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Who: Sasha Stanford and Justin Campbell with Lewis, Cassidy, Tori, Zeke, Will, and later Mark
What: Getting back in the swing of things
Where: Casa de Campbell, Upper East Side
When: Friday

It had been a long-haul, but Justin was finally home from hospital. He had a week of intensive ketamine infusions and would go one day a week for the foreseeable future for them because there was no denying his bipolar had responded to it. On top of that, he had ongoing therapy with a psychologist and psychiatrist, as well as Ari working with him on therapy tactics in his everyday life to help him cope better both personally and professionally. Finally, Justin was on an upswing. In the last few days, he had been as stable as Sasha had seen him in a long time and he was champing at the bit to get back to some sort of work with his music.

That was why Sasha got home from school and his own quick doctor’s appointment to pick up new prescriptions for his migraine medication that he found Justin in their communal music/games/hangout room with Lewis doing some trial makeup runs with him. Cassidy and Tori were there watching too and when Sasha got further into the room, he saw Zeke and Will were there too. Justin was sitting on a stool by the window with a joint nestled between his fingers while he spoke to what sounded like Caden on the phone. The light breeze from the window was drawing the smoke through the small crack. All windows up this many floors in their house only opened enough to maybe get your hand out up to your elbow and nothing more. They were secured, and then doubled secured even more… a necessity with a suicidal person living there.

At the moment, Justin had to have a certain low dose of medicinal marijuana to keep his manic episodes at bay... )

LOG, COMPLETE
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[personal profile] whatdoesntkillyou
Going to need this little miss to stop growing right now. SHE WAS ONLY BORN YESTERDAY OMG #guidedaughter #beautifulgirl #somuchlove

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Who: Sasha Stanford and Justin Campbell with Lewis Sheldon and Mark Campbell
What: The precipe of love
Where: Mount Sinai, NYC
When: Morning

Sasha had spent two nights in hospital. The only way they would let him out was if he followed doctor’s orders and went home to rest. Going home to rest meant not being close to Justin. It also meant his mom wanted him to go home to their place in New Rochelle, which was even further away from Justin. Things went from bad to worse. Not with Justin’s condition. Once they sedated him, he stabilised, even if he was unconscious. Unconscious was probably the best for him right now, considering his mind and body shot out of control. Unconscious was peace, and fuck knew he deserved peace to get better.

Amarlie - perhaps in a slight error of judgement - came to visit Sasha in the hospital after she had been sitting with Justin for a little while. Seeing her brother like that was confronting, but Sasha’s nerves were shot and he was on edge. Mixing that with the pain of his head injury was a disastrous cocktail and they had a huge fight. Most of it was one-sided, Sasha losing her shit at her about implying he was a liar to all their friends and telling her she had no idea the extent of what was going on because she wasn’t his real sister. It was so assholey of him, but he couldn’t help it. Sometimes, people just reached breaking point and he was angry at Amarlie for making what was already really fucking horrible even worse. She wasn’t privy to his decision not to tell Justin what happened. She did now. He had no choice but to tell her, because she wasn’t sedated like Justin and could easily find out the truth anyway. But Sasha knew that the more people who knew, the more people trying to stick their nose in on Justin’s private business, the more difficult it would be to keep it buried.

Why didn’t anyone seem to understand why he needed to do this? They were going with it. For now. But what happened if they changed their mind? )

LOG, COMPLETE
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When your baby girl has screamed her way through the week because of teething and still traumatised, you're sleep deprived and cause a domestic over running out of toilet paper, and you drop your phone in the toilet, what is there left to do? Have a smoke and fuck, and laugh about how much of a wanker you are.
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HERE @ [community profile] muserevival

"Count your blessings, not your problems." - Unknown

Times like this, Lewis was grateful to have a large extended family. Lorenzo understandably held firm on wanting to stay at the hospital to see Clint as soon as he could, and also meet their new nephew. Richie was going to bring him home afterwards, so Lewis could finally take Holly home. She was exhausted and didn't want to be put down. It was late morning, but everyone had been up all night. He didn't care about the time, he needed to get their daughter down to sleep, whatever tactics he needed to enlist to manage it.

