasn't lying to him. He knew that his husband really loved him and no one else. He knew that once they were back he had to keep that in mind; that it didn't matter what happened, Justin was his.

***

J.C. made sure that no one had followed him. When he was sure he walked to the back of the building and used the back door. The door was always locked except when he was coming to visit. He took the stairs up to the fifth floor making sure that he turned his face at every angle where he knew there was a camera. When he got to the right floor he pulled his cap down even more and walked slowly. He timed it so that none of the cameras would record him.

When he got to his father's room he knocked on the door and waited a few second before it opened from the inside. He stepped in and took his shades and his cap off. He smiled at his dad widely. \"Hello, old man,\" he said looking towards Charlie.

Charlie arched a brow and shook his head.

\"Sit down,\" Craig said. \"Let's talk.\"

J.C. did and then waited to see what his father was going to say.

\"Your brother hasn't been around for quite a while,\" Craig told him.

\"I know,\" J.C. said. \"He's been busy and when he's not he can't come here because he's being followed.\"

Craig frowned as he stood up from his chair. \"That's why he has a cover story,\" the man said. The story went that Justin's father was in a mental facility and enough reason for the blond to drop by from time to time without anyone suspecting a thing.

J.C. looked around the room and saw files everywhere the eye could meet. He shook his head thinking that he never wanted to be part of a stake out. They looked like they sucked. He knew that his father and his agents spent most of the time in that room. He looked back at his father and sighed. \"I know that. But somehow Jake found out that Justin was undercover and then Tony is following him. He told me he doesn't want anyone getting too close so he keeps away.\"

\"We're closing in,\" Craig said. \"We just need to get a bit more to get Alfred Vitto.\"

\"I know,\" J.C. said. \"But there is too much going on around. I think Justin should disappear for good.\"

Craig shook his head. \"Your bother has worked too hard for this. You think he wants out?\"

\"He has a family now, dad,\" J.C. told him.

\"Sir,\" Craig told him strictly.

J.C. rolled his eyes. \"I think it would be prudent if you took Agent Taylor out, sir.\"

\"No,\" Craig said yet again.

\"I can stay,\" J.C. said. \"They would never think\u2026\"

\"He can get places that you can't,\" Craig pointed out. \"They trust him. That's why he's higher in command than you are. It would take too long for you to get where he's at now.\"

J.C. sighed and knew that his father wasn't budging. \"Tony is following him.\"

\"We know,\" Charles said. \"He's harmless.\"

\"Yeah, let's hope so,\" J.C. said narrowing his eyes at the other agent. He stood up and walked towards the exit.

\"Tell your brother to report to me as soon as he can,\" Craig said as he sat down.

\"You mean agent Taylor, sir,\" J.C. said as he looked back with a raised brow before he put his glasses on as well as his cap. Then he left. If anything happened to his brother he was never going to forgive his father for it.<\/a>","comments":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/80843.html?view=comments#comments","category":"rescue"},{"guid":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/80460.html","pubDate":"Mon, 11 May 2009 19:55:51 GMT","title":"HELP","author":"draccone","link":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/80460.html","description":"Guys, I just realized that for the story THIS CRAZY LOVE, chapter thirteen and fourteen are the same. I went to my files to change it and realized that I have the same chapter twice. I don't know how it happened. It must have been after I lost my first jump drive. I was wondering if anyone out there ever saved that story when it was first posted and have the right chapter thirteen, Never Ending. It would be great if someone does so I can fix it everywhere. Let me know.

Later guys,
Tay","comments":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/80460.html?view=comments#comments","category":"help"},{"guid":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/80210.html","pubDate":"Mon, 11 May 2009 19:17:36 GMT","title":"JUST YOU AND ME","author":"draccone","link":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/80210.html","description":"Just You And Me
Chapter Twenty: One And The Same
Summary: Michael can't see that Brian really is in love with Justin. Justin is barely keeping it together after Daphne's death.
AN: Thanks a million to my beta Helen. I hope you guys enjoy this chapter and so sorry it took me like forever to post for this story. Later, Tay


Tonight, you arrested my mind when you came to my defense.
With a knife in the shape of your mouth, in the form of your body,
With the wrath of a god, oh, you stood by me<\/i>

Justin sighed as he looked at the calendar he had in his computer. He closed his eyes and wished everything disappeared, but when he opened his eyes again the thing that was screwing with him was still there. It was a reminder for Daphne's birthday and he hated it. Today was Daphne's birthday and he even had bought a present which still was in his closet where he had hidden it. He stood up and decided to go out.

Before he entered Woody's he called Brian to tell him where he was going to be at and to his surprise the brunet told him he was with the guys inside having a few beers. Justin went inside and straight for the brunet. Brian knew right away that Justin was having a hard day. He bought him a beer and asked him to play a few rounds of pool which Justin agreed.

\"Are we going to go to Babylon now?\" Michael asked.

\"Is still early,\" Justin said.

\"I wasn't talking to you,\" Michael told him.

Brian sighed and shook his head. He didn't say anything and kept playing.

Michael huffed and went back to where Emmett and Ted where. \"He's an idiot.\"

Emmett rolled his eyes. \"What happened?\"

\"I want to go to Babylon and Justin is like 'is still early', I wasn't even talking to him,\" Michael pointed out.

Ted shook his head. \"We could go without them if you want.\"

\"I'm not going to leave Brian,\" Michael pointed out. \"We came here together.\"

\"Well, Brian never has a problem leaving you by yourself even when you come with him,\" Emmett pointed out. \"I'm sure he won't mind.\"

\"I'm not leaving without him,\" Michael said.

\"So,\" Ted said trying to change the subject. \"How's David?\"

Michael looked at Ted and then sighed. \"He's okay.\"

\"Why don't you invite him over?\" Emmett asked. \"Is still early?\"

\"I don't think so,\" Michael said. \"He says he really doesn't like coming to the clubs and stuff.\"

At that moment Brian and Justin came back to the table where they were sitting.

\"Who won?\" Emmett asked.

\"I did,\" Justin told them.

\"That's because you cheated,\" Brian said and pinched the blond's nipple.

\"I only used the same tactics that you were using,\" the blond said and chuckled.

\"Are we going to Babylon?\" Michael asked.

\"Jesus,\" Justin said. \"You guys can go if you're in such a rush.\"

\"Shut up,\" Michael told him.

Justin rolled his eyes. \"Let me get the next round.\"

\"He's right you know,\" Brian said as he sat down. \"You guys can go ahead.\"

\"And you're going to stay here alone?\" Michael asked.

\"If you haven't notice, I'm here with Justin,\" Brian told him.

\"But you came here with me,\" Michael told him.

Brian started a cigarette and ignored Michael's words.

\"Here we go,\" Justin said putting five beers on the table. \"Enjoy.\"

\"Thank you,\" Emmett said grabbing one as well as Ted.

Justin grabbed his and Brian and went to sit next to the brunet before handing him his beer. He sighed and looked around the place. He didn't see anybody he liked so he kept his attention on the brunet.

\"After this can we go to Babylon?\" Michael asked.

\"Yeah sure,\" Brian said a bit strongly. \"Anything so you shut up about it.\"

Justin chuckled at that while Michael glared at him.

\"So, Mikey,\" Brian said as he looked at his friend. \"Why don't you ever invite David to spend some time with us?\"

Michael sighed. \"I was just telling Ted that David doesn't like coming to the bar and the club like that. He says he's done that already.\"

\"Unless is the baths,\" Justin whispered to Brian.

The brunet chuckled but stopped when Michael looked at him with a raised brow.

\"I'm sure he would come if you invited him,\" Emmett told his friend.

\"Could you drop it already,\" Michael said. \"Jesus.\"

Emmett arched a brow but didn't say anything else.

\"We're going to go ahead,\" Ted said getting up knowing that it was best to get out of Michael's way at that moment. The man seemed to be stressed out about something.

\"Yeah,\" Emmett said getting up quickly.

\"We'll see you there,\" Michael told them smiling.

\"Here,\" Brian said giving the rest of the cigarette to the blond.

Justin took it and smiled. He leaned forward and kissed Brian on the neck. \"You know that I got plans for you tonight,\" he whispered.

Brian smiled from ear to ear. \"Oh yeah.\"

\"Oh yeah,\" the blond told him sexily.

\"What the hell are you guys doing?\" Michael asked. \"Can you just wait until you're at your place?\"

\"Do you hear this annoying sound?\" Justin asked as he leaned back in the chair.

\"Really funny asshole,\" Michael told him.

Brian stood up and finished the rest of his beer quickly. He put it down and walked in the direction of the bathroom.

\"Where are you going, Brian?\" Michael asked as he stood up and followed the brunet.

\"Jesus,\" Justin said shaking his head. He stood up and left Woody's. He stood outside waiting for the brunet. He was standing against the wall when he heard Michael's annoying voice.

\"That asshole left you without even telling you anything,\" Michael was saying as he walked after Brian.

\"Hey,\" Brian said smiling at Justin when he saw him.

\"Hi,\" Justin said smirking.

The brunet knew that if Justin had left the bar he couldn't be too far away. The three of them walked to Babylon. Brian was tired of Michael complaining on how he couldn't walk next to him because Justin was taking all the space or that he wasn't paying attention to him because he was looking at Justin.

\"Hey guys,\" Emmett said.

\"Look at him,\" Brian said behind Justin as he pointed at a guy.

The blond smiled and nodded. \"Have fun.\"

\"Oh I will,\" Brian said and before he moved he kissed the blond on the neck.

Justin asked for a shot of beam. When he grabbed it and turned around to look at the dance floor Michael was looking at him with a smirk. \"What\u2019s with you?\"

\"It\u2019s so sad that Brian prefers to be with a trick than with you,\" Michael told him.

Emmett shook his head. \"Michael, stop it.\"

Justin frowned a bit as he looked at Michael and then walked away holding his beer. He wondered how he could kill Michael without raising any suspicions that it was him that did it. He cleared his mind by dancing for a while before he took a trick to the backroom. When he came back he took an E and went to the bar. Then he went back to dancing before he met Brian at the bar once again.

They picked at trick together and went to the backroom with him. The guy turned out to have a small dick and no skills at all. Brian kept bitching about it while Justin laughed the whole thing off.

\"Well guys,\" Ted said as he looked at his watch. They had been there for almost four hours. \"It's time to go.\"

Emmett looked at his watch as well and nodded. \"Yeah, it's late.\"

\"We should go too,\" Brian whispered to Justin. \"Or do you want to stay.\"

\"Nah,\" Justin said. \"We can leave.\"

Ted, Michael and Emmett left Babylon first. They were standing outside waiting for Brian and Justin to come out. Michael had said that he was going to ask Brian for a ride even thought Ted offered to take him home.

\"They probably picking a trick in there,\" Emmett said.

Michael rolled his eyes. \"Did you see Justin tonight?\" he asked.

\"What about him?\" Emmett asked crossing his arms.

\"He was drinking so much,\" Michael said.

Emmett opened his mouth to tell Michael to shut up because Brian and Justin were walking in their direction.

\"I mean what the fuck,\" the dark haired man said. \"He has no control of himself.\"

Brian and Justin stood behind the dark haired man. They didn't say anything and just listened.

\"And that's not all, Justin was taking so many drugs,\" he said. \"I saw him.\"

\"Michael shut up,\" Ted told him.

\"No,\" Michael said. \"He's a drug addict and he's only pushing Brian down. I'm telling you, he's nothing but bad news.\"

Emmett rolled his lips inside his mouth not sure what to do or say. Then he decided that if Michael wanted to say shit about Justin he should be prepared for the consequences. He was tired of always hearing Michael talk bullshit about Justin. He knew that Justin wasn't a saint but he was pretty much like Brian and Michael never said anything about his best friend.

\"Michael,\" Ted tried once again to tell Michael to shut up.

\"What?\" Michael asked. \"Don't tell me you're going to say different. It's the truth. He's nobody and one day I won't be surprised if he's found dead in his apartment because he drank too much and took too many drugs. Or worst, he might end up sick because of all the guys he's always fucking. Then he could harm Brian too.\"

\"You're a fucking idiot,\" Brian said from behind his supposed best friend.

Michael jumped. \"Jesus, you scared me.\"

\"That's what happens when you're talking shit about people behind their backs,\" Brian told him.

Michael looked at Justin and squared his shoulder. \"It's the truth. He knows it.\"

Brian waited for Justin to say something but that didn't happen. \"So, you will be talking all this shit about me too when I'm not with you guys.\"

\"Of course not, Brian,\" Michael assured him.

\"Well you must,\" Brian hissed. \"Because I drink like Justin if not more and I do drugs just like him, and I fuck everything that moves. I don't give a shit about anyone, just like him. So that must mean I'm nobody too.\"

\"Of course not,\" Michael protested. \"You guys are different.\"

\"But we're not,\" the brunet said standing right in front of Michael. \"That means one day I will be found dead in my apartment too or get sick.\"

\"Brian,\" Michael protested once again.

\"I don't want you to ever fucking hear you say shit about Justin,\" Brian told him. \"Every time you talk ill about him you talk about me too.\"

\"No I don't,\" the dark haired man said.

\"Yeah, you do,\" Brian told him. \"I'm fucking tired of your shit, Michael. Justin has never done anything to you so just shut the fuck up. We don't want to hear it. You can keep it all to your fucking self. In any case anything that he does has nothing to do with you! It's none of your fucking business!\"

The brunet grabbed Justin's hand and pulled him with him towards the Jeep.

\"Why didn't you tell me they were there?\" Michael asked looking very red.

\"We tried,\" Ted said. \"I'm going to get the car.\"

\"You didn't have to say anything,\" Justin told the brunet when they reached their car. \"I'm used to his bullshit.\"

The other man shrugged and opened the door for Justin. \"He had no right.\"

Justin nodded and stared at Brian. He smiled a bit and then leaned forward and kissed him.

\"What was that for?\" Brian asked.

\"For being my knight in shinning armor,\" Justin told him.

Brian scoffed and when Justin moved inside the Jeep he slapped him on the butt. \"Don't let me hear you say that again.\"

The blond only chuckled and pulled the door closed. He looked towards the exit of Babylon at Michael and then showed him the middle finger. He could see Michael's shocked face and he couldn't blame him. He had been pretty surprised that Brian had said anything about what his friend had been saying. Usually Brian would tell Michael to just shut up but that was it, this time the brunet said much more. He looked at the brunet and then away to hide the smile he was sporting. Right at that moment he knew that Brian cared for him a lot and he didn't wanted it any other way.

***

And I'm steady but I'm starting to shake
And I don't know how much more I can take<\/i>

\"Fuck me harder,\" Justin moaned. \"God!\"

Brian bit the blond's shoulder hard as he hammered inside the blond. He stopped and pulled out of his man. He turned Justin face down and lifted his hips up. Then he pushed back inside the warm, tight hole.

\"Yes,\" Justin hissed and bit the pillow under him as he rocked back hard. His walls tightened around Brian and he grabbed his cock. He started jerking himself hard and fast and in seconds he was spilling his seed.

The older man gripped Justin's hips tight and fucked him hard. He threw his head back and just enjoyed the feel of being buried deep inside the blond. He ran a hand up and down Justin's sweaty back and then reached up to take hold on the blond's hair. His movements started to accelerate and he started to jab inside of the man under him.

Justin was trying to remember how to breathe. He smiled when he heard Brian grunting and he knew that the man had orgasm. He grunted when Brian's body fell on top of him but Justin liked that feeling so he didn't tell the man to move.

\"Jesus,\" Brian whispered and pulled away slowly.

Justin turned around on his back and sighed. \"That was great.\"

Brian smiled and nodded. He stood up and walked to the bathroom so he could get rid of the condom. While he was there he decided to take a shower. The blond got up and joined Brian.

\"Are you coming with me to Debbie's house?\" Brian asked.

\"Sure,\" Justin told him. \"I could eat.\"

\"You can always eat,\" Brian told him.

Justin only laughed at that. When they were done they got out and dried one another. They were being playful with each other. Planting kisses wherever they could and tickling each other. Brian got dressed first and then Justin. They decided to take Justin's car even thought the brunet was the one that drove.

When they arrived at Debbie's house pretty much everyone was there with the exception of Emmett who had called to tell them that he wasn't going to be able to attend.

\"Give me a hug,\" Gus said as he hugged Justin.

The blond laughed and hugged him back.

\"Come on,\" Debbie yelled. \"The food is ready.\"

Everyone took a place at the table. Vic and Lindsay helped Debbie to bring the food to the table. Everyone was talking about their own thing. Then Lindsay asked Justin how he was doing and he told her that he hadn't been doing much. That's when Michael decided to open his mouth to add his two cents.

\"Is it because you're too drunk or too high to do anything?\" Michael asked.

\"Michael,\" Debbie yelled. \"Shut up.\"

\"You're an idiot,\" Justin said as he stood up. \"I'm going outside for a cigarette.\"

\"What?\" Michael asked. \"It's the truth.\"

\"Could you stop the same bullshit already?\" Brian asked standing up as well. He instead went up to the bathroom.

When Brian came out he walked to Michael's old room. He went over to the dresser and picked a picture of him and Michael. He sat down on the bed and shook his head.

\"Are you okay, kiddo?\" Vic asked.

The brunet look up and then back at the picture before he shrugged.

Vic walked into the room and sat down next to the man. \"Wow, you guys haven't changed much.\"

\"Oh but we have,\" Brian said. \"Michael's\u2026he's\u2026\"

\"He's just hurting because you picked someone else to love,\" Vic told him.

Brian frowned momentarily before he got up and sighed.

\"How is Justin doing?\" Vic asked. \"He doesn't look like himself lately. He's like that because of what happened to his friend?\"

The brunet thought he was the only one that had noticed that. \"Yeah, but he's doing better\u2026some days.\"

\"Is he still seeing that psychiatrist?\" Vic asked.

The brunet nodded. \"But I don't think that's working. Justin\u2026he works his problems out by himself.\"

\"With drugs and booze,\" Vic said. \"Like you do.\"

\"And the sex,\" Brian said smirking. \"You can\u2019t forget that.\"

The older man laughed a bit and nodded. \"Well, the good thing is that he has you. If you are there for him he will be able to get better. You just got to be strong, kiddo.\"

The brunet nodded and walked back to the dresser to put the picture where it was before he left the room. He and Vic went down the stairs and while Vic sat down on the living room Brian went outside to look for the blond. When he saw Justin he saw him taking something.

\"What was that?\" Brian asked.

\"Just a hit,\" the blond told him. \"To calm myself down.\"

\"Really?\" Brian asked as he arched a brow.

The blond nodded and smiled widely. \"I'm okay. Are we going out tonight? Maybe the baths.\"

Brian's head hung to the side as he looked at the blond. He wished he could make Justin stop taking so many drugs. He nodded slowly. \"Yeah, we can go.\"

\"You don't have to if you don't want to,\" Justin said as he looked at the brunet. \"I'm a big boy.\"

\"I know,\" Brian said. \"But I want to have fun too,\" he said as he pulled Justin closer and kissed him.

\"Good,\" Justin said and moved to go inside.

Brian took out a cigarette and lighted it up. He sighed knowing that something had to be done with Justin but he wasn't sure what. It was like he had told Vic, some days it looked like the blond was falling to pieces. He just hoped that Vic was right and that by him being there for the blond Justin would be able to get better.

***

I have to block thoughts of you
So I don\u2019t lose my head<\/i>

Brian came home to find about seven or eight boxes in the living room. For a moment he thought that either Justin was kicking him out without telling him anything or the blond was leaving somewhere. He undid his tie and put his briefcase down before he went to find his man. \"What are you doing?\" he asked standing behind the blond.

\"Jesus,\" Justin hissed and put a hand to his chest. \"You scared the shit out of me.\"

\"What are you doing?\" Brian asked again as he walked closer to the blond.

\"Not much,\" the blond told him. \"Just cleaning up.\"

The brunet frowned and when he looked down he could see a bunch of pictures of Justin and Daphne. He sighed and thought it would be kind of good if Justin put the stuff away for a while. Maybe it would help the blond to get on with his life before he could look at them.

\"I'm taking this away and burning everything,\" the man said. \"You want to come with me.\"

\"Come again?\" Brian asked.

\"You heard me,\" Justin said as he dumped the pictures in the box and then closed it. He looked around and nodded. \"Well, that's it.\"

The brunet rubbed his jaw. \"Well, let me go take a quick shower and then we can do whatever is that you want.\"

Justin nodded. \"Good.\"

The older man left and went and took a shower. When he was done he got dressed and then came to find the blond. Justin had busied himself with taking the boxes down to the car. Brian took the chance to look through two of them. He found some pictures and grabbed them quickly before he walked away with them and hid them. He knew that Justin was really going to burn everything. Maybe he thought that if he didn't look at anything he wouldn't remember Daphne. But he also thought that there would be a day when Justin would regret it and would have wished he had kept something.

When he came back to the living room he helped Justin to take a box down. He kept looking at the blond and wasn't sure what to say to him. He wasn't sure what had happened to make Justin want to do this.

\"So,\" Brian said. \"Where are we going?\"

\"Her parent's cabin,\" Justin told him. \"We used to go there all the time when we were little.\"

\"How far is it?\" Brian asked him.

\"A few hours,\" the man said. \"Don't worry, I stocked the car. There is plenty of booze in it.\"

Brian chuckled. \"Are you sure you want to do this? We could put everything away in a storage room and\u2026\"

\"No,\" Justin said. \"I'm going to burn it all. Why keep it? She's not around anymore. She won't care. I want to get rid of everything.\"

\"Okay,\" Brian said. He knew there would be no talking Justin out of it.

They got in the car, with Justin driving to their destination; Brian found out that the blond wasn't kidding when he said he had stocked the car with booze. They put the radio and Brian just relaxed back. After an hour and a half they stopped and Justin bought them some food, which ironically Brian was the one that ended eating most of it while Justin barely touched it.

\"You want me to drive?\" Brian asked but the blond declined.

Justin opened the glove compartment and pulled out a wooden box. \"I have a joint or two there.\"

Brian smirked and grabbed one. He lighted it up and then reached for the booze. \"This is actually nice,\" Brian said as he stared up at the sky. Then he passed the joint to Justin.

By the time they reached the place they had smoked the two joints and made another one. They had drunk a whole bottle of beam and were in their second one. Justin told Brian the spot where he was going to burn everything. They pulled out the boxes and then Justin took his time taking everything out. He would look at it like it was from another planet before throwing it at the pile. He sometimes stopped and explained to the brunet what something was.

\"This is the CD she bought me to tell me things between us were okay,\" Justin said. \"It was because I fucked her and she wanted more I guess.\"

\"You fucked Daphne?\" Brian asked raising a brow.

\"I was her first,\" Justin told him.

\"Nice,\" Brian said.

Justin chuckled and threw it in the growing mass. So far he had clothes and CD's, he had toys from when they were kids. He had tons of birthday cards along with the presents they came with. At the end Justin took off his watch and threw it in the pile before he opened the last box. Brian frowned and when the blond wasn't looking he took the watch and put it on his pocket.

\"What else you got there?\" Brian asked him.

\"Just pictures,\" Justin told him and without looking at them, sent them flying into the mountain of stuff.

Justin took his time breaking the boxes he had used and then threw everything on top of the pile. He walked to the Jeep and got some lighter fluid before he walked back to where Brian was.

\"Where did you get that at?\" Brian asked. \"How long have you been thinking about doing this?\"

\"Today,\" Justin told him.

\"Shouldn't you think more about it?\" the man asked and arched a brow.

Justin only narrowed his eyes at the man. \"Shut up.\"

\"Whatever,\" Brian replied.

Justin bit his lower lip and then started spraying the mountain of things with the lighter fluid.

\"Are you going to rip your brain out too?\" the man asked and then took a gulp of the beam. \"I mean since we are getting rid of everything that has Daphne on it. We should go kill her parents while we're at it.\"

\"Don't be an ass Brian,\" Justin told him.

He sighed and then looked at Brian and the brunet almost went and hugged Justin. The blond looked so sad.

\"It will make it all better,\" the younger man said. \"I won't have to think about her again. It just\u2026it hurts so much to do so.\"

\"Then go ahead,\" Brian told him knowing that it wasn't going to be that easy as just getting rid of everything, but if Justin needed to do this then he would support them.

Justin used the fluid all around the stuff he wanted to get rid of. He made sure that everything was inside the circle of rocks that he had found with the brunet. He didn't want to make a bigger fire than necessary. When he was done he used the lighter that Daphne had given it to him when he turned twenty one. The two of them watched as it all burned down. Then when it was done Justin turned around and walked to the car; Brian followed.

***

Soft lips are open
Knuckles are pale
Feels like you're dying
You're dying<\/i>

Brian had been in the apartment for a while working on some files that Cynthia had given him over the weekend. They didn't need to be ready for at least two more weeks but he wanted to do so because he was already caught up with everything else. He stretched and stared at the screen. He got up slowly and went to see what his blond was doing.

The older man smiled as he stopped at the doorway and leaned against it. He watched as Justin painted and sang along the song in the radio. Slowly he walked over to his man and enveloped the smaller man from behind.

\"Brian,\" Justin muttered and then smiled. \"Stop, you're going to make me mess this up.\"

\"Then stop and come here,\" the brunet told him.

\"Come on, let me finish,\" Justin told him.

Brian kissed him on the neck and then moved away. He went to his computer and saved his files before he shut it off. Then he went to the bedroom and went to the closet. He was smirking as he squatted in front of it and started grabbing some of their sex toys. Then he grabbed Justin's collar and he smiled wickedly.

He went back to where Justin was and walked once again silently towards him. He kissed Justin's shoulder and heard Justin chuckling.

\"Something funny?\" Brian asked and licked the blond's neck.

\"Oh god,\" the blond muttered. \"Stop that.\"

\"I don't want to,\" the brunet told him and before the blond could protest he put the collar on the blond.

\"Bri,\" Justin gasped at the action.

\"Now, I think you should go and take a shower,\" the brunet told him. \"Get all this paint off your body, now.\"

The blond turned around and stared at his lover. He walked to the sink and put his brushes in there. Then he did as Brian told him. He was actually curious as to what the brunet had planned for him. That alone excited him a lot. While he showered he made sure to clean himself really well just in case Brian wanted to rim him. Even thought that would be a plus for him that didn't mean that the man couldn't use it as torture.

By the time that Justin came out and moved into the bedroom the brunet was sitting in one of the dinning room chairs facing the bed. The blond saw that there were a few things in the bed, amongst them a pair of cuffs, and he couldn't help but smile. He just stood next to the brunet, who was smoking some weed, dripping wet. He hadn't bothered to dry out because Brian only told him to take a shower and nothing else.

The older man stood up and went to the bed. He picked the cuffs up as well as a cock ring. After he confined the blond's cock and balls he turned the man around and handcuffed Justin's hands behind his back. Then he moved the blond towards the bed and pushed him forward, face down. The blond only grunted but didn't say anything else.

Brian moved to the side of the bed and put his joint on the ashtray after taking a hit. He smiled and went to where Justin was. He got in bed and rubbed his hard cock against the blond's butt. Justin grunted and the older man grinned.

\"You like that,\" Brian said. \"You want me to fuck you hard in the ass, Justin?\"

\"Yes,\" Justin hissed. \"Please, I want it.\"

Brian smirked and moved back a bit. He grabbed Justin's ass and squeezed it hard with his left hand. Then he lifted said hand and brought it down with force to spank Justin. The smaller man tensed at first because of the unexpected hit but his hips started moving up and down, he was rubbing his erection against the bed.

\"Be still,\" Brian commanded and once Justin stopped moving, he spanked him a few more times alternating between one cheek and the other. When he stopped he bent down to lick the tender flesh. He spread the blond's cheek and started licking the blond everywhere.

