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Date Posted: 07:53:31 10/16/06 Mon
Author: Braden/Skeeter
Subject: inside
In reply to: Remy 's message, "Inside" on 07:27:57 10/16/06 Mon

He took a deep, long breath and leaned forward, taking the envelope out of Remy's hands, smirking as he did so. "A promotion? Remy, seriously, you have to deal with this crush you have on me. I can't be around you all the time." He glanced to Braden for a moment, his voice teasing. "He wants me to be his 'secretary' I think." He stated with a wink and rake smile before he opened the envelope and drew out the medal. His fingers graced down the hard gold surface before he lifted his eyes and met Remy's gaze again, a smirk crossing his face. "It will look great on my wall, right under Miss October." He was playing it off like it was no big deal, like he did with most things, like he wasn't honored and touched but everyone who knew him knew that he was and was just fronting. He sat down in the chair after a moment's

hesitation, his hat resting in his lap and his arms crossed over his

chest as he looked around the office. It was almost surreal, to be in

here with it looking exactly as it had before, it kind of creeped him

out. He shifted again, his brow furrowed when Remy spoke and he

forced himself to pay attention even if he did feel like heading

towards the nearest exit at the quickest pace possible. His tongue

ran out across his lips as he let out a slow, calming breath before

he settled in for this meeting. He listened carefully about the

statements - he had kept his as brief as possible and he knew

Skeeter had done the same. When Remy mentioned the purple heart though, he shook his head and clenched his jaw, getting some major deja vu. They wanted to give him one in Iraq too. It was bullshit. He didn't deserve that honor. What had he accomplished that day in the explosion? He'd made Reese get burned and scared out of her mind, induced nightmares in her. If he had been paying better attention and not just goofing off he would have been able to spot the suspicious man, he would have been able to do something to prevent it, not just play damage control. He didn't want any award, it was like spitting in the face of the men who recieved it before him who had actually deserved it. "With all do respect, sir, I don't want that." He stated, refusing to take the medal, at least for the moment. Maybe he could convince Remy to send it back but hell, he still had the one from Iraq buried in the bottom of a box somewhere. He refused to look at it, to touch it, he didn't want any reminders of that time and to think, people called him a hero for it? Ridiculous.

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Inside -- Remy, 08:19:22 10/16/06 Mon
- inside -- Braden, 08:35:28 10/16/06 Mon
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