Justin I wake up to see Brian next to me wiping his tears from his eyes. He looks at me and smiles. “Hey Sunshine.” “Hey. I guess it wasn’t a dream?” I ask quietly. “Sorry baby. What do you remember?” “Everything. From getting raped, to having my hand stabbed.” Just then, the doctor walks in. “How are you feeling Mr. Taylor?” “I’m ok under the circumstances.” I look at my hand. “There is less extensive damage than you had before and with therapy, you will make a full recovery and will draw again. You will need medicine due to the fact you will have some pain. We will also give you pain killers, but once it heals you will probably have a touch of arthritis. But like I said, with medicine and therapy, I believe you will be able to draw.” I nod my head, knowing that if I can make it through the whole process of getting bashed, and draw again. I won’t let something like this stop me. “And what about the other thing?” Brian asks. “There is no internal damage done with the rape, and he did use a condom. But for the sake of it, we will still run tests on you.” The doctor looks at me as I close my eyes. “Justin.” I open my eyes and look at him as he continues, “I know this is tough, but you are tougher. I know rape is hard to deal with and I need to need to know if you want the cops called.” “I would rather you not. I don’t want to even think about this. Look, he didn’t actually finish. Besides, I don’t think he will do it again. And I am too tired to care right now.” “Justin.” Brian looks at me. “Brian, lets talk for a moment.” I see them walk over to the door. I see them talk for a while before Brian nods, and walks back over to me. “Okay, then let me go do the paper work and I will get you numbers for counseling.” After the doctor walks out, I look at Brian. “You okay?” He asks rubbing his hand through my hair. “Yeah, just a bit shaken up.” I admit. I am still a bit freaked out about the whole thing. “Justin, why didn’t you tell me who ‘Devlin’ really was?” “I was going to, but then he threatened me. I was going to tell you today. When I went to leave, he was there. When I told him I was going to tell you everything, he attacked me from behind.” I close my eyes and take a deep breath. “Tell me now.” He whispers. “I have to tell you something else though.” “Can it wait until we get you home?” I shake my head. “No, I have to tell you now.” He takes my hand. “Ok Justin, tell me why Kip Thomas has taken on his middle name and has gotten it in for you. I know why he has it out for me, but why you?” “Well, when no one else seemed to want to help you, I couldn’t let him ruin you.” I look away as he touches my face. “What did you do?” He asks. “I blackmailed him. I knew who he was and went to him. I hit on him and we went back to his place. He was about to give me a blowjob and then I told him I was only seventeen and that the last guy ended up in jail after my daddy called the cops on him.” I say in one big breath. “What the hell, Justin?” “I told him unless he dropped the charges on you, I would tell ‘daddy’ about him and he would make sure he spent time in jail after beating him for sleeping with his minor son.” Brian gets up and walks away. “Brian, I had to do it. I couldn’t let you go down like that when I know you didn’t do what he said.” He still doesn’t say anything and I start to get worried that he is really pissed. “Brian, I’m not going to say I’m sorry for doing something I don’t regret doing. I would do it again.” “Shut up Justin.” He tells me. “Brian.” He turns and walks over to me, leans over and kisses me and that’s when I see his own tears. “I should be pissed at you for putting your life in danger like that. And luckily you weren’t hurt. No one has ever believed in me so much they would do that.” He says running his hand over my cheek. “Like I said, I had to get him to drop the lawsuit somehow.” “You are amazing. Why didn’t you tell me?” “Because I know how you feel about people doing things for you and I didn’t want you to think I did it to be able to gloat about it. I did it because I loved you. Not for you to think I did it so you would be in debt to me. I know we said no secrets, but this was long before we agreed to that and I guess I just thought it didn’t matter.” “Justin, you are amazing. Why didn’t you tell me this yesterday or last night when I asked you what was wrong?” “I didn’t want you to get mad.” I quietly tell him. “I might have been a little pissed for putting your life on the line, but I wouldn’t have been too mad.” Kissing me once again, I can feel my eyes start to close from the drugs the doctor had given me to relax. “I love you Justin, always and forever.” I hear him say before falling into a deep sleep. Brian I watch as Justin sleeps