Holly was clingy and upset. She cried again when they left the hospital once she realised her daddy wasn't coming with them... )
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Who: Lorenzo Chevalier with Lewis Sheldon (about Angela Ashwood)
What: 911
Where: Mount Sinai, NYC
When: Friday morning

You hear about these miracle stories where tiny little kids saved people's lives by knowing to call 911... you just never expected it to be your own child. Lorenzo liked to think he was a good father. He had been trying to hard since his baby girl was born. She was two now, and even if being addicted to drugs meant she had some medical issues, cognitively, she was a smart little cookie. She wasn't a huge talker, but she talked well regardless. She was more of a snuggler and a giggler. Lorenzo had feared that her speech was delayed when she began to talk and didn't seem to have a whole lot to say, but he had been given vast reassurances by Holly's doctors that she was actually quite advanced. Early on, she would easily attempt to repeat what you said to her, and she learned what things were quickly. Some kids just weren't big talkers, and that was okay.

Knowing she was a little sponge and soaked up learning things quickly, Lorenzo and Lewis had really used that. They talked to her like she was a little person, not a baby, and there was really no holds barred in what they attempt to get her interacting with. Of course, as soon as it became evident she was a fast learning, Lorenzo told his cousin - now twin brother - to make sure he shut the fuck up on the cussing around her. It only took Clint coming to visit one day, Holly pointing at him and saying clear as day 'Fuck', that Lorenzo was only a short step from duct-taping Clint's mouth shut around his little niece.

One thing they had started to teach Holly was how to dial 911... )

NARRATIVE, COMPLETE
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Lorenzo woke up last night. He's been pretty lucid during the night, and feeling okay, all things considered. He wants to know everything. But he wants you to write it all down in a letter or something, so he can read it and process in his own time. He's been asking how you were.
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Who: Clint Chevalier and Lewis Sheldon
What: Blood's not thicker than water
Where: Cardiac Unit, Mount Sinai
When: Wednesday morning

Clint was feeling a lot less agitated and traumatised after he slept nearly fourteen hours after getting back from Louisiana. Being back in his own bed, in his own home, as far a-fucking-way from New Orleans as possible, he slept much better. When he wasn't able to fuck out his frustration, despite the best efforts, it was clear all this shit ran much deeper than quite possibly anything he had dealt with in his life prior. Probably because it stirred up everything in the past, even things he thought he buried for good.

The first place he had to go was the hospital. He left Lincoln in bed, making sure he was quiet in the bedroom so he didn't wake him. Lincoln was going to need some TLC in the days to come. The trip had taken it out of both of them, and they were both just trying to keep their heads above water. Clint knew they weren't the only ones. And he knew that no matter how Yoda-like and strong Lewis seemed, that didn't mean he actually was just that. Clint knew what it was like to have the person you loved in a very fucking serious condition medically. He was just worried about seeing Lewis in case what he had been fearing was correct - Lewis would rather any other fucking dude with a cock to be his brother-in-law than Clint.

He bit the bullet. There was no room for procrastination. He needed to be with Lorenzo right now. Now that all the shit he had to deal with in Louisiana was sorted for now. The wheels would only grind back into motion when Lorenzo was in the driver's seat. Until then, they could fucking wait. She was a stiff now, her time was up. It made no fucking difference to her how long she waited anymore. As far as Clint was concerned, she was a non-entity to him. But Lorenzo grew up with her as his mother all along, and Clint would never deny him whatever grief process he needed to take, when he was well enough to be able to take them. Clint felt a hell of a lot of guilt surrounded this. So much so, it was eating away inside him. He probably wouldn't truly find any peace with it all until Lorenzo got better and they could talk.

He was hoping Lewis would be at the hospital when he got there. Lorenzo was still hooked up to all the medical shit because without it, his heart probably wouldn't be strong enough right now to keep going itself. All this, it cut too close to home for Clint, after all the months he struggled to keep his shit together when Lincoln was in this place fighting for his life. He came in and sat down beside Lewis. "Hey," he greeted him, settling into the chair with his hands shoved deep in the pockets of his leather jacket. "How're you going? How's he doing? I was, uh... hoping we could talk about some shit."
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Contrary to popular stereotyping bullshit, not everyone suffering an emotional crisis goes out and gets blind drunk and turns into a simpering pile of pathetic ass jizz.
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I hate to have to do this on Facebook, but things are a bit tough for our family at the moment, and getting it through the grapevine to all you guys, our extended family, is an exhausting prospect. Lorenzo and Clint's mother was murdered in prison the other night. It lead to Lorenzo effectively suffering something like a heart attack caused by shock. If you Google Broken Heart Syndrome, you'll get the info.

