A different beginning

Authors notes

In this chapter Justin loses his virginity to Brian because of a bet. I wanted to maintain that particular turn of events. I just happen to believe that Justin should lose his virginity to Brian like it always had been. Emmett and Ted share their first kiss. Joan goes into labour. I finally get to introduce baby Cara. Oh and I know I said Justin would lose his virginity to Brian in chapter five. But I kind of got side tracked. It will happen in chapter seven or eight, hopefully.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of theses characters. I do not own anything concerning or anything to do with queer as folk. It belongs to showtime Ron cowen, Daniel lipman and of course Russell t davies.

A different behining
Cara Lillian Kinney. 6


Jennifer, Craig, Joan and Daniel all agreed that something needed to be done to help Justin and Brian. The problem was that since Molly had been born no one in the house had gotten any sleep in the last two weeks. That would also become a problem in the Kinney residence once Cara was born in early september. They all knew that once September the sixth came, that there would become a serious problem concerning both Justin and Brian's education. They were worried that both of the teens grades would suffer terribly if they were exhausted from a lack of sleep, because of a new born baby in the house.

So when Alyson and Lewis Marcus heard about their problem, they offered to allow the boys to live in their pool house, while they were in school. Then come home at in the holidays when there was no school. Melanie's dad had turned their pool house into a two bed room apartment last year. There was two bedrooms, a small bathroom and a small kitchen area. There was not anothe space for a lounge area. Both Brian and Justin had stated that they could each put a portable colour tv set in each of their bed rooms. And if they wanted to watch tv together they could just go and sit in each others room. Melanie was thrilled when she found out that she would be able to see both Brian and Justin whenever she wanted to. She was even happier when Lindsay moved into the guest room inside the house.

Lindsay and Lenett had seriously come to blows with each other quite literately. Lindsay and Lenett had given each other a black eye. It had all started when Lennett started taunting Lindsay over her sexuality, and refused to stay in the same room or even the same house as someone who like to kiss other girls as well as boys. She claimed that Lindsay would end up trying to get into bed with her. Lindsay had laughed right in Lenett's face.

She told her parents, that she never had been or ever would be interested in committing incest. She had made a point of telling Lenett what she really thought of her right in front of their parents. She had said, The fact that the self absorbed bitch happened to be her sister was not the only reason she would never ever look at Lenett in that way. She had coldly stated that she did not sleep or kiss people who had the personality, the looks and the metal intellect of a horse.

The final straw was when both teens refused to set foot out side of their bed room doors, when the other was not in their own. They even refused to eat off the same plates and drink out of the same glasses as each other. Lindsay had lost her temper and had screamed, she didn't what to remain in a house with a person who treated her like shit and made disgusting and distastefull, homophobic comments about her life style. In the end their mother had been reduced to tears. mr and mrs Peterson had no problem what so ever with their daughters sexuality. They didn't want either of their daughters to be unhappy. They were disgusted with their elder daughters unforgivable behaviour towards a member of her own family. They were both at a loss, they didn't know how to solve the situation or how much longer they could cope.

Melanie had made that decision for them. She had told her parents about the way Lindsay was being treated at home by her older sister. And that mr and mrs Peterson were under a lot of stress and did not wanted to choose either daughter over the other. Melanie's parents had suggested Lindsay could live with them and use their guest room for as long as she wanted to." Lindsay had been thrilled about the idea of living with her best friend and her family. Lindsay had been heart broken when she had to leave her mother and father. But she knew it was the only way to solve their problems. She never ever wanted to put her parents in the persuasion where they would be made to choose between her and her bitch of a sister. So she had solved that problem for them and took Melanie and her parents up on their offer. Mr and Mrs Peterson had sent anothe month each month for Lindsay's food, clothes, school and art supplies.

It was then that Justin and Brian decided to allow both of the girls in on their plan. At first all they were going to do was humiliate her in front of the whole school in the first week back at school. But after the boys learned that Lindsay had been forced out of her own home by her sister and not by her parents. They decided they were going to do more then humiliate her, they were going to completely destroy her reputation at st James academy. Brian, Justin and Melanie had been furious. So had the rest of the gang and had wanted in on the action as well, and had promised to keep their mouth shut and not tell anyone ever.

The whole gang were hardly ever apart for the rest of the holidays, planing revenge against Lenett who they had see kissing Chris hobbs at the mall. This had especially pissed Justin off, anyone who paid attention would have quickly realised that Hobbs was Justin's worst enemy. The group had also gained two new members. Ben bruckner and Paige Matthew's. Ben and Paige had defended both Justin and Lindsay when they got into a rather nasty fight with Hobbs and Lenett. Hobbs had not stood a chance against Ben. Ben was taller and more muscular then Hobbs would ever hope to be. Lenett was not faring much better against Paige, Paige may have not been as tall as Lenett but she was stronger and in better shape because of all the soccer and running she took part in.

Brian and Melanie had been pleased when they discovered Ben was new to the soccer team as well. So while Justin and Lindsay were signed up for art, Brian, Melanie, Ben and Paige were all apart of the team. So now the group consisted of ten members. six bi sexual, as Ben and Paige were also bi sexual. Two heterosexual and two homosexual members. The ten of them were hardly ever apart, they were a close knit group.

