*Authors Note: Sorry this took a while. I'm juggling school and 2 jobs at the moment. :) Enjoy!* I force a smile at the reporter as he takes a step closer to me. "So Mr. Taylor is there anyone special in your life." I shrug annoyed, but he presists. "Well your art is certainly almost as dare I say beautiful as the artist." I resist the urge to role my eyes. "Well if you'll..." "I'd love to get to know the artist better on a personal level if I may. Tonight maybe?" "Sorry, but he already has plans." Brian steps up and wraps his arm around me. I breathe a sigh of relief. The reporter looks a little stunned. "Oh? Who might you be?" "I'm his husband." "Ah, oh. I, umm, see." He turns and leaves. I smile and smack him lightly in the chest. "You just said that to get a reaction." Brian shrugs with a smirk and covers my mouth with his. "He was hitting on you. Why didn't you just tell him to fuck off?" "He was from the 'Times." He just smirks and presses his lips to mine. A cough behind me grabs our attention. "Justin, all your work has sold out and it's only a half hour into the event." The GLBT show coordinator smiles. "I can't tell you how much we appreciate your sharing your talent with us." "It was an honor to help out." I nod and smile. "Can I steal him for the rest of the night?" Brian smirks. She laughs and nods.
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I'm almost lulled to sleep by the gentle rocking of the 'vette, before Brian anounces we're home. All I can think to do is go upstairs curl up in bed and let Brian have his wicked ways with me. He's ahead of me, but then I noticed him stop. "Brian...what?" Then I see him. Kevin. Brian must have gathered himself. "What the fuck are you doing here?" "Umm..." Kevin mumbles standing up from the steps. "I didn't know where else to go..." I gather myself too and take my place at my husband's side. "What happened?" Brian asks in irritation. Kevin takes a step towards us and I hear Brian gasp before I notice his face. It's black and blue and covered in blood. "What happened to your face?" I can't help but blurt out much to my surprise. "I just, I didn't know...I..." Kevin starts to sob and shock overtakes me. But not as much as it does when I see what Brian does. He takes the sobbing man into his arms and I can't help but feel like I'm going to throw up. "I just...didn't know...where....to to." Comes his shuddered breath. Brian shoots me an apologetic glance. "You can stay here tonight." What!? "Brian. We can get him a hotel room." I plaster a "no fucking way" look on my face. Brian shakes his head and mouths "sorry" to me as he pulls Kevin into the house...our home. This is going to be one interesting night.