"Okay I'm hear what is it you wanted to talk about," he heard Charlie's aggravated voice and his anger rose ten fold. Why can't he just be patient, he thought angrily.
"We need you to help us out with a case," Don grinned out angry already with his brother. Maybe his help is unwanted; he knew he didn't need it or want it. He was tired of his brother getting the credit for his work. His glared intensified while he watched his brother put his school brief case on his desk.
"Ummmmm, alright well tell me about the case," he said leaning on Don's desk. Don's anger spiked immediately.
"Yeah, men are getting raped in the area, and they all have one thing in common," David started but stopped nervously looking nervously at Don, Megan, and Colby.
"They all have brown curly hair, and brown eyes," Don rolled his eyes at Colby's bluntness and realized that the whole thing was ridiculous. Thinking that Charlie was in danger of serial rapist was crazy and out of mind, but this new assistant kept bothering him. He looked at Charlie's reaction, and recognized confusion, realization, then last but now least fear. Charlie glanced around the room and let out a nervous chuckle.
"You don't think I'm on the hit list," Charlie said fear rising slowly into his voice.
"Yes, that is why we called you over here," Megan replied quietly, her scattering he eyes to everyone in the room. Don's jaw set in his mouth in anger. Why was he so angry with his brother, Charlie didn't do anything to him. He looked at his brother again, and noticed that he had turned pale.
"We want you to undergo protection," Colby stated after a couple of second of silence. Don stared at Colby again, that same tone of voice that he couldn't identify was laced around hi every word. Colby's expression was paler then Charlie's and his eyes held a swear of protection, maybe he just got very found of his brother like in a brotherly way.
"What," Charlie yelled in anger. His brow crunched into his forehead and his eyes flaming red. Don's anger spiked.
"Charlie, why can't you just accept that you need protection," Don shouted back losing his control.
"Because I'm not a baby Don, I can protect myself," Charlie protested with equal force.
"You need it Charlie. You are not fit to protect yourself! Can't you see that? All you have is your brain, and that doesn't help with anything!" Don yelled letting the words roll out with him thinking. Charlie looked like he had been slapped in the face. Charlie's face contained rage and hurt, and a stab of guilt went through him. "Charlie I-"
"No, you said all you had to say," Charlie answered frostily and stormed out of the head quarters. Don's heart ached as he saw his brother's back. He wanted to reach a hand out and hug him, and tell him he was so sorry, he was just trying to protect him, but he couldn't. He turned around and saw Megan giving him a disapproving look.
"What the hell was that," Colby shouted at him.
"What-"Don started surprised by Colby's outburst.
"We brought Charlie over hear so we could protect him," he shouted again, his face turning different shades of red.
"That fight is my business," Don shouted in his defense.
"No, it was your anger getting the best of you. Your impatiens might have cost Charlie his virginity!" Colby started again.
"He wasn't being targeted," Don yelled back, regret and fear leaking into his voice.
"Cut the crap Don! You know as well as I know that the rapist has been targeting people with brown hair and brown eyes!" Colby shouted again with fear.
"So, there are over one million people with that hair and eye color," Don protested in his defense.
"Not all of them are around Charlie's age! Not all of them had an affinity for math!" Colby yelled again this time full of fright.
"An affinity for math," Don's voice coming out barely coming out above a whisper,
"Yes!" Colby shouted. "We found that out before Charlie got here," Colby said matter of fact.
"But I didn't know that," Don answered weakly in his defense.
"You are his brother Don you're supposed to care when nothing is wrong. The fact is that he is might be targeted and he needs you," Colby lowered his voice, "I love you Don, like a brother, but sometimes you do the dumbest things that I have ever seen. I just want you to fu-fill your roll as his brother. I know you feel guilty, but why do you place the guilt there in the first place?" Colby asked Don. I don't know Don wanted to say, but his pride tore at his heart. He glanced at the elevator that Charlie had gone don and sighed to himself. What has he done?
"He's right Don. Don't let your protective side push Charlie away when he needs you the most," she interjected with a sad smile on her face. He looked at Colby and Megan they were right.
"I'll talk to him-"Don started but was interrupted by Colby
"Today," he finished for him with a challenging look in his eyes.
"Colby, why are you so protective of my brother," Don asked generally curious of the answer.
"Neither he, nor anyone else deserves that," Colby answered easily. Don took that answer without any hesitation, knowing that pushing it will only cause trouble for both of them, but he knew Colby was hiding something and he didn't like it at all. It had something to do with his brother, and he had a sinking feeling of what it was. Colby looked at David with light anger and laughter and told him that's how you do it. Don smiled to, but he looked at how Colby's eyes shinned intensely after the fight and how he was extremely happy to find out that Charlie was going to be safe. He knew friends were supposed to care, but he cares a little too much. He glanced at Megan and saw a secretive smile on her face.
"Hey, do you know what is going on with Colby?" Don asked Megan secretly, so Colby wouldn't hear him.
"What do you mean?" she asked slyly with a small gentle smile on her face.
"You know exactly what I mean," Don tried again. His mind wanting answers to the questions now,
"You're going to have to tell me what you're talking about Don," Megan stated clearly amused by today's events.
"Colby, why does he get all flustered when I mention Charlie's name? Why did he react that way when I yelled at Charlie? Why is he looking at Charlie with such a gentle look?" Don ranted on to his last question.
"What do you think Don," Megan questioned with a guarded tone.
"I think Colby is sick," Don answered seriously, Megan looked at him straight and the eye, and sighed and looked at Don.
"What else," she drawled out irritated.
"I think he likes Charlie," Don stated slowly testing it on his tongue if it sounded right.
"I think someone finally opened his eyes," Megan looked at her with a gleam in her eye. She smiled softly towards Colby, and she sighed dreamily. "Isn't it beautiful their love," she sighed out dreamily.
"Their?" Don questioned, confusion written on his face. Meagan smiled at him and walked toward David and Colby. "T-their," he stuttered out.