raise a coffee cup to the new year -- jonah.

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@jill3

a new year. it always seemed like it was such a big thing in the days leading up to it and then when it actually got there, it always seemed a bit lack luster. for himself anyway. he did figure that when his and odette's baby was born it would become a bigger deal to him. because as each year passed it would be one closer to his kid growing up and it wasn't even part of the world around it yet and he was already dreading that moment. he chuckled to himself as he walked through the law enforcement department. he sipped some tea from the take away cup he had in his hand, having decided on skipping coffee that morning and he made his way to where his little brother hopefully was. he didn't know if he was still stationed at the school with the shift of leaders in the office but he was acting on a whim. he had gone back to his job as a hit wizard, having left vic's guard just before the yule ball. she was in safe hands and he felt he would be better off back on the front line. "jo?" he spoke as he rounded the corner to his brothers desk. he had a coffee for his little brother in his other hand, knowing it would probably be jo's drink of choice right then.

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@jacob
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Jonah couldn't believe how happy he had been the past few weeks. It wasn't just that it was a new year, and that the Holidays had been fun, but Royal had actually become comfortable enough to be open with their relationship. Jonah had never had any issue, him being gay was something that most people knew, and for many many years now Jonah had always been quite open about it. Though with Royal, it was a relationship that was to be kept secret, at least until Roy himself had felt okay with telling anyone at all, let alone their siblings and friends. He sat at his desk, a big grin on his face, just staring up at the ceiling of the Ministry. Though, a voice made him jump slightly, and with wide eyes he looked over to see his older brother standing in front of him, a coffee in hand. "Oh! Jacob! Ooooh is that for me?!" He spoke in a sing songy voice, grinning.

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@jill3

"Oh! Jacob! Ooooh is that for me?!" jake rolled his eyes and chuckled. he set the cup down on the desk in front of jonah and leaned against the side of it. his brother seemed to be in a good mood which wasn't all that unusual for jo but this seemed more so. "you seem too happy for this early in the morning." he said with a grin as he sipped his own drink. he shifted to sit on the desk and rested his hand on his knee, nudging jo's chair with his foot. "so how was your new year? do anything special?" he asked as he set his cup down next to his leg and he folded his arms over his chest lightly waiting for his brother to answer his question. he hadn't really spoken to jo much in the days since christmas, he had been busy with odette and getting his place ready for when their son made his presence known to the world.

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@jacob
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"Too happy? What's too happy? There's no such thing!" Jonah laughed and took the coffee cup, savoring the taste as he tilted it up. Coffee was delicious. One of the many things his previous trainer used to yell at him about all the time, telling him to quit drinking it. Yet he never did. It was just too good! His brother sat up on his desk and nudged his chair, asking about the Holidays. "New years? No, I just relaxed...I did do something special before New Years though..." Jonah grinned wildly. "But how was your Holidays?"

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@jill3

"Too happy? What's too happy? There's no such thing!" jake laughed and rolled his eyes a little as jonah said there was no such thing as too happy. "if you were to look up the definition of too happy .. it would be you." he said, teasing as he sipped his drink. it seemed to work for jonah, to always have a smile on his face, to always be joking and to always look for the fun. jake himself was like that at times but he couldn't do it most of the time. it was probably the thing that he loved most about his brother even though it could also annoy him to no end like it had when they were kids. "New years? No, I just relaxed...I did do something special before New Years though..." jake raised a brow and raised his cup slightly. "But how was your Holidays?" he shook his head. oh no. his brother wasn't getting off that easy. "i asked you first jo, spill the beans. what did you do before new years that has you grinning like that." he said with a smirk, nudging his chair again.

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@jacob
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"Even so, there's nothing wrong with being happy." Jonah grinned widely. There were times he wasn't happy, but he saved those for the comfort and privacy of his own apartment. Especially when Royal was acting unusual or having a change of emotions. He never really told Jo what was going on, he just left. It happened a few times now, and it was confusing to Jonah. The last time Royal did this, he didn't speak to him for weeks. Taking a sip of his coffee, he sat back more in his chair and rested his feet up on his desk, crossing them at the ankles. "Well..." Jonah wiggled his eyebrows. "I've got a boyfriend. We celebrated his birthday. But...at the end of the night he left sort of abruptly, no real goodbye or anything. And he looked upset."

