Sins of the father

For as long as he has been able to, Desmond gets the hiccups when he laughs. Sometimes I feel bad about this, when I make him laugh because I get such a kick out of listening to him giggle, and he spends the next fifteen minutes hiccuping.

I made Desmond laugh about six hours ago. He did not get the hiccups.

I, however, have had them pretty much ever since.