Justin closed his eyes and tried to stay still but it was difficult. Brian was driving him insane. Then the brunet pushed his tongue inside his ass and he lost it. He quivered and moaned as pleasure hit his body. Brian stopped and smiled. He reached for a butt plug and slowly inserted it in the blond.

\"Such a bad boy,\" Brian said and then started spanking the blond again. When he was satisfied he got up and went to get his weed. He took the lighter and went to sit down on the chair once again. \"Can you stand up?\"

The younger man grunted as he moved but was able to get off the bed and stand up. He looked at Brian waiting for instructions. The brunet smiled before he lighted the joint. He took a hit and then lifted his hand with it so the blond could take one too; the blond man did. He let it fill his lungs and held it as long as he could before he started coughing it out. That would make him get high sooner.

\"Suck me,\" Brian instructed him.

Slowly Justin got in one knee and then the other. He moved forward until he was able to reach Brian's dick with his mouth. First, he started by licking Brian's member. Then he took the head of Brian's cock in his mouth and sucked on it. It was a bit difficult at first because his hand were behind his back but soon he managed to get all of the man's cock in his mouth without pausing to get a better angle.

Brian was breathing hard as Justin sucked him. He just watched him behind heavy eyelids. His skin was a bit damn and he knew it would get sweaty soon enough. With his free hand he grabbed the back of Justin's neck and forced him down on his cock. He loved the feel of Justin's soft, hot, slick mouth. When he had enough he pushed the blond away.

\"Stand up,\" Brian told him.

Justin did it slowly. The brunet went to him and took the cuffs away from one hand. Then he led the blond to the bed and made him lay back before he cuffed the blond to the headboard. He enjoyed the last of his weed before he put the roach in the ashtray. Then he got in the bed and started teasing the blond by pinching his nipples, kissing him everywhere, nibbling on his neck, licking his cock and balls. Then after hearing Justin panting for air he would do it all over again.

\"You like this,\" Brian told him.

\"Please,\" Justin moaned as his head thrashed from side to side. \"You're driving me nuts!\"

The brunet only smiled and pushed Justin's legs up. He grabbed the butt plug and toyed with in inside Justin's ass.

\"Oh god!\" Justin yelled.

Brian licked his lips as he tortured the blond. He wanted to have the blond so much but he wasn't done yet. He pulled the butt plug out and grabbed the last of the items he had pulled from the closet along with the lube. It was a black dildo which was a bit bigger than he was and a lot wider. He smirked when he saw Justin swallowing.

\"You want it,\" Brian said.

The blond nodded. \"Yes,\" he gasped out.

Brian pushed the head of the dildo against Justin's hole and watched as Justin tried to push it inside of him by moving his hips towards the blunt object. The older man opened the lube and put some on the dildo. Then he pushed the head of it inside the blond and stopped. He waited until Justin got used to it before he pushed a bit more inside. Slowly he kept pushing more and more until half of it was inside the blond. Then he pulled out almost all the way before he pushed it inside.

\"Oh god!\" Justin yelled. \"Fuck me, master!\"

Brian did, he moved the dildo in and out of Justin at a steady pace. Then he leaned forward and suck on the blond's cock while he did it. After a while Justin wasn't making any sounds; when Brian looked at the blond Justin had his head thrown back, his mouth was open and his skin was still wet from the shower he took. The blond looked delicious. The older man stopped and pulled the dildo out of Justin. It took a few second for the smaller man to realize that.

\"I am going to untie you and you're going to get on your knees,\" Brian told him.

Justin did as instructed and then the brunet cuffed him once again to the headboard. He looked behind him and saw Brian putting a condom on. He closed his eyes and prepared himself to be fucked.

\"God yes,\" Brian whispered as he pushed inside his man. He grabbed Justin's hips and started fucking him. He started slowly with long strokes teasing Justin. Then he moved faster and faster until he was only jabbing inside the blond. He stopped when he though he couldn't take it anymore and controlled himself.

\"Master!\" Justin yelled. \"Please, fuck me. Fuck me.\"

The brunet caressed Justin's sweaty back and then leaned closer. He pulled Justin's head back and started licking the man's neck. His hips started moving again, slowly, then faster and faster. When he started to orgasm he bit Justin's shoulder; it was something he had started to love doing to the blond. He grunted and hissed as he emptied his load and then after a couple of minutes he pulled out.

\"Please,\" Justin whispered when the man got out of the bed. \"Master,\" he begged.

The brunet got rid of the condom and then walked towards the bed once again. He grabbed the keys once again and freed Justin's hands. He turned the blond around so Justin could lie on his back. \"Look at you,\" he whispered.

\"Please master,\" Justin whispered. \"Please.\"

\"What?\" Brian asked and smiled. He ran his fingers over Justin's lips which were open. He wanted to fuck those soft lips with his cock once again. He knew he would soon enough. Justin's arms were up and his hands were gripping anything he could. The man grabbed the dildo once again and pushed Justin's legs apart. He pushed it inside of Justin and the blond shook with pleasure.

\"Yes,\" Justin hissed. \"I need to come.\"

Brian started to suck Justin's cock. Justin's hand flew to the brunet's head and he gripped Brian's hair hard making his knuckles turn white. He felt like he was dying and he needed to cum soon or he really would. He couldn't believe how good Brian was getting at torturing him.

\"Master,\" Justin hissed with all his might.

The older man took Justin deep into his mouth and opened the cock ring. Justin's hips pushed all the way up and he screamed Brian's name as he spilled his warm seed in the man's mouth. The brunet twisted the dildo inside of Justin a few more times before he stopped. He swallowed all of Justin's cum before he let go of the man's cock. He smiled at Justin when the man opened his eyes.

\"You killed me,\" Justin told him.

\"Not quite,\" Brian assured him and pulled the dildo out of Justin. \"Are you okay?\"

The blond only nodded.

\"Good,\" the man said as he stood up. \"Because I'm not done with you.\"

Justin's only thought was that Brian was really going to kill him.

\"I have to punish you for saying my name, slave,\" the brunet told him.

The smaller man thought that Brian hadn't noticed that. He smirked a bit and prepared himself for his punishment.

***

I don't care if you hate me,
I don't care if you trust me,
I don't care if you blame me<\/i>

\"So where is Justin?\" Lindsay asked.

\"He went out,\" Brian told them.

\"He's probably fucking somewhere,\" Michael said.

\"Michael,\" Debbie chastised her kid.

\"What?\" Michael asked. \"Am I lying?\"

\"Why don't you just shut up and mind your own fucking business,\" Brian said.

The girls looked at Brian and were surprised that the man was standing up for the blond. Emmett and Ted looked at each other knowing Michael never learned. David stared at Michael wishing the man would shut up about Justin.

\"What? Is not my fault that he's out fucking others guys when you're here, Brian,\" Michael said.

Brian made a fist as he stared at his friend. \"He's not doing that and it's not your fucking problem if he is anyways!\"

\"Don't mind him, honey,\" Debbie said to Brian.

\"I'm just saying,\" Michael told him. \"I'm your friend and I don't want to see you hurt.\"

\"Let's talk about something else,\" Lindsay said.

\"Yeah, I don't want to talk about Justin,\" Michael said.

\"That's all you ever do,\" Emmett pointed out.

\"Guys,\" Vic said. \"We're changing the subject.\"

\"How's work, David?\" Melanie asked trying to help.

\"It's going pretty good,\" David told her smiling a bit. He looked towards Michael and sighed. He was getting tired of Michael and all his bitching about the blond. It was like the man was obsessed with Justin for some reason.

\"How about you?\" Lindsay asked looking at Brian.

\"Everything is great,\" Brian told her as he played with his food.

\"We're doing more than great,\" Ted said smiling. \"We just got two new accounts and we're making more than five million dollars.\"

\"Jesus,\" Emmett said. \"You're a millionaire.\"

Ted smirked. \"Well, not yet. Most of the money is to pay bills and the employees and then after tax when you come to see what you have left is not that much but if we keep on this track maybe one day.\"

Some of them at the table laugh at Ted's enthusiasm. That's when there was a knock on the door and Justin came inside smiling from ear to ear.

\"Hello,\" he said and sat down next to the brunet. \"I'm sorry I'm late, a lot of work to do.\"

\"Right,\" Michael said. \"Like we believe that.\"

\"I don\u2019t give a shit what you believe,\" Justin said as he grabbed a piece of bread from the basket.

\"Let me get you a plate,\" Debbie said getting up as she took her empty plate to the sink. \"It's spaghetti and meatballs.\"

\"I can't wait,\" Justin told her smiling.

\"We all know that you were just with a trick,\" Michael said and rolled his eyes.

\"Really,\" Justin said. \"That's something, seeing how I was in a business meeting pretty much all morning.\"

\"So?\" Brian said and arched a brow.

\"I'm going to Paris for two whole months,\" Justin said. \"They choose me and two other artists from here to go to the show.\"

\"Congratulations,\" Brian said and kissed him.

\"You knew where he was all this time,\" Emmett pointed out and smiled.

\"Yeah,\" Brian said.

\"You could have told us,\" Lindsay said.

\"It's none of your fucking business,\" Brian pointed out and then stood up. \"I need a smoke.\"

\"Here we go,\" Debbie said smiling at Justin.

Justin thanked her and then started eating. He was the last one to stand from the table. Everyone else was pretty much done. Vic and Emmett were helping Debbie with the dishes and the clean up.

\"So,\" Debbie said as she sat on the living room with David and the girls. \"I heard you wanted to take Michael away for a getaway.\"

\"Yeah,\" David said smiling. \"I asked him but I'm still waiting on that.\"

\"I'm still thinking about it,\" Michael said from the kitchen and looked at Brian who by then had come back and was leaning against the counter drinking a beer. \"Do you think I should go?\"

Brian shrugged. \"It's your decision. What are you asking me for?\"

Michael smiled at the brunet. \"Because you're my best friend and I don't want you to be alone while I'm away.\"

\"I'm not a little boy,\" Brian told him. \"If you want to go, just go.\"

\"Debbie, I'm going to get more,\" Justin said already with his plate next to the stove.

\"Okay honey,\" she told him.

Vic smiled as he passed them. \"He can eat.\"

\"Tell me about it,\" Brian said happy that Justin was gaining his appetite.

After a while Emmett and Ted left telling the guys that they were going to Babylon later on, in case they wanted to join them. Brian went outside once again to smoke another cigarette. Justin grabbed a beer from the fridge and walked to the door where Melanie and Lindsay were saying goodbye to Debbie. Justin walked out with the blonde. They were talking about the trip that he was going to make soon. Lindsay was really happy for him. On his way back Michael was standing in front of the door smiling at him.

\"What?\" Justin asked arching a brow and then he took a sip of his beer.

\"I can't wait for you to go away,\" Michael told him.

Justin chuckled. \"Don't bother me, Michael. Or you know what I'll do?\"

\"What?\" Michael asked crossing his arms.

\"I'll take Brian with me,\" the blond told him.

\"Yeah right,\" Michael said. \"He wouldn't go with you.\"

\"I got my ways to convince him,\" the blond assured him with a grin.

Michael frowned and moved down to Justin's level. \"I'm not scared of you. I meant what I said about you being a junkie and I'm not afraid to say it to your face. I hate you because one day you're going to hurt Brian too.\"

\"Fuck you, Michael,\" Justin said and then smiled. \"You're just jealous.\"

\"I am not,\" Michael said.

\"You are,\" Justin told him. \"Because you want Brian for yourself. You want him to fuck you and be your boyfriend and you want a relationship with him. You're pathetic.\"

Michael slapped him in the face.

Justin threw the beer bottle into the yard and grabbed Michael by the collard. \"You fucking shit!\" he hissed before he punched the man.

\"No!\" Michael yelled and both of them fell to the floor.

Justin was on top of the man, holding him by the shoulders and shaking him. Suddenly he was pulled back by David and Debbie who were asking what was going on.

\"He hit me!\" Michael yelled as he stood up.

Vic and Brian rushed to them as well.

\"What's going on?\" Brian asked angry.

\"He hit me,\" Michael repeated.

\"What the fuck is your problem,\" David hissed as he approached Justin.

\"Fuck off,\" Justin yelled. \"I'm tired of his shit. He hit me first. He's the one talking all this shit,\" he turned to look at the dark haired man. \"I don't fucking care what you think of me, you fucking asshole! I don't care if you make shit up because you don't believe the things I say. Go ahead and hate me all you want Michael. I don't give a shit. You can blame me all you want but it doesn't change things. Even if I wasn't here, Brian still wouldn't fuck you!\"

\"Shut up!\" Michael yelled.

\"Poor Michael, he's in love with his best friend and since he can't get him he has made a point to say the stupidest things to me because I'm the one that Brian wants,\" Justin said.

\"Stop it,\" Debbie yelled. \"Both of you.\"

Brian walked over to where Justin was and grabbed his face which was red in one side. \"Are you okay?\"

Justin moved his face away. \"Yes,\" he said.

\"Let's go,\" Brian said.

\"Brian, I didn't\u2026\" Michael tried to speak but stopped when Brian glared in his direction.

Justin didn't protest one bit. He and the brunet left without looking back.

\"Come inside,\" Debbie said to her son. \"Let me look at you.\"

\"Are you coming in?\" Vic asked David.

\"What the hell for?\" David asked. \"Tell Michael\u2026tell him I'll call him later,\" the man said.

\"David,\" Vic tried to talk to the man.

\"Save it,\" David told him as he pulled his keys from his pocket. \"He's right\u2026Justin. The things he said were true. I'm not going to be here waiting until Michael's infatuation dies.\"

Vic didn't know what to tell him so he just watched him go before he went to the house. He told Michael that David left and the man didn't even looked like he cared one way or another.

\"You're okay,\" Debbie said to her son after checking his face.

Vic shook his head as he stood next to them.

\"Michael,\" Debbie said as she stared at her son. \"We need to talk.\"

\"Ma,\" Michael protested but didn't walk away.

\"Look honey,\" Debbie said and took a deep breath. \"I know that you like Brian as more than a friend should.\"

Michael looked away. \"Is not that\u2026I just don't like Justin.\"

\"Why not honey?\" Debbie asked him.

\"Because he's not good for Brian,\" Michael told him.

\"What are you talking about?\" Debbie asked. \"Of course he is. They are good for each other.\"

\"No,\" Michael told her. \"Justin is crazy. He drinks a lot and does drugs and he tricks all the time and\u2026\"

\"Brian does all that too,\" Vic pointed out. \"They are one and the same.\"

\"That's not true,\" Michael said.

Debbie and Vic stared at each other. Apparently Michael saw only what he wanted.

\"Okay,\" Debbie said. \"But Brian is in love with him and you got to\u2026\"

\"He's not in love with him,\" Michael huffed.

\"He is Michael,\" Vic said. \"You got to accept that and let Brian be happy.\"

\"He is not in love with him,\" Michael yelled. \"He just fucks him and that's that. Jesus, I'm out of here.\"

Debbie stood there as she watched her son go. She knew that soon enough Brian wouldn't want to talk to Michael if things kept like they were going and she couldn't really blame him. She just hoped that her son opened his eyes before it was too late. Vic came next to her and put an arm around her. He didn't say anything because there was nothing to be said.

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Chapter Twenty-One: Ahead Together
Summary: Everyone is at the hospital waiting for Justin to be okay. Someone unexpected crosses Brian and Justin's lives.
AN: Thanks to my betas for all their help. I hope you guys like this one. Hugs!!!


Michael sighed and tried calling his mom once again. He looked at Ben and couldn't believe the man was still there with him. Their date had been ruined but apparently Ben didn't mind. \"Jesus, pick it up woman.\"

\"Nothing?\" Ted asked.

Michael tried again. \"Come on, Ma.\"

Debbie picked the phone up after it rang for the tenth time. It was around two in the morning and she didn't know who could possibly be. Then to her surprise it was Michael telling her that Brian and Justin were in the hospital.

\"Oh my god,\" Debbie yelled. \"Did they had a car accident?\"

\"It's nothing like that,\" Michael said. \"They were in a fire. Something happened at Babylon. I called Melanie and Lindsay. Mel is coming for you. She should be there in a few minutes.\"

\"Okay, okay,\" Debbie said hanging up quickly and going to get dressed. In the process she woke up Vic and told him to get dressed and ready.

When they got there Ted, Emmett, Vaughn, Michael and some guy she had never seen, were outside Justin's room. Later on she found out that Michael had been in a date with the guy, Ben. She had wanted to know more about that but was too focused on Justin's health. Brian was inside the room sitting next to his husband, waiting for him to wake up.

\"So what happened?\" Debbie asked them.

\"Apparently there was a fire,\" Ben said. \"It had something to do with the show they were performing. Someone calculated wrong and\u2026well, there were some explosions.\"

\"That's so horrible,\" she said. \"How are they?\"

\"Brian is okay,\" Michael assured her. \"He was pushed back into the backroom. People were using the exit there. He tried to get back in but by then the firefighters were there and they didn't let him back in. They found Justin thought. He had passed out because of the smoke but thank god he wasn't burned. He has a few broken ribs but that's because some people stepped on him.\"

\"Holy shit!\" Debbie yelled.

\"What do you mean they stepped on him?\" Melanie asked.

\"They were running for their lives,\" Ben told her. \"They were not going to stop to see what they were doing.\"

\"That's so horrible,\" Ted whispered.

\"We saw them,\" Vaughn said and shook his head.

\"Are you okay, honey?\" Debbie asked him.

\"It's okay,\" Emmett said and put a hand over the boy's shoulders. \"We saw Brian and Justin and they invited us to go with them. We told them we were going to meet them later. But then\u2026well, you know the rest.\"

\"Damn,\" Melanie said sitting down. \"Is he going to be okay?\"

\"The doctor said that everything looks fine,\" Michael said. \"But he won't know for sure until Justin wakes up.\"

\"Oh my god,\" Debbie said shaking her head.

Vic walked over to the door and could see Brian through the glass window. He saw the brunet's shoulders shaking and he knew that Brian was crying. He looked behind them and then went inside. \"Hey kiddo.\"

Brian looked up startled and quickly tried to clean his tears away.

\"Hey,\" Vic said standing behind the brunet and putting his hand on the man's shoulder. \"It's okay. We are here for you.\"

\"Vic,\" the brunet said in a dazed voice. \"I can't lose him.\"

\"I know,\" Vic whispered. \"He's going to be okay. His body just needs to heal.\"

The brunet nodded.

\"Do you want anything to eat or drink?\" Vic asked. \"Maybe a cigarette.\"

\"No,\" Brian said shaking his head. \"I'm staying here with him.\"

The older man smiled briefly and nodded. \"Okay, we'll be out there if you need us, okay?\"

The man nodded and didn't turn around to see Vic exiting the room.

\"Are they okay?\" Debbie asked.

\"I think so,\" Vic told her.

After a while Melanie had to go back home and Ted agreed that he would take Debbie and Vic back to their house. Justin was still sleeping and they were all waiting for the blond to open his eyes at least once. Ted got everyone coffee. Debbie made sure that Brian drank his. After a while Vaughn convinced the brunet to go for a walk and Debbie took the man's place.

A couple of hours later Craig and Jennifer arrived at the hospital. No one was sure who had called them but they were there. The blond man demanded to see his son and Brian told him he could. Jennifer was happy that so far no one was arguing or throwing punches. When Craig came out of the room with Jennifer he looked at everyone and without saying anything he marched away.

\"What an asshole,\" Michael said when the man was gone.

Brian went back inside the room to sit with his husband.

Around five in the morning everyone was making plans to come back. Justin had woken up for a few minutes had smiled at Brian, whispered something about a breakfast in bed and went back to sleep. Brian couldn't stop grinning about that.

It took a few tries but Michael finally convinced Brian to go to the house and take a shower, eat something and come back. Ted drove Vic and Debbie as well as Brian back to the house. Emmett got a ride with Vaughn. Ben stayed with Michael at the hospital sitting next to Justin until the brunet came back.

\"So,\" Michael said. \"What do you think about this date?\"

Ben laughed. \"It could be worse and I think you have wonderful family.\"

\"I used to hate him,\" Michael said and nodded towards Justin.

Ben arched a brow. \"Why?\"

Michael sighed and shook his head. He wasn't about to tell Ben that it was because he used to have a crush on Brian and Justin took him away. When he thought about it these days it sounded stupid. \"It doesn't matter. I think he's alright now,\" he said and smiled. Not in a million years, would he have thought that he would be at a hospital room with a date looking over Justin. He smiled and moved closer while he grabbed the blond's hand. \"You got to get better soon asshole,\" Michael said smirking.

Ben frowned.

\"My best friend needs you,\" the dark haired man muttered. \"He really does.\"

Ben smiled and knew that Michael was a wonderful guy.

***

\"Hey,\" Justin said smiling. He was happy to finally see the brunet. He had woken up about half an hour ago to find Michael and some guy he didn't know with him.

\"Hi,\" Brian replied with a big smile of his own. He rubbed his nose against the blond and closed his eyes as he buried his face on the crook of Justin's neck. \"I'm so happy to see you opening your eyes brat.\"

\"I wasn't going to let you off the hook that easy,\" Justin pointed out.

Brian laughed and pulled back a bit so he could plant a kiss on Justin's lips. The blond opened his mouth and let Brian's tongue slip inside.

\"Well then,\" Vaughn said coming in. \"You look like you're better than alright.\"

Brian and Justin stopped the kiss and looked at each other with big smiles.

\"I just saw Michael and his hunky date leaving,\" Vaughn said. \"How are you doing, Justin?\"

\"Did you just refer to a guy as a hunky date?\" Justin asked and laughed.

\"What?\" Vaughn asked.

Brian arched a brow and shook his head. \"Where is Emmett?\"

\"At his apartment,\" Vaughn said and shrugged. \"We're just friends. I'm not his keeper.\"

\"I'm starting to hurt,\" Justin said suddenly. \"God,\" he said and put a hand over his ribs. \"What's that?\"

\"I'll call the doctor,\" Vaughn said getting out of the room quickly.

\"It's okay,\" Brian told him. \"Just breathe. The drugs they gave you must be wearing off. You got two broken ribs, baby.\"

\"Ah shit,\" Justin said. \"Graduation is in three days. Will I be out of here by then?\"

\"Of course,\" Brian said and kissed him on the forehead. \"Even if we have to sneak you out.\"

The blond smiled a bit and shook his head. He frowned and then tried to move to the side but the pain stopped him.

\"Stop that,\" Brian told him. \"Just lay still.\"

\"I can't,\" the blond told him. \"I'm in pain.\"

\"If you move you will be in more pain,\" Brian told him.

\"You're not a doctor,\" Justin told him.

Brian arched a brow. \"Stop acting like a brat.\"

\"Your brat,\" Justin said and then twisted in pain. \"Ah shit! Fine, I'm not moving anymore.\"

Brian wanted to grin but contained himself.

\"Good afternoon Mr. Taylor-Kinney, is it?\" the doctor asked coming into the room.

\"That's right,\" Justin said smiling.

The doctor proceeded to tell the blond and Brian what was going on. He assured them that Justin was fine and could go home that day but that he had to take it slow. He needed bed rest most than anything if he wanted to heal. Justin was perfectly fine with that, he couldn't wait to be out of the hospital.

After the doctor left the room, Vaughn, Brian and Justin waited in his room until a nurse came to unhook him from his IV. Then he was given some papers to sign before he was told he could leave. The first thing they did after getting out of the hospital was going to the pharmacy so they could buy Justin's prescription. Then they went to Debbie's house so the blond could get his rest.

\"I'm so happy you're okay,\" Debbie said once Justin was in bed.

\"Thanks Deb,\" Justin said in a sleepy voice.

\"We should go and let you rest,\" Vaughn suggested.

Debbie nodded and got up from the chair she was sitting on. \"I'm going to go cook something for you. That way when you wake up you can eat.\"

Justin smiled at her. He watched her and his best friend leave before he turned his attention to Brian.

\"She's not the only that's happy that you're okay,\" Brian whispered. \"You scared me.\"

\"I'm sorry,\" the blond said grinning a bit.

Brian smiled and kissed the blond on the forehead. \"You just rest now.\"

The blond nodded and closed his eyes. Brian stayed with him holding his hand. He was relieved that his man was okay and that nothing major had happened to the blond. He didn't know what he would do now without Justin.

***

\"Look at this one,\" Vaughn said smiling as he pointed at the picture. \"Wow, is finally over.\"

Justin smiled as he held the pictures they had taking on graduation day. They were wearing their gowns and smiling brightly for the camera. Some of the pictures were with friends from high school and others were with their family. Justin had a few with Brian and some with the gang.

\"I can't believe your parents showed up,\" Vaughn said.

\"I know,\" Justin said and laughed. \"Look at this. It's me, Brian and my parents.\"

\"Your dad looks like he's sucking on a sour candy,\" Vaughn said laughing.

Justin laughed too and nodded. \"Yeah, he does.\"

\"I need copies of these pictures,\" Vaughn said.

\"Your parents have it all in video,\" Justin pointed out.

\"I know,\" Vaughn told him. \"But I want pictures, you know.\"

The blond nodded absently.

\"So,\" Vaughn said leaning against his car. They were currently standing in front of the diner. \"How are you doing?\"

\"I'm better,\" Justin assured him. \"Tomorrow I have to go to the hospital and get some ex-rays. The doctor wants to make sure that I'm healing.\"

\"That's good,\" Vaughn said.

Justin smiled when he saw Brian coming out of the diner. Behind him were Emmett, Ted and Michael. The blond had agreed to meet with the brunet there. A few hours earlier Vaughn had picked him up so they could go out one more time before Vaughn headed for New York for college. In the way to the diner they had stopped to pick the pictures.

\"Hey,\" Brian said smiling at the blond. He threw his arm over his husband and kissed him on the cheek.

The shorter man smiled widely.

\"Hey Vaughn,\" Ted said. \"I heard you were leaving today.\"

\"Yeah,\" Vaughn said and then looked at Emmett. He smiled widely at the man. It was hard leaving but it was already planned and he couldn't do anything about it. He and Emmett had talked about it and decided that if they were meant for each other it would happen like that. They promised they would keep in contact with each other as much as they could.

\"You have a safe trip,\" Brian told him.

\"Yeah,\" the young man said smiling. \"I will.\"

\"And you call us when you get there,\" Justin told him.

Vaughn rolled his eyes. \"I will mother.\"

The blond laughed and punched his friend in the arm. Vaughn in turn punched Brian in the arm.

\"Hey,\" the brunet protested.

\"Well, I can't punch Justin back,\" Vaughn said. \"Well, I better leave.\"

He hugged Brian and Justin goodbye. He waved at Michael and Ted. Then he threw himself and Emmett who enveloped him in his arms. Vaughn moved his head back a bit and kissed the taller man. Everyone around them was completely shocked. Vaughn pulled away gave Emmett a big smile and got in his car.

\u201cWhat the fuck was that?\u201d Ted asked after Vaughn started the car.

\u201cOh good,\u201d Brian said. \u201cI wasn\u2019t the only one that saw it.\u201d

\"My god,\" Michael said. \"Seriously?\"

\"Vaughn!\" Justin yelled as Vaughn drove away, they could hear the young man laughing.

\"Are you two\u2026a thing?\" Michael asked as he looked at the taller man.

\"Nah,\" Emmett said. \"We decided to stay friends.\"

\"Jesus,\" Brian muttered.

\"Oh, he has a lot of explaining to do,\" Justin swore a bit irritated that Vaughn hadn't said anything to him.

\"Go easy on him,\" Emmett said and laughed a bit. \"I have to go. I'll see you guys around.\"

\"We have to leave too,\" Brian said pulling the blond with him.

\"Call me later,\" Michael said.

Brian nodded and waved at them.

