Part Six

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"How's Francis handling the children?" Arthur's best friend, Lukas asked when he visited four weeks after the twins were born.
"He's a dream. He barely talks to me but the twins are never unhappy."
"He doesn't talk to you?"
The Englishman shrugged and looked down at his tea. "The doctors said we weren't allowed to have sex for six weeks afterward, so I'm guessing it's just something like that."
"I can't believe Francis would be so superficial."
Arthur shrugged. "I don't really blame him...it's not like we have that much to talk about anyway."
Lukas swirled his finger around the top of his coffee mug, looking nervous. "Mathias and I got accepted into the program."
"That's great. Mathias would make a wonderful dad."
"I'm worried about it though. What if he goes back to drinking?"
"Tell him you worked too hard helping him get his shit together for him to throw it all away."
"Thanks. I think that will work." Lukas nodded and took a sip of his coffee.
"Who's ready for cuteness!" Francis entered, carrying Matthew.
"Which one is that?"
"Matthieu." Francis replied.
"How do you tell them apart?" Lukas asked.
"First of all, Matthew has this hideous frog attached to him all day." Arthur said sarcastically.
"'e loves me more zhan Alfred."
"Only because you're always hanging off him."
Francis pouted and sat down. "Zhey smell different. Zhat's 'ow I tell zhem apart."
"Plus they breathe differently." Arthur added.
"Matthieu's eyes are starting to turn purple."
"And Alfred squirms."
"Where is Alfred, by the way." Lukas wondered.
"'E fell asleep on the floor with Mathias."
"See. I told you he'd be a good dad." Arthur assured the Norwegian.
"I should probably wake the idiot up and take him home before he gets too attached." Lukas stood up.
"Bring Alfred in while you're at it. He's probably hungry." Arthur requested.
"Will do."
The blonde left, coming back a minute later with a sleepy Dane and a not as sleepy infant in his arms.
He dropped Alfred into Arthur's arms and nodded his goodbye before leaving the house.

L spent some time in England.
L has no eyebrows.
Arthur has a lot of eyebrows.
Coincidence?

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