Chapter 3

“Brian, calm down.  Text Gus and assure him he isn’t in trouble right now but that we need to catch our flight.” Justin said in as calm a voice as he could.  He glanced back and saw Aiden had fallen back to sleep which was a good thing. “You stay with Aiden.  I will go talk to Lindsay.”

Justin approached the house and saw a suitcase and backpack sitting at the door.  “Did Gus put this here or did you?”

Lindsay’s stress showed on her face, “He did. I’m sorry.  I just can’t do this anymore.  Between Mel and Gus, I just can’t anymore.”

“If he put this at the door, he intended to be here.  He intended on coming with us, even if he doesn’t want to.  Let me carry this back to the car and see if he responded to Brian.” Justin picked up the bags and moved toward Brian.  “Did you hear from Gus?”

“No! Nothing.  Where the hell could he be?”

“Brian, he had his suitcase ready.  My guess is he planned on being home sometime before Lindsay got up and instead….”

“Passed out or overdosed before that happened! Damn, Justin, we need to…”

Before Brian could finish his thought Mel pulled up and a very disheveled Gus got out of the passenger side.  “I found him curled up on my porch.” Mel said as she walked up with Gus.

“Gus, get in the car,” Brian’s tone told him this was not the time to say anything. Once he had pulled the door shut Brian looked at Mel, “That’s funny, I thought your porch was at this address.” He turned toward Justin and said, “Let’s go, Sunshine. I need to get out of here.” 

Justin got in the car as did Brian and he backed out, flooring the gas pedal. Gus made a soft moan in the backseat. “Are you alright, Gus?” Justin said softly.

“Do you have any ibuprofen?”

“Sure,” Justin dug through the bag he had for a carryon and, after finding the bottle, he shook out three pills and handed Gus the pills and a bottle of water.  Once he saw him swallow those, he handed Gus a container of crackers. He rested a hand on Brian’s shoulder, seeing the stress on his face. “Eat a few of these, too.  You may not think you want them but a few will help. We can get more snacks for Aiden at the airport.”  His voice was calm and caring. 

“Thanks, Dad.” Gus said and then sat silently and ate and sipped water.

The car was silent for several miles. Justin saw Gus was now also sleeping and he softly said, “Brian, he’s in the car.  We are on our way. We can talk to him once we get there.  Please don’t start something before we get to Montana.

There was silence for a minute, “I have never been so scared as when we didn’t know where he was.  I mean, when Aiden was sick I thought I had felt every emotion but those few moments were a whole different kind of fear.”

“I know, Bri.  We will get this all figured out when we get there. We will get through to him there. We don’t have big blowouts often but while we are here,  let’s remember the situation.  We are adults and if we need to disagree we can do it in our room or outside away from the kids.”

“Remind me if you need to.” Brian kissed Justin’s hand. “I can’t mess this up.”

“You won’t, Brian.  Your heart is in the right place.”

Once they got to the airport a porter took the bags and Aiden’s car seat.  Gus carried GC’s kennel while Justin held GC’s leash.  Brian carried Aiden who was still sleepy and the activity of the airport was a little overwhelming.  Gus still hadn’t said a word but stayed very close to Justin at all times.  Once all their baggage was checked in and GC was checked through with them they sat at the gate and waited.  Gus sat a few seats away and GC sat on the floor next to him with his head on Gus’ thigh. Eventually Gus started stroking his head. Brian glanced over and saw Gus relax a bit as he began to focus on Gray Cub.  They had been best friends for so many years. 

“Big Daddy, how long will we be on the plane? I know you told me but I forgot.  I was a little sleepy when I asked.”

“Well, the first flight will be about two hours and then we will be in Chicago for a couple hours before flying about three more hours.”

“That’s a long time.  What am I going to do with all that time?”

“Well, both your daddy and I have packed some surprises so hopefully that will help.”

 Justin moved over to Gus and sat next to him, “How are you feeling?”

“Ok,” Gus stroked GC’s soft fur. “I think he knows we are going to the cabin.  He loves it up there.”

“Yes, he always has.” GC looked at Justin as Justin also stroked him. “You are such a good boy.  You’ve been coming up here for so many years.’’