\"So,\" Ted said. \"Did you see that coming?\"

Michael shook his head and then shrugged. \"There are a lot of things that I didn't see coming,\" he said thinking about his own best friend getting married. He never thought that would happen in a million years but it did.

Ted arched a brow as he looked at Michael. He wondered what the man was talking about but didn't bother asking. They said goodbye and went on their way.

***

\"It looks like you're completely healed,\" the doctor said.

Justin and Brian smiled at each other. It was the third visit they had made to the doctor. Each time they were always told that Justin's ribs were healing fine.

\"So no more visits,\" Justin said. \"Thank god. No offense, I just don't like hospitals.\"

The doctor smiled and nodded. He wished them a good day and was on his way to see other patients.

\"So, now I can help more in the house,\" Justin said.

\"Yeah,\" Brian agreed.

\"Good, 'cause I'm tired of being treated like I'm going to break,\" Justin said as he walked down the hallway.

Brian smirked and then jogged over to the blond. He grabbed him by the hand and turned him around. \"You know something?\"

\"What's that?\" Justin asked and walked backwards as the man held him tightly around the waist.

\"You're the most important thing in my life and I don't want anything bad to happen to you,\" Brian whispered. \"So if sometimes I overdo it, is because I love you.\"

Justin smiled from ear to ear and nodded. \"I know.\"

\"Good,\" Brian said and started tickling the blond.

\"Hey!\" Justin protested as he got away.

They turned around and this time it was Brian walking backwards. They were laughing their hearts out as Justin tried to tickle the older man back but Brian kept pushing the blond's hands away.

\"Watch out where you are going, you asshole,\" Kip hissed and looked up at the man that bumped into him. His eyes widened when he saw Brian.

Brian's mouth hung open as he stared down at the man in the wheelchair.

\"Fucking great,\" Kip hissed. \"What the fuck are you staring at?\"

\"We're sorry,\" Justin said. \"We weren't paying attention. Totally our fault.\"

\"Yes, it is,\" Kip said as he glared at the blond.

\"Take it easy there, Kip,\" Brian told him as he grabbed Justin's hand. \"It was an accident.\"

\"Do you know him?\" Justin asked.

\"This is Kip Thomas,\" Brian said as he looked at his husband.

\"Oh,\" Justin muttered and looked back at the man.

\"Who the fuck is this?\" Kip asked. \"Your latest trick?\"

\"What happened to you?\" Brian asked.

Kip frowned and looked down at himself. \"I was in an accident about four months ago. I...can't walk. I'm never going to be able to.\"

Brian couldn't believe what he was hearing. \"Fuck, that's...fucked up.\"

\"Yeah, like you're not happy about that,\" Kip hissed.

\"I'm not,\" Brian told him.

\"Bri,\" Justin said. \"Let's go home.\"

\"Go home?\" Kip asked and arched a brow.

\"Kip, meet my husband, Justin Taylor,\" the brunet said.

\"You got fucking married,\" Kip said and frowned like he had a bad taste in his mouth. \"Brian fucking Kinney, married?\"

\"That's right,\" Justin said squaring his shoulders. \"Do you have a problem with that?\"

\"Let's go,\" Brian said and then looked at Kip. \"You take it easy.\"

\"Wow,\" Justin said. \"Guess whatever you do in this world, you pay it in this world.\"

Brian nodded and stopped walking. He looked at the blond and smiled. \"I really don't care about him either way. I don't wish bad things for him. I'm just happy that I have you, Justin. Nothing else makes me happy but you.\"

The blond smiled and got on his toes to be able to kiss his husband.

\"From now on whatever happens we face it together,\" Brian told him. \"Okay?\"

Justin nodded. \"Let's go, stud. Drive me home.\"

Brian chuckled remembering the days that he was Justin's driver. If he could do it all over again he would still make the same decisions he did and would actually hope to get hit with the same luck as before because he wanted Justin in his life forever. \"Whatever you want, brat,\" Brian said putting his arm around his brat's shoulder and walking out of the hospital.



Thanks to the lovely betas, Helen and Lois. Couldn't have done it without them. The sequel to this story is called Proof Of Love and it would be coming out soon. Sorry if this chapter was too short. Later people, Tay.<\/a>","comments":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/80076.html?view=comments#comments","category":"sangre azul"},{"guid":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/79691.html","pubDate":"Wed, 06 May 2009 23:42:52 GMT","title":"RESCUE WHAT'S LEFT OF ME","author":"draccone","link":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/79691.html","description":"Rescue What's Left Of Me
Chapter Eleven: Nothing But A Liar
Summary: Michael has nothing but lies to tell.
AN: I hope you guys like it. I'm sorry that it took me forever to write this. Sorry that it is so short. Thanks to my beta Helen.


J.C. finished putting away everything that his brother had brought to his house. It had taken them pretty much all afternoon to carry it up to the attic, but they have done it. J.C. grabbed the lock and put it on the door before he turned around and went down the stairs. He stopped in the second floor and picked his gun, wallet and keys. Once he got out he saw Justin sitting at the edge of the lake deck drinking a beer. He smiled and walked all the way to where his brother was contemplating the scenery.

\"Are you ready to leave?\" J.C. asked.

\"Yeah,\" Justin said and stood up.

\"Are you okay?\" the blond man asked.

\"Just thinking,\" the older man said.

J.C. waited for his brother to say something but the older man didn't. He cleared his throat and only got an arched brow from his brother. He smiled a bit knowing how Justin was always very careful about what he said. \"So, what are you thinking about?\"

\"Is just\u2026this is not how I planned things,\" Justin said and took a sip of the beer. \"All I needed was a bit more time and it would be over. Now all is getting out of control so fast.\"

\"You still can do everything you wanted,\" J.C. told him.

\"And Brian?\" Justin asked and laughed. \"How do I take care of that?\"

\"I don't know,\" J.C. said. \"What do you want to do?\"

\"What about doing what I told you,\" Justin said and arched a brow. A few days ago Justin had told his little brother of something that they could do to deal with all the problems they currently had.

J.C. actually laughed and laughed until he realized that his brother hadn't been joking. \"So, is this the kind of person you have turned into?\"

\"Look who is talking,\" Justin said.

J.C. half laughed before he licked his bottom lip. He shook his head and drank the beer. \"I think you've been doing this for way too long.\"

\"No shit,\" Justin said and started walking away.

\"You can't do this alone,\" J.C. said. \"And we got no one to help us Justin. Really, what are you thinking?\"

\"I'm thinking about Brian and Bella,\" Justin hissed. \"That's what I'm thinking about.\"

J.C. sighed as he followed his brother. \"I'm really happy that you found Brian in your life. I was worried there for a minute.\"

\"Worried about what?\" Justin asked.

\"That you were losing yourself to the job,\" J.C. told him. \"Is not who you are, you know.\"

The older man licked his lips and nodded. \"Right,\" he whispered.

\"But,\" J.C. said as he grabbed Justin by the arm and turned him around. \"You're thinking crazy.\"

\"I'm being practical,\" Justin told him. \"This is never going to end J.C. Never! You know all the shit we've been through and now on top of everything you got Tony fucking around and I don't know who to trust anymore.\"

\"You can always trust me!\" J.C. yelled at his brother with anger.

\"That's not what I meant,\" Justin told him and sighed. \"Is just\u2026\"

\"What?\" J.C. asked.

\"If they ever come after you,\" Justin said in a low deadly tone. \"All you have to worry about is having your gun in your hand to protect yourself and if anything you can run away and never look back. You're ready for this, you walked into this willingly.\"

\"Justin,\" J.C. whispered realizing what his brother was telling him.

\"I could do the same, except\u2026oh yeah,\" the man said. \"I got Brian and Bella to worry about. If anything happened to them\u2026\" the blond said and had to stop. He looked away and then moved away from his brother. \"I'm sorry.\"

\"I know what you mean,\" J.C. said. \"But the plan was to take everything we could and then leave without looking back. I know Brian was never part of the plan but I'm sure he will understand and\u2026\"

\"Do you think Brian would leave everything behind for me and just jump into uncertainty,\" Justin asked.

J.C. stood there and watched as his brother walked to his car and left. He knew then that Justin would do anything for Brian even if it meant losing his own soul in the process. He wished there was something he could do and for the life of him he couldn't think of it. Justin's plan was practical, yeah, that was for sure but it wasn't something he thought his brother would never do without feeling sick about it. They were slowly being pushed to the end of a cliff and it was either jump or push back. Justin apparently wanted to push back and even if he didn't, the man was his brother and he would do anything he could to help.

***

As soon as Debbie was finished with her plate she stood up and went to get Bella from Brian's arms. She told him that she would finish feeding the girl so he could eat. Brian protested that he was fine but Debbie didn't want to hear it.

\"You are so beautiful,\" Debbie said picking the now three month old Bella. \"My god, she's getting so big.\"

\"I know,\" Brian said smiling.

\"She's starting to look just like you, Brian,\" Vic told the brunet.

\"I know, right,\" Justin said smiling before he kissed the brunet on the forehead.

\"Oh, we have some news,\" Lindsay said.

Melanie smiled and grabbed her girlfriend's hand under the table.

\"What is that?\" Ted asked.

\"We bought an apartment,\" Lindsay said. \"We're moving together.\"

\"Congratulations,\" Brian said as he looked at Lindsay and then gave Melanie a smile.

\"Thanks,\" Lindsay said. \"Wait until you guys see it. It's great.\"

\"When can we go?\" Emmett asked.

\"In a few days,\" Melanie assured them.

\"I heard that Emmett was getting a place too,\" Justin said smirking.

Emmett looked at Justin and smiled. \"I'm just seeing how things work first. Slater bought himself a place here and he asked me to move in with him.\"

\"You're moving in with Slater?\" Ted asked opening his eyes big.

\"Good for you,\" Vic said to Emmett and winked at the man.

\"Why did you move out of the apartment though?\" Debbie asked. \"Michael told me that you left one day without telling him.\"

\"He's lying,\" Emmett said not even bothering to look at Michael.

\"I am not,\" Michael hissed.

\"I told you I was leaving,\" Emmett pointed out.

\"But you didn't tell me why,\" Michael hissed.

\"Relax,\" Ben whispered to his boyfriend.

Justin smirked and leaned back in the chair.

\"I'm sure it was all just a misunderstanding,\" Ted pointed out.

\"Yeah,\" Ben said.

\"Well, he does have a tendency to lie,\" Justin said and got kicked under the table by Brian. \"What?\" he asked looking at his husband.

\"So, I guess he was lying when he told me what happened to him at the hospital a few months ago,\" Ben said and stared at Justin.

Justin only smiled.

\"What happened?\" Ted asked.

\"Why don't you ask Emmett,\" Ben said standing up and grabbing his plate to put it in the sink.

\"What happened?\" Debbie asked.

\"It was nothing,\" Michael said and he stared at Justin before he lowered his eyes. \"I got mugged.\"

\"Jesus,\" Lindsay said.

\"Did you report it?\" Melanie asked.

\"Nah,\" Michael said and shrugged. \"I didn't see them.\"

\"I'm taking care of it,\" Ben said and then looked at Justin briefly.

Justin licked his lower lip and half grinned. He looked at Michael for a few second before he got up and walked over to Debbie. He grabbed his daughter and then walked to the living room.

\"Why would Emmett know anything about it?\" Brian asked raising a brow.

\"I didn't see anything,\" Emmett said and then pushed his plate away.

Michael looked at Emmett and knew that the man wasn't going to be on his side. \"He doesn't know anything. I just told him a bit of what happened.\"

\"So, how are you going to take care of this?\" Debbie asked.

\"I'm looking into it,\" Ben assured her.

Justin could hear them from where he was rocking his daughter. He now knew that Ben was probably coming after him and he had to be careful. He didn't know what else he was going to do with Michael. He was tired of the man making trouble for him.

\"I'll be right back,\" Brian said standing up. He grabbed his plate and Justin's and put them in the sink before he went outside to have a cigarette.

Minutes later after being in the backyard the door opened and Michael came out.

\"Hey Mikey,\" Brian said and smiled a bit.

\"Can I talk to you?\" Michael asked.

\"Go ahead,\" Brian told him.

\"Is just\u2026is not easy,\" the dark haired man told him.

The brunet arched a brow and waited.

\"Oh god, Brian, you have to open your eyes. Justin\u2026is not the person you think he is,\" Michael said in a grave tone.

\"Michael,\" Brian said and sighed. \"Please, just drop it. I'm with him and that's not going to change.\"

\"You don't know the kind of man he is,\" Michael said.

Brian was tired of hearing the same tune from Michael. Justin had told him once that Michael would do anything and say anything just to break them up. Every time that he spoke with his supposedly best friend it looked like his husband was completely right about the manner. Emmett had been right when he said that Michael had an unhealthy crush on him.

\"Stop it,\" Brian told him.

Michael moved in front of Brian. \"He's an animal. You know what he did to me. He and his friends beat me up. You know why? It was because I took pictures of him and J.C. kissing each other and touching.\"

\"That's not true,\" Brian said as his heart accelerated.

\"It is,\" Michael said. \"They were kissing, Brian.\"

The brunet shook his head not able to think of anything else at that moment. Could it be true what Michael was saying or was he simply lying.

\"Hey guys,\" Emmett said.

Either Brian or Michael had heard the man come to the back yard.

\"What you guys talking about?\" Emmett asked.

\"Nothing much,\" Michael said dryly.

\"So, you weren't mugged,\" Brian told him.

Michael licked his lips and looked from Emmett to Brian.

\"What is he telling you?\" Emmett asked putting a hand on Brian's arm. \"You don't look too good, Brian.\"

\"Emmett was there too,\" Michael said. \"And he didn't even tell you.\"

\"Is it true?\" Brian asked as he looked at Emmett.

Emmett sighed. \"Yeah, Justin and Slater hit him. I told them to stop but what could I do? And Michael attacked him\u2026\"

\"No,\" Brian hissed. \"Is it true that J.C. and Justin were kissing?\"

\"What?\" the tall man asked and then he looked at Michael. \"You're such an asshole, Michael!\"

\"I saw them,\" Michael hissed. \"I took pictures too but then they destroyed the camera.\"

\"They weren't kissing, Brian,\" Emmett said. \"They were hugging. You know that kind of hug when you're congratulating someone. I can't believe you're saying all this lies Michael.\"

Brian looked at Michael. \"You're lying to me.\"

\"Brian no!\" Michael yelled. \"I am not. I will prove it to you. I'll make Justin pay for what he did. He's a bad man.\"

\"Stay the fuck away from my family,\" Brian hissed. He threw the cigarette away and grabbed the older man by the collar.

\"Stop it,\" Emmett said pulling Brian back.

\"What's going on out here?\" Vic asked from the door. He had heard their voices in the kitchen.

\"I don't want you to ever talk to me again,\" Brian told him.

\"Brian,\" Michael said as he tried to grab the man.

\"Don't touch me,\" the brunet told him and then went back inside.

\"What is going on out there?\" Debbie asked once Brian was inside the house

Ben looked at Brian and then went outside to see that his boyfriend was okay. Michael had told him that he was going to try to talk to Brian and make him see that Justin was no good for him and apparently the conversation hadn't gone so good. The brunet just busied himself picking Bella's stuff. He told Justin that he wanted to leave.

\"What happened?\" Debbie asked again.

\"They just had an argument,\" Vic told his sister.

\"About what?\" Ted asked the man but Vic only shrugged.

Justin went and picked Bella from Lindsay's arm. \"I'm sorry. We got to go.\"

\"I understand,\" Lindsay whispered. \"Call me.\"

Justin only nodded. He walked out of the house saying a brief goodbye to no one in particular. When they got to the car he put his daughter in her car seat and made sure she was secured. Then he got in the driver's side and started the car. He was about to drive away when Brian asked him something that he really didn't want to answer.

\"So,\" Brian hissed. \"Did you beat Michael up with your friends? Answer me.\"

The blond nodded. \"Yes, I did.\"

\"What?\" Brian asked.

\"He attacked me first, Brian,\" Justin said. \"I had my back to him and he jumped me. Slater pulled him away and then he beat him, yeah. Then I might have kicked him.\"

Brian covered his face.

\"I'm sorry, Brian,\" Justin said.

\"Let's just go home,\" Brian told him.

\"Right,\" Justin said and drove away. In the back of his head he was thinking of what to do next. Because knowing Michael he knew that somehow the man had manipulated the whole situation to his advantage and involved Ben in the matter. More trouble, Justin thought, what else was new in his life.

***

The next day, Emmett, Ted, Lindsay and Ted were sitting at the diner for lunch.

\"And that's the whole story,\" Emmett said.

\"More or less,\" Ted told the girls.

Lindsay nodded a bit knowing that Michael had always had a crush of Brian. Melanie was shocked at the whole thing. Emmett didn't tell them anything about what Justin had done to Michael. He didn't think anyone needed to know that, not at the moment anyway. He just had explained to them how Michael had a crush on Brian and kept on making lies about Justin so Brian would leave him.

\"Does Justin know that Michael has a crush on Brian?\" Melanie asked.

\"Yeah,\" Emmett said. \"Even Brian knows about it. He doesn't like Michael like that. He just considers him a really good friend\u2026or at least he used to.\"

\"But Michael is with Ben now,\" Melanie pointed out.

\"That's just all pretenses,\" Ted said. \"Even I can see that.\"

\"Wow,\" Lindsay said shaking her head.

\"And the really bad thing is that Justin and Brian are having a lot of problems because of that,\" Emmett said. \"Michael would say anything just to make Brian leave him.\"

\"Has anyone talked to him?\" Melanie asked. \"Michael, I mean. Try to make him see that Brian will never be interested in him that way.\"

\"We have,\" Ted said. \"We have told him subtly, right to his face, we have yelled it and nothing. He just doesn't want to see it. In his head he thinks Brian is hypnotized or something by Justin.\"

\"He told me once that Justin was a very bad man,\" Lindsay said and shrugged.

Ted and Emmett looked at each other.

Emmett bit his lower lip and sighed. Then he looked at the girls. \"Do you think Justin is a bad person?\"

\"Of course not,\" Lindsay said. \"I have visited them a few times. Justin is so great with Brian and Bella. I mean, wow. He really loves them. When I go there he's always telling us that we can go out and that he can take care of Bella. Sometimes I go and Justin and Bella are not there and Brian tells me that he's taking her to the park and stuff like that. Justin really cares about his family and I don't want them to start fighting because Michael is trying to start shit.\"

\"There is nothing we can do,\" Ted said. \"Michael is not going to stop.\"

\"Jesus,\" Melanie said shaking her head.

\"Hey guys,\" Michael said smiling. Ben was with him. \"Can we sit down with you?\"

Emmett stood up. \"I was just leaving. You can have my spot.\"

Ted got up as well. He said goodbye to everyone and left with Emmett after they paid for their food.

\"So, how are you guys?\" Ben asked after he and Michael sat down.

\"Good,\" Lindsay said and gave him a smile.

\"Have you guys seen Brian?\" Michael asked. \"I have called him a few times but he is not answering my calls.\"

\"No,\" Lindsay told him. \"But I'm sure he's okay.\"

\"I wouldn't be so sure about that,\" Michael said. \"If he's with Justin he's anything but safe.\"

\"What are you talking about?\" Melanie asked.

\"He's a bad man,\" Michael said. \"And he hits Brian.\"

\"No way!\" Lindsay yelled.

\"Relax,\" Melanie said.

\"Oh my god,\" Lindsay said shaking her head. \"I have to call Brian.\"

\"He's not going to tell you about it,\" Michael said and smiled at Lindsay. \"He told me because I'm his best friend.\"

Lindsay stared at Michael and knew right away that he was lying. \"Well, that's horrible. Um, I'm sorry guys. But we have to go.\"

Melanie nodded and dropped some money in the table before she got her things and stood up.

\"He's a total asshole,\" Lindsay said once they were outside the diner. \"That's not true, Melanie. I know Brian. He wouldn't stand for that. He wouldn't. I know so.\"

\"Are you sure?\" Melanie asked.

Lindsay sighed and crossed her arms. \"Brian didn't have a happy childhood. He was always getting beat up by his dad and his mother never did anything about it. He promised me that he would never let anyone put a hand on him after the day he punched his dad back. For crying out loud, Brian could take Justin on and beat him to a pulp.\"

Melanie nodded briefly.

\"And it can't be true,\" Lindsay said. \"Brian is happy and I can see that. I'm not going to let Michael keep saying all this stupid shit.\"

\"What are you going to do?\" Melanie asked her as she took her girl's hand.

\"I don't know,\" Lindsay said as they walked away. \"I have to talk to Brian.\"

Melanie nodded and hoped that things would work out.

***

\"You're such a beautiful girl,\" Lindsay said smiling. \"Aren't you?\"

Bella blinked a few times and then smiled from ear to ear as she waved her hands at Lindsay. She was very happy at the moment.

\"She's beautiful,\" Melanie said to Justin.

Justin nodded and then looked at his watch. \"Are you ready to go, kid?\"

Brian looked back and nodded. \"If anything happens just call us. She has her favorite toy in that bag and\u2026\"

\"Brian,\" Lindsay said smiling. \"I know how to take care of babies.\"

Brian sighed and nodded. \"Okay.\"

\"Now go and have fun with your husband,\" Lindsay told him.

Brian nodded and walked out of the apartment with Justin.

\"She's going to be fine,\" Justin assured him.

\"I know,\" the man said.

The older man licked his lower lip and sighed. He knew that Brian had to be angry at him still but he didn't want that. He pulled the brunet by the wrist towards him.

\"What is it?\" Brian asked.

\"Are you still mad at me, kid?\" Justin asked.

\"Justin,\" Brian whispered. \"Is\u2026I was, but is not that.\"

\"What is it?\" Justin asked.

\"Lindsay said that Michael told her that I told him that you beat me,\" Brian said.

\"What?!\" Justin asked pulling away. \"I'm going to kill that motherfucker.\"

\"Stop,\" Brian said. \"Just stop.\"

\"Jesus fucking Christ,\" Justin hissed and started walking ahead out of the building.

Brian followed him. None of them said anything as they got in the car and drove away. They drove to the club, just how they had planned, and the blond parked the car in an alley.

\"Do you still want to go?\" Justin asked.

\"Yeah, I need a drink or two,\" Brian told him and got out.

Justin watched him go and he sighed. He got out of the car slowly and then went to the club as well.

When Brian entered the club he looked around. It had been so long since he had been there. He walked to the bar and asked for something to drink. He drank his shot of beam in one go before asking for another.

\"Brian,\" Michael said excitedly. \"You're here.\"

Justin came behind the brunet and whispered in his ear. The brunet sighed and looked up to the second floor. He then looked back at his husband.

\"I'll be right back, kid,\" Justin said and kissed him on the cheek.

Brian nodded and didn't say anything.

\"What is he doing?\" Michael asked.

The brunet knew that Justin was meeting someone there for business and he hated it. \"Nothing,\" he whispered. \"You and I have to talk.\"

\"What about?\" Michael asked.

\"Why the fuck are you telling Lindsay that Justin hits me?\" Brian asked turning to face his friend. \"What the fuck, Michael?\"

\"She must have misunderstood what I was trying to\u2026\" Michael tried to lie.

\"Fuck you,\" Brian told him. \"Just stay the fuck out of my life.\"

\"I'm your best friend,\" Michael pointed out.

\"Then act like it,\" Brian said.

\"He doesn't love you,\" Michael said coming closer. \"He doesn't care about you the way I would care about you.\"

\"Shut up,\" Brian said pushing Michael against the bar. \"You're a fucking liar. I'll never trust you again.\"

\"I'm just trying to help you, Brian,\" Michael told him. \"Why can't you see that?\"

\"Guys,\" Ben said pulling them apart. He'd been in the dance floor waiting for Michael to go back when he saw that the two friends were talking. He had waited but finally decided to come see what was going on because both men looked tense.

\"You're dead to me,\" Brian said pulling away from Ben and walking away.

\"What was that all about?\" Ben asked.

Michael bit his lower lip.

\"Michael,\" Ben said and pulled the man closer to him.

\"He found out that I told Lindsay what Justin does to him,\" Michael said making more lies. \"He was angry because Justin knows about it now.\"

\"Jesus,\" Ben said. \"I don't get it. Why doesn't he just leave?\"

\"I think, Justin threatened to kill him or something,\" Michael said. \"God, Ben. What can I do?\"

\"I don't know,\" Ben said. \"We'll look into it.\"

Michael smiled from ear to ear and nodded. He was going to, one way or another, make Justin go away forever.<\/a>","comments":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/79691.html?view=comments#comments","category":"rescue"},{"guid":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/79437.html","pubDate":"Sat, 11 Apr 2009 21:23:09 GMT","title":"RESCUE WHAT'S LEFT OF ME","author":"draccone","link":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/79437.html","description":"Rescue What's Left Of Me
Chapter Ten: What You Hold Back
Summary: Brian is ready to have the baby. Michael is still meddling. The brunet has his doubts about Justin.
AN: Thanks a million to my beta, Helen. I hope you guys like this chapter. Later!


Justin came out of the bathroom completely naked and drying his hair with a towel. When Brian looked up from his file at the older man he just stared. He licked his lips slowly and arched a brow when Justin pulled the towel away.

\"Did you just dye your hair again?\" Brian asked seeing that it was now a medium brown color.

\"You like it?\" Justin asked. \"It was growing and I don't want my roots to show.\"

\"You talk like you're trying to cover gray hair,\" Brian said and smiled. \"Are you?\"

The older man chuckled and shook his head as he threw the towel away while he crawled into bed. He grabbed Brian's file and put it away as well as he got in between the brunet's legs.

\"What do you think you're doing?\" Brian asked smiling.

Justin only shrugged and looked down at Brian's belly. He smiled and kissed the top of it. He let his hands move down as he stared at his man. Brian swallowed and he gasped as Justin caressed his dick. The brunet licked his lips and opened his legs wider.

\"Eager, are we?\" Justin asked as he started to take Brian's pajama pants off. \"Suddenly you know what I'm doing, huh kid?\"

Brian smiled as he heard Justin calling him kid. He had to admit that at first he didn't like it and there were sometimes when he still fought with Justin about calling him a kid, he didn't really mean it. He had missed that word coming from his husband's lips. And it always made him horny because the shorter man always called him kid but his husband always added a bit of sexual tone to it. He simply loved it.

\"Yeah,\" Justin muttered when he ran his fingers up and down Brian's cock and the brunet moaned with pleasure and yearn. He smiled wickedly at Brian and then let go of the man's member. He moved up and straddled the taller man's body making sure to keep his weight off of him. Then he started planting kisses all over Brian's neck. He nibbled a bit on Brian's shoulder blades and then kept moving down leaving a trail of kisses, love bites and saliva.

\"You're driving me crazy,\" the brunet gasped out after a while of Justin just hovering over his cock. He could feel the man's breath there teasing him, making him horny, making him vibrate with excitement to what was about to happen.

\"Did you miss me?\" Justin asked and then licked the tip of Brian's cock.

\"No,\" Brian almost wailed but it wasn't because he was answering the man's question. It was because Justin kept torturing him. He wanted to feel Justin's mouth on him. \"Please.\"

\"Did you miss me, kid?\" Justin asked and then bit the inner side of Brian's right tight, really close to where hip and leg connected.

Brian's body shook for a few seconds and the older man smiled widely. He let his fingers caress the brunet's hips and then started licking the brunet's hard, leaking shaft. He wasn't going to tease the man any longer; all he wanted to do was make love to Brian. He had missed his kid a lot.

\"Jus,\" Brian gasped out as his eyes closed and his hips pushed up. His finger gripped Justin's hair and he tugged at the still damp strands. He tried to open his eyes a few times, but each time they closed in their own accord. Justin's ministrations were making him fall into a tornado of pleasure and he couldn't fight it. He didn't want to fight it.

