“I’m beat,” Daphne said as she sat down next to Justin.

Justin was looking into the wide, blue sea.  “I miss Emmett.”

Daphne nodded.  “I do too.”

Justin turned to look at her.  She had her hair pulled back in a ponytail.  He threw and arm around her and kissed her on the cheek.  

“I want to go home,” Justin told her.

“I do too,” Daphne confessed.  “But sometimes...well, I would go home very happy if James was there.”

Justin shrugged.  “That can’t happen.”

“I know that,” Daphne said and sighed. “Besides I know that I’m never going home.  Neither one of us will ever go home.”

“You don’t know that,” Justin said.

“Justin,” Daphne drawled.

Justin sighed.  “I just miss everyone, Daphne.”

“I do too,” Daphne said.

“I love him,” Justin confessed to Daphne out of the blue.

Daphne stared at him for a few seconds and smiled.  “Oh, Jus,” she said and hugged her best friend.  “It’s going to be okay.  This will all work out.”

“Do you really think so?” Justin asked.

Daphne nodded.  “They’re not that bad.”

Justin shrugged and answered, “I know.”

“What are you doing here so early?” Daphne asked changing the subject.  “I thought you would be inside with Brian.”

Justin shrugged.  “I was thinking.”

“Justin?” Brian voice was heard from afar.

“We’re here,” Daphne called.

Brian came walking towards them.  He rubbed the back of his neck as he looked at them.  “Uh, can we talk?”

Justin nodded.

Daphne got up quickly.  “I’ll leave you guys alone,” Daphne said and smiled at Brian before she walked away.

“What’s with her?” Brian asked as he sat down where she had been.

“Nothing,” Justin answered.

“What’s wrong, Jus?” Brian asked.  “You’ve been pulling away from me these past days.  I haven’t done anything to hurt you have I?”

Justin sighed.  “No, you have been great.  It isn’t that.  Everything is okay.  I’m just...missing some things.”

“Oh,” Brian replied unsure of what he should say to make Justin feel better.

“Is no big deal,” Justin said.  “I guess I’ll get used to it.”

Brian gently turned Justin’s face so the blond would look at him.  

Justin smiled and said, “You look really beautiful.”

Brian arched a brow.

“I thought I would tell you so,” Justin said.

“Are you hungry?” Brian asked suddenly; an idea popping into his head.

“A bit,” Justin answered.

“What do you say if we have breakfast in bed?” Brian asked pulling the blond into his lap.

“Sounds good,” Justin told him.

“Come on,” Brian said making him get up. 

The two of them walked back to their room.  

“When you say we’re having breakfast here,” Justin started speaking.  “Do you mean that I have to do it?”

Brian was about to answer yes but shook his head.  He knew that the blond was right and if they were going to be together he would have to stop treating Justin like a slave.  “I think today could be my turn to make breakfast for the two of us.”

“Are you serious?” Justin asked.

“Yeah,” Brian answered.

“Do you have crack in this boat?” Justin asked arching his brows.

Brian laughed and stood in front of Justin.  He kissed him on the forehead.  “Relax, can you?”

“I can’t believe this,” Justin muttered.

Brian smiled and walked away.  Justin stayed in the chambers waiting for the brunet to come back.  He was excited knowing that Brian was making them breakfast.  He frowned momentarily wondering if Brian knew how to cook.

“Here we go,” Brian said as he came back a while later with a tray of food.

“French toast!” Justin said happily.  “I love this,” he said as he looked at the fruit, the toasts, the syrup and everything else Brian had on the tray.

“Good,” Brian replied.  

“Did you do this all by yourself?” Justin asked with a grin.

“I might have had some help from a very nice girl,” Brian muttered as he bent down to kiss Justin.

“It’s my favorite,” Justin whispered.

“She told me,” Brian replied.  “Now I know.”

Justin nodded and the two of them started eating.   Brian was happy that Justin was eating his breakfast.  He didn’t want the blond to be upset over anything.  He wanted Justin to be very happy with him.

“Tell me something about yourself,” Justin pleaded.

“What?” Brian asked and frowned.  “There is nothing to say.”

