I am so sorry it took me so long to update... I've be out of town with ZERO internet. The only reason this chapter is up now, is because of nonstop heckling from JakeHarrisLover. Hahaha! Just kidding. Love ya, guh. :) But this may be the shortest chapter I've ever written and I apologize... :( This chapter was hard as all get out to write... Any way, I hope you enjoy. And this chapter is dedicated to my mom since she's the one who got me clean and caught me before I was an addict. :)

Josh slammed the door of his truck and glared at Jake as he stumbled into the hotel. His hands shook as he watched his little brother walk into the lobby and look around as if he were lost. Josh was so mad that he couldn't even form coherent thoughts. If dad were here, he trailed off to himself. Astri had called him, sobbing, and told him what had happened and that Jake was going out to get more drugs after he had worked so hard to stay sober. After he found Jake at one of the bars, Josh had drug him out to the parking lot and ruffed him up a bit. But nothing had slapped any sense into him.

They stepped on to the elevator and Josh continued to glare at Jake. Finally Jake couldn't take it any more. Without looking back at him, he snapped, "Either say something or find something else to stare at, dude."

"I'd shut your mouth if I were you, Jake," Josh shot back.

"Or what? You're gonna tell dad? Well guess what, Josh!" He spun around and looked Josh dead in the eye, "You can't."

Josh's fists tightened at his sides, "Jake, you better shut your damn mouth right now before you get yourself killed."

"Why? You won't do anything. You always threaten to do something but you never follow through."

"Jake," Josh seethed. "Shut your fucking mouth."

Jake rolled his eyes and turned back around to stare at the reflective elevator doors, "You're just too wrapped up in Astri to even know what's going on."

Josh stepped in front of his brother and grabbed him by the collar of his shirt and held him there, "I don't know whats going on? Out of the two of us, I'm probably the only one who's thinking clearly. You're too fucked up and "wrapped up" in yourself pity that you don't know what's going on." He threw his brother aways from him and shook his head, "I should have done what dad was going to do. I should have just let you do your own thing and let you be dead to me."

Jake stared at his older brother in shock, "How do you know he said that?"

"We all heard it, Jake. Every one on that damn boat heard it!"

"But you guys were outside."

Josh shook his head, "You were really fucked up weren't you? Do you even remember that day?"

Jake shook his head, "All I remember is falling in the crab tank and dad finding out."

Josh rolled his eyes, "You thought you were so big and bad because you thought no one knew. Well guess what, Jake. We knew as soon as you were late getting on deck."

Jake shook his head, "Whatever, Josh. I'm sick of you acting like you know everything. You don't know everything."

"And what don't I know, Jake?"

The doors of the elevator opened and Jake stepped out and walked toward Astri's room. He called over his shoulder, "There are just somethings that I want to keep to myself, okay?" He heard Josh say something and and follow him down the hall but he didn't stop and confront him. Jake kept walking toward Astri's room. Aside from getting sober again, he need to fix everything between him and Astri.

He walked up to the door and knocked quietly. Slowly, Astri opened the door and looked up at Jake with red eyes. Instantly, Jake felt guilt was over him and he felt the need to pull her close. "A – Astri," he choked up, "I'm so sorry."

She shook her head and opened the door, "I shouldn't have slapped you, Jake."

He pulled her into a hug, "I shouldn't have gone out and messed everything up." He looked over Astri and saw Johnathan sitting at the desk in her room. He let go of Astri and walked over to John. The looked at each other for a few seconds and pulled each other into an embrace. When they let go, Jake cleared his throat, "I'm sorry, dude."

John nodded his head, "Yeah, you are, Jake. But I'm still gonna look out for you."

"And so am I," Josh said from the door way. "Even though you're a jack ass and an idiot for going out and getting messed up, I still love you and I want the best for you."

Jake turned around and looked at his brother. He shifted his weight awkwardly and rubbed the back of his head, "Uh, thanks, man." He looked around and made eye contact with every one, "Is this an intervention?"

Josh pushed himself off of the door frame and walked over and clapped him on the back, "Yeah, this is a kind of intervention."

Jake shook his head and smiled. "I fee like a freaking jackass now."

John laughed and grabbed Jake's shoulders, "Making you feel like a jackass is what we do best, dude."