Clarissa left after a while, to Jessie's delight. Apparently she and Luke's public displays of affection were not to her liking though Luke's counter argument was that it was unlikely for any girl to want to date him anyway so he was only giving him affection to show his appreciation. I applauded him for that, although I'm not a massive fan of PDA, if Luke wanted to show Clarissa how much he loved her then he shouldn't had to hide it for anyone.
It was getting late as I had arrived slightly later than expected due to cold feet so Jessie advised for the kids to go to bed whilst she made me up a bed in the guest room which was coincidentally adjacent to Luke's. The kids went into their bedrooms, each giving me a goodnight (Luke threw in a hug which honestly nearly made me cry again) before I felt tired and decided to go too.
I laid in the bed, staring at the ceiling with my hand behind my bed. Sleep did not come easy to me. Maybe it was the fact that I had finally achieved the one thing I had wanted to do since Luke was taken from me, or the fact that that same person was only a door away but I felt elated. Adrenaline still rushed through me as my brain replayed the day over like it was stuck on replay in my brain.
"Dylan?" The door creaked and I turned to it so the familiar mop of black curls. "Are you awake?"
"Yeah, little man. Come in." The door opened wide and Luke stood in his pyjamas with a kind of sad look in his face. "What's wrong?"
He approached me and threw the cover off me. My mouth opened to say something till he slid in front of me. Instinctively, I put my arm around him, snuggling close to my chest like I used to when he was younger. A wave of nostalgia hits me and I let out a restless sigh trying to shake it off.
"I can't sleep. I-I don't know why. I just keep thinking about you and…" His voice trailed off, wobbling slightly and my chest started to sink.
"About it." He nodded before sighing and I could tell that he hated thinking about just as much as I did but for different reasons.
"I'm happy here. As much as I complain sometimes, this really is the best thing to ever happen to me but I just think, what if? What if I had stayed with you and we weren't split up—"
"Well you shouldn't. Not ever," I said. "This is the better place for you to be. Little Luke, my Little Luke has a girlfriend who lavishes him with gifts, has a nanny and two sisters and a brother who loves him."
Luke sniffled, turning around to face me, "But you're my brother,"
I smiled and laughed, "I know that but Ravi is as well and we both love you just as much as the other. Stop thinking about the past and focus on the present because in the past, you didn't have glamorous parents who could afford to give you everything. Now you do."
Biting his lip, Luke nodded and I smiled again, this time I ruffled his hair which he gracefully took before he rested his head on my chest. I held him close and enwrapped him in my arms. It was these moments that I wanted. It was this that made me want to find him. Finally it was just me and my brother.
Sorry for the short chapters. They will get longer as they go along :)