Chapter 5
�So, when do we get to see our new mother?� JC asked as he hugged Joey and few minutes later.

�Well, Jess made a special request for Lance and Justin first but other than those two going first, you�ll get to see her soon� Joey said, meeting Lance�s worried but knowing gazes across the room.

�OK, well lets go!� Justin said enthusiastically jumping up from the hard plastic hospital chair.

Leading the way down the hall to the recovery room Joey gaze Lance a worried sideways glance. Looking ahead at the bouncing Justin, Joey shook his head. If what he thought was going to happen was about to happen, he was worried.

�In here,� Joey said entering the room. Sitting down in the chair next to Jess he ran a hand over the soft hair on top of Adonis� head. Lance sat in the other chair and Justin stood at the bed, giving a confused look at the sudden sullen atmosphere of the room.

Justin watched as Joey stood up and pulled a chair from the corner of the room and placed it at the foot of the bed.

�Sit� Joey said with no emotion. Pointing to the empty seat. Justin sat down looking between the three people before him, he knew something was up, and it wasn�t good. But what he didn�t know.

�J, do you remember anything about that night in LA when we got you piss ass drunk?� Lance asked looking straight at Justin.

Joey had reached over and taken Santos from Jess was quietly cooing to the sleeping infant.

�Naw, nothing except that I had one hell of a hang over the next morning, I got layed.� Justin said off handily. Glancing around the room, wondering why they cared whether he remembered or not.

�God, you disgust me� Jess burst out, rocking a surprised and upset Adonis to quiet him down. Justin gave her an odd look.

�Justin, how would you feel if you were a father?� Joey asked, suddenly kneeling in front of Justin with a pink Santos squirming in his arms.

�What, no�.nononononononono� Justin said cluing in. He backed his chair up try to get away from the whimpering baby. �You mean� no� Jess� that night? She� no� they�re� m-mine?� Justin asked glancing from Joey to the two infants and to their mother.

�Yes,� Lance stated simply, not at all surprised when Justin jumped up and stormed out of the room, waking up the sleeping Adonis. �I�ll go after him.� Lance said, leaning down to kiss a silently crying Jess on the forehead.

�I didn�t mean for it to go like this Joey, I feel rotten.� Jess whispered, rocking her baby and holding him close.

�I know you didn�t angel.� Joey said.

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Joey entered the waiting room for the first time in a couple of hours, a sleeping Adonis resting on his shoulder. Jess had cried herself to sleep a few minutes ago and Santos had been happily curled to her side so he�d gotten permission from the nurse to take Adonis out to meet everyone. Lance and Justin hadn�t turned up for a while and Joey hoped that they were having a nice long conversation to sort everything out.

�Hey� Joey whispered softly to the suddenly quiet room, turning slightly so that everyone in the room could see the precious face resting on his shoulder. A light laugh filled the room when Adonis scrunched up his nose and turned his face into Joey�s neck.

�Who�s this? Johnny asked, being the first to approach. He reached out a tentive hand to brush it over the soft thin lochs of hair on the baby�s head.

�This is Adonis� Joey said passing the sleeping baby to Johnny who cradled the small infant close. Cooing to the baby Johnny bounced him lightly as he slowly woke up. The soft baby blue of Adonis� eyes gazed up a Johnny before he let out a big yawn and smacked his lips together. The infant burrowed into the soft material of Johnny shirt and stared up at the big man.

�Awwww��Chris said standing in front of Johnny to get a better look at the baby. �Now we get to do more Christmas shopping!� Chris exclaimed gleefully with a mischief grin.

�Maybe, but this time you have to take someone with you� Johnny replied half sternly half jokingly, referring to the last time Chris went Christmas shopping and got kicked out of the store. The comment caused a few chuckles to escape around the room.

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�J?� Lance asked, he�d looked all over the hospital for Justin and finally found him standing with his face pressed to the window of the nursery.

�They�re so small� Justin simply answered. Not sure whether he was referring to the many newborns on the other side of the glass or his own newborn sons. The sons he didn�t even know were his until now, yet they were right under his nose the whole time.

�How are you holding up?� Lance asked, resting his own elbows on the window frame and also gazing into the sterile room.

�I�m a father�� Justin stated simply, turning his head to look at Lance ��and I didn�t even know until 9 months had passed and they were born, I�m hurt, confused, upset, angry, and oddly, I�m happy. If that�s possible.� He continued turning around and sliding the wall. Now sitting on the floor he looked up at Lance, a single tear rolled down his face.

�Are you mad at Jess for not telling you� Lance asked, also sliding down the wall to sit next to Justin.

�Yes, how could I not be, but at the same time I see where she�s coming from. I mean I don�t remember a thing about that night except waking up and finding a bra on my floor. I probably gloated about getting layed even though I was so freaking drunk. It wasn�t funny and she probably figured that if she told me Id flip out. And I would. Its scares me that I�m suddenly a father but also I can�t help put feel happy and I want to help out in any way I can. I mean I know nothing but I want to be there for my sons. Now I'm just starting to babble,� Justin answered with a tearful grin.

�Come on. Let�s go meet your sons.� Lance said, Standing up he reached down and pulled up a hesitant Justin. Leading the way back down the hall and to Jess's room he stopped outside the door and stuck his head in for a moment.

�Jess is asleep with Santos and my guess is Joey took Adonis out to meet everyone, you go in, Ill go keep the others busy.� Lance headed down the hall towards the waiting room.

- ~�Drea @ Kufunk Fiction 2002-2003~
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