Things are shit right now. We're all exhausted and you all know how I feel about prayer, so if that's your answer, do me a favour and fuck off before you waste your breath. Anyone who wants to send us positive and healing vibes from the goodness of your hearts and not the pages of a fairy tale about an imaginary friend in the sky, please do. We could all use them, especially Renz.

Love to you all x
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Who: Lewis Sheldon, Clint Chevalier with Lorenzo Chevalier
What: Delivering bad news
Where: ER, Mount Sinai
When: After this

Lewis felt cold and sick. He had come home just in time to catch Lorenzo before passed out holding holding Holly. He had dropped his phone, and although Lewis could never have guessed the catalyst for the fact Lorenzo was white as a ghost and blacking out, he had picked up the the phone once he realised there was still a call connected there. He spoke with the Superintendent, and the horrific news was relayed to him because Lorenzo was incapable of finishing the conversation. Lewis had to kneel there by the sofa, Holly on his hip, Lorenzo slumped on the sofa where he had managed to move him, and listen to the details of the incident at the women's prison.

He sent Clint a text straight away, telling him that he knew he hadn't been feeling well, but he really needed to get over there ASAP. But Lorenzo wasn't easy to rouse. At all. Lorenzo wasn't just white, but he seemed to be struggling to breathe. When he did come around, he was disoriented and his breathing was laboured. He was sweating and said he felt sick. The most terrifying part was, he said he had pains in the chest. Lewis called 911 immediately.

Lewis never knew that shock could actually cause a heart attack. It couldn't. Not in the classic sense of a heart attack. But it could cause something extremely similar that had come to be known in the medical world was 'Broken Heart Syndrome'. Lewis was standing there in the hospital corridor with Holly nursed protectively to his chest as he listened to Sam explain what was going on. It was called Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy or Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy. It was very real, and could very much have killed Lorenzo if Lewis didn't act immediately.

Whilst waiting for the ambulance, Lewis called Clint. He didn't have the time to give Clint a chance to answer. He just said something was happening to Lorenzo and to come straight to the hospital. Lorenzo was still in the resus bay, but he had been stabilised and Sam had come to have him transferred to the Cardiac Unit. Thank fuck Sam was his doctor, because Lewis trusted Sam implicitly, knowing he was one of Justin's secondary carers. Lewis felt ill. The only thing stopping him falling to his knees and breaking down was Holly. He had to stay strong for Holly.
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HERE @ [community profile] muserevival

"I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it."
- Groucho Marx

Some nights, having a sick baby could be really hard. For Lorenzo, it was the hardest part of parenting. When your baby cried because they were sick or in pain, it broke your heart if you had an ounce of decent parenting within you. Unfortunately, it was just a cross he had to bear. His little girl had been born with some health issues because her mother was a heavy drug user when she was pregnant. It seemed like such a battle back then. She had gone off her anti-psychotic medication for the sake of the pregnancy, yet continued trying to self-medication because staying clean with an untreated mental illness was too much of a demon to fight.

These days, when Lorenzo looked back on it all, it felt like someone else's memories. He was scarred from the ordeal, he knew that... )
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Who: Lewis Sheldon and Presley Monroe
What: Propositions
Where: Shades of Violet HQ
When: Thursday, late morning

Lewis had arranged to meet with Presley for lunch, but he had to unfortunately cancel that arrangement and brought the meeting forward - away from a meal time. Luck wasn't on his side when he and Lorenzo were out for a dinner function with various people from Caden's shows. Despite specifically requesting complete dairy-free, Lewis ended up sick from the meal and they had to leave. He then proceeded to spend most of the night praying to the porcelain god. Presley offered to take a raincheck on the meeting, but Lewis's gut was finally satisfied it punished him for his betrayal of putting poison in it. He still wasn't feeling well, but he was okay so long as he had water and wasn't near any food.

