Brian looked at Jason and frowned. It was the third time he'd lunch with the man. They talked all the time and Brian found him stimulating. “So, can I ask you something?” Jason asked. “What’s that?” Brian asked. “When you saw me at your office for the first time, did you really forget who I was?” Jason asked. Brian smirked and nodded. “I couldn’t remember where I had seen you. Then it came to me.” Brian admitted. “I see.” Jason said. “We could have a repeat.” Brian laughed and shook his head. “I…I’m with someone.” Brian told him. “Oh.” Jason said. “I didn’t know.” “It’s okay.” Brian assured him. “Can we be friends then?” Jason asked. “I think you are great. I could learn a lot from you.” Brian nodded glad that Jason wasn’t after more. “You have something on your face.” Jason told him. Brian cleaned his face and looked at Jason. “There?” Brian asked. Jason laughed. “I was only playing.” Jason told him. “You are such a twat.” Brian said smirking. Jason just shrugged and smiled. *** Justin and Brian came barging in through the doors. They ran down the hall until they found Michael, Debbie and Vic in the hallway. “What happen?” Justin asked as he stood in front of Michael. “He was going to pick up Victoria…and…he had an accident.” Michael said crying. Brian pulled Michael towards him and let his friend cry. Justin covered his mouth in shock. He walked over to Debbie and frowned. “Was Victoria with him?” Justin asked in a low voice. Debbie shook his head. “How is he doing?” Justin asked. “We don’t know.” Debbie told him. “They haven’t told us anything.” Vic said. Then the doctor came out. “How is he?” Michael asked. “He is okay. He lost some blood but not too much. He broke both of his legs but they will heal in time. He is awake right now. He is going to be back to himself in no time.” The doctor assured him. “Thank you, doctor.” Debbie told him. Michael was already moving to see Chris. Debbie and Vic followed Michael. “Jesus.” Justin said crying. Brian hugged him and kissed him. “He is okay.” Brian whispered. “He will be okay.” Justin nodded and held on to Brian. “I was so scared.” Justin told him. “I know.” Brian told him. Brian had seen how Justin looked like a mad man when he heard that Chris was in an accident. He understand Justin; if something had happened to Michael, he would have been the same way. “I want to go see him.” Justin told him taking Brian’s hand and interlacing their fingers. “I’m here for you, baby.” Brian assured them. The two of them walked hand in hand to where Chris was. “Hey, man.” Chris said in a groggy voice. “I felt like I needed some attention.” Justin laughed and moved to hug Chris. Never letting go of Brian’s hand. *** “I like this place.” Denise said referring to the restaurant they were in. “Justin picked it out.” Jack said. Justin smiled at Denise. “You have great taste.” Denise told him. “Thank you.” Justin said. Brian smiled and leaned closer to Justin. He winked and kissed his blond. “You hear that. You have great taste.” Brian said smirking. Justin laughed and nodded. “What are we doing here anyway?” Denise asked. “What are we celebrating?” Denise looked at Brian and Justin with a raised brow. Justin and Brian looked at each other a little confused. “Uh, you guys invited us.” Brian pointed out. Denise looked at Jack and frowned. “You said they were celebrating something.” Denise whispered to Jack. “And they will.” Jack told her as he got up. Brian arched both of his brows as he saw his father get in one knee. Justin’s eyes almost bulged out of his eye sockets. “Denise, you are the greatest person I ever had the pleasure to meet. I love you. And I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Would you marry me?” Jack asked showing her the ring. Denise’s eyes watered. “Oh, Jack.” Denise muttered. Justin held his breath waiting to hear her say yes. “Is that a yes?” Brian asked. “Yes.” Denise said throwing her arms around Jack. Jack smiled and kissed her. He took out the ring from the box and put it in her finger. “Wow, your father is a romantic.” Justin whispered to Brian. “Yeah.” Brian said smirking. “I guess he is.” Brian and Justin looked at each other and smiled. They kissed each other and looked at the happy couple. “After this can we go see Chris and Michael?” Justin asked. “He was released today.” Brian nodded and kissed him. “Then we’ll go home and have a little celebration of our own.” Brian whispered. Justin nodded slightly and went back to stare at Jack and Denise who were both sporting a big smile. *** Brian came inside the diner and scanned it for Justin. He smiled when he saw the blond leaning on the counter and staring at Debbie and some guy. He wanted to spend some time with his blond. Justin turned for a second and smiled when he saw Brian. “Hey.” Brian said kissing Justin on the lips. “I was with the kids.” “I know.” Justin told him. “I called the daycare to see how it was going, since is their first day there.” Brian nodded. “Sheila said that Keefe and Fiona were behaving.” Justin said smirking. Brian laughed knowing that Sheridan, Illona and Liam could be a handful. “So, what are you doing?” Brian asked. Justin smiled and nodded towards Debbie and some man who was