Justin let Brian's cock come out of his mouth before he licked his lips. He pushed his nose into Brian's pubes and inhaled deeply. It was the most magnificent scent; it was his man. He licked Brian's lower abdomen, teasing just a bit, he heard the brunet gasp and he felt his cock get harder by the second. He was leaking, hard and ready to take Brian but he waited a few more minutes. He licked Brian's cock from the base to the top and then swirled his tongue around the head. He grabbed the man's hips to hold him in place before he opened his mouth and took in the hard cock all the way down. With one of his hands he massaged Brian's sac only going lower to tease the brunet.

\"Jesus,\" the brunet gasped out, barely audible as his head thrashed from side to side on the pillow. One hand was tangled in Justin's hair and the other one was gripping Justin's shoulders. He didn't know it but Justin did, that he had a way of purring that let Justin know he was more than ready to be fucked.

Justin pulled away and looked at his husband. He smiled when Brian snapped his eyes open. \"You want me, kid.\"

\"Yes,\" Brian hissed.

The shorter man moved to grab the lube and the condoms. When he had them he put them next to the brunet. For a few minutes all Justin did was kiss Brian, urgently, passionately, strongly as he caressed Brian's body. \"You're hot, kid.\"

Brian smirked at that. He loved the way that Justin always told him something like that. He was always saying he was hot or beautiful or cute or something that made him feel like he was the most amazing thing that Justin had ever laid eyes on. It made his heart beat even faster and his body feel like he was falling deeper and deeper and he didn't want to ever lose that feeling. He always wanted to feels his stomach filled with butterflies and his body tremble.

The older man prepared Brian gently and then put a condom on. He was about to turn Brian on the side because it would be more comfortable but Brian pushed him into his back. He smirked and watched as Brian straddled him and then grabbed his cock. Justin closed his eyes and his face twisted with pleasure as his cock pushed inside the brunet. His hands flew up to Brian's hips and a groan of satisfaction escaped his lips. He was inside the brunet, where he belonged.

Brian closed his eyes and with his hands on Justin's chest he started to ride the older man. He could hear Justin talking to him, some words he could make out some he couldn't. He knew that Justin was telling him how beautiful he was, how good he was, how sexy he looked and all that. What started with a slow pace started to become a fury of limbs tangled together trying to reach rapture. Sweat covered their bodies, touches identified their weak spots; a scratch on the hip, a pinch on a nipple, a bite on the neck and so on, then with shouts and grunts of passion and lust they reached their end.

The brunet's body felt forwards after he exploded his body enveloping in electricity and heat. His eyes were closed but he opened them when he felt Justin's cock still pulsing inside of him. It was the aftershocks and they were perfect. He enjoyed those few moments knowing that soon he would be empty and yearning for more.

\"Hey,\" Justin whispered. \"You okay.\"

\"Just happy,\" Brian almost purred.

The blond smiled and caressed Brian's moist back. His hand went up and his fingers played with Brian's strands. The younger man lifted his head and grinned.

\"What?\" Justin asked arching a brow.

\"Welcome home,\" the man said.

Justin laughed heartedly and pulled the brunet's head towards him once again. He closed his eyes to just enjoy the smell, the feel, the love that he got from his kid.

***

J.C. parked his car in front of Justin's house and got out. He could see the older man on the garage, apparently fixing something in his car. He walked over to him and knocked on the side of the wall before he leaned against it. Justin turned his head and arched a brown before he went to just staring at the motor.

\"What are you doing?\" J.C. asked. \"You're no mechanic.\"

\"I know,\" Justin said. \"I'm trying to look for devices.\"

\"What kind of devices?\" J.C. asked with a frown.

\"I've been inspecting this car all morning, every bit of it,\" he said and straightened up. \"Someone is following me.\"

\"I'm on it, seriously. I'm close to fining out what's going on. Can you trust me?\" J.C. asked with both eyebrows raised.

\"What are you doing here?\" Justin asked as he turned around.

J.C. smiled and pulled something from his coat pocket. \"Here, I bought that for Brian and the baby.\"

Justin arched a brow and picked the small square box. It was enclosed in gold wrapping paper. He looked back at J.C. and then put in on his back pocket.

\"What is it?\" Justin asked.

\"The same thing I got when I was twelve,\" J.C. said.

The older man stared at Jason for a long time. He bit his lower lip and then looked at the floor for a few minutes before he sighed.

\"So what are you going to do?\" J.C. asked. \"Because everywhere I look at this is not good and sooner or later things are going to get from where we are right now, which are bad to fucking worse and I'm sure it won't stop there.\"

\"Go back,\" Justin said and closed the hood of his car.

\"What are you? Not listening to me?\" J.C. asked.

\"I am,\" Justin said walking out of the garage, when Jason moved out of the way he closed the door. \"Don't treat me like I'm a kid. I know what you're telling me and I'm already working on it.\"

\"Who do you think was talking to Jake?\" J.C. asked. \"I mean is just all so\u2026\"

\"Look,\" Justin said. \"Just go, okay. I have a million things in my mind right now, okay,\" the blond said and looked at his watch. \"I will be over around six.\"

J.C. moved closer to his boss. They stood there staring at each other for a few seconds. \"You know, sometimes I think there is something you're not telling me. We've shared so much, you and me. But if you hide from me important things, if you don't trust me enough things will go bad. You and I have a special relationship.\"

\"What kind of a relationship?\" Brian asked from the side of them.

Both men looked at the brunet in unison, two pair of blue eyes stared at the not so happy Brian.

\"I didn't hear you,\" Justin said and when he looked at the front door it was open but Brian hadn't closed it again.

The brunet crossed his arms. Ever since he had met J.C. he knew something was up. He didn't like the way J.C. talked with his husband. It was like they had shared something and it worried him that Justin would want more of what J.C. had.

\"Is not what you think,\" J.C. said and then turned back to look at Justin. \"You watch your ass because if something happens to you or Brian or the baby I am so going to kick it.\"

The older man sighed and watched his little brother go.

Brian didn't understand the man half of the time. J.C. was always acting too weird as far as he was concerned. He was still reeling from the time Justin got shot and was home recuperating. J.C. had come everyday to visit and he hated the man those days. Sometimes the blond looked like a really, really concerned friend and other times he got way too close to the blond, like they had shared something. And now he'd just heard J.C. himself talk about how Justin and him had a special relationship. What if they were fucking each other, Brian wondered. There was no way for him to know, was there.

\"Hey, it's kind of cold out here,\" Justin said. \"Go back in.\"

Brian wanted to scream. \"Come with me.\"

\"Yeah,\" Justin said and walked over to the brunet. He smiled and kissed Brian on the cheek as he snaked his arm around Brian's back. \"Come on.\"

Brian walked with him and at the door he turned around to see J.C. still sitting in his car watching them. He glared at the man before he shut the door and locked it. \"Justin,\" Brian said.

\"What?\" Justin asked rubbing the back of his neck.

\"Have you ever\u2026did you two\u2026where you two involved in any way?\" Brian asked. \"You know\u2026um did you guys ever fuck? I mean, what were you guys talking about out there?\"

Justin turned slowly and looked at Brian and then he burst out laughing. He laughed for what it seemed a very long time, holding his belly with both hands. The brunet was pretty sure that he saw a tear sleeping out of Justin's eye. He frowned and crossed his arms over his chest; they rested on top of his belly.

\"Oh, Brian,\" Justin said amused. \"That's rich, kid, but no. We have never fuck and we never will, I assure you. Stop being so jealous, kid,\" he said and licked his lips. \"You know you're the only one for me,\" he said to the brunet before he winked at him and walked in the direction of the kitchen to prepare them something to eat.

Brian's mouth opened a bit not sure what he wanted to say. He stood there angry that Justin had laughed at his question and that he had gotten no explanation about what he and J.C. had been talking about outside. He licked his lips and now his arms were hugging himself. He was scared that the blond didn't belong all to him. He wanted to believe his husband but the blond had so many things that he kept away from him that he could never be sure, could he? He didn't have a clue as to how he was going to find out but one way or another he would. Because if the blond was with someone else then he was leaving and that was that.

***

Brian licked his lips and then reached for the napkin he was using. He cleaned his mouth and dropped it on top of the plate before he leaned back and burped. \"Sorry,\" he said with wide eyes as he looked at Emmett.

The man laughed and shook his head. \"Its okay, sweetie.\"

\"Don't call me sweetie,\" Brian told him.

\"Okay, okay,\" Emmett said and arched a brow as he looked at Brian. \"What's wrong with you?\"

\"Do you feel okay?\" Michael asked.

The three of them had met at the diner about an hour ago. Brian had come with Emmett and Michael had been there already. They ordered lunch and talked for a while about the stuff they've been up to.

\"Relax, would you,\" Brian said and rubbed his belly. \"I just ate too much.\"

\"You just ate two sandwiches,\" Emmett pointed out. \"I've seen you go up to three so is not that. What's wrong?\"

Brian sighed and looked around before he leaned forward. \"I think that Justin and J.C. went out together.\"

Emmett frowned while Michael's eyes opened wide.

\"He's cheating on you!\" Michael yelled.

\"Shut the fuck up,\" Brian hissed.

\"That's nice,\" Emmett said as he looked at Michael before he rolled his eyes. Then he turned his attention to Brian. \"Now, what the fuck are you talking about? Justin loves you to death. He wouldn't cheat on you\u2026I think. I'm pretty sure.\"

Brian sighed. \"I don't mean now. I mean, like I think they went out at one point before I was in the picture.\"

Emmett nodded slowly. \"And you're jealous.\"

Brian sighed.

\"Brian doesn't do jealousy, right Brian?\" Michael asked. \"I've been telling you that this guy\u2026\"

\"Shush it,\" Emmett hissed at Michael.

Michael was startled. He just stared at Emmett with his eyes and his mouth open wide.

\"Honey,\" Emmett said grabbing Brian's hand. \"You don't have to be scared of anything. Justin loves you very much. He married you because he wants to be with you. You wouldn't have gone through with it if for a second you thought he didn't love you. Now if they had something or not it doesn't matter. That's the past he can't fix it just to make you happy. We all have one.\"

Brian sighed knowing it was true.

\"I know for some people it's weird but actually there are people that don't want to tear each other's eyes out after they break up. They stay friends and good friends at that,\" Emmett explained. \"I think they are good friends and nothing more.\"

\"I heard him say something about them having a special relationship,\" Brian blurted out. He didn't want to tell anyone but he didn't know what to think anymore. Maybe Emmett would have a reasonable explanation for that too.

\"Where they talking before that?\" Emmett asked. \"Maybe you missed something to it.\"

\"I don't know,\" Brian said. \"They were standing pretty close.\"

\"Were they touching?\" Emmett asked.

\"No,\" Brian said.

\"He's so fucking other guys,\" Michael said. \"He's a bad man. He travels around all the time and\u2026\"

\"Shut the fuck up, Michael!\" Emmett hissed. \"Jesus fucking Christ. Brian is supposedly your best friend so fucking act like it. Stop talking all this shit and help.\"

\"Saying the truth is helping,\" Michael pointed out.

\"You're some piece of work,\" Emmett said shaking his head. \"I'll talk to Slater, Brian. I'll ask him about them, okay?\"

Brian wasn't sure if he wanted to know. And even if he did who was to say that Slater wouldn't cover for his boss. He sighed and got up slowly. He put a few bills on the table to pay for all of them and said goodbye to his friends.

\"Maybe we should investigate more,\" Michael said.

Emmett arched a brow. \"That's actually not a bad idea.\"

\"We can take a camera and take pictures of the two of them and then Brian would see what piece of shit Justin really is,\" Michael told him smiling.

\"You know,\" Emmett said getting up quickly. \"I changed my mind. And you know what, one day you should look yourself in the mirror. By the way, I'm moving out by the end of the month.\"

Michael opened his mouth. \"What? Why? Wait,\" the man said. \"What's going on?\"

Emmett only shook his head and left. He was tired of living with Michael. Everyday it was the same story. He could hear Michael talking on the phone with Ben about Justin and how bad he was for Brian. He knew Justin wasn't the All-American poster boy but one thing he was, was a good person and a great husband to Brian. He was sure that Brian was just reading too much into things. He would call Slater and check it out.

***

Brian had come from the office in a happy mood. Because he was getting bigger it was better working from home but he missed having to wake up in the mornings to go to the office. Today he had to go to get some files and even thought Cynthia had offered to do so he said he could do it himself.

After he took a shower and ate a snack he went to his computer and searched the internet for a new recipe to make. He had to admit that he like cooking, not all the time but he liked it. Justin, true to his word, had showed him how to cook different things. They took turns making meals and when that didn't happen they would order out. Brian loved the arrangement. He didn't feel like he was the wife in their relationship.

In the middle of cooking Emmett dropped by to see how he was doing and to bring him yet another outfit for the baby. Some of them were outrageous and he had promised Justin he would burn them in time. Some of them were cute and some weird. All of them screamed Emmett.

\"So have you found anything?\" Brian asked.

\"No,\" Emmett said and took a sip from the wine that Brian had poured him. \"It smells delicious.\"

\"Stay to eat,\" Brian told him. \"Usually I wait for Justin but it would be good to have you eat with me.\"

\"I don't want Justin to feel left out,\" Emmett said.

\"I'll call him and ask him at what time he'll be home and see if we can wait,\" Brian said. \"Some days he comes really late.\"

Emmett nodded at that. He was about to walk to the living room to put some music when he heard glass smashing. He turned around to see what was going on and saw Brian holding on to the kitchen island. The glass of juice he'd been drinking lay on the floor at his feet.

\"Are you okay?\" Emmett asked.

\"I\u2026ahh,\" Brian gasped out. \"No,\" he said bending over.

Emmett ran to him. He put his glass on the counter and pulled Brian to him. Brian was surprised that Emmett was that strong. Who would have known, he thought.

\"Come on, sit down,\" Emmett said and helped him to a chair. \"I'm calling an ambulance.\"

\"Oh god,\" Brian said.

Emmett was freaking out. He didn't know what he was supposed to do. He then called Justin but the blond didn't pick up so he tried Slater. The man told him he was on his way. Emmett told him to inform Justin but Slater said he was doing something else and that he wasn\u2019t' with the guys.

\"It will be okay,\" Emmett try to assure him as he moved around the kitchen turning everything off.

\"Where is Justin?\" Brian asked. \"Oh my god. It hurts.\"

\"I'm sorry,\" he said. \"The baby wants out and apparently he wants out now.\"

\"It's not time,\" Brian hissed.

Emmett was even more worried at that point. Fifteen minutes later, thank god, they were getting into the ambulance. Emmett called Slater again and told him where he was. Then he tried Justin again but no one was having luck. He decided to call the rest of the family. When Slater got there Justin was right with him.

\"I found him,\" Slater said smiling. \"I knew his cell phone was off.\"

\"You're so great,\" Emmett told him. \"Brian is waiting for you, that way.\"

Justin left to find his husband and the doctor. Pretty soon he was next to the brunet telling him that everything was going to be okay.

\"I love you,\" Brian said smiling.

The older man caressed Brian's forehead. He held the brunet's hand telling him over and over that everything was going to be okay. Brian was so happy that Justin was there with him. He didn't think he would have been okay if his husband wasn't. By the time that Justin went back out to tell them that Brian and him had a daughter, everyone else had arrived at the hospital.

\"Congratulations,\" J.C. said before he hugged him tightly.

\"Can we see him?\" Debbie asked.

\"Yeah, but he's tired so just for a few minutes, please,\" Justin said. \"I really want him to rest.\"

Lindsay went over to him and kissed him on the cheek. \"I'm so happy.\"

\"Congratulations,\" Melanie said and hugged him quickly.

Slater padded him in the back with a big smile in place.

Debbie, Emmett, and Ted hugged him while Vic shook his hand. When he looked at Michael the man was glaring at him. That only made Justin smirk before he went back to where Brian and his daughter were.

\"She's so beautiful,\" Debbie said.

\"Wow,\" J.C. said. \"Can I hold her?\"

\"Uh,\" Brian said not sure.

\"Sure thing,\" Justin said grabbing his daughter and passing it to J.C.

\"She's beautiful,\" J.C. told them. \"And she's so tiny. And look at her\u2026she's just\u2026\" and that's all he said before he was lost staring at the newborn. He sniffed and then cleared his throat. Then he handed the girl back to Justin before he turned around and left.

\"What's wrong with him?\" Melanie asked Lindsay.

\"I don't know,\" Lindsay said.

\"J.C. is a bit emotional sometimes,\" Justin told them.

\"I'm going to go out,\" Slater said. \"There is too many of us here.\"

\"Oh we can get coffee for everyone,\" Ted said and Slater nodded.

\"I'm going with them,\" Vic said taking one last look at Brian's daughter.

\"Are you sure J.C. is okay?\" Brian asked his husband. \"He looked\u2026\"

\"He's okay,\" Justin said and kissed Brian. \"Don\u2019t' worry about it.\"

Brian had a feeling that it was more than that but he couldn't tell what. Maybe he was just going crazy. Maybe it was all the drugs they had pumped into him. He looked at Justin holding his daughter and smiled. He had a family; a beautiful family.

\"Can I hold her?\" Michael asked.

\"Uh,\" Justin said as he looked at the man.

\"Sure thing, Mikey,\" Brian said smiling.

\"It's a girl,\" Michael said. \"I told you it would be a girl.\"

Justin rolled his eyes.

\"We need to take pictures,\" Emmett said.

\"What is her name?\" Debbie asked.

\"Bella,\" Justin told them.

\"What happened to Jessica?\" Michael asked with a pout. \"You told me that if it was a girl you would name her Jessica.\"

\"I told you I would think about it,\" Brian said. \"Justin really likes Bella.\"

\"Maybe Jessica can be her middle name,\" Michael said sounding hopeful.

The brown haired man turned to look at Brian with a raised brow. Brian bit his lower lip and looked at his best friend.

\"Actually it's Andrea,\" Brian said. \"I picked it.\"

\"That's a beautiful name,\" Lindsay said.

\"Come on, picture time,\" Emmett said. \"Give it to her father.\"

Michael looked at Justin and glared at him. He walked to Brian and gave him Bella. Then he bent down and kissed her on the forehead. Justin was livid but he controlled his emotions. After an hour of fussing over Brian and Bella everyone started leaving little by little. First the girls left saying that if Brian and Justin needed anything to let them know. Then Ted left with Vic and Debbie. Slater, J.C. and Emmett left next but Slater told his boss that they were going to by the parking lot waiting for him. The last one of the visitors to leave was Michael and until he did, Justin stayed in the room with Brian and his daughter.

\"Where are you going?\" Brian asked sleepy.

\"Slater and J.C. are waiting for me downstairs,\" Justin told him.

\"Are you leaving?\" Brian asked.

\"No,\" Justin assured him with a big smile. \"I'm coming back.\"

The blond walked out of the hospital and towards the parking lot. Then he met with Slater and J.C. telling them what to do and that he was going to stay with the brunet in the hospital. They just smiled and told him they understood. They were happy about Bella's arrival as well.

\"You take care,\" J.C. said putting his forehead with Justin's. \"You got a family now. Now you have to be more careful.\"

\"I know,\" Justin said.

\"She reminds me so much of Molly,\" J.C. whispered. \"I miss her so much.\"

\"Stop it,\" Justin told him. He didn't want to think about her sister and what had happened to her when they were younger. He pulled his brother to him and hugged him tightly.

Emmett who was sitting inside the car arched a brow as he looked at J.C. and Justin. He thought that even thought Justin and J.C. were hugging they didn't look anything like lovers. To him they looked more like brothers but then again what did he know. He smiled when he felt Slater kissing him on the neck. Then his attention left Justin and the blond and concentrated on Slater.

\"Call me if anything, okay?\" J.C. told him.

Justin only nodded.

\"I got you now,\" Michael said smiling.

When Justin looked to the side there was Michael taking pictures of him and smiling like the cat that ate the canary. He straightened up and pulled about two feet away from his little brother.

\"What the fuck are you doing?\" J.C. asked.

\"I got you two,\" Michael said. \"You're no good for Brian. He'll see that now.\"

\"What the fuck?\" J.C. asked. \"You got a picture of him and me doing what exactly? Hugging! Wow, really? You cracked the case.\"

It only took Justin three long strides before he was in front of Michael. He grabbed the camera and crashed it on the floor. \"You got shit,\" he hissed. \"That's what you got,\" he said before he turned around to go back into the hospital. \"I'm fucking tired of your bullshit.\"

Then Michael jumped on his back calling him an asshole. The dark haired man was pulled from behind and then launched hard into the asphalt.

\"Holy shit,\" J.C. said sure that Slater had managed for Michael to brake something. He was sure that Slater had run all the way from where the car was to where they were.

\"Fuck!\" Michael hissed. \"Fuck.\"

\"Is the little roach,\" Slater said grabbing Michael by the neck with his left hand then with his right he pushed the tip of his gun on Michael's temple.

\"Put that away,\" Justin hissed and Slater obeyed. The blond looked around quickly making sure no one was near.

\"What are you guys doing?\" Emmett asked as he ran to them.

\"Do you think he needs the raw meat look?\" J.C. asked. \"You know, for being such an asshole.\"

Emmett bit his lower lip.

Michael pushed himself away from Slater. \"You're mad because I found out about the two of you. You're mad because Brian will leave you now. Deep down I know you're not the one for him!\"

\"What is he talking about?\" Emmett asked J.C. and the man only shrugged.

Slater grabbed him once again by the neck. He looked up at Justin. The blond looked around and then back down at Slater, he only nodded. Slater looked back at Michael and made a fist before he hit Michael on the face. Then again and again and again, he stopped smiled and hit him two more times. His knuckles would feel it in the morning. He let go of the man, Michael felt back spitting blood out. Slater then kicked Michael on the ribs twice before Justin told him to stop. Emmett tried to go to where Michael was to stop Slater but J.C. held him back by the arm and told him not to get involved in it.

\"Jesus,\" J.C. said as he looked at Michael. Slater had used enough force and precision that with just a few blows he had made the other man bleed through the mouth and nose. And not just a bit of blood but enough to soak a towel.

\"Stop please,\" Michael said.

\"Please,\" Emmett begged. \"Just stop it.\"

Justin bit his lower lip and then smiled from ear to ear; even then you could see how evil the smile was. \"You remember the first time you fucked with me.\"

Michael moved into a fetal position and shook his head. \"I've never done anything to you.\"

\"No,\" Justin said as he squatted in front of the man. Then he pushed his finger into Michael's tender flesh.

\"Ah,\" Michael said and cried. \"Stop please.\"

\"You pushed Brian, you guys had some sort of fight,\" Justin related while his face looked like he had a sour candy. \"He could have lost the baby but thank god he didn't. I was going to kill you.\"

\"Get the car,\" J.C. said to Slater and the man nodded.

Right now there wasn't anybody in the parking lot but he didn't want to stay and be found out. Slater grabbed Emmett and pulled him with him to the car even thought Emmett struggled a bit. He didn't want anything else happening to Michael. He knew the dark haired man had dug himself in that particular predicament but he didn't want them hurting Michael anymore.

\"But Brian told me not to,\" Justin said. \"Now you're here trying to take pictures of me trying to say that I am cheating on him. You're trying to hurt my kid again.\"

\"That's not true,\" Michael said. \"I'm just trying to make him see what a piece of shit you are! He deserves better.\"

J.C. licked his lips and looked at Justin hoping the man wouldn't strangle Michael right there.

\"He has my complete devotion,\" Justin said. \"Now, I still remember that it was you that called the cops on me.\"

Michael opened his eyes wide. He was actually scared. He looked to were his friend had left but Emmett wasn't coming back to help him.

\"And now this,\" Justin said. \"This is what you're going to do. You're going to go home and stop fucking with me! If you tell anyone about this I would fucking find you and beat the shit out of you before I kill you. Do you understand me? Fuck with me one more time and I will make you disappear forever and remember I got many friends. One way or another I get my wishes done. Stop fucking with me and Brian, do you hear me?\" he said and grabbed Michael by the neck to pull him up a bit. Then he leaned closer and whispered into Michael's ear. \"You know that if I kill you Brian might be sad for a few days but that's nothing that I can't fix. I am more important to him than a piece of trash like you. So back the fuck off or I'll make sure you do,\" he said before he pushed Michael down hard and stood up.

Justin walked away towards the hospital. J.C. shook his head and suddenly heard the honk. It was Slater; he took one last look at Michael and then left.

\"Is he okay?\" Emmett asked from the back of the car.

\"We didn't kill him,\" J.C. said. \"He's the one asking for it, Emmett.\"

Emmett looked out the window at Michael that was slowly getting up. He sighed and hoped that Michael just stayed away. He knew that if he kept pushing something bad was going to happen.

Michael swallowed and watched as they left. When he was sure he was alone he started walking. He didn't know what to do. He was scared but he couldn't leave Brian now. Justin was a monster and he had to stop him one way or another. Then Brian would see him as his hero and finally they could be together.

***

\"So,\" Brian said and looked back as he stood to the side of the kitchen island. He was making sure that Justin was still in the living room and not listening to him.

\"Well,\" Emmett said. \"I talked to Slater and he swears that Justin and J.C. had never gone out. He also told me that it could be because J.C. is straight. I do believe them, Brian.\"

\"He is straight?\" Brian asked shocked.

\"Yes,\" Emmett said. \"You see, I told you. You had nothing to worry about.\"

Brian sighed.

\"How are you doing?\" Emmett asked. \"How is Bella?\"

The brunet smiled. \"She's great. She's so beautiful, Em. I still can't believe she's here.\"

\"Hey,\" Justin said wrapping his arms around the brunet.

Brian let the phone drop and turned around with wide eyes. \"You scared the shit out of me.\"

Justin chuckled and bent down to pick the phone. He put it on his ear. \"Hey,\" he smiled when he heard Emmett's voice once again congratulating him. \"Yeah, it's fucking great. Nah, he dropped the phone because I scared him. Yeah, I know,\" he said and laughed. \"Okay, bye.\"

The blond put the cordless phone down and stared at the brunet. \"He said he'll call you later. Are you okay?\"

\"Yeah,\" Brian said and smiled. \"I just, you really scared me. I didn't hear you come in here.\"

\"I'm a deadly ninja,\" Justin joked. \"That's what we're trained to do.\"

\"So, that's your secret,\" Brian said hugging the blond.

Justin stared into Brian's eyes and arched a brow. \"Something like that.\"

The taller man swallowed and pulled away after giving Justin a kiss on the forehead. He had said it jokingly but he knew that the blond did have secrets. Secrets that he knew ate at the blond and still he wouldn't tell them to anyone.

\"I'm a bit tired,\" Brian said.

Justin nodded. \"Let's go to bed.\"

They walked to their bedroom hand in hand. Brian had set Bella's crib next to their bed even thought Justin had slaved creating the perfect nursery for their daughter. Brian just didn't want to have her so far away because he might not be able to hear her if she needed him or so he claimed. There were a few bottles around the place along with pampers and swipes and every imaginable thing for a newborn. Justin had pointed out at one point that they had a baby monitor but that only got him a glare from the brunet.

\"She's sleeping,\" Brian said smiling. \"She looks like an angel.\"

Justin sat on the bed and then lay back slowly. He smirked and crossed his arms behind his head to get more comfortable. \"So, when do you think we should have another one?\u201d the man asked with a big smile.

\u201cJustin,\u201d Brian complained with a little grin in place. \u201cI\u2019m still healing and you\u2019re talking about another one?\u201d

The brown haired older man chuckled. \u201cI know. I want to have a hundred of them to love them all.\u201d

Brian laughed as he moved to his side. \u201cShe\u2019s so beautiful, isn\u2019t she?\u201d

The older man nodded and caressed Brian's face. \"You're beautiful.\"

The younger man opened his mouth to say something but was cut off by the sound of Justin's cell ringing on the night table. Justin looked at it and got up.

