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"Annoying is the right word." Ben pointed out and let a small smile form on his lips, nodding when he said that he had a directory. This was a lot, but he had to sit down and look through it all if he wanted to get the help.

Ben followed his friend up to his apartment, all he wanted was to go home and be alone. But that wasn't going to happen. He wondered if Tristan would be checking in on him all the time now. He wouldn't blame him.

"Chinese sounds good." Ben confessed as he walked inside and sat down on the couch after taking his shoes off. "Some dumplings, some noodles. Rice. Spring rolls, I'll stop now because otherwise this list will never end."

"I'm annoyingly right most of the time - it's why you're my friend." He retorted cheekily, glad he at least made Ben smile in the shittiness of the situation. "I can help you look for one. There's on overwhelming amount of resources online - I have a few good directories and such." Tristan had always been open with his own visits to therapists, even if naturally he wasn't good at keeping on top of it.

"No, you're right, I would have held you hostage, but this way you're coming willingly, which is far less work for me. I had the rope and duct tape ready though, just in case." He joked.

Eventually they pulled up to his apartment building and made their way up to his floor. "What are you feeling? Chinese? Mexican? Thai?" He wondered aloud as he opened up the door to his apartment, Ben had been there enough times to simply make himself at home.

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Steve knew why Tony had been angry and why he had been pissed off. Why he had taken it out on Bucky, he couldn't promise that if he was in Tony's shoes he wouldn't have reacted the same way. But he had to protect Bucky, what he had done wasn't his fault. He wasn't in control. "I know you did, Tony." Steve said, he was thankful that maybe they could move past this. Step by step. But a lot of lives had been ruined, people were on the run when it could have been avoided. "Well he's safe at the moment, I want to keep it that way. Not that he's not safe from you, but I don't want to risk anyone getting to him. But I'll ask when I go and see him, I've been checking in every month or so. See how he's getting on. He doesn't hold anything against you, Tony. He hates himself for what happened, he's still holding on to a lot of guilt."

Tony opened his mouth to reply, to say that he'd build them a home, then. The same way he had converted Stark Tower into the Avengers Tower years ago in order to make sure everyone on the team would always have a place to come back to. But he closed his mouth again promptly - this was DIFFERENT. He didn't think Wanda, or Bucky, or any of them would want to take Tony's offer. He ran a hand down his face, sighing heavily. Tony looked at Steve, jaw clenched, and quickly looked away again. "I wish a lot of things had gone differently. I can't-- I can't truthfully say I wish you'd told me about my parents' assassination, I can't tell you I wouldn't have reacted badly with 100% honesty. I don't hold it against Barnes. It was-- Shocking and I was hotheaded and I saw RED. Not my greatest moment, I'll agree. Given the chance I'd like to apologize to him, but I'm sure he's not too keen on sharing the same space as me."

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Danny knew he didn't have the best history when it came to relationships, he always chose women who were wrong for him. Who wanted something else, wanted money or the attention. They just wanted to use him for his name. "And you don't think she's that?" Danny asked, looking to his friend and hoping she would just be honest. "I don't want to lose you either, it won't come to that. I know we're protective over each other."

"I will," she said. "Promise." She bit her lip, debating if the next part needed to be said. It seemed her mouth made that decision before her brain could. "I just think you deserve the best, and that's all I'll say about that. But since it means so much to you and you clearly care a lot about her, I'll give her a change. Because I don't want to lose what we have, our friendship, over a girl."

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Sarah wanted to make music from the heart, but there were also producers who wanted to make hits. It was hard to keep who she was and to have the backbone to stand up against people with what she wanted the music to be. It was starting to become exhausting. "I don't know how much longer I can keep fighting them on it." She confessed, running a hand through her hair as she leaned against him for the time being. "Maybe I just take a few days away from it, maybe I'll come back to it with fresh eyes and ears."

Eliel could tell how much this meant to her but she really did need to just take time to relax. He knew she had a lot coming up as well. He continued to work his magic on her shoulders trying to get rid of all the tension in her body. "I know you know. But you need time for you." He was glad she had shut the laptop down as it meant she was not focusing on her work. "I can see that darling and you tell me that constantly. You need to be who you want to be and try not let them dictate all of that." He calmly says knowing fine well that it is easier said than done.

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Sofia tried to hold back her glare when Josie scolded her for acting like her mother. "Fine, want me to leave it and you can just keep bleeding and get infected?" Sofia asked, knowing her tone was perhaps too harsh. But how many times did she have to see this happen, shaking her head at her comment about knives. "Yeah I see a lot of stabbings." She murmured, working in the ER made you see everything, and she didn't want one of Josie's fights to go South one day. To be something that Sofia couldn't just stitch up.

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Josie is unable to help how her eyes roll as soon as Sofia speaks. She had gone to the hospital to get her face and hands patched up not get a lecture. "Oh will you chill that shit you're not my mother." She mumbles staying still as she waits for the woman to finish patching up the rather nasty cut on her face. "It's fine by the way. Problems you can't solve with your fists are what knives are for." She says before cracking little smile.

