The summer days ticked away for the students of Liberty High School. It was early August and the summer heat was in full swing, the sticky wetness of humidity coating anyone who dared to venture outside. Justin sat on the side of the swimming pool watching his friends splash in the water reminiscing on the last few months since they had all come together that day in detention. It certainly hadn't been easy for any of them but he thought Ben had it the worst. His coach caught him kissing Michael behind the gym after practice in April and soon told his father. The black eye he sported the next day started the rumor mill grinding and soon he was out at school and at home. Something that would have caused a normal person great distress but funny enough, Justin thought both Ben and Michael seemed happier than ever. Ben lost a few friends but being able to be out with Michael ushered in a new era of self- confidence and determination to be his own man. He quit sports and started doing yoga.

Michael dived under the water maneuvering himself under Ben's legs, reaching up to grab his ass as he stood. He swiped the water off his face and moved his wet hair out of his eyes just in time for a kiss to be planted on his lips. He still couldn't quite believe he had a boyfriend, and not just any boyfriend, but one that looked like Superman. It was a dream come true and he had never been happier. Everything about the man was perfect; how he talked about things that mattered, how he held him, how he defended their relationship to anyone who gave Michael shit. He had never felt so loved and protected. Not to mention discovering the joys of having sex with Ben was amazing. A joy he knew Justin and Brian had not quite realized fully yet.

Brian watched Ben and Michael's kiss with a twinge of jealousy. Not that he wanted to be kissing either of them, just envious of the freedom they felt to kiss whenever the mood struck. Brian had been living with Michael since the school year ended. Debbie had insisted once she discovered what horrible abuse Brian had been suffering under. This, on one hand, was fantastic because he felt part of a real family that accepted him but, on the other hand, made Brian want to stop hiding all together. Only he didn't want to out Justin before he was ready and the two spent enough time together alone that it wouldn't take much to figure out the true nature of their relationship. Justin, as expected, had taken a lot of flak from his old friends about his new friends, especially as he defended Ben. A fact which still caused Justin pain that Brian had been unable to heal. When it was just the two of them, Justin seemed happy but there was something bothering him and Brian couldn't get to the root of the problem unless he talked to him about it.

"Yoo Hoo, Anybody home?" Emmett yelled making his way around Justin's house to the backyard. "Holy shit!" he exclaimed seeing the pool more elaborate than anything you would find in all of Mississippi.

"Em" Ted cried, climbing out of the pool to greet Pittsburgh's newest resident with a hug. Ted and Emmett had been fast pals, writing back and forth until Em and Ms. Lula officially made the move. Since they settled in, Ted was a regular at Ms. Lula's and had become very fond of southern cooking and of Emmett's bright flame. He definitely brought fun into any situation, something Ted was seriously lacking. The other boys' noticed too. Ted was actually quite funny in a dry, sardonic way and Emmett seemed to be helping Ted loosen up although, try as he might, he could get rid of the polo shirts no matter how much fashion advice he doled out.

"Wow Justin, this place is swanky" Em observed before giving air kisses on the cheeks of each boy. He took off his shorts and tank top revealing only a shimmery red speedo, before diving in canon ball style into the pool.

All the other boys, sans Justin and Brian, followed suit and soon they were all laughing and playing around.

Justin looked at Brian and could see that troubled look between them. "You want to go up to my room? My parents aren't home."

Brian nodded, he always wanted to be alone with Justin when the opportunity presented itself but he thought maybe talking was on the menu rather than their normal make out sessions that stopped just shy of all the way.

Brian followed Justin up to his room and removed his wet swim trunks and sat on the bed with a dry towel around his waist. "You okay?"

Justin shook his head and tears started falling, "No, I don't think I can do this anymore."

Brian panicked, he had never wanted a boyfriend in the first place but now that he had one, he didn't want to lose Justin. "What? Why?"

"Why? Because I am lying to everyone and I hate it."

"So we're over, just like that?"

"Over? What are you talking about? I don't want to break up; I want to come out"

"Oh my God, really?" Brian laughed, pulling Justin into his arms, kissing him passionately. "That's the best news I've had all summer"

Justin straighten up and laughed whole heartedly knowing that he was really going to do this. "Has anyone ever told you that you have the sexiest laugh ever?" Brian asked a mixture of amusement and lust on his face.