\"Give me a second,\" Justin said and left.

Brian wondered who it was. He looked at the alarm clock to see the time; eleven thirty. He was so going to have a fit if Justin told him that he was going out. He didn't care if that would make him look like a child.

\"What do you want?\" Justin asked as he stood in front of the window in the living room. \"It's late.\"

\"I know, but I needed to tell you something,\" J.C. said. \"There is a car outside your house. I think it's Tony.\"

Justin frowned. \"What?\"

\"Yeah,\" J.C. said. \"I don't know what he's doing. No clue.\"

The blond pinched the bridge of his nose. \"Okay then, you follow him wherever he goes, find out what's going on and report to me as soon as you do.\"

\"Okay,\" J.C. said and hung up.

Justin went back to the room and put the cell phone down making sure to put it on vibrate first. Then he took off his clothes and stayed in his underwear. Brian was already under the covers.

\"Who was that?\" Brian asked.

\"Just work,\" Justin told him.

Brian licked his lips and let Justin move closer to him. They kissed for a while and said goodnight.

\"Hey,\" Brian whispered after a long while. \"Are you awake?\"

\"Uh, yeah,\" Justin replied and moved to his side facing Brian.

\"You told me once that you went to prison,\" Brian said. \"You never said why.\"

The blond sighed; he didn't want to talk about it.

\"I found out that you killed someone,\" Brian informed him and then bit his lower lip. For a long time he had wanted to ask about it but always got scared. Now he'd made up his mind.

\"Who told you that?\" Justin asked a bit angry. His voice raised more than he wanted.

For a second or maybe more Brian just froze staring at his husband, wondering if he knew the man at all. \"The baby,\" he said trying to get the meaning that she could wake up but she slept on.

The blond sighed. \"Brian, of all the things that I don't ever want to talk about, this is one of them.\"

\"Why?\" Brian asked.

\"'Cause right now I'm not sure I could give you an honest answer,\" the blond told him.

The brunet didn't understand anything. Lately, everything was changing with him and Justin. He felt like they were growing apart. Justin was always anxious, always on edge and quieter than ever. It scared him a lot. He didn't push it and just moved around a bit trying to find a comfortable place.

An hour later Justin was sound asleep but Brian wasn't. The brunet got up and went to the kitchen to get something to drink. When he came back he heard Bella fussing a bit. He went to her and then found out that she needed to be changed. It only took a few minutes and before he knew it she was back to sleep, warm and clean. He was happy that he knew how to do it now; the first few tries hadn't been pretty. He smiled and was about to get back on the bed when something popped into his head.

Slowly he moved around until he was on Justin's side. He grabbed the blond's phone and checked the last call. He glared at it before he put the phone back where he found it. He got in bed and under the covers. Then he pretended go to sleep as silent tears rolled down his face.

Justin opened his eyes slowly after a while. He knew that Brian had been moving around the room. He was a light sleeper; it was in the job description. He smirked thinking that Brian was the biggest idiot for thinking that he would cheat on him. He had told him already again and again that he was the only one for him. Right now he knew that Brian needed him so pretending like he was talking in his sleep and moving around he ended up with his right leg and right arm draped over the brunet. Making sure to whisper Brian's name along with a 'yeah, kid do me like that'. One way or another he would make Brian see that there was no one else for him.

The brunet who still was awake bit his lower lip and then smiled a bit. Justin was dreaming with him. He really had nothing to worry about. He had to stop thinking that Justin was cheating on him. Everyone was right, the older man loved him. He sighed and closed his eyes to be able to just sleep. He didn't know why but there was something telling him that Justin was keeping something away from him and it scared the shit out of him.<\/a>","comments":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/79437.html?view=comments#comments","category":"rescue"},{"guid":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/79325.html","pubDate":"Sat, 04 Apr 2009 22:57:36 GMT","title":"RESCUE WHAT'S LEFT OF ME","author":"draccone","link":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/79325.html","description":"Rescue What's Left Of Me
Chapter Nine: That Stupid, Twisted-Love Obsessed, Mentally Retarded Friend Of Yours
Summary: Brian finds out what happens to Justin after a few days of not knowing. Michael is still meddling in their relationship.
AN: I hope you guys enjoy it. Thanks a million to my beta, Helen.


Brian frowned when he saw J.C. sitting right outside Justin's hospital bedroom. The man was leaning back and holding a cup of coffee. He walked over to the man and just gave him the best glare he could muster. To say that he was pissed would have been laughable. He was way beyond that. It had been three whole days since he last seen his husband or heard from him. It was a miracle that he didn't have a heart attack.

\"Brian,\" J.C. said jumping up from the chair. \"Justin is going to be okay.\"

Brian sighed as he closed his eyes and thanked god in a whisper. He opened his eyes and stared at the man. \"What happened? Why didn't you call me before?\"

J.C. rubbed the back of his neck. \"Look, maybe you should talk to Justin. I can't tell you anything. I'm sorry,\" he said. He didn't call before because he didn't know if Justin was going to make it or not. He knew that there was no way that he was going to put the brunet through that. Not only that, he didn't know what was going on so keeping Brian away was the safest thing he could do.

\"Why can't you tell me anything?\" Brian asked. \"Never mind,\" he said and turned around to go inside the hospital room where his husband was.

\"Brian,\" Justin said as he looked at the man. He'd just woken up a few seconds before.

\"Justin,\" Brian said when he saw the man. \"What happened?\"

\"I got shot,\" Justin told him.

\"How? What happened?\" Brian asked.

\"Don't worry about it,\" Justin told him.

The brunet was getting frustrated. \"But Justin...\"

\"Let it go, Brian,\" the older man told him.

Just then Justin's doctor came inside. He asked Justin how he was feeling. He informed them that the cops would come to take his statement. Justin assured the man that he didn't know what had happened. J.C. told they been walking down the streets when someone started shooting at them. J.C. had already changed so they didn't know that he was injured. He just told them that he hit the floor and no bullets hit him.

\"Well, then,\" the doctor said. \"You can tell that to the cops. You're very lucky Mr. Taylor. Your wounds were not dangerous but you almost bled to death.\"

Brian closed his eyes not wanting to think about that. J.C. came into the room and shoved his hands into his pockets.

\"I have to get out of here,\" Justin said.

\"You need to rest,\" the doctor said.

The sandy haired man sighed. \"Can I do that at home?\"

The doctor looked at them and sighed. He knew that they were hiding something from him. He had seen Justin's body and knew about the other times the man had been shot because he had the scars to prove it. Maybe the people that wanted him dead were still out there and he couldn't risk having them come to the hospital and injuring someone else.

\"Very well,\" the doctor said. \"But it's bed rest with you. You can't walk or do anything at all. Right now you have no pain because of the drugs. I'll prescribe something. \"

Brian sat down and let it all out. He started crying, not being able to stop himself. J.C. didn't know what to do or say. He looked at the doctor who excused himself so they could have some time.

\"Brian,\" J.C. said. \"It's going to be okay.\"

\"It's been three days since this happened,\" Brian said. \"I kept calling everyone and no one knew where Justin was. I thought he was dead. Why didn't you guys call me right away?\"

Justin looked at J.C. and arched a brow.

\"I didn't want to stress you,\" J.C. told him.

\"You think I wasn't,\" Brian hissed. \"I thought Justin had left without saying anything to me. How do you think that made me feel?\"

\"Better than sitting here every night wondering if he was going to pull through,\" J.C. told him.

The brunet rolled his lips inside his mouth as his eyes watered yet again. He nodded at what Jason said. \"Okay, I understand that. But what if he had died? Look, I know you guys are trying to protect me and all that, but if something like this happens again you will call me. Because I want to be next to Justin no matter what. We said we would be there for one another until the end.\"

Justin smiled. \"He's such a romantic.\"

\"Shut the fuck up,\" Brian hissed. \"I'll show you romantic when we get home. I'll be right back; I'm going to call everyone and tell them that you're okay.\"

The shorter man rolled his eyes.

\"You're in so much trouble,\" J.C. said.

\"Right now that's the least of my problems,\" the man said. \"What do you know?\"

\"Smith took care of everything,\" J.C. informed him. \"They believe the story so we're good. Alfred still wants to talk to you thought.\"

The sandy haired man sighed. \"Great,\" he muttered.

\"It's nothing,\" J.C. assured him.

\"Right,\" the older man said pinching the bridge of his nose. \"Fuck!\"

J.C. put his hand on the older man's shoulder. Just then Brian was coming back.

\"What's going on?\" Brian asked as he closed his cell phone.

J.C. turned to look at the brunet. He moved his hand away and looked at Justin with a grin. \"I'm going to go.\"

\"Asshole,\" Justin hissed at him knowing why his brother had grinned at him like that. He was sure too that Brian thought something was going on between them after all the secrecy. \"You called everyone already?\"

\"Everyone consisted of Emmett and Ted,\" Brian said. \"It's not like I can tell many people about my problems.\"

Justin looked at him and nodded. Brian came near him and grabbed Justin's hand.

\"I love you,\" the brunet said and swallowed.

The older man smiled. \"You're my kid. The one and only,\" he said as he closed his eyes.

The brunet stared at him and hoped that was true. He wondered why Justin wasn't telling him what had happened. Well, it wasn't like he ever did but still. There was something going on and he could feel it. He knew that it involved J.C. and it scared him to no end that the shorter man was cheating on him with the man. The two of them came from the same world and probably understood each other so well. If Brian only knew that he wasn't far from the truth but not for the reasons he thought.

***

\"So how are things?\" Emmett asked as he was in the kitchen.

It had been a few weeks since Justin had gotten shot and he was doing much better.

\"Better,\" Brian told him. \"He's okay now. At least he stopped taking the pills. He said that it made him drowsy and he couldn't work like that because he needed to stay sharp. He says that as long as he doesn't over do it he's okay and doesn't feel any kind of pain.\"

Emmett nodded and looked towards the living room where he could hear Slater and Justin laughing at something. \"How are you doing?\"

\"Good,\" the brunet said and smiled. \"One more month to go.\"

\"That's nice,\" the man said. \"I bet you can't wait.\"

\"You know it,\" Brian told him. \"I can't wait to see what it is, you know.\"

Emmett laughed at that. \"So, is there anything else you need help with?\"

Brian looked around and shook his head. He had set everything up for when everyone got there. He had finally invited Debbie, Vic, Ted, Michael, Cynthia and Lindsay to the house. Justin told him that he had invited Tony, Tim and J.C. Brian told him that as long as they behave everything would be okay.

\"I got it,\" Slater shouted when the bell rang.

\"Hi,\" Debbie said. \"I think we got the wrong house.\"

\"No,\" Slater said. \"I'm a friend of Justin's.\"

\"Oh,\" she said smiling widely. \"I'm Debbie Novotny and this is my brother Vic Grassi.\"

\"Nice to meet you,\" Slater said. \"Come on in.\"

Debbie went inside with a plate of food in her hands. Vic also had something with him. Brian came to the living room and rolled his eyes.

\"I told you I made plenty of food,\" Brian said.

\"This is dessert,\" Debbie assured him.

\"Whatever,\" Brian said.

\"Be nice, Brian,\" Justin told him smirking.

Debbie let Brian take the plate she had and went to hug the shorter man. \"I haven't seen you in a while.\"

Brian walked away with Vic to the kitchen.

\"Been busy with work,\" Justin told her smiling.

\"Hello Deb,\" Emmett said.

\"You got here before us?\" Debbie asked.

\"I came with Slater,\" Emmett informed her.

\"Are you two a thing?\" Debbie asked smiling.

\"You could say that,\" Slater told the woman.

The bell rang again and Justin got up. \"I have it.\"

The sandy haired man opened the door to find Lindsay with a brunette to one side and Tim and Tony at the other. He smiled at them. \"Come on in guys,\" he told them. Once inside the closed the door and presented all of them with the exception of the new woman.

\"Her I don't know,\" Justin said. \"I'm Justin Taylor.\"

\"Melanie Marcus,\" she said extending her hand. \"Have I seen you before?\"

\"I don't think so,\" Justin told her and moved his hand away quickly.

Melanie shrugged it off.

\"She's my girlfriend,\" Lindsay said happily.

Justin smiled. \"Well, come on. Brian has food in the kitchen and you can take anything you want. There is beer and wine among other things. Feel at home.\"

\"Okay,\" Tim said and walked to the kitchen.

Justin rolled his eyes and went to find Brian. He heard the doorbell yet again but didn't go to open the door. He was sure that someone would get it.

\"Hey,\" Justin said smirking when he found Brian eating a piece of chocolate cake. \"Aren't you supposed to eat something first.\"

\"Shut up,\" the brunet said. \"The baby wants it. Vic made it. It's delicious.\"

Justin looked at Vic who was sitting next to his husband with a big smile. \"Do you want anything to drink, Vic?\"

\"One beer only,\" Vic said. \"I have to take care of myself.\"

The sandy haired man nodded and grabbed the one that Tim just opened. \"Thanks,\" he said to the man.

Tim sighed and went to get another one.

\"Here you go,\" Justin said.

\"Guys,\" Emmett said coming to the kitchen. \"Debbie wants a tour of the house. Do you mind if I do it?\"

\"Knock yourself out,\" Brian told him.

\"Oh, J.C. is here and Michael came with this guy named Ben. Can you say gorgeous?\" Emmett asked and laughed.

Just then Slater came into the kitchen and went straight for the sandy haired man. Justin arched a brow as Slater stood very close to him.

\"Look up,\" Slater whispered.

Justin arched a brow and just then Michael came inside with his new boyfriend. Justin frowned as he looked at Ben.

\"Hey, Brian,\" Michael said smiling as he held on to Ben's arm.

\"And you are?\" Justin asked looking at Ben.

\"Ben Bruckner,\" the man said smiling. \"It's nice to meet some of Michael's friends.\"

\"It's nice to meet you,\" Vic said smirking.

\"Thank you sir,\" Ben said and smiled.

\"You're a cop,\" Tim said.

Ben arched a brow. \"How did you know?\"

\"You got that look,\" Tim told him smirking. He could smell a cop a mile away; they all could.

J.C. popped his head into the kitchen. \"I am going to watch some T.V.,\" he said wanting to get out of the kitchen because Ben was there.

\"I'm going to go with him,\" Tim said.

\"Bunch of pussies,\" Tony said as he passed J.C. in a low voice.

Justin shook his head as Michael grinned at him. He leaned close to the brunet. \"Your friend is really a piece of work.\"

Brian swallowed and wondered what Michael was thinking bringing a cop into his house. So yeah, it could be a total coincidence but by the way Michael was grinning he was going to go with 'no'. He sighed and ignored the whole thing. Right at that moment the important thing was to eat his cake. He could deal with everything later on.

***

\"So what's up with this fucking guy?\" Tony asked.

\"Don't worry about him,\" Justin said. \"Michael is nothing but a leech and sooner or later I'm going to cut him off from Brian's life.\"

They were in one of the guest rooms with two black duffel bags. Tony had brought them to Justin's house. The shorter man had told him that he could have waited until everyone was gone and Tony shrugged. He did promise that he wasn't going to do it again.

\"Is that your phone?\" Slater asked and reached for his.

\"Yeah,\" Tony said and sat down in the bed. \"Yeah, oh really. Okay. Got it.\"

\"Are you coming with us on Friday?\" Slater asked.

\"I don't know,\" Justin said and shrugged. \"I'll let you know when the time comes.\"

\"Oh here,\" Slater said and pulled a silver .38 from one of the bags. \"Got you this yesterday.\"

\"Nice,\" Justin said taking the piece and stopping a few minutes to inspect it.

\"So, I got this call from a guy that works by the docks,\" Tony said. \"I know where Johnny is.\"

Justin and Slater looked at each other. They had been looking for the man for a while. They had welcomed him into the group and after a few months the guy had turned on them. He stole some merchandise along with a pretty nice chunk of money.

The sandy haired man licked his lips. \"Right now, we're going.\"

\"Are you up for it?\" Slater asked.

\"We have to pay the guy,\" Tony said getting up. \"He's not doing this for free.\"

Justin opened the second bag and nodded. He grabbed a roll of money and took the rubber band away. He pulled out five hundred dollars and passed it on to Tony. \"We'll count this money later,\" he said as he closed the bag and pushed it under the bed.

\"He's going to deny having the money,\" Slater said. \"The prick.\"

\"I'll fucking kill Johnny if he doesn't get it for us,\" Justin said.

The door to the room was open and Michael who had come from the bathroom had seen and heard half of their conversation. Before they saw him he moved away. He had to find Brian and tell him what was going on.

\"Hey honey,\" Emmett said looking up from the sofa where he was sitting next to Brian.

\"I need to talk to you, Brian,\" Michael told him. \"It's important.\"

Emmett frowned and got up. \"Well, I'm going to be in the kitchen with Debbie and Vic.\"

\"What is it Michael?\" Brian asked.

\"Where are the girls?\" Michael asked looking around.

\"They left with Ted,\" Brian informed him. \"Ben and J.C. are in the study looking at the paintings that Justin has bought.\"

\"Oh,\" Michael said. \"Well, I was upstairs in the bathroom and when I came out Justin was with his friends on one of the bedrooms.\"

\"And?\" Brian asked rubbing his belly.

\"They had guns with them and money,\" Michael said.

Brian licked his bottom lip. \"I don't want to hear it.\"

\"But you have to,\" Michael told him. \u201cBrian, I heard him saying that he was going to kill a guy today.\"

Brian swallowed and rubbed his face. \u201cStop it Mikey, please.\u201d

\u201cYou have to get out of here, Brian,\u201d Michael told him. \u201cYou just have to. It's not safe. What if he ever hurts you?\u201d

\"Stop it,\" Brian told him. \"I'm not fucking stupid, Michael. I'm not a fucking moron. I know about Justin's work and I'm still here. So stop fucking telling me all this shit. I told Justin that when he's with me I don't want to know about it and he kept his promise. And I wish it wasn't like this but there is nothing I can do. I love him and I'm going to be with him and don't fucking tell me shit about him hurting me.\"

\"He's a violent man,\" Michael pointed out.

\"I trust him with my life, Mikey,\" Brian spat out. \"I know in my mind and heart that he would never put a finger on me to harm me.\"

\"What if they come after him and they get you,\" Michael said.

Brian looked away. He'd thought about that for a long time; he still did. He was scared that something could happen to his baby but he couldn't have those thoughts. He got up while grunting his discomfort.

\"That's not going to happen,\" Justin said. \"I can take care of my family.\"

Michael stood up with wide eyes. \"How long have you been there?\"

The sandy haired man smirked. \"Does it matter?\"

\"You have a great collection, Justin,\" Ben said as he entered the living room with J.C. behind him.

\"Thanks,\" Justin said as he stared daggers at Michael. \"J.C. we're going out. Get your shit together.\"

Brian moved closer to Justin and kissed him before he smiled and walked to the kitchen.

\"Nice having you over,\" Justin said. \"Can't wait to do it again,\" he told them before he left with J.C.

\"Do you want to go?\" Ben asked.

Michael sighed. \"I don't know. Brian needs me here.\"

Ben frowned. \"Is he not feeling okay?\"

\"It's not that,\" Michael said. \"It's...let's go.\"

Ben nodded and they went to say goodbye to Debbie, Vic, Brian and Emmett. When they were in Ben's car Michael told him to stop because he had to tell him something.

\"What is it Michael?\" Ben asked.

\"It's about Justin,\" Michael said. \"He's...a criminal.\"

\"What are you talking about?\" Ben asked.

\"They all are,\" Michael quickly added. \"They carry guns and deal with money and drugs. They talk about killing people and all that. I'm scared for Brian. He has his eyes closed because he thinks he's in love. He's only going to end up hurt.\"

Ben couldn't believe what he was hearing. \"Are you sure about this?\"

Michael nodded. \"We have to help Brian, Ben.\"

\"Do you think he's in danger?\" Ben asked. \"Has Justin hurt him?\"

\"I think so,\" Michael said. \"I'm worried about my friend.\"

\"I understand, Michael,\" Ben told him. \"I'll check into it.\"

\"No,\" Michael said. \"I don't want you getting into trouble. I'll call the cops. That way there is evidence that there is a problem.\"

Ben nodded. \"That's the best you could do. Brian needs to open his eyes. I'm happy that you're so caring Michael. You're a good man.\"

Michael smiled and him and nodded.

***

Brian answered the phone of the house. It was Emmett and the man was asking for Justin so he handed him the phone.

\"Hey Em, what's up?\" Justin asked. He had a slight smile but it started to turn into a frowned as he listened to the man on the line. \"Are you fucking serious?\"

\"Yeah,\" Emmett said. \"I know about it because he did it from here. He thought he was alone but I came home for lunch and was in my bedroom changing my shirt. I stayed really quiet and heard everything.\"

\"What else did he told them?\" Justin asked.

\"That was everything,\" Emmett said. \"He made it sound like Brian was in danger.\"

\"What's going on?\" Brian asked worried that something had happened.

\"I'm going to fucking kill him, \"Justin hissed. \"Yeah, okay. Thanks, bye.\"

\"Justin?\" Brian asked in a low voice.

The older man got up from the bed where they were laying next to one another. He opened the closet and started taking out a few pieces of clothing.

\"Tell me what's going on,\" Brian demanded.

\"Oh nothing at all, just that stupid, twisted-love obsessed, mentally retarded friend of yours,\" Justin hissed. \"Damn it! He called the cops on me.\"

\"What are you talking about?\" Brian asked.

\u201cMichael called the cops on me, Brian,\" Justin said. \"I don't know when but they might drop by to investigate.\"

\u201cWhat?\u201d Brian asked.

\u201cHe told them that I was armed and dangerous,\u201d Justin said. \"And that I had drugs in the house.\"

\u201cCan they come in here?\u201d Brian asked.

The sandy haired man sighed. \u201cCome here.\u201d

Brian walked to him.

\u201cI need a favor kid,\" Justin told him.

The brunet swallowed. \u201cWhat is it?\u201d Brian asked not liking how things sounded already.

\"If the cops come tell them that I don't live here,\" Justin said. \"You haven't seen me in a while either. They can't come in here if you don't let them, Brian.\"

Brian didn't know what to say to all that.

\"Tell them that Michael is making it all up because he's in love with you or something,\" Justin said. \"Whatever you have to say to make all of this go away.\"

\"You want me to lie...to the cops!\" Brian said getting scared.

\u201cI\u2019m going to go for a few days, okay?\u201d he asked as he started throwing things in his duffel bag. \u201cI want you to tell them that you haven\u2019t seen me in a few days. Then you tell them that Michael has been harassing you because he wants to be with you.\u201d

\u201cJustin,\u201d Brian said not sure he was listening correctly. \u201cWhat are you talking about?\u201d

\u201cBrian,\u201d Justin said walking towards him. \u201cIf they find me they will take me in for questioning and right now I don\u2019t have time for this shit. They will search this place and trust me, we don't want that. Think of our kid. They could take him away just because I\u2019m here. Just to fuck with us they can say anything and take it away from you and all because of your so called best friend.\u201d

Brian put his arms around his belly. \u201cThey can\u2019t take our baby.\u201d

\u201cWould you do this for me, baby?\u201d Justin asked.

The brunet swallowed and nodded. \u201cOkay, I will.\u201d

\"I don't want to leave you, Brian,\" Justin said. \"But damn, I'm still hurt and if they find out there are going to be questions. If they start investigating me things will get ugly. If I go to prison I'll go crazy. I won't go back there again.\"

\"I didn't know you were before,\" Brian told him.

\"A long time ago,\" Justin said. \"It doesn't matter.\"

\"It does matter,\" Brian assured him. \"It's like I...god, Justin. Sometimes I feel like I don't know you.\"

The sandy haired man stopped moving and just stared at the floor. He knew that what Brian was saying it was true. He had so many secrets from Brian. He didn't even know himself anymore. \"I'm sorry.\"

Brian rubbed his belly. \"I don't want things to be like this when the baby is here.\"

Justin rubbed his face. \"Okay, I know that I have to open up more to you but sometimes it's hard. We have a lot to talk about but right now I have to go.\"

Brian nodded and went over to the sandy haired man. He kissed him hard. \"Be careful.\"

\"I will,\" Justin promised him.

\"Call me,\" Brian said before the older man left. He sat on the bed and started crying. He knew that he had to go talk to Michael and it wasn't going to be pretty.

***

Brian knocked on the door and waited for Michael to answer it. He was there because before he came he called Emmett and the man assured him that Michael was in the apartment. The door opened and Emmett arched both of his brows.

\"You don't look too good,\" Emmett said.

\"I haven't been able to sleep all night,\" Brian informed him.

\"Who is there?\" Michael called from inside.

Brian made his way in. When he got to the living room Ben and Michael were sitting down eating a pizza.

\"Hey, Brian,\" Michael said smiling.

\u201cYou\u2019re a fucking asshole!\u201d Brian yelled. \"How fucking dare you?!\"

Emmett stood next to Brian. \"Brian, you should calm down. The baby.\"

Brian bit his lower lip and his eyes watered. \"How could you do this to me, Michael? The cops were at my house asking a bunch of questions. Jesus fuck!!\"

Michael put his plate down. \"I only did it to protect you.\"

\"Protect me from what?\" Brian asked.

Ben got up. \"Brian, you're so lucky to be alive. Justin could have done anything to you.\"

\"You make it sound like Justin would ever hurt Brian,\" Emmett said. \"Have you lost your mind? Justin would do anything for Brian. He loves him!\"

\u201cHe\u2019s a criminal!\u201d Michael hissed.

\u201cHe\u2019s my husband,\u201d Brian told him. \u201cAnd Michael if you do anything to jeopardize my family I\u2019ll fucking kill you.\u201d

\u201cI can\u2019t believe you\u2019re treating me like this over him,\u201d Michael said. \u201cI\u2019m your best friend.\u201d

\u201cI have a family Michael!\u201d Brian yelled. \u201cHe\u2019s going to be the father of my baby and you know what, I can\u2019t wait for that to happen.\u201d

\u201cBut Brian,\u201d Michael tried.

\u201cYou know I had a shitty family, Mikey,\u201d Brian said. \u201cThat\u2019s all going to change. Please don\u2019t mess with it. They could take the baby away from me. Did you not stop to think about that?\u201d

\"Brian, he's only trying to help,\" Ben assured the brunet.

Michael frowned momentarily. All he had wanted was for the shorter man to go away. \u201cIs that why you\u2019re with him?\u201d Michael asked. \u201cIt could have been...someone else, Brian, someone that you deserve and can love just because not because you have to.\"

Brian walked closer to his friend. \u201cI love Justin. I do, Mikey. I\u2019m in love with him.\u201d

Michael shook his head. \u201cNo, it\u2019s only because he\u2019s going to be the father of your baby.\u201d

\u201cMichael,\" Brian hissed getting even more annoyed. \"Since the moment I met him I knew he was different. He could make me do things that no one else could. He made me want to have a family. He's the person that I've been waiting for all my life.\" Brian explained. Because even thought he always pretended like he was a tough guy and didn't give a shit about anyone, secretly he'd been hoping that he would find someone especial and now he had that person. He wasn't going to let anyone mess with what he had with Justin and that included his best friend. \"This was supposed to happen, it was meant to be.\"

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t Brian,\u201d the man said and swallowed.

Brian looked down and put his hand on top of his belly. \u201cThis is what\u2019s supposed to happen. My baby is going to be born and he\u2019s going to be loved by his fathers.\u201d

Michael looked at the floor. \"I was just trying to help.\"

\"I've always known from the beginning that Justin is a bit shady and gets involved in things that he shouldn't,\" Brian related. \"But he's a good man.\"

Ben frowned. \"How can he be good, Brian? I checked him out and he was in prison for murder.\"

Brian licked his lips and tried to keep calm. \"I know about that,\" he lied. So he knew that Justin had been in prison but not the why. He and Justin had a lot to talk about as well.

