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Brian smiled as he picked Gus up and kissed him. He put him back on the floor and looked at Lindsay and Melanie who gazed at each other sweetly before they kissed. “Could you please wait until all impressionable kids are out of the house?” Brian asked smirking. “I don’t want you traumatizing my kid.” “Gus would be okay if he saw us kissing.” Melanie told him. “I’m talking about Justin.” Brian said, smirking at Justin who was in front of him. Justin smiled and shook his head. “We’ll be back around seven.” Brian said. Melanie and Lindsay nodded. Brian gave Lindsay a look and she smiled. “Brian, I need to talk to you about Gus. Can you come here a moment?” Lindsay asked as she started walking towards the kitchen. Brian went after her and licked his lips as she took out a little box and gave it to Brian when he got there. “I picked it up yesterday.” Lindsay said. Brian nodded and put it in his jacket. “I’m so excited.” Lindsay said. “Are you going to give it to him on his birthday?” Brian shrugged. “I don’t know.” Brian said. “Are you afraid?” Lindsay asked. Brian rolled his eyes and ignored her question. “So?” Brian asked. “Everything is ready.” Lindsay said smiling. “Justin is going to be so surprised. Oh, and Jen said that since Eric’s birthday is so close to Justin’s, we should celebrate it together. I called everyone and they agreed. They are buying separate presents.” “I don’t know.” Brian said. “Doesn’t he deserve his own celebration?” “I think Justin is going to like it.” Lindsay said. “It’s sweet.” Brian frowned. “We are going to make the cake with Justin and Eric’s faces on it. He is going to love it. Trust me.” Lindsay said. Brian nodded. “I’d better go.” Brian said. Lindsay nodded and then moved forward and kissed him on the cheek. “I’m proud of you.” Brian tried not to blush. He gave her a little smile and then went to the living room. He picked Gus up and Justin took Eric and they left for a day out in the park. *** “Tell him not to do that. ” Justin said to Brian. Brian looked at Gus and smiled. Eric giggled as Gus fed him the chocolate cake. “Gus, stop.” Justin said in a calm voice. Justin didn’t want to cross the line. Gus was Brian’s son, not his. “He likes it.” Gus pointed out in a high pitched voice that made him sound adorable. “What a mess.” Brian said laughing. Justin shook his head and looked at his son’s shirt. “Oh, well, they are having fun.” Brian said as he stretched his long legs and then put his head on Justin’s lap to stare at his kids. Justin started to run his fingers through Brian’s hair. Brian looked up and smiled. He moved up a little as his hand drew Justin closer to him. Brian pulled away when he heard Gus’s giggling to see what was going on with his kids. He smiled at the boy and then looked at Eric who was walking towards them. “Daddy.” Eric whispered when he was looking at Brian and then slobbered all over Brian’s cheek. Brian sat up and put Eric on his lap. He tickled the little boy and Eric giggled and buried his face on Brian’s chest. Brian loved the fact that Justin’s son would call him daddy. The first time it happened, he wasn’t sure he had heard right. They had been at the loft and Brian was working on his computer when Eric walked up to him and put his little hand on his knee and called him daddy, like he did it everyday. Brian had looked at Justin, but the blond had his back to them and hadn’t seen it. When Brian asked Justin about it the blond had smiled widely and Brian knew that his blond already knew about it. He couldn’t stop smiling for a whole month after that. “Daddy!” Eric screamed with happiness again. “He called you daddy.” Gus pointed out looking at his father and Eric. Justin watched as Gus got up and walked in front of his father. He wondered if the boy would be jealous. “Dad?” Gus asked. Brian looked up at his son. “Does this mean that Eric is my little brother now?” Gus asked. Brian smiled and looked at Justin who was smiling too. Brian looked at his son and nodded. Gus broke into a big smile and kneeled in front of them. Gus took Eric’s hand and smiled at the blond. “Now I’m your big brother and I will protect you.” Gus said to Eric. “Goo!” Eric said clearly as he reached for Gus. Justin and Brian looked at each other and laughed as their kids played together. *** Brian entered Michael’s shop to find Justin behind the counter. “What’s that?” Brian asked Justin who was looking at some brochures. Brian walked up to Justin and caressed the blond’s face. Justin looked up and smiled. “What are you doing?” Brian asked. Justin smiled widely and grabbed a paper that was lying around and gave it to Brian. “Brian!” Michael yelled happily. “You are not going to guess what happen?” Brian looked at Michael and then back at the paper. He read the congratulation letter directed to Michael and Justin. They had