Peter sat in the chair and staring at the far wall. He hadn't said a word since he walked in, hadn't asked about Isaac, hadn't done anything but stare at the wall ( Read more... )

Work had gone well. Isaac had wanted to help and Peter'd made sure he did. He tried not to hover, even fought not to look his way too often. In the end Nathan had still asked about things and Peter had been honest. Mostly ( Read more... )

Christina was in the waiting room when Peter walked in. He arched a brow, looking from her to Zara and back ( Read more... )

[Set after this.]He didn't expect Isaac to be there and yet Peter looked around, obviously hopeful. He didn't find him and his hands tightened on the messenger bag he had slung across his body ( Read more... )

Peter hadn't expected Isaac to be there when he got there. This time it didn't panic him. Not as much as it had two days before. Christina indicated whatever chair he wanted and, once more, Peter spun one around to straddle it ( Read more... )

Buuuuuuuuuug Eeeeeeears

[Follow this.]He'd told Nathan that he needed to leave early, a private appointment that he was thankfully not required to explain. Walking into the reception area, his gaze immediately took in the rest of the room, not finding who he was looking for ( Read more... )

Peter had spent the whole flight back thinking about this talk. How to approach it, what to say, everything he could do and shouldn't say. Now that he was home, waiting for Isaac to come out and face the truth, he was panicked. He had no idea what to say, how to approach it and the idea of saying nevermind was on the tip of his tongue ( Read more... )

My parents suck.

How is everyone else?

There were calls you ignored, calls that even when you took them you said all the right things and then went on your merry way, ignoring everything that was said. Then there was those other calls. The ones that no matter how bad your gut knotted up, and how much you wanted to say no, beg off from the trip, you knew that you had no choice ( Read more... )