Chapter 11:
Brian and Justin dragged their relationship along for three month until summer. Brian was talking to Justin about his plans to take Gus to Disney Land and then get off to some tropical island in the Caribbean to get his yearly fix of sunshine and then Brian had to answer his cell. Justin didn't worry about Brian as he was currently working on a layout for a new campaign, until he was startled by Brian yelling into the phone.
"You've got to be kidding me! So you are just taking off! Damn straight I am upset! You are calling me after months of silence just to tell me that you are abandoning your son and you fucking expect me to just take it?"
"You're not even coming back to tell him yourself are you?"
"So how do you figure I explain to a five year old that the one mother he has left has decided he wasn't worth sticking around for?"
"Fine, I will get legal on it but I swear Lindsay, if you do this you are gone for good! Don't you dare think about coming back once you realize what a fucking huge mistake you made and take him from me! My lawyer will call you, we are through!"
Brian hang up and dropped the phone, he suddenly felt really really tired.
"That was Lindsay, she is moving Mexico, alone, she is giving me full parental rights." He said and dropped onto a chair.
Justin didn't know what to say, he never in a million years would have thought that Lindsay would leave Gus, after all it was her who had begged Brian to father her son although he didn't want to at the time. He looked at Brian and saw a mix of emotions, anger, frustration, but deep down Brian was utterly sad, he didn't understand how Lindsay could do such a thing to him and to Gus.
Justin wanted to comfort Brian but he wasn't sure if Brian would let him so he hesitantly stretched out his arm towards him.
"Brian, is there anything I could…" But he was interrupted by Brian pulling him onto his lap and holding onto him tightly. His face was buried in Justin's chest as if he tried to keep out the world. Justin put his arms around him and rubbed soothing circles on his back when he felt Brian shake with silent tears for his lost friend.
"If you want to, I can take Gus tomorrow so you can deal with the paperwork!" Justin finally said.
"Thanks, I guess I will have to drive up to see her one last time after all don't I?"
"You could just send the lawyers to sign the papers and stay in the car! She is the one leaving Brian, not you, you don't have to feel bad about this, sad, yes, but none of this is your fault. You will be a great dad to Gus and I know that you will make the right choices! Your son loves you! But even more importantly, you love your son!