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“Oh, mais ça n’a pas l’air si bon.” Jason commented, looking down at the pinkey. “Looks like it is not in good shape.” he explained, looking up at Blaine with a worried expression on his face. “He may not like loosing to a gay man but he still lost, otherwise you’d be in much worse condition. Been there, done that. And I’m bisexual.” he sighed. “And that was long before I started working with the FBI. Oh, I work with the FBI by the way. Civilian consultant. Linguistics. I speak fourteen languages and none of them are Brute. You shouldn’t have to deal with that. How old are you? Twenty five? At most?” Jason was bad with ages so he couldn’t say for sure.

All that French reminded Blaine of a certain someone he hadn’t seen in years.  Not a bad memory, no.  Just one that made him realize that maybe he should pick up the phone and call to say hello.  Check to make sure his old friend was doing well and what his life was like now.  Thinking of that should’ve helped with a distraction.  Nope.  Blaine’s resolve not to admit to how bad that hurt faltered just long enough for a cringe to escape when he flexed his fingers in defiance of it ‘not being in good shape’.  “Might’ve jammed it up a little,” his mumble was aimed at his hand even though his gaze darted up to meet Jason’s before his attention was pulled back to the finger in question.  “I think I have something in my bag I can take.  I’ll get it checked out in the morning if it’s worse.  Promise.”  

The longer he listened to the stranger telling him a bit about himself, the more curious he got.  Blaine even huffed at the irony in just admitting to an FBI Agent that he was in a fist fight where he might’ve done more damage than the other guy.  That’d be his luck.  Blaine waited until Jason was finished before giving him an understanding smirk.  “Been there, done that?  Sorry you went through it.  No one should have to.  This wasn’t the first time for me.  Who knows if it’ll be the last?  I’m twenty four.  Good guess.  My birthday’s in a little over a week.  You were almost spot on.”  Must have been a lucky night for Jason coming that close!  “I’m probably taking up way too much of your time for this.  I apologize.  You didn’t have to help but you did.  So.  Thanks.”