[Ray doesn't even question Fraser's pizza choice. It seems so counter productive to put vegetables on something as perfectly unhealthy as a pizza, although he's noting this pizza seems particularly less fatty than the usual city choices. Boo. But beggars can't be choosers.
The second Fraser ducks his head, ray knows what's coming. Inuit story. Of course it fucking is, what else would it be? It'd be blasphemy for Fraser not to recite some ridiculous tale of Canadian antics. In fact, Ray would be pissed if Fraser didn't do it. Everyone should have to suffer through the same shit that he has to on a daily basis.
It's tempting to voice that, but then he looks up from his pizza during that moment of reflective silence and sees Fraser's face, and fuck, the Mountie looks as depressed about all of this as Ray feels. Ray had been so focused on Stella that he'd never even thought about the other side of it, and just for a moment he reflects on how fucking selfish he's been about it all. He may be losing his ex-wife, but he'd lost her long ago. Fraser, though? Fraser was losing a long time good friend. It would be hos before bros after marriage, Vecchio would spend all his time with his wife (not like he wasn't already), and if the rumours were true, they'd be moving off to sunny Florida, away from the cold and the wind and the grimy streets of Chicago. And away from Fraser.
Of course, Benton would take it all with polite smiles and well wishes. Of course. But even that brief flicker of glumness is enough for Ray to realise how much of a cover that will all be.]
I bet it'll be good, no matter what. You always did know how to tell a story, Frase.
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The second Fraser ducks his head, ray knows what's coming. Inuit story. Of course it fucking is, what else would it be? It'd be blasphemy for Fraser not to recite some ridiculous tale of Canadian antics. In fact, Ray would be pissed if Fraser didn't do it. Everyone should have to suffer through the same shit that he has to on a daily basis.
It's tempting to voice that, but then he looks up from his pizza during that moment of reflective silence and sees Fraser's face, and fuck, the Mountie looks as depressed about all of this as Ray feels. Ray had been so focused on Stella that he'd never even thought about the other side of it, and just for a moment he reflects on how fucking selfish he's been about it all. He may be losing his ex-wife, but he'd lost her long ago. Fraser, though? Fraser was losing a long time good friend. It would be hos before bros after marriage, Vecchio would spend all his time with his wife (not like he wasn't already), and if the rumours were true, they'd be moving off to sunny Florida, away from the cold and the wind and the grimy streets of Chicago. And away from Fraser.
Of course, Benton would take it all with polite smiles and well wishes. Of course. But even that brief flicker of glumness is enough for Ray to realise how much of a cover that will all be.]
I bet it'll be good, no matter what. You always did know how to tell a story, Frase.