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@jill3

"Well... I've got a boyfriend. We celebrated his birthday. But...at the end of the night he left sort of abruptly, no real goodbye or anything. And he looked upset." jake raised a brow and grinned at his little brothers bombshell. well it wasn't a bombshell but it was something jake hadn't been expecting. "you have a boyfriend?" he asked with a grin as he leaned forward and clapped his hand against jo's shoulder. "that's great. well not for him obviously because he has to suffer through you" he said, with a laugh. he was happy for jo and the guy he was dating. though he hadn't missed the part about jo telling him the guy had been upset. "have you spoken to him since he looked upset?" he asked as he sipped his drink.

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@jacob
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The reaction from Jacob was expected, and Jonah laughed loudly at the clap on his back. He waved his hand at him a couple of times and shook his head. '"Oh, stop it. You'd know it would happen eventually, I hope!" Jonah took a long sip of his coffee. "Oh trust me, suffering with me is not possible. I'm amazing." He winked at his brother as he scooted lower in his chair even more. Jacob then asked about Royal being upset, and Jonah shrugged. "No, I haven't. He did this a few times before...upset about something but wouldn't talk about his feelings and I didn't speak to him for weeks. So I'm not sure what's going on."

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@jill3

"Oh trust me, suffering with me is not possible. I'm amazing." jake laughed and shook his head slightly, tilting the cup toward his mouth as he drained the cup of the coffee that had been his saving grace that morning and he squished the sides together slightly before dropping it into the bin beside jo's desk. "i grew up with you. you cause plenty of suffering." he teased again as he folded his arms across his chest lightly, no longer drinking the coffee so he didn't need his hands. "No, I haven't. He did this a few times before...upset about something but wouldn't talk about his feelings and I didn't speak to him for weeks. So I'm not sure what's going on." he frowned a little and nodded his head slightly. not everyone was as open as how they were feeling as jonah, jake himself was slightly more reluctant to talk than his little brother so he could understand both sides. there was nothing worse than not knowing what someone else was feeling. "weeks? how long have you been seeing him?" he asked, just curious as to how long jonah had been hiding this surprise. not that it really mattered, it was jo's life to do as he pleased with. "do i get to know his name?" he asked with a smile as he thought about any sort of advice he could give to jo on what they'd been talking about.

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@jacob
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"I beg to differ! I'm completely opposite with you than I am with someone who I am romantically involved, you must know that." Jonah grinned, teeth and all and took another long sip of his coffee. "This is delicious, Jacob, thank you, honestly." He let out a long sigh. "Weeks...a couple months...quite awhile." He grinned at his brother. "Now, I won't apologize for not telling you, but I will apologize that it's so late for you to find out. He is still confused about a few things and wasn't sure when he wanted to tell people so I respected him." When Jacob finally asked for the name, Jonah giggled quietly. This was...well, whatever Jacob thought didn't matter to Jonah, but he knew he wouldn't mind. "His name...is quite familiar to you. It has two syllables and rhymes with Loyal."

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"Now, I won't apologize for not telling you, but I will apologize that it's so late for you to find out. He is still confused about a few things and wasn't sure when he wanted to tell people so I respected him." jake rolled his eyes slightly and nudged jonah's chair again with his foot. his brother should know him by now, he didn't care that he hadn't been told. "it doesn't matter you didn't tell me, idiot." he said affectionately to his little brother as he rested his elbows on his knees and leaned forward slightly. "you tell me things when you're ready to tell me." he said as he rested his chin on his hand and waited for his brother to explain the rest of the story. "His name...is quite familiar to you. It has two syllables and rhymes with Loyal." loyal? the only person he knew that had a name like that was royal. well that was an interesting turn. he hadn't expected that. "royal?" he asked, wanting to clarify. his and royal's fleeting friendship had seemed to dissolved completely over the last few months so jake couldn't say he's seen much of the guy but if he made jonah happy then that was good enough for jake. "well that's great jo, really! i'm happy for the two of you." he reached to clap his hand on jo's shoulder and stood up from the desk. "i gotta get back to it, maybe i'll get out of here on time today." he said with a grin and a wave as he walked away from his brothers desk.

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