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Hannah thought she had given up with trying to find someone, she had taken herself off the dating apps, she had said no to dates. But maybe everyone was right, when you stopped looking that's when someone would find you. She was happy that she had chosen to sit with him that one busy day. Hannah could feel herself blushing as he kissed her hand.

"You really think so?" She asked in a quiet voice when he said that she was beautiful. He had such a way with words, the way that he looked at her made her feel as though there was no-one else in the room. "I like you, very much. Just the way you are."

She shook her head, wishing Steve could see how charming he was. The way he was, it was what was missing about modern men. "You never make me feel like an object. You make me feel beautiful and cared for, you listen to everything I say and never make me feel as though I'm talking too much." Hannah said, feeling her heart skipping a beat beneath her chest. How did he manage to make her feel this way? "You're more confident than you give yourself credit for. You're very understanding and -- well now I can't wait to dance with you. You want go for a walk or continue sitting here staring in my eyes? Not that I'm complaining, I could look in to yours all day."

Steve listened her intently as she spoke of dating. He couldn't say he knew much about it considering he usually just used his job as a reason to not get to know women. Hannah had caught him off guard that day and if he hadn't been lonely and wanting to talk to someone besides, Nick and Tony, maybe he'd walked away from her. As he pulled her hand up and to his lips, a slight shake at being nervous for the soft gesture, he knew that she was the right girl for him.

"Well... honestly Hannah, I'm glad that I thought that people wouldn't like me the way I am because if I had, maybe I wouldn't be here having coffee with you and wanting to make you smile because when you do, your eyes light up and you look beautiful." He sucked in a deep breath and let it out.

"I'm always afraid if I tell a woman how I'm feeling, like my Ma said I should do if I really like a woman, well that... she's gonna think I'm tryin' to make her feel like she's an object. That's not it at all. I'm just not great with modern ways of talking sometimes. It's hard and I want to be as inclusive and understanding as I can be but sometimes, it's hard to change 26 years of thoughts. Gotta say though, I do enjoy the way women are confident and don't just wait for men to make all the choices. I'm shy and like you talking to me first. I would have just walked away and wondere what if."

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Hannah nodded, it was a fair deal. With his case, they could talk about it when they were at her office, but that was it. They wouldn't mention anything at home, they wouldn't talk about anything to do with work. Maybe then they would make this work. "Deal, when we're here we are just --" She paused for a moment because she didn't know what they were. How could she even put it in to words? "We're just two people who like to spend time with each other. Who find each other insanely attractive." She said with a cheeky smile as she tilted her head back slightly as he started to kiss her neck. "I swear you're trying to make sure we don't eat. Go and make the coffee before i end up burning the eggs."

Giovanni cherished the idea of maintaining a clear boundary between his professional life and his personal one, a sentiment mirrored by Hannah, who also prioritized leaving work-related stress at the office. As he approached her from behind, Gio wrapped his arms around Hannah's waist, his touch conveying a shared commitment to preserving their relationship from the encroachment of work demands. "I think that seems like a fair deal," he murmured against her neck, punctuating his agreement with a gentle kiss. With a grin spreading across his face, Giovanni expressed his enthusiasm for the prospect of focusing solely on their shared enjoyment of each other's company in the sanctuary of their home, setting the stage for a harmonious balance between their professional and personal lives. "Not talking about work at home is ideal to me." He confessed.

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Sarah nodded, she knew the constant flying was a lot. "I get it, I used to feel like that. Every tour I want to celebrate in London, do one final show there as a way of saying it was done. That I had gotten through it." She confessed with a smile, though she hadn't been home in a long time. She had a few shows planned in the summer but she would likely have to cancel them now.

"I've got a few shows in the states coming up. A couple of festivals, not too far. Just need to take it from here and see how things go, get the clear from the doctor nearer the time." She said, performing was her favourite thing to do. Being with an audience, getting to sing her heart out. That was what she always missed. But maybe she could use the time she wasn't performing on getting a few songs written and recorded. "I've got some space downstairs, little room to the side I could convert in to a recording studio. I've got some kit for the time being. Soundproofing can always come later. The nursery is more important." She said and let out a breath. "You want me to show you to the spare room? You can get settled..."

It felt weird to actually have to think about their itinerary, to remember where he was flying back to after this. Usually he had all of the dates and locations memories, worked them into the set somehow, but now? His mind was only focused on where he was and the situation at hand. The baby. Sarah. Finding a place here. "Asia and Canada, with a pit stop back in LA to finish it off. Noct wanted to do one more when he got home to kind of celebrate. Weirdo." All Prompto wanted to do after traveling for months upon months was to go home and sleep. The first two full days at home were always reserved for the drummer to sleep. At least, it used to be. He had a feeling that the end of the tour would also mean another plane ride back to here.

