Justin and Brian joined the rest of the guests inside the house. They realize they had been missed from the wake for forty-five minutes. They walked into the kitchen and grabbed some appetizers and then walked back into the living room. They sat next to each other on the couch. They talked to some of the folks around the room. A lot of them were Ben's family. Michael was in the kitchen talking to Melanie. They were talking about good times with Ben. A lot of them were about Hunter. Who in fact, was at the Novotny home earlier. Brian smiled to himself before sticking a crab cake in his mouth. Justin had his back turned to Brian, talking to Debbie. Telling her about his life over the past few years. Brian listened to some of the details he was telling Deb. After sometime, Brian began to hear Deb talking to him.
"What Deb?" Brain asked. He had been so into thinking about Justin that he didn't hear Debbie talking to him.
"I asked why you look so damn happy?" Deb asked. Brian smiled to himself. Justin was also waiting for him to answer.
"I have my reasons." Brian said with a cocky smile. He looked at his watch and saw that it was almost nine o'clock.
"Shit...I gotta go. I'll see you guys later." Brain smiled at Justin and Deb. He got up and kissed them both on the cheek. He stepped into the kitchen and gave Michael a good-bye hug and a kiss on the cheek. He grabbed his jacket and left the Novotny home.

"Where is he off to?" Justin asked, taking a sip of wine, which Deb brought to him. She looked back at the door and then back to Justin.
"Ever since he was..." Deb started but stopped herself. She didn't know if Brian had told Justin of his condition.
"I know, Deb..." Justin stated simply. He took a sip of his wine and waited for Debbie to continue what she was going to say.
"Ever since he was diagnosed, he has been a health nut! He goes home at nine every night, drinks a health shake and exercises for an hour. Takes a shower and goes to bed. He's always in bed by eleven now..." Debbie finished.
"Wow..." Justin said, realizing how much Brian had changed since he had left.
"Yeah...he doesn't ever step foot in Babylon. Doesn't do drugs anymore. Doesn't drink hardly ever and if he does it's just a simple glass of wine..." She motions to Justin's glass of wine to emphasize her point.
"It changed his life...he's a very different Brian. Even if he says he's still the same...he isn't." Deb finished.
"I can't blame him. I would change my lifestyle too if I was diagnosed with HIV." Justin said, before taking another sip of wine.
"I wish we knew who it was who gave it to him. I would personally strangle that man if I knew his name. Just knowing that someone in this city...walks the man who infected my Brian..." Deb's eyes began to tear up.
"...It's just too much..." Justin set down his wine glass and gave Deb a large hug before she completely broke down into tears.
"Come on now, you've had too many tears today. Don't cry. Brian is fine...all right?" Justin said, trying his best to reassure her.
"Yeah, your right Justin. You're such a sweet boy." She said, smiling sweetly at him while she brushed her fingers through his hair, once.
"You gotta remember, I'm not a boy anymore." Justin said with a sweet, sly smile.
"Right. Man. Sorry." Deb smiled widely, pinching Justin's cheek. Justin laughs and glances at the clock on the wall and sighs.
"I better get going. I'm meeting my mom for breakfast tomorrow." Justin said to Debbie. They both stood up and Justin gives Debbie a big hug.
"It was good to see you Justin. Tell your mother I say 'hi'" Debbie said.
"I will" Justin gave her a kiss on the cheek and left to say good-bye to Michael and Emmett.