Midnight Whispers
QAF Brian and Justin Fanfiction
Sickness & Health, Good Times & Bad

Chapter 43

Brian groaned as they pulled into the Kennywood parking lot. Justin squeezed his partner’s thigh. “Just remember how much fun this will be for Gus. “

“That is the only reason I agreed to come here Sunshine.”

Justin laughed at the aggrieved expression on Brian’s face. After the car was parked and the five of them were heading to the entrance Justin took Gus’s Hand. “Gus this is a very busy place and it would be easy for us to be separated. You have to be sure you are always holding the hand of one of us. If for some reason we do get separated you just need to go to one of the ride operators or shop workers and let them know you need to find us.”

Gus nodded. “Okay Papa.”

Seeing the length of the ticket line Brian groaned again. Justin smacked his ass. “Don’t despair Dad I bought tickets online. We can skip the ticket line and just go to the entrance.”

Once inside they examined the map and looked for the best route to the Olde Kennywood Railroad which is what Gus wanted to ride first. Gus was distracted by a gift shop window and stepped away from the group. Justin saw Gus move away and waited until a group of people moved between Gus and the rest of the family before he called Gus’s name. Gus looked around and got a panicked look on his face when he couldn’t see his family. Justin called his name again and Gus saw where he was standing and quickly got back with his group.

Justin gave him a stern look. “So Little Man! What happened to holding someone’s hand at all times? Now you see how quickly you can get separated from us!”

A properly chagrinned boy hugged his Papa’s leg. “I’m sorry. I’ll remember now.”

Justin bent over and kissed the top of Gus’s head. “I just want us all to have a good time so let’s really try and remember about the hand holding Okay?”

Gus smiled and nodded, happy he was not really in trouble. John took Gus’s hand. “Let’s go buddy. I have the map we can lead the way to the train.”

When they got to the entrance to the train Brian tried to skip the ride. Justin walked over and stretched to talk directly in Brian’s ear. “Listen old man! You need to get with the fucking program. We are here to show Gus a good time. You are getting on this fucking ride and you are going to fucking smile or ELSE!”

Brian looked down at the determined blonde standing at his side. Justin had the same narrow eyed stare as Brian had seen Jennifer use more than once on her children and actually on him. Brian thought the apple really does not fall far from the fucking tree. “Okay Sunshine. I got the message loud and clear.”

Brian was rewarded with a Sunshine smile from his lover. The three boys couldn’t hear what Justin said but they could see the change in Brian’s attitude. John and Peter glanced at each other and smiled. They were always amused by their uncles’ interactions. They knew that it was almost always Justin who came out ahead in these situations.

All five of them rode the train. Gus, who loved trains, was over the top excited by this “real” train ride. He bounced in his seat and kept saying. “This is so neat! A real train! This is great!”

After the train ride John & Peter broke off from the group to ride the big roller coasters. Brian and Justin took Gus to Kiddieland. Brian got a stern look from Justin and fixed a smile on his face as he let Gus lead him to the rides.

As Justin & Gus waited in line for the Crazy Trolley there was little girl about Gus’s age in line in front of them. She was not at all sure about going on the ride and kept asking her parents if it was scary. Gus spoke up. “My Daddy told me that these rides are all for kids. As long as you obey the rules and stay in your seat and don’t put your arms outside the car everything will be okay. My Daddy never tells me lies so don’t worry.”

The other father smiled at Gus & Justin. “Wow you sure have a son who has a lot of confidence and trust in you.”

Justin laughed. “That’s Daddy over there with the camera waiting to take Gus’s picture.”

Gus chimed in. “This is my Papa, he is my other Daddy.”

There was that quick look of surprise but it was followed by a smile. “I’m Vince, this is my wife Rita and this is our daughter Stella.”

Justin shook the offered hand. “I’m Justin and this is Gus.”

Vince smiled as he shook Gus’s offered hand. “Hey Gus, how about if Stella rides with you? Would that be okay?”

