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Brian looked back at his unconscious lover. "I need him too. And it scares the shit out of me." Jennifer laid a hand on his shoulder. "You can work this out, Brian. Justin loves you." "But can he forgive me?" "I think......" The sound of alarms going off made both of them jump. "What´s wrong?" Brian stood but didn´t let go of Justin´s hand as he looked towards the machines. His heart felt like it was being squeezed as he saw the heart monitor slowing down. "NO! Don´t you fucking dare, Justin!" Brian and Jennifer were both pushed back as the doctor and nurses rushed into the room. Brian stood watching as the doctor fought to save Justin´s life. "Don´t.... Don’t leave me, baby. I can´t do this without you." Jennifer heard Brian´s anguished whisper and wrapped her arms around him. Tears fell down her own face as she watched the scene in front of her. *Please God, don´t take my son. * Brian sat outside smoking a cigarette. His hands were shaking and he fought to get control. He had to keep telling himself that Justin was alright. The doctors had managed to stabilize him and his vital signs were improving. But he still hadn´t regained consciousness and that scared the hell out of Brian. Now that he finally realized what he wanted, would fate be so cruel as to steal his chance away? "Brian, you need to get some rest. You look like hell." "That´s the way I feel, Mikey." Michael sat down next to him and wrapped an arm around his shoulder. "Then let me take you home. You need to shower and get some sleep." "I´m not leaving. I want to be here when Justin wakes up." "Are you sure that´s such a good idea?" Brian looked at him. "What is that supposed to mean?" "It´s just that he may take your presence here to mean more then it does. You should just go home, Brian. He´s not your responsibility anymore." "That´s bullshit and you know it, Mikey." "Brian, you and Justin are over. If he wakes up and you´re right there, he´s going to think something´s changed." "And he´d be right." Michael´s eyes narrowed. "What?" "Things have changed, Mikey. I know what I want and I´m not going to let fear stop me from taking the chance." "You aren´t saying what I think you are......" "I´m saying that letting Justin go was the biggest mistake I´ve ever made. I was fucking terrified of how much he meant to me and I didn´t know how to handle it. So I reverted back to the man I was before Justin. But it wasn´t real, Mikey. I´m not that man anymore." Michael shook his head. "Brian, don´t confuse what you´re feeling. You feel guilty because Justin is hurt. Whatever you and Justin had is over." "No, I´m not. And we´re not over. Not if I have anything to say about it. We´ve both been miserable without each other and I intend to fix that. I won´t make the same mistake." "Brian, don´t do this to me again." Brian looked at him confused. "This has nothing to do with you, Mikey." "Bullshit, Brian. It´s been like old times for us. Just the two of us. This is how things were always meant to be." Before Brian could respond, Michael leaned forward and kissed Brian. His arms went to wrap around Brian but he found himself pushed back. "What the fuck are you doing?" "This is what´s right, Brian. You and me." "Damnit, Mikey. I don´t need this right now. You know that all we´re ever going to be is friends." "But the last few weeks......" Brian stood. "I was trying to bury myself so I wouldn´t feel the pain of losing Justin. I turned to you because you were my friend. Nothing more, nothing less." "But if Justin hadn´t been hurt, it would have been more. I know it would have!" "You´re wrong, Mikey." Michael reached out for Brian. "Forget about him, Brian. He´ll never love you the way I do." Brian took a step back. "Stop it, Mikey." "Brian?"