Reeve
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Post by Reeve on Dec 10, 2008 20:54:08 GMT -5
"Gotcha. And I should definitely hug your brother, is that right?" Reeve teased gently, placing his own bag on the floor beside the bed and sprawling out over the covers, watching the blond. "This is going to be wonderful, love. A merry Christmas all around. And I'll be right beside you all the way, I promise." He blew Paulie a kiss off the tips of his fingers, smiling warmly at him.
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Master_Rollipolly
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Post by Master_Rollipolly on Dec 10, 2008 21:20:36 GMT -5
Paulie smiled, stuffing things into his bag. "yup, make sure it's a loveing hug too, he hates those, and then tease him about stuff. Oh and ask about some of the guys on the soccor team and nod like 'you'd so tap that'. I do it to him all the time, I'm pretty sure he's just hiding it though, he over reacts waaay to much, like my father. He zipped up his bag, blowing a kiss right back, and then jumping on the bed with him, snuggling up close and nuzzling into his neck. "Yeah.....I have a good feeling about this."
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Reeve
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Post by Reeve on Dec 10, 2008 22:06:17 GMT -5
Reeve pulled Paulie against his body, wrapping him in a warm hug, burying his face in his hair again. He was nervous about all this, true, but... Paulie made him happy. And knowing that little bit about him and planes was a tiny extra secret, something he knew about his love that made him that much more dear to his heart. "Go to sleep, koi. We've got an early start tomorrow... and I want to be able to take some time to wake you properly, seeing that we won't get much of a chance in your family's house if they're anything like my family."
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Post by Master_Rollipolly on Dec 11, 2008 20:16:09 GMT -5
"Alright Cherie,...." He whispered into his ear. "Don't worry, my family is about the same as any other crazy french family....and I promise, they'll love you." He kissed his on the cheek softley before turning out the lamp on the nightstand and snuggling back up next to him. "Love you" He whispered once more, before another kiss goodnight and then he slowly fell asleep, after making sure the alarm clock was set for the right time. It was gonna be a long day.
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Reeve
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Post by Reeve on Dec 14, 2008 21:10:37 GMT -5
Reeve snuggled into the small blond, tucked comfortably against him as he fell asleep. About 3 minutes before the alarm went off, he woke with a small jolt, taking the time to just watch Paulie as he slept. There was something soothing about it, and God knew he was nervous enough right now... he never could get over the nervousness of meeting someone's family. Something in him always made him sit up ramrod straight and answer every question with "Yes ma'am," and "no, sir."
The alarm began to buzz, and he reached across Paulie, shutting it off and shaking the smaller man gently. "Bonjour, mon amour. Il est temps de se réveiller." He'd been practicing that phrase for awhile...just to be able to surprise Paulie some morning.
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Post by Master_Rollipolly on Dec 15, 2008 19:25:45 GMT -5
"non non, plus tard" He groaned, rolling over. He had never been a morning person and when spoken to in french he would reply in french, simple as that. He mumbled something else before turning over on his side and hiding under the pillows. Ugh, this was going to be a groggy morning. When he did wake up, the pitter patter of rain seemed to get louder when they turned on the light. Getting dressed and eating breakfast was the easy part, it was staying awake long enough to get through the crowded air port and onto the Plane where one could restart they're resting time, or so he hoped. He really didn't want to break Reeve's hand. He looked dully at the reflextion in his coffee, sipping at the warm liquid as the rain continued outside. It was quiet.
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Reeve
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Post by Reeve on Dec 15, 2008 22:18:57 GMT -5
Reeve bent to kiss Paulie on the forehead as he passed by, washing out his cup quickly and setting it in the sink. "We've gotta get going, lover. But once you get on the plane you can go right back to sleep and rest until we get to Washington."
Getting to the airport was a pain in the wet, the rain splashing down over the windshield of the car in cold wet sheets. But once inside, it was a snap to find where they needed to be and board, Reeve offering up a prayer of thanks to the patron saint of travelers. The flight would be quick, easy, and then no more worries. Right?
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Post by Master_Rollipolly on Dec 16, 2008 17:43:52 GMT -5
Paulie was no longer tired by the time they were in their seats. He sat there, trying to listen to his ipod pretending to be content and worryless but his constant fidgeting blew the entire charade. He reached over and grabbed the sleeve to Reeve's coat, clinging to it as tight as he could. He was determinded to not break any hands on this flight until something caught his eye. A glimspe of a grey hat, then just the back of a head. It could have just been him, but there was high doubt that just anyone bought those hats, let alone wore them. The thought was shattered by the captain's voice over the speaker and the flight attendants stopped serving drinks. His grip tightened.
