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Chapter 2

It was only a week later that the funeral was held. People would offer me their condolences and tell me that everything will be okay. But I knew that it was all a lie. No one knew why they went out for that drive that night. And I wanted to keep it that way. If I told anyone, they'd most likely just look at me in disgust. Like I do.

Whenever I look in the mirror all I see is a killer. A murderer. It was all my fault. But there was no point in wallowing in despair. It wouldn't bring them back.

For the first whole week I stayed with my friend Amber, who had been my friend since elementary. But now that the funeral is over, I'm going to be staying with my legal guardian, my uncle Will. It's not that I'm not exited to see him or anything but I'm afraid that when I look at him, all I'm going to see is my dad.

I shook my head. I had to get those thoughts out of my head. I had to move on.

Packing was easy since I never had that much in the first place. I got rid of all of my parents' things and kept a few sentimental items.

Uncle Will was supposed to pick me up at around 2 and it was now 1:55. I grabbed my suitcase and made my way down the stairs. When I reached the bottom, I was engulfed in a hug.

" I'm gonna miss you so much! If you need anything and I mean anything you just call, ok? " Amber said while hugging me.

" I'm gonna miss you too Am. And it's not like we won't see each other again. " But really we probably ever wouldn't. She was going overseas for college where as I was staying here.

" Oh! We can do video calls and text and email like every week! " I chuckled at her excitement. She finally released me from her hold.

" I'll try my best. " Which was pretty much a lie. As a soldier, you didn't get much time to yourself.

A car honked outside.

" Well there's my ride. " I grabbed my suitcase and walked outside.

Uncle Will hadn't been able to go to the funeral so this was technically the first time I had seen him in two years. He hadn't changed much. He was still a tall strong man with spiky dirty brown hair and hazel eyes.

" Uncle Will! " I screeched with joy.

" Jessybear! " He replied with his own grin.

I ran and tackled him in a big bear hug. I was practically clinging to him. My legs were around his waist while my arms were tight around his neck.

He held me up at my back as he chuckled.

" I didn't realize someone could grow so much in two years. " He exclaimed.

" I missed you uncle Will. " I smiled and tears formed in my eyes.

" Me too kiddo, me too. You got a lot heavier too. " He said as he let me back on my feet.

" Hey! " I mock glared at him. He had a light smirk on his face.

" Ready to go? " He asked.

" As ready as I'll ever be. " was my reply. We both got into the grey minivan that my aunt owned.

Will didn't live too far from town. About 40 minutes away. He and his family lived on a 300 acre land that was passed down in the family. Good thing too cause Will liked to practice his shooting and because of his status in the military, he had authorization do so.

We drove in the car in relative silence until we got to our destination. I got out of the van and fresh air filled my lungs. I'd been locked in Amber's house for what seemed like an eternity.

Nothing much had changed since the last time I'd been here. An exception would be the added part of the garage making it two doors instead of one and having more space on the higher level since the second floor extended above the garage. The house was obviously two stories high with light grey bricks and a black roof. A two door entrance was put up front and plenty of windows on each side of the house.

I grabbed my suitcase out from the back and made my way to the house I came to know as a second home. Stepping onto the porch brought back memories of Annabelle and I playing hide and seek and running away from Will. I smiled thinking back of the good times of our innocence.

" Annabelle and Sarah are out grocery shopping so they should be back soon. "

" Ok. " My mind wandered to my family. The ones that were still here anyways.

Aunt Sarah was in her late thirties with blonde hair and had a motherly warmth about her. She was an elementary school teacher for the 2nd grade since she loved kids. She always wanted a few children of her own and she was fortunate enough to have Annabelle. She was their only child. Sarah was like a second mother to me growing up. Sometimes she was more motherly than my own. As for Annabelle, she would be 16 now seeing as she was only two years younger than me, as we were very close. She had her father's dirty blonde and her mother's green eyes. Will's talking brought me out of my thoughts.

" Let me take you to your room. "

We entered the house by the front entrance. The kitchen was straight ahead and the dining room was to the left of it, the living room right beside the entrance. We went up the stairs by the kitchen and onto the second floor. We passed by Will and Sarah's bedroom as well as a few other ones. Entering the newer part of the house on top of the garage was a more secluded part of the floor being separated by two dark wood doors. Inside was a bathroom, a living space of some kind and two bedrooms; one being Annabelle's and the other being mine. The bathroom separated our rooms so that we shared it.

