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cuppa_q James had suggested a little weekend trip, and though Q was reluctant to leave the hospital, the other man could be dreadfully convincing. So convincing that he was currently sitting in the passenger seat of a dreadfully posh car, his luggage tucked away in the boot, and not a clue as to where they might be headed.
"We're not going to the airport, are we?" he asked. "I don't fly."
"We're not going to the airport, are we?" he asked. "I don't fly."
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Date: 2022-05-04 08:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-05-04 08:22 pm (UTC)"Oh, right. ...Yes, that's a nice idea," Q smiled.
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Date: 2022-05-04 08:29 pm (UTC)"I have a house in Brighton," he continued. "I have a lovely view of the water."
He'd called ahead to make it ready, stocked with food and drink. He was a little excited for Q to see it.
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Date: 2022-05-04 08:33 pm (UTC)"Not to be obnoxious about it, but... Exactly how well off are you, Bond?" Q asked, glancing over at the other man.
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Date: 2022-05-04 10:49 pm (UTC)Bond looked over at him and smiled.
"I'm quite comfortable," he said. "My father was Sir Anthony Bond."
Q was so young, but Bond was sure he knew of Sir Bond and the scandalous 'accident' that had left James an orphan and sole heir to the fortune.
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Date: 2022-05-04 11:51 pm (UTC)Q was somewhat familiar, though not enough to look shocked.
"I see. So... Very rich then."
He was silent a beat, wetting his lips and glancing over again.
"I'm not. I play the part fine, but- I'm not wealthy. My family aren't anyone of note."
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Date: 2022-05-04 11:54 pm (UTC)"I'm aware, Q," he said.
He paused to wet his lips.
"I spoil you and Harry, and I enjoy it. I can be hard on you. And in return I can give you all the best comforts."
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Date: 2022-05-05 12:08 am (UTC)"...I just mean that sometimes I feel like the odd one out."
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Date: 2022-05-05 12:13 am (UTC)"Of course you do. The lifestyle I'm accustomed to is not something most people ever experience. Not even Harry," he said.
As they left London, a soft rain began to fall.
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Date: 2022-05-05 12:19 am (UTC)Q was quiet for a long while, staring out the window and watching the city fade away.
"You tend to get your own way, don't you?" he asked finally.
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Date: 2022-05-05 12:21 am (UTC)"Yes. There's very little I don't get when I decide I want it," he nodded.
The wipers beat back and forth.
"Like you."
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Date: 2022-05-05 12:27 am (UTC)Q glanced over then, watching James for a beat.
"Part of me thinks it might have been a laugh if Harry and I had run off together. Imagine that, losing both your toys in one night."
He wasn't trying to be a brat, Q just had a habit of speaking his mind- Something that tended to work in his favor at the hospital. The board, he found, appreciated blunt honesty.
"Your med students would have had a miserable rotation."
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Date: 2022-05-05 12:35 am (UTC)Bond didn't laugh, he only looked over briefly.
"A thought I don't like to entertain."
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Date: 2022-05-05 12:39 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-05-05 12:42 am (UTC)"How do you two feel about my time alone with each of you?" Bond asked. "No jealousy?"
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Date: 2022-05-05 12:51 am (UTC)"I have neither the time nor energy to be jealous. If you both fuck off and leave me, I'll be miserable, but I'm prepared for that," Q shrugged.
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Date: 2022-05-05 12:53 am (UTC)"I could never leave you," he said softly.
The wipers beat again.
"I'm rather in love with you, Quinton."
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Date: 2022-05-05 01:01 am (UTC)Q was certain no one had ever said those words to him. Perhaps his parents, when he was very young, but not since.
As a result he didn't know what to say. Was he to say it back? Did he love James? He hadn't really let himself think about it all that much, it all felt so precious and fragile, something to keep on a shelf and not disturb for fear it might fall and shatter.
"People don't love me," he said finally. "They just... Don't."
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Date: 2022-05-05 01:03 am (UTC)"I do," he replied simply, softly.
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Date: 2022-05-05 01:14 am (UTC)Q fell silent, sitting with Bond's words as they continued down the road. The rain pattered softly against the roof and windows, and Q's gaze lingered on a drop that was slowly rolling down the glass.
"I've never been in love before," he confessed. "I'm a late bloomer, I suppose. ...That, and I never really had time. I dated, obviously, but..."
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Date: 2022-05-05 01:22 am (UTC)"You needn't say it back," Bond said quietly.
He knew his flaws. What sort of man he was. He knew Harry was one might fall in love with. Not him. Even now, trying to chat, he had so few words to say. He'd seen Q at his most vulnerable and yet he couldn't offer the younger man the same, it seemed.
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Date: 2022-05-05 01:34 am (UTC)"It's not that I don't want to say it," Q assured him. "Just that I haven't before."
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Date: 2022-05-05 01:37 am (UTC)"Then you should be ready. It's quite the thing to admit," Bond replied. "I remember my first time"
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Date: 2022-05-05 01:44 am (UTC)"Who were they?" he asked. "The first, I mean."
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Date: 2022-05-05 01:49 am (UTC)He knew this was his chance. An opportunity to share something of himself and open a bit.
"My wife, Theresa," he replied. "I loved her madly. We were young, I'd not reached Commander yet. She was perfect. Beautiful and kind, warm and witty. I would have moved the world for her," he said. He paused to swallow hard, then continued. "She was killed in a car accident on the way to our honeymoon."