RESUCE WHAT'S LEFT OF ME
Rescue What's Left Of Me
Chapter Fourteen: Blindsided
Summary: Justin and Brian's family might be in danger. The blond is thinking of doing something to get rid of everyone so he can be happy with his family.
AN: I hope you guys like this chapter. Let me know. Thanks to the betas, Helen and Sunny.
Justin was walking along side the pool with Alfred by his side. They were at the man’s house where a party was being thrown.
“I heard about what happened,” Alfred said. “That’s what I wanted to talk to you about.”
“Yeah,” Justin muttered. “I got it under control.”
“I don’t want you calling attention to yourself,” the man told him.
"Of course," Justin said. “I know what I’m doing.”
"So what did you do about him?" Alfred asked.
"Nothing yet," Justin told him.
"If you want me to do something I can," Alfred told him.
"I'm just waiting so no one thinks it was me," Justin said and grinned.
"Right," Alfred said patting Justin on the back. "You're a smart one."
“Thank you,” Justin replied.
"Maybe you should bring Brian over with your daughter," Alfred said.
"I don't think he will like it here," Justin said.
"It was an order," Alfred told him. “I want to welcome them into the family.”
Justin bit his lower lip and sighed.
"Is there a problem?" Alfred asked.
"He made me promise not to mix my work with our lives and I agreed," Justin said.
Alfred stared at his employee and then smacked him twice gently on the cheek. "You're a good man."
Justin frowned. "I can talk to him and try to…"
"No," Alfred said. "He's right…business shouldn't be mixed with our personal lives."
Justin felt a weight being lifted off from his shoulders. He was so happy that things could stay like they were.
“Let’s talk about Tony then,” Alfred told him.
Justin sighed and they stopped walking. “I don’t know what to tell you. He’s been acting strange.”
“Someone told me that he’s been snitching,” the older man said. “I want you to find out and if it’s true I want you to get rid of him.”
“No problem,” Justin said wondering what he was going to do to make Tony disappear.
“Good,” Alfred said. “Enjoy the party.”
Justin watched him walk away and then he walked to the entrance. He wanted to leave and be home with his husband and daughter.
“Hey,” J.C. said. “Where are you going?”
“Home,” Justin said.
“We should stay,” J.C. said and gave him a look that didn’t leave space for discussion.
The older brother sighed.
“We need more,” J.C. whispered. “Nothing we can do. He wants to talk to you.”
Justin knew that J.C. meant his father. He knew what was coming already. He followed J.C. back into the party to mingle with the guests. He kept his eyes and ears open for anything. He wished for the first time in his life that he’d never started his undercover job.
***
Justin looked at his daughter as she slept in her crib. He smiled and caressed her back. He pulled away from her and looked behind him when he heard the creak on the wooden floor. He smiled when he saw Brian only wearing a pair of jeans as he leaned against the doorway with his arms crossed. Justin looked at his girl one more time before he walked over to his husband.
“Hey kid,” Justin whispered. “Are you okay?”
Brain rubbed his face with his left hand and nodded. “Is everything okay? You should have woken me up?”
“Ah, you looked so good sleeping that I just couldn’t do it,” Justin said. “It’s okay. I know what I’m doing.”
Brian nodded at that. Justin walked over to him and kissed him.
“Mmm, you feel warm,” Justin said and let his hands touch Brian’s bare chest.
The brunet pulled Justin closer to him. Justin smiled and started to kiss his husband. The older man started leading them to the living room. Next thing Brian knew he was on his back on the sofa with Justin on top of him.
“Fuck me,” Brian told him.
Justin stood up and took off his shirt and started to undo his clothes quickly. Then he helped the brunet get out of his jeans. The older of the two licked his lips and got on top of Brian again. He kissed the brunet softly and then moved to his neck. He bit the man’s collarbone making Brian jump. His hands grabbed every piece of skin he could reach. He moved down and started planting kisses all over the brunet.
“Oh god,” Brian whispered.
The older man smiled and then kissed Brian’s lower abdomen before he took a few bites. Then he grabbed Brian’s cock with his hand and started licking the head of Brian’s cock like it was a lollypop. The brunet arched up and held on to the sofa as best as he could.
“My sweet kid,” Justin whispered before he deep throated the brunet.
Justin did that for a while; almost bringing Brian to the end before pulling him away from it. The man was ready to fuck Brian. He got up and took his jeans where he pulled out a condom. Then he got in between Brian’s legs and smiled. The brown haired man sucked his middle and index finger into his mouth. When he pulled them out they were covered in saliva. He pushed one inside Brian’s hole, making Brian moan. Then he fucked Brian like that for a few seconds before he pushed in a second finger.
