Justin laid there quietly, remembering Brian practically devouring him when he opened the door at Daphne's.

Justin had forgotten about his mother sitting in the living room with Gus. For a minute everything was about this kiss and the man who was kissing him. When Brian pulled back, Justin saw Brian was as muddled as he was.

Brian shook his head trying to remember why he came. "He's ours," Brian said, kissing Justin one more time.

"What?" Justin asked, still confused and only wanting to continue the kiss.

"He's OUR son," Brian told him.

Instead of feeling terrified, Justin found he felt relieved. Brian spent the three days waiting for the test results, not only with Gus but talking about himself and wanting to know everything about Justin. Brian didn't avoid any topic, telling Justin that in order for them to work on a relationship they both needed to know the unfiltered truth about each other. It also helped Justin that his mother's view of Brian, not only from working with him but due to their developing friendship through working together, was great. She really liked the man she knew and told Justin that he'd always been upfront and honest in all their dealings with each other.

When they went to tell Jen, Gus, and Daphne, the news was met with smiles and congratulations for the end of Brian's search for his child.

"Yous still my Brian," Gus told him.

"Your's and Dada's," Brian said, knowing that for him it was the truth.

"Why don't we celebrate by having dinner at my house. After that, you and Justin can have an evening together while Molly and I spoil your son. In fact, why not invite the people that wanted to help you, it sounds like they'll be a part of both your lives." Jen tells Brian.

Emmett was confused since Brian hadn't said anything. But didn't care when it meant Brian found Gus, and obviously something more, from the way Brian had his eyes on Justin all night. Ted and Blake spent the evening getting to know Justin and listening to everything Gus planned for his Brian. Brian and Justin also explained to Emmett why, for now, they didn't want anyone else knowing about this. But Emmett could already see problems the minute Michael knew about this and didn't see any reason Michael ever really needed to know.

"Eventually he will, but we're still not sure he wasn't helping Lindsay take off. I'm not hiding Gus or Justin for any reason other than to make sure they don't have Michael bothering them." Brian tells him.

"It helps that he wouldn't know where to find you," Ted tells him.

"It wouldn't matter since I took his keys to the loft anyway," Brian said, wanting to spend the night alone with Justin.

"Really, and he didn't run all over Liberty Avenue bitching to everyone that he should have a key to your place?" Emmett commented, making everyone laugh.

Brian and Justin went to put Gus to bed, and Gus finally asked his question. The one he forgot when everyone started playing with him.

"If you's like Dada, what's your name now?" Gus asked.

"It's still Brian, Gus. Are you asking what you should call him?" Justin asked.

"Uh, my friends don't call their mommies and daddies by their names, just Mommy and Daddy, but he's not a mommy," Gus tells them.

"He's a daddy," Justin told him, knowing that sharing Gus meant sharing a title that for Justin changed everything in his world.

"Daddy, okay?" Gus asked Brian.

Brian let the tears fall at Gus asking him something he never thought would mean something to him. He was Gus's Daddy.

"Anything you want, Sonny Boy," Brian told him.

When they left the bedroom Brian leaned against the wall, not ready to leave Gus. Justin wrapped his arms around Brian when he wouldn't move.

"Even though we were sure, would you like to be the one to read the results?" Brian asked, handing him the envelope.

"You didn't read them?" Justin asked.

"No. Because what's in there is the only legality. You asked me what I would do if he wasn't mine. I'd do everything we did tonight because I don't care, the same way you didn't." Brian told him.

Justin took the envelope, not because he doubted anything, but because what was in there protected Gus. He read the results, kissing Brian before telling him what they already knew.

They left and went to the loft, not turning on any lights since they were more interested in getting to the bed. Neither of them was interested in what they knocked over in their rush, they just wanted to be joined together. Brian still made sure Justin was ready for him, no matter how much Justin insisted he was. When Brian entered him, Justin didn't let him go slowly, wanting to feel all of Brian. Brian only slowed down when he didn't want it to end by rushing. When it became too hard to hold back, Brian let Justin stroke himself in time with his thrusts and followed Justin seconds later. Kissing Justin as his body was pulsing from the tightness that wrapped around him with Justin's orgasm.