“Did you grow up with Ethan?” Justin asked.

“Yeah,” Brian answered.  “He was always a pest.”

Justin smirked.  “You love your brother, don’t you?”

Brian looked at Justin and nodded slowly.  “He has his good side.”

“I fight with my sister all the time,” Justin said after he swallowed some fruit.  “But at least she’s sane.  Your brother is...well he’s not alright.”

Brian laughed and nodded.  “What do you want to do today?”

Justin shrugged.  “I don’t know.”

“We’ll think of something,” Brian told him.

Justin smiled as he heard the “we” part.  He liked knowing that Brian thought of them as a couple even if it was unconventional.  He finished the rest of his breakfast while asking questions to the captain.  It appeared as if they were stepping into something new but unknown territory; someplace where they could be equals.  Justin liked the feeling very much and could only hope the captain felt the same way.

***

Two weeks later and things seemed to be going great.  Justin was scared that it was way too much happiness at once but he was enjoying everything he could about it. 

“Justin,” Brian said as he came into their chambers.

Justin sat up slowly.  “What time is it?  God, why didn’t you wake me up?”

Brian sat on the bed and smirked.  “I knew you must be tired after last night’s workout.”

Justin’s cheek turned red and he looked at Brian with a devilish smile.  “Yeah, well you got up.”

“You mean last night...or this morning?” Brian asked and laughed.

Justin grinned.  “Bri.”

“I got you something,” Brian told him.  “Wait here.”

“What did you get me?”  Justin asked excitedly.

“You’ll see,” Brian said as he exited their chambers.  When he came back he was carrying some bags with him.

“What’s that?” Justin asked.

“Come and see little boy,” Brian replied as he put the things on the floor. 

Justin got out of bed quickly and started searching the bags.  The first one he opened made him break into a smile.  “Brian!” he yelled excitedly.  He couldn’t believe what his eyes were seeing.  “You bought me this?”

“Yeah,” Brian said.

“Now I can paint and draw and I love it!” Justin announced.  In the beginning of their relationship Justin had told Brian that it wouldn’t matter if Brian had bought him all the paints in the world he would never be happy.  Luckily Justin was wrong, everything wasn’t perfect but it was a start; a good start.

“I’m glad you like it,” Brian said as he sat on the bed.

Justin nodded and straightened out.  He looked at Brian and smirked.  “I hope that you’re waiting for a thank you.”

Brian arched a brow.  “I might be.”

Justin chucked.  He neared the brunet and straddled him.  They kissed slowly at first and then the kiss became more urgent.  Brian wrapped his arms around Justin’s body and turned them around in bed.  Suddenly the captain pulled back and stared at his blond.

“What?” Justin asked.

“Is this okay?” Brian asked him not sure if he could make Justin happy.  

“What is?” Justin asked confused.

“The things I bought you, the time we have been spending together,” Brian muttered.  “I want you to be happy Justin and I don’t want you to think that I’m trying to buy you or something.  I truly want to see that smile on your face.”

Justin smiled widely.  “I know and I’m okay.  I’m having fun...I’m dealing with it.”

Brian caressed Justin’s face.  “Good,” he whispered and bent down to capture Justin’s lips in a fiery kiss.

“Brian,” Justin gasped out when he pulled away.  He could feel Brian’s hardness pressing against him.  “Make love to me.  I want you.”

Brian kneeled on the bed and slowly got naked.  He couldn’t take his eyes away from the blond.  He wanted him more than anyone in his life.

“Bri,” Justin muttered as his fingers connected with the brunet’s hips.  He started to make odd patterns on the tight skin.

Brian licked his lips and grabbed Justin by the shoulders.  He pushed him back once again.  His mouth landed on Justin’s nipple ring.  He had developed a thing for it and Justin enjoyed Brian’s new fetish.  Brian licked it at first then his mouth opened around the spot and started sucking.

“Brian!” Justin hissed.  “God!”

Brian pulled back and turned the blond face down.  “Tell me Justin, what do you want me to do to you?”

Justin gripped the sheets and closed his eyes.  He licked his lips and gasped thinking of all the things he wanted.  “I want...”

