While wholly content with his new life, Baxter was glad that there were still opportunities for moments like this. It was nice to catch up with old friends like it was old times and they weren't, or rather he wasn't, pushing forty. He didn't feel old, so there was that at least. The friends before him, though more mature than they were when they'd first met all those years ago at school, still looked younger than Baxter felt himself, though their age gap was only mere years.

Perhaps it was because he felt so settled in where he'd finally landed. Hospital director, married, two things he hadn't envisioned quite so early for himself, the former at least. The promotion at such an early stage was quite unexpected. Frankly he'd been long overdue to get married a fair few years ago. The road to where he was no had not been smooth in the slightest, but he'd weathered it alright.

The exchange on their usual banter, the work and the catch up was just what Bax needed after a long stretch at the hospital. It was nice to sit back and be Ari's peer and not his supervisor for once, and of course Ben never failed to entertain with stories from work. Naturally came the question of married life and Bax shrugged, smiling over the rim of his glass. "No complaints. Nice to go home to a houseful instead of a bachelor pad." Despite a little bit of a rocky start- well not even, just a little hesitation on some personal matters, things had settled nicely. He and Odira were a good match, despite the age gap and uncommon lead up to their marriage. "Busy, never a dull moment with three children running around." Mrs. Parker was in her glory. His housekeeper in rare form with three little ones to look after. It had taken a little adjustment period for him, as he'd never known much else than the quiet of bachelorhood, but he definitely didn't hate it.

"And for you? Fatherhood giving you a run for your money?" He asked innocently enough. There was a curious nature to the abruptness of Ari's own nuptials last year and Baxter for one, could do the math on the babe if he were being honest, but it was honestly none of his business and if his friend was happy that was all that mattered.