AN: I just want to thank all of you guys for liking this story so much. I want to thank my beta CuJo for all the help she gives me. Also my wonderful beta Carly. She rocks. No, she really does! I know this chapter is going to be a little shocking but bear with me. Just remember that Brian would never hurt Justin. Keep that in mind please. Anything can happen.
Chris knocked on the door and waited. Claire opened the door and smiled at him. He couldn’t wait to talk to Brian. His friend had called to tell him who he was dating. He knew Brian was going to tell him when he was ready. They told each other everything. “Hey, you,” Claire told him. “Hi,” Chris told her. “Is Brian home?” “Yeah. He's with his boyfriend,” Claire told him, whispering. “My parents don’t know that. So, keep it quiet.” Chris nodded and smiled. He wondered if it was any of the guys he thought Brian could like. “Where is he?” Chris asked. “They're in the pool,” Claire told him. Chris nodded and moved out of the living room, towards the pool. He went up the steps and saw Brian and some blond. He smiled and walked closer. Then the blond pulled back and Chris covered his mouth and he fell, face down. “Jesus,” he said, turning on his back. “Chris,” Brian shouted as he got out of the pool and went towards his friend. Justin got out of the pool to follow Brian. He looked at Chris on his back and frowned. “Brian!” Chris yelled. “Are you okay?” Brian asked. “Brian!” Chris looked from Brian to Justin. He shook his head. Brian helped him up. “You don’t have to scream. I’m right here, you know.” Brian arched a brow and waited for his friend to say something. “Brian, of all the people you could decide to turn gay with again…it…it…it had to be him?” Chris asked. Brian rolled his eyes. “I should go,” Justin said. “No,” Brian told him. “Don’t go.” “Yeah. You don’t have to go,” Chris said, sitting down in one of the chairs. “The revolted feeling will eventually go away.” Justin glared at him. Brian hit Chris on the back of the head. “He’s only joking,” Brian said to Justin. “Does Hayden know?” Chris asked with an evil smirk. “No,” Justin said dryly. “Uh. This is going to be so good,” Chris, said, almost able to imagine Hayden’s face. “You are not going to tell him. Brian, say something to him,” Justin said, scared. “Something,” Brian smirked. “Brian,” Justin said, looking down. Brian walked up to his blond and hugged him. “He won’t say anything,” Brian assured him. Justin nodded, not sure Chris would keep quiet. “I swear,” Chris told him. “So, this is the blond that does it for you?” Brian smiled and nodded. “Could you two stop talking like I am not right here?” Justin asked. “I didn’t say anything,” Brian smirked and kissed Justin on the nose. Chris looked at Justin and shrugged. “There is something I have to say.” “What?” Justin asked. “You hurt him and I will kill you,” Chris told him, dead serious. “Chris,” Brian whispered as he let go of Justin. “Back off.” Chris nodded and got up. He put an arm around Justin’s shoulder and smiled. “I’m a nice guy, really. And you know now what line not to cross,” Chris told him. “I don’t like people hurting my friends.” Justin nodded and pulled away from him. He smiled and went back to hugging Brian, really hoping that Chris wouldn’t say anything. He was happy that Brian had such good friends that cared so much for him. “So the other day you were with Brian in the showers,” Chris smirked and shook his head. “How did you manage to disappear each time?” “Did you know that Justin fits in the lockers?” Brian laughed heartily. “Jesus, Brian,” Chris couldn’t believe what he was hearing. “Asshole,” Justin hit Brian on the arm. “I have developed a phobia for tight places.” Chris laughed with Brian while Justin pouted. “I like your tight places,” Brian pointed out. “Too much information,” Chris yelled. Justin and Brian laughed. Chris smiled seeing how happy Brian looked. Justin better not fuck it up or he was really going to hurt the blond. *** Justin entered Anna and William’s house with Tom. They sat down in the living room where Adam, Hayden, Shawn and William were. Anna was out with Lindsay and Rose. “So, what’s going on?” Justin asked. “We have to talk about Chris and Brian and the guys,” Adam told him. “I think they are planning something,” Hayden said. “Something really big and we have to be prepared.” “Why do you say that?” William asked, sitting down. “What the fuck are you talking about now?” “Because they haven’t done anything for a whole month,” Hayden pointed out. “Why haven't they done anything?” Justin shrugged and looked at Shawn. Shawn was pretty sure that reason was Justin. “They have their reasons, I guess,” Justin muttered. Justin was