That's what you get when you let your heart win.

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Pete groaned as he reached the clearing. The first thing he noticed was the water. He needed it desperatly. Shuffling his feet as fast as possible, he tried to painlessly reach the necessity quickly. He had left the jungle at the first sign of Mikey and Frank becoming intimate. He had been able to stagger around for a while before gaining the ability to stumble from place to place again. He had managed to make it this far.

Water! He knelt down at the side of the river, quickly cupping water in his hands and swallowing it, his throat parched.

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Tom hummed quietly to his daughter, getting to another clearing. "Mikey?" He tried tentatively. "Frank? Hello?"

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Pete cringed at the sound of the other man's voice. What are the fucking chances?!

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He looked back at Michael, biting his lip. "No one here. Guess we're in the wrong place, or..." he swallowed. They've already gone.

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"Asshole," Pete whispered, uttering other curses under his breath. He continued to drink from the river.

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Tom's sharp ears heard something. "Wait, there's someone here..." He murmured. The baby in his arms began to wail loudly.

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Pete turned around a little to face the other man and the crying baby. "Oh really?" he asked, rolling his eyes as the sarcasm remained obvious.

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"At the risk of sounding English..." Tom covered Marlee's ears. "Bloody hell." He cast a nervous look to his lover.

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Pete shook his head and turned back to the water, drinking a little more before he staggered to his feet again, surpressing a groan.

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Stick together, hmm? This is... twisted. Damn you nonexistent guy in the sky. Tom sat down on a rock, motioning for Michael to follow. He gently rocked his daughter, wondering what was wrong.

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Pete frowned. "Can I hold her?" He moved a little closer, trying to keep his balance. I think I know what's wrong.

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Tom jerked the baby away. "I can handle it." He hissed.

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Pete sighed, putting his hands up in defeat. "Fine," he muttered, turning to walk away.

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"What's wrong kiddo?" Tom cooed, jigging her slightly. He stroked her mess of black hair. "Please don't go again... Please don't..." He kissed the top of her head and held her close.

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Pete stopped staggering off for a moment. "What's wrong with her?" he asked, turning around to face Tom.

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Tom shrugged sullenly, holding her protectively. "She has seizures." He muttered, unwilling to disclose information. The guitarist turned his attention back to his daughter. "You want Daddy Michael to look after you?" He cooed quietly.

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"Aww, daddy Michael? How sweet," Pete faked a happy voice dripping with sarcasm and anger. I never should have trusted him in the first place.

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Tom gave him a scathing look. "She won't stop crying." He murmured, slightly unneccesarily to Michael. "You don't think...? I mean, this happened last time and then she went funny."

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"Do the daddies not know how to care for their child," Pete mocked. He hadn't intended to be so cruel, but the first thing that came to mind was what he said first when he was angry.

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Tom shot him another look. "I'm caring for her better than you ever could." He snapped back. Tears welled up in his grey eyes and he dropped his head to look at Marlee, undoing the buttons on his shirt.

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Pete scoffed. "And just what gives you that idea? You, the psycho of the group, taking care of a child? It seems oh so fitting," he spoke in sarcasm once more.

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"Well, Gabe, William and Michael seem just fine with it." Tom spat back, watching as Marlee stopped crying, reaching out a hand for the hair on his chest again, wide eyed.

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"Oh, we all know that Michael is just fucking great with the idea!" Pete raised his voice, not enough to scare Marlee. Don't start something with me now, Conrad.

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Tom raised his eyebrows as Marlee giggled. I wasn't going to rub it in, but you are so asking for it... "Jealous?" He asked innocently, keeping his voice light.

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Pete bit the inside of his cheek. "Jealous? Of you? Of Michael?" He chuckled for a minute before stopping and staring at Tom with hatred.

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