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Aug 26, 2007 22:38

Jack comes home in an abrupt rush, bursting through and straight to the kitchen for a glass of water without even stopping to smile at Parker, and he always smiles at Parker.

Oh dear, oh dear.

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misterparker August 27 2007, 05:41:37 UTC

Parker glances up and frowns.

Silently, he walks into the kitchen, leaning against the counter.

_to_the_bone August 27 2007, 05:47:15 UTC

Jack finishes the water and puts the glass down hard on the counter. It almost chips. He checks to make sure it hasn't and has an absurd urge to break it against the wall. The way his fingers clench, his eyes move, you can tell he's thinking of it.

misterparker August 27 2007, 05:58:33 UTC

Parker crosses his arms and watches some more.

He is barefoot under his jeans and one of his feet is dirty on the bottom.

_to_the_bone August 27 2007, 06:00:19 UTC

Jack snags the edge of his shirt, and pulls himself over by the hook he has on it.

"Sorry. Just. Satan."

misterparker August 27 2007, 06:03:27 UTC

Parker reaches out to touch Jack's shoulder.

"What did he do?"

_to_the_bone August 27 2007, 06:04:29 UTC

"Nothing. I just saw him."

It's funny, in a way, that that's enough to practically send Jack into hysterics.

"I turned tail and ran."

misterparker August 27 2007, 06:09:14 UTC

"He already knows you turned him down," Parker says.

_to_the_bone August 27 2007, 06:10:51 UTC

"No he doesn't. We haven't talked since the time you were gone and he came here."

And things went so very badly, and Jack got hurt. He got the stains out, thank goodness.

misterparker August 27 2007, 06:18:06 UTC

"Would you fuck him if he asked?"

Parker's fingers are calloused and rough.

_to_the_bone August 27 2007, 06:22:27 UTC

"If I had a choice?"

Jack's are soft, and they trace Parker's cheek.

"No."

misterparker August 27 2007, 06:29:15 UTC

"You don't have one?" Parker asks.

_to_the_bone August 27 2007, 06:36:50 UTC

"He's told Fire if she doesn't do as he likes, he'll kill Andrei. In every circumstance but that sort of blackmail, the choice is mine. If... if it does go that way, I'm going to ask you to move to the bar for a bit? The eventuality is unlikely, but if you're there, then I don't have to play his game, and everything would be much simpler. He never does well when he's told he can't have things, so don't mention about it just being us please. And don't try to talk to him at all, really. Be as boring and predictable as you can be and he loses interest."

Fuck, Jack loses it, and there's a plate at hand so he breaks it in the sink. Possibly the first act of wilful destruction in his life.

"Either that or he makes you bleed all over the sofa. I don't know. I don't know anything. Fuck."

misterparker August 27 2007, 06:38:50 UTC

"What?" Parker asks.

_to_the_bone August 27 2007, 06:41:48 UTC

"He's an arrogant blackmailing bastard who uses your weak points against you and I fucking knew this but slept with him anyways because I've never been properly afraid before."

Immediately starting to pick up pieces of china out of the sink and drop them in the garbage.

"And it's all moot because it's waiting for a shoe to drop and I haven't heard a peep since may."

misterparker August 27 2007, 06:44:41 UTC

"You should tell him," Parker says, suddenly.

"I can take it, but don't walk around just waiting."

_to_the_bone August 27 2007, 06:46:42 UTC

"Parker, you like being trapped as much as a cat likes a bath."

Jack gives him a sideways smile. Because it's very nice of him.

"It'd be asking for trouble. Some things are best put to sleep. I don't walk around waiting, it was just the seeing him that put me into a flit. Would you sleep with him if he asked you to?"

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