Calm after the storm

Subject: Calm after the storm Wed Nov 14, 2007 8:18 pm

William waddled into the house with a smile. He kept a hand on his stomach as he entered the doorway.

Subject: Re: Calm after the storm Wed Nov 14, 2007 8:23 pm

Butcher took the opportunity presented by Michael walking out to pull Tom into the house.

Subject: Re: Calm after the storm Wed Nov 14, 2007 8:24 pm

William frowned when he saw Butcher. He walked over and gave the man a brief hug. "Sorry I didn't meet you half way," he said, biting his lip. "We ran into a little trouble."

Subject: Re: Calm after the storm Wed Nov 14, 2007 8:28 pm

"I did too," Butcher smiled sheepishly, taking Sisky's dress from Tom and laying it over the back of a chair.

Subject: Re: Calm after the storm Wed Nov 14, 2007 8:32 pm

William backed away from Butcher slightly to give the man some more room. "What happened?" he asked.

Subject: Re: Calm after the storm Wed Nov 14, 2007 8:35 pm

"We just had a little fight," Butcher shrugged and smiled sheepishly.

Subject: Re: Calm after the storm Wed Nov 14, 2007 8:42 pm

William frowned. "A-are you sure you shouldn't be back there with him?" he asked nervously.

Subject: Re: Calm after the storm Wed Nov 14, 2007 8:44 pm

"He told me to leave," Butcher smiled to reassure Wililam. "I'll go back after the ceremony is over."

Subject: Re: Calm after the storm Wed Nov 14, 2007 8:47 pm

William smiled back. "Okay." He yawned again. "Can I get you anything to eat or drink while we're waiting?" he asked, still smiling.

Subject: Re: Calm after the storm Wed Nov 14, 2007 8:54 pm

Butcher reached out to rub William's shoulders. "You should rest. You're pregnant."

Subject: Re: Calm after the storm Wed Nov 14, 2007 8:58 pm

William let out a chuckle. "There is no resting in this house, and I'm beginning to doubt that there ever will be," he grinned. "And being pregnant has nothing to do with it," he stuck out his tongue playfully.

Subject: Re: Calm after the storm Wed Nov 14, 2007 9:02 pm

"Soon you won't be able to walk," Butcher put a hand on William's stomach. "Mikey's bigger than you now."

Subject: Re: Calm after the storm Thu Nov 15, 2007 5:00 am

William's eyes widened slightly. "Hopefully I won't get that big. I just got a job and I really need to keep working," he thought aloud.

Subject: Re: Calm after the storm Thu Nov 15, 2007 12:24 pm

"You got a job? What do people say? You're a pregnant man." Butcher suddenly realized how William could get a job, "Oh."

Subject: Re: Calm after the storm Thu Nov 15, 2007 1:54 pm

William looked at Butcher suspiciously. "You aren't thinking that I..?" he trailed off, looking into the Avian's eyes.

Subject: Re: Calm after the storm Thu Nov 15, 2007 2:18 pm

"No, I still think you're male," Butcher said quickly, looking down at William's chest and stomach. "You got a job pretending to be a woman?"

Subject: Re: Calm after the storm Thu Nov 15, 2007 4:01 pm

"I kind of had to," he shrugged. "I got a job as a waitress at a run-down diner."

Subject: Re: Calm after the storm Thu Nov 15, 2007 4:15 pm

Butcher blinked, "Do you wear a dress?" He tried to imagine William working at a diner and failed.

Subject: Re: Calm after the storm Thu Nov 15, 2007 5:00 pm

William nodded his head. "It makes me look like a blueberry, and it hardly fits," he sighed.

Subject: Re: Calm after the storm Thu Nov 15, 2007 5:05 pm

Butcher covered his mouth as he imagined William as the girl who turned into a blueberry in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Subject: Re: Calm after the storm Thu Nov 15, 2007 6:01 pm

"Back," Mike announced, putting an arm around William's shoulders once he had reached him. "Is everyone there and ready?"

Subject: Re: Calm after the storm Thu Nov 15, 2007 6:18 pm

William gave Butcher an odd looks accompanied by a chuckle, but nodded in response to Mike's question. "I think so," he smiled, nuzzling into the man's arm.

Subject: Re: Calm after the storm Thu Nov 15, 2007 6:28 pm

Mike grinned. "Then we're all set to leave. I'll call a cab...I think I could get a minivan." He raised his hand to count on his fingers. "You, me, Butcher, Tom, Michael, Sisky, Matt...am I forgetting anyone? Is Mikey coming with the kid?"

Subject: Re: Calm after the storm Thu Nov 15, 2007 6:31 pm

William shook his head quickly, giving Mike a silent warning signal. He went back to smiling and yawned again.

Subject: Re: Calm after the storm Thu Nov 15, 2007 6:33 pm

Mike quickly changed the subject. "Okay, I'll call the..." He patted his pocket for his cellphone, but then remembered it was smashed somewhere on the street. "I'm not lending you electronic devices again," he told his boyfriend. He didn't seem angry.

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