More motivation - yay! :) Can you tell how much we like reviews? :D

You're in luck; we're getting really close to posting the next chapter. You won't have to wait as long to get off the cliff as the readers who gobbled down this chapter an age ago, before real life jinxed us again.

Thanks for commenting. :) We're made up that you're enjoying our story.

~ KaBrynn

Good to hear from you again! :) We're made up that you're still enjoying our story. :)

Brian deservedly feels a little guilty here. He did put himself out of commission by getting stoned and drunk, forgetting all about his promise to pick Justin up from Babylon on Friday night. Plus, as he himself thought, he really could have burned down his loft since he didn't put out his third (or was that the fourth?) joint before falling asleep in his bed. That does not mean, of course, that he's responsible for Justin's bad judgement because he definitely isn't - as Ted will doubtless assure him. Justin too, once he's no longer freaking out about what the doctor will say and can think clearly.

Justin may have a difficult time explaining his way out of this predicament, especially since he doesn't want Brian to cotton on to why he's so adamant about earning money. It's a bit of a sticky wicket. :D More lectures coming up from family and friends, we expect - Brian, Ted, Carl, Wen, Deb, Vic, Daph, Syd, Em, etc. You've really set yourself up for it, Justin! :D

We will definitely keep updating. :) That's the good news. The bad news is that real life has been horrid for Karynn (aka eureka1) recently, so we haven't been able to get much done on the next chapter - and you're stuck on the edge of a cliff along with Justin. It will likely a month or more before we can post again, but we will get there! In the meantime, there is a teaser for the next chapter in the FanDoc if you haven't already peeked at it.

Thanks so much for leaving a comment. :)

~ KaBrynn

Thanks for the lovely comments, Pushpanjali. :) We always look forward to hearing from you.

Well, Justin has almost been taken care of. Right now he's freaking out, wondering whether his bad decision to take drugs will have drastic consequences. He's lucky to have Brian and Ted looking out for him. Protective Brian is always popular (as is protective Justin). And now we have protective Ted! It doesn't get much better than that.

You're right - Ted is a true friend - better than a certain so-called best friend. ;) Although, to give that unnamed person some credit, he probably would be there for Brian, if not for Justin, if he actually knew what was going on. Do we hear a high-pitched whine? :P

Based on your comments about Deb, you might enjoy the one-shot I'm (Karynn, aka eureka1) currently writing. It's not at all anti - you-know-who is still the best friend - but it addresses some of those same concerns from Brian's perspective. Look for the fic in roughly the next two weeks. It was supposed to be out for my third anniversary as a writer, but real life has sucked, and interfered majorly, so it’ll be late.

We're made up by how much you liked this chapter. Our apologies for leaving Justin - and you - on a cliff for so long. :/ Keep holding on with your fingertips! - it'll be a while before we get out the next chapter. There is a teaser in the FanDoc, though; take a peek if you haven't yet.

Hugs back atcha. :)

~ KaBrynn

Who are you, and what have you done with Glo? :D :D You loved the chapter without any S - E - X ! :D

Justin is giving himself and everyone major anxiety, especially Brian and Ted and soon, no doubt, Carl. And he's bound to get (more of) an earful from them and everyone else - can you hear Deb?! - once they find out. Justin's not thinking about that right now, however, since he's freaking out about what the doctor will have to say and whether he'll be okay. Poor kid. :(

Deb and Vic probably put Justin's lack of appetite, and also the way he moved so gingerly, to a mild case of food poisoning (that stuff is nasty, even when it's not severe), the flu, or both. 

You're right. There are lessons for Brian here, too. Not only did he get drunk and high and break his promise to be at Babylon for Justin on Friday night, he was so stoned that he couldn't have helped regardless. If Justin had called him on the landline, he probably wouldn't have heard the phone ring or wouldn’t have paid attention if he did. And the way he regularly pops drugs hardly sets a good example for his young lover.

Isn't the friendship between Brian and Ted wonderful? We're really enjoying our Ted, who matures - well, except for a touch of foot in mouth disease :D - much earlier than in canon and is well on his way to replacing someone else as Brian's best friend. Other than Justin, of course. :)

Both Debbie and Vic have probably wanted to buy Justin a new coat - that thing's so threadbare that if one pulled on a hanging thread, it would probably disintegrate - ever since he moved in with them, but they know how stubborn and proud Justin is about caring for himself. Stubborn blond. *sigh*

Real life has sucked big time for Karynn of late, so we're not sure when we'll get the next chapter out - probably at least a month (or more) from now. :/ We're always planning future chapters, though. :)

Thanks for the wonderful review, Glo. Sex aside, hahaha - you know we can't resist teasing you. :P

~ KaBrynn

Thanks so much for the lovely compliments. :) This chapter seems to have really resonated with our readers. :)

Thank goodness, huh, that Justin is finally going to see a doctor? If only a positive outcome were certain... :( We're all on tenterhooks, waiting to hear what the doctor will say. Brian and Ted are almost as freaked out as Justin. Carl, like Brian, may do his best not to show it, but he's also bound to be really concerned about the kid who's becoming a son to him. Our favorite detective has sure come a long way from when gays weirded him out.

Debbie probably put Justin's lack of appetite down to a mild case of food poisoning or the flu. We'll doubtless hear more of her opinion on the matter. :D

Thanks for sharing your favorite quote from the chapter. :D That was a combined brainstorm. :P

Real life has once again delayed us - it has been especially sucky for eureka1 :( - but we will get a new chapter out as soon as possible, likely another month or more, unfortunately. If you haven't read the teaser for the new chapter yet, it is available in the FanDoc.

Thanks for being such a faithful reader - and reviewer - Claire! :)

~ KaBrynn