Between Ties

36. Kanga-ROOK

Rhyett's Point of View

Maverick, Kenzo, Talia and I stood surrounding Maverick's bed as Nixon rested there fast asleep with his eye closed.

I felt so relieved just knowing he was home and watching his chest move up and down as he looked so peaceful. I really missed him and I was honestly worried sick.

I'm just glad his home.

I stared at him with gloomy eyes as I folded my arms across my chest.

"He'll probably be up soon." Kenzo spoke and then continued "ima transport to the lab to check on the witch hunters and Rhyetts dad. If he wakes up before I get back tell him not to get up. I've healed him from his bruises as much as I could, he needs to take it easy and just rest for a little while." He nodded and then Talia smiled small at him before Kenzo left.

I'm so glad Talia's okay I can't imagine the suffering she must have been through, losing Nixon, killing a human, collapsing and then having her soul being pulled from her body by the ancestors as she had died.

It must have been awful, but at least she's okay now. She's alive and safe...and her fiancée is home,

But now,

She's human. The ancestors stripped her from her magic because she had killed and they were going to kill her but the Elders convinced them that it would be better to just strip her from all of her magic and make her human instead,

At least she's alive and she's here,

Thanks to Maverick...

Everyone was better off thanks to Maverick...except me. I lose,

I lose him and that means I lose everything.

We spoke briefly about the deal he had made with the Elders,

Me...and him,

Having a baby. I don't know how to-

"Hey, you're awake." Talia swallowed as she stepped closer towards Nix, gently touching his face with her dainty hand,

He slowly opened his eyes like a butterfly would open its wings. His eyes met her face and then he smiled small before he coughed lightly as this only made her cup his face with more of her affection.

"Hey beautiful." He said to her in his raspy tone and then he glanced around to see us. He noticed Maverick first and then he exhaled deeply before he whispered "Thanks man. I appreciate everything you did for me." He was sincere and then Maverick smirked "Yeah you owe me, but don't worry bitch I already have an idea of how you can pay me back for the rest of your life."

"I don't doubt that for a second." He laughed under his breath and then Maverick cleaned his teeth with his tongue almost smiling at Nix before he glanced at Talia and I, and then said,

"I'm going to find Tus and Blair, I think they're doing shots downstairs and I could use a drink." He shrugged. "Rhyett come find me when you and Talia are done crying and praising the ground Nixon walks on, while telling him how it was pure agony to be living without him for more than a second and that-" he mocked us playfully as I rolled my eyes smiling as Talia laughed.

"Okay enough." I said with amused eyes and even though we were trying to make light of everything was going on, when we both looked at each other we both know that we still had to have that serious important conversation.

That hurt me to even think for a second that him leaving was a real thing. Talking about it made it feel real and I wasn't ready for it to feel real yet.