Ene (impotentwaffle) wrote in politico,
@ 2010-01-12 22:27:00

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To Callaway
Parker didn't have any injuries to speak of. He was very clear that he wanted to get out of the fucking hospital as soon as he possibly could. As the members of the team questioned him, he was short with his answers, sullen at best and belligerent at worst. They reassured him that they'd called Callaway and that the man would be there soon, but Parker had almost told them not to call because he didn't know if he was ready to see the man. Sure, Reagan had mentioned that the man had been waiting for him, but could he really trust to hope for something so amazing? In Parker's experience, he didn't get such a good thing twice, especially after he'd treated it so poorly the first time around.

Everyone had left him alone, moving on to the next victim, the next little headline or piece of the puzzle depending on how you looked at it. The silence of the little exam room was almost too much to bear and before he knew it, he found himself on the floor with his knees up to his chest, sobbing as quietly as he could.

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	halloweenish 2010-01-14 07:41 am UTC (link)
	Callaway nodded his head at Liam and he turned to let the man go as Parker came towards the door with Murphy in tow. Murphy was smaller than Parker, and much thinner, and he looked like a mess. Callaway's heart went out to the boy, and he offered a sad smile of understanding. "Hello," he said softly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

impotentwaffle
2010-01-14 08:04 am UTC (link)

Parker held onto Murphy, making sure that he would walk all right. He was clearly protective of the boy. "This is Murphy. I wrote about him a lot." And he'd been the most angry with him at times, but only because Murphy reminded him of his darkest parts, his depression and his fears sometimes.

Seeing the two of them close together was surreal for Parker. Those two worlds combined were mind boggling but he knew he'd have to work to integrate them. He wrote down Callaway's number on another piece of paper. "You're going to call me, right?"

	halloweenish 2010-01-14 08:21 am UTC (link)
	Callaway frowned, his brow furrowing in concern to see just how emotionally broken this boy was. He couldn't help but wonder if Murphy had always been that way, or if it had been what Adam had done to him. How he'd kept him locked away from the world. He really hoped that this young man had family on their way to help him and to be there for him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	halloweenish 2010-01-14 11:09 pm UTC (link)
	Callaway wrapped Parker up in his arms with ease, and he held onto the younger man tightly as he dipped his head down to press a kiss to the top of his head. "He needs time to heal," he murmured softly. "You all do, I imagine, but it looks as if he does most of all. He has family, right? I'm sure they love him very much, and they'll do all that they can for him." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	halloweenish 2010-01-15 01:11 am UTC (link)
	Callaway kept a solid hold of Parker, only pulling away once he was sure that the younger man was all right. He pressed a kiss to Parker's mouth and smoothed a gentle hand through his hair. "I'll always be here," he said softly. "Always." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	impotentwaffle 2010-01-15 06:09 am UTC (link)
	Wallowing in that for a few moments, Parker let the words sink deep inside. He was going to hold Callaway to that this go around. He was going to try not to push him away, or at least that was his goal. "I'd love to go home now. Is the dog huge now? We can keep calling him Dog if you want." He kind of liked that name with the story behind it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	halloweenish 2010-01-15 06:44 am UTC (link)
	"He's pretty big now," Callaway said softly as he gave Parker a squeeze, and he pulled back to look at Parker with a tired but very content smile. "Lets go home and see him," he added as he lifted a hand to smooth Parker's hair back. The thought of taking Parker home was like a dream, one of the best Callaway had ever had. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	halloweenish 2010-01-15 09:16 am UTC (link)
	Callaway put some mellow music on low as he drove. He was quiet, but the silence was oddly comfortable, and he reached over with his free hand to take a hold of Parker's while he drove. "You can talk to me you know," he said softly. "Whenever you want, whenever you're ready. If you want. I'm here, all right?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	halloweenish 2010-01-17 07:01 am UTC (link)
	Both of Callaway's hands came up to cup Parker's face. He smiled softly at the younger man's words, and while most people might have found being compared to a spider offensive, Callaway certainly didn't. "I'm very certain that I wouldn't be able to drive properly if you did that," he mumbled softly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	impotentwaffle 2010-01-17 07:25 am UTC (link)
	"That would be okay," he countered. Not that Parker had a death wish or anything, but he was starting to feel so high that he thought danger just didn't apply to him. He'd just escaped half a decade in a dark, dank prison. But after a moment, he sighed a little and drug himself off of Callaway. "We should absolutely get home," he said with determination. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)