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In a booth, Charlie is trying to feed Seth from a jar of crushed plums. Seth has several purple-ish blobs on his face, and has gotten very little of the fruit into his mouth. Woe.

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"I'm good friends with his brother Mikey--how one family got two boys so different is a wonder of the ages. Have you met Mike?"

"No, but I met his roommate and his girlfriend. I'll probably meet him at some point."

"Seth's got him under his spell. If you ever hear someone shout 'BABY!', that's Mikey."

Sam giggles. "I'll keep my ears open then. And who isn't under Seth's spell. He's adorable."

"There are a few with baby immunity." He kisses Seth's warm head. "Poor sods."

[ooc: heading home in a few, slowtime? or wrap?]

"That's horrible. I couldn't live without Seth!" Sam fans away fake tears. "I can't see how others can."

[ooc: slowtime...because Sam wouldn't let me wrap. XP]

[ooc: no problem :)]

"Neither can I," Charlie says melodramatically. "How did I live without my little turnip-head? I ask you!" He makes faces at Seth, who laughs and kicks his feet.

Sam grins softly. "He is adorable..."

She gets that little...motherly look about her.

Charlie smiles at her. A lot of girls get that look around Seth. "Of course, he's in a good mood now," he says. "There's still things like teething and I-don't-wanna-go-to-bed crying and the ever-present poopy diapers."

"Aw but that's just the joy of parenthood!" Sam laughs. "I've never gone through it, my brother is older...and he's adopted, so he didn't live with us till he was 23. No diapers for him!"

"Because it would be scary otherwise," Charlie says with a nod. "Seth's really my first experience with a baby. I'm learning as I go."

"Learning as you go is what real parenthood is." Sam smiles softly. "At least that's what my mom always said."

Cahrlie plays with Seth's hand. "I could use my mum around. Of course, my brother's got Meggie and he's been invaluable."

"Well, that's good. And you seem to be doing a great job. Seth looks well fed and well loved." Sam points out. "That's better than a lot can say."

"I'm not alone, though. Claire and I have lots of help." He pats Seth's round tummy and sings softly, "'She's like a baby, I'm like a cat, when we are happy we both get fat,'" and grins as Seth giggles.

Sam smiles again. "You're still doing a great job."

"Thanks." He looks at Seth thoughtfully, and Seth grabs for his nose.

"Your boyfriend's name is Andrew, you said? How'd you meet?"

"At a neurologist." Sam says, perfectly straight faced.

He blinks a few times. "Are both your brains okay now?"

"They were fine to begin with thankyouverymuch." Sam says, trying to look affronted but fails. "He had headaches, and I have...epilepsy...so we just...met in the waiting room. It was interesting. Then he drove me home."

"Hm. I get headaches but it's mostly from ringing in my ears. From the amplifiers.

"And then it was magic, eh?"

"His was...medicine related."

She giggles. "Yes, pure magic...we buried my hamster together, and at that moment, I knew I loved him," she finished dramatically.

Charlie nods in a slightly bewildered way. "Well. Grief can bring people together . . . er."

"I was kidding. Though it was his mom's death that brought him to New Jersey in the first place, so I guess you're right."

"So when did you know? I cold tell you when I knew I loved Bartleby, if you want. Tale for tale."