Can We Be Fixed?

Chapter 41: Trust

Lorenzo's POV:

"How can you not find them" I shout into my phone 

These stupid men, what was I paying them for, they were supposed to have found Daniel and Caleb by now

I hang up the phone not even bothering to listen to Derick's useless attempt to explain himself 

I was sick of searching for two idiots, I had made it clear I wanted them in my cell before yesterday

What happens? Its the day after and there is not a single trace of them anywhere

My hand opens a draw, I shove past some paper work where I kept my pills, lately I have been taking pills to help me stay awake and focused

The only problem was that the affects made me also not want to fall asleep

I had been yelling at everyone lately and even shouted at Talia in the hospital, I never should of yelled at her and threatened her but I have under so much stress lately 

Sleeping was not an option anyway, I was not going to rest until I had those two in my cell waiting for me

I wanted.. No.. needed to do this for my sister, if they were out of the picture she would be safe and everything would be okay 

.....right?

I owe this to her, I promised I would keep her safe and after everything she had gone through I wanted Daniel and Caleb out of the picture for good

The wrapper crinkled as I took two pills from the silver tray and swallowed them without even any water

The small package was then shoved them back under the paper work so no one would find them, Elijah and Leonardo would kill me if they saw these and insist I have a break but I had vowed to myself I would not rest until I got Talia the justice she deserved 

No one was going to get away with hurting my sister without dealing with me

I shudder as I swallow the pills, everything was going to be okay once I found them

Something nudged me from under the desk....

 And I look to see a snowy white kitten

Putting down my pen I let her climb onto my lap and pet her gently 

Since Talia was in a coma, Sadie had been with me in my office, it made me feel closer to Talia in a way and I had grown fond of the little fluff ball, not that I would ever admit that though 

She purrs and lays down on me, I probably should give her back to Talia but she was refusing to talk to anyone and I think its better if she stays away from me for a while, I am just going to make things worse

Rocco's POV: 

I actually had no clue where Sadie was, maybe Lorenzo had taken her away somewhere or maybe she was still in the house

My shoes make a slight noise as I walk up the marble staircase to the third floor where Lorenzo was

Maybe if I asked him he would tell me, but he has been in a terrible mood for a while so probably not

When knocking doesn't work I walk straight in, Lorenzo was sitting at his desk slumped on his chair, asleep with Sadie curled up on his lap

If I wasn't smart like Xander I probably would take a photo because of how cute they looked but I did value my life

As I leaned over to take Sadie a small sliver of silver caught my eye from in the draw next to me

Shoving the paper back I could see a package of some type of pills 

So this was why my brother was so angry, he was taking something, and I had a idea of what they were... something to help him stay awake

Now that I think about it when was the last time he slept, let alone came out of his office apart from dinner?

Talia's POV:

Eventually after a while my door opened and in my brothers arm was my little baby

I squealed and gently took my Sadie from him

"MY BABY!" I shout loudly and kiss the top of her furry little head, earning a small purr from Sadie

Rocco stood next to me looking amused, watching me coo over her 

"Right... uh thank you" I offer him a small smile as I let Sadie down

"Can I..."

He looks hesitant for a second before gently opening his arms, like he was offering me a hug but was letting me choose if I wanted one or not 

Sadie runs across the room to explore leaving me alone 

I stand staring at him sort of frozen, my brother gives me a small disappointed smile as if he expected this and starts to lower his arms

Surprising both of us I step forward and gently hug him

At first he stiffens from my touch and then hugs me back tightly

My eyes close and I let myself relax for a couple of seconds, something about this hug just made me feel safe

What seemed like hours later I pulled away and Rocco reluctantly let go of me

No one said anything, it was a comfortable silence like the hug was speaking instead of us, I didn't feel the need to say anything

As the door closed I turn to Sadie who was staring at me from my bed with wide eyes like she was shocked

"What are you looking at" I laugh

This seemed like the first step for me and my older brothers relationship, I don't think I had ever hugged him before this or been given a hug from him

Maybe he was going to try this time?

The problem was how long was I able to put my trust into people before I gave up...?

Thank you for reading!

Heyyy!!! sorry I haven't been updating as frequently lately, I just had a lot of things to do in the last couple of weeks and I have also been sick 

I swear something is going around cause I have gotten sick so many times like my attendance in school this term has dropped to like 72% which is really bad 😭😭 

I also wanna say incase you haven't noticed I am also starting to write another book which is exciting!!! if your interested feel free to check it out :) 

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