\"How can you be with him?\" Michael asked.

\"God, Michael,\" Emmett said. \"You got to stop it. Really.\"

\"Stop what?\" Ben asked.

Everyone kept silent.

\"I'm going to go,\" Brian said.

\"I'll walk with you,\" Emmett told him and the two men left.

Ben looked at Michael who looked like someone had died. They sat back down and Ben threw his arm over Michael\u2019s shoulders. When Emmett came back he closed the door and walked over to Michael.

\"I was just trying to help,\" Michael pointed out.

\"No, you weren't,\" Emmett told him. \"Tell me if I ever get serious with Slater are you going to do the same to me?\"

Michael looked away. \"It's not like that.\"

\"I bet is not!\" Emmett hissed. \"Jesus Christ, Michael. That was very low.\"

\"Let's relax here,\" Ben said. \"Your friend was only trying to help.\"

\"You don't even know the half of it,\" Emmett said. \"I'm going out.\"

Michael watched him go and then looked at Ben. \"How am I supposed to help him? He doesn't want to see the truth.\"

Ben sighed. \"I don't know, Michael. There is not much that we can do, but if there is anything we can do to help him then we'll find it.\"

The dark haired man smiled at that.

***

Justin was smiling at his friends as some of them padded him in the back. Earlier that day they had gone out with their boss because he had some business with a few old friends. Things turned ugly because it was more than it met the eye. Alfred had gone to see them to ask questions about what had happened to Jake. They were having dinner at one of Smith's restaurants when all of the sudden someone started shooting at them. Justin risked his life to protect Alfred and was able to get the man away from all of it.

Alfred was more than grateful and didn't question what had happened to his son anymore. Justin was happy that he'd gain the very thing they were after; trust. Alfred trusted Justin with his life. From now on they knew that Justin and his guys were going to get more business because of it.

\u201cYou\u2019re going to be working for me now,\u201d Alfred had told him. \"From now on you answer directly to me.\"

Before, they had been working for the man, of course, but under the supervision of Smith. They would always do what Smith said. Now that was over. Slowly Justin kept climbing up the ladder.

\"I'm going to go,\" Justin said as he looked at his watch.

Slater frowned. \"Why? We're having a good time.\"

\"I haven't seen Brian in over a week,\" Justin told him. \"We're meeting today.\"

Slater nodded. \"Okay, call me.\"

The older man left and drove to the park. When he got there he got out and walked to one of the benches. He looked at his watch again and then looked around. He leaned back and tried to relax but he was on the edge. He was about to leave when he saw the guy that was coming to meet him. He pulled out his cell phone and called J.C.

\"What's up?\" J.C. asked.

\"What you doing?\" Justin asked.

\"Not much,\" the shorter man said.

\"Meet me at Johnny's,\" Justin told him. It was the place they went to talk when something was wrong. Right at that moment, Justin felt like he was being watched.

\"Sure,\" J.C. replied.

The shorter man hung up and stood up right away. He started walking towards the guy and didn't stop walking for nothing in the world. They had their rules; if Justin wasn't sitting on the bench then the guy didn't even look at him. They didn't even share as much as a look. Two hours later he was meeting his brother.

\"What's up?\" J.C. asked.

\"Something doesn't feel right,\" Justin said. \"I need you to blend away. Follow me everywhere and if someone is stepping over my shadow I want to know who.\"

\"Done,\" J.C. said. \"I went to see Brian yesterday. He really misses you. He looks so big.\"

Justin sighed.

\"Here,\" J.C. said handing his phone to his older brother.

The shorter man smiled as he saw the picture of Brian. \"He looks like he isn't sleeping.\"

\"I don't think he is,\" J.C. said.

The older man sighed.

\"I think you can go back home,\" J.C. said. \"Do you want me to whack Michael? Because he so deserves it.\"

Justin looked at the blond. \"Are you serious? Since when did you start talking like that?\"

\"It's the job,\" J.C. said.

The sandy haired man shook his head as he handed the man his phone. \"I'm going home. I miss my family.\"

The older man drove home in silence. He usually had the radio on but he had too many things in his mind. When he arrived at the house he smirked as he saw Brian with his long coat on. The man looked like he was moving in slow motion. He parked the car and Brian didn't even realize it.

He got out and threw the door shut. That's when Brian turned around to see who it was. He smiled widely when he saw the shorter man. He started moving towards the older man. Justin shook his head and jogged over to him.

\"What are you doing out here?\" Justin asked.

\"I was saying goodbye to Debbie,\" Brian told him. \"She came by with Ted.\"

The shorter man kissed the brunet. \"Mmm, I missed you.\"

\"What are you doing here?\" Brian asked.

\"I live here,\" the man said.

Brian smiled widely. \"Are you staying?\"

\"Of course I am,\" Justin whispered.

Brian couldn't have been happier happy with any other piece of news. He could have jump with joy if that was physically possible for him. He settled for hugging his husband tight to him. Justin kissed him on the corner of his mouth before he started walking towards the house with him. The older man had let Michael slide the firs time he cause Brian pain only because Brian had asked; now he was counting. He was going to be patient but he knew Michael was going to do something stupid again, it was a gut feeling. Three strikes and you're out; he would make Michael disappear from their lives forever if the man kept messing with him and his family.<\/a>","comments":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/79325.html?view=comments#comments","category":"rescue"},{"guid":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/78987.html","pubDate":"Sat, 04 Apr 2009 21:16:54 GMT","title":"THIS JUSTIN IS MINE","author":"draccone","link":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/78987.html","description":"This Justin Is Mine
Standalone


Hey guys, this is a short standalone. Well, at least I think it's short. It was something that got in my mind and wouldn't leave. I hope you guys enjoy it. Thanks to the betas.

Brian laughed as Gus smiled at him. He ruffled his kid\u2019s hair and then let the boy ran towards Melanie. Brian went and sat down next to Emmett.

\u201cI\u2019m glad that all of you could come,\u201d Debbie announced as she brought the food to the table.

\u201cAre we going to eat or what?\u201d Brian asked. \u201cI have places to be.\u201d

Melanie rolled her eyes. \u201cWe know where you want to go. It\u2019s not like your dick is going to fall if you don\u2019t use it.\u201d

\u201cMel,\u201d Lindsay said in a hush tone.

\u201cWhat?\u201d Melanie asked. \u201cIt\u2019s the truth and we all know it.\u201d

\u201cWhatever,\u201d Brian told her. \u201cYou\u2019re just jealous I get any, unlike you.\u201d

\u201cFuck off,\u201d Lindsay hissed. \u201cShe gets plenty.\u201d

\"Gus is here,\" Deb reminded them.

\"It's okay,\" Gus said. \"I know that just because you say those words doesn't mean that I can. Daddy said that I'm not old enough to repeat them. He said that I had to be forty for me to say them.\"

Brian smirked and Lindsay smiled at what their son was saying. Vic, Emmett and Ted laughed.

\"Good then,\" Debbie said and then looked at the brunet. \"Brian, please honey, try to behave.\"

\u201cYes, mother,\u201d Brian mocked but smiled at her.

\u201cWhy did he even get invited?\u201d Melanie asked. \u201cI thought you would want to make a good impression on Justin?\u201d she asked looking at Michael.

\u201cJustin?\u201d Brian asked looking at Michael.

\u201cThat\u2019s his name,\u201d Michael answered.

\u201cWhat about it?\u201d Emmett asked as he looked at Brian.

\u201cWe know,\u201d Ted said smirking. \u201cYou fucked a Justin once?\u201d

Brian frowned slightly. Then he shrugged it off.

\u201cWe could make a list of all the guys\u2019 names in the world and he probably has fucked a guy with said name at least once,\u201d Emmett pointed out. \"Or twice.\"

Brian grinned and Melanie rolled her eyes.

\u201cI invited Brian and everyone else because I want him to meet my family and friends,\u201d Michael pointed out.

\u201cIsn\u2019t a little early for that?\u201d Emmett asked.

\u201cI want you guys to tell me what you think,\u201d Michael replied.

\u201cI think that if you like him,\u201d Brian said and paused. \u201cFuck what everyone else thinks.\u201d

\u201cDaddy says that a person has to make their own choices and not follow into the same steps of everyone else,\" Gus said. \"You got to be a leader.\"

Brian grinned and winked at Gus. \u201cThat's right Sonny Boy.\"

Lindsay caressed Gus\u2019s face. Her son was so smart. She couldn\u2019t believe that he was seven years old already; time did fly.

\u201cSo, you like this guy, Mikey? Is he hot?\u201d Brian asked and smirked.

\u201cDon\u2019t even think about it,\u201d Debbie said to Brian. \u201cMichael really likes him.\u201d

\u201cIt\u2019s not my fault if he looks my way,\u201d Brian pointed out.

\u201cMake sure it doesn\u2019t happen,\u201d Debbie told him.

\u201cAnd don\u2019t do that test you do,\u201d Michael begged.

\u201cWhat test?\u201d Emmett asked smirking. \u201cTell me.\u201d

\u201cHe goes after a guy that I like and if the guy goes after him he doesn\u2019t really like me,\u201d Michael told them.

Brian grinned. \u201cI\u2019m only trying to look after you.\u201d

\u201cYeah right,\u201d Melanie said rolling her eyes. \u201cYou look after your own damn self.\u201d

\u201cThat\u2019s not true,\u201d Brian pointed out. \u201cI watch out for Gus. Isn't that right Sonny Boy?\u201d

\u201cYeah,\u201d Gus answered with a big smile.

\u201cI think you\u2019re reading too much into Justin\u2019s friendship,\u201d Emmett pointed out.

\u201cEm,\u201d Lindsay said opening her eyes wide.

\u201cWhat?\u201d Emmett asked. \u201cI don\u2019t want him getting hurt.\u201d

\u201cI think he wouldn\u2019t have accepted to come if he didn\u2019t like Michael,\u201d Ted said.

\u201cHe could be a nice guy,\u201d Vic pointed out.

\u201cWell, he\u2019s your business partner,\u201d Emmett said. \u201cMaybe he thinks this is a way of solidifying things.\u201d

\u201cThere isn\u2019t anyone who wouldn\u2019t find this face adorable,\u201d Debbie said pinching one of Michael\u2019s cheeks.

\u201cMa,\u201d Michael protested.

Brian grinned and grabbed his beer. He took a sip and watched his kid that was now coloring in the living room.

\u201cThat\u2019s him,\u201d Michael gasped when there was a knock on the door.

\u201cI\u2019ll get it,\u201d Brian said getting up.

\u201cI don\u2019t think so,\u201d Debbie said. \u201cI\u2019ll get it.\u201d

Brian shrugged and grinned as he sat up again.

Debbie went and opened the door she came back holding on to Justin\u2019s arm. \u201cThis is the family. You got Mel, Lindsay and Gus. You already know Ted and Emmett. And there is Vic, my brother and Michael\u2019s best friend, Brian.\u201d

Justin smiled as he waved \u2018hi\u2019 at them. And he didn\u2019t know how he managed it but he was still standing after looking at Brian. He felt like all the air had been sucked out of him. The room was definitely hotter and getting smaller.

\u201cThis is Justin,\u201d Michael told them.

\u201cSit down, honey,\u201d Debbie said to the blond.

Justin nodded and started taking his coat off. \"Thanks,\" he said to Debbie when she took it to hang it in the closet.

Brian was looking everywhere but at the blond. He knew that Justin\u2019s smile had been forced. He knew that the man was nervous, maybe as much as he was. He knew all that because no one knew the blond better than him.

\u201cHi,\u201d Gus said. \u201cHow are you?\u201d

\u201cI\u2019m great,\u201d Justin answered. \u201cHow about you?\u201d

\u201cI\u2019m okay,\u201d Gus told him. \u201cCan I sit next to you?\u201d

\u201cHe\u2019s a Kinney, alright,\u201d Vic teased.

Brian sighed and practically swallowed his beer whole before he got up to get another one.

\u201cHey,\u201d Michael said sitting to the other side of Justin. \u201cI\u2019m glad you could make it.\u201d

Justin half laughed, half gasped at Michael\u2019s comment. He didn\u2019t know what he was going to do. He was going to go nuts being in the same room as Brian. He licked his lips and pretended like everything was alright; after all he didn\u2019t have any memories to haunt him. He had pushed everything that involved Brian out of his system a long time ago.

Brian opened another beer and went back to the table. He didn\u2019t want them knowing that he and Justin had something or so he kept telling himself. He took a glimpse at the blond that was listening to something that Michael was telling him. And then memories that he didn\u2019t think he had started to run through his mind.

Debbie and Lindsay served everyone. Everyone was talking and having a good time. Except Brian that wasn\u2019t talking to anyone but they weren\u2019t noticing. And Justin was trying to listen to what people said and asked him. He was having a hard time.

When they were done they moved to the living room. Debbie stayed in the kitchen preparing some coffee with Ted and Vic who were helping her. Gus was in Michael\u2019s room reading his comics.

\u201cSo do you live here in Pittsburgh?\u201d Melanie asked.

\u201cNo,\u201d Justin told her. \u201cNew York.\u201d

Brian sighed as he sat in the sofa hearing the blond talk. He knew all the answers to the possible questions that the guys would come up with and the ones they would never ask. It was his blond or at least he used to be.

\u201cSo, are you staying long?\u201d Lindsay asked.

\u201cI...I don\u2019t think so,\u201d Justin told them. He had to get back home. He had to push the thought of Brian away once again.

\u201cWhy leaving so soon?\u201d Brian asked arching a brow.

\u201cI have things to do,\u201d Justin answered dryly.

Emmett frowned as he looked from Justin to Brian. He could tell the two men weren\u2019t comfortable with each other. \u201cSo, do you have family here in Pittsburgh?\u201d

\u201cNo,\u201d Justin replied and frowned.

Brian knew that Justin\u2019s parents had died. He had a sister that lived in Wisconsin. \u201cMaybe he doesn\u2019t want us to ask him so many questions.\u201d

\u201cOh, shut up, Brian,\u201d Melanie said.

Justin was grateful that Brian had stopped the talk about his family. He hated talking about that.

\u201cDo you have a boyfriend?\u201d Michael asked tentatively.

\u201cI...no,\u201d Justin answered. \u201cI came out of a relationship, recently,\u201d he said. He knew it had been more like months but it still felt like yesterday.

\u201cOh,\u201d Lindsay murmured and looked around at the guys.

\u201cWho wants coffee?\u201d Debbie asked.

\u201cI\u2019ll have some,\u201d Justin told her.

\u201cWhat happen?\u201d Brian asked. \u201cThings didn\u2019t go your way?\u201d

Justin looked at Brian and glared.

\u201cI think that\u2019s personal, Brian,\u201d Michael told his best friend.

\u201cWe weren\u2019t meant to be,\u201d Justin answered anyways.

\u201cOh,\u201d Brian said grinning. \u201cWas that it?\u201d

Justin was growing angrier with Brian\u2019s questions. \u201cYeah, we were very different.\u201d

\u201cSometimes that doesn\u2019t matter at all,\u201d Brian pointed out. \u201cIf there is love and all that shit that people talk about.\u201d

\u201cBrian,\u201d Lindsay warned him. \u201cLeave him alone.\u201d

\u201cIt\u2019s okay,\u201d Justin said looking at the blonde. He knew Brian\u2019s believes about love. \u201cI loved him very much.\u201d

\u201cI guess he was the problem,\u201d Brian said stoically.

\u201cNo,\u201d Justin replied. \u201cHe loved me very much too.\u201d

\u201cI guess he told you all the time,\u201d Brian said sarcastically.

Debbie sat down when she was done giving coffee to some of them. Ted and Vic sat together in one of the smaller sofas.

\u201cNo he didn\u2019t,\u201d Justin said.

\u201cThen how did you know?\u201d Brian asked.

Vic heard the conversation that Brian and Justin were having and if he knew any better he could have swore that they knew each other. He just watched and listened like everyone else.

\u201cHe didn\u2019t have to tell me,\u201d Justin said. \u201cAt least for a while.\u201d

Brian frowned.

\u201cHe didn\u2019t communicate much,\u201d Justin said and cleared his throat.

Brian thought about what the blond was saying. \u201cThere are many ways to communicate.\u201d

\u201cSometimes you need more than that,\u201d Justin pointed out.

\u201cStrange that an artist like yourself would say that,\u201d Brian replied. \u201cI mean, if you paint something do you have to write something next to it so people would get it.\u201d

\u201cIs not the same,\u201d Justin said getting angrier. It was always the same with Brian, they would go in circles.

\u201cMmm,\u201d Brian murmured and rolled his lips inside his mouth.

\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter, he did show me he loved me,\u201d Justin said. \u201cAnd I could understand everything he was trying to communicate.\u201d

\u201cThen what happen?\u201d Brian asked.

\u201cHe stopped,\u201d Justin answered. \u201cI think he got scared or something.\u201d

Brian didn\u2019t answer then.

\u201cYou have to excuse Brian here,\u201d Debbie said. \u201cHe doesn\u2019t believe in love or so he says.\u201d

\u201cIs that it?\u201d Justin asked. \u201cPity.\u201d

Brian frowned. He hated anything that had to do with pity. He got up and went to get a beer.

\u201cDon\u2019t mind him,\u201d Michael said. \u201cHe\u2019s like that. But he\u2019s a good person.\u201d

\u201cWhich Michael can only see,\u201d Melanie pointed out.

\u201cHe\u2019s not that bad,\u201d Emmett argued. \u201cHe\u2019s okay. He\u2019s a good friend.\u201d

\u201cYeah,\u201d Ted added. Brian did help him when he needed him the most; he got his second chance thanks to Brian.

Justin swallowed hard. \u201cI have to go to the bathroom,\u201d Justin told them getting up.

Brian watched the blond go. The gang started whispering about the blond; how great he was and how beautiful, how kind, etc. At that exact moment Gus was coming down the stairs. The brunet took the opportunity to go after Justin.

Justin was taking deep breaths as he looked himself in the mirror. He wanted to run away from there but it would look weird. \"Why is this happening to me?\" he asked himself.

\u201cSo?\u201d Brian asked as he quickly stepped inside the bathroom. \u201cHere I am. Anything you want to tell me? Try not to yell so much thought, the walls are thin.\u201d

\u201cHow about, fuck you,\u201d Justin said in a hush voice turning around quickly.

Brian licked his lips. \u201cMmmm.\u201d

\u201cGod,\u201d Justin said shaking his head. \u201cThis is not happening.\u201d

Brian arched a brow at the blond wondering what Justin meant and Justin remembered the first time they met.

Brian arched a brow at the blond as he stood next to Justin at the bar. \u201cWhat?\u201d

\u201cCan\u2019t I stare at you?\u201d Justin asked and smiled. \u201cBecause you\u2019re kind of hot.\u201d

\u201cAre you drunk?\u201d Brian asked.

\u201cAre you blind?\u201d Justin asked and smirked. \u201cThere are these things called mirrors.\u201d

Brian grinned then. \u201cI know I\u2019m hot.\u201d

Justin laughed. \u201cYou\u2019re just a bit slow then.\u201d

\u201cFuck off,\u201d Brian hissed.

Justin chuckled. \u201cWhy don\u2019t you buy me a beer? Sounds better and from there on, we will have much more fun than if I walk away. Although,\u201d Justin said turning around. \u201cIt\u2019s a good sight when I walk away.\u201d

Brian licked his lips as he stared at Justin\u2019s bubble but. \u201cFuck yeah,\u201d he grunted as he stood behind the blond. \u201cI think I might keep you a few hours.\u201d

Justin smiled. \u201cIf you\u2019re any good, I\u2019ll let you keep me longer.\u201d<\/i><\/b>

Brian moved closer. \u201cJus,\u201d he whispered.

\u201cI...\u201d Justin said but nothing else came. His mind was blank as Brian\u2019s scent hit him. All he wanted was Brian, plain and simple.

Brian stared at the blond\u2019s face and his blood ran hot. He wanted to posses the man in front of him. He remembered one of the many times he acted on his thoughts.

\u201cWhat are you doing here?\u201d Justin asked smiling as he stood in the middle of the art department.

Brian shrugged as he looked around the place. \u201cYou\u2019re alone in here?\u201d

\u201cWhy?\u201d Justin asked arching a brow. \u201cBrian, what do you have in mind?\u201d

Brian grabbed Justin by the waist and pulled him closer. He kissed him hard and when Justin moaned he pulled back. \u201cLet me show you little boy.\u201d

In a flash Brian managed to get Justin naked. The brunet didn\u2019t care if someone came and caught them. He just wanted Justin at that instant.

\u201cBrian,\u201d Justin groaned as Brian entered him. All thought of being found out by a co-worker went out of his mind. Nothing else matter but Brian.

\u201cSo good,\u201d Brian growled.

\u201cFuck me,\u201d Justin hissed. \u201cFuck me hard.\u201d

Brian kissed Justin harshly as his hips started moving, each time faster and harder until there wasn\u2019t any turning back.

\u201cFuck!\u201d Justin groaned as Brian pounded into him.<\/i><\/b>

Brian took a deep breath as he tried not to think of Justin naked under him. He could feel his cock having other things in mind.

\u201cI have to go back,\u201d Justin said.

Brian grabbed him by the waist and pulled him closer. \u201cI won\u2019t let you go.\u201d

Justin knew those words, he heard them before and he smiled remembering.

\u201cI have to go back,\u201d Justin said as he looked at his watch. He was expected in that meeting.

\u201cI won\u2019t let you go,\u201d Brian said. They have had a fight and he was admitting he had been wrong. It was taking a lot of him and the blond wasn\u2019t cooperating.

\u201cWe\u2019ll I\u2019m going,\u201d Justin informed the brunet. \u201cYou can\u2019t stop me.\u201d

\u201cWatch me,\u201d Brian said as he grabbed the blond and threw him over his shoulder.

\u201cBrian,\u201d Justin gasped. \u201cWhat the fuck are you doing?\u201d

\u201cYou\u2019re going to listen to me, goddamn it!\u201d Brian hissed. \u201cI\u2019m trying here and I won\u2019t be turn down.\u201d

\u201cPut me down,\u201d Justin told him.

Brian stopped walking but didn\u2019t put the blond down. \u201cAre you going to listen to me?\u201d

Justin sighed. \u201cCan you put me down please?\u201d

Brian put the blond down. Justin shook his head.

\u201cAre we going to talk now?\u201d Brian asked.

\u201cI have a meeting right now,\u201d Justin said before he walked away and into the conference room. When he came back out Brian was waiting for him.

\u201cSo?\u201d Brian asked.

Justin smiled widely at the brunet and shook his head. He walked over to the brunet and they interlaced hand. \u201cI think we can talk now.\u201d

Brian grinned and nodded happy that they were going to be okay. He could feel it.<\/i><\/b>

\u201cGod,\u201d Justin whispered as he felt his body flushed against Brian\u2019s.

\u201cJus,\u201d the brunet whispered as he started touching the blond.

Justin gasped as Brian\u2019s fingers caressed his neck. He closed his eyes and hundreds of memories assaulted him. His arms wrapped around the brunet and pulled him closer. \u201cBrian,\u201d he gasped.

Brian stared at the blond\u2019s blue eyes and he lost himself, like he always did.

Brian stared at the blond\u2019s blue eyes. He caressed Justin\u2019s cheek and as much as he tried he broke out into a smile. He could see how much the smaller man in his arms loved him.

\u201cI love you,\u201d Justin whispered as they lay on the sofa holding on to each other.

\u201cOh yeah?\u201d Brian asked.

\u201cYeah,\u201d Justin answered and smiled widely.

\u201cThat\u2019s a good thing,\u201d Brian told him. He moved his mouth to Justin\u2019s ear and kissed him. He sighed and wished he could tell the blond.

\u201cI know,\u201d Justin whispered.

Brian smiled and kissed Justin passionately.<\/i><\/b>

They kissed each other fiercely, one of those kiss they shared so many times; burning them all around. Justin wrapped one arm around Brian\u2019s neck. They were trying to glue each other together, lost each other in the other one\u2019s body. They knew what would happen if they kept on kissing each other. They wouldn\u2019t be able to control each other.

Justin thought about getting back with Brian and it terrified him. Brian thought of having Justin back in his life and it scared him to no end. They knew how it ended the first time.

Brian looked at the blond and his heart broke to pieces. He wanted to give more to Justin but he wasn\u2019t ready. He didn\u2019t think he would ever be.

\u201cAm I some kind of secret?\u201d Justin asked with fury.

Brian stayed quiet.

\u201cBrian, answer me!\u201d Justin screamed.

\u201cWe went over this already,\u201d Brian told him. \u201cI\u2019m not going to keep arguing about the same thing over and over again.\u201d

\u201cI never asked you for anything,\u201d Justin told him.

Brian shrugged. \u201cYou should have kept it that way.\u201d

Justin laughed bitterly as he crushed his cigarette on the black ashtray. \u201cFuck this, I\u2019m leaving,\u201d he said. He would deal with Brian later on.

\u201cYou can walk out that door if you want,\u201d Brian said. \u201cIt won\u2019t make a difference to me.\u201d

\u201cFuck you,\u201d Justin hissed. \u201cHow in the world can you stand there and say something like that? We\u2019ve been together for more than a year! We\u2019ve had our problems and our good moments and I know that you love me.\u201d

\u201cI don\u2019t love you,\u201d Brian replied.

Justin\u2019s heart got crushed. \u201cFine,\u201d he was tired of fighting. He knew it was a lie but he didn\u2019t care. He knew you couldn\u2019t change a man and apparently Brian didn\u2019t want to even try to make a few adjustments for him. He grabbed his jacket and walked out of the loft, never looking back.<\/i><\/b>

\u201cDon\u2019t,\u201d Justin said painfully. \u201cI can\u2019t.\u201d

Brian frowned as the blond pulled away and vanished.

Justin rushed down the stairs and was about to leave when Gus grabbed his hand.

\u201cDo you want to color with me?\u201d Gus asked.

Justin smiled at the boy. \u201cSure,\u201d he answered. He went and kneeled in front of the coffee table with Gus. He picked a book and started coloring with the boy.

\u201cYou\u2019re so good with him,\u201d Lindsay said smiling.

\u201cSo, Justin,\u201d Vic said. \u201cHave you been to Pittsburgh before?\u201d

Justin licked his lips. \u201cYeah.\u201d

Brian came down the stairs then. He went to the kitchen and grabbed the beer he left there before he went and sat down.

\u201cAre you okay?\u201d Emmett asked.

\u201cWhat?\u201d Justin asked a bit too loudly.

\u201cYou seemed spooked,\u201d Ted told the blond.

\u201cDid Brian do anything to you?\u201d Melanie asked.

Justin opened his mouth but didn\u2019t answer. He stared at all of them with nothing to say.

Brian took a sip of his beer. \u201cWhat\u2019s the matter Sunshine, cat got your tongue?\u201d

\u201cShut up, Brian,\u201d Justin hissed. \u201cGod,\u201d he said getting up. \u201cI have to go.\u201d

\u201cNo,\u201d Gus said getting up quickly and wrapping his arms around Justin\u2019s waist. \u201cDon\u2019t go yet Jussy. I miss you.\u201d

\u201cWhat\u2019s going on?\u201d Melanie asked.

Lindsay frowned. \u201cI\u2019m so sorry,\u201d Lindsay said getting up to pull Gus away from Justin but the boy wasn\u2019t budging.

\u201cGus,\u201d Justin whispered and sighed. \u201cI\u2019m sorry, I have to go.\u201d

\u201cAre you going to come and visit us again?\u201d Gus asked.