Presley came through to meet him in the waiting area outside his office and asked him to come through. He figured he must be looking pretty rough when Presley balked and told him he looked terrible. He followed him into his office and nodded as he took the seat Presley offered him. "I know, I'm not going to win any awards for being fabulous today. Sorry about ditching the lunch plans. I can't even think about putting anything near my mouth right now. Want to put me out of my misery about what this is all out? And give me directions to your nearest bathroom in case I need it?"
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HERE @ [community profile] muserevival

"The pain started years ago, but I’d lived with it for so long at that point that I’d accepted it as an inevitable part of me."
- Ashley D. Wallis

Lorenzo sat up long after Clint and Lincoln went home. As numb as everyone was, sitting there in awkward silence together trying to process it wouldn't do anyone any good. Lorenzo asked for time to get his head around it, Clint said he just either wanted to fucking sleep for a week or get trashed. Lorenzo got why he felt that. He wasn't offended. It wasn't the secret eliciting these emotions, it was how it all went down. It was the betrayal. On top of that, Clint had to process the fact he was the 'ditched one' because he had been a sick baby.

After they left, Lorenzo just sat there in the dark thinking... )
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My tolerance level for divas is in Satan's a-hole right about now.
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Never not going to hit you in the feels when the guy who wrote Your Song with your other half passes away. Thanks for sharing it with us, big guy. Fly on loud and proud up there.

Lewis, love you, babe.

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Who: Lewis Sheldon and Caden Drake
What: Propositions, etc.
Where: Drake Productions, Broadway, NYC
When: Saturday morning

Something deep had been on Lewis' mind lately, but with everything going on, he had been letting it simmer and stew away in the back of his mind. There was nothing wrong with that. He had been an observer most of his life. He watch things, took in responses, reactions, and human behaviour. Lately, Lorenzo had been teasing him that he should have become an anthropologist with a PhD in sociology, not a makeup artist. Ever since his ordeal with breast cancer had been sharply thrust into the present, forcing him to think back on his life back then, and what he went through in escaping to London, this idea began grow horns and turn into a monster. Lewis was glad it ultimately came out in the open, because it had been a stepping stone in his committed relationship with Lorenzo. Ultimately, though, Emily hadn't seemed to want any further support from him and hadn't really said anything to him since. He wondered whether bringing it up at all now was worth the heartache it caused. He had been okay with him leaving it in the past.

It might seem odd that Lewis had requested a private meeting with Caden. Caden always met with his cast members, for obvious reasons, but Lewis was a member of the supporting crew and a behind-the-scenes worker. He was content in his job, didn't care about the wage he made, so long as he could do what he loved. Caden had been clearly surprised when Lewis requested to meet with him, so Lewis was quick to reassure him that there was epic dramas. Nothing was wrong. Even if it was, he wouldn't be trying to feather his own nest right now when Justin's condition was flared up and it was all-hands-on-deck to help him get better again.

Lewis came into Caden's office and took one of the seats before his desk when Caden invited him in. He gave his boss an easy smile, crossing his leg over his knee. "Your stress levels must be through the roof right about now. I promise, I'm not here to contributed to that. Have you heard how he's doing?"
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That moment when you feel 100% helpless to the person you love #hospitalwaitingroom #sickhusband #marriedlife #insicknessandinhealth

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Call me the messenger pigeon because Lewis is too tired to field texts:

Lorenzo's been admitted to hospital for a few days. There's some slight swelling of the brain from complications with the Hep C virus flaring up. He's immuno-compromised, so an infection has crept into his blood stream, possibly starting from something simple he picked up like a UTI. His medication is being re-adjusted, he's being administered some fluid therapy and IV antibiotics, and kept on observation. When he's discharged, he'll be sent home on bed rest. He's not unconscious, but he's exhausted. You all better be at the ready to step up and help with our princess, or I WILL hunt you down and beat you with a spiky dildo. Step up, or step in front of a bus, capiche?
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Hey, Lewis. It's Mitchell. Sorry to bother you, but are you able to come to get Lorenzo from work? I think he just needs to not be here.
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Here we go a-fucking-gain! You're not getting my fucking kid! FUCK OFF AND DIE, YOU EVIL CUNTS.
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Who: Lewis Sheldon and Liz Harrison
What: Catching up, etc.
Where: Coffee shop near Lewis' place
When: Sunday afternoon

Lewis would be lying if he didn't admit that these past couple of weeks had been tiring for him. He was starting to feel a bit weary, but he knew it was just scaling an emotional hurdle and throwing himself over the top of it to tumble down the other side. It was an inevitable hurdle he would have had to face sooner or later. He couldn't have buried his head in the same about it for the rest of his life. Well, he could have if he had been single and didn't have making a family of his own on his plate. He could have if he hadn't finally needed to face The Big Reveal to his family about the fact he was a cancer survivor, but didn't want that label attached to him for the rest of his life. Little by little, he had been able to put into words the reasoning behind the choices he had made, and Lorenzo was understanding now too.

