Thanks to my betas. I added a few stuff and any mistakes would be fixed later. I just wanted to post because I don’t know when I am going to be able to do so again.
Melanie opened the door and came face to face with Joy. “Oh my god,” she hugged Joy to her. “I can’t believe you are here.” Joy smiled. “I said I was going to visit.” “Joy!!!” Lindsay said as she pulled the girl into her arms. “Oh my god. I’m so happy to see you.” Joy smiled, happy to be there. Melanie grabbed Joy’s carry on. “Come on inside,” Lindsay told her. “So, this is your apartment, guys,” Joy looked around and liked it. It was modern yet it felt cozy. “This is so great,” Melanie told her. “We were just going out to grab something to eat.” Joy turned around and frowned. “I’m sorry.” “Oh, nonsense,” Lindsay told her. “You are coming with us.” “Let me show you the guest room,” Melanie told her. The three of them walked to the bedroom. Joy smiled as she looked at the bed. It had light colors all around. She liked how warm the place felt. “How long are you going to be staying?” Melanie asked. “Two weeks at the most or whenever you guys get tired of me and kick me out,” Joy joked as she sat down in the bed. “Yeah, right,” Lindsay threw her arm around Joy as they sat side by side. “We love having you here.” Joy smiled and nodded. “You look tired,” Lindsay said. “I am,” Joy told them. “I took the bus.” “Oh sweetie,” Melanie sat next to Joy in the bed and rubbed her arm. “You stay here and rest and we will go and get the food.” “Are you guys sure?” Joy asked. “You are going to leave me here alone?” “Are you scared?” Lindsay asked. “No,” Joy told them. “We trust you,” Melanie told her. Joy smiled widely. “Thanks.” “We will be back really quick,” Melanie said getting up. “The fast food is just around the corner.” “Ah,” Lindsay screamed. “I am so happy you are here. Joy and Lindsay hugged again. Then Lindsay got up and she and Melanie left Joy in the bed to rest for a few hours. Joy heard the door close and sighed. She leaned back and closed her eyes. Her body shook and she moved into a fetal position on her side. Tears were running down her face. She didn’t know what was going to happen with her. She was so alone. Now she was hiding a secret from all of her friends not knowing what would happen if they knew. She didn’t know what she was going to say to them but maybe Lindsay and Melanie would help her. *** “This is hard work,” Emmett said as he sat down and fanned himself. Ted shook his head. “What are you talking about?” Ted asked. “You haven’t lifted a thing.” “Coordinating,” Emmett told him. “You guys are so horrible at following directions.” Debbie laughed as she walked to the kitchen. She opened the fridge and then searched for Val. “Hey, you better buy more food. You have to feed my boy.” Val looked at Matthew who was smiling. “Oh yeah,” Ben said. “He eats a lot.” “I know,” Val told them. “We went to the supermarket just two days ago and look at that fridge.” “Just for that, you are not getting any tonight,” Matthew said as he left the apartment to get another box from the U-haul. “Uh, you better take that back,” Emmett said laughing. Ben and Michael laughed as they followed the blond. They each came back with a box. Brian followed, looking a little bit down. “Hey! Put that box down!” Matthew yelled at Brian when he let go of his box. “Not funny, buddy!” “What’s with you?” Ted asked looking at Matthew. Brian arched a brow and put the box down. Matthew walked over to him and turned the box around. “Pillows! You are carrying pillows?” Brian laughed and pushed Matthew away. Then he turned around and went to get another box. “Jeez,” Michael said as he looked at Matthew. “You could give a heart attack to anyone.” Matthew smiled and then followed Brian out of the apartment. “Wow,” Debbie said as she walked around the place. “I can’t believe how much time has passed. My boys are growing up.” Ted looked at Michael who only shrugged. “Ma, I'm your kid, me,” Michael told her. “Oh, stop it,” Debbie told him. “It's as if he was my baby too. Him, Teddy, Emmett, Ben, Brian, Justin and now Val. They are all my boys.” “She ain’t kidding,” Ben whispered to Val as he went by. Val went to get more of Matthew’s stuff with Ted. When they got down, Brian and Matthew where sitting on the hood of the car smoking a cigarette. Matthew was quiet while Brian talked on the phone. “They are moving in together,” Brian