“No buddy, I am not mad at you at all. I know it can be scary and there were lots of things going on, and I know I probably wasn’t being as comforting as I could, and I’m sorry for that, I was just worried about you, and wanted to know exactly what was going on. I wish you had stayed though buddy, you know I would never let anyone do anything to hurt you, and I do still need to give you the shot, but I promise it won’t hurt. I’ll do it myself for you.” He says hoping the reaction wasn’t going to be bad.
Tanner stiffened slightly, he was still irritated, but he was trying to get over it, but it was still so fresh, so he nodded and let out a weak “Thanks, as he stared at the video game screen.” They would be fine, probably in a couple of hours at most, family was very important to him.
"NO! No shots!" Jake shouted, throwing down his controller and running over to Blaine.
Blaine looked helplessly at Tanner. How was he supposed to say the right thing stuck between his husband and his son? "I... Jake... if you need the shot, you have to have it," he tried wearily.
“Jake…” Tanner said tiredly. “I promise it won’t hurt, have I ever hurt you before…” He says looking at him, but staying where he was not to freak out his son anymore. He looked up to Blaine for a little more help, with a look that clearly said ‘be a father, not a pushover.’
Blaine scowled at him over Jake's head, holding the boy close. Fine, whatever. Tanner could think whatever he wanted of him. Clearly a truce was going to be a long time coming. "Jake, you know that your father would never hurt you, he only wants what is best for you. He loves you, and I love you. Why don't you just sit on my lap when he does what he needs to do as your doctor, then you can go back to playing your game. I promise it will be quick." He glared at his husband, 'you happy now?' written on his unhappy face.
'That's better...' Tanner huffed to himself as Jake whined out a long 'Nooooooo' still clinging to Blaine. So they had tried comfort and that didn't work, next thing...bribery. "We'll let you have your ice cream before your dinner..." he says, it was either that or double the scoops, but that would be a very hyper Jakers before bedtime.
"Yeah buddy, and you can even have chocolate syrup on it too." he said giving him a warm smile. "Doesn't hurt at all does it Dad?" He said looking up at Blaine with a little smile, and hopefully in conveyed a little apology in there.
Blaine sighed. "It's only a pinch. And it's over before you know it. You can pinch your Dad all you want afterwards too. Show him how it felt." He smiled at him a little, willing to make a truce.
Jake looked miserable, but he seemed to realize he had lost this fight. "Yeah, fine, whatever," he said sullenly, sitting back down on the bed, looking balefully at Blaine like he had betrayed him.
Blaine sighed. "We should always do what the doctor says, I'm sorry Jake."
"Not when the doctor is Dad, he always listens to you and does what you tell him." he pouted folding his arms over his chest, in a scared fashion.
"Hey you're making me sound like a dog." Tanner laughed, pausing to give Blaine a quick kiss, that filled with a lot of apologies and went to get his medical kit. He came back sat next to Jake and wiped his arm with the antibacterial wipe. Jake had his eyes sqeezed shut. Tanner felt bad, kids hated it. "I'm going to pinch your arm lightly a few times and then it will happen ok?" He says pinching it twice in different places, administering the shot quickly, and then pinched a few more times. Jake hadn't felt the shot and was expecting it after the pinches. When the pinches stopped he tensed, he felt his Dad moving off the bed, probably to get a better angle to tab him, but there was nothing. He cracked an eye open and looked over at him. "Did you do it already?" he asked.
Tanner nodded. "Sure did Kiddo. Pick your band aid." He says holding out a variety with a bunch of different cartoons on it. "Told you you wouldn't feel a thing."
Jake pointed to Spongebob, grinning up at both of them as if there hadn't been a series of dramatic tears and tantrums all morning. "Yeah, it wasn't that bad at all!"
Blaine rolled his eyes, then hugged both of them. "I have a crazy family."
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Date: 2012-09-26 05:14 pm (UTC)Tanner stiffened slightly, he was still irritated, but he was trying to get over it, but it was still so fresh, so he nodded and let out a weak “Thanks, as he stared at the video game screen.” They would be fine, probably in a couple of hours at most, family was very important to him.
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Date: 2012-09-26 08:20 pm (UTC)Blaine looked helplessly at Tanner. How was he supposed to say the right thing stuck between his husband and his son? "I... Jake... if you need the shot, you have to have it," he tried wearily.
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Date: 2012-09-26 10:51 pm (UTC)“Jake…” Tanner said tiredly. “I promise it won’t hurt, have I ever hurt you before…” He says looking at him, but staying where he was not to freak out his son anymore. He looked up to Blaine for a little more help, with a look that clearly said ‘be a father, not a pushover.’
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Date: 2012-09-28 10:52 pm (UTC)Blaine refused to look at him. His face was a study of careful emotionless to cover his emotions.
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Date: 2012-10-04 01:51 pm (UTC)Blaine sighed. "We should always do what the doctor says, I'm sorry Jake."
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Date: 2012-10-04 02:02 pm (UTC)"Hey you're making me sound like a dog." Tanner laughed, pausing to give Blaine a quick kiss, that filled with a lot of apologies and went to get his medical kit. He came back sat next to Jake and wiped his arm with the antibacterial wipe. Jake had his eyes sqeezed shut. Tanner felt bad, kids hated it. "I'm going to pinch your arm lightly a few times and then it will happen ok?" He says pinching it twice in different places, administering the shot quickly, and then pinched a few more times. Jake hadn't felt the shot and was expecting it after the pinches. When the pinches stopped he tensed, he felt his Dad moving off the bed, probably to get a better angle to tab him, but there was nothing. He cracked an eye open and looked over at him. "Did you do it already?" he asked.
Tanner nodded. "Sure did Kiddo. Pick your band aid." He says holding out a variety with a bunch of different cartoons on it. "Told you you wouldn't feel a thing."
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Date: 2012-10-10 12:13 pm (UTC)Blaine rolled his eyes, then hugged both of them. "I have a crazy family."
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Date: 2012-10-25 01:12 pm (UTC)"Okay, back to the game! Who is winning?" Blaine asked their son.