olx. inoperable tumor

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olx. inoperable tumor
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There was just something about unpacking boxes weeks, months after you had already moved into your home and settled down — forgetting about the box in the first place.

Somehow in the process of moving, Atlas had pushed away and hidden some boxes. Now that he had pulled all of those said boxes and placed them around the living room. There was at least six.

Atlas sat cross lagged beside Derek who was playing with Star. Star was beyond excited when there were boxes placed in front of her. Her little hands would reach out to grasp the cardboard and she would try and pull it towards her, the boxes were way to heavy and she would only fall back into Derek's chest as the aftermath.

Atlas was opening boxes left and right, digging through them and sorting them. Things Atlas could use, like the more baking supplies he was finding.

Or the small little blue box that was covered in snowflakes. The box looked familiar to Atlas, so instead of even putting in into a pile he placed it on his lap.

Derek looked over at the box. He knew that box. He had picked that box out. It was the attempt at a gift for Atlas from Derek after Addison had shown up. It would have been their first Christmas together too, but the world had other plans then

"You kept that?" Derek said, his hands fiddling with Starlees.

Atlas looked between the box and Derek, "I guess I did."

Atlas opened the blue box, inside was a key — the key Atlas had given Derek to his home then, and the key that Derek had given back.

Underneath the key was a picture. The picture was of both Atlas and Derek laying side by side outside of Derek's trailer. Their shoulders were touching and both men held bright smiles. Their faces were lit up, not only from the flash of the camera, but from the brightly shining stars above them.

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"Bailey!" Atlas skipped forward with his anatomy Jane in hand. He had taken it back from Star when she lost interest in it once they entered the hospital — she had dropped the doll when they entered past the gift shop, her attention was no the pretty blue "congratulations, it's a boy!" teddy bear.

"Yes Atlas?" Bailey turned around to face Atlas.

"Look!" Atlas held up his anatomy Jane doll. "It's anatomy Jane!"

Atlas handed the doll to Bailey who held it and took apart the detachable organs. "Did you just have this laying around — no wait, of course you had it laying around." Bailey shook her head at the possible fact that Atlas had an anatomy Jane just lying around.

Bailey only stood there playing with the doll, taking out her organs and putting them back in, the repeating the action.

"Bails?" Atlas asked slowly.

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