Baby I Can Feel Your Halo- B/J AU series Part 6/8

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Author:guavejuice
Pairing:Brian/Justin
Beta:Kim predec2 I can't thank you enough!
A/N:This is NOT a WIP
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Part 6

- Same time outside Daphne’s Apartment building -

"Psst…"

"Yeah, right here!"

Two figures, one petite and the other tall and lean, with both sporting jeans, trainers, and hoodies pulled over their foreheads, run towards each other in the early morning air.

"What took you so long, Gus?"

"You have no idea what I went through this morning, Jenn! My mom wouldn't get off my case…"

Jennifer impatiently holds up her hand to stop him. "Okay, the main thing is that you're here. Let's get out of here before my mom sees me. Did you bring everything?"

"Yeah…I got it."

"Good," his companion replies with a nod.

Gus makes sure the straps of his backpack are well adjusted to his shoulders before both he and Jennifer take off at a run down the street towards the park.

Once they enter the park, Gus snakes his arm around Jennifer's lower back, pulling her close.
"I've missed you so much Jenn," he whispers to her.

Jennifer turns her head to face the taller boy. She takes her hood off and rises on her tip toes to bury her face in the crook of Gus's neck. "My mom was horrible yesterday. She grounded me again, so there was nothing I could do. That's why I didn't show up here. She also took my phone, so I couldn't even send you a message. But we're here now, right? Come on…" she grabs him by the hand as they walk across the lawn until they reach a more secluded part of the park, where a huge oak tree stands in the middle of a grassy patch. Jennifer pulls a large bag of Doritos from her bag, and they share it between them while sitting cross legged on the ground, their backs against the tree trunk.

"I don't know what I would have done without you, Gus," she whispers in a choked voice. "I'm so lucky I met you that day when I came to pick my mom up from her shift at the diner… that's about the best thing that’s happened to me since I got here. I can't stand staying in the house with her when all she does is yell at me and then grounds me. Fuck! You're so lucky; your mom is so cool," she adds wistfully, a bit of envy in her voice before letting out a huge sigh. “I love my mom,” she explains. “But she drives me fucking crazy!”

Gus shakes his head. “No, you don’t know the real story. She's no better than your mom, trust me. That's why I’ve decided I HAVE to find my dad. I HAVE to know who my dad is. My mom doesn't know anything about it yet. She doesn’t even know that I’ve been working at the diner every day after school since the beginning of the school year, and I'm not planning on telling her that, either. Once I have enough money, I'll buy that car I told you about, and then I'm getting the hell outta here. I'm taking you with me, of course,” Gus quickly reassures her.

Jennifer stares straight ahead as she reveals, "I don't think I'll ever want to know who my dad is, and there’s no way I would want to meet him," Jennifer declares firmly. "My mom says he doesn’t know, and he wouldn’t care. She says I've got his eyes, though, and she told me that’s where my artistic talent comes from," she divulges. "Well, fuck artistic talent! Oh, and did I tell you about my teacher, Mr. Kinney? He keeps nagging me to enter something in the science fair or the art show…"

Gus turns his head to peer over at her in surprise. “Really? I heard it’s hard to be included in that. It’s very competitive. Why won't you go for it?” he urges her.

Jennifer shrugs. "Because I don't feel like it, that’s all. Mr. Kinney is nice and all, but it’s not something I want to do.” She pauses for a moment before adding, “He's married to my art teacher. Did you know that?"

"Oh yeah? What's he like?" Gus inquires curiously.

“He's okay, I guess. And it looks like Mr. Kinney is really in love with him, which is cool.”

“But?” Gus prompts her when she momentarily stops talking.

She sighs. “He’s okay…except Mr. Taylor – that’s his name – he’s always on my case!” She rolls her eyes.
“Sometimes I think he's worse than my mom!"

"Why?" Gus chuckles.

"He keeps telling me to take off my hoodie in class, but I don't want to. Mr. Kinney promised he'd talk to him and to your other mom about it, but I’m not counting on it.” She lets out a deep breath. “So… What about your dad? Did you find out anything yet? Let's see what you've got so far," she urges him.

Gus lets out a deep sigh as he pulls a bunch of documents out of his backpack. “These are names of several clinics in the area,” he informs her, handing the stack of papers to his girlfriend. "I dunno if it helps, but since I'm guessing my mom had to use a sperm donor to get pregnant with me, this might be a start," Gus continues as Jennifer wrinkles her nose. "Eww… that's gross!" she proclaims.

"I know. But hey, at least it’s a beginning," he says.

"Well, it looks like a LOT of work," she replies. "There are tons of names here," she commented, leafing through the pages. "How did you get this stuff, anyway?" She lifts her eyes to look at her boyfriend.

"let's just say I kinda hacked into the clinic's date base," he explains with a smirk. "So, are you gonna help me with this?" he asks.

"You know I will," she answers, leaning over to press her lips to his.

"Wanna see what else I got?" he whispers. She nods as Gus pulls something else out of his backpack. "Where did you get this?" Jennifer smiles as Gus draws a joint from one of the inside pockets.

"I have my ways," he tells her with a mysterious smile, pulling a lighter from another pocket.
"Wow, you never cease to amaze me," the girl exclaims as Gus lights the joint, takes a deep drag and passes it to her. She takes one deep drag, inhales, and pulls herself closer to Gus. He bends his head low enough so he can reach her face. They kiss with the sweet, heavy smoke between them, and then keep passing the joint back and forth as Jennifer rests her head on Gus's shoulder. "You know what I think?" she asks absently as the joint eventually dies out. "I think you're the lucky one, because your mom never really knew who your dad was. As odd as it may sound, there are quite a few advantages to your situation. I mean, it sucks for sure, but it beats not knowing who your dad is, while your mom constantly thinks about him and wonders what he’s doing," she explains. “I asked her once why she just didn’t try to get in touch with him, and she brushed me off. She said she had no way of knowing if he would want to hear about me or not, and it was her way of me avoiding any pain if things didn’t turn out well.”
Gus snorts. “And they keep telling US to learn from our mistakes," he adds in exasperation, his voice somewhat raspy from smoking the joint.

"Yeah…" Jennifer agrees.

“You're SO fucked up,” Gus teases her as he bumps her shoulder playfully.

"So are YOU," Jennifer retorts with a grin.

"Which is why I'm crazy about you," he continues.

"Prove it!" she challenges him, giggling as Gus's fingers trail under her sweatshirt. "Hey, wait! Not HERE,” she pleads. She pulls back slightly as Gus slides his zipper down. “Let's go to our usual hideaway," she suggests, pointing to an abandoned, gated playground a few feet away. "Did you bring condoms this, time though?" she asks cheekily. "Don't get me wrong, Gus,” she hastens to add. “Last time we were together, it was so fucking awesome,” she reassures him, blushing at the thought. “But…I kinda checked out some things online about it, and I think we might need to use protection this time, just in case,” she explains.

To her relief, Gus nods. "Don't worry, I got it covered,” he replies as he helps her to her feet, Jennifer giggling at the thought of just WHAT he was about to cover.
She grins as she hurriedly tugs the boy toward their destination. “I was hoping you would say that,” she responds as Gus chuckles.

TBC...