AN: I can't be rushed with chapters otherwise they won't be good and I won't want to finish the story in the end so please be patient I'm sure everybody has things to do than sit and read my fanfics. I have a life everybody me writing is a thing on the side so I'm sorry if I have writers block all the time.

'Good things come to those who wait'

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Michael snuck back in the house closing the front door quietly it clicked shut with a loud sound but there was no movement in the house. He turned round and took his shoes off placing them at the bottom of the stairs messily before tiptoeing to the kitchen.

Michael got himself a drink and pretended to have woken up and got dressed. He opened the fridge and took some eggs out and the milk carton from the fridge once he turned round Ben stood between the kitchen the living room "I didn't think you would be awake this early" he said.

Ben walking into the kitchen to get the bottle of juice from the fridge "yeah I heard you come in the front door where did you go?" he asked.

Michael sighed "is this what it's going to be like. Whenever I go out you going to ask if I cheated on you again" he said getting the frying the pan out of the cupboard "I stayed at a hotel" he stated putting some oil into the pan.

Ben nodded "you didn't have to" he said.

Michael turned to hob on and let the oil heat up as he mixed the egg with Milk "I thought it would be better for me to leave" he said pouring the egg into the pan "you want scrambled eggs and a grapefruit" he asked.

Ben licked his lips "you've never made me breakfast" he stated.

Michael swallowed "if I didn't think about myself all the time I wouldn't have cheated on you is that what you wanted to hear" he said.

"No"

Michael sighed clanging the bowl on the counter "than what do you want me to do talk about then" he said opening the draw and taking the spatula to mix it around "shall I tell you that I felt like an outsider in my own home, I didn't want to talk to you because my kid was 300 miles away and then my partner of 4 years packed his bag and went to Tibet for 10 months without telling me"

Michael turned the hob up "so please Ben tell me the truth. Show me you're angry that for 8 months while you were away 'to find yourself' I was sleeping with someone else and I only just broke it off with him the day you collapsed"

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"Gus" Justin called reaching over the kitchen counter to grab a juice box and laid it down in the lunchbox he turned round and grabbed a pot of coffee and pouring some in medium sized cup while he was grabbing the milk from the fridge.

Gus came running down and launched himself onto the seat "Sorry for taking so long" he said quietly.

Justin smiled "its okay I made you some cereal how much milk do you want?" he asked. Putting the coffee pot back and leaned on the counter. Gus shrugged and poured some over the cereal in the bowl that he laid out earlier.

Handing Gus a spoon Justin watched him take it and smile up at him before digging into the cereal; he sighed and looked at the clock on the wall "what do you want to do today? Go to the park Gus?" he asked.

Gus looked up "you're not working?" he asked.

Justin shook his head "we can do anything we could go to the Zoo you used to love that when you lived here" he said. Gus grinned "is that a yes?" Justin said Gus shook his head vigorously before eating more of his cereal.

Justin picked his coffee up and walked over out of the kitchen before reappearing again with his jacket and Gus coat "once you finish your cereal we'll go"

Gus wiped his mouth with the back of his hand and pushed the bowl forward and hopped off the stool "I'm done" he said running to put his shoes on where they sat at the bottom of the stairs on the rack.

Justin put his jacket on after putting Gus's bowl in the dishwasher and grabbed his car keys; Gus stood up and put his coat on with the help of Justin holding it out for him "let's go lets go" Gus chanted grabbing onto Justin's hand.

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Brian looked at the clock on the wall of the office as his attorney sat in the seat holding some papers out "You do know that once you petition for custody the judge won't be so easy and will bring people on the stand no matter who it is?"

Brian sighed "I know that's what I am worried about" he said folding his arms on the table "I get people coming out of the wood work but I'm a good Dad" he said.

"I'm not saying that Brian" Adrian Smith is one of the top family attorney's in Penn state and there wasn't no case he hasn't lost. Brian knew of him back in college when he was a 2nd year and now he has his own practice.

Brian licked his lips "I haven't told my partner yet about adopting him once I have full custody" he said leaning back in his seat "Tell me the truth will I win this?"

Adrian looked uncertain "I'm not sure but I'll be the best I can get"

"I'm not paying for you to do your best I can't let my son back with them not after I" he stated crossing his arms over his chest "but I'm not stopping Lindsey seeing him but Melanie there is no way she is coming anywhere near him"

There was shuffle from outside of Brian's office, Michael rushed into the room "what the hell are you playing at?" he shouted standing at the door.

Brian looked up "what the fuck are you doing barging in can't you see I'm busy" he said mentioning to Adrian sitting in the seat.

Brian's assistant ran in "I told him you were busy but he wouldn't listen"

"That's okay Natalie you can have your break" Brian said, Natalie said thanks and left he turned to Michael "now you waiting fucking there until I'm finished" he said "it's like talking to a child" he added.

Michael glared at him with his arms crossed once Brian turned his attention away from him.

Adrian wrote down on the paper "I have made an appeal to the judge so you should get the court date soon" he stood from the seat "I'll leave you to it" he said picking his briefcase up by his feet and left the office walking past Michael.

Brian pushed his seat back and stood "now shut the fucking door" he demanded but Michael walked in to the room and stood on the other side of Brian's desk. "What the hell do you want haven't you got other people to annoy?"

Michael glared at him again "your taking Gus away from his mother's what is wrong with you?" he asked.

Brian moved round hi desk "I'm doing the right thing-"

"No you're doing what you think is right as usual" he said.

Brian put his hand in his pocket "isn't that the same thing" he jibed "now I suppose you came here for a reason other than to judge things before knowing the truth but I expect you know nothing but your own opinions at this moment in time. I'm Gus father and I have the right to take him away and you have the no right to assume things other than I am doing this to keep him safe"

Brian walked to the door of the office "now I expect you to go back home and ask Mel and Lindz about the truth" he said "I have to be somewhere so I'm leaving" he said walking out the office.