“How much trouble am I in?” Gus asked him.

“We’ll talk when we get there,  We’re worried about you, Gus, and you know we love you, right?”

“Ya, I know that but there is nothing to worry about,” Gus became a little defensive.

Justin reached over and ran his fingers through Gus’ curls and noticing activity at their gate said,  “Looks like we will be boarding in a minute.” We actually bought six tickets so we have a full row.  We will let you and GC have one side to start with.” 

“Sounds good.” As Gus made the comment, an announcement came over the loudspeaker and so their trip began.

It was about 3:00 p.m. mountain time when they landed in Butte and as Brian took Aiden to pick up the car, Justin waited for the luggage and Gus took GC to a piece of grass just outside the terminal. They all met up in front of the luggage area and soon they were on their way.  It was now a two hour drive up the mountain.  They decided to stop at a park so Aiden and GC could run around for a bit and they could eat something before the ride to the cabin. By the time they all loaded into the vehicle Aiden and GC were ready for a nap. Aiden reached for Gus’ hand and Gus took his little brother’s hand as they moved down the road.

Once they were sure he was asleep, Justin said, “Gus, you have to be tired. Why don’t you sleep, too.”

“Can we just get it over with? This is killing me.  Yell at me.  Ground me. Well, I guess that really doesn’t make a difference up here. What kind of trouble am I in? When are you going to yell at me?”

“Gus, we are not going to yell at you. We want to help you if we can.” Justin turned as he talked to him.

“What kind of help do I need?”

“Well, we think you are acting out because your moms have made nothing easy for you the last six months.” Justin stated,

“Sunshine is skirting the real issue, What have you been doing, Gus? We know about the booze.  That is obvious but what else have you been doing? Pot? What harder shit have you taken?”  Brian looked at Gus through the rearview mirror.

“Bri, I thought we were going to wait until…”

“Sunshine, we need to clear the air.  Gus, what have you been taking?”

“I’ve just been drinking.  Hell, Mom and Mama don’t do anything but fight anymore. I had to drown out the arguing somehow and there is always something to drink around.”

“So why did you drink at our place,  We weren’t fighting.  It was quiet and peaceful.”

Gus hesitated, trying to think of something to say, “I know I shouldn’t but I had that note from the school and…”

“Gus, I really hope that is all it is.  When I was your age…”

“Please, Dad, not now. I know, you had a horrible childhood. Everything was horrible…”  Gus stopped talking but before Brian could say something else Justin touched Brian’s leg.  The car went silent for the remainder of the ride.

It was after 7:00 when they arrived at the cabin. The sun was about to drop behind a mountain as the car stopped and Gus opened the door to let GC bound out and around the border of the cabin. “Are we here? “ Aiden’s little voice asked.  “Oh, we are! I see the cabin!” Justin lifted Aiden out of his carseat and set him down on the ground as Brian and Gus started lifting bags out of the back while Justin took Aiden into the cabin. Days like this were hard on Aiden and now the time change would take him a while to adjust to.  It was 7:00 here but it was 9:00 back home which was Aiden’s weekend bedtime.  By the time all the luggage was in the house, Aiden was eating a snack.  As Gus brought Justin’s bags into the bedroom, Brian stopped him. 

“Gus, I hope you never feel like we give more attention to Aiden.  You know your brother…”

“Oh, no, Dad.  I am just glad Aiden is doing as well as he is.  He is little and he has that weird blood thing.  You don’t think I would really need that much attention, do you?”

“Gus, I just know what it is like living with parents who didn’t want to be together.”

“Well, Mama has barely been around anyway.”

“And Lindsay doesn’t know how to say no to you.  Gus, has there been more than pot?”

“Gus, can you take me to bed?” Aiden’s voice came from the living room.

“Sure, bro.  I’m coming.” Gus looked at Brian but didn’t say anything before walking out. He went into the living room. “Hey, Aiden, did you get some dinner and take your medicine?”

Justin smiled at Gus’ interaction with his little brother.  He knew his brother needed those things to stay healthy. “Gus, Aiden was hoping you would bring him upstairs to bed and maybe read him a story. When you finish I will have dinner ready for the three of us.”

“Sure, come on, Aiden.  What story do you want me to read? Gus took Aiden’s hand and they walked up side by side.

