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despite how difficult your arrival may have been for me at first, this isn't any easier on you,” She looked up at him, offering a sympathetic smile, “We both lost the only family we knew.”
    “You don't have any other family?” Trey was intrigued by her admission.
    “I was an only child, and my parents died when I was five. I was raised by my grandmother, but she passed away soon after I left for college. She and I weren't particularly close, though.”
    “Jamie never told me that about you. I'm sorry.”
    Dillan shrugged, “I didn't remember much of my parents. It's hard to miss someone you can't remember.”  She grabbed one of the beers off the coffee table and took a swig, savoring it for a moment before swallowing.
    “Our father died when we were about thirteen. It really affected Jamie.” Trey spoke, also taking a swig of beer, "He got in a car accident coming home from work one night. My mother gave Jamie Dad's watch. It had been broken in the accident, but Jamie always wore it, even though it didn't work. He refused to let my mother take it to get fixed first." A look of recognition came over Dillan's face as she listened to Trey’s story.
    “I think I know what watch you’re talking about. I'm pretty sure it's in with some of his stuff. I never saw him wearing it, but when I offered to have it fixed he had quickly refused. ” She never asked him anything further about it, just figured it meant something to him.
    “Don't take it personal, Jamie was always pretty secretive, at least when it came to talking about emotional things like that.”  Trey attempted unsuccessfully to pick up some noodles with his chopsticks. Dillan laughed a little then went to grab him a fork. Not everybody was the chopsticks type.
    “These days, I'm getting the feeling he was secretive about a lot.” She said as she returned to the cushion next to him, handing him the utensil. She frowned at that thought. Had he not trusted me enough to tell me even things like that?
    “I'm sorry...I didn't mean to make you feel bad. I'm sure he had his reasons. Things weren't always easy for him. From what I heard from him, he was very happy here with you...maybe he just wanted to focus on that.”
    Maybe he is right . She supposed it was a more positive way to think about it, but after being with Jamie for so long, it was a bit unsettling to find out just how much he never talked to her about. A sigh passed her lips as she held the beer bottle to them, taking a few more sips.
    “Really...he loved you a lot.” Trey's tone was sincere. She didn't really doubt Jamie's love, she just wished she had gotten to hear these things from Jamie himself.
    “It's so funny, you can be with someone for so long, but there will still be things about them that you never knew.” Her tone was thoughtful as she took a drink, finishing off her current bottle.
    “I’m done with mine too, want another?” Trey asked as he stood up, grabbing the empty bottles. Dillan nodded as he continued to speak. “I think that if he had been able to get those things out, he would have told you. Jamie had it rough, and I didn't make things much better on him.”
    “Is that why he never talked about you?” Dillan asked squarely. Trey handed her another bottle and shrugged.
    “I wouldn't be bragging about a brother like me either.” He sighed. It was half true anyways. Before they'd been separated, Trey was always too busy getting into trouble instead of being the brother he should have been. Dillan stared at him with interest as she sipped.
    “I just pushed him away. Got into stupid stuff. I was completely oblivious to the things he was going through. He was always there to bail me out...but when he was in trouble, or when he needed someone, I was nowhere to be found. Funny how true that is now,” Trey's thoughts drifted to the scene at the cemetery. Dillan leaned over and put her arm around his shoulder. Maybe it was that she finally had someone that she could