[for Lipton]

[notgoingtorun]

Neal had thought that his great tour of island apologies was done and over with. He hadn't accounted for the fact that significant portions of the island had lost great chunks of their memories. It didn't make sense to tell people who didn't even remember him.

And, of course, one of the people who had no idea who Neal was just happened to be Lipton. Jane might have dealt with his lies with a quiet, sad resignation, but he doubted that her husband would be quite so non-confrontational about it.

He'd already moved his belongings out of New Pemberley, but once he'd realized that everyone had their memories back, he thought it was time to find Lipton and tell him the truth, too.

"Afternoon," he said, approaching the other man once he'd tracked him down. "Have a minute? I've got something I need to talk to you about."

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[niceofyoutoask]

With his memory back, Lipton found himself plenty busy in helping to get everything back on track. He hadn't been up to date at the Boarding House, he had missed several training sessions with the ITF, and Jane, well, Jane was pregnant. That had been the main news to greet him with his memory fully back, and he could almost forgive the Island for the embarrassment of weeks of confusion for bringing him his family.

"Hey there, Victor." Lipton said, leaning back in his chair in the office of the Boarding House, offering the man a welcoming smile. "Noticed you weren't at the house this morning. What can I help you with?"