Gus smiled. “Sure that’s great if she wants to.” Stella shyly smiled and nodded her head. When they got to the front of the line Gus confidently took Stella’s hand and led her to trolley car. Whatever Gus said to her had Stella smiling and waving at her parents as the ride started. They noticed that Stella looked less thrilled when the ride started to move but Gus, ever the gentleman, put a protective arm around her shoulders and soon Stella was smiling again.

Vince laughed. “Wow that Gus is a smooth operator.”

Justin walked over to Brian. “Your son has made a conquest.”

Brian smiled. “I saw that. Sonny Boy doesn’t waste any time.”

Vince and Rita strolled over to meet Brian and all four parents dutifully waved to their laughing children on the ride. As they waited at the ride exit they saw Stella and Gus walking towards them still holding hands and heard Stella say. “What ride should we go on next Gus?”

Peter and John found their uncles and cousin in Kiddieland after riding the roller coasters. They were amused by Gus’s new girlfriend. Stella kept a firm grip on Gus’s hand while they were in line and Gus’s reassuring arm was around her shoulders on each ride.

Gus and Stella really enjoyed the Elephant Parade and called to their parents to ask if they could ride again. There was not a real long line and the ride operator told them that the “little lovebirds" could stay in their car and ride again. Justin suspected even though Vince smiled, Stella’s father was a little surprised and disconcerted that his daughter seemed to be so taken with Gus.

After they had exhausted the rides in Kiddieland it seemed to Justin that Vince and Rita were anxious to go their separate ways. Justin, Brian and the boys decided it was time for lunch. Justin used the lunch break to make sure everyone had their sunscreen reapplied.

After lunch Gus wanted another train ride and was happy to go with his cousins while Justin and Brian found a quiet spot to sit and await their return. Next up was paddle boats with Justin, Brian & Gus in one and John & Peter in another boat.

After working up a sweat on the boats they headed for the Pittsburg Plunge where the splash at the end of the ride helped cool them off. Next it was Raging Rapids where the ride’s cars looked like giants tires. Brian and Justin sat opposite each other with the boys between them. At one point Justin’s back was turned to where the ride car was headed. Brian could see the stream of water coming from overhead and it hit the unsuspecting Justin directly on the top of his head the water shooting off the side of his head. Brian laughed so hard at the shocked expression on Justin’s face his nephews thought he might pass out. Justin tried to look annoyed but wound up laughing just as hard as Brian.

Justin decided he needed to go on a roller coaster so the air could help dry him off. John went on the ride with him while Peter & Gus got a horrified Brian to buy them funnel cake covered in powdered sugar.

Next stop was the merry-go-around, followed by the whip and the turtle which Justin informed them were a couple of the oldest rides in the park and were “classics”.

Brian made his first request of the day to play skee-ball. Twenty five dollars later all their tickets were put together so Gus could get a plastic car that probably cost about a dollar. Gus begged for another train ride which his fathers took him on while John & Peter took another ride on one of the roller coasters.

By now Gus was pretty much worn out. When they got off the train Brian picked him up and carried him towards the park exit. They sat on a bench waiting for John & Peter. Gus leaned against his father and feel asleep. He woke up when his cousins arrived and insisted he could walk to the car. He made it about halfway to the car before lifting his arms so Brian could pick him up again. Gus was asleep before they got out of the parking lot and slept all the way home.

Gus somewhat revived when they pulled into the garage. Justin announced he was making grilled cheese sandwiches and a salad for dinner. Gus asked Brian if he could call Mommy and Mama to tell them about his day at Kennywood so the two of them headed to the study.

John and Peter went upstairs to shower and change. Justin assembled the salad and started heating the griddle. When John came back downstairs Justin left him in charge of making the sandwiches and walked down to the study.

When Justin walked into the room Gus was talking on the phone with Lindsay. “Okay bye Mommy.”

“Why will you be here on Wednesday? My month with Daddy isn’t over yet.” Unhappy with his mother’s answer Gus ended the phone call and turned his big brown eyes onto his father.

“Daddy why are Mommy and Mama coming here on Wednesday? Do I have to go back home before my month here is over?”