They played in the shower, rummaged through the cabinets, and ended up on the cushion on the floor. Brian then sheathed Justin before giving both of them a new experience. Justin enjoyed letting Brian top him and never really thought about changing it until he felt the sensation of Brian's tight channel gripping him. Brian's reason for not bottoming wasn't tied to being the ultimate top, but to the fact that for him it was a matter of trust. Trust that he never thought he could give to someone. Trust for him was more important than love, but he tested out the possibility that Justin got both from him. While Brian couldn't say he loved him out loud, he could show Justin that for him, letting his blond top him was love. When Brian's phone rang, Justin went to clean up and laid in the bed, only thinking he wanted Brian with him for a long time.

Reese was starting to hate one Michael Novotny. Reese thought the man really needed to get a life. Every report he had gotten had Michael circling all of Liberty Avenue, then waiting for hours at Brian's loft. He seemed to miss Brian only by minutes, but Brian's routine changed. Instead of going where he normally went he was spending time with Justin and Gus, at a place Michael had no clue to look. As the reports came in, Reese couldn't see how Michael would even find the time to help Lindsay, since he was so busy stalking Brian. He was starting to think Michael was a dead end as well as clueless when the man didn't even notice Reese's guys following him. They didn't even try to hide it, saying Michael was oblivious to everything.

Mel actually came to Reese after Justin and Brian hired her, willing to let him have what he needed from her to prove she had washed her hands of Lindsay. She told him that Brian deserved to know his faith in her wasn't misplaced. Justin's agent, Sandi, was able to confirm most of the sellers existed and helped to narrow it down to ten that she'd never heard of but told him the prices seemed normal for the kind of items that were purchased. Which made sense when Reese located the place Lindsay landed in her most recent run from Brian. He told the guys watching her to follow her without her figuring it out since right now Brian only cared that she didn't show up in Pittsburgh or Chicago.

Michael waited until it was the usual time for Babylon and took his place at the bar where he could watch for Brian to make an entrance. Only, after an hour went by, no Brian. He called Brian every fifteen minutes, only to have all his calls go to voicemail. Reese was watching from the bar across from Michael, only, as his people told him, Michael was in his own world. Reese perked up when someone approached Michael and they were deep in a conversation that had Michael no longer staring at the entrance.

"Get close enough you can hear what they're talking about," Reese told Frank, who came with him and Sal, wanting someone closer to Michael if he talked to anyone other than the people that seemed to be the only friends Michael had.

Michael was happy to see Brent since he kept tabs on Brian for Michael. There were times when Brent was the only way Michael even knew Brian was leaving town, plus he loved Michael's other obsession, Captain Astro.

"Hey, I found a Captain Astro Cape signed by the author if you're interested," Brent told Michael.

"I'm maxed out until Friday, but I'm definitely interested. Hell, I'd have the money if I had those signed comics the guys were getting for me." Michael told him.

"Why not get your best friend to help you?" Brent asked.

"I can't get a hold of him. Have you seen him?" Michael asked.

"Not really. He's been leaving work early all week, and today he got an envelope marked special delivery and took off smiling about it, not even opening it. Jessica said she thinks Mr Kinney is seriously seeing someone, but you'd know about that wouldn't you? I could see if they have the comics you need so you can buy the cape." Brent told him. No longer having Michael's attention after he heard Brent say Brian was seeing someone.

"I need to get going," Michael told him, needing to get someone to tell him it wasn't true.

He almost knocked Brent over in his rush to get out of Babylon. Michael was not able to think, just needing to get out of there. Somehow the college guy wormed his way back into Brian's life. He would bang down Ted's door until he told him where to find Brian.

"Reese, do you want one of us to follow him and the other follow the guy who just pocketed his keys?" Sal asked when they got back to Reese.

"Follow both and find out who the guy is. I've seen him somewhere before." Reese said, not being able to remember where he'd seen the other guy.

"Sounds like he works for the client. He was telling Michael about Mr Kinney's movements." Sal tells him.