Brian walked over to Justin and kissed him.  “Damn, I have needed to do that for a while. Aiden’s timing was really bad though.”

“Why’s that?” Justin’s hands slid down Brian’s lower back and stopped on his firm ass.

“I think he might have told me what he’s been playing with.  Just when I asked, Aiden called. He didn’t deny the pot but,....”

“But he probably has been doing more.  I looked through his backpack and didn’t see anything in there.  My thought is he was too nervous to take any along.” Justin kissed Brian once more.
“I better get something together for dinner.”

“Ok, and I am going outside just to do a quick check around,” Brian kissed Justin once more.  “God, I am so ready for the next few weeks.  I love you, Justin.” His hand traveled down to Justin’s ass and pulled him close. “I’ll make sure the hot tub is cranked up out there.”

“Love you, too,” Justin said as Brian took a step back and then moved toward the door.  “Hey, Bri, see if GC will come in.   He’s not as young as he used to be and he’s had a long day, not to mention we had drugged him a bit.” Brian nodded as he moved out the door.

Gus sat on Aiden’s bed with an arm around him and after Gus had finished the first story he said, “One more, bro.  What one do you want?”

Aiden laid his head down on Gus’ lap, “Gus, can I ask you a question?”

“Sure, ask away.”

“Are you mad at me or our dads?” Aiden laid down on his back and looked up at Gus.  “I heard our dads talk about you.  They said you didn’t want to come home.”

Gus was silent for a minute, “Oh, bro, it doesn’t have anything to do with you or our dads.”

“They seem sad when they talk about you even if they didn’t do it when they knew I was listening.  I’m not a baby anymore.  They can tell me stuff. So can you, Gus.  Do you need to tell me something?”

“Oh, Aiden, you don’t have to worry about me.  I’m fine.  Now, one more story or are you ready for sleep?”  As if on cue, GC walked in and jumped on the bed next to Aiden.  “Looks like our boy is tired.”

“So am I.  I love you, Gus.” Aiden got on his knees and gave Gus a hug. He then dropped on the bed putting one arm around the dog.

“Oh, I love you, too, Aid.  I will see you in the morning and remember, if you wake up and need something, I will be right across the hall.”

“Thanks, Gus.” Gus covered his little brother with a blanket and kissed his temple before heading downstairs.

Gus came downstairs to find Brian setting the table and Justin pouring some wine.  Gus poured himself a bottle of water and set it by the place he would sit.  “What are we having?” Gus lifted the lid and looked in the pan. 

“It is chili.  Not the way I make it but it is definitely good.  I made some cheese bread, too. Why don’t you grab the pot and set it on the table.  The handles aren’t hot.” Gus carried the pan to the table while Justin took the bread out of the oven and the three men sat down to eat.  Brian dished up a bowl for each and everyone took some bread. 

Brian and Justin talked about some of the plans they had for the next few weeks. They said they weren’t going anywhere this week but next week they were spending a couple nights away. “You mean we aren’t going to town at all this week?”  There was an edge to Gus’ voice.

“No, we made sure there was plenty of supplies here so….”

“But you didn’t ask me if I had everything I would need.  I thought we would be going to the small crossroads at least! I really need….”  Gus stopped talking, looking down at his bowl and taking another bite of the soup.

“Gus, what do you need? Maybe we have extra somewhere,” Justin said calmly.

“I...no, I mean, maybe but…” Gus reached for his water and his hand trembled a little bit. 

“Gus, I think we need to talk about this.  Where were you last night?’

“Out,” Gus started eating faster.

“That isn’t an answer and you know it.  You were supposed to be home before midnight.  You got home at 7:00.”

“I was with friends.”

“Gus,” Justin reached out and touched Gus’ arms.  “We don’t want to fight.  We want to help you if you need help and if you don’t need help, we want to understand that.”

“I just went out drinking with my friends. I just knew Mom would have a melt down so I knew where Mama was spending her time so I just went there and fell asleep. No big deal.”

“No big deal? We didn’t know where you were!” Brian’s voice was rising.

“You pulled this shit when you were my age.  You told me that.”