That afternoon, Lorenzo wasn't feeling well. So much so that he had called Lewis at lunch time from work and asked him to come pick him up. Lewis went straight away, and his husband was definitely look off-colour. Holly wasn't really in the best of moods that day either. She didn't seem to be ill, just in a mood. She had been grizzly, restless and not interested in the things that usually kept her content. Which meant she was being noisy with the grizzly whining, and Lorenzo was lying down because he wasn't feeling the best. Lewis decided to take her out for a walk in the stroller to try to kill to birds with one stone: 1) she wouldn't keep Lorenzo awake if he wanted to sleep, and 2) it might settle her down for a nap.

It worked a charm. Lewis only got one block away before she was down for the count. That was when he got a text from Liz, asking if he was busy and seeing if he wanted to catch up. It was perfect timing, so he suggested a place nearby, and that was where they were now. Lewis was already seated with his standard mocha latte on coconut milk, with Holly's stroller parked right up at his side so he could keep a watch on her as she slept, waiting for Liz to arrive with Blake.
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Who: Lewis Sheldon and Lorenzo Chevalier
What: Biting the bullet
Where: Broadway, NYC
When: Thursday night

Lewis looked at Lorenzo via the large mirror in one of the theatre's dressing rooms as he zipped up his leather pants. There was a smirk on his lips, and his cheeks were flushed. "Well, that was a nice surprise," he said, laughing. Lorenzo's arm was still around his waist, and he put his hand over the top of his husband's against his chest. He turned in the embrace, but right before he was about to pull Lorenzo into a kiss, Lorenzo was putting his fingers up to his mouth. Lewis wet his lips and watched him lick each finger, holding his gaze. All the while, Lorenzo still hadn't zipped himself back up. "You're trying to be the death of me, aren't you, love?"

He had asked Lorenzo to come meet him after work for a coffee. Holly was spending the night with Jude, because Lorenzo had basically told his best friend he was going to tear his balls off and put them in a blender if he didn't step up for Holly as her godfather. He didn't give a fuck if he stepped up for no one else, but she deserved better. Jude probably thought he would have a quiet night off work too. Oh, well. Shit happens. Literally, when you have to babysit.

Because of that, Lorenzo had come earlier, whilst the show was still on. That meant Lewis was mostly just watching the show from backstage in case anyone came out with makeup fail of any sort that he might have to touch up. It happened. It was mostly Justin and Autumn it happened to. Justin, because Ren actually worse some pretty modern and boundary-pushing makeup in this production, where he got into his inner 80s glam with glitter and guyliner, and because Justin had the most singing and dancing numbers that he perspired a lot. He would often need touch-ups. Then Autumn, because they face-sucked a lot throughout the show.

When Lorenzo arrived, he came back into the dressing rooms with Lewis. The show was in the final act anyway, and Justin wasn't there that night. Jeff was up again because Justin had a massive Halloween charity concert that weekend, but had laryngitis all week. He had been on vocal and bed rest all week, in desperate hopes that his voice would be okay for the concert. So, what happened was a welcome kiss turned heated, and then it amped up even then. Next thing they knew, Lorenzo was fucking him right there at the dresser, and Lewis had absolutely no objections whatsoever. Now Lorenzo, with that frankly fucking hot kink of licking Lewis' cum from his fingers. If he was capable of multiple orgasms in a row, that would be him undone right about now.
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HERE @ [community profile] muserevival

"Bad news like a sucker punch blew me away
People fill the streets like nothing has changed
Clock hands tick along, they don't look the same
Planes fly overhead like any old day."