I walked into my new bedroom pleasantly happy at seeing the light blue painted walls. There was a queen sized bed in the far left corner, a desk with a chair and a decent sized dresser.

" We didn't know what you liked so we left the walls bare in case you wanted to do something with them. " The gesture touched my heart.

" Thank you, it's perfect. " I smiled as I looked around.

" Well I'll let you get settled in. I'll let you know when Anna and Sarah get back. " With that said, he left me to be.

I picked up my suitcase and flopped it onto the bed. The sheets were a nice royal blue with white patterns on it. I decided that I'd get it over with and start unpacking. As I was settling in, I began to ponder.

Was it wrong of me to be excited to be here? To feel happy to be away from my home? I hadn't cried once since hearing the news, but the doctor said it wasn't unheard of to not shed tears in the loss of a loved one. In my case it was two and those two just so happened to be my parents.

I missed them. There was no denying that. And I wished we had parted on better terms but if we had then they would still be here. A small part of me still felt guilty but a bigger part of me was telling me to move on. There was nothing I could of done.

Letting out a deep sigh, I finished unpacking and put the suitcase away. I had put a picture of my parents and I when was younger on the side table. All of my clothes, there weren't that many since I got rid of most of them after the accident fit perfectly into the dresser leaving quite a big amount of space. My shoes on the other hand was another story. I had limited myself to only bringing 5 pairs with me. The thought made me sad to having to get rid of my babies but it had to get done. Now all that I had were my green Nikes, two pairs of combat boots, flats and a pair black knew high boots.

I didn't wear much makeup, just the general foundation and powder. I wasn't exactly a girly girl but I also wasn't a tomboy. I was a well rounded person being in the middle of both.

" Jess! They're back! " My uncle yelled out from downstairs. I excitedly ran down the stairs to greet my aunt and cousin.

The first thing that I saw was a blur of dirty blonde hair and what I heard was an overexcited squeal. My cousin had tackled me in a tight hug.

" Omg! I missed you so much Jessie! " She was the only one who got away with calling me by that name. Anyone else got a deadly glare and a death threat.

" Me too Anna, me too. " I said hugging her back. We stayed like that for a few moments until she finally let go. Pulling away I could tell that she'd matured. She had grown a few inches and had lost most of her baby fat around her face. Her hair was longer, reaching just below her shoulder blades and she had more curves now too. She was definitively growing up fast.

Next to hug me was my aunt Sarah. Nothing beat her warm hugs.

" It's wonderful to have you back Jess. " I could hear the smile in her voice. " We've all missed you dearly. "

" Me too. I can't believe it's been two years since we last saw each other. " I said while pulling back.

" We have sooo much to catch up on! " Anna said gleefully.

" How bout supper first? " Sarah said a small smirk on her lips.

And so we ate supper like we used to. Anna informed me of what I had missed and Will and Sarah told me stories about Anna in high school. Most of them embarrassing and making the younger teenager blush.

Helping Anna clean up the dishes, Will and Sarah were still talking at the table.

" When will he be back? "

" Should be here anytime now. " Will answered back.

" Is Ironhide coming back? " Anna quickly asked.

" Yes Annabelle. " Will chuckled.

" Who's Ironhide? " I asked. Will visibly tensed and both Anna and Sarah froze like a deer caught in headlights.

" He's um...uh a vehicle that a guy whom I work with owns. "

" And it has a name? " I asked visibly confused.

" Well yeah. You know how men get with their cars. " He mumbled. Well it did make sense but there was something off by the way that my family was acting.

" So who's the owners name? "

" His name? Oh well it's uh...Ron...Ron Edih. Yeah, Ron Edih. " He said looking more confident as he spoke.

" Does he come by often? " I asked once again.

" Um well he actually kind of lives here. He's from a foreign country and has no family so he was placed here instead of living on base. He's kind like a body guard of some sort. "

" A bodyguard? And here I thought you were the man of the house Will. " I wiggled my eyebrows at him teasingly.

He looked shocked for a moment but regained his expression quickly.

" That's not what I meant. And I am the man of the house and don't you forget it! " Will replied with a mischievous glint in his eyes. Anna giggled.

" Alright just making sure. Don't get your knickers in a twist. " Anna at that point couldn't stop her laughing and neither could I. Will and Sarah joined in with their own chuckles.

