Daphne picked up the phone and answered tentatively. She still was getting used to her new home. “Hello?” “Daphne!” “Justin.” Daphne said happily. “Where are you?” “Chicago.” “What are you doing there?” Daphne asked. “I’m trying to save my job. They threw everyone out except Peter. He came to me and asked me for a favor. He said that if we get the account we might be able to stay.” “Shit.” Daphne said. “What are you going to do if it doesn’t work out?” “I have some money saved up. I will be tight for a while but I think I will be okay. Peter knows what he is doing and I’m the best at what I do.” Daphne nodded. “Can I speak with Brian?” Justin asked. Daphne laughed. “Sure.” Daphne said. “Dork!” Justin told her. Daphne put the phone down and called for Brian. “What?” Brian asked, popping his head out of his room. “Justin is on the phone and he wants to talk with you.” Daphne told him. Brian opened his door and ran to where Daphne was. “Thank you.” Brian said taking the phone. “Hello?” “Hey, beautiful.” Brian smiled. “What are you doing?” Brian asked. “Working.” “Oh. So are you coming over tonight?” Brian asked. “I’m in Chicago.” Justin told him. “Oh.” Brian said. “Don’t you know another word?” Brian smiled and leaned against the wall. “When are you coming back?” Brian asked. Daphne got up from where she was sitting reading her med books and walked away to give Brian some privacy. “I don’t know. A week, maybe two.” Justin said. “I’m going to miss you.” Brian said. “I’m going to miss you too.” Justin told him. “I have to go.” “Call me tonight.” Brian said quickly. “If is not too late.” Brian took a deep breath and nodded. “Later.” “Later, babe.” Justin told him and hung up. Brian put the phone down and stared at it for a long time before he went back to his room. He tried to study but he only thought of Justin and when the blond would be coming back. *** Justin knocked on the door and waited. He was happy that his stay in Chicago had only lasted a week. Daphne was the one that opened the door and smiled throwing her arms around Justin’s neck hugging him hard. “Has Debbie been teaching you how to hug a person?” Justin gasped. “Sorry.” Daphne said. “I missed you.” “I see.” “Who is there?” Brandon asked as he came down the stairs. “Justin.” “Miss me?” Justin asked. “Not really.” Brandon told him smirking. Justin smiled and nodded. “So what happened?” Daphne asked. “My job is safe.” Justin told her. “Great.” Daphne said, hugging him again. “Relax, woman. I don’t want Brandon getting jealous.” Justin smirked. “Yeah right.” Brandon said. “Have you eaten?” Daphne asked. “I’m okay.” Justin told her. “Where is Brian?” Daphne smirked. “He’s out back. He said he was going to do a few laps.” Daphne said. Justin nodded and moved away towards the back door. “I’ll talk to you later.” Justin called to her. Daphne nodded and turned around raising a brow at Brandon who had sat on the couch. “What?” Brandon asked. “You are not going to go spy on them?” Daphne asked. Brandon smirked. “Clark is out there. They are not going to fuck in front of the kid.” Brandon deduced. “You never know. They might.” Daphne teased. Brandon frowned and was about to get up when Daphne laughed. “Not funny.” Brandon told her. “You need to relax.” Daphne said as she sat on top of him. Brandon nodded and closed his eyes, letting Daphne work her magic. *** Justin opened the door and was really quiet. He wanted to surprise Brian. He walked slowly and stopped cold at what he saw. Brian was in the pool with his hand on the edge and Clark had his legs around the brunet’s waist. Clark had his eyes close and his head thrown back as Brian licked his neck. Justin moved closer and watched them fucking before he turned around and left. He didn’t bother to go back to the house. He went around the side of the house and left. He walked around with nowhere to go. He couldn’t blame Brian for wanting to fuck other guys. He did it too. It just hit too close to home. All he could think of was Ethan and the way everything had gone down. Ethan and Justin always said it didn’t mattered how many guys they fucked but in reality, it did mattered, at least to