Small Town
Part 24
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Coming out of the back, Michael rushed over to the booth that his friends were occupying. “Brian, I didn’t know that you would be here today,” he said, slipping in beside Emmett so that he could face Brian.
“Yeah, well, Justin and I were hungry.”
“Oh,” the wimpy man whined when he noticed the blond sitting beside his friend. He sighed dramatically and said, “Well, I’m just glad that you’re here. Maybe we can hit Babylon again tonight, what do you think?” the man asked a little too eagerly.
“I’ll let you know. We’re not sure what our plans are just yet,” Brian replied, then draped his arm across his boyfriend’s shoulder and pulled him close, leaving no doubt as to where the blond’s place of importance lay.
“Teddy,” Emmett called out as the man entered the diner.
“Hi everyone,” Ted said, standing by the table. He looked around for a spare chair, grabbed one and placed it at the open end of the booth then sat down. “So, what’s everyone up to today?” he asked as his eyes glanced at the men sitting in the booth, letting them linger a little bit longer on Justin.
Brian felt his boyfriend shudder slightly and wondered what was wrong. He turned to the blond, giving him a questioning stare, but the man just shrugged and shook his head. Realizing that he wasn’t going to get an answer, Brian turned back to his friends and couldn’t help notice that Ted was staring at Justin. Instantly the answer was clear. “Ted, close your mouth and stop fucking drooling over MY boyfriend.”
Ted blushed and finally turned away. He couldn’t help himself. He found the blond incredibly sexy and amazingly beautiful. He didn’t understand why HE never got someone like Justin. Well, he really didn’t want someone LIKE Justin, he wanted Justin, but he knew that sadly, that would never happen, not with Brian in the picture. He wondered what his chances would be if they weren’t together. Nonchalantly glancing back at the blond, Ted didn’t miss the possessive way that Brian’s arm was draped over the younger man’s shoulder. He sighed heavily, realizing that no matter how much he wished for it, Justin would never be his.
Everyone around the table heard Ted’s heavy sigh and realized what it was for, but no one said a thing, well no one except…”Ted, what the fuck’s the matter with you?” Michael asked rather loudly.
Blushing further, realizing that he’d sighed out loud, Ted turned to Brian and Justin and smiled apologetically. Brian just nodded his acceptance while the blond smiled weakly in return, not really buying the odd man’s amends. There was something about the man that rubbed him the wrong way.
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After the boys finished eating they went their separate ways, agreeing to meet up later at Babylon.
Brian and Justin decided to hang around the area for the day, not wanting to make the trip back and forth from their town. They wandered around Liberty Avenue, checking out the unique little shops that Justin had missed the first time when Brian had shown him around. They hung out in the park, spread out on a blanket that Brian had in the trunk, and grabbed a nap under a huge oak tree. They were both so comfortable in their surroundings, not worried at all when they woke up tangled in each other’s arms, out in the open. That was the beauty of Liberty. You could be yourself, and it was a great feeling.
“I’m hungry,” Justin said as he sat up on the blanket, yawning sleepily.
“I’m quickly learning that you’re ALWAYS hungry,” the older man said with a laugh.
“Especially for you,” the blond answered as he lay back down, but this time on top of his boyfriend, and pressed his lips against the soft warm ones of his lover.
“Mmmm, you’re insatiable,” Brian said with a huge smile.
“Yep, and it’s all your fault.”
“My fault?”
“If you weren’t so damn gorgeous I wouldn’t want to jump your bones every single minute that I’m with you.” The younger man tilted his head slightly as if in thought, then added, “Actually, I want to jump your bones even when I’m NOT with you, so it’s definitely your fault.”
“Okaaay,” Brian drawled, seeming humored and calm on the outside, but on the inside he was jumping for joy at the affect he had on his boyfriend. He just hoped it never changed.
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After diner, Brian realized that they still had a little bit of time until they had to meet the boys at Babylon, so he took Justin back to the park that they’d spent the late afternoon in. He led the blond to a bench and they both sat down. He knew he wanted to tell his boyfriend some things before they went to the club again, but he wasn’t exactly sure how to start. He was lucky the first night that no one had said anything that would peak the younger man’s curiosity, but he didn’t think he wanted to take a chance again. He needed to come clean, let Justin know the truth from him instead of hearing it from someone else.
“Are you okay?” Justin asked, seeing the worried look on his lover’s face.
Clearing his throat, Brian gathered his courage and began. “Um, yeah, it’s just that, well, I wanted to tell you something.”
