Jonathan Reznick-Quinn (rezidentsk8er) wrote in tiberiusswann, @ 2012-03-21 22:36:00 |
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Entry tags: | rez, riley |
Who: Riley and Rez
When: Night
Where: Boston
What: Talking through the day's events
Riley had finished cleaning up and was sitting on the couch and reading a book he found on the table.
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Rez stayed with River for a while even after she fell asleep. He was watching her and thinking about.. things, so many things. Finally he decided he should go down and make sure that Riley was alright so he crept out of the bed carefully so as not to wake her and then headed downstairs. Riley was on the couch reading a book and Rez just sort of hung out in the door for a bit watching him too, at least until the other man noticed he was there.
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Riley felt Rez coming down the stairs before he saw him. He continued to read his book, wondering why Rez was just looking at him but he didn't interrupt him until he was done his chapter. "Hey, she asleep?" He asked softly as he put the book back on the table and watched Rez as he tried to process everything.
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Rez cleared his throat and then nodded his head at the question. "Yeah. They're all.. tucked away in bed." Ethan, River and Chloe. It was almost perfect if it wasn't for that fact that the one child wasn't his and the woman was dying and he had his ex-lover on the living room sofa and his current girlfriend was back in Danvers doing fuck only knows what. He crossed over to the couch to flop down on it, laying his head back and exhaling a breath. "Fuckin' crazy ass day, huh?" He paused and then added, "Crazy ass weekend really." There had been absolutely nothing normal about it.
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Riley smiled at him as he watched him come over to the couch and flop down. "Yeah it's been a messed up kind of weekend that's for sure. That used to mean being wasted out of my mind...now it's just usually shit like this." Riley said with a laugh and then chewed on his lip. "She's a nice girl...well woman. Ethan is...adorable..and he's definitely yours."
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"A sign of the times, old man." They were both getting older. They were both parents now. That... was just crazy and weird to think of but.. yeah, things had changed. "She is. Always has been." Rez smiled softly. "She was my first, ya know? I was... so crazy about her but too cool to let on that I was, ya know?" He grinned. "And yeah, he's a mess. Snores too. Sounds just like me." Speaking of which, he was feeling exhausted, so he shifted on the couch, making himself at home, his head on Riley's lap and his legs stretched out across the sofa. "Forgot to ask where the spare room was."
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"Yeah trust me I'm feeling it sometimes. And one day I'm gonna be really old and you won't look too much older than now...shifters age slowly don't they?" Riley asked as he got lost in his head for a moment. "Really...yeah I get that. She was crazy about you too, it's easy to see." Riley laughed softly and then nodded at Rez's evaluation of his son. "Yeah just a bit." Riley let him lay in his lap and started to play with his hair. "I think it's on this floor, I saw a bedroom when I looked for a bathroom."
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"Yeah, they do," Rez replied in a somewhat sleepy voice. "We can live.. for ages longer than humans can." Though the thought of Riley growing old and him staying young didn't really suit him. He didn't wanna think about that just now. He smiled at the talk about Ethan and added, "He's cute though, right? Little mop head." He exhaled a soft laugh. "Mmm, cool. I'm fuckin' tired." He opened his eyes to peer up at him and offered, "I can sleep on the couch if you want. I mean if you aren't comfortable with the whole.. sharin' a bed thing."
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Riley frowned at that idea and wondered how hard it would be to get infected because being old scared him. "Uh yeah he's adorable, going to give you a run for your money." Riley smirked and then tugged on a piece of Rez's hair. "really you think I can't sleep in the same bed as you? You can sleep on the couch if you want but I don't mind." Riley bent down and kissed Rez's forehead. "Now get up so we can go to bed, unless you want me to carry you?" He asked with a grin.
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"Prolly," Rez laughed. He shook his head with a smirk at the question. "Nope. I don't think you can." He quirked a brow slightly as he added, "You were never able to sleep before." He wiggled his brows at him and then laughed. He closed his eyes when Riley leaned down to kiss him and then allowed them to flutter open before he replied not to the question but to what was on his mind. "Thanks for being here. I don't... I'm not sure I could do this.. alone and.. if you weren't here, I don't... I'm pretty sure no one else would be." And by that he meant that Lily wouldn't have come. He let that statement settle for a moment before he pushed himself up and got his feet under him. "Lead the way, Sherlock." He needed to sleep. Tomorrow was sure to be a long ass day.
