When I opened to the door to my apartment the day after calling Brian, the day after our commemorative anniversaries, my jaw litterally dropped to the floor.

He was standing there, right outside my door, a smile on his face, luggage in his hands.

"Bri...Brian, what are you doing here?" I stuttered, shellshocked.

He smile turned brighter as he set down his briefcase and duffel bag and embraced me, kissing me softly on the top of my head.

"Can't a boyfriend surprise his lover with a visit?" he replied in question, linking our hands together, giving me a reaffirming squeeze, as if to tell me that he was here, and this wasn't a dream.

I kissed his neck softly before pulling back.

"I wish you had called. I've got a show. I'm quite busy." I admitted, frowning slightly.

He pouted his Brian Kinney pout.

"Can't you reschedule?" he queried, sadness in his voice.

Sadness? Brian Kinney showing emotions is hard enough to believe, but sadness?

I shrugged, turning away from him and going back to my artwork.

"You can't just show up here, Brian." I said rather harshly.

I glanced at him, wanting to see his expression, expecting him to be emotionless.

He was everything but.

"You just can't." I managed, brushing my paintbrush casually along the poster I was painting.

I felt him wrap his arms around me from behind, kissing me softly on the neck.

I pulled away from his grasp, angry with him, for not calling, all this time, and for suddenly appearing at my doorstep.

I held my paintbrush up at him in warning.