Chapter 11
Jeremy P.O.V.
We are both in the airplane or better my sister private jet. She is rich, better yet, millionaire but if someone who deserves it it's her. I look at her as she looks at the window of the plane and she was lost in her thoughts. She does it a lot of time and does it since I remember and it is never a good thing, it means she is thinking of something that is breaking her. Not that she will ever confessed, she never showed weakness at least not to people. She a few, rare, times show me and even Caroline and I know she shared a lot with Damon. At first I hate it, the idea of him with her, but then I realize that in some strange way it as a true friendship between then and I know she trust him and he loves her, not in the same way he does with Elena but he does love her but I know why she was like that and it wasn't just because Elena probably said something stupid again. It was Elijah. Last night Jenna told me what happen and I went to the Salvatore's and Damon told me about their 'relationship' then he told me something. He is going to be the one who will show her Jeremy, he is going to show her that it is ok to feel, to care and to love but he also can break her and take her to a darkest place then the one she is and we will never get her back. He was right. I hear her taking a deep breath and looks at me with a little smile, a forced one and gets up. She was expecting him to come.
"I'm going to do some work Jer. It that ok?"
"Of course, I will try to relax a little bit."
Once our car stopped in front of the building that I found out my sister owns, at least part of it. She gave me a tour to the apartment but she was still her typical blank expression that doesn't show anything. She shows me my room and later took me on a trip to Upper West Side. She shows me the art school, the central park, here we had dinner at a small but fancy restaurant. Once I was alone I called Damon.
"You miss me already little Gilbert." He tells me mocking me.
"No but I have something to tell you. He didn't come and it is eating her alive."
"She blames herself." I hear him taking a deep breath, of course she blame herself. "She is torn because part of her his broken because he didn't appear which made her realize she truly fells something for him at the same time she doesn't want to feel something for him."
"So what do I do?"
"Nothing. Just see her just act like nothing is going on and keep me update."
"Have you thought talking to Elijah?"
"Yes but that won't work she will realize it and any way he needs to realize it himself."
Next day she took me to school in her BMW limo, that was drove by her private driver. She gave me everything I needed for school and asks me 100 times if I was fine or wanted anything else, the type of questions I should be asking her. At the afternoon she took me to her office which as more modern than her house and more open, the view to New York was amazing from up there and everyone who worked with her treat her with respect and some fear (probably because she is 200% work and professionalism) of course the men drool over her as she walked and I tried to ignore that.
On Friday I realize something, actually a lot of things. 1st my sister is truly a workaholic; she works all day and only stops to have dinner with me. 2nd dinner is the time where she asks me things like if I am good, do I like school, do I miss home, have I made friends, do I need help with homework, and things like that. It was the place where I would ask her things, like, places to go with friends and how her works was, which I really didn't understood shit, but my sister is a genius, so it doesn't surprise me. 3rd she works out, a lot, every morning when I woke up she is coming from a run in Central Park, at the end of the day she picks me up at 5 and leaves me home for an hour (after I convince her that I am capable of being alone and she does have a maid, or something like that) at that time she goes to a gym which she returns after 2 hours. 4th work is work and my sister makes sure everyone who works for her knows it. She isn't a bad boss she just wants things done properly, once again, workaholic. 5th After that New York really is amazing.
No one P.O.V.
When Jeremy enter the kitchen he sees her sister eating breakfast in a sport jacket and pants, reading the New York Time as she drinks a glass of coffee when she sees her brother she puts down the journal.
"Morning Jer." She tells her brother and he sits next to her and starts to eat breakfast.
"What time is it?"
"Just a few minutes pass 9."
"Did you went to run or are you still going?"
"I'm still going, why do you want to come?" She asks and her bother smiles at her.
"Sure, just need to put on some clothes."
"Yes because running in pajama wouldn't be very good." He laugh a little bit at then but her sister just gives him a little smile, a true one, but still little.
After 25 minutes of running with her sister Jeremy had to stop before he had a heart attack.
"Damn Dani you can run." He says breathing fast.
"Or maybe you are out of shape little brother." She says playing with him and he smiles. Thank god a normal thing. "Let's get something to drink." She says as we walk to a little bar and order two waters.
"What type of work out do you do at the gym?"
"Cardio and pilates at Mondays, Wednesday and Saturdays. Martial arts at Tuesday, Thursdays and Saturdays and a little bit of yoga almost every day."
"Anything else?" He asks not really meaning because he was still to shocked by her sister resistance. "Martial arts hum? I might like to try it."
"If you want you can come with me."
"What type do you practice."
"I know how to practice more martial arts then you know that exist." She says and he wasn't doubt it. "But learn some self-defense is never bad." She tells him and he nods. "Now let's go before you get fat from all the time you spend watching TV in the couch."
"You see I will run faster than you."
