Re: Elaine/TJ
"Perfection is a bitch to live up to, Mama." TJ shook his head. "No, I don't think he did because Doug...he really is just like you. He's as much a perfectionist as the two of you are. He's always tried to do everything you wanted and do it flawlessly. Maybe when we were kids. But, Doug wasn't the one screwing up every time you turned around. He was the one who traveled the world with you. Can I ask you something? Why did you send me away after Sidwell kicked me out? Everyone knew my grades were just an excuse because they didn't want to deal with the aftermath of my being outed. You could have found another school near D.C., but you sent me away from you, the family, away from Doug. Why?"
Smiling again, TJ nodded. "I'm trying to, Mama. I'm not very good at it, yet. But, I'm trying to help him, be there the way he's always been there for me. You don't have to ask. I'd do it anyway because it's Doug. There isn't much I wouldn't do for my brother." Chuckling, he shook his head again. This serious? God, what did TJ know about serious? "If by this serious, you mean I'm in love with him, heart-stoppingly crazy about him? Then, yeah, I am. And I'll ask him. Maybe not every dinner, though. I love you, but he's going to be busy as Deeks' second and I'd like him to myself occasionally," he added with a grin.