• Bad News, Bastille


These days, Lewis was comfortable enough with himself that he tended not to have anxiety in his decisions. Que sera sera and Carpe diem were two concepts in life he lived by. But he found himself nervy as he sat here in the doctor's waiting room, listening for his name to be called. He wasn't devoid of anxiety. Quite the opposite. He had been diagnosed with post-traumatic, high-functioning anxiety in the wake of being kidnapped and chained up in a basement for days on end. They had fully intended to kill him if Lorenzo didn't cough up on his dead ex's lingering drug debt. But that was a story for another day, and he had medication to help that anyway. He was definitely pro-remedy. If there was a solution, why not grab it with both hands? Lewis didn't dwell. Things he couldn't control, he set aside and didn't let it impact on his life that he still had to keep living. A life that was effectively a second chance.

He heard his name, knocking him out of his reverie... )
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HERE @ [community profile] muserevival

INNOCENT Qs:

- How long have you been together? About 18 months now.
- Straight, gay, bi, or other? I'm bi, he's gay.
- What song makes you think of your relationship? Father Figure by George Michael.
- How do you fall asleep together? Wake up? Any daily rituals? I work real early mornings, he works evenings. It depends how tired we both are. I'm up before him.
- How’s your team work? Do you share well? Yes, I always let him play with my toys.
- Are you open about your relationship? How do you feel about public displays of affection? Completely, and I'm cool with them. I like not giving a fuck what others think about my relationship.
- First impression of each other? Was it love at first sight? I nearly came in my pants. It was definitely lust at first sight. Love, we had to grow together first.
- Nicknames? Pet names? Any in-jokes? The standard love or babe. We'd probably punch each other if we called each other bae or boo. Plenty of in-jokes.

All the rest... )
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Hey babe - think we can grab a coffee somewhere after I finish work? There's something I want to talk to you about. Love you x
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HERE @ [community profile] muserevival

"Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars." - Khalil Gibran

Lewis truly loved being a dad. His baby girl wasn't his biologically, but she was made by the person he believed to be his soul mate. They both came into his life completely unexpectedly, like a bolt out of the blue... or a miracle, perhaps? In many ways, it was a miracle for Lorenzo. Lewis had heard his husband say that many a time. They met in the wake of Lorenzo going through an horrific tragedy, being left alone as single dad when his daughter was only three weeks old. Now they were a family, and Lewis had little memories of truth worth from before they met.

He knew everyone thought he was a big of an enigma... )
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Who: Zander Carlyle and Lewis Sheldon
What: Long time, no see
Where: Radio Rooftop Bar, London
When: Saturday night

Although Zander offered to come back to the hotel where Paxton worked and Lewis was staying, Lewis preferred some independent ground. Zander couldn't blame him for that, all things considered. He was just glad Lewis wasn't pissed at him for asking Pax to get Lewis' mobile phone number from his booking record. That was essentially asking Pax to break the rules, but he did it because he loved his brother and knew he had this mess to clean up. Pax hadn't been there when the fuckery went down, but he heard it about it quickly from his work mates and came to see Zander to tell him to stop being a basic bitch and clear the air. Zander knew he was right.

The Radio Rooftop was a hangout from the good old days. It made sense, and it was a fantastic location. They could chill in the outdoor area and maybe some of Zander's WTF questions could be answered. Like, how the fuck was Lewis married when he had always been against it or didn't believe in it?

But he was nervous. He was sitting there at the table nibbling the corner of his thumbnail with his leg bouncing anxiously. Obviously any chance of hooking up with Lewis was off the cards, unless he had an open marriage. Though the black eye and swollen red cheek Zander was sporting was probably evidence to the contrary. The other guy didn't seem to want to share. He had his phone in his other hand, because if he was being honest with himself, he was expecting Lewis to cancel their meet-up.
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Who: Lewis Sheldon and Emily Cole
What: Heart-to-Heart
Where: London, UK
When: Saturday evening

The hotel Lorenzo and Lewis were staying at was too far from Big Ben, and as Lewis stepped off the elevator to head to the hotel's lounge, he could hear the bells chiming in the distance as the time ticked over the hour. Emily had sent him a text whilst he, Lorenzo and Holly had been sleeping, so he answered after he was awake and had taken a shower to freshen up. She asked if they could meet up for a chat, and he was perfectly fine with that. It had become crystal clear that no one should do any serious thinking when they were exhausted and running on empty. Ultimately, he and Lorenzo simmered down and Lewis assured him there was absolutely nothing to worry about with Zander. He was going to meet Zander later, and he knew they both had a hell of a lot to talk about.

