Continuation of the "Stripper" story. Brian and Justin are living in Pittsburgh and Justin is enjoying his success as a painter. Justin was ready for his life to move forward and enjoy his success, but now someone from his time as an exotic dancer is back in his life.
Rated: M
Categories: QAF US Characters: Brian Kinney, Cynthia, Daphne Chanders, Emmett Honeycutt, Jennifer Taylor, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson
Tags: 100k+ Word Count
Genres: Angst w/ Happy Ending
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 37 Completed: Yes
Word count: 116984 Read: 28831
ePub Downloads: 31 Published: Jan 12, 2019 Updated: Oct 17, 2019
For those who haven't read The Stripper or have forgotten parts of it. Here is a really brief summary. Justin was in New York and was having difficulty supporting himself and having time to paint. He hires himself as an exotic dancer to pay the bills. Brian discovers his secret and before they can discuss it, Justin is in a car accident where he loses his memory. This time Brian stands by his side until he recovers and encourages him to continue painting. Eventually Justin regains his memory and Brian and Justin are together in Pittsburgh. Justin is worried that his time as a dancer will make his agent want to drop him as an artist ( as it will be embarassing to the agency) but she reaasures him that what he did before he was exhibiting was not important. Justin is reassured and begins painting again and has a successful show. After the show, they are married in Central Park. There are many references to The Stripper in this story, but the basis of the story is in this summary.
1. Chapter 1- The Stripper by sfscarlet [Reviews - 4] 
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This story starts shortly after The Stripper ends.
2. Chapter 2- Do Actions Speak Louder Than Words? by sfscarlet [Reviews - 1] (1386 words)
3. Chapter 3- Discussions by sfscarlet [Reviews - 1] (2864 words)
4. Chapter 4-Decisions by sfscarlet [Reviews - 1] (2627 words)
5. Chapter 5- Deceptions by sfscarlet [Reviews - 1] (2473 words)
6. Chapter 6- Asking for Help by sfscarlet [Reviews - 1] (3595 words)
Here is the next chapter. I hope folks are enjoying the story. Comments welcome.
7. Chapter 7 by sfscarlet [Reviews - 1] (2393 words)
Justin's feeling guilty
8. Chapter 8- Confrontations by sfscarlet [Reviews - 1] (2537 words)
9. Chapter 9- A Visit To The Gallery by sfscarlet [Reviews - 1] 
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I think this chapter was posted before the hack, but I'm reposting. If you have read it, I apologize. If not, enjoy. Comments always welcome.
10. Chapter 10- The Morning After by sfscarlet [Reviews - 1] (2664 words)
11. Chapter 11- It's Good To Have a Therapist In The Family by sfscarlet [Reviews - 1] (2546 words)
A new chapter. Hope everyone is enjoying the story. I know this one is a little different and stalking may be a little close to home for some folks. Comments always welcome.
12. Chapter 12- Conversations by sfscarlet [Reviews - 1] (5467 words)
13. Chapter 13- Dinner at 8 by sfscarlet [Reviews - 1] (3285 words)
14. Chapter 14- Dreams of Family by sfscarlet [Reviews - 1] (4504 words)
15. Chapter 15- A Baby in the Family by sfscarlet [Reviews - 1] (3067 words)
16. Chapter 16- Its a Great Day To Be Back In Pittsburgh by sfscarlet [Reviews - 1] (2745 words)
17. Chapter 17-Family Talks by sfscarlet [Reviews - 1] (2925 words)
18. Chapter 18- A New Employee At Kinnetik by sfscarlet [Reviews - 1] (2797 words)
19. Chapter 19- Aftermath by sfscarlet [Reviews - 1] (1988 words)
20. Chapter 20-Intervention by sfscarlet [Reviews - 1] (3233 words)
another new chapter
21. Chapter 21- Reconnecting by sfscarlet [Reviews - 1] (3838 words)
22. Chapter 22-Asking For Help by sfscarlet [Reviews - 1] (2567 words)
23. Chapter 23- At the Musuem by sfscarlet [Reviews - 1] (3782 words)
24. Chapter 24- A Visit with The Doctor by sfscarlet [Reviews - 8] (3816 words)
Readers: Is anyone still reading this story? I'm trying to post regularly but haven't gotten any comments for the last 5 chapters. The story is finished and it is the middlde story of a trilogy. It gives some background to the next story. Not asking for comments, just wanting to know if anyone is still reading and interested. If I don't get responses, I may just delete the story and post the next one.
25. Chapter 25- The Release by sfscarlet [Reviews - 1] (3823 words)
26. Chapter 26- Get Out of Jail Free by sfscarlet [Reviews - 2] (2625 words)
This chapter is filled with lots of legal stuff. I did some research regarding the charges and the court system, but I do not claim to be an expert or very knowledgeable in this area. I tried to depict information as best as I could, but any errors are mine. Please read the story as fiction with some legal truth mixed in.
27. Chapter 27- The Defense by sfscarlet [Reviews - 2] (2699 words)
There are a lot of references to court proceedings and legal information in this chapter. I attempted to research as much as I could but I am not a lawyer nor do I really have a lot of legal information. Like my characters- I only know what I see on tv. Please take all legal references as poetic license and enjoy the story.
28. Chapter 28-A Visit From Gus by sfscarlet [Reviews - 1] (3090 words)
29. Chapter 29- Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda by sfscarlet [Reviews - 1] (2837 words)
30. Chapter 30- The Visitor by sfscarlet [Reviews - 2] (2748 words)
31. Chapter 31- You Can't Always Get What You Want, But if You Try Sometimes, You Can Get What you Need by sfscarlet [Reviews - 2] (2229 words)
32. Chapter 32- What Justin Wants by sfscarlet [Reviews - 3] (3141 words)
33. Chapter 33- Moving to the City by sfscarlet [Reviews - 1] (3609 words)
34. Chapter 34- The Moment of Truth by sfscarlet [Reviews - 1] (4457 words)
35. Chapter 35- A Little Therapy by sfscarlet [Reviews - 2] (4481 words)
36. Chapter 36- A Day In Court by sfscarlet [Reviews - 2] (3229 words)
For those readers who have been following this story, it is almost complete. There is one more chapter after this one. But don't be sad, there is another story coming. I hope to post the last chapter of this story later this week and then the new story begins next week.
37. Chapter 37- Life Goes On by sfscarlet [Reviews - 1] (5068 words)
This is the last chapter, but don't fret as there is more to the story. Hope all my readers have enjoyed this story as much as I enjoyed writing it. Comments always welcome.