“Fuck me,” Brian told him.
Justin didn’t need to hear anything else. He ripped the condom and put it on his cock. Then he put the tip at Brian’s entrance. “You ready, kid?”
Brian nodded.
The older man started to push in slowly. He moaned and his head fell back as he buried himself inside his husband. “You’re great,” he muttered.
Brian put his legs around Justin’s waist and held him there. He moved his hips as best as he could. He ran a hand up and down Justin’s chest. He pulled the his husband to him so they could kiss. Justin changed the angle of his hips and started to hit Brian’s prostate over and over again.
"Oh god, fuck me," Brian hissed.
Justin groaned and stopped for a moment as he buried his head in Brian's neck. "God, kid."
"Don't stop please," Brian told him.
Justin just didn't want to lose control. He took a deep breath and started to move slowly.
"You're killing me," Brian hissed.
The older man bent down and kissed him hard. He let his tongue slip inside Brian's mouth and they both moaned with the action. Brian buckled under him and dug his nails into Justin's back. Justin felt like he was about to burst into flames. He knew he shouldn’t hold back any longer. He started to accelerate his pace little by little. The brunet tangled his fingers in Justin’s hair and arched up as he started to shoot his seed.
“Baby,” Justin whispered as he too reached his orgasm.
The older man dropped his weight on top of Brian. Brian smiled and caressed Justin’s damp back. Justin moved up and pulled out of Brian slowly. They both went to the bathroom to get cleaned up. They ended up taking a shower together and sucking each other inside it. When they came out Brian went to the room to get dressed while Justin went to get their clothes from the living room where they have left them.
“I put some clothes for you on the bed,” Brian said as he jumped into a pair of shorts.
“Thanks,” Justin said and threw the dirty clothes in the hamper. He was about to get dressed when his cell phone rang.
“Justin,” Tony said. “I was wondering if we could meet.”
“What do you need?” Justin asked.
“I have some information,” the man told him.
The man licked his lips wondering what was Tony planning. “Can this wait?”
“Not really,” Tony replied. “I have a guy here with me. He’s asking for some money, but you got to come alone.”
Justin looked towards Brian who was walking out of the bedroom. “Fine,” Justin said not too happy. “I’ll meet you in half an hour by the docks.”
“Okay,” Tony said. “I’ll be there.”
Justin closed his cell phone and sighed. He grabbed different clothes since he was going out. Then when he was done he went to find the brunet.
“You cooked,” Brian said when he found that Justin had left him a plate to heat up.
“Yup,” Justin said. "While you were sleeping."
“What is it?" Brian asked when he saw the way Justin was looking at him.
"I have to go out for a while," Justin told him.
"Work," the younger man muttered as he uncovered his plate.
The brown haired man wrapped his arms around Brian’s waist. "I'll be back in no time."
"Be careful, please," Brian told him.
"I'm always careful," Justin assured him. Then he kissed Brian and grabbed the man's butt.
The brunet chuckled and went with Justin to the door before he locked it and went back to what he was doing. Justin walked to the garage and opened the door. He got into his car and used his cell phone to call his brother.
"Yes," J.C. said.
"You sound awfully happy," Justin pointed out.
"I am entertaining these two gorgeous chicks, man," J.C. said. "They are models."
"Too bad," Justin said. "I need you."
"Right now?" J.C. asked. "What's going on?"
"Tony wants to meet with me at the usual place," Justin said. "You got twenty minutes to get there. Get me a girl, I don't have any."
"Do we need backup?" J.C. asked. He already knew that his brother was asking for a gun and he had no problem getting his brother what he needed. Justin didn't keep any guns in the house anymore. Every time he was on a job J.C. would be the one to get them to his brother. Which also scared him sometimes thinking that if Justin got attacked at his house the man wouldn’t be able to defend himself.
“Sure,” Justin said. “You can call Slater.”
After Justin hung up he started the car and backed away from his house. As he drove to his destination he could tell someone was following him. And this time it was one of his own. At least he didn’t have to worry about not having backup in case anything happened, he thought.
***
“How can you get lost?” J.C. asked as he looked at Slater.
“Chill man,” Slater said as they walk down the docks.
They were reaching their usual spot when they heard voices. They stopped and hid and saw that Tony and some guy were walking their way.
“Where is Justin?” Slater asked.
“I don’t know,” J.C. said scared.
They waited until Tony and the guy went by and then they moved. They found Justin at the edge staring into the water.
“What’s going on?” J.C. asked his brother.
“Where the fuck were you two?” Justin asked angry.
J.C. looked at Slater and sighed. “What happened?”
