At that, everyone looked to the forgotten small boy in the corner. Melanie was holding Gus securely in her arms as he was now relentlessly attempting to reach his arms out to the blonde in the bed as his face clearly showed that he could at least understand that Justin was hurt and he couldn’t touch him. Even Brian was shocked by the outburst. He looked to Mel and Lindz for an explanation. “He knows that you and Justin are always together. He knows you as ‘Dada’ and he assumed Justin was his other father, especially since he has two moms. He was confused what to call him until some little girl on t.v. called her father ‘Papa’. From then on whenever he saw pictures of you two, you were ‘Dada’ and Justin was ‘Papa’. We were surprised at first, but you have to admit it makes sense. Justin’s always around Gus. He’s been a second father to him. If Gus views him that way, then, we figured, that should tell us something. We weren’t sure how you’d feel. We were waiting to tell you.” After her speech, Lindsay expected to see shock or anger on Brian’s face. However, she was caught off guard by what appeared. She saw nothing but pure joy and pride for his son. He gently took Gus from Mel and told him that Papa was hurt but he would be okay soon. He told Gus to give his Papa a kiss to help him feel better. Brian couldn’t help the elation that coursed through his body every time he used the ‘P word’. He also couldn’t prevent the inevitable lump in his throat that formed as he watched his son gently kiss Justin’s forehead. Suddenly he shouted “Mama”. He looked to Mel and pointed to the bag she had slung over her shoulder. “Bear!” he exclaimed. Mel removed the leather bear. The first gift Brian ever gave his son had been Gus’ constant companion. As Mel handed the bear to Gus, he placed it next to Justin’s head on his pillow. There wasn’t a dry eye in the room. Even Brian felt a burning at the corners of his eyes. Only Justin’s eyes remained closed. But, Brian felt, that would change very soon.