A Delicate Decision

Author's Note: Please don't hate me. Things will get better after this. I PROMISE. *Hides* Sorry this chapter is so short. Thanks to Jess for beta'ing.


Brian's POV

I walk into Babylon, and head straight for the bar. As I take a seat and order a beam, the guys walk up to me. Emmett looks around, before turning back to me. "Where's Justin?" I sigh softly. "He's at the loft. He needed to be alone."

I pause for a moment, and then an idea comes to me. I don't want to leave Justin alone, but yet he doesn't want to be around me. I turn to Emmett, and say, "Justin could use a friend. You should go over and see if he is okay."

The guys all pause, waiting for me to tell them what's going on. When I don't, Emmett says, "Why, what happened? Is Justin okay?" I shake my head no. "It's not my place to tell his business, but I do know that he could use a friend."

I watch as Emmett nods, finishes his Cosmo, pays, and then leaves. Michael, Ben and Ted stand there waiting for me to talk. "Well?" Michael finally asks, unable to help being nosy. Sighing, I tell them what has happened.

"Daphne is dead." All three men freeze, and then Ben is the first to speak. "Shit, is Justin okay?" I nod. "Yeah, he's in much better shape than Daphne, at least." The guys cringe at my remark, and I sigh inwardly this time.

I never know when to keep my mouth shut. Suddenly, Michael speaks up. "Do you really think it was a good idea to leave Justin alone like that? I mean, if what my mom said is even true. We know how much the little shit likes attention."

The next thing I know, a repeat of the punch at Melanie and Lindsay's party is taking place. When Ted and Ben grab me and hold me back, I shout: "Fuck you! I know that Justin wouldn't lie to me about something like this!"

As Ben and Ted drag me away from Michael, my cell phone starts to ring. I look down, and see an unfamiliar number. Flipping open my cell phone, I say, "Who the fuck is this?!" Then I hear, "Brian, it's Emmett. Something's wrong with Justin."

Everything around me freezes. I can only hear his words repeating in my head, so I quickly tell him to call 911. Emmett says that he did, and they are waiting for the ambulance to show up. "Shit! I'll meet you at Allegheny General."

I slam my phone closed, and shove Ben and Ted away from me. "Get the fuck off me!" They stand there in shock for a moment, and then I tell them that Justin is hurt AGAIN. That Emmett called me and said to meet them at Allegheny General.

Suddenly, I hear them running to catch up to me. Michael suggests we take his car, so we do. We quickly get inside, and they close their doors. I grab Michael's keys, and slide into the driver's seat. I slam on the gas, and drive to Allegheny General. We get there twenty minutes later, and I once again, rush to the front desk.

I quickly say Justin's name, show her my ID, and give her the other information she needs. After I give the nurse my information, she buzzes the doctor. Dr. Landry comes rushing up to me, and pulls me away from the guys.

Emmett comes from out of nowhere, and he has tears streaming down his cheeks. My heart is slamming in my chest, and I fear the worst. Dr. Landry's eyes are sad. "Brian, I know this is going to be very difficult for you. But you need to decide who you want to live."

I stare at Dr. Landry, wondering what the hell he means. "What the fuck are you talking about?" Dr. Landry sighs softly, and then quickly explains. "Justin and your baby won't both be able to survive this surgery." I swear my heart stopped.

The doctor continued. "Justin is bleeding, and from what I can tell, he probably has been for a while. Also, from the little I could get him to say, he has been stressed out to the breaking point. This shouldn't have happened, but now there is nothing we can do to stop it. This is a delicate decision, Brian. It's not one to be made lightly, but it does need to be made quickly. Otherwise we might end up having no choice at all." Dr. Landry pats my back, trying to comfort me, but it doesn't work.

A moment later, he walks away to go and get ready for the surgery. I walk to Justin's room, and the door is open. He's lying there in bed, tubes and machines hooked up to him. My blonde angel is in pain, and I have to stop it.

I take one last glance at Justin, and then I go to fetch Dr. Landry. My mind is made up. I know what I'm going to do. The only thing is, I hope that I've made the right decision. Sighing, I wait for Dr. Landry, to give him my decision.