“Nothing much,” Justin said. “Slater, I need you to follow that guy. Tell me everything he does.”
“On it boss,” Slater said quickly turning around.
J.C. waited until he was sure they were completely alone. He looked up at the darkening sky before looking at the at his brother. “What’s going on?”
“He’s blackmailing me,” Justin said with a smirk. “The guy that’s with him told him I’m FBI. They know.”
J.C.’s eyes opened wide. “Holy shit.”
“He wants ten million dollars,” Justin said.
“I might be able to come up with some of it and…” J.C. started to say.
“No,” the brown haired man said. “I’m tired of this.”
J.C. wondered what was going on.
“I’m not going to risk it, J.C.,” Justin told him. “I’m not. I want Brian and Bella to be safe. And this is not going to stop. I can’t risk it. You know what will happen if they find out about it.”
J.C. licked his lips.
“Remember what I talk to you about?” Justin asked.
J.C. felt chills at the back of his neck. “We’re the law, Justin and…” he stopped himself. “Oh god.”
“I’m going home,” Justin said. “Come on, let’s go.”
Justin dropped his brother where he had his car at. The man took a couple of guns with him. He didn’t know what to expect. Anything could happen at any minute. He promised to call his brother if anything happened. When he got home Brian was feeding Bella.
“Hey,” Brian said with a big smile happy that Justin was home. “That was fast.”
“Yeah,” the man whispered as he stared at his family.
“Are you okay?” Brian asked.
Justin sighed and nodded.
The brunet licked his lips. He knew something wasn’t right. “Jus…” he whispered.
The older man walked over to Brian and kissed their daughter on the forehead.
“I want more kids, Justin and I want them with you. I want our family to be safe,” the brunet told him. “Is everything okay?”
Justin sat down and rubbed his face quickly. “Would you leave with me and never come back? Never talk to anyone you ever knew?”
The brunet was going to ask what Justin was talking about but he got it right away. The the brown haired would leave everything behind just to give Brian what he wanted. The younger man grabbed Justin’s hand in his. “Yes,” he said without any doubt.
“Okay,” Justin said before he stood up and walked away.
Brian didn’t have to ask. He knew they were leaving and he couldn’t help but be scared out of his mind.
***
“What is all this bullshit?!” Craig hissed as he stared at his son.
“My cover has been blown,” Justin yelled back.
“We’ll pay it,” the man said.
“You think it's going to stop there,” Justin said and chuckled. “That’s priceless.”
"Don't you care about what that bastard did to your mother?" Craig asked.
Justin stood up with anger in his face. "Don't you fucking dare say I don't care when I'm doing this for her."
Craig swallowed.
“I have a family of my own now,” Justin told him. “Who is going to protect them if anything happens to me?”
“We’ll protect them,” Craig said.
Justin stared at his father.
The man closed his eyes. “I didn’t mean it like that. I want you safe too.”
“I know,” Justin said. “Dad,” he whispered.
Craig bit his lower lip as he looked at the floor.
“I got to take care of my family,” Justin said. “I have to disappear.”
The older blond wasn’t happy with what he was hearing. “There has to be a way.”
“You want to exact vengeance,” Justin hissed. “Then just take it.”
Craig opened his mouth not sure what to respond. Justin turned around and left the room after that. The older man quickly made a phone call.
“Hello,” J.C. said.
“This is a secured line,” Craig told him.
“What is it?” J.C. asked.
“We need to talk,” Craig said.
“About what?” J.C. asked not knowing what was going on.
“About what your brother is planning,” the man said. He knew his son. He knew that Justin was going to do something stupid.
J.C. sighed. “Okay,” he whispered. “I’ll see you soon.”
Craig hung up and walked to his desk. He grabbed a picture of Jennifer and wondered if he’d gone too far. He wondered now if he could save his son.
***
“Just make sure that everything is ready,” Justin said. “I’ll be back soon. I just need to get some things that we’re going to need and then we’re leaving. Okay?”
Brian nodded and before Justin could move he hugged him tightly. “I’m scared, Justin.”
Justin closed his eyes and just held on to his man. “It’s going to be okay. I promise.”
“Okay,” Brian said and pulled away. “I trust you.”
Justin smiled, kissed the brunet and left. Brian closed the door and turned to go check on Bella. They had grabbed a few things to take with them. Justin had told him that later J.C. would make sure that they would get all of their stuff. Brian didn’t even know where they were going. But that day he’d spent most of the day talking with Lindsay, Emmett and even Ted. He didn’t tell them that he was leaving. He just wanted to talk a bit. They probably thought he was crazy. He couldn’t believe he was about to follow Justin into the unknown.
“It will be okay,” Brian said as he looked down at his daughter. “Daddy, will protect us.”
