I don't know if anyone told you but you deserve to know. Dimitri is Calliope's son. You may have met her at the wedding and you didn't know it. No one did.
I suspect you maybe learned a lot in Paris though.
Ah. Cool then. You probably can handle this better than I would have thought. Or how I sometimes handle it.
Ah, no, I was not told but that is excellent to know. Wow, this family is very connected, isn't it?
I learned more than I ever expected.
[ Like the way his brothers tasted and felt, but he was not going to tell that to Arlo! ]
It can still be a lot though from time to time, I get it. I've gotten used to it over the years due to circumstances but there is still time that I'm quieter than the rest of them.
I appreciate you texting me and giving me the heads up though.
You have a terrific mentor then close by. I have a couple of friends who recently went through similar programs if you want to be connected. They're great guys.
I can absolutely see that, in just the short amount of time I've known everyone. It's refreshing.
I am so sorry to hear that, Arlo. No one deserves shitty parents and yet, it almost seems like the world is full of them.
If you ever need another person to chat to, feel free to reach out, ok? I mean it.
[ Because, after Paris and after that conversation with Thomas, this was his family too now. And Arlo seemed like a good guy. ]
Given the newspaper reports, I might get squeamish with that much blood.
It is good. You have that now too, you know. Having the Mulvaney clan, extended family and all, at your back is something else but it's kind of amazing too.
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I don't know if anyone told you but you deserve to know. Dimitri is Calliope's son.
You may have met her at the wedding and you didn't know it. No one did.
I suspect you maybe learned a lot in Paris though.
Ah. Cool then. You probably can handle this better than I would have thought.
Or how I sometimes handle it.
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Ah, no, I was not told but that is excellent to know. Wow, this family is very connected, isn't it?
I learned more than I ever expected.
[ Like the way his brothers tasted and felt, but he was not going to tell that to Arlo! ]
It can still be a lot though from time to time, I get it. I've gotten used to it over the years due to circumstances but there is still time that I'm quieter than the rest of them.
I appreciate you texting me and giving me the heads up though.
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Yeah, that happens. For people keeping a lot of secrets, they are open about things most aren't.
I was an only child and raised kind of keeping myself separate because my parents were, well, horrible.
Of course. I mean, they're good guys but they come by their partners naturally in a lot of cases.
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I can absolutely see that, in just the short amount of time I've known everyone. It's refreshing.
I am so sorry to hear that, Arlo. No one deserves shitty parents and yet, it almost seems like the world is full of them.
If you ever need another person to chat to, feel free to reach out, ok? I mean it.
[ Because, after Paris and after that conversation with Thomas, this was his family too now. And Arlo seemed like a good guy. ]
Yeah, I can see that. How'd you and Dimitri meet?
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I think it's because you know what the family is and you want to be close.
[ Does Blake KNOW KNOW about the family thought? Arlo isn't sure but he's being careful without lying. ]
Yeah? That's cool of you. Dimi and I might come and get tattoos one day. Just saying.
Uhmm... well...
We were four, and he realized my dad was a shitbag and so he... lit their bed on fire.
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Me? I prefer to draw, paint and stick people with needles.
You both should definitely come out and get tattoos. I'd be happy to do them. The door is always open.
[ He blinks at the next text and snorts. He could see a little Jason doing the same thing to either Abby or Les' parents as they were growing up. ]
It's great to have people like that on your side. Even if the end result is a little combustable.
Pun intended.
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We definitely will. I need to travel more, and I think Dimi could use it as well.
Okay that made me laugh.
Seriously though, we've been in love ever since then and he just never gave up and tracked me down... and then thought I had forgotten him. As if.
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When you make it out, we’ll be sure to give you the grand tour. :)
It’s hard to forget a guy who makes a move like that, no matter the age. I’m happy for you both - that you found each other again.
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I look forward to it.
Yeah, it is. All those years and just back together but we won't let it happen again and nothing will pull us apart.
Like you finding someone that brought you to the wedding.
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No, I imagine it'll take a greater force than anything human to separate you if years and a little arson didn't do it.
[ Blake smiles as he thinks about Nico. ]
Yeah, he's been a big surprise to my life. Now that he's in it, I can't imagine him not being in my life.
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The arson was protecting me. I knew what it was. Who wouldn't find that amazing and sweet that someone would do that to protect them?
[ His ideas on romantic may be a bit skewed. ]
Good. I can't imagine life without Dimitri so I get it.
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Considering you had shitty as fuck parents, arson was the least he could do.
It’s the first time I’ve been with someone that I can’t imagine not being with.
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He did a lot. So much. Him and Calliope. It's been mind blowing.
Yeah, me too.
It's pretty amazing, huh?
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It’s good when you have people in your court like those two.
Yeah, it really is. It really fucking is. :)
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It is good. You have that now too, you know. Having the Mulvaney clan, extended family and all, at your back is something else but it's kind of amazing too.
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It's going to take some time adjusting to that again - having an extended family out there like that. It's nice.
And it's nice that they've all been so welcoming. In their own ways.
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Good luck in your classes. Let me know if you want to be connected with my friends who have been through the computer science degree.