Destiny

Chapter 40 - Surprise Visit

"What?" I snapped staring at Cami. I probably looked frozen from head to toe but my heart was racing a mile .

Did she just say my brother was here?

That was impossible ! Plain impossible. He didn't know about my whereabouts.

But what if it is him? What would I do ?

Distantly I could hear Cami talking , saying that the visitor was adamant on not leaving the mansion.

"I'm coming. Just give a minute to dress up. " I whispered and returned to the massive wardrobe in my room .

Quickly putting on a tank top and jeans , and giving a sleeping Renzo a brief glance I headed down the stairs .

My heart was thudding in my chest as I neared the living room .

I could hear shuffling and more than one person's footsteps .

More than once I paused on my way , unsure what I was supposed to do if it was indeed him .

My mouth was dry and my chest felt tight .

None of them were talking and so I couldn't recognize the person's voice.

Finally, I entered the living room and saw them .

It took me a moment to recognize my own brother and sister-in-law.

My heart was beating against my chest so hard that it hurt like hell .

My vision became blurry as tears brimmed my eyes a low sob broke out of my throat as I stared at the couple.

"Seth! Maggie! " I gasped and ran to them not bothering to stop the streaming tears .

My brother hardly looked like the tall , muscular boy with childish features anymore but was more like a grown up, settled man in life.

He had salt pepper patches in his dark hair, a tanned face with a few wrinkles around his dark eyes , and trimmed beard .

Maggie on the other had shorter hair with red highlights . She looked several years older than me now but still the radiant glow in her face remained the same and so was the smile that was just as beaming as I recalled .

"You shouldn't have left us, Leah ." she mumbled and engulfed me in a long warm hug .

My body felt disconnected and with a herculean task I wound my arms around her .

I was so happy ...so happy I thought my chest was gonna explode with my happiness .

Words couldn't express how much I had missed the two of them.
It might have been fifteen years since I saw them and I have been telling myself it was for their own good that I left them and that the three of us were satisfied with the decision but I had been so wrong!

I could feel Seth wrapping his arms around the two of us and we stayed like that for a few more minutes absorbing the warmth it provided each of us and relinquishing in each other's presence.

Drawing back I looked at both of them as I spoke after clearing my throat .

"I'm sorry ."I whispered and took a deep breadth .

" Sorry to have left you .I...I thought I might be a dead weight , prying on your family matters ."As I vocalized my thoughts , my gaze drifted to Seth in particular . "I knew you were doing great with your career and didn't need me anymore to look after you. I felt like an outsider ...I didn't want you to think of me as a pain in the ass or something ..."I whispered between hiccups .