Late Nights
Gary couldn't sleep for the life of him. Simon and John had left for an op early the day before. He desperately wished to have his fiancé beside him. They were going after some downed module, just the two of them. It was a high stealth op, so he wouldn't know anything about what was going to happen next, as Simon hadn't be too clear on all the details.
Finally, he got up and made his way to the kitchen, the house was eerily silent, as everyone was pulled for different ops, with probably the same intent, stop the crazed madman of a terrorist named Makarov. The only ones home was Gary, Sasha and Sierra.
"So how long do these ops take?" Sasha asked as she sat in the kitchen. She looked terrible, her eyes red and puffy as if she'd been crying.
"It depends. Were you crying?"
"Yeah. Sierra said her first word today and John missed it."
"She did?" Gary asked with genuine interest.
Sasha smiled.
"You're a good Uncle Gary. You dote on her so much it's a wonder she isn't spoiled. When Simon gets back, marry him already, small ceremony and then a lifetime of bliss."
"I'd like that."
"So, are you two gonna adopt children or am I gonna have to find you a surrogate?"
"Simon was suggesting this experimental thing we could try and I figured since I'm not working, wait why am I telling you this? It's all kinds of weird cause you're my sister."
Sasha smiled.
"No, this is discussing your plans for the future. Seriously Gary, you know dad would be thrilled to help you in any way he can."
"I know but he still has Aaron and Eli to look out for."
"Dad called me today while you were playing with Sierra. I told him about you losing your job and all. He told me about the will."
"Will?"
"Yeah, for when he dies. He's left almost everything to you, told me it's because he knows that you'll take care of everyone, the way you always do."
"Glad to see he has so much faith in me."
"You don't give yourself enough credit Gary. I've been meaning to ask you, the other night I heard Simon telling John he didn't want to go on this mission. That you haven't been apart since 'it' happened. What was he talking about?"
"It's nothing Sash, really."
"You're a lousy liar, you know that right?"
"Sasha, really, I don't wanna talk about it."
She gave him a look that only an annoyed mother could master. He sighed.
"I was held prisoner for a few months and they interrogated me."
"You mean tortured. Did Simon kill them?"
"When they arrived to extract me, yes."
"Good."
"He went through a lot worse than I did Sasha. I don't know how anyone could survive what he went through and be half as normal as he is."
"Simon is far from normal Gary."
Gary grinned and nodded.
"Neither is John."
"Great, what a quadruple of mental cases. Well, hopefully, Sierra will be normal."
AN: I am so sorry I didn't update for so long! I had such a case of writer's block and then I was super busy with my brother's graduation from the air force. I'm happy to say that he graduated with honor and was one of the people who got to carry the flag of his squadron. San Antonio is gorgeous….