Date: Jul 08, 2018 3:16 pm Title: Chapter 9
Great update. A step forward is better than a step backward. Just know at some point these two determined men will meet in the middle. Thanks for a great story. Can't wait to see where it goes from here.
Author's Response:
Yes, a step forward indeed. I am glad you liked it. Lets see if forward can be the new direction for these guys to take from now on :)
More will be up soon!
Date: Jul 06, 2018 10:56 am Title: Chapter 8
I totally understand Justin's anger. I still think there is another reason behind Brian keeping Luke from Justin. There has to be!
Thanks for the update.
Author's Response:
We'll see, we'll see...
More will be up soon :)
Date: Jul 05, 2018 11:15 pm Title: Chapter 8
Right now Brian is exactly the kind of guy i hate the most. When you screw up the last think you could do is tell the truth and ask for forgiveness.
The agreement was the perfect occasion to be honest with Justin especialy when Justin say "why".
Brian wasn't "generous" with that agreement because he want the best for their son but because of his guilty felling. otherwise Justin would have know the existence of his son long time ago.
it's so simple he screw up by not telling Justin he was pregnant and the time he realise it, it was already too late. too many years have already past.
And now with his fuck up, twisted, manipulative head he try to put the blame on Justin with "that was about your best interest" and put his trump card "the caring father" to blast Justin mind away AND IT'S WORK.
GOD this is just to much for me. is Justin really that stupid to blame himself? WHAT THE FUCK
Author's Response:
I honestly don't think Brian is trying to blame Justin for anything... He knows what he did and that what he did was wrong which is why he's feeling so guilty. Of course that won't make it any easier for them to move on :(
As for Justin - poor guy should be given some credit here. I am sure once he actually gets a chance to be a father to his son, he'll find back to his old strength :)
Date: Jul 05, 2018 7:19 pm Title: Chapter 8
Tough love between these two! I can't wait to read about the first real meeting between Justin and Luke.
Author's Response:
That will be coming soon :) Really soon! And it's about time. I've put poor Justin through enough pain to last him a lifetime!
Date: Jul 05, 2018 5:26 pm Title: Chapter 8
"Brian had kept his focus just there, on the well-being of his child..."
No, Brian didn't keep his focus on Luke - he kept the focus *off* of his betrayal of Justin and his own cowardice and manipulation.
"What had he done? Damn... no wonder no one had wanted him around his kid... "
I'm floored. Don't even know what to say about this kind of thought. Now Justin is swallowing the guilt of others, taking it in as though he was the one who hid a son from someone for years? I could understand if Justin was chastising himself for not focusing Luke *now*, but to plainly state that his own behavior is some kind of valid reason for Brian betraying him? Again, I'm floored. I remember a tale my granny or someone told me years ago about a sect of untouchables in Appalachia, where I'm from. They were called the 'sin eaters'. By eating food off the bodies of the dead, they would ritually absorb their sins, taking them upon their own souls, to absolve the dead and allow them into heaven. They condemned themselves to hell in return for food because they were starving. That's pretty much what Justin is doing here. He's absorbing Brian's betrayal, making it his own fault, and in the process giving Brian a pass out of a hell of his own creation.
Author's Response:
At the moment, after everything that has happened, poor Justin is feeling really insecure and pain and hurt can cloud one's own judgement. Lets hope he'll find himself again once he gets to actually be a father to his son :(
More will be up soon!
[Report This]Date: Jul 05, 2018 4:47 pm Title: Chapter 8
I'm sorry but everything Brian said was utter BS!!!
He is comparing this situation with Justin to his situation with the girls which isn't even remotely the same, Justin wanted marriage, family and his career, while Brian mocked him for wanting to be like the heteros for even wanting that dream.
I this chapter it still seems like Brian is m excuse and Justin is made to feel he is too young to be pissed off that everyone lied to him for five years.
It just seems like hate is the basis for why Justin is getting dumped on and everyone else is trying to protect Brian.
Author's Response:
I think deep down Brian really thought that what he was doing was the best thing for Justin. I am sure he had good intentions, but as we all know, the road to hell is paved with good intentions and he obviously made the wrong choice :(
More will be up soon!
Date: Jul 05, 2018 4:14 am Title: Chapter 8
Ok, so now Brian wants to do what is best for HIS son. And what is he going to tell about Justin? Or was telling for 5 years. That his other dads carier was more important? That he decieded that Justin is not important to tell him about son? In this situation one of then can easily became the ‘bad dad’... really want Brians POV. Brian has kept the focus on the child? Or playing Justin not to be the guilty one? For sure Brian doesn’t love Justin...