He left her room and then walked to the living room. He picked the phone and dialed Debbie’s number.
“Hello,” Debbie said after a few rings.
“Hi, Deb,” Brian said.
Debbie was silent for a few minutes. “How are you?”
“I’m okay,” he told her. “How have you been?”
“I am really good,” she said smiling. “Brian, I want to say something to you.”
“What’s that?” he asked as he sat down in the middle of the sofa.
“I want to say sorry for what Michael did,” Debbie told him. “I really can’t believe he did all those things. I understand if you don’t want to come here anymore.”
“Debbie, this isn’t your fault,” he assured her. “And I wouldn’t stop going there for anything in the world,” he said knowing he was lying. But Justin had told him that if he spoke to his friends he couldn’t hint that he was leaving. He had to act normal.
“Oh Brian,” she said almost crying.
“I don’t want you to feel responsible for anything he did or said,” Brian said. “I know you had nothing to do with it.”
Debbie smiled at that. “So how is Bella?” she asked.
“She’s doing well,” Brian said smiling. “She’s getting so big.”
After that they talked for a while. By the time they hung up Debbie was really happy. Brian felt better knowing that Debbie wouldn’t feel guilty about everything that had happened. He got up and was walking to the bedroom when he heard a door closing. He turned around and looked towards the hall.
“Justin,” Brian said and went to check Bella quickly. His daughter wasn’t there. His heart almost came out of his chest. He got out of the room and started calling for his man. “Justin!”
“Brian,” Michael whispered.
Brian jumped scared and turned to look at his ex-best friend. “Michael?!” Brian said surprised. He was scared out of his mind because not only was Michael holding their daughter but he also had a gun in his hand.
Michael smiled at the man. “I’m here so we can go away. I’ll help you Brian. We can get away from everything. You’ll have the family that you always wanted.”
“What are you talking about, Michael?” Brain asked. “Can I have my daughter?” he asked and took a step but stopped when Michael’s grip seemed to tighten around his daughter as well as the gun while he took a step back.
“I’m here to make it all better,” Michael said. “Don’t you want that?”
Brian licked his lips. “Of course,” he said. He couldn’t believe what was going on. All that time he’d been scared to death that someone would try to harm him and his daughter because of Justin’s line of work. He never thought that Michael would be breaking into his house all crazy and putting them at risk.
“Then let’s go,” Michael said.
Brian didn’t know what to do. He had to think fast. “Okay, but… we should leave her.”
“Leave her?” Michael asked.
“Yeah,” Brian said. “Put her back in her crib.”
Michael pointed at Brian with the gun. “You’re trying to trick me.”
“Of course I’m not,” Brian said. “You were right, Michael. You were right about everything. I just had to lie because if not Justin was going to hurt me.”
Michael moved forward. “I can help you.”
“I knew you were going to,” Brian said. “But we shouldn’t take her because then Justin would follow us. We have to leave where he can’t find us ever again.”
Michael nodded. “Yeah,” he said. “But I can protect her too.”
The last thing Brian wanted was Michael to be near his daughter.
“You got to leave her,” Brian said more strongly. “She can’t be part of us now.”
Michael arched a brow.
“She’s Justin’s daughter,” Brian said and then nodded towards the door. “Let’s get out of here Michael. Come on. We should have our own family, Michael. He can keep her, I don’t care.”
Michael smiled and put the girl down on the floor. He went after the brunet who was opening the door to the house. Brian only wanted to get Michael as far away from his daughter as possible. He wished that Justin was there at that moment. He thought about fighting for the gun and wondered if that was a good idea.
“Hey Brian,” J.C. said closing the door to his car. “I just…” he frowned when he saw Michael. “What the fuck is he doing here?” he asked as he walked over to them.
Michael pointed at the man. “Don’t you move!!”
J.C.’s arms came up half way. “Take it easy.”
Brian was scared. “Come on, Michael. Stop it.”
“We’re leaving,” Michael said grabbing Brian by the back of the shirt and pulling him close. “Stay away.”
J.C. knew that he had to do something.
“It’s okay,” Brian said.
J.C. took a step forward and Michael took the shot. It hit him on the arm and the impact threw him back. The man was able to watch as Brian tried to fight with Michael before the dark haired man hit him with the gun on the head. Then he pointed at him before he made Brian get into a car. By the time that J.C. sat up Michael and Brian were gone. He stood up and looked at his arm. He wondered if anyone had called the cops. He moved towards the house and as soon as he was inside he heard Bella babbling. When he found her she was crawling to the kitchen.
“Oh my god,” J.C. said as he pulled his cell phone to call his brother. There was no doubt in his mind that Justin was going to kill Michael.
