Chapter 36- I'm thinking two or three more chapters to wrap up this story! Hope you like it!
"Hey sunshine," Brian said entering the loft. "Look who I found at the airport."
Justin hopped down the stairs from the bedroom and smiled greatly. Entering behind Brian were Lindsay, Melanie, Gus and JR.
"Hey guys!" Justin greeted, giving everyone hugs.
"Hi Justin," Gus said, hugging Justin back.
"Hey bud, how are you?"
"Good."
"Gus has been talking non stop about coming back," Lindsay said. "He really loves it here."
"Hope he doesn't get used to it," Brian said, helping to bring the bags in.
"What?" Melanie asked.
"What he means is here at the loft," Justin said with a smirk.
"Finally selling this place?"
"Not exactly," Brian replied.
"Holy shit," Melanie said with JR in her arms, after hearing the news about the baby and moving to their other house. She sat next to Lindsay across from Brian and Justin on the couches, Gus in Brian's lap.
"But we are keeping the loft in case we need a little parental getaway," Justin said, placing a hand on Gus's head and ruffling his hair.
"You hear that Gus, you are going to have another younger sibling." Lindsay said excitedly.
"Can I have a brother?" Gus asked Brian.
Brian chuckled. "We'll see," he said as Gus flung his arms around his neck and hugged him tightly.
"I'm so proud of you Brian," Lindsay said, getting up and walking over to the other couch. She sat down on the arm of the couch and placed a hand on Brian's shoulder. "It's hard to believe that you ever didn't want children."
"Well thanks to Justin, a lot about me is hard to believe now." Brian leaned over and gave Justin a kiss.
"Lucky for me one thing hasn't changed," Justin replied.
"So who is going to be the mother because no offense but I'm never going through that again," Melanie said.
"Don't worry your pretty little twat off. No way are you going to have our child." Brian rolled his eyes and Justin let out a laugh.
"Daphne is going to be the mother," Justin added.
"Oh, that's wonderful," Lindsay said. "I'm so happy for you."
JR began to fuss and Melanie tried to shush her. "Shit, what time is it? We are supposed to be at Michael and Ben's, not to mention that it has got to be this ones bedtime soon."
Lindsay sat up and checked her watch. "Almost seven. We better go."
"Well thanks for coming over," Justin said. "And we should meet at the diner for breakfast tomorrow before you head back to Canada."
"Sounds like a plan," Lindsay said, kissing Justin's cheek. Melanie put JR in her car seat and picked up some luggage.
"I'll be back shortly." Brian gave Justin a kiss before crouching down to face Gus. "Be good for Justin while I bring your moms to Michael's house, okay?"
"Okay daddy," Gus said.
"Bye Justin, see you tomorrow," Melanie called from the hallway before Brian shut the loft door behind them.
"So Gus, are you happy that you are going to have another baby brother or sister?" Justin asked.
"Uh-huh." Gus responded. "And I can play with them when I'm here."
"Well, not for a little. When the baby is born, he or she will probably sleep a lot like JR."
"Why?"
"That's what babies do. In fact, you were the same way when you were born." Justin made his way to the kitchen and propped Gus up on the counter.
"Really?"
"Yup. Now, what would you like for dinner?"
"I don't know." Gus shrugged his shoulders.
"How about a grilled cheese?" Justin said, opening up the fridge and looking around for some of the food he bought in preparation for Gus's stay.
"Yes, please," Gus said.
"Alright, grilled cheese it is."
Brian walked back to his car after helping Lindsay and Melanie with their things. Before he made it to his door, Michael called out. "Leaving without even saying hello?" He walked over to Brian and smiled.
"Hey Mikey," Brian replied, giving Michael a kiss on the lips.
"How was the honeymoon?"
"Very pleasurable."
Michael laughed. "That doesn't surprise me."
"Mikey, get to the point. You obviously didn't want to hear about my honeymoon."
"Okay," Michael sighed. "The other day I overheard Jennifer and Daphne talking at the diner."
Brian bit his lip and tried not to make a face. "Why didn't you tell me?"
"Tell you what?"
"That you and Justin are going to have a kid! That's huge fucking news!"
"I was going to tell you, I guess they just beat me to it," Brian mumbled.
"Why do I not believe that?"
"Why do I need to tell you everything anyways?" Brian asked sarcastically.
"Because I thought I was your best friend." Brian could see that Michael was hurt.
"Listen Michael. Are you listening?"
"Yes, Brian."
"The reason I didn't tell you yet is because I'm still not sure if I really want this."
"What are you talking about?"
"I said, I don't know if I really want this. When we were in Greece, we got talking about having a baby and I couldn't say no. But after we had Daphne's parents over for dinner, there is no way I can handle dealing with it all."
"What about Gus, you do just fine with him. And I recall you wishing you were there for him more."
"That's because Gus spends most of his time with Mel and Linz. Can you imagine how fucked up he would be if I raised him myself? Let's face it, I'm not much of a role model."
"You may not be a role model, that's true, but you are a great father and I know you could do it. Plus, the Brian Kinney I know wouldn't be afraid of anything, no matter how life changing it is."
Brian smiled and patted Michael on the back. "Mikey, what would I ever do with out you or your blatant lies to try and make me happy?"
Michael put his arms around Brian and looked up at him. "You'd probably be some sort of psycho killer or something." Brian stared at Michael, his eyebrow raised before letting out a laugh, Michael joining soon after. Brian smiled and thought to himself how lucky he was to have so much support from people who really loved and believed in him, no matter how much he didn't believe it himself.
You have no idea how hard it is to try to finish this story with a good ending. Any ideas? Let me know! Thanks for the great reviews!