I'se da King 'round here

A Needed Brother

(Y/N)'s POV:

After the war plans were discussed between me, Jack, Skip, and Spot, we all rested up in empty bunks in the Manhattan lodging house. I know that I've been worried about this war, and I still am but I care about Spot. I might be acting like he isn't one of my major priorities but he really is. He was starting to seem off and it was making me worried but I did my best to hide it.

It was around 2 am, and I still hadn't gotten any sleep so I snuck out of the bunk room without noticing that I wasn't the only one awake. I quietly made my way up to the roof and rested my arms on the wall as I looked over the city. I was there for about three minutes before I felt hands rest on my shoulders and my brother whispered in my ear.

"I missed you." He turned me around to face him.

"Yeah you too." I tried to hide how I really felt but when he gave me that look that told me he didn't believe me I lost it.

"Hey, hey, shh-shh." He held me in his arms as I cried.

I wasn't holding myself up in the slightest. I had completely collapsed onto him. Jack held me in his arms as I cried for what felt like hours but was only about 10-15 minutes.

"Hey, hey, it's okay, I'se 'as got you." He planted a kiss on my forehead like our mom would do.

"I-I'm sorry. I've not been fair to you. The truth is, when Spot vanished I panicked, I didn't want to lose someone else that I loved so I shut everyone out. I became a stone that couldn't be broken. I took on a fake accent to make me more intimidating. I thought that even though Spot was back that my stone heart wouldn't soften but turns out it had never hardened. I'm so sorry, I-I love you Jackie." I collapsed back into his arms but this time we were both crying.

The last thing I remember about that night was Jack carrying me back to his bunk and holding me until I finally fell asleep. He used to hold me until I finally fell asleep when we were younger because our parents were always fighting and it scared me as a child.