Buried

A/N Ok this is my first Prison Break story that I posted so please be nice. It's in Linc's point of view so if the paragraphs don't seem right please forgive me because I was trying to do this like a person would think. I don't know about you guys but I rarely ever thing in proper paragraphs. Anyway, Please be nice and review even if you don't like it. That helps me get better! Thank again and enjoy!

I hated leaving him. I really did. But what other choice did I have? Michael is an adult now and he can look after himself. Ok so I don't really believe that but it is what I've been telling myself for the last hour. When I saw that LJ was being released from prison my only thought was to get to him. My son needed me. Michael tried desperately to make me wait but deep down he knew I wouldn't. He and LJ are the most important people in the world to me, now that Veronica…no!

I can't thing about that! I won't.

Michael's eyes have shown nothing but desperation in the last few weeks and that's killin' me. I think I saw a hint of betrayal in his eyes when I left. Can't say that I blame him. He's done everything for me; he's given up his whole life as a free man for me. And now I'm leaving him all alone with the other cons.

Nothing is going right now that we're out. He can't control everything any more and that's starting to get to him. Even as a kid he could never understand why things didn't always go according to the plan. I just pray he'll be okay until we meet up again and that he won't crack before we get to Mexico.

He cares about LJ I know, but not like I do. His main priority is me and keeping me safe. My main concern is both him and JL.

When LJ got pulled into this whole mess I had never felt so helpless, well maybe when Michael showed up in the prison chapel but at least there I had a shot at protecting him. LJ was defenseless and I couldn't, I can't, handle that. The thought of all that LJ was going through alone was nearly enough to make me crack. I even tried to make a premature break for it but Michael was there to stop me.

Good old Michael.

If anything happens to LJ though…it would kill me. Maybe not at first, physically, but I would never be the same. The guilt along with the sense of loss would kill me. I couldn't live without my son. But neither could I live without my brother. If anything happens to Michael, especially now, I wouldn't make it. I need them both if I want to have any hope of survival. And my survival instincts have always been very strong.

These are really heavy thoughts so I turn on the radio to try and calm my mind. Things where going to be fine. I'd get LJ, we'd meet Mike in three days, he'd have the money, and we'd build a house in Mexico just like LJ's dream. Then I'd keep them both safe and show then that I cared for them both equally and everything would be fine. I had to believe that.

I have to.

Everything will be fine.

End