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Tweak says, "Well hit sir! Very well hit!"

Valentino Spinelli (tinovslove) wrote in genome_project,
@ 2012-07-12 23:07:00

Entry tags:

july 2012, mia bailey, valentino spinelli

Who: Tino and Mia
What: a talk
When: today, shortly after this, and shortly before this
Where: their house
Rated: TBD

Tino frowned. Here he was, sitting around his house, waiting to deliver more bad news. It seemed like he had just been in this position. It hadn't been pleasant. In fact, it had all but backfired and blown up in his face. He wasn't going to make the same mistake twice, that was for sure. For starters, he didn't cook dinner. And the boys were around somewhere, playing or something. There would be no yelling. It was important that there was no yelling about this. Gino and Benito didn't need to know.

He paced around the kitchen. Traffic. It was the bane of his existence, even when he wasn't sitting in it. It was taking Mia forever, it seemed. Ugh. Really. The only thing he hated more than traffic was Alex Bailey, and he had good reason. What a complete and utter dick. To make Tino break news like this? It wasn't fair. And the boys had done nothing wrong. Honestly, he felt bad for Olivia. She was a sweet girl, swept into a controlling and psychopathic marriage.

He hated the idea of this. He needed a drink. With a quick couple of steps, Tino was standing in front of the fridge, pulling it open and reaching in for a beer. He popped the top off -- which rolled onto the floor and under a cabinet -- and took a large swig. In two more gulps, the drink was gone. He placed it on the counter and grabbed another. He was just about to take another large gulp when he heard Mia's keys in the door.

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in_focus
2012-07-13 03:25 am UTC (link)

Mia had no idea what was bothering Tino so much, but his whole 'I don't want to tell you over the phone because you'll crash and die' spiel didn't exactly give her high hopes. She didn't even know which of her brothers Tino was referring to. It could just as easily have been Alex as Ben, and she shuddered to think of what kind of news he might be bringing regarding either.

She took a deep breath outside the front door to gather herself, before she pushed it open. Rather than face Tino right away, she went back to the boys to say hello, and then finally drug her feet back to where she had seen Tino in the kitchen. "Hi," she greeted softly, not quite meeting his gaze as had become the norm over the past week.

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tinovslove
2012-07-13 04:25 am UTC (link)

"Hi." Normally Tino greeted her with a hug and a kiss, sometimes a playful grab of the ass. But lately, none of that had gone on. They'd been-- or at least Tino had-- casting their eyes downward when passing each other in the hallways. There were conversations, but only shallow ones about the boys. Tino had opted to sleep on the sofa, even though he was still standing strong behind his notion that he had done nothing wrong.

This was going to be the first real thing they'd said to each other since that was said. That which they don't speak of. "How was work?" Should he just jump into it? Past practice would say that it was a poor idea.

	in_focus 2012-07-15 05:57 pm UTC (link)
	"Look, I don't know what you were trying to accomplish with this- trying to get us back on some kind of common ground or something after all the bullshit this week, maybe- but Alex wouldn't do that. He's my brother, and it's really fucked up that you're going there, might I add." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	in_focus 2012-07-15 06:05 pm UTC (link)
	"Tino, come off it," she groaned, watching him go as she crossed her arms over her chest. "Do I really have to read some shit fest between you and Alex? I know how you are with each other." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tinovslove 2012-07-15 06:10 pm UTC (link)
	"Yes. Because if you're going to call me a liar because I won't--" he stopped himself. He didn't want to bring up their other fight. Instead, he let the words on the page do the talking. Within a minute, he had opened up the website and clicked to the page in question. "See? Look." He stepped aside and gently nudged her toward the computer. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	in_focus 2012-07-16 11:48 am UTC (link)
	Mia looked him over for a minute, thankful enough that he hadn't objected that she could ignore his comments for the time being. Had they really been happy a couple of weeks ago? It felt so far away. "Just... help me get them ready, please," she murmured, moving for the boy's room. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)