sure that the guys hadn’t done anything because Brian didn’t want to fight and Chris did say that he would do anything for his friends; that he only fought because Hayden would try to get back at Brian all the time. “Why are we looking for trouble?” Justin asked. “We are so close to the prom. What if we get caught doing something and aren’t allowed to go?” They all frowned. “He's right,” Tom said. Hayden frowned. “Look, if…if they do something to us, we’ll go after them,” Justin said, sure that the guys weren’t going to do anything. “Just like always.” Adam and William nodded. “It sounds like a plan,” William agreed. “I agree with him.” Shawn said. Justin saw that all of them agreed. He also saw that Hayden didn’t like the idea much. He hoped that his friend didn’t go looking for trouble. *** Justin put his juice on the table and then a pair of arms grabbed him and pulled him up. He looked at Kyle who was smirking. “Let me go,” Justin hissed. He looked at Brian who was smirking. He glared at the brunet who smirked and nodded. Next thing he knew, Kyle was throwing him in the pool. When Justin surfaced, Brian was getting inside. “You are an idiot,” he said to the brunet. Brian smiled and hugged him. Justin pushed him away and then moved away to sit at the edge of the pool. “Are you mad?” Kyle asked, sitting next to Justin. “We are just having fun.” “Hey, guys,” Emmett said, coming in with Alex. “Justin?” Justin smiled at him. Emmett took off his clothes and his shoes, staying only in his swimsuit. He sat next to Justin and smiled. “What are you doing here?” Emmett asked. “Chris invited me,” Justin told him. “He really is an okay guy.” Emmett smiled and put an arm around the blond. “I told you,” Emmett said. “Who wants hot dogs?” Chris asked. “Alex and I are cooking.” “Yeah, right,” Brian snorted, getting out of the pool. “You’ll end up burning everything.” Justin smiled at them and looked at Emmett. He had been wrong when he judged all of Brian’s friends, Brian included. “They are a nice bunch,” Justin told him. Emmett nodded. “What am I going to do?” Justin asked. “I have to tell Hayden what’s going on.” Emmett sighed. “That’s up to you, Justin. If you ask me, I think it’s the best thing but not now. You have to wait until Brian wants to make it public,” Emmett said. “Except when you think about it, who else is there to find about you and Brian?” Justin smirked. A lot of people knew about them but there was only one that worried him. A part of him wanted to tell his friend but the other one was just terrified that Brian was right. That Hayden would be so mad that he wouldn’t care about their friendship and just want to kick his ass too. “No!” Kim yelled as Kyle grabbed her and walked with her to the edge. Justin looked to where Kim was and smiled. He got up and followed Kyle who had Kim in his arms ready to dump her in the pool. As soon as Kyle dropped Kim into the pool, he pushed Kyle. When Kyle came up, he looked at him and laughed. “You got me,” Kyle said. “But…” “But what?” Justin asked smirking. “I got you,” Brian whispered and pushed him. Emmett laughed and got up as Alex came after him. Justin got out of the pool and ran after Brian. They were having fun just running around. Kyle was going after Kim and she sometimes hid behind Chris who told Kyle to get lost while he tried to cook with Jonathan. Then a voice stopped all of them. “What the hell is going on?” George asked when he got there. “What is he doing here?" He asked, looking at Justin. "What the fuck is this? Am I dreaming? This is the twilight zone, isn’t? Someone pinch me!” “Come here. I’ll explain everything to you,” Jonathan told him. “You are not going to believe it.” *** Brian took a deep breath and slowly pulled out of Justin. He turned the blond around and parted his cheeks. He rubbed his thumb again Justin’s hole and smiled when Justin moaned. “I’m exhausted, Brian. Give me a second here,” Justin turned around knowing that Brian had really been checking that he was okay. He smiled and lazily ran his hands up and down Brian’s back. “Wow. That was fucking fantastic, Brian,” Justin told him. Justin didn’t know what had gotten into Brian, but the brunet had fucked him like never before. He could barely move and he knew that he must have been smiling like a fool. “What got into you?” Justin asked. “Did I hurt you?” Brian asked as he stared into Justin’s blue eyes. He loved the way Justin looked at him with so much love and trust. Justin shook his head. “Are you sure?” Brian asked. “I’m sorry. I was a little mad.” “Why?” Justin asked, still caressing Brian’s back. “Because of you,” Brian told him. Justin opened his eyes and his hands stopped all movement. He frowned and