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“Just ordinary chocolate chip.” Pascal just hopes Drew approves of them and does throw them in the garbage for being too plane, or something. “Are you going to freak out?” he asks politely. “You look pretty calm, but you never know. Want to make sure I’m prepared if you need anything.”

“Pascal,” he offers his name back in return, staying close to watch what Wesley is doing due to a slight case of the ‘i know what should be done better than you’. “I mean, I can handle it, but it will get pretty old pretty soon if they don’t fix it fast.”  The cookie smell Wesley mentioned wasn’t helping, since it was only increasing Pascal’s appetite. “I helped my… boyfriend’s niece and nephew make some sweets today. They have a kindergarten party tomorrow and everyone has to bring something homemade. Or so I was told.” 

Lester wasn’t ripped but he did keep in decent shape if he needed to be shirtless for shoots. His agent wanted him to put on more muscle but that was never his body type and he wasn’t about to change that. Regardless, he was at the gym, trying to work off some of the calories he had taken in the past few days. His diet had gone to hell. He was about to start his final set when he heard a voice that made him stop and smiled when he saw Wesley. “Oh my god,” he chuckled, letting go and sitting there. “Wes, how are you?”

“Oh, sorry...I didn’t recognize you.” but then it clicked, the guy’s smile reminding him of years ago “oh god...sorry, your name escaped me but I remember you. You lived here years ago.” he stood back, smiling back at him, “did you move back?”

Oh, great. Pascal is stuck in an elevator with a guy who’s obviously gay and obviously flirting with him. “Crap. Is there an alarm button? Some way to contact the emergency team in charge of this building?” He dares to step closer to the other man, who’s only vaguely familiar. “No wonder they are shutting down the building. Sorry what was your name again?”

Wesley was back at the gym for the second time today. He wasn’t by any means the same sort of work-out beast he once was, but recently with all the happenings in the building and being around everyone from the past, he was feeling a little more stressed than usual. “How many sets do you have left?” He asked the guy working on the machine he was eyeing. “don’t mean to rush you, just wanted to see if I should start somewhere else.”

Kevin was becoming more and more focused on the show but kept listening to Wesley and Victor “I can teach them how to ride a bike after you teach me” Victor watched the two and Wesley was truly a natural.  Taking a nacho for himself he ate it before answering “You mean like a date?” he asked with a soft smile.

Wesley chuckled, clearly Victor was way ahead of him and saw through all of his BS. Wesley wasn’t surprised, just found it amusing. “Yeah, I guess that’s what you would call it.”

Starting the show Kevin laid against Wesley as he sang along and looking at the scene Victor smiled “This one can be a handful, but seeing what he’s growing up to be I think…yeah…someday” Kevin looked up at Wesley “I would be a great big brother” Victor chuckled softly “You would be the best big brother”

Wesley laughed, the boy clearly halfway between duck tales and their conversation, “i’m sure of it.” Wesley said as he ran a hand through Kevin’s hair before he reached out to grab a nacho, “You think maybe I could take you out someday?”

“Kevin does have the looks in the family” he smiled and looking at Wesley he leaned over and kissed his cheek “I was really worried about coming here and you’ve made it a lot easier.” Running back inside Kevin went and hopped back on the couch “Ducktales woohoo” he sang the theme song can I play it?” he asked Victor and handing him the remote he nodded “Have at it”

“Good, I’m glad.” When Kevin came in, Welsey made sure to give him room to sit beside him, his hand still holding onto Victor’s, “you think you want more kids now that you have this one?”

Victor smiled at the kiss and then laughed “Oh no, Kevin is very serious about his ducktales. The hours and hours of being forced to watch it is something I can attest to, but when he asked about you I may have suggested that you might like to watch it with us” 

Wesley couldn’t help the big smile on his face, “well I’ll be honest, I’m not upset that I was invited to hang out with the cute guy and his even cuter little brother. I’m sure there are many other worse things I could be doing.”

“Mine is Donatello. He is so smart” Kevin said, too happy to talk about the turtles all day. After Kevin ran off Victor turned to Wesley, lifting his leg to rest on the couch “You don’t have to worry about that” Victor said “Kevin and I are very much in agreement when it comes to you” He reached over and took Wes’s hand, lacing their fingers “It’s been really nice getting to reconnect with you”

“yeah?” Wesley took Victor’s hand and raised it up to his lips, kissing the back of it. “so is this duck tales thing really about Kevin or is it more about his brother?”

“Best friend,” Kevin said “he lets me play with his ninja turtles” Victor laughed softly “they are attached at the hip so when Billy got a bike, Kevin needed a bike too” Kevin looked at Victor and he could see the pleading in his eyes “that sounds like fun,” he told him “go wash your hands and then eat some of these nachos” and getting up Kevin ran off “I swear he never gets as excited as when you come around,” Victor said playfully “starting to feel neglected”

“ooh ninja turtles? I used to love them. Michaelangelo was my favorite.” he said before the little boy ran off to wash his hands. Wesley smiled, “if it helps, I feel that excited about getting to see you. I’m just trying to play it cool so that you won’t kick me out.”

“They have one with this flame on the side and they have this park right near home that I can drive around and Billy said we can ride together when I get one and I’ll be so careful” he made a cross over his chest “Maybe you can help teach me when Victor is busy with school?”

“Billy? Is billy your friend?” he smiled, as he rubbed the boy’s back, “I would love that, maybe you can ride with me when I go running, we can both try to keep up with the other.”

“Yeah, I’m getting my teaching degree,” Victor said “it can get a little trying, but this little guy is a great study buddy” he ruffled Kevin’s head as Kevin started the show and then looking up at Wesley he bounced happily “A bike!” he said “but Vicky said he has to teach me first”

“a bike! wow, that’s really cool. You’ll learn really fast, you just have to be careful. Riding a bike can be pretty dangerous, but I know you’ll be careful right?”