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“I’ll think of something,” my brother says.
“Thanks. I owe you.”
“Falcon, you don’t owe me shit. You’ve paid your dues. You deserve a break.”
“This isn’t about me. How much did Leif tell you?”
“All of it, dude.” He chuckles lightly. “She must be one special lady.”
“That she is, brother. I’m going to need you to watch out for Raven. And Eagle.”
“Christ, Fal.”
“No matter what, he’s our brother.”
“Yeah, I know it, and I love him. But it’s because of that spoiled little shit that?—”
“Hawk, I made my own decision eight years ago.”
“Yeah, but you made it to protect him.”
“No regrets. I’d do it again.”
“Really? Would you? Knowing what you know now?”
“Back then, at twenty-two, to avoid watching my seventeen-year-old little brother go down? Yeah, I would. And if I could go back in time to that exact moment, I’d still do it. But now? All these years later? After all I went through to protect him the first time? If he hasn’t learned his lesson at this point and fucks up again, I think he’s on his own.”
Even as I say the words, though, I’m not sure I mean them. I’ve waffled on this since I’ve been out. He’s still my baby brother.
“Good to hear you say that, bro,” Hawk says.
“You need to keep him out of trouble, Hawk.”
“He’s twenty-five years old. What the hell can I do?”
“Do whatever you have to, man. Kick the shit out of him if you have to.”
“I might enjoy that,” Hawk says.
That’s Hawk. His quiet fortitude, his sense of justice, but it turns into fucking raging mania when he’s pissed off because someone else isn’t following the rules.
But I don’t worry about it. He’s still my brother, and he’ll still watch out for Eagle.
“Let me know what you end up telling Mom and Dad,” I say.
“Will do. I don’t want to call too often, though.”
“I understand. Take it easy.”
“You too, brother.” The call ends.
“Good news?” Savannah asks.
I nod. “Raven’s okay. Her bloodwork came back. She’s still in remission. Her white cell count is only up because of a virus.”
Savannah heaves a sigh. “I’m so glad, Falcon.”
“You and me both, Vannah.” I pause and look at the phone in my hand. “We can’t use this phone very often, but I do need to call Leif.”
