A Brother's Love

Chapter Two

AN: Hey guys. :) I didn't know if I should go ahead and post this chapter or make it longer, but I wanted A Brother's Love to get rolling so I went ahead and posted the chapter. I know not many people read this. Hopefully more will in time!! Next update I'll try and post my pics of Lilly and Jax so you can have a picture in your mind. Till next time!

God bless.

~SaraLiepe

"Lilly!" My mom screams and drops her sandwich that makes her plate clatter.

I cough leaning over the side of my chair trying to get the food out of my throat. Jaxston's hands come around my shoulders and he shakes me gently. "Lilly! Are you okay?"

I'm telling you if I wasn't choking to death right now I would've slapped him. I can't breathe! Do I look like I'm okay?

I shake my head frantically grabbing my throat. Oh crud, I'm going to die. I have my whole life in front of me. College. Track. I haven't even hiked Mt Everest or had babies yet! Somebody HELP ME!

"She's choking, Jaxston!"

That puts my brother to action and he wraps his muscular arms around my chest, making a ball with his hands in the middle. With one good upward push a clump of soggy sandwich goes shooting across the room. It's target is the far wall where it sticks for half a second before falling to the floor. I take a deep breath and collapse back into Jaxston's arms. Rapid breaths take over and I just sit there staring until I get my breath back.

I turn around, still in Jaxston's arms, and look at him in the face. His eyes are wide and his mouth his slightly open. He's breathing hard.

"Jax." My voice comes out in a rasp. My throat feels scratchy and raw. "I almost died."

"No. No." He pulls me to him, and I lay my head on his shoulder. "You're okay now."

I wrap my arms around his waist and squeeze him hard. Tears start to burn my eyes and I shut them tight, trying to hold them back.

I'm okay. I'm okay. I'm okay.

I hear Mom's kitchen chair scrape across the hardwood floor, and a few seconds later she sweeps my hair off of my neck, squeezing my shoulder.

"Oh, baby."

I'm okay. I'm okay. It's all over now. No more killer sandwich. No more choking. No more not breathing.

I could've died.

The tears I held come out then. Sobs shake my shoulders as I think of what could've been. What if I was at the gym just munching on a power bar? Would anyone have noticed? Or in my room eating an apple. Nobody would've heard me if I tried to call for help. Not like I could've done so with a piece of fruit stuck in my wind pipe.

If I hadn't been here at this exact moment I could've been dead.

My brother just saved my live.

I pull back to look Jaxston in the eyes. They're red but no tears fall from their mossy depths. He's trying to be tough and not cry which I hate sometimes because I just want him to forget about his pride for a minute and cry with me. I mean come on Jaxston! You just saved me from a horrible death. Cry already!

Ok, so maybe I'm overreacting just a bit. Maybe a few sniffles?

Jaxston searches my face probably trying to make sure I'm indeed okay. "Lil." He swallows, and glances at Mom then back at me. "You're okay?"

"Um, yeah." I take a deep breath, then unsteadily release it. Blasted tears press against my eyes again. "I was just really freaked. I got scared."