St.Marcs Brother Romance 2: Scars are everywhere Just so happens I love yours

Scars are everywhere, just so happens I love yours 4

As I was thinking about everything Terri walked in "Hey the flights are booked, you'll be leaving at six this eveing and should get there early morning tomorrow and then we've booked you a hotel room" I nodded.

"Thanks"

"I'm sorry" She said to me, I shook my head. "Riles I know you want to be strong for the others but I know how much Jake meant to you- I'm so sorry" she said, I nodded.

"Thanks but being sorry isnt going to bring him back or find who did this" I said to her, I saw her shook her head "You're right its not, but it shows that your not alone" I didnt look at her.

"But I am Terri, I always have been. Losing Jake just made me realise how alone I am" She sighed "Riley this wasnt your fault what happened to Kase wasnt your fault either" she said in a quiet tone, "Maybe not, but if its not why do I feel like it was?"

"Riley" she said in a tone that brought tears to my eyes.

"I dont like your husband" I said to her, to stop me from crying. She laughed but it was broken. Jake was a friend to her, Jake was a friend to everyone.

"Yeah?" She asked me, she was now sitting on the bed.

"Yeah, he's so stubborn and annoys the heck out of the me that he sent Jake alone on a case without telling anyone" She sighed.

"Christian is... a quiet one" I laughed

"Yeah maybe when it comes to bussiness but not in bed" I said, remembering that time where we had a council meeting and I had walked past them hearing him and her shout while they... coloring.

I laughed harder at the colour she turned. "Um... yeah" she said, I grinned.

But then it hit me: I shouldnt be happy, or laughing. Jake was dead.

She must have noticed because she sighed "Honey he wouldnt want you to live in sadness"

"You're right, but he also wouldnt be sitting here while waiting for a plane. He'd be on a plane right now to find the truth" I said to her, Jake always rushed into things but they always turned out the right way.

"But you're not Jake" she said,

"And that's the problem" I said, and just shut down to her. It was wrong and Terri was a good friend but I couldnt deal with this right now.

***

We were on the plane now; Dante was sitting away from the window, so that meant I had to. It was going to be interesting this flight was 7 hours give or take.

He was a gentlemen but I didn't let him. He oftered to carried my bag, I didn't want him to. He held doors open for me and waitied for me as I picked out a magazine to read, and that.

"How old are you?" I asked him, making him look up from his book.

"Excuse me?" he asked me,

"How old are you? I mean you're the thrid son so you have to be old but not too old, I think Christian must be round about in his 600's and Luc's older then you so how old are you?"

"Don't women take offence when men ask their age?" He asked "Then wouldn't you expect men too"

I shrugged "My age doesn't bother me..." I said to him and it didn't I was 24, aging was part of life.

"I am in my late 500's" he answered after awhile, my eyesbrows rose. I knew he old but not that old. He was waiting for me to say something.

"You look good," I said his mouth tipped up sligthly at the edges.