" What's so funny? " A deep voice asked. I turned around to have my gaze fall on the single most attractive man I had ever laid eyes on. I was scared I was about to drool.

He was easily 6'1" with dark brown hair in that attractive military hair cut expect that it wasn't shaved off on the sides. He had huge biceps that was obvious that he worked out regularly and the muscles underneath his shirt were quite visible thanks to the tight dark green military shirt he sported. Omg...I definitively saw an eight pack. The man also wore dog tags around his neck and cargo pants with army boots. All in all, he was hotter than Ian Somerhalder. And that was saying something.

And to top it all off he had the deepest blue eyes that I had ever seen. You could easily get lost in them if you looked too long.

My legs became weak and I had to grip the counter side to keep myself up. Unfortunately for me, Annabelle noticed. She snickered at my reaction. Well that was embarrassing.

" Ron! " Anna smiled hugely and ran to hug the newcomer.

So that's Ron...Then realization hit me. He lives here and I was going to have to see him every day. Oh dear lord, I swear god hated me. How was I supposed to act normal with a human Adonis living in the same household as me?

Ron and Anna shared a brief hug with smiles all around. I suddenly got an upsetting feeling in my stomach. Was that...no...was that jealousy? Oh no, I was not jealous of my 16 year cousin and a man...an extremely attractive man at that...whom I just met.

Ron hadn't noticed my presence yet as I was obscured from his view from my position. Will cleared his throat to get his attention.

" Um Ron, you remember how I mentioned that I had a niece? " Uncle Will asked.

" Briefly yes. " Was the stranger's reply. Oh how that voice brought tingles all over my body. And not the bad ones.

" Well you haven't been around the past week and there was a family incident. And so she's gonna be staying with us for now on. I'd like you to meet Jessica Lennox. " He looked at me motioning me to step closer.

I slid out of my hiding spot and into view. I looked at Ron fully so that we could look at each other properly. We locked gazes and my heart started to pump faster. My breathing accelerated and an invisible current flowed through us. Kind of like a spark of some kind.

" Hi. " I said quietly. " Like my uncle said, I'm Jessica but you can call me Jess. " I held out my hand for him to shake.

" Ron Edih. Pleasure. " When our hands touched to shake, a shot of electricity passed through us. Like in those romance novels, the feelings that the main characters get when they first see each other since they're 'soul mates.' I mean I personally don't believe in such thing but the electricity that we shared was definitively not one sided. We both looked at each other with wide eyes and quickly pulled away.

" Sorry. " I mumbled embarrassed.

" S'kay. Not your fault. " We were brought out of our little bubble by my savior aunt Sarah.

" How was the mission? " She thankfully spoke up. Ron tore his gaze from me to the older blonde.

" It was good. Finally got rid of some Decep-desperate invaders. It's good to be back. " He fumbled with his words. What was he going to say? Decep-what?

" Well I'm gonna go get settled in. " With that being said, he left to the garage.

After the few recent events, Annabelle and I went upstairs to my room to catch up a little.

" So does Ron sleep in the garage or something? " I asked all of a sudden. That question had been plaguing my mind since this evening.

" Sometimes he does. There's a makeshift bed in the garage but for the most part he just sleeps in one of the guest bedrooms. " Anna answered. She suddenly perked up.

" Don't think I forgot your reaction to seeing him for the first time. " She gave me a sly smirk.

" I have no idea what you're talking about. " I said playing the dumb card. However my scarlet cheeks betrayed me. She gave me an amused look.

" Oh don't play dumb with me. I saw how you almost melted into a puddle at the sight of him. The way you looked at him and the way he looked back at you. I've actually never seen him look at anyone like he did with you. I don't blame you for staring like you did, but Ron is like an uncle to me. But for you, it could be something entirely different. " She suggested while wiggling her eyebrows suggest fully.

If it were possible, I'm pretty sure I was redder than a tomato.

" Um, well...you see...he...I...he definitively did not look at me differently! " I retorted. She just laughed at my expense.

" Whatever you say Jessybear. " She said grinning from ear to ear, similarly to the Cheshire cat from Alice in Wonderland.

We talked and joked around for another good hour until we got tired.

As I laid in bed I began to ponder on my new life. I had my family back, a new house and a part of myself back as well. Everything was looking good, especially after meeting a certain someone.

I drifted off to sleep with deep blue eyes in my thoughts.

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