Chapter Fourteen: Blindsided
Summary: Justin and Brian's family might be in danger. The blond is thinking of doing something to get rid of everyone so he can be happy with his family.
AN: I hope you guys like this chapter. Let me know. Thanks to the betas, Helen and Sunny.
Justin was walking along side the pool with Alfred by his side. They were at the man’s house where a party was being thrown.
“I heard about what happened,” Alfred said. “That’s what I wanted to talk to you about.”
“Yeah,” Justin muttered. “I got it under control.”
“I don’t want you calling attention to yourself,” the man told him.
"Of course," Justin said. “I know what I’m doing.”
"So what did you do about him?" Alfred asked.
"Nothing yet," Justin told him.
"If you want me to do something I can," Alfred told him.
"I'm just waiting so no one thinks it was me," Justin said and grinned.
"Right," Alfred said patting Justin on the back. "You're a smart one."
“Thank you,” Justin replied.
"Maybe you should bring Brian over with your daughter," Alfred said.
"I don't think he will like it here," Justin said.
"It was an order," Alfred told him. “I want to welcome them into the family.”
Justin bit his lower lip and sighed.
"Is there a problem?" Alfred asked.
"He made me promise not to mix my work with our lives and I agreed," Justin said.
Alfred stared at his employee and then smacked him twice gently on the cheek. "You're a good man."
Justin frowned. "I can talk to him and try to…"
"No," Alfred said. "He's right…business shouldn't be mixed with our personal lives."
Justin felt a weight being lifted off from his shoulders. He was so happy that things could stay like they were.
“Let’s talk about Tony then,” Alfred told him.
Justin sighed and they stopped walking. “I don’t know what to tell you. He’s been acting strange.”
“Someone told me that he’s been snitching,” the older man said. “I want you to find out and if it’s true I want you to get rid of him.”
“No problem,” Justin said wondering what he was going to do to make Tony disappear.
“Good,” Alfred said. “Enjoy the party.”
Justin watched him walk away and then he walked to the entrance. He wanted to leave and be home with his husband and daughter.
“Hey,” J.C. said. “Where are you going?”
“Home,” Justin said.
“We should stay,” J.C. said and gave him a look that didn’t leave space for discussion.
The older brother sighed.
“We need more,” J.C. whispered. “Nothing we can do. He wants to talk to you.”
Justin knew that J.C. meant his father. He knew what was coming already. He followed J.C. back into the party to mingle with the guests. He kept his eyes and ears open for anything. He wished for the first time in his life that he’d never started his undercover job.
***
Justin looked at his daughter as she slept in her crib. He smiled and caressed her back. He pulled away from her and looked behind him when he heard the creak on the wooden floor. He smiled when he saw Brian only wearing a pair of jeans as he leaned against the doorway with his arms crossed. Justin looked at his girl one more time before he walked over to his husband.
“Hey kid,” Justin whispered. “Are you okay?”
Brain rubbed his face with his left hand and nodded. “Is everything okay? You should have woken me up?”
“Ah, you looked so good sleeping that I just couldn’t do it,” Justin said. “It’s okay. I know what I’m doing.”
Brian nodded at that. Justin walked over to him and kissed him.
“Mmm, you feel warm,” Justin said and let his hands touch Brian’s bare chest.
The brunet pulled Justin closer to him. Justin smiled and started to kiss his husband. The older man started leading them to the living room. Next thing Brian knew he was on his back on the sofa with Justin on top of him.
“Fuck me,” Brian told him.
Justin stood up and took off his shirt and started to undo his clothes quickly. Then he helped the brunet get out of his jeans. The older of the two licked his lips and got on top of Brian again. He kissed the brunet softly and then moved to his neck. He bit the man’s collarbone making Brian jump. His hands grabbed every piece of skin he could reach. He moved down and started planting kisses all over the brunet.
“Oh god,” Brian whispered.
The older man smiled and then kissed Brian’s lower abdomen before he took a few bites. Then he grabbed Brian’s cock with his hand and started licking the head of Brian’s cock like it was a lollypop. The brunet arched up and held on to the sofa as best as he could.
“My sweet kid,” Justin whispered before he deep throated the brunet.
Justin did that for a while; almost bringing Brian to the end before pulling him away from it. The man was ready to fuck Brian. He got up and took his jeans where he pulled out a condom. Then he got in between Brian’s legs and smiled. The brown haired man sucked his middle and index finger into his mouth. When he pulled them out they were covered in saliva. He pushed one inside Brian’s hole, making Brian moan. Then he fucked Brian like that for a few seconds before he pushed in a second finger.
“Fuck me,” Brian told him.
