I have a long drive to work and I was playing around with characters in my head. It occurred to me that Brody seemed to always be trying for a family and never getting it. This gives him a happier if different ending than the show. If you like the Thornhart family, this probably isn't the fiction for you as they all drove me nuts so I'm having my revenge though I don't think anything is really a too much out of character.
Brody Lovett leaned back in his desk chair in Buchanan Enterprises London office. It was almost time to go home on Friday. It was odd to think of Mayfair as home even if he had been living there for a few months. It had been a hectic time. He'd been released from St. Ann's a couple days after the prison break. He had been stunned by all the news Roxy had told him when he got back to his apartment. Brody knew that he had to talk to Jessica; it was painful but he couldn't ignore the history. He'd told Jessica that he'd always be there for her, but he had no idea he'd be called on so soon.
A week or so after, Clint Buchanan himself had called to ask for a favor. With Mitch's death, his followers had drifted apart. A man calling himself Nash Brennan had arrived in Lanview. Clint asked Brody to check him out. The story had checked out Mitch really had held the man prisoner wanting no other man near his daughter, the sick – Brody shook his head, Mitch was dead, thanks to Natalie. He had taken Jessica, Bree and Ryder to meet Nash. After everything, handing Bree to her father still had to be the most difficult thing he'd ever done. He didn't regret it though; Brody could see the love on Nash's face for his family.
When he got home, Bo and Clint were waiting for him. They offered him the job as head of security at BE London. Brody jumped at the chance for a fresh start, even if it tied him to the memories he wanted to leave behind. They offered him a place to live even. It was a little odd living in a mansion with Rex, Gigi, Joey, Kelly, Kevin, and Shane. He needed to call Shane to see if they were still going to watch the game on tv tonight.
A knock sounded on his door and Kelly Cramer Buchanan walked in. "It really is bare in here, you need to find a picture or painting or something. I have a favor to ask you."
"There's a picture over there. What is the favor?"
"Gigi and I want to go to Ireland to shop for the weekend, but the guys are worried about all the new IRA groups. They consented as long as we took a body guard, so could you do it – please?"
"I guess. Shane and I were going to try and understand cricket on TV tonight."
"I thought Gigi said that Shane had a big project to finish for school. Go throw some clothes into a suitcase and let's get ready to shop until we drop." Kelly whirled out of the room.
Brody stood up slower, putting away files and his computer in his office safe. He wasn't sure if baby-sitting/bag carrier was in his job description, but Kelly was right he really hadn't made any friends in London to spend his off work hours, so he might as well go to Ireland with the ladies.
