NEVER, NEVER, NEVER drive in a car with a small child unless the child is in a safety seat, or with an older child unless the child is secured with a seatbelt. Brian riding with Gus in his lap? No. And don't say that Brian and Gus were in the same seatbelt, because that wouldn't be safe for Gus in an accident. Given that canon-Brian always wears his own seatbelt--and makes sure that his passengers wear theirs, I'm sure he'd know that.

Other than that, I'm enjoying your series. But you might want to have a beta look over this chapter for spelling mistakes. They kept tripping me up in my enjoyment of reading this.