“What are you talking about?” Emmett asked. “We’re heading to Pittsburgh,” Justin told him again. Emmett didn’t know if he should be happy or scared. “Why?” “Yeah, why?” Daphne asked. “They’re letting Emmett go,” Justin muttered. “How about you guys?” Emmett asked. Justin shook his head and looked away. Emmett started crying. “I’m not leaving you guys,” Emmett said. “The fuck you’re not,” Daphne hissed. Justin had been surprised. “But,” Emmett tried to speak. “Em,” Daphne said. “You have to go back. Your parents must be out of their minds.” “So are yours,” Emmett pointed out. “And you can tell them that we’re okay,” Justin suggested. Emmett sighed. “Then I’ll fucking find you again.” “You can’t do that, Em,” Justin said. “I promised Brian that you wouldn’t say anything about them.” “But Justin,” Emmett tried again. “Look,” Justin said. “If you get off this boat you’re going home and you tell them whatever you have to. But you can’t say their names or what the ship was like or what happened here.” Emmett bit his lower lip. “If Brian’s father finds out that you were released instead of sold it’s going to be very bad,” Justin said. Emmett nodded understanding. “I still don’t want to go and leave you guys.” “I know,” Justin said. “But it will be okay. We’ll go home eventually.” Emmett hoped that Justin’s words were true. There was a knock on the door. Daphne went and opened it. “Hey,” Henry said. “Justin, Brian’s looking for you.” Justin nodded and hugged Emmett quickly before he left with Henry. The man walked with him until they reached the hall that led to Brian’s room. Then Henry left and Justin kept going. “Hello,” Brian said sitting on the bed naked. Justin was stunned to say the least. There was a bottle of champagne in Brian’s hand. The blond saw the strawberries on a plate on the table next to the bed. He walked over to them and picked one up then he sat at the edge of the bed and fed it to Brian. “What is all this?” Justin asked. “I’m the captain of the ship and I wanted to indulge myself,” Brian told him. Justin gave him his sunshine smile then before he knew what was going on Brian was attacking him. In no time he was under the brunet getting fucked. “So good,” Brian said as he grabbed the bottle from the night table next to the bed. He poured the liquid on Justin’s chest and was able to put the bottle away while he licked the blond’s chest. “Brian,” Justin growled. Brian was licking his blond’s nipples and enjoying the feel of Justin tight channel around his cock. He knew the blond was pretty close by then. Justin took a deep breath and held it in as his orgasm took over him. He let the waves of ecstasy wash over him. When he opened his eyes Brian was looking at him. “Brian,” Justin gasped out. Brian smirked and kept pushing in and out of the blond. “Brian,” Justin hissed. “Stop, oh god, I can’t.” Brian kissed him to silence the blond. His hips pulled back and pushed hard inside the contracting hole. He growled deep in his throat as the warm tunnel droved him mad with desire. Justin bit his lower lip. He wasn’t sure what he was clawing at. He knew that in one hand there was something that felt like the sheets and in the other it was skin. He felt the burn in his hole but then there was so much bliss. “God,” Justin yelled as he felt his cock reacting again. He was sure that he would die soon. Brian stopped and pulled out of the blond. He turned Justin face down. “Get on your knees.” Justin complied. He was on his hands and knees and closed his eyes when Brian pushed inside of him once again. He groaned and moaned as he gripped the sheets. Brian wasn’t being gentle and it turned him on so much. He felt great as Brian pounded merciless inside of him. “Jus,” Brian growled. Justin was breathing through his mouth. He felt hot electricity consuming his body. He gasped when Brian started scratching his nipples. “Stop,” Justin moaned not sure he wanted that. “No,” Brian growled. He grabbed Justin’s cock and stared to stroke it again. Justin was sure that he was in an oven. He felt his heart about to explode in a million pieces. Then he screamed with all his might. “Brian!” “Ah,” Brian hissed when Justin squeezed him tightly. This time he wasn’t able control himself. “Mine,” he growled. Justin arched against the brunet and spilled his cum for the second time. Brian gripped the lithe body under him as his body shook with force. He filled the condom to capacity. His world shaking as he reached utopia thanks to the blond. He sighed and kissed Justin’s temple. He caressed Justin’s arms but didn’t pull away. “Brian,” Justin muttered. “Are you okay?” Brian asked as he pulled out. “I don’t know,” Justin whispered and curled himself into a ball. “I think so.” Brian pushed the blond to the side and caressed his face. Justin looked at Brian with a big smile. “I think I like it when you indulge yourself,” Justin told him. Brian chuckled. *** Justin finished drying himself up and got dressed. He wondered where Brian was as he