"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 .
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Destiny
FanfictionIt's easy to fall in love .Sometimes, all goes well and ends happily but sometimes it doesn't. Destiny has something else in mind for all of us. Good or bad- we never know. But eventually we learn to embrace it. Leah Clearwater - a...