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Tweak says, "Who’s that guy you drew?"

Eliot Spencer [Leverage] (thatswhatido) wrote in utr_logs,
@ 2010-06-09 19:57:00

Entry tags:

eliot spencer, sam ford

Who: Sam Ford and Eliot Spencer
What: Talking
Where/When: Sam's hospital room/Today
Warnings: Not likely, unless Eliot gets mouthy

Eliot had been in Sam's room twice since the accident, but he'd been overwhelmed by everyone else and hadn't said much. He'd asked Nate to clear everybody else out, so he could talk to Sam alone. He didn't handle the whole group setting very well; he tended to hover by the window as if on a silent watch.

He was just as nervous going into the room alone. Sam had partial amnesia. He didn't remember the past year, or so. No one really knew why, or how, or what he actually remembered and didn't remember. Eliot had no idea where he stood with Sam, except that he was fairly sure Sam didn't know they were brothers. He wasn't sure if it was his place to tell Sam, or if Nate should do it. He wasn't sure he wanted to be the one.

"Hey." He hooked his thumbs on his belt loops, then pulled a hand up to run over his hair. He had one of Candy's ties holding it back from his face, and his hand disrupted the smooth lay. A lock of his hair came forward, falling across his forehead. He reached back to pull the tie loose, letting his hair fall around his face. "You okay?" He asked, words stunted. It wasn't that long ago he'd been the one in the bed, and people had awkwardly asked him how he was. He felt foolish and out of place.

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treated
2010-06-10 02:26 pm UTC (link)

"Hey," Sam said, a small smile on his lips. "You get hit by a car too?" Sam joked, not expecting an answer from Eliot. The man was usually quiet--with the exception of the occasional growl--and most of the team refused to talk about their 'work' with Sam. Sam knew, of course, and occasionally gave them grief in a way that no one had to admit they actually knew what was going on. It was a game Sam was pretty good at. Eliot kept the most distance from Sam of any of them, so he was a little surprised the man was here on his own. They never had serious conversations in private like this.

Sam shrugged. "Yeah. Planning a daring escape." Brain injury, blahblah, observation, blahblahblah. Sam was sick of people having to come somewhere they hated just to see him.

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thatswhatido
2010-06-10 04:51 pm UTC (link)

"I'd suggest the air ducts. Go up, then down. They always look down, first. Fake them out, then make a break for it." Eliot didn't sit in the chair. He paced, and looked awkward and uncomfortable with the whole thing, but it was more about the hospital itself, and the fact he didn't know where he stood with Sam. Yeah, he was uncomfortable.

He didn't comment on his physical condition, and hoped Sam would let that drop. He really didn't want to get in to how he'd gone looking for trouble, and had found a handful of thugs to smack around. In the end, it hadn't made him feel any better, so he just wanted to put it all behind him.

He stopped at the end of the bed, and faced Sam. Candy had told him he'd reminded her of a tiger in a cage, and that was more or less how he felt.

	thatswhatido 2010-06-11 05:08 am UTC (link)
	"I wrecked my bike, after I found out." Eliot moved to sit in the chair, since he'd finally said what needed to be said and shared between them. The rest could take care of itself. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thatswhatido 2010-06-11 06:04 am UTC (link)
	"Riley's seven, Ash is eight." He didn't get in to how Lindsey wasn't willing to look after Ash, and Sam was really the one who made sure she was where she needed to be. Words weren't Eliot's specialty, and sometimes he just couldn't figure out how to say things. "They're both really worried about you." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thatswhatido 2010-06-11 11:39 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah. They know." Which didn't necessarily mean they understood. "They're worried about you." Eliot offered an awkward 'we all are' sort of smile. "Probably wait till you get home, to bring them to see you." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thatswhatido 2010-06-13 04:47 am UTC (link)
	Eliot smiled a little smile. "Yeah, sure. I just. I thought." He shrugged. "I needed to tell you." He still thought he probably should have let Nate tell Sam about Nate being Eliot's father, but it was too late now. "I'll bring the girls to see you. When you're home." (Reply to this) (Parent)