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Riley rolled his eyes at him and stuck out his tongue. "yeah yeah whatever, i think I can do it just fine thanks." He knew Rez was teasing but still he hated that he probably would have a bit of a reaction to being in bed with him. However he would just do his best to ignore it. Riley looked at Rez when he thanked him and smiled. "Where else would I be? I'm always going to be here for you." He said before messing up his hair. Riley pulled himself off the couch and started down the hallway, flicking the light on in the bedroom. It was just a double bed so they were going to be touching, awesome.
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"Damn," Rez teased back, feigning his disappointment. Still, after the awkwardness in the yard last night, tonight was bound to be a bit... tense perhaps? "You're too good to me," Rez said softly in response to Riley's sentiment. "Too good to most people." And the people in his life hardly deserved it but.. he was glad for it all the same. The bedroom was pretty lackluster but the bed looked comfy and Rez was more than ready for it. He kicked off his shoes, peeled off his shirt and then dropped his jeans in a matter of seconds before tugging the covers back. "Still on the left?" He asked, making sure he didn't get the side that Riley was most comfortable on before he climbed in, laying on his back, arms folded beneath his head.
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"Damn," Rez teased back, feigning his disappointment. Still, after the awkwardness in the yard last night, tonight was bound to be a bit... tense perhaps? "You're too good to me," Rez said softly in response to Riley's sentiment. "Too good to most people." And the people in his life hardly deserved it but.. he was glad for it all the same. The bedroom was pretty lackluster but the bed looked comfy and Rez was more than ready for it. He kicked off his shoes, peeled off his shirt and then dropped his jeans in a matter of seconds before tugging the covers back. "Still on the left?" He asked, making sure he didn't get the side that Riley was most comfortable on before he climbed in, laying on his back, arms folded beneath his head.
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Riley glanced at him when he said something about him being too good. "I am not." He smirked and then started to get undressed. Riley got rid of everything but his underwear and stopped for a second when Rez asked him if he still slept on the left side of the bed. He blinked and nodded, surprised that the other man remembered that. Riley slipped into bed turned off the light and immediately rolled onto his side. He snuggled into the pillows and pulled the blankets up.
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Rez shifted to give Riley room once he climbed into bed but it was kind of small so it was diffiicult to not be in his space. Still, he stayed laying on his back, settled beneath the covers though his thoughts were racing. "After tonight, when I wake up in the morning, everything about my life is going to be different," he said after a few long minutes of silence. "I don't know if I'm ready for it," he admitted softly. "I'm almost.. scared to go to sleep." He exhaled a soft laugh. "What if I fuck this all up?" He paused and then added in an even smaller voice, "What if she dies?"
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Riley was close to Rez but he had no choice the bed wasn't big enough for two fully grown men. He made a soft noise so Rez knew he was listening and then looked at him with a slight frown. "No one is ever ready, even if you have the whole nine months of waiting, you're not ready." Riley sat up a bit and rested on his elbow. "You will fuck up sometimes, it's part of being a parent. You just have to learn from it and not do it again. Parents aren't perfect, just do what you think is best." Riley bit his lip when Rez mentioned River and then reached over and touched Rez's shoulder. "If it gets that far, and she agrees...she can always become a vampire Rez. Life wouldn't be the same but she would still be there."
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"I fuck up all the time with the boys." Adam especially. He had no idea what to do with that kid and now there was this and... Ugh. He had a feeling that he wasn't going to handle this news well. He looked at Riley when he touched his shoulder and then nodded his head. "You're right," he said softly, though even that prospect terrified him. What if it didn't work or they didn't do it in time and she died anyway? There were all these possibilities and none of them were pleasant. But he couldn't drive himself crazy over it anymore tonight. Instead, he shifted onto his side and curled into the other man, exhaling a breath. He didn't ask him to hold him but he knew that he would. He needed it. And Riley had a habit of always giving him what he needed.
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Riley didn't think Rez fucked up all the time with the boys, they were just a lot harder to deal with. "they are teenagers, they are a lot harder to deal with straight out of the box you know?" A lot of things could happen with River but Riley didn't want Rez to obsess over it. "I know it's hard but let's get some sleep...there will be shopping to do tomorrow, you don't have a crib or anything and the car can only take so much." Riley did take Rez into his arms before settling in to the bed himself and closing his eyes.
