A/N: Sorry it's so short, I promise that there will be a longer one for tomorrow. Thank you for all the encouragement so far! Enjoy.
Disclaimer in chapter one.
Kate,
Okay, I've been thinking it over I realize that the alphabet theme maybe a little corny and definitely overused but I'm willing to lower my literary talents to this for you. Only you.
So, 'B'... That's an easy one, 'B' is for your boys, for Ryan and Esposito. I know how much you care for them and I've seen just how much they love you right back. I have to admit, when I first met you and started working with you I was a little intimidated by this ease between the three of you, the bond you all shared. The camaraderie came easily and I felt a little intimidated to be infringing on it. But then I got to know you and the boys let me in and I began to understand you all that little bit better. It's more than just looking out for a coworker and respect for colleague. It's more than just being willing to throw it all away, to risk death for each other.
Do you remember the first time you kissed me? When Ryan and Esposito were kidnapped? The drive to save them that I saw in you and the relief when we found them was mirrored in the looks they gave you after dragging us out of that damned freezer. That passion, that determination, it's not just an urge to save a friend. It's a need to save family.
'B' is for your boys, for the brothers than you never had.
Rick.
