Alexei Petrov

As much as Edward wanted to just be lazy and order a takeout, he knew that cooking something themselves was the healthier, and probably better option. "That could be doable..." He huffed jokingly.

He smiled at the other trying to charm his way to Eddy would want to cook with him. "We can make something nice and easy" he smiled at the other "and just wear the aprons I got us" he whispered in the others ear.

Eddy's head shot up when Aalexei suggested they cook. He wasn't the best. Even after his boyfriend showing him a few things in the kitchen, he often just got a little distracted, ending up nearly burning the place down, so he didn't know how he felt about that.

Alexi chuckled lightly at the other "You wont get me sick..." he put his hand on the others chest with a smile. "I keep telling you are better then you think" he really was Eddy had gotten better since they started dating. "How about we pick something to cook, order the supplies to be delivered... then we cook" he smiled.

Where: Who: Eddy & Alexei With: @alexeixpetrov

Even though it did take some time, he was glad that Eddy was happy and moving in. Even though it wasn't fully moved in, it was nice to have Eddy around more. But with his kids and Eddy's job, fully moving in was a lot at this point. But Alexi did like having Eddy around more. He felt happy, loved, and wanted much more.

Not really knowing what to expect about the dentist, he did know he didn't expect someone around his own age. In honesty, he thought that was actually kind of cool, as most dentists he had been to or knew of were much older. "nice to meet you, and not really. I just moved to town so I figured finding a dentist would be a good idea." He said with a smile, one that had just been throughly cleaned by a hygientist. Extending his hand, he shook the other's with a nice firm grip. "Not really, unless there are any issues on her end?"

He smiled at the other. He always tried to be friendly at his job. He knew many people were scared of the dentist, so he tried to be nicer to help with that. "Nice to meet you " he smiled as he sat down next to the other. "Well, we are glad to have you here." he nodded. He knew his accent wasn't the worst, but he knew some only sometimes understood him. "Alright" he nodded as he looked at the computer at his chart. "It looks pretty good" he smiled "Looks like you do care for your teeth well" he nodded "Like most we say make sure to keep up flossing..." he knew not everyone liked to do that "But here" he pointed at one tooth near the back "Looks like it could be the star of a cavity if you keep up brushing and flossing after meals it shouldn't get worse" he smiled.

Beck hated going to the dentist. She hated the way she could feel the scrape of the metal tools reverberate through her bones. She hated the artificial taste of the fluoride that seemed to linger in your mouth for hours. She hated the way they asked you questions and expected you to form a coherent answer while your mouth was full. But, right now, her distaste for the dentist was trumped by the fact that she suddenly couldn't enjoy her iced lattes without a shooting pain erupting from the back of her mouth. So, here she was, sitting in the chair at the first dental office that popped up on her Google search.

He didn't expect to know many people from his past in town. Louisiana was pretty far from New York, and he thought that not many people would make that sort of move. He did because he wanted to be far away, far from his past, to start over. He needed he needed no one to know his past and what he once was. But once he got to know a person, he told them about his past of being married.

Who: @alexeixpetrov and Finn

Alexi at times did get tired of his job, it was always the same thing over and over. But he did enjoy it, he knew what he did mattered and it helped people. So he kept going and would till he could not anymore. Today, he was told he had a new patient and that he needed to say hello. With his white coat on he walked into the room. "Hello, I am Dr. Petov but you can call me Alex" he smiled as he held his hand out for the other to shake. He knew he was young, only a few years of work in a dental office, but he did think he did a good job. "I know Shelly told me she did your cleaning, but is there anything bothering you or something you want to work on?" he asked as he sat in a chair by Finn.

"Pasta." Eddy shot back jokingly. "I can cook basic stuff, Alexei. Nothing like you." He admitted. Moving forward and planting a kiss on Alexei's cheek. A thng he had missed doing.

He smiled. "Yes, and you make it very well." he smiled at Eddy. He did think Eddy could cook better than Eddy thought he could. Alexi smiled at Eddys kiss on the cheek. " Order whatever you want for us," he knew Eddy had good taste and knew what Alexi liked.

"Stop lying" Eddy joked as he felt Alexei hold his face. He knew he was a crappy cook. Every time he even attempted it he felt he was going to have to call his own work to put a fire out. He liked that Alexei was supportive about it though. "I'll order us something nice."

He chuckled, "I am not lying; you can cook a few things pretty well." He liked it when Eddy did. He didn't have to cook something fancy to be good. "You like my food but you don't even know what Russian foo should taste like" he teased as he was cooking it bad.

Now that made sense. "Ah, I get it. It was the forbidden fruit." Neena admitted with a small chuckle. "Makes sense, the things we are denied but still crave are the things we go for when we have a bit of freedom to do so." Not that Neena could relate too much with her own parents. They were great, they weren't too strict and didn't forbid her from most things. They knew she was a wild child and while she wasn't supposed to sneak out of the house as much as she did or go drink and party and get in trouble at school, they did their best to support her and keep her safe. While grounding her when she did fuck up. "Are you reading any books with them currently?" Neena asked, know that her own dad had stopped after early chapter books. But that was because Neena had wanted to read on her own. "Did you grow up in Russia?"

