Chapter 3: Reactions
Brian, still bewildered at what he had just heard, felt himself standing up. He couldn't control it. It was like his brain, too busy thinking about what happened, was disconnected from his body. He watched himself walk up the stairs and to Stewie's door. He knocked and was answered by silence.
Then, a quiet voice mumbled, "Come in." Brian thought he detected a sob in the words.
Finally, his brain and body were one again and he actually knew what he was doing. He walked into the room and saw Stewie facing the window, quietly crying. His first instinct was to run over and hug him.
That was a mistake.
He wrapped his arms around the shaking kid and held him so gently. Stewie melted into him and he felt his heartbeat pick up.
Stewie's face was buried in his neck, and when he spoke it was soft and sad, almost seductive. "I love you."
Brian felt his breath catch and his own heartbeat sped up. He couldn't explain or understand why he reacted like this. He just sat there, holding Stewie, wondering why his body was growing warmer and shakier by the second.