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[personal profile] larue 2014-04-06 07:11 am (UTC)(link)
[ There's a slight twist to his lips at that. ]

Yeah. [ A shrug. ]

And then he ran. Or was trying to, until I cornered him.

[ A pause and smile. ] Figuratively speaking.
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[personal profile] larue 2014-04-06 11:58 am (UTC)(link)
[ He knows you like he knows himself, Cindy. That is something he is happy hasn't changed -- at least the core of it. You're still the kid he helped raise, the little girl who kept him on his toes, who served as his anchor to all things good.

Smiling now, and reaching over to tweak his little sister's nose. ]
Ask.

And yes. I am. [ There's a shy look as he smiles. He's clearly thinking of that one. ] He does.
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[personal profile] larue 2014-04-06 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Rolling his eyes at that. ]

Sis, really?

[ Thank God it's dim, because Josh can feel the beginnings of a flush creeping up the back of his neck. ]
larue: (053 »)

famous last words, josh

[personal profile] larue 2014-04-07 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
[ This Look. Just this Look, Cindy Louise.

And a twitch from one eyebrow before he's turning away to light up another cigarette. ]


I'm never going to bring him to the house while you're around.
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[personal profile] larue 2014-04-07 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
[ He is not even going to acknowledge that statement with an answer and is going to attempt to steer the conversation elsewhere. ]

Are you going to start making me regret never censoring your reading material, young lady? [ Because seriously, there has got to be a line that a body doesn't cross where it concerns stuff like this. At least where it concerns family. ]

Hey. [ Looking back now though, all seriousness. ] Let me figure out how to tell Dad first, okay?

[ It's not a matter of his father taking issue with him falling for another guy, because that kind of thing was never an issue in their family. ]
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[personal profile] larue 2014-04-07 03:53 am (UTC)(link)
[ And this is when he pulls her over to tuck her head beneath his chin, before he makes those affectionate kissy noises against her cheek.

After that though: ]
I swear to God, this blind-sided me.

[ Yes. Honesty Hour with the Brennans. ]

I was the last to know.
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[personal profile] larue 2014-04-07 06:10 am (UTC)(link)
[ And he's resting his cheek atop her head at that. He'll let you go in a bit, Cindy. He just needs something to hold onto for now. ]

I'm just glad I caught him before he ran.

[ He pulls back at that. ] He said i deserved better. That I could have better.
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[personal profile] larue 2014-04-07 06:21 am (UTC)(link)
[ This, among other reasons, is why he loves you. Very much.

Laughing now, even as he bites his lower lip. ]


After a fashion.

[ With his mouth. Before they were interrupted.

A sober look crosses his face though. ]
I'd never seen him so thrown. Or torn. It was like he was so convinced that... [ Shaking his head now. ] I get it though.

Things have been hard.
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[personal profile] larue 2014-04-07 06:37 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, [ a nod. ] The right ones always are.

[ Fiddling with his lighter now. ]

So... you're okay with this, right?

Because it matters. To the both of us, that you are.
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[personal profile] larue 2014-04-07 06:44 am (UTC)(link)
[ Oh, Cindy. ]

I think he's afraid of that.

[ That's said quietly. ]

Screwing up.
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[personal profile] larue 2014-04-07 06:59 am (UTC)(link)
[ Hearing that from you means more than words can ever express.

Gathering his sister close again now, and he might be a little choked up when he goes: ]


I am so glad I did right by you.

[ It was, at one point, all he ever wanted. ]
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[personal profile] larue 2014-04-07 08:02 am (UTC)(link)
[ Dropping a kiss atop Cindy's head at that. Smiling, and then holding on for a while longer before he lets her go. ]

You want to head back? [ A tilt of the head. ] Because if you're not in a hurry we should walk.

I want to show you one of the routes Rethe showed me when I first got here.

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