talking to her. “Take a seat and watch the show.” Justin told him. “What are you talking about?” Brian asked. “Deb and Hamilton.” Emmett said hearing the conversation as he got there. Brian arched a brow. “I never miss it.” Emmett told him sitting down. “Where is Ted?” Justin asked. “He said there was something he needed to do.” Emmett said as he looked towards Debbie and Hamilton. “What did I miss?” “Not much.” Justin told him. “He just got here.” “Justin, is your life that boring?” Brian asked smirking. “Get me something to eat.” Justin stuck his tongue out at him and nodded. “Sit down.” Emmett said looking at Brian. “You know you want to watch them.” Brian rolled his eyes and shook his head. He sat down, but told himself it was just because he was waiting for his lunch. *** “Thank you so much, Ted!” Lindsay said as she looked at the signed papers. Ted smiled and nodded. Lindsay and Melanie kissed each other. Ted looked away and then back at them. He cleared his throat and gave them a little smile when they looked at him. “I know that I don’t have any rights over Abe now…but I was wondering if it would be okay if I came to see him and if he knew that I was his father?” Ted asked. Lindsay and Melanie looked at each other and smiled. “We would like that, Ted.” Melanie told him. “And also if you guys need money, I won’t mind giving it to you. I want Abe to be okay.” Ted told them. Lindsay got up and hugged them man. “You are so good.” Lindsay said smiling. “I owe you a lot.” Ted hugged her back and then Melanie. “Well.” Ted said. “I’ll leave you girls.” Melanie nodded. “Maybe you can come tomorrow for dinner.” Melanie told him. “Sure.” Ted said and left. Ted had a big smile plastered on his face as he drove to the diner. There were times when he still couldn’t believe he was a father but he loved every minute of it. He got out of his car and walked inside the establishment to find Emmett, Justin and Brian at the counter very close to each other and whispering. “What’s going on?” Ted asked. “We are just watching the noon show.” Emmett told him. Ted smirked and looked towards Deb and Hamilton. “Can I get you something?” Justin asked. “My usual plus a coffee.” Ted told him. Justin nodded and went to place the order. “So, how many times has Deb blushed?” Ted asked. “Twelve and counting.” Brian said and then took a sip of his coffee. “So much for not being interested.” Emmett murmured. Brian rolled his eyes. “So, Ted.” Brian said smirking. “Same old, same old boring life?” “Not really.” Ted told him smiling widely. *** Brian smiled as kissed Justin. Justin pulled the duvet over them and moved closer to Brian. He frowned not knowing what was wrong. They just had made love but for some reason it didn’t felt the same. He looked up at Brian who had his eyes close and he waited until he was sure that Brian was asleep before he got up from the bed. He went to the living room and dialed his best friend’s number. “Hello?” Daphne asked. “Are you awake?” Justin asked. “Yeah.” Daphne told him. “I need to talk to you about something.” Justin told her. “I am listening.” Daphne said. Justin sighed and then explained to Daphne all the things he was feeling and how things were between him and Brian. “You guys are meant to be together.” Daphne told him. “You guys have been through so much.” Justin nodded listening to his friend. “Why don’t you do something?” Daphne suggested. “Like what?” Justin asked licking his lips. “You can role play. Use toys.” Daphne told him. “I can’t believe I’m listening to this.” Justin muttered. “Hey.” Daphne protested. “I know what I am talking about. You need to spice things up.” “Yeah.” Justin agreed. “Make things more interesting.” Debbie said. “You can always take some time off for only the two of you or surprise him at work.” “That sounds like a good idea, Daph.” Justin said smiling. “You see.” Daphne told him. “Thank you, Daph.” Justin told him. “I just can’t think for myself lately. I’ve been so worried.” “I understand.” Daphne said. “Is everything else okay? How are the kids?” Justin smiled and got comfortable in the sofa. They were going to be talking for a while. *** Justin smiled as he prepared the basket he was going to take to Brian’s work. He had some fruits and cheese and crackers. He had a bottle of wine and he had put in some lube and condoms too. He was going to surprise his man. He knew that Brian was going to stay late working. “Are you going to leave ever?” Molly asked. “Yeah.” Jesse agreed. Justin arched a brow. “What do you have planned?” Justin asked. “Nothing, Justin.” Molly told him. “We are here to take care of the kids.” Justin nodded. “Are you sure you can’t leave Liam with us?” Molly asked. “No. He’s staying with Debbie.” Justin told her. “He can be a handful and he would only suck all your attention.” “Okay. Okay.” Molly told him. “I will be back by midnight at the most.” Justin assured her. Molly and Jesse nodded. Justin left with Liam and stopped at Debbie’s house. “Hey, you.” Debbie said as she looked at Liam. Liam ran over to where Abe was sleeping in his crib. “Don’t wake him up, Liam.” Debbie told him. “Okay.” Liam said and went back to stare at Abe. “I didn’t know he was going to