He ate and listened as Mycroft explained each and every piece of paper in the folder and signed, sometimes in triplicate, as he gave permission for a extensive dig into his past.
He'd done a less invasive search when he became of copper and another one when he joined the Yard. But this. This was going to dig into every nook and cranny of his life.
He signed the last piece of paper with trepidation and put down the pen and watched as Mycroft tapped the papers into some order that made sense to him and then lifted a pen.
A horrible thought came to him. They were going to dig up his divorce papers. Possibly the transcripts also. And the DNA testing.
"Wait." he said, looking into Mycroft's questioning gaze. He swallowed hard, reaching out and laying a brief quelling hand over Mycroft's.
He signed those papers without complaint as a way to show Mycroft he was serious about this. But just because Mycroft had said he wanted to be with him right now, didn't mean that after two hours of dealing with Rebekah Harrison-Lestrade (soon to be McGurty), he'd give up any and all pretense to Greg completely.
"I don't want you to think I don't want this, because I do. I swear I really do. But," Another hard swallow. "I need to tell you about Rebekah. Everything. And afterwards, you can chose if you still want to sign those papers. Because unfortunately, for about the next fifteen years, she is going to be a part of my life."
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13/9/18 21:01 (UTC)He'd done a less invasive search when he became of copper and another one when he joined the Yard. But this. This was going to dig into every nook and cranny of his life.
He signed the last piece of paper with trepidation and put down the pen and watched as Mycroft tapped the papers into some order that made sense to him and then lifted a pen.
A horrible thought came to him. They were going to dig up his divorce papers. Possibly the transcripts also. And the DNA testing.
"Wait." he said, looking into Mycroft's questioning gaze. He swallowed hard, reaching out and laying a brief quelling hand over Mycroft's.
He signed those papers without complaint as a way to show Mycroft he was serious about this. But just because Mycroft had said he wanted to be with him right now, didn't mean that after two hours of dealing with Rebekah Harrison-Lestrade (soon to be McGurty), he'd give up any and all pretense to Greg completely.
"I don't want you to think I don't want this, because I do. I swear I really do. But," Another hard swallow. "I need to tell you about Rebekah. Everything. And afterwards, you can chose if you still want to sign those papers. Because unfortunately, for about the next fifteen years, she is going to be a part of my life."