The blond got scared. He didn’t like the way Brian sounded and the way he looked only increased his level of fear. He felt his heart begin to pick up pace and his mouth instantly went dry. He tried to speak, but nothing came out.
Noticing the way his lover’s eyes widened in fear and his usually pale complexion became even more sallow, Brian reached out and took the blond’s hands in his and gave a reassuring squeeze. “Baby, don’t be so scared. I just wanted to tell you, well, about my past, a little,” the brunet said softly.
Sighing with relief, Justin felt himself calm slightly as his heart slowed down, not threatening to burst from his chest any longer. “Okay,” he said, looking into his lover’s intense hazel eyes, trying to reassure the man that whatever he had to say, Justin would listen to and not judge him.
“Well, um, I didn’t want you to find this out from someone else. I needed to tell you myself and I hope that you understand and won’t be too disappointed in me or think any less of me,” the older man said meekly.
“Brian, I would never think less of you. I love you.”
Smiling, Brian said, “I love you too.” Taking a deep breath and slowly releasing it, he continued. “I know that I told you when we were first together that I’d been coming to Liberty for a while now. And I know that I told you that I wasn’t a virgin.”
Justin nodded and then watched as Brian’s eyes fell, focusing on their joined hands in his lap.
“Um, well, I didn’t tell you exactly HOW much of a virgin I’m NOT,” the brunet said with a soft laugh. He was so scared that Justin wouldn’t want to be with him after he told him about his past. Taking another deep breath, Brian said quietly, “Well, the backroom at Babylon and I have quite a history together.”
“The backroom?”
Raising his eyes slightly, Brian saw the confusion on his lover’s face. “It’s a place where you can go to have sex, any kind of sex, with nameless men. And let’s just say that before you, I visited it a lot.”
“Oh,” the blond said quietly. He wasn’t sure he wanted to hear the rest, but he knew that Brian needed to tell him. He remembered when they’d first been together that the man had told him that he wasn’t innocent, but he wasn’t exactly sure how, well, not-innocent the man was, and he was slowly finding out.
“See, I told you that your opinion of me would change,” Brian
said sadly. His eyes met
Justin’s and he thought he saw the disappointment that the younger man
must have felt reflected in them.
“You have to understand,” he said, needing to explain to
his lover why he’d done the things he
had. “I would have done
anything, or anyone to satisfy my desperate need to feel something, even
if it was only for a short while.
Growing up in the lovely Kinney household definitely had a wonderful
and lasting affect on me,” he said
sarcastically. “Not that
I’m embarrassed or regretful of what I’ve
done. You do what you need to,
to survive. And that’s
all I was doing, until you…just
surviving.”
Justin smiled reassuringly at the brunet’s last comment. He wasn’t exactly sure what to feel from his lover’s confession. He was a little stunned by the information, but he knew that it didn’t make him think any less of the man. He’d seen first hand the way that Brian was treated by his father, and from what Brian had told him about his mother, she wasn’t any better. Having to deal with that kind of emotional and physical abuse is bound to have an affect on a person. Justin felt his blood begin to boil at the thought of what his lover must have had to endure in his lifetime at the hands of people who were supposed to protect and love him, instead of harm and torment him.
“Brian, I won’t lie to you and tell you that I’m not a little shocked by all of this, but I don’t think any less of you. I love you, always and forever. I promise you that.”
Smiling with relief, Brian was unable to stop a lone tear from escaping and rolling down the side of his face. Justin quickly wiped it away, then left his hand on the side of the brunet’s face, lovingly caressing the smooth skin with is thumb.
“Justin, I don’t want to hurt you. I…I don’t want to be with anyone else…just you. I hope that’s what you want too,” Brian said softly.
Smiling his trademark smile, the blond replied, “That’s all I want…all I need…just you.”
Feeling an overwhelming sense of love and pride for the beautiful blond next to him, Brian pressed his lips to Justin’s in an all-consuming kiss that left both men breathless and aching for more when they finally parted. “I love you, Justin…always,” the older man whispered as his forehead rested against the blond’s intimately.
“Me too, no matter what.”
Brian just smiled, relieved that he’d gotten everything off his chest and thankful that he had this incredible man to share his life with.
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Brian and Justin headed toward Babylon with Brian’s arm wrapped possessively around Justin’s shoulder and Justin’s arm wrapped reassuringly around Brian’s waist.
