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"Not 'just happened' entirely" (prompt: 252:Stutter)
Title: Not 'just happened' entirely.
inspired by a comment of Pygmymuse...right here.
Author: Keenir
Prompt: #252: Stutter.
Characters: Charlie Eppes, Don Eppes, Alan Eppes, Amita Ramanujan.
Summary: Charlie confronts a very contented Don.
Warnings: none
Rating: 202 200 (thank you)
Spoilers: Soft Target, Counterfeit Reality.
Disclaimer: All canon characters are the property of CBS, Heuton & Falacci. All original characters are mine.
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Charlie gaped, glaring at Don. "How - how you - how could you?" he demanded.
"Me?" Don asked.
"Yes! You!"
"How is this my fault?" Don wanted to know.
In the next room, Alan listened for the answer.
"You -- you - How could you sleep with Amita????" Charlie demanded.
"What makes you think I did?" Don asked.
"You're you," Charlie said. "And she's happier and she's grinning and smiling a lot, and -"
"These're bad things, Chuck?"
"And now I'll never be able to ask her out."
"News flash, bro," Don said, "she's your student."
"I meant after she graduates!"
"Yeah I can see how that might be too late," Don said. "There might be wedding bells by then."
Charlie shook his head. "I was thinking more that she'd have sworn off men by that point."
Don raised an eyebrow. I've never gotten any complaints - not even from Val or Kim.
Charlie stammered and eventually said, "I suppose you're going to say 'it just happened.'"
"Nope."
"No?"
"It didn't just happen."
Charlie stared at his older brother.
"Happened a few times."
For the second time in his life, Alan had to stop Charlie from trying to kill Don.
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the end
inspired by a comment of Pygmymuse...right here.
Author: Keenir
Prompt: #252: Stutter.
Characters: Charlie Eppes, Don Eppes, Alan Eppes, Amita Ramanujan.
Summary: Charlie confronts a very contented Don.
Warnings: none
Rating: 202 200 (thank you)
Spoilers: Soft Target, Counterfeit Reality.
Disclaimer: All canon characters are the property of CBS, Heuton & Falacci. All original characters are mine.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Charlie gaped, glaring at Don. "How - how you - how could you?" he demanded.
"Me?" Don asked.
"Yes! You!"
"How is this my fault?" Don wanted to know.
In the next room, Alan listened for the answer.
"You -- you - How could you sleep with Amita????" Charlie demanded.
"What makes you think I did?" Don asked.
"You're you," Charlie said. "And she's happier and she's grinning and smiling a lot, and -"
"These're bad things, Chuck?"
"And now I'll never be able to ask her out."
"News flash, bro," Don said, "she's your student."
"I meant after she graduates!"
"Yeah I can see how that might be too late," Don said. "There might be wedding bells by then."
Charlie shook his head. "I was thinking more that she'd have sworn off men by that point."
Don raised an eyebrow. I've never gotten any complaints - not even from Val or Kim.
Charlie stammered and eventually said, "I suppose you're going to say 'it just happened.'"
"Nope."
"No?"
"It didn't just happen."
Charlie stared at his older brother.
"Happened a few times."
For the second time in his life, Alan had to stop Charlie from trying to kill Don.
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the end