How time flies

So he is alive...

This chapter is the continued of the last and btw Tom was working there a lot longer than I made it out to be before the training.
Enjoy!!

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Not too long later a truck came and a man hopped out of the back.
His hair was long and his hair in the front was parted funny.
He was way taller than tom and only a tad bit taller than paul.
He instantly ran and hugged paul and paul for the first time..gave off a real smile as he hugged the man back.
Joey squealed excited to finally leave and meet Paul's partner.

Paul broke the hug as Tom and Joey walked over.
"Deer, this is Tom and joey. Joey, Tom, this is my husband patryke."
Pat smiled and held out his hand to be shook.
"Nice to meet you! I've heard so much about you two!"

Tom could tell he was just like joey.
So they would get along great.
All Tom could do was think, great there's another loud person joining them as Joey gladly shook Pat's hand.

"Im joey! Tom's assistant leader!  And I'm so glad to meet you!" Tom softly smiled at Pat as Pat looked over at his badge than him as Tom smiled.
"Oh that's cool!" pat said letting go of joey's hand and turning to paul.
"I tried to get red to come but he was in a meeting sorry. He said he might come next time. But I doubt it.."
Paul nodded as Joey and Tom raised a brow.
"Red??" Joey said, finally catching Paul's and pats  attention.
"Oh,are son."
"Oooh '' Joey said but Tom was super intrigued now.
Norski, weird symbols from Tords robot, "red", guns and stuff.
^there's no way..^ Tom thought

Tom didn't question them as he didnt want to ruin the night.
He'll ask Paul another time.
Or slip things in at dinner to find out more.

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As they sat down to eat tom sat across from paul as joey sat next to him and pat at pauls side.
"So paul. What's your kid's name?" Tom said, raising a brow.
"Oh he doesn't like people knowing it.'' Paul said, sounding annoyed about it.
"Which in my book its dumb. He should want the word to know the greatests army's leaders name.'' Paul said with a low growl.
^well that didn't help.^ Tom thought.
"Ya but it's not like we will ever meet him or know what he looks like so there's no problem for us to know right?" Joey said, obviously curious.
Pat looked over at Paul with a smile and nodding. And Paul sighed as he turned back to tom.

The wait was killing tom.
Could tord still be alive after that?

"His name is Tord. Tord larsson. And he's a brat" Paul snarled.
The color drained from Tom's face as he heard the name.
He spent a whole year thinking he was dead.
Trying to think that he didn't kill his friend.
All the crying and pain was for nothing.
Again.

"I see" Tom managed to mumble under his breath.
"Oooo what's he like or like as a kid and a leader and such!?" Joey said before shoving mouth full of fries into his mouth.

"Oh he's a good leader. Except when he falls asleep in meetings because he doesn't care for them. Or the fact he can't keep up with them and forgets constantly. As a kid he was a brat too. Hardly kept his group of friends. They're gone now. He messed that up"
Joey gave a small "oh" between chewing.

"What are some dumb stuff he has done.?" joey said finally swallowing
"Well obviously he was dumb enough to lose an arm and burn half his face."
Paul said, sounding irritated as Pat looked away sad to hear that part.

Tom's eyes widened knowing how that happened.
Tom felt instant guilt.
The pain that had to be caused.

"Oh wow. So he had no arm?" Joey said softly, feeling bad for them.
"Not exactly. He has a robotic one. That's why the army fears him. He's okay now. All he does now is spill coffee on himself because he makes terrible coffee."
Tom snickered to that.
^he never could^ Tom thought chuckling.

Pat even chuckled a little at that one.
Joey thought it was hysterical and began a whole laughing fit as Paul even chuckled.
"He can't cook either so Pat always has to. Lord, I think we never have enough bacon for the man. He's like a child when it comes to bacon and not having enough." Paul said, covering his mouth as he laughed under his breath.

Tom finally gave out and began to laugh a little.
^ some things never change i guess^ tom thought as he smiled softly as he chuckled along with everyone else at the table.
Tom's laughter soon stopped as Paul stopped and spoke the words Tom was scared to hear.
"Hey, that reminds me. Tom, you look an awful lot like his old friend as a kid. Especially with those black eyes." Paul said, making everyone at the table go quiet.

"Oh that's cool" Tom managed to make out.
Joey happily saw this as a way to ask in his eyes, making Tom even more panicked.
"Oh ya i've been meaning to ask you tom! Why are your eyes black?"
"Uhm.." Tom was lost for words and had to come up with something quick.
"Uhm well it's a long story. Let's just put it into words that I was in a.. Minor accident as a kid"
Tom said as he hid the tremble behind his voice.
"Oh I'm sorry" Joey said, patting Tom's shoulder.

"Another question tom. If you were to have kids. Would their eyes be black too??" Joey said, smiling softly.
Now that Tom can answer easier. He was glad Paul dropped the look alike thing.
"No, they would be blue if they had my eyes. That was my natural born color. It didn't change my DNA, I don't think. But I'll find out one day I guess."
Joey shrugged and let go of Tom's shoulder and continued eating as did tom.

That's when it clicked. This is the first toms eaten in a while.
It felt good eating again.
The pain in his stomach had stopped and he didn't notice since he got so used to it.
Tom smiled and enjoyed the rest of the night but when he got home..he was gonna do some serious thinking about what he learned that night.

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