“Gus, your dad isn’t trying to say that he was perfect.  He just knows what kind of trouble is out there.” Gus’ shakily took another sip of water. Justin took his hand and felt a slight tremor. “What worries you right now? Is it knowing you don’t have any booze with you or do you need something stronger?”

“I don’t NEED anything!”  Gus pulled his hand out of Justin’s 

“Watch it, Gus!” Brian said in a threatening tone. “Don’t go where you are heading.”

“I know, Dad, your precious husband is fragile.” Both Justin and Brian just stared at him. “I’m the fuck up.  I have two sets of parents.  Two of them can’t stand to be in the same room with each other and the other two can’t bear to be in different rooms. Why don’t I leave you two alone to…” his chair tipped as he stood in a hurry.

“Gus, sit down,” Brian said low and menacingly.

Gus set the chair back up and sat down.  Brian refilled his glass and set it close to his son. “Gus, drinking doesn’t make me happy but I understand.  The recklessness and disrespect, I won’t tolerate that.” 

Without thinking about it, Gus reached out and drained Brian’s wine glass. “Oh, shit. I didn’t mean to…”

“Gus, we aren’t angry.  We are worried.  Are you alright for tonight?” Justin reached for Brian’s hand and squeezed it.

“Ya, I’m really tired.  I didn’t get much sleep last night and…”

“Why don’t you go ahead up to bed.  We are going to be in the hot tub for a bit, in case you or Aiden need us in the next hour.”

Gus got up slowly this time, “Ok, I can help Aiden if he needs anything.”

“Of course you can, Gus.  We know you love your brother.”

“Good night,” he said softly as he pulled a bottle of water out of the fridge and he walked toward the stairs.

Brian went to get their robes as Justin quickly cleared the table and then they both dropped their clothes and walked outside naked with the robes over their arms. The air was nippy so they hung the robes on hooks before slipping into the warm, steaming water.  They didn’t say anything but Brian stretched out on the lounger built into the hot tub and Justin stretched out next to him. Brian wrapped his arms around him and held him tight.  They laid there without talking for at least ten minutes. They kissed from time to time but mostly they just were. 

Finally, Brian said, “Do you think he needed that wine tonight?”

“I think his nerves thought they did.  I think he has started using the alcohol to calm his nerves. Face it, it is easy to get a hold of.  It wouldn’t be hard to get a bottle at either of his homes.”

“So, is he an alcoholic?” Brian kissed Justin’s forehead.

“Oh, Brian, I wish I could answer that but I don’t think so.  I think he relies on it.  It’s his security blanket right now.  It takes the edge off.  It helps him forget, but does he need it?  I hope not.” Justin moved one leg to the other side of Brian and repositioned them both so they were both chest deep in the warm water. He then began to rock, kissing Brian with each movement. The longer he did this the more they both needed. Their cocks grew firm and then hard.  

Brian wrapped his arms around Justin tightly and their lips hungrily fed on each other.  Justin’s hand slipped between them and in one hand he held Brian’s cock while his other hand wrapped around his own. Using Brian’s arms to balance against he began an even stroke on both of them and between Justin’s hands and all the other physical contact soon had them both cumming. Brian tightened his arms around Justin, holding him tightly against his body.  

“I would have messed up everything tonight.  Gus and I would both have just yelled and stopped communicating.”

“Brian, he knows we both love him and he knows we are here for him.  He just has to work through some stuff and pushing anything at this point isn’t going to help anything.”

“I know but you always seem to know what to do.”  Brian felt Justin shivered.  “You’re getting cold and so am I, not to mention tired. Let’s go in and go to bed.  It’s been a long day.” 

The temperature had dropped dramatically while they had been in there and they quickly wrapped up in robes. “Did you notice the sky?” Justin asked just as the heavens opened in a downpour. They threw the cover over the spa and rushed in.

Brian and Justin looked at each other and started laughing. They stripped off their soaked robes and laid them over chairs as they rushed back to the bedroom. There was a small fire burning in the stove that was located there.  They had remodeled the room but had decided to keep the stove.  It had probably saved their lives, not to mention warmed their hearts as they fell in love.

“When did you start that,” Justin said as he wrapped his arms around Brian’s neck while they stood in front of the warmth.

