{"id":339,"date":"2011-11-27T13:32:18","date_gmt":"2011-11-27T20:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.squidge.org\/patt\/?page_id=339"},"modified":"2011-11-27T13:32:18","modified_gmt":"2011-11-27T20:32:18","slug":"what-really-matters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.squidge.org\/patt\/?page_id=339","title":{"rendered":"What Really Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What Really Matters<br \/>\nBy Patt<\/p>\n<p>Summary: Christmas morning Jim wakes up to Blair in his arms and is thrilled.  Only problem is, Blair isn\u2019t his.  <\/p>\n<p>Email: PattRose1@aol.com<br \/>\nWarnings: Sappy<br \/>\nWord Count: 3819<br \/>\nGenre: Slash <\/p>\n<p>Jim woke that wonderful Christmas morning with Blair in his arms and he never felt happier about anything.  He smiled as he pulled Blair closer to him.  <i>Wait a minute, Ellison.  Blair doesn\u2019t sleep with you.  Blair doesn\u2019t belong to you.  What\u2019s wrong?<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Jim pulled back and saw that Blair was shivering from the cold and then Jim realized, there was no heat in the loft.  Blair must have come upstairs to share body heat.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cChief, what\u2019s going on?\u201d Jim asked softly.  <\/p>\n<p>Blair woke up and blushed.  \u201cSorry, I was freezing.  I figured we could share the bed, it was big enough.  I\u2019ve always been told heat rises, so I figured it might be warmer up here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While he was telling Jim this, his heartbeat was going wild.  Jim knew he had to calm him down immediately.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBlair, it\u2019s no biggy.  That was smart thinking.  Although, we have a fireplace, you know.  You could have started a fire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t you remember the last time I started a fire?  You said leave the fires to you.  I almost blew you out of the loft it was so hot in there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think you could have done one last night.  Was it last night, or this morning?\u201d Jim asked.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI woke up at four in the morning and knew I would freeze to death down in my room.  So I decided to share heat with you.  I see you didn\u2019t mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDidn\u2019t mind at all, Chief.  Now I need to get up and take care of business and take a shower.  You know where you can reach me,\u201d Jim joked.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWant me to start a fire?\u201d Blair asked.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, but don\u2019t blow us out of the place.  Just a small fire would be nice.  Then I\u2019ll call the gas company and see what\u2019s going on,\u201d Jim said starting to get out of bed.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI already called them.  The gas lines are frozen and they\u2019re advising people to get hotels and so on until the find out how much damage is done to the pipes,\u201d Blair said.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn that case, let\u2019s throw some clothes on and get a room at Cascade Towers,\u201d Jim suggested.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo rooms left man.  I called every hotel in town, nothing\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat time did you actually get up?\u201d Jim wondered.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbout one.  But I wasn\u2019t freezing until four,\u201d Blair answered.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe better not start a fire, because we don\u2019t know what the gas lines are going to do.  Let me call Connor and see if she has a spare bedroom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re going to call Connor on purpose?\u201d Blair kidded.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think she mentioned she has a two bedroom apartment.  She might have heat, hot water and a bed for us to sleep in.  Got a problem with that, Chief?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, no problem.\u201d Blair jumped out of bed and made a dash for the bathroom.  He felt like he was going to burst.  Jim growled after him, beings he was the one that wanted in there in the first place.  <\/p>\n<p>OOOOOOOOOO<\/p>\n<p>Blair came walking out of the bathroom and Jim was almost dancing around.  \u201cSo what did Connor say?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll tell you when I\u2019m done in the bathroom,\u201d Jim said as he walked by his friend.  <\/p>\n<p>Blair walked into his room and grabbed a bunch of warm clothing.  He looked out the window and could see it looked like it was freezing cold, so he dug up some more warm clothing.  <\/p>\n<p>Jim looked in and saw Blair putting furry socks into his suitcase and Jim said, \u201cDo you wear those socks?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t be talking about my socks like that.  They\u2019re really warm.  While your toes are cold later on, don\u2019t expect any sympathy from me,\u201d Blair said laughing.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cConnor does indeed have a second bedroom, but her brother is in town and she didn\u2019t think we\u2019d want to sleep on the sofa bed.  Any other ideas?\u201d Jim asked.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want to stay at Simon\u2019s house.  He\u2019s a grouch.  Henri is just too laid back for us and Rafe is too anal.  On second thought, you stay with Rafe and I\u2019ll stay with Henri,\u201d Blair teased.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted us to spend the day together.  Today is Christmas after all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh shit, I forgot today was Christmas.  What a lousy Christmas this is going to be.  I\u2019ll be jamming over at Henri\u2019s and you\u2019ll be cleaning things with Rafe.