made his way up to the deck. He found Daphne standing outside on the deck. He stood next to her and smiled. “It’s beautiful out here,” Daphne told him. “I guess,” Justin muttered. “Where is everyone?” “Working on something,” Daphne told him. “We already had breakfast. I saved you something.” “Thanks,” Justin told her. Daphne nodded. “Soon he will be home,” Justin yawned as he looked at Daphne. “Emmett doesn’t want to go,” Daphne pointed out in a hushed voice. “He has to leave,” Justin said. “Just like you and me, we don’t belong here.” Daphne sighed. “What if I don’t want to go?” Justin rolled his eyes. “You’re joking, right?” “No,” Daphne told him. “I don’t want to leave James.” “I’m not sure you’re coping the right way,” Justin told her. “You’re with Brian,” Daphne hissed. “It’s just fucking,” Justin told her. “You have to separate one thing from the other. You’re like this because he fucked you before anyone else.” “That’s not true,” Daphne yelled at him furious. “I hate you!” “Daphne,” Justin called after her. He didn’t have a clue as to what was going on with her. He followed her. “Hold on a minute.” Daphne shook here head as she walked away from the blond. “One second lets talk!” Justin shouted. Daphne stopped and turned around. She crossed her arms and arched a brow. “What?” Justin sighed. “I’m sorry, Daphne. I don’t want to make you mad it’s just that...I want to get out of here soon,” he told her. Justin looked around making sure no one was around. “I can’t leave you behind.” Daphne sighed. “We’re never leaving. Don’t you get that?” Justin shook his head. “I refuse to accept that. Don’t you want to see your family again?” Daphne frowned. “Yes.” Justin hugged her to him. “I’m trying to get us out,” he muttered. “I know,” Daphne told him. “Did he hurt you?” Justin asked suddenly. Daphne pulled back and shook her head. “He was really nice, Justin. And plus...well, he wasn’t exactly my first.” “Oh,” Justin muttered. “Who was it?” “It was Joshua Kennedy,” Daphne told him. “From the swimming team.” “Daphne,” Justin said surprised. “I’m appalled. Why didn’t you ever tell me?” Daphne sighed. “I don’t know.” “Daphne,” James called to her from a few feet away. “I’ll talk to you later,” Daphne said with a big smile in place. Justin rolled his eyes and watched her go. He took a deep breath and went to the rail. He stared at the sea frowning. He knew that soon Emmett was going to be home and part of him was envious but he was happy nonetheless. At least his family would know he was okay. “Hey,” Brian said wrapping his arms around the blond. Justin turned around and gave him a big smile while his brain thought of the perfect plan to get away. *** “Justin’s telling you what to do all the time,” Dante said. “Yeah,” Sam agreed. “That’s not true,” Brian hissed. “I’m the captain and I tell everyone what to do.” “He gives you a smile and suggests something and then you let him do it,” Kenneth pointed out. Michael sighed but stayed sitting down and quiet. James didn’t add anything to the conversation either. “And you wasted so much money to purchase him,” Ted pointed out. “What the hell where you thinking?” “We went over this already,” Brian hissed. “Don’t question me again.” Ted looked away and stayed quiet after that. “Then there is the Ethan thing,” Henry pointed out. “You dropped your brother off the ship and we all know it was because of the blond.” “Well, I’m glad he’s gone,” Ryan quickly said. “Hear, hear,” Kenneth said. “Ethan was being a pest,” Brian growled. “I would pick anyone of you above Ethan.” “That’s true,” Dante muttered. “Okay, fine,” Boris said as he got up. “Can someone explain to me what the problem here is?” “What?” Sam asked. “I think it’s great that Brian is in love,” Franck pointed out. Brian glared at the red-head. Franck gave him a smile. “Yeah,” Boris said as he moved to get a drink from the mini bar. “Fuck off, what the fuck are you talking about?” Brian was getting mad. Boris sighed and sat back down when he had his drink in hand. He had things to do instead of discussing Brian’s love life and behavior. “What’s the problem?” Andrew rolled his eyes. “There isn’t a problem.” “Then what the fuck are we doing here?” Boris asked. “It’s not a problem now,” John said. “But it could be later.” “How so?” Michael asked arching a brow. “Do you really think that kid is going to want to stay here forever?” John asked. “I don’t trust him.” “Neither do I,” Andrew replied. “It’s not his decision,” Brian reminded them. “He’s here for life. And I don’t care if any of you trust him.” “What if he starts killing us one by one?” Sam asked and started laughing with everyone else. Brian on the other hand was rolling his eyes. “This is kind of pointless,” James said. “Oh please,” Kenneth narrowed his eyes. “How about you with Daphne?” “Guys,” Franck whispered. “Maybe you’re all jealous.” “Please,” Kenneth said. “It’s not that. We’re only worried.” “Worried about what?” Brian asked getting annoyed by the whole pointless