“I literally threw in a couple logs and a match with a little kindling and hoped it would start when I grabbed the robes. I had no idea we would be frozen when we returned.  I expected to be very warm,” he pulled Justin close.

“I don’t think that will be a problem for long,” Justin pulled Brian’s head down so their lips would meet. When they separated Justin whispered, “Too bad I am too tired to do anything but sleep. Let’s slide in between those sheets and see how long Aid will let us sleep.”

Soon, under the warmth of the blankets in each other’s arms, they both fell sound asleep.

As the night went on so did the storm. There was low rumbling thunder in the distance.  Gus had been asleep but now he lay in the bed listening to the sounds outside the window. He always loved hearing a wolf in the distance but with the storm, it was a little bit eerie. He didn’t have music to listen to and his mind kept going over the conversation with his dads. He could really use a joint.  He didn’t dare bring any with him but it had been a long time since he had gone a day without a smoke. The thunder got a little louder and then Gus heard the softest sound.  He thought he was imagining it.

“Gus,” a whisper came from the side of the bed, “is it a storm?”

“I think it is just a little rain.”

“Gus, I don’t like the thunder very much.” Just then there was a louder crack and Aiden jumped into bed next to Gus and grabbed his arm.  “I’m sorry.  I’ll go back to my room.” There was another rumble.  “Or maybe I’ll go see if our daddies are scared.  I think it’s louder ‘cause we are high on the mountain.”

“You know, Aiden, I’m a little scared.  Could you stay here with me?”

“Are you really scared?”

“There is plenty of room here for both of us.”

“Ok, I’ll stay here just until the storm moves away.”  Aiden said as he snuggled up against his big brother.  Gus wrapped his arms around his little brother and kissed the top of his head. “Gus, I bet you aren’t scared of anythig.”

“Oh, Aid, you would be so wrong.  I’m scared of all kinds of things.” 

“You don’t have to be scared when I’m here and our dads are, too.” Aiden rested his head on Gus’ arm and he fell right to sleep.  It wasn’t long before Gus joined him in a deep sleep.

Brian and Justin lay there, holding hands. “I can’t believe Aiden hasn’t joined us yet,”  Brian said as he tugged the blankets up a little further.

“I”m going to go check on him.  Maybe he is too scared to come down.  I mean he isn’t really familiar with this place.”

“I’ll go with you,” Brian said as he sat up. “We should check and make sure we aren’t in for dangerous weather.” They quickly pulled on T-shirts and shorts and moved through the house and up the stairs.  

Justin peeked in at Aiden’s bed while Brian looked in on Gus. Justin rushed over to Brian, “He’s gone.  Brian, where is he? He wouldn’t have gone downstairs would he?” Justin grabbed Brian’s T-shirt.

“Shhh, sunshine,” he turned Justin around so he could see into Gus’ room.  There was Aiden tucked under Gus’ arm.  They silently shut the door again and as  soon as they got downstairs, Justin pulled Brian against him. Brian held onto him tightly.  “Gus is still in there, isn’t he? He really does still know how to love.”

“Brian, I’m not saying he doesn’t have things to work through but our sweet Gus is still in there.”

“Yes, he is,” Brian agreed.

After verifying it was just an average storm moving through they went back to bed and wrapped in each other’s arms they fell back to sleep.

As the sun crept over the mountains, Aiden crept into his dads’ bedroom and into their bed.  “Daddy, are you awake?”  Brian’s arms slipped out from under the blanket and pulled Aiden under the blanket as he squealed.   “Big Daddy you scared me!” Aiden giggled as he put his arms around Brian’s neck and gave him a big hug.

“You must have been brave last night. I thought you might sleep between us.”

“Gus told me I could bother him.”

“I don’t think you bothered him at all.”

“He is brave.  The thunder didn’t make him scared at all.”

Justin reached around and snuggled up against Aiden, kissing him in his neck, making him giggle more. “Good morning, my lovely.  Did you sleep well with your big brother?”

“I did but the thunder scared me.”

“Well, Aid, it scared Big Daddy a little bit, too.” Justin winked at Brian.

“Oh, I was, but your daddy held me close and I wasn’t scared anymore.  He always makes me feel better.” Brian reached over and ran his hand over Justin’s cheek and then down his arm, sending a shiver through him.