Author's Response:
We'll find out very soon what Luke has been told about the whole situation. After all he knew Justin and refered to him as "Papa" when Justin saw him for the first time. So he knows who Justin is and there must have been an explanation given to him as to why his Papa was never around...
More will be revealed very soon!
Thanks for your comment, I appreciate :)
Date: Jul 05, 2018 3:25 am Title: Chapter 8
That can’t be the only reason Brian did what he did. Can it? Just because he wanted to give Justin a chance at a career? It seems like there’s got to be more to it... TAG
Date: Jul 05, 2018 3:25 am Title: Chapter 8
That can’t be the only reason Brian did what he did. Can it? Just because he wanted to give Justin a chance at a career? It seems like there’s got to be more to it... TAG
Author's Response:
Can it? We'll see... It wouldn't be the first time Brian threw Justin off one of his Kinney cliffs, because he thought he was doing what was "best" for Justin.
I am sure that deep down Brian was well-intentioned, but once again miscalculated how different Justin is from him :(
But we'll see - more will be up soon!
Date: Jul 05, 2018 2:26 am Title: Chapter 8
Brian's excuse was lame. Justin should have been allowed to make his decision.
Brian's reason for not fighting the custody agreement is sound. Luke shouldn't suffer because of his stupidity.
Glad Justin decided to put his hurt and anger aside for now. Enough time for that later. Funny how after five years he's still able to read Brian's body.
Author's Response:
Yes, Justin should have been involved in the decision making, but it's not the first time Brian made decisions for Justin and threw him off his Kinney cliffs, thinking he was doing what was best for Justin. Will he ever learn that Justin is his own man and smart enough to make his own decisions?
In the end, the whole situation with Justin aside, Brian is a good father and loves his sons. He knows he messed up, but he won't let Luke suffer because of that.
Yeah, lets hope that anger and pain aside, they can focus on what really matters: Luke and his well-being!
Date: Jul 05, 2018 1:11 am Title: Chapter 8
Well I wish I could say this was a good chapter, but I can't. I am such a Brian girl, but I really dislike him in this story. It just seemed like Justin was made to be the bad guy here. How can a career that may or may not happened be more important than a family? They've implied that Justin was too young to be trapped with a kid, but I think his age was in his favor. He had plenty of time to raise a family and still have his career. And also what is it with constantly referring to Luke as his son, meaning Brian, and not ours. I have so much I want to say about this chapter, but it just made me so angry. Please don't take any of my ranting wrong, I love stories that make me think and angry. They're the best kind.
Author's Response:
Haha, don't worry - everyone is entitled to their own views on characters and storylines :)
Justin is definitely not the bad guy - he's the innocent party in all of this along with Luke. If anyone is the bad guy, it's Brian. Then again, he was probably only trying do what he thought was best for Justin. Just like he has always done, even if it was at his own cost. It wouldn't be the first time Brian's so-called "good intentions" backfired :/
To be honest, I feel bad for all of them - Brian included. We know he never did well with feelings and emotions and it's not his fault. Maybe we can blame all this on Jack and Joan and give Brian a hug as well? :)
More will be up soon - hope it won't make you too angry ;)
[Report This]Date: Jul 05, 2018 12:39 am Title: Chapter 8
Five years lost. Would Justin have regretted not being in New York. I think not. Justin wasn't as career oriented as Brian.
Author's Response:
No, Justin never was, but did Brian see that? Or was Brian just projecting his own goals onto Justin's life? Hmmm....
I think Justin wouldn't have missed much about New York and would have been happy to return to a pregnant Brian and build a family with him... But we'll never know, unfortunately :(
Date: Jul 05, 2018 12:36 am Title: Chapter 8
Great chapter. Nice to get an update today. Thank you. It is a wonderful story.
Author's Response:
I am glad you like the story :) Thanks for your comment!
More will be up soon :)
Author's Response:
I am glad you like the story :) Thanks for your comment!
More will be up soon :)
Date: Jul 04, 2018 1:26 am Title: Chapter 7
I still feel like something is missing. I just can't buy Brian keeping Luke a secret from Justin for the simple reason of he wouldn't have become successful. Can't wait for more.