“Gus it was supposed to be a surprise for you that Mommy and Mama were coming here.”

“But why didn’t you tell me Daddy? Why was it a secret? I’m not ready to go back home yet. Grandmom Jen is supposed to take me bowling again.”

Standing by the door Justin saw the tears start to trickle down Gus’s face and the horrified look on Brian’s face. “Brian just tell him! There is no reason for Gus to spend the next two days upset.”

Gus turned towards Justin. “Tell me what Papa?”

Justin looked at his partner. “Brian tell Gus what is going on or I will.”

Brian called Gus over to him and sat down with Gus on his lap. Justin came over and knelt on the floor in front of them. “Sonny Boy the reason that your mothers are coming on Wednesday is that you are all moving back here to Pittsburgh.”

Gus’s tears were replaced by a big smile. “Really Daddy! We are moving back, why was that a secret?”

“You Mom’s thought that you might be unhappy about leaving all your friends in Toronto and having to change schools so they wanted us to tell you all together.”

“But Daddy I will miss my friends but to move back here near you and Papa and Grandmoms Debbie and Jen and my cousins and Auntie Em and Uncle Mikey and Uncle Ben that is awesome.”

Brian hugged his son and gave him a kiss on the head. “We’re all really happy that you will be living here again.”

“Are we all going to live here with you and Papa?”

“No Sonny Boy you and JR and your Moms will have your own house but you will spend some weekends here with us and part of the school vacations and we’ll see you all the time.”

“Where will our house be?”

“For right now you will all live at the loft where Papa and I used to live. Once your Moms get jobs and everything get figured out you’ll have your own house again.”

Gus nodded. “But we’ll have money right. We won’t have to live on the street?”

Brian hugged Gus. “Sonny Boy your Papa and I told you that you will never have to live on the street. Papa and I still own the loft so you can all live there as long as you need to.”

Gus put his arms around Brian’s neck and gave him a kiss on the cheek. “I love you Daddy. I am so happy that I will be able to see you more now.”

Gus wiggled off Brian’s lap and hugged Justin and gave him a kiss. “I love you Papa. Thanks for making Daddy tell me why Mommy and Mama are coming here on Wednesday.”

Justin hugged the little boy to his chest. “I love you Gus. Why don’t you go tell John and Peter that you are moving to Pittsburgh? They’ll be really happy to hear the news.”

Gus ran down the hall toward the kitchen. Brian smiled. “That went really well Sunshine.”

“No surprise to me. I knew Gus would be happy to live closer to you.”

“To both of us Sunshine! Lindsay’s going to be pissed off.”

“She is the one who caused the problem by telling Gus they would be here on Wednesday. You go supervise dinner. I’m going to give Lindsay a call and let her know we told Gus about the move.”

Brian’s eyebrows shot up. “I could call her?”

“Nope! I’ll let her know. I have a few things that I’m anxious to explain to her.”

Brian gave Justin a kiss and left the study closing the door behind him.

Justin sat at the desk and gathered his thoughts for a few minutes before dialing Lindsay’s number.

“Hi Linds, it’s Justin.”

“Oh Justin. I just hung up with Gus and Brian.”

“Yeah I know. I came into the room at the end of that call. Gus got really upset about you and Mel coming on Wednesday. He was afraid he was going to have to end his visit early.”

“Well I’m sure he’ll be okay when we explain to him what is happening.”

“I told you Gus was REALLY UPSET. There was no reason for him to be upset for the next two days so we told him about the move back here to Pittsburgh.”

There was silence at the other end of the line for a few moments. “The agreement was that we would tell Gus together when Mel and I got back to Pittsburgh. I don’t think you should have told him on your own.”

“Yes, our agreement. You weren’t supposed to say anything about coming back. Gus didn’t understand what was going on so we told him and he was really happy about moving back.”

“I am really upset that you guys broke the agreement!”

“Lindsay get real! You are the one who fucked up and left us to clean up the mess as usual. You told Gus you were coming back before then end of the month and got him upset. You think the correct thing to do was have him upset for two days? That would be stupid.”

