Unaware

J U S T U S

Larry woke up before Laurent again, who, for the third time, had fallen asleep in the chair. Larry once again drapes a blanket over his brother and heads to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for them.

"Larry?" Laurent shuffled into the kitchen and sat at the counter laying his head down in exhaustion.

"Lau, you're still sleepy go lay down, I can put this up if you want it later."

"No I want it now, I'm hungry, I'll sleep some more later." Laurent lazily reached for his however Larry slapped his hands scolding him.

"No, go sleep it'll be here when you wake up."

"But-"

"No buts, go." Laurent huffed and yawned dragging his feet to get back to the padded lounge chair. Larry stopped him before he could sit down.

"Lau, get in the bed it's not comfortable for you in there."

"Larry, its more comfortable- Ow!" Larry had thrown a large plastic spoon at his head, snatching him up by the arm.

"Why are you being so difficult it's a damn bed! what are you so scared of?"

"Nothing, I just like the chair." Laurent muttered blankly. Larry sense something was wrong with his brother but by the looks of it Laurent was too exhausted to speak on his issues so Larry set his concerns to the side and released his arm.

"Ok, I'm sorry, I just thought that you were sleeping in the chair because you saving it for me."

"Nope."

"Ok, well I'm going over to my apartment to get dressed and stuff so I'll be back."

"K."

***

Larry pat-searched for the key to Laurent's door and suddenly halted realizing Laurent didn't give him one,. He reached for the door and entered noticing Laurent wasn't in the chair he was supposed to be sleeping in.

"Did he leave, Lau?" Larry called out once and when he got no reply he began to worry. On his way to the bathroom he dialed Laurent's number which went straight to voicemail.

"Where the hell is he?" He wondered shutting the door to the bathroom when a glimpse of what appeared to be a lifeless body in the bathtub caught his attention. Larry jumped and screamed in horror, as he slid down to the ground against the door he couldn't get out of. His yelling caused the body to stir and groan and Larry realized it was in fact Laurent, sleeping in the tub.

"Larry why are you screaming!"

"Because you're sleeping in the tub Lau! What was wrong with the chair, or the bed?!" Larry hissed.

"I do t know I just felt comfortable here."

"Lau, what's going on?"

"........ Nothing.

"Really?"

"I'm fine."

"No you're not, tell me what's going on with you?"

"Ok, ok the reason I don't sleep in the bed is because I don't know how."

"You lay on it." Larry stated looking at his brother awkwardly.

"I know that! I mean my brain won't let me. I get really uncomfortable."

"Lau what happened to you...." He question unsure if he wanted Laurent to give him the answer.

"When I was 18 I didn't have anywhere to go, so the alleys were my home, I slept anywhere I could, on an old worn down chair, wet catboats, broken tubs in abandoned houses, anything I could lay on Was my bed until one day I came across an actual bed with someone in it. The bed was in good shape and clean to have been thrown out so I crawled in the free space and shut my eyes. When I woke up the next morning I turned around to find a little girl with her eyes open staring at me............. She was dead, she was dead and I slept soundly next to her body."

"You couldn't have known that she was dead, but that must've been terrifying for you, I'm sorry for trying to force you into sleeping there. I didn't know....." Laurent stopped him with a smile.

"It's Ok, I know you were only wanting to do what's best for me."

"Well come on, I was coming back to get you because I want you to meet someone." Larry smiled sweetly and helped his twin out of the tub.

"Who?"

"My daughter."

***

{Larry}

Meeting up with Lylah and Lilo was fun and of course here confused face when she met Lau was adorable. I think he's fallen in love with her, he wouldn't let her go. He had brought me and Lylah's relationship and I chuckle.

"We're just friends."

"It didn't seem like it today, you barely could keep your hands to yourself." He teased as we walked along the sidewalk.

"What can I say she's a very beautiful woman, I will always love her, but she's only a friend."

"That you have a child with."

"Yes. With a baby girl who's just as silly and gorgeous as her Mama." We looked at each other and laughed reaching our apartment doors.

"Hey Lau?"

"Yep?"

"How about we go somewhere tomorrow? Just us, I haven't been anywhere besides today since the whole casket thing. I just wanna a day where I get to spend time with you." I blushed and Lau was beaming, he wrapped his arms around him and squeezed lifting him off the ground slightly.

"Ok!"

"Great ok, Lau put me down you're hurting me!"

"Sorry." He lets me down and opened his door where a large black and white box lay in the middle of his living room.

"What is that?"

"I don't know and in scared to find out." I point out a card that was stuck to the box and pluck it off.

"What's it say?" Laurent asked waiting on me to read the card.

"To my favorite boys, from Dad...."