discussion. “What happens if we do something to piss you off because we might hurt Justin’s feelings?” Kenneth asked. “Or what if he does something that deserves a beating?” Kenneth asked. “There won’t be any issues to handle,” Brian told them. “Justin’s my problem. He will behave.” “That’s exactly our point, cap,” Dante told him. “Look, we don’t care about you and Justin. We’re happy for you. We need to know if something happens how everything is going to go down.” Brian stared at his men without saying anything. “I mean, if any of the guys did anything to me, I would beat the shit out of them,” Kenneth pointed out. “And that goes the same for any of us. If Justin crosses the line are we allowed to react like we would normally?” Brian frowned, upset at the thought of Justin’s beautiful skin scared by a beating. But he was even more upset that the idea of Justin getting hurt bothered him. Justin was supposed to be his slave and nothing more. “Or is he going to be the exception to every rule? Can we punish him and do we have to try to act civil to him?” Andrew inquired it. “He’s a snob no matter what you say and you know it.” Brian pinched the bridge of his nose. “He was criticizing my food,” Ryan pointed out. “I would have shoved it down his throat if I knew that you wouldn’t do anything.” “Well, your food is kind of...hard to swallow,” Henry pointed out. Ryan hit the man on the back on the head. “You don’t have to fucking eat it.” Henry got up ready to fight. “Guys!” Brian yelled. “Sit the fuck down and listen to what I have to say.” Henry and Ryan glared at each other as they sat back down. “We’re listening,” Sam said. “Justin is part of the crew,” Brian told them. “So he gets treated like one.” “Does that mean that he’s going to pull his own weight?” Kenneth asked. “He has been doing shit around here.” “Yes,” Brian told them. “And if he gets out of hand can I beat his ass?” Ryan asked. Brian stayed quiet. “Come on now,” James said knowing he had to say something. “Why do you want to fight with him? Get someone your own size.” Ryan sighed. “I’m just saying.” “If you fuck up with him you will answer to me,” Michael told them knowing that Brian would never say it out loud. He knew that even if Brian didn’t say it or whatever the brunet said, the rules changed when it came to Justin. “I think he’s a good kid.” “Whatever the fuck,” Andrew drawled. “If Justin gets out of hand I’ll punish him myself,” Brian assured them. “Okay,” Kenneth said. “Now, can we get to the real issue?” Brian arched a brow. “And what would that be?” “Women!” Ryan said. “I want to spend sometime on land and find a woman to fuck. I’m going insane.” Henry started laughing but agreed with him. “You deal with this,” Brian said looking at James. “It’s your specialty.” Some of them laughed as Brian practically ran out of there. Brian didn’t like hearing anything that involved women. Justin stood in the next room leaning against the wall. He was about to enter the room but stopped as soon as he heard his name. He was cursing under his breath. He didn’t need all the progress he had made with Brian shut down by the men. If Brian wasn’t in his good graces he would never be able to leave the ship. He sighed and walked away from them quickly knowing Brian was coming his way. He had to find a new tactic so everyone would trust him. *** “Can I go swimming?” Justin asked. “No,” Brian told him. “You have things to do.” “Like what?” Justin asked frowning. “You’re going to help, Michael and Franck today,” Brian said. “When you’re done with that you can come back into the boat and do something you want. That is, if no one needs of your help.” “I wanted to spend sometime with Emmett,” Justin said. “He’s leaving soon.” “You have things to do,” Brian said. “Were you listening to me?” Justin frowned and wrapped his arms around himself. He was scared once Emmett left the boat. He knew he was going to miss his friend. Now on top of all Brian was being an asshole. “Yes.” “You can spend time with him later,” Brian informed him in a cold tone. “Right,” Justin said slowly. “What’s with you? Jesus.” “Nothing,” Brian said as he put on his boots. “Just do what I tell you.” Justin rolled his eyes and finished getting dressed. He knew that somehow Brian’s attitude had to do with the conversation that Brian had with his men. Justin knew he had to find a way to get the crew to trust him. When they reached the deck Michael and Franck were waiting for them. “Just so you know if you try to escape Franck or Michael will shoot you,” Brian said to the blond. Justin narrowed his eyes at the brunet. “Thanks for trusting me, captain,” he said sarcastically. Brian leaned forward to kiss the blond and Justin turned his face and walked over to the two men. He got in the small motor boat and headed for land. “What are we doing?” Justin asked once they reached dry land. “Tie that up,” Michael said to Franck. “Come on, Justin,” Franck said. “You got to learn how to do this.” Justin followed