Justin didn’t need to hear anything else. He ripped the condom and put it on his cock. Then he put the tip at Brian’s entrance. “You ready, kid?”
Brian nodded.
The older man started to push in slowly. He moaned and his head fell back as he buried himself inside his husband. “You’re great,” he muttered.
Brian put his legs around Justin’s waist and held him there. He moved his hips as best as he could. He ran a hand up and down Justin’s chest. He pulled the his husband to him so they could kiss. Justin changed the angle of his hips and started to hit Brian’s prostate over and over again.
"Oh god, fuck me," Brian hissed.
Justin groaned and stopped for a moment as he buried his head in Brian's neck. "God, kid."
"Don't stop please," Brian told him.
Justin just didn't want to lose control. He took a deep breath and started to move slowly.
"You're killing me," Brian hissed.
The older man bent down and kissed him hard. He let his tongue slip inside Brian's mouth and they both moaned with the action. Brian buckled under him and dug his nails into Justin's back. Justin felt like he was about to burst into flames. He knew he shouldn’t hold back any longer. He started to accelerate his pace little by little. The brunet tangled his fingers in Justin’s hair and arched up as he started to shoot his seed.
“Baby,” Justin whispered as he too reached his orgasm.
The older man dropped his weight on top of Brian. Brian smiled and caressed Justin’s damp back. Justin moved up and pulled out of Brian slowly. They both went to the bathroom to get cleaned up. They ended up taking a shower together and sucking each other inside it. When they came out Brian went to the room to get dressed while Justin went to get their clothes from the living room where they have left them.
“I put some clothes for you on the bed,” Brian said as he jumped into a pair of shorts.
“Thanks,” Justin said and threw the dirty clothes in the hamper. He was about to get dressed when his cell phone rang.
“Justin,” Tony said. “I was wondering if we could meet.”
“What do you need?” Justin asked.
“I have some information,” the man told him.
The man licked his lips wondering what was Tony planning. “Can this wait?”
“Not really,” Tony replied. “I have a guy here with me. He’s asking for some money, but you got to come alone.”
Justin looked towards Brian who was walking out of the bedroom. “Fine,” Justin said not too happy. “I’ll meet you in half an hour by the docks.”
“Okay,” Tony said. “I’ll be there.”
Justin closed his cell phone and sighed. He grabbed different clothes since he was going out. Then when he was done he went to find the brunet.
“You cooked,” Brian said when he found that Justin had left him a plate to heat up.
“Yup,” Justin said. "While you were sleeping."
“What is it?" Brian asked when he saw the way Justin was looking at him.
"I have to go out for a while," Justin told him.
"Work," the younger man muttered as he uncovered his plate.
The brown haired man wrapped his arms around Brian’s waist. "I'll be back in no time."
"Be careful, please," Brian told him.
"I'm always careful," Justin assured him. Then he kissed Brian and grabbed the man's butt.
The brunet chuckled and went with Justin to the door before he locked it and went back to what he was doing. Justin walked to the garage and opened the door. He got into his car and used his cell phone to call his brother.
"Yes," J.C. said.
"You sound awfully happy," Justin pointed out.
"I am entertaining these two gorgeous chicks, man," J.C. said. "They are models."
"Too bad," Justin said. "I need you."
"Right now?" J.C. asked. "What's going on?"
"Tony wants to meet with me at the usual place," Justin said. "You got twenty minutes to get there. Get me a girl, I don't have any."
"Do we need backup?" J.C. asked. He already knew that his brother was asking for a gun and he had no problem getting his brother what he needed. Justin didn't keep any guns in the house anymore. Every time he was on a job J.C. would be the one to get them to his brother. Which also scared him sometimes thinking that if Justin got attacked at his house the man wouldn’t be able to defend himself.
“Sure,” Justin said. “You can call Slater.”
After Justin hung up he started the car and backed away from his house. As he drove to his destination he could tell someone was following him. And this time it was one of his own. At least he didn’t have to worry about not having backup in case anything happened, he thought.
***
“How can you get lost?” J.C. asked as he looked at Slater.
“Chill man,” Slater said as they walk down the docks.
They were reaching their usual spot when they heard voices. They stopped and hid and saw that Tony and some guy were walking their way.
“Where is Justin?” Slater asked.
“I don’t know,” J.C. said scared.
They waited until Tony and the guy went by and then they moved. They found Justin at the edge staring into the water.
“What’s going on?” J.C. asked his brother.
“Where the fuck were you two?” Justin asked angry.
J.C. looked at Slater and sighed. “What happened?”
“Nothing much,” Justin said. “Slater, I need you to follow that guy. Tell me everything he does.”
