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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nBlair was working on some of his students papers and not really paying any attention to Jim who was cleaning his gun. Or at least, he was trying not to pay any attention. <\/p>\n
\u201cPersonally, I think they\u2019re a cult,\u201d Blair said. <\/p>\n
\u201cWho?\u201d Jim asked. He immediately listened as soon as he heard the word cult.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe police. It\u2019s a fucking cult,\u201d Blair ranted. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you talking about, Chief?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTake cleaning your gun for instance. You clean it almost the same time every night. You hold it almost lovingly and stroke it until it\u2019s done. I would be willing to bet money that everyone in the bullpen does the same exact thing. Want to bet?\u201d Blair asked, wearing a huge smile on his face. <\/p>\n
\u201cCleaning my gun is important and you know why. I didn\u2019t realize I cleaned it every night at the same time. Maybe I\u2019m a little OCD, what do you think?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI think you\u2019re all in a cult. I\u2019m the only one who acts normally,\u201d Blair answered. <\/p>\n
\u201cYou think you\u2019re normal?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHell yes, I\u2019m normal. I react to things normally, smile a lot, laugh a lot and have a typical normal sense of humor,\u201d Blair explained. <\/p>\n
\u201cNow you\u2019re saying I\u2019m a grouch and have no sense of humor?\u201d Jim ranted. <\/p>\n
\u201cJim, when is the last time you smiled at work? You\u2019re always growling at someone and grouchy as hell. If it wasn\u2019t for me, you wouldn\u2019t ever smile. I come to the bullpen and make your day brighter.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jim burst out laughing. <\/p>\n
\u201cSee, I\u2019m making you laugh right now. It\u2019s a gift,\u201d Blair admitted. <\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re so full of shit. It\u2019s not a gift-I was laughing at<\/b> you, not with you. And what brought this cult discussion up anyhow?\u201d Jim asked. <\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re all so rigid. You don\u2019t have any room for bending at all.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy would we need to bend, we\u2019re the fucking cops. We\u2019re making people follow the rules, not bending the rules,\u201d Jim said rather loudly. <\/p>\n
\u201cSee, this is a prime example. You all think you\u2019re gods or something. What\u2019s wrong with bending the rules now and then? I don\u2019t mean let a killer off but I\u2019m talking about something simple. You\u2019re all so uptight and have no room for anything or anyone that is different. It\u2019s a shame really. You have no idea of some of the fun people you miss out on. Not to mention just having a little fun. All of you are rigid. As in, stick up the butt, rigid.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis has all come about because I clean my fucking gun?\u201d Jim asked. <\/p>\n
\u201cOf course not, you goof. This has all come about because I\u2019m a little tired of being in a closed society day in and day out,\u201d Blair said with a sigh. <\/p>\n
\u201cI still don\u2019t know what you\u2019re getting at. Break it down for this dummy, because I want to know why cops bother you. I mean, you work with me every day.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you know how many gay teachers we have at the University?\u201d Blair asked. <\/p>\n
Jim just stood up from the table and looked at Blair like he had totally lost it. \u201cI have no idea. How many?\u201d<\/p>\n
Blair curled his feet under his butt on the sofa and smiled at Jim. \u201cThere are 23 gay teachers that work at the University. Now let me ask you this? How many gay officers are there at the station?\u201d<\/p>\n
Jim joined Blair over on the sofa now. Blair had his attention. \u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cJim, you\u2019re not a dummy, so don\u2019t act like one. How many gay officers are there at the station?\u201d<\/p>\n
Jim sighed and said, \u201cWhy is this important to you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cJust answer me, man.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI would guess about 20 at the station. That\u2019s just a guess, mind you. Things I\u2019ve heard, gossip and such-it\u2019s not like I know it for sure,\u201d Jim said. <\/p>\n
\u201cHoly shit\u2026You have gay officers?\u201d Blair asked, more then a little surprised. <\/p>\n
\u201cWell, there are a lot of people that are gay, but they aren\u2019t out, if you know what I mean. Why was that so important to you?\u201d Jim wondered. <\/p>\n
\u201cOkay, maybe I was wrong. Maybe the police officers would accept gay people. I just figured they would expect everyone to be just like you, Brown, Rafe, Joel, Simon and Connor.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNot everyone would accept gay officers, Blair.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I\u2019m just shocked that there are some. This gives me hope about belonging to that cult.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jim laughed. \u201cYou\u2019re not a cop, so you\u2019re not going to be in the cult, Chief, not to mention the fact that you\u2019re not gay.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah\u2026I know.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jim noticed that Blair seemed somewhat upset over this. \u201cBlair, I didn\u2019t mean you weren\u2019t as good as any cop at the station. You are. So I guess you could be in the cult.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jim was hoping that this would make Blair feel better. <\/p>\n
Blair smiled sadly at Jim and said, \u201cWell, I\u2019m going to get ready for bed.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cChief, why do you look sad?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI just realized that I fit better into the university lifestyle then the cop lifestyle. I just could never be in your cult.\u201d Blair got up and walked towards the bathroom. <\/p>\n
Jim was very confused. Why did Blair bring up all of this stuff about a cult in the first place? And then why did he have to ask about gay lifestyle? Jim listened to his friend while he was in the bathroom and heard Blair mumbling. <\/p>\n
\u201cWay to go, you moron,\u201d Blair whispered. <\/p>\n