Justin smiled and nodded.

\u201cI miss talking to you,\u201d Gus told him.

\u201cWhat are you talking about sweetie?\u201d Lindsay asked.

Justin bit his lower lip and looked at Gus. \u201cI know,\u201d he muttered.

\u201cGus?\u201d Melanie asked. \u201cYou know Justin.\u201d

\u201cOf course I know him,\u201d Gus said. \u201cI told you he was my best friend. We used to watch movies all the time and cartoons and go out to the park.\u201d

Melanie was confused. \u201cBut...\u201d

\u201cWhat\u2019s going on?\u201d Lindsay asked finally pulling Gus into her arms.

\u201cWe knew about a Justin,\u201d Melanie said frowning. \u201cBut...we just assumed that it was one of his friends that he stayed with. I thought it was that kid two houses away from us.\u201d

Lindsay shook her head. \u201cThat\u2019s Jason.\u201d

\u201cOh,\u201d Melanie muttered.

\u201cI stayed with him all the time,\u201d Gus said. \u201cRight Jus.\u201d

Justin sighed.

\u201cWhat\u2019s going on?\u201d Debbie demanded in a high pitch tone.

Brian licked his lips. He didn\u2019t know what to tell them.

\u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d Gus asked and then looking at his father. \u201cDaddy, tell them that I know him.\u201d

Brian looked at this kid and nodded.

\u201cBrian?\u201d Lindsay asked confused.

\u201cFuck,\u201d Brian grunted.

\u201cYou guys know each other,\u201d Vic said. \u201cDon\u2019t you?\u201d

Justin nodded slowly.

\u201cYou know Brian?\u201d Melanie asked.

\u201cYeah,\u201d Justin murmured.

\u201cShit,\u201d Michael said.

\u201cSo, he was one of your tricks?\u201d Melanie asked. \u201cWe shouldn\u2019t be so surprise. Brian does fuck everything that moves.\u201d

\u201cMel,\u201d Debbie hissed.

\u201cAnd you let him be around Gus,\u201d Melanie hissed.

\u201cJustin wasn\u2019t one of my tricks,\u201d Brian responded as he stared at the blond.

\u201cWhat was Justin to you then?\u201d Emmett asked.

Brian frowned and turned his head to look at Emmett. \u201cWhat?\u201d

\u201cJustin is Daddy\u2019s boyfriend,\u201d Gus said. \u201cBut I haven\u2019t seen him in a while.\u201d

\u201cOh god,\u201d Ted whispered.

\u201cYour dad\u2019s boyfriend?\u201d Melanie asked out loud. \u201cIt can\u2019t be.\u201d

\u201cWe broke up a few months ago,\u201d Justin told them. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter. I should go.\u201d

Brian got up slowly. \u201cYeah, why don\u2019t you?\u201d

\u201cBrian,\u201d Debbie hissed as she got up. \u201cThis is my house and I say who leaves and who doesn\u2019t. Now start talking.\u201d

\u201cI have nothing to say,\u201d Brian said putting his beer down next to the phone.

\u201cYou never told us,\u201d Lindsay accused. \u201cWhy?\u201d

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t any of your business,\u201d Brian spat out.

Justin felt odd standing in the living room of Debbie\u2019s house and everyone interrogated them about their relationship. It wasn\u2019t something he wanted to talk about in front of a bunch of strangers.

\u201cYou never told me,\u201d Michael said feeling hurt. \u201cI\u2019m your best friend.\u201d

\u201cI guess I didn\u2019t mean anything to him,\u201d Justin said in a hush tone.

\u201cFuck off you little shit,\u201d Brian hissed as he moved swiftly. He stood in front of the blond with anger. Justin meant the world to him and no one including the blond was going to say different. \u201cYou know damn well I did so much for you.\u201d

\u201cThanks,\u201d Justin spat out. \u201cI never asked you!\u201d

\u201cBut then you asked for things I couldn\u2019t do!\u201d Brian yelled.

\u201cI just wanted to be part of your life Brian,\u201d Justin hissed. \u201cI didn\u2019t even ask to meet your whole family, a few friends only. Would that have killed you? And then you just...fuck!\u201d

Brian tightened his jaw. He could have made an effort. \u201cJustin,\u201d he murmured.

Justin sighed. He knew that tone; Brian used it when he was giving up. The blond didn\u2019t know on what Brian was giving up on. He wasn't sure he wanted to find out. He needed to get out of that house and away from the brunet.

\u201cI can\u2019t believe what I\u2019m hearing,\u201d Melanie said shaking her head.

\u201cI think you guys should go and talk about your problems,\u201d Vic suggested.

\u201cI think they should tell us what\u2019s going on,\u201d Debbie contradicted.

\u201cIt\u2019s not your problem,\u201d Brian drawled.

\u201cI should really go,\u201d Justin said heading to get his coat which he had put at the back of the chair at the dinning table.

\u201cLike always,\u201d Brian drawled. \u201cRunning away.\u201d

Justin glared at the brunet. \u201cFuck you, Brian. Yes, you were standing right in front of me and I did leave, but you know damn well it wasn\u2019t me doing the running.\u201d

\u201cIf I remember correctly you were the one that slammed my door,\u201d Brian pointed out.

\u201cYou pushed me away!\u201d Justin hissed. \u201cYou, Brian, so don\u2019t stand there and pretend like I\u2019m the only one to blame for this.\u201d

Brian stayed quiet.

\u201cIt sounds to me like you guys were in a serious relationship,\u201d Lindsay said.

Michael frowned. \u201cThat\u2019s not true,\u201d he argued. \u201cBrian doesn\u2019t do relationships. He doesn\u2019t do love,\u201d he said getting desperate. He wasn\u2019t sure if it was because he liked Justin so much or because someone had gotten to be in a relationship with Brian.

Justin\u2019s lips trembled as he closed his eyes. \u201cWe were together for one year and seven months,\u201d the blond told them.

Brian licked his lips. \u201cYeah, give or take a few days.\u201d

Everyone was shocked.

\u201cWhat does that mean?\u201d Ted asked outraged. He couldn\u2019t believe what he was hearing.

\u201cI don\u2019t understand why you wouldn\u2019t say a thing!\u201d Michael screamed as he got up. \u201cFuck you, Brian!\u201d

\u201cGreat, now it\u2019s all my fault,\u201d Brian hissed.

\u201cDaddy,\u201d Gus whispered.

Everyone turned to look at the boy.

\u201cI don\u2019t want you guys to fight,\u201d Gus said. \u201cDon\u2019t fight with Justin.\u201d

Brian sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose.

Justin rubbed his face and laughed briefly. He went to get his coat and put it on quickly. He was about to leave when Brian got in front of him. \u201cI can\u2019t do this, Bri,\u201d the blond said so tired of everything that was going on with them.

Brian grabbed Justin\u2019s hand and pulled him with him. He grabbed his coat that was hanging close to the front door and they left quickly.

Emmett raised his hand. \u201cIs this a dream?\u201d

\u201cOh my god,\u201d Melanie said astonished.

Michael sat back down in shock. He couldn\u2019t believe it.

\u201cHoney, are you okay?\u201d Debbie asked worried.

Michael didn\u2019t make any movements.

\u201cMom,\u201d Gus said. \u201cAre they going to make up?\u201d

Lindsay smiled sadly at Gus. \u201cI don\u2019t know, honey. Go get your things. We\u2019re leaving.\u201d

Gus nodded and started picking his stuff.

\u201cWhat I would give to know what\u2019s going to happen next,\u201d Emmett told all of them.

\u201cThat\u2019s easy,\u201d Vic said. \u201cIn a few days if we see Brian and he\u2019s alone and looks like dead came to pay him a visit we know they talked and argued and didn\u2019t work. If we see him in a few days and he\u2019s with Justin and they look very tired we know they talked and made up and stayed all those nights fu...\u201d he was saying and stopped when he remembered that Gus was there. \u201cWell, you know.\u201d

Em rolled his lips inside his mouth not to laugh. Everyone else was still playing what had happened just minutes ago in their head. And all they could do now was wait in shock while they did.

***

\u201cWhere are we going?\u201d Justin asked when Brian didn\u2019t seem to be going anywhere.

\u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d Brian said as he drove around in the dark. If he stopped to look at the streets he might know but he was thinking of what to say to the blond.

\u201cBrian, stop the car,\u201d Justin said.

Brian looked at Justin briefly before he stopped to the car next to a flower shop. Justin looked at the place and frowned. Brian had never given him flowers and for some reason it was odd that they stopped there.

\u201cJus,\u201d Brian whispered.

Justin turned to look at the brunet. \u201cI assume you want to talk.\u201d

Brian shrugged. \u201cI guess.\u201d

Justin took a deep breath. \u201cOkay, talk.\u201d

Brian licked his lips and didn\u2019t know where to start.

\u201cBrian?\u201d Justin asked after what it seemed like an eternity.

\u201cHe\u2019s not the only one,\u201d Brian said.

\u201cWhat?\u201d Justin asked confused.

\u201cGus,\u201d Brian murmured. \u201cHe\u2019s not the only one that misses you.\u201d

Justin bit his lower lip. He knew it was taking a lot from Brian to say that. He knew his man.

Brian cleared his throat. \u201cI really didn\u2019t think that I would see you again.\u201d

\u201cSame here,\u201d Justin replied.

\u201cI don\u2019t fucking even know where to begin,\u201d Brian said getting desperate. \u201cAll I want to do is fuck you so hard.\u201d

\u201cBrian!\u201d Justin protested. He groaned as his cock twitched. He couldn\u2019t believe what those words could do to him coming from Brian\u2019s mouth in that matter. But then again he could never refuse the brunet; sex was never a problem for them.

\u201cThat\u2019s what I want to do, Justin!\u201d Brian informed him. \u201cI want to hold you close to me. I want to feel you all around me.\u201d

Justin liked the sound of that.

\u201cI want you to tell me that everything is going to be okay,\u201d Brian said.

\u201cI can\u2019t do that and you know it,\u201d Justin pointed out.

\u201cCan you try?\u201d Brian asked.

Justin remembered when once he was asking that from Brian. \u201cYou think it\u2019s a good idea to get back together?\u201d

\u201cI don\u2019t know Jus,\u201d Brian answered sincerely. \u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d

Justin licked his lips and closed his eyes. He leaned towards Brian, one of his hands reached out to touch Brian\u2019s face. Brian looked at the blond and smiled. The two of them kissed each other. The kiss seemed to last only a second. The two of them stayed touching each others forehead and getting acquainted with each other scent.

\u201cYou know,\u201d Brian said. \u201cWhen you left, I tried to pretend like you never existed.\u201d

\u201cGee thanks,\u201d Justin said.

Brian shook his head. \u201cIt was so hard thinking about you. It was easier to get up in the mornings that way.\u201d

Justin\u2019s eyes watered. \u201cI kind of did the same,\u201d the blond admitted. He cleared his throat. \u201cI threw away everything that had to do with you, because something told me that you and I were never going to get back. I didn\u2019t want things lying around reminding me of how great it was when I felt so horrible.\u201d

Brian nodded slowly.

\u201cAnd it hurt so much,\u201d Justin whispered. \u201cSo much.\u201d

The older man cleaned a tear that ran down Justin\u2019s face with his thumb.

\u201cWhen I saw you tonight it all came back rushing to me,\u201d Justin said. \u201cThe good and the bad memories.\u201d

\u201cAll the feelings,\u201d Brian added.

Justin smiled weakly. \u201cSo now what?\u201d

\u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d Brian told him. \u201cBut I have to say that you met my family.\u201d

Justin laughed. \u201cGod, Brian. That\u2019s not how I wanted it to happen. That\u2019s not even what I wanted at the time.\u201d

\u201cMe neither,\u201d Brian admitted. \u201cI wasn\u2019t ready Justin.\u201d

Justin frowned.

\u201cI was scared,\u201d Brian told him. \u201cThat they would judge me because I never wanted anyone. That it wouldn\u2019t work and they would laugh about it. I don\u2019t know. I was scared.\u201d

Justin hugged Brian tightly. \"I was angry because you never said that you love me but you never denied it either when I said I knew. And that day you...did. You denied it and it broke my heart.\"

\"I didn't mean it, Jus,\" Brian whispered. \"God, I didn't mean it.\"

The blond pulled away and smiled. \"Don't ever say that again to me unless you mean it.\"

\"I won't,\" Brian said and started the car. \u201cCan we go to the loft?\u201d

Justin nodded. \u201cOkay.\u201d

When they reached the loft none of them got out of the car.

\u201cWhat are we waiting for?\u201d Justin asked.

\u201cWhen we get there you know what\u2019s going to happen,\u201d Brian told him. \u201cI want to eat you up.\u201d

Justin looked out the window and smiled. \u201cOh,\u201d he said.

\u201cWe can talk about everything you want but god, Justin,\u201d Brian said as he pulled the blond to him. \u201cI want you so much.\u201d

\u201cI do too,\u201d Justin admitted and kissed Brian hard and long.

When they pulled back they were breathing heavily. The smiled and got out of the car. Brian was surprised that Justin still remembered the code but he wasn\u2019t complaining. On the elevator they were all over one another.

\u201cGod, Brian,\u201d Justin moaned.

\u201cOkay,\u201d Brian said and pulled away from the blond. \u201cLet\u2019s get inside or I\u2019m going to fuck you right here.\u201d

Justin couldn\u2019t believe it. He and Brian were actually walking to the brunet\u2019s loft. When he told Brian that he thought he would never see him again he had been serious. He wondered if he was making a mistake but then figured out he didn\u2019t care. Every part of his body was calling out for the brunet.

\u201cHome sweet home,\u201d Brian drawled after he had entered the loft with the blond in tow.

\u201cYou changed a few things,\u201d Justin pointed out as he started taking off his clothing.

\u201cThe bed still in the same place,\u201d Brian told him grinning as he unbuttoned his shirt.

Justin laughed and then tackled Brian making the brunet fall back on the sofa. He gave Brian a predatory look and then started licking Brian\u2019s neck.

\u201cOh god,\u201d Brian moaned as he grabbed Justin by the hips pulling the warm body on top of his. \u201cMissed you,\u201d he muttered.

Justin moved his body slowly. Letting their hard cocks rub together. He licked Brian\u2019s lips and then kissed him. They both moaned and Brian turned around making both of them fall on the floor.

Justin laughed his heart out. \u201cGod, Brian.\u201d

\u201cCome on,\u201d Brian said getting up first and pulling Justin on his feet.

They were chuckling as they reached the bedroom. Then they finished taking off their clothes.

\u201cCome make love to me,\u201d Justin said grabbing Brian\u2019s hand.

Brian let the blond lead him into the bed. They were quiet from that point on until Brian was penetrating Justin.

\u201cBrian,\u201d Justin moaned. \u201cGod, yes!\u201d

Brian made a guttural noise. He remembered how he had tried to erase Justin with trick after trick and that never worked. Now he had the blond in his arms again and to keep it like that he was willing to do anything.

\u201cI love you,\u201d Justin gasped out.

\u201cSunshine,\u201d Brian whispered. It was the same thing he said after Justin told him he loved him each time. It was his way of saying the words. He rubbed his nose against Justin\u2019s own and smiled. He was back with the blond and he felt alive again.

They both did.

***

Brian entered the dinner with Justin\u2019s hand on his. He swallowed hard when a few patrons turned around to look at who was at the door and where shook to see him with someone. Brian smiled when he felt Justin\u2019s thumb rubbing against his skin.

\u201cShould have we come here?\u201d Justin asked close to Brian\u2019s ear.

Brian shrugged. \u201cYou said you were hungry.\u201d

Justin nodded as he turned to look at everyone that was staring at them.

\u201cBrain,\u201d Emmett called. \u201cCome sit here.\u201d

Brian and Justin walked over to the booth and sat down with the guys. Justin grabbed a menu and looked around. He was too nervous now to eat.

\u201cWell, well, well,\u201d Debbie said standing in front of them. \u201cLook who it is.\u201d

\u201cMorning, Debbie,\u201d Justin said.

Debbie gave him a little smile. \u201cWhat would it be?\u201d

\u201cI just want a coffee,\u201d Brian told her.

\u201cMmm,\u201d Debbie grunted as she jotted it down.

\u201cI\u2019ll have the pancakes and scramble eggs,\u201d Justin told her. \u201cWith bacon and orange juice please.\u201d

Debbie nodded and moved away when she was done.

\u201cWhat is he doing here?\u201d Michael asked. He was still a bit annoyed that Justin turned out to be one of Brian\u2019s tricks.

\u201cHe\u2019s with me,\u201d Brian said.

\u201cSo you\u2019re back together,\u201d Emmett stated.

\u201cThat\u2019s correct,\u201d Brian told him but didn\u2019t look at anyone. He was trying to look past them. He couldn\u2019t believe he was admitting that he was in a relationship.

\u201cSo, happy for you guys,\u201d Emmett announced.

\u201cThanks,\u201d Justin replied.

\u201cBut Brian,\u201d Michael said. \u201cYou don\u2019t do boyfriends.\u201d

Brian looked at Justin and remembered how it was when Justin wasn\u2019t there. He didn\u2019t care what he had to call it as long as Justin was by his side. \u201cWell, I've been doing Justin for quite sometime now. Look, the bottom line is that we\u2019re together and you can call it whatever you what or say whatever you want but is not going to change a thing.\u201d

Michael\u2019s mouth dropped open. He couldn\u2019t believe it.

Emmett pushed Michael\u2019s jaw close.

\u201cYou don\u2019t have to like it,\u201d Brian told all of them. \u201cIt\u2019s my problem.\u201d

\u201cBrian never changes,\u201d Ted pointed out.

\u201cI would call this different,\u201d Michael pointed out.

\u201cI mean in the sense that he always does what he wants,\u201d Ted explained.

\u201cTrue,\u201d Emmett said smiling. \u201cSo, are you going to stay in town longer now?\u201d

Justin only chuckled and Brian smiled. \u201cI just might.\u201d

Brian smiled at that and interlaced his fingers with Justin under the table. When they had been together Justin had been living in Pittsburgh but when they broke up the last time the blond moved away. It had killed him and he wasn't sure how they were going to work things now. All that matter was that Justin was with him and this time he was going to do anything to keep it that way.<\/a>","comments":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/78987.html?view=comments#comments","category":["this justin","is mine","this justin is mine","standalone"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/78646.html","pubDate":"Sat, 04 Apr 2009 21:15:20 GMT","title":"WHAT EVERYONE ELSE DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT US","author":"draccone","link":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/78646.html","description":"What Everyone Else Doesn't Know About Us
Standalone


So you know how when an idea gets in your head you have to write it out. I think this standalone is kind of corny but I like it. He, he. It's cute and funny. I hope you guys enjoy it as much as I did writing it. My betas haven\u2019t seen this but as soon as they fixed it I will post it again. Thanks to Kami for a few things in this chapter, she helped a lot. Also it\u2019s a game and I made the questions up as well as the answer. This is completely AU. And so sorry, no hot sex\u2026damn so sorry. I\u2019ll make it up to you guys. Promise!!!

Brian came to the loft and slid the door close. He walked into the kitchen and the smell of burnt food hit him. He rolled his eyes and quickly went to turn the stove off. He shook his head as he stared at the ruined food. He walked into the bedroom and dropped his coat. He heard Justin singing.

\u201cThis is the song that never ends. It just goes on and on my friends. Some people started singing it not knowing what it was and they'll continue singing it forever just because,\u201d Justin sang happily.

Brian took a deep breath and stayed still wondering if Justin was done.

\u201cThis is the song that never ends. It just goes on and on my friends. Some people started singing it not knowing what it was and they'll continue singing it forever just because,\u201d Justin continued.

Brian pinched the bridge of his nose and tried to control his displeasure. It was time like that when he felt like strangling the blond, grab all his things and throw them out of the loft along with the man or at the very least start Justin on medication\u2026really strong ones.

\u201cThis is the song that never ends. It just goes on and on\u2026\u201d Justin was singing but was cut short.

\u201cJustin!\u201d Brian hissed as he stepped in the bathroom.

\u201cHey Bri,\u201d Justin murmured but didn\u2019t look up to see the man.

Brian frowned as he looked at the blond clipping his toe nails.

\u201cDo you know what that smell is?\u201d

\u201cWhat smell?\u201d Justin asked.

\u201cYou let the food burn again,\u201d Brian told him calmly.

\u201cAh shit,\u201d Justin said and continued to clip his nails.

Brain went to the toilet to relieve his bladder. His lips forming a thin line as Justin started singing again.

\u201cJesus fuck, Justin! Why do you always sing that fucking shit when you are clipping your toe nails?\u201d

\u201cWhat?\u201d Justin asked a bit irritated by the brunet. He didn\u2019t see the problem with singing while he clipped his toe nails.

\u201cNever mind,\u201d Brian told him as he shook his cock and then tugged it back in his pants. He zipped up and went to wash his hands. \u201cI\u2019m going to order us some Thai.\u201d

\u201cI don\u2019t want Thai,\u201d Justin protested. \u201cI am tired of it. It\u2019s all you ever order.\u201d

\u201cI\u2019m paying for it,\u201d Brian told him.

\u201cThen I\u2019ll fucking order something as well and pay for it,\u201d Justin spat out.

\u201cFine,\u201d Brian said severely.

\u201cFine,\u201d Justin repeated the word with the same harshness.

Brian didn\u2019t move away and stared at the blond. Justin tightened his jaw and looked down at his toes. He started clipping again.

\u201cThis is the song that never ends,\u201d Justin started again.

Brian growled as he rolled his eyes and exited the bathroom as if his life depended on it. If he stayed there with Justin then they would have a blood bath.

The brunet called his favorite Thai restaurant and ordered what he wanted. Then he called Chinese for the blond. He turned on the knobs on the stoves and threw the food away. He sighed looking at the mess that Justin had done in the kitchen.

\u201cI so, could kill him,\u201d Brian muttered to himself.

When Justin was done he took a shower and when he came out Brian was setting the plate. No one said anything as they ate. When they were done Justin did the dishes and then afterwards went to paint. Brian took a shower and went out.

***

\u201cI think it\u2019s time to go to Babylon,\u201d Ted said. Brian rolled his eyes. He looked at Justin finishing his beer and he licked his lips. He had other plans in mind.

\u201cJust stay a little longer,\u201d Debbie said.

\u201cI have someone waiting for me Deb,\u201d Emmett told her. \u201cI\u2019m sorry.\u201d

\u201cThat\u2019s okay,\u201d Debbie said smiling and said goodbye to Ted and Emmett.

\u201cWe should go too,\u201d Michael pointed out.

\u201cYou\u2019re not going anywhere,\u201d Debbie said. \u201cMy friend is coming to talk to you two. Mel, Lindsay if you guys want to stay and listen to his advice you can. He\u2019s like a marriage counselor for gay couples. He can tell you how long your relationship last by looking at you.\u201d

Brian rolled his eyes and snorted. There was a knock on the door and Debbie went to answer it. When she came back she introduced everyone. Ben asked a bit about what Keith did and he explained it all.

\u201cWe can have a game,\u201d Keith said as he grabbed the cup of coffee that Debbie was giving him. \u201cTo see how much you know about your partner.\u201d

Brian quickly finished his own beer.

\u201cIt could be fun,\u201d Lindsay said looking at Melanie. The brunette shrugged.

\u201cWell,\u201d Brian said standing up. \u201cThis is where we leave.\u201d

\u201cWhat?\u201d Melanie asked smirking. \u201cAre you afraid of losing?\u201d

\u201cI wouldn\u2019t lose,\u201d Brian told her.

\u201cPlease, Brian,\u201d Michael said. \u201cWe all know that you would lose. This is about couples and relationships, not imitations of those things.\u201d

Justin cringed a bit but got up too.

\u201cIf you get any points at all it would be thanks to Justin,\u201d Melanie teased.

\u201cGuys,\u201d Lindsay interfered. \u201cStop it.\u201d

\u201cIf they don\u2019t want to play they don\u2019t have to,\u201d Ben helped.

\u201cYou really don\u2019t have to,\u201d Keith assured them.

\u201cLoser,\u201d Melanie teased.

\u201cYou guys don\u2019t have to play,\u201d Debbie told him. \u201cYou can stay and watch.\u201d

\u201cDon\u2019t do me any favors,\u201d Brian said as he sat back down. \u201cFine, let\u2019s do this.\u201d

Justin smirked knowing that the brunet never backed away from a challenge, but he didn\u2019t like the idea. No one asked him if he wanted to stay and play.

\u201cDo you want to play as well, Justin?\u201d Debbie asked.

Justin shrugged and sat down.

\u201cAre you sure you want to do this?\u201d Keith asked.

Brian didn\u2019t answer.

\u201cBring us some paper, Deb,\u201d Keith told her. \u201cThis is going to be fun,\u201d he said already knowing who Brian was. You couldn\u2019t live in Liberty Avenue and not know who God\u2019s gift to PA was.

\u201cI\u2019ll get some pens as well,\u201d Debbie said getting up.

\u201cWho do you think is going to win?\u201d Lindsay asked smirking.

\u201cIt\u2019s hard to say,\u201d Ben told them.

\u201cOkay,\u201d Debbie said passing out the pens then left again to get some paper.

\u201cHow the fuck does this work?\u201d Brian asked.

\u201cWhat you do is write the answers and then give your paper to someone that\u2019s not your partner,\u201d Keith told them. \u201cSo they can read them. Two papers each, Deb,\u201d he said when Debbie came back.

\u201cBut why two papers?\u201d Michael asked when he grabbed the papers that his mom was giving him.

\u201cSo you can write what your own answer to the question is,\u201d Keith said. \u201cLike if I asked something like what\u2019s your partner\u2019s favorite color, you answer for yourself in one paper and for your partner in the other.\u201d

\u201cI thought you could tell how long a person could last just by looking at them,\u201d Brian retorted.

\u201cI do,\u201d Keith said smiling. \u201cThis is proof for you guys.\u201d

\u201cWhatever,\u201d Brian said taking the pieces of papers.

\u201cHow many questions are there?\u201d Justin asked.

\u201cThirty five,\u201d Keith told them.

Brian groaned. He could so be at home with Justin fucking instead of writing useless information in a piece of paper.

\u201cWhy the hell so many?\u201d Justin asked.

Keith only smiled.

\u201cI think we\u2019ll have the most questions right,\u201d Melanie said suddenly. \u201cLindsay and I have been together longer that any of you.\u201d

\u201cThat means Brian and Justin will come in second,\u201d Debbie pointed out. \u201cTime doesn\u2019t mean shit! Time is only time.\u201d

\u201cDuly noted, sergeant,\u201d Brian quipped.

Justin laughed.

\u201cI see your point,\u201d Melanie said frowning. \u201cThis has nothing to do with who has been with whom the longest,\u201d Keith said. \u201cThis is more as how well you and your partner know each other; how well you communicate. It also helps you to work on your weak points.\u201d

\u201cCould we move this along?\u201d Brian asked in a bored tone.

\u201cOkay,\u201d Keith said and went to sit down.

\u201cOh, wait,\u201d Debbie said getting up again. She came back to the living room with some books so the guys could have something to write on. \u201cHere.\u201d

\u201cWhat is that for?\u201d Michael asked.

\u201cAh, thanks,\u201d Justin said taking one of the books and putting his papers on top of it.

\u201cSo you can write,\u201d Debbie said. \u201cAnd the paper doesn\u2019t break.\u201d

\u201cRight,\u201d Melanie said and took one of the books.

\u201cNow, we can start,\u201d Debbie said sitting down.

\u201cFirst question,\u201d Keith told them. \u201cWhat\u2019s your partner\u2019s middle name?\u201d Keith began.

