Vic gave Justin a beer and sat down to wait calmly until Justin was ready to talk to him. “It’s about Brian.” Justin said. “I figured that much.” Vic told him. Justin nodded and took another sip from his beer. “Take it easy.” Vic told him. “This is hard. No one knows.” Justin told him. “I’m not sure I should tell you.” “Justin.” Vic said grabbing one of Justin’s hands. “Whatever you tell me, it stays here.” Justin nodded and cleared his throat. “Brian is…he is an assassin. He kills people.” Justin told him. “Are you serious?” Vic asked. Justin nodded. “Wow. That’s the last thing I expected.” Vic confessed. “It’s not what you think. He kills bad people like child molesters.” Justin explained. "It doesn't make it so much better, I know." Vic listened to Justin. “I am not saying it’s right but I understand why someone would do this.” Justin defended. “I think I understand too. What I want to know is if it’s affecting you?” Vic asked. “Is this the thing that has you all stressed out?” Justin smiled and shook his head. “It doesn’t affect me, at least not anymore.” Justin told him and rubbed his thigh. “It’s about…this friend he used to have.” “What about him?” Vic asked. “He’s trying to kill me.” Justin hissed. Vic stayed quiet for a while. “Old boyfriend?” Vic asked. “I don’t know. Brian says he is just an old friend but fuck! They know each other really well. They still talk to each other like he is not trying to kill me and Brian won’t kill him.” Justin said raising his voice. “So you want him to kill this guy?” Vic asked. “That’s not what I meant.” Justin told him. “It’s just… I know it hurts him; what this guy is doing this to him, yet he won’t do anything to stop it. He wants revenge for what Brian did to him. That’s another story, but I don’t want to get into that.” Vic shook his head and took a deep breath. “Have you considered ending the relationship?” Vic asked. Justin laughed and drank from his beer. “We have, Vic. But I can’t keep away from him. I try every single day to walk away and I just can’t leave him. Once was more than enough to last me for a lifetime. It's horrible being without him.” “You’ve got it bad.” Vic said smiling. “He wants me to go away with him.” Justin told him. “Are you?” Vic asked. “I already told him yes.” Justin admitted. “Are you having second thoughts?” Vic asked him. Justin nodded. “I want to go but I know it won’t be like a normal move. Once I’m gone, I won’t be able to see my family. And if I come back, I could never return to him. It sucks.” Justin yelled. Vic smiled. “What?” Justin asked. “You sounded like a little kid.” Vic pointed out. Justin smiled. “I feel like a little kid.” Justin told him. Vic and Justin stayed quiet thinking about Justin’s problems. They couldn’t find a solution for it. *** “Justin! Justin!” Emmett screamed as he ran inside the apartment. Justin turned around and looked at his friend in terror. “Let’s go! We have to go!” Emmett shouted. “What happened?” Justin asked slowly. “Ben woke up!” Emmett said. “I cannot find Michael anywhere. I think he saw him and then he left, but I’m not sure. Everyone is at the hospital. I’m afraid that he is going to do something stupid.” Justin nodded. “I’ll go find him.” Justin assured him. Justin grabbed his coat and his apartment keys. He kissed Emmett on the cheek and told him to wait for him there. Justin had a good idea where Michael was. He tried the first thing that came to mind which was Woody’s and then he tried Babylon. Afterwards he tried the baths. He found Michael coming out of one of the rooms. “What do you want?” Michael hissed. “To talk to you.” Justin told him. Michael rolled his eyes. “Talk later.” Michael said, eyeing a trick. “I’m going to fuck him.” Justin grabbed Michael by the shoulder and pulled him back. He pushed him against the wall and glared at his friend. “Stop it! I know it hurts. I know you are scared. I know that you are pissed and happy. I know you have never felt like this before, Mikey, but you have to give it a try. Ben cares for you. So stop being an asshole. We are going to go to the loft and clean you up and then we are picking Emmett up and we are going to the hospital.” “No way.” Michael hissed. “You are so going to do what I say.” Justin told him. “Or I’ll kick your ass.” “You and what army?” Michael asked. “Melanie.” Justin said hissing while he glared at Michael. Michael stared at his friend before he took a deep breath. “She could so beat me up.” Michael said smirking. Justin smiled and nodded. “Come on. Let’s get out of here.” Justin said. Michael took one look back at the trick before he thought of Ben. Ben was so much hotter than any of them plus he knew Ben loved him no matter what. Michael closed his eyes briefly then followed Justin out of the place. *** Justin