“Yes,” Brian said the word and let it hang.

“I want you to touch me,” Justin told him.

“How?” Brian asked.

“I want your fingers to open me up,” Justin said.  “Slowly.”

“Mmm,” Brian acknowledged.  “I see.”

Justin groaned when he felt a slick finger circling his hole.  “Yes, like that.”

“You’re my dirty boy aren’t you?” Brian asked.  He felt like he was going to explode and all he wanted to do was ram himself inside the blond.  But he would give Justin what the blond wanted first.

“Yes,” Justin answered.  “I want two fingers inside.  Now!”

Brian pushed them inside.  He felt Justin’s muscles gripping him hard in place.  “Let go.”

Justin took a deep breath and relaxed.  He groaned when Brian started finger fucking him.  He pushed his hips wanting more, so he asked for it.  

“Like this,” Brian said in a husky voice when he added another finger.  

“Oh god yes,” Justin groaned with pleasure.  His mouth hung open as he tried to breath.  Saliva wetting the covers but that wasn’t important now.  He wanted to feel Brian.

“Hands and knees boy,” Brian ordered.  He couldn’t wait any longer.

Justin complied.  His body arched as Brian entered him.  He only got a few seconds before Brian was hammering inside of him.  He felt the man planting kisses, licks, bites all over his back.  Justin was so hard he needed to cum.

“Don’t,” Brian hissed when Justin started jerking himself.

“Brian,” Justin protested.

“No,” Brian told him.  He grabbed Justin’s wrist and pushed both of them up causing the blond’s upper body to fall on the bed with Brian on top.  Then Brian started to go at a really slow pace.

“Oh god,” Justin hissed.  He couldn’t take any longer.  “Please, fuck me!  Fuck me hard, Brian.”

Brian held Justin’s wrist with one of his hands and the other one move to grab Justin by the hair.  He pulled the man’s head back hard.  He licked Justin’s neck slowly as he pulled almost completely out of Justin.  Then he rammed back inside. 

“God!” Justin hissed.

“Like that?” Brian asked repeating his movements.  “Is this how you like it?”

“Fuck yes!” Justin cried out.  He loved when Brian was rough with him.  He felt Brian’s hold on him tighten and then he got fucked hard and fast.

“God, Justin,” Brian groaned.  He loved how Justin’s tightness enveloped him.  Each time he knew that Justin was over the edge he would slow things down before starting a faster pace.

“I want to touch myself,” Justin told him.  “Please.”

Brian let go of Justin’s hands.  He pulled back a bit so he could grab Justin by the hips and started pounding into him.  He could hear Justin mewling as he jerked himself and it turned Brian on much more.

“Ahh,” Justin’s body stiffened as he started spilling his jizz.

Brian dug his fingers into Justin’s skin.  He would leave marks and he knew it; he loved to see them.  They told him that the blond was his to do what he wanted.  He bent down and sucked on Justin’s neck as he splashed his cum deep inside Justin.  

Justin loved how his body, soul and mind drowned when Brian possessed him.  He felt his body burning up with each touch, tingling all over where Brian had touched him or kissed him.  He felt like his mind was exploding in every direction and yet Brian kept him sane.  

“Jus,” Brian whispered as he pulled out and pushed back inside one last time.  He felt like he was home.  There wasn’t any other place that he loved more.  He had finally found what he always wanted.  Someone to love who loved him back and he could tell.  Justin did love him, there was no doubt.  Brian pulled out of the younger man.

“Brian,” Justin protested as he turned around. 

Brian kissed Justin and entered Justin once again before he softened.  He knew that Justin love to have him inside of him even when they weren’t fucking.

Justin sighed happily and wrapped his left arm around Brian’s waist.  “You’re great.”

They were vibrating with pleasure, their bodies covered in sweat and cum.  Justin wrapped an arm around Brian’s neck and his other hand dug his nails on Brian’s back.  Brian arched a bit and growled while he attacked the blond’s neck.  They were still feeling the aftershocks of their orgasm.