Justin. He decided to go have a few drinks to calm down. He would just pretend he hadn’t seen a thing and try to change for Brian. To show him that he was what they both needed and slowly get rid of the tricks. Because it didn’t matter how much he had changed trying to be an asshole like Ethan, he still wanted to have a boyfriend that he loved and loved him back. He wanted to be enough for someone. *** Justin asked the bartender for another drink. Ethan sat next to him and smiled. “Hey.” “Hi.” Justin said. “When did you come back?” Ethan asked and then asked for a double beam. “Tonight.” Justin told him. “You don’t look too happy.” Ethan told him. “Did you lose your job?” “Daphne has a big mouth.” Justin said. “Michael told me.” Ethan said. “I didn’t tell anyone but her.” Justin hissed. “Forget it.” “Come on.” Ethan said as he pulled Justin by the hand. “I know the perfect thing that will cheer you up.” Justin let Ethan lead him to the backroom. He let him push him against the wall and kiss him. Ethan smiled and licked Justin’s neck. He moved his hand down to Justin’s crotch and rubbed Justin’s erection. Justin closed his eyes and saw a pair of hazel eyes looking at him. Justin opened his eyes and pushed Ethan’s hand away. “What do you want baby?” Ethan asked, thinking Justin wanted something else. “Do you want to suck me?” “Oh fucking hell.” Justin whispered. “What are you doing?” Ethan asked when Justin pushed him away. “I can’t do this anymore.” Justin told him. “What?” Ethan asked. “Be your toy.” Justin told him. Ethan smirked and hugged Justin to him. “You are not my toy. We are here for each other. When we need to relieve stress, we are perfect for each other. We know what we like.” Ethan told him. “Is this your way of trying to convince me not to walk away?” Justin asked as he pushed Ethan away from him. “Where are you going?” Ethan asked. “Home.” Justin said. “Are you fucking kidding me?” Ethan asked, not liking one bit that Justin was not listening to him. “I have to wake up early tomorrow.” Justin said. Ethan glared at him. “What?” Justin asked. “Fuck you, Justin.” Ethan hissed. “Whatever.” Justin said turning around. Justin took a deep breath and with all of the strength he possessed he walked away from the man he loved. He couldn’t put himself in same situation over and over again. He knew that Ethan would just hurt him each chance he got. People told him that Ethan was going to change one day and realize what he had but Justin was tired of waiting. He was going to focus his attention on Brian before he lost the brunet. *** Justin was sitting in the booth when Brian kissed him on the cheek and sat down across the blond. The brunet smiled and started rubbing his legs against Justin’s. “Are you coming over tonight?” Brian asked. “I don’t want to interrupt you and Clark.” Justin told him. Brian stopped moving his legs and looked at Justin in shock. “You saw us?” Justin licked his lips and nodded. He took a sip of his cup and smirked. “It’s no big deal.” Justin told him. “I’m not with him. Last night I was just doing some laps and he came around. We were joking around and one thing led to another.” Brian said. “Did you use protection?” Justin asked, putting his cup down. “Yes.” Brian told him, turning red. Brian didn’t wanted to talk with Justin about one little mistake he had make. He never had fucked anyone else except Justin. And seeing Justin, he knew that he would never do it again. He could see that it was getting to the blond even if he said he didn’t care. “Are you mad at me?” Brian asked. Justin shook his head. “So we can still go out?” Brian asked, panicked that Justin would say no. “Just don’t fuck him again.” “You are jealous?” Brian asked smiling. “I’m just worried, Brian. You shouldn’t fuck your friends. It only brings trouble.” Justin told him. “Clark is no trouble.” Brian said. “If you say so.” Justin told him. Brian looked up at Justin with a little smile as he grabbed Justin’s hand. “Forgive me.” Justin smirked but didn’t say anything. He saw that Brian was waiting for an answer. He got up dropping a few bills on the table and smirked when Brian frowned. “Come