It's All The Same

Sequel to the "I don't want to be in Love [oneshot"

A Four Brothers Fan Fiction

Disclaimer: I Do Not Own Anything from Four Brothers.

Author Note: Dedicated to Wedineinhell for the idea to continue the story

Chapter 1:

I was sitting in the same bar that I met Jack in a couple months ago. Not because I was upset, more of just to get out of the house. "Hey Danny" I said and smiled. "Hello Rayanne. Another Drink?" he asked and I smiled. "Why not?" I said and he smiled as he handed me another drink. "Seen Jack lately?" I asked him. "I saw him yesterday, He said something about going back to Detroit" Danny said and I nodded. "Thanks Danny" I said after I chugged the drink. I grabbed my jacket off the back of the chair as I stood up and went out. I put my hoodie on and zipped it up as I pulled out my cell from my pocket. I flipped through my list and got to Jack's number. I bit my lip as I ran my finger over the talk button. I pressed it and put my phone to my ear.

It rang about 4 or 5 times before Jack answered. "Hello?" he sounded upset. "Hey Jackie, you alright?" I asked. Jack gave a long sigh. "Not really" He answered I could tell he didn't want to talk about it. "I heard your back in Detroit." I said and I heard Jack laugh a bit. "Danny told you?" he asked. "Yeah, I haven't heard from you in awhile. I was starting to worry" I said. "Aw so now your worrying about me?" He said and I could imagine the little smile on his face. "Don't let it get to your head" I said. "You been crying in here you little fairy?" I heard another male say. Jack sighed. "Leave it alone man" he said to whoever it was. "Hey ill call you later ok?" Jack said. "Ok bye Jackie" I said. "Bye Ray" he replied and I hit the end button.

I woke up in the middle of the night to my phone going off. I reached over and picked it up. "Hello?" I asked tiredly. "Didn't wake you did I?" I heard Jack's deep voice say. I looked over at the clock and saw it was 2:02am. "You alright Jackie?" I asked. "No, No I'm not Ray" Jack said tiredly. I sat up in my bed and turned on the lamp at my bedside. "Was it a nightmare?" I asked. "Part of it yes" he answered. I could hear him breathing quickly and heavily. "Jackie you know you can always talk to me. What's going on?" I asked calmly. "My Mom… She…" I could hear him sob softly. "She's dead Ray" He said choked up. I closed my eyes and felt tears wanting to fall. Even if I didn't know her, I knew what it felt to lose a parent. "Oh my… Jackie. I'm so sorry" I said softly.

I wish I could be there to comfort him. At least just be there for him. "I had a nightmare about her… I just… I don't know" Jack said hearing him upset just made me feel worse. "You're in Detroit right?" I asked. "Yeah" he said. "Hold on a second ok?" I asked. "Alright" Jack said. I rested my cell on the little table beside my bed and brought my laptop on my bed. I looked up airline tickets and then grabbed my cell. "Jackie?" I asked to make sure he was still there. "Yeah" he replied. "If you want me to… I can be there as early as 2pm tomorrow, well today really." I said and laughed a bit. "You're serious?" Jack asked. "Yeah, I want to be there for you Jack. I want to help" I said and waited for his reply. "Call me an hour before you board the plane, ill have one of my brothers come with me to pick you up" he responded. "Ok" I replied and he sighed. "Thanks Rayanne" Jack said. "No problem Jack" I said with a smile.

I walked to my closet and grabbed my luggage bag. "You want to talk about the nightmare?" I asked. "I… I can't even really remember it. I just know it was about my mom and I just woke up in cold sweat" He said and I started throwing stuff that I would need into the bag. "You should try to get some sleep" I said and he sighed again. "I know, but it's hard" he replied. I continued to throw stuff into my bag. "What are you doing?" Jack asked and I could have sworn I heard a little laugh. "Packing my bag, I just booked a flight for today! It usually takes me 2 days to pack" I said and I heard him completely laugh it put a smile on my face. "Still the same old Ray" he said. "Would you like me any different?" I asked as I still smiled. "Nah, I like you the way you are Ray" Jack answered.

"You're so corny" I said as I laughed. "Oh Thanks" he said sarcastically. "So since when are you a fairy?" I asked and heard a long sigh from Jack. "My brother Bobby jokes too much of me being gay when I'm not" Jack said not amused. "Oh so that was Bobby" I said. "Yeah" he answered and yawned. "Try to sleep Jackie, ill call you in the morning" I said. "Ok, ill talk to you soon" Jack replied. "Bye Jack" I hung up and finally finished up my packing to get about 8 hours of sleep.