Justin arched his neck and tried to breath.  All that his lungs inhaled was hot air and he thought he would die.  

“Are you okay?” Brian asked above a whisper.

“Yeah,” Justin whispered with a little smile.  

They stayed like that for a few minutes.  Justin felt Brian’s dick soften but they still didn’t move away.  Brian kept planting kisses all over Justin’s neck and face.

Justin’s fingers tangled up on Brian’s hair and he pulled the man’s head down for a kiss.  His tongue snuck out to lick the taller man’s lips.  Brian closed his eyes and enjoyed it.  His hips started to move yet again and this time Justin was gripping him for dear life.

“Brian,” Justin gasped.  “Oh god, Brian!”

Brian closed his eyes overcome with the raw need for Justin.  There was no stopping his thrust or teasing of Justin.  He couldn’t believe he had gotten so hard so quickly again.  Justin loved how it felt to have Brian harden again inside of him.

“Faster,” Justin choked out.  He thought he was going to pass out but he couldn’t stop moving his hips.  

Brian buried his head on the crook on Justin’s neck.  His hands gripped the sheets on the bed.  He parted his knees even more so he could have more leverage and then started pounding into the younger man.   Justin body shook with pleasure as his orgasm took over.

“Mmm,” Brian groaned deep into his throat as Justin’s muscle movements brought him over the edge.  He didn’t stop moving his hips until he had emptied his load inside the tight channel.

“Brian,” Justin mumbled with a smile.  His arms wrapped around his man as the brunet dropped on top of him.  His muscles still spasming around Brian’s cock.

“Jus,” Brian whispered.  He opened his mouth to say something but changed his mind at the last second.  He smiled, kissed the blond and closed his eyes holding Justin tightly to him.

Justin wondered what it was Brian wanted to tell him, but he wasn’t going anywhere.  He would know later on what Brian had wanted to tell him.

***

Justin smiled as he opened his eyes.  Brian’s hands were massaging his back and the blond felt like he was in heaven.  

“Morning,” Brian whispered.

“It is,” Justin assured him as he turned around when Brian let him.

“We need a shower,” Brian announced.

Justin nodded and they both got up.  He walked to the bathroom and Brian followed.  Brian busied himself taking out some towels while Justin jumped into the shower.  Brian turned around and smiled as he watched the blond.  He could stand there forever.

“Come on in, Brian,” Justin called him knowing full well that Brian was staring at him.

Brian smiled and did.  They took their time in washing each other.  Brian’s hand slid along his boy’s skin with the help of the soap.  He couldn’t help but to squeeze Justin’s butt a few times.  

“The water is getting cold,” Justin announced.

“Let’s get out of here,” Brian commented.  

They came out and wrapped the towels around themselves.  Brian sat on the bed and looked at Justin who was now in front of him taking the towel away so he could dry himself up.

Brian bit his lower lip.  “You need help there?”

Justin shook his head.  He dropped the towel and pushed Brian back in the bed.  “I want to help you dry out.”

“Really?” Brian asked as his hands rested on Justin’s butt.

“Mmm,” Justin grunted and his tongue stuck out to lick the drops on Brian’s neck.  “Oh, yeah.”

Brian smirked and nodded.  He closed his eyes and felt Justin licking him all over.  He knew that soon enough they would be needing another bath.  Justin continued to go down until he reached Brian’s cock.  He licked the base of the man’s dick and then moved to his balls.  For some reason he didn’t stop there.  His hands parted Brian’s cheeks and he licked the man’s hole.

Brian gasped and closed his eyes.  He had to stop Justin but it felt so good.  When he had enough strength to stop the blond Justin was inserting a finger inside of him and his power left him once again.  “Justin.”

The blond pulled back unsure of what Brian wanted.  He took a deep breath and added a second finger.  He was caught in a dilemma.  He was watching Brian’s face and yet he wanted to see how his fingers opened the captain.  His eyes jumped from one place to the other.  

The brunet’s hips started moving on their own and he wanted to stop, but it was hopeless.  Justin was doing everything he knew Brian did to make him feel good.  He wanted so much to have Brian and show him he loved him.  He wanted to feel what Brian felt when they were together and for Brian to feel what he felt.  

