“Brian, here is some coffee,” Joshua said to the brunet. “There someone’s I want you to meet.” Brian took the cup of coffee and looked up at Justin’s cousin. “I don’t feel like seeing anyone right now.” “I don’ blame you,” Daphne told him. “Hi, I’m Daphne, Justin’s best friend.” Brian extended his hand to her and then she shook it. “How is he doing?” Daphne asked looking at Joshua. “The doctor said that he is stable. We have to wait and see what happens,” Joshua sat down in front of them. “This is so horrible,” Daphne said and got up quickly when her husband appeared. “Hey, babe.” “Brian this is Tony, Tony this is Brian,” Joshua said. Brian got up and shook hands with Tony as well. “Thanks for being here.” “Justin is family,” Tony told him. “There is no other place to be right now,” he gave Brian a warm smiled and then sat down with the rest of them. “Can I go see him?” Daphne asked. Joshua nodded and got up. “I’ll take you.” Brian then got a call and he answered. “Yeah, it’s me.” “Where are you?” Vance asked frantic. “I’m in the hospital,” Brian told him. “Are you okay?” Vance asked worried. “Yeah,” Brian pinched the bridge of his nose. “I need a few days off.” “Jesus, isn’t there any way you can come today?” Vance asked shoving some papers around. “No,” Brian told him. “Brian,” Vance started but Brian didn’t let him finish. “I can always quit and have all the time I want,” Brian told him in a threatening voice. “No, that’s okay. Just keep me informed as to when you are coming back,” Vance said and then hung up. Brian shook his head and sat down next to Tony. “Sorry about that.” “That’s okay,” Tony gave him a smile. “You don’t see that everyday, thought.” “What’s that?” Brian asked arching a brow. “I can always quit and have all the time I want,” Tony smirked. “Usually is the other way around.” Brian chuckled. “I’m that good.” “I guess you are,” Tony said. They fell quiet after that. Joshua came out of the room but didn’t sit with them. He was talking on the phone with someone and he looked pretty pissed. “So, Daphne has told me that Justin and you are pretty serious,” Tony said. Brian licked his lips and swallowed. “You must be going out of your mind right now,” Tony told him. “Yeah, I am,” Brian said truthfully. “I wish I could do something. It was my fault.” “What are you talking about?” Tony asked. “He was rushing to come see me,” Brian said. Tony sighed. “It could have happened any other time. Don’t blame yourself for it.” Brian laughed sourly and got up. “I need a cigarette.” Tony got up and went to the room with Daphne. “How does he look?” “Peaceful,” Daphne whispered. “Where is Brian?” “He’s outside,” Tony told her. “He looks bad.” Daphne nodded and ran a hand up and down Justin’s arm. “It’s going to be okay.” Brian was outside having a cigarette when Joshua stood next to him. “Those will kill you,” Joshua said. Brian looked at the cigarette and shrugged. “Crossing the street can kill me.” “He’s going to be okay,” Joshua said. “He’s strong.” Brian looked at the man and shook his head. “I don’t know what the hell I am doing here.” “I know this is new for you,” Joshua said. “But it’s worth it. He’s worth it.” Brian nodded and looked at the cell phone in Joshua’s hand. “It’s everything okay?” “They are mad that we are canceling a few shows,” Joshua said. “I will fix it later.” “Justin’s lucky to have you,” Brian told him. “And you,” Joshua said. “Come on. Let’s go back inside. I think he knows when we are close.” Brian threw the cigarette away and followed Joshua. *** Justin opened his eyes slowly and smiled when he saw Brian smiling at him. “Hey, there,” Brian said. “Brian?” Justin asked. “What are you doing here?” “Do you know where you are?” the doctor asked. Justin looked around and frowned. “Shit! What happened?” “You were in a car accident,” Joshua told him. “It was pretty bad.” “How long have I been here?” Justin asked as he tried to sit down. “About two weeks,” Joshua said. Justin closed his eyes. “I’ve been taking care of everything,” Joshua told him. “It’s okay.” “Thanks,” Justin told him and looked at the doctor. “When can I get out of here?” “We need to run a few tests and then we can tell you with certainty,” Doctor Lenox told him. “Great,” Justin said. “I can’t wait.” “You have to take it easy,” Joshua said. The doctor looked at his watch and walked away. He would be back later. Justin looked at Brian and extended his hand towards him. Brian grabbed it and smiled. “Thanks for being here,” Justin told him. Brian felt his throat working against him. He couldn’t utter a word as he stared into Justin’s eyes. “Daphne and Tony where here a while ago,” Joshua said. “They come as often as they can.” “Are you okay?” Justin whispered above Brian’s ear. “Yeah,” Brian told him and cleared his throat. “I’m going to leave you guys,” Joshua said. “I