Right In Front Of You

Chapter 47 - I Don't Blame You

Later that Day;
Heather's POV;

It had been a long night but with morning came the realization that it hadn't been a nightmare that I had prayed for. Shaun had raped my sister; he had taken things to the point that there was no way to fix them. I was thankful that the guys had taken matters in to their own hands and paid Shaun a visit. To know that my man was the type of man who would unquestioningly stick up for, not only me, but my sisters too, made me love him more than I had ever thought possible.

Everyone, except for Jeff and Suzie, were up and sitting around the kitchen dining table eating lunch, or in some cases breakfast. We were talking about the previous night. But Deano and Barry were being exceptionally quiet.

"He actually admitted that he loved her?" Britt asked her mug of coffee stopped half to her mouth.

"Yep; told Shaun that what he and Suzie share is more special than whatever she had with him then he just blurted out that he was in love with her," Matt announced as he munched on his cinnamon toast crunch cereal.

"Wow! Did any of you know?" I asked feeling the shiver of excitement race through me as Shannon placed his hand to my leg.

"Not a clue!" Matt shock his head no at the same time as Shannon who reached for the maple syrup and drowned his remaining waffles in it.

"I did!" Deano suddenly injected himself in to the conversation but Barry remained silent.

"You did? How?" Britt asked while I remained watchful of Barry.

It wasn't normal for him to be so quiet especially when it came to Suzie but from the moment that he got up, he had been so quiet that the others had seemingly forgotten that he was even there.

"You just have to see them together to know they are in love and that what they've built so far is the kind of base to something that is forever," Deano replied as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"You think Suzie feels the same way?" I asked not taking my eyes from Barry as Deano got up, moved to the French doors that led out on to the back porch; opening them up and lighting a cigarette.

"Oh yeah I'd say for sure that Suzie feels the same way. The thing with your sister is that she's mainly like your Dad but damn it; she has your Mom's heart and your Mom loved your Dad with such ease that they were the easiest couple in the world to be around...does that remind you two girls of anyone!?" Deano pointed out before inhaling deeply on his cigarette.

Looking at Britt and seeing the same realization on her features shining back at me. It was suddenly so clear that I was shocked that I hadn't noticed it before. My sister was in love with Jeff and for all intents and purposes I don't think she was even aware of it.

I loved having Deano around because he would talk about our Mom and Dad; reminding me of things that had been forgotten over the long ten years that had passed since their death.

"Isn't it too soon though?" Matt asked, ever the voice of reason.

"Some may so but when its right; its right!" Shannon said the exact same thing that he had said to me.

"The girls Parent's were the same. Two weeks after they met, they were already telling one another that they were in love. It's not something that happens very often but tell me Matt; did you feel the way about Britt?"

Matt looked at my little sister for the briefest of moments before slowly nodding his head.

"And Shannon did you feel that way about H?" Deano then looking to my man who was sat next to me.