won the contest. Brian looked at them and smiled. “Wow. Congratulations, Mikey.” Brian said. “I’m so happy for you guys.” Michael ran up to Brian and hugged him. Justin smiled at them. When Michael pulled away Brian walked over to Justin and dipped him before he kissed the blond. “You are so crazy, Brian.” Michael said laughing. Justin hugged Brian and kissed him again. He was so happy. “I bought something for Eric.” Brian said. Michael smiled at the couple and decided to leave them alone. He walked over to his office, but left the door open in case someone came in. “You did?” Justin asked in a whisper and kissed Brian’s neck. Justin suck Brian’s earlobe into his mouth and then pulled away. They smiled at each other before they kissed each other hard and passionately. “Mmm.” Brian purred and pulled back to look at Justin. “Wait, don’t distract me.” Justin laughed and pulled away. Brian reached inside his pocket and took out a white box. He opened it and took out a gold chain with a little bear on it just like Gus’s chain. Justin looked at Brian and smiled. “Thank you, Brian. ” Justin told him. Brian smiled and nodded. He put it back on his box and put it in his pocket. “I’ll give it to him on his birthday.” Brian said. Justin nodded. “What do you say we get out of here?” Brian asked. Justin took his things and put them in the back pack. They said goodbye to Michael and left. “So what were you looking at?” Brian asked as he stood in front of Justin just about to open the door for the jeep. “I was thinking of using some of the money for a trip. ” Justin signaled. Brian nodded. “Am I included in those plans?” Brian asked raising a brow as he opened the door. Justin smiled widely. “Always.” Justin whispered before he kissed Brian. Justin got in the jeep and put his seatbelt. Brian closed the door and walked to his door wearing a big smile. So far, things had been great between them and Brian had all intentions of keeping it that way. *** Justin frowned as he left the diner. He was having a horrible day. He had to stay up the night before trying to study for a test. Now he had worked an extra hour at the diner because one of the waiters had to leave early. And on top of it all, Brian hadn’t called him during the whole day. His day so far had been horrible. Justin dug in his pocket and was about to call Brian when the jeep stopped in front of him. Brian got out of the jeep and smiled at his blond. He embraced Justin and kissed him hard. “Hey, babe.” Brian said. Justin smiled and hugged Brian tightly, sighing. “How was your day?” Brian asked. Justin frowned. “Not so good. ” Justin said. “I have something for you.” Brian said, caressing Justin’s face. Justin looked up at Brian with a raised brow. He wondered if Brian remembered his birthday. “You do? ” Brian nodded. “It’s at the loft. It will only take a few minutes.” Brian said looking at his watch. “Your mother hasn’t left yet.” Justin nodded and got in the jeep. The drive to the loft was silent like always, but Brian kept stroking Justin’s thigh. Justin had his eyes closed and relaxed his body. When they got there, Justin got out of the jeep and followed Brian into the building. They took the elevator then Brian stopped it and Justin wondered what the brunet was doing. Justin smiled at Brian when the man got on his knees and started unzipping Justin’s pants. “I think you need to release some stress.” Brian told him. Justin bit his lower lip when Brian kissed the tip of his cock. He closed his eyes as he entangled his fingers in Brian’s hair and let the brunet work his magic. *** Justin walked inside the loft and wondered why it was so dark. He felt Brian’s body behind him and smiled when the brunet ran his fingers through his hair. Then Brian’s body was gone and Justin turned around to look at Brian. Then suddenly all the lights went on. Justin opened his eyes wide and his mouth opened wide as all of his friends and his family were there yelling surprise and holding a banner that said it too. “We stunned him.” Michael said smiling after Justin stood staring at them not doing anything at all. Justin still had his mouth open, wondering if he was dreaming. He looked at Brian who smiled at him and then kissed him. “Happy birthday, baby.” Brian told him. Justin smiled from ear to ear and hugged Brian. After Brian, the rest of the gang came to hug and congratulate him. “Me, me, me, me.” Gus screamed from the floor. Justin looked down at Gus when he felt the kid tugging at his sweater. He squatted in front of the boy and Gus hugged him too and kissed him on the cheek. “Happy birthday, Jussy.” Gus said. Brian smiled as he came back with Eric in his arms. “Dada!” Eric yelled happily and practically jumped from Brian’s arms into Justin’s. Justin kissed his son and smiled at his mother when she came to hug him. “Sunshine!” Debbie yelled. Brian tapped Justin on the shoulder