I was on my way to see Dirk and Lib on the boat when I bumped into Leanne, she looked lost, just walking around in a daze.
"Hey Lee, you okay?" I shouted, walking up to her.
"Oh, hey Dod" she said.
A moment of silence passed between us before she spoke again.
"I can't believe he's gone"
"Who... Will?"
"Doug" she whispered.
"I'm sorry" I said to her, giving her a gentle hug, then pulling away.
"They're all gone... Texas, Doug, Will, everyone" she said, tears forming at her eyes "I know Will did some awful things, but we were friends... how could he?" she asked, the gathered tears falling down her cheeks.
"I ask myself that every day..." I replied, not sure how to answer.
I saw Dennis come running up and as soon as he saw his girlfriend he hugged her. I gave him a sad smile which he returned, then I left, I left Dennis to be with Leanne so he could comfort her.
The village was quiet today, hardly anybody about, just one or two people. I could hear the trees rustling in the wind as I continued to walk to the boat.
As I neared the boat I could hear Liberty babbling away.
"Hey" I said to Liberty as I walked onto the boat.
"Hey" she said.
"Where's Dirk?" I asked her and she pointed in the direction of the bedroom Will used to have.
I walked by Liberty, giving her a quick hug, then I walked to the room, sitting down beside Dirk, causing him to look up.
He was looking at a picture of us; Me, Will, Liberty and Him, Texas was also in the picture and I just stared at it for a moment, remembering how happy where we, the family, me and Texas, we were all happy before this.
"He wouldn't want you to be sad, he loved you, he would want you to be happy and move on" I said in a whisper.
"How do I move on? He was my son" Dirk said in a brittle voice.
"I know, I'm sorry" after a moment I added "I miss him too"
"Even after he killed Texas?" he questioned.
"A part of me hates him for what he did"
"And the other part?" he asked.
"I miss him, even after everything he did, how does that work?" I asked.
"He was your brother, you grew up with him, he wasn't always bad"
"No..." I said with a small smile, thinking back to when we were kids. How I would beat the big kids up because they were bullying him and the times he would cover for me when I snuck out of the house. We always had each other's backs...
I was broken out of my reminiscences by Liberty's voice.
"Alright, I'm coming" I heard Dirk say; he got up and put the picture back where it belonged.
"Dod, you coming?" he asked.
"Yeah, I'll be there in a sec" I replied.
I sat on the bed for a couple of minutes and just looked at the picture. We were happy, where did it all go wrong? I wondered to myself, then I got up and walked out of the room.
"Where's Sienna today?" Liberty asked me.
"She went into town" I told her.
"Oh" she said with a little frown.
...
"Hey baby" Sienna said as she entered the flat, walking over to give me kiss.
I tried to deepen the kiss but she pulled away.
"So, how was shopping?" I asked her.
"Great" she said, listing all the things she brought, but I wasn't really paying much attention...
"I also got these..." she said, showing me the lingerie she had brought.
I looked up, suddenly interested; images of Sienna filled my mind.
"That got your attention then" Sienna said with twinkle in her eye "Maybe I'll give you a preview tonight, if you're luck" she added, walking off with a quick wink in my direction...