\u201d Blair loved teasing his Sentinel.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh ha-ha-ha\u2026 I\u2019ve got one idea left, let me make a call,\u201d Jim said, before he started dialing a number from memory.  <\/p>\n<p>Blair wondered who he was calling and soon found out.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cDad, this is Jim, do you have heat?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, I have heat, what kind of a question is that at six in the morning?\u201d William answered.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe loft has none and I was looking for a place for me and Blair to stay until they say it\u2019s okay to come back home.  Do you have the room?\u201d Jim asked, knowing full well, the old man had tons of room.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs you well know, I have three spare rooms.  Come over when you\u2019re ready.  I have hot water for showers and everything.  I\u2019ll make breakfast,\u201d William volunteered.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks, dad.  We just have to pack some bags and we\u2019ll be on our way,\u201d Jim replied. <\/p>\n<p>Jim didn\u2019t even get to say anything to Blair as the phone he had just hung up started to ring.  \u201cEllison.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJim, do you have room for your poor Captain?  I have no heat and neither does Rafe.  He just called to stay here, but we\u2019re freezing in this neighborhood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSimon, we\u2019re going to my dad\u2019s house.  Let me call him and see if you and Rafe can stay there too.  He\u2019s got three rooms.  Blair and I will have to share a room,\u201d Jim explained. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks, Jim.  I\u2019m so fucking cold, I never want to see December again.  Call me and tell me what your dad says.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jim hung up the phone, picked it up and dialed his dad again. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEllison,\u201d William answered.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHi dad, there is a mini emergency.  My boss, Simon Banks and my co-worker Brian Rafe don\u2019t have anywhere to go.  Could they use the other two rooms?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jim heard a loud sigh.  \u201cJimmy, I wasn\u2019t expecting company today.  I haven\u2019t heard from you in months.  And suddenly you want me to put up the entire department?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sorry, dad.  We\u2019ll all find another place to go.  I\u2019m sorry I bothered you.\u201d Jim was getting ready to hang up the phone.  He was sort of pissed off.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cJimmy, do you have food at the loft for Christmas dinner?\u201d William asked.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, we have a turkey and a ham and all of the fixings.  Everyone was going to come over here for dinner tonight.  Why?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBring everything with you and invite Captain Banks and Mr. Rafe and tell them they are welcome to our home.  After all, Jimmy, this is your home too,\u201d William said trying to make the best out of it.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre you sure dad?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sure.  Now bring the food, because I don\u2019t have anything here but a TV dinner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll bring everything, dad.  I figured you would be having dinner with your brother in Seattle.  I didn\u2019t know you were going to be home for the holidays,\u201d Jim said sadly.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cJimmy, my brother died a month ago.  I couldn\u2019t get a hold of you, so I went to the funeral alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJesus, dad.  I\u2019m sorry.  Why didn\u2019t you call me later?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy didn\u2019t you call me?\u201d William asked.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a jerk.  I figured you had all of your friends from the club and your brother to hang out with.  I never dreamed you would be home alone.  I\u2019m sorry, dad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s all right, Jimmy.  We\u2019ll make the best out of this day, if it kills all of us,\u201d William joked.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks again, dad.  I\u2019ll call Simon and Rafe right now and tell them the news.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jim hung up and called Simon. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBanks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSimon you now have a room, with heat, hot water and a Christmas dinner.  Do you remember where he lives?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, I remember.  Rafe is here, so I\u2019ll tell him we have a place to stay.  He was freaking out.  He just knew he was going to have to stay at the shelter with his clothing,\u201d Simon let out a bark of laughter.  <\/p>\n<p>Jim laughed too.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSee you in a couple of hours,\u201d Simon said.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cGoodbye, Simon and tell Rafe not to irritate my dad,\u201d Jim joked.  <\/p>\n<p>Jim hung the phone up and finally looked at Blair.  \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong,\u201d Jim asked.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI need to find somewhere to stay,\u201d Blair answered. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re staying in my room with me.  You\u2019re not going anywhere else.  That\u2019s settled.  Now get packed, dad\u2019s making breakfast now.  We need to take all of the food over to his house for dinner and make it there.  You about ready?