Take Me As I Am

Chapter 7

Brian's POV

It feels nice to have Justin in my arms, with Daphne's arm draped across both of us. I relish the feeling of love radiating from both of them. I still feel hurt but I know that was never their intention, no matter how fucked up the situation was; still is, actually. I know Justin's going to have one fucking hell of a headache in the morning, but after he feels better we all are going to have to talk and see where this is going to take us, if anywhere at all.

I am pulled out of my thought when I feel Daphne looking at me intensely. I look up to see her smiling at me, her brown eyes soft and full of love. She gently cards her hand through my short hair and smiles brightly.

"You cut your hair."

" Yeah."

"I like it; it makes you look distinguished."

I huff out a laugh. "Like that would ever be possible."

"I think it's possible." She leans over and kisses me softly on the lips. "You know I've always had faith in you. You're the smartest guy I know. I think you could totally pull off the distinguished look. Hell I can see you in a suit now"

I clear my throat as the emotions her kind words are bringing out wash over me. Between that and all of the gushy, lesbian thoughts I've been having, I'm totally screwed. "Daph, you say the nicest things, but you still fucked up," I reply rather dryly, trying to hide my true feelings.

"I'm hoping we can get past that."

"Me too."

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Justin's POV

I wake up feeling sick, confused and completely surrounded by the two warm bodies that are embracing me tightly. Slowly, I open my eyes and watch in dismay as Daphne leans over and kisses Brian on the lips. My body stiffens and I wonder what the fuck is going on, and then everything from last night floods back to me and I feel so raw and hopeless. I wonder to myself why the fuck I did it, and how can I repair the damage between Brian and me now?

I look at Brian again and vaguely remember him holding me last night while I threw up. Fuck, how can he be in bed with me right now? How can Daphne be next to me? I am so disgusting.

I bolt straight up, leaving their sweet embrace, as I scoot back to lean against the headboard of the bed. "What the fuck is going on?" I ask groggily.

Brian laughs softly. "Well, that's one hell of a way to break any kind of a fucking mood."

I look at him questioningly. "Mood?"

"Yeah, it seems the three of us have a bit of a dilemma."

I swallow hard. "I know, Brian. I'm so sorry I fucked up. I never meant for this to happen." The tears start brimming in my eyes. "Now I'm going to lose you and Daph. Fuck!"

Brian's gaze is full of frustration and pain, but I see the wheels in his head turning, contemplating what will happen next. "Will you just shut the fuck up for a minute, Justin! I know why you did it, Daph told me. I'm not happy about it, but I understand how it happened." His voice softens and he caresses my cheek. "Now we need to fucking figure out what to do about it."

I look over to my best friend "Daphne, what's going on?"

She caresses my cheek and gently kisses it. "It seems I can't live without you, or Brian."

I gulp and turn to Brian, a wicked spark dancing in his eyes as he shrugs his shoulders. "It seems I can't live with out you or Daphne," he sighs dramatically. "Now with that out of the way, how do you feel about it?"

I look between my boyfriend and best friend. "You both are fucking with me, right?"

It's then I see the seriousness in their eyes, and I can't help but repeat myself. "You're fucking with me right?"

Brian scoots over to me and gently kisses me on the lips. "I am still pissed about walking in on your little fuckfest, but I.... Fuck! I love you and Daphne. You've both been here for me and I know…fuck…I know in my heart you didn't mean to hurt me last night. I want..." He stands up and paces the floor, running his fingers through his now shortened hair in frustration. Then he looks straight into my eyes. I want you to promise me you will never, and I mean never, ever pull a fucking shitty thing on me like that again." He turns to Daphne and says huskily. "That goes for you too. If you fuck I want to know about it. Hell, I want to be invited," he smirks with self satisfaction.

Before I know it Daphne jumps off the bed and into Brian's arms, kissing him soundly on the lips. "I promise." I am in awe as I watch my best friend and boyfriend kiss passionately. When they break apart Brian grins at me. "So how about you, Sunshine?"

I know what I want but I also know that I smell a little ripe. Without a second thought I get up and make my way to the bathroom.

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Daphne's POV

I can't help but chuckle at the uncertain look on Justin's face, but then I get concerned when he bolts to the bathroom. I look over to Brian and he raises his brow at me. All I can do is shrug my shoulders in reply.

We both stand in awkward silence for a couple minutes staring at the bathroom door listening to the water running, I am a bit relieved when Brian reaches out and grabs my hand, squeezing it gently. "Maybe he needed to think about it."

"Maybe we freaked him out."

Brian laughs softly. "Maybe he had to jerk off," he says, tongue in cheek."

"That's a possibility. I mean he was starting to sport a hard on" Then I look down and notice Brian is in the same state.

Brian raises his brow. "You want to take care of that for me?"

I can't help but laugh. "Oh, ever the romantic."

He shrugs his shoulders. "It's your loss."

Just at that moment Justin walks back into the room with a white towel wrapped around his waist. He smiles brightly and walks straight over to us, and without hesitation he wraps his hand around the back of Brian's neck, bringing him into a deep passionate kiss. He whispers, "I Promise," softly when he pulls back from the kiss.

Brian rolls his lips into his mouth and then smiles softly. "My, my, Sunshine, that has to be the fastest shower anyone has ever taken and may I add that you taste minty fresh too."

Justin blushes profusely. "I wanted to make sure I didn't smell too offensive before I promised anything."

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