wondered why Brian was mad at him. “Me?” Justin asked. Brian sighed and nodded. He pinched the bridge of his nose and said what was on his mind. “You drive me so fucking crazy, Justin,” Brian said, sitting up in the bed. “I just want to fucking slap you or kick you.” “What did I do?” Justin asked, sitting up in bed too. “You let him kiss you and touch you,” Brian said dryly. “Who?” Justin asked, taken aback. “Shawn,” Brian spat out the name like it burnt him. Justin frowned. “He's my friend,” Justin told him, smiling. “You are jealous of Shawn?” Brian glared at the blond. “Your so-call friend doesn’t want anything but to fuck you,” Brian hissed. “You are crazy!” Justin shouted. “I am not,” Brian told him. “I know what I am talking about.” Justin shook his head. “Brian, stop this,” Justin told him. “Shawn and I are only friends.” “Tell him to stop touching you all the time,” Brian yelled. “To stop kissing you.” Justin took a deep breath. “It doesn’t mean anything,” he crossed his arms. “We used to do that all the time.” “But not now!” Brian yelled furiously. Justin had never seen Brian so mad. “You are with me now! You are mine, not his!” Brian hissed. “Mine!” “You are acting like a lunatic,” Justin told him. Brian frowned. “I’m leaving,” Brian said, getting out of the bed. Justin wanted to slap Brian for being so stupid. “Brian,” Justin complained. “I just want it to stop,” Brian told him. “Next time he does it, I am going to kick his ass.” Justin laughed. “Right, just because. What are you going to tell him?” Brian glared at him. Justin bit his lower lip. “Don’t you trust me?” Justin asked. “Yes,” Brian told him. “I know you love me.” Justin smiled. “I just don’t trust him,” Brian told him. Justin watched him getting dressed and didn’t know why Brian was acting like this. “So, talk to him,” Brian said, putting on his shoes. “I don’t have to say anything to him,” Justin hissed. Justin looked angrily at the brunet. “I’m always doing what you tell me. Hiding our relationship because that’s what you want. We always go out with your friends but not mine! And my friends can’t know even though they already do! How come I have to change my life so much?” Justin asked. Brian frowned. “When are we going to have the guts to come out to everyone? I want to be able to kiss you in front of everyone,” Justin told him. “What about Hayden?” Brian asked. “He would understand,” Justin told him. “You know what?” Brian asked, putting on his jacket. “Fuck this.” Justin gasped and watched Brian leave. He crossed his arms over his chest and felt the tears threatening to spill. And even though he fought like crazy not to let them, he ended up crying. *** Shawn got out his car and walked to Justin’s house. He went through the back and then came into the living room, knowing they always left those doors open. He ran up to Justin’s room and knocked on the door before he entered. “Hey, Jus,” Shawn said going in. Shawn frowned when he saw Justin crying in his bed. He didn’t know what was going on with the blond, but something told him Brian was responsible. “What’s going on, Justin?” Shawn asked him. Justin looked up and sniffed. “Nothing,” Justin told him. “Tell me, come on,” Shawn said, getting in the bed. “Brian and I had an argument,” Justin told him. “He hasn’t talked to me in a whole week.” Shawn frowned. “And today I tried to talk to him and he ignored me. Like I wasn’t even there,” Justin told him. “What is his problem?” Shawn asked, frowning. “You,” Justin told him. “Me?” Shawn asked, surprised. Justin shook his head. “It’s crazy. Brian is just too jealous,” Justin said. “He thinks you want me.” Shawn frowned and bit his lower lip. “It’s true,” Shawn whispered. “I do want you.” Justin looked up at Shawn in shock. He stayed silent trying to process what his friend had just confessed. “Why didn’t you ever tell me?” Justin asked, still somewhat surprised. “Why the fuck tell me now?” Shawn didn’t know what to tell his friend. He always thought that he and Justin were going to end up together. He should have acted sooner. “I was scared I guess,” he said. Justin smiled and caressed Shawn’s face. “Can I be with you?” Shawn asked. “A long time ago, I would have said yes,” Justin told him. “But now I am with someone.” “Just one time,” Shawn whispered. “Just once.” “Shawn…” Justin said. “Please, Justin. I want to love you,” Shawn told him, pulling Justin to him. “Just this once.” Justin sighed and nodded. Shawn moved closer and kissed Justin. Justin closed his eyes and kissed the blond back. He lost himself in Shawn’s caresses but only because he thought it was someone else. Soon enough they were both naked and rubbing against each other. “I want you,” Shawn whispered. Justin