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And that was one way in which Riley was so wonderful. He gave Rez something totally new and manageable to fixate on, the stuff he would need to take care of the children. He was quiet as he snuggled into the other man, breathing slow and steady. But then he spoke again, a small laugh in his voice, "I think I'm gonna need a bigger boat." The JAWS referenece seemed appropriiate in this moment, and his apartment was definitely feeling a bit small right now.
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Riley snorted at the reference and then nodded. "Yeah those kids are gonna need room to run and play, because trust me you are going to want to throw them outside to play sometimes." Riley knew this was going to be huge and scary for Rez but it was going to be exactly what he needed at the same time. Rez wanted to be a father so badly and he was good at it...now he had two. A shock to the system for sure but Riley believed he would handle it well.
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"I'll just.. toss em in your yard for the time being," Rez smirked. "Sound like a plan?" He exhaled a soft laugh and then sighed. And then another thought crossed his mind and he groaned a little. "Charlie and Trevor... What are we gonna do with those two?" He hadn't had the chance to ask Riley how the conversation with Charlie had gone.
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Riley nodded and smiled. "Sounds like a great plan to me." He snuggled into the pillows more and then looked at Rez when he groaned. "I had a thought about that...what if you let them live at the apartment and you take the third floor of my place? I had it renovated into an actual like apartment, but it's got like three bedrooms,an ensuite to the master bedroom and a large bathroom, a kitchen, laundry, and an entertainment room. Its bigger than your place and you could use the pool and yard of course. " Riley hadn't been thinking about Rez specifically when he redid the upstairs into an apartment, honestly he had been thinking of Remy but he had come to realize Remy wouldn't want that much space. "Charlie will never set foot on the third floor again so I can't offer it to them."
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The place sounded... well, pretty damn perfect there was just one small detail. It was in his ex-lover's house. Ad Rez had no idea if he could ever be comfortable with that. Like.. what would happen the first time Riley had someone over or the first time that he had someone over. He just couldn't imagine that going all that well. "Honestly uhm... I don't think that Charlie should move out of your house, for one. Mara's there and it's important that she stays with her and her and Trevor... I don't know if they could even keep up a place on their own." He'd hate to see how that would turn out. Maybe with supervision they would be okay but... He just wasn't so sure that leaving them in an apartment alone together would be the best plan. "And uhm.. the apartment sounds great but..." Rez shifted, pulling back to lay where he could make eye contact with Riley as he spoke. "Really, Riley? I mean.. what if Lily and I work things out and she's... in my space all the time or... or you meet someone and he's around. I don't..." He shook his head softly. "I don't know if either of us would be ready for that, honestly."
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Riley was offering it as an option, he was well aware it wasn't the best idea. He sighed and then laid on his back. "I just...I don't want to watch them all the fucking time and if they live in my house that's what will happen." He scowled and then rubbed a hand over his face. It wasn't jealousy because he was in love with Charlie, it was being alone and having to watch a happy couple be happy and disgusting on his couch day in and day out. "I know, it's not the best idea, I was just throwing it out there because it just got finished." He said softly.
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"Ooohh," Rez said, finally getting where he was coming from with that. "Hmm. I don't.. I dunno what to tell you about that. I mean... Mara needs her mom around and... Maybe we can work out some sort of.. joint custody?" It sounded odd when speaking about adults but still, maybe they could spend part of their time at his place and part of their time at Riley's so that neither of them had to deal with it for too long. "I appreciate the offer, really, just... I mean we can't even.. be alone together and drinking without making out in your back yard so if we lived together..." He exhaled a soft laugh. "I just.. wouldn't wanna end up accidentally hurting you again, ya know?"
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Riley shrugged, he knew that he was going to end up having to watch over them regardless, it was just always what he had to do. "I doubt either of them would want to go back and forth like that. I guess they will just live in my house..." He scowled in the dark and then glanced at Rez when he spoke. "Or hurting yourself." He said quietly. The emotions were not always just Riley's.
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"If you really need a break though..." He gave a shrug of his shoulders. He had at least half in this mess so he wanted to be helpful if he could. He smiled a little and nodded his head. "Or me, yeah." He exhaled a breath and added, "Sometimes I forget that I have feelings too."