told Justin. “Really,” Justin sat down and sighed. “Maybe you should do the same.” Brian stopped walking and stayed silent. “You mean go there with you.” “Yeah,” Justin told him. “You know I want you with me. And you could study from anywhere.” “I thought you said you were coming back,” Brian sighed. Matthew looked at Brian and stayed quiet. He looked at Val and smiled at his boyfriend. Val and Ted picked up a box and then they left. “I have to go,” Brian told him. “Later.” “What did he say?” Matthew asked. “That I should move in with him,” Brian said as he put his cell phone in his pocket. “It’s not the first time we've talked about it. I always manage to change the subject, but each time it’s getting closer to the time he’s supposed to be back and I haven’t answered him.” “So, what’s the problem?” Matthew asked throwing his cigarette away. “He will be back.” Brian sighed. “I think he wants to stay way longer.” Matthew thought for a moment. “Well, I know he would come back if you decide to stay here.” Brian nodded because he knew that too. He was the one who had to decide what would happen next. “Hey, we are going to take a break,” Emmett told them as he came out. “Are you coming?” “Sure,” Brian told him. “Yeah,” Matthew said as he got up and ran up to where Val was coming out of the building with his arm around Debbie’s shoulder. Emmett frowned when he looked at Brian. “Are you okay, sweetie?” “Yeah,” Brian told him, smiling as he crushed the cigarette on the ground. He looked up when he heard Matthew laughing. Val was carrying Matthew on his back. Everyone else was following them towards the diner. Emmett closed the U-haul and then went towards Brian. “Come on, baby,” he put his arm around the brunet. Brian walked with Emmett and watched Val and Matthew hugging each other, which made him think about Justin. Maybe he just should stop analyzing things so much and just go with Justin. That way he could be as happy as the couple in front of him. *** “Hello, pretty boy,” Matthew said sitting next to Brian at the bar. “What are you doing here?” Brian arched a brow as he looked at Matthew. “Stupid question, drinking of course,” Matthew laughed. “But what has you coming here? What happened to you?” Brian sighed and stayed silent. Matthew asked for a scotch on the rocks. “Since when the fuck do you drink that?” Brian asked. “Since Val made one for me and I liked it,” Matthew told him. “It’s Val favorite drink.” “So, it’s now yours?” Brian asked. “No,” Matthew said taking a sip. “But he likes to taste it in my mouth. For some reason it gets him hard.” “Thanks for sharing your weird sex escapades,” Brian told him. Matthew laughed and shrugged. “So what are you doing here?” “I got a promotion,” Brian whispered. Matthew stopped half way with his drink before he put it back at the bar. “When?” “They told me today,” Brian laughed and shook his head. He sighed and looked at his friend. “I was just going to finish this semester and go with Justin.” Matthew sighed. “What are you going to do now?” “I don’t know,” Brian sighed. “I could take the job and wait until he comes back, but each day I think he's more in love with New York. Or I could decline and just go with him. But I don’t want him to give all he has just for me.” “You would be doing the same thing,” Matthew pointed out. “Yeah, but it’s different,” Brian said. “I can do my job from anywhere. New York is like the place to be for artist and whatnot.” Matthew bit his lower lip. He wished he could help Brian. “Hey,” Val said wrapping his arms around Matthew’s waist. Matthew smiled and turned around on the stool. They kissed and Val pulled back quickly. “Mmm, me like,” Val said squeezing Matthew’s ass. “Jesus,” Brian said. “Don’t fuck him here.” Val and Matthew laughed. “Mind if I take him away for a few minutes,” Val said pulling Matthew up. Brian grabbed the scotch and gave it to Val. “Have fun.” Matthew laughed and kissed Brian on the cheek. “It will be okay.” Brian nodded and stayed sitting there. When he finished his drink, he asked for another one. “Hey, stud,” Memphis smiled at the brunet. Brian turned around and frowned. “Memphis…what…what the fuck are you doing here?” “In Pittsburgh? Last time I checked…I live here,” Memphis told him. “As for this place, well, it’s a bar.” Brian went back to staring at his drink. “I haven’t seen you in a long time.” “I’ve been busy with work and my partner,” Memphis told