and think about what he told me and then I see ‘him’ through the door window and all the thoughts of him on top of Justin comes back to me. I lean over and kiss Justin’s forehead. He isn’t pressing charges as of now. The doctor explains he is on pain medicine and right now it’s best not to argue with him when he is so drugged up. “I’ll be right back Sunshine.” I quietly speak. Walking out, I head towards the only other man I fucked more then once. I don’t know why I did it. As I get to him, I punch him in the face, knocking him back and then grabbing him while I hear Dee screaming to leave him alone. “You son of a bitch.” I hit him once more, and he falls into the wall. He smiles at me, “You know it’s not the first time I have seen him naked” I punch him again. “I know, he just told me and to tell you the fucking truth, he’s the reason you aren’t in jail.” “And he is the reason I lost every fucking thing. You and him. Then he fucking blackmails me to save your ass.” Kip snidely remarks. Punching him again, I hear Dee screaming “WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING? GET THE FUCK OFF HIM!” “Dee, stay out of this, you don’t know what he has done to us.” I yell back as my fist hits his nose once more and I feel his blood on my knuckle as he struggles to hit me back. “I know Justin tried before to get him to have sex with him. I also know that he threatened Devlin if he didn’t have sex with him today. This is Justin’s fault.” She yells as I am being pulled off him by security. “Alright boys, take it outside.” “No, my partner is in here and I won’t leave him. I will stop.” I feel the guard let me go as I shoot daggers at Devlin or Kip, whatever the fuck. “Devlin? You okay?” Dee asks and I lose it again. “His name is Kip Dee. He is the one who tried to sue me for sexual harassment. He’s pissed because Justin actually was smarter then he was.” Kip gives me a look. “This isn’t over Kinney. Come on Dee, let’s go home.” Pulling Dee out the door, I see the doctor go into Justin’s room. Walking into the room, I see him writing something down and see that Justin is still sleeping. “What is it?” I ask moving next to Justin’s bed as he wakes up. “I’m letting him go home. The tests have shown nothing, so we will send him home with you and you just keep an eye on him.” At that, Justin sat up. “Ready to get out of here?” Justin nods as he signs the papers. An hour later, we were back at the loft sitting with Mel, Linds and Brianna. We were explaining what was happening. “We have to get mom away from him. He could hurt her.” Brianna begins to cry. “We will do what we can.” “No, you don’t understand. He’s been doing things.” I look at her as she continues. “He is always giving her medicine, but it’s like its not hers and he ups the dose of it without her knowing. She doesn’t pay attention to it. He has these tapes she listens to and it’s always after them that she is more against you guys. I think he’s like brainwashing her.” She wipes her tears. “Have you heard them?” Mel asks. “No, but you can tell the difference. Dad, you have to get her away from him. I thought he was helping her. I believed him, but not after what happened tonight. Please, get her away from him.” She says crying on my shoulder. Suddenly, the phone rings. “Hello?” I ask picking it up. “Well if it isn’t the asshole himself.” Kip grunts out. “What do you want?” I demand. “I want you to say sorry for all you did. I want Justin to say he’s sorry for what he did.” I laugh at him. “Go to hell.” I start to hang up but then I hear a sound. “Got your attention?” He laughs. “I am shocked you heard that.” “Was that a gun Kip?” I ask looking at Justin, and nodding to Brianna. I See Linds and Mel take Brianna to the other room, and then come back. Justin is now next to me, listening in. “What, you going to rid the world of yourself?” I ask. “No, I wouldn’t do that. See, this is all about revenge Brian. Oh Hi Justin, I know you are listening in as well.” “Then what you doing with the gun?” Justin asks while looking at me. “Well see, you both took something from me, and you must pay. It’s both your faults. And now, I am going to take something from the both of you.” I hear his laughter. “And what’s that?” I have my hand on Justin’s back. “The mother of your children.” And then we hear a scream and a shot. We hear a thud as the line goes dead. Staring at Justin, I know what needs to be done. Delvin/Kip I smile down at Dee who is bleeding. “No worries, your true love will be here soon to see if I really did this. And when he comes through that door, BAM! He’s dead and you will be together again.” Laughing, I lean back in the chair, waiting for Brian to come meet his maker by this gun which is being held by me.