Ok here goes chapter two, thanks for the reviews although I can't read them right now but will try again.

Chapter two: like brothers

Rick took his seat in the car, one of the back ones where there was already a man waiting for him. An like always the other man, took his seat in the drivers, never trusted to sit in the back, he was to young, to irresponsible, to sloppy, that's what they had always told, him never good as Rick, never as good as his older brother.

An he suspected on so many occasions that the only reason Ludlow had even given him the job, had just been as he was the Rick's younger brother, and that maybe Rick's talent would run though the family. But to Ludlow, and Rick's disappointment they soon found Nathan. Farwell, the young man didn't follow his brother's success, or their dear friend's, Leo's. And so was only ever given pathetic jobs like mindlessly driving Ludlow around, or babysitting his young daughter.

Not that Nathan minded that job as well, he quiet enjoyed it not that he ever told anyone, although he was sure Leo knew of his soft sport towards Mary Ann, Ludlow's youngest child, and only daughter.

But still he always felt as though he would never match Leo's, or Rick's high abilities, or even the amount of Ludlow's respect he held for the two, and today was to be no exception, as he waited, watching the silver haired man, who was clearly now in his 70's despite acting as though still in his 20's. Turn to his older brother, and then waited for the demands that where to be set upon him, he was surprise to find his brother, Rick, was the one to talk first.

"I told him sir…. About the offer," he said leaving the gap, in hope it would numb the next inevitable answer.

"Yes…. What did he say?" then came that question, the one both men had dreaded.

"No," Rick said in almost a mumble, but it was just loud enough for him to hear.

"I see," same the answer, "Driver," then came a call. As Nathan straight away knew he was talking to him, "leave myself and Mr. Farwell here for a minute." Nathan nodded, knowing they where going to discuss the plans for 'persuading,' Leo to rejoin them, and it was clear he was not to be trusted with such thoughts.

As Nathan went to release himself from the car, the voice came again, "you better make that ten…. yes ten minutes this may take some time."

Nathan simple nodded, "yes Mr. Ludlow," was all he said as he closed the door and stepped out of the car.

He stood for a few of those minutes on the near by sidewalk, watching the light bounce of the black windows, of the black car his brother and boss now sat in discussing the tricks they where going to play on Leo this time.

An soon it came to him, that even ten long hearted minuets would not be able to conceal this conversation, and so in the mean time decided to re-approach the café they had met Leo at previously, and collect himself a cup of coffee.

As Leo finished ordering his second cup of coffee, as the first had been clumsily reined though his excessive amount of sugar he had chosen to add.

He found his looking up eyes meeting the body, of the boy who had joined his previous conversation with Rick, of course it was Nathan. Realising that Nathan had most likely been sent away by Rick, while he had a privet conversation with another of his X-colleges, Leo waved his hand in the air and whistled to the young boy, causing him to attract his attention and become him over. Then after slight hesitation, Nathan began to cross towards him, and Leo called the near by waiter for another cup of coffee.

Nathan finally reached Leo, as the two cups arrived and Leo couldn't help but smile remembering the first time he had seen Nathan with a cup of coffee.

Seventeen year-old Rick, and Leo sat in their local café, and latest hang out. As it had been the only place the two teenagers hadn't been kicked out from in the area, and as it was raining outside they had been forced to seek refuge there.

They sat waiting for there own cups to arrive when the fifteen year-old Nathan walked in, also drenched from the outside rain.

Straight away seeing Leo and his older brother he automatically crossed to the two. "Hay," he greeted to the two.

Receiving, "Hi," back from only one of the boys, who were Leo. As Rick, moaned about him bothering the two of them, Leo kicked him under the table and moved along the both to offer a seat to Nathan.

They sat for sometime, waiting for the nearby waitress to arrive at their table, in silence only Leo occasionally asking Nathan questions about his football, and school life.

Finally after a prolonged wait, the waitress arrived, a girl about Nathan's age, and who Nathan suddenly seemed extremely interested in.

"Hi Nathan," she said as she looked up to take the order, showing how the two clearly knew.

"Hi," Nathan replied in such a week voice, Rick laughed, although was soon shot a glare from Leo, who felt sorry for the lad as it seemed as plan as day to all around them he liked her, and so far didn't seem to be doing much of a good job.

"So what you having?" Leo asked, as it was his time to pay, though seeing Nathan seemed to be having difficulty in saying anything at the time he decided to ask questions with simple answers. "You want your usual?" he asked hoping he would just say yes, have a smothie and not embarrass himself. But some how Leo's plan seemed to end in disaster.

"What's the special?" Nathan asked, surprising all, especially as it seemed to be directed at the young girl.

"Oh its a double, moccoccino." She answered as though she herself had had many in her time.

"I'll have one of those then," Nathan asked, not even knowing what one was, but deciding it couldn't of been that bad.

Leo suddenly panicked, he himself had, had one of them just two days previous and it had been strong for him, a man who had a pot of leaded coffee every morning, so he could only think of the effect it was to have on Nathan a boy who had never had a drop of coffee in his life.

But like magic, time seemed to speed up and before he knew it there he was, Nathan, about to let the hot liquid met his lips, and as soon as it did, it was soon filling though the air, and at the poor girl.

As just as it had hit his taste buds, the heat and powerful taste seemed, to react or something, and all Nathan knew was to do was spit it back out, and of course it just had to land on the girl.

Leo now though looked at the man, sitting in front of him, stylishly now drinking his coffee, as though he was a natural, bring a smile to Leo's face.

A smile that Nathan had always looked up, despite Rick being his older brother, he always liked to think that Leo was really it. Leo had always been at his football match in high school and college. He had been the one who had always helped him with bullies, school, even girls. An now though he knew it was all going to be over.

"So where you going?" Nathan asked, curious of Leo's plans for his knew life.

Leo though at first was reluctant to answer worried that maybe Rick, or Ludlow had sent him to spy on him or something, but then again this was Nathan. An though Leo hated it, neither one of the two relevant men would trust him, as well as Nathan would never turn his back on Leo unlike his older brother, "home." Leo replied softly.

"What San Francisco?" Nathan asked unsure, as Leo hadn't been there for so long.

"Yer," Leo replied smiling at the thought that he would be home, even though not quiet free, not yet at least.

An then he noticed it the look on Nathan's face, the one he had seen so many times on his siblings faces, when he told then he was going again. "Look don't worry about me, you've got Rick…. He'll look after you." Leo hoped, but still Nathan's face didn't adjust.

Then Leo did something he would only do for a true man of trust, he took out a pen, and grabbed a nearby serviette, and scribbled down a number, before passing it over to Nathan, "that'smy mobile number, call it in a emergency…. And just keep it out of Ludlow's sight." He finished after drinking the dreads of his mug. He then stood, as did Nathan clutching the paper, "come here." He then called and pulled the boy into a hug, the two embracing their last moments before Leo let him go. "Right I gotta be off, now remember emergencies!" he finished, before grabbing his jacket and leaving.

Nathan just stood and watched Leo, leave he knew this wouldn't be it, as did Leo. But that didn't stop either thinking of missing the other, before departing their own ways.