Seeds of Jealousy
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M through R › Queer As Folk
Rating:
Adult ++
Chapters:
35
Views:
8,143
Reviews:
11
Recommended:
0
Currently Reading:
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I do not own Queer As Folk, nor any of the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.
chapter 30
Dee
I stand there looking at my daughter crying.
“Brianna,” I whisper.
“How could you?” she’s demanding, tears streaming down her face. “They have been so nice to us.” She runs out of the room.
I turn an icy glare on Ben. “This is your fault,” I hiss before following Brianna to her room. I find her crying on the bed.
“Brianna?” I make a move toward her just to have Ben grab my arm, pulling me into the living room.
“Who do you think you are?” I yell, pulling my arm out of his grasp.
“Michael’s partner. Brian and Justin’s friend. More then I can say for you.” He looks me in the eye.
“And you are the reason my daughter is upset. If you’d kept your mouth shut, she wouldn’t be in there crying right now,” I scream at him.
“Bullshit. You brought that on yourself. She has a right to know her mother’s faking just to get something. What is that teaching her?” he yells.
“Stop yelling at me,” I demand
“I usually don’t yell at people but you have pushed all of our buttons, lady.”
He’s looking at me with eyes that could scare a bear. I realize maybe I need to try a new approach with him. Willing my eyes to well with tears, I give him my most pleading look. “Please, Ben,” I say, my voice shaking slightly. “You don’t understand. I love Brian, and I know he loves me, too. I need him, my children need him.” I pause a moment for my words to sink in. “Don’t take away their only chance for a real family.” That will get him.
His expression doesn’t soften any and that worries me.
“Don’t even try to pull that pathetic routine on me,” he says angrily. “I can see through your lies. And so will Brian and Justin as soon as I tell them what you’ve been up to.”
The mere mention of Justin’s name reignites my anger. If it wasn’t for him, I would have had what I wanted a long time ago. “Why don’t you just stay out of this?” I scream. “It doesn’t even concern you! It’s none of your fucking business!”
Ben
“How fucking dare you tell me it’s not my business. You have my partner and Brian’s partner kissing in front of us, all the while pretending that you think they are together!” How dare she even think that, let alone say it.
“And they both enjoyed it,” she snidely remarks.
“No, they didn’t. It was just a kiss to them. Dee, you have a fucking lot of nerve trying to pull shit like this. What do you think will happen once they find out? Do you think they’ll feel so sorry for you that they’ll just go along with what you want? No fucking way! You obviously don’t know them the way you think you do.”
I can’t believe she’s standing there smiling at me.
“They will still believe me. All I have to say is that Brianna is only 11 and doesn’t know what she’s saying. And they’ll just think you’re making this up so you can get Michael back. They won’t believe a word you say.”
I look into her eyes. “They will know,” I calmly say.
“We will know what?”
I turn to see Brian, Justin and Michael standing there looking at us.
“Hey, guys.” I say, looking uneasily at Brian and Justin before setting my gaze on Michael.
“My daughter called and told me to get Justin and Michael here fast. Then we come in here and find the two of you fighting. Now someone tell me what the fuck is going on,” Brian demands.
“Oh, Brian. Ben is saying terrible things to me.” She starts to cry.
Brian goes over to her as Michael comes to me. “Ben?” he asks.
“First things first. I have been wanting to do this for a while now.” I grab him and kiss him hard.
“Oh my God, Ben! He’s Justin’s boyfriend!” Dee exclaims, trying to sound upset.
“Tell them the truth, Mom.”
We all turn to see Brianna standing there with tears in her eyes.
Brianna
“Brianna?” she starts to say but I scream.
“NO! Tell them the truth, Mom. No more lies! Brian and Justin have been great and you have done nothing but try to tear them apart since we got here, NOW TELL THEM THE TRUTH! They deserve it!” I sob.
She tries to put her hand on me but I move away.
“Brianna, what are you talking about?” Dad asks me.
“She’s been lying. Tell them,” I cry out to her.
“Brianna? Honey…” She reaches for my arm once more but I move closer to my dad and Justin. I see the pain in her eyes but I don’t care.
“Dee, what is she talking about?” Dad asks again.
“I don’t know.” She looks at me and I see her mask fall.
“Mom, please,” I beg.
“Brianna….” She sounds lost now. “Honey…”
She tries to hug me but I push her away. Slapping her face hard, I scream “TELL THEM OR I WILL!”
