Sex, Lies, and Violin Music

~ Chapter 6 ~

Mel and Linds arrived at the diner right on schedule. They actually remembered to bring along their son, but once at the diner they forgot about him again. In fact, at one point Gus began to cry and the two women looked around the diner to figure out who couldn't keep their child silent. Mel sat at a booth while Lindsay sought out Deb. She needed to make sure that the larger-than-life-with-a-mouth-to-match waitress understood the plan and wouldn't open said mouth and ruin the entire thing.

Pretty soon Ethan and Justin entered the diner. Justin looked as though he'd rather have his lips super-glued to a lesbian's twat than be there with Ethan but the fiddler was absolutely glowing. "I think it's a great idea you wanted to come here, J. Now we can proclaim our love in front of all your friends. You can tell them you realize what a huge mistake you made by ever leaving me" Ethan said, leaning over to kiss Justin, who looked as if he was about to vomit. "And with any luck, Kinney-the-ex, will be here and can see what true love really looks like. Plus, this is a public place so he is unlikely to make a scene."

Ethan apparently didn't know public places were Brian's scene. Justin just wanted Brian to walk through the door right then, take him home, and fuck him until he could forget this entire ordeal. Unfortunately, he had to stick to the plan. Speaking of the plan, Justin realized he should get down to business. Eyeing Mel and Lindsay at a booth Justin made his way over to join them. Like a good little stalker, Ethan followed.

"Justin! Sweetie! It's so good to see you!" Lindsay said, a little too enthusiastically. She leaned over to kiss Justin's cheek. Mel smiled in greeting. Her lawyer intuition made her skeptical of the plan but Lindsay had insisted that they do their part. When Lindsay got something on her mind, there was no changing it. Looking over to Justin's right Lindsay pretended to see Ethan for the first time. "Ethan! Wow, we haven't seen you around in a long time! How is your career going? We heard you got a new record label."

A little perplexed at first as to how Lindsay knew he had signed on with a new label, Ethan realized that Justin had probably been keeping tabs on him and bragged to his friends about how well his violinist was doing.

"It's going very well, thanks for asking. I am currently working on a new CD. It's a mixture of modern compositions and classical pieces. It's really quite amazing! I-"

"SUNSHINE!" screeched Debbie suddenly, coming over to the booth. She had every intention of sticking to the plan that Lindsay had just informed her of, but that didn't mean she couldn't be enthusiastic about seeing her favorite young waiter. Clad in one of her infamous t-shirts, this one bearing the sagacious message, "You Gotta Cumm Before You Can Go", Debbie bent down to place a sloppy kiss on Justin's check. For once, Justin welcomed her enthusiasm with open arms.

Turning her attention to Ethan, the red-wigged waitress declared,"I see you've brought your violin friend. We haven't seen you around these parts in a while. What brings you to our humble establishment?"

"Oh, well, Sunshine and I have decided to give it another go." Ethan smugly replied. He was smiling like a leather queen at Meathook.

Deciding it was time to get things back on track Lindsay asked, "What's the name of your new label, Ethan?"

"Oh, it's called K&R Records. It's a small, independent label based here in Pittsburgh but it has really great connections with many of the larger labels."

"K&R Records? Justin, isn't that the new account Brian just landed last week? I remember him saying that they wanted to update their image a little. He said it looked like they hadn't had a new advertising campaign since Beethoven died."

"Uh, why yes Lindsay. I do believe your right." Justin was an artist, not an actor. Forgive him if he didn't sound too convincing. Luckily, Ethan was oblivious. "He was really excited about this account. He kept talking about someone named Larry Fein."

"Larry Fein?" Ethan asked. "I know Larry Fein. He's the CEO. I didn't know that Brian's working with Larry."

"Oh yeah," Justin said. "Apparently they get along quite well and Mr. Fein is open to any suggestion Brian makes."

"Huh. I wonder if they're fucking," Ethan chuckled. Justin was not amused. But he gave a little laugh so as not to blow his cover.

Just then Michael and Ben and Hunter walked through the door. Hunter shot daggers in Justin's direction. Although he was more than happy to help out Brian, who might reward him with a thank-you fuck, the littlest Hustler did not want to do anything that would benefit Justin. In fact, he had considered messing up the plan but his aunties threatened to turn him back onto the streets if he fucked up anything.

