Learning to Love (9/?)
By Carol M.
The saga continues…
Once they had gotten him back up to his room and Michael had said his goodbyes, Brian spent the next couple of hours pouring over ideas for a new ad campaign for some upscale luggage. Cynthia had brought him the preliminaries for the campaign the day before and he had had no interest in going over them. But now, he desperately needed something to take his mind off of Justin, or more accurately, the loss of Justin. The problem was the ideas weren't coming to him like they normally did. Any other day, he would be able to look at one of the fine leather backpacks and come up with a Cleo worthy pitch in fifteen minutes. But now he was drawing a complete blank and that feeling scared him more than anything.
Brian threw the papers off the bed and sighed, staring up at the ceiling. He shut his eyes for a moment to regroup, and he realized what he needed to get his concentration back. He opened his eyes and quickly reached for the nurses call button, pressing it until a young red-haired female intern stepped into the room. "Yes, Mr. Kinney?" she asked in a pleasant tone, giving him a flirtatious eye.
"Cindy," he said, looking at her nametag. "Yeah could you get me Dr. Drummond. Tell him I'm having difficulties with my cock," he said in a serious tone.
Cindy blushed and let her eyes drift towards Brian's crotch. "What sort of difficulties, sir? Is there anything I can help you with?" she asked as she stepped towards the bed.
Brian gave her a wide smile. "It's far too complicated for a young innocent girl like you to understand. Best left up to a doctor…a male doctor," he emphasized.
"Oh, I see," said Cindy in disappointment. "I'll get him right away, Mr. Kinney."
"Brian," he corrected her, flashing a toothy grin. "I would appreciate that," he said as he lay back against his pillows.
Cindy blushed slightly. "Brian. I'm on it," she said as she walked out the door.
Less than ten seconds later, Dr. Drummond walked into the room and shut the door behind him. "I hear you're having some problems?" asked the young hazel-eyed doctor as he dropped to his knees beside the bed.
"Terrible, terrible problems," said Brian.
"Well let me see what I can do about that," said Dr. Drummond as he pushed aside the sheets and hospital gown and put his mouth to work on Brian's cock.
"I'm feeling better already," murmured Brian as his hand traveled down to the back of the doctor's head. He arched up in pleasure as the stud hit a particularly sensitive area. "You give a very thorough examination."
The doctor glanced up at Brian and stopped his actions for a moment. "I aim to please. A patient's happiness is my number one concern," he said with a wide smile before swallowing Brian's cock again.
"This patient is very happy," moaned Brian.
"Oh dear god!"
Brian glanced up at the door and saw a very shocked Jennifer Taylor bracing a hand against her chest. "Why Mrs. Taylor, what brings you to this lovely medical arts establishment?" he asked nonchalantly.
Dr. Drummond was off Brian's cock and on his feet within two seconds. "Well Mr. Kinney, it would seem that everything is in perfect working order. No cause for concern," he said, covering Brian back up. He cleared his throat and backed away towards the door. "If you'll excuse me, I have to make my rounds." He shaded his face away from Jennifer and quickly stepped out of the room
"Thanks for putting my mind at ease, doc," yelled Brian after him. He glanced up at Jennifer with an arched eyebrow. "If you came looking for Justin, he's not here."
Jennifer nodded and stepped towards the bed. "I know."
"Okay, I give up then, what are you doing here?" asked Brian curiously.
"I was concerned about you Brian," said Jennifer.
Brian snorted. "I find that hard to believe. I would think you'd be celebrating at my near demise. After all, I'm the pedophile queer who took away you're innocent little boy."
"Maybe," said Jennifer. "Or maybe I just came to say I'm glad you're alright and bring you some cookies," she said as she revealed a Tupper ware container filled to the brim with a variety of baked treats.
Brian sighed in confusion. "Look, Mrs. Taylor,"
"Jennifer," she interrupted.
"Jennifer," said Brian. "I appreciate the concern, but it's not necessary. You don't owe me anything. Justin and I are out of each other's lives."
"Don't tell me you're giving up on him that easily," said Jennifer as she set the container on the nightstand next to Brian. "If you were, you wouldn't have tried so hard to help Justin after he got hurt or help him pay for art school. It can't be that easy to let all of that go."
Brian rolled his eyes and looked at the ceiling. "That's all in the past. Justin has a new boyfriend, one who I'm sure is much more parental friendly."
Jennifer nodded. "He is. From what I can tell he's near perfect. Smart, talented, friendly, romantic."
"There, see, everybody wins," said Brian.
"There's just one problem," said Jennifer.
"And what would that be?" said Brian sarcastically.
"He's not you," said Jennifer.
Brian laughed. "And why would I give a shit about that?"
"It's the truth," said Jennifer. "All I want is for my son to be happy, and I think he was with you, at least for a little while until you both blew it."
"Yeah well, it's too late to go back," said Brian. "Justin needs to move on with his life and so do I."
"Except Ethan doesn't put the twinkle in Justin's eye like you did," said Jennifer. "As hard as it was in the beginning, I couldn't deny the way he would light up when he would talk about you. It was more than just a crush for him. I wanted to hate you for it. When I first met you, I thought you were this slick…asshole that was just using my son for an easy …fuck."
"Whatever gave you that impression?" said Brian in a sweet tone.
Jennifer continued unfettered. "But then I realized if that were true, than I was greatly underestimating my son. Justin wouldn't pick just anyone to fall in love with. He wouldn't have wasted his time with you if there wasn't some special person on the inside worthy of his love."
Brian clenched his jaw and ran his hand over his eyes. "Why the fuck are you telling me all this?" he asked.
"I wanted to say thank you," said Jennifer. "Thank you for giving my son someone special to love. And thank you for loving him back."
Brian's hand quickly came away from his face and he looked up at her in a panic.
Jennifer smiled knowingly. "A man like you doesn't put with Justin's antics unless he really cares about him. Believe me, I'm his mother, I know how he can get sometimes."
"He's a real handful," said Brian.
"I know," said Jennifer. "But then again, so are you."
Brian gave her a crooked smile. "It's true. I do have a rather infamous rep."
"A reputation that Justin saw right through. I believe with all my heart that you must be a truly remarkable man for Justin to have fallen in love with you as deeply as he did," said Jennifer.
"Maybe Justin just saw what he wanted to see," said Brian quickly.
"You know that's not true," said Jennifer. "He may be naïve in a lot of ways, but he's no fool."
"Yeah…whatever," said Brian uneasily as he shifted around in his bed. "Look, Jennifer, I think you should go. I need to get my beauty rest."
"Okay," said Jennifer in a disappointed tone. "Take care of yourself and enjoy the cookies. I'm sorry I… interrupted before."
"It's okay. There's plenty more where he came from," said Brian.
"I'm sure there is," said Jennifer. She stared at him for a few moments, an unsure look on her face. Then she quickly leaned forward to kiss him.
Brian shut his eyes almost in pain as her lips pressed against his cheek.
"Bye Brian," she said with a sad smile.
"Toodles," said Brian softly as he watched Jennifer walk out the door.
TBC