"Trail him. After I get a name we'll run him." Reese told him, pulling out his phone.

"Brian, can you come to your loft?" He asked.

"Justin and I are already here, we were celebrating together," Brian said, hoping to continue without anybody showing up.

"I just need to ask you about someone Michael was talking to. My guy said it sounds like someone who works for you." Reese told him.

"We'll be waiting," Brian told him.

On his way to Brian's loft, Reese checked in with the guys trailing Michael and was asked if they should interfere when Michael shoved Blake back in order to get in when he refused to let him into his and Ted's apartment. Before he could answer he was told Ted was handling it. Reese called Sal to see where the other guy was going. He was told the guy was near the loft, so he let Sal know not to let him leave until he got there. Pulling up to the loft, Sal was watching the guy trying to use every key on Michael's ring, getting frustrated when none of them were working.

"Can we help you?" Reese asked as he and Sal left no way for the guy to get by them.

"A friend wanted me to water his plants, but must have given me the wrong key." He told them, trying to find a way around them.

"Which friend would that be?" Sal asked, crowding the guy.

"Look, I need to get going," Brent said, not liking the way they wouldn't let him by them.

"How about we wait for a minute, then you can explain why you have Michael Novotny's keys and seem to be trying to get into your boss's building," Reese told him, pushing on Brian's buzzer.

"Brian, we have someone we think you know down here," Reese said when Brian answered.

They forced Brent into the building and up the stairs to the open door. Brian was waiting and took a minute to recognize Brent, who'd never really moved up in the company because he was lazy.

"Want to explain to us why you have Michael's keys?" Reese asked.

"He asked me to come here and water Brian's plants like I told..." Brent, realizing there wasn't a plant in sight, stopped when he knew they weren't going to listen to him.

"Why would Mikey ask one of my employees to do anything in MY loft, since he no longer has a key, and I'm obviously a bit plant impaired, Brent?" Brian asked.

"What does Brent do at Kinnetik?" Reese asked.

"Pretty much was a goffer since it was all he seemed to be able to do, even with his college professors saying he was innovative. The head of my art department just found him to be lazy, and left him as the coffee boy in hopes he'd want to show us there was a reason for all the high praise the professors touted." Brian told him.

"Somehow he became friends with Michael, so much that he took his keys to do what?" Reese asked Brent. When Brent had no answer, Reese continued, "Hopefully the cops will be able to tell us, since he was trying to break in your loft, and I have a feeling it wasn't the first time." knowing the cops really couldn't do anything to the guy, but the threat was enough to get Brent talking.

"He treats Michael like shit, which everyone but Michael seems to see. No matter that everything you do should make it obvious that you don't give a shit that he loves you. And instead of looking around for someone who could, he still wants you, the biggest whore on Liberty Avenue." Brent told him.

"You're in love with Michael and that has something to do with trying to break into my loft?" Brian asked, not getting it.

"You deserve it after the way you've treated me and everyone else in your life. Everyone knew I was going places with my art, but the minute I was hired at Kinnetik you and your art director acted like my drawings were only fit to show kindergarteners how not to draw. Then I watched the way you threw Lindsay out like she was trash for only doing what you wanted and having your baby. When she cried to me I wanted to help her and show you what you do to people isn't right." Brent said, looking at Brian like he was the scum of the earth.

"Before we get to how Mikey was involved, I have never referred to your work, since I've never seen any of it. I know Murph wouldn't have said anything of that nature since he hires based off a body of work. Which he did say was impressive, only that you had a hard time being told what to draw, wanting to change it to what you wanted, not the concept we came up with. After a couple of months you didn't even try to do the work, so Murph was letting you work off your contract with us. Which is just about up, and overpaid for the job you were hired to do. Where did you get the idea I even said that?" Brian asked, trying to keep from letting his anger get the better of him.

"Lindsay told me. And why wouldn't I believe her? She was your best friend until you threw her out for giving you the baby you demanded. The same way you run around demanding everyone do what you want, no matter what they have planned." Brent told him.

