I - New End: Danielle ✔️

Part 21 - Someone special

Cole/ Driving to the airport the three of us sit in silence. Dannii insisted on taking Ben, as he declined and called a cab. She practically went true the roof, nearly breaking his phone while taking it from his grasp.

She can be pretty stubborn, I smirk as I look sideways at her beautiful yet troubled face. I don't know what's wrong, but I'll find out later.

I need to tell her that I'm leaving again tomorrow. But between the accident this morning, having sex in the bathroom, brunch and our ride to the airport, I just haven't found the right time to talk to her yet.

"So, Ben has a girlfriend." I chuckle at Dannii, giving Ben a raised brow through the rear view mirror. He looks pale white all of a sudden.

Dannii snaps here head to me and than turns around to Ben, questionably.

"I don't!" Ben points his annoyed gaze towards the open fields we are currently driving through.

"Sure he does." I nod as I look over to Dannii. "I asked him this morning. If he had someone special in his life at the moment. He went all kinds of red on me." Dannii takes another look at him before going back to staring at the ventilation holes in the dashboard, back to her troubled mind. Not a word. What is going on with her? She usually lives for a sappy love story.

Traffic is horrible at the airport. "You guys go ahead, I'll catch up as soon as I find a parking space." I proclaim when we arrive at the drop off zone. They both jump out of the car and I drive off.

When I finally find a spot, it's off at the far end of the parking lot. I grab my coat and realize I'm still wearing my ACU, Army Combat Uniform. Passing a few men, with briefcases, they straighten there backs as they nod at me with great respect. What a difference a uniform makes.

A thirty-something mother, wearing a burgundy dresscoat with matching colored lips and her teenage daughter, wearing a blue colored version of the coat, both curls down to their thighs, give me a horny look, liking their lips simultaneously. I buff out my pecs and greet them with amusement. "Good day to you Mme, Mss." They both turn a few colors pink and giggle as they quickly get on their way.

I shake my head and chuckle, when I feel my phone buzzing in my pocket.

- Josephine Martinez -

"Hello beautiful!" I pick up a bit to eagerly. Although it's only been 5 hours since I saw her, I've genuinely missed her voice.

"Hi handsome!" She sounds cheerful.

"You can't go a few hours without me, can you?" I tease.

"You know me, totally addicted!" Hearing her laugh, sends a warm fuzzy feeling throughout my core. "I know, totally addicted to my di..." she cuts me off before I can finish the sentence.

"Hey, this isn't a booty call! I'm still in the hospital you know. There are a lot of nurses walking in and out." She chuckles. "You ass."

"I happen to know, you like my ass!" I smirk.

"When will you be discharged?" Jo and I were in the same vehicle when a roadside bom exploded. We saved the life of our Commanding Officer by dragging him out of the burning car. Luckily there were only light injury's, nobody died.

Because we saved him we got a choice: stay and finish our tour in Syria or go home for a day and finish our tour on base.

We both choose the latter.

Sadly, Jo had some severe burns so she had to check in at the army hospital in New End on arrival.

"In about an hour or so. I just wanted to hear how you got home."

Walking down the huge parking lot and up to the departure building, I fill her in on what has happened so far. Time flies and before I know it, I reach the departure hall entrance.

"So I'll see you ... what the ..." I yell into the speaker. "That little fucker!"

"Cole what's wrong?" I hear the words but I don't reply. I can't believe what I'm seeing. This isn't happening. I press my eyes closed and pinch the bridge of my nose. Then I scan the big departure hall over, once more.

"Cole talk to me!" Jo's voice sounds so far away. I must have dropped the phone to my side.

In disbelief I put the cold device back to my ear. "She... he..." is all I can say, I'm praying my eyes are betraying me.

"Get a grip soldier! Breathe, take a second to regroup. Then tell me what you see. Facts only!" Her voice is stern, just what I need, to get me out of this numb state I'm in.

What am I seeing here?

My Dannii is smiling at Ben, the way she normally laughs towards me when I make a joke. She touches his elbow for a brief moment. Flushed cheeks as she diverts her eyes. Ben pulls a string of hair behind her ear. And his hand stays wrapped around her neck. Than he pulls her in for a hug, nuzzling in her hair. I feel a knife going through my heart.

She backs away. Thank god.

But than the knife in my heart gets twisted, when she looks up at him and his lips touch hers. I see her small hands digging into his back. The kiss seems to last forever. When they release she's crying. With a light brush of his thumb, Ben wipes the tears away.

"My brother is kissing my girl!" I suck in a deep breath, apparently I wasn't breathing anymore.

"Oh God! Stay calm Cole. Maybe it's a peck on the cheek, to say goodbye?" Jo try's to reason.

"I can see him sticking his tongue in her mouth. This is a fucking kiss, not a peck!"

"Ok, Cole I know this hurts, but remember, we did the same. Even worse we had sex, for moths, almost on a daily basis."

Infuriated, I end the call and stride over to the lovely couple. I grab Ben by the collar and yank him away from my girl.

"What the fuck Ben!" Before I know it, my fist hits his eye. The good eye, not the black one, he already received yesterday. He doesn't budge though. Like the hit he took didn't effect him at all.

His eyes zoom in on me and he lashes out. Within seconds I'm on the floor, feeling a harsh crack in my nose. I can't believe he punched me back and broke my nose in the process. A crimson red fluid, drips down to the floor. I had no idea my brother could take me on like that.

Well, I guess Cole found out the hard way 😢.

Should he be judging them though 🤔?

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