“Well, Aiden, let’s go get you some breakfast and give you your medicine. Then we will talk about the fun we will have today.”  

Aiden jumped out of bed and stood at the door, “Are you coming, Daddy?”

“Let me kiss Big Daddy good morning and then I will be there.” Justin slid up against Brian and pressed his body tightly against him, “Good morning,” the kiss was long and sweet. Brian’s arm pulled him in close and they both began to respond. Justin backed off a little bit. “I have got to get Aiden breakfast so he can take his meds. Hopefully, Aiden and Gus can play a game later this morning.”

“So we can hide the pickle?” Brian asked.  

Justin started laughing, “I’d love to play hide the pickle a little later.” Justin kissed him once more before getting out of bed and slipping into slippers since the floor was chilly this morning. He hoped his robe was dry in the kitchen. 

Soon the kitchen smelled of bacon and Justin was mixing up batter for muffins.  As he put those into the oven with the bacon, Brian came into the kitchen with GC at his side.  “Come on, boy, I am sure you need the bathroom. Don’t go into the woods,” Brian said as the dog ran outside.

“Daddy, what would happen if GC went into the woods?” Aiden asked him.

“Probably absolutely nothing but there are wolves and bears out there and I would rather not have GC have to deal with them.”

“Aiden, here is your medicine.  Go ahead and take it.  I am getting the bacon out now and maybe if I give your daddy a kiss he will make his special scrambled eggs.” Justin ran his hand over Brian’s ass and kissed him.

“I think I can manage that.  What do you want in the eggs today, Aid?”

“Can we have cheese and onions and peppers?”

“I am sure we have that,” Justin started looking in the fridge. 

“Gus, you’re awake!” Aiden said, smiling at Gus, standing in the door.

“Morning.” Gus said groggily.

“We are having bacon and muffins and Big Daddy’s special scrambled eggs.”

“Morning, Gus,” Justin kissed his tousled hair.  “Are you ok with onions, peppers, and cheese in your eggs?”

“Sure, sounds good.” As Gus walked toward the table, Brian stepped close to Gus and Gus kissed his cheek.

“Did you sleep well?” Brian asked him, glancing at Aiden.

“Ya, it was fine.”

“Thanks for letting your brother in bed with you.”

“He hogs the bed a lot less than….” Gus stopped talking. He walked over and sat down on the table.

Justin walked over to the oven where Brian was standing making the eggs and, after taking the muffins out, he softly said, “Who’s he been in bed with?”  He knew Aiden’s chatter was distracting Gus enough not to hear his dads.

“Something to find out,” Brian  said under his breath.  Soon everyone was sitting at the table eating and laughing.  Gus looked much more relaxed today. He didn’t look happy when they informed him the internet was not going to be up for more than 30 minutes a day and there was no phone reception up at the cabin.

“Are you kidding? What am I supposed to do all day?”

“You are on a beautiful mountain with trails and we have a closet full of activities,” Justin through out.

“But, my friends….”

“When the internet is up this afternoon you will just have to let them know you are not available.  We have to check on our businesses or we wouldn’t have the internet up at all,” Brian said with enough power that Gus knew this was not to be questioned right now.  

Once breakfast was done and everyone helped clean up the kitchen, they all headed outside.  Each family member had a walkie talkie they kept on them when they went outside. Obviously Aiden wouldn’t be left alone but they had found this was the best way to connect when they were out on the mountain. 

Soon Gus had forgotten he was upset and, with Aiden pulling him along, they went exploring the out buildings.  Gus remembered being Aiden’s age and he went to show him all his favorite spots.  In the back of the old barn there was a cross between a clubhouse and treehouse.  When the barn needed repairs, Brian and Justin had turned a corner of the haymow  into every boy’s dream place to hang out.  Once Brian and Justin realized Gus and Aiden might be occupied for a while, Brian used the walkie to talk to Gus. “Gus, you hear me?”

“Ya, Dad, it is loud and clear.”

“You going to be out there a while?”

“Probably,” Gus replied.

“Can you give us a heads up when you are coming back?”

