Silence Part 6
Duo's Last Knot
God, look at the time! Crap, where does it go?! Close up, lock up, damn it, stop ringing! I have office hours, ya know!
Dinner... Crap! Take out! Burgers, chicken, fish... Pizza. Yeah.
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"Daddy, may I have a story?"
"Sure, sweetheart. Bring your book."
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When am I gonna get to sleep? I have to be in the shop by 0700. Maybe Hilde... No, she's got that appointment. Please, Lady, tell me she's not pregnant. What am I gonna do without her? Stop thinking. STOP THINKING!!!
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"Thursday? Um... Yeah, yeah, I can do that, Ms. Gilhoully. How many cupcakes shall I bring?
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I'm so tired...
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"What time does the show start, sweetheart?"
"Nine o'clock, Daddy. Mr. Long says we have to set up between seven and eight thirty, so everything's ready!"
My day off...
"Okay, sweetie. They do know that Sweetums is a lizard, don't they?"
"Yes, Daddy. We get a special place, right by the entrance!"
"Star of the show, huh? Cool!"
I'll catch a nap at the show.
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"Matsuta, if you touch me one more time, I'll fuckin' kill you! I'm married! What part of that don't you understand?!"
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Heero, help me...
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"Please, Duo? It's been months since you've had a holiday... The Corps miss you, too..."
Oh, God... Quatre, don't do this to me...
I'm tired!
"Hamid's daughters are looking forward to seeing Solo..."
"Oh... Okay, Quatre. We'll come. Ten o'clock shuttle, Tuesday."
Fuck. I'll have to work late to finish the BPI job. Shit.
He'll have a great time. He loves the horses, and the Maguanacs take great care of him... No chores...
I'll sleep on the shuttle.
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"Heero, we're going down to Quatre's for a couple of days. He kinda nagged me into it. We'll be back on Friday. I love you. I really love you..."
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"Duo! Macklin Corp. for you on 7!"
When does it ever stop...
"Ah... I'm kinda tied up here, Hilde. What do they need?"
"Scratch and burn times 37, by Friday."
"Geez, who do they think I am; Heero?"
"Hey, they trust you."
"And a dollar will buy me coffee in Istanbul. Let me check... In or out?"
"Out."
"Tell 'em yeah; I'll cover it."
"Gotcha!"
"But only if they get 'em here by 1400 today!"
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I'm so fuckin' tired. I can't sleep. My brain is in overdrive; my body is in park.
Shut up in there! Let me sleep! God please let me sleep...
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"Daddy, are you coming to my practice?"
"Is that today? Yeah, sweetheart, I'll be there. Three o'clock, right?"
Open your eyes! You're supposed to be watching, not sleeping! What kind of lousy father are you?!
"He definitely has Heero's style. I'm starting him on the sai exercises next week, if that's all right with you. And when are you coming back? I'd like you to maintain your edge so that you can work with him at home."
"Ah, I don't know, Wufei... I've got so much to do."
"You already come to his practice; just bring your gi and join in. The kids will love it and Solo will be ecstatic to work with you. He remembers watching you and Heero work out together."
Oh, man...
"Okay, I'll suit out on Thursday."
You're good, Duo; I want you to keep that."
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Roll out at 0500.
Shave, shower, dress.
Make breakfast, check email, eat.
Wake Solo.
Dress, feed, make lunch, off to school.
Open the shop, check email, answer email.
Check tickler, file time sheets, sign invoices, argue BOLs.
Make coffee, drink coffee, pee, drink more coffee, pee some more.
Take on new jobs, turn down jobs, finish jobs.
Make more coffee; see above.
Offer suggestions, solve problems, stand in yard and scream.
Sandwich at desk, nod off, almost spill coffee.
Thanks Hilde, for catching me.
Pennsylvania has an emergency, Dorchester has a question, Moscow has a request, L3 has a problem.
Hilde is smirking; oh, please...
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"You're a nice guy, Stani, but I don't need 'comforting'. I appreciate your business, but I'm not included in the retainer."
Why did you leave me all alone...
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"Just tell them 'NO', Hilde! How hard is that?! And stop looking at me like that!"
"You're being a brat, Duo!"
"Dammit! Then go home to your husband and leave me the hell alone!"
Like I wanna go home to my husband... God...
"Don't stay here all night, okay?"
"No, mother! Just go!"
How much longer is it gonna take? Three hours at least... Fuck...
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"Daddy, when can we go to Quatre's again? I want to ride the horses!"
"Oh, God, baby, I don't know... Maybe next month..."
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"Have you eaten at all today?"
"I'm not really hungry, Wufei. Too tired."
"Duo, you don't have to save the world anymore; the war is over."
"I'm just picking up the pieces and sticking them back together."
"And you're a tremendous success, but you can't do both jobs forever. Hire someone to help."
"There is no one as good as Heero."
"Then find someone as good as you and give them the easy stuff. You need some relief, or you won't survive."
"They want me; Heero and I are the business."
"There won't be a business if you work yourself to exhaustion."
Leave me alone... Please... I need my Heero... I need my lover, my heart, my soul back...
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"Thanks for helping out, Trowa."
"Not a problem, Duo; I'm happy to help. Sorry I can't stay longer, but Quatre misses me."
"Yeah, I know..."
Lady, I miss him so much... It hurts to be alone... I just want to sleep and never wake up...
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"Daddy, aren't you going to work today?"
"Huh? What time is it?"
"Seven nineteen."
"Oh, sh-. Crap! Did you have breakfast?"
"I had a donut and some orange juice."
"Wow, sugar time! Five minutes, sweetie, and we'll be out the door!"
I'm behind already...
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"I'm not turning my son over to a nanny! He's not growing up with strangers! I'm his father and I'll raise him! I don't fuckin' need help!"
He's so precious when he's asleep...
"You take good care of us, don't you, Sweetums. Just the three of us until Heero comes home..."
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"Stop it! No! Let me go! Gerard, don't make me hurt you! Let go of me!!! Gerard!"
"I told you I can take care of myself! Now, get out before I call a cop and press charges!"
I can't cry, I can't!
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Leave me alone, leave me alone, leave me alone... I'm so fuckin' tired... Heero, I miss you so damn much... I hurt inside... I want to be with you... I need you...
Help me...
TBC...
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