FAMILY BOND

Chapter 5

"This is going to be the longest day of my life." Avi whines as he flops down on the couch and begins flipping through the channels.

"But just think. Tomorrow at this time, we'll be on a plane heading to crystal blue water and white sandy beaches." Austin smiles.

"And let's not forget the warm weather." Chance adds.

"Where did Bossman go?" Chris asks.

"Uh, I think he, Nate and Adam went to his office. Nate is probably evaluating him on his progress." Chance answers. "Probably making sure that he's ready for this trip."

"He must be feeling a lot better. He was all smiles yesterday." Esther says.

"Yeah, he's doing surprisingly well. A lot better than I did." Avi comments.

"Tim's a fighter. He's not a wimp like you are." Eddie chuckles as he playfully pushes Avi.

"I'm not a wimp." Avi frowns and lays his head on his wife's shoulder. "Am I?"

"Of course not, Sweetheart." Kirstie answers with a smirk as she lightly pats Avi's cheek.

"Wonder who that could be?" Chance asks as he stands from his seat at the sound of the doorbell. "We never have company."

"Check to see who it is before you open the door." Chris warns.

Chance looks through the peep-hole and smiles.

"What's Rob doing here?" Chance asks himself as he unlocks the door.

"Gooood morning." Rob says in an overly cheerful mood.

"Good morning and what do we owe this visit?" Chance smiles, crossing his arms.

"I have an appointment with Mr. Foust." Rob straightens his glasses as he tries to sound all business.

"Sure. Do come in." Chance says as he backs away allowing Rob to enter. "Coffee?"

"No thanks. Just finished breakfast." Rob answers as they walk into the living room. "Good morning, everybody."

"Good morning." The group answers.

"He's here to see Tim." Chance tells them.

"Have a seat. I'll go get him." Avi says as he gets up and heads down the hall to Tim's office. He taps lightly on the door as he is already opening it. "Hey, Ti...."

He freezes as he takes in what was going on in front of him.

Nate was sitting in the chair on one side of the desk. Adam was sitting on the desk and Tim was in his office chair. All three frozen in place with the 'deer in the headlights' look. In between Tim's fingers that he was lifting to his lips was a marijuana cigarette.

"What the Hell?" Avi says as he slowly walks into the room. "Timbo, what are you doing?"

"Uhhh, taking my medicine?" Tim answers in question form.

Not one of the trio had moved a muscle as they stared at the green-eyed man.

"Let me explain, Avi." Nate says as he stands up from the chair.

"Well, I wish someone would." Avi says as he crosses his arms over his chest and glares at the hitman.

"Since Tim is no longer on his pain pills his shoulder has been hurting extremely bad. The pain has been so severe that it's even been making him sick. And since there has been all this talk of medical marijuana in the news, it gave me the idea that it might help him with the pain and even ease his Opiate addiction." Nate explains.

"Well, of course, he's not going to hurt with him being stoned." Avi says.

"I don't smoke enough of it to get stoned. Just a couple of drags from it." Tim says as he turns his chair to face his friend. "Avi, I have felt better in the past two days than I have in the last year and a half. If this is what it takes to take the pain away so I can enjoy life pain-free for even a short amount of time, I'll do it."

"I do have to admit, it was good to see you actually smiling yesterday. An honest smile." Avi says. "Just be careful, okay?"

"Yes, daddy." Tim smiles as Avi raises a brow at him. "Did you want something that caused you to come barging into my office?"

"Excuse me? I knocked." Avi says crossing his arms once again.

"Yeah, after you were already half-way in the room." Tim chuckles.

"OH! Rob Lundquist is here to see you." Avi says.

"Okay, send him in." Tim says as he takes one more drag from the joint before handing it back over to the young doctor.

"One more thing. Does the gang know about this?" Avi asks as he waves his hand at the smoke.

"Not yet. I'll let the good doctor explain it to them. He can do a better job than I can." Tim says with a smile.

"You want me to tell them now?" Nate asks.

"Nows a good time as any." Tim answers.

"Why are you meeting with Rob?" Adam asks.

"He's going to house sit while we're gone." Tim says.

As Tim and Adam met with Rob, Nate gathered the gang together and explained the whole ordeal with Tim and the marijuana. 

Surprisingly enough, everyone understood and no one judged.

The door of the office opens with Rob coming out first followed by Tim and Adam holding hands and laughing at something that Rob had said.

"So what time are you guys leaving?" Rob asks as Tim hands him a door key.

"We have to be at the airport at five in the morning." Tim answers.

"FIVE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING!?" Avi asks with a shocked look on his face.

"Well, we'll all be there except for Avi. He's not going. He'd rather sleep late." Tim says in a serious tone.

"Uh Uh! No way am I missing this trip." Avi says shaking his head. "I'll just have to go to bed at four this evening."

"Yelp, don't worry about a thing here. I'll watch over it." Rob says as he pats Tim on the shoulder.

"Thanks again, Rob." Tim smiles as he shows him to the door.

Tim comes back into the living room carrying a box.

"Delivery for Kirstin Kaplan." Tim announces as he sits the box on the coffee table.

"OH!! THAT'S THE STUFF WE ORDERED!!" She giggles with excitement as she begins tearing into the box.

Tim heads to the kitchen to get him something to munch on. *munchies XD* As the others gather around the box getting what each had ordered.

Tim walks back into the room with a bag of chips. He stands there watching the gang with a smile on his face. It was good to see them so happy and excited about this much-needed vacation.

"Baby?" Adam says as he slowly walks up to Tim with his hands behind his back. A mischievous smile on his face.

"Hmmm" Tim answers with a mouth full of chips. He loved the excitement on his husband's face.

"Look." Adam smiles as he brings a pair of baby blue speedos from behind his back.

Tim stops chewing as he eyes the speedos. He glances up into Adam's twinkling blue eyes. He swallows the chips as he looks back down at the garment that Adam had in his hands.

"Babydoll, I'm sorry but I'm not wearing those." Tim chuckles softly and shakes his head.

"Oh, I know you're not. I am." Adam bites his bottom lip as he smiles seductively at his husband.

"In that case, I love them." Tim smiles and winks at the blond.

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