About a week before school was due to start, it was two thirty in the morning when Brian and Justin both received call from Craig and Jennifer telling them to be ready and waiting at the door when they came to pick them up. Joan had gone into labour hour ago. When they arrived they left Molly with Melanie's parents until they returned from the hospital. Melanie and Lindsay had insisted they wanted to come a long to support Brian and his mother. Jennifer had agreed, glad that both her son and Brian were friends with such a wonderful and caring group of people.

Joan was extremely lucky, as she didn't have to put up with the heat whilst in labour like Jennifer did. The heat wave had gave out, to be replaced by a soothing breeze, right at the start of August. Jennifer had complained that it was not fare. Joan had thought it was rather amusing and would grin like a cheshire cat whenever Jennifer would complain about the sheer cruel injustice of it all.

Joan had first gone into labour, whilst she was in the bathroom. Joan had woken up with painful aches and cramps in her spine. She had gone into the bathroom for a shower, in hopes to ease the aches in her spine. But as Joan was about to get in to the shower she felt the tops of her thighs become drenched in water. Joan was instantly wide a wake every thing automatically clicked into place for Joan, she now knew what the painful aches and cramps were in the bottom of her spine and why the tops of the thighs were soaked. Her waters had broken, She had gone into labour, her suspicions were more then confirmed when the pain quickly travelled from her spine to her stomach.

She suddenly doubled over and screamed loudly, as she reached out for the edge of the sink to maintain her balance. With in seconds a panicked and extremely tired looking Daniel ran into the room. So that's how Joan ended up at the hospital at three thirty in the morning, an hour and a half after her waters first broke.

Joan was lying back, up against the pillows in the room she had been given at the hospital. She was in the process of trying to control her breathing and get her wits about her. That was until another, and particularly nasty contraction hit her, that was what sent her over the edge. It was the worsted of the contractions that had already hit her. Daniel didn't help matters when he asked her "are you ok sweety?" That did it, Joan completely lost it, and griped her husband by his hair, and gritted out between her bared teeth. "do I look all right to you? you lousy son of a bitch, I'm just fucking peachy. You are never and I mean never coming near me again." Suddenly anothe contraction hit for Daniel Joan still had his hair locked in a firm grip, you can imagine what happened next.

Me while out side the room Everyone had just arrived. Just as everyone was about to take a seat, they heard one of the most unmanly shrieks, that also sounded a lot like someone was being murdered, and it didn't come from Joan that was clear to everyone especially Brian. Who suddenly gripped Melanie by the arms for support to stay standing, because he was laughing so hard.

Lindsay tried to hide her mirth when she asked "Brian why do I get the impression that, that shriek so did not just come from your mother?" Brian couldn't answer her, because he couldn't stop laughing. Justin decided to answer instead, not wanting to skip the perfect opportunity to get in at least one dig at his own father. "Well, I guess he's just following a new family tradition set by the Taylor's and now of course also followed by the Kinney's as well." Justin made sure he directed each and every word at Craig who sent his son the evil eye.

This brought the sort of smile to Jennifer's face, that a person would normally use when thinking back on a very pleasant memory. Jennifer cleared her throat and asked her husband in a sickly sweet tone of voice. "Did I mention how sorry I am most certainly not over the fact I almost broke your hand and about everything I said during labour with Molly?" That had everyone laughing, apart from Craig who sat in the chair and sulked whilst giving everyone the evil eye.

Two hour later, with a chunk of hair clearly missing form his left hand side of his head, as well as being extremely out of sorts. Daniel kinney opened the door leading to his wife. Suddenly all four teens ripped up with gales of laughter. Including Jennifer who was bent over doubled, clutching her stomach even Craig couldn't help the chuckle that escaped "god Dan you do realise you have a large chunk of your hair ripped out of the side of your head?" Daniel smirked and replied bitterly "go a head laugh it up you son of a bitch, but I'm sure we could all get a decent laugh at your expense. Jen did you ever make good on your threat to feed mr wise asses nuts to the squirrels out side?"

Once everyone was inside, they all stopped and took in the site of Joan holding a tiny bundle wrapped in a fluffy pink blanket. Joan had the same expression on her face that Jennifer had when she first held Molly and had looked at Justin with. Joan looked up and smiled at her son and beckoned him to come closer. Brian slowly made his way closer to the bed. Joan held out the baby for Daniel to take, Daniel cradled the baby in his arms as he walked over to his son. He grinned at Brian and gestured for him to take hold of her.

Brian looked almost startled at first but quickly warmed to the idea of holding his new baby sister. Brian held the baby the way Daniel had shown him. Brian smiled in awe as he gently tickled her little cheek with the tip of his finger. He grinned widely when she automatically took hold of the finger that was gently tickling her. Brian turned to the others and gestured to Justin and the girls to come and have a closer look. Melanie stood on his left side while both Justin and Lindsay stood on his right. Melanie shook her head and stared into the tiny face with complete awe. Lindsay gently reached out and touch the babies little button nose with her finger and smiled softly. Justin secretly thought, Lindsay had never looked more beautiful then she did at that moment.