“On it boss,” Slater said quickly turning around.
J.C. waited until he was sure they were completely alone. He looked up at the darkening sky before looking at the at his brother. “What’s going on?”
“He’s blackmailing me,” Justin said with a smirk. “The guy that’s with him told him I’m FBI. They know.”
J.C.’s eyes opened wide. “Holy shit.”
“He wants ten million dollars,” Justin said.
“I might be able to come up with some of it and…” J.C. started to say.
“No,” the brown haired man said. “I’m tired of this.”
J.C. wondered what was going on.
“I’m not going to risk it, J.C.,” Justin told him. “I’m not. I want Brian and Bella to be safe. And this is not going to stop. I can’t risk it. You know what will happen if they find out about it.”
J.C. licked his lips.
“Remember what I talk to you about?” Justin asked.
J.C. felt chills at the back of his neck. “We’re the law, Justin and…” he stopped himself. “Oh god.”
“I’m going home,” Justin said. “Come on, let’s go.”
Justin dropped his brother where he had his car at. The man took a couple of guns with him. He didn’t know what to expect. Anything could happen at any minute. He promised to call his brother if anything happened. When he got home Brian was feeding Bella.
“Hey,” Brian said with a big smile happy that Justin was home. “That was fast.”
“Yeah,” the man whispered as he stared at his family.
“Are you okay?” Brian asked.
Justin sighed and nodded.
The brunet licked his lips. He knew something wasn’t right. “Jus…” he whispered.
The older man walked over to Brian and kissed their daughter on the forehead.
“I want more kids, Justin and I want them with you. I want our family to be safe,” the brunet told him. “Is everything okay?”
Justin sat down and rubbed his face quickly. “Would you leave with me and never come back? Never talk to anyone you ever knew?”
The brunet was going to ask what Justin was talking about but he got it right away. The the brown haired would leave everything behind just to give Brian what he wanted. The younger man grabbed Justin’s hand in his. “Yes,” he said without any doubt.
“Okay,” Justin said before he stood up and walked away.
Brian didn’t have to ask. He knew they were leaving and he couldn’t help but be scared out of his mind.
***
“What is all this bullshit?!” Craig hissed as he stared at his son.
“My cover has been blown,” Justin yelled back.
“We’ll pay it,” the man said.
“You think it's going to stop there,” Justin said and chuckled. “That’s priceless.”
"Don't you care about what that bastard did to your mother?" Craig asked.
Justin stood up with anger in his face. "Don't you fucking dare say I don't care when I'm doing this for her."
Craig swallowed.
“I have a family of my own now,” Justin told him. “Who is going to protect them if anything happens to me?”
“We’ll protect them,” Craig said.
Justin stared at his father.
The man closed his eyes. “I didn’t mean it like that. I want you safe too.”
“I know,” Justin said. “Dad,” he whispered.
Craig bit his lower lip as he looked at the floor.
“I got to take care of my family,” Justin said. “I have to disappear.”
The older blond wasn’t happy with what he was hearing. “There has to be a way.”
“You want to exact vengeance,” Justin hissed. “Then just take it.”
Craig opened his mouth not sure what to respond. Justin turned around and left the room after that. The older man quickly made a phone call.
“Hello,” J.C. said.
“This is a secured line,” Craig told him.
“What is it?” J.C. asked.
“We need to talk,” Craig said.
“About what?” J.C. asked not knowing what was going on.
“About what your brother is planning,” the man said. He knew his son. He knew that Justin was going to do something stupid.
J.C. sighed. “Okay,” he whispered. “I’ll see you soon.”
Craig hung up and walked to his desk. He grabbed a picture of Jennifer and wondered if he’d gone too far. He wondered now if he could save his son.
***
“Just make sure that everything is ready,” Justin said. “I’ll be back soon. I just need to get some things that we’re going to need and then we’re leaving. Okay?”
Brian nodded and before Justin could move he hugged him tightly. “I’m scared, Justin.”
Justin closed his eyes and just held on to his man. “It’s going to be okay. I promise.”
“Okay,” Brian said and pulled away. “I trust you.”
Justin smiled, kissed the brunet and left. Brian closed the door and turned to go check on Bella. They had grabbed a few things to take with them. Justin had told him that later J.C. would make sure that they would get all of their stuff. Brian didn’t even know where they were going. But that day he’d spent most of the day talking with Lindsay, Emmett and even Ted. He didn’t tell them that he was leaving. He just wanted to talk a bit. They probably thought he was crazy. He couldn’t believe he was about to follow Justin into the unknown.
“It will be okay,” Brian said as he looked down at his daughter. “Daddy, will protect us.”
