When the Past Becomes the Future

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If Jules hadn't already told Levi they were staying she would have left. It was weird being in Brian's house with him so pissed off at her. She wasn't trying to make him mad but the fact that this woman was questioning Levi being Brian's infuriated her. She knew she had nothing to prove but she never wanted there to ever be a doubt in anyone's mind that Brian was her son's father.

After tucking Levi in and being thankful that he didn't ask too much questions on where Brian was, she went into the master bedroom and collapsed. She needed to talk to someone so after glancing at the clock and deciding it wasn't too late to call Bessy.

"Hey girl you free?" She asked when her friend picked up.

"Of course!" Bessy replied. Joe has already spilled the beans on what was happening so she knew the story. What she didn't know was that Juliette has brought Levi over for a DNA test of his own.

"So now he's furious at me. Jules said finishing her recap for Bessy.

"I'm confused, I thought Q never asked for a DNA test for Levi?" Bessy asked. "Why bring him over there?"

"I just feel like this Tina girl is judging me and the more I can do to prove to her and the world that Levi is one hundred percent Brian's the better." Juliette explained.

Bessy sighed into the phone, she hated that her friend was thinking about this all wrong. "Jules, who cares what the world or this woman think? The only thing that should matter is what Brian thinks. Do you think he doubts Levi is his?"

"Sometimes...maybe...I don't know." Juliette answered, "I don't think I did before this happened. Now it's gonna be like this kid has generic proof and Levi doesn't."

The two chatted for a little while and when they hung up it was past 10 and there was still no word from Brian. She hoped the morning would be better and she dozed off hoping he wasn't doing anything stupid.
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Q woke up the next morning on Sal's couch. The two had gone out to a few bars and not wanting to deal with Juliette he decided to crash at his friend's. He glanced at his phone and noticed a voicemail he had received around midnight.

"Hey it's me." He heard Jules' voice play. "It's getting really late and I know you're mad but I just wanted to say I'm sorry. Love you. Bye."

She sounded so sad and broken in the message. He instantly felt bad for leaving her wondering where he was all night.
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Unfortunately by the time he got back to his house Juliette and Levi had already left for school and work. He made his way upstairs to take a quick shower and get ready to head to set when something on the nightstand caught his eye.
I'm sorry Fireboy. I love you and you are the best daddy to Levi, there's no need to prove that to anyone.

He smiled and slid the note into the top drawer of the night stand.
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It was a long grueling day of bit after bit. Sometimes they have magic and everything plays out perfectly, however other days they get recognized way too much and any usable footage is quickly ruined by an overexcited fan. The Jokers weren't happy with any of the footage they got and most likely none of it would be getting used, so in other words a waste of an entire day.

He decided to swing by Juliette's new house and hang with Levi for a little bit. That always cheered him up. Levi was overjoyed to see his dad and while Juliette sat at the table and sketched out some new designs she looked on as her two boys played Battleship. A friend from school had turned Levi onto this game and now he was obsessed.

"A-17." Levi called out.

Brian tried to hide a smile as he discreetly moved his piece to A-17. "You sunk my battleship again!" Brian sighed letting his son win another round. "God you are too good at this game."

Levi's only response was a giggle. He loved hanging out with his dad more than anything. "Can we go watch cartoons now?!"

Brian glanced over at the clock hanging in the living room. "Buddy it's almost time for bed. We can watch cartoons another time."

"Tomorrow?!" Levi asked.

"I'm not gonna be here for the next couple days buddy. Gotta work." Brian said.

But you just came back?!" Levi whined.

Juliette heard the commotion and decided she needed to join in. "Levi enough. You know daddy has to travel. He has been here for hours playing, now it's time to go upstairs and start your shower." She ordered.

"Pal, I'll be back in a few days, I promise." He said kneeling down and wiping the couple tears that had wet his son's face.

As they watched Levi stomp his feet upstairs, Brian's phone buzzed in his pocket. "Hello?" He answered.

"Is this Brian Quinn?" The voice asked.

"Yes, this is him." He responded.

"It's Robert from New York Genetics. I have the test results. Is now a good time?."

Brian's heart pounded in his chest. While he was playing with Levi, for those few hours he had forgotten all about it. "Yeah. I mean yes please." Brian mumbled a lump now forming in his throat.

"Well sir, it is with genetic certainty that Levi Dawson is your son." Robert said. Brian let out a deep breath, he never once doubted it but it was still nice to hear it was true.

"And the other little boy?" Brian asked.

"It is also with genetic certainty that Jace Raymond is your son as well." Robert answered.

Brian dropped his weight onto the couch. He had two sons by two different women. Something he was always so careful about was now his reality. "I will email you as well as the boys' mothers copies of the results. Have a good night sir." Robert said ending the call.

Juliette didn't need to hear the conversation to know the results. "He's yours isn't he?" She asked.

Brian rubbed his hand over his face a few times trying to get his thoughts together. "Yeah." He finally said with a deep sigh, "Looks like she was telling the truth."

"So what now?" Juliette asked.

"What are you talking about?" Brian asked sensing annoyance in her voice.

"Are we all supposed to be one big happy family?" She snapped.

"Can you give me a fucking second to process this?!" Brian yelled back. "I don't know what I'm gonna do. All I know is in the matter of months I ended up with two kids that I didn't even know existed."

"And who's fault is that?!" She fought back.

Brian stares at her in utter disbelief. "Are you seriously fucking kidding me right now?! You really wanna throw this in my face Juliette?!"

He immediately shot up like a rocket and grabbed his keys. "You have some serious mental fucking issues. I'll be in New Orleans for the next few days, maybe it's best we don't speak for that time! Get your fucking head on straight!" He said then slammed the front door.

As Brian got into his Jeep he couldn't help but think what a perfect time this trip was coming. After he finished his work commitments he was going to let loose and party like he hadn't done in a long time. All his problems in New York were getting put on hold for the next 72 hours. While he sat at a red light he scrolled through his phone and saw a number he only ever used when he was in New Orleans. Party Q was back.