Chapter 49
It was the big family reunion back on the farm just outside of Seattle. Sky had stood back when Zane, Zack and Jondy had been reunited. Jondy had cried and Zack and Zane had hugged each other fiercely. They may not have been family in blood, but they sure were in heart. Zane had brought his three kids, Silus, Ryder and Tysen; all between the ages of 21 and 17. The triplets; Rick, Jack and Nick had come too, plus Sky and Liam. When Zack finally realised that Sky was among them he grinned and went to him.
"It's good to see you, boy." He said sincerely and hugged him like he would any of his sons. He spotted Liam and knew immediately that it was his brother, "You must be Liam, I'm your uncle Zack.on your mom's side of the family."
Liam nodded and said nothing, he was just overwhelmed by the amount of people that surrounded him. There were five other boys that he hadn't yet seen who were in no doubt Zack's sons, and there was also a little girl, about seven years old. The boys came up to Sky.
"Hey guys, how ya been?" They had all grown, Sky realised, amazed, Pierce was as tall as himself and Tyler was even taller, but a little slimmer. He didn't even recognise Kevin, Hunter and Austin anymore, they had changed so much in five years. And then there was Jay (Jace) she was the spitting image of her mother. Short with a face to die for and baby blues just like her father. To his amazement, she remembered him and jumped up into his arms. He hugged her tight.
Pierce shook his cousin's hand, as did Tyler and the rest, they chatted for a few minutes and then Sky spotted a young man off to the side. And sudden recognition startled him; before him stood Damon, his brother. He was 5'11 or so and had developed into a strong young man. His easy going self was no longer present on his face, only indifference and anger which Sky knew all to well. Sky put Jay down and went to him. Sky judged that Damon was fifteen now, something like that. "Damon." Sky said.
"Skylar." Damon answered. Sky raised an eyebrow because he never knew that Skylar was his full name.
"Good to see you." Sky said honestly.
Damon chuckled, but his heart wasn't in it, "I bet you just missed me something fierce, huh?"
Sky frowned and said nothing. Liam walked up and spotted Damon, his eyes went wide, "Damon?"
"Hey kid." He said with no emotion.
Liam recognised the changes in Damon immediately and frowned, "What's up? You okay? You don't seem right." Liam said truthfully.
Damon sneered and looked at his little brother who stood eye to eye with him, "What would you know? I haven't seen you in five years." He walked away, leaving both Sky and Liam speechless.
"What's wrong with him?" Liam asked Sky worriedly.
Sky looked down at Liam sympathetically, "We left him, Liam, we left him and he was hurt. You were his life line; ya, you may have been the youngest, but you were the one he leaned on. He counted on you to be there for him, but you left."
Liam eyes widened in horror, "Jeez, I didn't mean to."
"I know kid, but he doesn't."
It was the big family reunion back on the farm just outside of Seattle. Sky had stood back when Zane, Zack and Jondy had been reunited. Jondy had cried and Zack and Zane had hugged each other fiercely. They may not have been family in blood, but they sure were in heart. Zane had brought his three kids, Silus, Ryder and Tysen; all between the ages of 21 and 17. The triplets; Rick, Jack and Nick had come too, plus Sky and Liam. When Zack finally realised that Sky was among them he grinned and went to him.
"It's good to see you, boy." He said sincerely and hugged him like he would any of his sons. He spotted Liam and knew immediately that it was his brother, "You must be Liam, I'm your uncle Zack.on your mom's side of the family."
Liam nodded and said nothing, he was just overwhelmed by the amount of people that surrounded him. There were five other boys that he hadn't yet seen who were in no doubt Zack's sons, and there was also a little girl, about seven years old. The boys came up to Sky.
"Hey guys, how ya been?" They had all grown, Sky realised, amazed, Pierce was as tall as himself and Tyler was even taller, but a little slimmer. He didn't even recognise Kevin, Hunter and Austin anymore, they had changed so much in five years. And then there was Jay (Jace) she was the spitting image of her mother. Short with a face to die for and baby blues just like her father. To his amazement, she remembered him and jumped up into his arms. He hugged her tight.
Pierce shook his cousin's hand, as did Tyler and the rest, they chatted for a few minutes and then Sky spotted a young man off to the side. And sudden recognition startled him; before him stood Damon, his brother. He was 5'11 or so and had developed into a strong young man. His easy going self was no longer present on his face, only indifference and anger which Sky knew all to well. Sky put Jay down and went to him. Sky judged that Damon was fifteen now, something like that. "Damon." Sky said.
"Skylar." Damon answered. Sky raised an eyebrow because he never knew that Skylar was his full name.
"Good to see you." Sky said honestly.
Damon chuckled, but his heart wasn't in it, "I bet you just missed me something fierce, huh?"
Sky frowned and said nothing. Liam walked up and spotted Damon, his eyes went wide, "Damon?"
"Hey kid." He said with no emotion.
Liam recognised the changes in Damon immediately and frowned, "What's up? You okay? You don't seem right." Liam said truthfully.
Damon sneered and looked at his little brother who stood eye to eye with him, "What would you know? I haven't seen you in five years." He walked away, leaving both Sky and Liam speechless.
"What's wrong with him?" Liam asked Sky worriedly.
Sky looked down at Liam sympathetically, "We left him, Liam, we left him and he was hurt. You were his life line; ya, you may have been the youngest, but you were the one he leaned on. He counted on you to be there for him, but you left."
Liam eyes widened in horror, "Jeez, I didn't mean to."
"I know kid, but he doesn't."