him. “You have a partner?” Brian asked. “You're in a relationship?” Memphis nodded. “Congratulations,” Brian grabbed his glass and took a sip. “Where is Justin?” Memphis asked. “New York. Working,” Brian told him. “New job.” Memphis nodded and looked at Brian’s ring. “What’s that?” Brian looked at his ring and smiled. “I’m getting married. Memphis nodded. “You don’t look too happy.” Brian stared at his ring and smiled briefly. He looked back at Memphis and then at the guy that stood next to him. “Who is this?” Stephan asked. “Brian, this is my partner, Stephan. Babe, this is Brian,” Memphis said. “Oh,” Stephan just nodded his head. Brian arched a brow and smirked. “Well,” he got up and paid for his drinks. “I just realized that I have things to do.” “Oh really,” Memphis said. “Yeah,” Brian looked back at his ring and then at Memphis. “Thanks for reminding me.” Memphis frowned and shrugged when he looked at Stephan. He had no idea what the hell he had reminded Brian that he had to do. *** Lindsay was laughing as Melanie tickled her. They had decided to spend the night in. They started kissing and things had started to turn serious when Joy came out of the guest room and saw them. “Shit, I’m sorry,” Joy told them. “Hey,” Lindsay said rolling his lips inside her mouth. “It’s okay.” “No, it’s not,” Joy said and looked at the floor. “I have to leave.” “Whoa,” Melanie said getting up. “What do you mean? Just because you saw us kissing.” “I was…I was going to ask you guys to let me stay a little while longer,” Joy looked away. “But it's not going to work because I would just get in the way.” “Wait,” Lindsay said getting up from the sofa. “What do you mean? I thought you were going back to the Pitts tomorrow? Not that I don’t want you here…it's just that I don’t know what’s going on.” “My parents kicked me out,” Joy said. “It was all so quick, I didn’t have time to look for a place. I have money and I can get a place but I need to find it.” “What happened?” Melanie asked. Joy looked at the floor. “Joyce,” Lindsay said strictly. Joy looked at them and swallowed. “I’m pregnant.” “What?” Melanie asked. “Are you sure?” Lindsay looked at Melanie and frowned. “Is she sure? Come on now, what kind of question is that?” “Right,” Melanie said. “How many months are you?” “Two and half,” Joy told them. “They wanted me to have an abortion, but I couldn’t. It’s a part of me.” Lindsay went over to her friend and hugged her. “It’s going to be okay,” she kissed her on the cheek and smiled. “Yes,” Melanie went to her too. “We are here for you.” “So, what do you want?” Lindsay asked. “A boy or a girl?” “I don’t know,” Joy told her. “And are you okay?” Lindsay asked letting go of Joy. “Oh my god, are you?” “Pregnant, Lindsay, not dying,” Joy told her. Melanie laughed sure that Joy was never going to change. “Who is the father?” Lindsay asked. Joy’s smile left her. She wasn’t sure if they were going to believe her. She sometimes didn’t believe it either. It was her luck that the first guy she slept with would get her knocked up. “Joy,” Lindsay whispered and bit her lower lip. “Promise you won’t tell anyone,” Joy’s eyes watered. “Not a soul.” “We promise,” Melanie said. Joy arched a brow, looking at Lindsay. “I promise,” Lindsay said wanting to know what all the mystery was . “It’s Brian,” Joy told them. “What?” Lindsay asked shocked. After that there was only a long period of silence. Melanie was just shaking her head slightly. Lindsay was looking at Joy and wondering if her friend had gone nuts while Joy was pretty sure that they didn’t believe her. “How did it happen?” Lindsay asked. “I mean…I know…what I am saying is…” “We were drunk,” Joy told them. “Jesus!” Melanie said. “First Matthew and now Brian. They are fucking gay for crying out loud; don’t they know the difference between an asshole and a pussy?” “Matthew is bi,” Joy pointed out. “Oh, whatever,” Melanie said. Joy walked over to the sofa and sat down. Melanie and Lindsay sat at each side of the red head girl. “Brian was missing Justin like crazy. I was just…horny as hell. We started kissing and next thing we knew we were fucking. We didn’t use a condom and I didn’t think that this would happen.” Lindsay had her mouth hanging open. “Are you going to tell Brian?” Melanie asked. “I can’t do that,” Joy said. “Why not?” Melanie asked. “Because he would love this kid so much and…he told me that Justin doesn’t want kids, at