Brian looked up at Justin and smiled, Justin returned the smile and whispered "feels amazing doesn't it." Brian nodded "no doubt about that. Did it feel like this when you first held Molly?" Justin replied "you mean like this warm fuzzy feeling and the strong urge to protect her, and willingly give up your own like to keep her save always." He added "and more love then you ever thought possible?" Brian nodded again "Yeah exactly, that's exactly what I'm feeling right now."

Everyone had heard every single word of the conversation. All four woman had tears in their eyes, even Craig and Daniel had expressions of complete awe and all the love they felt for their sons at that moment written all over their faces. Jennifer and Joan had no idea either one of their sons actually felt that way, felt that much love and protectiveness.

Jennifer asked "so what are you going to name her?" Joan looked at Daniel who just smiled and nodded. Joan replied "both I and Daniel decided to name her Cara Lillian Kinney. Melanie and Lindsay suddenly got dreamy expressions on their faces when they heard what Brian's new Baby sisters Name was going to be.

Brian turned to Melanie and smiled softly at her, Melanie returned the smiled with equal softness. Melanie breathed a sigh in awe as she looked at the little girl in her brothers arms, as she let out a tiny yaw "Brian you are so lucky she is absolutely beautiful." Brian practically melted at the look that was on Melanie's face at that moment, he thought ~wow she really is beautiful~ Brian whisper
"she's not the only one."

Melanie was so caught up with looking at Cara, that she didn't hear what Brian had revealed. But everyone else had, Justin and Lindsay smiled brightly at each other. Jennifer and Joan smiled and looked on in awe. They look beautiful together Especially holding cara so close them. Both woman thought that they complimented each other perfectly, because they both shared the same colour hair and eyes even their skin was a similar colour.

Jennifer turned to look over at her son, and couldn't help the bright smile that over took her face at the sight that met her eyes. Justin was looking at Lindsay with a completely soft and open expression on his face you could clearly see all the feelings Justin held for his blond friend. Lindsay was far to busy looking over at Brian and Melanie to notice the look Justin was directing at her.

Jennifer gently tapped Joan on the arm and discreetly told her to look over at Justin and Lindsay. Joan turned her gaze from Brian and Melanie and directed it towards Justin and Lindsay. She smiled at the beautiful picture they made. She thought the same thing her and Jennifer had about Brian and Melanie, they complimented each other perfectly, they were both blond, blue eyed and had pale coloured skin that was still slightly bronzed because of the previous weather.

Ten minutes later a nurse came in to the room to take Cara to be cleaned up. After she left, Joan turned to Daniel and grinned as she noticed for the first time that he had a large chunk of his hair missing. Joan gestured to her husbands head and commented with great amusement evident in her tone of voice. "Wow that really must be extremely humiliating." She added "is it?" Daniel glared at his wife, and choose not to answer in fear of saying something he would regret later on that morning.

Joan grinned even wider and added "just as I thought." Brian turned to his mother and asked "not that I'm complaining or anything like that, I'm just curious as to why you ripped a chunk out of his hair." Joan replied "I only did what an idiot deserves that asks his wife who is in labour, sweating like a pig and in serious amounts of pain, what's the matter sweetie."

Craig doubled over with laughter and said between laughs "not even I went as far as to say something like that Jennifer, whilst she was in labour with either Justin or Molly." In return Daniel held his middle finger up in a rude gesture towards his best friend. Brian turned to Melanie and Lindsay and grinned, "remind me and Justin to never ever say anything like that to the women that are in labour with either mine or Justin's children." Justin nodded in agreement and added "especially if they are the results" he gestured to Daniel's head. Either teen realised they had just asked the exact women whom would be giving birth to their children in the future, that particular question.


It was finally the sixth of September, and neither one of the gang were looking forward to returning to school. Everyone was set to put the first part of their plan to destroy Lenett's image and reputation, into action. Justin was in the bathroom cleaning his teeth , whilst Brian was trying to tie his tie.The problem wasn't because Justin didn't know how to tie a tie, actually he knew how to tie a decent knot. He was just far to lazy to do it himself at that particular time in the morning. He either proved he knew how when Brian stated he wasn't capable of doing it himself. Brian was made to eat his words when Justin reached out and took hold of Brian's tie, then proceeded to tie it into a perfect knot, in less then sixty seconds flat.

Brian rolled his eyes when Justin gave him a smug I told you so look in return. Justin turned and headed to wards the kitchen to make himself and Brian a full English breakfast and hot coffee and freshly squeesed orange juice. He had promised Brian and the girls that on the first morning before the new school term started, he would make them the works for breakfast. He and Lindsay were the ony two who were capable of cooking, without the risk of giving everyone else a nasty case of food posioning. Justin was the better cook of the two of them.

After breakfast both girls fussed over the boys, making sure that their hair was not out of place and there was no creases in their clothes. Both Brian and Justin grumbled and batted their hands away.