Sorry about the long pause again. Writers block has been attacking me
lately so I'll be slow in getting ideas. I know how evil.
Chapter Eleven: The Silver Lining
When Jesse awoke it had been a foggy morning. Though not especially foggy, still there was patchy forest tops with the graceful blending of evergreen and a silver lining of the oppressive fog. It was also very cold, and usually he would cuddle under those quilts but since this cabin was modern the windows insulated. Would you imagine that? Insulated windows, so there was something good about all these modern things. It was in the late morning, oh say about 7:00, which was late for him. Jesse wasn't one that slept in due to the time he was raised in, but compared to the rest of his family he was a late sleeper. He could hear faint voices in the living room/ kitchen and the smell of some bacon and eggs.
What was even going on down there? Why was his family even so happy? Why, even Miles at least sounded happy. How very amazing. This was quite strange indeed. He almost found it so hard to swing his legs over the top of the bed and off to the rug by the side of his bed. His movements were just simple ambles as he slowly dressed and went outside his room.
It was the regular scenario with his family, well if it was regular, okay so it was strange to see them so happy. Mae and Tuck was happy as could be as they laughed to something that someone had said. Miles even sounded happy, very amazing, Jesse never knew he could be so happy. A chestnut head bobbed with the familiar jeans and hoodie.
"What's going on, everyone?" Jesse asked as he stepped forward, looking at each of them his confused gaze on the chestnut head that turned around and looked at him. It was Sara! Oh how he had missed her. How could he ever mistake her beautiful face?
"Good to see you woke up," Sara said with a smile sliding out her chair, as she stood up continuing to smile at him looking perfectly happy. "Miles was by the spring last night and I was out there also because things were rough in my house so he brought me over here."
"He did, eh?" Jesse said gazing at his brother. Why would he ever do something like that for Sara? Unless.He didn't even want to think about it. For a moment he looked a Miles but then at Sara. Suddenly old energy came back into him as if he was a man dying and the doctor had jolted him back to life. It was sudden just like that. He failed to even comprehend when he had gone over and hugged her tightly and even kissing her hair and forehead.
"I missed you too Jesse," Sara laughed at his eagerness but placed her arms around his waist and rested her head against his chest. The thoughts of before seemed to disappear in that moment. Maybe, just maybe, Jesse wasn't going to end up like Aaron.
Miles watched them glad his brother was happy once more. But how in the world he rebounded into the mess of love again he would never figure out. But he sure did envy him.he still wasn't over his wife and children yet and here were Jesse holding Winnie's granddaughter.
"Sara, this is my parents," Jesse said as he kept his arm around her shoulder but with the other arm let go of her. He felt the pressure of his chest as she lifted her head smiling at Mae and Tuck.
"I've met them. You're so lucky you have good parents, I would give anything to have parents like them," Sara said with a faint smile as she looked at them with longing remembering how her parents always fought at the table instead of talking with her brothers forming that crucial bond.
"You say anything?" Miles suddenly asked her, watching her as he had turned around in his chair resting his elbow on the back of the chair watching both Jesse and Sara, though mostly Sara. For the longest time, Miles had disliked kids like Sara. He had hated the way they dressed in all black, piercing themselves and listening to hard music. Sara had dressed in black, and sort of had that personality, but Miles was completely surprised different than he thought she was. Like he had said the night before: she's a good kid.
"Well, almost anything," Sara said with a little laugh. Sara did know what Miles met, and the way Jesse was glaring at Miles. She didn't need to deal with anymore fighting for a lifetime. "I would never give up my dog for that or my CDs.etc."
"Is your mother coming to pick you up soon?" Tuck asked as he watched them all, amused. Ah, his children always amused him. The dramas in their life were of different tones and somehow they amused him. He knew it was wrong to be amused by that, yet still was.
"No, she's going to the airport in the evening to go back to her new husband so Dad will pick me up tonight," Sara said with a silent sigh of relief. How it bothered her when Mom was around. It was good that the custody battle had ended up the way it did. It was horrible to be in a custody battle, simply horrible and inhumane.
"That means you can stay with us, Sara! Even my brother wouldn't mind that," Jesse said with an animated grin once more. Some life was actually coming back to him, what a miracle.
"What makes you think that kid brother?" Miles said getting up walking over to Jesse and then punched his arm playfully. Adding with a smile towards Sara. "I won't mind at all. She's a good kid."
Jesse stared at his brother amazed. Did he actually smile? The fact that he smiled didn't bother him. The fact that bothered him was that he smiled towards Sara. This was just great. Like the silver lining of the fog, there was something bound to happen.