He sighed. "For sure, but I do it if they were raised in pretty much another world from here," a place that had a lot of rules and ways of life—even more so when his parents were growing up. So it was all they knew: how they raised their own kids. "But I am doing what I want now." he was happy with that and happy his kids could, too, but with limits for their ages. Alexi nodded "My younger one yes my older, no but I asked her about what book she is" so he still related to her about reading. He nodded "I did till I was almost 9 then I moved to New York" so he did have good bit if his childhood in Rusisa.

Xavier supposed it must be strange for Alexi to meet him here. Of all places. And after such a long time had passed and their lives had undoubtedly changed much more than one could have predicted when they first met. Regardless it was really nice to see the other and to learn that he had grown into himself as much as he had. While Xavier did not spend a lot of thought on those in his past, he wasn't as cruel as to not wish them well. "Its a personal journey, and I suppose its different for everyone. Harder for some, easier for others." he said with a slight nod. Personally he'd never let family or society's conventions hold him back. But he was also born into a privileged life style. When you were rarely told no as a child, you didn't let anyone dictate your choices as an adult. "Well when you look for love it sometimes does." he smiled some. "Me? Alas I am still relishing the no strings attached. And I've been building my career so there has not been the time and place for much else." he said with a grin. It was how he preferred it. The perfect mix of work and play, no plans of giving his heart away. "I'm glad you found someone to share your life with." He had always suspected that was what the other truly wanted.

Alexi rarely thought his past would come and find him. Even more, now living in a state so far away from where he was from. But Xavier was a good guy, and he helped Alexi understand himself better. But it wasn't a good thing that he cheated on his wife with the other man. "That is true... "he was raised and told one way of life for so long it was why it was such a battle for him till a few years ago. He was glad he was honest with himself, even though some of his family didn't talk to him as much. But he knew he was going to let his kids but what they wanted to be not what his family or himself wanted them to be. "I never thought it happened..." him being with someone who made him happy. "Aw," he said with a smile, "I still don't get how you have always been a catch," he winked, only teasing. "But I get work. It can come first for things." It did matter the first few years. "We are getting there," he smiled. "I asked him to stay with me...sort of part-time," he made a face. "So he still has his place, but when I have my kids, he will be at his for now" till they can work into full time.

Neena nodded as he started describing what kinds of books he liked. "So more fantasy over science fiction then?" She asked, since both could be classified as worlds unlike our own. But even both genres had a ton of subgenres under each of them. "I can't really narrow down which ones I like the best. Honestly, it's easier to list what I don't like." Neena laughed. She just liked everything too much. But was that really a problem? Neena wasn't sure what five or nine meant in terms of reading ability and she tried to think back on when she could. The nine year old should be able to read. But the five year old? She had no idea what a five year old could even do. "Nice! I remember my dad reading to me when I was younger." Neena offered with a smile, still pretending she knew anything about kids. "Honestly, everything? There are some genres I don't like too much, like Westerns, but even with that there are a few I enjoyed like Outlawed. I'm not too into science fiction, but again there are some of those I like. Usually mystery and thrillers are my go to, but I like them all. Including fantasy."

It was one thing he wasn't allowed to read as a kid, which is why he liked them so much. "I do like both, but fantasy more; my parents didn't let me read it." He didn't understand why what his family believed in made it so he couldn't read something. He laughed, "I do get that too." He had a list of books he loved and ones he never touched. "I do with my kids still." Even with his older one, he just wanted to keep close to them. He understood he had not really read a Western before, but he may look into it. "There are books here we don't have as I did back in Russia." There was a difference in that. He did have a couple kids books in Russian so his kids could still learn where their family was from. @neenadunn

It was both fun and a little odd to have a brush from the past. Xavier did not have many of them, here in his new home nor back in England. It was rare to meet someone you had once known in a completely different city, in a very different time in either of their lives. It was clear that Alexei had settled down even more. Focused on being a father, found a guy to have a committed relationship with even. "Yes, but at least that means that you get to be yourself." He had always envied that in others when he was younger. Coming from a family that never wanted their kids to be themselves as much as do what they were told to preserve the family name. "I'm not surprised someone snatched you up." He paused to look at the picture of the boyfriend. "Attractive guy. Congrats man." he said with a smile, clapping Alexei on the shoulder. It was a shame though he couldn't help but think.. but alas, such was life.

Alexi didn't think he ever would run into someone from his past. Even more his past when he was going around on his wife. He knew what he did with Xavier and other men. He never went that far with them, but he did, which could have been better. But he was glad to run into Xavier again; it was nice to see him. "At last, I just had my family and my heritage holding me back before..." so it made things hard why he had hidden for so long. He snorted for a moment. "It took a while to find him," he smiled at his phone. "But what about you?" he didn't hear Xavier say anything about being taken, but he had to ask. "He's amazing... " he was everything to Alexi right now.

"I've had enough time to think about it, Alex." Eddy sighed. Feeling like this is the most grown up thing he's ever done, and there's no way he'd be backing out of it now. "It already feels homey, I still have stuff in boxes back at my place, so this is a major improvement."

He smiled at Eddy, hearing him say he thought about it, and he thought it made him happy, and he smiled. He really didn't think it would happen. He thought Eddy was going to leave him this. "I am glad you think so, but I know I'll love to have you here..." he looked around for a moment. He knew some point it would be fully but for now part time would work.