He left her room and then walked to the living room. He picked the phone and dialed Debbie’s number.
“Hello,” Debbie said after a few rings.
“Hi, Deb,” Brian said.
Debbie was silent for a few minutes. “How are you?”
“I’m okay,” he told her. “How have you been?”
“I am really good,” she said smiling. “Brian, I want to say something to you.”
“What’s that?” he asked as he sat down in the middle of the sofa.
“I want to say sorry for what Michael did,” Debbie told him. “I really can’t believe he did all those things. I understand if you don’t want to come here anymore.”
“Debbie, this isn’t your fault,” he assured her. “And I wouldn’t stop going there for anything in the world,” he said knowing he was lying. But Justin had told him that if he spoke to his friends he couldn’t hint that he was leaving. He had to act normal.
“Oh Brian,” she said almost crying.
“I don’t want you to feel responsible for anything he did or said,” Brian said. “I know you had nothing to do with it.”
Debbie smiled at that. “So how is Bella?” she asked.
“She’s doing well,” Brian said smiling. “She’s getting so big.”
After that they talked for a while. By the time they hung up Debbie was really happy. Brian felt better knowing that Debbie wouldn’t feel guilty about everything that had happened. He got up and was walking to the bedroom when he heard a door closing. He turned around and looked towards the hall.
“Justin,” Brian said and went to check Bella quickly. His daughter wasn’t there. His heart almost came out of his chest. He got out of the room and started calling for his man. “Justin!”
“Brian,” Michael whispered.
Brian jumped scared and turned to look at his ex-best friend. “Michael?!” Brian said surprised. He was scared out of his mind because not only was Michael holding their daughter but he also had a gun in his hand.
Michael smiled at the man. “I’m here so we can go away. I’ll help you Brian. We can get away from everything. You’ll have the family that you always wanted.”
“What are you talking about, Michael?” Brain asked. “Can I have my daughter?” he asked and took a step but stopped when Michael’s grip seemed to tighten around his daughter as well as the gun while he took a step back.
“I’m here to make it all better,” Michael said. “Don’t you want that?”
Brian licked his lips. “Of course,” he said. He couldn’t believe what was going on. All that time he’d been scared to death that someone would try to harm him and his daughter because of Justin’s line of work. He never thought that Michael would be breaking into his house all crazy and putting them at risk.
“Then let’s go,” Michael said.
Brian didn’t know what to do. He had to think fast. “Okay, but… we should leave her.”
“Leave her?” Michael asked.
“Yeah,” Brian said. “Put her back in her crib.”
Michael pointed at Brian with the gun. “You’re trying to trick me.”
“Of course I’m not,” Brian said. “You were right, Michael. You were right about everything. I just had to lie because if not Justin was going to hurt me.”
Michael moved forward. “I can help you.”
“I knew you were going to,” Brian said. “But we shouldn’t take her because then Justin would follow us. We have to leave where he can’t find us ever again.”
Michael nodded. “Yeah,” he said. “But I can protect her too.”
The last thing Brian wanted was Michael to be near his daughter.
“You got to leave her,” Brian said more strongly. “She can’t be part of us now.”
Michael arched a brow.
“She’s Justin’s daughter,” Brian said and then nodded towards the door. “Let’s get out of here Michael. Come on. We should have our own family, Michael. He can keep her, I don’t care.”
Michael smiled and put the girl down on the floor. He went after the brunet who was opening the door to the house. Brian only wanted to get Michael as far away from his daughter as possible. He wished that Justin was there at that moment. He thought about fighting for the gun and wondered if that was a good idea.
“Hey Brian,” J.C. said closing the door to his car. “I just…” he frowned when he saw Michael. “What the fuck is he doing here?” he asked as he walked over to them.
Michael pointed at the man. “Don’t you move!!”
J.C.’s arms came up half way. “Take it easy.”
Brian was scared. “Come on, Michael. Stop it.”
“We’re leaving,” Michael said grabbing Brian by the back of the shirt and pulling him close. “Stay away.”
J.C. knew that he had to do something.
“It’s okay,” Brian said.
J.C. took a step forward and Michael took the shot. It hit him on the arm and the impact threw him back. The man was able to watch as Brian tried to fight with Michael before the dark haired man hit him with the gun on the head. Then he pointed at him before he made Brian get into a car. By the time that J.C. sat up Michael and Brian were gone. He stood up and looked at his arm. He wondered if anyone had called the cops. He moved towards the house and as soon as he was inside he heard Bella babbling. When he found her she was crawling to the kitchen.
“Oh my god,” J.C. said as he pulled his cell phone to call his brother. There was no doubt in his mind that Justin was going to kill Michael.