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Eliot Spencer [Leverage] (thatswhatido) wrote in undertherainbow,
@ 2010-05-05 21:40:00

Entry tags:

alec hardison, eliot spencer, sam ford

[Hardison] Need you to run a name. Mitzy Garret, from Lincoln, and her kid, Riley. Don't ask. If it pans out, you'll be the first to know, and if it doesn't pan out, forget I ever said anything. And no, this is not the drugs talking, but I wish it was.

[Sam] Thank you, for what you did. Not sure how I feel about you telling Lindsey about me, but you probably saved my life, so I'll just be grateful and thank you.

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	Eliot treated 2010-05-06 01:45 am UTC (link)
	If I could've thought of a different way, I would've. I'm glad you're okay. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Sam thatswhatido 2010-05-06 01:47 am UTC (link)
	You did the right thing. And he needed to know. I'm all right. Got one hell of a headache, and I can't feel my legs because of all the damn medicine, but I guess the one is pretty well chewed up so maybe it's a good thing i can't feel it. How's your...How's Nate holding up? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Eliot treated 2010-05-06 02:00 am UTC (link)
	That's a gross way to describe your leg, but yes. Probably a good thing you can't feel it. I'm sure you'll be out of here before too long. He's stressed out, but he's okay. Worried you hate him. I should be back up there soon. Do you want me to get some real food for you and sneak it back in? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Sam thatswhatido 2010-05-06 02:10 am UTC (link)
	From where I'm laying, it's a pretty accurate description. I don't hate him. I just. It just kind of blows my whole life wide open, and I don't know what to think. Real food would be great. A big fat juicy steak would hit the spot. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Eliot treated 2010-05-06 02:27 am UTC (link)
	Okay, that'll probably take them a while to cook, but I'm sure it's worth it. How do you want it done? Yeah. Everything's kinda messed up right now. For what it's worth, I'm sorry. I wish that you could've grown up with me, you know? Well. I wasn't born until you probably would've been out of the house, but you know what I mean, right? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Sam thatswhatido 2010-05-06 02:30 am UTC (link)
	Medium's fine. Would have been a whole different life. Might still be into the con thing, but I'd like to think I wouldn't have learned how to fight quite so well. And it only gets better. Check out the other recent posts on this thing. The kid. Riley Garret. You know what they say about history being damned to repeat itself? Looks like you're an uncle. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Eliot treated 2010-05-06 02:33 am UTC (link)
	Really? You have a daughter? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Sam thatswhatido 2010-05-06 02:34 am UTC (link)
	She's the right age. I knew her mother. I mean, how many Mitzy Garret's can there be in Lincoln? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Eliot treated 2010-05-06 02:40 am UTC (link)
	Wow. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Sam thatswhatido 2010-05-06 02:41 am UTC (link)
	Yeah. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Eliot treated 2010-05-06 02:46 am UTC (link)
	She's adorable. Should we find a place for her to stay? I don't know the protocol on little kids. Where's she supposed to sleep tonight? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Sam thatswhatido 2010-05-06 02:48 am UTC (link)
	I don't know! Not like I can take her home. Home sweet hospital room. No. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Eliot treated 2010-05-06 02:58 am UTC (link)
	Maybe she can stay with Sophie. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Sam thatswhatido 2010-05-06 03:00 am UTC (link)
	Yeah. Let's run this one past her. Hey Sophie. I know you're more or less engaged to my father, so how about you take in my daughter. You know. The kid that will be your grandchild, when you get around to marrying Nate. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Eliot treated 2010-05-06 03:07 am UTC (link)
	I'm sure Sophie would say yes. Kids are more comfortable with women, and it's Sophie or Parker. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Sam thatswhatido 2010-05-06 03:09 am UTC (link)
	Parker's good with kids. But. Yeah. No. I don't know, Sam. What am I supposed to do? Until Hardison runs the info, I don't know for sure. And even if I did know for sure, how do you tell a seven year old who knows nothing about her father, that you're her dad? I'm a father, Sam. How the fuck did that happen? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Eliot treated 2010-05-06 03:17 am UTC (link)
	You're asking the gay kid to explain where babies come from? I don't know what you should do. But we have to make sure she's safe first. What would you have wanted Dad to say? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Sam

thatswhatido
2010-05-06 03:32 am UTC (link)

Touche.

I don't know. I thought my dad was an abusive son of a bitch who liked to slap defenseless little kids around. He used to make us watch while he beat on the other one with a belt. He'd make us fight each other, too, and then he'd wail on the loser with his belt. I'm not sure he wasn't doing really improper things with my sister, but she would never say.

Sorry. it's the drugs. Don't listen to me. I don't know what I'm saying. Except I know I shouldn't be saying it. You don't need to know all that.

Mostly, if I let myself think about it at all, I just wanted someone to hug me and tell me he loved me, and everything would be okay. I don't think I would have believed it, though.

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Eliot

treated
2010-05-06 01:12 pm UTC (link)

Shit.

I don't know, Eliot, just. Do that. Tell her it'll be okay. Be there for her. You'll be a good dad. And you've got a lot of us to help.

I can ask Sophie to let her stay there for a few days. I'm sure she won't mind. Or, if you don't want the team to know yet, I can ask Iggy. His family has the space, and they've got a girl about Riley's age. Navi loves kids, so I'm sure she'd say yes.

We're on the way up there with the steak now.

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	Sam thatswhatido 2010-05-06 05:07 pm UTC (link)
	Hardison ran the kid. You're definitely an uncle. I don't need this right now. I just found my brother. Brotehrs. And my father. And now a daughter too. And the mother? Isn't here. And you know what that means. I can't just. I can't turn my back on her. I'll talk to Sophie. I should do it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Eliot treated 2010-05-06 05:52 pm UTC (link)
	It's going to be okay. It's a lot at once, but you can do it. And we'll help. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Sam thatswhatido 2010-05-06 09:46 pm UTC (link)
	You damn well better help. I know I couldn't do it alone. Damnedest thing about working with a team for so long. You forget how to rely on just yourself. (Reply to this) (Parent)

Eliot

focusissues
2010-05-06 04:00 am UTC (link)

Okay, two things.

1) Might I just say that you are very well versed for someone that's just been through all seven circles of Hell. A very hearfelt kudos to you sir.

2) I ran the name. Both of 'em. Compiled everything about 'em and threw it into one file. As much as it pains me to admit, I didn't peek. Too much. If you want, I could upload the file to a secure server, with a twenty minute window for you to grab it, before it auto-shuts down and deletes itself. Something tells me you don't want this info floating around in Cyberspace too long.

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	Hardison thatswhatido 2010-05-06 11:07 am UTC (link)
	Something about a long lost kid has a way of sobering a guy up. Trust me, I wish I was asleep. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Eliot focusissues 2010-05-06 12:47 pm UTC (link)
	I ain't sayin' nothin' about nothin'. I don't even know nothin' about nothin'. Info's up. [URL] Good luck. If you need me, you got me, bra. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Hardison thatswhatido 2010-05-06 05:05 pm UTC (link)
	Appreciate it, man. (Reply to this) (Parent)