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJim, your dad is being a sport about all of this, but he\u2019s not going to like his son sharing a room with a guy,\u201d Blair guessed.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s not going to care.  And you know what?  I want him to be in our lives, Blair.  From now on, he\u2019s coming to dinner on Sunday\u2019s over here.  His brother died last month and I didn\u2019t fucking know about it. How sad is that?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Blair pulled Jim into a hug and said, \u201cWhere you close to him?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot really, but my dad was.  And because of my work, he was unable to get a hold of me and tell me the news.  From now on, he\u2019s going to have numbers to reach one of us at all times.  Is that good with you?\u201d Jim asked.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s great with me.  I like your dad.  I hope that we see more of him all the time.  Now, let\u2019s get dressed, packed and get the food ready to go.  We\u2019re going to make this a wonderful holiday for your dad.  He\u2019s going to need it after the loss of his brother.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They began to work in silence and Jim realized that what mattered the most were the people around him and that included his dad.  He had been a huge assed jerk and he would have to make up for that.  Both of them needed to mend fences.  <\/p>\n<p>OOOOOOOOOO<\/p>\n<p>When Jim and Blair arrived, William seemed genuinely happy to see them.  He helped Jim and Blair tote in all of the groceries and their bags.  Once everything was put away in the kitchen, Jim took their bags upstairs. Blair followed him up and felt like a fifth wheel. Jim called down, \u201cDad, we\u2019re going to take turns taking a shower.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>William went to the bottom of the stairs and said, \u201cJimmy, there are two spare bathrooms, you can take them at the same time, just different places.  Did you forget?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jim smiled.  \u201cYeah, I did.  Sorry, dad.  I\u2019m going to do better at being a decent son.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGood and I\u2019ll do better at being a decent father,\u201d William answered.  <\/p>\n<p>OOOOOOOOOO<\/p>\n<p>Jim came walking down the stairs and heard Blair talking to his dad in the kitchen.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have enough food here to feed an army, Blair.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know.  I just didn\u2019t know how many people were coming for sure and then I had all of this.  I got carried away.  I was pretty excited to have the dinner this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jim walked in and said, \u201cI can\u2019t believe you beat me in the shower.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot all of us are slow, Jim.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jim walked over and gave a little hug to Blair and gave him a noggie.  \u201cI\u2019ll show you slow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>William laughed and asked, \u201cBlair, does he always do this to you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, sir he does.  And I can\u2019t reach his head,\u201d Blair said as he laughed along with William.  <\/p>\n<p>Jim pitched in and helped William with breakfast and Blair answered the door when Simon and Rafe arrived.  <\/p>\n<p>Once the men were settled, William and Jim served breakfast and orange juice along with fresh brewed coffee.  Simon moaned in happiness when he tasted the coffee.  \u201cWilliam, this is the best coffee I\u2019ve ever tasted.  And believe me, I know my coffee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m glad you like it, Simon.  I ground my own, every morning, so it\u2019s always fresh.  A lot of places don\u2019t ground their own and it isn\u2019t fresh.  There is nothing that beats a strong, fresh cup of coffee,\u201d William said.  <\/p>\n<p>Once breakfast was done, Rafe and Blair cleaned up the entire kitchen.  William took Jim and Simon into the living room to relax.  Jim saw the tree up and felt even worse then he did before.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cDad, do you put the tree up every year?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes\u2026I always had hopes that you boys would stop by on Christmas day and it would be here waiting for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jim got up and sat next to his dad and hugged him.  \u201cI\u2019m so sorry, dad.  I\u2019m such a jerk.  I\u2019m going to be a better son, you\u2019ll see.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGood, as long as you let me be a better father,\u201d William replied.  <\/p>\n<p>Simon smiled at the closeness that Jim and William were sharing and he missed his son.  Jim looked across the room and said, \u201cDon\u2019t you have Daryl today?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did before all of this,\u201d Simon answered.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cInvite him over right this moment,\u201d William ordered.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou wouldn\u2019t mind having a 15 year old hanging out with us?\u201d Simon asked.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot at all.  He might give this party the boost it needs.  We\u2019re going to play some games this afternoon to help pass some time,\u201d William said.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSounds like fun, dad.  Thank you for everything,\u201d Jim stated softly.  <\/p>\n<p>The three men talked and talked and just had a really good time, once Simon called and gave Daryl the address to William\u2019s house.  <\/p>\n<p>OOOOOOOOOO<\/p>\n<p>Rafe said, \u201cI can\u2019t believe Jim\u2019s dad is letting us all stay here.  