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<this happens after Julia and Derek have some time to
talk to each other, like right on the tail end of their talk or
something>
Philip leaned against the counter and just stared at the
sandwich meat, as if it could give him the answers he wasn't even sure he knew
the questions to.
Barbara entered the kitchen just then and tilted her head
to the side, noting his almost pale features. He looked like he had just
been kicked in the stomach or something.
"Is everything all right, Father Callahan?"
Philip looked at her, for once not correcting her to call
him Philip.
"I, I'm not entirely sure." he replied, running his
fingers through his dark hair and trying to get his equilibrium back. He
felt like the older brother that had just found out his kid sister had been
knocked up. Even thinking that made him blush furiously "I, I think I need
te talk to Julia when she gets back."
"Oh, Julia is back. She's in the library with
Derek." Barbara told him but adding "Although I think they need to speak for a
moment alone. Are you feeling well? Here, come sit down. I'll go get
her if you really need me to..."
Philip took her advice and sat but he shook his head
against bothering Julia while talking to Derek. He needed time to gather
himself together. Maybe he should go hunt Nick down.
But that didn't make sense. Nick was in a
relationship with Alex. Philip had been gone for a while but he knew
that. But it was Julia that had come back and Philip remembered how Nick
had felt about her.
He wiped his face and groaned "Bloody hell."
"You found out, didn't you?" Barbara asked, sitting in the
chair next to him and guessing the reason for the sudden change in the priest's
behavior.
Philip looked up at her then, blinking once "You
know?"
"If it's about Julia? Yes. If it isn't then I might
but you'll have to be more specific with me before I know for
sure."
"Bloody hell." he repeated. Even Barbara knew and no
one had bothered to tell him? He stood up and started to walk out "You
said they were in th' library?"
"Oh my..." Barbara watched him before following with her
usual calm aplomb "Don't you think it would be best if..."
Philip reached the door and, since it was open, knocked on
the door jam.
<whatever the love birds are talkin' about at this
point, well the priest is going to interrupt *wg*>
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