Brian walked up to Debbie's house and walked in "Deb" he said.

Debbie poked her head out from the fridge "Brian" she said holding a plastic container "I see Michael came to see you" she said.

Brian sat on the sofa "you can tell" he said Debbie closed the fridge and walked over to the sofa sitting on the arm. Brian sighed "why don't you control your son" he said.

Debbie looked at the floor "I don't particularly like him at the moment he cheated on Ben" he said. Brian looked up "and has caught HIV" she he added.

"It was bound to happen" Brian said moving his jacket from under him.

Debbie licked her lip "I would hit you if you weren't right" she stated crossing his arms "let's talk about something else rather than my disappointment with Michael. How is Gus?" she asked Brian shrugged in reply "have you thought of getting someone to talk to him"

Brian looked down at his hand "he doesn't need to talk to a shrink he's just confused at the moment sometimes I just watch him I don't know how I can raise him" he said.

Debbie stood from the arm of the sofa and moved opposite Brian by sitting on the coffee table putting her hands on his "Brian you're a good Dad and no matter how you feel you can do it because you love your son it took a while for you to express it but you can do it"

Brian bit his bottom lip and looked up hugging Debbie, leaning his chin on her shoulder he closed his eyes "thank you"

Debbie smiled "that's what I'm here for"

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Blake stood in front of the window with his arms crossed and stared at the empty road "you know they are not getting here faster if you stare at the road" Ted's voice said from the doorway of the living room.

Blake sighed and turned round "they said they would bring Freddie here at 2 and its 2.10" he said.

Ted stood in front of Blake putting his hands on either side of Blake's arms "take a seat it's an extra ten minutes you remember there are road works so there might be traffic" he said, Blake sighed again and was pulled away from the window and sat on the sofa.

The doorbell rang Ted stood up "see you were worrying for nothing?" he said walking over to the door; he stood there for a second before taking a breath and opening the door. The social worker stood with her hand placed in Freddie's.

Freddie stared up at Ted and smiled "Daddy"

Ted smiled.

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Emmett sat at a table in a restaurant a few blocks away from his house he crossed his arms as he waited for his date to return back from the toilet. He looked at his watch checking to see how long the guy had been in the toilet, he sighed as he had been gone for more than 10 minutes.

"I knew dating from the internet was a bad idea"

He stood from the seat and grabbed his jacket to pay for the 2 glasses of wine he had paid for while waiting for his date to come back. Once he paid for the table he walked out of the restaurant and walked back to his house instead of taking a taxi.

Emmett opened the front door of the flat before walking in "Dad I'm back" he said.

His dad sat on the sofa watching the TV "you're back from work early"

Emmet sighed "yeah I finished my paperwork earlier than expected" he said taking his jacket of "what you watching?" he asked sitting on the sofa.

"A documentary I have no idea what it's about" he said glancing at him "is that what you wear to work?" he asked mentioning the Capri pants and a dress shirt.

"I had no clients today so I didn't have to dress up in a suit today has there been any phone calls" he asked.

"Just a Calvin" he said.

Emmett raised his eyebrows "did he say anything?" he said his dad shook his head "so you just answered the phone and didn't take message" he said.

"No I asked but he didn't want to" he explained. Emmet sat back on the sofa and stared at the TV. His dad glanced at him "he wasn't one was he?" he asked.

"Huh" Emmett said "oh No he isn't a hooker"

Dad smiled "I never said he was" he said.

Emmett sighed "he's my Ex"

"And"

"We broke it off a couple of months ago because he had to transfer to LA for his job"

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Brian walked into the house it was silent throughout "Justin" he called walking into the kitchen and chucked his coat onto the seat, he opened the fridge to get a bottle of water.

Brian stood at the doorway of their bedroom lying across the bed Justin had Gus curled at his side as they both slept. Brian put his water on the bedside and kneeled on the bed to pick Gus putting his hands under his body and lifted him up, he stirred but didn't wake as he placed his head at his shoulder.

He took Gus into his own room and covered him up with the duvet moving his hair away from his face Brian leaned down and kissed Gus on the forehead. He walked to the door and turned the light off before returning back to Justin.

Brian changed his clothes and laid next to Justin threading his fingers through his blonde hair "Justin wake up" he whispered. Justin stayed asleep "I know your awake" he said.

Justin smiled against Brian's side "I can't fool you anymore" he yawned wide covering his mouth and stretching his joints before shuffling up the bed. "I missed the appointment" he stated "but I sorted the wedding stuff over the phone instead. Do you know when the court date is?"

Brian shook his head "No Adrian thinks we'll have trouble getting custody" he said.

Justin frowned "I think so too" he said truthfully looking up at Brian's un-changing facial expression "you not mad about me saying that?" he asked.

Brian shook his head "I know it's going to be difficult especially since I signed my rights over and I haven't seen Gus since Christmas. Mel is going to use everything against me and I know that the judge might believe it"

Justin sighed "but you're different from back then" he said sitting up putting his hand on Brian's neck "let's forget about the impending doom and just deal with Gus, he needs to go to school it's been two weeks" he said.

Brian kissed him on the lips "you getting bored of him already"

Justin hit him on his chest "you know that's not what I meant, he needs to get back into a routine we are running out of things to do with him and he's getting bored" he explained "and if we put him back in school it looks like we're serious about having custody"

"But first" he said rolling them across the bed so Justin was under him "I think I need to sort this out first" he said grinding against him. Justin moaned putting his arms round his neck "I suppose" he grinned leaning up and kissing Brian on the lips.

Next Time on Queer as Folk: The court date for full custody of Gus Marcus-Peterson