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all the way through.  Tell Margot to give me a call when
she calms down but I’m serious about Sundays.  Until it’s an actually family
gathering, until Rule stops being vilified for just being who he is and not who
you want him to be I’m not coming.  This just hurts too much.”
    “Fair enough little girl, but if
you need anything you know we’re just a phone call away.”
    “I know.”
    “I know he wouldn’t appreciate you
falling on the sword for him.”
    “Maybe not Dale, but it’s my sword
to fall on and even if nobody, including Rule himself can see it, he’s worth
it.  I think so and I know Remy always thought so, you might want to try and
remember that next time he shows up with pink hair.”
    I made my way to the drive way and
paused when I saw the brothers with their heads bent close together.  Rule
looked mad and Rome looked sad, it was heartbreaking and impressive all at the
same time.  Rule saw me first and pulled away.  They said something to one
another in low tones and bumped fists.  Rome pulled Rule into a one armed hug
and made his way over to me.  I received the same treatment with the addition
of a kiss on the cheek.
    “I’m gonna put as many fires out
here as I can over the next week or so and then make my way to the city.  I’ll
hit you up when I can.”
    “Try and convince your mom to get
some help Rome, please.”
    “I love you little girl, you try and
keep that jackass out of trouble for me.”
    I brushed a kiss across his cheek
in return.  “I always do.”
    “I didn’t know it was this bad,
Shaw.  I’ve missed so much by being away.”
    “Families are like anything else,
they take work, patience and people willing to make it work, I’m so very glad
you came home Rome.”
    I moved away after another hug and
tossed my keys at Rule.  “I have a headache can you drive back to the city?”  I
normally never let him anywhere near my car, he had a lead foot and no regard
for other drivers on the road, but I wasn’t going to make it.  I felt the
headache growing into a migraine and all I wanted to do was close my eyes and
crawl into a soft bed and pull the covers over my head.  I got into the
passenger seat and curled into a ball.
    Rule didn’t say anything as he
turned the ignition on and headed us home.  He left the radio off and didn’t
even try and bother with forced pleasantries.  I knew he wouldn’t apologize for
the scene; he never did so I didn’t even bring it up.  I was drifting in and
out of a little nap when Gabe’s ringtone started to trill from my pocket.  I
swore which was something a rarely did and turned the stupid thing off.  By now
my stomach was in knots and I was seeing spots in front of my eyes.
    “He calls you now more than when
you were dating.”  Rule’s voice was low and I wondered if he had any idea how
much my head was hurting.
    “It’s a pain.  I told you he didn’t
get it.”
    “Is it a problem?”  I cracked an
eye open because it was really out of character for him to even kind of show
concern for me.
    “No, I mean it’s only been a couple
weeks and I think he misses the idea of me more than actually being with me.  I
keep thinking he’ll get bored or find someone else and just go away.”
    “Make sure you let somebody know if
he becomes an issue.  No girl should have to deal with that noise.”
    “I will.”  We lapsed back into
silence again until he cleared his throat.  I’d known Rule long enough to know
he was working his way up to something and I just needed to listen.
    “Look, I’m sorry about this
morning, I’m sorry about a lot of Sunday mornings.  You don’t need to keep
seeing me at my worst; in fact it’s not your job to see to me at all.  I’m done
with forced family fun time it’s not doing anything but driving the knife in
deeper and I see that now.  This drama has been building for years and it’s not
fair that you’re still stuck in the middle of it without Remy to back you