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restroom, fatigue settled in again. At least Jesse was good enough to decide they could all break early for lunch.
    Julian’s vision blackened as a pair of warm hands covered his eyes from behind. A deep baritone whispered in his ear, “Guess who?”
    “Not quite the man of my dreams, but close enough.”
    Brandon laughed and dropped his hands from Julian’s eyes.
    “Strange, I’ve heard that before. But it’s usually more like, not the man of my dreams, and not even close.”
    Julian turned around and met the blue eyes of Jesse’s older brother, the shade lighter than Jesse’s indigo. With his ebony hair, his elegant features, and medium build lined in muscle, the famed stage actor never ceased to make Julian’s heart flutter. Except today. Oddly, his body wasn’t reacting to Brandon’s presence like it usually did. There wasn’t even a stir of emotion. He chocked it up to being tired. “Now we both know that’s not true. There’s one man who you fulfill every one of his wildest dreams and fantasies.”
    Brandon sighed, a dreamy expression on his face as he sat on the piano bench. “That’s true.”
    Julian took a seat beside him. “And where is the karate master today?”
    “Parking the car. It’s pouring outside and he didn’t want me to get wet, so he dropped me off at the doors. Have you ever known a man so sweet?”
    “Yes, quite the prince,” Julian grumbled.
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    Brandon rocked against him. “Now, there’s no need for that.
    I know you like Shun.”
    “I do like Shunichi, very much.” Julian exhaled a sigh. “I’m just jealous.”
    Brandon gazed at him, a soft smile on his lips. “It never would’ve worked out between us, Jules. We both know that.”
    “Of course I do. I didn’t mean I was jealous because he has you. I’m jealous of the action I know he’s getting. I mean, my God, Brandon, you’re phenomenal.”
    Brandon’s smiled brightened. “Why, thank you. I think I’m quite good myself, and Shun doesn’t seem to think I’m half bad either.”
    Julian chuckled. “Yeah, I’m sure he doesn’t.”
    He glanced at Brandon, the memories of their nights of intimacy filling his mind. The first time happened over Christmas while Conquest was on their first tour. Whether it had been not wanting to sleep alone over the holiday, or their attraction for each had built to a breaking point, he and Brandon couldn’t resist falling into bed together. He had suspected Brandon would be good, but how good still stunned him.
    After the New Year, when Brandon was forced to return to Chicago to continue playing the Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera, and he had to move on with the band, they parted under the belief that while they both enjoyed what happened between them, it wouldn’t happen again, and neither wanted a commitment from the other. So when Brandon caught up with them on the road in Japan while they were touring with Evan, going to bed with him again was the last thing on Julian’s mind, until they all went out. He, Evan, and Brandon sat in a bar drinking sake and trading sex stories while Jesse and Kenny played video games in an arcade across the street. The stories left all of them hot, but Evan had an outlet and took Jesse straight to their hotel.
    At that time, neither he nor Brandon were seeing anyone.
    When they returned to the hotel, Brandon followed him to his room, accepting the unspoken invitation. But once again when Keys to Love 33
    they parted ways, both knew their experience was nothing more than a good time.
    The truth of it was, even though the sex between them was amazing, it was more of a comfort thing for him. Brandon was a friend, and at the time, it was nice to be with someone he’d known longer than having just met backstage. But for all Brandon’s attractiveness, kindness, and bright personality, he simply didn’t fulfill what Julian wanted in a permanent partner. Brandon was just a bit too refined. With regards to Brandon’s type, Julian