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13 Griffin Way, Tuesday Night

Sep 01, 2009 20:45

Tyler's new teaching buddy had skipped the welcome picnic, which was not a life choice Tyler had the slightest dispute with. And, with one thing and another, it was Tuesday night before their schedules lined up for an orientation meeting ( Read more... )

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notsobadatall September 2 2009, 00:54:08 UTC

He came a little later than expected, knocking on the door with the air of one somewhat fatigued. There was that extra hitch, the slightly longer note that gave him away.

tyler_back September 2 2009, 01:03:00 UTC

.. and there was that guest. Tyler opened the door, not seeming to notice anything in particular about the knock.

"Nick?" he asked. "I'm Tyler. Come on in."

notsobadatall September 2 2009, 01:05:19 UTC

He nodded in the affirmative, pulling a bottle of (very good) wine from the crook of his arm in offer to his host. Some things might have changed in the world, but Nick was an old man in more ways than one.

"Tyler," he greeted with a bow of his head, "thank you. A pleasure to meet you. My apologies for missing the picnic. I'm afraid it was... impossible for me to attend."

But he stepped in.

tyler_back September 2 2009, 01:17:39 UTC

Tyler took the wine and gave the label a once-over. He wasn't a wine expert, but he'd been out with Tony enough to know what was good and what was not. This was good.

"You didn't have to do this," he said, though he wasn't giving it back. "Not a problem. I guarantee you, you didn't miss much except a swarm of teenage hormones."

He lead Nick to the couch. "Wine? Coffee?"

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