Author's Response:
We'll find out more about Brian's reasons real soon and will then look closer at his motivations for keeping Justin out of Luke's life.
More will be up soon :)
Date: Jul 02, 2018 9:26 pm Title: Chapter 7
I really can't wait to read why Brian kept Luke a secret, the REAL reason.
Absolutely a great fic greatly written!!
Author's Response:
Awwww, thank you so much for your kind words :)
More will be up soon and I hope you'll continue to enjoy the story!
Date: Jul 02, 2018 8:15 am Title: Chapter 7
I feel so much for Justin. He better not forgive Brian that easy. Love this story and can't wait to see how Britin comes back together!
Author's Response:
Oh, he won't... Right now Justin is full of anger, hurt and betrayal. Forgiving Brian is probably the last thing on his mind right now.
More will be up soon :)
Date: Jul 01, 2018 9:17 pm Title: Chapter 7
I don't know why i read this fic always makes me angry at Brian but i can't help its to good
Author's Response:
Awwww, I am so sorry to make you angry at Brian, but I think in this story our anger is justified... He'll have to do a lot of grovelling to get me (and probably Justin) to ever forgive him...
More will be up soon and maybe you'll feel less angry then... or even more angry... we'll see ;)
Date: Jul 01, 2018 8:12 pm Title: Chapter 7
You’re doing a great job keeping up the suspense here. Lol. I’m with Em - there has to be some reason why Brian would have kept the baby a secret. Something more than just that he wanted Justin to be free to pursue his career. There has to be more to it... TAG
Author's Response:
We'll see, we'll see...
Thanks for your comment, I really appreciate it :)
More will be up soon and hopefully it'll bring us (and poor Justin) some more answers :)
Date: Jul 01, 2018 8:02 pm Title: Chapter 7
Wow! Em didn't know a thing. Nobody is talking to anyone. Poor Ted, he's in the middle of it now. It's going to take a lot for Em to forgive him.
How can Deb's be neutral ground wgen she's kept this from Justin too?
I can understand Mel not wanting to talk to Brian, but Gus? Really? Where's Lindsay in all of this?
Only one thing that I could think of that would make Deb and Michael fight is Michael being an ass. He probably told her that Brian wanted Michael to raise Luke with him which is why Brian never told Justin about him. We know though that Brian would never do or say that. That would all be Michael and his trip to the land of delusion.
Author's Response:
I think you're the first one who feels for poor Ted. I am with you on that one. Ted was caught in an impossible situation and I felt badly for him as well. Could he have handled it differently? Sure, of course, but still... He was put in this situation by Brian and I feel bad for him :(
We'll find out about Lindsey and Mel as well as Michael later on - all will be revealed.
Lots of interesting twists and turns to come before this story is over. More will be up soon! :)
[Report This]Date: Jul 01, 2018 7:30 pm Title: Chapter 7
We learn that Justin is greatly lacking in knowledge. But it's not his fault. Mel could have said something. There is obviously something that we don't know that would make sense of all this.
Author's Response:
No, none of this is his fault. The blame lies with Brian and his so-called friends and family :(
Everything will be revealed sooner or later and then it will all make sense to poor Justin and us as readers - hopefully ;)
More will be up soon!
Date: Jul 01, 2018 7:22 pm Title: Chapter 7
I'm going to be honest here - this chapter is a particularly difficult one for me to read because I really can't find a redeeming quality in Brian, Jennifer, Ted, Deb... Especially with the apparent "loyalty oath" Brian has used to purchase Ted's soul with. Ted was, first and foremost, a member of a family, one of whose members hideously betrayed another. That he chose his job over the immorality of Brian's betrayal doesn't speak well for the man and Emmett had it right. What Ted did to Justin here is not one whit less than what Michael has done the entire time.
Brian, and apparently Ted, are setting the parameters under which they expect Justin to operate, and Ted, especially, is using guilt and threats (don't mess with Luke's happiness, or else!!!) which essentially are attempts at tying Justin's hands. Deb's is NOT neutral territory. She's been a conspirator in this all along, doubly betraying "her Sunshine". And, how dare Ted pretty much demand that Justin not use Mel - the person who has been his attorney all along - because that would just be a punishment tooooo goddamn far! Jesus Christ! He suggests an attorney that *should be good enough*???? Brian deserves to be thrown under the bus, followed by Ted and the rest of the bastards.