have to call a few people.” Once Brian and Justin were alone they stayed quiet. “Brian,” Justin said after a while. “You are creeping me out.” “I…” Brian frowned. He looked at Justin and then turned his back on the blond. “You scared me.” Justin smiled and wished he could move to hug the brunet. “I never felt that before,” Brian said. “What?” Justin asked. “Hopeless,” Brian told him. “I couldn’t help you,” his voice broke. Justin stared at his hands as his eyes watered. He could hear pain in Brian’s voice. “I’m better now.” Brian turned once again and nodded. “Yeah, I should go. I have to go back to work.” Justin understood that Brian wanted to run away. “Stay for a little while.” Brian looked at the door and then at the chair next to Justin’s bed. He sat down and their hands interlaced quickly. “Thank you,” Justin told him. Brian stayed quiet. He was there for just a few more seconds and then he would go away. But when Justin fell asleep the brunet still held on. *** “How are you feeling?” Joshua asked. “I’m better,” Justin sighed as he moved to the bed. Joshua smiled and shook his head. “You are thinking about him.” Justin looked at his cousin and nodded. “I miss him.” “He was there all that time,” Joshua said. “I have to admit that Brian Kinney has a heart.” Justin licked his lips and reached for the phone. “Are you calling him?” Joshua asked. “What do you think?” Justin asked. Joshua turned around and left his cousin there so he could have some privacy. “Hello,” Brian said. “It’s me,” Justin told him lying back in the bed. “How are you doing?” Brian asked him. “Better,” Justin told him. “Just some pain in my right side where I received most of the impact.” Brian stayed quiet. “I miss you,” Justin told him. Brian sighed. “I am busy.” “Don’t hang up,” Justin said. “I really need to hear you.” “I don’t have time,” Brian told him. “Not even for me?” Justin asked. Brian closed his eyes and leaned back in the chair. “What’s wrong?” “I wish you were here,” Justin told him. “Yeah,” Brian bit his upper lip. “I wouldn’t mind being there.” “I could go there to see you,” Justin said. “Don’t,” Brian told him quickly. “I don’t…I can’t.” Justin frowned. “Please Brian.” “You don’t want to hurt yourself,” Brain told him. The truth was that he was scared of seeing the blond again. “I’m going and that’s final,” Justin said. “I can’t stop you,” Brian agreed. “But I don’t have to be here or go and see you.” Justin closed his eyes and curled into a ball. He stayed quiet and so did Brian but neither of them hung up. “I think it’s better if you rest,” Brian told him. “I’m going,” Justin whispered. “I’m not going to see you,” Brian told him. Justin hung up after that. He had his mind made up and there was no one that could stop him. Brian rubbed his face and looked at the papers on top of his desk. He wasn’t going to go see the blond no matter how much he wanted. But everyone knows…easier said than done. *** Justin was just playing the guitar when he heard the back gate squeaking. He smiled knowing it was Brian. “Jus,” Brian whispered as he came into view. Justin stared at him. “Listen to the rain falling, look at my lover sleeping. Everything seems so simple, until the rain stops. Until he opens his eyes and everything becomes undone,” Justin sang slowly as he looked at Brian. “It comes undone.” Brian frowned and ran a hand through his hair. “If you are busy I can come later.” Justin smiled and stopped playing. He put the guitar away and stayed sitting where he was. “What are you doing here?” “What are you doing here?” Brian asked. “You weren’t supposed to be here for another two weeks.” Justin shrugged. “I wanted to see you,” he said. “I just brought my work with me. I told you, I was going to come see you.” Brian arched a brow. “Yeah, you did. I told you it wasn’t a good idea.” “What’s wrong with wanting to see you?” Justin asked smiling. “After all you and I know you belong to me,” he said and got up to walk over to the brunet. Brian laughed. “Are you high?” the brunet caressed Justin’s lip with his thumb. “And can I have some?” “You will be all mine eventually,” Justin told him. Brian rolled his lips inside his mouth and seemed to be thinking about it. “You never give up, do you? Well, you have met your match. When our time is up, I’m gone.” Justin kissed Brian hard. He put one hand in the back on Brian’s neck and the other slipped under Brian’s shirt. He pinched Brian’s nipples until they were both hard. “Sunshine,” Brian moaned when Justin pulled away. “Fuck me,” Justin moaned as he took of his shirt. “Take off your clothes.” “If you insist,” Brian said smirking. Justin smiled and helped the brunet take off his clothes. He stared at Brian’s naked body and licked his lips. He had dreamt of Brian each day he was away. Brian smirked and pulled Justin closed to