Maggie Norris and Luke Vaudest come with attitudes of stone-cold, rude, sarcastic snakes. Every single time the pair have clashed, it has never ended up being a good thing. The two are more than fine with never crossing paths, again.
Until Maggie d...
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"I miss you deeply, unfathomably, senselessly, terribly." — Franz Kafka ————————————————————
Chapter 55 <—————————————>
Maggie
A light knock at my door tore my attention from the television, which had been streaming with reruns of some sitcom all week long. I hadn't paid the bit of attention to it.
I leaned up from the bed. "Come in."
I already knew who it was. Jax came with food, a beverage, and my pills and vitamins every morning, lunch, and dinner.
The knob turned, and in came my twin with said lunch. In one hand he held that, and in the other he had a beverage.
"Hey, baby sister." His smile was light with gentleness. "I made you some lunch." He placed it on my nightstand. "I made sure to sprinkle some extra bacon inside, just the way you like it."
It looked heavenly, but just like all of the other dinners, I'd have to force it down.
"Thank you so much." I painted on a smile, glancing between the sandwich and him. "I really appreciate this. You. Everything."
I did, very much so. Words couldn't even express the gratitude I held for him.
For the past week, I'd been staying here. Him and Tony had a spare room that Jax had already decorated for me. Glow in the dark stars, candles, my sheets. My favorite foods and snacks were already stocked in his kitchen, too.
Even when I had pretended to forget about him, he never forgot me.
I didn't tell him what happened with Luke, but I was sure he figured the most important parts out. I didn't want him to pick a fight with Luke, but it wasn't because of the physical part. If anything, I knew that, with his temper, Jax could definitely take him, but I didn't want the trouble to follow. That, or it was the fact that it would make me sick to my stomach to have to watch the two people I care about most fight each other.
Kimberly and Raven had stopped by here, too. They had called only hours after everything went down before being at the doorstep the next morning with tissues, ice cream, and a bunch of chick flicks.
It had helped a bit. I was pretty sure Jax told them not to bring anything concerning Luke up to me, because they didn't. Instead, when I opened the front door, they were there with knowing looks, words of encouragement, and hugs to give.
I didn't want to bother Jax and Tony too much, and I definitely didn't want to intrude on their lives here, either. I didn't plan to, actually. I had enough in my savings, plus Lowen's debit and the things I bought with his credit card that I'd sell, to get my own apartment, so I was good there.
