Brotherly Love: Chapter Two

Chapter 5 : False Alarm

I pace back and forth in the hospital. Nervous about the news I had gotten an hour ago. My palms were sweaty and I was nervous to the fact that I was going to be an uncle.

Grace walks up to me. Handing me coffee in a to go cup. She then takes a seat and crosses her right leg over the left.

"Hey Grace , I'm really sorry about not coming home". I take a seat next to her .

"No worries , I don't even care anymore". She takes a long sip of the latte she was having.

I was about to say something to her when Jackson comes out the room with both his hands on his head.

I immediately jump up and walk towards him.

"Is everything alright?". My voice was concerned .

"Yes , turns out she's just having contractions, no baby yet , at least that's what the doctor said". He explains to me.

"But she can pop any minute?".

"Any minute".

"I'm going to go check on Alexis". Grace says walking towards the room.

Jackson and I take a seat. My body still aching from the night before. Jackson was like a brother to me , whatever I went through , he went through and also the other way around just as much.

"What's wrong with her?". He ask taking my coffee and taking a sip himself.

"I didn't go home last night , and I can't even tell her where I had been".

"What do you mean ? Drinking again ?".

"I mean I was at first , then someone showed up and we stayed and got drunk together and things happened Jackson". I let out a sigh.

"Things happened?". He turns to look at me.

"I was ten seconds away from having sex with my therapist". His eyes widen with shock.

"Your Therapist? , Caleeb". I could hear the disappointment trailing in his voice. But I couldn't blame him , I was disappointed in myself too.

"It's much harder to explain, it's like a connection I feel when I'm around her , something I felt with Hope". I explain to him.

"Are you going to let Grace know?".

"I want to , but that would break her heart". I rub the back of my neck.

"Yeah , your right but you cant keep it from her either".

And we both sat there , in silence.

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I woke up to a cold bed. Grace slept in the guest bedroom once again. I couldn't keep doing this to her , breaking her heart like I didn't know what it felt like. I wouldn't be the one to break her but I feel as if I had done so much breaking to begin with. She was special , every girl on this world is. But after losing the person I wanted so badly as a soulmate. I lost myself as well in some way or form.

I place both my feet on the cold ground, the heat from the bed fully leaving my body. Walking to the bathroom , I brush my teeth and hop into the shower.

Yet again my thoughts were on full display. It was starting to become a trend. All I did was think more and more everyday. Was it even considered healthy ?.

The glass slide from the shower opens. Revealing a naked Grace. I was shocked. Not of the sight of her naked but the fact that I haven't seen her body in so long. Our sex life had degraded into only small pecks. So seeing her naked for the first time in five months. Feels as if it was my first time seeing her naked at all.