At the end of tomorrow
Note: Sorry its so short!
When Jordan came back inside it was dark all throughout the house, yet shouts were erupting from upstairs, Nigel and Angela were having it out. Mackenzie and Cal's little girl Sara Anne, along with Matt were sitting in the living room staring at the cartoons on the TV. Garret was in his room, the sound of jazz floated around the upstairs hall. Cal and Shelby were on the back porch, watching the waves, Lily was in the kitchen fixing herself a bowel of ice cream and Bug was at the dining room table looking at a book, rows and rows of different bugs aligned the pages.
No one noticed her enter, either that or no one cared, she dropped her sandy shoes at the door and removed her coat. Mac glanced up, but said nothing.
"What are the lovebirds arguing about?" she asked nonchalantly, Mac sighed as Jordan flopped down next to her on the couch.
"What do you think? They're arguing about you… Nige thinks Angela should talk to you, and Angela thinks its your problem and she shouldn't get involved."
"Smart lady." Jordan commented with a lump in her throat and a sly smile.
"Aunt Jo…" Mac started, but was unable to finish her sentence, she couldn't say anything else, it refused to come out.
"Yeah?" Jordan said sleepily
"Nothing." She said with a sigh, her shoulders dropping "Forget it."
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"Lily?" Bug whispered as he entered the kitchen, he had to squint to see in the bright light.
"Yeah…" she whispered
"You okay?" she sighed, offered him the chair next to her, he willingly took a seat next to her, smelling the sweet, tingly smell of her perfume.
"I guess, its just that I've left Matt like five messages and he hasn't called me back." Bug stiffened at the sound of Matt Seeley's name.
"Really," he said looking deeper into her eyes and chewing on his bottom lip. " Shocker there."
"Bug" Lily warned "don't start, please…"
He smile apologetically, "Sorry, I just don't think he deserves you that's all." He said softly. She smiled graciously
"I know, you're a good friend Bug."
He looked away from her, wanting to scream that she had always been more to him. "Yeah… a great friend."
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Dear Diary April 14th
Today Jordan ran out of dinner, I feel her drawing closer to the edge again, I fear she might run, just as she ran long ago. I wonder if we are all destined to end up somewhere else. Before, we were so close, a family, co-workers and friends. Now we're distant at best, It was like a wall built up between us all and we have nothing else to say, so we don't say anything, and it all built up, now we have no idea where to go… I'm worried, we are all trying to find someone to blame for his death, we can't escape it no matter how we all run, it doesn't go away. So we come here, to the cape, one last attempt to salvage what we can of our relationships and go home with what we have. No one knows this but I'm ready to retire, Nigel is thinking of transferring to New York, we all are moving away from it, the memories, the pain… I cannot think anymore so I will try and sleep, maybe my dreams will help me make sense of it all.
Garret
Garret shut his diary and pulled the glasses off his face, wiping a sweaty hand across his face, before he turned out the light he looked out at the coast, where the land met the stormy sea and felt something deep inside brewing, it was all coming to a stand still… and in a moment it would end.
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Rain began to fall, in sheets, pounding down sideways, and slamming against everything that came in its path. Cal stared at it long after his wife had put their little girl to bed and went into the bathroom to take a shower. He felt the same thing brewing that Garret did, only he had yet to realize it all. He had yet to realize the power of Jordan's love for his brother, and how far she would go to protect his name.