I got off the plane and zipped up my hoodie and jacket. I held onto the strap of my backpack and the handle of my luggage bag. I continued to walk with the line of moving people. I stopped and looked around for Jack. As I looked around I saw all the people reconnecting with their families, friends, and loved ones. "Ray!" I heard someone call from behind me. When I turned around I saw Jackie heading over to me with a smile. "Jack!" I called as a huge smile came onto my face. I let go of the handle of my luggage bag and he pulled me into his arms and off the ground as I wrapped my arms around his neck.

"How have you been?" he asked with the smile still on his face. "I've been ok. How are you doing?" I asked and he shrugged. "I've had better days" he said and I nodded. "This is my brother Jerry, I told you about. Jerry, this is Rayanne Lawrence" Jack introduced. "I've heard a lot about you" Jerry said with a smile as we shook hands. "You'll meet Bobby and Angel at the house" Jack said. "I believe Bobby is still ranting about Sofi" Jerry said. "Sofi?" I asked. "La Vida Loca" They said at the same time. "Oh… uh ok" I said and they laughed. "Angel's girl" Jack said and I nodded.

When we got to the house Jack took my bag and brought me to a room that wasn't being used. "Make yourself at home." Jack said as I put my backpack on the bed and looked around. He placed my other bag against the wall next to the door and sat down on the bed. I sat beside him and wrapped my arm around his shoulder. "You sure you're ok?" I asked. "I don't know" he said as he laced his fingers and looked down on the ground. I moved closer to him and rested my head on his shoulder. "I just don't understand why someone would want to murder her. It doesn't make sense" Jack said after some silence. I looked up at him and saw a tear following a tear stained track. Seeing him like this just made me want to breakdown. Jack was always there for me and was always the strong one when I was having problems and when I broke down. But seeing him like this…

I gently wiped away the tear and he looked at me. His blues eyes seemed to turn darker as more tears came. "It's hard to see you like this, you know that?" I asked. He didn't respond just looked at the ground. I pulled him into my arms and hugged him tightly. I felt his arms wrap around me and felt him rest his head on my shoulder. I rubbed his back as he took deep breaths. "Everything will be ok" I said and I felt him nod. He sniffled as he sat back up and I rested my arms on his shoulders. "Hey fairy" I heard that familiar voice again. "Jerry got… Do I know you?" He asked as he came into the doorway. "Nope but I bet I know you" I said and smiled. "Bobby, this is Rayanne, Rayanne meet Bobby" Jack introduced. "So you're the famous Rayanne. She better not be like La Vida Loca Jack" Bobby said.

"What do you want Bobby?" Jack asked. "Jerry bought a turkey seeing as in you love to cook, Get to it" Bobby said and then left. "Charming brother" I muttered sarcastically and Jack laughed. "Well I'm apparently the only one who can cook in this family, so…" Jack said as he stood up. "I'm going to make lunch, dinner, whatever you want to call it. You can unpack if you want and then meet me downstairs" Jack said and I nodded. I unzipped my bag and started taking things out as Jack was leaving. "And Ray…" I turned to see Jack in the doorway looking at me. "Yeah?" I asked. "Thanks" he said and smiled and I smiled in return.

When I finished unpacking I headed down the steps. I stopped at the bottom step when I heard Bobby talking. "If you're not gay then why do you have that big meat tenderizer in your tongue?" Bobby said and they all started laughing, except Jack of course. I heard Jack throw a rag down and came through the doorway. He started messing with his tongue ring and then he took it out. "Come on Jack, I was on kidding. Ill let you wear my Jacket" I heard Bobby say and I shook my head. "He's an ass. Forget about him" I said and Jack sighed. "I'm sick of the gay jokes" He said and I stood in front of him. "Come on lets go eat" I said and he nodded after a sigh.

I was sitting next to angel at the table as we all ate and looked to my left. Beside me at the end table was an empty chair. I guessed it was Evelyn's seat. I wont lie it was definitely awkward eating with them. Not that I found them weird its just, they were at a difficult time and I felt as if maybe it would have been better to not get involved, even if I wanted to be here for Jack. "Rayanne?" I heard Jack say. I got out of my own little world and looked up at him. "You coming?" he asked. "Sorry, completely zoned out there" I said and laughed a bit. "You alright?" he asked. "Yeah, yeah I'm fine" I said and smiled as I stood and followed him to get my coat and everything.

