The Homecoming - Episode 2

 

      To say I was beyond shocked by justice's behavior would be an understatement, after his grand speech he strode out of the room as if it was another day in the park and the sun was shining, I stood there for about 20 minutes before making my way to my room and falling into a restless sleep.

  I woke up about 3 times in the middle of the night, to check on Alec and also to brood over justice's behavior, that was 3 weeks ago and since that time it has been a never ending plethora of tension.

Trying to stay away from justice's sight and just plain surviving, even Alec has felt it and knows to stay away from his uncle justice.

  "Whatcha doing?"

This question brings me back to the present where i turn to Alec who is sprawled on the ground beside the pool just like me.

"Am sunbathing, just like you".

"No mom,byou are thinking, I can hear you from over here."

I shake my head at him and say,

"Am gonna throw you into the pool, A."

He blows a raspberry at me and moves away, I turn from him after making sure he would be fine and look over at the house, specifically justice room.

I could see shadows laying testament that he was at home and another prickle of pain glances through me .

A big splash draws my attention to Alecs side of the pool and I could see a big man standing over my son who was giggling while swiping water from his face.

I smile and make my way to them.

"Justin."

My second brother turns to me and smile.

"Looking good Jules, welcome back home"

I smile but hold my self back, weary of  what his thoughts were .

"You don't have to look so constipated julliet, am not justice, i know his views on your situation".

"My situation...." I repeat slowly while trying to blink back tears,

"You think I deserve it too?, Justice's anger?"

"I think justice is a bull head who needs to get his facts right"

He opens his arm and i go in for an embrace, Justin is my twin brother, older than me with 1.3 min, we were never that close but he was always  solid when I needed him to be.

"Mum, I wanna get out of here, my hands looks like pretzels."

Justin leans in to the shallow side of the pool and grabs Alecs hands, life belt and all.

We walk inside and I immediately regret doing so, why? Coming from the pool you have to go through the kitchen(which had a door that leads to the dinning room, where you can see into clearly), so you could hit the hallway to get to the rooms but right now justice looks to be 'entertaining' and I do not want to be caught in a cross fire with him, justice can be cruel when he wants to be, I know am his sister.

"Julliet, what a surprise, come meet my friend". He calls from the dinning.

I stop taken aback by the warmth in his voice which was belied by the cold in his eyes.

Justin ever the life saver was there to rescue me 

"Sorry justice, we are just coming from the pool and this little man needs his mummy to help change him,"

He lied, then as if in an afterthought he says 

"Good afternoon Sage." 

That was when I turned to the mountain sitting across from justice, how I missed him in the first place I would never know, he was So huge, sooo.  And Sage? what  kind of wierd ass name was that?

I was still debating that when he spoke, he had a voice like a mountain, no wait, if a mountain had a voice am sure that's how it will sound.

"Good afternoon J"

But through all this his eyes has been on me and I could not look away, I did not want to.

"Mother, still cold and looking like a prune,"

That broke the spell and I turned to my brother while feeling like I lost something vital just by looking away from him.

"Who's that ?"

I ask Justin,

"That's Sage Jacobs, Senator Jacobs son, you know him am sure, used to come around before you traveled".

No I do not know him, If I did I would not be asking, but I do know Senator Jacobs though, he is one of my father's very good friend, and I am aware that he is filthy rich and a giant snob, well am sure the apple didn't fall too far from the tree.

Speaking of which,..

"You heard anything  from dad?"

Justin and my dad has been away for some months now, even though I have been back for 3 weeks I haven't set my eyes on my father for that long and I haven't spoken to him for close to a year, we.dont actually see eye to eye .

"He called, says he will be back in a week,"

I stop in front of Alecs room and turn to Justin,

"Well that's news " .

Justin sighs ,

"Maybe it's time you forgive him? Uh? Jules?"

I roll my eyes and look around to make sure Alec was out of ear shot and say to Justin,

"I can never forgive him Justin and you know "

He sighs kisses my head and walk away muttering something about stubborn sisters and hard hearted father's .

I shake my head and lean against the door suddenly tired, Justin thinks I can't forgive dad because he shipped me off to the states after I became pregnant, what he doesn't know is that dad refused to do anything about investigating the situation, even going as far as to insinuate I caused it just because at the time he was contesting for another tenure as a Senator,

He could not afford things going wrong, his words.

I blink back tears as memories of the past try yo overwhelm me.

"Mum, you okay?"

I smile and turn to alec.

"You know I love you and you are the best thing to happen to me right?"

"Eww mum, no cheesy stuff please"

Even thouht he wants to act cool, I know he loves his mother.

I help him get settled and he falls asleep straight away, i  make  my way to my room, i perused my cuticles as I walked so I did not see the mountain of flesh and blood standing before me, I almost fall but he rescues me before that can happen, this close I can see his eyes and they are the most vibrant gold ever, with little flecks of silver, it looks like staring into a painting of the sun ,no wait,it looks like staring into the sun itself.

I become aware that I am only putting on a one piece bathing suit and the way am plastered to him nothing was left to the imagination.

I clear my throat and step away.

"Thanks for the savesave, wasn't necessary."

I say, better to be a bitch before getting put down.

"Do you always talk to your rescuer like that, bird?"

Bird?

Who does this guy think he is ?

I go to give him a piece of my mind but he was already walking away but not before throwing a wink over his shoulder,

"See you around, little bird "

What? Jesus, Mary and Joseph, that man is damn fine.

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Read " Forever, Mitchell " by the same author ( Bebe Ernest )