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| Part 2 : Love Went Blind & You Would Make Me See |
| In the two weeks that Justin had been staying with Brian after all that happened with Galen, the loft always seemed to be eerily silent. in the morning, the boys took their separate showers and got ready to go without saying a word. Brian would drive Justin to school and then go to work. After work he would go back and pick Justin up and they would come home for dinner. During the commutes they made sure the stereo was on so they wouldn't have to talk and during dinner they concentrated on their food. Brian would go out with the boys to Woody's and then to Babylon, but never offered to bring Justin along. Justin never asked. "Wanna come out with me and the boys?" Brian asked when the maddening silence finally got to him. "They've been asking about you." "Yeah, I'll come." Justin said with a smile. He was also glad that the awkwardness was seemingly over. "I can't wait to see them." Brian and Justin got in the Jeep and headed to Liberty Ave. They went into the diner and were greeted with a joyful shriek that they both knew well. Debbie ran over to them and swept Justin up in a tight hug. "I've been wondering when you were finally gunna pay me a visit!" She exclaimed happily. Her joy wasn't only due to Justin's appearance in the diner, but because he looked like her Sunshine again. The bruises on his face were gone and he was walking normally. And smiling. It was the smile that tugged at her heart. "I'm glad I came." Justin said. "And I desperately need some lemon squares." He let himself be led to a booth by Debbie. Brian followed. "You just wait right here, Sunshine. I'll bring you as many lemon squares as you can eat. On the house!" She was so excited that when she left she practically skipped to the kitchen. "She missed you." Brian said quietly. "We all did." "You missed me?" Justin asked. After what had happened with them when Justin moved out, he wasn't sure Brian would have even thought about him. "Of course I missed you. There was no one around to cook for me and keep the losers away at Babylon." Brian said playfully. Justin loved when Brian was in this kind of mood. Justin smiled and was about to reply when Debbie returned with a plate full of lemon squares. "Who knows what this guy has been feeding you." She said. "If you need anything, Sunshine, anything at all, you just call me and I'll be right over." "Thanks, Deb." Justin replied. "Well, if it isn't our baby!" Emmett's voice carried over to the booth from the doorway. He ran over and pulled Justin up into a hug. "We missed you, honey." "I missed you too, Em." Justin loved the attention he was getting. He hadn't been sure that any of his old friends from Liberty Ave had missed him, but now he knew how much they cared. "Brian threatened us with harm to our... um... nether regions if we bothered you while you were still getting over what that little fucker did to you." Emmett said. "Well, I needed some peace and quiet." Justin covered his surprise at Brian's protective attitude towards him. He realized now that Brian hadn't been ignoring him, but had been giving him time to recover. "Well, tonight we celebrate your return." Emmett's arms went up in a flourish. "Let's sit." He said sweetly and patted the seat next to him. Justin sat back down and Emmett put an arm around him. "Emmett." Brian said warningly from the other side of the table. Emmett quickly removed his arm from Justin's shoulders and regarded Brian curiously. "Well, well, well." He said with a smile. He hadn't been sure, but now he knew that Brian and Justin were back into the same routine as before. It was unspoken, but the two possessed each other. "Where are Mikey and Ted?" Justin asked. "Mikey is out with his new man. They're meeting us at Babylon. They've been together for over a month now, can you believe it?" Emmett spoke animatedly. He loved being the one to catch Justin up on the scoop. "And our Teddy is on his way. He's working late tonight. He'll meet us at Babylon later too." "Michael has a boyfriend?" Justin asked in disbelief. "What's he like? Is he like David?" Even though he hadn't known David very well, Justin hadn't cared for him much. He was too patronizing. "Oh, no, sweetie. Mac is an angel! He's 28, totally adorable, hung like a horse," Emmett said with a goofy look on his face, "and he and Michael are so sweet together. They make me wish I was happy and in love." "Yeah, Mac is a nice guy." Brian put in. He wasn't lying. He and Mac got along really well and he was happy that Michael was dating someone who wasn't overbearing and self-absorbed. "You actually like him?" Justin said with a chuckle. "He's good for Mikey." Brian said looking away, signaling that he was finished commenting on his feelings about Michael's new love. "What about you, Em? What have you been doing?" Justin asked. Emmett got an excited look on his face and went on to tell Justin about his fabulous new job and an even more outrageous store for men's fashions, the string of men who had broken his heart in the last several months, and the fabulous new shirt he found in a hole in wall thrift store. "Are you two ready to go?" Brian asked before Emmett moved on to telling Justin about anything else. "We should meet Mikey soon." "Sure. Let's go." Justin said. He stood up and pulled on his coat. "Oh, this is going to be so much fun!" Emmett clapped his hands together with excitement. Justin smiled. It was good to know that Em hadn't lost his enthusiasm. "Justin, this is Mac." Michael