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ignoring the wet moss soaking through his jeans. The extreme difference between late June in Portland Oregon and Ithaca Greece became obvious, as he felt the cold mist creep into his skin.
He wished for a second he could shift into an animal and go kill things in the forest. He wished Ben were there. Ben would make him laugh and make snide comments about Hanna.
He heard footsteps behind him in the moist grass. He looked back at the haunted face of Aimee walking toward him.
“Can we talk?” Her voice cracked.
He wanted to say no. He wanted to dislike her as much as she disliked Hanna but he couldn’t. He loved her like a sister.
He stood and nodded.
She sat on the bench next to the lake. He watched her eyes gloss over as she struggled with her breath.
His chest ached again but not for Hanna. It hurt knowing the losses were fresh wounds that festered instead of healing.
“I can’t do it anymore.” She whispered.
“I know. I miss them too Aimes.” He felt moisture threaten his eyes, as he pushed away the thoughts of Ben and the many nights they had spent laughing and joking. He had become the brother Sam never had.
“I made the wrong choice S-S-Sam.” Her voice broke on his name. She sniffed and wiped her eyes. “I knew he would be there waiting for me. I knew it wouldn’t always work with Shane. He’s human. I knew it wouldn’t last. I just loved him for so long. It felt like the choice my heart would have made before.” She broke into sobs.
Sam dropped to his knees in front of her and encased her with his body. Her shaking cries filled his chest, as she lost the control she always struggled to maintain.
Sam had gotten tired of her battles with which guy to love. He had always hoped she would just chose Aleksander and be done with it. He liked Shane just fine, but the whole mortal thing had been doomed from the start.
He rubbed her back and let her wreak havoc on his t-shirt with her tears and god only knew what else.
“I can’t face him. I can’t see him. I need to but I’m scared.”
“I know Aims. I’m scared too.”
She pulled back wiping her puffy cheeks, “I feel like I’m never going to get my sister back and Blake is going to kill her. I feel like everything is lost. You know?”
“Yeah I do. You bitches have been hard on my lady and now she’s in Greece. They hate me in Greece. They hate angels. Well they hate humans too. They hate everyone. You should go there. You'd fit in.”
She laughed and slapped his chest, “I don’t hate everyone. I like you. And we were nice to her. Very nice.” She leaned in and sniffed. She closed her eyes for a second and let it fill her. He felt almost violated by how long she lingered.
“You smell like him.”
Sam bit his bottom lip to stop the sarcastic shitty comments from flying from his mouth. She was vulnerable and afraid. He needed to remember that.
She opened her grey eyes and smiled, “I’m sorry.”
He shrugged, “I get it. We’ve been through a lot, Ari and the messing around on your memories and Ben and Aleks. I’m just grateful that we have each other."
“I guess. I just wish it was all easier you know?”
“Aimee you need to be honest with him. His life is short. He needs to be able to move on. It’s hard to hear it right now but it will get better with time.”
A hurt look crossed her face, “I’m just so scared to make the wrong choice. One side of me wants Shane, just like the other side of me wanted Aleks.”
He sighed, “Okay this is going to sound brutal and harsh but you need it. You broke Aleks's heart and then he died. You can't say you wish you'd made another choice. The choice you made is over. There is no getting that time back. Aims you have enough on your plate. Worrying about the life of a human is a big one to add to that. You’ve got like three humans to worry about.”
“Four."
He raised an eyebrow, "Four?"
"Blake isn’t evil. I know him. He isn’t doing this on purpose.”
He didn’t
He wished for a second he could shift into an animal and go kill things in the forest. He wished Ben were there. Ben would make him laugh and make snide comments about Hanna.
He heard footsteps behind him in the moist grass. He looked back at the haunted face of Aimee walking toward him.
“Can we talk?” Her voice cracked.
He wanted to say no. He wanted to dislike her as much as she disliked Hanna but he couldn’t. He loved her like a sister.
He stood and nodded.
She sat on the bench next to the lake. He watched her eyes gloss over as she struggled with her breath.
His chest ached again but not for Hanna. It hurt knowing the losses were fresh wounds that festered instead of healing.
“I can’t do it anymore.” She whispered.
“I know. I miss them too Aimes.” He felt moisture threaten his eyes, as he pushed away the thoughts of Ben and the many nights they had spent laughing and joking. He had become the brother Sam never had.
“I made the wrong choice S-S-Sam.” Her voice broke on his name. She sniffed and wiped her eyes. “I knew he would be there waiting for me. I knew it wouldn’t always work with Shane. He’s human. I knew it wouldn’t last. I just loved him for so long. It felt like the choice my heart would have made before.” She broke into sobs.
Sam dropped to his knees in front of her and encased her with his body. Her shaking cries filled his chest, as she lost the control she always struggled to maintain.
Sam had gotten tired of her battles with which guy to love. He had always hoped she would just chose Aleksander and be done with it. He liked Shane just fine, but the whole mortal thing had been doomed from the start.
He rubbed her back and let her wreak havoc on his t-shirt with her tears and god only knew what else.
“I can’t face him. I can’t see him. I need to but I’m scared.”
“I know Aims. I’m scared too.”
She pulled back wiping her puffy cheeks, “I feel like I’m never going to get my sister back and Blake is going to kill her. I feel like everything is lost. You know?”
“Yeah I do. You bitches have been hard on my lady and now she’s in Greece. They hate me in Greece. They hate angels. Well they hate humans too. They hate everyone. You should go there. You'd fit in.”
She laughed and slapped his chest, “I don’t hate everyone. I like you. And we were nice to her. Very nice.” She leaned in and sniffed. She closed her eyes for a second and let it fill her. He felt almost violated by how long she lingered.
“You smell like him.”
Sam bit his bottom lip to stop the sarcastic shitty comments from flying from his mouth. She was vulnerable and afraid. He needed to remember that.
She opened her grey eyes and smiled, “I’m sorry.”
He shrugged, “I get it. We’ve been through a lot, Ari and the messing around on your memories and Ben and Aleks. I’m just grateful that we have each other."
“I guess. I just wish it was all easier you know?”
“Aimee you need to be honest with him. His life is short. He needs to be able to move on. It’s hard to hear it right now but it will get better with time.”
A hurt look crossed her face, “I’m just so scared to make the wrong choice. One side of me wants Shane, just like the other side of me wanted Aleks.”
He sighed, “Okay this is going to sound brutal and harsh but you need it. You broke Aleks's heart and then he died. You can't say you wish you'd made another choice. The choice you made is over. There is no getting that time back. Aims you have enough on your plate. Worrying about the life of a human is a big one to add to that. You’ve got like three humans to worry about.”
“Four."
He raised an eyebrow, "Four?"
"Blake isn’t evil. I know him. He isn’t doing this on purpose.”
He didn’t
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