Chapter Eleven: The Silver Lining
When Jesse awoke it had been a foggy morning. Though not especially foggy, still there was patchy forest tops with the graceful blending of evergreen and a silver lining of the oppressive fog. It was also very cold, and usually he would cuddle under those quilts but since this cabin was modern the windows insulated. Would you imagine that? Insulated windows, so there was something good about all these modern things. It was in the late morning, oh say about 7:00, which was late for him. Jesse wasn't one that slept in due to the time he was raised in, but compared to the rest of his family he was a late sleeper. He could hear faint voices in the living room/ kitchen and the smell of some bacon and eggs.
What was even going on down there? Why was his family even so happy? Why, even Miles at least sounded happy. How very amazing. This was quite strange indeed. He almost found it so hard to swing his legs over the top of the bed and off to the rug by the side of his bed. His movements were just simple ambles as he slowly dressed and went outside his room.
It was the regular scenario with his family, well if it was regular, okay so it was strange to see them so happy. Mae and Tuck was happy as could be as they laughed to something that someone had said. Miles even sounded happy, very amazing, Jesse never knew he could be so happy. A chestnut head bobbed with the familiar jeans and hoodie.
"What's going on, everyone?" Jesse asked as he stepped forward, looking at each of them his confused gaze on the chestnut head that turned around and looked at him. It was Sara! Oh how he had missed her. How could he ever mistake her beautiful face?
"Good to see you woke up," Sara said with a smile sliding out her chair, as she stood up continuing to smile at him looking perfectly happy. "Miles was by the spring last night and I was out there also because things were rough in my house so he brought me over here."
"He did, eh?" Jesse said gazing at his brother. Why would he ever do something like that for Sara? Unless.He didn't even want to think about it. For a moment he looked a Miles but then at Sara. Suddenly old energy came back into him as if he was a man dying and the doctor had jolted him back to life. It was sudden just like that. He failed to even comprehend when he had gone over and hugged her tightly and even kissing her hair and forehead.
"I missed you too Jesse," Sara laughed at his eagerness but placed her arms around his waist and rested her head against his chest. The thoughts of before seemed to disappear in that moment. Maybe, just maybe, Jesse wasn't going to end up like Aaron.
Miles watched them glad his brother was happy once more. But how in the world he rebounded into the mess of love again he would never figure out. But he sure did envy him.he still wasn't over his wife and children yet and here were Jesse holding Winnie's granddaughter.
"Sara, this is my parents," Jesse said as he kept his arm around her shoulder but with the other arm let go of her. He felt the pressure of his chest as she lifted her head smiling at Mae and Tuck.
"I've met them. You're so lucky you have good parents, I would give anything to have parents like them," Sara said with a faint smile as she looked at them with longing remembering how her parents always fought at the table instead of talking with her brothers forming that crucial bond.
"You say anything?" Miles suddenly asked her, watching her as he had turned around in his chair resting his elbow on the back of the chair watching both Jesse and Sara, though mostly Sara. For the longest time, Miles had disliked kids like Sara. He had hated the way they dressed in all black, piercing themselves and listening to hard music. Sara had dressed in black, and sort of had that personality, but Miles was completely surprised different than he thought she was. Like he had said the night before: she's a good kid.
"Well, almost anything," Sara said with a little laugh. Sara did know what Miles met, and the way Jesse was glaring at Miles. She didn't need to deal with anymore fighting for a lifetime. "I would never give up my dog for that or my CDs.etc."
"Is your mother coming to pick you up soon?" Tuck asked as he watched them all, amused. Ah, his children always amused him. The dramas in their life were of different tones and somehow they amused him. He knew it was wrong to be amused by that, yet still was.
"No, she's going to the airport in the evening to go back to her new husband so Dad will pick me up tonight," Sara said with a silent sigh of relief. How it bothered her when Mom was around. It was good that the custody battle had ended up the way it did. It was horrible to be in a custody battle, simply horrible and inhumane.
"That means you can stay with us, Sara! Even my brother wouldn't mind that," Jesse said with an animated grin once more. Some life was actually coming back to him, what a miracle.
"What makes you think that kid brother?" Miles said getting up walking over to Jesse and then punched his arm playfully. Adding with a smile towards Sara. "I won't mind at all. She's a good kid."
Jesse stared at his brother amazed. Did he actually smile? The fact that he smiled didn't bother him. The fact that bothered him was that he smiled towards Sara. This was just great. Like the silver lining of the fog, there was something bound to happen.