It Can't Be...

Chapter 19

A/N:  Here is another chapter.  I hope you enjoy it.

Tae POV

I don't know what my cousin is planning, but I could clearly see that he has moved his attention onto Detrick. Well, a part of me is happy that he isn't pining over Tee anymore, but there is also a part of me that doesn't want him looking at Detrick either. Detrick is in such an emotional struggle right now, and I don't want anything else adding to his troubles. However, if Dean treats Detrick like he deserves, it will help to subside my worries.

I glance over at Tee in the passenger seat and then to Derrick in the rearview mirror. I know that I'm not responsible for protecting Detrick, but I can't help it. He is Tee's brother and I don't want anything to upset Tee. I have seen Tee before he found Detrick, and when he would think about his brother, he would become so sad. At that time, there wasn't anything that I could do, but now there is, and I plan on doing it. The problem is that I don't want to prevent Detrick from finding his special someone. That will make Tee mad too.

I move my right hand off the steering wheel and I reach across and gently lay my hand on Tee's thigh. My heart races as Tee puts his hand on top of mine and smiles lovingly at me.

I will do whatever I need to do to make Tee happy and to protect Detrick.

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Detrick POV

I don't know what I'm feeling. My head is so messed up right now.

Why do I keep thinking about him?

I glance up and look at Tae as he lovingly smiles at Tee. My mind instantly pops back to this morning. I'm still surprised that Dean came to my room, but that wasn't the biggest surprise. No. What surprised me more than anything else was the look in his eyes. I can't really describe it, but I want to say that it was love which is totally crazy. However, I have heard about Tae and Tee's love story several times. I enjoy listening to them describe how they both knew the moment that their eyes met that the other was the one. I have always considered it a fantasy. I honestly didn't think that anyone could fall for each other at first sight.

However, that is almost what I was getting from the look in Dean's eyes, but I still don't believe it. Maybe it is because my mother drummed it into my brain over and over again when I was little that I can't trust anyone and to not let people get close to me. I'm still wondering how I managed to get two amazing friends like Shane and Dee when I was told repeatedly not to make any friends.

However, Dean isn't wanting to be my friend. No. I think he is wanting much more.

My eyes follow over to Tee. I can't argue with my brother that this isn't going to last, because I can feel it too. Not only can I see it with my own eyes, but I can sense this warmth that fills Tee's chest when he looks at Tae. I think that is one of the reasons why I'm so comfortable around Tae. However, is that something that I can have too? I haven't even thought about it before.

My mind, once again, wonders back to this morning. When I opened the bedroom door, Dean didn't force his way into my room. Instead, he remained in the doorway and asked me if I wanted to go downstairs for breakfast. My gut was telling me that he wanted more than that, but I ignored it.

Even the conversation at the dining room table was very well behaved. After some of the comments that Tae made the night before, I thought Dean was going to be a total pervert, but he was far from that.