I don't care how many pleas of "but he's been such a good dad!" Ted or anyone else makes, depriving Luke of the love of his other parent for selfish reasons for five years makes his love for his son suspect. And he's angry at Mel for not continuing to see Gus when he actively kept Justin from seeing Luke!!! Pot, meet kettle!
The only fault I can find in Justin's behavior right now is that, if it was me, I'd be storming down Brian's door demanding to see MY son, demanding to have alone time with MY son, demanding to begin that bond with MY son. He needs to pull his balls up and stop letting Brian run this fucked up rodeo. He needs to get the attorney he wants, whether that's Mel or someone else, and set the meeting in an actual neutral place. Justin is not a weak man. He is not a stupid man. I'll admit that I'm a pretty Justin-centric fan. An emotional Justin is one thing; a voluntarily impotent one is another. Brian doesn't get to make any more demands or pull any more control shit. Never again.
Author's Response:
Thanks for your amazing comment! I really appreciate you taking the time to write this :)
We'll see how Justin will handle the whole situation when he actually meets Brian and gets to confront him directly. I am sure that will be an interesting conversation...
I agree, Justin is not a weak man and it might come as a surprise to many, but for me he will become/be the strongest character in this whole story. Then again, I might have a weird definition of what strong means, we'll see if people will agree with me or not :P
More will be up soon!
Date: Jul 01, 2018 5:56 pm Title: Chapter 7
Seriously you are guilting Justin... about any of this. I still want Justin to go back to New York and forget they all exist, maybe Luke can go visit when he is 18. There is no neutral ground and it sure is not Debs, if Justin goes he is officially a woos and you might as well have him and Brian fucking in the next chapter because I already find this Justin weak him caving like that would be what I would expect...
Again the fact you have pissed me off this much must mean the story idea is good, I just hate weak Justin and lying Brian and want them to end up 300 miles apart.
Author's Response:
Do you really think Justin would leave for New York, knowing he has a 5-year old son in Pittsburgh? And would wait 13 years to build a relationship with that son? I don't see that happening ;)
As for Brian and Justin fucking in the next chapter: It will be a relief for you, but that's not gonna happen *lol*
I have to disagree with you about Justin being weak, but obviously everyone is entitled to their opinion. Right now Justin is just hurt and in shock and we'll have to see how he will handle the whole situation once he moves on from that stage. For me it's too early to judge the poor guy :(
Sorry to have made you this angry, but I do love your comments :) More will be up soon!
Date: Jul 01, 2018 5:48 pm Title: Chapter 7
Justin is screwed. This is still all being dictated by Brian. How is Debbie's home neutral ground, she betrayed him too? I know Justin is shocked and upset, but when is he growing some balls? And Ted would do good to stay away from me. He would never step foot in my home again, thinking he could threaten me. He is just another so called family member that betrayed him. And I would definitely not show up without a lawyer to this meeting. Brian has all his supporters around him and Justin only has two. Please tell me that Daphne did not know about all this stuff with Brian and Justin's son. I love this story, but I want to scream right now.
P.S. I'm so upset with Ted and Brian right now that I couldn't even get into any questions concerning Michael and the girls.
Author's Response:
I think we have to cut Justin some slack here - he found out that he has a 5 year old son that his mother and former fiance have kept from him less than 12 hours ago. Poor guy is entitled to some time to regroup and figure out how he wants to handle everything.
Interesting comment about Brian having all his supporters around him. We'll see about that ;)
We'll find out about Daphne soon, but I think we all know the answer about her involvement. She would never do that to Justin - or would she?!?
It will be interesting to see how Justin will handle the upcoming meeting: Will he go at all? Will he bring a lawyer? Will it be Melanie? So many questions...
Date: Jul 01, 2018 5:23 pm Title: Chapter 7
Beautiful and difficult chapter: Justin and Emmett still have facts to discover. Why did Lindsey, Mel and Brian fight for Gus? What happened? Same question for Michael with Brian and Debbie? It must be huge if Debbie didn't side with her son.
So happy for Emmett and Drew; I bet they have been busy, catching up and starting a company.
Author's Response:
Yes, what happened between Brian and his so-called friends? Hmmm... We'll find out later on :)
I am sure they were - they had a lot of missing time to make up for ;)
Thanks for your comment! More will be up soon!
Date: Jul 01, 2018 5:11 pm Title: Chapter 7
Great update. Love this story. Can't wait to see where you take it next.
Author's Response:
I am glad you enjoy the story :) More will be up soon!