He was dressed down in jeans, a t-shirt and his leather jacket. The weather in London was mild and tolerable. They were in chill-out mode to relax a little after the flight and the emotional shake up of Zander trying to stick his tongue down Lewis' throat as a welcome back to London surprise. Lorenzo was back in the hotel room relaxing in his underwear and reading to Holly after they took a bath together. They were going to shoot for an early night while Holly seemed settled enough.

He found Emily in the lounge sitting by the window scrolling something on her phone as she waited. He came up to her and leaned over to give her a cuddle and a kiss. "Hey, love. How are you feeling?"
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HERE @ [community profile] muserevival

"True love doesn't happen right away; it's an ever-growing process. It develops after you've gone through many ups and downs, when you've suffered together, cried together, laughed together." - Ricardo Montalban

This wasn't how the trip was supposed to go, and Lorenzo was driving himself nuts. It meant that, for all the tiredness he was feeling from the trip, he couldn't sleep. Instead, he was lying there stewing and overthinking, aka driving himself nuts. Lewis wasn't a cheater. He wasn't. That wasn't just some deluded hope in Lorenzo's mind. He knew cheating went against every single thing Lewis stood for, and the things Lewis stood for, he stood firm on. Very firm. His views, morals, and beliefs were always something he never let anyone sway him on.

So, why was Lorenzo lying there driving himself nuts? Probably because he had just seen another dude snogging his husband, and not he felt like he wanted to hit things. Even after he hit the guy in the face for doing it. He at least felt entitled to that. That was proof in the pudding. It wasn't overreacting. Another guy had macked on his husband! Zander. He knew that name, but he just couldn't remember from where Lewis had mentioned it. Somewhere along the way, he had. But 'the way' for Lorenzo and Lewis had been a long, hard road.

Beside him on the king-sized hotel bed, Lewis was stripped down to just his boxer-briefs. He had his back to Lorenzo, having rolled over in annoyance after he tried to get Lorenzo to talk to him about what had just happened and Lorenzo kept issuing en epic dose of the silent treatment to him... )

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"I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it." - Edith Sitwell

Seven hours from New York to London was a long flight for a baby. Especially when she wanted to cry for almost the entire duration of the flight until she finally exhausted herself and crashed out in Lorenzo's arms. Both he and Lewis were tired and cranky too. Their patience was shot and they were short-tempered with each other... not intentionally, though. It felt like a lifetime since Lewis had last been to London. Heathrow Airport had changed so fucking much. Still as huge and as busy as he remembered it. At least the baggage claim was incredibly fast, because he was pretty sure he was going to start feeling like committing grievous bodily harm on random tourists who kept bumping into him if they hadn't gotten their bags soon.

The train from the airport to the city was quick too. Better than the hour and a half ride he had to take when he was here years ago. The trip had all been very last minute, but they still managed to book a really nice hotel. As soon as they had known they were going to London, Lewis had gotten in touch with a couple of old friends (aka, lovers) he had been with during his stay in London when he was younger. It was Zander who had given in the recommendation for this place. Zander, who Lewis still emailed every now and again, but he wouldn't say their contact had been frequent by any stretch of the imagination. He wasn't even Facebook friends with anyone he had known back then.

Zander's brother worked as a Concierge for this hotel and he pulled strings to get then upgraded to the best room on offer... )
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TO: Lorenzo, Lewis, Angela, Emily, Jude, Reecy, Billy and Ajay:

I know there's a lot of shit going on, but Linc and I are getting married. He wants to do it in London, and he wants his closest family there for it. So, if you can set stuff aside for a few days to come, it'd be awesome. If you can't, then we're gonna still do it anyway.
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Who: Lorenzo Chevalier and Lewis Sheldon
What: "But, baby, that's just me..."
Where: @ home, nyc
When: Friday morning

It was important to make time to talk, even if you weren't sure you really wanted to. Lewis had been up early that morning, waking with Holly a little while after Lorenzo left for work at his shop. But the mornings that Lorenzo started before the crack of dawn, he finished work earlier, handing the baton over to Mason. Lewis had sent Liz a message and asked if she minded taking Holly to the park with Blake. He hadn't elaborated on anything with her beyond just telling her he and Lorenzo had some stuff to work out and it would be easier for them if Holly wasn't there. He did a quick grocery shop at the store and had put it all away. He was standing in the kitchen waiting for the kettle to boil when Lorenzo came home.