least for now. And what if they fight because of me? I couldn’t live with that,” Joy said. “Are you sure there isn’t a gay man trapped inside you?” Melanie asked her. “You are such a drama queen.” Lindsay rolled her eyes. Joy looked at Melanie and laughed. “Let me just get an apartment and have the baby’s stuff ready before I tell Brian. I just hope that this doesn’t cause trouble,” Joy told them. “Oh, it won’t,” Lindsay hugged her again. “You have us.” Melanie smiled and nodded. *** Val pushed Matthew on top of the bed and got on top of him. He grabbed Matthew’s crotch and rubbed it hard. “Oh fuck,” Matthew hissed. “I want you. I want you to fuck me hard.” Val smiled and started undoing Matthew’s pants. “What the fuck are you doing?” Brian asked as he came out of the bathroom with Pussy rolled up in a towel. “That’s my fucking bed.” Matthew groaned and sat up. “Fuck.” “Jesus,” Brian said and shook his head. “Just get off my bed.” Val got up and smirked. He walked to the bathroom and Matthew ran with him. They threw the door shut and locked it. Brian shook his head and sat on his bed. He took his time drying Pussy and smiled at her when he was done. She looked kind of down if that was possible. “You miss him, don’t you?” Brian smiled as he patted her. “Don’t worry. We will be with him soon,” he got up with Pussy in his arms and walked down to the first floor. “Oh yes,” Ben moaned as he grounded his hips towards Michael. They were in the kitchen making out. “What the fuck is going on?” Brian asked as he let go of Pussy. “Is someone giving out Viagra?” Ben laughed and hugged Michael to him giving one last kiss while Brian stood there. The three of them looked towards the door when there was a knock. “Jeez, control yourself people,” Brian said. “Ha, fucking ha,” Michael said. “Looks who is fucking talking.” Brian smirked as he walked over to open the door. “Hey,” Kevin told him. “What are you doing here?” Brian asked. “Well, we have a test tomorrow and you promised that you were going to help me out. Brian, I am going out of my mind,” Kevin said as he came inside. “Hey, guys.” Michael waved at Kevin and then went back to kissing Ben. “I forgot,” Brian said. “Do you have people coming over?” Kevin asked. “Yeah, but it’s going to be real quick,” Brian said. “You can stay." Kevin smiled and went to sit on the living room. “When is everyone getting here?” Michael asked. “We need to go.” Brian laughed and shook his head. “I bet you do.” A little while later, Debbie and Vic were there. Then came Ted and by that time most of them were sitting in the living room. “Is everyone here?” Matthew asked as he came down the steps with Val behind them. “What were you two doing up there?” Debbie asked them. Everyone just laughed. “Who is missing?” Vic asked. “Emmett,” Brian said and right then there was a knock on the door. He went to open the door and smiled at Emmett. “What do you need me for?” Emmett asked. Brian smiled widely. “Just take a seat.” Emmett nodded and walked over to Ted who was grabbing some of the food that Brian had put around in the trays. “What are we all doing here?” Matthew asked. “We are all here now,” Michael said. “Well,” Brian said as he stood in front them. “I have something to say.” “Obviously,” Ted told them. “Just let him talk,” Kevin said. “So, okay,” Debbie said loudly. “Talk.” Brian smiled at her. “Well, I have been slacking,” Brian told them. “You have,” Debbie said frowning. “What do you mean?” “What the hell is he talking about?” Val asked as he leaned close to Ben. “Wasn’t he doing great at work and school?” Ben nodded and just listened to Brian. “These past four months I have been moping around more or less because Justin is gone,” Brian pointed out. “We know,” Vic told him. Debbie swatted her brother in the arm. Vic looked at her and shrugged. “Well, anyway, it’s four months I have wasted. Now I only have six months to do what I should have been doing.” “And that is?” Vic asked wanting to know what the brunet was talking about. “I…we should be planning a wedding,” Brian said smiling. “Oh my god,” Emmett said. “Yes!” “It’s about damn time,” Matthew told him, getting up and going to hug Brian. Brian smiled as he hugged Matthew. He put his arm around Matthew’s back and looked as his friends…who were really his family, burst out with happiness. He knew he was doing the right thing. He would be happy anywhere as long as Justin was with him.