Everything is deathly quiet, the only sound in the room the echo of my hand connecting with her cheek. I can’t believe I did that. I never imagined that I could hit anyone, let alone my own mother. I’m about to scream at her for turning me into something I don’t want to be when she suddenly crumbles to the floor.
I stand there looking at my daughter crying.
“Brianna,” I whisper.
“How could you?” she’s demanding, tears streaming down her face. “They have been so nice to us.” She runs out of the room.
I turn an icy glare on Ben. “This is your fault,” I hiss before following Brianna to her room. I find her crying on the bed.
“Brianna?” I make a move toward her just to have Ben grab my arm, pulling me into the living room.
“Who do you think you are?” I yell, pulling my arm out of his grasp.
“Michael’s partner. Brian and Justin’s friend. More then I can say for you.” He looks me in the eye.
“And you are the reason my daughter is upset. If you’d kept your mouth shut, she wouldn’t be in there crying right now,” I scream at him.
“Bullshit. You brought that on yourself. She has a right to know her mother’s faking just to get something. What is that teaching her?” he yells.
“Stop yelling at me,” I demand
“I usually don’t yell at people but you have pushed all of our buttons, lady.”
He’s looking at me with eyes that could scare a bear. I realize maybe I need to try a new approach with him. Willing my eyes to well with tears, I give him my most pleading look. “Please, Ben,” I say, my voice shaking slightly. “You don’t understand. I love Brian, and I know he loves me, too. I need him, my children need him.” I pause a moment for my words to sink in. “Don’t take away their only chance for a real family.” That will get him.
His expression doesn’t soften any and that worries me.
“Don’t even try to pull that pathetic routine on me,” he says angrily. “I can see through your lies. And so will Brian and Justin as soon as I tell them what you’ve been up to.”
The mere mention of Justin’s name reignites my anger. If it wasn’t for him, I would have had what I wanted a long time ago. “Why don’t you just stay out of this?” I scream. “It doesn’t even concern you! It’s none of your fucking business!”
Ben
“How fucking dare you tell me it’s not my business. You have my partner and Brian’s partner kissing in front of us, all the while pretending that you think they are together!” How dare she even think that, let alone say it.
“And they both enjoyed it,” she snidely remarks.
“No, they didn’t. It was just a kiss to them. Dee, you have a fucking lot of nerve trying to pull shit like this. What do you think will happen once they find out? Do you think they’ll feel so sorry for you that they’ll just go along with what you want? No fucking way! You obviously don’t know them the way you think you do.”
I can’t believe she’s standing there smiling at me.
“They will still believe me. All I have to say is that Brianna is only 11 and doesn’t know what she’s saying. And they’ll just think you’re making this up so you can get Michael back. They won’t believe a word you say.”
I look into her eyes. “They will know,” I calmly say.
“We will know what?”
I turn to see Brian, Justin and Michael standing there looking at us.
“Hey, guys.” I say, looking uneasily at Brian and Justin before setting my gaze on Michael.
“My daughter called and told me to get Justin and Michael here fast. Then we come in here and find the two of you fighting. Now someone tell me what the fuck is going on,” Brian demands.
“Oh, Brian. Ben is saying terrible things to me.” She starts to cry.
Brian goes over to her as Michael comes to me. “Ben?” he asks.
“First things first. I have been wanting to do this for a while now.” I grab him and kiss him hard.
“Oh my God, Ben! He’s Justin’s boyfriend!” Dee exclaims, trying to sound upset.
“Tell them the truth, Mom.”
We all turn to see Brianna standing there with tears in her eyes.
Brianna
“Brianna?” she starts to say but I scream.
“NO! Tell them the truth, Mom. No more lies! Brian and Justin have been great and you have done nothing but try to tear them apart since we got here, NOW TELL THEM THE TRUTH! They deserve it!” I sob.
She tries to put her hand on me but I move away.
“Brianna, what are you talking about?” Dad asks me.
“She’s been lying. Tell them,” I cry out to her.
“Brianna? Honey…” She reaches for my arm once more but I move closer to my dad and Justin. I see the pain in her eyes but I don’t care.
“Dee, what is she talking about?” Dad asks again.
“I don’t know.” She looks at me and I see her mask fall.
“Mom, please,” I beg.
“Brianna….” She sounds lost now. “Honey…”
She tries to hug me but I push her away. Slapping her face hard, I scream “TELL THEM OR I WILL!”
Everything is deathly quiet, the only sound in the room the echo of my hand connecting with her cheek. I can’t believe I did that. I never imagined that I could hit anyone, let alone my own mother. I’m about to scream at her for turning me into something I don’t want to be when she suddenly crumbles to the floor.