And how is he taking you and Jim being a couple?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Blair looked confused.  \u201cA couple of what?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, a couple.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRafe, where did you get your information?  We aren\u2019t a couple,\u201d Blair insisted.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you wish you were?\u201d Rafe asked.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy are you asking me this shit?  Jim doesn\u2019t swing that way,\u201d Blair said.  <\/p>\n<p>Rafe burst out laughing and said, \u201cMan, for an observer, you don\u2019t observe much.  He\u2019s into men big time.  He just doesn\u2019t flaunt them around you.  I thought it was because you two were now a couple.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRafe, lower your voice.  What if Jim\u2019s dad heard that?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo what?  His dad must know, if he knows Jim at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t believe this.  He likes men?  What type of men?\u201d Blair asked.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike you, Sandburg.  He likes long hair, not too tall, but sturdy and smart.  They have to be smart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re pulling my leg aren\u2019t you?  You asshole,\u201d Blair said angrily.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, I\u2019m serious, Sandburg.  He\u2019s got a thing for you.  He watches you all the time.  If you made a move on him, he would jump your bones,\u201d Rafe said.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re wrong, I\u2019m going to kick your ass.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not wrong.  I\u2019m telling you, kiss him tonight and see what happens,\u201d Rafe suggested.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou swear to this?\u201d Blair pleaded.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI swear to this,\u201d Rafe answered.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll think on it,\u201d Blair replied.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re such a chicken shit,\u201d Rafe teased.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll move at my own pace,\u201d Blair said as he walked out of the room.  <\/p>\n<p>OOOOOOOOOO<\/p>\n<p>Daryl arrived and the fun began.  They played Monopoly and Clue until dinner was done.  Everyone helped do everything, so it was actually quite easy.  <\/p>\n<p>Jim was in the kitchen and William walked in and gave his son a hug.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s that for, dad?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor all of the times, I should have,\u201d William answered.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks, dad.  It means a lot to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Everyone else came into the kitchen and helped take the food out to the dining room table and before long, dinner was served.  <\/p>\n<p>OOOOOOOOOO<\/p>\n<p>Daryl was helping with dishes and said, \u201cBlair, this is the best Christmas I\u2019ve had in years.  And I don\u2019t even know William.  He\u2019s sure nice to me and do you know he gave me two hundred dollars for Christmas?  I didn\u2019t tell my dad yet, but he gave it to me in a card.  Said that he wanted me to get something I really wanted. Do you think my dad will make me give it back to him?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNah\u2026 He\u2019s going to be okay with it, because I\u2019m going to tell him ahead of time.  Don\u2019t worry, Daryl.  William is a good man and I\u2019m glad you like him.  We like him too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpeaking of William, he said we\u2019re going to play another game of Clue.  He likes to rub it in that he and I won two games while the policemen didn\u2019t.  He\u2019s evil, but good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re all done here.  Bring on the games,\u201d Blair said as he pushed Daryl out of the kitchen.  <\/p>\n<p>OOOOOOOOOO<\/p>\n<p>Finally at about eight that night, Daryl\u2019s mom stopped by to pick him up. Daryl didn\u2019t want to go, so William asked him over for New Years Eve or New Years Day.  Daryl seemed happy with that.  Simon beamed with happiness that William enjoyed his son so much.  <\/p>\n<p>Everyone got their things put away for the night and headed upstairs to get ready for bed.  Blair was very nervous after what Rafe had said.  Thank God there were two beds in the room.  That would make him less nervous.  <\/p>\n<p>When he got upstairs, he about swallowed his tongue.  The two twin beds had been replaced by a king sized bed and it looked like he was going to be sharing close quarters with him after all.  Now, he was nervous.  <\/p>\n<p>Jim came walking into the room and smiled.  \u201cWhat\u2019s up, Chief.  I can hear your heart pounding all the way downstairs?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t know we were going to be sharing a bed,\u201d Blair said.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe shared my bed last night and you didn\u2019t seem nervous.  What\u2019s wrong?\u201d Jim asked.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s wrong?  I\u2019ll tell you what\u2019s wrong.  I\u2019m a fucking pitiful excuse for an observer.  I\u2019ve been observing you for all of this time and I never knew you liked men.  Why didn\u2019t you tell me that?  This is something your Guide should know, don\u2019t you think?\u201d Blair ranted.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou just found out that I was bi and it\u2019s upsetting you?  Okay, I\u2019ll sleep downstairs on the living room sofa.  Not to worry, Sandburg.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh as usual, you are way off, you idiot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t call me an idiot, Chief.