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[shakebadguysshake]

Well yeah
We were on a mission, Frase
You don't just quit on a mission

[understood]

Ah.
And if we did end up having to conduct our mission in intervals... would I have come back to Chicago with you in the interim periods?

[shakebadguysshake]

Well yeah
You're my partner
Can't solve cases without my partner
I mean I could, probably
But it wouldn't feel right

[understood]

"...for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God. Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the Lord do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee and me."

[shakebadguysshake]

[Okay, he has to pause in his work for a second and scrub at his eyes because -- that's just the sweetest thing. He doesn't know what it's from, but it's them.]

Couldn't agree more, Frase
I feel the same way
You know I do

[understood]

Of course, we'd still be partners, even if our paths diverged for some time.
But I want to stay by your side.

[shakebadguysshake]

We'd be partners no matter what
But I'm dragging you with me wherever I go
And I have a sneaking suspicion you'd do the same

[understood]

If you don't object.

Do you ever think about settling down?

[shakebadguysshake]

I would follow you to the ends of the earth with minimal complaints

I've thought about it once or twice, yeah
More often, lately

[understood]

As have I.

[shakebadguysshake]

Yeah?
What's that look like to you?

[understood]

[ There's an interval of typing/not typing where Ray can get some serious mopping done. ]

You. Me. Diefenbaker. A proper team of dogs. A cabin just below the treeline. However many children in the community happen to need a good home.
But I'm willing to compromise on several of those points.

[shakebadguysshake]

[Okay, well Fraser's taking his time with figuring things out. Or he forgot how to type, or finally fell asleep. So Ray gets back to work for a little while before the text comes through, finally.

And all of that, everything Fraser's described? Hadn't really been in Ray's thoughts of forever. To be honest, he hadn't thought much past the next couple years, much less what he'd do after retirement. But all that?]

You know what, Frase?
That all sounds pretty damned perfect
I hadn't thought of it that way before, but now I like the sound of it

[understood]

Really?

[shakebadguysshake]

No, yeah, that sounds fantastic
I always wanted kids
Maybe not like, tomorrow
But some day for sure

[understood]

I know. But that's different from wanting them with me.

[shakebadguysshake]

You're right
So, okay
Me, confirming that some day
I want kids with YOU, specifically

[understood]

Thank you.
Sorry, I didn't mean to start this conversation over text.
I mean, I was thinking about it, admittedly.
I hadn't imagined we'd get this far, I suppose.

[shakebadguysshake]

Neither did I
Considering like a month ago I was never planning on telling you I was in love with you
But here we are, right?

[understood]

Here we are.
Is there anything you want to add to that picture?

[shakebadguysshake]

Lots of warm clothes and maybe like a fireplace
I hear it gets cold up there
Like Chicago gets cold but up there is COLD

[understood]

[ Fraser laughs at that string of messages. He was right, he does feel a lot better after talking to Ray. ]

We can have a fireplace and a wood stove.

[shakebadguysshake]

Oh a wood stove, huh?
I'll have to learn to cook all over again
Wilderness cooking

[understood]

I'll get you a nice one, with an oven.

[shakebadguysshake]

This sounds pretty damned ideal
I'd want to work a few more years, when we get home
I'm not quite ready to retire, yet
But then I want the cabin and the dogs and the kids and the wood stove