him. They kissed and Brian picked Justin up and took him inside the house. Justin was put down on the floor next to the sofa. Brian took care of getting rid of Justin’s pants. He stopped and caressed the right side of Justin’s hip. It was a scar that was still healing. “It’s okay,” Justin told him. “They are taking the stitches off tomorrow.” Brian bent down and kissed it. Then he moved up and kissed the blond. Their cocks rubbing together, the friction making both of them leak. Justin pushed Brian back and wrapped his legs around his torso. His hands experiment Brian’s chest for the umpteenth time. He smiled at Brian and his hand went up to Brian’s neck. “I want you so much.” Brian grabbed Justin’s discarded pants. Justin arched a brow and smiled when Brian found the condoms there. “I’m always prepared when it comes to you,” Justin told him. “Good thinking,” Brian told him. “Yeah,” Justin licked his lips and watched as Brian put the condom on. “Ah,” Brian groaned as he slipped the tip of his cock inside of Justin. He interlaced his fingers with Justin and then pushed all the way in. Their bodies moved together, slowly, their eyes open staring at each other. Justin felt the room closing all around him. And he liked being trapped there with Brian; scared of what would happen next between them. There was no denying they were connected. Brian knew what he was feeling for the blond and he was fighting with himself to keep it inside. He wasn’t going to tell Justin; he wasn’t going to give him the power to hurt him later. “Mmm, Bri,” Justin moaned as he felt himself getting closer. Brian kept his eyes open as he watched the blond reaching his climax. He threw his head back as he shot his cum deep inside of Justin. His body dropped on top of the blond and gasped for air. “Do you think its always going to be like this?” Justin asked running his hands through Brian’s hair. Brian looked at Justin and then pulled away. He got rid of the condom and stared at Justin. “Are you okay?” Justin nodded and closed his eyes. He imagined that Brian was still inside of him. Brian moved next to the blond and lay next to him. “I know,” Justin muttered. “What’s that?” Brian asked. Justin smiled and opened his eyes. He looked at Brian and smirked. “What?” Brian asked getting annoyed. “You are glad that I came back early,” Justin told him and went back to closing his eyes. He knew that Brian was happy even if he wasn’t going to admit it. Brian kissed Justin’s shoulder and then lay back. He didn’t utter a word but judging by Justin’s smile he really didn’t have to. *** Justin came with a cup of coffee and sat down in the bed. He crossed his legs and grabbed a magazine. “How come you are up already?” Brian asked as he turned on his belly. “I have to go take a shower and go to the hospital,” Justin told him. “Oh,” Brian said as he grabbed a pillow. “Do you want to come with me?” Justin asked. “Sure,” Brian told him as he pushed the pillow under his chest to be more comfortable. He rested half of his weight on his elbows as he stared at the blond. “What?” Justin asked looking at Brian. “I didn’t say anything,” Brian pointed out. “But you are staring at me,” Justin told him. “You are okay to look at,” Brian told him. Justin laughed and let Brian stare some more. “What do you want to do afterwards?” Brian asked getting on his back once again. He was staring to get hot. “I don’t now,” Justin said. “We could go meet you friends.” Brian’s head snapped to look at the blond. “I don’t think so.” “Why not?” Justin asked. “I said no,” Brian told him as he got out of the bed. “Come on,” Justin said. “I want to meet them.” “I said no,” Brian sighed. He was getting annoyed. “I am going to have to meet them eventually,” Justin deduced. “I don’t think so,” Brian was angry. Justin frowned. “Am I ever going to meet them?” “What the hell for?” Brian asked. “Because they are your friends,” Justin pointed out. “So?” Brian asked. “Who the fuck are you in my life to meet them?” Justin got up mad. “Fuck you, Brian!” “You already did,” Brian told him smirking. “Asshole,” Justin spat out as he walked to the bathroom. “Get out of my house!” Brian pinched the bridge of his nose. He looked around trying to find his clothes and remembered they were still on the backyard. He just went there to get them. Brian was mad at the whole discussion with Justin. He just wasn’t ready to move further in the relationship. He hadn’t even asked to be in a relationship to start with. It all was supposed to be a stupid deal that had gotten out of control. “I don’t fucking need him,” Brian muttered to himself as he got dressed. Brian grabbed a shirt and was about to put it on when he realized that it was the one that Justin had taken off. He frowned and then pulled it close to his face and smelled it. He smiled as he realized that