bran & jax

you have no idea...

i suppose you're aware of her latest project then.

yeah, you. who else? do you want to invite someone else to our date?

book guy or whatever his stupid name is

yes. it's just Skylar being Skylar

telling her I don't need her help won't be enough (I have tried)

I guess I have to tell her "why" I don't need her help

I don't know, maybe you needed a professional dancer to dance with during your act

I would love to hear what you had to say about book guy

personaly, I liked your picture best

what are you going to tell her?

i would have loved to tell you what i had to say but unfortunately book guy was so boring and bland, i simply forgot all about him. which should tell you all you need to know. being tall and reading poetry in french are NOT personality traits. you deserve better.

i'm not surprised. i look great in pictures.

did you really though?

or are you just being nice to me?

do you still want to watch me dance in the morning light?

you know what I'm going to tell her

I hope you do anyway

that I fell for her best friend almost 20 years ago

that he's been dancing in my heart all these years and that no other man could ever take his place

I've never been just nice to you, Bran

I would watch you dance every morning then and now

... how do you think she'll react ?

well i don't know SHE'll react but i know i can't function right now

when did you become a poet? (i like it)

you're one of a kind, jax, you know that?

no one could ever take your place either. just so you know.

and you know what, fuck all these other guys. you're mine, so they better back the fuck off. i'll fight them, idgaf

are you sure? about telling sky?

it's a pretty big step... once you tell her, there's no going back it's all out in the open. no privacy anymore.

and i know you like your privacy

don't make fun of me

words have never been my strong suit

that's why I wanted to see you to tell you but I didn't want you to think all week end that I was OK with Sky's plan

yes I think it's the only way to avoid awkward situations

+ we tried privacy

and I often think of all the things we missed because of me

so maybe it's time to go out in the open

see what it's like

if that's ok with you obviously

i'm not making fun of you, i promise

you're sweet. you've always been sweet, but you're getting sweeter with age. if i kiss you now, i might get that a toothache

thanks for not making me wait.

the "only" way huh? sounds like you actually can't wait to tell the world you're with me (kidding) (not really)

hey, we didn't miss anything "because" of you. it was the only choice we had at the time, and we made the best of it

despite everything... i liked what we had.

but going out in the open sounds good

i wouldn't mind holding your hand in public

or going to the movies and make you blush in the dark...

and fight other guys so i can mark my territory

a toothache, huh ?    

do you see any other way to make her stop ? she's relentless

but it's not a bad outcome of a "forced" situation

was it ? our only choice ? I don't remember it like that

me too. I loved what we had

you're tattooed on my skin

I don't think you can make more markable than that

alright, alright, don't push it

ugh you're right, we have to tell her. i'll never hear the end of it. brace yourself for the lecture

maybe it wasn't, but could we have been out the way we can be out now?

how do you remember it then?

yes but they don't see the tattoo

they see your broad shoulders and your nice eyes and think it's free real estate

well it isn't!

do you think she'll be mad at us ? 

not everywhere I guess

I remember saying no too often

I think you have an overrated idea of the way men look at me

but you're beautiful even when you're jealous

I bet your cheeks are a furious red

did you manage to keep your cool while listening to her ? one look at you might just have done the job for us  

one question... are you even out to her ?

obviously she knows about me

but you and I never really talked about this

mad? maybe. insufferably smug about it? for sure.

you did say no often... but you can start saying yes (to dancing with me for example)

jealous?! please! where. when. i'm asserting my rights and my privileges, there's a difference.

well how would you feel if she had all these women lined up for me and she was asking you to choose one for me? bet your cheeks would be some shade of red too

YOUR sister, YOUR job

and i didn't even think about that...

now that i think of it, i dont even know if there was something to be out about...

you're the only man i've been with.

the only i intend to be with, as well.

somehow i think me being bisexual will be astronomically less important than me being with you

I'll dance with you but when we do I hope you remember you asked for it

you're definitely jealous

I'd tell her you're perfectly capable of choosing someone without her help. and that I don't want to have anything to do with her little games

my sister, your best friend. you spent more time with her than I ever did

now I'm the one who can't function anymore...

is it because how it ended ?

with my dad and everything ?

it was fucked up

less important...

in a bad or a good way ?

i'm an excellent teacher. you might surprise yourself.

well good for you for being so cool-headed and unbothered

what?! no! baby, of course not

what happened with your father... i wish i had handled that differently. better.

i just... was never interested in any other guy after you. no one could compare

and the relationship i was in after you was chaotic to say the least

i was not a very good boyfriend to her, and she was not a very good girlfriend to me either. i'll concede i MAY have made mistakes i'm not proud of. the only reason it lasted as long as it did was because our relationship was so deeply intertwined with our careers, and that's all we cared about. me, especially.

but you set the bar so high for me...

i was too young to realize, but i've been waiting. all this time, i've been waiting for you to come back. for us to find each other again.

being with you will always be more important. in a good way.

and sky will have deal with it

happy birthday, baby

how does 43 feel?

in any case, it looks very good on you...

can i kidnap you fom your job tomorrow night?

i have something in mind. i think you'll like it

we were young. I didn't mean it to happen so there was no way we could have known how to handle it

we better talk about this when we see each other

just know I was waiting too

thank you

I'm just closing the kitchen, it's been a busy night. I definitely feel my 43 years

ok. I'm curious to see what you have in mind. See you tonight