on. And stop making so many faces. You’ll get wrinkles.” Justin said. Brian smiled and got up quickly. “You so love me.” Brian whispered in Justin’s ear. Justin rolled his eyes and kept on walking with Brian out of the diner. Once they were outside, Justin looked at the brunet and knew that Brian meant a lot to him. He knew who he wanted. He knew he loved the boy even if he had tried so hard not to. “What are you doing down here anyway?” Justin asked as he put an arm around Brian’s waist. “I’m looking for a job.” Brian told him. Justin nodded. “Maybe I can help you with that.” Justin told him. “How?” Brian asked. “Michael is looking for employees.” Justin said. “Cool.” Brian said. “I’ll give him a call.” Justin said. “I can go there now.” Brian told him. “I know where his comic book store is.” “No.” Justin said licking his lips and stopping all together to be able to kiss Brian. “You are busy right now.” Justin told him when he pulled back. “Where are we going?” Brian asked. “No place special.” Justin said. Brian smiled as he walked down Liberty Avenue with Justin with no destination at all. As long as Justin was next to him any place was special enough. *** Vic was in the kitchen when he heard two people arguing outside. He looked at everybody else that were sitting on the living room having dinner. He took out a couple of beers and went to the backyard. “Evening boys.” Vic said. Justin looked up at Vic and moved away from Brandon. “What’s going on?” Vic asked as he handed each person a beer. “He’s a fucking asshole.” Justin hissed. “And liar.” “What happened now?” Vic asked. Brandon and Justin looked at each other before looking away. No one was saying a thing. Justin took one last drag from his cigarette before he moved inside. Vic sat down and nodded at the empty chair next to him. Brandon moved slowly but finally sat down next to the older man. “What’s going on?” Vic asked. “Brian and Justin are seeing each other.” Brandon said. Vic smirked. “Now tell me something I don’t know.” “You knew?” Brandon asked shocked. Vic nodded. “You just have to look at them to know something is happening.” Vic told him. “Did you just found out?” Brandon shook his head. “Then what’s the problem?” Vic asked. “He wants to take Brian away for a week. To celebrate his birthday.” Brandon said. “What’s wrong with that?” Vic asked. “He’s just a kid.” Brandon said. “I won’t be able to watch him.” “Well, first of all, Brian is not a little kid. He’s a young man. And I know that Justin can take good care of him.” Vic said. Brandon frowned not liking what Vic was telling him. “Look, if they are meant to be with each other, they will find the way. You getting in the middle of it is not going to work. Trust Justin to do the right thing. He is not a bad kid. If you keep doing this, there will be a time where he is going to take Brian away from you completely.” Brandon swallowed hard. “Trust them and they won’t disappoint you.” Brandon smiled at Vic and nodded. He got up and went back into the house. Vic was about to get up when Justin came back out. “What did he say?” Justin asked. “Sit down.” Vic told him dryly. Justin took a deep breath and sat down. “If you hurt that kid I will be very pissed at you.” “I’m not going to hurt Brian.” Justin said. “I…you know.” Vic smirked and nodded. “What about Ethan?” Vic asked. Justin shrugged. “I guess I learned my lesson. He really didn’t care for me.” Justin said. “He just didn’t see what he had.” Vic whispered to Justin. Justin laughed and nodded. “Let’s go back. It’s chilly outside.” Justin nodded and got up. They walked to the living room where Brandon, Daphne and Brian were leaving. Brian came running towards him and smiled. Justin smiled back and kissed him hard in front of everyone. “Holy shit!” Debbie said. “I think I was left out of breath after that.” Emmett, Ted and Michael laughed at that. “I’ll see you tomorrow.” Justin whispered on Brian’s ear before he gave it a little kiss. Brian quivered and then nodded. Ethan watched them from the corner. He was pissed as hell. Justin was supposed to be for him, not the kid and he was going to make sure he showed everyone.