Midnight Whispers
QAF Brian and Justin Fanfiction

Chapter 1: I Got An Idea


Deborah Grassi was pacing.     She had gotten herself into this, but like everyone said she was smart, and she came up with a way to get herself out of it.    She just needed someone to talk a few things over with.    She needed her brother.


Victor Grassi knew something was a brewing when he came back to his building and found his little sister sitting on his stoop.


“Come on in, I’ll make us some dinner.” He told her unlocking the door.


Vic loved his sister, after he had come out to his parents she had stood up for him.   She was a good kid, but just like a kid should she would have to support their wishes.   At least for now, and they didn’t want anything to do with their gay son.    So it had to be something big for her to be here now.


Debbie knew that her brother was suspicious.    She talked to him every day on the phone but to be here now, if herm other knew she’d have her head.   Well that would be until she found out why she was there, and then she’d tell her what she told her brother a few months ago.


“Okay sis, what’s going on?” he asked once he got the sandwiches ready.


“This meet Michael Novotny.” She smiled showing him a newspaper.


He looked and briefly read over the article.   Michael Novotny was a local kid who had went off to war.   He didn’t have a mom or a dad, poor kid didn’t have anyone.   Apparently he was just killed in the line of duty.


“Okay, what about him?”


“I was seeing him before he got deployed.    I didn’t want mom or dad to know.”


Vic didn’t know what to think.   Debbie and her secrets, his sister had just lost someone she loved.   By the look on her face it was the real thing, or at least she thought it was the real thing.    She had come to him for comfort.   That’s what he’d give her.


“I’m so sorry, I didn’t know you were seeing anyone.” He expressed hugging her.


“I’m going to have to tell mom, that Michael and I sort of snuck off and got married.”


“What?    How, you’re not old enough to get married.”


“No one really asks if you tell them you’re in love and you have a man about to go off to war.   They let us do it.”


“I’m sure in the beginning they will be upset, but considering what has happened they’ll understand.   Are they going to ship his body back?    You’ll get all his benefits won’t you?    You have a marriage license and all your ducks are in a row right.    The government can be strict about those things.”


“I’m pregnant!” she shouted breaking her brother from his rant.


“Oh sis.” He told her hugging her tightly.  


He really felt for his sister, he hadn’t even told her that he was leaving town.    What would she do with a baby?   His mother wasn’t ready to become a grandma.   Although she would have help from the government.    She would be alright, she would have all the money that she needed to take care of it.


Debbie Novotny was very proud of herself.    At first she was going to tell her brother, but she knew that he would keep her secret, but after a while he would convince her that what she was doing was wrong and before it all was over she would tell the truth.   No this was something that she could do.    She had already gone down to the DMV and totally legally changed her name to Debbie Novotny.     She would decline all of the benefits from the government, besides she didn’t have this marriage license and her marriage would be declared illegal because of her age.    So perfect, she had just got a little job at as a waitress at this little diner that had opened up on Liberty Avenue.    She would be okay, when her mom sent her packing she had put things into place to take care of herself.    She could do this no worries.


She was on her way.   She didn’t know if or when her parents would make her leave but she and her baby would be fine.    She had fooled Vic with her story, and he normally looks for a problem with everything.   Maybe it was because he was so in love with his new beau Henry that he didn’t have time to worry about if she was lying or not.    The guy was dead, and maybe it was wrong with using his death, but it was perfect as well.   He didn’t have any family and no one would be looking for him.   It was perfect, what was the worst that could happen.


Her family was devastated when she told them the news, they understood why she would decline benefits, and they promised to help her in any way.    She was happy, she was going to have a baby, and no one would have to know the secret of her baby’s father, even he was happy.    No one ever saw the retraction in the paper about the mix up in the photographs in the paper.   Turns out that the photo labeled as Michael Novotny was really a Peter Mcgregor, and Michael Novotny was a young black man from a town once over.   He left behind a mother, a father, and a younger brother.    Debbie was too busy planning her future to see that in the paper.


 


End Notes: I know I know another story.   I think we should just be happy that folks are keeping the fandom going.   Sure I have tons of stories, but I am doing well with my updating as of late and I’m even managing to give u something new once and a while.   Here’s something new me and my guy are working on.   I have another story but I’m not going to post that one until it’s finished.   More to come of this one today.

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