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“I’m home…” Chad yawned.
”hi Chad” Lugh waved.
Raigh said nothing but waved as well.
”oh Chad, one of the kids have a violin recital, they really want you there”
”when is it?”
”2 days from now”
”oh… I work all day that day”
”but Chad, you work all the time, can’t you call off?”
”someone has to make money around here, I don’t see you or Raigh doing that”
”but Chad, the kids look up to you the most, they’ll be sad if you don’t go to at least one of their events”
”they have you guys”
”you don’t get it, they want you too”
”look I’m sorry, I can’t make it, maybe next time”
”you said that last time! And the time before that!”
”what do you want me to do!? I can’t exactly just call off work 2 days in advance!”
”do you even care about the kids!?”
”what kind of question is that!? I love em to death”
”it doesn’t seem like it, you’re always turning them down and never being there for them”
”guys, let’s not get worked u-“ Raigh tried saying.
”oh I’m never there for them!? Do you forget I quite literally saved all of their lives!? Including yours! I work all the time to make sure they aren’t starving and they have clothes and you say I don’t care?”
”nobody told you to take care of everything by yourself! You put yourself in this situation, you’re still stuck in the ‘I’m the older brother, I must protect’ mindset! The war is over, it’s safe out there… I already applied for a job and got accepted”
”what!? Lugh I told you that you don’t have to worry about working! I just want to provide a life where you guys live carefree!”
”what about you Chad!? Do you not care about yourself!?”
”im not important! You guys are!”
”would it kill you to be a little more selfish!?”
”im sorry for caring about others!?”
”Chad! I’m done arguing about this! I only want you to spend more time with the kids instead of working!”
”I grew with literally nothing! I was on the streets before Lucius came, so I learned to work for everything!”
”oh don’t pull the ‘I was abandoned by parents’ story!”
”you wouldn’t understand, you had your parents so you didn’t have to work as much as I did! I’m sorry that i was taught to always work for what you want, I have goals I want to achieve and I can’t do that sitting around here and playing with the kids! That’s what you’re for!”
”oh so I don’t have goals or dreams!?”
”no that’s not-… forget it” Chad tried walking away but Lugh grabbed his arm.
”don’t you understand I just want you to be happy and less stressed!? You can relax a little you know? You have me and Raigh! You don’t have to put so much pressure on yourself”
”guys!” Raigh shut his book.
”look, Chad, Lugh really cares about you, you’re clearly overworking yourself and never having time with any of us! Do you really think Lugh is only talking about spending time with the kids?”
Lugh blushed and looked away. Not only did Lugh want to Chad to spend time with the kids more, he also wanted to be with Chad more as well.
”and Lugh, he’s right, he makes almost all the money here, he can’t exactly just stop. Don’t you see Chad cares so much about us and to say he doesn’t?”
”im sorry…” Lugh said.
”no I was wrong… I just… don’t know how to relax I guess…”
”let’s take it slow then… how about you call off work 2 weeks from now and we can go out maybe?”
”I’ll see what I can do”
“God you guys cause me a headache…” Raigh sat down.
”if I knew you missed me that much I would’ve tried sooner…” Chad smiled.
”I miss you a lot…”
”I’ll make it up to you then” he lifted Lugh off his feet.
”ch-Chad?”
Chad only snickered as he carried him upstairs.
”don’t do anything weird in our room! Use the guest room!” Raigh yelled