Addiction (Reed900)

Visiting with Eli

Date: July 3, 2039

Time: 6:00 AM

POV: Conan (RK900)

I left the room so Gavin could get dressed. I saw Hank sitting at the table eating breakfast and Connor cuddled up in a blanket in sleep mode. "Is Connor going to be okay?" Hank asked.

"Yeah he just used a lot of power last night helping with Gavin." I told Hank.

"Good." Hanks said with a smile. "How is Gavin?"

"He seems a little better but we are going over to his brother's house to talk with him today. I am hoping this will help get rid of his nightmares and lower his stress levels." I say.

"I will talk to Fowler and see if we can't get a little more time off from work to be able to stay and help." Hank says. "Are you going to be okay with Gavin alone today?"

"We will be fine and when we get over to Elijah's house I will keep a close eye on him." I state.

Gavin walked out of our room in a black shirt and jeans with his jacket. "Can I please have my belt?" he asks when he sees me.

"Wow, did I just hear Gavin say please?" Hank teases.

Gavin flips him off "Sorry for kicking you in the face in my sleep." he says, still holding up his middle finger.

"Wow he even apologized to me how nice." Hank continued to tease.

"No, you may not have your belt. Your brother's house has not been Gavin proofed yet so it is just a security risk." I say looking at him sympathetically

Gavin looks over into the living room at Connor. "Is he alright?" He asks with a worried face.

"Yes, he is just tired." I say "He was watching over you last night. "

"Oh..." Gavin said, looking down embarrassed. "I'm sorry he had to do that."

"It's not your fault, son" Hank said putting a hand on his shoulder "Now, don't you have something to do today?" he asked

"Yeah, I guess we should go." Gavin said

"Alright then, let's go." I say grabbing his hand and leading him outside to his car.

POV: Gavin

Conan pulls me into the car and buckles my seatbelt for me like I am a child. I glare at him the entire time but he doesn't notice till he is in the driver's seat and buckled in as well. "What?" Conan asks. "I am not a child, I can do some things myself." I state.

He chuckles, "Well sorry, I like helping you." I laugh at his reasoning of not letting me be an adult as he pulls out of the driveway.

After about 45 mins of driving we arrived at my brother's house. The house I haven;t been to in 15 years. "I'm afraid." I say to Conan.

"I know babe, but there is no need to be, I am right here." He says while holding my hand. I nod my head and he gets out of the car and comes to my door and opens it.

I take a deep breath and get out of the car holding Conan's hand for dear life. We walk up to the door and a Chloe android opens the door for us while smiling slightly at me. "Hello Gavin, Hello RK900." She says. "If you follow me, I will take you to Elijah."

I look over at Conan and whisper "Was that not creepy?" He looks over at me. "That was pretty creepy and I am an android." He whispers back.

When we get to the living room where Eli is I hold Conan's hand tighter while looking at the spot where Spencer died. "Hey, look at me babe." Conan says while looking at my expression.

I look up at Conan and try to get ahold of my emotions as he brings me into a hug. I take deep breaths and eventually I calm down.

I look over at where Eli is sitting and he gives me an encouraging smile. "Come sit down Gav." he says while patting the spot next to him on the couch. I slowly start to move over there still holding Conan's hand.

Before I sit down though Conan sits first and pulls me down on his lap. I blush bright red as Conan chuckles and kisses my head and Eli laughs.

"What brings you tw here? Yesterday you said you didn't want to be in this house." Eli asks curiously. I look down to the floor as Conan says " Gavin has something he needs to say to you."

Eli looks at me expectantly as Conan kisses my head as encouragement. "It's about dad." Is all I can say before stopping, still not wanting to ruin his image of our father.

"What about dad?" he asks calmly.

"What he did when we were teenagers." I said and went quiet for a bit trying to build courage to tell my brother after all these years. "What he did to me while you were at College." I said after about 30 seconds. Eli started getting a worried expression.

"What did he do?" He asks

"He would be the shit out of me when he had a bad day at work after he found out I was gay." I say fairly quickly but not too fast so I don't have to say it again. I hid in Conan's chest afterwards, afraid he would be mad at me.

Conan hugs me and after a few moments I hear Eli move off the couch. I peek over at him and see him punch a wall a few times in anger. I hold onto Conan tighter and shut my eyes trying not to have a panic attack. Conan draws circles in my back calming me down a bit as Eli comes over and hugs me tightly while tears fall from my eyes.

I fall asleep from the emotional stress and warmth surrounding me.