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WHO: Thomas, Victor and Kat
WHAT: Hanging out and beer
WHEN: Thursday Night
WHERE: Victor's

Lena was still in hospital as the infection of her back was getting worse and not better. He would have been with her, of course, but once visiting hours were over he was forced to leave the hospital and all he did at home was worry. Which, in turn, worried Jamie. In order to let poor Jamie have some time to actually focus on the end of his senior year, Thomas purchased a few nice bottles of beer and he headed to Victor's place.

Victor was playing fetch with Ace when he heard the knock on the door. Ace immediately rushed over to it, but he wasn't barking, which Victor took as a good sign. "Do we have a visitor, boy?" Victor stood and dusted his pants off, shooting a grin at Kat. "I hope he doesn't jump up," he commented as he went to pull the door open.

"Come on, Ace, back up. Thomas! Hello!"

Feeling a little guilty for not calling first, Thomas waved while looking slightly ashamed. "Sorry I didn't call, I just...can I come in?"

"Of course you can come in," Victor replied as if Thomas shouldn't have to ask. He stepped aside and held Ace back so Thomas could move past them. "Kat's over, and this is Ace."

"Hello, Ace!" Thomas immediately put the beer down and crouched to pet the dog. "I love dogs. And Kat!"

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"Yes he does," Thomas nodded. "He gets that from his father."

Victor looped his arm around his girlfriend and he leaned to kiss her head. "But she loves you and that's important. You have a lot of wonderful people in your family too. People who have helped to keep the people you love safe. Thomas, Jamie and I have you to thank for that."

"It's true," Thomas joined in. "They also offered me money. I had no idea what to say."

She smiled to the kiss and the words. "I know, just sometimes I remember they can be dangerous too. But they do love me." She smiled at Thomas' words, "which is proven by that. Hermes would have asked for something back if I wasn't there."

"And I can't say do or don't to that. I'll let you make that choice. Nothing bad about it. Even I have a few certain things I'd ask the money for if a ton of bad crap would happen. Like if I can't get a job and the loan people are making noises." She shrugged, "nothing bad about that."

"Yeah, if he had asked for something back, I might have burst into tears," Thomas said honestly. "If I was in a position where I couldn't feed Jamie again, I would say yes without hesitating. We're okay at the moment though."

Victor raised his eyebrows at his friend. "Do you just forget you exist sometimes?" he asked in a tone he didn't use often.

Thomas looked a little taken aback. "Uh...I really do."

"Like you said, you can see where Jamie got this from. You have to take care of yourself too." Victor didn't often 'scold', but he said every word quite firmly.

"Yes, officer!" Thomas replied, though there was no hint of sarcasm in his voice. He was clearly a little intimidated by Victor verbally spanking him.

"It's former detective, actually," Victor winked.

She smiled but was glad victor had spoken up. "And this is why he's awesome boyfriend. But he is right Tom. You can't just focus on Jamie. You are important too." She'd just make sure Thomas remembered that.

"Don't wait for Jamie to be in trouble, okay?"

Thomas put his glass down and he smoothed his hands over his face with a groan. "You're both right, I just forget. When Jamie was growing up I never spared a thought for myself. Ever. I was doing it by myself and I was so worried I'd screw it up that focusing on myself just got too hard. It was too much to worry about two people so I worried about the one who couldn't worry about himself. It's a bad habit. If I keep getting called on it, I'll get out of it eventually."

"Oh I intend to call you on it!"

With a chuckle, Thomas said, "it seems that way. My mother does it too. I'll speak up if I'm in trouble. I will. I just worry a bit about hospital bills and the like. Later, I mean. Jamie wants to be an artist and I don't know how lucrative that is and if I can't work to help out-" Thomas sighed. "Welcome to my issues."

"So will I," She sipped from her beer before going to hug Thomas. "Hey look, if Jamie ever has issues with that you know I'll help right?" She drew back, "Thomas you keep forgetting you're my friend too. Anything I would do for Jamie, I would do for you too." She shrugged and smiled at Thomas, "I wouldn't even hesitate. Another thing I'd go to my grandfather to if I needed it. That's not something you have to worry about." She would always help out people she cared for.

Grateful for the hug, Thomas gave her a squeeze back. "Thank you," he said with feeling. "It makes me feel less worried about the future."

"I'd help in any way I could as well," Victor spoke up. "Neither of us would hesitate." He smiled widely at Kat and Thomas loved seeing how fond they were of each other.

"You guys are pretty great," Thomas said quietly. "I didn't really have friends in my twenties and I could have used them. It's really nice having them now."

"Oh, Jesus, Thomas. You're going to make me cry," Victor protested.

She returned Victor's smile, glad for him. "Of course Thomas. You know we're here for you." She chuckled then, "I think he's cute when he gets all sniffly. I got to do that a couple of days ago" she gave Victor a cheeky smile before sitting back down on her seat.

"It's true," Victor said after smiling back at Kat. "Made me well up while I was driving."

After taking his glass back and sipping at it again, Thomas looked curious. "While you were driving? What did she say? Or is it a secret?"

"That's up to Kat," Victor said, smiling over at her. He didn't feel right just blurting out that they had been talking about children and naming them after his parents. But if she didn't mind, he certainly didn't.

He didn't seem to mind so she just shrugged. "The subject of kids came up and what to name them. And because I never got to meet Victor's parents I figured naming our kids after them would be a good way to honor them." She smiled at Victor. "So he got all sniffly. It was adorable. But hey he got me a dog so I figured it was a good thing to say." there was more to it, but she wanted to keep it light.

"It was pretty much the sweetest thing anyone has said to me," Victor added.