Justin had lost some of his wood during his laughing fit but his cock was at full attention at Brian's lustful words and stare. He didn't care that just outside was a pool full of friends. All he cared about was he really, really wanted Brian inside of him.

Brian's eyes shifted down, then up, then back down again- right at Justin's bulge. He seemed to be waiting for Justin to make the first move. Something he had been terrified off until now.

"Tell me what you want Justin" Brian murmured, brushing his lips against Justin's gently.

Justin's eyes grew wide but he couldn't form the words. He blushed and reached a hand towards Brian's crotch.

"If you can't ask for it, I don't know if you're ready for it." Brian teased.

"I want you" Justin choked out, "Oh God, I want you inside me."

Brian moved off the bed with lightning speed to grab the supplies they had purchased "just in case" a few weeks back. They still sat in the bottom of Justin's nightstand, untouched, still in the plastic CVS bag. He readied the supplies and dropped his towel so he was naked and hard hovering over Justin lying seductively spread out on his bed.

Only an act of supreme self-control made Brian pause to study Justin's face. He had waited for this moment for months and now that it was here, he wanted it to be perfect for both of them.

Something flitted across Justin's face, there and gone so fast Brian almost didn't see it. And when he realized what it was, he almost wished he hadn't- terror. "Hey" Brian soothed Justin, running his hand over his cheek, "We don't have to, if you're not sure."

"I'm sure" Justin admitted, "just nervous. I want you".

Brian took Justin's cock in hand and swallowed him down. Justin moaned. He'd never get tired of being sucked off. Every time was just as exhilarating as the first and he never wanted it to end. He fisted hands through Brian's hair and waited for the initial breech he knew was coming. "Start with one finger" Justin requested softly.

Brian nodded, still working Justin's dick with his mouth as he rubbed his fingers in Justin's crease spreading the lube until he found the puckered entrance. He applied steady pressure until he felt the tight hole give enough to slide his index finger inside pausing until he heard an encouraging moan escape Justin's lips. Justin willed himself to relax knowing that a part of Brian was now inside him. He exhaled hard through his mouth, and then moved his hips, fucking himself of Brian's finger. "Another one" Justin permitted having grown used to the first.

Brian struggled to work the second finger in, there didn't seem to be room and Brian wondered if he would be able to get his dick inside without hurting him. Soon however his middle finger joined the other and Brian worked the opening until it relaxed and he was sliding both digits in and out with more ease. The noises coming from Justin's throat had Brian's dick throbbing and his balls tingling. Soon he was writhing under him, his dick back in the game and hard against his stomach. Brian reached out to jack Justin's cock with his free hand eliciting a low groan that rumbled through both their chests.

"Another?" Brian asked, his voice breaking slightly.

"No, I'm ready now" Justin insisted, "Fuck me"

Brian fumbled for the lube, and then poured more on his own sheathed dick and Justin's entrance. He pulled Justin's thighs down on the bed and lifted so his knees fit under them. He lined up his cock to Justin and grabbed Justin's hand as he thrust forward with steady pressure. An icy splash of panic flooded Brian's chest as he watched Justin's face for any signs of discomfort or pain, that he hadn't prepped him enough. Pressure against the head of Brian's dick took his breath away. The intense pressure soon gave way and then it was all around him, a tight fist of heat and muscle, and he was inside Justin. He worked in slowly, moving back and forth for what felt like hours until he was settled completely in Justin's body. Justin face and chest were flushed, his eyes half-lidded why he waited for the burn to subside and then suddenly it did and a wave of pleasure rushed over him. Brian leaned down to kiss him and then Brian was all around him, on top of him, inside him, and his solid body cradled him, he felt calm. Safe. Wanted.

Brian felt his climax building too soon but his balls drew up tight and he thrust into Justin, wanting more of the perfect heat, more of everything. "Close" he ground out.

As if waiting for that signal Justin grabbed his own cock and jerked himself. He threw his head back as he came. Drops landing on Brian's chest and neck as Justin's body clenched around him sending Brian over the edge with a guttural cry.

Justin felt his body break apart and come back together in that moment and all he knew was that everything was going to be all right. No matter what his old friends said, no matter how poorly his parents reacted; he had a great group of friends and he had Brian, a man he loved by his side.


A/N: Please forgive me for taking so long on the final chapter. I hope you enjoyed it. Please let me know what you think.