smiled and put Michael’s keys on his table. Michael followed him inside the loft and towards the kitchen where he took out a bottle of Jack Daniel’s. “This is so amazing.” Justin commented as he watched Michael drink a shot of the whisky. Michael nodded. He had told everything the doctor had said to him before he had left the hospital. “Aren’t you happy?” Justin asked. “He’s up.” “He doesn’t remember what happened.” Michael said. Justin smiled sadly. “Maybe he will.” Justin told his friend. “Plus they got the guy who did it.” “We should have known it was that prick.” Michael hissed. “He was after Ben the whole year.” “It’s going to be okay.” Justin assured him. “Now, go get a shower so we can pick Emmett up.” Justin hugged Michael and then kissed him on the lips. “What would Brian say?” Chris asked. The two men’s heads snapped around to look at Chris who stood by the door for a moment before walking inside. “What the fuck are you doing here?” Justin asked angry. “How did you get in here?” “I followed you.” Chris said smiling. “You are so easy. I thought Brian would have taught you a thing or two.” “Who is he?” Michael asked. Chris smirked. “I’m Chris. I came to pick Justin up. We have a date.” Chris informed him. “The fuck we do. Get the fuck out.” Justin warned. “I’m going to call the cops.” “Oh, I’m trembling.” Chris mocked. “Now Justin, don’t make this harder than it has to be. You wouldn’t want anyone getting hurt.” Justin paled as he looked at Michael. “Walk.” Chris instructed. “The fuck he is.” Michael said standing in front of Chris. “You just leave my loft. We will call the cops.” Chris laughed and moved away from Michael and towards the door. When he reached the door he pulled out his gun and pointed it at Justin. “If you call the cops, I will have to hurt Justin.” Chris said. “Shoot me. I’m not scared of you.” Justin told him. Chris smiled and moved his hand so now he was pointing the gun at Michael. “Wait!” Justin gasped out. “I’ll go with you.” “Justin!” Michael protested, when he came out of his shock. “What the fuck is going on?” Justin walked past Chris and out of the apartment. “Tell Brian I say hi.” Chris sing sang before he close the door. Michael stood there not really sure what the fuck had happened. Once he reacted, he called his mother knowing that calling the cops would be a bad idea. *** Emmett opened the door and smiled. “Hey Brian.” Emmett said cheerfully. “Hi.” Brian answered with a little smile. “Come on in.” Emmett told him. Brian entered the apartment. “It’s Justin here?” Brian asked. “No. He went to look for Michael. Michael is having a hard time dealing with Ben not remembering a thing.” Emmett told him. “I’m waiting for them. Justin said they would be here pretty soon when he called me.” Brian nodded. “So…Ben woke up.” Emmett said not sure what else to say. “That’s good news.” “Yeah it is.” Brian agreed. “Yeah. The cops came and then they found out that this guy, uh, Mark Brooks, was the one who attacked him. Ben is never going to be the same.” Brian closed his eyes letting a sigh escape him. “Thank god.” “Excuse me?” Emmett asked taken aback. “That they caught the kid.” Brian explained. “Of course!” Emmett laughed. “I’m such a dork sometimes.” Brian walked to the couch and sat down. “Do you want anything to drink?” Emmett asked. “Nah.” Brian told him. Emmett nodded and sat next to Brian. “So…” Emmett said. “Justin told me that he was moving away with you.” Brian nodded. “Are you sure that’s a smart choice?” Emmett asked. “What are you talking about?” Brian asked. “Justin didn’t look too happy about it. He’s going to miss his family. He hasn’t even told me where you guys are going.” Emmett said. Brian took a deep breath. “How about a beer, I could use a beer.” Brian told him. “Great.” Emmett told him smiling and getting up to go get it. Brian took his phone and called Justin. He waited and waited but Justin wasn’t picking up. He thought of just leaving but he wanted to see his blond. He would just have to wait a little longer. He had to explain some things to Justin and to tell him about Chris. *** Justin looked around the house before he sat down where Chris had told him. “Are you going to kill me?” Justin asked. “As soon as Brian gets here.” Chris told him. Justin licked his lips and held his tears back. “Why are you doing this?” Justin asked. Chris stayed quiet. “Was Brian your friend?” Justin asked. Chris laughed. “He didn’t tell you who I was?” Chris asked. Justin shook his head. “Maybe he’s ashamed of you.” Justin told him. Chris glared at him. “Shut the fuck up. You don’t know shit.” Chris screamed at him. Justin kept quiet. “You know, you are a nice kid. Maybe I’ll just kill Brian and let you watch.” Chris told him. Justin cried then hoping Brian wouldn’t show up.