Living With The Moon Knight Men

Chapter 7

When Jake and I arrived in New Zealand after a 23 hour flight, he bought me a bunch of clothes in the airport. He said that I would need them during our journey. and that I needed a bigger wardrobe selection anyway.

Jake then rented a car, and we made our way to Waitomo from the Auckland Airport. Jake used Google Maps on his phone to give us directions, and we sat in the long car ride either silently or babbling away about nothing important.

We were traveling down a road surrounded by grass, when I thought about asking Jake about the uncanny resemblance between him and Marc.

"Jake, is Marc your brother?"

Jake quickly glanced at me and looked back at the road.

"¿Es Marc mi hermano? ¿De donde sacaste una idea asi?"

Jake shook his head and scoffed.

"What?"

Jake looked over at me like he forgot I didn't understand Spanish.

"I said uh...Sí, he is."

I nodded.

"What about Steven?"

"Steven? Sí, he's my brother too."

"Do they all speak Spanish?"

Jake seemed to hesitate before answering.

"No. Just me."

I frowned.

"That's weird."

"Yeah, we didn't grow up together, so that's why I only speak it. We actually only found out we were brothers a couple of years ago."

"Really?"

"Sí."

I turned my attention away from Jake as we rounded the corner in the road. There in front of us was the entrance to the Glowworm Caves. I looked to my right and saw a little area for parking. I pointed at it to Jake.

"I guess there's the parking lot."

Jake slowed down as he turned into it. There were tons of cars parked. However, no one was around. Creepy.

Jake parked the car and got out. I was taking off my seatbelt when he came around and opened my door.

"Mi señora."

Jake held out his hand. I smiled and grabbed it as I got out of the car. Jake closed the door and opened the one to the backseat. He grabbed the duffel bag and slung it over his shoulder. He shut the door and began walking to the entrance with me next to him.

The closer we got, the more nervous I felt. I was really starting to second guess my decision. Loneliness was one thing, but dying was even worse.

"Are you alright, cariño?"

I turned and saw Jake staring. I guess he could sense how anxious I was.

"Yeah. I'm just a little nervous."

"There's nothin' to be nervous about. Just pretend we're a happy couple on vacation."

I chuckled.

"Deciding to investigate a crime scene?"

"Of course. We're one of those couples."

I smiled. Jake certainly had a way of making me feel more at ease.

"There's really no need to worry, y/n."

Jake turned towards me.

"I'm here to protect you."