Brian had opened up to Justin and was so relieved that he hadn’t turned away, but surprisingly had reinforced the fact that he loved Brian. And Justin felt honored that Brian had shared such intimate details of himself, knowing that Justin’s opinion of him could have changed. The openness and honesty had only succeeded in strengthening their bond and bringing them even closer.
“Hey, baby, over here,” Emmett yelled when he saw the two men approaching the club.
“Hi Emmett, Michael, Ted,” Justin said with a smile, trying to ignore the way that Ted seemed to stare at him when he spoke.
“Hi Brian…Justin,” Michael said, his voice loosing all it’s enthusiasm as he said the blond’s name.
“Boys, let’s go inside. Our playground awaits,” Brian said, as they moved through the front of the club. This time, Brian wasn’t afraid that someone would say something to him that would cause his lover to question his status at Babylon.
“Ohhh, the place is sure hopping tonight,” Emmett said enthusiastically as his body began to sway to the loud music. “Come on baby, let’s dance,” he told Justin as he tugged gently on his arm and gave the man a pleading look. “I want to be seen with YOU out on the dance floor. Maybe it will increase my chances of getting a gorgeous little morsel for myself tonight.”
Turning towards his lover, Justin asked, “Brian, do you mind?”
“No, go dance, but be good,” the brunet warned playfully, then gave the blond a heart-stopping kiss that left him dazed and speechless.
“I…maybe…” Justin stammered, trying to regain his focus.
Laughing softly, Brian said with a proud smile at the way he’d affected his lover, “Go, have fun, but remember that you’re MINE.” Then he pushed lightly on the blond as Emmett dragged him onto the crowded floor.
“Brian, you should just let him go. Hopefully he’ll find someone else out there to take advantage of,” Michael whined.
Staring at his friend, at a loss for words at how the man could think so little of him or his feelings, Brian just shook his head in amazement then turned towards the bar and ordered himself a beer.
Not understanding why his friend had turned away, Michael moved next to Brian and asked, “So, you wanna dance?”
“NO.”
“But, Brriiiiiiiaaaaaannnnnn,” the stunted little man groaned.
“Mikey, not tonight. I’ve had a great weekend and I don’t want YOU ruining it. Please, just go and dance with Ted or find yourself a playmate for the evening. I don’t care, but don’t start in on me…not tonight,” Brian said, then took a large gulp of his beer and turned to face the dance floor, watching his lover move to the music and ignoring his friend, whose mouth was hanging open in shock.
“Come on Michael, let’s go dance,” Ted said, taking hold of his friend’s arm and pulling him towards the dance floor. He wanted to make Michael feel better, but he also knew that he could use it as an excuse to get closer to the blond. Moving through the crowd, he stopped right next to where Emmett and Justin were dancing and began to dance.
Michael couldn’t believe how Brian had spoken to him. He turned towards Justin and glared at the man, wanting nothing more than to make the beautiful blond disappear. He wondered if he wished hard enough, could it actually happen? Shaking his head in dismay, he sighed heavily and tried his best to let go of the incredible sadness he felt, not wanting to ruin a night out with his friends. If Brian was going to make Justin a part of his life, he’d just have to accept the fact that now he was a part of all of their lives. Not that he had to like it or be outwardly happy about it. He didn’t think that would ever happen. But he would try not to rag on his friend and maybe, just maybe, when Brian got tired of Justin, which he was sure would happen, Michael would be there. Michael would always be there.
“Hey, glad you guys joined us,” Emmett beamed at his friends with his arms up in the air and his hips swaying from side to side, doing one of the many dances he had created. It always seemed like Emmett was making up a new move, with each one being even more flamboyant and out-there than the one before. “Doesn’t our baby dance divinely?” he asked, motioning to Justin with his head.
”Yeah, divinely,” Ted agreed, trying his best to keep the saliva
from running out the sides of his mouth as it watered profusely at the sight
of the blond’s ass gyrating provocatively in front of him.
“Yeah, sure, great,” Michael agreed flatly. He really couldn’t care less about ANY of Justin’s talents. Not for a second.
Laughing, Justin continued to move to the music, enjoying the attention of Brian’s friends and feeling a pleasant buzz beginning to spread through his entire body from the incredible energy of the club. “God, I think this place is so great.”
“Yeah, it is…especially on a Saturday night. The place is so alive,” Emmett said with a huge smile.