“I hope this is not going to be the way you and Brian are going to acting when we all live in Pittsburgh. We have to have a united front as parents so if we have agreements we have to stick to those agreements. I hope you and Brian understand how important that is. I’ll talk to Brian about how we’ll handle these things in the future.”

“Once again I’ll point out that in this instance you are the one who fucked up and told Gus you were coming back before he expected you and gave no explanation for the early arrival. You have no right to preach to me about united fronts.”

“It might be better if I just discuss this with Brian. He is Gus’s father.”

“I know Brian is Gus’s father but I am handling this situation not Brian. That is OUR agreement.”

“You know Justin I have always supported you from the beginning of your relationship with Brian. Now it seems like you have forgotten all that support. Since agreements don’t seem to matter to you and Brian maybe we need to rethink the custody agreement you forced us into.”

“I have not forgotten the support you’ve given me in the past and I will always appreciate that support. I know you were a supportive, concerned friend to both Brian and me. That is why I have a hard time understanding how and why you have started to act like a selfish, manipulative bitch.”

Lindsay gave a startled gasp. “I don’t think I deserve that from you.”

“Well I think that you do deserve it and you need to take a good look at your recent behavior to understand why I feel the way I do. I am warning you not to try and give Brian a hard time or I will make you very sorry. I will not let you hurt Brian or disrupt his relationship with Gus.”

“Are you threatening me?”

“Nope! Just explaining how things are. You rely on us for money, housing and employment. You start any trouble and our lawyer will be in court to start sole custody proceeding for Gus. Remember that you and Melanie both gave Brian glowing recommendations to the state when we were getting custody of John and Peter. Brian and I also have more than adequate money to support Gus. You and Melanie have quite a few issues you are dealing with. I want us all to get along but you need to take a good honest look at your behavior or suffer the consequences.”

“Good bye, see you Wednesday.”

“Good bye Linds.”

Justin went to the kitchen for dinner. Gus was happily eating a grilled cheese sandwich. “Papa, John’s cheese sandwiches are as good as his scrambled eggs. He is really a good cook!”

Brian laughed. “I don’t think Alice has to worry about her job just yet.” He glanced over at Justin who gave him a big smile.

John took a sandwich off the griddle. “Here’s a grilled cheese for you Uncle Justin. I put some sliced tomato in it just like you like.”

Justin gave John a full sunshine smile and thanked him for the sandwich.

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In Toronto Lindsay threw her cell onto the bed of the motel room where she and Melanie were staying. “I can’t believe Justin spoke to me like that!”

Melanie looked up from the paperwork she was working on for her Pennsylvania continuing education. “What’s wrong?”

“They told Gus that we are moving back to Pittsburgh after we agreed to tell him together.”

“Why did they do that?”

“Justin said that Gus was so upset by my slipping about being there in Wednesday. I don’t believe Gus was upset about us coming. Justin used that as an excuse. He said Gus is thrilled about moved back. Now they are the big heroes!”

“Well if Gus was really upset I guess they didn’t have any choice. We should be glad that Gus is happy about the move.”

“Justin said I was a manipulative, selfish bitch. He threatened to go to court to get custody of Gus. Who does he think he is?”

Melanie sighed. “Linds, Honey. We are completely dependent on Brian and Justin right now. It is in our best interest to get along with them. Justin is not usually unreasonable.”
“Well when I get a chance to talk to Brian this will all get straightened out.”

“Linds, you will NEVER get Brian to disagree with Justin. I know you have been friends a long time but the reality is that Gus and Justin are the most important people in Brian’s life. When we were staying there at the beginning of the month Jennifer said I should open my eyes and see the Brian of today not the Brian of the past. She was right. Brian is a different man and that man is in a firm partnership with Justin and loves his son and would do anything for him.”

“I don’t agree. Brian is a loyal friend. I know I can depend on him.”

Melanie shrugged and went back to her paperwork.

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When Gus was safely in bed and asleep Brian came into the Master Bedroom and locked the door behind him. Justin was lying on the bed wearing a robe and reading an art magazine. He smiled at his lover and stood up. Dropping the robe on the floor he walked naked into the bathroom and turned on the shower. By the time Justin stepped into the shower a naked Brian was there behind him.

