Wesker

"What do you mean you saw Rebecca?" I asked Henry.

Of course, it would explain the absence of both him and the private jet for the past two and a half days, but the fact that he saw her...

My hands slowly relaxed as I realized what was going on. I was jealous of Henry because he got to see Rebecca because, for some unexplainable reason, I cared about her.

"Since you're such a pig head, I figured I'd go make sure she was settling down alright," he explained to me.

"Pig head? Really? Is there no other phrase you couldn't have used, Korozov?" I asked him.

"None in this language, Wesker," he told me. His hazel eyes stared at the coffe cup in front of him.

"How is she?" I asked. I needed to know. I knew the chance of salvaging our relationship was slim, at best, but I still cared.

"The other co-owner of the bar was giving her a hard time-turns out her brother went to prison with Mr. Chambers and kept in contact with him afterwards. When he hadn't heard from him, he called the RCPD," Henry told me.

"I trust you resolved the issue?"

Henry chuckled. "Not exactly. Tanya's younger sister has cancer."

Whenever I heard the word 'younger' I instantly thought of Sherry. "That's unfortunate," I said.

"It is. I'm dishing out a quarter of my salary until she gets better in exchange for Tanya and her brother's silence."

"Her brother matters why again?"

"Is a side effect of this regenerative virus less concentration and mental use? Let me spell it out for you: the two of them could easily send Rebecca into a very, very dark place. And who's gonna be there for her? Surely not you-you're dead! This Bily guy is clearly busy with the restaurant and then her roommate-"

"Roommate? What roommate?" I asked him.

"Jack Krauser. He works for the USSOCOM and is currently away on a mission. He's also the man who picked her up from your house," he explained, a taunting smirk on his face.

"Who told you all of this?"

"Tanya sung like a canary," he said.

"I still don't get it; why would you go there in the first place? Surely you couldn't have known about Tanya beforehand."

He drummed his fingers on the table. "It doesn't matter."

"Yes, it does. It concerns Rebecca and-"

"And what? Are you just going to fuck her up like you did with my cousin?!" he yelled. "Pretend that you're so sweet and you care so much until you wrench her heart out and crush it so badly she can't see everyone around her is worried?!"

I flinched. "Henry-"

"Just stop. Point blank is this: I'm looking out for her because she reminds me of my cousin, and I bet it's the same for you."

"You bet wrong," I told him, my voice low. "Rebecca is her own person."

"I'm not saying she's not. I'm saying that certain characteristics she possesses are similar to my cousin's." Henry stood up. "I have to report into work, I'll see you later."

I sighed, looking down at the table. Of course Henry would harbor feelings over something that happened, what, six years ago now? He rarely knows when to quit…

I looked up and saw that the clock said seven thirty. I made no move to get up and turn the TV on. It didn't matter anymore.

The days dragged on, seemingly endless. Work took Henry away longer and longer, to the point where one day he just didn't show up-maybe he'd never come home from the night before.

The date was September 21.

Author's Note:Haha, I guess Wesker isn't going to work! Shame on him ;)

Hi everyone! I know this is a short chapter, but I thought it would work (wow those words sound familiar! *rolls eyes*) On another note, do you guys know what day this is for me? The first day of school! Gosh, it seems like summer just started *tears up* This also means I might not have as much time to write... But I'll still try to keep up the every other day posting!

Oh, and in the next chapter, we see Sherry and Leon! Possibly even Claire and/or Ada, not really sure yet. But I'm super excited because I've been thinking about this chapter for about a week and I think y'all love it! :)

Please spare some time for a review?

Alright, now I'm going (this Author's Note feels longer than the actual chapter, deary me...) Have a great day everyone!

~HolleringHawk65