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BLETCHLEY; miles (bletched) wrote in junctusic,
@ 2019-03-27 12:48:00

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!thread, character: miles bletchley, character: sam bletchley

who ? sam and miles bletchley
when ? wednesday evening, 27th march
where ? miles' place
what ? bros being bros
status ? complete

Having wrapped his case early, Miles had actually gotten out of work early, which was rare. He'd owled his brother to see if Sam was free to come over for a beer or two and when he'd confirmed that yes, he could, Miles had gone out to get beers and something he could cook them for dinner. That was how Sam found him, mid-way through preparing stuff from some fajitas, since that seemed like pretty good food to go with some beers. "Hey," Miles greeted letting his brother in before heading straight back to the kitchen. "There's been in the fridge, help yourself," he told Sam, since he already had one open and was currently focused on stirring the chicken pieces he was frying.

"You had a busy day?" Miles asked conversationally. "I finished early," he explained, since he hadn't really specified in his owl. "I was going to owl Katie, but I think she might actually still be working?" And besides, Miles had figured it'd been a while since him and Sam had hanged out. That was probably true for Amelia, too, so Miles made a mental note to owl his sister as well, but tonight he was just going to hang out with Sam. "I haven't disturbed your evening plans, have I?" Miles was pretty sure that if Sam had anything more important planned than 'spend time with Liv' he would've said no to Miles' offer of drinks.

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actionstation
2019-03-29 01:49 pm UTC (link)

"Do you want me to arrange some time off," Sam asked. "In case you need moral support?" He raised an eyebrow along with his question, but it was very much a genuine offer. If Miles thought it might be helpful to have back-up, someone to watch the baby if he needed to get some sleep or if it was getting too much for him, Sam would make sure he was available. "I'm not pretending I know anything about babies, but if you just need an extra pair of hands or eyes for something, I can probably figure it out." Sam was still planning to use some of his annual leave to go on another holiday with Liv, but he got enough time off that he could do both. "Do you know how to do that?" Sam asked, smirking slightly. While Miles had been a boy baby, Sam felt that looking after one might be quite different. "I think you'll figure it out, whether it's a boy or a girl. As long as it's not twins, then you'd be screwed." Fortunately, Sam was quite certain Katie would know by now if it was twins.

Sam had considered the day he was adopted, too, and his feelings about it were mixed. "I don't know," he admitted, taking his seat. "Obviously, becoming a Bletchley is something I want to celebrate, but the day I was adopted is also sort of the day my birth family officially handed me over, you know? I know my birth mum must've decided before then, that she didn't want me, but -" Sam shrugged. It was a pair of feelings he'd felt before, that any time he thought about being glad he was adopted, he also had to think about how he'd been given away. "I think that's why I like a different birthday better, because then it can just be about me being who I am now, and not me being someone else's son, too. I could use my first birthday, because that's the first one I celebrated as a Bletchley." That was quite a nice thought, especially as by Sam's first birthday Amelia had also been a part of the family. He did laugh at the suggestion he have his nephew (or niece) celebrated instead. "Is the baby going to be a Bletchley?" he asked, curiously.

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bletched
2019-03-31 12:20 pm UTC (link)

Miles laughed at Sam's offer, which was a very nice offer and Miles didn't actually doubt that if he asked Sam would go through with it, but shook his head anyway. "I appreciate that, but no, I think the parenting thing is meant to be done by the actual parents, and I'm sure your holidays can be spent better than changing nappies." Which did make Miles think how in a few months time he'd have to be changing nappies, but this was rather his mess to sort out. "I don't know anything about babies but I'm sure I'll figure it out," he added with more confidence than Miles necessarily felt in relation to the topic. "It's not twins," he commented confidently, because Miles had already very specifically asked Katie that.

Miles hadn't really thought of it from that perspective, and wasn't sure he really would, because they weren't experiences Miles could relate to, but he did nod. "I hadn't thought of that," he told his brother truthfully. "But a first birthday sounds cool," he added with a smile. Once the food was dished out and they'd started to eat, Miles shook his head. "I think Bletchley-Bell?" It sounded, to him, better than 'Bell-Bletchley', but him and Katie hadn't come to a definite decision just yet.

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