They could almost hear Gus roll his eyes, “Ok.”  And the walkie went silent.

“Think he knows what we are going to be doing?” Justin asked as they went into the house.

“I have no doubt.  I just kind of hope he hasn’t been doing it himself yet.  A girl and his moms…..that would explain the need for alcohol and pot.”

“We can ask him later but right now…”  Brian pushed Justin toward the bedroom as he started pulling Justin’s shirt off.

“Gus, did you really play here when you were my age?”

‘Well, I think I was in second grade so I was just a little older than you.”

Aiden walked around looking at the paintings on the wall and then he went out on the tree house section that was extended above the forest floor.  “Gus, have you ever seen a bear out here?”

Gus smirked and wandered out to the platform.  “Oh, sure.  One time I was stuck up here for a long time because of a bear.” Gus pointed to the side of the barn where a tree had scratched the paint.  “Do you see those marks? That bear tried to get me over and over.”

Aiden’s eyes were huge, “Really? A bear tried to come up here? Were you scared?” 

Gus noticed Aiden moving from the edge and sliding toward the door. “Oh, bro,” Gus smiled, “I was just kidding.” Gus dropped on one knee and put his arm around him.  “I have seen a bear from here before but he wasn’t very big.”

“Did he….the scratches on the wall….did he make those?”

“No.  See that tree stump?” Gus pointed to the ragged bottom where a tree used to stand.

“Ya?” Aiden walked to the railing holding on to Gus’ hand. 

“That tree fell down once when we weren’t here and made the marks on the barn.”

“You scared me and tricked me!” Aiden turned, crossed his arms on his chest and stomped into the barn.

“Oh, Aiden, I’m sorry.  I didn’t mean to scare you.  I was just …”  Gus followed him into the building.  Aiden dropped face first onto the old sofa that was up there and plumes of dust floated up. Aiden stifled a cough. “Aiden….”

Aiden made sounds of crying so Gus moved closer, sitting next to him as Aiden made soft crying noises.  “Please, bro, I don’t know what to do with tears.  And I have seen way too many of those lately.” Gus’ shoulders sank as he went to hug his brother.  

Just then Aiden turned over laughing loudly, holding his stomach as he rolled back and forth.

Gus dropped down next to Aiden and started laughing. “You got me. Can I tell you something, Aid?”

“Sure,” Aiden propped himself up on one elboy and looked at him.

“Last night you said I don’t get scared but that isn’t true.  I get scared all the time.”

“What do you get scared about?”

“Well, I wasn’t working very hard at school so I was worried what my parents would say when they saw my report card.  I know that was my fault.”

“What else makes you scared?” Aiden asked.

“Oh, it is silly.  I know our dads love me and I know they love each other,” softly he added, “in fact they are loving each other right now.” 

“So our dads make you scared?”

“No, except when I know I did something stupid.  I’m a little scared because my moms don’t love each other anymore and I don’t know what will happen.  I don’t know if they will fight over me or if neither of them will even want me.”

“You can come live with us all the time. I promise I wouldn’t bug you like I do sometimes.  I know you don’t like that.”

“Oh, Aiden, I shouldn’t even be saying this stuff to you.  You are a good little kid.  And I know I get mad at our dads sometimes but it is my fault not theirs. How about  you and I play a game?  I bet there are some in this cupboard over here.”

“Can we play outside on the treehouse?”  Aiden asked.

“Sure, let’s see what is here.”

Justin’s tongue trailed down Brian’s spine sending a shiver through his long, lean body. His hands began to massage Brian’s ass as his tongue worked its way around his bud, working to invade him. 

“Justin, please, screw me.  Oh, god, that feels so amazing.  Take me, Sunshine.”

Brian didn’t have to ask him again.  Brian moved to his side and bent his top leg giving Justin easier access. Justin  positioned himself and then as he gently bit Brian’s neck he plunged into him. He stayed still as Brian’s body adjusted and then he began to move slowly.  Soon, Brian was thrusting backward, meeting Justin, bringing them higher and higher until they both gave in to the pure pleasure they could only find together.

After collapsing on top of each other, Justin rolled off of him and Brian pulled him close, “How much time do you think we will have?”