"Prove it."
Unfortunately it wasn't this time that Jeremy bit her nor even close. Once they got home it already passed eleven and they went to take showers and change clothes. Once they were finish they sit comfortable on the living room here they decide to eat lunch.
"By the way Jer tomorrow I have a charity dinner and I was thinking that you could come with me. I know it is school night but we can come home soon."
"Where is it?"
"At the New York Palace ballroom, it is for education in 3rd world countries especially in Africa and Asia."
"Of course I will go." Jeremy says offering a smile to his sister. "So what plans do you have for the afternoon?"
"I can give you a tour to New York, you know, the cool places you probably are going to hang out."
"Great."
Next day Daniela walks in the living room where Jeremy is waiting in suit and looks at her with eyes open.
"What it's a simple dress?" She tells him looking to her fitted black gown.
"I know but you still look beautiful in it. Let's go." He says giving his arm which she accepts and they both walk out to the elevator.
"Wow." Jeremy says entering the ballroom of the New York Place Hotel that is very well decorated.
"Yes, the ballroom is very beautiful." She says as people take pictures. "Ignore them, they are here to take pictures to journals or magazines but there is some that are here to take pictures from us."
"Which ones?"
"The nice dressed one." She says pointing to a small group of men with cameras.
"Who is your date?" A young woman around Daniela age says. She is tall, blonde and skinny and is wearing a dress with a big neckline and that show her left leg. She is obviously pretty.
"This is my brother Jeremy. Jer this is Julie." Her sister introduces her them and then whispers at his brother ear. "She also slept with probably half of this room so be careful." She says and he winks at her as they both walk to her table and a 30 plus year old man gets up to compliment her.
"Doctor James it's nice to see you again." Daniela says now complimenting the man with a more happy way. It is obvious that she known him very well. "Jeremy this is Doctor James, he works for the doctors without borders. Doctor this is my younger brother Jeremy."
"It is a pleasure meeting you Jeremy, your sister talks about you a lot." He says shaking the young man hand.
"The pleasure is mine Doctor." He says surprised that her sister talked about him. They all sit in the table and the rest of the 5 people are introduced but the 3 of them continue the conversation.
"How is the camp in Cambodia?" The older Gilbert asks the Doctor and they start to talk about the fact that medicines are difficult to get there as food and another basics things. Jeremy just listening to the two speaking but paying a lot of attention since he didn't knew her sister has so much interested in that but at the same time not surprising him.
"Excuse me but there is someone who I need to talk to." She says and looks at Jeremy to see if he doesn't mind being alone for a few minutes which he is not. He watches her sister approaching a couple and compliment them starting to talk what it looked like a very seriously conversation.
"They are diplomats I think from Germany." The doctor says and he turns to him. "You have an amazing sister, must be proud of that."
"I do." Jeremy says looking at her sister again and notices a lot of people looking at her he turns again to the doctor. "She built an empire from the dust not many people can do that."
"I wasn't talking about it but yes, she is a genius when it comes business she is very driven and focus but it was talking more personally." He says taking the teenager by surprise. "Her work with the UNICEF is brilliant not a lot of people with her power and money don't go to 3rd world countries and work with us. They just pass the check."
Jeremy looks at the man surprised; realizing that he didn't knew that about his sister. He knows that she was very connected with charities but never thought she would go to dangerous countries that is another thing.
"My sister had this thing that makes her wanting to help everyone."
"Oh I know believe me. The last time we were in Ethiopia we were being followed by a very dangerous group of man so we were running and there were 5 kids in the desert very weak and she obligate everyone to stop just to help them. 3 of them survived and work in medical camps, believe me that fact that 3 of them make it is incredible." Jeremy smiles at this story and looks at her sister that is becoming a hero to him. She always been but not she is even more.
"I remember when Daniela was young she would spend her holiday doing volunteer work, day and night. I was a kid and at first I didn't realize it but she was truly amazing. Even Christmas evenings she would spend helping people. Our family was proud of them even if he prefers her in the living room with us, my sister Elena wasn't like that unfortunately. My father used to say that she was going to end up in ONU or some ONG, looks like he was a point."
"He was." He says and we watch Daniela talking to someone and you could see that even if they were keeping it to themselves her expression show that they were arguing. "Joshua Miller." The doctor tells and it was obvious that he didn't like him. Obviously, the man was a jerk that had a 'relationship' with Daniela.
"Unfortunately I know him." I say and she leaves him walking in our table.
"So what were you too talking about?" She says sitting between us.
"Nothing much, you know sports and man things." The doctor says and she looks at him surprised but doesn't say anything.
The rest of the dinner goes very well the 3 of them talked a lot about many themes and they were enjoying they time together. There was dinner and a few speeches and by eleven they're both left home but Jeremy could see the tension or her sister. Something wasn't ok.
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