Loving Obsidian

Ch. 12 Abel

A/N: Thought it was about time for a different POV. Going forward I think that Abel is going to be heard from a bit more. I almost think I have a little crush on him :D

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For the last year I had beaten myself up over the last time I had seen Lee. Still unable to believe what I had done, how I had treated her. Never before had we argued like that, probably because I had never tried to go all Alpha on her. I knew that going after her like that was not going to accomplish anything, but I was just so angry with her. Not that being angry justifies my actions.

The fall out of our last conversation still lingered, Rick didn't look at me the same, family dinners stopped happening and Callen, our friendship had taken a hit that it had not recovered from. I was sure things would never go back to the way they were before with them, which hurt severely they were what was left of my family. Even Emmerson refused to even look at me, for days she didn't speak to me. I had ruined everything and had paid the ultimate price for all of it.

Still, I held hope that one day Lee would forgive me, my best friend would come back. Even if things were not the same between us. I missed her more than I cared to admit. The only solace I had was the updates that Emma would give me, "Lee is good, she called Callen today." It was always the same, even my scouts could not lock her down anymore and I had tried. It was like she had vanished, the only connection being her short-clipped check-in's letting her brother know she was still alive. I knew the only reason they were so short was to keep me from being able to trace her, she was a tricky and cunning one.

Flashback

Rick called a family dinner, which was not unusual for him to do, and as he was now the closest thing that I had to a father, and Callen a brother Emma and I always went when he called. We arrived hours early as we do every time, Emma always needing to help Rick in the kitchen. She felt that it was her duty to ensure that he didn't poison us all, there was no amount of convincing that could get her to stop hovering over him when he cooked. Eventually, we all realized that the family dinners and cooking together was their bond, each one of us had a unique bond and time with Rick, this was Emma's.

I sat on the soft, plush couch flipping on the TV in my true fashion kicking my feet up on the coffee table, making my self at home. I could hear Emma's soft giggles from the kitchen, putting a smile on my face, her happiness brought me a joy like no other. As I flipped through the channels looking for something good to watch Callen came walking in, my channel surfing soon forgotten.

"Hey Callen!" He was both my Beta and was just like a brother to me. Generally, a Beta would also be your best friend, but that title was Lee's, she had always been my best friend, my accomplice, my secret keeper.

"Abel!" He smiled back at me, "You are in an awfully good mood."

Rolling my eyes at him, "It's family night, why wouldn't I be in a good mood. I look forward to these get togethers." He pursed his lips, something in his eyes telling me that he knew something I didn't. "Okay, spill. I know you have something to say." Callen was always an open book, never having developed his father's poker face, instead carrying his mothers knowing, but easily read eyes.

As if in answer he turned to the backdoor, my gaze following his, "LEE!" He said as his arms wrapped around Lee, squeezing her. "Where the hell have you been? We have all been worried about you!"

"Can't breathe." Her words cut short, by the tightness of Callen's arms around her. As I looked at her my mood soured, bringing back all the information that I had been shielding the family of, of everything I had done recently to protect her, even if she didn't know I had been doing it.