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2010

Let It Burn

December 24th 2010

Christmas Eve

There was a calm hush which settled over the church as twenty-seven year old Jamie Reagan lit three candles. One for his grandmother, one for his mother and one for his brother Joe. He bowed his head and said a silent prayer. He felt a reassuring hand on his shoulder, turning around he caught the soft smile of his thirty-six year old brother.

"Hey kid," Danny whispered. "You looked like you were praying up a storm."

Jamie nodded. "I wanted to remember Joe and Ma and Grandma. Especially today of all days."

"I hear ya kid, Joe promised us memories and we get to remember his life." Danny grumbled. "Merry Christmas."

"Yeah. This time last year I had everything. A career, a girlfriend and now I have no one!" Jamie muttered in frustration.

"Eh, eh, eh!" Danny retorted angrily. "You are not alone! I told you that when Sydney left you. I found you, drunk at the bar and I told you that you will never be alone!"

Jamie glanced at his brother but didn't say anything. This whole deal with the Blue Templar was driving him crazy. Many a sleepless night he'd lay awake thinking about it, replaying the night Joe died over and over. Thinking about how his brother must have been feeling when he was…murdered? And he didn't know how far Danny's involvement in the Blue Templar had gone, he was always cagey when it came down to talking about that.

Danny leaned closer, "Kid is something going on?"

Jamie shrugged. "No." He lied. "What could be going on?"

"I don't know. Ever since your graduation from the academy you've been so distant. Like you're not really here. What's going on with you?"

Jamie took a deep breath. "Danny I know you hate talking about -"

"Hey, there you two are!" Thirty-five year old Erin interrupted with relief as she scurried towards her brothers. "Dad has the car running."

"How is he?" Jamie asked in concern.

Erin sighed, "Oh you know… it's Dad. He'll get through it."

"Of course he will," Danny responded firmly. He placed one arm around his brother and the other one around his sister. "We'll help him."

The remaining Reagan siblings stood like that together for the longest time, just watching the candles burn.


Happy New Year: 2011