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Reeve
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Post by Reeve on Dec 17, 2008 20:59:31 GMT -5
Reeve listened to the announcements calmly, touching Paulie's fingers as the plane took off. It was a good flight, and when Paulie's hand found his and clenched, he managed not to wince too strongly. The Frenchman had a hell of a grip... he wouldn't have been surprised if he HAD broken someone's hand. Thankfully, however, his bones seemed to stay intact... if ground together a bit.
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Post by Master_Rollipolly on Dec 18, 2008 20:05:07 GMT -5
This was actually a rather good flight for paulie. He never let go of Reeve's hand, except for when one of them had to get up, and flinched like a beaten animal when ever they hit turbulence. He managed to fall asleep through Reeve's comforts and got through mroe than half of the ride and awoke just as they were landing. Another plane ride survived, thank God. The airport was just like any other except in this one there was a guy waving his arms excitedly, scaring a small child who walked by him by accident. Paulie chuckled, still shaky from the plane and waved back, still at least 20 feet away from him. "Thats Nathan.." he murmured to Reeve.
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Post by ShadesofGrey on Dec 18, 2008 20:15:18 GMT -5
Nathan was ever so excited about this. He loved Paulie to death, a bit more than Joc but he wouldn't tell anyone that. It was just something about having him being easier to talk to and get along with. Running to them, saying excuse me's and sorries loud eoungh to scare the elderly and younge, only annyoing the people of their own age. He picked Paulie up and smiled, having had been a football player he was rather strong and could actually do this. "You're here!!!" He shouted still getting over excitement. "Yay oh yay!!" He hopped around bouncing the poor Frenchman around still in his arms hugging him tightly. "I'm glad you made it." Sadly he was always like this. "Hey where's the bigger guy of whose name I just remembered this last year....." He looked to Reeve and blinked with a frown. "....Can I help you sir? Do we have staring problems?" He asked shaking his head and widening one eye to look at him accusingly. He hadn't heard the news of the breakup and wasn't going to get used to it yet.
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Post by Reeve on Dec 18, 2008 23:06:45 GMT -5
Reeve ran a hand back through his hair nervously, tousling it as Nathan spoke. He offered the hand to the man whose arms were around his lover, smiling a little sheepishly. "My name's Reeve... um, I'm Paulie's boyfriend," he offered, the tension he already felt rocketing up a few notches as he made this statement. "You must be Lily's husband... it's a pleasure..." he tried to look more confident and succeeded only in looking even more sheepish.
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Post by Master_Rollipolly on Dec 23, 2008 17:35:04 GMT -5
Paulie gave an embarressed smile at Nathan's comment, and wiggled his way out of his brother-in-law's arms. "Nathan, this is Reeve, the guy I told you about in the letter...." He waited, hoping to see that he was catching on, but the man's expression never changed. "....you know....the letter, the one I sent you in November....the one that you and Lily read........" Still no change. His tone was getting a little more annoyed each time at Nathan's memory problem. "....the one you two read together..." He was almost to the point of shaking it in him when a young woman, about the same size as Paulie got to them. She had Blonde hair, a little longer than Paulie's and had it styled different, the same colored eyes, and a soft face. All in all, if Paulie were to shave off his mustache and grow out his hair and bangs, he and his sister would be twins. "Paulie! It's great to see you!" She exclaimed as they fell into a warm embrace followed by a quick beise. Then she turned to Reeve, "and you must be Reeve, It's nice to meet you." She too gave him a hug and a biese other than a traditional hand shake. "We have a cab out front if you guys want to hurry and get the hell out of here." She grinned, seeing as the atmosphere was a little too crowded for her taste.
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Post by ShadesofGrey on Dec 23, 2008 18:02:53 GMT -5
Nathan had been doing his best to understand but it wasn't working. He carefully glanced Reeve over, walking around as though he was examining him more than anything. He wasn't sure about this approval thing because he'd really have to get to know the man first. "It's nice to meet you..." He finally said seeing as Lily would probably grind his ass later if he wasn't nice. He would decide fully later as to if he was going to accept this new comer into the family. Funny to know that he was the nicest of the men that he was going to have to go through. He held back with Paulie as he watched his wife take Reeve to the taxi getting to know him better, taking Paulie's things into his arms he bent down a bit. "What happened to the other guy?" Nathan whispered having had one too many head to head tackles in his career.
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Post by Reeve on Dec 26, 2008 19:27:43 GMT -5
Reeve was startled by the reaction from Nathan, but the hug and beise from Lily made him smile. He followed her quickly, carrying his bags and speaking to her quietly. "Thanks for the letter... really made Paulie's night when we got it." The cab sat idling at the curb, puffs of blue exhaust floating into the crisp air with every rumble of the engine. "Your family seems really... great." Piling his bags into the trunk of the car, he waited for Paulie and Nathan to catch up, watching the bigger man with a dose of apprehension.
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