Justin was back in the Pitts for a week before anyone from his adopted family knew. Daphne happened to stop by one day to get an update from Jennifer. When Jennifer invited her in, and she spotted Justin, Daphne was elated, but pissed at the same time. "Justin", she exclaimed loudly. "Why didn't you tell me you came home? So now apparently, you don't even talk to your best friend anymore? Well mister...I'm waiting for an answer." Same old Daphne, Justin thought. She did always call him on his shit. That's one of the things he loved about her. "I'm sorry Daph. I just wanted some time to adjust to being home again." "You mean you're here to stay?" Justin shook his head yes. Daphne couldn't contain her excitement as she scooted over to his wheelchair to hug him. Bending down, she squeezed him tightly. Justin was touched, but his best friend was starting to smother him, so he pulled away and exclaimed, "You're getting just as bad as Debbie." Daphne frowned and swatted his arm, but then asked him, "What about Robert? I thought he was taking care of you?" "Not anymore", Justin informed her. "He left." "Why that piece of...." "It was my fault", Justin interrupted. "He was tied down with me. He couldn't go anywhere, do anything, and I gave him a bit of a hard time. Well, that's not fair to say, I was actually pretty shitty to him." "Still", Daphne countered. "He should have been more understanding of your situation. Well I say, good riddance to him. If he couldn't stick it out, then it wasn't meant to be." "Thanks Daph." Justin was glad to have Daphne on his side. She had always been very supportive, and he could always count on her. Daphne's entire demeanor changed when she asked, "Does Brian know you're back?" Justin shrugged his shoulders. He honestly didn't know. Brian was busy approving work for new ads, when Cynthia buzzed him with a call from Jennifer. "Jennifer, what a lovely surprise. Are we still meeting for lunch tomorrow?" "That's what I'm calling about Brian. I have to cancel." "Oh?", Brian responded. Jennifer sounded anxious as she informed him, "Justin's back. He's staying with me, and I'm still making arrangements for his care." "When did this happen?", Brian asked, sounding a little shocked. "He's been living with me for a little over a week now." "I see", Brian stated, feeling slightly annoyed. Justin was living in the Pitts for a week now, yet he was just finding out about it? As if she read his thoughts, Jennifer quickly added, "He didn't want me to tell anyone until he was settled." When there was an awkward silence, she suggested, "Maybe we can meet for lunch next week, when everything is in place." "Sure", was all Brian could think of to say. Jennifer put down the phone. He had to find out sometime. Justin had given the okay, after he had seen Daphne, for Jennifer to start letting people know that he was back. Eventually she knew that Brian and Justin would run into each other. She wondered after more than two years, how they would act when they finally set eyes on each other. Justin was thinking the same thing when he asked Daphne to take him to the diner the next day. It was time to face everyone. He knew they all congregated at the diner for breakfast each morning. While Jennifer helped him finish getting dressed, Justin scowled at being treated like a child again. Debbie was the first to see him when Daphne wheeled him in. "Sunshine!", she screamed. She ran over to kiss and hug him. Her tears began to flow. "I'm sorry. It's just that I'm so glad to see you", she remarked sniffing. "How are you honey?" "I've been better", Justin said, already regretting his decision to come. He was afraid of the scene he knew would occur. Even though he had tried to prepare himself for this type of reaction, he suddenly wished his legs were working, so he could run the other way. It seemed that they had beat the rest of the gang to the diner, so after surviving Deb's grilling, Daphne and Justin took a booth. His wheelchair was positioned at the head of the table, granting him a good view of the door. He watched as Emmett strolled in, with Ted close behind. "Justin", Emmett affectionately yelled upon seeing him. "Baby, what are you doing here?" He leaned over and gave Justin a kiss on the cheek. Ted followed and said "Justin, how are you?", gripping him on the shoulder. "I'm just peachy", Justin said sarcastically. "Just thought I'd surprise everyone at once." Before anyone was able to say anything else, Brian and Michael entered the diner. A hush came over the place. It appeared that everyone was interested in observing the Kinney-Taylor reunion. Michael stared at Justin in disbelief, "Shit, Justin....you're here." He awkwardly went over and bent to hug him. Then all eyes turned towards Brian. "Justin...Mother Taylor told me you were back", he remarked arching an eyebrow. "Brian, you look well." "I can't say the same for you, Sunshine. You look like shit." Brian didn't know why he was being such an asshole, but the words escaped his mouth before he could stop them. Justin was going to retort, but decided that he wouldn't let Brian bait him. Michael cleared his throat, and slid into the booth. "So how long are you going to stay?", he asked sincerely. "I'm not sure. My mom's arranged for my therapies to continue here. I'm staying with her." The gang all sat, and they embarked on their usual banter of work and hot guys. Brian flirted with Daphne, and barely made eye contact with Justin. After he finished his coffee and toast, he made a hasty exit to work. "Gotta run...see ya", he announced, before rising and taking his leave. "Don't mind him baby. You know how grouchy he is in the morning", Emmett said. Justin gave a smirk, and then continued eating. He knew Mr. Kinney all too well. Brian was very good at avoiding things. He had not changed much in the past two and a half years. Brian sat in his Corvette, and hit the steering wheel with his hand. "Fuck!" It had been difficult for him to see Justin in that wheelchair. But of course he had to cover it up with some snarky comment. He leaned his forehead against the steering wheel. Brian's heart was secretly breaking for his Sunshine. After all this time, Justin had looked the same, yet different. Brian didn't know if these changes he detected were due to his accident or not. Brian only knew that he had to stay away from him. He wanted to help Justin, but he would do it from afar. Brian wouldn't risk getting too closely involved with his former lover. He was still too raw from the last time the blond had walked out of his life.