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Riley just shrugged, irritated at himself for being so irritated, Trevor was now part of his family and he needed to just deal with it...he could lock himself in his office if need be. "Yeah I can send them to you when they get on my nerves." He sighed. "Which would be everyday I'm sure." He smirked at Rez and nodded. "Yeah well you do."
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"He ain't that bad," Rez said with a smile, "Just.. kinda like me a lot but... I'll talk to him." He exhaled a soft laugh. "Give him some clues about, you know, boundaries and shit." He shrugged. Anything to help out. "I guess I just.. don't care about mine as much as I do everyone else's." And that had always been a problem. Chances were that it always would be too. He was just a bit of an emotional masochist when it came right down to it.
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Riley sighed and chewed on his lip. "I know he's not, Trevor and I didn't exactly get off on the right foot either. I just...doesn't matter we will figure it out." He said softly and then nodded. "Yep you do tend to do that." He agreed and then yawned, trying to cover his mouth.
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"Yeah, what with the whole.. underwear thing." Rez sort of laughed about that. It had been wrong though. And he and Trevor had never really had words about it since that happened but... it was over and done with now. "Maybe she won't mind the third floor since it's been redone." Rez gave a small shrug of his shoulders. "Or, hey, I noticed the house next to yours is up for sale. Maybe I'll.. buy it, move in there, then it wouldn't be so bad to like.. split the difference." He smiled. Of course talking about his own feelings made his smile fade and he quieted down for the moment. "I should let you get some sleep," he said finally, though he felt like he might never sleep. There was just way too much going on for that.
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Riley nodded and then just rolled his eyes. "Yeah that was a little awkward, to say the least." He sighed. "Should have been really suspicious though since Charlie helped him...I should have known she liked him that much." He sighed and then glanced at Rez. "I have no idea, she might be okay or she might not. Im sure Charlie would like to play house wiht her new husband...fuck that sounds weird." He mumbled. "really you want to move in next door?" That surprised Riley but Mara would be all over it. The older man blushed slightly and then pouted lightly. "I'm sleepy I can't help it. Aren't you?"
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"You know, I hadn't thought of that, but you do have a point." He paused and then added, "Fuck, she's really in love with him." And he already knew that Trevor was in love with her. This was a mess but... they'd work it out somehow. "She might jump at the chance. You never know. And yeah, why not?" Rez smirked slightly. "Then you'd know you were getting a shitty neighbor in advance so you could prepare for it." The pout was cute and Rez smiled. "It;s okay. You can sleep. I don't.. I mean I'm tired but..." He exhaled a soft breath and shook his head. "Brain's goin' crazy."
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Riley nodded and then sighed. "I don't want to begrudge Charlie happiness i mean hell she never had any before so its unfair to take it from her now but...hopefully she will move upstairs then they don't have to hang out in my kitchen...eventhough they probably will and Mara can just go upstairs to see her mom." Riley laughed and then rolled his eyes. "Oh yeah real shitty, can't stand the guy." Riley yawned again and then frowned at him. "Are you sure cause I can force myself awake." He licked his lips and then nodded. "I understand that, mine does it often enough."
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Rez nodded his head. "I feel the same way." Trevor had had a shitty life and it was time for him to have a good one for a change. He hoped Charlie would be able to do that for him. He really wanted to see him happy. "Who can, right? He's a punk." Rez laughed softly. He shook his head and smiled. "Nah, get some sleep, beautiful." He leaned in to kiss Riley softly on the forehead. And since he was there, he kissed him on the lips as well, soft and sweet, then pulled away, laying down with a soft sigh.
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Riley nodded and then chuckled when Rez called himself a punk. "Yeah but...he has a cute ass so it's all good." Riley's eyes were shut but he was smirking. He felt Rez kiss his forehead and lips, causing him to smile for real and then sigh as well as he started to drift off.
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Rez laughed when Riley complimented his ass, nudging him slightly. "He'll be stealing the use of your pool all the time too though. You know, since the other house don't got one." It didn't seem like a terrible idea, maybe, but... there was no way to figure it all out tonight. Later. Tomorrow. And as Riley drifted off to sleep, he found himself with no choice but to do the same. He had a lot to deal with in the morning so... he might as well. He'd need the rest.