Fortress
Chapter 13
No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself - and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true."
"There's my bumble bee." Rachel said with a smile at the sight Beautrice entering the living room.
Beautrice ignored her. Didn't look in her father's direction and sat down in a seperate living room chair.
Awaiting her mom and brother.
"We'll be right back." Lucas announced. He made his way towards his home office. And Rachel followed him inside.
"You need to give me. This family from space." Lucas insisted.
"This is my family too. Will you just admit it."
"The only two people here are us."
"You did the right thing. The respectable thing."
"When Brooke got pregnant. You asked her to marry you."
"The years where you were supposed to be having experiences and encounters with anyone you wanted. You were married."
"You had a life before Brooke. Were friends then and we're still friends now. I've tried to push away and ignore these feelings."
"But i had to be honest i spent all my 20's trying to let you go."
"But i can't. You are too important to me Luke." Rachel admitted.
"We're close friends. You're important to me but Brooke." Lucas started to say.
"We all make choices in life. Settling down young was what we wanted." Lucas replied.
"That doesn't mean you can't be honest and admit that there is a part of you that has envy because you missed out on being young and free." Rachel insisted.
...
Brooke hugged her boy tightly. She had been without him for a week but it felt so much longer.
"Aunt Rachel's was fun but i miss being home and my room."
"Of course all of you too."
"I felt like i ruined everything." Lennon admitted.
"You didn't. Out of trying to protect you and keep you safe."
"Me and you're dad made mistakes."
"You being who you are proud confident. Is what we want."
"We love you so much." Brooke proclaimed.
"I love you too." Lennon replied.
...
When Lennon and Brooke got home.
Beautrice raced over and hugged him tightly.
Lucas wanted to talk to his son and he would but right now.
He needed to figure out what to do about Rachel and this kiss.
...
Beautrice and Lennon got upstairs and went into her room.
She got out her nail polishes. She did his nails and he did hers.
Then he French braided her hair.
And he took his hair out of its ponytail.
"Don't leave me like that again." Beautrice proclaimed.
"I'm sorry. You're stuck with me now." Lennon replied.
And for now everything was right in their world.
...
"We can finally get back to normal and start healing." Brooke said.