Brian moved his upper body up a bit and he reached for Justin.  He pulled the boy by neck close to him.  He kissed him hard and they stared at each other.  The captain wrapped his legs around Justin’s waist.  Justin tried to remember how to breathe.  Brian took hold of Justin’s hard dick and helped him push inside of him.

“Oh god,” Justin groaned.  “Brian.”

Brian closed his eyes.  One of his hands rested on top of Justin’s left thigh and the other gripped the sheets.  He felt the pain piercing through him, but he knew it would go away.

“I’m not hurting you?” Justin asked unsure of what to do.  He stayed there unmoving.

Brian’s mouth opened and he licked his lips.  He took a deep breath and pushed back into Justin.  

“Brian!” Justin yelled when he felt the sensations cursing through him.  Brian was so tight around him and hot.

“Move,” Brian ordered him.

Justin did and thought he was going to cum right there.  Brian knew his boy so each time he saw Justin losing control he would grip the kids’ arm to get Justin’s attention and they would stop.

“You feel so good Brian,” Justin told him.  “So fucking good.”

Brian nodded but didn’t speak.  He didn’t think he would like what would come out of his mouth. After a few seconds they started to move again.  Then Brian was the one who was gone when Justin changed the angle of his hips by mistake and found that Brian liked it, so he kept on doing it.

“I love you,” Justin muttered again and again as he pushed inside the brunet.  He was barely able to keep his eyes open but he loved to watch Brian under him.  The man looked so fucking hot.

Brian groaned as he felt Justin completing him.  Their bodies moved as one trying to reach the point of no return. The brunet’s ass clamped down on Justin’s cock.  They held to one another until they both came.  They kept holding to one another as they tried to catch their breath.  

“That was fucking fantastic,” Brian announced as his chest heaved.

“Right,” was the only thing that Justin could get out for the moment.  He slowly pulled out of Brian. 

Brian kissed the blond’s cheek and rubbed it with his nose.  Their skin was still damp but they still held on to one another.  

“I...” Justin said but shut his mouth.

“What?” Brian asked.

Justin was thinking about them and their situation.  It all seemed so great at that precise instant.  “Do you think this is going to work?” Justin asked as he interlaced his fingers with Brian.

“What is?” Brian asked.

“Us,” Justin muttered.  

Brian frowned.

“What happens when you get tired of me?” Justin asked.  “Or if I get tired of you?”

Brian caressed Justin’s face.  “I won’t. And you won’t either.”

“What if it happens?” Justin asked again.  “Would you kill me?”

“I’ll let you go,” Brian whispered.  “I promise.”

Justin started at the brunet.  “Really?  Even if it was me who got tired?”

“Yeah,” Brian said caressing Justin’s face.

Justin sat up on the bed.  He knew that Brian wouldn’t promise it if he wasn’t going to do.  “I prefer to die.  Because...what if I’m not ready to let go of you and you don’t want me anymore?”

Brian stared at him and smirked.  “I love you, Justin.  More than anything you know.”

Justin gasped at Brian’s confession. “Brian.”

Brian sat up and kissed Justin hard. They wrapped their arms around each other and smiled like fools.

“We need another shower,” Justin said.

Brian nodded.  “I think it will be best if we take separate ones.  I’ll stay outside and watch.”

Justin chuckled but nodded.

***

“Come on,” Justin said to Michael.  “I’ll show them to you.”

Michael had been on the deck looking at some computer images that he had downloaded.  He had made a lot of money buying comics over the internet and then re-selling them.  Soon enough he might have enough money to leave for sure, even if he didn’t want to.  He couldn’t always be a pirate, it was too risky at times and he had so much to live for yet.

Justin had been on deck hoping that Brian returned already from wherever he was.  They were close to land but Justin hadn’t had a clue where exactly they were.  It was dark already and he was so tired.  Then he had found Michael and they started talking about some drawings and Justin told him he had a few that Michael could like.  Then Michael suggested that they could sell them.  Justin thought that he still could be the artist he wanted to be.