“I think that…” Justin started, but his words stopped when he felt a pair of arms wrap around him from behind. Instantly he knew whose body was pressed against his and he smiled and purred, “Mmmm.”
“Miss me, baby?” Brian whispered into his lover’s ear
and couldn’t help but nip gently at the blond’s tender lobe before
he pulled away.
“Always,” Justin replied, pressing back against Brian and grinding his ass against the brunet’s groin. The younger man smiled, feeling his lover’s hardening cock press into him.
“Ahhhh, Justin, you’re being a bad boy,” Brian moaned against his lover’s neck.
Laughing, pleased at the affect he was having on his man, Justin continued to sway provocatively to the music. He took hold of one of Brian’s hands and slipped it under the hem of his shirt, letting the man feel the softness and firmness of his stomach.
“Baby,” Brian groaned. His eyes closed and he moaned deep in his chest at the feel of his lover’s heated, silky skin beneath his fingers. He slipped his other hand under the shirt as well and let it play along the blond happy-trail that was exposed just above Justin’s low-riding jeans.
“Brian,” Justin purred, smiling as he heard Brian moan at the sound of his name. He loved the way it always got to the man. Justin’s own cock was straining against the material of his pants and he gasped as his lover’s long, middle finger dipped inside his jeans and briefs and teasingly brushed across his leaking slit.
“Feel good?” Brian asked, pressing wet kisses against the pale column of his boyfriend’s neck.
“Oh, yeah…so good.”
The boys continued to tease and taunt each other as their bodies moved to the techno beat, getting more and more worked up by the second.
Meanwhile…Michael, Emmett and Ted were in shock. They couldn’t believe that Brian and Justin were being so blatantly sexual with each other, there in the open, on the dance floor. Not like it never happened. Things like that ALWAYS happened at Babylon. It wouldn’t be a typical night if they didn’t see at least a dozen couples going at it on the dance floor, but this was different. Justin seemed so sweet and innocent and Brian…well, okay, they expected things like this from Brian – but not with is boyfriend.
“Are you guys gonna fuck out here for everyone to see?” Michael asked, his voice dripping with disdain.
Both Brian and Justin’s heads shot up at the sound of the whiny voice, finally realizing just how carried away they had gotten. Justin blushed and smiled shyly, but Brian just pulled his lover tightly against him, not willing to take any shit from anyone over their actions.
“Maybe,” Brian said, “can I get you a chair or a pen and paper so you can take notes?” the brunet asked challengingly.
Ted’s eyes glazed over at the thought that maybe he’d get a chance to see the men in action. The image alone that kept playing through his mind was enough to give him the stiffest boner that the nerdy man had ever had.
“Um, no, I…” Michael muttered, losing his nerve at the sight of Brian’s hardened stare.
“Bri, come on,” Justin said, taking Brian’s hand and pulling him away from his friends and off the dance floor.
Brian followed his lover, calming slightly as they reached the bar. “I don’t know why that fucker has to always get in my face. Like it’s any of his goddamn business what I do and where the hell I do it,” Brian ranted.
“Brian, relax. Don’t let him get to you. Besides, I’m so fucking horny and I need your attention,” the blond purred against his lover’s ear, then nibbled on the soft flesh of his neck.
“Ohhh, Justin, I…let’s get out of here,” Brian moaned and closed his eyes, enjoying the feel of his lover’s wet warm mouth against his skin.
“No, I want you to take me to the backroom.”
“WHAT!” Brian shouted in shock, his eyes popping open and focusing intensely on the glazed-over blue ones in front of him.
“I want you to take me to the backroom, Brian. I want to see it,” the blond said, slipping his hands underneath the hem of Brian’s fitted t-shirt, caressing the heated skin.
“No fucking way.”
“Please, I need you.”
“Then let’s go,” the older man said firmly, trying desperately to ignore the ache of his throbbing cock trapped inside his jeans. He felt his lover’s nimble fingers play across his stomach and run teasingly along the waistband of his pants, dipping inside every so often and sending a shiver through his body.
“Brian,” Justin purred, hoping it would have the usual affect on his lover.
“Ahhh, baby…please…let’s go,” Brian moaned as his cock jumped and hardened impossibly further.
“No, I want to go to the backroom. I need to see it, to understand you,” the blond said softly.
Nodding slightly, knowing that he wasn’t going to win, Brian took hold of Justin’s hand and led him towards the backroom. He couldn’t help the sick feeling he had in the pit of his stomach at what Justin’s reaction would be to what he would find back there.