I sat in "my room" after I changed into my shorts and one of my band shirts as the boys went to their mother's lawyer. I figured it was none of my business and they were going to want to catch up. As I was about to fall asleep my cell phone rang. I sat up a bit and picked it up to flip it open. "Hello?" I answered. "Where are you?!" I heard someone shout into the phone. "Ash?" I asked tiredly. "Yes, now mind telling your best friend where you are?!" she sounded worried. "I'm in Detroit, relax" I said as I fully sat up and turned on the light. "Why?" she asked sounding more calm. "I'm here for Jack" I answered. "Oh, ok now it makes more sense" she said and laughed a bit. "Ash it's nothing like that" I said. "Yeah ok, you've only had a crush on him since you've met him" she said and laughed.

"I… ok look I'm here because his Mom passed away a few days ago. I'm here to support him" I said. "Oh, tell him I'm sorry" Ash said and I could tell she felt bad. "I will" I said and looked at the clock and saw it was a little after 11. "Shouldn't you be at work?" I asked her because I knew she worked the night shift. "Yeah… but I felt a little sick" she said following with a fake cough. I laughed as she did and then we went silent. "So when are you going to tell him?" Ash asked out of they blue. "Tell who what?" I asked. "Oh come on, you know! When are you going to tell Jack that you're madly in love with him?" She said adding a dramatic tone to her voice. "Ashley, I am not madly in love with Jack" I said and laughed a bit. "You're such a bad liar" She responded. Before I could retaliate I heard the front door open and close. "Hey ash, ill call you back later, most likely tomorrow or whenever" I told her. "Alright talk to you later"

I hung up the phone and just tossed it on the bed as I stood. I walked down the steps after dodging Angel and Sofi and saw Jack talking with Bobby in the kitchen. "I don't know Jackie… I don't know" I heard Bobby say and walk more into the kitchen out of sight. Jack turned his head and looked at me. "Hey" I said softly. "Hey, sorry we kind of had other business to take care of" Jack started to explain. "Jack, you don't have to explain. What your business is exactly that, your business." I said and smiled. "See now this is a girl we need around more" Bobby said as he sat on the couch and flicked on the TV. "She doesn't get into our business like La Vida Loca" Bobby said.

"Just take it as a compliment" Jack whispered in my ear and I laughed softly as we headed upstairs. "You ok?" I asked as we stopped at his door. "Yeah, I'm going to go to bed. I'll see you in the morning ok?" Jack said and I nodded. As he went into his room and I headed towards "mine" before he shut the door I called his name. "Yeah?" He asked as he turned around. I was thinking about what Ashley said and I knew it wasn't right. I knew she wasn't right I only liked him as a friend. "Can I sleep in your room? I'm kind of close to Angel's room and I don't want to hear them all night" I said and Jack laughed. "Come on" he said pushing the door open more and moving aside. I smiled and went into his room, flopping myself down on his bed.

"You think we are going to fit on a twin bed?" Jack asked and laughed as he stripped to his boxers. "Are you saying I'm fat Mercer?" I said playfully giving him a fake angry face. "Yeah, you're huge" he said messing around and laughed. "You're so mean" I said and fake pouted. He turned off the light and laid beside me as I moved over to make room for him. "You know I'm just kidding." He said as he got under the covers. "I know" I said and smiled. "Oh and just so you know, I'm a complete bed hog" he said and smirked. "Lucky for me" I mumbled sarcastically and Jack smiled. "Its not like you're going to fall out of the bed, you're between a wall and me." He said and I laughed. "True" I said and then it went silent. "I talked to Ash today. She said hi and that she is sorry about your mom" I said and Jack nodded. Jack moved onto his back and sighed as he looked at the ceiling.

"Jackie" I said softly and he turned his head slightly to me. "Yeah?" he said back just as soft. "You know I'm here for you right? Like whenever you need someone to talk to or just be there for you…" I asked and he gave me a weird look. "Yeah… Why?" he asked in return. "I don't know, It's just I know since the whole thing with Amy… I just want you to know ill always be there for you, whether you want me to or not. I trust you and I want you to be able to trust me." I explained. "I do trust you" I heard the sincerity in his voice and I smiled. I nodded and then rolled over to face the wall. I sighed a little as I lay there wide awake. "Good night Ray" I heard Jack say after he rolled over the other way. "Night Jackie"

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