Prompto couldn't imagine trying to perform while sick, let alone throwing up with something that you couldn't cure. Not that he wanted their baby to be cured, it sounded wrong to say it like that, but really. "Think you'll perform once the morning sickness abates? Or are you going to wait until after you have the baby?" It wasn't like he would judge her either way, everyone handled situations in their own way. He just wanted to know so he could support her. Turning to glance at the hallway he assumed led to the bedrooms, he pursed his lips in thought for a moment. "Do you have an extra spare? Or... does the spare have a big closet? You could always turn the closet into a small soundproof room, it would work as a recording room until you could actually make one."

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"I mean I'm sure there's other things, pies as well?" He asked, he had taken her around all the diners and local food spots he loved in the city, he wanted to do the same with her in London.

"I will try everything you throw at me, you've tried everything here. It's only fair." He smiled and leaned in to kiss her cheek softly as they walked. "What's on your list of things you want me to try?"

Peggy laughed, London hadn't been her home in a long time. But she'd gladly show him everything he wanted to see.

"Is fish and chips the only British food you know, my darling?" She asked as kindly as she could, true, fish and chips were good, especially when it was fresh and there was malt vinegar.

"I'll tell you what, when we go I'll take you anywhere you want to go, but you have to try all the British staples, deal?"

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"Well I am kind of cute." Ben pointed out as he looked in to her eyes, she adored being with her. His life was stressful and chaotic raising teenagers that it meant they savoured the time they had together more and more. He wanted to ask what they were, his sisters knew that she had been round a lot and he didn't know what to say to them any more.

Elleri heard him put a movie on as she cuddled closer to him. She wasn’t sure what he had started as she hadn’t looked away from him although neither had he. “What if I like this view better?” She asked seriously, not teasing this time. Neither of them had really put a label on their relationship and that’s why Elleri thought it worked so well. They didn’t need one.

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"Well I want you there too." He pointed out, but his sisters adored Nova and he knew she would be a great addition to the house. He wanted to think it meant he wasn't outnumbered, but he knew that wasn't the case. Three women versus him, he was going to lose every time. "I'm absolutely sure. I mean it. Don't panic about looking for somewhere new, there's plenty of space here for everything. We'll still have Friday pizza nights too."

"You make me very happy." The happiest she had ever been, Ben accepted her, loved her, flaws, past and all and she loved him more than she had ever loved anyone. It warmed her heart to know that his sisters wanted her to move in, Nova had been so worried about stepping on toes and being an unwanted addition to their home. "Well, if your sister want me here." She grinned, her hand gently cupping his face, her thumb softly moving against his cheek. "Well, if you're absolutely sure, you can have that, every day. I won't worry about finding somewhere new."

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"Did you tell him it's because your girlfriend lives in it 24/7?" She asked with a smile, she loved putting it on after a long day at work. It just brought her comfort. She played with his hair for a moment, it was strange. Thinking about the future, she was scared that if she talked about it too much it would scare him off. "Oh I'm sure you will. You'll be a silver fox, everyone will be jealous of you. And I mean I'm going to be hot too so we'll be that couple that pisses everyone off with how good we look even with stressful jobs."

"Very cute, but now I have to explain to my captain why I need a new hoodie when he saw me in it last week." Buck laughed, grinning as he was pulled closer to her. With that, he pressed a quick kiss to her forehead, enjoying their talk of the future, no matter how casual it may be. "I hope for your sake, that's exactly how I age."

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"Yeah well it's a good job you find me cute in them. Win win." Sofia smiled, wrapping her legs around him so she could pin him in close to her, sipping her beer. "All year old, forever. And I know you're going to age like a fine wine." Sofia teased, getting slightly nervous for a moment talking about the future, was that going too far? But she did want a future with him, that itself was something that scared her. She hadn't felt that way about anyone before.

Buck chuckled at her reasoning, it made sense after all, he believed the term was finders, keepers. "It's not on purpose, I'm just forgetful and occasionally running late for my shift." He admits with a shrug, moving to where she had sat on the counter, his arms moving loosely around her waist. "You get the read deal, all year round, not just for one month."

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Sofia smiled, she always loved wearing his clothes. Most of the time she was wearing his hoodies around the apartment. Especially when he was working, it was comforting to her. "Well your clothes are mine after all. I swear you leave them here on purpose." Sofia smiled sweetly as she looked at him. God he was adorable, that little pout. She grabbed them a few beers before jumping on to the kitchen counter so she wasn't having to look up at him. "I do get liking to have my own private show, though your month on the calendar is insanely hot."

"I like seeing you in my clothes." Buck admitted with a shrug, winking at her playfully. Whether it was his shirt or his hoodie, or his jacket on a cold night, it always made him to smile to see Sofia wearing something of his. "Well, I don't make it into those calendars often, it's just been the once so you'll be saved from their comments." She promised, pouting a little as she pulled away. "Always."

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