Under The Mistletoe

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Does it help that he's not shown with the same people too many times? He's on dates, yeah, but they don't seem to be going anywhere serious.

Besides, nothing's really gonna compare to what he had, and he doesn't want some inferior version.

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No, not really. Just means he's going out with literally everyone ever.

But that's Raleigh thinking. Yancy is egging him to text or call.

And he finally does.

Can we talk?

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Well. That's fucking out of the blue.

And never a good sign.
What about?

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Isn't it though?

Us. All of us.

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Raleigh I can't stop loving him WITH you there's not really anything more to talk about

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Chuck, I want it back.

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Fuck off

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Well. Theres the answer then.

Okay.

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YOU said you couldn't handle that what the fuck's changed since December? You suddenly get less insecure?

Which--isn't kind, he knows, some people just can't do poly relationships but--he's angry and it hurt so damn badly. What's changed?

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Yeah they can't and Raleigh's one of them but he misses you both and you couldn't possibly be less understanding, Jesus.

I miss you! Both of you!

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that's not a change! Say we do it again and I kiss Yancy first or he makes me come before you do, are you going to leave again? Are he and I allowed to make eye contact to make you comfortable enough to stay with us?

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You know what, fuck you. I'm not doing this over text.


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Fine.

He takes that to mean Raleigh's giving up which is fine.

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That's apparently all Chuck thinks he's good for. He's never had someone lack faith in him as much as Chuck.

So can we talk or are you gonna continue to talk down to me?

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you just said you didn't want to!

He had faith in Raleigh. It's why he brought up the possibility of being with both brothers instead of just with Raleigh when they realized they had feelings for each other. Raleigh just....already proved that this isn't something he can do and Chuck doesn't see why he should put himself through the pain just because Raleigh snaps his fingers.

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I said I didn't want to do it over text!

If that's what Chuck thinks Raleigh's doing, then they don't need to talk.

You know what, forget it.

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Do you want me to call?

Remember, Chuck was born in the aughts. He grew up texting with phone calls as a secondary use.

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I wanted to talk to you in person. But this is just a lost cause.

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I AM IN AUSTRALIA

how does Raleigh expect to do a face to face exactly?

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I DON'T HAVE A FUCKING HOMING BEACON ON YOU.

FORGET IT.

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FINE

It's better if they don't.

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Clearly.

There's no more texts from this end.

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Good. They all need to move on. Raleigh's not for polyamory and if he wants back in a relationship with Yancy and Chuck he's going to have to be; and Chuck's not risking it without Raleigh giving him something to go on, not after what happened.

...It still hurts. Chuck loses himself a little bit in the partying, just to stop feeling for as long as he can.

He. Gets a little bit too lost, a little too often. Something bad happens, and he's rushed to the hospital.

Of course, it ends up on the covers of half a dozen magazines; Hansen Rushed To HOspital After Night Of Debauchery! IS IT PILLS????

which is bullshit of course, but he's still fending off calls when he's recovering, mostly from his dad calling him an idiot.

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If Chuck would actually talk to him, Raleigh genuinely wants to make it better. Make it work. He needs more open communication from everyone, including himself.

He doesn't deserve the chance, but it irks him that he keeps getting told to fuck off.

He hears about what happened from social media first, phones Yancy and they're immediately on a private jet, getting ferried in Luxury all the long way to Australia.

And as Chuck is recovering, both Beckets bust in after sweet talking the nurse.

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Chuck did something stupid, he knows that, he just--he had too much to drink, he started throwing up he was passing out and that was when they called the ambulance.

He's fine, really, it's just that twitter's making it more than it was and other celebrities are either reaching out to him or crucifying him and knowing he did something stupid is just not helping the whole situation.

So the last thing he needs to see are his ex boyfriends.

"What the fuck are you doing here?" he demands, pushing himself up in his bed. "Don't I have any goddamn security?"