it smelled of Justin still. "Jesus fuck, Brian. You are turning into a lesbian,” he threw the shirt away and grabbed his. Then he called Michael from his cell. “Hey, Brian,” Michael said. “What’s up?” “Are you busy?” Brian asked. “Meet me at the diner.” “Okay,” Michael told him. “What’s going on?” “Nothing, just meet me there.” Brian told him. He got out of the house the same way he came. He got in his Jeep and drove away. When he reached the diner Michael was already inside. “So, are you going to tell me what’s going on?” Michael asked when Brian sat down. “Nothing is going on,” Brian assured him. Michael frowned seeing that Brian was about to break free from his skin. Something was bothering Brian and he was going to have to get it out of the brunet. “How’s work?” “It’s okay,” Brian told him. “Good,” Michael said. “How’s your friend?” “What friend?” Brian asked his posture changing. Bingo, Michael thought. “You know the one you liked a lot.” Brian frowned and started to twist the napkin. “You can tell me anything,” Michael told him. Brian frowned and tried not to think about Justin. “Come on,” Michael said. “Fuck it,” Brian hissed. “What’s with you?” Michael asked. “Not much,” Brian told him. “I just want to hang out with you. And I don’t want to talk about anything else. It’s history, forget about it.” “Okay,” Michael told him. “What will it be boys?” Trevor, the new waiter asked. He was Justin’s same height, skin color, eye and hair color as well. For a few seconds Brian could swear it was Justin. He stared at Trevor like he was from another planet as the man morphed from Justin onto how he looked for real. “Brian?” Michael asked. Brian shook his head. “I have to go.” “What?” Michael asked taken aback. “I remembered something,” Brian said flinching. “I have to go.” “Okay,” Trevor said and turned to look at Michael. “Do you want something?” Michael shook his head. He wondered what the fuck was going on with Brian. His friend was acting insane. *** “Justin,” Joshua said grabbing Justin’s arm and pulling him into one of the rooms at the agency. “We need to talk.” “What’s going on?” Justin asked turning around to face his cousin. “I know who it is,” Joshua told him. “Who has been stealing from you,” he told the blond. Justin frowned. “Shit. Tell me.” “Larry,” Joshua told him. “Oh shit,” Justin said. “No way.” Joshua nodded. “I fired him this morning. I couldn’t believe it myself.” Justin couldn’t believe it. He and Larry talked all the time and they were pretty good friends, or so he thought. “I’m sorry, Justin,” Joshua said. “I know you guys were kind of close.” “That’s okay,” Justin told him. “I’m going to my studio.” Joshua nodded. He knew that the least thing Justin would do was paint. He got into his office and gasped when he saw Larry. “Hey.” “I could try,” Larry said. “I can make up for what I did.” Joshua sighed. “I can’t do that.” Larry shook his head. “How did you get in?” Joshua asked. “I still had my access card,” Larry said. Joshua was a little bit worried. He could see that Larry was a little apprehensive. “I will need that as well.” Larry shook his head. “You can’t do this to me. I have worked so hard.” Joshua sighed. He pressed a button in his office to call for the secretary. “You called,” Lola asked as she opened the door of the office. “I want you to get Mr. Morgan’s last check and all his documents in order,” Joshua said. “You can’t do this to me,” Larry said getting closer to Joshua. He didn’t think it twice when he grabbed the letter opened. “What the hell are you doing?” Joshua asked. “Give me my job back!” Larry yelled. “Call security,” Joshua told Lola. Lola quickly got out of the office and did what she was told. Security was there in a minute but when they got to the office Larry had the letter opener close to Joshua’s throat. “No one move,” Joshua muttered. Lola ran to get Justin. “Justin!” Justin quickly got up from his chair where he was just thinking. “What is it?” “Larry is in Joshua’s office, it’s getting ugly,” Lola told him. Justin ran there. When he got there he could feel the tension all around. “Larry.” “Justin,” Larry said shaking. “I want my job back.” “You do?” Justin asked getting closer. “Justin,” Joshua warned. Justin licked his lips and moved closer. “Can you tell me what happened?” “What do you mean?” Larry asked. “Why were you stealing?” Justin asked. Larry frowned. “It wasn’t my fault. It wasn’t,” he told them. “You got to believe me.” Justin took a step closer and reached for the weapon. Larry and him started fighting for it. Joshua got in the middle of the two of them and pushed Larry back as hard as he could. Security intervened and got hold of Larry. “Jesus fuck,” Joshua said. “I can’t believe you did that. You scared the crap out of me,” he looked at his cousin and saw the blood rushing out of Justin.