"So, I feel like I really want to take a nap, but I know we have to talk." It was an ice-breaker, because things had been a little tense between them since Lewis' big reveal. Not painfully so, and not to the level of tension Lincoln and Clint had, but they still both respected things needed to be hashed out. Neither wanted to try to squeeze a talk in between both work unsociable hours and having a baby to take care of. Lewis wouldn't have let the conversation be started if they were on the clock. But now the time had come.
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We can't change our past, but we can choose not to live in it.
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Who: Lewis Sheldon and Jeff Hinton
What: What you want
Where: Broadway, NYC
When: Wednesday night

Lewis had word that Justin would be returning to the stage probably within the coming week. For now, Jeff was still the main man as Justin's first understudy. He seemed to be received with a lot of enthusiasm as fans, but there would always be the spoiled brats on social media bitching when they didn't get Justin. Lewis always thought that was selfish little shits just being selfish little shits. They called themselves fans, but didn't want to think about the fact Justin could be out sick with his illness that he had been quite public about because he wanted other kids like him to know they weren't alone. Lewis just did the makeup. His qualifications meant he could do stage or screen makeup, and probably could have been working on blockbuster movie sets doing all sorts of crazy things. But now he had a family, he preferred to be close to home, and he liked that Footloose crew. They felt like family themselves.

When Jeff came in for his turn in the makeup chair, Lewis had Lorenzo on speaker phone while he was steralising his makeup brushes after the last person he had done. "I'm fine, babe. I promise. I'm not just telling you that."

"Yeah, but I was a cunt."

"Still a cunt I love, though," Lewis responded, giving Jeff a brief smile as he gestured to the chair.

"Why didn't you tell me, though?"

Lewis sighed. "I didn't actively not tell you, it's just in my past. I see the past as just that. It's past. Can we talk about this in person? I love you. Give Holly a kiss for me."

"Okay. I love you. I'm sorry again. You're the last person I want to be a cunt to."

Lewis smiled when he picked up his phone. "I won't hold it against you. See you soon, babe." He ended the call and dropped his phone back onto the trolley. "Are you going to let me send Ren out looking like a zombie today?" he joked to Jeff.
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Who: Lewis Sheldon, Lorenzo Chevalier, Emily Cole, Angela Ashwood, Lincoln Cole and Clint Chevalier
What: Bad news hits
Where: Lorenzo & Lewis' place
When: After THIS, evening

Lewis found himself quite tired that night after work. It had been a long week, and Holly had been unsettled through the nights, so it was taking its toll. He was fantasising about getting home, taking a shower and flopping into bed with Lorenzo... and possibly Holly, depending on how she had been through the day. Lorenzo said she had been a bit unsettled with Nat at the daycare too, which was unusual. Sometimes with a bub, though, it was just the way it was. Parenting wasn't always a smooth ride and all cutesy cuddles and 'LOOK AT HOW PERFECT MY BB IS'. Some days, you felt like you were failing all over the place. That was life.

What he didn't expect was to come home to the whole brood sitting around the living room looking like someone had just died. Or at least, the girls looked like that. Clint and Lincoln weren't even sitting together, but they didn't seem to know what was going on. When Lewis got in Lorenzo came over to him and gave him a kiss, handing Holly over to him for his welcome home cuddles he got every night.

He smiled at her as he took her and kissed her head. "Hello, sweetiepie. Have you been a good girl for daddy, or are we all going to end up with migraines tomorrow?" he asked in a soft, gentle tone. He looked from Lorenzo to everyone else, rubbing Holly's back as she nuzzled right in against him. "What's going on?"
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When you're out for a leisurely summer drive with your family, and your husband decides to stop off at his family's old church and go into a full house service fully gothed-out and tell everyone he's a flaming homo who loves to take large throbbing cock up his ass. Half of them didn't know who he was until he said his name, and there may have been a few strokes.

This was last Sunday, and I'm still laughing.
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Guys, Caden just told me there's a huge chance Jus won't be out of hospital for the Tony's next week. He asked if I would accept any awards for him he might win, but I think we should all go up for him. None of us would be where we are without him. Let's do this for him, yeah? He needs to know we're all still here for him and we've got his back, no matter what.

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