Justin looked at Brian and sighed. He wrote in the two papers and waited for the next question.

\u201cShould we number them?\u201d Michael asked.

\u201cIf you want to,\u201d Keith said and passed a paper to Debbie that had all the questions he was going to ask. \u201cYou can help me.\u201d

Debbie smiled and nodded. \u201cWhat\u2019s your partner\u2019s favorite movie?\u201d Debbie asked next.

\u201cCould we cut this short and just tell us what you want,\u201d Brian told them irritated. \u201cAt least more questions at the same time,\u201d he said and looked at everyone else. \u201cThat is, if your brains can handle all the questions at the same time.\u201d

\u201cI agree with him,\u201d Ben said.

\u201cOkay,\u201d Lindsay replied.

\u201cWhatever,\u201d Melanie grunted.

\u201cOkay, Mr. impatient,\u201d Keith said smirking. \u201cFavorite color, favorite food, favorite music, favorite past time, and favorite fruit and then tell me when you are all done.\u201d

All of them were writing. Some of them would stop to think about something and then write. Debbie kept smiling at Keith from time to time. She was having fun.

\u201cI\u2019m done,\u201d Brian said.

\u201cMe too,\u201d Melanie told them.

They waited until everyone was done to continue.

\u201cNow list the three things that your partner couldn\u2019t go without for more than twenty four hours,\u201d Keith said.

\u201cI could answer that one for Brian,\u201d Melanie said. \u201cThe three times.\u201d

Michael, Lindsay and Justin laughed because it had been funny. Ben shook his head while Debbie hid her smile. Keith arched a brow as he looked at Brian.

\u201cMind your own fucking answers,\u201d Brian told her as he busied writing in his paper.

After a while when everyone stopped looking at their papers and looked at Keith and Debbie they questions continued.

\u201cThe name of your partner\u2019s best friend,\u201d Debbie said reading the paper in her hand.

\u201cThis is so easy,\u201d Michael told them.

\u201cYour partner\u2019s worst fear,\u201d Keith said knowing that they were getting to the good stuff. \u201cThe most amazing moment the two of you have share, the most awful event you have experience.\u201d

Brian kept quiet as he wrote.

\u201cIs everyone still with me?\u201d Keith asked.

\u201cSure,\u201d Ben said when he looked at everyone.

\u201cOkay,\u201d Keith said and looked at Debbie.

They gave the guys a few minutes to finish their answer before new ones started.

\u201cName what your partner would say was your most wonderful quality,\u201d Debbie said.

\u201cWait,\u201d Michael said. \u201cI answer what I think is Ben\u2019s most wonderful quality and then what I think he would say mine is.\u201d

\u201cRight,\u201d Keith told him.

\u201cOkay,\u201d Michael went to put it on the paper.

Lindsay was smiling as she wrote down the answer. She couldn\u2019t wait to read what Melanie was writing. She wondered how many they would have wrong.

\u201cName what your partner would say was your worst quality,\u201d Keith continued. \u201cName what gets your partner angry, what makes him happy,\u201d he said.

\u201cHold on,\u201d Ben said as he wrote down very fast.

Keith waited and when everyone said they were done he looked at Debbie so she would continue.

\u201cName your partner\u2019s pet name when he was little,\u201d Debbie said. \u201cName what he wanted to be when he grew up and his most precious possession when he was little.

Justin sighed and wrote it all down. He looked at Brian who was biting his lower lip and wondered if Brian would remember anything from him. He went back to his paper quickly to finish his answers.

\u201cName your partner\u2019s plans for the future,\u201d Keith told them.

\u201cAnd you said it was easy, Michael,\u201d Ben said smirking.

Some of them laughed at that. The questions were definitely getting harder.

\u201cOkay, more,\u201d Michael said when he was done writing.

\u201cWhat is the most important thing your partner has said to you?\u201d Keith asked.

For some reason Brian started laughing. At the moment he was writing what Justin had said to him that was very important. No one would believe him when they read it.

\u201cDone?\u201d Debbie asked as she looked at them. Some of them nodded and the others replied \u2018yes\u2019. \u201cWhat would you change about your partner if you could?\u201d Debbie read. \u201cWhat does your partner loves about his\/her job?\u201d

\u201cName the color of your partner\u2019s toothbrush,\u201d Keith said. \u201cThe color of his\/her favorite shoes, his\/her favorite brand, what kind of deodorant he uses, what he uses the most during the day.\u201d

They waited a few minutes until everyone was looking back at Keith for more questions.

\u201cWhat does your partner likes to do after sex,\u201d Debbie said smirking. \u201cWhat\u2019s your partner\u2019s favorite position for sex, what\u2019s your partner\u2019s weak point during sex, how does your partner know you are about to orgasm?\u201d

\u201cDo we have to answer all that?\u201d Lindsay asked.

\u201cDon\u2019t be such a prude and do it,\u201d Debbie told her.

\u201cHow much longer?\u201d Lindsay asked.

\u201cThree more questions,\u201d Brian told her.

Keith smirked at the man. He could see Brian was a very smart man.

\u201cIf it was the last hour of your partner\u2019s life what would he\/she say to you?\u201d Keith asked.

\u201cLet\u2019s fuck until we drop,\u201d Justin whispered to himself and laughed.

\u201cWhat?\u201d Brian asked.

\u201cDid I say anything?\u201d Justin asked and glared at him. \u201cShut up,\u201d he said when he saw that Brian was about to say something.

\u201cWe are so winning this,\u201d Melanie said smirking.

\u201cNext question,\u201d Brian growled.

\u201cWhat part in the world would your partner would like to travel?\u201d Debbie asked.

\u201cAnd the last question is,\u201d Keith smirked. \u201cDoes your partner love you?\u201d

Everyone except Brian and Justin stopped writing. They were all staring at Brian but the brunet was oblivious to it. Slowly everyone went back to their own papers.

\u201cI\u2019m done,\u201d Justin said.

\u201cMe too,\u201d Brian told them and then looked up. \u201cWhat?\u201d

\u201cOkay then,\u201d Debbie said. \u201cLet\u2019s look at the answers.\u201d

Melanie gave her papers to Debbie and Lindsay to Keith. They would read the question and the answer. The girls only got six questions wrong. They were smiling and kissing each other.

\u201cThat\u2019s very good,\u201d Keith said.

\u201cOkay,\u201d Michael said. \u201cNow us.\u201d

Debbie and Keith went over them and the guys got four of them wrong.

\u201cThat doesn\u2019t mean anything,\u201d Keith said as he looked at the girls that were frowning a bit.

\u201cYeah,\u201d Debbie agreed.

\u201cYou just need to pay attention to certain things,\u201d Keith pointed out. \u201cAnd you got all the important questions right.\u201d

\u201cIt\u2019s Brian and Justin\u2019s turn now,\u201d Michael pointed out.

\u201cWe want to read them,\u201d Melanie offered.

\u201cOkay,\u201d Keith said.

Brian got up and gave his paper to Melanie. \u201cHere, happy?\u201d

Melanie smiled widely.

\u201cHere you go,\u201d Justin said to Lindsay.

\u201cWe know the questions already,\u201d Brian said. \u201cLet\u2019s not go over them again,\u201d he told them.

Melanie shrugged.

\u201cAdrian,\u201d Lindsay said reading Justin\u2019s paper for Brian.

\u201cRight,\u201d Melanie said when she read Brian\u2019s own paper. Then she looked at the second paper where the brunet had written the answer for Justin. \u201cI can\u2019t say,\u201d she read. \u201cWhy am I not surprise?\u201d

Lindsay looked at Justin\u2019s papers and smirked. \u201cIf he knows what\u2019s good for him he won\u2019t say,\u201d she said reading Justin\u2019s answer.

\u201cOh,\u201d Melanie muttered.

\u201cIs it Craig?\u201d Michael asked frowning.

\u201cNo,\u201d Justin said and glared at Michael. \u201cIt\u2019s not fucking important.\u201d

\u201cIs it that bad?\u201d Lindsay asked.

Debbie laughed. \u201cI know it.\u201d

Justin sighed and looked at her. \u201cPlease.\u201d

\u201cDon\u2019t worry, Sunshine. Your secret is safe with me,\u201d she assured him.

\u201cI\u2019m intrigued,\u201d Ben told the blond.

\u201cKeep it that way,\u201d Justin said and licked his lips. He looked at Brian and smiled at the brunet.

\u201cLet\u2019s keep going,\u201d Melanie said.

\u201cFavorite movie,\u201d Michael reminded them.

\u201cCasa Blanca,\u201d Lindsay said.

Melanie nodded when she checked Brian\u2019s favorite movie on his paper. \u201cThe Yellow Submarine.\u201d

\u201cCorrect,\u201d Lindsay told them. \u201cBrian\u2019s favorite color is black,\u201d Lindsay read.

Melanie nodded and then rolled her eyes when she read Brian\u2019s answer. \u201cJustin likes all colors. You don\u2019t even know what Justin\u2019s favorite color is, jeez Brian.\u201d

\u201cHe does,\u201d Lindsay said as she looked at the paper. \u201cIt says, I can\u2019t decide. I like all of them.\u201d

\u201cI am freaking out here,\u201d Michael said smirking.

\u201cThese are easy questions,\u201d Melanie pointed out.

\u201cHe likes fucking Thai,\u201d Lindsay read amused.

\u201cJustin wrote it like that.\u201d Justin smirked and looked at Brian.

\u201cWhat?\u201d Brian rolled his eyes.

\u201cYeah,\u201d Melanie said. \u201cHe could eat fucking rocks if we let him. Jeez, Brian.\u201d

Lindsay laughed and read the answer Justin wrote. \u201cI really don\u2019t mind. I am up to try new foods all the time.\u201d Then she moved to the next question. \u201cNovember rain,\u201d Lindsay read. Melanie nodded and went to Brian\u2019s answers. \u201cJustin never stops listening to music so there is no way anyone can know what the hell he likes the most. He doesn\u2019t even know,\u201d she read. \u201cThat\u2019s just great Brian.\u201d

Justin smirked.

\u201cI can\u2019t really pick one song,\u201d Lindsay read. She was starting to think that the guys weren\u2019t going to get a thing wrong.

\u201cDid you guys cheated?\u201d Michael asked.

Justin smirked. \u201cYou wish.\u201d

\u201cFine,\u201d Melanie said wanting to get to the hard questions. \u201cJustin couldn\u2019t be without food, drawing and me for more than twenty four hours.\u201d

Justin poked Brian on the ribs. Brian smirked and leaned closer to kiss the blond.

\u201cRight again,\u201d Lindsay said. \u201cBrian couldn\u2019t go out without his cell phone, sex or me for more than twenty four hours.\u201d

Melanie read at the answer and nodded.

\u201cWell, I\u2019m impressed,\u201d Ben commented.

\u201cDaphne,\u201d Lindsay said.

\u201cMichael,\u201d Melanie told them.

\u201cThose I could have said myself,\u201d Debbie told them.

\u201cNow we are down to business,\u201d Melanie said. \u201cJustin worst fear is to wake up one day and find himself with no inspiration for his art.\u201d

\u201cThat\u2019s what he wrote,\u201d Lindsay sighed. \u201cBrian worst fear is to...be a bad father.\u201d

Brian took a sip of his beer and didn\u2019t look at anyone.

Lindsay looked at Brian. \u201cBrian.\u201d

\u201cJust keep on going,\u201d Brian said quickly. \u201cI don\u2019t have all day to be here.\u201d

Melanie read that Brian had written the same thing.

\u201cOkay,\u201d Lindsay said and looked at the paper until she found herself where she had left off. \u201cProm was the most amazing moment of our lives and also the worst.\u201d

Melanie saw that Brian had the same answer. \u201cOkay right. Uh, Brian\u2019s most wonderful quality is that he\u2019s honest.\u201d

\u201cJustin\u2019s kindness,\u201d Lindsay smiled as she said it.

\u201cRight,\u201d Brian said.

\u201cDo they have anything wrong?\u201d Michael asked.

\u201cNot so far,\u201d Lindsay replied.

\u201cOkay, Justin\u2019s worst quality is that he\u2019s too na\u00efve sometimes,\u201d Melanie read.

\u201cI trust people to easy,\u201d Lindsay said as she read Justin\u2019s answer. She was amazed at how well Brian and Justin seem to know each other. \u201cBrian\u2019s too much of a narcissist.\u201d

\u201cNo shit,\u201d Melanie said and then read Brian\u2019s answer. \u201cThere is nothing wrong with me.\u201d

\u201cSee,\u201d Justin said laughing.

Keith laughed. \u201cSo far they are agreeing on everything. Keep going, I want to see if they have anything wrong.\u201d

\u201cYeah,\u201d Michael said. \u201cThere has to be something.\u201d

\u201cOkay,\u201d Lindsay said. \u201cBrian gets angry when someone tries to hurt his family and gets happy when he\u2019s spending time with me, Gus and his family,\u201d Lindsay read, looked at Brian and smiled.

The brunet rolled his eyes.

Melanie looked at Brian\u2019s writing. \u201cJustin gets angry when his hand starts acting up. He gets happy when I\u2026fuck him slowly.\u201d

Justin smiled like a fool. \u201cI can\u2019t believe you put that down.\u201d

\u201cSo what did you put?\u201d Michael asked.

\u201cI get happy when Brian makes love to me,\u201d Lindsay said. \u201cI\u2019m sure that\u2019s what Brian meant by slow.\u201d

\u201cI can\u2019t believe you are helping them,\u201d Melanie said.

\u201cI\u2019ll be the judge of that,\u201d Keith said smiling. \u201cAnd yeah, we can safely say that is the same answers with different wording.

\u201cThen keep going,\u201d Ben told the girls.

\u201cI\u2019m liking this,\u201d Debbie informed them.

\u201cBrian didn\u2019t have a pet and he wanted to be an astronaut. His most precious possession when he was little was the key to Debbie\u2019s house,\u201d Lindsay read.

There was total silence in the room.

Brian cleared his throat and looked at Debbie. \u201cYeah, I never said thank you about that.\u201d

Debbie smiled and her eyes watered. \u201cYou didn\u2019t have to.\u201d

\u201cWell,\u201d Melanie said pouting. She wanted to find the wrong answer soon. Brian couldn\u2019t be better than Lindsay and her.

\u201cBrian\u2019s answer,\u201d Lindsay said. \u201cJus had a fish named Rudy, he wanted to be a cowboy and his most precious possession was Gus the bear,\u201d Melanie read.

Michael laughed and Justin\u2019s blushed a bit.

\u201cBrian wants to have his company succeed so he can give his family all the things they need,\u201d Lindsay read. \u201cThat\u2019s nice.\u201d

\u201cJustin wants to be a famous artist to have tons of money so he can be my sugar daddy some day,\u201d Melanie looked at Brian. \u201cDoes it have to be all about you always?\u201d

\u201cI want to be able to be a great artist and grow old with Brian and take care of him,\u201d Lindsay read from Justin\u2019s paper.

\u201cKeep going,\u201d Debbie said.

\u201cThe most important thing that Brian has said to me is to always wear a condom,\u201d Lindsay said.

\u201cVery nice advice,\u201d Ben said.

\u201cRight,\u201d Melanie said seeing the same thing in Brian\u2019s paper. \u201cThe most important thing that Justin has told me is to never try to take his food away from him.\u201d

Lindsay laughed. \u201cLook at what Justin wrote.\u201d

Justin blushed a bit.

\u201cWhat?\u201d Keith asked.

\u201cYou touch that fry and you are dead,\u201d Lindsay started laughing.

\u201cI just hate when people get their hands in my food,\u201d Justin told them. \u201cAnd Brian\u2019s like always taking food from my plate.\u201d

\u201cI am not,\u201d Brian argued frowning.

\u201cYou do too,\u201d Justin told him.

Brian glared at the blond. \u201cYou\u2019re just a glutton.\u201d

Justin opened his mouth and then poked Brian on the ribs. \u201cTake it back.\u201d

\u201cHey,\u201d Brian protested.

\u201cStop it,\u201d Melanie hissed.

Brian and Justin looked at her.

\u201cJesus, what\u2019s your problem,\u201d Justin asked and shook his head.

\u201cYeah,\u201d Brian said and arched a brow.

Ben chuckled as he watched the boys\u2019 behavior. They were like two kids sometimes; fighting one minute and teaming up the next.

\u201cOkay back to the questions,\u201d Michael told the girls. \u201cWhat is it, what you could change about your partner?\u201d

\u201cYeah,\u201d Debbie said.

\u201cHis toes,\u201d Melanie said as she read Brian\u2019s response on the paper. \u201cThat\u2019s really nice of you.\u201d

\u201cThey are weird looking,\u201d Brian protested.

\u201cI knew he was going to say that,\u201d Justin laughed.

\u201cI would change Brian\u2019s deviated septum so he wouldn\u2019t snore and let me sleep at night,\u201d Lindsay read.

\u201cAh, love,\u201d Michael teased.

\u201cAt least we are fucking honest about it,\u201d Brian pointed out. \u201cThe two of you were so fucking nauseating with \u2018I wouldn\u2019t change anything from my lover\u2019 Jesus Christ.\u201d

\u201cStop it, Brian,\u201d Justin told him.

\u201cI like Michael just the way he is,\u201d Ben pointed out.

\u201cOh come on,\u201d Brian said. \u201cStop the bullshit.\u201d

Ben shook his head as he looked at Brian.

\u201cStop it, Bri,\u201d Justin muttered to the brunet and moved closer to the brunet.

\u201cWhatever,\u201d Brian whispered and put his hand on Justin\u2019s thigh. \u201cI want to get out of here already.\u201d

\u201cWe\u2019re almost done,\u201d Keith said.

\u201cJustin loves the most about his work the tips he makes,\u201d Melanie said. She wanted to get to the end before Brian left the house.

\u201cTrue,\u201d Lindsay said seeing Justin\u2019s scribble. \u201cBrian likes best that he can scream at people.\u201d

\u201cWhat an asshole,\u201d Melanie said. \u201cThat\u2019s what he put here as well.\u201d

Brian grinned. \u201cIt\u2019s so great. You\u2019ll have to try it sometime.\u201d

Melanie rolled her eyes.

\u201cRead as most of them as you can,\u201d Brian said. \u201cOr I\u2019m leaving.\u201d

\u201cHe\u2019s serious,\u201d Michael told them.

\u201cJustin\u2019s toothbrush is green, his favorite shoes are black and he loves old navy like his life depended on it. He uses my brand of deodorant and the thing that he uses most of the day is his drawing pencils,\u201d Melanie read.

\u201cBrian\u2019s toothbrush is red. He loves all of his shoes because I\u2019m sure that if a fire occurred he would manage to save them all plus his clothes which are all famous brands as well. His favorite one is Armani. He uses speed stick. He uses his hands most of the time since he is always touching something.\u201d

Brian smirked seeing how well the blond knew him. He stopped playing with his empty bottle and put it on the table in front of him.

Lindsay went over the answers that Melanie had read while her wife did the same with the papers she had. They both looked at each other and nodded.

Justin laughed and kissed Brian on the neck. \u201cLove you,\u201d he whispered.

Brian hid away his smile and kept looking at the girls. \u201cAre we done?\u201d

\u201cAlmost,\u201d Debbie said.

\u201cOkay,\u201d Lindsay said. \u201cBrian likes to have more sex after sex,\u201d Lindsay read. \u201cHe likes to be on his back while I am on top of him the best. He\u2019s weak point is behind his ear when I kiss him. He knows I\u2019m about to cum because he makes me lose it and I start to yell his name over and over again.\u201d

Brian smirked and leaned to kiss Justin. Lindsay swallowed hard and blushed immensely.

\u201cThat\u2019s more information than I ever wanted,\u201d Melanie said. \u201cHere, you keep on reading.\u201d

Michael grabbed the papers and read Brian\u2019s answer. \u201cJustin\u2019s likes to cuddle after sex. His favorite position is when he\u2019s on all fours and I am pounding into him. Justin knows I\u2019m about to cum when I make him cum first.\u201d

\u201cDid you have to be so graphic?\u201d Melanie asked annoyed.

\u201cI had to hear your disgusting sex life too,\u201d Brian complained.

\u201cShut up, you two,\u201d Debbie told them. \u201cIf it was the last hour of my life I would tell Brian to fuck me until I dropped,\u201d Lindsay looked at Justin and smirked.

\u201cDitto,\u201d Michael said when almost the exact same words stared back at him. \u201cHey wait a minute. Does that mean that Justin tops you?\u201d

\u201cKeep going, Michael,\u201d Brian said sternly.

\u201cBut you never told me,\u201d Michael said.

\u201cKeep going,\u201d Brian hissed.

\u201cOh my god,\u201d Melanie said laughing. \u201cJustin tops you.\u201d

\u201cAre you jealous that he has with what it\u2019s needed while you have to buy yours at the store?\u201d Brian asked and then used his tongue in cheek expression.

\u201cFuck you!\u201d Melanie hissed.

Ben opened his mouth somewhat stunned.

\u201cJesus,\u201d Debbie said and then hit Brian in the back of the head. \u201cStop that.\u201d

Brian moved away from Debbie and closer to Justin.

\u201cCome on,\u201d Keith said. \u201cWe\u2019re getting to the very interesting questions here.\u201d

\u201cJustin would like to go to Alaska someday,\u201d Michael read.

\u201cFor real?\u201d Ben asked.

\u201cYeah,\u201d Justin answered with a big smile. \u201cSomeday Brian and I will take that trip.\u201d

\u201cWhat? You figure that because of all the cold you guys will stay indoors fucking all the time,\u201d Michael said smirking.

Brian chuckled. \u201cI have to keep Sunshine warm, don\u2019t I?\u201d

Justin laughed. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t mind that in the least.\u201d

\u201cI bet,\u201d Lindsay said laughing too. Then she looked at the papers in her hands. \u201cBrian wants to go to Utah,\u201d Lindsay read and frowned.

\u201cThat\u2019s what says here,\u201d Michael frowned. \u201cWhat the fuck do you want to go there for?\u201d

\u201cThat\u2019s my fucking business,\u201d Brian told them.

Justin smirked. Brian told him once that when he was little he had asked his father to take him there to Salt Lake City but the man had refused. So, he had made it his mission to one day go, but never had come around to it.

\u201cSo,\u201d Debbie said.

Brian squirmed on the sofa.

\u201cThe last question,\u201d Melanie said.

\u201cEven if they don\u2019t get it right they would only have one question wrong,\u201d Michael pointed out.

\u201cYes, but that\u2019s the most important question,\u201d Melanie said glowing as she stared at Brian.

\u201cWhy wouldn\u2019t they have it right?\u201d Keith asked.

Brian licked his lips.

\u201cJust read it,\u201d Justin told them. \u201cPlease.\u201d

\u201cAre you sure?\u201d Lindsay asked.

Debbie frowned.

\u201cJesus fuck,\u201d Brian said getting up. \u201cWhat the fuck is the big deal?\u201d

Melanie looked at Michael. \u201cRead it.\u201d

Michael looked down at the paper and frowned. Justin bit his lower lip. He looked at Brian.

\u201cDo you want to leave?\u201d Brian didn\u2019t answer him; he just stood still as he looked at the blond.

\u201cLindsay,\u201d Keith said. \u201cRead please.\u201d

Lindsay sighed and started. \u201cI know he loves me and I love him back as much.\u201d

\u201cWhat does Brian\u2019s paper say?\u201d Melanie asked.

\u201cThere is definitely a lock in the door and I\u2019m not giving him the key,\u201d Michael read. \u201cWhat the hell kind of answer is that?\u201d

Keith smiled as he saw Justin smiling from ear to ear. \u201cI think you need more inside information to get that answer, right Justin?\u201d

Justin\u2019s eyes watered. He sniffed and cleared his throat.

\u201cLet\u2019s just go,\u201d Brian said.

\u201cDoes that mean Brian loves you?\u201d Lindsay asked smirking.

\u201cLet\u2019s go,\u201d Brian repeated to the blond and quickly headed for the exit.

\u201cJesus fuck,\u201d Melanie said.

Debbie smiled widely and once again her eyes got watery. Ben and Michael looked at each other and smirked. Justin got up quickly and followed the brunet out of the house. He just couldn\u2019t stop smiling.

\u201cWhat took you so fucking long?\u201d Brian asked.

\u201cOh shut up,\u201d Justin told him. \u201cYou practically ran out of there.\u201d

\u201cI did not,\u201d Brian told him frowning as he turned on the heater. \u201cFuck off.\u201d

Justin looked heaved ward. \u201cWhatever.\u201d

\u201cYou are so annoying,\u201d Brian informed him.

Justin poked his tongue out of him. \u201cYou\u2019re an ass.\u201d

Brian drove them to the loft. A few minutes into the road and both of them were searching for one another. Justin had put his hand on Brian\u2019s tight and Brian covered the blond\u2019s hand with his. The rest of the way they were silent, nothing had to be said. They were there with each other because they loved one another no matter if anyone else couldn't see it; they did.<\/a>","comments":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/78646.html?view=comments#comments","category":["standalone","doesn't know about us","everyone else","what everyone else"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/78430.html","pubDate":"Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:33:57 GMT","title":"Not A Good Day For Me","author":"draccone","link":"https:\/\/draccone.livejournal.com\/78430.html","description":"
My day was pretty much alright today. I went out for a while and enjoyed the day. It wasn't so cold outside so it was nice just to walk around for a while. I got home to wait for the bf and when he got home he was in a bad mood. I tried everything to make him laugh but nothing was working. So I left him alone. Everything was fine and then one of his friends showed up and immediately I got in a horrible mood. I don't mind when his friends come over but at least I would like to know so I am at least dressed. But no I was in my room in underwear with the duvet on when he strolls into my room like if fucking Grand Central Station. It pissed me off even more. This dude comes to my house, and he's the only that does this. He takes things without asking, he leaves the toilet seat up, he walks inside the rooms without knocking. Fuck!!! I hate him!!! And that's a miracle or something close to it because I don't hate people. I'm the kind of person that's always protecting someone even if I don't know them well. I just don't like other people getting judged. Anyway, aside the fact of all that, my bf was all ready to go out and whatever when minutes ago he looked like he was going to commit suicide by slashing his wrists or something close to it. Fine! I don't care about that. I have told him numerous times before that I don't want people in our room and is that too much to ask? I really don't think so. I like my privacy a lot, tons. So I was already really, really pissed by all this. So I make the comment of telling my bf that please tell when we're going to have people over and you know what he says to me, I don't need to tell anyone anything, I'm a grown man.<\/i> Ahhhhhhhhh! I think they would have understand if I have ripped his head right off with my bear hands. So what I did, which might have been immature but I was mad as hell, I got dressed and left the apartment without telling him where I was. After all I'm a grown woman and I don't need to tell anyone shit. Ahhh!

What really has me so worked up is the fact that he acts like he's still single. Like this is a fucking bachelor's pad or something and it's pissing me off!!!

On another note I just realized that I don't really have any friends close by and I was so dying to have someone that would tell me everything was going to be okay, you know. I felt so lonely at that moment but I pushed it away somehow. I ended up at the library and read a book all along sporting tears of frustration. My god, people must have thought I was fucking nuts. By the end of the book I was still in the same lonely, pissed off mood. Right now I'm waiting for the bf to get home and I am thinking if I should let it drop or just talk about it. Knowing full well that if we \"talk\" is going to turn into an argument and I already have a headache. God, can this day get any worst? Oh, and I have writer's block. Just fucking great!!!

I don't know what to do about this. Does anyone have any ideas? I am all ears.

I think I need to make friends, ones that are closer to me and can give me a hug if I need one. Is that too much to ask. I wish I could receive hugs through the internet. Ah, what a wonderful life it would be. Or maybe that's just crazy and I should be locked up. Lol.

Later people,
Tay
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