Chapter Eight: The Ties That Bind

Lily's POV

He just looked at her as he processed what she had just said. She was shocked herself. She had, had a feeling what Gemini really was, she had figured out Alex's search for a sibling she didn't, however think that the sibling would be Aaron. She was worried about him and placed a hand on his arm.

"Aaron, I know this is a lot to take in. Are you all right?" He didn't answer her at first and she couldn't read his expression. He was quiet for several minutes and she continued. "Aaron, you're starting to worry me. You were just told you have a brother." This seemed to snap him back and he grasped her hand holding it tightly to his chest. He looked at her deeply and answered.

"Brother or not he tried to hurt you." It took a moment to register what he was saying.

"What do you mean?"

"You said he was the one who shot up your lab, right?" She nodded

"Yes, but..."

"But nothing. You could have been killed and that is something I could never live with." He then wrapped his arm around her pulling her close to him. She could hear his heart beat and feel the warmth coming from him. It made her feel safe. Safer then she had in a long time, but it also worried her. The fact that he had family and was seemingly unfazed by this rattled her. He should be reacting in some way. Instead he just sat there, holding her as if she might slip away.

After a few minutes she pulled away reluctantly and asked the question that she didn't know if there was an answer for.

"So what do you want to do next?" He didn't answer her for a moment. Then he answered and what he said she never saw coming.

"I don't know" For the first time she saw the raw emotion he had always kept at bay. He was angry, confused and sad all at once. "I don't know what I should be thinking or feeling. I spent most of my life alone and after everything they did to me I never really gave much thought to my life before. They took everything from me, from both of us."

"Then I suggest we take it back. We need to finally end all of this but we need to go back to the beginning. We need to find out who started all of this."

"So where is the beginning? Where did it all begin?"

"I think I know where that would be. According to what I found Alex and you were born in Vancouver, Canada. I think we start there." Aaron sighed a bit and she looked up at him. "What, you don't like Canada"

"No, it's not that at all. I don't like cold and it's in the middle of the winter there." He slightly smiled just then as he looked down at her.

"Oh, you poor baby. You just found out you have a brother you never knew about and you worried about a little cold"

"I can think of a few ways to keep warm." This made her blush. She could feel the heat run through her body and it seemed to touch every inch of her.

"You are impossible, you know that." He touched his finger to her chin and made her look at him as he drew his thumb across her bottom lip.

"I know that and I just love it when you blush like that." Before she could say anything else he kissed her, and he kissed her and he kissed her. When they both finally came up for air and her breathing started to come up for air she said.

"You sure know how to take a detour."

"Don't I know it" He moved in for another kiss but she put her hand up to stop it.

"As much as I am enjoying this, we need to figure out your family."

"But sweetheart, don't you know? You are my family and I don't need anyone else." When he discovered that he couldn't persuade her he continued. "Okay, fine Vancouver it is." She smiled at him, stood up and offered him her hand, which he took and just held it.

"Good" She said "And don't forget to pack some mittens."

So sorry it took so long but this was a hard one to write. I think Aaron is still in shock. Anyway please review and thanks for reading.