Brian rubbed the shampoo into the soft blonde hair that he loved to run his hand through. Justin leaned back against him and sighed. After the shampoo was rinsed away Brian spread his bath gel over Justin soft skin. He was thorough and even rubbed the slippery gel between the cheeks of Justin’s bubble butt. Brian’s fingers rubbed and probed there before replacing his fingers with his stiff cock. Justin sighed and pressed back. “Fuck me Brian. I need you right now. Fuck me!”

Brian laughed hoarsely as he thrust harder and harder in his willing lover. “I love you Sunshine. There is no one like you. No one in the world!” He reached around and grabbed Justin’s cock and started to masturbate him. Justin made a purring sound deep in his throat and pushed back harder against Brian. A few minutes later both men came.

Brian slumped back against the wall of the shower and pulled Justin back with him holding him firmly in his arms. Justin twisted his head and the men kissed, their tongues battling for dominance. Brian rubbed his hand against Justin’s cheek. “That was fucking hot Sunshine!”

Justin smiled. “It’s always that way when I’m with you Brian.”

Both men finished showering and slipped on some boxers before curling up in bed together. Brian unlocked the bedroom door before he came to bed.
Justin told Brian about his phone conversation with Lindsay. He was surprised when Brian laughed. “Remind me never to tangle with you Sunshine. You can be vicious when someone gets on your bad side.”

“You would be wise to keep that in mind old man.”

Brian laughed again and kissed Justin. They chatted quietly together until they drifted off to sleep.

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On Tuesday morning Claire was back out at the bus stop and was relieved again that Tino did not make an appearance. She was starting to almost enjoy her job at the dental office. Yesterday she found a mistake she had made in the billing. Entering a charge for teeth cleaning as 50 cents instead of 50 dollars. She showed it to Sally and apologized. Sally laughed and said that Claire must have thought it was a single tooth that was cleaned. She told Claire not to worry about it.

Claire thought this job might not be too bad. She was making those few Oxy tablet she bought last and this week with a full week’s paycheck she could buy more. As long as Tino stayed away Claire thought her life might be actually getting better.

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Brian was up early and was showered and dressed before Gus woke up and came into the bedroom. They went downstairs and had breakfast together. Gus was still happily making plans for all the things he and his Daddy could do together now that they would be living close to each other. Brian smiled at his son’s happy chatter.

When Brian was ready to leave he filled a travel mug with coffee for Justin, gave Gus a kiss good bye and sent him upstairs with the coffee.

Gus carefully placed the travel mug on Justin’s bedside table and climbed into the bed. He lifted the pillow off his Papa’s face. Justin smiled and pulled Gus into a hug. Gus was happy to snuggle. “Good morning Papa.”

Good morning Little Man. Did Daddy leave for work?”

“Yup. We had breakfast and I told Daddy about all the things we can do now that I will be living in Pittsburgh again. Papa we are all going to have so much fun!”

Justin gave Gus a kiss and sat up in bed and reached for his coffee. Gus kept snuggled against him and rested his head on Justin’s shoulder. Together they made plans for their day.

After Justin finished his coffee, he took a quick shower and got dressed in painting clothes. When he and Gus got down to the kitchen Alice was at work making breakfast for John & Peter. Justin made himself a bagel with cream cheese. He listened to John, Peter and Gus tell Alice about their day at Kennywood. Gus was excited to tell her about the move back from Canada. Alice gave a quick look at Justin who rolled his eyes. She told Gus how happy she was that he would be living close to his daddies.

The doorbell rang letting Peter know that Josh and his father had arrived to take Peter to his lecture. John and Gus headed outside to help Charlie in the garden. Alice came and put a dish of fresh fruit in front of Justin. “Time for something healthy.”

Justin smiled. “Brian has you well trained.”
Alice shrugged. “I was a big proponent of healthy food before I ever met you or Brian. Now be a good boy and eat your fruit.”
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