“Hurry up,” Justin said as he opened the door to the chambers.

“What the fuck?” Michael asked.  “I’m right behind you.”

“Right,” Justin said.

Michael gasped where he sat a corner of the room looked like it had survived a paint explosion.  “Brian saw that?”

“Yes,” Justin said smirking.  He remembered that two days ago when Brian woke up and found him painting he almost had a heart attack when he saw the mess.  

“He didn’t blow a gasket?” Michael asked shaking his head.  “Amazing.”

“Look,” Justin said grabbing one of his sketchbooks.  “I just started drawing on that one.”

“Damn,” Michael said sitting on the bed.  “This is very cool,” Michael said as he looked at Justin’s drawings.  

“Thank you,” Justin told him and sat next to the man.

They started talking about it.  Michael confessed to the blond that he always had wanted to make his own comic.  He had never told anyone else but he thought Justin might understand him better, which he did.  Justin liked the idea and wanted to help him.  

The two of them started talking about a million and one ideas but didn’t like them.  Justin drew a few things and they were good but they weren’t what they were looking for.  At one point Justin laid back and fell asleep, Michael followed him.  Then Brian got there a few minutes after that. 

“What the fuck?” Brian asked as he saw Justin sleeping really close to Michael.  “What the fuck?!!”

Michael opened his eyes slowly and sat up.  “What?”

“What the fuck do you think you’re doing?” Brian was mad beyond belief.  “I told you to watch over him and this is what you do?”

“What?” Michael asked again.  He got up and stared at his friend.  “You must be joking, right?”

“Get the fuck out!” Brian screamed.

“Brian!” Michael hissed.  “Stop it!”

“What’s going on?” Justin asked shifting in bed.  He extended his arms trying to reach for Brian but found only emptiness.  “Bri,” he muttered.

“Justin,” Michael said and shook the blond by the leg.

Justin opened his eyes and smiled when he saw Brian.  He got up in front of the brunet.  He was going to kiss him when Brian pushed him back in the bed.

“Brian,” Michael said.  “You’re acting like a total ass.”

“What the fuck is going on?!” Brian asked hissing.  “What the fuck where you two doing?” he asked this time looking at Justin.  

Justin sat up on the bed.  “What?”

“What the fuck is this?” Brian asked with anger.

“We fell asleep, Brian,” Michael informed him as he shook his head.  “Now stop bitching and stop scaring Justin half to death.”

Brian glared at Michael.  “Fuck off and get out.”

“Brian,” Michael protested.

“Just leave,” Justin told him.

Michael sighed and nodded.  He would have to talk to Brian later.

“What the fuck was all that?” Brian asked angry as he held on to Justin’s arms.

“You’re hurting me,” Justin muttered as he tried to pull away.

Brian let go of the blond but didn’t move away.

“You’re an idiot,” Justin hissed.  “Look around you.  We were talking about my art and his ideas!”

Brian looked around momentarily.  He frowned and looked back at the blond.  “Why did you have to be here?”

“Fuck you!” Justin hissed.  “I can’t believe you!”

Brian grabbed Justin and pulled him close to him.  “You’re mine.  Do you hear me?”

“I know!” Justin yelled.

Brian kissed him hard.  The two of them falling back on the bed and reaching to take off their clothes.  Brian was in a blind haze, part of him knew that Michael and Justin didn’t do anything.  But it infuriated him to see them there, for a moment he had thought the worst.  His heart almost couldn’t take it.  Now he was angry because he had gotten jealous; he hated not being able to control himself like he used to.  

“Bri!” Justin hissed when the brunet pushed inside of him hard.  “Fuck!”

“Mine,” Brian repeated.  “All mine.”

“Yes,” Justin hissed as he wrapped his arms around Brian’s neck.  “Brian, god...I so fucking love you.  So much,” he groaned.

Brian closed his eyes as he gripped Justin’s hips and pushed and pulled against the blond.  He felt himself drowning in Justin’s scent.  The blond was truly his and he wouldn’t have it any other way. Then he knew that maybe he wasn’t going to be able to keep his promise to let Justin go.  He would never be able to do so.  Never.