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Jake squeezed her hand and she squeezed back, letting go as he stood up and scrubbed at his eyes under his glasses.

"Call if you need anything," he added. "I'll feed Bec." She nodded and waved them off, settling back into her hospital bed and closing her eyes. Jake sort of wobbled his way back into the hallway.

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He sighed and leaned into Dirk's embrace, smiling a little.

"I know, but. She's getting old, I just wasn't sure..." He ran a hand down his face. "Could I persuade you to stay over tonight?"

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Jake nodded a little, and then smiled as they stepped into the elevator.

"We put a handle in the shower," he said idly. He left it up to Dirk to decide why he'd told him that.

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Yessss. Jake loved getting a one-up on Dirk when it came to embarrassment. Dirk, you've created a monster. He snickered softly, though his face was a little colored, too. He slid his hand into Dirk's and nosed his hair.

"Alarmingly enough it was her idea," Jake offered quietly. Yep, his grandmother shipped the fuck out of them.

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"Sometimes she scares me with her ideas," Jake admitted. "She had me help her install it and then stood there and made wiggly eyebrows at me until I understood why it was there." He shook his head like it was a marginally traumatic experience (spoilers; it sort of was), and slid obediently into the passenger's seat of his car.

"...thank you," he offered as he buckled his seatbelt.

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Jake chortled softly and dug his GPS out of the center console, setting it up and tapping "home" on it. The display popped up a route and a voice that sounded a touch like Steve Irwin, accent and all, came over the speaker to guide them home. Jake leaned against the window and watched Dirk with a sort of placid expression.

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Rude, Dirk. Jake's Australian, maybe he likes the accent from home. But regardless, he sort of dozed against the window while Dirk drove home, and was startled when the blonde opened the door and he nearly tumbled right on out of the car. Unbuckling his seatbelt, he chuckled softly and stepped out of the Jeep, grabbing his bag and wandering inside. Bec was sitting at the door looking concerned as soon as they walked in.

"Hey, Bec. Gram's all right, she's just not gonna be home tonight." He crouched down and scritched at the sides of the beastly dog's face, who whined again but butted his head into Jake's collarbone affectionately.

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For the moment, it seemed, Jake was pretty mellow. He made a faint humming sound not unlike a chuckle when Dirk's arms went around his waist-- it was like he was getting hugged from both sides. He closed his eyes and leaned back into Dirk for a moment, appreciating both him and Bec's warmth on either side of him.

"...I should feed him," he offered after a moment, over his shoulder to Dirk. "Have you eaten?"

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"I'll make everybody some dinner, then," he said lightly, and Bec sat back on his haunches, clearly excited. His entire back end wagged with his tail. Jake chuckled, and dislodged himself from Dirk, then turning around to offer him a hand.

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"Maybe," Jake replied, smiling faintly. "Any requests?"

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Jake chuckled. "I'm okay, you realize," he said, rubbing his nose gently against Dirk's and lingering in the kiss. "Are you sure there's not something you want?"

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Jake rolled his eyes and shook his head, covering his face with his hands. "You are so completely shameless, oh my God," he offered with a laugh, slipping an arm around Dirk's waist and pulling him closer. "Come help me scare something up, then."

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"And you want to make use of the shower rail," Jake interjected, rolling his eyes. "Bec is just gonna get fancy pup chow, he can't have onions and I have an idea for something to make."

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