Justin fidget nervously with the sleeve of his jacket and kept chewing on his bottom lip. He was startled at first when he felt a hand gently resting on his lower back but then he sighed and relaxed into the touch. He looked up towards Brian and found a gentle smile on his face. "I think I'm nervous."

"You don't say," the older man asked sarcastically. "Look, it's just a bunch of loud people. You've already met all of them."

"I know that," Justin said shrugging. "It's not that, it's that now they will all know that I lied to them and that I'm with you and…" he was cut off by soft lips pressing against his. The blond artists relaxed and wound his arms around his partner's neck.

It had been a couple of days since they had talked and decided to start over, and as soon as Brian had told Debbie, the woman had insisted on having a family dinner even though it was the middle of the week.

The door suddenly swung open. "Well, look at that," Debbie's cheerful voice cut through the spell surrounding the two men. They stepped away from each other. "Why don't you come inside instead of playing tonsil-hockey on my porch?" With that, she turned around and walked back inside the house leaving the two to follow.

Brian entwined his hand with Justin's and lead him inside the colorful house. Justin looked nervously around himself when several pair of eyes turned on them.

The first to speak was Emmett. He got up from the sofa, came up to Justin and engulfed him into a fierce hug. "Well, baby, I can't believe you'd want to affiliate yourself with someone like Brian Kinney, but welcome to the family," he sing-songed the last part.

The blond smiled up at the man. "Thanks, Emmett."

Then, Lindsay and Melanie came up to him and they looked at him for a few minutes before the lawyer broke into a smile and said, "I guess considering what this man was up to in the past, we should be grateful that our kid spent a summer with you and not some random trick."

"Mel!" chastised Linz before turning around to face once again Justin. "I'm happy to know that you're the one Brian fell in love with, you're an artist, you're smart, good-looking…"

"Hey, look at your man, not mine," Brian said, sliding an arm around his partner's waist pulling him back. He then looked over the rest of the people. "It's not really necessary to come one at a time to tell him how amazing he is, ok? Let's just get it over with."

Melanie glared at the man. "You're an asshole."

Justin chuckled before stepping out of Brian's embrace. "I'm happy that you're willing to take me in your family even after I didn't tell you the truth," he said, looking at everyone. He smiled when his eyes locked with Gus and the kid waved with a smirk just like his father. "But it really wasn't my place to say anything."

"We're just sorry that he didn't tell us before," Michael cut in. "We would have liked to meet you."

"Thanks, Michael," Justin replied smiling.

"Well then, why don't we move into the kitchen? Dinner will get cold," Debbie said with a smile. She waved for everyone to get up and sit down around the table and when Justin walked by her, she took him into a bone crushing hug. "Treat him right," she whispered in his ear.

The blond artist nodded and returned the hug. "I will."

"Good." She let him go and when she looked up, Brian was standing in front of her. "You were a true asshole."

"I know," Brian said with a shrug. "I…"

"Don't apologize, I get it. You wanted him all for yourself and then you screwed everything up." She sighed heavily. "But I'm disappointed that you lied to us about your wellbeing. Never do that again." She pulled him into one of her hugs and when he pulled away she smacked him upside the head. "Go put some skin on those bones."

They all sat around the table and Debbie started putting the food in their plates. Brian looked around his family and put an arm around Justin's shoulder pulling him closer for a kiss. He could never remember feeling so loved.

"What is new this fine morning in our beloved Pittsburgh, Tony?"

"The sun is shining and the spring is finally here. It's time for pick-nicks and love, Mark!"

"So go get ready lovebirds! Thank you, Tony. Now, we'll get back to our music. This song is dedicated to all the people who are waking up next to their special one. Listen up..."

The radio woke him up from another peaceful night. Opening his eyes, Justin looked over at Brian, his light snoring barely audible over the sound of the radio. It had been just a few months since getting back together and everything was working out perfectly.

His new job at the school turned out to be his true passion after all, the chance to see what those kids could create expressing themselves, was something that made Justin truly happy and he wasn't surprised to realized that painting for his own shows wasn't something that he was missing.

Brian had opened Kinnetik and was already the top agency in the state even though it had only been opened for a few months.

A feeble rhythm took the place of the speaker's loud voice.

Where it began,
I can't begin to knowin'
but then I know it's growin' strong.
Was in the spring then spring became the summer.
Who'da believed you'd come along ?

Life was good.

The End

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