“We should probably get a quick shower. I don’t want to use Gus for too long.  That isn’t fair to him.” Justin said as he got out of bed, “I’ll let him know so if he tries to call in the next 30 minutes we may not be available.”

“I’ll do that.  Go start the water,” Brian sat on the edge of the bed, pulling Justin between his legs for one more kiss. “Damn, I love this place and I love you,” Brian said as Justin walked away. Brian picked up the walkie and said, “Big Daddy calling Aiden.  Aiden are you taking care of your brother?”

As soon as he heard the click on the other end he heard a giggle. “He’s taking care of me, Big Daddy!” 

“Hey, will you pass the walkie to your brother?”  Brian smiled.

“Ya?”

“We just wanted you to know we are taking a shower and then we will come out unless you have made your way in by then.”

“What kind of shower? A shower to get clean or a shower to…”

“Thirty minutes is enough for you to know,” Brian smiled, “What are you two doing out there?”

“Fighting bears,” Aiden’s voice came across and then it went dead.  

 “Brian, you coming?” Justin’s voice came from the other room. 

Brian’s cock began to rise, picturing water running down Justin’s body as he strode to the bathroom. It was now Justin’s turn and soon Brian was buried deep into his favorite tunnel.  Justin arched back against him and then braced himself on the tiled wall. Brian moved slowly, getting the most pleasure possible. As they came closer to climaxing Brian put his hands over Justin’s and their fingers entwined.

After taking a few minutes in each other's arms, they quickly washed off and got dressed.  “You know one of us has to talk to Gus.  Do you want me to…’

“No, I have this. You would probably be better at it than I am but…”  

“I understand,” Justin kissed him. “We both love both our sons but, we both take a little more ownership in the one we actually physically helped bring into the world. Where do you want to talk to him?”

“I wanted to check out the back corner of the property.  I want to check out the property.  I think we will take the ATV to see if we can figure out the best place to add the small cabin.”

“Bri, be gentle.  I think he is really hurting.”

“I agree.  I think the insecurity is coming out as anger.  What are you going to do with Aiden?”

“I was thinking we might walk over and see if there are berries in that little berry patch.  You know what one I am talking about, right?” They walked across the lawn hand in hand.

“Just be careful.  You know the bears are out and about and they like those berries, too.”

“I’ll have the walkie with us, and yes, we will be careful.”

 Gus and Aiden were just coming out of the barn as they approached. Aiden was covered with dust and even had some spider webs in his hair. “Hey, Aiden, how would you like to go berry picking with me.”

“Really? Can we take the ATV?”

“I thought we would walk this time.  It is close and Brian and Gus are going to use the ATV but I am sure later you can take a ride,”  Justin said as he led Aiden away.

Gus was already tensing up, “Dad, I don’t want to…”

“Gus, let’s go for a ride.  I need to check out a couple things at the back of the property.”

As they walked into the shed where they kept the ATV, Brian turned on the engine and it kicked right off. “Do you want to drive?” Brian asked, knowing the answer as he walked to the passenger side of the cart.

Gus had done some driving up here the last couple summers so Brian let him pull out. “Take your time at first. Go slow.  It has been almost a year since you have driven this.”

Justin and Aiden grabbed a basket at the house and walked, hand in hand, toward the nearby hill.  “Daddy, are there bears out here?”

“There could be but they usually don’t want anything to do with us and there are usually lots of berries here so we can share.”

“What are we going to make with them?”

“Well, let’s go see what kinds are ready and then we can talk about what we will make.” Justin said as they neared the patch.

Brian directed Gus as he drove toward the back of the property.  “Dad, what are you going to have built back here?”

“We aren’t sure we are going to do it but we are thinking about a little guest house.  As you and Aiden grow someday you may have families and the cabin isn’t big enough for a lot of people.

Brian directed him to stop and as they got out they walked side by side, checking out the grounds, finding the stakes that the caretaker had put out. After Brian had checked out the markers for the size, Brian dropped down on a log and patted the spot next to him. 

Gus slunk over and sat down next to him, a little afraid of what his dad was going to say but the words that came out surprised him, “Gus, who's the girl you’ve been sleeping with?”  Gus nearly fell off the log as he caught his breath. “And have you been doing any other drugs other than pot?”