AN: I can't post chapter 4 because it violates NC-17 rule, if you'd like to read it, email me and I'll send it to you privately.
I went into the kitchen to reheat dinner while Brian took a quick shower. When he came out I had everything ready and I made him a plate.
As we ate I couldn't help but think of our lives together. Fifteen years, wow, I never thought I'd finally be able to say that I tamed the stud of Liberty Avenue. Well, that's not entirely true, I knew I could do it, I love him too much not too.
After dinner I stuck everything in the dishwasher and Brian had this weird look on his face. "Bri, are you ok?" I asked. "I'm fine, but there's something I need to ask you." He said.
"Justin, I never thought that I'd be able to love anyone as much as I love you, you've always been there for me, never letting me get away with anything. When Mel and Linds died I know that if you hadn't been there, I never would have been able to get myself together and raise our son. You're the piece of me that I will always treasure." With that he got down on one knee in front of me and I gasped.
"Justin Craig Taylor, I love you more than life itself, you're my heart, and you complete me, will you do me the honor of marrying me?" He asked. "Oh Brian, of course I will!" I said and he placed a ring on my finger. I pulled him up into a passionate kiss. "I love you." He said and I couldn't help but start to cry. "What's wrong?" He asked immediately. "Nothing's wrong, I'm just so happy!" I said sounding like a woman and I didn't care.
We went to the diner to let our family know. "Sunshine, Brian." Deb greeted us. "OH MY GOD!" She screamed when she saw the ring on my finger. "Yes Deb, I'm finally making an honest man out of him." Brian said laughing. "Oh honey, I'm so happy for you!" She said and gave me a crushing hug.
"What's going on?" Michael asked coming over with Jenny. "Brian proposed!" Deb squealed. "Brian, how many times do I have to tell you not to hit on my mother." Michael joked and everyone laughed.
"He proposed to Justin you little shit!" Deb said and wacked him on the back of the head. "Ow Ma!" He whined. "Uncle Brian proposed!" Jenny squealed. "Yup shorty." He said and she hugged him and me.
"Bri are you sure?" Michael asked. "Yeah Mikey, I'm sure." He said and looked at me in a way that made my heart flutter. Ben and Hunter came in then and Ben looked a lot better than he had. "What's all the excitement about?" Ben asked. "Brian proposed!" Deb said happily. "About damn time." Ted said coming in.
"He proposed! Baby that's wonderful!" Emmett squealed as he came in and heard.
We went to Babylon that night, we hadn't been in a while and decided to go and have fun. While we were there I glanced in the backroom and turned white from what I saw.
"Justin? Are you alright?" Brian asked. "Gus, backroom." Was all I could say. "WHAT!" He yelled. "Calm down Bri." I said. "Fuck that." He said and took off towards the backroom. "Brian!" I yelled.
"He's going tricking on the night you become engaged?" Michael asked. "No, Gus is in the backroom." I told him. "That little shit, I hope Brian kills him." He said.
A few minutes later Brian came out holding onto a very pissed off Gus. "Augustus Brian Peterson-Marcus-Kinney!" I said angrily. "Come on dad, you were the same age as me the first time you had sex." Gus said. "Yeah, but it wasn't in the backroom of Babylon!" Brian yelled at him. We took him outside and toward the jeep. "No, yours was with your Gym teacher, how much lower can you get!" Gus yelled at him. "Bri..." I said before SMACK he smacked Gus before the thought even registered.
"BRIAN!" I yelled and he just stood there. "Oh my god, Gus, baby, I'm sorry." He said and Gus just stood there. "Gus." I said and he turned to look at me, a hand print forming on his cheek and tears streaming down his face. "Oh Gus." Brian said with tears streaming down his own face.
"I hate you!" He yelled and broke loose from Brian. We watched him take off and I saw Brian's heart break. "Bri." I said softly. "Oh god! What have I done!" He yelled, big wracking sobs escaped from him. "I'm no better than Jack." He said and I wanted to slap him. "Brian Aiden Kinney!" I yelled. He looked at me in surprise. "Don't you dare ever say that again! You are better than Jack, you only hit him once." I said trying to lighten the mood even though I knew it wasn't funny.
"Damn it Justin, you think that makes me better! I'd be better than Jack if I'd have never hit him at all!" He yelled at me. "Brian, you only smacked him, you didn't beat him, not like Jack did to you." Michael said softly. "I hit him! I swore, the day he was born I'd never lay a finger on him, and I hit him." He said and sat on the curb crying. "I know." I said and got down with him and wrapped my arms around him. "I hit him." He said sobbing. "I know baby, but we'll make this right." I told him.
"Michael, will you take Brian home while I look for my son?" I asked him. "Sure, come on Bri." He said and I watched them leave.
I sighed and got into the jeep. As I drove around Liberty Avenue, I stopped at the diner. There he was, sitting in a booth with his head down and I knew he was crying. Deb just looked at me, she obviously didn't know.
"Gus." I said quietly as I walked over and stood beside him. He looked at me and jumped up, throwing his arms around me.
"Shhh, it's ok baby." I said and held onto my son.