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen stop acting stupid.  Why do you think I\u2019m nervous about being in a room with you all night long?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHey, you don\u2019t have to worry about me jumping your bones.  Your body is safe in this room,\u201d Jim promised.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy is that?  Why don\u2019t I have to worry?  You find me unattractive or something like that, Jim?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChief, you lost me ages ago and I\u2019m still lost.  What the hell?  Do you want me to attack you in the middle of the night?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe.  I\u2019m not sure on that, but why don\u2019t you ever think about it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do think about it, Blair.  I think about you and me all the time.  But it wouldn\u2019t work,\u201d Jim answered.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy wouldn\u2019t it work?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause we\u2019re best friends.  I don\u2019t want to lose my best friend when I screw up a relationship with you.  Do you understand?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBasically you\u2019re saying, we wouldn\u2019t last?\u201d Blair asked.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI screw everything up, Chief, you know this as well as I do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Blair walked over and got closer and closer until he was next to Jim.  He pulled Jim\u2019s face down to his level and they began to kiss like there was no tomorrow.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMerry Christmas, Jim.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGod, I want you so badly, Blair.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTake me, I\u2019m here.  I\u2019m not going to let you be a jerk and ruin things.  We\u2019re going to get that straight right away.  We don\u2019t have any supplies with us, so humping or sucking will have to do for tonight.  We\u2019ll save penetration until we get back to the loft.  How does that sound?\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Jim pushed Blair back on the bed and began to strip him of his clothing.  Before long they were both naked, and hard.  Oh yeah, this was going to be great fun.  <\/p>\n<p>They got into the \u201869\u2019 position and began to suck in earnest.  Before long both of them moaned with completion while breathing very hard.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks, Chief.  I really liked that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank, Rafe.  He\u2019s the one that told me about you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRafe told you what?\u201d Jim asked.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said that you liked guys my size, long hair and smart.  That\u2019s what he said.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jim snickered and said, \u201cWell, I do now.  But I\u2019ve never dated anyone quite like you before Chief.  He was kidding you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJim, this isn\u2019t a joke is it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jim pulled Blair into his arms and pulled the covers up over them.  \u201cBlair, this would never be a joke.  I love you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I love you.  I need to tell you a few things.  Starting this week, we\u2019re having your dad over for dinner once a week and I don\u2019t want to hear any complaints about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI told him Sunday\u2019s were his day from now on.  I was hoping you would agree to it.  Now I need to tell him about us,\u201d Jim said.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHoly shit, Jim.  Don\u2019t tell him yet.  Let him get used to me first and see if he likes me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone likes you, Blair.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wish that were true.  Even my mother didn\u2019t call for Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChief, she probably called the house and we weren\u2019t there.  She might think we\u2019re working.  So give her a break.  And you could call her, you know?  It\u2019s a two-way street.  Call her and ask her over for dinner sometime.  Maybe she would come more often if she had an open invite to Sunday dinner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou would share your dad\u2019s Sunday dinner with Naomi?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, I would share anything with you, babe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBabe?  I like the sounds of that.  Will you be my babe too?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one else\u2019s but yours, Chief.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have to sleep now.  I\u2019m so tired.  This was a good day.  I\u2019m so glad you spent time with your dad and we got to have everyone else here too.  This has been fun,\u201d Blair said.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cGoodnight, Blair.  See you in the morning.  We\u2019ll shower together and make a nice breakfast for everyone.  How does that sound?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSounds fantastic.  Sleep well, Jim.  I love you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love you, Blair.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>William could hear them through the vents and smiled to himself.  He knew all along that they were made for each other.  They just needed to figure it out.  Everyone found out what really matters is love.  <\/p>\n<p>The end<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Really Matters By Patt Summary: Christmas morning Jim wakes up to Blair in his arms and is thrilled. Only problem is, Blair isn\u2019t his. 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