"Michael, is that you?"
"Yeah, it's me Linc."
The sound of an exhaled breath from each end of the phone as both brothers waited…
"How you been, you been okay, Mike?"
"I've been…thinking."
Silence…
"I miss you Michael…Its Christmas."
"I know…I know it is and I think I wanna come home, back to Chicago, Linc. I wanna see you…you and LJ. I want us…I need us to be a family again."
The sound of Lincoln's exhaled breath followed by his broken voice…
"I'd like that…LJ would like that…When can you come?"
"I'm actually already here, Linc. I'm outside."
The sound of a phone being discarded and then footsteps followed by a hinge that is badly in need of oiling…
"Michael…"
"Linc…"
Two phones lying forgotten filled with the sounds of a welcoming embrace, one that has been long in coming, too long. But both Brothers know that family is everything and love can overcome anything...if you just have a little faith.