Here by My Side- B/J AU series part 4/10

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Author:guavejuice
Pairing:Brian/Justin
Justin's POV
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A/N:This is NOT a WIP
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Part 4

- Four Weeks Later, St. George Military Academy -

“Hey, sweetie, get your bubble butt in here! I decided to promote you today.” My new-found friend, Debbie, welcomes me as I report for kitchen duty at the crack of dawn. "You'll be doing the service at the senior cadets' mess hall all day today. Breakfast starts in five minutes. Better not keep 'em waitin'!" she warns me in her less-than-subtle, yet-heartfelt manner when I enter her kitchen. "This way." She leads the way after shoving a large tray of scrambled eggs in my hands.

"And don't let them scare you! They're only a few years older than you," she points out.

I swallow hard. "I'm not scared," I answer her, even though the slight crack in my voice betrays my attempt at trying to sound confident.

"I can see that, Sunshine," she says with a knowing smirk. She hesitates for a moment before she adds, “You know, if you ever wanna talk, you can always come here, even if you're not on kitchen duty.” I nod at her gratefully before she tells me, “Now we better get back to work.”

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The senior cadets’ dining room isn’t all that different from where we 'junior cadets’ have our meals. It's a large, grim, rectangular room, lacking any inspiring décor or any splash of color. A few senior cadets are already lined up near the counter when Debbie and I and a few other of my classmates enter, carrying trays of food. I wouldn't deny that some of them could be quite fuckable, looking fit in their fatigues and sporting their various ranks on the sleeves or lapels. None of them take the time to look back at me, though. They all just pass me by as I try to be courteous and offer them eggs and bread rolls from behind the counter.

All but one.

ONE senior cadet catches my eye immediately.

HE apparently notices ME as well.

I can see he's much taller than the rest of his mates and well-built, but not too buff. His light beige colored fatigues look great on him – even though I personally never considered beige OR uniforms to be such a turn on – unless it was Uniform Night at the club Chris and I used to sneak into. It was before we had obtained those fake ID's so we would hang out with another friend of mine, Emmett Honeycutt, an art school student who worked part-time there as a go-go boy.

But that was all in the past, or so it seems. It feels like light years away from that time and place. Standing here now, I don’t know if I would ever be back there. I don't know if I'll ever be able to be free to be who I am and what I am with no apologies, no regrets. So in that aspect it does look like my dad got what he wanted when he sent me here.
Debbie – oddly enough, the closest friend I have here at the moment – obviously notices I'm spacing out and starting to get sloppy with the service. She reaches out to nudge me slightly, while gesturing towards the god of a man that stands at the other side of the counter, waiting for his breakfast.

"What'll it be, Kinney?" She chirps at him, a little too cheerfully to my liking.

Surprisingly, the guy doesn’t seem to mind that. He cocks his head a little so he can peer at her from the other side of the counter. The moment he does that our eyes meet for a split second, and I can feel my heart leap into my throat and my cock twitch with interest.

The guy has the most amazing pair of hazel eyes, mesmerizing yet masculine, kissable lips, a strong, chiseled jaw line that elegantly leads towards a firm, yet beautifully shaped, neck featuring the most perfect Adam's apple I have ever seen.

Try as I might, I can’t really see much beyond that, because the lower part of his body is hidden from my sight by the service counter.

I can definitely see him lifting the corner of his mouth in what looks like an incredible, crooked smile.

"I'll have the usual, Deb," he answers her with a smirk, apparently enjoying their little private joke. His voice is exactly as I would have imagined it. Ragged and velvety, coarse yet sweet.

I try to get a grip on myself, but before I know it Debbie turns and gestures towards me. "By the way, Brian…This is Cadet Taylor," she informs him as she looks over at me and I feel my face warm over the attention. "You’d better treat him well, you hear? Or you'll have to answer to me." I’ve heard that tone of voice before; it unmistakably is telling the other boy that she means business.

Fuck! What was that about? I try to look away, but then Cadet Kinney, or Brian, as Debbie calls him, slightly touches his forehead, right where his beautiful, auburn, cropped hair nicely frames his face, gesturing as if he's saluting her. "Will do, ma’am," he says politely with a bemused smile.

She lets out a hearty laugh as he continues on down the line before joining his buddies at the breakfast table, and I just stand there, feeling completely exposed, yet more excited, invigorated, and alive than I've ever been before.

TBC…

Comments

[techgirl-on-ij.livejournal.com]

This is so good! Aww, Justin being a little bit scared of the older boys. And Brian came along in this chapter!

I'm really enjoying this story, V.

*hugs you*

[guavejuice.livejournal.com]

I'm SO thrilled to know you're still following this story my dear techi. Thank you you SO much for your supportive encouraging feedback. It means so much to me.
More to come...

[908718.livejournal.com]

And they finally meet. Great chapter.

[guavejuice.livejournal.com]

Thank you SO much for taking the time to read and leave such a lovely supportive feedback. It means a lot. So pleased to know you enjoyed this.
More to come...

[rulisteningbj.livejournal.com]

Finally we meet Brian. Deb telling Brian to treat Justin well is just what they both have in mind, I am sure.

Dee Dee

[guavejuice.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for your heartfelt supportive feedback dear Dee Dee. It means so much to me. SO thrilled to know you enjoyed it :)
More to come...

[bksbracelet.livejournal.com]

At last we have a brief meeting with an exceptionally polite Brian lol I wonder how long that will last!

[guavejuice.livejournal.com]

Thank you SO much for taking the time to read and comment, Chris. I'm SO thrilled to know you enjoyed it. It means a lot to me. Yup it was a first brief encounter ;)
More to come...

[har2.livejournal.com]

So cute!

[guavejuice.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for taking the time to read and comment. Much appreciated :)
More to come...

[6frog.livejournal.com]

I'm so enjoying this fic... looking forward to a long and romantic end to it. Thank you so much for writing these stories fo us, I know it's work and time consuming so even if you enjoy it it's special... so THANK YOU.

Love from 6frog

[guavejuice.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for taking the time to read and comment. I really appreciate your lovely supportive feedback. This series took a long time to write but... it was a labor of love. I'm so thrilled to know you're enjoying it.
More to come...

[yumyumpm.livejournal.com]

So Justin finally meets Brian and we learn that Emmett Honeycutt went to school with Justin.

[guavejuice.livejournal.com]

Yup, Justin finally meets Brian...
Thank you so much for folowing this story and for taking the time to leave a supportive feedback. It means a lot to me.
More to come...
p.s
In this AU Emmett isn't Justin's friend from high school since Justin is his senior year in high school when his dad discovers he's gay and decided to send him away to military school -as he did in canon. Justin recalls a time where he was able to sneak into a club because Emmett worked there as a go go boy and could get him in w/o ID ;)

[hikinggirl70.livejournal.com]

That was terrific! Can't wait to read the next chapter.

[guavejuice.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for your wonderful supportive feedback. It means so much to me. So thrilled to enjoyed this.
More to come...

[landlady-4rent.livejournal.com]

I am so enjoying this story. Love it.

[guavejuice.livejournal.com]

Thank you SO much for taking the time to read and leave such a super supportive wonderful feedback, Annie. It means so much to me. I'm so thrilled to know you're enjoying this story :)