introduced his gorgeous new boyfriend with pride. Justin had to admit, Michael had quite the catch. "Mac, this is Justin." "Nice to meet you." Mac said. "Nice to meet you too. The guys have told me all about you." Justin said with a smile. "Don't believe anything Brian said." Mac winked. "He's trouble, that one." "I'm trouble?" Brian laughed. "You're just jealous cause I'm hotter than you." Justin was surprised at the rapport Brian and Mac had. He never thought Brian would be able to get along with any of Michael's boyfriends, much less befriend them. "Keep dreaming, Kinney." Mac nuzzled Michael's neck. "Let's dance, beautiful." He and Michael headed out to the dance floor and began to dance quite seductively. "They're perfect for each other." Justin commented. "Yeah, Mac's a good guy." Brian said without looking over at the dancing couple. He was too focused on Justin. He loved seeing him with the lights flashing on him, he looked like a dream. "I'm surprised you two get along." Justin said. "I was convinced you would have disdain for anyone who took Michael away." "No. Just the scummy wannabe doctors who take him away." Brian said with a smirk. He put an arm around Justin. "Want a drink?" "Sure do." Justin said. He and Brian made their way to the bar and Brian ordered them a couple of beers. "It's good to be back." Justin said as he watched all the beautiful boys dancing. "I'm glad." Brian said. "Can I interest you in a dance?" Justin smiled and the two of them headed out to the floor. Other than in bed with him, dancing with Brian was Justin's favorite place to be and it was truly amazing to be back there with him after all the time that had passed. ... Two Hours Later ... "Brian, I'm ready to go." Justin said breathlessly. "It's getting late." Brian looked at Justin and could tell that he was exhausted. They had, after all, been dancing nearly the entire time they were there. Once Ted had arrived, the whole group shared some space on the dance floor and danced together. "Yeah, me too." Brian replied. "Let's go." He put an arm around Justin and, after saying goodbye to the guys, they headed out to the jeep. "Thank you for bringing me. I really needed that." Justin said truthfully once they were en route back to the loft. "I'm starting to feel like myself again." "Can I ask you something?" While Brian spoke, his voice broke. "Sure, you can ask me anything." Justin said. He turned to face Brian who continued to watch the road but glanced over at Justin every few seconds. "Was it something I did... I mean, Did I... Well, was it my fault that you ended up with Galen?" Brian struggled with how to put his self doubt into words. "How would it be your fault?" Justin asked. "Well, when we broke up I was really angry and I said some things I didn't mean. I was wondering if maybe I hurt you so much that you ended up with a violent guy." Brian asked quietly. He couldn't believe he was actually asking these questions. "Brian, Galen was manipulative and he knew just what to say to make me feel special and to make me feel like it was my fault when he hurt me. When we broke up I felt like I wasn't enough, like I had failed. Galen caught on to that and he used it to his advantage." Justin was shocked with what he was saying. He had never realized just how Galen had gotten him into and kept him in such an abusive relationship. He had been wondering what had happened to all his strength. The truth was, he hadn't lost it, Galen had just used his insecurities against him. "You were enough, Justin." Brian said. "You did everything right. And maybe that was the problem. You were so perfect, and I knew I wasn't." "Brian..." Justin began but didn't know how to finish. Instead, he reached over and touched took Brian's hand. Their eyes met and they knew they were headed somewhere neither of them had ever been. Brian and Justin could hardly keep their hands, and lips, off each other as they stumbled into the loft. It had been so long since they had felt each other's bodies that they couldn't get enough. They were addicted to each other and now that they'd had a taste, they wanted, needed, craved more. "The bed, Brian." Justin said breathlessly putting his arms around Brian's neck and Brian lifted him into his arms and carried him up the stairs to the bedroom. Justin was attacking Brian's neck with his mouth, kissing and biting. He wanted to leave his mark on Brian. "Oh, baby I don't know if I can be gentle tonight." Brian said tossing Justin onto the bed and jumping in with him. Justin grabbed for Brian and pulled him close. "Don't, then. Take me, Brian. I need to feel you." Justin panted against Brian's ear. They immediately began tearing at each other's clothes. As soon as they were naked, Brian lowered his head to Justin's lap and began sucking on Justin's cock teasingly, taking it all into his mouth and pulling it all the way out. Justin was on the edge of cumming when Brian stopped. "Don't cum yet. I want to be inside you when you cum. I want to cum with you." Brian said as he grabbed for the lube and a condom. "I'm going to make you mine again." He ground out before swiftly entering Justin, who cried out in the pleasure of it. "Oh, please, Brian! Please!" He cried. "I need it!" "Oh, yeah, baby. Say my name." Brian said as he pumped into Justin. "You're mine. You're mine." He repeated as he thrust in and out of Justin. When the two lovers came together it was like the earth moved. They collapsed together and held onto each other tight. They knew this was where they were supposed to be. Everything felt right. NEXT |