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I just can’t believe that the whole family’s turned their back on him.
“Especially Aunt Rose. She was mad with dad after her asked yours for the money. She stopped talking to him back then. She said that he caused a rift in the family.”
I can’t get over what he’s saying, because it shouldn’t be a surprise. My family’s one of the most twisted people that I know. This is part of the reason that I tend to stay away from them. Apart from the times I used to play with Scott, there was always some family feud about little things, made out to be great big things.
“The sad part was mom never had any family. She was always trying to get dad to see things her way. But he never did.”
“As I said, we all know who you took after Christian,” he’s smiling at me and I know that he’s right but it really gets to me. As much as I’m trying to get my behavior with Isobel out of my mind. I’m finding it fucking hard to do that.
“That is why I’ve come now, just to spend some time with you. Can’t we just let bygones, be bygones?”
He holds out his hand and then I’m ready to shake it and he laughs, “You’re still falling for that old trick!”
I hit him at the back of the head and said, “I’m not the only one!”
A silly game that we used to play as kids, just that this time I’m not chasing after him. I smile as I think about the good old days, shit how time flies.
“As for the rest of the family, we could spend all night talking about them.”
He sighs and then there’s that awkward silence. The one where we don’t know what to do next.
“But I know that you’re tired Christian, so if you like I can come back tomorrow.”
“How do you know I was away?”
“I was here yesterday.”
“Shit, and you came back today Scott. Damn! You’re not going anywhere, we have around fifteen years of catching up to do.”
“Don’t you have a little lady here that’ll probably not want me around?”
The one topic that I don’t really want to talk about. Women.
“Not really, well sort off…”
“Damn! What’s happened to my big cousin? Seems like he’s in love or something. I know that look far too well.”
I shake my head at the idea of it. I miss her. Crave her. Love, no I wouldn’t go that far. We haven’t even been on a date. Then again, I haven’t exactly asked her, that’s what I planned on doing, before I ran out of the door and managed to make a fool of myself at the same tim
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“Nah, it’s complicated. If anything you’re the one that needs rest. Not me.”
I feel like signing him a check right now!
Fuck, I’ve been an ass always thinking of myself and I decide that I’m going to make a change. I won’t become a man version of Florence Nightingale over night, but everyone needs to start somewhere.
“Enough about me. You’re going to spend the night here. Go lie down and later we can talk. Maybe I’ll cook us a little something later on.”
“You dabble in the kitchen? Impressive?”
I wish it was true, most of the time Katerina comes in and cooks a meal, if I’m home. If not then I just get take-out. I don’t want to put a damper on it, so I smile. Something that I haven’t done in a while and say, “Come on let me show you to the room.”
I show Scott to one of the spare rooms downstairs; I don’t want him struggling with the stairs, it may be too much to handle in his condition. I watch as he makes his way into the bedroom.
“I only need to lie down for an hour or two.”
“Sure, Scott. Anytime you get up. Just give me a shout. My rooms just down the hall.”
