Pike hears those words and he shuts his eyes tightly. For the sake of both his boys, he finally pushes himself to his feet and turns off the water. Grabbing a towel, he roughly and quickly dries off his face and eyes, wrapping the towel around his waist before opening the door to see them both sitting right there. He bends down and picks up the younger boy in his arms, moving them all back to the bed, pulling James between himself and Jim, letting the boy lay however he wished.
"Don't," he whispered softly into the boy's hair. "Please don't. I can't handle hearing either of you apologize to me right now. It's fine. I am fine. Everything will be okay. I'm just... I'm tired and it's effecting everything right now. Please, both of you... I'm fine. It's okay. You need to know you can say whatever you need to say without fear of my getting angry or upset and still be able to be strong for you both..."
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Date: 2010-07-18 06:12 am (UTC)"Don't," he whispered softly into the boy's hair. "Please don't. I can't handle hearing either of you apologize to me right now. It's fine. I am fine. Everything will be okay. I'm just... I'm tired and it's effecting everything right now. Please, both of you... I'm fine. It's okay. You need to know you can say whatever you need to say without fear of my getting angry or upset and still be able to be strong for you both..."