the red-head man and watched everything he did. He was sure that he could do the same if they ever told him to. “Ready to go,” Franck said to Michael who was standing looking at the trees. “Do we have to walk long?” Justin asked. Franck and Michael smirked at each other. To Justin’s relief there was a car waiting for them. “Do you guys have a lot of contacts?” Justin asked. “Maybe,” Michael answered. Justin sighed once they reached their destination. He looked around the place and felt scared. He was in an unknown land. He wished he was back at the boat in Brian’s arms. “What are we doing here?” Justin asked. “We’re doing some shopping,” Michael told him. “Shopping?” Justin asked confused. “What do you mean?” “The ship does not magically refill itself with food and drinks,” Franck pointed out. “Right,” Justin muttered. “So, how did you become a pirate?” Franck shrugged. “I got into this because of Sam. He and I grew up together and he got an offer from James and Sam asked if I could come and here we are.” Justin sighed. “That’s brief.” “Choices usually are,” Franck told him. “It was a choice and I took it.” Justin nodded. “Here,” Michael said giving an empty box to the blond. “Hold that.” “Okay,” Justin answered. “How did Michael became a pirate?” “His mother knew Joan,” Franck related. “Brian and he were good friends since childhood and obviously Michael followed Brian into the family business.” “Who is Joan?” Justin asked. “That’s Brian’s mother,” Franck told him. “She died two years ago.” “Oh,” Justin muttered. “We’ll go there first,” Michael said as he pointed at one of the stores. Justin followed while he made small talk with Franck. Slowly he started to learn a lot of things about all of them, including Brian. *** When Justin was back at the ship James and Brian weren’t there. Justin was glad because he still didn’t know what to do with Brian. He helped Franck and Michael as well as some of the guys unload the supplies onto the ship. Afterwards Justin went about the deck, walking and thinking. He felt the brunet pulling away from him and he had to stop that from happening. “Hey,” Andrew said as he walked over to Justin. “Come with me.” “Why?” Justin asked. “Don’t question me,” Andrew told him. Justin knew that if he was going to get in his good graces he had to be nice. “Okay.” Andrew and Justin walked to the back of the boat. “We’re going to dive for a while.” “We’re doing what?” Justin asked as he looked at Andrew. He knew the man wanted to kill him; he just knew. “We’re diving,” Andrew repeated to the blond. “No,” Justin said. “I don’t want to.” “Why not?” Andrew asked. “Because,” Justin muttered. “Can I stay here and think about the answer to that question.” “No,” Andrew replied. Justin sighed. “I don’t know how to do this all that great.” “It will be okay,” Andrew assured him. “I’ll teach you everything I know.” Justin helped Andrew get the gear into the same motor boat that Michael, Franck and him had used. “How did you start working with Brian?” Justin asked when he was cleaning one of the masks. “My father works with Jack,” Andrew said. “I choose to work with Brian because...he seemed more flexible.” Justin nodded. “Do you have a family?” “I have a sister,” Andrew told her. “How old is she?” Justin asked. “Thirteen,” Andrew informed him. “She lives with our aunt.” Justin nodded slowly. “Why do you want me to go diving with you?” “So you will learn how to. We do many works that involve diving and you can help us if you know how to,” Andrew said. “Okay,” Justin muttered. He kept asking questions and Andrew kept answering them. Andrew explained a few things to the blond about diving. Then they went diving and Justin learned the basics of it. He had done it once before in his lifetime and it never appealed to him. He had a good time with Andrew and he was surprised beyond belief. “Had fun?” Andrew asked when they were back at the boat. “Tons,” Justin told him excited. “Wow.” “We’re late,” Andrew said looking up. The sky was already darkening. “Late for what?” Justin asked. “Dinner,” Andrew replied. “Cap’s going to be mad.” Justin bit his lower lip. That’s all he needed. Andrew and Justin went back to the boat as fast as they could. They showered and dressed before heading to the table. Andrew got there a few seconds before. “You guys are late,” Brian said trying to keep calm. “It was so great,” Justin said excited. “I saw so many things down there. I can’t wait to do it again! And we’re sorry.” Andrew smirked and sat down. He thought that Justin wasn’t so bad after all. “Well, the two of you get to do the dishes,” Brian drawled. Justin frowned. “But...” “No, buts,” Brian hissed. Justin lowered his head and ate in silence. Then he did the dishes with Andrew and got to share more time with the man. Andrew told him not to worry about it that Brian was just in one of his moods. After that Justin went to sleep that night with Emmett. Justin was in one of his moods along with Brian. That night neither man slept.