just stared at him. Shawn pushed Justin on the bed and quickly got on top of him. He started kissing the blond as his hand made it down to Justin’s ass and his fingers brushed against Justin’s hole. “Oh,” Justin moaned. “Stop, wait!” “What?” Shawn asked and parted Justin’s legs. He started licking Justin’s neck and made his way down, stopping to tongue the smaller man’s navel. Justin moaned and closed his eyes. Shawn then licked his way down to Justin’s balls and started to suck then lightly. “Fuck,” Justin gasped as Shawn started to stroke him. “Hold on a minute.” “What?” Shawn asked again. “I’m just…a little scared. We’ve never done this before,” Justin told him. Shawn licked his lips and kissed the blond. He moved his hands up and down Justin’s skin. He moved his right hand to grab Justin’s cock and the blond shuddered. He stopped and grabbed his pants, pulling out a condom and a tube of lube. He opened the condom and put it on. “Are you ready?” Justin swallowed. “I don’t know. Should I be doing this to Brian?” Shawn frowned. “Don’t talk about him.” “Oh god,” Justin groaned. “Fucking hell.” He covered his face. “I don’t think I can do this.” “Justin, please,” Shawn told him. “I want…to be with you, Jus. I could love you so much.” Justin looked at the bed. He frowned, not sure what to say. “Justin,” Shawn told him. “I wouldn’t make you suffer like he does.” “You don’t know him,” Justin hissed. “Right,” Shawn said, getting up. “That’s why I’m here. Where is he?” Justin glared at his friend. “Just go,” Justin told him. He knew things would never be the same with Shawn but for Brian he would do anything. “He is an asshole who is only using you,” Shawn spat out. “Fuck. Off!” Brian hissed. “Brian!” Justin said, startled. “What the fuck is going on?” Brian asked angrily, looking from one blond to the other. “What does it look like?” Shawn asked. Brian was ready to pounce on Shawn. “Get the fuck out.” “Shawn, please leave,” Justin told him. “You are going to choose him over me?” Shawn asked, grabbing his clothes. “Some friend you are.” Justin moved to the bed and sat down. He looked at Brian and then away. Shawn glared at Brian before he left. Brian stood there for the longest time looking very angry. “What the fuck is this?” Brian asked angrily. “Is not what you think,” Justin assured him. “You were going to fuck him!” Brian yelled. “But I didn’t!” Justin shouted back. Brian stayed silent as he looked at the floor. “Brian,” Justin said as he got up. He touched Brian’s arm but the brunet pushed him away hard. Justin fell back on the bed and sighed. “You don’t want me anymore, is that it?” Brian asked like a mad man. “No,” Justin told him. “I love you, Brian.” Brian grabbed Justin by the neck and glowered at him. He raised his fist but stopped at the last minute. He pushed Justin in the bed and shook his head. “You don’t!” Brian spat out. “We have a little fight and you are ready to give your ass to the first asshole that comes by!” Justin’s eyes watered. He looked to the floor not able to look at the brunet. Brian shook his head as he stared at the blond. “Why are you doing this?” Justin asked. “Why would you say that?” “Fuck you! You started it,” Brian turned around to leave. “Don’t leave!” Justin yelled. “If you walk out on me don’t dare to come back.” Brian shrugged and left the room. Justin closed his eyes and sighed. When he opened them again he grabbed the lamp on the nightstand and threw it against the wall. Then he got in the bed and cried all night. *** Chris knocked on the door and went inside Brian’s room. He knew it was something serious the moment he had talked to Brian on the phone. “Brian,” he whispered as he stared at the brunet. Brian turned his head and looked at his friend. He got up from the bed and walked over to his friend with something in his hands. “So what’s up?” Chris asked. Brian handed it over to Chris and then closed the door to his room before walking back to where he was sitting. “I am ready to make Hayden pay.” Chris looked at a picture of Brian and his twin brother, Brad. He had never met the brunet but he felt like he knew him. Brian was always talking about him. Brad had never made it past fourteen. He had died in a freak accident when he had been in the woods playing with Brian or at least that’s what everyone thought. Brian on the other hand had told him it had been Hayden and he was going to make the blond pay if it was the last thing he did. “For Brad,” Brian whispered. “And you,” Chris said, giving Brian a knowing look. Brian just nodded and proceeded to tell Chris what he had planned, thinking of what Hayden had done to his brother and trying really hard not to remember what Hayden did to him.