winding down

CAMDEN HAYNES - AUTUMN 2038 - The Selkies' Chorus - wearing - sorry for the wait, bb ♥

It was nice to be able to have a beer or two with his cousin after a satisfying day. He didn't get to see Camden all that much because of their conflicting work schedules. So when they were able to meet up, it was always well worth the wait.
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They chatted a bit about Cam's job and his new partner. "Is he? Tell me about him," he said. He wanted to know more about him if he was going to be working with his cousin. He wanted to make sure that the bloke had his family's back.
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They then moved onto his own job and Cam mentioned him taking on the captain's spot. Wash didn't care for that, though he'd be honored all the same. "I'll make sure to let you lot know if I ever make it that far," he told his cousin with a smirk, raising his glass to his lips. "Although, we don't always need a reason to celebrate, do we?" he asked with an arched eyebrow before taking a sip of his drink.

CAMDEN HAYNES - AUTUMN 2038 - THE SELKIES' CHORUS - wearing - sorry for the wait, bb ♥

It was nice sitting with his cousin and chatting about whatever they felt like. They didn't get to do it all that often, so Wash was glad to have the chance now. He expected them to talk about work first since it was always a go-to with them. They both worked a lot, and their work was important to them, so it made sense that they would talk about that at least once when they were together.

Cam mentioned his new partner, so Wash asked about him. He listened as Cam described him, which caused Wash to smirk. "I'm sure he isn't. But, you know, the only way to know for sure is to ask him to hang with us sometime," he said. "Then again, if he's ex-military like you say, that could be partly why he seems so uptight. How logn was he in the service for?" he asked. That could tell a lot about the guy.

The cousins clinked glasses to the idea of not needing a reason to celebrate, and to the notion of Wash one day making the captaincy of his team. Wash was drinking when Cam asked about his love life. Wash snorted into his drink, causing some of the beer to go up his nose, causing him to cough. "What love life?" he asked as he grabbed a napkin and started to clean his face up.

"I'm as single as ever," he said, even though the thought of a certain redhead (MICHELLE REAGAN) he's been spending more time with recently. He wasn't planning to talk about her though. He had nothing to say about it anyway. "What about you, mate? It can’t just be all about work, can it?" he asked.

Wash let out a soft whistle when his cousin told him how long he thought his new partner had been in the military for before he left and joined the Ministry. "That is a long time," he agreed. Wash couldn't even fathom what being in the military might be like. And then to come out after all that time… Wash couldn’t imagine what this guy must be feeling. "That's a great idea. I'm sure he could use a night out," he said with a grin and a nod.

When the conversation somehow found its way to love, Wash was a bit hesitant to even discuss it. he was done with girls, or at least he claimed to be after all that shit with Lily went down, but then he had been reconsidering it after all the time he's been spending with MICHELLE REAGAN. And he hated even thinking about how he'd been rethinking his stance on relationships lately, but he would surely never admit it aloud.

That was why he turned the conversation around to ask his cousin if he was seeing anyone. Wash snickered when his cousin told him that he was all work and no play, which was basically the same thing Wash has said to him. But then Cam asked if he remembered his friend ELIZABETH GARDNER and Wash nodded. "Didn't she die?" he asked. Maybe he had the wrong person though.

His question was answered then, when Cam told him that his friend was back in town and then listened as he explained how she was suffering from amnesia and how Cam had not told her that they had once dated after she asked him if they had known one another before her accident. "That's a sticky situation, mate," he said before taking a sip of his drink.

"I mean, I get why you might not have told her right off. She might think you’re expecting something from her," he said, "but, at the same time, should she eventually regain her memories and find out that you withheld that bit, she might get mad at you," he added. "Perhaps you should give it a bit before you tell her. Start to become friends all over again and then throw that at her," he said. On all honesty, Wash had no idea what he'd do if he were in Cam's shoes.

Wash did not want to be in his cousin's situation. Not at all. It was hard enough to navigate the field of women when all parties were in their right mind, but to deal with this sort of situation was something Wash never wanted. Poor Cam. He listened to his cousin telling him that he was still lying to her by omission, but that he didn't want Elizabeth to think that Cam was after something.

Wash had to hand it to his cousin for thinking of it like that. He wasn't wrong, though Wash also saw the downsides to withholding that information. "you're right, it could ruin everything, but, at the same time, it could also be better in the long run," he said with a shrug. "Think about it. She fell for you once. Now, you have the chance to let her fall for you all over again," he told his cousin with a smirk. "that is, of course, if that's something you want to have happen," he added.

Cam then told him what he planned to do and Wash merely shrugged his shoulders. "If that's what you want to do, then good luck with that," he said. "But, I will say this. What if she runs into someone else that knew her before that knew you two dated, and she mentions your name? What if they tell her that you're an ex-boyfriend of hers and that's how she finds out? I think that could be even worse for you," he told his cousin.

Wash then chuckled when Cam asked him not to tell his sisters because they would hound Cam about it. He knew that statement to be true and he nodded his head. "Trust me, cousin, your secret is safe with me," he confirmed. "Although, they might question your goofy face when you think about her," he said with a smirk. Cam likely didn't realize the expression he wore when he talked about Elizabeth. It was actually kind of cute.