Getting Back Jared
Chapter six
"I shouldn't have said that." Anastasia said guiltily. She was looking down at her lap,her long,honey blond curls obscuring her face and eyes from view.
"What do you mean by 'your brother'?" Derek asked,moving a hand to touch hers gently.
Anastasia looked out the window and finally spoke. "I found a letter in the attic of my parent's house. It was mixed among a bunch of my baby clothing . It was from my...mine and JT's mother." Anastasia laughed sarcastically then she said, "Can I even call her mother? I would much rather refer to her as Sarah. She was never a mother. Not to me and certainly not to JT. I mean she left my brother with grandma. I have no idea what Sarah was thinking. I mean grandma raised her and then had to raise her daughter's child because her daughter was so immature and irresponsible!! Then she had the audacity not to even show up for her own son's funeral!"
Liberty ran her right hand soothingly across Anastasia's back. The girl lifted her head,a whole bunch of feelings and emotions revealing themselves in her beautiful hazel-green eyes. "That's what hurts the most. I'm his twin sister and I never knew!! I mean...I always felt a strong bond torwards him but we don't really share any physical characteristics except neither one of us have straight hair..we both had curls or waves. I wish I could do it all over. That I had known before JT died that we where siblings. We could have spent time together as sister and brother." then she sobered up and looked at a map again and said,"We should be where Jared is by tomorrow afternoon. I cannot wait to see my brother's son. I am sure my nephew will be alot like JT from that picture you showed me Liberty."
Liberty smiled,"I am sure he is. I can't wait to see my son. I should never have given him up in the first place but I am going to make up for that. I am going to tell him all about JT through some home videos and some of his belongings that we got from his locker. I want him to know how wonderful his father was." she said.
"Der Der? I am sorry for being so cruel to you." Anya said softly. "I really didn't mean it. It's just...with everything going on..." She was interrupted by Derek who leaned over and hugged her,wrapping his arms around her waist and burying his head into her silky,sweet smelling hair. She wrapped her arms tightly,almost chokingly around his neck and put her pretty face into the crook of his neck. She could smell the laundry detergent in his clothes and closed her eyes softly.
A bit uncomfortable with the scene,Danny let out an 'ahem' and caught a now embarassed and blushing Derek off guard.
"Er..sorry."Derek said as he watched Liberty and Anya switch places so she could take her turn in driving. Anya slowly fell into an exhausted sleep,a soft snore coming from her mouth.
Slowly Derek and Danny fell asleep as well and Liberty was left alone with her thoughts of JT and how she wished he where with her so he could hug her and comfort her like with Anastasia and Derek.