be here.” Justin said. “Yeah. The girls had a hot day and asked me to take care of him.” Debbie explained. “Are you sure you are going to be okay?” Justin asked. Debbie nodded. “Of course, sweetie.” Debbie told him. “Just the other day, I had Liam, Victoria and Abe here. I handled it well.” Justin smiled. “Thank you, Deb.” Justin told him. “You are welcome, baby. Now go surprise your man.” Debbie told him. Justin smiled and nodded. He did have one hell of a surprise for Brian. *** “This is hard work.” Chris said as he watched Michael putting their daughter in her crib. “What is?” Michael asked. “Being a parent.” Chris told him. “And now you realize that?” Michael asked chuckling. “No. I mean, yes.” Chris said. “It's just that people tell you how hard it is. They say it's worth it, which it is and you visualize it all in your head. You know it’s hard but it will be worth it. And then once you are a parent, it just hits you. It really is hard work. And you think about your parents and all the hard time you gave them.” Chris smirked. “I was always a good boy.” Michael told him. Chris rolled his eyes and nodded. He took his little girl’s hand and caressed. “They are right. It is so worth it.” Chris whispered. Michael bent down and kissed the blond. “How are you feeling?” Michael asked. “I’m okay, Mike.” Chris told him. “Just a little tired.” “Did you take your pills?” Michael asked. Chris nodded. “Let’s go to bed.” Michael told him. Chris nodded and wheeled himself into their bedroom. He took off his shirt and got close to the bed to move himself when he felt Michael picking him up and putting him on the bed. “I can do it myself.” Chris commented. “I know.” Michael told him. “But I like taking care of you.” Chris smiled and nodded. “Are you coming to bed?” Chris asked. “Yes.” Michael said as he pushed the wheelchair away from the bed. Michael got in the bed and kissed Chris. “I can’t wait to be out of these damn things.” Chris told him. “Take it easy, babe.” Michael told him. Chris sighed. “I feel so helpless.” Chris told him. “The hell you are.” Michael told him. “You can still do everything you always did. And you will be walking in no time.” “Yeah.” Chris said smirking. “Thinking about everything I always did. There is this itch right about here that I can’t get to.” Michael laughed and kissed his man. He moved down and started planting kisses all over Chris’s skin. He kept going down until he reached that particular itch his baby had. *** Brian took the condom and put it on. He moaned as he entered the hot, tight cavity. “You are so good.” Brian moaned. “More.” Jason demanded. Brian pushed all the way inside and stopped waiting for Jason to adjust. He licked the man’s neck and then started moving. “Oh, god Brian!” Jason moaned. “Yes…there…oh.” “Fuck! Jason.” Brian moaned. “So good.” They were both grunting and pushing against each other when the sound of breaking glass stopped them. “What the fuck?” Brian asked as he lifted his upper body and looked at his desk. Brian looked at the bottle of wine that had broken into pieces once it hit the desk as well as making the glass desk break. He looked back and stared at an angry Justin. He looked back at Jason who was looking at Justin a little shocked. “Fuck.” Brian said pulling out of Jason. Justin shook his head and dropped the basket and turned around to leave the place. Brian put on his pants quickly and then his shirt and followed the blond. “Justin, wait!” Brian screamed. Justin kept hitting the button for the elevator. “Look at me.” Brian whispered. Justin kept his back to Brian. “It’s not what you think.” Brian told him. Justin made a noise that was half a laugh and half a sob. “Baby.” Brian said as he grabbed Justin’s shoulder. Justin turned around and pushed Brian’s hand away. “Don’t fucking touch me.” Justin hissed in a deadly voice. Brian swallowed. “Jus…” Brian said but Justin didn’t want to hear it. “I’m going home. I don’t know what you are going to do, but I don’t want to see you there. I just can’t look at you, Brian.” Justin told him. Brian looked at the floor and the doors to the elevator opened. Justin got in and when the door closed, he started crying. He couldn’t believe that he had found Brian in his office with another man. It wasn’t the fact that Brian was fucking another man. He knew that they weren’t perfect, that they might slip and fuck some trick. What got to him was that he saw them. The things they said to each other and the way they were touching. It just killed Justin to see Brian being so intimate with someone else. “Brian.” Jason said looking at Brian’s back. Brian turned around and walked over to Jason. “It's better if you go.” Brian told him. “But…” Jason said. “Just go, please.” Brian told him. Jason nodded and went back to the office to get the rest of his things. Then he left Brian alone. He knew that Brian was going to be with him. After all, Brian’s boyfriend had seen them. There was no way they would get back together. “Jesus.” Brian said as a tear made it down. “What do I do now?” There was only silence in the office. “How do I fix this?” Brian asked himself. Brian stayed there the rest of the night, knowing that he had royally fucked up.