Michael could not hide his disgust for the violin player and asked right off the bat, "What the hell are you doing here? Jesus, Justin, I thought you learned your lesson!"

"I have, Michael. I've learned that Ethan is the man I am supposed to be with. I don't want to hurt Brian again but this is the way it has to be."

"He's going to be really pissed off, Justin. There's no telling what he'll do. You know how conniving he can be!" Michael crossed his arms and pouted his lips. Ben patted him on the head.

"Michael, that's a risk that Ethan and I are prepared to take. Small price to pay for true love, right Ethan?" Justin was literally turning green. Lindsay was about to ask him if he was alright but he cut her a look that told her not to open her mouth.

Ethan's arrogance started to waver. He began to feel…nervous. This was a new emotion for him. "What could Brian do? I mean he wouldn't do anything irrational, would he?"

Mel decided to speak up. "You obviously don't know Brian very well." They were counting on the fact that he didn't. "The selfish prick does whatever he wants and doesn't think about the consequences. He could probably ruin you, especially since he's now working for your record label." Melanie was actually sympathetic. She knew what it was like to be on Brian's bad side.

Suddenly Emmett came waltzing through the door. Emmett commanded attention immediately when he walked into a room. Unlike Brian, however, this attention did not come from his overwhelming sex appeal. Emmett got all his attention because of brightly burning flame. Ethan noticed him right away, and truth be told he was thankful for a break from this conversation. The day wasn't going quite as he had hoped. "Hey, isn't that your friend Elvin?"

"Ah you mean Emmett. Yes, that's him." Emmet, ever the diva, was donning designer shades, a long burgundy chenille coat, and a scandalous see-through shirt. He even had an entourage. Trailing slightly behind him was Ted, looking like an accountant in his non-descript pants with his non-descript shirt, and his non-descript facial expression. Apparently he had just gotten out of rehab. The group, however, probably wouldn't even have noticed him if he hadn't waved frantically. This was Ted's first post-rehab appearance but none of the diner customers seemed to really care. Emmett saw the group and went bouncing over.

"Justin, baby, how are you? You look fabulous" the diva bent over and pecked Justin on his cheek. He squeezed in next to Linds and Mel and left Ted standing awkwardly beside the table. Ethan moved over closer to Justin to make room for Ted to sit down, glad for the excuse to get closer to Justin. Justin felt a hand sliding its way up his thigh. He grimaced, feeling as though Ethan's fingertips were searing his flesh. He wanted nothing more than to take Ethan's fingers and crush them hard. But he endured it for the sake of the plan. He only had to put up with this a little bit longer and then all would be over. Ethan would be out of his life for good and Justin could go back to being happy with Brian.

Emmett continued, "Ooooh, Justin. You didn't tell us you've been seeing your adorable violinist again." Ethan beamed. He liked anyone who paid him a compliment.

"Well, actually Em, Ethan and I ran into each other today and we've, uh, we've decided to give it another go. I've realized how miserable I've been without him. I want him back in my life." With that, Ethan leaned over and kissed Justin on the lips. The poor blonde thought his lips were going to fall off. They had been contaminated. Would he ever be able to kiss Brian again? He forced himself to smile even though he was overcome with a sudden sense of queasiness.

"Oh honey! What about Brian? How did His Majesty take the news?"

"Well, actually, we haven't told him yet. We really just got back together."

Lindsay chimed in, "Oh, well you may get your chance sooner than you think! Brian's meeting us here before his meeting with K&R Records. He should be here any minute."

"Brian has an appointment with K&R today?" Ethan looked surprised, and nervousness was growing. "Justin, baby, maybe I should go. I mean, seeing me here with you might make him upset and then he could screw up the account! You don't want that, do you?"

"I don't think Brian's ever screwed up an account in his life. Besides, I want him to know now so that you and I can be together right away. We've been apart long enough."

How could Ethan argue with that? He relaxed a little knowing that Justin and he would soon be consummating their reunification. He leaned over and passionately kissed Justin.

At that opportune moment, Brian walked through the door. This is when things got interesting.

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