"Kids!" Thomas was immediately excited by that. "Aww, I miss having a kid around, asking ridiculous questions. They come up with the best things, they really do. I think it's really nice you'd name them after Vic's parents."

"I'm really looking forward to it," Victor grinned. "In a patient, 'it will happen when it's supposed to happen' way, of course. But I've always wanted to be a father."

"Being a parent is the best thing," Thomas beamed. "I can't have any more though, so you might have to remind me to leave yours alone. It's very likely."

She beamed at that, "Well I have to win some points. You already get all the boyfriend points."

"And you'll be great at it, and in the meantime you can fuss over the puppy." Smiling she ruffled Ace's fur. "And I don't think Ace minds one bit." She laughed then, "what and miss adorable uncle Thomas? Unlikely."

"You have way more points than you think you do," Victor assured her. "Way more." And then he scratched Ace's ears. "I don't mind one bit either because he's perfect! Aren't you, boy?"

"Just as long as adorable Uncle Thomas doesn't turn into Fugitive Thomas who stole a baby," Thomas said with an amused sigh. "I would love to have more, but we dodged a bullet with Jamie not having Huntington's. I'm not willing to risk it again."

That made Victor think. "I should maybe get tested to see if I'm a carrier for anything. My parents died young, before some things would have shown up. Just as a precaution."

"Very wise," Thomas nodded. "We had no idea because my grandparents died in a car accident so there was just no way my father even knew to look out for it."

She smiled to that, even though it didn't really matter. As long as she made him happy she was happy. "Please don't. I don't want to have to call my grandfather. But I can understand that."

"That is wise. I should probably do that too. My mother's mom she died giving birth so we don't know there. Besides Greek weirdness there's nothing from Hermes. I think. Best to be sure about things like that. Raincloud gives good ideas." She grinned at Thomas. "And if I am interrupting male bonding just let me know."

Thomas chuckled and he shook his head. "I don't want you to have to call your grandfather either! I promise, no babynapping."

"We'll do that then," Victor said, turning to kiss Kat lightly.

"Hah! You're not interrupting anything! I don't know if what Victor and I do when we're alone can really be referred to as 'male' anyway."

"Last week we spent two hours swapping recipes," Victor confirmed.

She returned the kiss happily, "before or after the trip? I don't mind either way."

She laughed to that, "Adorable, but still sometimes I figure not having a girl around might be nice." she made a face, "I'm just trying not to be one of those girls who insists on being present for all the things."

"We could make appointments now for after the trip, just in case they take while," Victor suggested.

"You're precious to me," Thomas informed his friend. "I would never not want you around. I just said the word 'precious', I should stop drinking. It's true though!"

"Sounds like a good plan to me." and she'd have some company for those doctor visits, which was never bad. It was still a good idea to get a check up.

She chuckled, "you had all of one beer? Wow Thomas, but yeah the same goes for me. Occasionally I have flaily moments."

"I'm a lightweight!" Thomas protested, placing his empty glass on the coffee table. "Before I stopped drinking so much I would try to keep up with my friends and that always led to passing out. Pre-Jamie, of course. But back then I put anything available into my body. It's kind of impressive I'm still here."

"The only drugs I ever did were alcohol and nicotine," Victor said with a shrug. "But I did drink myself silly for a year before joining the academy. Don't plan on ever doing that again."

"I once woke up in an alleyway with a heroin needle sticking out of my arm. But I never was known for making the best decisions at fifteen," Thomas said with a shake of his head. "I don't know how my mother didn't slap me."

"Wow," it was kind of strange to hear all that, and to know what the two had gone through. "I feel kind of impressive, considering the worst I do is enjoy a drink now and then. And even then not a lot. I guess I never did rebel that much."

"And I admire her restraint Thomas. I would have."

"Oh I would have too!" Thomas acknowledged. "I was horrible. I ran away three times and only came home because I was hungry. My poor parents had been worrying themselves sick and I was running around, tripping on acid, thinking I was the king of the world. I very much wasn't. But it did serve as a cautionary tale for my sisters as well as Jamie. Don't end up like Thomas."

"It just goes to show your growth now, that you only ever have two drinks. It served as a cautionary tale to future Thomas as well," Victor pointed out.

"Ah, you have a point there. I'm still shocked I didn't OD or accidentally walk into traffic or something. I did break an arm thinking I could fly once..."

"Your journey may have been a little crooked but I do like how you turned out," She smiled at her friend, "but seriously, I am glad you don't do that anymore."

I have never broken anything and let's hope it stays that way. The only time I had to go to the E.R. was during he very much fired Halloween." She made a face, "ugh now I'm worried I caught something from that stupid thing. Still not sure I wasn't seeing shit."

"I'm glad I don't either," Thomas assured her. "It was stupid and I stopped the day Jamie was born because he was so much more important."

"Well said," Victor smiled. Then he groaned, "oh god, that Halloween. I'm sure you didn't imagine it, and we'll get everything checked out," Victor said soothingly. "That was not an okay day."

"Well I have a scar that proves it, just not fun." she sighed, "Anyway enough rain clouds for today. Things will get checked out and it reminds me to get other appointments before other doctors yell at me."

Thomas tried very hard not to think about what that meant. "Medical testing is a great thing, but I look forward to not being stuck with needles, at least for a while," he admitted.

"They gave Lena a spinal tap yesterday. She made me sing her Cure songs while it was happening to be distracted. Sorry...more rain clouds. She was very good about it, but it was the first time I'd seen her back since- There were whip marks. It-it was horrible." The last few words were said at near whisper.

Victor leaned forward with his elbows on his knees. "Did you talk to her about it?"

"Yes," Thomas nodded. "I didn't want her to think I was avoiding it or anything. I just feel so horrible for her and I can't really do anything and it's so frustrating."