Murr knocked on the door when he got to the room. He waited for a second then the door opened and he saw Brian. "Hey, Brian," he said. "Hey. Come on in," Brian said and opened the door more for Murr. He went in as he thanked him. Brian smiled as he closed the door behind him. Murr glanced around the room then looked over at Brian. "How are you doing?" he asked. Brian nodded slowly. "I am fine. You?" he asked and went to sit on the bed. "I'm okay," Murr replied. He sat at the table by the window. Brian glanced around the room then looked over at Murr. "Uh...how is Sal doing?" he asked. Murr looked out the window. Brian wanted to know if Sal was okay. He still cared about him. Sal was still his best friend. Then Murr looked over at Brian. "Right now? Not sure. When I left, he was crying and Joe was there to comfort him," he replied then sighed. "Dude, Sal loves and needs you." Brian took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. "I know he does. I still love him, too," he said. "I won't stop and I want to get back with him, but only if he drops the talk of marriage." Murr nodded. "I know that he needs to drop it, but maybe you should tell him that you are never ever leaving him for another man. That you want to be with him always until one of you two dies," he said. Murr was right. Brian needed to tell Sal that he wanted to be with him forever. "I will when I see him. I really miss him being around," Brian said and looked down as he frowned. Murr felt bad for Brian and he hoped that he would talk to Sal soon. They talked a bit more. They didn't mention Sal again. After a while, Murr left and went home. Brian laid down and looked out the window from the bed. "Hope that Sal won't mention getting married when I talk to him. He knows how I feel about that subject," he said to himself. He sighed then got ready for bed.
Two days later, the guys filmed in New Jersey at Carlo's Bakery. Each guy took their turn. When it was Sal's turn, the lamp from the ceiling looked like a hat on Sal which made the other guys laugh. Even Brian smirked and looked down so that nobody would see his smile. Murr glanced over at Brian and noticed the he was smiling, but didn't call him out on it. They continued to film until it was finished. The crew packed up as well as the guys. Joe glanced over at Sal then at Brian. They didn't talk to each other like they normally would. He sighed then looked over at Murr who glanced over at Brian. He hoped that Brian will talk to Sal soon. Like today.
As they went to their cars, Brian walked over to Sal after putting his bag in his jeep. Sal saw and turned to him. Joe went to his car and drove home after saying he will talk to them later. Murr got on his bike and biked home after seeing Brian going over to Sal. He was happy to see that and hoped that they could finally get back together. Brian and Sal watched Joe and Murr leave then the crew. After a while Brian blew out a breath and looked at Sal. "Hey...how are you?" he asked. Sal looked over at Brian. "Fine I guess," he replied. He guessed? Brian stared at Sal for a moment. Either he was fine or wasn't fine. Slowly he nodded his head then glanced around. Sal watched Brian for a moment. "How are you?" he asked. Brian looked over at Sal and shrugged. "I have been okay. I am lonely though, but it is what it is," he replied then looked down at his sneakers. Sal frowned and turned away to get his emotions in check. He didn't want to cry in front of Brian. He took a deep breath and exhaled slow.y He missed Brian and being around him. He looked back at Brian. "Um...yeah. I'm lonely, too. I...miss you Brian. Very much. The house is quiet without you in it," he said. Brian looked down then back at Sal. "I bet. My hotel room is quiet, too. But I put the TV on to have background noises," he said. Sal sighed then glanced around the area. "I...have missed...you, too," Brian hesitated. Sal smiled a little and looked back at Brian. "I am happy to hear that," he said. Brian nodded and glanced around the area. Sal glanced at his car then looked back at Brian. "I'm going to go," he said. Brian looked at Sal and sighed. "I need to tell him now," he thought. Sal smiled at Q before going to his side, but Brian stopped him. "Hold on Sal," he said and Sal stopped. "I need to talk to you about something." Sal nodded slowly then went over to Brian. "What's up?" he asked. Brian looked down at the ground and thought about what to tell Sal. He looked at his sneakers. Sal watched him. He wanted to hold him, but he might not want him to. He took a deep breath and exhaled shakily. Brian looked back at him. "Want to sit down first?" he asked. Sal nodded. Once they sat down, Brian ran his hand through his hair then looked at Sal. There were people around doing their own things, not paying attention to him and Sal. "Like I had said before, I miss you and I still love you. That won't stop. I still want to be with you if you still want that," he said. Sal listened to Brian and smiled a little then with hesitation he put his hand on top of Brian's and he held it. Sal thanked God that Brian didn't pull away. "I also still love you, miss you and want to be with you," he said. Brian smiled and kissed Sal's cheek. "I don't want to fight anymore babe. I know that you want to get married, but I just don't want to. I do want to be with only you and I will never cheat on you," he whispered into Sal's ear. He smiled and kissed Brian's lips. "I know you won't cheat on me, but still wish that we can still get married," he said. Brian frowned and moved away from Sal. "Dude," he whined. He glanced over at Sal. "Remember what I had said. I do not want to get married. Ever. I want to be either single or with you, and I want to be with you as your forever boyfriend," he said. Sal looked at him and sighed. He smoothed out his shirt in a nervous habit then got up. "I need to go," he suddenly said then left before Brian said anything. "Sal," Q said as he got up and watched Sal leave. He frowned and looked down when Sal didn't turn around. He sighed and ran his hand down his face. "Damn it. Ugh. Why do you have to do this Sal?" he asked as he lifted his head to the sky thinking that it would give him the answer, but the only person that could answer him was Sal himself. He shook his head then went to his jeep and headed home.
