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Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2017 3:28 pm
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Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2017 4:55 pm
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Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2017 5:18 pm
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Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2017 5:41 pm
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Lawrence had no idea what he expected from Melvin. You really couldn't predict anything with the other man, he tended to swing between one extreme and another without any real warning. What he wasn't expecting was him to suggest moving out.
He blinked once, slowly, and took a shallow breath.
His first reaction was the desire to pull him back, to stop him from leaving, to keep the selfish pleasure of having him close by, to keep his friend where he was and his wages also where they were.
But Melvin was worth more than just his wages, and the way things were, no one but him was happy.
It pained him to choose anything other than personal gain, but he did it anyway, clenching his hand.
"Oh." he said. "It will be sad to lose you. If there's anything I can do to help you I will."
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Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2017 5:55 pm
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Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2017 6:19 pm
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He looked over to Lawr and frowned back. "I will miss living here, but I don't think anyone is happy. I was just afraid of being alone, and even if everyone was unhappy in one way or another, I wanted that more. I wanted what little I could salvage. That's not the right direction for any of us. A friend wouldn't do that to you. When we built this house, you wanted your family back and I wanted to be by your side to help you get that. You even said you didn't like how empty it was now. A lot of it is me. Things should be better without me here for everyone and you can bring the kids back if they want."
"But that doesn't mean I'm out of your life. That you will loose me. Birds flock home of course and even more-so to a beacon of light." His smile twitched as he looked at Lawr. "I will never be out of your life. I just hope that, should anything terrible happen, I won't be forgotten and still be welcomed if I ever need a helping hand." He didn't hide his gaze as he looked over at Rodney at this point.
"Yes, that's true. I hated you both for a lot of things. I won't deny that. A lot of very, very deep cuts were made. You must have hated me too for plenty. Let's not pretend we were sweet through and through. It's pretty taxing, isn't it? Keeping the peace." He smiled at Rodney before looking over at Lawr again.
"Lawr has been a good man to keep true to his promise, but I'm sure being here isn't doing any good either. Distance won't kill anyone, and I plan to get a place in town so I won't be as far as the dorms. I'll just become a familiar neighbor instead of a ex-boyfriend housemate. I hope you two will come when it is finished of course."
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Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2017 5:39 pm
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Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2017 5:57 pm
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Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2017 9:28 am
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Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2017 2:38 pm
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Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 4:22 pm
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Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 4:31 pm
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Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 6:20 am
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Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 3:34 pm
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