and the blond looked at him. He nodded towards Debbie and Justin turned his attention to her. “Come on, Sunshine. It’s time to eat and drink and celebrate.” Debbie was telling him. Brian picked Eric up who went with him immediately and smiled. “Go. Have fun. Mingle.” Brian said. “I don’t know half of these people. ” Justin told him, looking at the people he didn’t know. “Friends of friends.” Brian said shrugging. “Go. This is your party.” “Thank you, Brian. ” Justin told him. “I love you so much. ” Brian nodded and tried not to let anyone see how Justin’s words affected him. He wanted to smile like a fool, but held back the impulse. Justin then walked towards Debbie. “You are so good to my son.” Jennifer said. “You didn’t have to do this. You must be spending a fortune.” Brian arched a brow and shrugged. “It’s not a big deal.” Brian told her. “It is to him.” Jennifer said. “He’s been through a lot and I am happy he found you.” Brian looked at Justin who was laughing at something Ted and Emmett were telling him. He looked at Jennifer and smiled a little. “He deserves it.” Brian said. “Thank you for loving my son.” Jennifer whispered. Brian smirked and nodded. “Great party, Brian.” Michael said. “Let me take him.” Eric smiled at Michael and grabbed his nose. “You!” Eric yelled happily. “He is saying you.” Michael said. “He is saying he wants juice.” Brian said smirking. “I’ll go get it for him.” Jennifer said. “Want to come with me Eric?” Eric smiled and went with his grandmother. “Well, go, spend some time with Justin.” Michael said to Brian. Brian smiled. “He’s happy.” Brian said looking at Justin. “Thanks to you.” Michael told him. Brian looked at his friend and gave him a smile. “Do you want more?” Debbie asked as she looked at Justin, making sure the blond could see what she was asking him. Justin nodded and lifted his plate and she happily gave him more food. Justin looked around watching the people that were there. Some of them had kids that were playing with Gus and Eric and Justin was happy to see that Brian had made sure to include his son in the party. He looked up when he felt the back of his neck being caressed. He smiled at Brian. “Are you having fun?” Brian asked. Justin nodded and when Brian sat next to him, he tried to feed the brunet. Brian took only a couple of bites to satisfied Justin. Afterwards they got something to drink and also danced for a while to a couple of slow songs that Brian asked for. Justin also spent some time with Eric and Gus and a couple of kids that were with them. He loved to watch his son laugh with no worries in the world. At some point in the party, Brian and Justin got lost for half an hour in the bathroom. “Have fun?” Lindsay asked them when they came back. Justin turned red, but laughed anyway. Justin’s smile doubled in size when Lindsay told him that they would be singing happy birthday for him and his son. When they brought the cake out, Justin started crying. “Don’t cry.” Brian told him. “It’s so beautiful. ” Justin signaled. “I can’t believe you guys did all this for me and Eric. ” Brian smiled and grabbed Justin by the waist. He kissed him hard until their friends started yelling at Brian to stop. “I can kiss him wherever I want to, whenever I want to.” Brian shot back at them. They just laughed. “It’s time to sing.” Emmett announced. Justin cleaned his tears as he saw that his friends started to sing. Jennifer gave Eric to Justin and the two blond’s looked at everyone singing. Justin wished that he could hear them, which made him remember that soon enough he would be going to the hospital for his operation, but he pushed those thought’s away. Brian embraced Justin from the back and let his head rest on Justin’s shoulder. Justin looked at his Mom who was smiling at them and he smiled back letting her know how happy he was. Michael came towards them and started lighting the candles. Ben was snapping pictures of everyone at the party and Ted was filming it on video. “You have to blow out the candles now.” Brian told him, making sure that Justin was looking at him. Justin smiled and looked back at the cake. He was about to blow when Michael put his hand on his mouth and pulled him back. “Wait a minute.” Michael said. Justin looked at him wondering what was going on. Brian took hold of Eric who was trying to reach for the cake. “What are you doing?” Emmett asked. “Let him blow out the freaking candles.” Debbie said. The others just looked to see what Michael was doing. “You have to ask for a wish.” Michael told him. “For goodness sake.” Melanie grunted, but smiled nonetheless. A couple of them groaned, others rolled their eyes and some laughed. Justin leaned forward once again and waited a couple of seconds, but didn’t really ask for anything. He already had everything he could ask for. He looked at Brian and Eric smiling at each other and he knew it was true.