as he thought about all the things she could be doing up there. It took all of his strength to not go up there and knock on her door. Instead, he forced himself to kick off his worn boots, close his door, and head to his bedroom.
Once Paul was laid down in his bed, he listened to Katie for a little while, working up his nerves to connect with his brother. He knew it was the right thing to do but he was not sure he was ready to answer for his crimes. Finally, he closed his eyes and reached out to his brother. It took him longer to connect with Mark than it did with Katie, which made Paul think that the connection with Katie was stronger than the one he had with his brother. Paul was just about to give up when his surroundings started to change. Everything went blurry before they started to become more focused again.
Paul blinked as everything around him started to settle into place. He was now standing in a small room. He knew this room like the back of his hand, he and his brother had performed many interrogations here. The only difference was that he used to sit on the other side of the small table.
“I see you have finally come to your senses, brother.” Paul lifted his head so that he was looking Mark in the eyes. It was like looking into a mirror, except where Paul wore jeans and a t-shirt, Mark wore a custom tailored suit.
“Yes, in some ways I have. But let me assure you that none of them are what you are thinking. We have a problem.” Paul watched as his brother threw his head back and laughed. It made him wish that he was back home and they were sitting around letting off steam from a long week of work.
“Paul, if you have not noticed, you have caused a lot of problems lately.” Mark waved his hands around. “But we will get to that later. What is this new problem? It has to be something big, you would not risk everything if it was just a minor thing.”
“I think I may have found another female dragon.” Paul tried to keep any and all emotions out of his voice. Though he knew he was failing, he hoped that his twin would not pick up on it.
Paul watched as shock ran across Mark’s face. Then just as soon as it arrived, it was gone. “Impossible,” was all he said.
“Not impossible. Do you not remember the woman from a few months ago?” Paul hated to think that Katie could share the woman’s fate if they were not careful.
Mark nodded. “All right, then who is she?” he asked with a raised eyebrow. “If what you say is true then we need to get ahead of this.”
“I am not going to tell you that. It has to be her decision to come out. Hell, she did not even know we existed until tonight.” Paul felt his hand tremble and knew he was losing control of his emotions, but that did not matter. All he could think of in that moment was the way Katie had looked tonight. When she ran out of the diner, she looked so lost and broken.
“What are you not telling me, Paul?” Mark could always tell when Paul was holding back. As much as he wanted to hold everything in, he was losing the battle.
All at once, Paul broke. His legs would no longer hold him and he fell to his knees. “Mark, I think I am falling for her.” Paul looked up at his brother, feeling tears threatening to spill out of his eyes. Mark looked at him with sympathy. “That’s not the worse part,” Paul croaked out, “I believe she is in danger and there is not a damn thing I can do to protect her. Hell, she has been alone her whole life, so I doubt she would even accept my help.”
“Paul, tell me who she is. We can protect her. You do not have to do this on your own. Let me help
Once Paul was laid down in his bed, he listened to Katie for a little while, working up his nerves to connect with his brother. He knew it was the right thing to do but he was not sure he was ready to answer for his crimes. Finally, he closed his eyes and reached out to his brother. It took him longer to connect with Mark than it did with Katie, which made Paul think that the connection with Katie was stronger than the one he had with his brother. Paul was just about to give up when his surroundings started to change. Everything went blurry before they started to become more focused again.
Paul blinked as everything around him started to settle into place. He was now standing in a small room. He knew this room like the back of his hand, he and his brother had performed many interrogations here. The only difference was that he used to sit on the other side of the small table.
“I see you have finally come to your senses, brother.” Paul lifted his head so that he was looking Mark in the eyes. It was like looking into a mirror, except where Paul wore jeans and a t-shirt, Mark wore a custom tailored suit.
“Yes, in some ways I have. But let me assure you that none of them are what you are thinking. We have a problem.” Paul watched as his brother threw his head back and laughed. It made him wish that he was back home and they were sitting around letting off steam from a long week of work.
“Paul, if you have not noticed, you have caused a lot of problems lately.” Mark waved his hands around. “But we will get to that later. What is this new problem? It has to be something big, you would not risk everything if it was just a minor thing.”
“I think I may have found another female dragon.” Paul tried to keep any and all emotions out of his voice. Though he knew he was failing, he hoped that his twin would not pick up on it.
Paul watched as shock ran across Mark’s face. Then just as soon as it arrived, it was gone. “Impossible,” was all he said.
“Not impossible. Do you not remember the woman from a few months ago?” Paul hated to think that Katie could share the woman’s fate if they were not careful.
Mark nodded. “All right, then who is she?” he asked with a raised eyebrow. “If what you say is true then we need to get ahead of this.”
“I am not going to tell you that. It has to be her decision to come out. Hell, she did not even know we existed until tonight.” Paul felt his hand tremble and knew he was losing control of his emotions, but that did not matter. All he could think of in that moment was the way Katie had looked tonight. When she ran out of the diner, she looked so lost and broken.
“What are you not telling me, Paul?” Mark could always tell when Paul was holding back. As much as he wanted to hold everything in, he was losing the battle.
All at once, Paul broke. His legs would no longer hold him and he fell to his knees. “Mark, I think I am falling for her.” Paul looked up at his brother, feeling tears threatening to spill out of his eyes. Mark looked at him with sympathy. “That’s not the worse part,” Paul croaked out, “I believe she is in danger and there is not a damn thing I can do to protect her. Hell, she has been alone her whole life, so I doubt she would even accept my help.”
“Paul, tell me who she is. We can protect her. You do not have to do this on your own. Let me help
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