"Being able to demand things is at Kinnetik a perk of owning my business and not something I would discuss with Lindsay, Michael, or anyone uninvolved with the running of it. So you've been spying on me for Lindsay? Where's the baby, Brent?" Brian asked, deciding to see what Lindsay told him.

"She left him with a friend to keep him away from you. She said you'd take him out of spite and cut her off from him. So I told her whenever you found out where she was, so you'd keep you chasing her while her baby stayed safe from a father like you." He told Brian.

"Mikey wasn't helping you?" Reese asked.

"I hate that name, it's disrespectful to Michael. He didn't know anything about what was going on. Even if he did, the way he talked about Lindsay wouldn't have had him wanting to help her. At first, I was just using him to hear if you found out anything about Lindsay when she first left, since all the information you were getting didn't say you did. But I couldn't help but fall in love with him. I felt like shit using anything he told me, but in a way, I felt justified, since you've fucked up his life by leading him on. Every time he got in a bind, there you were, like a hero to rescue him. He didn't even see I was there and would have done anything for him. Even his mother turned to you, spouting to anyone listening about how you always took care of Michael. It's like no one saw anything but Brian Kinney the great success of everything. Not how shitty of a friend you really are." Brent told him.

"You were reading my mail?" Brian asked.

"Only the ones when the detective you hired sent a monthly report with his statement. It wasn't until after the baby was born that you finally found her. After that, I let her know before you got the information." He told Brian.

"Why tell me now?" Brian asked.

"She said she's got a way to fight you without my help." He smiles smugly.

"Then why are you here?" Reese asked.

"To be Michael's hero and get the comics Brian never gave him," Brent told them.

"Sorry to tell you, hero, but we never got them signed. And by the way, maybe Mikey can give you a job. Consider yourself fired for breach of contract, which means you owe Kinnetik every cent you were paid from the minute you first divulged private information to someone outside of Kinnetik. " Brian told him.

"I didn't sell company secrets," Brent told him.

"Confidentiality covered anything you read or saw inside the walls of my building. Lucky for me, not for you." Brian told him, opening his door and letting Brent run out.

"I'll see what I can find out about what Lindsay's doing. Do you want me to keep following Michael?" Reese asked.

"Why waste the time, tomorrow he's going to be mobbed and likely rioted, let him," Brian told him.

Ted wasn't thinking anything but that going to jail didn't bother him when Michael shoved Blake. He honestly didn't hear a word. The minute Michael got near him, everything was a reaction to him, and he didn't even feel his fist connect with Michael's nose.

"Shit Babe, are you okay?" Blake asked, looking at his hand.

"He hit me!" Michael yelled.

"You put your hands on Blake. What the fuck did you expect?" Ted shouted.

"I came here to tell you we need to do something about Brian, and he wouldn't let me in," Michael said, getting angry that no one was trying to help him.

"What do you mean we have to do something about Brian?" Blake asked.

"Someone said... and the guy from college was with him... but Brian wouldn't do that to me." Michael just couldn't find a way to say it.

"I don't give a fuck what anyone said, some guy, or what you want to believe Brian would do to you," Ted told him.

"He's seeing someone, don't you understand?" Michael asked them, not making any sense if they hadn't just had dinner with Justin and Brian.

"Back up. What was some guy in college?" Blake asked.

"The other day a guy who Brian used to hang out with, a guy he never brought around me, was with him. The guy had all Brian's attention, the way he did at college. Brian used to skip out on things with me because they had a game, according to him. But I saw them when they were near each other always hugging and smiling at each other." Michael told them.

"After the game, or just walking around?" Blake asked, not getting why he even cared since Michael was way off track.

"After the game, but now he's back and I will not have him fucking up my relationship with Brian again. It's already started since Brian hasn't called me or even bothered to see me in the last week." Michael told them.

"When you have a relationship, friends really aren't as important as they once were. Now get out and don't ever show up here again thinking you can shove Blake because something is wrong in your world. Next time I'll break every bone in your body." Ted told him.

Blake stood wide-eyed at this version of his Ted, the mild-mannered accountant was nowhere to be found. Michael left, hoping he had a bruise or something to show Brian what Ted did to him. It would at least have Brian doing what he always did, protecting him.