Blair opened up the door and walked out and said, \u201cGoodnight, Jim.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGoodnight, Blair.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jim walked into the bathroom and got ready for bed himself. On his way out, he picked up his gun to take upstairs to put in the safe. Jim realized he might be in a rut. He did do the same things every night. Maybe Blair was tired of the boring night life. <\/p>\n
Jim locked his gun up and slid into bed. He was restless and wasn\u2019t sure why. He could hear Blair flipping and flopping from side to side downstairs. So something was wrong. Jim just needed to figure it out. <\/p>\n
At three in the morning, Blair woke up with a tall dark figure standing in his room. \u201cJim?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, Chief-it\u2019s me. I couldn\u2019t sleep and wanted to ask you a few questions.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMan, you sort of scared me for a minute. Let me get my lamp turned on,\u201d Blair said reaching for said lamp. <\/p>\n
\u201cLeave it off for now.\u201d Jim sat on the floor Indian style and Blair could see the moon casting a shadow on Jim\u2019s face and he didn\u2019t look that happy. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s going on, Jim?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo how did you find out?\u201d Jim asked quietly. <\/p>\n
\u201cFind out about what?\u201d Blair asked. <\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t act like you don\u2019t know. I know you know and it must bother you, so I figured we could talk about it,\u201d Jim said. <\/p>\n
Blair thought for a moment, shook his head and then shook it again, hoping things would be clearer that time. No such luck. Blair still didn\u2019t know what Jim was talking about. <\/p>\n
\u201cJim, you have me at a loss here, so just tell me what\u2019s bothering you and we\u2019ll discuss it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jim cleared his throat and said, \u201cWhen did you find out that I was gay?\u201d<\/p>\n
Blair almost fell off of his futon. He caught himself, and just stared at his friend. \u201cWhat in the hell are you talking about? You date as many women as I do. Mind you they are usually bad women, but still\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo you didn\u2019t know I was gay?\u201d Jim asked, somewhat confused. <\/p>\n
\u201cJim, since when are you gay?\u201d Blair shouted. <\/p>\n
\u201cSince I was in high school. But I usually hide it very well, because you\u2019re right about the police department being a cult. They don\u2019t like anything out of the ordinary happening with their officers. Why did you bring this up, then?\u201d Jim asked. <\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like a really stupid Guide for never noticing this about you. Wow. I\u2019m in shock,\u201d Blair admitted. <\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t want to scare you, Blair, so I hid it well. I\u2019m also very discreet,\u201d Jim said. <\/p>\n
\u201cWait a minute. You thought I would take it poorly and treat you badly?\u201d Blair asked, somewhat hurt. <\/p>\n
\u201cI was just trying to keep things the way they were, Chief. I didn\u2019t want to upset either of us.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sort of offended by that, Jim. First of all, I\u2019m gay, so why would I treat you differently?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou are not gay,\u201d Jim assured him. <\/p>\n
\u201cJim, who was my date last week?\u201d Blair asked. <\/p>\n
\u201cAdrian someone, why?\u201d <\/p>\n
Because Adrian is a guy that is a teaching fellow also. You are a terrible Sentinel. I can\u2019t believe you didn\u2019t smell him on me. He was all over me and I don\u2019t mean that in a good way. Pushy son-of-a-bitch.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis Adrian guy, tried to hurt you?\u201d Jim asked. <\/p>\n
\u201cNo, he just got pissed off when I wouldn\u2019t put out. God, some men,\u201d Blair said, sighing. <\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re gay?\u201d Jim asked with a big smile on his face. <\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I\u2019m gay and that\u2019s why I figured I would never fit into the police department because they are a cult of rigid officers.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBlair, would you like to go out on a date with me tomorrow night?\u201d Jim asked hopefully. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhat about the cult?\u201d Blair teased. <\/p>\n
\u201cI can live with the cult not knowing about us for right now. In the future, I don\u2019t care if they know about us or not. But at the beginning it would be nice if it was just you and me for awhile.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cJim, they will never let me be one of them,\u201d Blair said truthfully. <\/p>\n
\u201cHell, I don\u2019t want you to be one of them. That\u2019s the last thing I want. You\u2019re going to be a brilliant Professor, so let\u2019s not worry about the cult,\u201d Jim said. <\/p>\n
\u201cYou think I\u2019m going to be brilliant?\u201d Blair asked, blushing. <\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I think you\u2019re going to be even more brilliant then you are now. You\u2019re just starting out, Chief.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI admire you so much, Jim, that I wouldn\u2019t want anything to happen to your career because of me and you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf something came between us, I would give up my career in no time flat. Now, do we have a date for tomorrow night or what?\u201d Jim asked wearing a big goofy grin on his face. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a date,\u201d Blair answered just as happily. \u201cOne question big guy, will there be making out and groping at the end of this date?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course there will be making out and groping at the end of this date. I\u2019m only human, Chief.\u201d<\/p>\n
Blair went up to Jim and got into his space and asked, \u201cHow about our first kiss tonight?\u201d<\/p>\n
Jim pulled Blair into his strong arms and held on for dear life. The kiss that followed was one that they had both dreamed about for many months. No one was disappointed. <\/p>\n
The end<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Title: The Cult Author: Patt Genre: Pre-slash (only a kiss in this one) Summary: Blair and Jim discuss something that seems silly, but might turn out to be important. Word count: 1828 Warnings: Is silly a warning???? Warnings 2: Bad … Continue reading